The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-05

all Of life's choicest gifts to the
service of God, and the advance
ment Of what they conceived TO be
the eternal truth.
Usually this tireless gospel min
ister had distributed his tracts IN
the evening, but the rain prevented
him. so late at night he set out
urged by the passion for service IN
the cause Of righteousness. He was
harming no one, but merely silent
". peacefully, lawfully going from
home 10 home distributing little
tracts that he imagined we're not
unlike the leaves from the tree Of
life" which are for "the healing Of
the nations" Suddenly and with
out warning while thus engaged in
the labor Of love, he was murder
ously assaulted by three strong men
aided and Sbetted by three women,
all loyal sSbjsetS Of ths pope Of
Rome. all representatives in act as
WeH as fdith Of that moHdrchiol, in-
tolerant dcspoiism Which from be-
fore tbs darn Of the Protestant
Reformation has Wdrred against
freedom Of conscience, speech. press
aud assembly. These six products
Of the Roman Catholic parochi6l
training later aided and abetted by
knight Of Columbus judge gave
further startling illustration oI
how utterly alien in spirit and aci,
to our free democracy are the ld"al'
and the fruits OF the papal system.
Characters In the Drama
The following are the leading
representatives Of light and dark
ness in Ia; latest Roman Catholic
crime against American citizenship
in the present struggle between
democracy and despotism, America
and Rome.
Rsu. Milton Worth DeLhorJs, a Chris.
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faithful preacher Of the Gospel
DG1sCl Crowley, knight uf Columbus
and city judge, whose actions leave no
doubt as 10 his whole souled allegiance
20 the paral sovereign.
Three sons Of the Roman church, who
criminally assaulted the Christian minis
ter. Il appeared that they mistook the
minister For a citizen who had dis
trihutcd patriotic literature, showing how
Rome wars against freedom Of religious
discussion, free press, free assembly and
free schools.
Three females, EsdlOus daughters OF
the Roman church, who We'd with their
three criminal co-religionists in brutally
and murderously wOunding the defense
less Christian minister, and who after
wards further displayed their religious
nal, in becoming parties 20 promoting
the false charge against the man of God
GudrdidnS Of Liberty. a patriotic non
sectarian organization pledged to uphold
the fundamental democracy Of our OR.
GANIC LAW, from the aggressions Of
monarchial despotsms Of Old World
hierzrchies and other systems Of rule
The members Of this organization
promptly hailed out the victim of Ro
man Catholic hatred, and in court they
were able 10 uncover and prove the in
famous actions Of the faithful subjects
of the pope, thus securing the acquitta
and vindicstion Of the minister.
The Story Of the Crime
Here is the story Of the crime
The facts are given by a careful
conscientious, scholarly citizen o.
the Empire State, who has long beer
| trained 10 weigh conflicting claimi
and consider material facts anC
legal evidence. A citizen who's,
love for our flag is more than {
roodl prcisnss. and whose loyalty i
no empty sham.
July 3rd, in the year Of our Lord
One Thousand Nine Hundred anC
Sixteen, in the little city OF Ithaca
within the shadow Of the Cornell
University, Reverend Milton Wortl
DeLhorbe. a minister Of the Gospel
was attacked by six Roman Cath
olics, three large males and thre
/ females. He was brutslly seize,
around the neck, poked in the face
thrown to the ground aud thel
kicked and beaten to a rumpled
torn and bleeding mass, until h
despaired Of his life. The fury o
the females made them more fiend
ish than the males.