The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1924-01-09

the King of kings and Lord Of lords"
Again: In his Quarterly Review,
January 1854, Bronson says: "What
the Church has done, what she has
expressed or tacitly approved in the
past, that is exactly what she will do,
express, or tacitly approve in the fu-
ture, if the same circumstances &C.
cur"
In the "Catholic World" September,
1871, page 736, Bronson says: "Inter-
preted by the Protestant principle, so
widely diffused among US - = we do
not accept it, or hold it to be any
Government at all, or as capable of
performing any of the proper func-
tions of government. - If the
American Republic is to be sustained
and preserved at all, it must be by
the rejection of the Reformation,
(separation of church and state) and
the acceptance of the Catholic princi-
pie by the American people"
CATHOLIC WEEKLY: Albany, N.
Y, says: eve are Catholics first, last,
and all the time. Our career is to
enlighen Catholics of every nation
atty, and to defend the Church
against every conner, no matter who
or what he is. When the Pope speaks
the Church speaks, and when the
Church speaks, God speaks. Though
we love our country dearly, we love
our Church more"
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. In
the Catholic school book, "The Abridg-
ed Course of Religious Instruction,
pages 17s-203, used in the Catholic
schools of America, the following is
taught:
"The will of the Pope is the Su-
preme law of all lands"
Again: "In every promissory oath,
although taken, there are certain con-
ditions tacitly understood, among
which are:
1. If I can
2. TO save the right and author
ity of SUPERIOR
3. When the Oath supposes the
right and honor of the Apostolic See
to be illicit"
This is not only teaching the young
Roman Catholic that the law of the
Pope is superior to the law of his
Government, but also that he has
right to lie under certain circum-
stances, especially when dealing with
Protestants. This is known among
Catholics as mental Reservations"
If Father Dolphin will read the en-
tire Constitution with care, he will
learn that no man can serve as Presi-
dent of the Unite9 States and hold
allegiance to any power, prince, king,
pope, potentate or ruler or govern
ment of any kind that is foreign to
the United States. We doubt very
much if Alcohol Smith of New York
could take a real oath of Office that
is required of all Presidents, which
would completely bind him to the du-
ties of our government. It is true
that Alcohol Smith could take his
oath in verbal way, but in a crisis
his church permits him to ignore such
an oath when a stand for the. church
is demanded.
Father Dolphin states that Lief
Ericsson, the discoveror of America,
was Roman Catholic. Of course,
he does not submit any proof in max
ing this contention, expecting people
to swallow his statement entirely.
Why do the various Roman Catholic
organizations oppose so bitterly a
due recognition of the Norseman's
achievements? 1t is a we'll known
fact that Roman Catholic organiza-
tions have for long time been seek
ing a nationwide observance of Col
umbus Day. History clearly proves
that Columbus did not discover Amer
lea, but the historical proofs are ig-
nored entirely in the jealous efforts
of Romanists to force an unjustifi-
able recognition of Christopher COL
umbus. Surely the opposition to a
recognition Of Lief Ericsson reveals
a "nigger in the woodpile." If Lief
Ericsson had been a Roman Catholic,
1T is very clear even to the casual
thinker that very little opposition to
the recognition of Lief Ericson's
work would come from the camps of
the Romanists. Disorders Of History
Lave long been laboring in the United
States, and have been remarkably
successful in securing the injection Of
false statements into American school
hi-tories. The result is that the
American school histories are filed
with half truths, near truths and
talsehoods, with but few exceptions.
For a long time, the Knights of Col
umbus have been threatening to re-
write American history, yes, and
have partially rewritten the history
of the United States. Americans will
watch, however, all efforts to make
American histories instruments of
propaganda, when in fact they should
be accurate sources of historical in
formation