followers are sinning against God every day, as her mode of worship
is steeped in the drugs of heathenish superstitions.

In this volume I propose to set forth nothing but absolute truths,
and I call upon an intelligent God for my witness, and I am qualified
to make oath before any official that is qualified to bind me under
oath that every word that appears in this volume shall be the truth
and nothing but the truth, so help me God.

I will give $5,000.00 to any charitable institution named by any
state of the United States if any Catholic priest, bishop or cardinal
will prove by any of their church doctrines that I have misstated or
misrepresented the teachings of Catholicism in any letter, word or
sentence.

I want to thoroughly impress the reader with the truthfulness of this
volume, so when he or she has perused these pages they may know that
it has been written by one who has served in the capacity of a
Catholic priest for the past thirty years, but who, to-day, stands
out upon the broad plains of spiritual emancipation, and from this
time forward will always be found upon the side of spiritual liberty
and following the doctrines of an intelligent God, and when my
earthly race is run I hope and pray to be ushered into the presence
of an intelligent God.

[Illustration: "THE TWO INSPIRATIONS."
PROTESTANTISM looks to the Holy Bible _for_
Wisdom--CATHOLICISM to the Pope!]