The A. P. A. OATH 
L 

° f t h e A - P A - P u t s one hand on 
the Bible and the other on the Crucifix and swears this 

OATH 
"I do most solemnly promise and swear, that I will 

not allow any one a member of the Roman Catholic 
Church to become a member of this Order, I knowing 
him to be such; that I will use my influence to pro-
mote the interests of all Protestants, everywhere in 
the world; that I will not employ a Roman Catholic 
m any capacity, if I can secure the services of a Pro-
testant; that I will not aid in the building or in main-
taining, by my resources any Roman Catholic Church 
or institution of their sect or creed whatsoever, but 
will do all m my power to retard and break down the 
power of the Pope; that I will not enter into any 
agreement with a Roman Catholic to strike or create 
a disturbance whereby the Roman Catholic employes 
may undermine and substitute the Protestants ; that 
m all grievances I will seek only Protestants and 
counsel with them to the exclusion of all Roman 
Catholics and will not make known to them anything 
of any nature matured at such conference ; that I will 
not countenance the nomination in any caucus or 
convention, of a Rofnan Catholic, for any office in the 
gift of the American people, and that I will not vote 
for nor counsel others to vote for any Roman Catho-
lic, but will vote only for a Protestant; that I will en-
deavor at all times to place the political positions of 
this Government in the hands of Protestants. (Re-
peat.) To all of which I do most solemnly promise 
and swear, so help me God. Amen." 



The Principles of the A. P A. , 
Every member of the A. P. A. puts Ms name to 

the following 
SCROLIJ 

" I hereby declare that I am a firm believer in the 
Deity, I am not a member of the Roman Catholic 
Church, nor have I any sympathy with Roman 
Catholicism; that in my opinion no Roman Catholic 
should be allowed any part or parcel in the control 
or occupy any position in our public schools; on the 
contrary, I realize that the institutions of our coun-
try are in danger from the machinations of the 
Church of Rome. I believe that only by the removal 
of Roman Catholics from offices of public trust can 
justice, right, and true American sentiment be fully 
subserved and that by the concerted , and continued 
efforts of the lovers of American liberty only can 
such be consummated and continued. I pledge my-
self to defend the Government of the United States 
and of the State in which I reside, against invasion, 
disorder, treason, rebellion, either by ecclesiastical, 
local or foreign foe, and against the usurpation of 
temporal or spiritual power whereby men become 
slaves to Party, and the Roman Church I I am will-
ing to bind myself by a vow sacred and inviolable. 
I am a Protestant and have been for years. I 
belong to the „...../... Church and the following 
societies Age........ Residence Oc-
cupation 

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