The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-08
A. P. AS FEATURE
ESCAPED" nun
FORMER SISTER OF CHARITY
APPEARS ON ANTI.cATH-
oLIC PLATFORM
BIGOTRY RUNS WILD
PROTESTANT CHURCHES ARE
PLACED AT THE DISPOSAL
OF MISS sCHoFFEN

Portland is a hotbed Of religious
bigotry. While the rest Of the world is
storming Heaven for peace the pa.
tIiOts" here are doing everything in
their power 10 stir mp religious dissen-
sion. To this end they are using Miss
Elizabeth Schoffen, a former nun.
ThI unfortunate woman was for 81
years a member of the Sisters Of Charity,
Of Providence. For IL years she was a
nursing sister in st. Nincent's Hospital
here She left the order four years ago
as protest against having been trans.
ferred from Portland n Vancouver,
against her will. The order paid to her
or her representative a considerable sum
of money in recognition Of her years OF
service.
Some months back she went on the
lecture platform, billing herself as an ex.
nun. The public did not fock 20 hear
her in any great numbers. Her audi.
ences consisted for the most part Of that
undesirable element in this community
who would revive Know. Nothingism and
TO whom that which is vulgar and sala-
cious carries an appeal.
Miss Schofoa, more widely known as
Sister LucrctiS, is a plain featured
woman about So. For the last few weeks
she has been delivering afternoon lect-
ures "for women only" Several Prot.
cstant ministers have extended 20 her the
hospitality Of their churches. Among
the churches in which she has spoken are
the First Methodist church, the Wood,
lawn Christian church, the Sunnyside
Methodist church, the Brentwood Metho.
dist church and tho Sellwood Christian
church. She was billed 10 speak at the
White Temple (Bsptist) last Tuesday
afternoon 10 women only, but the strong
disapproval Of the trustees Of that church
resulted in the cancellation Of her en-.
gagement.
Miss Schoffen 10 a studious disSemina.
tor Of malicious inuendoes, suggestions
and hints. She is careful 10 say nothing
that would render her liable to prosecu'
tion for criminal libel or defamation OF
character. She has much to say on the
divided allegiance Of Catholics, on th,
military activities" Of the Knights OF
Columbus and on the deep, dark Roman
dungeons She is no orator. Her dis
course is full Of inconsistencies aud i.
couched at times in the language of tn,
gutter. She Rdduces no evidence in sup
port of her insinustions and declines C
answer questions during or after tn,
"lecture. The stage is well set. Tn,
proceedings generally open with a pray
erl This is often followed by the sing
/ ing of America" in which the audi
ence joins. Her manager then drape
the American flag over Miss Schoffen 7
shoulder, saying as he does so: This i
to show that during her lecture Mis-
Schoffen is under the protection Of tn
Stars and stripesl" These words neve
fail to elict tremendous applause.
Miss Schoffen's headquarters are a
s2l East Ash, the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Erasmus Morrison. Her manager i
Elton withrou, Of the same address
Her lectures have become so obnoxiou
that the Knights of Columbus have de
cided to take action and to that end hAv
appointed the following committee; J
| ". Kelly, W. J. PrendergSSt, Roger B
Sianott, James Clarkson, ]. n. Casey
D. J. Malarkey, NJ. G. Munley, r.
o'Neil, Joseph Jaeobberger, q. v. stahl
John +. DAILY.
The above is characteristicall
Roman Catholic. "Bigotry Run
Mod" may make 9 good heading