s of Catholicism are correct then we have no use for a
God any longer, as we already have a Pope; and should Pope Pius X die
to-day the cardinals to-morrow, or some day in the near future, would
elect another Pope, who would take the place of Jesus Christ Himself,
according to their doctrine; and if such doctrines are true, then the
human family in the future and the unborn millions could be saved as
easily without God as they could with Him, as the Pope would perform
that mission himself.

There are thousands--yea, tens of thousands, who send handkerchiefs
and trinkets each year to Rome to be blessed (?) by the Pope, and
who believe that by having some article which has been blessed (?) by
this presumptuous vagabond will prevent them from being overtaken by
bad luck, ill health or any other misfortune that besets the path of
man.

Now, if the Pope of Rome has the power to bless and sanctify a piece
of cloth, a ring, or any dead and inert object, he undoubtedly is
"_the real thing_," and if such is the case the Bible is a lie, the
gospel a fallacy, and God Almighty becomes a hireling, and we have no
further need of a God.

What can we expect of the followers of Catholicism who believe in
this hellish doctrine, and what can we expect of a nation which is
controlled by those who teach and preach such abominations?

An institution which will teach such damnable ignorance and practice
such superstitious paganism is a plague spot and a curse to any
country, and the man or set of men who claim that the Pope is
infallible offers "_a brazen insult to God_."

[Illustration: "A MODERN JUDAS."
In his wake, misery always follows.]

Chapter XI.

The Characters of the Followers of Catholicism Compared
to the Followers of Protestantism.

I believe that I am not presuming too much when I consider myself
authority on the subject of "Character," as I have had the privilege
of studying the characters of the followers of both Catholic and
Protestant countries, as I have traveled extensively over both Europe
and America and have had occasion to compare the characters of the
followers of the Pope to the characters of the followers of Jesus
Christ, and the comparison is one that will lead any sane man, or
woman, and one who desires to reach a true verdict, to arrive at the
conclusion that it is a physical impossibility for any man or woman
who depends upon mortal wisdom for their inspiration to ever attain
the broadness an