The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
Religion and World War
Separation of Church and State
The American Fundamental
Principle

The four Protestant Churches were
closed last Sunday evening when the
pastors and congregations made a
large audience in the Tabernacle to
hear Judge Gilbert o. Nation of Farm
ington, Mo-, who has headquarters in
Washington, D.. c.
" Watchdog of Nation
Judge Nations principal business is
to keep tabs on bills introduced in
Congress intended to unite Church
and State. All Protestant denomina-
lions believe in the separation of
Church and State and ask no moneys
from the public treasures. The
Roman Catholic Church believes in the
union of Church and State and where
possible uses the State for the
Church's benefit under the doctrine
that the Church is above the State.
Judge Nation is on the outlook for all
such movements, to block it by public
addresses and public notices thru the
Menace, a weekly paper published at
Aurora, Mo.
The Bishop in Rome, known as the
Pope, is the supreme head of the Cath
Ole Church. He not only is supreme
Judge of faith and morals, but claims
temporal power thru his subjects. He
has a secretary of State and ambassa-
doris at the capitols of Several nations.
The United States never sent nor re-
ceived such an ambassador because the
nation does not recognize a temporal
moi spiritual head above the Constitu-
ton and the President.
Consequently Judge Nations ad,
dress was not against any spiritual re-
ligion of faith and morals but against
the en~croachment of any movement to
unite the Church and State, against
any and all Churches using the State
and public moneys for their advance
ment.
World War Beginning
Judge Nations address was start
ling to most of his hearers, but was
known to a few who keep posted by
close reading of special papers, pamph-
lets and books accessible, but known
to a comparative few. He said the
World War had a religious beginning
in Serbia. Austria ruled by Francis
Joseph believed in the temporal power
of the pope. His son, Crown Prince
Franz Ferdinand often declared in
public and private, that when he sue
ceeded his father he would take the
rule of Italy from Victor Emmanuel
III and restore the rule of the pope
over Rome and Italy. By secret dip
lomacy a concordat was signed June
oath, 1914, between Austria-Hungary
and Serbian delegates which agreed to
allow the Roman Catholic religion to
be taught in the schools of Serbia and
the bishops to be paid out of the pub
lie treasury. The Serbians are Greek
Catholics, the head of which was the
Gar of Russia. This educational
propaganda was to lay the foundation
for Austrian rule.
On June 28th Prince Ferdinand was
assassinated in Serajevo. Austria de-
clared war OF little Serbia. Russia
went to her rescue. Germany went
to the defense of Austria, because
Jesuit influences had been working in
accord with Kaiser William since he
threw Bismark overheard several years
ago. The Jesuits are the political
propagandists of the Roman Catholic
Church. The head is called the Black
pope who is a German-Po lander, nomi-
mated by the Kaiser. In Germany the
Catholic Bishops were named by the
Kaiser and the Catholics and Protes-
tant preachers were paid out of the
public treasury.
The only flag on the high seas which
the German submarines and Govern
ment agreed not to sink was a papal
envoy from Austria to the Vatican.
Nonsignor Gerlock, German, for
merly an attache of the Vatican, was
found guilty by the Italian govern
ment of being a pro-German propa-
gandist in the papal court and was
shot. These are evidences that Ger
many, Austria and the Vatican were
in accord.
Judge Nation exhibited a papal flag.
Why Italy Entered
King Emmanuel and the Italians en-