been a nation completely
under the control of Romanism but what has been disgraced by that
toleration, and America will live to realize the truthfulness of this
assertion unless she becomes "Protestant patriots" instead of
"prattling partisans."

To give the reader a better idea of what happens in countries
absolutely controlled by Catholicism, and to more thoroughly convince
the reader that what I have said is true in regard to nations which
have been disgraced by the toleration of popish rule, I desire to
repeat a little history that is not many months old, which happened
in the United States, where it is supposed that man and woman can
worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience, and if
what we are going to relate happens in this free land, what do you
suppose is the condition in Catholic countries that are completely
under the control of the Pope?

In Worcester, Mass., not long since, a 19-year-old girl by the name
of Maggie Barry received a public whipping from her mother for
attending services of the Salvation Army.

Miss Maggie Barry, who is 19 years of age, had been for some time
occasionally attending the meetings of the Salvation Army, and was
desirous of becoming a member of the corps, having been converted a
short time since.

Her parents were Irish Roman Catholics and insisted that Maggie
should remain a Romanist. They regarded the Salvation Army, which is
purely non-sectarian, as a Protestant organization, and they were
determined that their daughter should have nothing to do with it, and
forbade her attending any of the meetings.

On a Sunday evening not long since she attended the services of the
Salvation Army at No. 5 Commercial street, where there were at least
250 people present. While the commander of the corps was reading from
the Bible, Miss Barry's mother came through the doorway and down to
the front row of seats near the corner of the platform, where Maggie
was sitting, and grabbed her daughter by the arm and began to pound
her over the head, and at once proceeded to pull the girl from the
hall and down the stairs into the street, all the time unmercifully
beating the poor girl over the head and shoulders.

The incident happened so quickly that for a moment the audience could
not realize what was taking place, but as soon as the audience could
gather their wits, there was a rush made for the street.

After the meeting had adjourned many of the attendants found Miss