Show RELIGIOUS persecution comments of a catholic upon the subject the subjoined sub joined paragraphs are taken from a letter addressed to te this paper by frank sheridan of fort lew lewis is colorado it is a remarkable fact thea chaa since the founding of the christian reli religion 10 those who were the most zeal zealous ofis 10 followers 1 ol of the divine master were most ideall my own ewo co religionists the catholics were singled out for even worse persecution than are the Mor mons at toe the present time but bat thank god in only a few unimportant countries today to ie either persecution or confiscation resorted to with us I 1 noticed in reading the new york sun son the other day a loud wail in the shape of a leading article against the italian government for daring to confiscate church property Is it not ln strange that this same aun refuses to shine hine for american citizens who are being treated here far worse than the italians are in italy I 1 remember reading in the irish penal laws toe the most horri horrible lile remedies for crushing out Catholicism but I 1 always considered the most detestable scheme even in that infamous code was one which seems to be in favor now stamping for out 11 I 1 refer to the agency supported port edby by the government which which ot of then as it does here now rewards and emoluments for apostasy the child who would renounce the faith of his fathers was immediately made his bis own and his bis fathers master all property reverting to him prostitute mothers of legitimate sons swore them on toe heads of res ecta ble bie catholic famines families and in th ibis way the bastards by renouncing the faith they never knew became successors to im imaginary ag inary fathers but all this failed in its object persecution can never ki kill 11 religion may it fall fail in utah a as irila it did in ireland is toe the wish of an irish sh ca catholic cholle |