Americans warned of Jesuitism

A mericans, I am a stranger among you; then allow me to introduce myself to you. All that I shall say respecting myself I can prove by authentic testimony and official letters. I was born near Lyons, France. My father and mother were Roman Catholics, and brought me up in that belief. My father died when I was seven years of age. After my first studies, my mother sent me to colleges directed by Romish priests, where, witnessing the scandalous lives of the clergymen, I became an infidel. Having completed my studies I was then seventeen years of age I came again to the maternal house. My mother, who saw my indifference to religious practices, even for prayer, questioned me about it. I answered that I had no longer a religious belief; that the Bible was a tissue of tales ;that Christ had been merely a philosopher; that the gospel did not contain the true teaching of Christ; that our souls are not immortal; that the doctrine of the future life is a kingly and sacerdotal invention to lead and oppress more surely the people :in short, I answered that religion is mere quackery, and that the priests are either mountebanks, abusing the public credulity, or ignorant men. I added that I doubted even of the existence of God. My mother appeared deeply afflicted; still she listened to me with attention and without uttering a single word.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.