ions of greatness, and nations of goodness and
godliness, we must be character-builders, for without character we
can never expect to reach the zenith of godliness, and without
godliness individual greatness is an impossibility.

Catholicism paints the countenances of her followers with the brush
of ignorance and criminality.

[Illustration: "FOES TO KNOWLEDGE."
"Like a poisonous serpent Catholicism is endeavoring
to inoculate our public schools, with the virus of ignorance."]

Chapter XII.

Why Teachers in Our Public Schools Should Not Be
Selected from the Ranks of Catholicism.

The Catholic world does not hesitate in declaring that our public
schools in this country are "Sinks of Iniquity," "Schools of Vice,"
and "Nurseries of Hell;" then why should the followers of Catholicism
be permitted to teach in our public schools?

This is a question that ought to vitally interest every Protestant
father and mother in this land, and the time is not far distant until
they will become interested, for just as sure as God reigns, the time
is not far in the future when Catholicism will endeavor to close up
the public schools of this land and establish her nurseries of
darkness and superstition in their stead.

If the public schools of this country are not good enough for the
children of Catholic parents, it seems to me that the Protestant
parents of this country should see to it that their children are _too
good_ to be taught by Catholic teachers.

Why is it that the Pope does not promulgate one of his "holy bulls"
and excommunicate those of his believers who take the money so freely
for their services from the public schools of this country?

Oh, no; the Pope and the priestcraft are perfectly willing, so long
as Protestants have the power to maintain those schools, that their
"jesuitical dupes" shall receive the money that is set aside for
these schools. My blood fairly boils with unbounded indignation when
I think of the hard, harsh, and ungodly slurs that Catholicism is
ever ready to throw at our public school system, and then see blind
Protestants help to place a Catholic teacher in one of our schools.

We propose to give facts and figures in this chapter that we hope
will open the eyes of drowsy, unconcerned Protestants, and help them
and their children to apply the brakes to their downward course, and
spike the guns of the Vatican with American manhood.

We hope by the time you are through with this chap