The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-10

aim is often the destruction of Catholi- | cism. The vatican is, therefore, absolute | ly forced to intervene in political affairs" Hear this, ye blatherskitei I quote from an encyclical letter of Pope Leo XIII, published in the Catholic World and the New York Herald: 'All Catholics must make themselves felt in the daily political life in the countries where they live" | And here he gives his reason for this | sage advice: "All Catholics should do all | in their power to cause the constitutions and states and legislation to be nodded
 on the principle of the true church." Again: MT. Hecker, Catholic priest,
 writing in the Catholic World of New | York, said: There is, ere long, to be a
 state religion in this country, and that state religion is to be Roman Catholic.'
 But how does he expect that this state religion shall be established? He makes 1 the point clear. ''The Roman Catholic
 is to wield his vote for the purpose of securing Catholic ascendancy in this | country"
 And again; hear the Dig Archbishop of Chicago in the Chicago Tribune of
 May 5, 1903: 'In 50 years Chicago will be Roman Catholic. The same may be
 said of Greater New York, and the chain of big cities stretching across the conti- nent to San Francisco. Nothing can stand against the church. I'd like to see
 the politician who would try to rule against the church in Chicago His reign would be short, indeed"
 In the face of these statements and many others from men high up in Catho-
 lie life and authority it is my time to be | amazed and amused at the ignorance
 of 8 great priest like MT. Coyle. Just to be honest with you, I do not believe for one moment that Mir. Coyle is ignorant
 as he pretends to be about this matter
 THE STANDING ARMY | I note with a good deal of interest Mr. Coyles kind offer to stand as guardian angel and protector extraordinary for Rabbi Newf1eld and others in case of an 1 outbreak of armed Knights of Columbus.
 It has occurred to sme to say that if Rabbi Newfield and the people of his mo- ble race do not fare better under Catho- lie protection now than in former days they will be in a most pitiable plight. The good Lord help them.
 | MT. Hundley says that there are nearly 5OO,Oo0 Knights of Columbus in the United l States and 1000 in Alabama, and that the
 country would be fortunate if the Cath
 olics were indeed armed and drilled; for they would be bound by their paths in case or trouble to turn their guns upon the enemies of the American govern 1 ment.' So far as the problem of pre- paredness is concerned, I fail to see how
 an armed organized force under the com- mana or a foreigner-the pope-can fur n1sh encouragement or protection to a peaceful people in guarding against for eign intervention or invasion.
 | l am amused and amazed at MT. 1undleyS request that we point out one traitor among the 70 per cent of Catholic appointments. Space would fail me to reclte the instances in county state and
 nation where the country has been bled
 ana IS being bled for the upkeep of Ro- man Catholic institutions, proselyting in- stltutions under the garb of charity. the individual and organized efforts to l suppress free speech, free press and the 1 mails
 PROTESTANT MARRIAGE MT. Coyle takes me to task for my ut 1 terances relative to the attitude of Cath
 o'ics toward Protestant marriages. He says: Let me quote poetry this time: You lie-under a mistake
 l For this is the most civil sort of lie That can be given to a mans race now Say what think,
 To which I would reply
 You lie-but not under a mistake. And this is the most defiant lie
 I J I now
 Say what I think
 i LAW OF THE CHURCH And here is the proof. the law of his cnufch. Pope Plus VII said: "The laws or the church do not recognize any civil
 privileges as belonging to persons non-
 catholic; that their marriages are not valid; that they live only in concubinage. that their children, being bastards, are l1ncapacitated to inherit; that Catholics themselves are not validly married ex- cept they are united according to rules prescribed by the court of Rome, and that
 when they are married according to these
 rules Chose of the Catholic church) the
 marriage is valid, even if in other re- spects they have infringed all the laws of their country"
 MT. Editor, space forbids that I proceed further. If more proof is wanted by any reader of this paper it will be produced on short notice.
 have not sought this newspaper con- troversy. do not like newspaper contra
 versy MT. Coyle must learn that Pro- testant ministers are to remain free to ulscuss Romanlsm or any other ism from cir pulpits in this free country, It has
 not come to the pass now that Catholic
 priests can intimidate Protestant preach
 CTS, certainly not Baptist preachers. by attacking them through the columns of l the daily newspapers. And when it comes
 to the task of calling attention of our | eople to what we think is a growing menace to our church and country we are
 on the job As parting word just here
 permit me to say that when married 1 woman meets in private a single man. and the transactions of the meeting are kept secret from her husband, it is time 1 some Baptist preacher or some one intar