The Silverton journal. (Silverton, Or.) 191?-1915, March 05, 1915, Image 3

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    REPLY TO REV. MR. PHELPH.
UNION OF CHURCH AND HTATE
BY H. H. Van Trump.
The Church and Htate are two In-
atltutions ordained of God for im­
portant ends. Both exist and are
necessary becuuna of sin. Each oc­
cupies a real Held and fulfills a mis­
sion peculiar to itself.
While doing their heaven-appointed
work, neither conflicts with the worl
and iniMsion of the other. On the
contrary, each, in doing Its appointed
work, is indirectly a help to the
other.
When sin entered th« world, celfi*h
ness uml death entered. To restrain
men from carrying out their selfish
nutures, civil government was or­
dained. To *uve men from final ruin
and death, the church was instituted.
That the well-disposed may know
what they may do, and the evil-
dispoHed what they may do, law»
must be formulated, and order main­
tained in the world.
That all may know that “the wages
of sin is death; but the gift of God
is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord,” the Gospel must lie
preached unto men.
The Church, therefore, is God’s
life- suving agency in the world; the
State is hi* law und order society.
The Church saves men from eternal
destruction; the State from temporal
<(e*poliatlon.
Ax a warning against sin, the
Church proclaims the wruth of God
und final und eternal destruction; as
a warning against crime, the state
sets forth the terrors of the law and
temporul punishment.
As un incentive to holy living, the
church holds forth the cross and
crown as an encouragement to civility
nnd law-abiding life, the state prom­
ises liberty, peace and protection.
GREATBOOKS
9
In hi* "Reply” In the Journal of
(Order these books of L. D. Ilatliff,
Feb. 12th. Rev Mr. Phelps says: "Mr.
2162 Elm Ave, Salem, Ore., or of The
VanTrump’a article xffi>ws m that he
Silverton Journal.)
would not be a good man to debate
an thing with.” There i* probably a
Blessed Creatures
reason for Mr. Bhelp's sentiment in
In “tiubatiluUon for Marriage,”
this matter. Mr. Phelp’s principle
Father l^uuui, formerly priest of the
•>ck in trade consists in falsehoods,
Kernan Catholic Church al Kalamazoo,
Indent, falliclcs and misreprc. .ntn-
ti<>ns of scientific authorities^ He
Mich., says, “In the year 1666 Poye
very naturully enjoys unloading these
Piu* 1A. sanctioned the establishment
goods on the rentiers of The Journal
of one of the most appalling mstitu-
at 100 per cent, valuation. When
t»ons of immorality and wickedness
anyone steps in who can block his
ever countenanced under the form and
game of fulse pretense it worries Mr,
garb of religion........ Giving to the
Phelps. He doesn’t love nte There’s
clergy the right to use this ’Substitu­
tion tor Marriage.’"
a reason.
When Mr. Phelpr published his
Tins is a secret order composed oi
statement in the Journal of Nov. 27th.
“Ho>y Fathers in God” and “Bis sed
“most of the leaders of tfte Infidel
Creatures” of the other sex. To be
School at Silverton hud blown their
eligible, a priest must have served his
heads off with shot guns”, I replied to
function seven years (with exceptions
him in the Journal of Dec. 11th. and
in favor of the specially fit). Any
culled him a liar. He came '.»ack i
woman, married or unmarried, nun or
the it >ue of Dec. 25th with his‘frank
otherwise, who suits the fancy of a
explanation. In my reply of Jun. 1st.
"Holy Father in God” is eligible to
I look the words of his informant,
membership, as a Vessel of Election,
as given by Mr. Phelps himself, an<l
but she must be p'iant, docile, obedi­
showed clearly that he had changod
ent, sound in mind and body, free
those words, magnifying them, and
from any hereditary taint, — for it is
made the case look much bigger and
not permitted that impurity should
more positive than the words of his
touch the body of a Holy F ather. She
informant would Justify. Remember
must consider it an honor to hold
too, that Mr. Phelps ha* never giv­
these sacred relations; must aid the
en the Christian name of thia gen-
Holy Fattier by money and otherwise
tlemarr'who speaks so “incidentally”
when in need; and finally under pain
iipon such important matters.
Mr.
of persecution and death, must deny
4bhelpa doesn’t believe in giving the
all knowledge of such a society. She
names of the uuthors of whul
must attend Maas, take part in keep-
he prints about
Freethinkers. 1
i >g the Altar and Sanctuary, and
wonder why ? Perhaps he is afraid
Vestments in order, and must pay 2o
of getting too close to home.
cents a month (or week) which goes
In his latest, Mr. Phelps says: "Mr.
to the Holy Father for the honor con­
Van Trump is still feeling badly
ferred. Prayers, music, pictures, can­
about what I said about the fute of
dles, incense, bells, ceremony, holy
THE WEAPON’S
certain Materialists of Silverton. Ev­
water, blessings, the vestments, im­
To convict of s(n and convert the ages, Scripture, the stcry of Mary and
idently what 1 said struck a sore
spot” You have the wrong theory soul, God has placed in the hands of the ingel, — everything used by the
Mr. Phelps. My grandfather made the church “the sword of the Spirit, Church is used and involved in the
his living killing snakes for the Brit­ which is the Word of God,” Eph. meth‘>ds of the Holy Fathers to give
ish Government in India, and hered­ 6, 17. For the punishment of them the form of sacredness te the Order
that do evil, and as a terror of evil­ and its obligations, and to persuade
ity is very strong in me.
Again Mr. Phelps tells us: "I have doers, God has placed in the hands and convince the timid or doubtful B.
just received u letter from a prom­ of Caesar the sword of steel. "He C. Her oath binds her to implicit
inent minister of Oregon who urges beareth not the sword in vain,” Rom. obedience to all clergymen members
that 1 will not 'bring the skeleton 13, 14. Stating the object of his mis­ of the Society; she must watch her
out of the closet of Freethinker* sion, and thus of the church, Christ sisters; oppose und pursue any mem­
around Silverton.' I assure my read­ said: “The Son of Man is not come ber who may become dissatisfied with
er* that 1 do not wish to. The feel­ to destroy men’s lives, but to save the requirements of the clergical mem.
ings of thoae people are to be respect­ them,” Luke 9, 56. For God sent not bers; protect the clergy by swearing
ed.’’ Dear Me! How these preach­ his Son into ths world to condemn falsely; if married, to hold and main­
ers do love the Freethinkers of Sil­ the world, but thnt the world through tain inviolate the Sacred Mysteris for
verton; how tender their sympathies' him might be saved,” John 3, 17.
the sake of the Holy Fathers in God.
how they would love to throw the
Ax the basis of civil government, The B. C.s wear certain badges of
Quantic of ob'ivion over the dark und immediately after the flood, God laid insignia easily recognizable by other
^Tfloomy passing of those Infidels; how down the law, “Whoso sheddeth members. Many a Mrs. O’Foley in
generous in them to want to spure the man’s blood, by man shall his blood the presence of her husband, is recog.
feelings of the living! Or, listen, can be shed,” Gen. 9, 6.
nized and saluted by a Holy F ather in
The church preaches the gospel; God, while Mr. O’Foley is piously and
it be that these tears of divine sym­
pathy flow from fear that the lamb’s the state administers civil law.
dutifully respecting her religion, con­
robe is going to be pulled • off of
The Church is “the pillar and science, scruples and purity. The Vir­
some wolf of a preacher? Here we ground of the truth;” the State is gin Mary is Protectress of the Society
have two(?) preachers. One has the protector of human rights and and is depended upon to shield from
published a criminal falsehood ubout the bulwark of civil society.
exposure, from scandal, etc., etc.
the Freethinkers of Silverton and is
In the performance of its work,
This order is variously called "Ro­
in imminent danger of being thor­ no carnal weapon has been vouch­ sary,” “Sacred Heart,” “Compline,”
oughly exposed in his true character safed to the church. When Peter “Immaculate Conception,” etc., etc.
of a common, malicious—liar. Up took the s*vord, the Lord told him
About 30 pages are given to details
steps a second!?) man of God with to put up again the sword into its of the Society of the “Blessed Crea­
great tears of divine compassion place. Matt. 26, 52. The State in tures," with many a blank space in­
gushing out nnd begs Mr. Phelps not its work may use force. Its officers dicating that the words or facts omit­
to "bring the skeleton out of the bear not the sword in vain.
ted were not printable.
closet of Freethinkers around Silver-
The ambassador of Christ is to
Why Priests Should Wed,” by
ton.” Then Mr. Phelps proceeds to preach the gospel "with the Holy Justin Fulton, D. D., 393 pages, |1.00.
give us one of his rare gems of log­ Ghost sent down from heaven,”
• • •
ic. “But if what VanTrump says is 1. Pet. 1. 12. The civil ruler is the
true why this fear of skeletons?”? minister of God, a Yevenger to ex­
General Concubinage
Whose fear of skeletons? Now ecute wrath upon him that doeth x
reader, suppose you were an Infidel, evil,” Rom. 13, 4.
My non-Catholic married friend, if
and suppose at the same time that
you
were not married by a priest,
WHAT NEITHER CAN DO
feyou were an idiot and a liar, don't
y u are not married at all. Let mo
As the Church can not rightfully prove it by the creed of the Catholic
Fyou believe that you could still pro­
duce a little better and more honor use the power of «he State for the Church. It is this way: Marriage is
able argument than the sample a- furtherance of its ends, neither can one of the seven Sacraments, which
bove quoted? Yet Mr. Phelp’s log­ the State properly, by its own power, ere given exclusively into the hands
ical propositions are mostly just like attempt to accomplish the work of of the Catholic Church. Logically,
that one; they walk on loose and wob­ the Church. Each has its specific and then, only the Catholic Church can do
bly legs; they are marked from head God-given work, and has been given th- business.
to foot with the gangrene of false­ its proper and appropriate means of
By order of Pope Pius X there was
hood and sophestry. There is some­ accomplishing it. Each should rec published on August 2, 1907, the “No
thing wrong somewhere with his ognize the presence and rightful do­ Temere" Decree, in substance and in
source of ratiocination. I have an main of the other. The Church is part, as follows: “The marriage of all
idea that he "reasons with his sweet to teach every soul to "be subject fallen-away Catholics (who have be­
breads”. You will have to try to to the higher powers" to "honor the come Protestants
Infidels) befors
learn to use your brains Mr. Phelps. king” to “be subject to principalities a Protestant minister, or civil mag­
It will go pretty hard at first, and and powers, to obey magistrates’,” istrate, is no marriage at all.
seem awkward no doubt; but you may and to pray “for kings, and for all
"The marriage of a Catholic to a
in time make some sort of a thinker, that are in authority; that we may non-baptized person is never a real
Mr. Phelps needs one-hundred dol- lead a quiet and peaceable life in all marriage, unless ths Church grants
lars. I will givo him a chance to godliness and honesty, Rom. 13, 1; a dispensation.
“The marriage of a Catholic to a
earn it right soon. I have deposited 1. Pet 2, 17; Titus 8,1; Tim. 2, 2.
an additional one-hundred dollars And not say to Hell with the govern­ Protestant (one never baptized In the
Catholic Church) before a Protestant
with Mrs. J. E. Hosmer of the Jour- ment.
On the other hand, the officers of minister, or a civil magistrate, is no
Bnal. I hereby authorize her to pay
this money to Rev. Guy Phelps on | the State are sent, not only “for the marriage at all.”
The "Ne Temere” Decree. Price
the day that he comes .to Silverton punishment of evil doers,” but for
and “brings the skeletons out of the the praise of them that do well,” 15 Cents.
see
closets of the Freethinkers”, by show­ 1. Pet. 2, 13, 14; Rom. 13, 3.
Such, in brief, are the province and
ing that most, or any of those of­
ficially connected with the Liberal duties of the model Church and the
"The Papal System”, By William
Utiiversity have "blown their heads model State.
Cathcart, D. D., 478 pages. Price >1.25
The bane of all ages has been the This is a Historical Sketch of every
off with shot guns.” If that propo­
union
of church and state, the result Doctrine, Claim, and Practice of the
sition doesn't suit the Rev. Phelps
of
which,
in the end, has invariably Church of Rome. Its sources of in­
I will pay him twenty dollars in cash
been
religious
persecution.
Christ formation are generally Catholic,
for each and every name that he will
print in the Silverton Journal of of­ taught the separation of these two which puts it beyond denial by the
ficials of the Liberal University who realms, religion and the state, when Church. Here you will find the silly
have “blown their heads off with shot he said: “Render to Caesar the things stories scoree of them, of miracles
guns”, or committed suicide in any that’ are Caesar’s, and to God the by relics and Saints; the Inquisition in
manner. Mr. Phelps would like for things that are God’s,” Mark 13, 17. all its horrors; the infamous order of
me to be good and lovely and lamb General Grant spoke wisely when he the Jesuits; the oaths of the Priests,
like, and discuss scientific subjects said: Keep the State and Church the Bishops and Cardinals; the Rom­
with him and swallow his magnifici- forever separate.”
ish curses; the worship of images;
Yours for freedom,
"Liberty.”
the “Mass” in Latin which connects
ent rot. J do not choose to discuss
the "Beast” of the Revelations with
» scientific subjects with a man who
r deliberately publishes falsehoods about the facts or confess his sin. Such a the Roman Catholic Church. This
my friends, and determinedly and man has reached as low a moral book is a store-house of information,
persistently refuses to investigate depth ax man is heir to.
and thoroughly reliable.
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A CALL UPON THE LAW MAKERS
TO PREVENT USELESS TAX
UPON AGRICULTURE.
By Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmer*’ Union
The farmer Is the paymaster of
industry and as such he must meet
the nation's payroll.
When Industry
pays its bill It must make a sight
draft upon agriculture for the amount
which the farmer is compelled to
honor without protest.
This check
drawn upon agriculture may travel to
and fro over the highways of com
merce; may build cities; girdle the
.lobe with bands of steel; may search
‘ildden treaaures in the earth or
raverxe the skies, but in the end It
will r«st upon the soil. No dollar
will remain suspended in midair; it I*
as certain to seek the earth's surface
as an apple that falls from a tree
When a farmer buys a plow he pays
the man who mined the metal, the
woodman who felled the tree, the
manufacturer who assembled the raw
material and shaped it into an ar
tide of usefulness, the railroad that
transported it and the dealer who
sold lilm the goods.
He pays the
wages of labor and capital employed
In the transaction as well as pays
for the tools, machinery, buildings
etc. used in the construction of th«
commodity and the same applies tc
all articles of uxe and diet of him­
self and these engaged in the sub­
sidiary lines nf Imlustryt
There is l j pry roll In civilization
that does rot i
upon the back
of the farmer lit aust pay the bills
—all of tbet.i
The total iulue of the nation's
annual agricultural products is around
112,000.000,000, and it is safe to esti­
mate that 95 cents on every dollar
goes to meeting the expenses of suo-
aldlary industries
The farmer does
not work more than thirty minutes
per day for himself; the remaining
thirteen hours of the day's toil he
devotes to meeting the payroll of the
hired hands of agriculture, such as
the manufacturer, railroad, commer­
cial and other servants.
The Farmer’s Payroll and
Meets It.
How
He
The annual payroll of agriculture
approximates $12,000,000,000
A por­
tion of the amount Is shifted to for­
eign countries In exports, but the
total payroll of industries working for
the farmer divides substantially as
follows:
Railroads,
$1,252,000,000;
manufacturers, $4,365,000,000; mining,
$665,000,000;
banks.
$200,000,000;
mercantile $3,500,000,000, and a heavy
miscellaneous payroll constitutes the
remainder.
It takes the com crop, the most
valuable in agriculture, which sold
last year for $1,692,000,000, to pay off
the employes of the railroads; the
money derived from our annual sales
of livestock of approximately $2,000,-
000,000, the yearly cotton crop, valued
at $920,000,000; the wheat crop,
which Is worth $610,000,000, and the
eat crop, that is worth $440,000,000,
are required to meet the annual pay­
roll of the manufacturers.
The
money derived from the remaining
staple erops is used in meeting the
payroll of the bankers, merchants,
etc. After these obligations are paid,
the farmer has only a few bunches of
vegetables, some fruit and poultry
which he can sell and cal) the pro­
ceeds his own.
When the farmer pays off his help
ho has very little left and to meet
these tremendous payrolls he has
been forced to mortgage homes, work
women in the field and Increase the
hours of his labor.
We are, there­
fore, compelled to call upon all in­
dustries dependent upon the farmers
for subsistence to retrench in their
expenditures and to cut off all un­
necessary expenses. This course Is
absolutely necessary tn order to avoid
a reduction In wages.
We have been browbeaten, maligned, assault­
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the American government and prevent our prog­
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remedy by the destruction of politieal triekery and
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knowledge of the true principles of government
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methods of emancipation from their destructive
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Catholic) religion of righteousness, and a true,
progressive and modern Protestant faith of de­
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bondage; and that the salvation of our race de­
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man.”
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