The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-30
THREATENED BY ROMISH BLACK HAND
Modern nqusiOn Busy in New York StateMude and Burning the
Penalty Unless Convert Returns to Church Which He Was Born
Papst Dupes Stupid Threats Reveal thoughts Of His KndC Con-
ceming Other Matters of Public and Political Nature


lkI az 5 80 p. m, July TO- 1916; and was re-
LIZ cevcd by the Rev. J. :. Miller, pastor Of
the First Congregational church, az Lisbon, y.
Y, on the following day Read Il for the re,ela-
tion il contains Mediate on is threats Of arson
and murder; assimilate It's expressions Of ignorant
hatred; and then realize, as you must, that this
is the fruit Of popey-the product Of Roman
Catholic culture, and the logical result Of papal
teaching priestly preachment and papist prac-
tice. A Photographic reproduction Of the letter
is shown elsewhere on this page; but for the
readers convenience, It is copied in type as fol-
lows:
Rev John Miller
Dear Sir You Have taken Harry Doyle away from
His own church he is Catholic by Birth when he
Here from Morrisburg Ontario want you 20 Let Harry
20 90 His own church and not 20 the devil church
are catholics and Business with your church
you Listen Burn your church down in ashes and
shoot Harry Doyle dead u we get Hands on Him
We got men Of the Catholic Church watching for Hin
His Mother want Him 20 Keep in the Catholic churci
she wrote TO father Kits about IL and father kits cal
Harry the Catholics Is getting In Pouer all they
II Catholic get in the White House az Washington
you christian suffer We Burn you at the stake Bur-
your Homes and church for Catholic gong
rule the day before many years you had no Busnes
ooaHing Harry away from His own church and u W
Catholic get Hands Harry Doyle wAiehinl
for Him at night So get Him you christian devil
will never Harry again will murder Him yol
People get the catholic church angry at you We Hat
you christian for CoaIng Harry away VIC catholic
very Strong in ogdenburg and other Places and the
all going to Help to get Harry and then His Blood
will be shed.
Harry will not know when he 60 Gwuy any night what
minute Hand will he Place Him will watch
North Corners very close some night
just remember we very Strong Catholics Of
ogdenburg and is written by Catholics Of Ogdenburg
n. Y.
we Catholics
So Harry is dead man IL we get him for leaving the
Holy Catholic church
We cannot blame our readers il they at first
doubt the reality Of such a stupid communion
ton; but We have the proof in the letter itself
in the envelope that enclosed it, in the statements
Of the Rev. Miller, of Harry Doyle, and Of numer-
Gus people living at Lisbon who certify to the
facts and circumstances. Harry Doyle makes the
following sworn statement under date Of Lisbon
y. Y, Sept Z, 1916:
| came TO this town from Autsyille Ontario Canada;
hnd without any urging, joined the First Congrcga
tiona church at Lisbon Rev. Kits, pastor Of tn,
Roman Catholic church, called me; and simply anj
fatty refused TO 60 have anything 10 do with him
his church because know it Is fraud from start tC
end.
(signed) HARRY DOYLE.
The following statement, also sworn to bcfor,
a notary public at Lisbon, y. Y, on Sept. z
1916, is made by the Rev. j. s. Miller, pastor Of
the First Congregational church Of that city:
About two years ago last April, Harry Doyle cam,
TO work the farm for Royal sheldon The secon,
Sunday he came TO the church where ! pastor an,
has been constant attendant at all the services eve
since Last Easter he joined the church confession
Of faith.
lie has not been urged to do this but he is ntelli
gent and Of his own free will 20 On Jul,
Goth I received this letter. I have not pcrsecuted tn
Catholics preached about them, but know them.
(sgned) J. S. MILLER.
Pastor First Congregational Church
Nine citizens of Lisbon, n. Y, or vicinity
also Join in the following declaration:
We, the undersigned, know larry Doyle He cam
from Canada was born and reared in the Catholic church
but, after coming 10 New York. decided TO Join Prot
estant church and did We understand that he ha
been made the victim Of deful threats by persons claim
ing to be Catholics who threaten his life unless he re
turns 20 the Catholic church We also understand tina
the Catholic priest has abored with him, trying TO ge
him 10 go back the Catholic church but he has refuse
TO do so, and that the Rev. J. Miller pastor of th
First Congregational church. the church Of which Harr
Doyle is member, has received threatening lettc
ntimRting that his church will be burned il Harr
Doyle does not return the Roman Catholic church
(Sgned) G. W. BARTON MRS J. d. MOORE Mas
C. A. LYTLE, J. ID. MooRE REV. J. s. MILLER, Mas. j. 5
MILLER, r. b. SHELTON, G. B. SHELTON, MRs. K.
SHELTON.
The facts, as set forth in this letter and thes
affidavits, amount 10 this: that Harry DOYLE wa
born and reared a Roman Catholic in Canada
that upon removal from Canada to the State o
New York he joined the Congregational churc
without solicitation but because Of his own choic
and upon his own initiative; that he was visite
by the local priest and urged to give up his ne,
affation and return TO the so-called church o
Rome; that he positively refused to do so, and a
q result the Protestant pastor of the church {
: which he belongs has received the letter which
printed above, and Photographic copy of whic
appears on this page together with like repro
duction Of the envelope in which it was mailed.
What is its significance? First, that We her
have another instance of papist lawlessneSs
second, that the papist perpetrator is grossly ig
norant and brutal; third, that in writing thi
threatening letter, he vas working with a Roma
Catholic priest to achieve a purpose common