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OPPOSED   TO   SECRET   SOCIETIES. 


EZRA  A.  COOK,  PUBLISHER,  SS  LA  SALLE  ST.] 


VOLUME  2. 


"  In  secret  have  I  said  nothirg-" — Jesus  Christ. 
CHICAGO,  TUESDAY,  AUGUST  24,  1869. 


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NUMBER  27. 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


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veil    to    their    oaths;  should    be     prejudiced 

L£«intg     thug;     fn  ■-.l.ful    (•liri.'t.iiiLH  wliQ    oppose 

your  "cause.    The  Crxiiumi    i>   iriklng'ptcplf 

much  prejudiced  against  our  government  and 

"''  '"  'ri  th^?mMhhi™«"iKSli  '  lt'ed" 

our  faithful  soldiers.     Their  cry  was,    "only  let 

Zm.»t™^«c"  t  .«t.trLTp'po',«"blo 

^TZTX'oTJoIZT^L  were   very 

hood,  and  theysay  it  !•  not  the  object  of  Good 

„V,,n»il».  of  the  G.  T.  Lodee,  admitted  to 

opinion  of  the  law."    And  yet  the  only  way  lo 

correct,  nnd  save  men,  i«  to.  oppose  their  wick- 

ed ways,  and  slrive  to  draw   them   from    those 

Wet  fl&trf.-  Exltrpr''^  "Mob.  please  publish 

wsva.     This  is  q  high  Chris-inn  dotv,— F. 

MICHAEL  G1FF0RD. 

Correspondence   . 

por.dent,  >he  editor  says  : 

Mumos,  Jglv,  SO,   ISM. 

.,igki,TL°i««°.*«.  ZJtaSl^ror  "t<X 

Kniina  Cvnosciu..       .           .   ,  .      ^                ;■. 

a!!C!T  b"i''il.'o'«''V  •''■'■       ■    '    ■   --o.'r' 

TL*7cZZ%^'':  ■   i    *"■"* 

eitctidcdoflate.  and  all   secret  socict;es  arc 

Mnaons;  and    arc  surpri.ed   at    th.ir    orfrttM 

attacked.     Resolutions    condemnatory    of   all 

leading  Christian    enominatton.     wit.ou     re- 

writer.     I  became  a  member  of  a  Conference  of 

hLct  dcft'lns  principle  ."r.ocrcli.m.  cspecj.ll; 

Sffit'tlv^«M»'^j*I™«J 

as  >l  is  developed  In  Masonry  and  Odd   Follotv- 

draw  hi.  own  conclusions.     The  fuels  he  can 

seialng  on  Temperance  and  forming  its  friends 

rely  upon,  whether  ho  ngreos  with  the   declar- 

ations I  make  or  not.     I  have   been  stationed 

several  times  in  places  where   Masonic  lodges 

were  operating;  and  hive  fluently  heard   the 

that.     And  we  aro  glad  to  luvc   it  told  that 

order  mnch  extoled  by  those  that   »ere   mem. 

"  aitbin    the   P,st  year."    Urn  ■  tfl^n  J 

hcia  both  of  the  Church  and  the  lodge.     I  hare 

""  "enernl  "christians    are    everywhere 

there  have  been  frequent  propositions  made   to 

rising  ap  against  them.     And  why    shouldn't 

me,  to  take  us  many  degrees  as  the   lodge   and 

chapter  could  raise  me  to,  without  any  cost  on 

name  by  which  they  aro  called,  and  ignore  and 

this—'*  You  will  got  a  belter  suppori.     Others 

cast  out  that  name  as  evil.     The  Grand   Lodge 

will  pay  nil  .hat  they  now  do,  and  Masons   will 

of  Mason,  has  decided  by  a  formal  vote  that   it 

do  a  groat  deal  more."     1  have  learned   also 

is  irrrovlar  and  hWoiiawMr  in  their  lodge  to  pray 

that  ministers,  that  are  Masons,  moving   into 

strange  places,  or  form   an  nctniainlance  with 

services.     There  may  he  among  them  Jews  or 

much  more  readily  than  ministers  itaat  aro  not 

Masons.     If  some  do  not  really  understand  wfcj 

this  is  SO,  perhaps  the  following 1 

editor  goes  on  and  says  of  these  bodies: 

.^^S^^UIM^S^i 

me.  (supposing  at%ho  tljne.  I  onU^eoT^ 

c.i.t;  nothing  that  all  evangclie,,!  ehutche.^o 

!£%*i'V!Ui!'qJ!^*mi^^ 

coul'd'n..'  »illiog"i  eoLTdc,  Z  ever  foundl 

M^ud^^t^^^^^^ 

which  are  most  presi.t.ntl,   condemned;;.! 

the   obejet  to  be   g.ined   by   these   voluntary 

sleping  stone  to  place  and  preferment,  io    the 

little  explanation  to  those  not  member,  of  am 

Church,  and  therefore  not  so    well   WKpwIatad 

inordinate  ambition  gives  them  puin,  and  they 

with  its  economy.     The    bishop   presidlog  at 

continually  see  devils  abroad  but  all  saints  at 

conference  nominally   stations   the-  minister; 

but  these  appointment  are  in  reality  made  by 

That— is  Masons  in  rejecting  Christ,    and   in 

ignoring  nnd  casting  off  the  whole  system  olsnl- 

pose  his  Oib  net,  and  for  this  reason— the  bish- 

yation which  be  presents—"  do  nothing  anti- 

op   for  obvious  rMMUB^aoiw^b^  ^'J"'"™  ^ 

religious  or  unchristian— nothing  that  all  evnn 

bythero.'    Therefore  ho  mpit  .rely  for   informs. 

Now  could  any  man,  or  Satan   hlmseir,   utter  a 

on  his  cabinet.     And  as  each  proa,  ling  - '  i  ■  U 

more  barefaced  falsehood  than  that  ? 

3^1^^                   '«..'.■■.  !   "    fa 

clared  how  M,sonry  rejects  Christ  and  His  rellg 

timet  oniirolv  with  liiin.     And  he   of  cotirao   is 

acquainted  with  some  of  the  men  by  signs  an-i 

system  stands  charged  with  the  murder  of  Mor 

tokens,  that  other  men  do  not  und.Ti.tand  ;  and 

«.,„,.. s  m  An  it    nnd  ovj  Iron, nfe  on  richt.   and 

rtLe""oHles!'n^ 

This  I  must  confe 


and  although    .levoolly 


t.'iuui.Ks  v,  armstkom; 


find  be  was  filled  n 


I  upon  a  plan  given 
rants  entirely  con- 


virtually  or  through  . 


do.,-.!  to  their  discr.-.lit." 
will  anv  one  bo  scared  ? 


s  mind  throuKhuut  all  tho    " 
otwvwtmw,  are  enough  . 


our  judges  and  men  in  higher 


,e  i3  ,.  Ma-iin)  could   be  often    heard    fror 
Two  other  room   mates    were     Mason. 


aroforo,  for  there 


unmuaily  kind,  begin  to  ahow  sly  glances,    am 
all   Good  Templars  lodges  are  presldei 


lion,    and    Ihereforc 


d  the  papers  is  ad!  pted 


L.    X.  STRaTTOX. 


.■  Kn,L'ht'iT-infJ|tirF,K.tlrl. 


light   • 


:  .secret  sicieties  aro  like  great  lightnit 
tigs,  their  trancient  gleams  of  light  amidst  tl 
irkhesa  of  succeeding  aSl\   only   serving    I 


ilMO. 


;  of  the  accounts  of  the  great    dis| 
dighl's   Templar   in    Philadelphia, 


t  Km^iiil,.,.,,],  we  aro  not 
iy  tho  cubit  measure  used  in 
»   Temple,   or  by  pork  packil 

re  among  tho  first  people    of 


l-pluvers    was 


enebe 

w.  en  the  las 

trac 

es  of  Knif-ht 

Temp- 

or  it- 

and  hfty  ye 

rs  w 

have  done 

without 

'17c 

rs" 

;:„.*,„?:,,:, 

l.Iphla, 

,itk"t» 

by    do   .eel 

en' 

and^ignora 

lib. 

etung 

p  pillars  of 

lave 

y   in  the  temple    ol 

are  pluoge 

Jiese   North 

rn  Ma- 

:z: 

ginethalby 

OH' 

silly  di.pl. 
estore  orde 
col     it  isy 

«re  si.lttf.i 

of  in- 

thn 

tat    |h 

n.ght' 

Templars  i 
only  fifty  yc 

an* 

af".'t!ooM 

'.".  rfe" 

temple  of  human  lib. 
Of  styled  Knight's  ot 


uid  truly,  but  iptulolk-dti,  as  Masonr; 
fos,   tho  ancient   Knight  Templar   I 


eininlymadonpoflow,  worlhlowi,  man 
ured  ,v)ub..ls,  emblems,  myths,  and  Tul 
a^s,  were  vo  pure,  cba.te,  loving,  el 
,  and  sincere  to  admit  of  the  uao  of  syinbu 
thew,  and  so  they  trorl  on  it  !     Ann  AnH'i 

jfibly  with. mi  tho   least  kdowledge   why   i 


ed  on  by  designing  knaves  in  Philadelphia. 

The  indignant  Knight'*  Templar's  of  the  dayi 
f  Louis  XVI,  resolving  to  avenge  this  barbar 

riend,  ono  of  the  chief  men  of  the  State,    to   « 


aO.   Hreckenridgeote.clc!     Let  them    1 
cd  by  all  means  1  ! 


pelilj  and  frankly  to  maintain  tho  right,   an. 
lytbical  n 


ON'  TAB  SQUARE, 


^ueh  men   as  ho,  Senator  Wilson 


thousand  dollars  to  tho  cnu«e.     Delow  we  put 


■■  mean,   by  »h 

in  himself  liko  a 


1  by    God's  word  and 


Wfbtfiklh,  III.,  July  2:s„  1 


afully 


iby 


H,  W.  MARSU,  Secy.   A.  HELTON,  Prett 

CAi>wiuino,0.,JuIyl7,  188C 

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and'humsnity' 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  AUGUST  24,  1869. 

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ng 

Cysobchi. 

The  writ 

r  fully 
ughde 

ree 

wb^hT™ 

come 

by 

each  other 

to  bed 

e»b 

md  taate  in  somo  paragraphs  questioned.     But 

t  is  no  common  book,  and  written  by  no  com- 
non  writer.  We  prodict  for  it  a  wide  circula- 
te and  a  mighty  influence  against  the   evils 


theB 

ble 

carried 

n  front  of 

their   pr 

cession 

BOf 

the  "  je 

cIh  of  the 

lodge." 

tepli 

ow  often  h 

ity  rrhy  c 

11  it'M 

Ando 

if  it   is 

Chris 

ty.ifit 

a  the  Bib]. 

1' 

dally  en 

ady,  for  I 

H 

Bible. 

by  it 

te 

chingi." 

Quoting 

from  th 

work  of 

THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE.  CHICAGO,  AUGUST  24,  1869. 


;.,)  it  reprobates."     For  the   trutr 
e  is  a  single  specimen  of  Masoni 


i  darkness."  It  is  fairly  r. 
or,  that  the  circle  erubro< 
and    bis  durk  ahode,  and, 


tem  so  completely  and  unmistakably  gooi 


"  thiit   tbey   are   rtMllj    nm 


pon  what  I  found  inside   the   temple  arc  not 
hat  then?     Why,  jutt  this:  if  they  are  un- 


liii.[ui:.hu).-iii  i>f  h"i-    rights,    and  tbis 
ty    is  to    be  guaranteed    by   the    United 

1'uiled  Stales  will  recognize  tbe    indcpondci 


The  following  from  the  tf.   Y.  TVifti 


U'.l    Jnn...    -Till,     !h-i:;.   ,l[hj    tl„>'  »',"     ,', .' 

m  his  f^tliiT--   dirvcti.,0    D,.vid   II  j  rum,   mi 

tbe  following  November.     This    prophecy 


■e.     The  brothers,  at  one  poini  of  the  eon- 


I    by    Masons   is  toeongruau 


e  planned,  or  are  planning  and    con 
the  horrid  conspiracy  against  Chrisl 

id  tnat,  on  tbe  appearing  of  this  little 

nd  take  council,  as   tbo  Jewish  ruler; 


toftl 


on  by 


G9-70,    iu    philosophy    and    mti 

sve  triumphed  in  Tennessee.  Demo, 
laim  it  as  a  Democratic,  and  Bepublicans 

;„■  Bt.^lntism  of  bis  prerogatives,  so  far  a 
ive  his  ministers,  a  responsibility  for  goi 
ienl  measures  similar  to  that  which  obtaii 


"K";  (audi  a*  throat  cutting,  emboweling,  I  ready  suddenly    and  arbitrarily  prorogued  tbi 


.   I.>   ,,,n-„„. 


or  a  juggler.    Fitne! 


ingly.     For    a    Slai 


symbolizes  so  beautifully,  that  absolute  domi 
nation   over    tbo   departments    of  Legislation 


independence,  and    figh 


a  did  not  even  try  to  offset   1 


Correspondenc  e. 


IASONHY  AND  MOKCJAN'! 


I  by  Masonry,  are  brought   to  light  am 

Many  who  hitherto,  thought  little,   o 

ill  think  ;  and  there  is  power    living  ye 
;st  bum  Bethought  to  make   its  antago 


t.M.e.lcr-iak.ii  r  .'j.i.d.-.Vrdu^^.r  'h',r'^  I,' 
ogL^wi^ownnfQndewa''le'1  """^  '''""  '"""  "** 
igh   Moon's  was  held'aLd  H^a/^roed  h 

li  is  (uitr.nishing  that  m.-n  should  befoundso 


tion  ;   tbo  reports  of  J 
and    the  result*  of  tl 


raonally, 

of  those  affixed  to 


ctly   well   recollect 


rry  compliment  to  any 
wipVjMo  see  him   I 

lodge.— Youra  truly, 


esigns  need  no  such  covering  of  darknesi 
o  tbo  whole  is  a  "craft,  »  «  p|ot>  T0„  roui 

a  the  menus   and  agencies  employed   t 


more    light    on   it,    they    will    ■; 
stinolly   and  decidedly.     Jelsbecoi 


>crecy  as  now  led  by  Masonry,  if  th 
the  system  wero  understood.  Tb 
profoundly    deceptive.    The  grea 


■Bed  sometimes,  in  pleasantry,  though  really 
lore  in  earuest  than  in  jest,  to  speak  or  a  "  Di 
ision  "  of  the  Sons  as  "  tbe  lodge,  "  my  friend, 
rere    always   ready   to  repel   the    insinuation 

ision,"  soon"  after  joined  the  "  Lodge  ;  »  ant 

'emplars,  '"  taking  the  name',  and    administri^ 


ith    resistless  interposition,   they  obey. 
That  is  tbey  do  notoboy^God  but  they  do  obey 
•y.  It  is  fair  therefore  to  presume 


i  K.V -■■).'■> 


ropbe.ied.     The 


CAETERA   DESUNT. 

EniTOB  Cthowhi: 
That  "eloquent  lecture  by  Rev.  R.  Collyer," 

Repuliican  of  July  13,  1369.     He  there  repeats 

from  heaven.  If  you  are  in  peril,  It  w 
ith  an  irresistible  band  the  coming  ovl 


MIlSnjTES 

Aurora  Christian 

CONVENTION, 


e  power  of  MMoorj  i.  .ttoot 
.0  ,11  that  i.  good  .nd  grc.t  h 


nom.ui,  Pa.,  Jolyio,  is. 
od  you  Iho  n»««i  u. 

!  In  tbe  but  lodgn,"  (of. 

o.,  of  New  York. 
BOKO, 


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they  are  nearly  all  Mat 
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S'Cynosure  Tracts. 


:..  t.:t..n\  ^ 


L  PROFCSSKDIV 


The  sentiment  of  reli 


th  tho   young  pi-opls  of   their  charge,  havo 
,-ided  aud  been  led,  matt-ad  of  being  1 
of  their  folks.     Wo  know  great  men  are 


..  .,  .     ,  ■   ■     Mi, 


.  -  .selessl]  agsei  1 1  if-  rdig.on  i<.  prase  end  vtm 
.  ..,,.,..  i_ae  ■'  Holy  Mnsoury,"  "/Wj 
<■„  Matoury,"  "  -D.Wno  Masonry,"  5owJ  Art,' 
'■  Croft    ZWwm*,"  imd    "c coat   of   blessing 


ring    on  the  millennm.      Tim 


NOW    PUBLISHED. 


'HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 


.triiintxr,i„!OBP..M-Ki;(na-;i.\  n'-'.sro 

am!  MXrURiSTIAN  CHARACTER,  RE- 
TING  AND  BLASPHEMOUS  OATHS 
PRBE  MASONRY.    AS  PROVED  BY  IT; 

^ORATORS  AUTHORS   AND    HISTORI 


"  MASONIC      MURDER." 

fh  a   is  a   small  Tract  of  2  pages  by  Rev.   J 
M.is....,  ut  23  etn.    per  Hundred  or  *-.Ui:i   pel 


MASONRY. 


CAMPAIGN  DOCUMENTS. 

The  Mystic  Tie 
Free   Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  Devil, 

PRESENTED   FOR   EXAMINATION. 

Heine;  a  defonco  read  bofbro  a  Committee 
ppnii.U'd  in  tlie  trial  .-f  PETER  COUK  nor 
I'CIA  COOK   at  EtUi.ii  l,   li.d.with    the  par 

MINUTES 


iplicd  by  this  statement  of  Sir.  D.  Open 
mpcranee  societies  educated  the  people  In 
elr  way.  and  by  tracts  and   publications  f.r 

nploy  agents  to  preach   temperance,  ond  yet 

ready  slated  bow  these  agent*  arc  crippled  b\ 


;,";;, 

c-Mom   Worthy,    Grand   Worthy, 
roliipful,   Worthy    Chief,   and    other 

notLrpSty'ldhir^Thia 

Ha'deniai"! 

z':z 

I1  bTolTloCeptbeirii  wm'be 

Mr.  D.'rt   statement;  fl  am    aw 

rlo^advan'c 

degree. 

their   peculiar  organizations." 
thinks  his  statement  is  true,  and 

£" 

,ml  thvi. 
0.,  being 

best  judgement,  us  in  the  case  ofllr. 
over  pereuaded  by  friends  and  from 

it  isaot  truona  innumerable  fac 

sshow.  Ihav 
mid  agents  nd 

Why   am  I   opposed  to 
MASONEY  P 


;apita1    they    line     invests 


Vebb.  (p.  17, 

oiherly    1 
he   fits... 

lodge  .bo 

rlendthlp  am 

,h«,  b,  . 

«ho  oil.fr. 

mil  if  thej  belonged  L 


■J.    ..,p!.l:^ 
,„.-l.ur  (■..:. 

lupplicd." 


rely,  and  trust  God  to  help  him  foiu 


voice,  say,  Do  thiA- 


D'S  BLESSING 

'ouug  lady  wlio"] 


i  thoughtless  Elizabeth. 


n  four  page  Tract  @  ? 


SR.'RET   SOCIETIES, 
lies  of  Rev.  I.  A.  Hart.  Pr« 
lent  work  of  much  rallis  and  power. 

MINUTES 


Extracts    from     Masonic 

Oaths  andPenalties,  as 

Sworn  to  by    the 

Grand    Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 

in  1834,  and  is   a   very    weighty   documei 


GIVING  HIS  AND  Ills  f  A  IlIKK 

Opinion    of    Free    Masonry. 


Opinion   of    Free    Masonry. 
( 1832. ) 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE, 

88  la  Salle  Street, 


Light  on  Free  Masonry, 


An  Inquiry  into  Free  Masonry 

Hy  IJldcr  J.  G.  Sienrne, 
Sixth  Edition,  Price  DO  cents, 

Letters  on  M.i-.iuv,  pii.jo  in  pupei 


SECRET  SOCIETIES. 

ECHER  and  J.  ULAXOtlA&D. 

ii  ..i  ii,.i  mi;.,,-.'!,    riiit-E  -toeti. 


OPrOsED To  SECRET  SOC1ETIE 


PITTSBURG, 


of   Ilir lyh  ;    Hlum-Wd   of 


0].|h0^t  d  id  Sfrn-f  S'.cii-.ir-.  Elc. 


SECHETISM : 


Safety   of  the   State. 


VBI1v"iVul*i7i''"°" 

The  li 

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"Lil^SfSKJ 

Beorei 

:  S„s 

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ItlCE: 

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CE :  Single  Copy  25  els.      fi  Copies  SI 

Finney  on  Masonry, 

Pres't  Finney's  Greatest  Wo 


HE    SEEMS    I.IK 


G.  Finney  will  ut,l.e*it..iii,»;.y  ; 
cm  work  of  his  life.  HI 
SI'KAKIMi  OUT  OF  ETERNITY. 

thii.k-.-r  .-:.m!  nft-.T  r.-.i.lniK  ih,.  boo! — " 
.,.■  ro. d-ll.o  IVrl.,,,.-  ,,l    (lie  book    he  Co 

iln.V  ■■\-'il\  I-'\t.!mm  'tV,!,^;'   "ml  !„■  i'-' 


DEPOSITORY. 

CATALOGUE  OF  BOOKS. 

H»"#e  roipcctfollj  Invito  too  ChrlstUn  n 


mil-iY^'-'nilESl":    i'm 
SsS.'.i'.Vii's',' 


■  I  -1  -  M  L  -  ■  .:.;    |i.  .1     u     ;■  ,  .. 


rffiSfcv'h^ii'ia 


riu.Ns        pi 


THE  CHRISTIAN  SB*" 


E  SUBSCRIPTION'.  1 


' 


CHRISTIAN'   Bi 

by  tho  Sims  snlbor,  Wo 

Ctunpaign  Doonffl**" 


EZRA  A.  COOK,  PUBLISHER,  88  LA  SALLE  ST.] 


OPPOSED  TO   SECRET  SOCIETIES. 

"  In  secret  have  I  said  nothing-" — Jesus  Christ. 


VOLUME  2. 


CHICAGO,  TUESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  7,  1869. 


[FORTNIGHTLY  AT  $1  A  YEAR 
NUMBER  28. 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


Ill-      K»n.,L'.|.-[.      OI1L-     Of    t 


Ulen,   of  M«ri.>[i,Mk!.  pnr 

links  for  forwarding  to  ui 
■  Irgiolcs  of  Washington,  i 


to   their  lodgea   to  ! 
dedicated  to  the  St.  Joi.i.j. 


e  J/flionie  ^cfiwdte 


rand   Ulster  Masons.    The  /v 


11  elected  Grand  Mat 


-for  the  editor   of  the  JUvrille,  if 
well— implying    that   every    Maao 


Correspondence. 


t  up  by  the  King  of  Babyloi 


would  put  to  flighta 


lie  ministers  of  I 


ssion  of  truth  reipocliog  tt 


U't.rMiipf.il  Grand  Lodge"of  that  Stnti 
to  a  run  or  business.  Some  ttwnt; 
complaint  and  appeal  are  noted  in  on< 
the  paper,  a  largo   portion   ending  ii 

iome,  "  the  charges  were  perjury  am 

and   falsehood    to    Masonry,    with    il 


p  by    the    King   of    Bibyloi 


i,  loyal  tw  Republican  go> 


Suffjrera:  "We  rejoice  to  'count  all  thing* 
t  loss  for  the  excellency  of  the  knowledge  oi 


'good  policy' to  1 
-ay  of  holy  obc 


"But  do  you  think  [we  one  iho 

"'If  any  rain  hare  not  the  aplr 

ia  none  of  Did.- " 

"But  la  It  'good  policy'  to  inci 


Editor  Ctsostoh: 

by  Jamos  P,  Thompson,  M.  D.,  Willi 
Blair  County,  Pennsylvania,   dated   July 


phatieally  in    favor' or   temperance" 
their    deliberations,    however,     the 


;uted  by  Masone,  as  a  Jou 


Vlktf."    Tl.H    x\ 


degree*,  attempted  an  I 


Jen   thoGood  Templars  and  these 
Uusoos  and    Odd   Fellows.     By    1 


t  1  will  leavo  the  matt 

r   in   your  charg 

Editor    of    tho   Cvho 

one,  to  correct  D 

pun,  and  I   hopo  jo 

will  do  it  in  t 

of  deccilfulnoas  and 

intentional    errc 

ho  editor  of   TA*   Tm 

erearealwayaafewap 

inklings  of  Ma<on 

"Tns  American  On»  Fillow:  John  W 
Dan,  Publisher,  No.  PS  Nassau  street  New  York 
|2,P0  per  year     The  July  number  ot  this  Maga 

tme  HI"' "ffluial  o^a.i  i-f  the  UrJei )  cm:, tains 

oonteata;  The  Ocean  Twins  (concluded) 
■'repositions  for  Membership,  Tho  Creed  o 
Manhood,  Odd  Fell,,*  li.-nn  ;  Scientific  an 
curious  facts  ;  Hut.m  ol  U.I.I  FHK.^hip. 


Lot  ui  pray,  fight  and  work  harder  than 


i   was  undoubtedly    a  thorough- 


He  was  introduced  by  s 
.s  place,  and  commence 
Worshipful  Hester  and  I 


.  John's  oration.     The  fabric  of  Masonry  mu9' 
:  getting  eicfcdingly  shabby,  or  its    patroni 


why  did  be  doubt  it.      I  venture  it  is  for   w 
.f  faith  in  it     This  speaker  then  informed 

srlierag.j,  Curiam, uv  nvailct  \u ,  -If  of  ■*, 


nd  by  earing  that  Maaonry  inculcates  a 

i  the  Holy  Scripture  and  the.  Sun  of  God,  (do 

elkff)    whom  he  styled  tho    "Grand.   High 


mmanity,  he  brought  t 


WIDE  AWAKE. 


asserts.     Tho  fact 
JebJy  help  to  di-gr 


of  Hiram  Ahiff,  substantially  agreeing  wJt 

WoouchttohavocheapU^VrTatril 
these  could  bo  loft  ontheseatsofOhu 

suggest  that  teitl  of  scripture   hearii 


o  or  long  to  comply  with  them  fully.— Eos] 
WHO  KILLED  ITIORGAN  t 


others  who  hero  come  under 
Of  Masonry,  he   has  lost  his 

Eniron  Ctkoscri: 
liiaoftenalootlydonl 

gan.  although   they  kno 
facts.     The   only   .rgum 

dbyMa 

S 

th.lr 

ROUGH   ASHLAR, 
VS.   CUIUSTIANITY. 

■3 

.fur 

2 

.^IHzHIrE 

^i^.lUi\i 

'ii\ 

toll. 

S 

corners  "by  rich   and  r 


mat  justice  in 
i   congloi 


■uaucaa,     shall    arise     with      healing     in    Ills 
finga.     Let  Tub  CTNoatme  go  forward  and  poui 
lit  the  light,  and  every  other  paper  that  pre< 
endd  to  he  with  Christ.     Yoors  for  light, 
J.   0.  LAMrfON. 


No«ni,  111:,  Aug.  2,  1 
ii  tor  Ctsosdrk: 

:ee  Masonry  to  do  with  the  people?  an 

Dtilo  in  his  doings  hero  and  every  ■ 
lis  community  was  startled  a  few  day 
wiih  the  announcement  that  D.  0.  Malloi 


nytbinjt  about  it  f    Why,  a  man  by  the  nami 
of   this   P.   0.   route,   has  a  piquo  at  the  Po* 


r  by  t»s  namo  of  Joycelyn 


ulerosta  of  oonimunlty  are  trampled  under 
t  It  remains  to  be  sees,  whelhertbe  peopls 


Pkmiosnt  Blancfu.ro,  Dsah  Sir,— Wo  hnvo 


f  K.nsu,  and  wiinoseed  horrors  brought 
en  by  secret  societies  working  under  cover  of 


rably  to  the  bar  of  ei 


idviiirythciroppononU. 


igbt,  that  his  deeds  may  be  mac 
hey  are  wrooght  in  God,  "  tb.u 
irinciple  by  which  the  honesty 


ne  days,  tn  order  to  expedite  his  griti 
urged  the  filler  to  start  his  mill  on  t 

lh,  and  grind  out  bis  grist.  To  this  t 
readily   consented.     After  start  ng    1 

a  boy  about  twelve  years  of  age— and  • 

milier'sson,  when  adjusting  some  of  t 

was  twice  broken,  another  once,  and 


ir  destroyed  much  good." 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE,  CHICAGO,  SI 

5PTEMBER  7,  1869. 

6 

The  Christian  Cynosure. 

,f  ■'  Free  Masonry  and  kindred  Societies." 
I  tbink  God  w«s  manifestly  with   us.     Be* 

they  merit  any  such  high  distinction.      At  a 
.lass  tbey  have  more  thin  a  full  proportion  of 

wutj  ■  but  is  in  direct  contradiction  to  Masonic 

to  be  more  than  half  a  traitor  himself.     By  .-uch 
Mftfonio  lovally  was  our  warprolo.ig-d,  anj  cur 
*rmT   disgraced,   nnd   tho    favors  which    these 

history,  and  cm  but  deem  tb*m  as  wuhom 
foundation,  ami  derogatory  to  Ohristianiry, 
There  is  certainly  nothing  In  the  inspired  writ- 

SALUTATORY. 

lr.  Bill,  of  the  Edwtrde  Church,  though  he 

-cheming  demagogues  and  of  ambitious,  and 

derate  political  discussions  in  the  blue  lodges. 

Mackey,  in  his  leilcon  ofFrco  Masonry,  says. 

'ad  his  regular  service  at  the   time,  and  could 

■inprineipled  odteoturers.   Dsisile»l  and  openlj 

That  is  not  the  place,  nor  is  this  tbe  method. 

cost  anguish  and  d^ath  to  thrice  their  number 

search  in  one  of  the  oldest  and  riches,  libraries 

TO  TBE  READERS  OF  THE  CYNOSURE. 

10.  attend,  yet  gave  a  handsome  notice  of  thi 

It  is  where  tbey  bait  their  game,  sod  tho  plan 

in   the   United   States,   tbat   of  II.  0.,  made  at 

»«-.— ^-j^;1 

ncnt  of  myself.     I  spoke  something  near  ait 

rT'1  '^rW       ^  1*'    CdBin 

by  changing  D  into  (Al,  after  the  fashion  of  the 

To  bt  continued  in  our  ntx(. 

tho  request  of  Rev.    Dr.  Wocfds,   of  Andover, 

BEPORT  O.V    SEC11ET  SOCIETIES. 

authority  for  such  claims. 

iour  and  a  half.     When  I  was  fairly  settled  it 

Chase,  in  his  digest  of  Masonic  laws,  188H,  p 

you,  somew  '    °™     r'  my  e  '  °™  grce  inB 

to  know  of  me  if  I  "  was  a  Free  Mason."  There 

piety..   Tho  private  end  the  ministerial  Cbrist- 

Grand  Masters,  valient  Knights,  and  sovereign 

208,  says  i  "To  require  that  a  candidate  pro 

%f£Z^ri"jta£u  l2fcJkF2uh  nf  o« 

know,  by  painful  experience,  that  mumbiirs  of 

-.ere  materials  for  an  Epbesian  tumult  and  row 

Commanders  wield  by  tho  help   of  enslaving 

oaths  and  the  caste  "spirit  of  the  order."  Thi. 

iished  in  The  Cthosuri. 

it  a  i  e  in  w            dm    an      r  en  i  arrive 

■>een  glad  to  have  had  the  meeting  thrown  inU 

<bo   stamp  that  commands  tho  highest  confi- 

reasoning from  the  exclusion  of  political  dis- 

very  body  of  Masonry."     P.    108,   he  say*— 

Tho  Committee  to  whom    was  reforrod  the 

fact  It,  we  left  bomo  in  a  hurry."    The  fact  Ii 

.Itercetlon  and  confusion.      So  I   declined  to 
answer  the   gentleman,    who  insisted  on  Ms 

dence,  either  ol  tbe  spiritual  minded  or  of  the 
world.     If  any  Masons  aro  "  the  best  and  brav 

sophlstry— It  is  deceitful 

"  Froo  Masonjy  calls  no  man  tor  account  fo  hi 
belief  of  any  religion  on  the  globe."  And  again 

S£^ 

ub.r.Vd0prni";"n°;hrr..T»'crnp°.r°te 

chapter  of  "  moving  accidents"  might  be  glvei 

,uestion,  and  said  when  that  was  answered  he 

eat,"  it  is  not  Masonry  that  makes  them  so.     I< 

Kot  to  amcr  ihHIML    ^  ^    ' 

"Masonry  has  nothing  whatever  to  do  with  the 

aniTr^Ttm^mtn^mu^Violbtilu 

Ohurclf,  .til  in  paying  thoir  lues  at  the  loJge, 

Is  no  sign  of  true  bravery,  that  a  man  cannot 

Bible.    It  is  not   founded  on  tho  Bible.     If  i 

why  tbo  proof  of  our  paper  has  been  so  iruper 

he  house  was  mine  that  night  for  argument; 

ment  tbat  MasonJy  does  not  interfere  with  oneV 

«as  it  would  not  bo  Masonry-it  would  bo  some 

having  personal  and  esteemed  friends   among 

Church,  that  there  la  frequently  anl  mournfully, 

the  secret  orders,— from  whom  only  a  sense  o 

iog  Latin,  Dutch,  or  English.     But  sufficient 

.rrange  with  any  gentleman  whom  tho  Mason, 

merits;  but  he  must  enter   into  a  conspiracy 

are  not  called  in  the  quoitioo  or  controverted 
in  tho  lodgo.    That  did  not  hinder  Dr.  Coopoi 

thority  as  Dr.  Cooper's  address,  and  being  con 

duty  would  constrain  us  to  differ. 

We    havo  also  tho     additional    difficulty   o 

tbe  lodge,  in  place  of  tho  dutiea  anl  a.rv.cea 

that  he  hopes  will  do  more  for  him  than  hnman 

man,  member,  of  the    lodges,  (not  to  charge 

T  "runt"1  ur  "nTviz"  to'-inlo  "us  of  fl 

Tortuight,  if  desired.     We  then  hada  quieland 

justice  or  God  would  sward.     In  tbia  there  is 

from  teaching  in  a  St.  John's  day  oration,  that 
"  tho  spirit  of  tho  order  required   Masons  to 

vastly  more  credit;  oven  if  Hereby  we  should 

lio  fully  informed.     This  will  lead    us  to   spea 

deeply   attentive  meeting  to  the  close.     One 

an  evident  luck  of  courage,  or  of  goodness,  or 

uf  what  wo  do  know— of  what  is  open  and  fre 

unchrisliauly  intolerant   toward,  ihoau     who, 

and   frail   friends   whom  a  mis-spelling  coul< 

of  both.     Be  dares  not   trust  God,  to  protect 

attend  upon  tho  ministry"  of  a  Mason,  in  pre 

honesty. 

to  all,  and  cannot  be  concealed.     It  is  our  flrz 

^Mp^^m^Z 

obtain  my  statistics,  saying-"  I  was  just  ready 

him  from  them,  and  cannot  be  content  with 

feronco  to  an  anti-Masai.    Teaching,  in  fact 
that  sustaining  a  brother  Ma»nn  in  the  pulpii 

But  ho  tells  us,  "  it  is  not  forbidden  any  man 

In' "he  'tell'mon'  ol'lhos'   ^rfMftiTw'd! 

That  there  are  some  good  anl  estimable  men 

e. ",';  .^L'^dTeircdlri'.'0.  -"J7; 

notes  tonight."    I  gave  him  Mr.  Cook's  tract, 

■The  History  of  Masonrj."     The  earnest  Christ- 

^^^S^^^^M 

the  Church  of  hia  choice  ;  tho  same  as  to  su\ 

to  pray  In  the  name  of  Christ."    How  does  he 

vulgo   the  mysteries  and    oaths  of  the    socre 

■an,  praying  people  here,  are  deeply  moved. 

that  Masonry   is  more  important,  than  ever) 

Although  our  report  relates  chiefly  to   the 

Fo.ler,  already  announced  a»  office  editor,  will 

To-night  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Good  Templars 

thing  tbat  is  distinctive,  and  peculiar  in  an) 

Chapter."    Sure  tbat  ia  no  proof.     Here  is  a 

expediency,  or  inexpediency  of  Ministers  and 

"•ukA''^''^2^0i"K^ZZlZT^ 

lor  tho  State  of  Massachusetts,  meets  here  for  a 

t.ko  menintoMasoniclodges.areauchaa belong 

and  all  the   churches  of  Christiaodom,  whicl 

give   aclcar  utterance  on  that  point,    withou 

z'ESSSSi^S 

rU,llllld   than  those  of  ordinary  men    And 

-emi-annual  meeting  in    the   same  town    hall. 

dhows  that  the  sectarianism  of  Masonry  is  of  al 

chaplain,  is  not  saying  he  prayed   in  tbo  name 

Brat  sotting  forth  what  wo  think  is  undesirable 

»  "th"  tT  ea  aro  etill  turbulent  aod   will  no. 

The  providence  of  God  is  very  marked  in  allow- 

than  to  the  "best  and   bravest"    This  single 

sectarianism,  the  rankest  and  very  worst.     Anu 

of  Christ  in  the  lodges  and   chapters;  or  if  he 

truth  pertaining  to  the  principles  and  working- 

than  tho  secret  orders,  common  to  all  men,  and 

Ei£t:5IESSEr 

that  body   here.     I  asked  a   prominent  Good 

save  nine  tenths  or  those  who  enter  the  lodge*, 

Minds  its  own  business."     Its  own  busines  is  ti 
draw  men  insensibly  and  insidiously   upon  i 

|o""aUhis  rgnTocTone3  whlwih"  m  p"e 

Si.9rH5:iH-.i3i 

score  of  morality  or  pY.laulhrophy.  Itcgardcd, 
,n     the    most    favorable   light    in    which    wo 

^1-TC^.b""^.^^^,,,"^; 

Templars  were  not  Masons.     Be  said  he  "pre- 
sumed they  were."    The  cause  of  temperance 

ro  shall   thou  dwell   in  the  laud,   and   verily 

iheological  platform,  that  while  it  seems  to  bt 
a  broad   and  liberal  platform  of  all  truth,  ie  , 

£**b  sTe,™!  TifTi^LL^ 

l,re^":.ex«^.?.'.liu^■h.'tiS^.t',''„o,*de^, 

will  fare  in  their  hands  as  American  principles 

thou  shall  be  fed."    Let  not  secretins  bo  too 

and  Imprecations  which  are  supposed   to    bind 

I  wish  to  caution   our  readera  against  one 

aod  as  a  real  deniul  of  tbe  go  pel  of  Christ,  as  wa, 

if         i     a  scmblie's   is  contrar     to   th         L 

preliminary    inquiry,— ok    roAai  nuant,  and    io 

tho  members  ol  that  order,  wo  are  obliged    to 

thing,  fix:  supposing  that  our  paper  is,  and  it 
to  ba,   a  mere   ant.-Hasoi.io  battery.     It  ie  on 
tbe  contrary,  something  quite  different.     It  If 

lith'tJm1.  !Dr!hen  trUT«V«  Hd^I 

larity,  [eat  they    be  found    "following  a  multi- 

ever  uttered  by  Jews  or   infidels.     The  raj 

jalitj  of  Masonry."     And  Webb's  Monitor  in 
clucates  the   came  doctrine  thus—"  Prayer  h 

P' L  F™Sr° own^oSlin™,   in  which 

consider  the  secret  societies,  generally  and  corn- 
able  features  which  inhoro  In  them  and  from  the 

Masonic  lodges  should  bo  of  a  general  cbarac 

delity.     "But  it  don't  interfere  with  religion.' 

Wo  aro   at  sea,  and  the   Free  Ma'ons  have 

anti-slavery  triumph   a  few   years;    defeated 

•Dd  the  broad  wav  thronged  by  tbe  rich,  end 

The  Christian's   God  claims  to  be  the  on/„ 

../conscientious  brethren  "  and  these  brethren" 

2.   We  claim   that  the  universality  and    froo- 

huge  burn.clos  on  the  gospel  ship,  impelling  its 

their  own  professed  principles,  and  died. 

mighty,  and  wise,  in  this  world  to  bo  found  the 

true  God— the  on/y  Savior,  and   claims  sole  wor 

mar^T^y3  be.  JeTs.'pagU Tr  infideTs 

possible  to  cooGn«  any  really  great  and    useful 

progress,  or  as  parasitic   adhesions,  deriving  a 

We  »w,  in  our  late  war,  the   devil  trying  to 

Ja™^!?^ 

"d^Co?  '-    ar  nment  is  mad 

ZV^T^Z^Laq^LTaZ 

i.  *.,  according  to  Masonic  authority  prayers  io 

principle  to  tho  solo  use  and  benefit  of  a  select 

they  can  possibly  impart  .0  it. 

P"n^  «K  m^ll  oMb^MilV^u  w  »'&»!« 

mere  ass^oVs/witZt1  .'fea&W  prtof; 

ing  their  divinity;  and  not  only  this,  but  fur- 

Especially  at  the  present  day,  nnd  in  this  free 
country,    is    such    a    thing    impossible.     The 

THEGItitNDBVR    «.'    TIASHMtV. 

Andean  bo'"  could  ''not'  (fo'r'ooTwo'old  no. 

l^ittteTTe"  U^ZoWKMSm  b  ,0 

because  there  is  not  the  shadow  of  foundation 

to  deny  that  Jehovah   is   the  only  God,  anil 

-.idTomauWaj^ 

mathematics— astronomy—  chemistry—  philos- 
ophy—political  economy— social  science— the- 

We  saw  a  list  of  officers  chosen  tho  other 
day  at  o.  conclave  ol  Knight's  Templars,  consist- 

^Z^A^J^V^WUAIi^ 

ft,  Uf  arguments  which  logicians  call  tbe  non 

solemnly  to  acknowledge  that  the  Gods  of  the 

Sr!d^^ 

^^^^^£!aS!S2S£. 

ing  of  fifteen  persons,  all  of  whom  had  the  title 
Of  Grand    affixed   to    ihnr     names.     Such    an 

ftar    was  over,   we    saw   Bishop    Whitehouse's 
Episcopal   convention    at  Philadelphia,  refute 

thanks  for  the  salvation  of  popular  government 
and  the  overthrow  of  slavery  1     If  slavery  had 

of  tho  Tract  Society.     Tbe  readers  ol  the  Ct.no- 
mjm  will    romember  ihat  this  Tract  Society 
(Boston)    arter    disgraoiog    religion    by  tbeir 
squabbles  for   money    and    sectarianism,  and 

on  the  plan  that  they  would  not  "  shun  to  do- 

3.  Of  evasions  and  special  pleading,  and  at- 
attempts  at  deception,   by  presuming  upon  the 

Of  mere  assertions  take  the  following: 

1.  "Masonry  is  no  disloyal  nor  political  in- 

Gentiles, are  Ood,;  and  just  thie  Free  Mason> 
do.     It  is  the  broad   foundation  on  which  th< 
whole  structure    re»ts.-(See  Webb's  Moniter 

article  religion.)     It  says,  gather  togethor  the 
Jew  and  the  Gentile,  Mahommedan,  Fbaiisee 

none  to  object,  and  that  only  to  quiet  and  do 

*hen  they  read   passages  from  the  New  TesU 
ment,  where  the   name  of  Christ  occurs,  tba 
name    is   expunged,   and    from    their  written 

ly  to  all  his  creatures      Wo  should  as  soon 

of  the  common  air,  and  calling  It  a  mystery,   us 
of  restricting   any  great  aod  important  discov- 

erally. 

army  of  Grand  Commanders,  Giand  General- 
Ijslmo',  Grand  Captains,  and  Grand   Piolutes, 

ever  bear  of  before.    They  must  surely  bo  very 

Church   which  tbey    lovo  1     Slavery  had  pro- 
tected Free  Masonry  from  popolar  discussion 
at  the    death    of  Morgan  !     Slavery  shielded 

dare  all  the  counaelof  God,''  aupprcssed  atract 

stitution. 

ship  acceptable  to  all  of  these,  aod  go  in  and 

the  one  or  two,  perhaps,  that  contain  it,  could 

better,  or  nwrosnooesaful.  than  tbosa  who 'are 

does  our    ignorance  of  them  argue   ourselves 

(requested  by    the   Andover   Faculty)  against 

unite    with,  and   lovingly    fellowship     them   in 

secret  societies  !     "  B*  tiwl  util  am   hU  life 

!2i.::r:i;:::,;::,:r,i""n 

which  the  heathen  invited  tho  Israelites  to  step 

Joes  he  p-ovo  it  r     By  the  same  argument  thai 
he  proves  ii  to  be  non -political,  coupling  theru 

osophy,  or  morality,  or  scientific  knowledge,  or 

sumed  to  be.  or  aro  tbey  not    a   set   of   simple 

and  king-eraft.    The   "Blue   Lodges"    which 

Ihave  given  a  full  and  carefully  written  report 
of  Senator  Tomeroy's  speech  at  our  Chicago 

-1.  "  It  is  distinctively  and  emphatically  be- 

to  tbe  worship  of  Baal.-(Sce  Josophus  on  thu- 
subject.)    But  in  the  jospel    we  are  thus  in 

E'^iru.S'ii.^H.n.H 

evidence  ol  Mr.  James  risks'  insanity,  that  ho 
dons  tho  uniform  of  a  Commodore,  or  of  some 

the  Eu  Kluz  clans,  which  were  to  defeat  the 

Prets  here,  and  the  editor  promises  me  a  proof 

Theee  points  constituto  tbe  substance  of  his 

gather   with  unbelievers;  for  what  felloweUir 

ouinf   in    tbo   lodge.      So    the    Uasons   or  the 
South  were  perfectly  loyal— Jtff.  Davis  and  A. 

sou  of  facts,  any  such  superiority  on  theirpart. 

"uTo,.  mcha  5S0L  Tm  e^mo^nch'hi'n 

,^l^aiS^M'^^ 

tomorrow,  and    that  it  will    appoar  on  Friday. 
Ab  there  is   no  answering  Senater  Pomeroj'.. 

nri'uTd  t  bBet  t  nnirg  ^  t 

what  communication  hath  light  with  darkness  J 

dlS^itSik  -S  dTd  17 Tit 

in    our  judgmont.    ministers  and   members    of 
Free  Masonry,  Odd  Followship,  et  eatlera. 
orders  the  Church  should  abstain  from  the  secret 

We  havo  long  observed  that  no  man  oi  any 

arguments,  I  tbink  tho  publishing  of  it   here, 

energies  to  specific  objects  and  ends. 

i  Kow  Ood  was  our  pole-star  through  that 

used  to  run  as  an  abolition  candidate,  when  be 

and  disloyal  institution.     That  religiously  it  out 
Herods  Ilcrod  in  sectarianism.     That   among 

what  part  hath  ho  tbat  believe  th  with  an  infidel  1 
And  what  agreement  huh  the  Tomplo  of  God 

that ;  though  all  the  world  knows  tbe  rebellion 
*aa  gotten  up  by  these  same  Haaons  using  per- 

than  on  true  and  general  benevolence. 
2.  They  claim  to  be  founded  on  tbe   Bible. 

being  a  Mason.  Ou  the  contrary,  it  is  oi.lj  the 
young  aud  thoughtless,  are  ashamed  of  it,    aud 

tempest]    Jtfferaou  Davia  and  Braxtyr  [Bragg 

the    progress   of  our  cause.     There  is  not  a 

inlormcdlerofamost  persistent  and  impudent 

them  end  be  ye  separate,  saith  the  Lotd  ;  and 

plats  and  the  golden  circle,  as  the    instrument 

the  mble^nowherTrlo^mi^ei  them  udmn 

EJSSSSH: 

population  on  earth  better  fitted  to  appreciate 

toocb  not  the  unclean  thing  and  I  will  receive 

This  is  tho  fundamental  law  of  Christianity 
Tho  theory  and  practice  of  Free  Masonry  is  pre 

universal  Masonry.     Perhaps   they   did.     I'er- 

where  proclaims  the  equal  right  of  all  to  those 
blessings,  and  to  tbe  mercies  of  God,  especially 

to  cover  up  their  folly  and  disgrace,   from    lbs 

Frettttant   Episcopal   Bishop  who  "confirmed  " 

T'ne  hand  of  God  seems  to  me  plainly  visible  in 

iri*^ 

ihar.  to  M.isons  ruoro  than  any    other    class  ol 

are  carefully  excluded  irum  the  orders. 

a'bjecTZort^ 

them  in  their  rebellion  against  Cod  and  their 

publication  of  Senator  Pomcroy's  speech  just 

controlina  every  institution  in   human    oci   t 

ulflety  andsquarcly  itsopposite.     Noman  there 

men,  (unless  it  be  the  slave  holders,  and  they 

lodge.      No    one  ol   any  rouoliuesi  and  proper 

eountry,   as  well   deserved  a   baiter  as  Davie 

following  tbe  State  Grand  Lodge  meeting  here. 

Tor  the  especial  benefit  of  tho  members  of  tbe 

fore  can,  understanding!',  unite  in  the  follow- 

were  mostly  Masons,)  we  are  indebted  for  the 

self  rcspoct,  would  adhero  to  a  set  of  men  who 

heart,  4c." 

But  "  we  wreatlo  not  with  flesh  and  Mood," 

crace  as  arc  imposed  upon  one  by  the  uuscemly 

toS  thT^™^  Uptown  hill 

is  distinctly  and  emphatically  selfish,  and  totally 

false  Gods,  and  thereby  denying  that  our  God 

conflict.     But  oh  1  they  never  di-cussed  this  in 

be"  g^Mason  ^i"o7  being'  7  SSS 

It  ia    true,    tbe  Kow  Testament  teaches  us 

SEE5SS3 

meeting,  and  invited  subscriptions  to  it. 

prepared  to   prove    them  again.     But  for  the 

ie  the  only  true  God,  aui  tho  only  Savior;   and 

he  lodge  1     So  loyal  were  they  that  when  in  tbe 
institutions  were  in  danger  of  being  overturned; 

vVhnreai,  many  of  tbo  brightest  ornaments  ol 

"  to  be  subject  one  to  another,  snd  be  clothed 
with  huniilitt,  "  but  this  was  said  to  men  as 
Christians    aud  not   as  Masons.     It  does    not 

li.s  Ctnoschs  if  true  to  its  n  Joe  and  ruissio" 

Secretary   Ritchie    writes  from   Cincinnati, 

present  we   leave  our  assertion  to  offset  the 

Zion,  and  cast  111  his  lot  with  idolaters  and  al 

pliufuTfacU,^^ 

worship,  sppoinUd  by  Uims-Blf  in  the  power  ol 

)hat   Mr.   Carpcnter'a  offer   of  one  thousand 
clergymen  who  should  apply  for  it,  has  already 

tempted  reasoning,  which  baB  at  least  the  merit 
of  i.luBtrating  tho  sophistical  or  non  itgwttr. 

— ^IiE'2:;: 

bottom  ;  rent^from^cenue  ^^^7^ 

BiHSrHHH: 

to    ths   Dud  In  sis,   Jews,    infidds,   and    pagans, 

Masons   against   Masons;     *      •     yes,    within 

n  telling  us  to  be    "  clothed  with  humility  " 

on  foot  by  tbe  same  dovij  „bo  once  spoiled  our 

lie  attempts  to  prove  that  Masonry  is  not 

nmi  God  in  tho  lodge  that  1  do  in  tbe  Okuree. 

die  precincts  of  tho  ludge;  these  things  could 

pic  of  God,  "  Thine  heart  is  divided,  now  ahe.ll 

t  do«  uot  mean  thereby  that  we  shall  stoop  to 

theybe[lound   faulty,  "  is  applicable,  we    fear, 

■gainst   Ood   and   humanity,    (that  is  against 

ton  baa  au-.borized  Mr.  Ritchie  to  go  on.  Surely 

lodgn.     Suppose   they  ate  not— this  does  not 

worshiped    the  golden  calf,  at  SinnI,  Baying— 

,vord  could  be  spoken  to  repress  treason,  or  re- 

a large  p*rl  of  their  limo,  and  money,   and    in- 

There  is   a  wide  difference   between  humility 

Christ)  ever  since. 

tho  enemy  has  como  in  like   a  flood,  and  the 

hinder  them   from  swearing  their  members  to 

"  these  bo  tbj  Gods,  0  1  feracl,  which  brought 

buke  the  traitor.     The  Mason  takes  the  hand  ol 

teres,.,  on  Free  Masonry  and    Odd    Fellowship 

and    degradation;      but    neither      Masons   nor 

If  one  man  may  make  a  religious  rite  and  im- 

spirit of  God   is  lifting   up  a  standard  against 

favor  each  other's  political  preferment,  which 

ue  out  Eg)Pt."    Thua  jott  aeo  tho;  claimed  to 

,be  traitor,  red  with  his  own  fathers  or  brother 

And  if  none  aro  g„od  Masons  but  those  that 

Jesuits  seem  to  be  aware  of  it     Nor  is  it  to  be 

pel*  .1  on  another,  ho  is  that  other  man's  ahso- 

him.     Tbink  of  a  breadth  of  mind  and  country 

they  positively  do  in  tbe  Royal  Arch  oath,  bb 

be  worabiping  the  .ante  God  .bo  brought  them 

blood,  in  calmness  ...d  mo?t  brotherly  friend- 

m^S3^^tiuTma!i  bo°  'lU» 

usually     go    to    make    np  Masonry,    tbat   .bet 

repreBentod  by    1,100    ministers.    This  looks 

brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity  I"    And  at 

well  fur  our  nejt  meeting  at  Cincinnati. 

a  plain  fact,  that  Masons  absorb  ten  times  their 

kfuod  Christian,  evou  a  very  good  one,   without 

though  ono  humility  leads  to  true  manho  d  and 

his  faculties  for   himself.     This  is  what  prions 

Yours  in  Christ, 

just  proportion  of  political  offices,  and  that  by 

accept  it.    Let  Maeona  heed  tbe  example.  ADd 

upon  those  who  go  forth  to  slrik-  at  the  lifo  ol 

being  a  Mason,  or  au  Odd  Fellow  ;  so  that  it  is 

immi.nal  1.1".,  while  the  other  leads  dowuwa.ds 

dLii  3ta" ImthTljT Zm**ui\  The 

J.  BLANCHARD. 

What  matter  is  it  whether  this  is  done   by  dia- 

jet  r.r.ot.  Cooper  telle  oa  their,  ia  "  Ohrletien 

It  may  commend  the  lodge  to  Dr.  Cooper  and 

:::^r^^^:r^e^^ 

Just  think  for  one  moment,  of  a  Grand   Pre- 

ate,  tho  Rer.  Mr.  Suchnone,    subjecting   him- 

cussions in  the  lodgft,  or  by  the  power  oftholr 

delity  1  Christian   dovil   worship  rather.   Theie 

self  to  a  lodge  of  Chinamen,  and  thinking  that 

devils  psrloership  which  he  proposed  to  Christ, 

FEKSE  Wo.  a. 

oaths,  or  by  any  other  method  of  operating? 

i>,  and  there  can  be  no  concord  between  the 

it  has  such  a  mightv  spi-1!  upon  its  members, 

and  money,  and  talent,  which  should  be  conse- 

crated supremely  to  Christ  and  bis  cause  in  the 

Our  fathers  lied  from  these  priests  across  the 

ment  from  the  authority  of  groat  names  and 

lodgo  work  t  Does  that  binder  them  from  such 

lundamental  dootrioo  of  Free  Maaonrj,  respect- 

revolutiou and  blood  shtd,  the  most  loyal  men 

world. 

o  the  disgraceful   manifestations  ol  a  Masonic 

ocean,  but  they  have  changed   their  jackets 

humbugs. 

diBcussion  in  recess  1     And  cannot  the  Masonic 

ing  religion.     The  opposition  1.  total  and  the 

can    meet   the   insurgents,   the    m^dererfl  °' 

ow'n  credft,  writ'bdong^^Cnris'tisnitv.'jui- 

preach  the  religion  of  Jesus  1 

as  rogues  aro  wont;  pot  on  lambtkin  aprons; 

that  they  aro   "tho  self-elected  regulators  of 

ly,  obligation,  tbe  "aid"  of  a  good  word  or  a 
vote  under  the  proper  signal  of  distroHB,  when 

and  water,  light  and  darknOFi,  will  coalesce  juit 
as  soon.     Ho  aaya,  too,  it  Is  "  founded  upon  the 

SSSHS^i 

ON  TBE  SQUARE. 

Una;    to  put  out   their  light  and  block  the 

All  the  benevolence,  tho  morality,  the  neigh- 

W"  Wnat  a  folly  it  is  to  dread  t„o  thought 

atonement  of  Christ,  by  swamping  the  Amori- 

of  throwing  away  life  at  once,  aud  yet  have  no 

ean  movement  1     May  the  living  Ood  frustrate 

conduce."     But  who  has  elected  Masons  to 

deltrhirPolltL'rLLV?hi88Irgumeent 

„  knock,  away  the  foundation  cl.lotup.n'wbich 

filled    with   men,   standing   boll  uprigbt,  with 

rather  than  to  charily  ,  whereas  they  might  be, 

regard  to  throwing  it  away  piecemeal. 
•ST  "  The  ruin  of  most  men  dates  from  icrnt 

So  you   Bee   that  when  wo  have  made  the 

land  ""a'  °h "'h0    MF    a" ^ -Tlbi!  honor T 

from  the  fact  that  politics  are  not  discussed  in 
ihc  ledge,  is  therefore  a  perfect  sophism.     The 

lV."r!l!w.ri.0.r  "if  217* 

glaring  eyes,  but  frozen  stark  and  stiff  in  death. 
It  eremc  like  a  precinct  of  hull  itself,  where  by 

xons,  and  even  bettor,  outside  of  the'  order,  bj 

vacant  hour.     Occupation  is  the  armor  of  the 

some  eatanic  alehimy,  nil  truo   sentiments  of 

tho  Simple   power  of  faith  and  Christian  prin- 

he  devil  la  represented  as  fishing  for  men,  and 

other  Gods  to  bo  equally  worshiped,  what  is  to 

fitting  his  habits  to  tho  taste  and  business  of  bit 

Your,  In  the  love  of  Christ, 

J.  BLANCHARD. 

against   Mason -y,  am   they   not  by   so    doing, 
"  the  self  elected  regulators"  ol  spiritual  teach- 
ing  in  the  Church  of  God,  and  of  tho  ministerial 
conscience?    That   thsrs   are   not    Individual 
Masons  that  are  worthy   to   ba  ranked  among 

towards  them—"  distinctively  and  emphatically 
beoevoloot  H  towards  tbem.     fieo  how   bountl- 

tinguiablng  liberality  of  tbe  Masonic  theory  is 

dergo  a  traosformalion,  like    persons  in  such 
mo!   bury   them  alive.     Yes.  [et  us  be  burled 
erna'l  Ind.ferenllsm,  which  according  to  the  Dr.'. 

hem  with  unscriptur.l  exclu-iv,  ness,  to  confine 
and  restrict  their   knowledge   and    wisdom    to 

prey  ;  but  tbo  idler,  ho  said,  gave  him  no  trouble 
Why  do  circuses  take  menageries  with  them 

EDITORIAL  COItnESPONSEKCB. 

Tn?For  the  same  reason  that  Masons  m.ke 

iroairuKm*,  l7a.,.,  Aug.  83,  Iflof. 

the  "beat  and  bravest  in  the  land,"  we  are  not  fully  be  feeds  them  1  while  for  daya  and  wseks 

aoeepted.      The    asseitloo,    that    Masonry    Is 

^rgentV'ofour0  amy  «?<?,'  be^that'bas 

entitled  as  they,  according  to  tbo  Biblo. 
6.  The  claim  of  Masonry  to  great   antiquity, 

be  Biblo  a  part  of  their  lodgo  furniture,  sod 

RiT.  L.  FosTia— Vtar  Srot/ur .-  I  yesterdUy 

hat  Hiram,  and  Solomon,  and  John    tho    Bap- 

cruplea  of  th.-  conoious,  and  draw  io  a  el»» 

(Sabbath)  evening,  prssuhsd  in   tbe  old  lot»n 

1st,  and  John  the   Evangelist,  were   eminent 

f  people  xho  otherwise  would  not  go    osar 

bail  here,  to  a  full   audience,  on   the   aubjatft 

impress  us  with  the  conviction,  that  as  a  class, 

pigeons  best  friend.     Now  if  that  is  good  logic, 

compared  with  the  lundamental  theory  of  Ua-[ 

y  to  give  and  accept  sty  favors,  has  taught  him 

Unseat;  we  find  no    where    substantiated   by 

hem. 

)  donated    scrupulous!)' 


.  Who  will  pay  for  ibo  5 


Correspondence. 


t  it,  and  i*  beginning  to  full. 

.e  know  nothing  except  ihitt  one   of 
who  occupies,  a  ohtir   In  the-    Tdt. 

.'on  one  side,  U  to  bo  on  tho  other,  w] 


e  are  not  wishing  a  division   o(  tho 

■t  army.     Wo  feared  it,  and  hence-  it 

.1.  complained  of  by  brother   Sbucv. 

do  not  wish  to  see  the  puper  crippled  whi 

be    if  it    advocated     the    repeal  i 
i    rule,  thus  inviting   Odd   Fellow 
Knight  Templars  to  nesist  it  in  ■'  tending 

I  of  the  Cysobubb. 


They  hnvo  stood  e 
the   rear.     But 


niTOR  CYNePURir: 

I  Bud  the  following  in  the  Erergretn  concei 
ife  tho  "  Ciible  Tow  of  Masonry." 
On  the  length  of  this  cable  it  says—"  Belie 


'■Like  the  girdle  which  Puck  proposed 
rry  round  the  globe  in  forty  minutes;  th 
.Die  tow  touches  (and  connects  you  with)  'i 

Masons—'  wheresoever  dispersed.'      Those  wl 
Now    Christians,  and  especially  ministers 


.n-iiil  .Mem]  she    Ctiuuli    r 


'•tMirf  that  noble  Church  hand  and  foot,  ami 


;;;J-'» T.lum,„,  „.„  tell.  Ihra,   .nd 

]jb"'«l>  Odd   felio,.,    Ben    <■(  T.mp'.l 
"WtTonplTOotHooorl!)  ud  I..,.. 


.»oo.,  from  Muonic  .olhoritj  iuelf. 
I  find  io  the  Rdighia  Tilifopi,   a  qu 
■or«  "Tiro  Voicrr  of  Masonrj."  drU.-d  An 
980,  M  follow.  :   "  Brethren  of  lire  Norl 


the  Southern  people. 


Bretkeoridrte.  Davis,  Forent,  Chi.ntc 


t  the,   are    tight  or 
,ud  Egjot,  where  till 


!r,  li.ing  Io  tho  W«t 


indenting  the  ovorthtow  of  (rvr-rjUririg  thf 
la.  the  .lightest  tondeno?  to  withdraw  the  .1 
errtlon  of  lire  world  ftont  the  "  ttue  light "  or 
ro  J  B.vior  I  have  loog  been  a  Mason,  be 
dtloaatell  .000  aftot  I  w.i  „,l,.d   to  the  sal 


JHE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  SEPTEMBER  7,  1869. 

B.tUrkm 


leans,  and    who    profe-^  lo  deplore  tin 

by  their  works  f     I  do  not  wish  to  boast,  but 
s  in  the  anti-Masonic  Geld  before  the  Natioj 

nkful    fur    their  cooperation.     But   woul 

i  professed  friends  of  (he  cause  leave  me    t. 

fight  alone  because  I  live  on  the  South  side  o 

0  ?     It  is  possible  that  our  Northren  am 


tnnd  on  tlio  Church's  wrttch-tower,  with  (h. 


gainst  the  mighty." 
for  the  right,  JOQ.V  T.  WALSH. 

He  richly  deserves  our  sympathies,  prayers 
nd  material  aid.  He  is  an  earnest  worker  ii 
le  cause  of  Christ— ofliglit,  end  truth,  and  ii 

toL  Send  for  hie  paper  Thi  Jlaiaur  of  &Ariii 
monthly,  published  at  Newbern,  North  Ciro 


relation  by  the  oourse  they  pursued 
in  taking  bin.  off  forcibly  and  raurd 


be  true.     I  said    to  him— Free  Mi 
inly   requires  Its   members  to  swee 


u  fal^eho.,,1.  a„,i  ]■ 


'""«1'»'W 


X  Free  Majons,  ever 
perfectly  light  toli 


TYfi'Jd  TUTQILL. 


utty  refuse  io  publish 


of  Win.     Morgan  ( 


dist  clergyman  by  the  name  ot  Foi 


Another    clergyman   in  this  County    unde 
?  overwhelmed  by   Maaonic  clergy    and  ga' 


r  eye    fell  upon  the    foil 
tit-bit:     Good  Templars 

g  The  Cysoschk  and  its  friends. 


Tim  Christian  Cyni 
n.only  a 


the    pupor.      When   I  ha 


r  of  Cood  Templars,  i 


'.ion    of  Goot 


3ornard*s  Light  and   all  similar  revolutions  of 
<,  j  COMPASS  &  SQUARE. 


"Mountaineer"  suggests  the  following  weighty 
llorrogatlons: 

Now  if  you  succeed  in  putting  down  Free 
:asonry  and  Odd  Fellowship,  what  will   those 


grip    and    pass-" 


MINUTES 

Aurora  Christian 


MOUNTAINEER. 


L.    C.  ANDREWS. 


nt;l»lil.,.j<liJi;ni( 
rlcuelne.   clfmw* 


Cornell  University  has    been   heralded  by  so 


*.  Ezra  A.  Coob.  Dk.b  Sir-]  have  jm 
informed  by  Mr.  George  Hainan,  forme 


oof  tho  falsity  of  i 
I  have  often  been 


e,  by  Thomas  P.  Webb,  and 
hose  names  I  do  not  retain 
icSree,  I  debited  its  false  pr 


a  .willed  the  order    befoi 
ami  also  with  D.    Bernan 

..iih  Mr    W'„rdofN.   Y. 


in  temples  to  be  worshipped  by  a  mingleC 
crowd  of  professed  saint?,  infidels  and  heathen 
,or  Tray  wo  are  in  bad  company  though 


rgun,  liearii  him  pleaii  for  dear  life  in 
(  of  his  Innocent  young  wife    and  bat 

i  scene.  When  Forgie  was  Masonically  i 
■cd  of,  we  wore  witnesses  to  the  scene,  i 
l  testify  to  tho  substantia!  troth  and  toi 


>een  holdini 


objector.]     That  gentleman  says  he   consi 


friend,  I    would 
tumult  of  appla. 


Minutes  of  the 
National     Christian  Convention 

PITTSBURG, 

May  6th,  etU  ».>(!  7th,  1388, 
in.  i    V  '  mi  rnib,rt,.|pnig.\Unh.oruwii|ii;      - 

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^'^M^A^i'$,^>"^^^T^*'*' 

pel,    except   in    counection   with    ancieni 
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JNO.  T.  VVH.III, 

THE  MYSTIC  TIE 

tinct  recognition  of  Cbr.stianity  in   the  neo 

lege,  but   we  were    hardly  prepared  for  the 

FREE   MASONRY, 

1  LEAGUE  WITH  TOE  DEVIL 

'  XT'iz  ^!ri.ofr.b.'i""°. 

Ai-ildoe  or  the  Confederal  I  on 

unpli  of  deism,  and  places  the   institution  b.i 
side  of  the  Girard  College  in  Philadelphia. 

pointed  in  the  trial  of  PETER  CUUK  ii  LPOIA 
COOK  at  Elkhart  Ind.,  with  the  particular!  of 

m   an   institution    that  so  far  abandons  the 

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nee  to  the  society  of  Free  Moses  or  Odd 

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„'.l,1t'irj,^7  ;"'■' tl,e  i"""' '*-<■  i"" 

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^=^:JCynosure_Tracts.|CAMPAIG1^°CUMENTS' 

The  Mystic  Tie 


HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 


heso  thought?,  I 
tonally  (eel  the 


I  now  feel  with  1 
continually  uphr, 
nnd  all  my  sins  b; 
Why  God  has  ma 


■nncled    to  Ilim  again  1     Hut 


raphn 


!,/«• 


To  his  family  and  friends  he  .aid: 

"  You  imagine  me  melancholy  and   diitra 


i,  I  have  despised  my    Maker,  and   deni< 
Redeemer  ;  I  have  joined  myself  to  (he  ath 

vengeance,  and  tho  just  judgment  of  G< 
■took  me  when  my  .ecurity  was  tho  grea 


...c«  r^|..i.J  inra.      A  stranger 

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Extracts    from     Masonic 

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GIVING  HIS  AND  HIS  FATHER'S 

Opinion   of   Free   Masonry. 
( 1831. ) 


Free  Masonry, 

A  Leagne  with  the  Devil. 


PRESENTED  FOB 


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The  Christian  Cynosure. 


CHICAGO,  TUESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  21,  18G9. 


NUMBER  29. 


[i  t,y  President  Blanchsrd.  while  East,  on< 
ishcd  in  the  North  Hampton  Free  Prtm 
which  we  give  it  in  full,  with  the   addres 


Building,  Chicago,  lost  June;  particularly. 


:■■„-!>    pace   i^  on* 
Addressed  a  full 


a  held  out  to  i 
.     In  our  late  ■ 


L  of  thiiwhola  nation.     In  1 

;  handful  of  votes;  in  1SI4  - 


nig  principle  must  entirely  fail.     Tbn 


imlili.-.    Tl1..-Kn,,«.Xr,ll,Jh(:- 


ght  of  their  principles 


,ur  own  meetings  and  method   for   reforming, 
■nlightning  and  benefiting    men,  then  .  thej 


{An 


Wee 


:l«d  out  "Let  'em  squirm!"  When  one 
an  arose  and  put  the  question  to  the  Senator, 
Which  is  the  oldcet  Christianity  or  Ma- 
Senator  Fomeroy. — I  do  not  profess    gentle- 


hlngs  drawn  troni 


■ned  out  to  gr»M  ?' 


■1>iUe1I.C,ur,.,»l.ghl     and 

ngnpthe  lowly,  humblin 
the  proud,  and  like  Itl 

i    pay  for  them."     (Then  Senator   Porueroy 
as  interrupted  several    minutes  by  loud  ai 
iroest  applauso  at  the  dose  of  which  he    ct 

I  am  satisfied  with  this.     I  am    satisfied  Sri 


ept  it  ever  since.     [Applause!     But  *" 
ne  should  wish  to  take  that  good  cause  ■ 


mptationto  violate  my  plcdg. 


though, , 


"Mpped  of  Justice.      [Applause.]      Why,  I  have 
been  in  my  life,  sometimes,    in   rather  c(ose 

"P  the  Missouri  river  in  safety  unless  I  became 
a  Mason!  that,   if  I    was  onco   initiated,   men 


tainly  subvert  the  other. 


t  bound  our  men  aa  welt.     And 


IrniK   tlm  the  system    of 


whole  order  of  thin 


jrusiripliou  to  every   body    ou 


JOugh  I  may   not 


Correspondence. 


In  the  review  of  Finney's  work  on  Free  Mi 
lonry,  in  the  CcmgrcgationalUt  of  Juno  17,  tli 


»ne,   Mohammedans 

t'.'n'l't' 

o.t  sustain  me  in  it,  for  at  the  la 
ce,  Bro.  Dillon  brdught  into  eo 
tion  that  Bro.  Uoltzinger  sho 

11  regulated  lodge, 

oDuTrr 

fi&^Snissr'St 

sung,  the  prayer* 

of  our  t 

a  telle* 

out  and  fo.bidden, 

Kov.  W 

J.  Shuoy,   in  which  I  gave,  t 

rewards  of  the  righteous;  and 


.  CHAMBGRL1X. 


this  very  order  of  GoodTomplars,  wHol 
>3  to  be  the  perfection  and  "  keystone' 
of   them    all— has   its   lodges,    its   regalia,    it 

Masonry    leading    right   into  it;  and   Is  doinj 


heaviest   responsibility   of  Iho    Cbureh.     The 
did  not  get  a  glimpse  of  it,  and  all  that  the 

Bro.    D.    May,   our  steward   of  the   Lewi.<bur 


ion  foV  the  «.  B  ."  sorely 

mnedby  one  of  the t 
>;  and  by  several  in 


nstitute  the  United  Biethren  ii 
or.  they  testify  lhattbjir  pastor 
Hibbort,  has    spoken   again* 


nee  action.     Tlio 
I,  by  letter,  gave  then 


n^impl. 


landhymniaroas  fully  reoofi 

orally  used,    as    that  of  tb, 
They  have  their, learly.le 


tern,  through    the   whole  ff 


plain  as  the  other.     Their  cWrlj  (t.-titu-. 


1  his  precepts   and  his   personal!  which  all  tbeirmemheramuet  profess  to  beliu 


to   pieces  and  nearly  ono-hslf  of  them 
gone,  and   after  much  inquiry  I  found 
thcuiln  the  Good  Templars  lodge.    I  obtained 

flOk  again  to  their   proper  pl.ee.     Soon 
ibis,  or  about    that  time,  I  learned  that 
the   Good  Templars  had  our  Church  and  the 


.  of  tho  class  leaders,  Bros.  Kelly  and 
w,  that  the  Church  was  suffering  injury 
gross  immorality  of  some  members,  and 
-nuking  of  the  Gm,d  Templars  ;  1  usked 


,f  the  Miami  Confo 


i  ■mnriiilliy  t'iititvl>  fvr.iu  th fii 


HENRY  KUMLER. 


ilDKNT   BLANCEURD — J/y   dear  Sir  ;   Hei 

The  Key  Stone  Good  Templar,  edited  by  Miss  L. 

Ellen  Wright,  the  Grand   Worthy  Secretary  i 

Slate  of  Pennsylvania— Independent  Ordi 

National  Association   of  Christians,  opposed 


r  it  pcrfoolly  in  order.     Our  only  regr> 


to    inculcate    the  sublime  principles  o: 

i,  Hope  and  Charity." 

KtV,(on«  Good  Templar   is  the  regularly 


,odgo  of  the  State. 


,  this 


ns— tho  above  refer 


;cret  orders,  and  hope  that  the  time  is  not  ft 
istanl  when  God  in  His  providence,  through  tile 
glil  of  divine  truth,    will  banish  It  from 

ben  is  a  Free  Mason's  lodge  hero,  coodu. 
rincipnlly,  by  Methodist  ministers  and  i 
era,  and  they  are  getting  many  of  the  un 


ighl  be  a  Christian  without  being  a  Ma- 
better  Christian,  putting  Masonry  a  II 
igher  than  tho  gospel  of  Christ.  Wo  n 
;ssons  hero  aro  fighting  the  boest  and  ci] 

om   tho  Rev.    Richard  Uorton,  eiposiiif. 


.t  Christ  had  no  plac 
iry  lie  bad  never  lea 


I  quahheadon,  Satan,  who  is  painfully 
are  of  the  existence  or  a  God,  would  bo 
loomed  and  promoted  to  the  highest  office. 
c  nature  ol  the  oath  tuken  violates  tbo  lews 

rformauco  of  Uiat   which  the  judgment   do- 

^mcaasof  knowing  before  swearing!     Mem- 

,lt  of  this,  men  aro  promoted  to  offices  of  trust 
the  cipense  of  merit.  Our  offices  of  Church 
id  Stato,  with  few  exceptions  aro  tilled  by 
Masons.  Is  It  bocauso  all  mon  wbo  are 
orthy  ofomeoaroMasousT  Byno  means.  But 
iq  matter  stops  not  hero.  Men  aro  kidnap- 
ir]  and  murdered  to  defiance  of  law.  Our 
irics  are  packed  with  Masonic  brains.  Our 
idgos,  bribed  with  Masonic  ontlis,  and   docis- 


lling.    Take  courage  brethren,  you   are  en 
aged  In  a  good  cause.    Truth  will  prevail. 

ingsar 

y !     "  Tho 
I  say  that 

a  Mora 

Ornlloi^DeHve^ 

col'a 

e  object,  for  the  followi 


night  1 


urged. 

There   is, a    presumption    against  score c 
irror  a«d  sin  arc  ever  curtained  by  it.    Tmi 

ull  light  of  day.   The  working  of  Free   Masonr 
b cither  holy    or    sinful.     There  is  no  middl 


B  of   it^owu  history    point 

ltn,  a.8  the  birthplace  am 
Maa>njy,  one  hundred  am 
fifty-two   years    old!     Time   honored   indeed 

th.er.sin    ' 


inured.'  ,  And  when  Rot 


,iced,  "  nogleoting  to  a 


pilf.i-fl 


The  qualifications  for  membership  are  selfls 


ition  speaks  loudly 


Have  you  dishonored  you 
S'o,  your  crime  is  a /outer  o 
untie  front,  and  arald  tho 

country  and  God  F 
c.  You  stood  ii  tho 
wreathing  smoke, 
en  the    prayers   of 

ji-1Kcumr11de,1,ou  laid  a 

limb  upon  the  altar 

ove.  Tis  this  that  disqu 
bershipin  lhafelmritabl. 

and  time  honored 

of  visiolo  moans   ol    suppr 

a  Mason;  "for  ho  had  no 
head."  But  Baton  having 
tempted   Christ  with  an 

where  to  lay  his 
an  estate,   (for    ho 
ffer  of  tho  world.) 

reudor-d  „ 


It  b 


icbed.     Ho 
larkest  dlo 


ion  to  God  and  country,    and 


"hrist  is  not    recognized    in    the  lodge. 


oor  and  throughout  tbo  different   degrees  has 

im.  In  the  degrees  of  Knighthood,  the  leach- 
[igs  of  the  Savior  are  introduced,  only,  bow- 
mingled  with  fables  and  traditions.     Think  of  a 


is  no  Christ  in   the  lodge.     And  0.  H. 
Mason  when  ho  teads  a  prayer  of  thirty  minutes 


r    , 

pagan  by  the  hand 

as  brother? 

How  I    asit, 

j£p 

ra„d\n 

can   a  gospel  min 

'■°«s  chaplain 

"oT'alodgt 

o    much 

whose  religion  is  de 

m,  pronounce 

those  Christ- 

d  of  an 

ess  prayers  th»tar 

He  only  to  call 

down  wrsja 

nighty  power  in  your  bauds  for 


i  the  name  of  all 


the  nan 

>uirai,'«.'d  itnse  of  humanity,   let 
~  God  that  the 

curse  abali  be 


io 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  SEPTEMBER  21,  1869. 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


EDITOBAL  CORniiSFOiVDENCE. 

Cmuu,  (Bonos)  Mam.,  Sept  7, 1869. 

render*  what  iriey  "isli  to  know  of  the  seaboaT 
nlacei  which  I  am  visiting',  better  than  "by 

Last  we-k  on  Tuesday,  the  good  and  venei 

of  the  martyr  Torrey,  took  me  in  bis  chaise  ove 


)    Ono, 

As  nearly 


*erc  these. 

in  this  entire  country  I'll  On  Thursdaj 


B  Mayor  of  thecityh: 


wd  been  forced  to  Join  the  lodge   in  order  to 

particularly  of  Chief  Justice  Chase. 

keep  their  posts  and  offices,  and  had  succeeded 

■  His  father  was  a  Free   Mason.     H 

e  is  n 

by  thai  means.BDd  now  ore  urging  theirfriends 

Kept  from  it,  doubtless,  by  the  Mor 

to  join.    These  clear  minded  and  pious  women 

ations  and  discussions;  as  probably 

nearly 

will  move  against  the  dark  orders  "  terribly  in 

our  our   public  men   have  been,   wk 

are 

earnest,"  as  soon  ns  they  get  the  Cihosdre. 

now  members  of  the  lodge. 

Some  have  already  promised  to  do  so. 

I   found,  passing  through   Ohio,  o 

my  v, 

Yesterday  (Monday)  I  addressed  tf*  ministers 

here,  every  man  whom  I  met,  rathe 

who 

of  Boston  and  riciiiily,  in  the  Park  street  lecture 

into  (he  cars  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  w 

re  atrc 

room,,  about  twenty  minutes;    against  secret 

friends  of  Mr.  Chase,  and  would  havo 

voted 

societies     Just  as  I  waxed   into  the   subject, 

him  at  the  last  election,  had  be  been  n 

minat 

Rev.  Dr.  Manning,  (of  the  old  South,)  *espeol- 

no  matter  by  whom. 

fuliy  interrupted  me  with  the  queslio.1-"  Are 

Bui  I  am  surprised  to  find   further 

cast.t 

i  tin.'    chun-hes)  and  fle^lh    t 


I  that  ho  could  not  hai 


lie  h.is  yet  t< 
ere;  Christ  oi 


Tours  truly— J.  D. 


?eulntions  and  censures  of  Chief  Justice  Chase 
il  the  Virginia  State  election.  The  fact 
mi  to  bo  tbat  Gov.  Walker's  election  wa 

l  the  result  of  the  white  population  of  the  oh 

o  the  political  arena.     It  is  said  that  Judg< 


trodui 


<  fecll 


riends  and  changed  his  principles.     Whereas 

fltonished  at  the  facility  with  which  enlighten, 
d,  independent,  and  deep  principled  men, 
ceept  the  reputation  which  the  newspapers  ol 

iterests,  to  give  to  publie  men. 
The  head  and  front  of  Judge  Chase's  offend- 
ig  Is,  that  ho  U  anxious  to  be   President  of  the 


ingular,  or  strange  that  me 
■.'-[  liope  oi  chmiCf  ofr.Mi'li 
President  of  the  Unite. 


;  priestly,  and    ritualizing  despot 


st  did, 

bat 

Byron,  »\ 

earthly 

ife 

•  dropped 

toglo 

yi 

e,  ia  a 

Un 

versalist ; 

iileiit-  appi-ii 

nl,  the  an 

swer  of 

ly  Byron  to 

ne  who  wond 

red   how 

ehe  c 

yron:    "My 

dear,   th 

re    was 

e   angel  in 

ss 

Stowe  a 

"It  w 

:Ht 

id:  "Exetpt 

i  man  be 

bornag 

in 

he  cantot  sit 

e  Kingdom  of 

God." 

I  seldom  titk 

up  the 

Atlqtdi 

onOd),  «nd 

en  only  to  fi 

d  it   ma 

ingste 

dy 

proCr«.J  in 

i  ofn 


ncy'a  1 


leir  duty  to  do  so.     Child 

u'  rresiden'.-y  13  open  to  the 

iijiiiiiisifiii  fri.ru  the  Democra 


olition  brethren  !  Aye  !  and  Califom 
ved  from, the  ciutoh  of  slavery,  and  i 
ee  SUM  by  that  liberty  partymovemen 

It  astonishes  rac  that  abolitionists,  wh 


"  Tbc hireling  (tcth.  thf  wulf 


Judge   Chase  for 


e  might  have  nil  opportunity  of  c 


that  Judge    Chase 


rst  political  office 
e  fact  that  Demo 
b  they  did  to  sen. 


Door  of  the  Senate,  to  the  present,  Mr.  Chat 


,  warrant  enough  f 


in  unknown  and  unregar 


ol    the    Masonic    lodge  in 


:  lodge  for  months  after  Morgar 


i,  and  if,  under  God,  it  does  not  open  t 


Correspondence. 


■,>U-. .1-  ol  r.-i.p..„.  qU  , 


.f  Masonry  are  despotic.  Ono  w 
if  Masonry  represents  the  instiu 
f  Ihen  Rome  was  governed  by  a 


ve  taken  thebighordegi 
icte— the  question  is  fc 


"Let  there  bo  light." 


..HUDSON',  Skn. 


e   to   the  report  of  John  C. 
.egislature  of  the  State  of  New 

jis  tho  importance  of  gather 


t  persons,  engaged  in 


contempt  of  court.     Indeed,  Masonrj 


moval.     Hoping  to  hear  from  you  on  receipt 

this— I  roiuain,  respectfully  yours, 

JOHN  U.  BROWN. 

The  above  letter  to  Mr.  Parks,  has  come  in 

our  hands,  with  the  request  that  we  answer 


all  its  wheel*.     So   we  go  s 


almost  every  depari 

m  in   the  dark,  tha 

it  thi 


Brown  says,  especially  In  Manonrj 
a  again— The  object  of  tho  Associ 
open  these  secret  workings   ever 

upon  midnight  caucuses,  whiskey  rings,  officia 
fwindling,  purjurod  court*  and  jurien,  polltica 

>n    false  religion,  Godless  liberalism,  idolatry 
ind  anti-Christ  in  tho  Church  ;  and  so  pointing 

mllies,  the  forms  and  grips,  and  horrid  oaths, 
ho  bands  and  combinations,   by  which  these 

lungs,  through  Masonry  and  aH  sortsof  secret 

ridding  the  great  truth,  that  Christ  is  il 
it  tho  world,   and  tho  only  Savior  of  si 

philanthropists,  to  aid    in   putting   awn] 


It  was  thought  by  one  correspondent  th« 
that  true  story  was  givon  as  a  slur  on  ths 
Woman's  Rights  question.  No  iuth  use  wu 
designed,  and  we  see  by  the  following,  thaton* 
lady  turns  it  to  good  account.— En. 
Editors  CrNoscati  : 

Sir:  In  No.  2d  of  your  paper,  weseealittlt 
article  hosded  "  Female  Rights."  It  is  stated 
thai  it  is  not  knoivn  oa  that  ben  li»d  ever  it. 

right  to  orow. 

Now  perhips  Mr.  Chantide'or  (contrary  to 
her  wishes.)  had  joined  a  lodge  of  free  Masons, 

crowing  ?     Is  sho  stepping  any  further  from  her 
proper  sphere  to  crow  than  Mr.  Ciinnticlcr  is 


trough  the  initiation  performance*  of  the  M*. 
icic  lodge  ?  to  be  led  around  with  a  halter 
aout  his  neck  line  a  great  fool,  stiipped  of  bis 
others!     She  is  only  assuming  tho   dignity 


s  foolist 


thr. 


cksquack,  until  such  wretched  Too 

von  from  tha  face  of  the  earth, 
with  profound    respect  for  all  me 
anhood  but  none  focumles  who  aro  lead 
Iconic  1, alter.  A  WOMAN. 


I  oi;iii„i  that  shed  it.  Thoro  shall  be  no- 
action  taken  for  the  life  of  a  murderer." 
t  has  been  fully  proved,  that  very  shock- 


God  acknowledged    i 

way  from  us,  for,  if  tl 
to  be  yet  purged  byh 


:ouldn 


mphlet  evidently  gotten 
he  upper  degrees  of  Mas 


""""-"'Cpt'     Willi* 

^nlvi.-iic  Theology,       ,rjl|1ji  .n,i\,..; 


iposo 

it.    And  it  was  believed  in  1832,  that 

"Light  on  Mas 

onry,' 

tason 

outdh 

ave  a  resurrection,  until  the  great   day 

to  face  Masons 

shoul 

know  posi 

Ooon 

brethren.  This  movement  is,  I  verily  be- 
f  God,  and  will  be  a  success ;  and  this 
f   the  Church,  and    of   the  world,  will 

No  change  h 

Te 

Tsi  "In 

Old  J 

0.  WILBUR. 

tho  order  is  ex 

onde 

throughou 

We 

hank   our  friend,  Mr.  Wilbur,  for  his 

any  material  ch 

imge 

n  Hie  lower 

There  is  a  hook  now  written,  (I  hai 

President  Finney's  work  on  Masonry  k 
of  every  minister  of  Christ  and 
an  in  the  United  States,  who  nil 


i  of  Rev.  Mr.  Plui 


i  four  neit 

,  (aBwellas[othcrs,) 


■,r,   kIIu.I.-, 


lemur.]  publishes  over  thirty  I     It  purpoi 
(probably,)  of  the  genuino'clerk's  certificate  of 


book,  the  right, 
n  the  following, 
lonry.byonooftl 


hi-,     olh 


of  date  in  western  Now  York,  except  with 
few  of  the  old  kidnapping  veterans  who  defle 

But  that  favorable  time  for  sealing  the  death  ol 
Masonry,  by  turning  against  it  the  laws  w 

And  now,  through  Odd  Fellowism,  and  b 

to  make    teerttum  planwble— it  has    s< 

and  grown  stronger  than  ever.     It  then 


horeuco  by  all  regular  Maai 
des,  I  know  Masons 
lodges  within  three  years,  t 


I  remain,  jours  respcolfnlly. 

JOHN  KoMINM. 

West  Grove,  Iowa,  July  II,  1809. 


JOUN  J.  DICKSON. 


i"irii,i\']     a   1 


lely  a  part  of  the  Pr.,i,.,i.„ 
I  down  to  us  by  our  falln 
u  of  Jesuitical  craft,  nnd  t 
ualism    are   nollihic;    mor. 


jctrlnosof  the  Roman  Catholic  Church, 
Glared  them. indenticol  with  those  avoi 
I  modern  Ritualists.  Pusey  had  ulready  s 
peace  offering   to   die  Pope,  and  Doctor  fi 


reb 

ke  of  th 

t  letter 

Sodan-erousiJ 

Ch 
fhas 

rch  that 
avowed 

f  the  lab 

7 

1 

ved  t'no  Catholic 
selytism.     In  thi. 

e  purity  and  (to- 
so  certainly   will 
mish  Church.  su* 

! 


>f  ridding  the    United  I 


rry  tho  war  ugoiuat  eatd  si 


tho   Apostle  in  2  Cor.  4  :  2.     They  demandot 


et  land  of  liberty  r 


mnd    of  the  lodge-" 


scoverod   that  the  provisiona  in  this  n 
aro  not  sufflciently  clear,  care  shall  h 
i  to  make  suitable  laws  therefor  bereaJ^r- 
.readier  concluded  his    very  lODgthy 
o  by  urgiDgon  the   congregation  the 

tion,  to   see     that   the   faith  of 


r. 

and  that  they  "  bo 

i°*ib 

ZTZ^L 

*-"'-■■ 

l  (p.  43.)  LUX.        ^odd."     Did  I  believe  what  you  profcif,  t  ^} 

I  think  no  care,  no.  dHligence,   no  keal  euou^  " 
so  much  causo  given  for  the   aatoniuhnioii'  » 


u  responding  to  the  many  calls,  fn 

m  lie  friend, 

copy  of  the -report  in  the -Ctno 

Uiffl  "L-< 

rondcast  O.rrmgb  lM  }?}l& 

The  folowiitg  tracts  have  been 

VOWLEKGETIENTS  Otf  RE- 

ll.irric.    I.oii    Co?',    mid    Mrfl.      Jolms, 


.  MilK 


i.  Miller,  A.  Crooks,    E. 

istio,  Thomas  Baldwin,  Sprinter  Rilner,  Mfss 
Stow,  Geo.  Sovereign,  Rev.  G.  T.  brae. 
Rev,  J.  Excel,  N.  J.  Chcabro,  Geo.  W.  Fast. 
E.  J.  Chnlfaht,  John  Blain.  Jacob  Vander, 
llevien,  M.  M.   Spaldlftft    Cbote    T.ong',  .J.   S. 


;,-,...■,■.  I,..,,. 


David  Campbell.    Re, 


'row...  •  As  the  Good  Templar  wc 
ila  kind,  I  have  referred  to  it  ut 
riog  of  a  corrupt  parent,  and  ttia 


,ple  of  Honor 
plea  of  the  order. 


Henry"  Archer,  Joseph  Mui 


-.-Li-ird  (.men,.  J.  S.  '  Spou 
iqulBB,  John  Roney  Joner 
lelps,  G.  W.  Needles,    Rui 


$2.00  each.      Henry  Bale.-*. 


Farris,  and  Be  v.  L.  Foster,  *1.00  eaoh. 

A.  Cook,  I.  R.  B.'  Arnold,  J.  G.  Carso 
'«i  M.  Millan,  Noth.  Warren,  James  I 
tfton,  G.  W.  Keller,  and  J.  0.  Garon,   «CC 


K.  0.    Chapman,    and   Isaac  Preston,  |6. 
"eh.  C.  M.    Preston,     and    Nnthnn    Sl.olley, 
KOO  eaeh.     I.  A.  Hajt,   M.60.     P,  B.  Oil 

*'-60.     L.    Humphrey,     and     M.     S.     Dr 


i  TugRHrt,   T.  «.     Best,    and  John    C 
Wo,,dard,    Ebort    Peter,    and   J 


Work,  $14:00  UBch 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE,  CHICAGO,  SEPTEMBER  21,  1869. 


11 


lould  this  deolaratiOQ  of  principles  : 


ivhich  please  fi 


;  really  antagonistic  to  ihose  of  Ch 
ity,  and  are  lenlly  designed  to  i 
;ir  places,  and  actually  do  so,  to  a.  greato.  _. 


Mh.^LrJu'rkJ'nllll^'-.t.'iI.MugbHlur    ^'■"^^n/^  look  the  obligation,:     The  „ 
;  and  attractive.     In  addition  to  the    direct   Plicltion  run8  tuUs; 
if  the  Holy    Spirit,  mora1 


'.lied  Umpir.      Here  the  applicant 


ivins"reraemtiprs  anything  of  this  ^ 

As  to  the  "policy    and   principle.    ' 
,"  they  are  strictly  Masonic,  as  tb. 


brotherhood  ;  God's  method  is  by  jmiifca 
rtgmtratum,  and  santification,  followed   by  c 


ing  ins  honor,  character,   and    reputation,    and 

atious,  and  R8  these  obligation.,  enjoin  defense, 
ttBeb  the  sumo  meaning  to  them  here.     Indeed 

:y  "  another  deadly  principle  of  Masonry,   in 
icse  words,  "  Acknowodgc  an  Almighty  God." 


whom  they  save  from  slu  to  holi , 

ilit-  Ohnetless  fraternities  aro  capable  u 


those  whom  Jesusflaves.     But  the  fact  is,  Ma-  hihit  hia  going  out  of  the  way  of  Oh 


d  on  this  principle  they  claim  even 
right,  lor 


.-arevirtnallyrenounced 
of  conscience  and  jodg 
b-pledges,  "  which    bind 


len  received  into  the  "Temple    of  Honor' 
I  the  nbovo  conditions,  will  meet  with  th. 


enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the  devil 


to  do  wickedly,  and  link  himself  to   the 

■Aran  orde..  we  h.ive  nt,  o-.nneun.u  with  lodge,  and  bind  himself  to  remain  a  silent  spo 
rties  orsoet-  cither  ,.0l,ti .  ,]  or  rrhgious  "  tntor  of  viUany,  and  thus  swell  the  mill  time 
H  plain  enough.     This  "Temple   0f  that  do  wickedly,    or  oise  he  may  suffer  in   h 

%  r^fe  angiq  ever'y  other  wf  .  He  wilH 
ed"  left  severely  alone  "as  the  Masonic  saying  i 


ho   pleases  with  any  one,  no 
hat.     Tbe   Christian  is  not   pe 

is  nothing  in    Masonry  'lo  pn 


imple  minded,  atralght   fa 


ispjayi,  surpassing  anything  of  the  k 
Many  clergymen  are  frightened  at  t 
<as  appalled  at  the  great  sine  and  still 


■istian  temples,    are  begi 

erve  at  their  altars.     The 
s  expose;  we  shall  tlir.nv  ilif 


ROUGH  ASHLAR. 


North  Western  University,  Augi 


J.  LEVLNGTON.       2-1, -2&,  and  26. 
is  brother  Lovingtou' a  hook  appears,  we  may       Among   tbe   Institutions   represented    wer 


)]let 
'nivcrsity,  Ripon   College,  Illinois  Wesleya 

Jackson  College,  Bcllott  College,  Wheaton  Co 
lege,  MeKendrea  College,  Necnah  Colleg. 
Michigan     University,    Michigan   Female    Uu 

)ollege,  Kansas  Agricultural  College,  Gurre 
iil.iicul    Institute,  Lombard  University,  Moi 


eon    the  regents  of  Michigan  University  have  dei 


1  to    those  pres  nted  a  paper,  on  the  influence   of  Coll 
good  Ma-   secret  societies.      He  retarded    secret  souie 


the      They    supply    no  want,  el 
which  is  supplied  by  the  Coll 


n    all  gance— damage  College  decipline,  and 
j   tbe  faculty.     It  ii  said,  In  th. 


concerned. 

s  condemnatory  of  ( 
esideut   Obapin    of 


rely  lityoftl 
opportunity  f, 

urnisb  opportunity  C 

h  they  were  pla. 
In  the  h 

!.  Thej 


le  race  through  the  g 


againnl    the 


:ie  Mississippi. 
The  officers  for  the  next  year  are,  Pre 

rv<    i;iiii;iiii  ol  lleloil.       1'i.y  (".niiiii!.. 

■tertiary.  Prof.    D.  Ogee  of  Michigan  V 

io  pie,  of  Wheatpn  College. 

Tbu   delightful    labors  of    the    Assoc 


,1c  at  the  time  to  apply  any  rale  by  w 

irly.  till  the  mist  should   clr 
nth.  which  is  always  mighty, 


JDgth 


rediblllty  of  testimony. 


S.  So  far  were  they  from  I 
I,  that  they  Incurred  the 
nation;  risked  their  lives  a 


MINUTES 

Aurora  Christian 

CONVENTION", 


Minutes  of  the 
National    Cbiistian  Contention 

PTITST3TJRG, 


National  Christian    Association 
EZRA  A.  COOK. 

Scatter  the  Documents. 

SECItETISM:   In  i-olnllon  t Pnrlt,  „f 

tlio  CUurcli,  ana  Uio  Sufely  of  Hip  State. 


<L    Seceetlius   Masons   aro 


only  psnj  wortOv  to  tit 


I  often  think  thst  it  is  not 

oi's  tnie  oliildmn.nnd  tbe  a 
'  r.ti8lon.  God  oalls  hla  c 
idEislraochiMraa  rail,  t 


THE  MYSTIC  TIE  ! 

IFREZ   MASONRY, 

dated  in  tlio  trinl  of  PE1EK  COUIt  A;  LUOIA 


LUCtl  COOK,  Elkhart.  Ind. 

Light  on  Tree  Masonry, 


reonndtbrnnal, 
A  V  J,i;l.  A 


NOTICE. 

To  Publishers  of  Anti-Secret 

BOOKS. 


"Light  on  Masonry    and 
Oddfellowship, 

BY     ELDER    D.  [BERNARD, 


r,n,phl.t  njll  ba  aan 
b,  .endinn  |2.no,  to 
ford  Iroqul.  connty. 


ilhj.  thcBlftofGod, 


AN 

Inquiry  into  Free-Masonry , 

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THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  SEPTEMBER  21,  1869. 


THfc  MASONIC  RELIGION  ANTI- 


lical  Christianity  deny,  often,  that   it  !b   a  re- 
that°M»BODrJ  is  professedly  (and  really)  a  re- 

llBl00Ite  Mpoonders  and  champions  abundantly 

'TnhMiidWtoctrcliglomcMed.Tii:  One 


asllides,  claimed  by  learned  Masonic  authority 

>  the  Masonic  question,  "The  teaching  of  St. 
John's  epistles,  (the  patron  saint  of  Masonry  1) 


(Worship  of  "tho  sun   and" 


^.sK 

lot 

rellgion- 

-Ho  holy  baptia- 
ad6o  of  tbat  Ma- 

„„Ic ••p.ri.yo 

'  lodge  above."— {Wol.b, 

to 

make  m 

li  tigbteooi,  and 

egeneratc  socio 
7.  It  has  a  Ma 
bo.e,"  and  a  " 

r. 

ogtartTa 

or  "  grand  lodge 
dder,-(Webb,  p. 

,n  address  before  the  Grand  Ledg< 
lrolina  C1B01)  says,   (Ancient  Mys 


(The  devils  acknowledged  the  Sup 


t.)  "the  Moslem   leaving  [his 


f  all."    It  is  the  glory  of  "  Holy 
mortal   "  brotherly  love,"  those 


Christian  Maaooa  and  ministers,  melt  togot 
with  "guiling  face"  in  the"  sweet  communi. 
Ofthclodge.     Together  mounting    their"! 


from  his  heavenly  throne 

,o  a  niche  in  the 

Belial.' '-(2  Oor.  6:  16 

Most    hateful 

urso,  to   the  former.  See 

that  notable  re 

of  Masonic  "charity-'.in 

2  Kings,  17:  2B- 

The  professedly  pagan  o 

rigin  and  idolat- 

expounder  of  the 

Ethics  of  Free 

nry,"   (p.  16,)  argues   at 

flterios"   of    the- Egypt! 

lie  idolatry,  were  the  Fre 

Masonry  oflhei 

ral  life,  the  foun 

of  theology,  philosophy 

ethics,  science 

Egyptian  (heathen)  philosophers,  to  which  the 


originally  from  Egypt.     The  seien 


Jisedby  the  heretic  Basdidea  containing  ttios 

inglho  all  pervading  spirits  (deities)  ofthe  uni 
ligious  Knowledge,  Basilides.waa  an  eipoundc 


el  with  that  phil 
condemned  by  tl 


rules."  (Ancient  Mysteries,  p.  228.)  And  sa 
the  same  author,  (p.  231.)  "  Wo  have  recaim 
tbe  Egyptian  symbols  of  the  sun  and  moon 
emblems  of  God's  power,  eternity,  omnipr 


flnt  foundation  of  our  profession    isjlha 
edge,  and  adoration  of  too  Almighty  J 
-wo/  (T)    Wo  derive  from  the  druids  many  ot 
llie  Amonian   rites,  and  have  saved  from  obli' 


night  and  by  d 
ightly  mock  I 


ations,  wore  Jab  (Jehovah,)  Bel  (or  Baal,] 
o(or  Osisia")     A  compound  of  these  na 

mder  of  Masonry,  (Ancient  Mysteries,  p.  ! 


ecU  of  worship  with  Jehovah.  (2  Kings,  11 
1.)  a  Masonic  trinity,  oven  as  degenerat 
ioloraon  in  true  Masonic  style,  set  ur,  Moloc 
nd  Ashtoreth  by  the  temple  of  Israel's  God  i 

The  charge  to  the  moat  excellent  prelai 
Webb,  p.  290.)  reads   thus:  "Sir,   your  at 

ppointcd  prelate  of  this  encampment.     I  hai 


While  Prof.  Stowe,  (in"a  letter  to  the  wri-.er.) 

■nsion  of  speculative  Masonry  as  an  organ 
.ion  to  a  venerable  history,  is  ndiculouely 
ird,"yetitSBpirit  and  elementary  princi, 

iiP.     And  ita  very  regalia  may,  if  it  pleases, 
e  just  the  gaudy  things  four 

>bo   of   BalatH,  uh.I.v   '[" 


it,  1B20,  a  froo  citizen  of  these  United  State  I 
en    living  in  Batevia,  IGenesee  Co.,  N.  Y. 

was,  by  previous  arrangements,  and  concer 
odges  of  the  hlghor  degree, 


:rn  N.  V   : 


Haaonic  cor 


again  seized  by  his  conspirators 
(previously  prepared,)  gagged  t 


ipulaled   country,  for   moro  than  a   hundred 
lously  notified,  and   ready  at  six  different 


Jrds.  grips,  oaths,  obligations  and 


)  tho  Secretary  of  War,  ou  the  order  of  Ai 


rior,  and  pledged  to    |<  take  up   arm 
ay  Government  power,    waging   „ 


nmber,  that  by  attaching  weights  to  his  body 


hat  was  substituted,  into  whicl 
,ona  present,  three  only  of  whict 

rs,  which  duty   they   performs 

if  the  stream,  and  plunging  bin 

proof  of  the  above— seo  reportof  LewiB 
nmiltec  with  appendix;  also  publishe. 
of  the  trial  of  Whitney  and  others,  fo 


king  Morgan  in  a 


racy  and  abduction  of  Wrn.  Morgan, 
.1   term   of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  belt 
tockport,  Feb.  1881,  Hon.  Samuel  Kelson,  ] 


lorgan  tragedy,  many  of  v 


;aa  to  flourish,  and  seemed  for  a  while 
ivo  the  rival  of  Masoory.     (See  Odd  Fello< 


.-Knights  of  the  Golden  Ci 


t  order  was  originally 


toon  Co.,  Indiana, 


il  nuy  thing  ho  should 


q  Union.     To  effect  this  object,  it  n 
leceesary  to  split  tbe  Democratic  par 


lynosure  Tracts. 

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MASONRY. 


Chicago.     The 
joined    by  the 


:.lgftg...d    III     their 

be  Uiui— with  t 


blood  as  were  the. streets  of  Par 


jades,  ready 
:ago  to  be  deluged 


aero  by  the   toil  and    blood   of   their    pilpri 
.there.  A.  SANFORD. 

Orleans  Co.,   N.   Y.,  Aug.   1869. 


,,,,,,-h  nfbii.-t'iu'mv— ..  t|ic  ruo^t  Worshipful, 
tl,.-  Gran.l  W.-iltn  I'l,,..]',  "  -  Mont  Wurlhv, 
•All  puisaut  Ac."     Th.it  preparou.ry  ord'-T,  th 

iblc  %y««of  all,  inPrecou6tructing8Fre0efIMi 
ionry,  and  tho  ring  leaders  and  prime  movei 
n  «i„0.|    Tcii.iil.iri.Eii    ,„■„■  Masons. 

I  have  tibvii  the  pains  to  purchase  one  « 
Pieree'shi«ll,rieHl(,J|,he"f.  0.  ol  (J.  T,  ")  an 
(find  that  the  original.^  of  thia  nr-ind  "  Ten 
porance  "  (?)  order  are,  or  were,  Free  Mason, 
o^ryon^ofthem     Is  tlnsnot  a  tellmg  faeUii 

«  Good  Templars  ''have  dntftitfj  for  Masour; 
than  it  has  done  for   itself,  within   the  past  tei 


itheri..^  ...i,.,il:;ll,   ■■■■■n  'h,n„    ..ni^v.LL,.,,, 
e.-e,.,l,.,l  j„    Uj,,    ,,„].      The    Union    urn,. 

lefeated  inTattl'C'l'.i'lM.^'  !.i"m..,„I> 


'hn-... "     In  111m  is  our  strength,  our  joj 
ajoleing.     We    cannot  fail  with  Christ  a 

"Carbondalc.Pa.,  Aug.  26,  1800. 


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!„.«  tloyl  Tho  Dr.  would 
:i,dom  to  hare  thought  of  th 
d  tbeio.  Ho  would  have  don 
considered  what  a  secret  90c: 


rrpfiwl,  bow 
;!   It  would 


i    tho   family,   in    the   jury,    :bi 

o  of  propriety  or  duly.     Bcyon< 

secretly  and  tomake  thesecree; 


igtit,  and   demand  piss-words,  and   grips,  oi 

farced  open  by  the  police,  or  by  tho  mob  I 
The  fact  is,  that  since  the  world  begin,  the  at 
rapt  to  organize  social  secrecy  and  to  mak< 
perpetual  by  oathB,  promts,  and  penalties 

?t?een  so  uniformly  IdentiQad  with   evil   do 


>)  than  thoy  aro  entitled  to— rooro  than 
r  Jesus  Christ  Himself  demanded— more 
ny  man  can  exerciso  without  eolfstulti- 
n.  Buch  secrecy  in  tho  Ku  Klui  den,  in 
Ludita  cavo,  In  the  counterfeiters  subter- 
i  work  shop,  in  the  horce  thief's  gang,  in 

re  nn  exception.     Tho    blood  of  Morga 


'koevor  tbey  are,  If  we  obstinat. 
Ic«pt  any  protestations  or  cvid 
■ver.  HiDt  their  secrecy  does   not 


disorganise  society.  Nothing  he  thinks 
ta«  be  done  without  secrocy.  That  may  be 
raei  if,  as  he  alleges,  cvory  man  Is  "  ffl  fiimeelf 

"■««  w>d  burglers,  tho  Ku  Klux  dens,  tho 
"tuskty  rings,  and  TatumaDy  Iobrucs,  or  grand 
tna^  Plotting  to  lubjugnto  the  nation  which 
*  °J  «i«  fought  to  protect  from  subjugation, 
1  lhv  G"ighta  oflbo  Golden  Circle  And  we 
La°g«  along  without  Masons  and  Odd  Fellow's, 
UI  Go*  Tempi,*,  or  Red  Men's,  or  St.  Oris- 
pln'».  ox  Pylhien's  lodges.    We  tried  ItWy  ox- 

*»  only  |„  [he  r(!gionB  cu„cd  Ly  a,B¥Crji  M0 
l^^morni    tQncor8i  tDQ  Ilfg0  ^^  tho  ^ 


**«*   riiBtory  records  no  brighter  period  in 


'""Phstleali,   *  sealing  time  of"  mercy  j  nior 

■  ^    a  "oy  twenty  years  boforo  it  or  since.    Such 

r*  '  *  fuels  of  Bn  aclw\  experiment,  and 


We  would  sweep  away  tho  ortiBciat  and  par- 
asitical, monopolizing,  blinding  and  deceiving 
orders,  which  men  and  devils  hare  clandestinely 
fastened  upon  society,  and  leave  tho  relatione 
nnd  institutions  which  God  has  by  natural  and 
revealed  law,  ordained  to  shed  their  tree  and 
equal  blessings  on  all  the  race. 
Nov  then  for  a  few  of  tho  Dr.'s  assertions, 


pieceBifhe  •  *  commits  perjury."  We  totally 
dony  the  assumption.  Christ  expressly  forbids  all 

right  to  say  this,  he  has  a  perfect  right  to  swear 
by  his  head,  and  a  perfect  right  to  commit 
suicide.  If  this  assertion  of  tho  Dr's  were 
proved,  it  would  be  a  strong  apology  for  assent- 
ing to  the  penalties  of  Masonic  oaths.  As  such 
the  assertion  is  Intended,  but  it  fails  wholly  of 
its  object,  and  only  serves  to  show  the  power 
of  Masonry  "to  pervert  the  moral  sane,"  by 


I/awn*  we  have  a  perfect    right,  other   things 

mother."  This  ia  intended,  evidently, 
ustificntion  of  that  Masonic  partiality  fa 
sm,  which  makes  void  Christ's  law  of  brotherly 

ence  belongs  to  them  by  special  divine  ennci 

ove  one  another.  As  wo  have  opportunity  le 

of  the  household  of  faith."  This  new  doctrin- 
,  commandment  of  Christ,  Masonry  snatchc 
■a  His  followers  and  appropriate*  to  a  beaten 


tbcbonudsof  j 


:ause  of  a  Mason, 


:ong."  To  be  eure  Dr.  Cooper's  language  ii 
mewhat  guarded  here.  He  eays—  "othe: 
inga  equal."     But  other  things  arc  not  equal 

o_  Mason,  or  between  a   Methodist  preachci 
who  is  not  a  Mason,  and  au  Episcopal  rector  wht 
that  the  Methodist  should   attend  upor 
inintry  of  the  Episcopalian  in  prcferenc< 


This  is  tho  very  case  in  which  Dr.  Cooper  il 
istratcs  the  right  of  preference  towards   Ma 

of  At  orrfer,"  viz,  to  attend  upon  tho  ministr; 
if  Masons  in  preference  to  anti  Masons.     Now 

nd  challongo  the  proof.  "Wo  aro  sometime; 
ailed  to  use  preference,  but  have  never  a  righ 

mve  never  a  right  to  do  It  to  gratify  mer. 
rhims,  or  party  spirit,  or  personal  likes  or  dis 
ikes;  but  aro  ns  sacredly  bound  to  consul 
God's  will  and  glory  in  all  such  preferences,  a 


(ally  ■ 


found! 


this  so  effectually,  that  the  "  trowel "  and  ol 

transient  Masons  as  aro  proved,  or  known  by 
their  secrets  only,  and  thoy  do  not  rocei 
visitor  anylongor  upon  such  testimony, 
found  to  be  worthless,  and  tho   stranger 

is  in  good  standing  In  somo  lodge;  and  oven 
this  is  not  as  good  security  against  imposition 
pi  a  letter,  such  ns  churchoa  demand,  presented 


wed  to  charge  those  who  repeat  this  silly 
ition,  with  being  deliberate  falsifycra  of  his- 
ry.  They  have  road  it  to  often,  and  hoard  it 
often  repeated  by  men  who  ought  to  know 
itler,  that  they  perhaps  really  believe  It.     It 

ir  iniormation    on   general  subjects,  gravely 

the  ritual  of  the  symholic  degrees,  because 
,ey  are  older  than  Christianity  I  Even  Dr. 
Doper  suggests,  that  much  that  seems  to  us 


ic  festival  of  St.  Johu'fl  da 
d  from  the  New  Testamoc 


hen  tho  lime?  of  Pope  and  Addis 
here  are  no  marks  of  any  groat  i 


■1  that  Luugfu  them."    The    Old  Tes 


,  legend  of  Hiram 
,ho  widow's  Bon,  is 
taraont:  for  that  re- 


Lin  the  Temple  itself.  Aplai: 
•  the  Bible  history.  (See 
)  Neitberislherosnye.llu.lo! 
lonry,  although  his  acts  are  rs 
ommou  minuteness.     He  pre- 


iroth,  and  after  Mil. 


s  this 


rlptui 


Wo  defy  Dr.  Cooper  and  all  tho  Masonic 
fraternity,  to  find  any  mention  of  speculative  or 
Free  Masonry,  in  any  book  on  earth,  printed 

building  with  stonoor  brink  and  mortar.     Rsal 

the    ruins  of  Babylon  and    Ninovah,   and  the 
pics  of  Solyna,  and  of  Jupiter,  Amnion,  and 


tbey  may  hove  used  signs   and  pass  words  1 


Massachusetts.   Possibly  thoy  it 


■count  exceedingly 
■ow  that  it  il  only 

n    mu.h-rooms,  by 


which  Satan  is  struggling  to. 
ing  light  of  Christ's  ooming  i 
its  contemptible  claim   to  at 


iposturo.     Wo  do    not  say   that   those  who 

lity,  are  cheats  and  swindlers,  but  that  char",-- 
r  is  by  this  claim,  Btamped^nde.Hbly  open 
ie  tnttituHm.  And  somebody  has  lied  .wilt- 
,lly,  and  with  audacity  and  perseverance,  or 


.  Record,  and  forwarded 
lesse,  who  informs  us  th 
10  well   knows,    has  tnk. 


day,  I  then  had  no   thought  of  troubling  ; 


I  read   a  story,  years  ago,  of  the  Brahmen 

io  thought  they  could  see   the  spirit  of  their 
holy  gods  in  boasts,  reptiles,  £c.,  but  especially 
ir  portly  butt*.     These  deities,  of  course. 


the  candidate  may  freely  claim 
o  full  scope  of  its  meaning,  and 
II     bind   him    accordingly,    as  it 


late,  who  is  "  seeking  after  truth  and   light,  " 

Masonry  may  take  which  horn  of  this  dilcm- 

.0  gey  what  affects  his  religion  or  his  politics 
for  our  National  Constitution   and  the  Holy 

,nd  not  by  another.  And  what  affects  my  re 
igion  or  my  politics  might  not  affect  those  of 

ndoftho  press  shall  not  bo  abridged."  The 
ight  to  discuss  the  merits  or  domcrits  of  every- 
hing;   whilo   Bully   Brooks,  Roger  A.   Prior, 


....jo.t.uiiel 


NUMBER  30. 


the  solemn  oath,  or  obligation,  of 
Apprentice  Mason,  "—indeed  you 


miehty  God  and  this  Worshipful  Lodge  of  \ 

hold  forth  to  the  Holy  Order  of  Saint  John,  do 
hereby  ood  hereon,  most  solemnly  and  sincere- 


■:inN.    „f    (he 


end  i 


instructed  in,  to  any  person   in 

Mason."     &c.     "Furthermore,   do  I 
and  swear,  that  I  will  not  write, 

it  on  anything  movable  or  Itnmo 


■vn  world,  whereby  tl 
o  unlawfully  obtained, 
under  no  less   penalty 


■tared  that  thoy  should    not    be.     Whoro 


:alle.l  your  Maker  to  witness,  now,  the  surrend. 
k'ou  have  hero  pledged  that  life  you  dure  nc 


1  without  sanction  ii 


o,"  he  is  olear  on  bin  Masonic 
trjured  on  his  Christian  obligat 
^y  lying  and  spcah 


ition.     The  stops  were   all   tat.cn  calmy, 

a  nineteen  convictions  have  boon  so 
Several  otlior  cases  wero  still  ponding 
for  the  second  and  third  offenco,  when 
ole  fraternity  of  liquor  sellers   one 

;  up.     They  have  been  closed  n, 
I  days,  the  only  days  in  the  history 

:d    from  the  community.     Tho   t. 


mpernaco    hotel    will    be  presently 


Jghly  closod  up  in  any  prominent  city  i 
into  before.    I  cannot  tell   how  long  it  will 
apt  to  reopen  will  bo  proi 


>ry  permanent.     May  their  example 
Lombard  arid  Wheaton  Ills.,  are  film 


Correspondence. 


many  of  our  fellow  citizens  to  Idolize  the  prin- 
pie  of  scerotism,  and  thereby  couutonanco  it, 
oven  in  tho  vilest  combinations  of  tho  land.— 
Also  in  view  of  tho  corrupt  favoritism,  and  the 
il  and  immoral  obligations,  as  well  sj,  the 
JhrUtlen  ceremonies,  and  tho  anti-flepub- 


of  liberty  ;  or  do  they  bat 


lughler,  or  wife,  it  ought 


d  before  God  and  his  own 
If  he  fails  toanswee 


ii  Mason,  where  is  your  religion  t 


Yon  aro  haltered  with  a  ropo  around  yoc 


religion  nor  polit 


,"  in  pamphlet  for  twenty  -Ave  cents,  nnd 
Lights  on  Masonry,"  by  Bernard— both  of 
vorbitim  truth,  notwithstanding  tho  foul 
sions  of  Masonry,   that   iftheso    men   had 


e    tbey  Ho  Masonlcally.    Her 
»id  of  religion  "in  its  incipict 


Aroh-mrebuilegiiir.i*ie  r.-ult*  ..f -..■!.  d 
ening  to  moral  prinololo*,  B^fa^und  xn . 

.\|,|,,-,;i,i  [,...■  Mason.        _  reiayour    „ 

h.|.'bplMV.-.olp..wrr.l...;hmlM1urchar1d.> 


i  him-L-ll'iri   sell'-d 


finitely  above 


■  rvators  of  liberty,   or    the    destroyei 

tho  interests  of  freo  institutions  r 
UNITED   STATES. 


questions  ;  accordingly  a  half  hour  was  devote 
to  the  questioa,  "  \Vhal  is  tho  duty   of  Chrh 

secret  societies."     Rev.  H.  K.  Stimson  of  Ear 

ho  dwelt  chiefly  on  tho  impropriety  of  Chrh 
tians  joining  a  Christk'ss  society.  Ho  prove 
again  that  Masonry  has  no  Christ ;  and  ollude 


■uildings;  ho  also  stated  t 

t  the  laying  of  the  corner  stone  of  tho  Uoivo 

ity  of  Chicago,  and  that  bs  heard  a  MethSdlst 

'as  a  Christlois  prayer ;  it  had  no  CirJo  of  Jesus 
Rev.  Mr.  Barlow  says,  in  his  short  spooohquo- 
etoWha".10  Ua">n'C  Pap3r  ^'^  T""pi4ilh°- 
Frto  Mason  Craft.  It  seems  tb.it  pmus  "alnit 
or  the  lodge,   or   anywhere  else,  where 


icrot  insidious  power,  espooially  Masonry,  so 
iporlant  and  lordly,  so  rampant  and  worldly, 
<  ambitious  and  wily,  as  to  mako  Its  frowns 
iry  sensibly  felt  by  all  good  men  -ho  will  not 
■list  in  Its  ranks,  or  follow  In  its  wake.  Now 
ark  the  signs  of  tho  times ;  as  tho  imprudence 
id  domination  of  slavory  roused  tho  sleeping 
hristlan  host  to  rally  to  tho  overthrow  of  sla- 

eret  soeictyism  Is  now  waking  up  the  sleeping 
iptlst  ministers  and  Christians,  to  rally  to  tho 

Tours,  ic,         s.  c.  arnu 


hoMaso 
Wo,  th 

friou 

aofopeop 

blio  orgaol. 

tioua 

as  oppose 

dtose 

rot  oo«,  i 

adopt  tho  ( 

ollo». 

■^iMi.'nr 

eld  ai 

...^ot^.h.: 

.'"."ocietr  ,1 

S 

'-<.   B!l',| 

legitln 

ss 

itlj'aoch°.o 

Wng, 
ts  ol 

n^'tlJi"0/ 

Thoo 

fflcors  ot  thU  society  aba 
ot,  VieoPre,ideot,  Sacr 

con- 
hold- 

Art.  4 

..T;;.'' 

.'.'•.Vccra' 

er^r.™*  ' 

""■ 

H.  R.  HUGHES  Set 

they  can  do  to  oppose  the  fearful  aggrcssio 


iim 

W 

ell,  here 

l»b 

tin 

ning  in  Sam- 

Id. 

An 

.hooUU 

ghtto 

th. 

laud,  where 

!;' 

drf 

such  o 

Hy  wc 

oh> 

and   lawyers 

"  Finnoy  on 
and  tracts, 

Th 

ren 

ever  was 

a  time 

en  the  motto 

elm 

igii 

nt  appli 

liC 

he 

iberty,"had 

Tho  Hon.  Robert  Stockwell  of  India,  speak- 


ture  to  say  that  there  are  three  sneaks,  and 
iin  the  hospitaler  on  extra  duly.   Your  real 


I  fraokly  and  fairly,  and 


14= 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  OCTOBER,  5  1869. 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


imolition,  instead   of 

And  secondly— We  strongly 
party   is  only  the  bar 


solved,  that  this  i 


,  kl.t   .yinpMhy  with  th^n 


kegan  papers  which  chronicle  the  dei 

ist,  of  that  city,  as  the  result  of  his  gc 

fishing  excursion  on  the   Sabbath.     The 
I  papers  also  give  nn  account  of  his  bui 


highly  ( 


able.     Our  correspondent    adds,   that 
sion  to  perform  the  funeral  obsequios 


lei,  moral   men   or   Sahbath 
ds  or  libertines,  thus  denyin, 


ddenly,  the  way  to  death.     In  the  view 


rcised  and  muddled  over  lire.  Harriet  ft  Sloiv'j 
'ubtieation  of  her' recollections  of  a  converse 
ion  with  Lady  Byron,  a  short  time  previous  t< 

itow,  Lady  Byron  was  one  of  the  moat  remark" 
ble  instances  of  silently,  suffering  innocence, 
ho  world  has  ever  afforded.     She  well  nigh 


public.     She  bas  not  necompanied  her  slat. 

parade  before  a  jury;  nor,  indeed,  with  on; 
And  yet  we  cannot  flee  why  hc»  own  statemet 


s  an  intelligent,  wel]-to-d< 
right  to  bo  interested  in  tin 
one  son   killed,  in  nghtinj 


nl>  |p.juit  lu  duty,  iiu.l  God' 


1  after  l,l8  assault  upon  1 
narka  were  very  brief, 
fully  guarded  as  might  1 


tely  followed  by  the  opening  a 


Now,  ifanti  Masonry  was  evidently  t 
for  this  renewed  assault,  it  is  fairly  pi 


i.  Unit  iwWly 
t  plainly 


le,  once  used  by  Rev.  Geo.  Whitefiol 


imil.es  in    Salem  have  lately  joined 
n  Catholic   Church  !     How  li 

practiced    by  his    neighbors; 

piece,  and  from  tho  same  dark  source 

iquirmings 


ized 


hone 


■Iks    for   witches;   and,  by  a    devil's  cunnin; 

irew  the  blame  on  "  the  Orthodox,"  the  onl 
people  who,  to  this  day,  believe  tho  plain  test 
mony   of  tho   Bible  concerning  "the  wiles  c 

By   the|way,  in '  Newburyport,  I  converse 

ir  breadth,  had  never  heard  of  Win.  Morgan 

ho  revealed  it  I  Did  not  know  that  forty  fiv 
thousand  Masons  left  their  lodges  to  return  t 
em  no  more  !  that  fifteen  hundred  lodge 
mt  down  before  popular  discussion  !  Tim 
.  H.  Seward,  Thaddeus    Stevens,  and  others 


however,  that  they  "  had  hoard  a  goo 
said  by  tfceir  friends  in  Boston  against 
ty  called  'The  1'oung  Men's  Christian   A; 

never  heard  any  thing  against  Free  Masonry. 

Ms  DearBrkthbrh— If,  as  I  profoundly  be 

nd  (unless  itself  destroyed)  will  finally  destro 
ho  Congregational  churches  in    New  England 


3  by  man  V  should  bo  excluded  from  th 

el  Hopkins,  the  Puritan  divine,  held  Urn 
Masonry  belonged  "  the  devil's  kingdom.' 
(S«  Park's  Memoir  appendix.) 


Oof  tho  "Pilgrim*' miliar 
have  built  a  temple  .here; 


Congrcgati.-.n..!  Quarterly,"  Dr.  A.  H.  Quit 
rder.C  It  is  true,   Rev.  J.   P.   Langworthy,  a 


I  Dr.  Quint 
■dcra.  In  tl 
gational  Qua 


ted  by  Wells,  that  Adams  was  a  pronoun* 
cr  of  Free  Masonry  I     Thus  we  have  the  ol 


»cn  yeare,  annually  and  beseechingly  n 


er  introduction  uud  article,  as 
further  aid  from  his  pea— En. 


ith  you  in  the  work,  to   undertake  an   < 
rise  so  opportune  and  God-like. 
Having  subscribed  for  the  Ctxosore  im 


ought  not  beat  to  comply  with  the 


«  Oriitian,  which  has  the  moral  courage 
think  it  worthy  of  i.  pf.ee  in  voiiro.Jiinni 


tronofthc  funds  Of  a 
remembers  of  the  inst 


i  no  part  of  their  object.     They  aspire  not 
a  dignity,  nor  are  they  at  all  governed  by 


e  usually  i 
-ately,  or  together  ;  in 


I  the  community  nt  largo.  Nor  is  it  doublet 
t  the  tendency  of  their  institution,  to  whicl 
y  often  yield,  to  say  nothing  of  its  borrk 
irecations  and  oaths,  is,  to  induce  tho  fra 
lity  to  defend  oach  other  in  every  issue  he 

.  The  eo-ineid.-nce  of  the  growing  inlluenci 
of  the  declension  of  experimental  and  prac 


ripluresfor  our  rule  of 


...  '    "tyii 


LlioaaitlpBpBr.tbai/aimitjj, 


lis  distempered  brain    that  the  imoio,^ 
tion  ol  Masonry  can  be  overthrown, 
Las  been  at  the  herculean  job,  hamai(; 


ror  th1S  modern  Don  Quixnte  to  undcrtak 
i|einoliliou;.il  the  mngiiilicpiit  mid  i[iuc.;(ni 
temple  of  I-'reo  Masonry,   which  has   with 


lay  as  a  brilliant  arm  of  the  moral  phil^ 


nti-Masonio  party  should  be  inaugura 
I  putting  fourth  Ins  feelers  with  tl 
nd  to  that  end.     Perhaps  this  mode, 

way  upon  his   mighty  shoulders  the 


lion     to  laugh   at    the 

wth  !     The  time  has  gone  by  for  getfinj 

aiiiiM.i~..iiie  party  any  where  in   tliii  ,■ 
',  of  a    foreo  more    than  a   corporals  ni 


m  get  from  this  grass-1 
Q.     What  is  religion; 

Q.     Uow   does  false  r 


own."     Both  God 

A.    The  tr 

je  religion  binds  men  to  Go 

lhnmanityhavo 

nVn  !oriL/I!S 

fmhsSr 

he   Holy  Spirit  through  CI, 
dinances,  which  God   Hims 

■tbj 
fill 

te  rights,  whale  v 

bin. 

nd  controled  by  t 
pon  all,   and  all 

pon  each.    ''And 

by  men,  Th 
on?     Satan 

nd  goodness  by  schemes  d 
Holy  Spirit  is  in  tho    true 

*tit 

is  of    the  partio 

—society  on  the 

d  the  individual 

u  the  oilier— arc 

Q.  Are  11 
\rj  false,  or  a 

e  secret  societies  now  in  Una 

coon 

important  sense 

If'orf00111!.''3 

to  God  and 

re.    They  all  profess  to  bin 
goodness,   by    doctrine-  and 

« 

mle  body  feels  i 

«  p'SSrs 

ted  by  men. 

right  to  do  as  y 

They    .,11   dispense   with   G 

irifl 

to  save  men  hy  virtues  and 

■stems     arranged     by   men. 

flit 

injuring  any  oth 

rs  thereby;  still 

secret  tempo 

nsW 

Church  and  State,  , 


piclon  of  sometl 

i,;,,  oi  [ 


mple  to  tho  pooplo,  (who,  by  the  by,  u 


"  High    Priest," 
!  Conferenco  hai 


o  go  into  those  societies,  under   tho 


"   in. mil.'., eil,  greatly  to   t 
:   jcel  will  iH'f,  both  with 


not  already  placed  oui 


eon  opposed  to  tl 

it  Institution.     The   M* 

ng— their  ceremonies  are 

illy,  and  their  upt 

rofane  as  tbey  advaocc- 

wrongdoing.     If  th 

by  conceal  at  all? 

to  keep  the  Church  froa 

c.ng  corrupted,  alt 

ough  none  but  profesora 

ust  oo  the  tendene 

to  corruption  in  societi" 

I.I.    .HI    Hill    K»M   V 

The  following  Tacts  transpired  in  Allen  Co., 
nd.,    and   arc    fully  icsttHed    by   responsil* 


icd  ol  lU  branches  of  turco  kinds  ol 
balm  of  Arabia.   ocncU  of  Rgjpt, 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE,  CHICAGO,  OCTOBER  5,  1869. 


15 


leatb,  *bilc  religion,  tho  cbalicc  of  whoso  c.lfic 
8  crabltlercd  with  tbo  morirrdom  oi  Christ. 
im  at  its  bottom  power,  health,  and  happiness, 
ioib  in  thin  lireand  In  the  world  to  come.  The 
ipiroiioo  consisted  of  ttro  parts,  toe  conlril- 
■  n  of  the  body  and  tbe  evocation  of  the  soul. 

f  toriuros,  the  priests  judges  svtao  bad  beard  his 
onfesslon,  informed  him  that  he  was  perill- 
ed to  pursue  his  route  towards  the  light,  hut 
■cforc  arriving  thcte  he  bad  some  terrible  auf- 


lilli,,.    leak  j 

i  kind  of   hill 


}  plrdgo   ROinfMvliot   for  th, 


i  tho  help  of  man.      If  nder  divine  ,i 


on  their  own  ground.     Vast  numbers  of 
dr.igbt  jungles,  bandy  tngotb- 


Correspondence. 


Ujp  to  tbls  present  timo,  deplorable  m- 
iu  been  the  ignorance  of  all  writers  who 
:reated  upon  the  subject  of  initiation  to 
vsterics  of  antiquity;  thej  havo  seen  in 
nothing  but  a  jurablc  of  physical  facts  and 


with  respect  to  the  regeneration  o 


pyramid,  tho  side  of  darkness,  of  cold,  ond 


pboscsccnt  tij>i.«  of  love,   and  delivered   tb 

,,t   entitcly    nude  to    the  women    to  b 

bo  made  to  boil  with  all  tho  fires   of  thi 
im  tho   body*of 


Worthy  [out  of  tho  lodges^thcsc  noddies  will  only 
ward  and. crippled— they   will    not    bo    destroyed.     1" 


tea.     Wo  have   no  wish    to   exchange 

KISfliN  CiMi-riic  !"„,  ;i:  ititi-M  h-.-niu- 
:  ;  bilt  wo  would  have  no  sort  of  objcotli 
•longing  it  with  tin  nnti-Masonio   Lane. 


,   I.   A.   lUrvr,    Dt.ir    Sir-   i.n.-t    .v.'iiii,. 


mo;  all  could  engngu  u 


MINUTES 

Aurora  Christian 

CONVENTION, 


itliiuidtmn  anddi,p< 

i  influence— then  there 

ion  against  the  rofuriai 

sponsible    tyrant,  and    b 


le— after    a    few    nmnl'u 


;  i  up-  otgold  (vine:-  trni[iU"l 
rc^isilcwino^aml  finally, 
arc  girls  dressed  in  a  light 
,on  potplc  couches,  invited 


corercd    with 

.,.!< 

..liirb 

.:..- 

ss 

i!" 

light 

I-" 

lOunccJ  Iho  por 

"' 

.'   '.'.  , 

prirsts  clothod  with  tuogoificenily  ore 


i  won)    showered  do»n  up: 


of  worship  destined  t 


gainst  these  hydra  headed  monsters.     Depend 


ion.    Tho  general  assembly  or  the  Presbyti 
Iburch,   which  met  ot  Dayton,  said  tho 


Morgan.     Otic-half  ol 


S.  W.  RITCIIEY. 


pccinlly    tint  part  of  i 
"'£.    by  (right  hundroi 


Minutes  of  the 
National    Olmstian   Convention 

PTI.TSI3UEG, 


Nutioutil  Christian    Association 

Oppo.tdioSctn,t»oc..Um..tt. 
PHwofcadi.M^cl^wHvotopUiroril.iontby 

EZRA  A.  COOK. 


Scatter  the  Documents. 


T   WALSH    N.      j7l  l"'l'S||l"".h,"^l>1-'1'l,'"i'"- 


THE  MYSTIC  TIE  ! 

FREE   MASONRY, 


IUCU  COOK,  Elkhart,  In. I. 

Light  on  Free  Masonry, 


ROYAL  ARCH  j 


,,  ,„.,.■.  right  of  .ooiil  JIT.,  opoi 
••  rlgbU  to  tho  ra.ru  of  I..,  .nd  i 
box.  and  as  iniiiuity  we   expose  am 


'-;•  *•   the  l,Kht 


;'l      At  length    JlO    arri 

'bichwas  guarded  by  tl.r* 
1  with  swords,  and.  coHTci 


on  tho  other  To  tiih  oProitKW 
idgD  touched  T.OKB:-t  was  glad  t 
led  with  cx-'n  National  Christian 


.lie   churches,  or  Cbrisl 


no  objection 

as  men,  as  citizens,  wo  m 

hem.  Wo  Ofl 

rtainly  will  do  all  we  can  to 

o  light  tbo 

political  and  social,  as  well 

nli-Miwoiiai] 

O  not  feci  at  liberty  to  joii 

i  Chrialian  a 

nti-sccrot  association.     Tbo 

enca  might 

nlerfcrc  with  our  Christian 

n  this  confli 

l.     But  we,  as  Cbrlstiau*, 

avc  no  dime 

ulty  to  j Jiu  them  as  polilica 

[asons.     Th 

refore,   wo  say  to  them, 

.    '  _(. 

tbey  arc  wise   and  dl.crec 

schow  politi 

al  intrigue  arjdcorniptionj 

ount  on  our 

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THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  OCTOBER,  5  1869. 


r  of  the  gospel  uncontaminated  and  un  demo  rai- 
led f) 
The  boundless  charity  of  Masonry    wi 

accrued.     Never  !  It  operates  upon  a  bi 
jasis  than  our  common  Christianity— to. 


■a  ouly  elanni,!.   for    Iho   heueflt   who  idenUfy  yourselves   «i:h    Ihat  order-als. 
ective  of  the  rest  of  the   humanjcaose  division  in  jour  societies.    If  Free    Mu 

I  ODlTW-  pc 


.lightly 


JAMES  F.  LAYTON. 


The  Jew,  Mahomedao,  Dei 
Unive  realist  and  Mormon,  all  a 
;ona  in  good  standing,  or  Masoc 


.  beloved  In   tho  minist 

ion.  This  interpreted,  n 
not  Masonry,  lt.,\a note 
else  a  Jew  or  Mormon  is 


of  this 


ebje 


:qoally  pious  sud  of  ability,  but  in  all  qu 

.he  "  Masonic  heart  beats  responsive  primarily 

.o  the  brotherhood."     Besides,  Masonry  boast: 

iceply  so  in  spirit,  nnd  that  charity  in  italarg 
>at  sense  is  taught  by  positive  precept  in  ever; 

What  need  therefore  oi  the  Go-tpel!     Is  no1 


of  morality,  Christianity,  or   of 


f  tho  Conference  handed 


Methodist  preacher 


>know]ede,rrt  to  I.f  L'or.-npud  b>  ororpowi 


the  land.     We  hope  oil 


,./.■-<!.  Tlmt  *-<>  ■li^jplM..|,.t,.  K,..,.  M.i«onr 


..rder      Sueh 


■  :u  ^!1,.lir.i-llynodi  both 
..-..!.  .:.'."..'  v,'r'(u,|!j  deny" 


.■ak-iougl,  to  boast  that  1 
C.Ij.f.ie.ieo'tPhflpa)  a  Mas 


;  pamphlets  against  Ma. 


nilyf     It  can  bo  i.ndei 
cs,  undoubtedly  deslg. 


:>  i.fTer  tinyttiiiif 
no  reHjjio.ielj  ii 


:hment,  and  God  knows  you  should  be  fre 
l.  "Comoout  from  among  them  aod  be  i 
irate."  Honest  Masons  hove  been  heard  I 
-It  were  better  for  tho  Christian   minist i 


place,  to  the    displeasure  of   Ukm-Iu^-     To   ; 

not  my  intention,  in  view  of  oil  thi 
ore— (for  one  high  in  tho  Church  yea 
.asted  that  Free  Masons  would  yet  rule 
■thodistCliureb}— toeoudemnindividui 


with  others.      So   tho  South 

forms.  "Hois  a  quiet,  pe 
feres  with  no  one,  and  she 
Slavery  hated   invcstiijntioi. 


oof  positive   of  corruptness.     Oh,    that  tli 


Cynosure  Tracts. 

NOW   PUBLISHED. 


HISTORY  OF  MASONRY 


>DERN  and  OBSCURE  OKIGIX-I 
nd  UNCHRISTIAN   CHARACTE 
VOLTING     AND     BLASPHEMOUS     OATHS 
OF  FREE  MASONRY,   AS  PROVED  BY 
OWN  ORATORS  AUTHORS   AND   HIST( 
ANS. 


MASONIC     MURDER. 


MASONRY. 


t  @  84.00  per  1000,  . 
>cry  Mason;should  ree 
how  hit  wife  feels  on  U 

ir   choico   ofo  life   cot 


Why   am  I   opposed  to 
MASONEY? 


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card  Forest,  tho  great  tragedian  r" 


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Free  Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  Devil. 

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Grand    Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 

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The  Christian  Cynosure. 


Ming  and  special  pleading.  In  meeting  the  ol 
jection  to  Masonic  oaths,  the  Dr.  Bays—"  For 
haps  we  have  them."  *'  But  what  do  you  knoi 
about  them?"     We  know  that  this  "pcrhap 


mself,  just  as  the   Dr 


i  yourself  for  it »     Can  you  answer  it 

tho  Ood  of  truth?    If  there  was  nothing  el 

ire  us  that  Free  Masonry  is  of  the  dev 


necessity  of  believing  Masonic 
the  strength  of  Morgan's  testin 


t  of  tl 


;  Dr.  Cot 


rei-eal  it,  and  Dr.  Cooper  says  they  did, 
ayo  Ihey  are  "  renegade  apostate  ptrjur- 
dus."  Of  course  then  they  revealed 
ey  swore  not  to  reveal,  and  their  rerel- 
muet  be  true,  to  make  the  revealing 
Ho  who  says  they  are  perjured  says 
■  e  made  true  revelations.  And  if  this 
j  charge  of  perjury  ia  to  bo  brought 
every  Mason    who  owna    up  when  the 

e  the  charge  of  perjury?  Wittingly 
tingly  he  bns  confirmed  the  testimony 


"e  in  no  danger  of  sinning  against  the  truth 
and  the  God  of  truth,  by  denying  directly  or 
indirectly  what  another  may  have  sinned  in 
declaring  ?  We  do  not  believe  they  sinned  in 
dliclos'mg  those  secrets— no  more  than  wo  be- 


tiBes 


a  of  the  designs  of  b 


'«co  who  has  rend  Morgan,  Allyn,  Bernard, 
*  Richardson,  that  Masonry  Is  fully  and  truth- 
"lly  disclosed.     Isit  honest?    hit  right  Mn 


f  God 


"""er'a  repentance;  while  ho  who  undortak 
10  m*o  men  believe  that  Masonry  Is  not  i 


,  and  he 


"repen 


right  h 


id,  and  so  all  possibility 

■  Such  a  man,  shocked,  and  indignai 
11  »"•  perjury  0f  a  confessing  Mason  !  "  Thou 
ttwrltal  first  cast  out  tho  beam  from  thin 
eJe."  QuitthodreadfulaUemptlosupprei 
e  lt»th  and  make  your  follow  men  bollovo 
*■  Tl>i»  talk  about  anti-Masons  being  lgm> 
'^"f  Masonry  •'con/audl,j  ignorant,"  as  tl 
(  "i  is  not  honest,  Masons  every  whoi 

e  believe  it  is  so.     But  it  \b  just  like  tho 
nw?  0lder'St,eolai,|"g  that  abolitionists  knew 

nows  Uut  Masonry  baa   been   lull*  and 
^"•Mly  disclosed;  that  the  facts  of  Morgan's 

^•itinTtTr;!0: or  n,ttny  iodeeB  Bn" 

,0<«eil  h'8li«il  officers,  and  the 


gs  every  alternate  week,  fully  attended 
by  men,  women  and  children,  and  all  deeply  iu 


et    Ihej  impudently  demand,  •'  what  do 

you 

or  thd 

cause,  . 

nd  prop 

oiing  an 

rganii 

now  about  it?"    Why,  Dr.  Cooper,  wo  I 

now 

with  u 

.    Of  co 

irse  it 

ook  at  on 

e— "a 

11  there  u  about  it;  and  you  hum  tho 

we 

sweep. e 

can,". 

d  the  res 

itwa. 

ng  in  ao  plain  a  case  to  deceive  tho  Igno 

.,,.1 

,,on  wen 

tinto  i 

Tbey'h" 

th.i, 

nd  the  simple  ?     Can  you  hide  the  light  o 

the 

ngsw 

ekly,  ni 

J  that  n 

ts  as  much 

IS  they 

unf    Can  you  secure  the  respect  of  one  i 

do.    S 

jnieofu 

tried  I 

3  keep  up  t 

he  old 

1  to 

og,  bu 

itwa. 

mpossit 

le,  as  our 

eo-oper 

n. 


To  bt  continued. 


.  Foster— My  dear  Sir:   I  lain.- .-]..-. 'in  I 


Good  Templar,  tho  official  organ  of  the  Indopoi 
dent  Order  of  Good  Templars  in    the  state  ■ 

.nsylvania.-Very  truly,  yours, 

J.  F.  YAKKIV'ITi.N 


5s,   and  suitable  for  Sabbath  night,  or 

>wn  Mr.  Bungay  (by  character)  as  a  taler 
tcr  and  lecturer  in  behalf  of  tempera. 
I  if  we  were  to  comment  on  the  address 
e "us,  we  i?hould   be  ready    to  say,   that 


s  God's  protest  (or  is  to  pro- 


these  points  are  not  only  good  and  true 
ill  handled.  Wc  do  not  even  object  to, 
y  at  all  the  clauses  which  Bro.  Y.  has  un 

Mr.  B.  says — "There  is  to-day  more  moderatt 
nking  and  more  drunkenness  in  the  Church 
in  there  is  in  tho  order  of  Good  Templnrs.oi 

of  tho  Sons  of  Temperance,  or  within  tho  pale 

emperance  goes,  wo  challenge  comparison 
r-ith  the  Church." 

Now  the  fact  is,  very  many  churches  do  nol 
cquire  that  their  members,  or  candidates  fui 
aembersbip,  should  stand  pledged  to  total  ab 


mmetimes  taking 


imild  adopt  n  distinct  pledge  i 

ations,  Jo  take  such  a  pledge, 

ust  be  as  frco  as   the  Churct 
ody,  from  drinking,  let  its  not 


;cret  society,  professedly  for  a  good  objei 

sonry.  So  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois  wai 
re  than  doubled  in  numbers  during  the  yea 
:r  tho  introduction  of  the  order  or  tho  Soli: 
Temperance.      The  reports    of  the  lodgi 

1  object  with  the  originators  of  the   order 
Masonry  had  been  so  sifted,   condemned,  an. 


would  be   toac>C|.'.  <>(  M.i^orny    iuelf. 
They  naturally  lead  right  to  it,  with  all  Us  re- 
forms, and  horrid  oaths. 


ind  the  Sons  so 


s  right  in  the  application  of  tho  scriptures, 
bought  in  the  course  of  a  few  years,  it  would 
powerfully  opposed.    I  regarded  it  as  asso- 

ensivo  things  to  be  gathered  out  of  the  kiug- 


isphemy,  just  as  tho  Apocalyptic    Beast 

but  he  complained  of  tlum  as  unfounded  and 
illogical,  and  referring   to  them   in  his  pap 
isid—"  That  a  lady  correspondent  was  of  i 


ibly  to  him,  but  we- gatherso"  up  many  passage: 
gotiiti  appointment  made  for   the  purpose,  in 


Western  N.  Y.  i 


int  no  gift  of  the  Greeks  could   be  withou 
and,  and  hostility— so  we  say  frankly,  Ibota 


,  and  pass-words,  nnd  keep  their  ex 
icks  light,  and  seeks  it  for  all,  will: 


Correspondence. 


(gentlemen   - 


prophe 


of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  New   York  to 

tho  the  States  prison  of  Sing  Sing.  And  yet, 
the  reports  of  the  proceedings  fill  one  or  two 
:olutns  of  one  of  tho  New  York  dally  papers  I 
If  the  money  spent  for  the  excursion  had 
ccn  appropriated  towards  helping  needy  emi- 
"    tiding  up  Christian 


ibovo  referred  to?  especially  se St 

I  (sly,  deceiving,  and  relentlessly  cruel,) 


share  insidiously  and  furlivoly  helped 

een  ;  but  as  it  is,  what  good  has 

iu  the  prison  <!Ui- inline  which  \.<  >i 

e  something  to  show  for  time  and  mot 
ended  ;  but  we  all  know  that  no  red 
ny  kind,  and  least  of  all,  in  modes  of  I 
ig  and  vindicating  the  law,  can  bo  ex 
om  secret  societies.  Such  societies  at 
■r  calculated  for    defeating  tho   law    tl; 


n  for  this  purpose,    as  there  is  that 
;ad,  Masonry  is  about  ready  to   die,  an 


'oolio 


jently 


intry-th 


eld  at  Me 

jeet  of  importance  to  tho  interests  of  society, 
on,  and  all  of  them  have  exhibited  the 

jseopiuions  arc  justly  entitled  to  weight 


Lolly  void  of  any 


objee 


•ept  ol  tho  Scriptures,  to  vis 
order  to  gratify  a  curiosity  i 


tofai 


signs! 


r  of  the  United  Stat 


u  hold  of  this  English  s 

teduponita/m^bra 

clearly  see  how  lUU  sl^.M 


The  National  Grand  Lodge  of  Odd  Folio*  s  ol 
he  United  States  held  what  they  valla  Con- 
tention at  San  Francisco,  Col.  on  the  20th  ol 

Odd  Fellowship  is  to  Masonry  what  the  Ro- 

he  Jesuits.      When  the  Jesuits  bad  been  driven, 


urcs 

Mob  th 

y  brought  torw 

rd.     What 

natio 

from  a 

most  every  nation 

'or?     Wc  cou 

in* 

tho  order  of  San 

Koi'J 

.    The  C 

rglS-tnl1" 

SrelK 

Fe 

-,i  tc 

"Ihe  L 

ir  place.     By   thus 

■ition     o 

Georgia  , 

Cr. 

ft  had  C 

uitad 

The  r 

se  succeeded  very 

of  the  Golden  Circle, 


wo   make  tho    following    extract 

office  of  Masonry  in  the   Southern  Slates;  and 

just  in  proportion  as  Masoury  succumbed  to  the 

opposition  of  the  free  States,  Odd  Fellowship 

irV-u'rol'  IhuStVle  rfXew  York, 
installation  by  a  fow   remarks  of 
Ut,  which  wero  suitably   ack  no  wi- 
nd ItatiLT  l'ettit,   who  wus  indue- 

arose-  to  take  its  place.     It  was  brought  up  u 
»  political  reserve  to  cover  the  defect  of  Ma 

Craft,  nsed  by  designing  polilieiana  and  specu 

r/acher  ol  tnoVgoSpne,  SfckS 

!rc';.dDu,i.LV"gTorr,!iti.Tu'r.«"i»°g."''0 

Most  of  the  officers  cu*  this  National  Gran 

o  of  Ih'o  Most  Worshipful  Grand 
State   ol  New  York.     The   only 

Maryland,  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  and    the  Die 

is'  to  moko  a  sot  of  insigniCeen 

work,  appear  great  and  grand- 

Whether  we  regard  tho  home  work,  or  look  to 

■   and  concord,  brulhcrly   1 


■  of  language,  as  tin 


t  all  black  meu  from  white  lodgi 
It  of  propagandist!,  to  which  i 
iamelrially  opposed  to  nil   Masonic 


rder   of  Odd  Fold 
1824,  fa«33l0(ks 


1  THE  SQUARE. 


.ryland,    Kentucky,    an. 


n,d  by  the  blue, 
Grand    Lodge  of 


SDd  of  it,"  and  that 


18 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  OCTOBER,  19,  1869. 


'The  Christian  Cynosure. 


:pt,   was  a  German  scholar  of 

Jred  a  Jesuit,  be  explored  all 

o  Masonry,  made  himself  mas- 
.erlcs,  and  of  tho  history  of  the 


rival   grand  orgar. 
From  being  a  mos 


Rows 


mysteries,  and,  as  be  olaimcd,  improved  upor. 
Free  Masonry;  perfecting  it  by  appending  the 
degree  or  order  of  tho  Illuminati.  Tbia  man  u 
not  to  be  accused  of  hostility  to  Masonry,  foi 
he  was  always  a  zealous  adherent.     His  candl 


Uength,  and  with  practiced  skill,  so  tl 

less,    and  cow   crashes    through    sbiel 

ioa\  but  Instead  of  being  "confeuedl} 
ml,"  he  is  evidently  master  of  his  subj8( 
;o  instruct  bright  Masons  of  high  degree 
nyateries  of  their  art.     How  he  came 


al  character  of  Free  Masonry, 


igest  it.  Mr.  Lcvington  has  been  heretofore 
nd  so  far  as  we  are  informed,  ia  still  in  th. 
Icthodist  Episcopal  connection  ;  hut  after  tb< 
ublicatiou  of  this  book,  wo  opine  that  eitbe 

lake  ready  to  take  a  final  leave  of  that  Church 


labor  for  that  as  their  object. 
But  the  real  object  Is  known  only  by  the 
originators  and  wiro-workers  ;  and  by  them  the 
rhole  force  of  tho  order  is  directed  to  the  real 
nd  bidden  purpose.  Thus  the  Ku  Klu*  Klan 
i  organized  ostensibly  to  freo  their  country 
rora  Tile  and  horrible  oppression.     But  Its  real 

engance  In  tortures  and  murders  upon  the 
Mends  of  froedom  and  justice.  Thus  tho  II 
uminatl  were  organized  ostensibly  for  promot- 

ng  mon  intelligent  and  good;  but  really  for 
iridlod  licentiousness.    Thus  Masonry  ostonsi- 


i0,.K    ,.,j„, 


■ally  i 


1  in  their  initiation  Into  tho 
ret  society,  on  tho  32,  (Sept. 
3G9t)  that  they  had  to  bo  taken  homo  in  car- 
.gea.  One  who  was  tossed  In  a  blankol  broke 
oth  bones    of   his    fore-arm    just    below  the 

Tossing  In    the    blanket,    and.    Indcod,  the 

i   taken   from  Masonry.     With    the  exception 

indnegleetod  by  "The  College  society "  til 
their  growing  popularity  compelled  that  soci 
Bcoive  them,  most  of  the  College 
re  been  nided  by  Theron  Baldwin' 
presume,  have   these  secret   "socic 


And  ■< 


them  all  to  individual  advc 

temporance  orders  are  established  ostensibly 
for  tho  promotion  of  temperance,  and  tbo  rank 

but  tho  founders  and  tho  chief  rulers  have  do- 
vised  and  are  wielding  these  orders  for  the  pro- 
motion of  Masonry.     Staunch  oppnsors  of  Ma- 


,...,  „,.! 


■  for 


epcated,  are  applied  to  dlBotent  degrees  and!PIic»tion  of  "cret  societies,  and  gravely  con 
phases  of  Masonry.  \^mn  Masonry. 

Mr.    Levington's  work  dwells  somewhat  ei-l     Doubtless,  the  Masons  will  dub  such  oppon 

Cdelland 


Huod 

any 

xpla 

gin,  of i 

s 

tensivoly  upon  the  antiquity  de 
higher  degrets  of  Masonry,  re 

veloped  in  the 
peeling   which 

and  then  wi 

h  the 

other,  "My 

did  A 

Lent 

Ainty 

rofo 

zt 

atablo.     Hence 

SSzHS 

gulf  prepared 
ampments,>nd 

— H. 

■ee 

a  lock  hung 

opor. 

..h.. 

"^"o™ 

.sprun 

i   dividei 


ripturs 


ie  English  and  the  fifty  degrees  oi .  ^^ 

wickedness    of    Masonic   favoritism,  or    mo 
:  terribly  reproved    tho    professed  ministers  ■ 


for  some  time,  but  without  raucl 
,ies  have  been  mostly  occ 


The 


;  for 


,n    to  Christ,  implied  in  intellectual  fencing:  one  displaying  his  earnest- 

ring  allegiance  to  tho  God  of  Freo  Mason-  nessby  advancing  directly  upon  his  opponent 

nd  the  hypocrisy  of  taking  tho  cup  of  the  striking  and  thursling  with  fatal  intent  and  con. 

after  taking  the  cup  of  devils  in  the  liba-  fidence  ;  the  other,  as  if  conscious  of  holding  a 

of   Knights  Templars,    drank  from  a  hu-  useless   neanon     doe 
it  keeps  in  view.     There  is  no  man,  nor  system,  i  "  p  "■ 

.-  ... u    -i-i-i.    ....  -i.—  ...    .._.....>.. ..J™1"1  Ebu"-  agility  in  dodging,  oi 

samples  of  the  author's  style,  we  quote  at  asfailanfs  blows    ani 


!  particular  object  wh'n 
man.norsystei 
'  by    undoubted! 


d  that 


I  of 


me  the   mother  to  the  i, 


:  no  tboroue 


e  nothing  but  tho  n 


mths,  so  that  by  tho 
>er  oi  theio  truly  diaholi. 
Cutely  overwhelmed  an, 


attempted,  and  probably  all 
iths,  Dr.  Williams  dodges  by 


!  hidden  things  of  Masonic  dishonesty 

jtringic    wickedness.     If  he  continu 
rse,  refusing  to  chase    after  the  pha; 


>  wrests  from   tho  rightfu 


pid  multiplication 


Logos  and  light  oft' 


"Herald  and  Fretoyter."  The  new  pa] 
one  third  larger  than  either  of  the  pope 
whoso  Union  it  is  formed.  It  is  of  the  sis 
form  of  the  Advance.     By 


e  edit 


reasonably 


SDITOBUL  COIIBKII-ONDENCI, 


5  CORSQILL,   BOSTOS,  Ma,-i.,| 
Sept.    30,  lBG'J.T 


d  co-worker  with  Voltaire  for  tho  do 
in  of  Christianity.  But  this  Froderiel 
.rince  ofMasonry,  as  well  as  of  infidelity 

Carson  telle  us,  (Monitor  pp.  7,  103,  110,)  tha 
"Sovereign  Grand  Inspector  of  the  33 

Qrndo,"  and  that  ho  added  eight  to  tho  pre 
J  twenty-five  grades.  Tho  2flth  grad 
meded  on  Christianity."  Carson  p.  109. 

Theso  high  degrees  of  the  infidel  Frederic* 
tells  ns  (p.  10)   are   usolul   to   give 

deeper  i  Might  into  tho  rtligioti*  and  philosojJiiri 

departments  of  the  order."     What  these  "  r« 

:b  this  arch-enemy  of  Christianity  "  found* 

ays  Prof.St'owe,  "Tho  Illuminati, borrowc 
livery  and  ritual  of  Free  Masonry  to  a, 
plish  their  purposes,"  which  purposes  wcr 
same  aa  those  of  Frederick  the  Great  an 

Yoltairc.    Their  motto  was  "  crush  tlie  wretch, 

(meaning  Jesus  Christ.) 

lident  Dwight,  of  Yale  College,  (quoted 

that  Illuminism  (French  infidelity)  was  spi 

ousaods  of  lodges  closely  akin  to  thos 
igher  grades  of  Masonry. 


..tl'niv^Uv]  has  Uo  of 


■oung  mon.     By  the  way,  this  Col 

Litiful  hill  in  Somervillo  'near  E 

lamination   in  its  faculty.     Drl.   A 
.no  Thos.  J.  Sawyer. 


"(2  Sam.  15:    II)    into    the 


12)  It,  liturgy  contemns  h 
1.     You  may  find  them  l.y  t 


t  N.   T.  Banks,  and  damn 


pamphlets  like  the   "Pilgrim 


til.'       I,-  StililT      Of    tlu-      fllNllKl'     ,vliLM"»    I' 

■Heat    Chri.tiBi-.tr.        2.     Th.-    a^iimrnl    i 
,   „„>„;„„,  and-. If. ,:„;„,  ■„.!.,■;„„■  at  „!l.    Im 

nry  ia  a  thoroughly  religious  (not  merel; 
)  institution.     We  have  also  seen,  by  thi 

ngofitsadvocates,  l.Thatitisareligiou 
orhood   between  professing    Wonds  an, 

lie  religion  is  professedly  uf  pagan  0rlgli 


book  on  Free  Masonry 


ousidorately  object  to  it  in  another.  They  |  Watehman,    when     their    emmissarice,     wltl 
ret  to  learn  that  the  real  object,  and  the  ',,tdeM  *ct!vtty  and  astonishing  zeal,  arc  even 

, sod  object,  of  secret  societies,  arc  never  |  "hor*  a*crL'lIr  diffusing  the  most  baleful  leaver 

d  ex-thossme.     The  ostensible  objeot  of  all  «eetetiof  ttnti"Chfi,t '  ffl 

o00.-isucictiesis  good.     1  he  real  object  Is  precisely!     jy  Lot's  wife  lookod  back  and  Cod   neve. 

>i  nd .  Th*  nut. lie  aid  the  mas*  of  the  m«nb*n  areal- Ulider,  look  oat 


LV.'r'''-."'^;-   fu^ir-.',''!,.'    held  'ii.    ..If. 
it,-   r.-mambrinto    ,,,,-1    ],,-,  noble  ,ie,-d<   I 

il.,'   kIL.'-V,..,  of'i    ■■rn'.'l  ,l'',,r. -,.!-■        M, 
work  be  comply,,!   r. i  hart  ...    ■ 

'ZS'tSw   .u\?i..,Md''fo/.hM;|,..rl 
when  all  earthly  th..,"-.-.!...,!., ld-r, 


Response  by  Masons,  "  So  mote  it  bo.' 
(Was  it  faith  in  tho  Masonic  "  ladder,"  that 
id  thispiir*  temperate  and  unut/ish  Douglas,  th 


(Cat 


0.)    It 


ligh  priesthood,"  profanely  applying  (he 
acred  formula,  "Thouarta 
ho  order  of  Mclehliedok."  (Webb,  p.  181.) 
(4.)  The  Masonic  religion  sets  Christ  at  nought, 
by  professing  to  save  men  from  sin  and  bring 
;o  heaven  without  renewal  by  his  spirit,  o, 


ife,  thereby  fitting  our  bodies, 
er  that  spiritual  building,  that 

.mold  teaches,  (pp.  182,  Sl4l) 

"  Masooa  oi  antagonistic  fit 
elves  to  fulfil  the  Christian  la 
lead  of  salvation  by  Him  who 
ruth,    and  the  llle,"     Masonry 

ladder  which  Jacob  saw 
rounds  of  which   ore    f 


igion  denies  the  fir-tPri„,i,,l 
viz:   salvation  by   faith   in    C 


A  young  man  stood  listlessly   watching  so1 
ngleri  on  a  bridgo.     Ho  was  poor  and   deji 

Ish,  he  sighed:  "  If  now,  I  had  those,  I  would 

ie  happy.     I  could  sell  them  at  a  fair  pr'n 

ray  me  lood  and  lodging."     I  "will  give  you 

List  as  many  and  just  as  good  fish,  "  Be' " 

timer,  "  if  you  will  do  a  trifling  favor." 

that  is  that?"  asked  tho  othor  eagerly.    "Only 


ladly  « 


n  a  short  errand."    The  propo! 

epted.     Tkeold  flshorman  was  gono  bo  lot 

feanwhile  tho  hungry  fish  snapped  greedily 
he  baited  hook,  and  the  young  man   lost 

them  in;  and  whon  tho  owner  returned,  ho  h 
.ught  a  largo  numboi 


olnt 


:,.■  ,,1,1  i,,l 


Correspondence. 


"Whero'irajjoufirst-pre 
il    Inmyheirt.     Where 


a  divested  of  a 

o-hood,   blind-folded,    n 


any  thing— and  answered  I  do.- 
ihen   conducted  r     To   a  propi 


i  n.  harTbi| 

eCo.,Ittd.,a*PLi( 


held  M.irch  flth,  182B.  Tho  address  p, 
Mid  |iulili-lie,l  l,i-  Unit.  Convention  [,  t, 
If  vou  have  not  got  a  copy  of  that  14 
will  send  you  the  ono  I  have,  provided; 
return  it  safely  to  me,  as  I  expect  to  hi 
for  it,  probably  before  long.  Enelowi 
find  <,iie  ilnlh.r  as  a  donation  loivard-0 
cause  ;  I  hope  to  be  oblo  to  render  In 

approval  of  the  Doily,  and  is  bound  to 

Christ  Jenus.  The  Cynosure  ia  a  very  1 
isi.or  in  my  family;  you  miy  set  mo 
life  subscriber  for  the  CT«osoHa,if 
nues  its  present  tone. 

T.uly  yours,  far., 

O.  W.  CHAMP,  II. 
Wo  thank  our  Brother  for  his  "  God 
nd  material  aid,  and  would  say,  wo  hi 
o^doinga  or  addrtn  of  the  Lo  Boy  Cob 


help  to  t 
oly  and  r 
_[Ed. 


iption  of  the  position  of  the   subject 


,liififul  L«.!-<j  dedicated  to  God  and  to  th, 
r  of  Holy  St.  John,  do  hereby  and  hercoi 
solemnly  and  sincerely  swear,  that  I   wil 


no  less  penalty  than  having  my  thro, 
ross,  my  tongue  torn  out  by  the  root,  an 
in  tho  rough  sands  of  the  sea  at  low  wt 


Nathan  cam  r:v[,i:i: 


a  GoodJTcmplars  society  organ1 
is  name  for  the  Good  Tcd 
meetings  held  in  this  place  for  1 


tomovo    again. 


fall  here,  and  if  you   will    so. 
truly,        BURGESS  SMITH. 


send  copies  of  the  Cvsosubk  for  < 


i,y     Belf-s'-fkeM,     l,y    denigiiii,.;     hvpoer 


f  Masonry— is  their  life,    thei 


now  dawning  upon  upon  homaoitj,  u 
has  fallen.     Tyranny,  despotism,  f^  , 

the  auspicies  of  myttie  itcreey.     Bomfu] 
ultanl  they  scoff  at  the  .opposition  tbfl, 


mjustly  maintained  a  provalent 


Some  years  ngo  a  lady  r. 


1  that  followed  i 


im  very  ignorant,"  she  replied;  •'! 

flio  tears  began  to  flow.     The  lady 
or  of  the  saloon  and  sat  down  by 
d,  like,    Tliilip,  "preached  Jesus"  to 
on   sho   opened    her  heart    freely:  "I 
en   a  pay   and    fashionable   friri,"  she 
'fond  of  tho  ball-room  and   other  giddr 


d  I   hnoit  I. 
insult.  Ih.i 


he  said  this,  her  face  beamed 

Sho  stretched  forth  her  arras   and  clupeJ 


,stprecietL.  c/'a 
,c  Wihrnl.— i** 


snail  put  on  die  immorisi.  ""--  f 
;h  in  the  heavens,  but  the  sbsd"'" 
alley  befian  to  close  about  &%  Pl'\ 

knew  it  not,  but  thought   tho  shade.  * '/ 

My  children,   ii".   getting   dark  i 
ing    the   bouk  "—that    blessed   b 

m  L"u,"i°oid"™»!ij  Z"Zl ,"  o.«  ■!"' ; 

•n,t,   ot   cht.t    t.fr«.b«d    Ib.t   rfr.Hl  * 
>E.i„  ,h.  ,oio»  of  pr.v.r  uc«d«J  1    »^ 

v  my  <lc.tli  be  tbat  ol  the  i\£i<*<°,° 

The  Bible  c.auir..  i„^oHr.»llTt",° 

i -j-"',.  '",,"'',",'''^-'v,l,1',:",!,,.i'',,i; 


of  God."     Oil  Enoeta  ^  "  He  «»!,l"'d  ' 
hi  Joiin  n.pil.,^  "  He  WHburniDS*1 


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his  bl-mdyjaws.     But  in  t 


ed.  »  The  Mysteries  of  Mi  thra  j "  or  "  The  Gran, 
LedGe  of  Babylon."     It  is  from  a    valued  cor 


ed  heart,  and  a  foolish  imagination— have  form 
«d  up  and  concocted  the  most  abiurd,  mou- 


men-n  Btrong  tendency  to  this  grand  marvu 
ous  BjBtem- making,  to  put  in  the  placo  of  n 
ligion  and  the  gocpel  of  Christ.  As  an  illu 
tratlon  of  this,  and  showing  its  intolerable  a 
lumption  and  absurdity,  the  trtielo  in  quoetic 


tvemion.      We  ^.-.,1.1  j..<Jp 


mens   and  indulgent 
holy  living  than  tho't 


ROYAL  ARCI1  AXT1-MAS0N 


Catholic,  a  title  to  which  we  shall  ehoiv 


.iousrdi(ice«hichhasnll  time    for 


right  to    baptise  itself  with  tho   i 
sal,  or  Catholic. 

now  proceed  to  the  development  of  the 
mysteries  oT Magiauitm,  the  very  name  ol 


nstead  ofprofervinK  the  light  of  grace  in  h: 
looi,  he  permitted  it  to  oieaue  into  bis  men 
>ers.  It  was  then  that  aros*  within  him  th 
usts  of  the  Qesh,  which  are  pride,  glutton? 
ind  debauch.      la  proportion  as  ho  withdrew 

his  angelic  being  lost,  do  power  topcnclrat 


a  deal 


him,  revolted  against  his  dominion,  wh 
is  henceforward  void  or  all  nobility,  and 

tie   iiudi-puied  authority    beenmo    parnlj 
id  without  effect.     For  every  superior  poi 


irdly   : 


n-n-iyiiiy     i-f 

te.      Life  be 

akeucd    li.nj 


™°» 

n  tho  pl.t* 

,,!„,„■  bye 

Who. 

"2XZ 

rintarko/thtcovnart  is  derived  ftc 

r  white  by^oven  intermediate  coin, 
.  the  new  allisi.ee.  or  in  the  Sfogi 
n,  n.a-.,  the  child  of  darkness,  by  pai 


m^orca.Ao.Vitj.of.ls 
;lcs  violently  against  the 


Th,..  spirit  oflijjil   hnvh.-:  c 


by  this   lijhl-spirit  they    becunc 


indcr  the  nume  o(  tap,  it  then  animate 
.„,]  kiT.ed.ii.,  under  the  name  of  blood 
eloped  their  limbs,  stimulated  thei 
,  and  brought  them  together  under  th 
of  inatinot.  The  eighteenth  centur 
thought  it  very  foolish  and  ignorant  on  the  pat 


md  recovered  Ada-mil.-  power ;  he 
c  a  deni-god,  a  Mogion.  Let  us  ex- 
blessed  acts  of  ancient  Moglmitm  by 


The  soul  isjiined  to  the  body  by  avory  a. 
;ilo  flnid,  Imponderable*  and  Withblit-any  p 
icular  location.     Its   color,    which  is   visil 


pteiantdar  «,  great  iraoylUli  loul  behsld  God,  and  could  oonvene  mUilj 


ih.o  aspires  to  hoaron  ought  to  ho  a  pcrpi 


brows  uoro    the  aurcolo  of  light,   whoi 
o  whoso  lips  distilled  tlie  words  of  prophetic 


fourth,  one  of  iron,  and  at  his  fifth,  one  of  cop 
id  at  his  seventh  one  of  gold.     And  it 

ocause  tho   objeot   of  initiation  was  to 

a  had  the  dull  lustre  ol  lead,  into  a  child 
t,  whoso   vital  fluid    possesses  tho    pure 


pher's  stone,  the  eliiir  of  life,  tho  univers 
■a,  potable  gold,  quintessence  of  Me 
■eath  of  Gnd,  has  excited  the   paisiona 


S  golden  light  ol 


snsnblc  conditions  by  which  the  spiri 
tdowed  with  effective,  sanctifying  vli 


.oulion  of  th,-  vital  r^ner.     The  M„q, 
ot  omit,  moreover,  tho  iinmediato  and 


lirit  pure,  and  his  body  a  living  acceptable 
mple  to  God,  infused  bis  own  divine  life  inti 
io  bread  ot  the  aspirants,  and  breathed  upor 
leirwine  the  holy,  vivifying  breath  of  his  lips 
i  order  that— by  thus  having  their  nourish 
ment  impregnated  with  spiritual  llfu  and  force. 

ysteries  of   Mithra  constituted  Magiant.  pro 

eneratlon  which,. renewed  fallen  men  in  God, 
ndbyGod. 
On  the  front  of  their  temple  tho  Magiant  re- 


id  those  who  have 


however,  whea  the  men 


Jrnncle  of  the  living  God,  should  say  I 


ery  act  of  generation  raaterialim  the  spir 
life  transmitting  it  to  the  flesh,  and  thot 
ogling  it  by  contagious  infllltratioa  with  t!i 
<enee  of  woman.  Consequently,  ifthe  Mngm 
d  been  married,  instead  of  irradiating  hi 
imbera  with  the  spirit  of  God,  which  was  I 
purify  the  spirit  of  the  aspirants,  end  by  sanci 


Redeemer,  iy   yonr  m«  „„„,..  b-foro  Mm  as  IVrTlSrTTT'Tr'Cl 

your/m/je.  and  by  thewrt  of  your  soul,  /one  -LY_LXJ_N     LJ    X  _HjC3 

now  upon  the  very   bmik-ri  of    il,<>  other    life. J  ■  f\  I  •  «  e 

t:.^z :;zz : z: .,.i":r  Aurora  Christian 


ar-reaching  philosophy,  i 
verity  in  all  the  religlousc 


ofGod  should  appes 


ft  the  palace    of  t 

iruamea  Herod  (Ar  great,  but  who,  aceordi 

,  our  way  of  thinking,  was  great  only  from  1 


rity    of  gold,  and    finally. 


"  How  dreary   (said    the   late  John    Foster 
uld  old  aec  bo  without  tho  atonement.     Bn 


"I  beteeeh  yoo,  elr,  by  the   wounds   of  thr 


of  it  before  tho    public  as  wo  thin 
u%   CnnKians   should  not  b«  Adhtrin 


CONVENTION, 


Minutes  of  the 
National    Christian   Convention 

PITTSBURG, 

mlilnlnc  nrt.lrr..,.  of  IU-v.  Dr..  r.I^linld,  of  Obw 

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THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  OCTOBER,  19,  1869. 


"  THE  TWO  VILLAGES.* 


whole  families,  is  not  a  very  "  grand  idea." 
Perhaps  it  will  be  replied,  that  those  young 
ones  can  be  taught  all  they  need  to  know  on 
ihia  subject  by  their  parents  nod  others,  with- 
out joining  a  society.  So  they  may.  And  *<> 
may  older  ones,  and  all  others  be  iau6btU»fc|la  order  to. 

pledge-hound    society.     On  anothoi 


Sons,  why  then   not  adroit  all    the  frii 

ruporance  by  abolishing  the  secrecy? 

2.  "  The.  co-opcrntion  of  women  "  ia  i 

perior  advantage  spoken  of  by  Mr.  D. 

ask,  to  organize  a  secret 


A  reviow  ofa  pamphlet  entitled  "Mftnui 
Eiposition  of  the  Id  dependent  Order  of  ( 
Templars,  embracing  its  history,  objeets 
workings,  by  S.  B.  Chase,  R.  R.  \V.  G.  T-  of 
Pa.,    published    by  the  Bight    Worthy   " 

I  am  informed  that  this  pnmphiol  is 
quite  an  influence  in  some  localities  in  1 

complijfced  by  secret  organizations,  csp 
by    the    Good     Templars;     that    this 


"  We  a 


e  these,  youn*  and  plas 


rgniiistation  can  be  dispensed  n 
platform,  as  adopted  at  our  annual   e 


for  such  purposes,  prohibition  by  tl 
penalties  deserved  For  a  crime  o 


r  if  the 

s  f.,n,ilj 


ndispensable  remedv  for  this  dis< 
■rally  have  a  disrelish  for  private 


from  neighbor?,  and  children 


THE  UNSEEN  PRECIPICE. 

I  fccolloc£ouo  member  of  Congress, 
■vtrnor  Briges,  in  one  of  hi;  ppeeciiois, 
a  always  rallyingmo  about  our  Congress 
mperanco  Society. 

ompty."    But  just  before    it  became  empti 


s  filled  i 


Cynosure  Tracts. 

NOW    PUBLISHED. 

HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 

By    President  J.    BLAN'CHARD,    Whenton 


the  MODERN'  and  OBSCURE  ORIGIN-DESPO 
TIC  and  UNCHRISTIAN  CHARACTER,  RE 
VOLTIXG  AND  BLASPHEMOUS  OATHS 
OF  FREE  MASONRY,  AS  PROVED  BY  ITS 
OWN  ORATORS  AUTHORS  AND  HISTORI 
ANS. 


MASONIC     MURDER. 


MASONRY. 


uhatle 

-VSOMI 

^^^e'mmt 

Tlii 

tful.     There  nrc  hundreds  n 

rar    fr 

ndiofgo 

"■!  i<?mp,'n,ncc  people,  who 
„le,lsinS  tl,,...  high  «o»nd 

ri 

What 

la  being  done  b;    Chb  sec 

Thly  f 

Sot  an,  thing.     Ope,.  or6.n 

..JiplCS 

rtoti.labstinonee.e.Olt.et™ 

perance  in  our 

and. 

lama 

a  temperate  m 

,:  ' 

go  for 

otal   abstinence 

fee,  opium  nod 

tobao 

o  for    a  prohib- 

promo^thVca 

ity  o( 

temper' 

ncf'fbcUc 

ilia  LViD  ev 

all  ths 

t  God  r 

'llZ c  with  "t 

uch 

Everyman  can 

owes    to    God 

bis  fell 

identifying   bin 

or  pledge-boun 

d  for.*i 

without  them  I 

one  ehall  diapu 

cmy 

ositlon, 

ct  him  prove   U 

not  be  pcrforo 

which  Ood  has 

enjoined. 

What  can  he 

done 

allva 

well  by 

jd  if  th- 

I say  again,  .he 

so  sec 

el  orga, 

lotions-are  not 

The  Past  Bight  Wo 

rtby  Go 

d  Templar,  S.  U 

Chase,  occupy 

thel 

f  (Tis   pamphlet 

orful,   as  decorous,  and 
open  temperance  gntherlns  oft 
frith  closed   doors?    Wl 


egood  thing  that  c 
of    Right    Wortl 


Speaking  of  the  urigin  of  the  order,  our  P 
R.  W.  G,  T.,  says:  "At  its  inception,  ami 
now.'it  opens  wide  its  doors  for  the  admission 
of  the  whole  family,  and  grasps  all  who  may  In- 
injured  by  tho  intoxicating  bowl.  Grand  Iden  ' 
What  can  bo  more  noble  than  to  gather  fatuoi 
and  mother,  brother  and  sister,  all  around  on. 


Nil.    " 


hole  family,  parent. 

and  children,  nnlc 

Hand.,  that  age. 

oakntouC'fV'h,',1 

Oor  order  lakes  in 

all    nho  hare',,',"' 

o  trholo  family  ca 

become  members  ., 

cats' of  ag«.     I  ha* 

often  heard  of  rfholc 

.es  s.gmng  the  ten, 

•ranee  pledge  andlbe 

may  plosnutly  nod  socially 


:y.     Some    lodges  give  proof  i 
.,  frequently  holding  on    from 


Ho 


ei>iy 


from  my  brother,  who  stated  ti 
ml  more  deeply  impressed   and  affected 

subject,  in  any  temperance  speech 
or  read.     In  my  neighborhood  is  a  gen. 

i  nf  m  v   in  N.ii'itil.ii:".  iu:ll  (.■tlui.Mtcl-,  ftliM 


■  ■  |  i.  ;  ovly,  1 


rod«( 


Poor  girl,  I  wish  I  could.' 

'"  Well,' said  bis  Mend,  'i 
the  temperance  pladge,  I  will  hi 
peiiscofber  nltoiidiiig  h-Uoo\  f< 


j.-liy  iihU'.t'  people,  mill   some  of 
talk  every  opportunity."     He  always  left  byJ 
o'clock.    Another  minister  belonging  to  then 
id  they  wore  running  the  whole  thing  into  tl 
ound  by  the  adoption  of  some  measures  1 


V.1,10 


and  the  organ  of  the  society,  tho  Adaocate,  ; 
lowed  tho  avowed  ex  ampin  of  tho  society  i 
its  intention-,  much  more  good  would  have  hi 

orders  themselves,  ami  allowed  tliem  to  use 


division.  Tbey  address  the  people  on  temper 
ftiiee,  and  help  tho  lodge  to  nioinbcrs,  pciiiaps, 
but  in.ikc  lioelluitto  organize  open  societies, 
ubich  njll  secure  the  conDdcnca  of  tho  masses; 
and  tbey  pass  away.  They  might.  If  mi  tram- 
melled  by  the  secret  orders,    who  discourngi 


,  m  org.u 


tbey    can  he  made  to  understand   tbem.     To 
pro  esses  to    teach    these  noble   principles   to 


speak  or  act  without  feai 
seen.  Rut  ifsuehadvan 
division,  or  lodge  room,  : 


Persons  nlfo 

ledwi 

e   worship, 

::■::, 

iin  her  heart,  while  he 


Testnmcnt.  Some  agent  from  tho  Bible  Socio 
ly  had  dropped  it  it  that  desolate  place.  Tbi 
oiiesionary    asked    the    little    girl,  "Can   you 


t  little  cbild    to  con 


brmmbl  pea 

ick  Eirl— tli 
is  dimples 


Speaking  ol"  the  Subbatb  bren 
lay  uight  dance  of  KnighfsTci 
dclphia,  of  which  we  gave  a  sou 

"axtoit  Record  makes  the  follow! 
There  was  plenty  of  going  it 
antaslictoe.  All  the  Sir  Knights 


ok!  fight  with  the  beast  iu  Paiton. 

We  judgo  his  blade  is;one  of  Hie  true  temper, 
■uid  wuuld  like  now  niijilieii    n   stroke  from  it 


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Oaths  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn  to  by    the 

Grand   Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 

This  tract  is  a  reprint  of  a  tract  published 


of    Free   Masonry 

(1831.) 


Opinion   of    Tree   Masonry, 
( 1832. ) 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE, 

88  La  Salle  Street, 


Light  on  Free  Masonry, 


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"member  of  the  craft. 


TOSEDTO  SECRET  SOCIETIES, 

lining  speeches  of  Rev.  I.  A.  Hurt,  Pi 
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Opiinvrt  Id  Secret  Societies,  VAv. 


SECEETISM : 


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OPPOSED  TO   SECRET  SOCIETIES. 


mealing  the  secrets  of  Masonry,  Tho  (.the 
is,  their  perpetual  harping  upon  iho  murder  o 
Morgan.      He  admits  that  circumstances  nlffe 

the  oaih  to  kill  Paul.     But  then  bo  thinks  tti. 

cerlainlv  be  a  needless  violation  of  secrecy.  Oi 


the  nature  of  the  oalh  itself?"  Tli 
i  a  peculiar  sensitiveness  on  thisparli 
t  of  the  disclosures.  Why  t'..is  pooulii 
i-nees  here  ?  The  Grand  Lodge  of  It.  I 
ought  to  testify  before  the  legislate 


secrets.     But  Dr.  Cooper  carries  Iho  idea 

jeculiarly  unnecessary  and  odious  sin,  i 
though  the  oath,  in  resptct  to  its  main  purr, 
night  rightfully  be  broken.  We  can  ae< 
cason  in  this;  irwemay  rightfully  refuse 
>ail"  Masonry,  to  obey  its  siijns  and  auinm 


us  of  the  oath,  the  grips,  paw  words,  or  anj 
t  of  the  secret  ceremonies.  Why  then,  w< 
,  this  sensitiveness  ns  to  the  breaking  ont 
■t  of  the  oath  rather  than  another  r  Thi< 
dcnlly  touches  a  sore  spot;  the  Dr.  we  sur 
ie  don't  want  (he  world  to  know  *  hat  horrid 
bs  he  has  taken  ;  nor  the  ladles  of  his  con. 


ir  detp  damnation   of"  Morgan's   " 

'Ms  tho  Dr.  says   has  been  done  "  ad 

i,"  even  to  nauseating.     No  doub 


Until  Masonry  itself  Is  dead,  will  tho  change 
continue  to  be  wrung  upon  the  death  of  Morgan 
n°"-'ver  naueeating  it  may  be  to  the  "hat  on. 

"I  may  be  pe.mittcd    however,    to  ask,  ns  n 
forty  interest^,  did  MaAonry  do  Out  thu.g/    I 

»>»d  killed  by  Masons?     And  if  so,  by  the  au 


Mtly,     Imagines  champion  of Congregatioi 


tempt  to  mystify  a 

and  justify  the  err< 
of  those  tragedies, 

landmarks  of  their 


.  The  Congregationalism 


lis  generation  do  any  such  thing  with  reft 
aoe  to  the  Morgan  murder  crimes?     Do  th< 

asaibility  of  a  doubt  ?  No,  they  still  ileman 
.  it  provtd  that  Morgan  was  murdered  at  al 
:if  at*  alt   by  Masons  ?  and  so  with  endle 

tve  the  effect  of  a  positive  denial,  they  strii 
i  perplex  and  deceive  the  people.  Neither  d 
n'V  conilemn  the  vicious  orttlia    and   teachin) 


nity  by  another  of  bis  sophistical  eyl 


.toknowwhata  figure  he 

does  that  oblige  me 

o  he    hi 

executioner 

hem,  neither  bare  foot  nor 

and  again  he  adjures  h 

B-breth 

en  thus:  "la 

d  nor  naked,  hood-winked 

tho  fraternity,  each  an 

d  every 

nc,  hercprese 

the  back  of  n  cut  throat's 

to  answer  before  God, 

did  you. 

over  take  or  a 

oss  his  Jugular  veins. 

minister  an  oath  to  k 

a  barm  any  o 

round  the  Dr.'s  tender  sen- 

who  should  reveal    ou 

r secret 

T"    These  que 

or  Masons,  and  yet  wo  com 

ions  coupled  as"  they 

re  with 

the  declarati 

rfare  is,  to  strike  just  where 

that  HK  would  not    ha 

m  the 

air  of  any  one 

ithful  expression  of   the  Dr.  'e  personal  senti 


voted  with   reference  to    ouisiJer*    only, 

We   acquit   tho   Dr.    personally   as   to  i 

inpathy  with  tho  spirit  of  the  order.  In   re 


«e  been  likely  to  own  it  al  the  peril  of  thei 
res?  If  none  of  most  Masons  had  taken  sucl 
i  oath,  does  it  follow  lliat  the  Knights  of  thi 
ross,  and  the  Knights  adepts  of  the  Eagle  o 
ie  Sun,  have  not  been  placed  expressly  undo: 
tat  obligation  ?  (See  Bernard  pp.  1C9,  269  )  I 

Danite  in  order  that  the  prophet  may  hsv. 


may   inflict    capital    punishment.     So  that  th 

Dr.'s  triumphant  questions  are   no  refutatio 


Undent  usages,  or  "  the  spi.it  of  the  orde 

ay,  impressed  upon  of  the  multitude  of  a 
ins  that  had  part  in  tho  disposal  of  Morgi 
iat  tho  great  and  sacred   interest*  of  Masai 

icru  said  to  him,  as  testified  by  a  witness 
>en.  court—"  You  know  Morgan  that  it  Ea  c 

a=onry  has  produced  in  its  palmiest  days,  a 

icienl  rules  and  usages  of  the  order,  it  cc 

.go.  are  stillin  full  blast-producing  still  in  ! 
non  pure  Masonsthesomemurderousfanaticis 
nd  even  En  the  better  class  of  Masons,  whose 

i.hordinnle  to  human  and  divine  law,  and  use 


Tho    testimony  of  Weiahnupt  "published  in 


imself  caljod  upon  to  apply   a  remedy,  which 


graft  upon  tho  stock  nf  Freo  Masonry."  He 
lys  also  that  many  Freo  Masons  misled  by 
ie  construction  oi  tho  first  degrees,  wore  en- 

iguhir  an  out  growth  of  Maxonry  as  Knights 
cmplars,  or  Knights  or  the  Sun  or  Eagle  ;  and 

r  Ku  Klux  Slant,  arc  as  real   nnd  legitimate 

Lint  whut  now  was  Illutninism  ?  What  its 
rofessed.  and  what  its  real  object  that  Masons 

>neo  now  ?     The  c-l.jorl  of  Illnniinism  as  dcfin- 


Iby  I 


«/* 


less  or  different  J  By  what  means  did  Illuminl>m 
,a  to  attain  this  great  and  most  ben  1  Been 
As  the  name    of  the    order  imports  il 


that  they  would  forego  overy  selfish  and 
feripr  aim  thai  they  might  become  the  uokno 
"apoilUt  of  benevolent-*."    Such  persons  brought 


The  alighte 


Tor  human  government,  and  of  all  faith  in  re 

vcaled  religion  ;  and  that  with   the  deliberate 

ill  authority  and  government  and  law  interfer 
ng  with  ihe  interests  of  the  order  must  be  ah 
ilithed,  whatever  would  conduce  to  the  goo. 


i  of  nil  this  was,  that  at  the  v 


il  sway  It  was  prophetically  an 

thoidd  be  happy." 

it  power  over  national  welfare, 
in  France  by  the  reign  of  terror, 

has  said    with    terrible   Irony, 


tlie  lulluhy  to  sing  it  lo  sleep."    But  why  do  n 

etause  it  made  the  some  goodly  profession 
bich  Masonry  and  Odd  Fellowship  rely  opo: 


quired  a  tone  sufficiently  strong  to  digest 
c  atheistic  meat,  on  which  the  leaders  fed. 
iUB,  Weishaupt  writing  to  Zwacb,  says,  "  You 

nod  in  it,  is  the  true  sense  of  Christianity. 

uded  i"    Speaking  to  the  same  point,  Baron 
Kniggo  writing  to  Weishaupt,  says—"  And  now 

ns.  We  shall  now  be  prepared  to  say  n  few 
rds  lo  priests  and  princes.     I  have  so  con. 

red  things  that  I  would  wlmit  oven  popet 
i  kings  oftcrtho  trials  I'bave  prefixed,  and 
<j  would  he  glad  to  be  of  the  order."  All  thi. 


i  this  knowledge  of  the  men  and  t 


lyles  Aroonagitae,  using  fictitious  names,  ii 

do?  I  am  deprived  of  all  help.  Socrates 
vho  would  insist  on  being  a  man  of  consequent 
tmong  us,  and  is  really  a  man  of  talents,  am 

if  a  right  way  of  thinking,  Is  eternally  besotted 


onvensl  whs.1  Areopsgltae  t  havegot.  .When 
ie  worthy  roan,  Marcus  Auretius,  comes  to 
Athens  (Munich )>hat  will  he  think  1     What  a 

isollug    with    dinolute,     Immoral    wretches, 


Correspondence. 


enlightened  people  will 
ia\D^  the  mighty.   From 


Jily  deplore  the  moltiplloatloi 


can  only  be  approached  by 
rough  guarded  doors  t,y  means  of  ,c 
,rd*  am)  by  fore.. swearing  ones  Pell 

Make  no  war  npon  those  who  take 
perancc  cause  out  of  the  Imnds  of  ope 

hands  of  lh«  miied  multitude,  many 


JOBN  BALCB. 
Elgin,  Iowa,  Oct.  1,  1869. 


"ben  ll.ero  is  some  great  day  In  our  villag. 
eh  is  to  draw  crowds  from  Iho  country,  th 
rot  societies,  Masons,  Odd  Follows,  au 
,nd  Army-oTlhe  Republic,  are  often  on  tli 


1  oil... 


:ently,  , 


11  Masonic  honor-,"  ft 


.Masonry.        Ml  Mir    HK. 


Good  Templar  and  the 
mplarsmigU  raise  i 


n  enforcing  the  ordinance  prohibiting  the  soli 


wi  of  men  de- 

ionKthe  eurli- 


uo  reform,— Yours  lor  iho  t 


I  have  been  wailing  to  ace  Iho  end,  hut 
rusi  the  end  Is  not  yot,  wild  hope  it  may  n 
ie  lill  the  lost  vcsiigo  of  Masonry  iBoblitcr.it, 
from  what  is  to  ho  our  Mir  lomplo  of  Jilslio 
Yoi,  will  find  in  the  several  copiesof  the  Jane 
ille  Oiutu,  that  I  eoud  you,  the  proceed  in| 
f  the  day,  and  tho  several  cor.e«pni.d.ncea< 

lay  think  best.     I  would  tuio  bri.  Oy,  that  «i 

ens..f  Newa.k  to  the  ..ha.rma.i  ..I    the  h,.a. 

tie  stone,  which  he  agreed  to  -nu  done,  "  or  I 
ould  have  o  Ogl.t  uv,.r  Ihc      l-.ne."     Oo  pr 

m  ..iJ.-cl.o-.  wn.iove,.   acd'l(l\k-rk"f   'tl 


rip  of  white  paper  pasted  over  tho  item  or  tho 
ttteit— the  strong  presumption  is,  that  tuoy 
.»k  it  out  of  the  box  nfter  it    loft    the.   clerk's 


oily  or  Indirectly. 


«"Cret  councils  <>r  the  ungodly— is  tlie  earn 
prayer  of— 

ONE  OF  TflK  ONE  HUNDRED. 
Ve  have  received  ;he  papers  above  mention 


ero  ;  and   I    look  out  the 


,"  .poke  little  Bewie, 

•God 

bere 

bin, 

"t  b.°  T""  """""f, 

\vgging 

m,  1 

Am 

«  .»o.l  to  fed  00J  „ 

»»r_l. 

be,. 

tieg 

Tin,  I.  il,„  bleed  f. 

"ilW 

fJbe 

.,. 

-  "•"*""- 

por-uaded    to 


a  poor  w.etoh  from  going  sslray.  Tal 
mavbegrowina  over  tho  hallowed  s)  ot 
e  all  her  earlhly  remains  reproso  ;   tho  dy- 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  NOVEMBER  2,  1869. 


h0  language  rffiieh  we  have  in  God' 

riptlvo  or  Christ's  pteaence  vritli  his  f 

i   is  exceedingly  vivid  and  impressive.    _.. 

mbm  hero  indeed,  among  men,  at  that  time,  hid  In    him  ;  CI 

remlad  ah  =o  oTWwholmiog.s*  satisfying 

ioua  imd  ejSlMlc,  that  many  have 


aver  again,  and  multitudes  woul 
t,  that  is,  not  from  sight,  iftet 

w  would  bo  as  fiied  and  as  euro  a  rcalit 
own  thoughts,  Heelings  and  mentt 

spiritually;  would  fill  us,  as 

._,.  a  and  join  me."    Hitfeltpi 

,ple,'  enco  would  pervade  and  occupy  our  whole  1 

His  Ing,  bo  that  our  own  presence,  orsrf/,  would 


lutly  I 


kingly  present  tl 
id  his  presonco  be  everywhere  recognized 

icre  enn  bo  no  doubt.     Olirlal  haa  been 
irlially  nnd  coldly  received  among  men  1i 


thinking,  talking,  feeling,  and  acting;  and  t 
iph-  experience  would  accord  preoieoly  with  thai 
the  Apostle,  when  he  saya,  "  I  live,  yet,  nev 
not  I,  but  Chriat  llvoth  in  mo."    And 
Swot;  living   within  u*,   becomea 
r,  clear  a  fact  as  that  wc  live  at  nil ;  is  the  gr 


tt.Tld. 


people.     He  liRaheonhere 

ation.  reproaeb,  nnd  suffering  ;  has  often 

imtobisou.ii,  and  they  received   him   not 
b-'i  ii  hated,  .Ic.-jii^'d,  and  rejected  of  men 


rofesaed  novate  the  world  would  rot  be  increased  at  i 
bimilli-  by  hia  being  present  here  in  the  body.  Indec 
plainly   taught  that  it  wob  hotter, 

ind  perfect  hia  kingdom  lie 


mlly  op. 


;1  foei 


a  victor,  as  agladandglorioui 

ii.o.phanl possessionem  right 

ideomed;  na  a   bridegroom  re 
bride;  as   a  beloved  and  ador 


mt  he  shall  t: 
Besides,  this  is  the  veiy  way  in 

ind  promised  and  arranged  to  do  il. 
his  disciples,  and  tfl  hia  followers 


of  the  world  ;"  that  is,  in  spirt 
.  ua  to  be  filled  with  the  Spirit,  and  says  111 

to  thein,  make  hia  abode  with  them,  and  dm 
them— will  indeed  pour  out  hia  Spirit  up 
flesh,  And  when  hia  way  ia  prepared,  a 
rfcctly  present  here  in  Spirit,  t 
ing  ing  overy  happy  soul,  then  will  Christ's  rei, 
■  come.  It  is  Hia  Spiritual  Prtimct  in  all  o 
ula  that  is  demanded  for  il.  Then  will 
iumph  through  us.     0!  let  us   be  filled  wi 


mid  be  fulfilled,  that  he  abo' 
in  the  body?  Nay,  would  i 
to  tako    place,  */«.(  those  , 


of  course  be  subjet 


c  body,  that  body  nil 


plaeo  at  a  time,  and  everylhin 
his  bodily  presence,  rouet  be 
eworld  for  moat  of  the  time. 
he  supposed  that  in  some  miri 
liy    changing  the  lawe  of  vie 


a  that  i 


to  be  really  satisfy  log  and  blissful,  ore 
presence  of  dear  tarthly  friends,  . 
iji,  i^  but  pnorly  enjoyed,  unless  the 
ningling  or  hesrt  and  soul  to  whii 
■crses  arc  plainly  inadequate.  Tl 
at  soul  bn»,  in  no  small  degree,  to  I 


can  they  t|lc 


l.ieh  h 


Andl 


hia  writing  (Oct.  lt,)iai 
il  politics.     Three  of  its 


Dion  honesty.     It  is  hardly  to 
it  the  Journal,  the  RejmBicttn,  i 


ruption  which  tfley 


and  it  ia  suggested,  and   nt 
that  the   peoples  ticket  nnd 


It  Hi 


)ldono,  already   partly  gor( 


i   plun. 


orthel 


"The  There  is  something  in  sucli  a  defi-at  to  cheel 
e'mg."    The  bodily  the  insolence  of  place  men,  and  inculcate  cau 

der.     But  this  is  only  henling  tbo  public  hurl 
(lightly.    It  la  an  attempt  to   heal  without  dls 


,  by 


t  blis 


.  funned  the  iuin.1,  uli')l.n'i»>  nil  uVmi 
mnnshlp,  its  hidden  springs  and  move. 

r,  all  Its  nihtik-  sensibilities,  as  well  in 


hem  perfectly,  and  call  out, 
their  highest,  deepest,  mos: 
i,  by   the   felt  beatings,  as  it 


i  natty,  justns  convin-  fro 
to,  than  hlB  bodily  p 
bodily    vision  may,   i 

The  eye  ia  subject  to  The; 
nates.     Ofihiswnnrcso  docoandk 


i    obje. 


the  crown  of  the  head  to  th 


rings  and  the  men  who  compose  them.  The 
1  roki rm  ticket  by  which  it  is  sought  to  dc< 

wilt  deal  as  largely  in  secrecy,  out  of  whk 


df  propriety  and  duty,  «s  en  initial  l.oili  i 

gallons?     Why  not  treat  all  secret  caucuses  a 

Ldvlco,  that  all  notions  touching  public  racas 
,res  shall  be  so  open  that  our  administration! 
vbetber  national,  state,  or  municipal,  shall  b 

digested  by  common  Mtmctfl  and  modified  b 


Union,  will  [ 


Jsigas,  will  infallibly  lend  to  them,  and  si 


s  of  anarchy,    the  oppression   of  myric 
■ants,  who  lurk  In  ambush,  who  rule  by  gull 

any   single  tyrant  who  wilds  n    sword  . 
wer   sufficient  for   their  protection.     The 


TChi< 


ouso   in  Chicago,  that  ha  has  reeei 

nolico  that  he  must  join  the  Kulghts  of 

St.    Crispin,  or  he  can  have   no  more  wo 

Whether  he  will  allow  himself  to  be  blackm. 

n  this  manner,  and  surrender  his  righta  of 

vuhuility  mid  indepeii'leiiec.',  or  whether 

■ui-ing  :ui  h-jiiCft  liveliiiuod  for  himself  i 

ily,  and  look  to  some  other  culling  not ; 

monopolized   by  tho  despotism  of  aecrc't  c 

■irators,  remains  to  he  learned.     Bulifsec 

dors  may  thus   rule  nnd  rob   in  ono   depi 

ent  of  industry,  why  not  in  another  ?  If  they 

r  per  month  or  por  annum,  why  not  confiacat. 
man's  wholo  estate  ?  What  reward  has  Indus 
y  ?  What  chance  has  merit  ?  What  security  lis 
operty  ?  What  is  left  of  liberty  but  an  empt; 
tmo?     If  they  do  these  things  in   the  grcei 


.I...IH. 


religion,  and  a  folsc  one. 


happy  to  perceive  ibat  he  demo 
laitioua,  with  n  clearness  and 
timed   the  understanding  of  I 


Irom  Oliver,  Mnckey,  Woodruff  and  Web 
that  Masonry  is  Christie BS  nnd  Christ  oxcludin 
lie  iiuoied  Oliver's  opolog)  for  excluding  Chri 


Chris 


,,  snid  the  speaker,  "  if  our  lodge  hoi 
mbcrs  can  now  bo  Infidels,  Sabbat 


mdesty  ! 


.Ily 

hoLly, 

"'■ 

fa  great 

find  it."     Bu 
After  a  pre 

z 

it  he  any 

—"That 

»  nnd  in 
s  of   (ho 

one  of  our  fi 

l/i.'il  Ijy  nppo 
West  Newton 

bison,  of  Fos 

rolhor  editor,  pausing,  and  taking 


oftempuM 

co.     B.H3  the  editor  of 

tho 

Crso- 

.».,wl,.ie 

Obi...  IndnU.  l.op.r 

nee 

lod'aprecepla  overalls 

e„. 

o.,b,, 

all  our  son 

■I  and  .1,11,  feM,,  of  Oil 

rpi. 

P.rty, 

°u""»ft» 

Id'TooT^iX 

li.C. 

•tan  of  liu 

nun  aalrutloii-ii.,  irhos 

obj 

clln- 

n"l 

if     rigbtlv. 
.noiujli    to 

prayerfully,   and    slice 
itnlly  benefit  them  nil— 
bby  1     Will  our   bn.tlie 
'  pnune "  ngnin,  and  ta 
elf  and  ub?— Ed. 

safu 

J  ■»- 

.only 

"DosTll 

yinthatnn.ture,  door, 

lira. 

P.riin8ton 
tilt,  with  1 
"  Don't  lay 
pillow  nude 

uggcalion  of  the    brain 
Viug  ao— his  braina  all  r 

5 

;';; 

',  by  a  Nfl 


DB.  I.i.ivutl)  BACON. 
Brookfiei-d,  Mas?.,  0' 
Dk.»»  CrsoscRs, — Dr.   Bacon,    Profe 
Theology  in  the  Theological  Seminsry  . 

to  the  Boston  CongrrgatitmoJitt,  denying 

tho    paragraph   first  g!' 

Haven  doily;  stating  that  several  Freshmen  ro 

ccived  bodily  injuries  while  being  initiated  in 

to  tho  "  Ddla  Kappa  "  secret  society  or  Tali 

College. 

As  the  Freshmen  and  Sophomores  do  not  be 
long  to  Dr.  Bacon,  and  are  not  studying  divinity 
It  does  not  appear  how  Dr.  B.  felt  specially  call 


style, 


Further  on  the  lear 
b  following; 


>oozled,"  etc.     "Some  heavy  wag   t 
vould  be  a  witty  tiling  to  teU  a  big  li 

oung  clergymen. 


this  discussion 


association  against  the  secret  orders,  the  strain 
on  good  men  has  been  terrible.  Three  or  four 
miuistoJB  who  promised  definitely  to  attend, 
found  their  courage  or  ".WW."  fait,  after  the 
uotico  appeared  in  tho  Cmtgregationalist,     I  do 

nd   tho    toggery  of 


>  of  tho 


i  the! 


as  full  of  tho  Holy  Ghost. 

Samuel  D.  Green,  of  Chelsea,  then  &pokc  oi 
jo  (all  of  the  lodges  by  the  Morqmi  discussions 
nd  thrilled  the  house  with  his  plain,  enrnes 
arrativo,  showing  that  the  Masonic  oath  turn 
nod  men  into  beings,  who  act  like  devila.  Mr 

reen's  book  will  soon  bo  out,  and  will  atant 
side  of  Preat  Finnoy'a  volume. 

After  dinner  I  gave  u   speech  which  I  sem 

Several  deacons  then  spoke,   a  brother  fron 


eimploaudaueiousness  of  Masonry,  amazed 
nnd  led  him  to  think  thoro  were  depths 
forces  in  it  which  wo  had;not  fathomed.  I 
ligent  Mosona   had  recently  stoutly  donie 


Press.  Wo  alao  voted  that,  it 
"Tho  Pilgrim  Society"  ought  i 
sonic  plate  from  the  cavity  in  I 
cf  the  Plymouth  National  Monui 
imber  then  subscribed  for  tho 


jod  object?     Surely,  surely  not,  We  can 
.  Chriat's  work  with  the  devil's  toola.  Am 
ho   cannot  SCO  that  controlled    church 
government,   with,  priestly  titles,  and  inystt 

n  all  ages,  ia  either  blind  or  unread. 

The  only  possible  question  which  remains  t 
is,  is  ono  of  degree  end  proportion.  If  we  car 
mt  use  these  dark  orders  to  build  up  Christ' 


lation,  swindling,  atoek-jnbbing,  conj 


,...iea,l... 


i  Chrii 


dChri 


-!"■'■  '-'"- 


this  country.     And  I  remark  in  the 
irat  place- 
/.  Wc  are  not  to  tear  up  Gods  wheat,  for  the 

'uhilt  mm  sltpi."    In  tho  death  grapple  of  out 

irbloh  rules  the  lodge  has  kept  his  eye  steadilj 


protection  from    tbo  loyal.     While 

our  youn 

men  were  fighting,  the  lodge-leader 

have  bee 

oined  nil  parties  because  they  mean 

all    parties;    by   producing  audi    a 

and  they 

heir  designs  are  not  political ;  for, 

[j  they- 

"  While 

bis  self- projected  worships  in    tho 

'/„,,-,*,  to 

nothing  would  pleaso  Satan  better, 

than  tha 

■Sntan."  "That  the 
Hike  Musonry,   and  yet 


the  holy  man  said  a  few  words  of  1 
alnt  departing  Ipto  glory;  rejoice 


j  the  single  State  of  Michigan, 
n  that  State,  told  me  that  a  t 
d,  in  that  State,  to  accompany 
an  {  making  the  gross  sum  of  S5 


the  (errit 

ries  and  six  or  seven  sto 

ca  to  make 

scales  of  this  serpent,  crawling  over  a 

we  hoi 

■erage  with  Michigan;  an 

dene    for  two   worlda  ;   becouse   they 

ing  tho  r 

suit  in    that  state   by  t 

would  giv 

ens  mOlion,  fiat  hundred 

their  secrets  have  been  sold  and    rcve 

lied,  an 

bo   lost,  and  then  resold  as  often  as  a 

t  year  by  mere  applicant 

.me  'Zw, 

virtue;  men  have  the  fac-j  to  stand 
us  and  any,    "You  arc   speaking  in  i 

tion.while 

votoutside  tbolodges.  In 

and  lodge 

,  tho  application   fee  ha 

lot  the  results  I  seek  oro 

moie  about  it."  as  if  wc  could  not  kn 

tit  moral.  Tho  first  three  d 

stealing  without  joining  the  gang. 

o  fifty  dol- 

Let  no  man  say  either  that   I  exag 

Bums^aid 

into  Erordtfarfsc 

s  that  the 

can  exaggerate  the  dangers  or  demeri 
secret  orders.     They  are  as  much  mor 

"w 

dtati? 

mLViU«u3rat,e°]y^aTeh 

md  and  re- 

more  dangerous  than  thieves  out  of  il 

Ihav 

This  git 

ows  that   to-day  tho   Ins 

itutiona  of 

shown  that  they  contain  all   of  popor 

y  but  ih 

pic  can  give,  after  paying  their  duca   to  these 
And  if  wo  allow  our  people  to  bo  taxed 

wuy  without  explaining  to  them   what  it 

10  aupport,  nnd,   after  awhile  ahall  get 
9  to  Christian  pastors  now  I     They  prnc- 


I  answer— Wc  must  servo  God  or  Baal.  Th. 

no  neutrality  possible,  ifwo  were  baBoonoi_ 
I  desire  it.  "For  what  fellowship  hat))  light 
with  darkness?  or  what  agt 
temple  of  God  with   idols?' 

nd  kingdom  of  ChrlBL     Even  the 
w    understanding,  if    allied 
that  adding 


i-ils  which  as  Chr 


iGDtl,  to  their  just  rcsponsibi- 
•ek  applied  at  the  Coi 


c,  declare  dividend: 
it  lodges,  never  !  Te 

l   suppose   thoy  hav 

ough  facts  of  these 
s  outsiders,  without 
ns,  or  even  depend 


ardercd  Morgan  forrevc 
that  they  favor  their  me 
ood  reason,  hut  solely  I 


mow  that  Free  Md 


thing?,  a  decided  procre°Ea  "'bu'i  I  .»  '"  °"5' 
•  <y  I  perceive  «    teinle»<-y    lo  Our.  \-!^\';  '■ 


EESSti.^"-*^ 

Jon' «Lmt°ho  "riln "ry  S ^ifl  £,°^ 
1  for  eighteen  h 


"  And  tho 

lixing-ftlielra, 

n   the  Christ 

ns  of  the  east,  v 

c.ui?e  of   thei 

degr  ml  nt  ion,   an 

"The  vile- 

l.'h.;l,le,l    wit 

md     fn-.pie,, 

pompotti  rltei  n 

'wh.-re   such 

I  propose  t 

at  wo  request  tl. 

I  suggest  that,  in  addition   to  tl 

ired  and  submitted  by  Dr.  Turbot 

o  Christian   hndiei    e.eiier:<lly,  mir 

thai  they  cause  anawera  to  be  prepared  n 

to   oxegclical   i|uosliona   like    tho    fnllnni^ 


based   on  Dcul 


Cool!/ 

rti.igbtly 
8  LaSalU 

fter  their  dead 

Christ! 

'Ugg«tl,0g 

^tns 

rellgio 
which 

Of  JCSUB 

delay   hie 

hundred  lodge, 
ibove  fifty  thou. 


a  the 


J  pulpit 


ghostly 


of  oui 


■  monuments, 

ice  handle  trowel,  lovi 
sorcery;  and,  like  the  J. 
t   oT  Sinai;  having  prat 


and   : 


And  can  It  he  that  we,  descendant*  of  father 
o  spurned  priestly  titles  and  vestments  tha 


cation, 


gnlia,  to  the  simple  Christianity  of  tho  Tesia- 
\t  pof.tr y  ;  nnd  those  are,  precisely, 
ito  and  make  up  a  Masonic,  Odd 
Good  Templars'  lodgo.  And  do 
id  Imptementa  of  darkness  ehango 


What  we  ct 


and  ought  to  do  about  those 
I  propose,  in  the  flrat  place,  that 


letter  of  the  vonei 

Jonas  King,  which  Icltci 
paper  Oct.  12,  lactl, 


n  «f  ChrMa, 

and   holding  it 


(i.  I  propose    that   we,  by    vole,  ndo 

lowing : 
li,  :■>/,■,,{,  Tl.nt  in  oui  deliheialejiiil^ru 

L^tym  tli.'enn^i-  i..,,'..'.,!  .h./'nl,',  ,',. 
lent  ill  I'lytnoutli,  tho  plate  on  hI,I, 
uiie:.    nfth..    Grand    L0.rPo    of    Mumiih 


»  plat 


■   Kni 


The  Rcpuhllea 
their  amis.    Ther 

3  of  Spain  arc    rtmdfog-'h 

Dlaces.  The  gov 
generally  loo  stro 
smandsolfgover 
And  the  history  o 

g  for  th.o  inaurgeiits.  RottiSD 
imor.t  work  pooH,  t..eiti-i 

1370,  and  that  $100,0 
tally  to  a  sinking  fun 
ncipal  of  the   nationa 


ii  (ha  continuance 
I  between  the  U. 

ilso  that  it  goeaupoi  tt' 


.lent  allowance  baa  not  bee 
ion  and  waste  that  is  IILtl 
tally,    from  those  biddm.  il 


Edences. 

Tho  Western  coast  or  South  Anuria  tu 
sen  fearfully  shaken  hy^arthquakes. 

Tho  population  of  lonn  is  over  a  million. 

The  Suez  Canal  la  open. 

The  American  Bosrd  of  Foreign  Msu'i* 
ivc  recently  held;  their  ttoth  annirorsstt  i" 
itlsbnrg,  Pa.  H  wtt3  a  raoetmg  of  grot  b 
rest.  Soma  of  tbe  Presbyterian  journals  p^ 
)so  now,  that  tho  0.  S.  and  N.  S.  haro  ustt^ 
their  judicatorioe,  lo  adopl  this  Board  la  coo- 
Iher  Evangolical  denoiiiinatioo"  u 


T  «genc.i 


I'ro?ideut  Grant  has,  by  p roc 
LMi.liii  November  18,  to  bo  ol 
National  Thanksgiving. 
The  Dutch  propose  topumpi 
tho  Luydcr  Lee,  aud   Iranaforn 


and  ground  of  opposition  to  allsubsti- 
for.andcountorfcltaof,  the  Christian  re-      tW  * 

ligion.     I  here  give  gomo  oxtracts  from  it :        churches 
urning  after  Torty-five  years  ssrvlco  of  a,  1809,  i 

the   American  Board  shroud,  thai  holy  maul 


''  P    H.W.BR8WSTBF' 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE,  CHICAGO,  NOVEMBER,  2,  1869. 


33 


that  lately  when  in  Ohio,  he  was  tslkli>| 
bin  cousin,  wtio  is  a  Mason,  aad  professor  of 
physiology  in  a  medical  college,  and  who  is  also 
au  influential  rann,.and  an  officer  in  tlio  Masoni 
lodge,  and  who  yet  admitted  that  the  M.isoni 
society  was  the  moat  corrupt  organization  o 
earth,  and  he  declared  he  was  going  to  leave  i 
and  also  admitted  that  there  was  no  such  thin 


Polygamy,  Is  right;  slavery,  is  right ;  idola' 
Ifl  right,  for  all  these  have  been  supported  i 
■"id  then  by  good  men.     But  realty  these  w 


light  be  expected  from  the  roar 
of  a   Mason,    who  would    naturally  i 

s  Masonic* friends  and  brothers,  the  reb- 
els, from  the  oporation  of  (be  laws.     Mr.  Stan- 


It  is  no  very  pleasant  reflection  to  men  0 
grity  and  independence  or  character,  to  t 
latthe  great  and  important  issues  o(  thee 
try  might  be  controlled  by  the  crank-turnii 
ifadepar 


;  Tor: 


hicha 


obys 


dignity,  and  safety  of  ibo  peoplo. 

selfish,  shallow,  Jesuitical  principles  th 
p  Masonry  ate  wholly  ini-wmpiiiibli:  wi1 


ROYAL  ABOII  ANTIMASOX. 
1Unsiikm>,  Ohio,  Sept.  !i\  1 


Is   of  others  1 


1    Hi 

ce  all   moro 

Rn 

TOR  CtSOSDBK : 

»odi 

an,  called  of 

z 

)lar  Sir,-by  the  politeness  of  a  fric 
eived  one  number  of  Tim  Ctnosurf 
r  weeks  ago.     I  immediately  scot  gl 

ror 

ersuaded  by 

J 

a  A.  Cook,  Ohlcogo,    and  iromediat 
ved  several  numbers  of  The  Oiibistian 

OQ   ( 

In 

rb.     I  road  them  ;  sent,  and  gavo  them 
nds   to  read,  and,  the  leaven  works  * 
r  counties  in  Ohio  ;  viz  :     Ashlond,  \ 

olatry  tight. 

Ei 

oi,  and  Richland.     I  received  a  few 

ign  of  tho    Prince    of 

■d.     Surely  tho  end 
at  outlay  of  means  < 


I  have  * »,00  and  five 


ect.    When   I  think  of   the  magnitude  of   this 

spurners 

f  Cbr 

work  of  reform,  and  the  few  who  actually  come 

up  to  tho  duties  of  self-denial,  in    facing  the 

flLtud 

religious  journals  which  have  tho  boldness  and 

iraposilio 

prao 

ndepsndonce  to  spenk  out  on    all  the  "  living 

largo,  tha 

a  that 

questions  of  the  ago,"  and   especially,  on  this 

that  ston 

"  Help  Lord,  for  the  godly  mancoaseth  i  for  the 

papers  which  «•  have  read  so   long,  and  with 

Christ  to 

dwell 

.     „fn.,r4       MINUTES 

^credulous,  and  it!  falsity 


Aurora  Christian 

CONVENTION. 


that  !■  true.     Wo  think  that  a  greater  iwposi-  enccd_  '  .     Ilianoi. lor  lha.1  Souator-Pomeroy,  orauy 

tion  could  not  bo  Inflicted  on  the  M.  E.  Church,       As,  then,  we  valuo  the  good  order  of  society  °lh"  ">•"■  "l'0  l,",J  ''"■■'-1'  ll  -   '•  '1  •>  - 

oron   any  other  body  of  Christians,  than  to  its  freedom  from  fanaticism   and   secret  te.ic    nf  ^•"'"^  "''  ".'^"'"''^.'J"'.  '',','77  '■r"'|-u'' 

<wons,flss\u  i,ntn  wi    .    Kit  .ereiiKMiies,  ^^^  MjJ  |i(   (U  Sl.liplllf(,t     „  „,,  ni,l,or  ''-'»t'»',«*.  •''",|1 '  ,'"'<d  tli«  -n>.  ;•  ■  f  .   . 

lay  the  cornerstone  of  their  house  of  workup.  ,    .  ,.(    rrivoi;lv   ,.0,  n:v»ri.  ■■   .1  .  time    sn<l  the  lT  w,""">  """'  l,,M  "  "    '■  t*ti<-,  -.   ...  I  .  n  «,.i 

It  is  n  grand  ytii.Tr.ingii!  nu^i.'o  ii.  M.i^>inv.    ■  ||(  .  , ;,,.,  „r  , ,  n-en,  >o  ni> rmocci-.!   pcrjosi-.   1ov:"1  "      Tin-  »pint   In 


BLANK  BOOKS. 


and  Baalites,  Pei 
d  in  their  fellowsh 


build  a  house  for  God's 
?  through  Christ,  then 
f  Christ,  and   these  r< 


aulhor'ri   eminent  ability,    his  long    career  ofjttw*  l0  ™ro,|'to    *  "  K°'P*  • 

usefulness  hia  disinlercMcd  labor  for  the  good  tuP   »"'!"■    "  ''-   '■  *'''    "    ' 

of  mankind,  the  fairness  of  tbla,  Ms  latest  pet    '"'''""i^  ■K^'dc'  u^'V.''"-- 1' ' 

fnniinnrp     for    tlir-     Kolfnte  nf   lacielv.  mill     his   !['!'..  ..l     '    ■'■  l'   .-.,    ....  it^i  .     i_._.V; 


ny  theouthentio 
i  and  fort 


>  siispicioo,  cay  nion 
d  virtuous,  the  pati 
is  of  the  coromuoilT. 


i  .iiy  !Sond  for  Sample  and  Prices 

•  rii  ..i     Blank  Boobs,  Bank  Fass- 
clowsi     Books  Blank  Drafts   &c. 

H  Western  Tract  and  Soak  Society 

lute,  DEPOSITORY. 


si:mi  foe  catalogue  or  books 

I'AIMvBS   AM)  TRACTS 


aionj,  but  of  tho  soni  'I  'i"1  fflluabU  fr-.iir  it  it  _  ,    ,  ,  -  -  , 

«idubW,  Light  on  Masonry    and 

'°T."lZl7J^2Z^l°"Z         Oddfellowship, 


iogm 

by  all 

rcc  Masons 

M'l'^p^' 

tfaero 

and  to 

akc  ranges,! 

■v  upon  reci' 

ELDKB 

ouud,    AIM,  II.' 

jurdor  of  Morg 
auipbiet  nill  be", 
■y  ending  yl.^>, 


Campaign  Documents. 


CHRISTIAN  BAPTISM, 


3-4 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  NOVEMBER  2,  1869. 


wore  very  toft  4nd  low  tad  aot  ■pekt-n  wlthoui 
reflection. 

For  ont  moment  ho  loofcod  his  ltp»  together 
till  they  looked  like  steel  in  their  rigidity ;  thei 


Uioiight  of  loving  liiin  even 

cheek  to  grow  ashen  and  here; 

Ashoss,<r   this  Lie  tnaouei 


and  object  of  bis  discussion,  More  thnr 
o  the  gontlo  spirit  of  the  young  ChrislUr 
us  if  sho  must  give  wny— that  only  help  di 
;  from  the  fomiain  of  life  could  suBtsir 
with  firmness  to  resbl  to  the  end  of  the  in 


wi!l   gli 


■ew  and  houvenlj  faith,  with  its  light  shinini 

-he  said,  with  a  firmness  worth;  the  martyrs  c 
old— 


;    "Now,  girls,  I  have  tot  news  for  y 

The  ppeakei  was  a  ahowy  girl,  dresi 

height  ol  fashion.  She  w» just entorli 


"  Whit  is  it,  Ada  *"  cried  ono  nnd  another 
"You'll   never  believe  it;  Lizzy  Ashbiool 

>alf  laughing  reply. 
"Limy  Ashbrook!"  The  girls  repeated  the 


>ith  a  strange  admiring  awo.     But   the  hoBti- 


the  6rat  time  coldly,  i 


tag  a 


:.„],_,,, 


ironld  hardly  look  at  a  person  who  was  meanly 
"Her  father  an    inQdel,  too;  what  n 
"  I  heard  that  he  turned  herout  of  the  hi 
There  was  a  long  ailenco. 


Her  father  had  never  been  very  loving  to 
■Ightest  gem  ol  his  splendid  home.     She  wa« 


K.fbinifelf";  she  belonged  to  him. 


mbolie 


Tbe  cousins  made  an  early  call  on  Lizzy,  v 
and  though  thore  was  a  purer  expression  on 

direeily   of  the  new  vows  the  h»d  taken  u. 


opposii 


for  Chi 

ith  hprand  she  told  the  story  calmly,  re- 
Yes,  sir"— a  gleam  of  hope  entered  her 
■t ;  ehe  did  not  eipcct  his  approval,  but  she 
d  not  think  be  nilgai  refuse  to  sanction  thi. 


Ktly  1 


nge  ii 


il  for  film,  but  hot 


Qfdtothe'sinfalnessolhialile.andbyb 
ig  pillow  he  promised  solemnly  to  give  1 
t  to  God.     Her  fiither,  too,  proud  infii 

few  to  witness;  she  had  given  up  all,  . 
aolulely  all  for  Christ,  and  in  the  I. at  hour  si 

;  gate   of  heaven.     And  like  one   who,  but  t 
and   trustingly  donn    the  one    step  t 


8ib,ly  swe-c 


she  met  him.  Surely  tbe  voice  that  wa. 
[rnu.lo  before,  wbs  l,e„cnl,  in  l«  tone, 

-■ii^ih,  lipt  tlv,  iiiiishiiij.'ly  ho  referred  If 


she  replied— "  Georgo,   pleaso  don't  treat  it  a 

a  Christian  !     Oh,  George  I"  her  clasped  band 
■were  laid  upon  one  of  bia,  "  I  bavo  only  jus 

begun  irTlive  !  If  you  knew " 

The    proud   man  sprung    to    his  feet,  almoe 


:wt  your  lot  among  these  people,  that  for 
"I  witf  giro  up  -11  for  Christ  ("  the 


of  iges  cleft  foi 


i  that  which  U  called  "  speculative  Mason- 

s,  iaeven  better  than   religion,     Wbat   fn- 
o'alamily  la   there.   Mason  or  not,   who 


i  less  In  his  thoughts  u  a  young  girl,  wlillo  i 


teaohingsof  Masonry  are  otloutated  to  make 
ooe  right  (ha  opposlta  of  this.    They 


e.     If  the   Uason  outers   tbe   kingdom   of 
>n,  *■  a  Uason,  he  must  do  It  through 
jely  truculent  exercise  of  craft,  guile,  i 
'ss  and  sophistry,  and    not    through  t 


-en.     Tho  whole  spirit  of  tl 


ight,  with  his  robea'of  office  on,    inoulcatii 
irccepts  of  Holy  Writ— should  then  lay  offb 


How    child-like    in   simplicity 


lain  on  tho  other,  the  flrrt  aooms  to  ha' 

Ua?onic  chaplain  need  not  be  a  Ghrittino;  the 
Christian  chaplain  may  be  a  Mason.     That   i 


istcrs  of  Illinois  are  Musons.  T 
i  us  that  this  ia  the  case?  If  il 
se  ministers  bo  exposed  before  i 
light  of  Ohiistianity.     Let  th. 

;aper  ol  Masonic    light  in  his   h 


>oght, 


isiianity  which  protects  men  from    mat 

Episcopal  clergymen,  as  a  body,  would  delibei 

ace,  because,  by  so  doing,  they  wou! 
iring  contempt  upon  their  religion  an 
neinselves.   St.  Paul  did  fay  it  is  true,  tha 


<e  men  children  of  light  lie  first  made    him 

f  however  tho  fact  that  a  good  many  Epis 
at  clergymen  are  Masons  1b  not  a  mere  ac 
ant,  arising  from  the  want  of  a  proper  train. 

and  a  thorough  knonU'dgo  of  the  Scripturei 
hey  become  Masnns,  not  by  an  accident  dut 
gnorance  and   unfitness  for  their  profession 

from  policy  and  design  ;   if  they  really   in 


table  religion  for    Chrl 
ing  men-then  wo  of 


iriiin^  II  a  sons.  In  rb?  meantime,  wo  mi 
ind  them  that  it  is  not  Mammy  th.it  thi 
receive  as  a  little  child,  but  it  Is  Chr'utiamly 


EPISCOPALIAN. 


roe  Mas 


Pledge;  in 
t.  George  Stu 
r   brod    liconti, 


lly.    His  nif..  itaa  an  amiablo  Christian  woman, 

.ughier  of  Bartwell  Thompson,  who  In  1833. 
moved  to  8L  Johns,  N  B.  Mrs.  Stuart  in 
nsequoncoofalifa  of  hardship 
d  grlsf,  with  all  the  nit,  won  biok*  dawn, 


md  was  oonflood  to  her  room,  nndsrtbo  wither-] 
ng  stroke  of  gradual  steady  consumption.  Ii 
lecame  known  to  the  neighbors  that  attended. 


.an  saw  that  sho  wis  in  a  decline,  and  he  was  e 
lemberofSt.  Andrews  lodge,  No.  331.  in  (In 
ounty  ofRussol.  I  was  then  frequently  in  tin 
ompany  of  this  dootir'  and  one  day  I  asked  him 
ow  Mrs.  Btuarl  was.     He  told  mo   privately 


;hout  all  other  comfort*.     Ha  swore 


ling    early, 
„  Mm.    Stunt 


When  tbe  names  of  the  Jury  were  callet 
wy  were  nominated  in  public  as  though  the 
ad  not  been  appointed  beforo,  but  it   we-i    a 

d  again,  and  the  unsu-pecfo?  public,  did  n- 


Cynosure  Tracts. 

NOW    PUBLISHED. 

HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 


This 


..  v.; it-.  I 


*  modern, ^ursi'ijiieuriuin-dk 
C  and  ON-CHRISTIAN  CHARACTER 
LILTING  AND  BLASPHEMOUS  OJ 
?  FREE  MASONRY,    AS  PROVED  B\ 

-VN  ORATORS  AUTHORS  AND   HISTOIU 


MASONIC     MURDER. 

rRev.  J.    R.  BAian,  ofPlensantville,    Pa.. 
§2  00  per  1000,  20  els.  per  100. 

MASONRY. 


phenomenon,     Bis 


i   ilu.r    choice'   of  a  lift    cot 


Why   am  I   Opposed  to 
MASONEYP 

per.      100,     BY      OUR   COURE  Sl'OKDE 
'  AXI'IMA-ONIi;   ;{;jD  DEfiREE." 


Extracts    from    Masonic 

Oaths  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn  to  by    the 

'  Grand   Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 


Opinion   of    Free   Masonry, 
(-1831.) 


Opinion   of    Free   Masonry 
( 1832. ) 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE, 

88  La  Salle  Street, 


n,  I  all  th*  dim  oi  assault!  of  I 


Light  on  Free  Masonry, 


Inquiry  to  Free  Masonry 


■  SI  20.       S..,t  ftoo  of  ( 


SECRET  SOCIETIES. 

Bv   ReT,    DAVID   Mac  DILL,   end   Drs.    E. 
BEKCUER  and  J.  ULANCIURD, 

This  Ian  thorough  'anil  discriminating  dlsoua- 
mi  of  tho  subject,    JrlUCJi  40  oi*, 


CAMPAIGN  DOCUMENTS. 

The  Mystic  Tie 
Free   Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  DeviLI 

PRESENTED   FOR   EXAMINATION, 
PI' '"-I   in  the  lrii.1    of    PETER    COOK    <■>■< 

0  Coplca  fii.OO. 

MINUTES 


OPPOSED  TO  SECRET  SfH'lETlKS, 
CuntniniiiR  ;|h-,'iIkm  of  Rev.  I.  A.  flari  Pi 


MIN.UTES 


DEPOSITORY. 

CATILOOCE  OP  BOOKS. 


PITTSBTJRGI 

Moy  OIL  -Cth  and  "7th.  ! 


ol    rinliol.-lpli.:,,    lliireh, 
-    "u'm'.l'     i!    So',.,]iiIK    ' 


ND  TOE  COSSTITDTION  OF  TDE 


Oinioscd  (o  Sccrnt  Societies,  Elc. 


SECEETISM: 


Safety  of  the  State, 

new  e  vo.  Pnmph1otof24jip.    It  trea 


Truths  fcr  the  People. 
A  Work  for  the  Times. 

FREE   MASONRY 

Shown  t«  be  the  idolatry  of  the  Ninctcei 

si.l.-fv,  tl>c  (Ot!  of    Cli.i-liANiiv.  I  In:   suiter 
(',>,!    1,11,0. lv.    Ml.-    M-M.:..n,-,l„l,|.-  oooiui 

od,  aud  tho  Relentless  Enslaver  ormsn. 
BY 

Mrs.    Lucia    C.    Cook, 

UOE  :  Sinrjlo  Copj  26;ets.      S  Copies  |1. 

Finney  on  Masonry,  " 

res'i  Fiooev's 


lii-   life      HE    SEKMS    LIKE 
!  01 'T  OF  ETERNITY. 


ESS!  ■ 


CHRISTIAN   BAPTISM- 


. 


OPPOSED  TO  SECRET  SOCIETIES. 


EZRaXcOOK,  PUBLISHER,  88  LA  SALLE  ST.] 
VOLUME  2. 


"  In  secret  have  I  said  nothing-" — Jisdb  Chist. 


[FORTNIGHTLY  AT  $1  A  YEAR 


CHICAGO,  TUESDAY,  NOVEMBER  16,  1869. 


"ThTChristian  Cynosure. 


FENCE,  CONCLUDED. 

low  following  Ihc    Dr.'s  example  am 


colly  prompt  Id  gonorous  relief,  auoh  as  is  not 
found  elsenboro,  not  even  in  the  Church  of 
Christ  Ho  himself;  in  times  of  pestilonee  has 
gone  to  his  church  for  wntcbors  and  nurses  and 
undertakers,  hut  "  Ihy  were  a/mid  of contagion." 
tie  hoe  then  turned  to   hia   Masonic   brethren 


he  contempt  they  justly  foel  for  unworthy  pro- 
esfora  of  Christ's  religion,  is  any  evidence  ol 
beir  orrn  good  estate.  What  then,  are  ye 
otter  than  they  ?  In  no  wise.  They  aro  des- 
picable for  allowing  such  supremo  regard  to 
heir  own  case  and  safety  to  control  them  when 

rholly  transported  them  into  perfect  self  for- 
getfulnces.  But  did  your  friend  Mason  do  what 
d  from   regard  to  another's   need  and  a 


■If  and  a  certain  pride  of  sell  righteousness  in 
sua  maintaining  the  honor  and  superiority  of 
be  ancient  order!     If  so,  you  also  sacrifice  to 

erily  you  bare  your  reward. 


>oru  for  Masonry  ?  1701113  in  fact 
om  tbo  earth  1  To  our  mind  it  is  < 
•  saying,  that  as  Christ  was  not  wis 
i  devise,  or  powerful  enough  to  ea 
'stom  of  means   and   agencies  to  f 


.  Christian  (!)  Mason,  tho  chui 

approprinto  work,  therefore  i 

employ  soino  other  agency  or  U 


reams  or  Urira,  I  mmt  therefore  seek  u 
that  hath  a  familiar  spirit;  nnd  ho  did 
inswer  from  tho  Witch  of  Endor.  Will  th 

rehafaiiurefor  tho  same  reason, get  any  ni 
>rable  answer  than  Saul  did,  bysubstttut 

ist  proclaims  hia  church  the  light  of 
Id,  tlio  salt  of  the  oarth,  and    therefore 


Fellows.     If  we  were  to  select  the  class 

lond  of  rain  display  in   dress   and   of  worldly!^  motivo  right ;  and   if  Masonr; 


hood.     And  how  do  they  supply  the  lack  of  tl 

out  of  tho  church  unless  they  belong  also  to  tl 
lodge,  and  the  first  care  of  every  lodge  is  to  kc 


ionl  the  quality  and  quantity  of  food,  how 
vcr,  to  be  determined  by  itself.  Wo  ore  nol 
peaking  in  irony;  but  giving  a  true   dellnoa 


ormously  on  costly  edifices,  decorations,   c 

the  sums  bestowed  upon  their  poor  and  afflii 
make  a  percentage  of  their  income  less  tha 
fowler  or  a  fisherman  would  spend  for  b 
These  sre  tho  facts ;  and  is  such  an  institul 
likely  to  eupply  any  lack  ofbenovoienco  to 


doing  of  more  of  tha  right  sort  of  deed* 

encouraged.  We  answer  that  if  we  would 
ow  onrselvos  and  not  be  fatally  self  deceived, 
:  must  make  sure  of  our  motives;  for  the 
iral  character  of  every  act  is  wholly  in   the 

iLlvo  and  every  system  that   inculcates  falsi 


He  docs  know  for  "  He  lookoth  not  or 
ppearancc,  but  on  the  heart."  1 

of  power.     The  most  diseatcd  action 
prompt   and  implicit    obciiicu 


"  Whosoever   shall 


a  loao  hia  reward." 


abOily  topuniia,"     To 


(ngth  of  the  cable-tow. 


ondcr  the  name  of  charity  or  bencvolen 

only  an  enlarged  selfishness,   shrewdly  p 

Ovid 

"If.    There  is  no  heetowment  of  bounty 

Mhe 

tarriJUe  of  eolf,  no  imitation  of  tho  Father 

oro 

Christ;  and  how  Is  this  selfish  nnd  exo 

regard  to  a  elan  to  promote  universal  be 

nevo 

lonceT  or  to  raiso  tho  ehurch  to  an  imilat 

ono 

a  »lf  lacrtfeing  Savior?     If  fcrfiwftMb 

n  th 

lodge  make  Christ  and  his  benevolence 

the! 

model,  tho  glory  of  their  bonovolenco  b 

lon« 

not  to  the  lodge,   but  to  Christ;  Christ 

teaches  true  benevolonee.     Tho  lodge  tea 

ncs 

counterfeit  charity  ;  its  whole  influence, 

here 

it  pern 


better  than  liberty  f  Hath  a  natior 
forsaken  their  Gods  T  But  my  people havo  for 
Jehovah  t  Aro  therefore  th< 
itions  better  than  tho  God  01 
Israel?.   Tho  heathen  will  do  more  for  theii 

warm  Christians  1  But  is  heathenism  there 

n  (liL'iLjiL-liestliatamount  t< 

their  children,  their  parents,  theirwivos,  them 

of  the  jungle;  and  is  paganism  there 
Btter  than   Christianity?      No    indeed 


not  eipelled  by  the  acknowledged  presence 
lower  oi  Christ,     If  Masonry  therefore   wo: 


uch    it  Is.     When  it  cj 
:ien  limn  Christianity  do. 


sonod  i 


iplement  the  work  of  the  Church  of  < 
othe  plains  of  Ono  to  bo  beguiled  an 


acted  review.     Dr.  Cooper,  like  other  Masons. 

>  very  nligimu.     So  near  to  Christianity  that 
and  inseparable  Masonry  la 

of  the  two.    This,  at  least  we  think,  is  the 


r  all  tl 


nrofar 


lorality  on  earth.  To  us,  thio  from  a  pro- 
sesed  minister  of  Christ  Is  most  shocking.  Wo 
uve  no  doubt  that  the  very  best  righteousness 
ihich  Masonry  teaches  or  promotes  is  precisely 
'  die  fcewn  of  the  Phoritm,"  a  apirHof  legality 
inking  the  outward  life  often  beautiful  in  its 
aorality,  Ua  tithes  and    fasting..,  and  almsgiv- 


1  il.i 


if  th*  pride  ofaelf  righteousness  and  tho  deceit 
Iness  of  vanity,  hateful  to  God  as  tho  putre 
:tion  of    a  wbitcd  sopulcher.     Such   right 


But  what  la  tho  legitimate  Inference  from 
Dr.'a  adBlMloe   that   (ho  pravaltise  ef  tl 


itjudgste,  and  to  Bl«    we  l«vo 


WHOLE  NUMBER  33 


;t  their  champloas,  with  brazen  assura 
thai  the  great  abject  of  their  orgai 
is  to  supply  the  tutor  lack  ofbenevoh 
i  part  of  tho  churches.  Now  look  at 
i  of  Christian  benerolcnce,  Tho  chur 
[land;  through  tho  Church,  the   Lon 

for  the  propagation^  the  gospel,  gavo  hist 
■82,000,00;  not  for  their  own   membei 

The    churches    of  America    throoah    t 


nd  happiness  of  all  their  aubjci 


all  others.     If  then  things  arc  candidly  c 


Tho   poordovoteo 


andoinnocontly;  for  in  the  fu 


^  own,  his  ohllds,  his  parents,  upon    tho  bloody  ^ ohrlatiRnUj  f(>r  ,urlvurding  their  own  craft; 
_e  altar  of  hia  superstition.  Men  can  do  morathan  aohame(j  [hln  thgJ  M0  for  using  tllflir  oraft  ii 


id  is  forced  to  admit  the  i-linrge>made  against 
.by  keeping  its  own  month  shut.    Thus  lago, 

phis  own  mouth  with  1  lie-  f^llnwii.y  w.,r 
"Demand   me  ttoOiing.     Whai  you  hit 

not*.     From  Mrs  lime  forth  I  ruvtr   wil 


i  the  "brethren  o 


brotherly    work   of  putting 


iendthip,  like  that  ol  Masom 
,der  which  be  sought  the  mc 
ro  a  Stab.  How  perfectly  B 
dropping  a  handkerchief  in  t 
n  order  by  I 


irlatlan    purity.     Ohrlillaolty 


lanlty  ;  on  tho  contrary,  it  is  Masonry  tht 
tends  to  bring  Christianity  into  disrepute,  Jul 
as  did  tho  unmanly  insinuations  of  lago  th 
chastity  of  Dosdemona,  whose  vory  purity  h 
made  use  or  to  blacken,  befoul,  and  doatro. 
her.  Who  of  us  acquainted  with  Christian 
light  will  over  hcliovo  that  the  Jugglery  en. 


a  facia  ovldenco  that    tho    accusation    I, 


r  days  of  the  Republic,  wo  Jo  n 


ie  grounds  of  the  White  House;  and  finally 
lough  not  least,  at  the  head  of  ten   thousan. 


Though     Christianity  i: 


pic,  Schuyler  Colfai,  Vice-President  of  t 
nlted  States,  making  a  prominent  appearan, 
i  a  fellow  member  at  a  meeting  of  the    Gra 

National  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows  In  San  F« 


iuii    Hull    my    old    lorm    of  n 


igion   can   do;  and  a   V.ce- 
al  position  to  give  weight  t 

■tould  seriously  ask  a  free  pt 

they  consider  the  growing  influei 


u-.-l  nii'J  l.i-UI  Im.'li  |i'jlirical  oliic,  u  In.- re 

cd,  how   can  it  be  expected  that  we  can 


uIiimvc  cUtjuya,  of  duped  a 


t  by  binding  I 

ts,  and  conniving  at   pi 
erully.     There  is  not  a  single 
p  fur  Masonry  and  ( 


,nsol  and  gold  laeo  that  ho  may  put  on,  ca 
andor  any  secret  society  worthy  of  being  eon 


Wo  have  previously  called  att 
of  the  peculiar  and  significative  a> 
Commander  of  that  latest  form  oft 


:cd  and  fifty  years, 


isplay,    or  Fpercli-iiinkiiii; 


,.ntr>,   nn.l    though    wo   are 
S,  yet,  trusting  in  the  jfasttot 


ON  TUB  SQUARE. 


"What   aU.ud   in    your    way'"   Inquired 


,rry  log  just  now:  I've  stayed  from  the 
>o  long  already.     Good-by." 


"  If  yon  would  dio  tbo  doalh  of 
umust  live  a  Christian's  life; 
and.     'When   will  yon  ever  hai 

'I  don't  know;  I  don  t  know,"  rejoined 

e.     I  seem  to  bare  no  time  for  anything. 


replied  t 


ohelp  myself.     But  I  am 

•ou  think.     I   really  wish 


a  children  of  Mormons. 


ul  residence  and  a  largo  lot  of  land  for 
Tbo  Abyssinia™  have  long  been  known 

avo  recently  given  a  new  proof  of  their 

Subia/lba  fur  tno  Ohbihu*   •r.idiORi. 


•36 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  NOVEMBER  16, 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


There   will  be  ft  meeting  of  tbo  Exeoul 

Christians  opposed    to    Secret  Societies,    on 
Friday,  Nov.  19th,  inst.,  at  the  Graosuu  offi 
3   o'clock,    r    w.     Let    all   who  possibly   c 

J.  BLANCHARD,  Cbairmnn. 


could  sink  eighteen 


econlinurd.     Wo  shrill    therefore 


cived.    That  his  mother  wan  a  eeduoed 
at  girl,  and  that  not  by  Joseph  her  botrotkod  I" 
"  Then  we    hare   a  pretended    prophet  a. 

forth  in  iniquity,    fornication,  nud  ndultoro 

ti  system  of  purity  which  sends  his  01 
r  to  hell  for  her  fornifioation  of  which 


gregotion  ofthe.Lord,'  whose  only  a 


us  aoon  have  Knoolnnd'a  principle* 
religious  paper  for  our  children  a*  yours." 
Yelwcbavocarefullyobservcdlheeouri 

Indtpmdmt,  and  ire  would  sooner  tako  J 
ice  for  eternity  than  theirs.beoause  wo  i 

he  above  is  ft  piece  of  history.     The/™ 


We  met  o.  good  brother  from  Dnylon   at  Mt 
remon,  the  other  day-    Be  was  of  the  "  com 


,ian  Church,  and  he  thought  we  were  toi 

lid  and  time  houorcd  rule  ;  can  you  hopi 
e  It  when  your  church  has  been  corruptee 

e  rule  defied   by    tiie    revuliitli-m^ts  fou 


■  a  theological  Seminary  in  Chicago 
j  ,.  large  Infusion  of  common  eer.Ee. 
t»,  for  instance,  will  play   base  ball, 


dents  in  the  Congregational  mid  the  > 

styled,  between  tbo  free  morel  agei 
a  original  sinners  I  Tbo  muscle  and  up 
a  have  been  with  the  free  moral  agei 


to  saw  (and  n  saw  horse  is  a  vc 
table  cross  for  a  young  minister)  a 
xcteise  at  a  ball  club,  lot  ihcro  bavo 

bio  relaxation    and  sweat    nnd  nothing 

tin  U  no  joke  whether  original  or  actual, 
bo  U.  8.  Senate  Surely  a  Puritan  ortho 


journeying*  of  late,  wo  have  tried  I 
a  WO>IghtJ  the  relig-ous  forces  at  wot 
leoplo  of  the  United  States.     Wc  ha* 


ked    in  on  tbo  "  consecration"  c 
t  Episcopal  Bishop  for  Nebraska  -  , 


■,  of  various  easts  sad  denominations 

on,    by    tawing    their     fountains, 
ou.  adventure*  la   thl,  l,,.u,  [r£jrf|] 
(to  n-1  th.-  most  icmukablt. 


t  dowc  witb  ono  of  the  editors,  with  wh>m 
i  liavo  long  had  friendly  relations,  and  whom 
3  love,  as  Chriit  "  looked  upon  and  loved," 
e  young  man  who  forsook  him   and  "wont 


U  can  believe  I 


II  that ;  nnd  can  find  comfort  in  those  beliefs 
have  no  objection.  I  can  fellowship  you  wb.il 

lea,  I  have  honestly  tried  and  cannot." 

Our  reply  was  this: 

"liydear  brother;"  (for   ho  professes  am 
ills  himself  a  Christian.)    '"  If  Christ  was  nc 


niilj  c 


irally  c 


ee  Masonry  is  crippling  mid  .li^lnmi.; 

o  following  four  proofs,  viz  :  (1)— ftlmos 

eeMa.ou  I. I  Eve,  j  ..llc.npt  to  ,  evivi 
ad  Puritan  principles  in  this  eountn 
i  seized  and   squelched  by  Masons  Mn 

:h  l».  ii.M.mvestl.e  f.ict  U.m  iht  Sfus 


(fact;)  and  (-l)ch.cny.  the  fact  that  an  article 01 
Samuel  Adams  in  the  Ian  January   number  o 

Oongregatimal  Quarterly,  omitted    to  stat. 

.    Adaiua  was  an    ami -Mason.     Tho   logical 


sadlb  and  depth  of  the 


iiich  "somebody  begat 


.publican."    The  following  week  ho  roceii 
artain  letters  which  led   him  (o  write—" 

um  (the  secret  ordcra)  unless  it  becomes  uoc 


lows  of  Congregational 
o  a  triumphal  reeeptfoi 


Pilgrim  Society,"  at  once, 


..  ofKei 


ohsdp 


shed  a  card  in  which  they  posted  us,  fo 
toncc,  as  a  liar  or  lunatic,    witEout  specifying 

If  Dr.  Doitcr'a  charge  of  falsehood  was  tm 
'us;  we  ore  not  fit  to  be  President  of  Who; 
m  Collego ;  if  false,  be  It  unlit  to  edit  n  r< 
ligious  paper. 

We  therefore  wrote  him  at  once  (rolaining 

tod  falsehood,  before  tho  church   to  which  h 


llio  first  step)  brought  us  roliof." 


there  every  day.  We  therefor 
way  left  uBbnt  to  "tell  it  to  the 
reby  do.     Dr.  Dexter  ha? 


'ges  as  with  another  untruth,  omitting  om 
e  as  a  precaution;  arid,  this  time,  specifies 
tho  falsehood.  We  had  said  that  Mosc. 
Jargennt,  13  Cornhlll,  wan  a  Free  Mason; 
re  wore  told  at  Farmington,  III.,  last  May, 
ie  was  treasurer  of  a  proposed  Congregati 
•uL.lisl.iiii;  h.mse.     The  charge  that  he  is  a 


erpshit  ru'-.ifml  of  stcrcry  with  f/teloJijc. 
Not  only  so,  but  a  respectable  miuistc 
accesslul  pastor  in  Massachusetts,  told  us  that 

icasionnl  supply-money,  got  through   Ml 

»ni*«   ministerial  atoak-board  ;  that   thi 

(now)  Episcopal  rector  told  him  that  Mr.  Bai 

ant  gave  him  the    best  paying    churches  t 

pply,  because  bolh  ht  and   Sargcant    vcre  Mi. 

ason  Mr.  Sargeant  will  befriend  you. 

i  their  pulpits  through  Masonic  channels  an 
r  Masonic  grips  I     Will  Dr,  Dexter  dare  den 


its  East  Geuc-ssee  Conference  lately  p 
resolution  disapproving  ol  FiveMiisunn 
strong  terms, -Jrfwnw. 


i  egregious  fool."     Wo  bavo  ti 


mchody's  cars  to  tingle.— vim 


uii.leniiis  or  iindcrtuke:;  I  o  ni^iie  U|)im,  « 

inn  who  sees  profound  wisdom  where  nothing 
nt  folly  exists,  is  a  fool,  and  he  who  only  pi 

tend  the  fundamental  principle*  ni  Maponry, 
lie  sense  of  the  Bva,  Is  only  to  bo  adepts 
ho  mystio  arts  of  seer.-cy  and  deception, 
ply  to  know  the  depths  of  Satan  in  palming  off 
clCsbuesa  for  benevolence,  counterfeit  morali' 
nd  religion  for  the  true,  and  satau  himself  f 
r.  angi-1  >pf  light.  An  adept  in  the  arte  of  vi 
My,  may  ha  disposed  to  boast  of  nnilerslani 
ig  tho  fundamental  prluaipjesby  irii.lon  rogu. 
p*r*to  better  than  mi  hone.t  delsutlvt.     Di 


ig."  Tho  simple  truth  is  that  Masons 
rally,  even  those  of  high  degree  do  not  u 
;and  tho  fondameuta!  principles  of  Mai 


but  what  is  written  out  in  "  Light  on  Mo 
'     Tho  only  point,  therefore,  in  which 

and  current  doings  nnd  purposes  of  the  fralern: 
ty.  Tbo  actual  purposes  to  which  they  are  or 
plying  their  secrecy  at  tho   present  time,  an 


f  tho  world  but  unlike  ibe  rest.: 
ndcr  unnumbered  oaths  of  sorvi: 
ie  despotic  and  irresponsible  p 


Syuodical  moo 
1840,  now  twe 
Synod  of  Cincil 

(D.H.)a 
Bcman 
(Deecher)  baa  d 

,ddreb,ed 

mong  tho 


1  Joirnal  of  this  city,  of  Oct. 


(iiboniM  by  Masons  as  a  body. 


lently   intended    to  kill   several 


ticket.    That  if  "  tlie  shallow    aspirant"  wm 


him  worthy  of  expulsion.  Why  1  it  oxj 
For,  though  Masonry  is  bound  to   ride 


'•                J         g 

slaver 

pusbod  a 

ehraoaasGe 

b 

™SJ 

i:°2 

UK 

ssembly. 

ho  verge  ofn 

?! 

fleet  of  hia  iudis 

""""•  ,h°>-  ™*  °b 

igod  to 

i«i"'.c 

;;,''.;■ 

telsmeeiiog. 

*j.i 

Uason.     Had   th 

JtZ7lS™kt\ 

aaily  as- 

rtem" 

tomptofl 

Uolj,  fea 

o,,gb  je.L/lo 

nod 

place  for  a  blind,  or  whether  they  r 


s  evidently  intended  lo  accompli;-!*  is,  loivi'i 
og  proof  that  Masonry  has  nothing  to  do  wit 


ment  thattheydoit 
od    that  the   i 
pended  upon  by  Ma- 


s  the  Barnacles?"  Is  ii 


only  to  dupe  the  simple 


through  tho  land  ;  has  warred  on  tho  American 
:orne  Missionary  Sooicty,  which  has  hutched  and 
ursed  tho  churches  whoso  funds  ho  lives  on. 

out  of  order,  and  while  I  had  tho  floor,  by  leave 
modoralor  and  Synod;  ho  iindorloolc   to 
forco  of  lungs. 


Iiora,  Dr.  N 
Iropt  out  O 


iparenlly,  at  heart,  glad 


tian    Prcsbytorian    peoplo,    who 
and    spurned   by  Dr.   Robert  J 

S7-S;   now,  under  weak    loaders, 


r  inferior  leaders  who  have  como  ur 
[iially  worldly  and  unscrupulous  will 
with    less  of  his    mn»naniiniiy,    am' 


:ugglcs  lo  got  rid  of,  t 


,  to  go  back :  As  so 

ie  Synod  of 

e,  by  its  own 

(aa  the  men  lifted  1 

msclfu 

Mairsbyhis 

ellate 

ourt ;  aa  God 

o  work  for  such  a"  c 

at  work.    Tho  Scot 

and  Yankee 

.     The 

quarrelled  ; 

part;    liTCd  bo  clc 

en    ye 

rs;  courted; 

issemfilici"  are  both  ■  .1.1,  nnd  have 
hopes  of  children,  with  empty  and  hollo 
fessions  ol  love,  these    old  spurks,  will 

r  will  go  to  a  cold  and  oi.lldleas  bed. 
ie  trouble  is,  that  that  General  A< 
i  unscriptural,  human,  man-contriv 
for  governing  Christ's  Church,   v 


aid  the 


a  hob. 


Even  poor,  old  Dr.  Cox  got  up  and  ! 

d  about  "  Masonry,"  and  how  ho  once 
.plienW  v.-ith  it,  and  lent   his    lungs  to 


and  Synod  for  their  courtesy,  and  pooi 
Lathrop  for  his  "patima"  which  sot  the 
into  a  fit  or  good  humored  laughter,  amid 

It  is  amazing— tho  infutoatiou  of  those 
Here,  where  tho   Morgan  discussions,  ov 

murder,  treason,  anti-Christ,  anti-God  and  all 
goodness — yes,  here  I  where    tho  men  are 
e,  whose  souls  were  harrowed  by  tho  di 


no  of  whom  have  slept 
rder;  are  so  bliudedby 

they  who  could 


n   so  shorn,  t 

have  orried  off  the 

to  shake  thcni.-ehcs  adal'or.'liiuo, 
strength  departed.  May  God  ItOe 
'Ie  and  holy  beforo  him.     Aub.v. 


..!'.,.■■'     II.  H 


bs  of  Clovolnnd.     Now,  we  are  hero  in  a  larf 

n  style,  with  costly  stained  and  ornanientc 

indowe.     Right  opposite,   however,  stands 

little  old  church  which  still  bears  tho  marks. 

ay,  p,iid  their  respects  to  tho  Ohio  an( 
J   Society.     It  seoina  like    a  perturbed 


tin  the  chair.  The 


/.WA.«,..<7. 
iuff,  food,  t 
*C:<»t,j-n,-f , 


D.  Pariah,  sympathising  will.  Secretar7l7T" 
undertook  to  throw  it  out  of  the  hom  J 
i.ical.tyl  I  moved  that  wo  adopt  th,icl 
ution,    and    refer  my  amendaient  , 
less   committee;    which  prevailed, 
n.ttce  (who   were  good  men,  thoush  ■> 
a  Mason)  shrunk  from  reports 
e_OfSeoretary3trieh,-a0pp,m; 

Thej 

ported,  nnd  the  house  unanintoaalv 
resolution  in  this  shape: 

"  Whireaa,  The  freedmen  aro,  al 
oxposed  lo  be  attracted  by  the  se< 
monies,  and  showy  parades  of  Pope 

members  und  ministers  of  our  clii 

I  moved  to  accept  and  adopt 


0.  Howard.    Tho  aubjei 


Christianity   m 
ism  will  e- 


s  flash  t 


Christianity, 
.orbing  will  these  now  missions  ho,  lb 
guard  against  letting  go  of  thong 

into  the  well. 

tho  evening  Gen,  0.  0.  Howard  spoke  g, 
erallyofthe  work  among  the   freedmen,  ", 


i  «  L'rielie  power   in  Gen.   Mot 

t  of  tho  lode-stouo.     When     he 


the  house.     All  saw  tho  might,  hand 
.ought  of  God  in  preparing  lo  meet  i 
pation  of  the  slaves,  by  ibo  large,  Catholic, 
id    sound   ideas  of  General  Howard,  and  (hit 


ing  held 

t  parti 

gir 

tho 

...■anient  n, 

in 

morning. 

No  wo 

Tj\ 

he"0 

e.e  all  tilled 

Kill 

andjhe  H 

olyGh 

ph! 

*z 

llj  the  folh> 

lag 

"Bow 

governmo 

dand 

g> 

cptt 

their  nolio 
e  church  as 

tee 

"""Tho'k 

Son 

wh 

eh  J 

sub  Christ  e 

.HI 

of  th 

rid. 

Hut  tho  gr.- 

d  covered  t 

dom  with 

a  gigar 

son 

>z° 

"rlhJg." 

']"' 

thers,  its  he  took  a 


ardandgiv 
will  bring  forth 


polity  (   Will  thev  b 

eak  loose 

from 

and   corrupting  lai 

1  of  Par' 

urn  to  the  paths  of 

elf-dctiia 

service  of  God  r 

Tho  sermon  was"  a 

.le  and  : 

ithf 

bo  published. 

resolutio 

aa  dr 

by  act  of  God  " 
Immediately  I   was  vo 
;einber,"and  accepted  t 


ve  a  right  lo  dclibcrai 

vo  no  right   to  manul 
ints  for  God,  without 


i  brief  papor  to  aive  the  Synod  inforn 
;o  Secret  Socioties"     Immediately  thi 


ing  and  requested  the  b 


lavery  ;  we  affectionately  warn  the  ministers 
nd  members  of  onr  churches  to  shuu  all  these 
s  belonging  to  '  tho  rulers  of  tho  darkness  of 
his  world.'  " 

Secretary  Strieby  urged  that  the  subject  of 
ecrct  societies  should  not  bo  presented.  I  asked 
im  "whyf"     "Because,"  ho    said,  "ho  did 

Then,"  I  replied,  "you  differ  from  Brother 
inney?"      "Yes."      "Well."  I    replied,    "I 


irate  fragment  into  a  prison  by  il?elf.' 

r  heart  unto  the  Lord  f     Will  they  co, 
ut  themselves  loose  from  the  dead,  di 

lies, 'and  depend  for  unity  and  a 
moral  and  spiritual  forces  of  th 
nil  tho  Pre&yltrianf,  Mttkodhu, 


igth  «< 


■uth,  enough  to  render  one  man's?  l.h-  ill... 
us,  if  only  he  will  join  tho  movi-g  host  of  I 


This  gentleman,  the  new  Chicago  Sec 
ie  Amerii'uii  Missionary  Association, w 
:t.  Vernon  anniversary,  and  contributed  inurt 

his  younger  brother  of  Gen.  0.  0.  Howi 


Hoe 


ponchruent  in  the  Senate,  but  could 

r  from  final  rejection  In  his  own 
nuessee.  Whether  this  last,  aud  i 
al  defeat,  resulted  from  an  rfdhentofluWl] 


\\1>       TIVMJMtV     COM' 


andc 


nrrr" 


;urely  bold.     Its  vaulting  ambition 
eyes  of  the  people  and  bronchi  d°* 
upon  tho  order,  or  nt  least  drove  It  from  siJH 
Ldo  it  uceossary  that  it  should  beco" 
that   its  very   existence  should  1" 


hinh.- 


...fU,,-,.. 


iiuittee  together. 
tho  only  way  possible,  as  a: 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE,  CHICAGO,  NOVEMBER,  16,  1869. 


37 


>  memorandum  of  the  "  Olden  Times,  viz  : 
..  Samuel  0.  Pomcroy,  United  St.itesSena- 


sincere.     Tbo  ar 
even  te.npcramo 


Leu.  by  the  wholesale,  together  with  i 
lionalcontof  tarand  feathers.  We  btv 
.  seen  Pomcroy  laugh  good-naturedly  i 
f.,,.li!!1ne.«  of   the   pfo.lnvery  men,  nml 


loading  spirits  in  tho  Good  Templar  enrcrprU- 
are  Masone,  aud  High  Masons  too.  And  I  ha* 
heard  of  these  men,  in  their  temperance  le< 
Lures,  making  Iheir   boost  that  Good  Tenipla 


to  tho    Church. 
lip  aid  Free   Ma 


;  was  for  him  t 

1I..HV     .01.0   t. 


■'Captain,  plaise  sir, 


;ht  in  the  home  of  his  youth 
schooi  or  both,  to  look  to- 
if  Bethlehem,"  "tho  bright 


;  theology;  also  tbathe  consented  toi 
e  ridiculous  title  of  most  Worshipful 
jster,  &e.     I  supposed  ovory  body  kne 

eted  with  Odd  Fellowship.     There  ar. 


'to  tbo 


"-".' 


Christian  brethren,  and  among  the 
ey  will  ever  find  friends.  Ma; 
mplar  lodges  adopt  tho  same  mi 


was  to  bo  an  anti-slavery  meeting  I 

a  country 

pre 

tent  lodges  from  being  impose 

1  U|  . 

il'rmi 

school  liouBe,  and  that  Pomcroy  w« 

.■nlmnr. 

rivate  house,  until    wo  have 

ded    the 

mission,   accomplished  the  dark    do 

guilty  soul  bad  concocted.and  escape 

what    analogy  is  there  in 

r  of  tho  lodge  is  intended  to 

members  of  the  lodge.  No  or 

this  secret  signal,  can  he  a 

quietly  secured  a  strong  cord  and  r 

worthy  be  may  be  as  a  goo 

damage  sufficiently  to  enablo  him  t 

in- 

Tho cost  day  tbo  harness  was  folly 

dwelling  designed  to  keep  ou 

a  corupetant  mechanic,  and  nothing 

mora  was 

of  the  family?     No,  never. 

libers  ol 

IwosRladtoVeolhocditotiaUtrlctt 


in    F,m 
enough  to 


■  ■i  -in|.  of  both  of  which  orders,  I  am 


hem    from   daikue<<  to   light,  from   error  I 


tlonal  ma,,  fhonld  seek.  W 
ay  hack  into  tbo  dark  agos 
svory  system  of  falsehood  Sal 


Worthy  Grand  Sire— Most 

WoHliy  Grand 

Fatit- 

"ot.cked"   brain 

Thus,    butchering,  o 

reh-wsMost   Excellent  Grn 

n,J   IJigl.Pri™ 

acuity  of  deslruotivor 

e,  higher  than  Christ.    Cr. 

me,  come,  Fr 

nicoiiths  will  fill  a  bu 

t  is  too  late  in  tbo  day  ft 

dodg. 

ng.     Tho  light  is  getting 

oo  strong.— E 

1R.  Sectotiom  an 

XJ^LSS 

all    the   faculties  of 

[Wilt 

mind,  in  childhood 

ir„rK.'rt.d.d'hi. 

bead  silrerc 

"o".r 

should   bo    taught 

Sy»S«.S"7n 

(hink  the  old  pilgrim  rcn 
aid.     I  wo9  telling  him 

•«T  to  .top  in 

;  ud 

forthwith 

who!  ..,  go 

V  on 

HAr.DSl.AK. 

RiCE4"1^*01 

:new  enough  about  Maso 


F  their  secret  dens  aud  proclaiming  upon   the 


Rbt.  J.  Blasohard,  Dear  Bro:—l  blesa  God 

caught  ui  together  at  North  Wienthnui 
;dound  to  the  glory  of  God,  and  to  the 


mbly  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  b; 
m  ducriptwn  of  property,  etc. ) ' 


latod  only  by  properly  educ 


nB^ondeoscd   bla  articles  in 


oll,g„,     11, 

Ulgat 

nr  ..  >. 

the  South 

si.br 

Ohloo 

gloal  focti,  wUloh 

icts,  pamphlets,  looks,  i 


4.  When  secrctivencM  is  natural  the  oyc] 
ire  half  an  inch  apart,  (varying  alittlowith 
iiic  of  the  eye,)  when  it  is  deficient  tho  oyo' 
ccodc,  thus  oxposing^ho^eye  more,  and  gW 

■  t  i.  I  i  J  -  'approach  each  other,  thus  closing 

fi.  Excessive  secret!  reness  also  gives  the  o] 
•cry  watchful  look;  and  the  moro  you  aoml 

0.  When  aecrctivenoas  is  In  exac*£UJ« 
ndicatiou  of  strong  animal1  propensities,  i 
reak  moral    faculties,  and  the  exceptions 


IS;  Free  Masonry  is  organized  in  sanity  ;  an 
deed,  all  secret  orders>re  only  tho  result 
derangement  of  the  brain.     A  man  will  I 


ust  fighting    his 
nd  if  he' was  cas 


ivhicb  they  aro  encompassed.     A  Night  e 

greatly  strengthened  themselves  within   a 
years,  and  It  needs  no  long  experience  to 


1  should  act,  lu   view   of  a 


ould 


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THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE,  CHICAGO,  NOVEMBER,  16,  1869. 


'zX''*""" b -?°r '""""" 


d  Ton  arc  «  fool  for 

beltCTID 

5   a  word  they 

j     They  know  nollii 

hey  do  they  ate  perj 

ejodiced.     If  I  o.oo 

ot  belle 

e  leadioe  anti-Masons 

of  inj 

r.lhi.°ioric*.nrth"c 

It^l 

p^riofhm«5 

aepehdci.ee,  and  If  I 

reject  a 

ti-Mnsonic  hie 

ry,  I  mint   reject  n 

•olut.on 

ry  history,  to 

ou  may  believe 

3?]">tatfV! 

you  ha 
e  lodRC 

c  n  mind  lo, 
and  know  to 

ally  when  honest  and 
read  Light  on  Masonry 


■beylng  their  dicta  implicitly, oven  1 
o  the  contrary.  It  is  unworthy  o 
ay  nothing  of  the  Lord's  freemen 


suid  tho  preacher,  "  yon  a: 
1  blind  fold.  There  aro  i 
aenry  as  Ton  are  fooled  In 


end  blindfold  you 


Preacher— "Not  y 
Young  man— "  Wh 


of  criminal.,,  murtlcr  and 
and  to  extricate  the  Mason 
ighlor  iwonj,  will  you  then 


fecting  myself— th 
tho  expression  of  every   iinful    emotion;  and 
advanced    externally,    but    found  mj 
t  at  rest.     But,  after  thia  peace  or  love 
entered  into  my  soul,  nolliing  moved   mo.     1 
very  friend  on  earth  should  die,  mj 
uld  not  bo  effected.    I  had  but  one 
it:  that  God's  will  might  bo   done, 
I  seemed  to  hove  no  will  of  my  own.     1   could 
illy  of  the  feelings  of  martyi 


,  tor 


go  i 


i  anti-Masonry,  and  utterly  refuse  to  intorn 

ei.cb.cr-"  Have  it  your  own  way;  I'm  go 
u  join  (he  lodge,  anyhow,  first  chance.   St 

I  will  go."     Ilore,  thought  X,  is  a  genuine 

,!,    eondi.l-ilvs.   tot    the     abominable    ritcl 
enslaving  obligations  of  the  dark    orders. 

ealunblo  or  worthless,  for  they  can  havi 
,  is  to  be  bad  and  retain  their  sou),  theii 

they  will.     But  no,   they  must  commi 
soul,  and  body,  blind  anil  bound  Intothi 
keeping  of  an  irresponsible  despotism.     Sucl 

nslaved.  They  arc  tools  of  the  same  conceited 

Ml  not  come  to  mo  that  ye  might  have  life,  to: 
e  hnvo  loved  darkness  rallier  than  light,  fron 
he  perverse  hopo  of  enjoying  some  sordid  ad 
■antago  in  the  darkness  which  the  light  will  no 

uch  fools  ;  they  do  his  will  spontaneously.  I 
rould  seeru  thru  Masons  might  do  as  they  boas 
f  doing  with  such  silly  ones,  never  invito  then 
0  join  the  lodge  ;  and  vet  despite  this  boast 
hey  are  continually  saying,  to  them  as  in  thi 
■ase,  "  You  ought  to  join  tho  lodge  you  will  fici 
lotbing  there  objectionable,  and  it  triloba  sucl 
L  benefit  to  you."  "  And  ho  goeth  right  afte 
them  as  an  ox  to  the  slaughter,  and  as  a  tool  ti 
ction  of  tho  stocks."  But  0,  how  grca 


in.)  niL-elf  tliercby  enlightened,  etreiig' 
■uliject  of  luiirl holiness  has  been  to  n 
tot  only  heart-holiness,  but  a  holy  walk,  a  holy 


oflho  doctrine  of  entire  holin. 
'itedmlhUU/c.lMFeh™ 


opened  to  her  my  heart  :  I  told  her  that  I  lived 
iiri.lulsi"!  a  hope  i-f  living  abovu  lhi=  stale. 


urned  to  my  Bible  with  new  amotions. 
:  saw  and  bolioved.  I  should  havo  said 
is  soon  as  I  believed  that  holiness  was 

iatbly  commenced 


med  to  n 

irist'aeakoi  indued,  I  full,  i 
I  my  r.wQ  heart's  emotionB  1 
ago  of  Paul  and  David.     01 


>  life 


heaven  but  thoo  ;  and  there  isuono  on  enith 
;sirc  beside  thee.'  The  presence  of  Chri 
as  as  much  of  a  reality  as  if  bo  had  been 
io  fleah,  sitting  on  my  side:  and  reading  t' 
■ncious  words  which  proceeded  out  of  1 
outb,  I  received  them  as  fully  as  if  I  bad 
sard  disown  voice.  My  soul  seemed  complete!; 


I  ha 


j  this 


;  Spirii'fi  power  on  iny  heart,  pai 
ting  homo  the  truths  ot  God's  v. 
iv  received  a  special  raanifostatio 
■eality  to  my  soul  as  the  sunlighl 
It  camo  gently,  yet  powerful  ond  ore 


KuLrvi. 
>rd,  but 


nighty  r 


las  pay  out  with  qulW  a  display  of  liberalitj 
d  though  they  are  so  great  on  seoreoy  a*  nt 
"  let  their  left  hand  know  what  their  rigt 

.n  to  Beershebn,  asamostnotablolllustrotio 
the  divine  charity  of  the  lodge.  Wondoroi 
arity  I    The  lodgo  baa  raised  by  its  claim  I 


rescntation.     It  hardly  does  justice  to  Mosonn 

ibb  of  bounty  than  the  facta  require.  I  thiol 
lany  of  them  are  kiod  hearted  and  they  en 
ourage  (heir  order  for  the  sako  of  the  relief  i 

2nd   M.    0,   yes;  individuals  may  do   that 

They  arc  deceived  and  really  believo  tho  boost 

g  of  diviuo  charity  of  which  thoy  hcarso  muc] 

benovolenee;  and  I  aver  it  is  not  benevoloui 


Cynosure  Tracts. 

NOW    PUBLISHED. 

HISTORY  OP  MASONRY, 

By    P. 


DERN  and  OBSCURE  ORIGIX-DESPO 

TIO  and  UNCHRISTIAN   CHARACTER, 

VOLTINO    AND     BLASPHEMOUS     OATHS 

REE  MASONRY,   AS  PROVED  BY  ITS 

ORATORS  AUTHORS   AND   HISTORI 

ANS, 


MASONIC      MURDER, 


MASONRY. 


a  lodges?    And  do  they 


Attending  itself  through  al!  my  bodily  fram 
I  said,  •Lord,  I  am  thine,  entirely  thine.     C 

come  death,  lam  wholly  eoneeeralcd  to  </W  I 
seemed  now  to  kuow  what  is  inoant  by  the  Holy 

This  manifestation  brought  mo  noarcr  to  God 
than  over  before.  I  could  now  say,  Father, 
Abba,  Father.     I  scorned  joined  to  Christ ;  the 


i  fforf,  prefetu&lf,  had  al 


in  tho  least  object iouable,  and  hi 
earnestly  advised  me  to  join." 

his  sleoTo,  and  lay  aside  your  ov. 

led.     But  if  they  should  lead  tl 


"WehV'aaid  tho  young  man,  ' 

1  SUppoM 

the 

but    Of    til 

obllgat 

on  and  t 

ase  of  ministers  is  to  help  us  to  k 

.owledg- 

ent  opinions  of  our  em.     I  ncv 

(tero  to  follow   them  implicily; 

ully 

ind  candidly  to  note  what  they 

each,  ■  bo 

ho  scripturei '  and  every  other 

■ttfitaSlAJ^u^lB^ba 

1 1';-'; ,'' 

t°t' 

Spirit  of  t  I 

rho  Spir 

-,   ,-Vi 

intelligent  fto.meo   of  ( 


c  of  those  door  son- 

intsof 

they  belong  to  tho  lodge. 

E"rr:£: 

.*:: 

IstM.  Yes,  that  is  tho 

laid  aside  all  work,  e 

xcopt- 

alive  a  claim  to  lodge  rel 

ary  and  peculiarly  p 

devoted  ray  time,   fo 

by  sharp  business  men, 

of  the  Bible.     Icomn 

IstM.  Why,  yes. 

o  times  before   I  w 

2nd  M.  Do  tho  lodges 

,  and  cudeavoring 

ollnd 

alight  of  God's  countenance,  the   (treat   God 
ivo  so  often  admired— even    the   light  of  Hi 


fCOIiLOQC* 


enovolenee  among  them. 

2nd  It  How  can  that  bo  t  I. 
nancial  operation  based  upon 
uranlating  wealth  for  tho  granduer  of  tl 
rderT  And  is  a  scheme  of  money  makingf 
ne's  own  benefit,  benevolent? 

1st  M.  Well,   hardly  ;  but  thay  do  aid  ai 
ssiat  needy  members,  their  widows.and  orplia 


c  idea  of  a 


maimed,   the   deaf,  tho 

blind,    tho  feeble, 

or  visible  moans  of  iivin 

g,  nnd  all   whom  a 

member  mav  chance  not 

o  fancy.  No  Insure 

After  all  some  of   this  c 

orfoilel  and  tho  poor  m 

an  in  passed  by  as 

ritaa  to  r.liavo.     I 

1st  M.  Yes,  I  think  I  have  ; 


back  or  oven  all  of  it,  recollect  the 
land  get  nothing  in   this  way 
e  tho  Masons  did    all  this  fc 


end? 


tM.  la 


ffectafier  bis  death,  and  asked  us  to  reft 

what  they  hud  expended  upon  him. 

M.  Indeed,  that  is  a  new  feature  ofch 

ty.     Give  from  tho  overflowings  of  benevolei 
ten  send  in  their  bill  for  the  gift  1    Only 
io  benevolence  could  be  equal  to  such 

performance.  Why  did  they  not  inform  you< 
cessities  whilo  ho  was  living?  Andcoul 
tho  kindness  he  had  shared  ?  Were  tlw 
1  ho  would  cut  down  the  bill  or  dividotl 

IstM.  I  do  not  know, 

•2nd  M.  Do  you   know   he   was   destitute  of 


iclty.  They  show  a  refined  Chrisli; 
b  can  operate  only  to  the  benefit 
Ind  in  fact,  not  until  the  helpless  ai 

and  neglect,  can  society  be  regard' 


.     Tho  old, 


let   young  m 
rd   heads  of  e 


iim  awful  oaths,  tho  character  of  which,  air. 
dl  true  moral  refinement  in  the  bud  at  onc< 
^hoy  have   no  more  right  to  odmiiister  thes 

■irtue  of  a  young  woman  ;  and  the  act  is  hard! 
Tow  York  city  against  gamblers,  a  set  of  mo 
lOpcK'M  ruin.     The  work  accomplished  by  tbi 


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fe«iw 


!T^O™UB3TIDH8.'m'pajil';i 


i    ■'.<    V''^"N 


iMYs'on TfiTrn  ASH  PAIS!""! 
TIIK  CnBISTlAN  PBKfl. 


CHRISTIAN   BAFO9* 
Campaign  DooIun«»,* 


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fllot,  court  opposition,  or  disregard  the  good 
will  and  favor  of  our  tcllow  men— no,  no.  Bui 
tlie  favor  of   God    is  Infinitely    better,    nnd 


Christ's  kingdom 


1  lo    fill    the   earth.     Ilia 
srod,  nnd  God's  will  to  be 

ism,  from   tho  Inquisition 
through  them  nil, are  lobe 


or  Christ's  re.gn  cannot  come. 

This  is  the  reason  for  our  scTT-dcnying  worl 
and  conflict,  and  is  it  not  a  good  onof  Ft 
although  Christ's  reign  in  this  world  is  to  bo 
spiritual  one,  as  we  showed,  yet  it  is  lo  be  i-m 
just  as  real  as  ir  bodily,  and  far  more  glorioti 
and  soul  satisfying. 


ds  remarked,  that  all  he  could  hope  ic 
?scnpe  the  aggravated  guilt  of  still  further 
•clions  of  the  gospel;  if  ho  might  but  sinli 
rn  at  once  to  the  world  of  despair.  He  was 
■n  about,  to  pray  for  this,  and  was  sinkiDi 
down    despairing    before    God,     when    his  eyf 


guage  here  used  by  the  prophet,  and  so  lnue 
relied   on    to  prove   a  new  physical  world,  ! 

s    moral   renovation.     So   tho  Apostle    says- 


rnlly  0 [>] il icil,  oil    through   scripture,   in  i 


iew  heavens  an-;  a  now  earth,"  Ho  ndds- 
e  glad  and  rejoice  forever  in  that  which  I 
or  behold  I  create  Jerusalem  a  rejoicing,  and 
,cr  people  «  joy."  That  Is  what  he  does — it 
iioral  work.     Indeed,  let  men   bo  morally 
lovated,  and  filled  with  love:  and  Christ, 


This  is,  in  fact,  Illustrated  in  the  eiperienc. 

our    own  observation  in  our  first  mlssionar; 
year  in  Illinois.     It  was,  that  a  man  near  70 

then  an  old  settler  in  the  Slate.  He  had  knowi 
and  enjoyed  hut  little  of  gospel  privileges.     Ii 


ow  country  till  they  i 


course  pointed  him  lo  Christ  and  his  salvotl 
for  sinners.  He  ongorly  drank  In  the  tru 
which  was  evidently  applied  by  tlio  Holy  Spit 
With  great  simplicity  and  ontlroncss,  ho  see 
cd  to  give  himself  up  as  a  lost  sinner,  to  Chr! 
Christ  was  his  all.     His  pcaco  flowed  like 


ich  his  house  stood.  "  Why  !' 
oyes  rcstod  on  them,  «  I  used  to 
s  stood  there  for  nothing  but  ji 


jailed  this   world 


at  to^iimsel! ;  and  when  his  mind,  under  th 
ighloniogs   of  God's   Spirit,    took  bold   ii 

;ds  try  his  own  resources.  He  set  about  cor 
lions  and  duties,  and  especially  dug  dowi 
o  the  corruptions  of  his  own  heart  to  get  a 


isked  the  stato  of  his  mind,  his  empbalica.1  re 

And  thus  he  continued,  laboring  nnd  pryin, 

ecnied  plunging  down  through  thcin    into  the 
■cry  darkness  of  the  pit. 
ircd   one    night  to  his 
lown,  and  taking  a  eurv. 
is  it   wero,  died  within 


,  ,-;,,.. 


after 


oMbq 


guilt 


■   filk'd   1 


ii;-.  m  .1  -uiil;  -Hrr-ii.iii^  •' 
e  gathered  his  family  nb< 
praiso  to  God;  and.aflo] 


■.ccn'.louiillT  pauseil  and  surveyed  the  sccner 
ibout  him.     The  world  had  become  a  new  work 

inee  the  day  before— all  pure,  and  beautiTu! 
md  glorious.  Every  flower  and  shrub,  ever 
eaf,  twig  and  tree,  appeared  to  wear  the  ira 
,rcss  ol  God's  presence,  and  lo  be  joining  li 
.is  praise.  The  light  of  the  natural  sun,  seem 
id  mingled  with  the  seven-fold  light  from  God' 

hrone.     Earth  had  bocomo  a  heaven. 

It  was  the  experience  of  the  Ptalraist  when  h. 
:allcd  upon  the  "sun    and  moon,    tho  stars  o 

light,  snow  and  vapors,  mountains  and  all  I  ills 


od"-of  dwelling  in  Christ  and  of  being  fllle. 
ith  all  the  fullness  of  God  in  him.    This  mus 

blissful  sympathy  with  heaven. 

later  Christians  have  had  the  same  es 
ce,  us  is  often  shown.  1'rosldent  Et 
says,  of  a  lady  In  Northampton—"  Sh 

rom  dny  to  day,  of  the  glory  of  Christ  an 


tes—  "She  often  e: 


erer, 

Mm  .bou 

him, 

.he  e 

pieucd  It,  a 

thuth 

•Zm2 

»"l. 

01,  c 

;Zf°Z 

Mo. 

The  light 
eel,  lu.lto 

''Ill 

jibtaj 

.ta°tbta  1 

ciami— "  Wonderful !  wonderful!  0  how  glori 
oub— how  new— how  new  I"  Ho  lay  bolsterei 
"P  on  his  pillow,,  facing  a  little  window  (th. 
°oly  one  in  tho  houio)  of  four  panes  of  glass, 


,  of  t 


God's  Spirit,  just  as  surely  as  thi 
it  atmosphere  would  rush  in  ai 
uum.     God's  word   is  pledget 


saven,  and  the  man  would,  therefore,  be  filh 
ith  heavenly  sympathies  and  joys. 
Now  let  the  inner  roan  bo  thus  perfectly  all 
Ood— wrapt  up  in  his  blissful,  soul  nhsorbii 


raited  ««W    Woul 


atstate,bo  ready  tooiclnim,  as  in  theoulyli 
oge  suited  to  the  case,  Wt  are m  anevvorldl 
ould  not  this  be  what  we  should/wJ,  E( 
Z  this  language  Iho  natural,  popular,  rot 


i  all  i 


1  obje< 


demned  and  gloomy  ;  then  tho  world  vithoi'l ji 
n  Itself.    The  brightest  morning  will  ho  clad  in 

dace,   and   their  souls  bo  filk'd  with  bee 


within  them;  and  then  "  holiuessato  tbol.o 
ill  be  enstanipod  on  ovorytbiog;about  th 
even  to  tho  hells  of  the  horses."    The  r 


atlon  hero  referred  to.  Thia  is  the 
internal  requisite  for  it,  naturally 
rily  producing  it. 


i  after  hearing  and  discussing  tho  reporl 

Itaoktd,  That  wo   have  heard  with  Inte: 
io  above  report,  but  as  many  of  tho  racm) 

publish    It  for   the  use    and  future  consk 
ion  of  the  Association. 
ISAAC  CLARK,     W.  II    lillKWPTHK. 


■cspecting  tho  OhrUtim  Sabbath;  Riligi. 
Feitivalt;  and  tho  Writing*  of  Siocdtnbor 
Cflpectfully  submitt  tho  following  quolatic 


i.f  tho  sui.ii". 


nd  the  Decalogue,"  July  1,  IE 
idltOf  says  of  the  Apostlo  Paul : 

"Ho  (Paul) contrasts  the  Dialogue   ue 
bly  with  gospel  truth."   And  further  on 


True,    tho 


.    Tl..l»i-nml.,i>iii.la.Hl,i 


,i[j,]i]c  simplicity  of  apparel. 


That  tee  max 

t.Ul  J-.;%w-f> 


ight,  iii  duly,  to  bo  perfectly  and  eor 
in  it.     Let  that  surrendering  lo  God  which 
ikes  place  at  conversion,    he   perfectly  and 

r  the  man  wholly  In  God's  will,  leadlog  him  lo 
raw  his  lifo  only  from  Christ,  and  to  givo  hi 
;lf,  In  his  whole  being,  entirely  up  to   God, 


hat  we  thank  God  and  take  courage,  i 
e  has  wrought  In  the  overthrow  oflega 
every  in  our  land,  and  will  do  what  « 
encourage  and  assist  tho  freed  people  t 
>or,  to   educate  themselves,  and  obtni 

Ly  of  rights. 

J.H.  CANFIELD, 
J.  0.  MARTIN, 
R  HOLBROOK, 
.     T.  W.  DAVIS.  Com. 


or— has  at  length  hecomosatii 
o  tho  Woslcyans,  ond  to  trei 


Christ  crucified,  shall  arise  and  cast  out 
>nry,  or  come  out  from  the  degenerated 
and  rally  under  a  banner  that  shall  not  dis- 
lt  their  claims  of  being  the  true   followers 


"The 


AJva 


>ughoot  makes  the  poiot  that  the  Dccologu 


:  (Set 


'Wet 


Julyl 


VI]  I      I 


istly  more  weight  with  our  European  popu- 
lar  religious  education,     .    .     .     that   they 

hich  is  longer  than  tho  part  of  our  report  we 
itond  to  devote  lo  it.     We  seek,  too,  byomit- 

istinctly,    In   simple  unexaggorated  fairness. 

mt  the  Deoalog'uo  is  not  a  living  law  ;  a'nc 
.at  our  first  and  chief  reliance,  to  doter  met 
om  the  sins  of  theft,  Sabbath  breaking,  otc,  h 


iould  still  linger,  whether  this  Is 
dng;  it  Is  dispelled  by  anol 
d  "  The  Gorman  Element,"  (Joly 


ornal  lifr— "If  thou  wilt  onter  into  life,  keep 


s  whatever  authority  h 


teaching  of  Ohrlit,  simple 


d  a  lawyer  who  "tempted  him"  by  i 
•hat  bo  should  "do  to  Inherit  eternal 
What  Is  written  in  the  law  ?"  And  wh 
iwyor  auswored  by  quoting   the    Doci 


If  catling  tho  Decalogno  "  tho  law,"  am 
ring   that  man,  that  ho  should  "live"  if  ho 
kept  it,  docs  not  mnko    tbo   Decalogue    lai 


3.  To  correspond    with    tbo    Advanc- 
Docaloguo  ought  to  rood,  Ye,  Jt»i,  must   havo 
no  gods  but  me.     Ye,  Jem  mnst  not  kill. 
Jmtt  must  not  steal,  etc     Whereas  he 
stantly  claimed  to  bo  sole,  nnd  tho  God 

\.  If  God  has  given  a  Sabbath  law,  th 


r  Sunt 


right 


."  This  was  their  reply  to  his  article  en 
1  "  Anlnfitkl  Intuit."  (See  Advance,  Joly  1 
)  And  if  thero  is  no  law  of  God  in  the 
tho  Germans  were  right.  German  reason 
good  as  Dr.  Patton's;  and  ofton  better 
His  whole  argumoot  against   iho  "indecency,' 

mngod,  by  making  tho  Germans,  tho  grea' 


ike  out  oitber  of  tho  other  niuo.  Nay  ho  docs, 

hich    tho  other  nine  commands  draw    their 
reath. 
We  conclude,  therefore,    that  the  Advance 


rightet 


andc 


lentsonly,  i 
.a  ploty  by  c, 


the  ehentuuM  which 

o  to  be  profitable  ;  among  which,  anni' 

days  of  important  religious  events;  and 
illy  those  connected  with  the  life-  of  ' 
nay  woll  hold  a  leading  placo." 


ranees"  of  tho  Epis 
ipeech.     But  we  a 


left* 


.  The 


Msly* 


?yat«iuof  theology  may 
mpressivcly  taught  by  a  simple  oommemor- 
n  of  the  birth,  tbo  olroumcislon,  tho  baptism, 
temptation, tho  transfiguration,  the  triumph, 
the  deatji,  tho  ressurreclioo  and  the  ascension 
Christ,  and  the  outpouring  of  the  Spirit; 
th,  possibly  one  or  two  other  events,  sufflci- 
t  to  fill  up  the  year,  with  monthly  historic  oo- 


milya 


■hildrcnf"  (Advantc  loader,  Dec 
One  can  scarcely  believe  his  c 


posed  they  did,  all  the  mimio  shows  whic 
darkened  ages,  eclipsed  faith,  and  destroy. 
iouU  for  ono   thousand  years  r    And  are  raai 

safer  In  one  ago  than  in  another*  Or  wi 
those  "  observances'"  which  cursed  and  final 
strangled  the  *'  seven  churches  of  Asia,"  "  pp 

irony  thing  con  eiceod  such  a  theory,  it 
putting  that  theory  Into  practice  by  hanging 
Christmas  tree  with  nicknacks  ;  and  dressin 
up  a  theological  student  fantastically  to  pe 
sooato  "  Santa  Clause,"  alias  St.  Nicolas,  oik 
"01dNic,"to  teach  Innocent  young  children 
aod  babes,  gratitude  for  the  birth  of  Christ;  by 
giving  them  prosoati  in  tho  namo  of  his  enemy 

.But.  whatever  may  be  thought  of  particula 
"  observances,"  which  use  has  made  bmllior 
and,  like  all  familiar  things,  whloh  ore  though 

sltlon  to  put  a  monthly,  bark-mlll,  annuo 
round  of  such  festivals.  Into  our  churches;  car 
be  scrioooly  mode  and  put  forth  by  our  religl 
oos    paper,  and    exclu  no  attention  ;  sorely 

tnooght  try  the  anol ents,  to  Infllot  on  those  whom 


tlon  of  tb 
himself  has 

dmL 

ded 

in" 

Chr 

ibV 

which 

Mi, 

God  I 

« 

fonn 

i   P 

ofitabl 
d.by  f 

we 

//  Odd 

rypath 
;— Evil 

Spl 

ngs 

ids 
of 

Sw 

ennSp 

law  tables  sot  for 


arousal,  wo  aro  prepared  to  find    him  ndvo. 
ing  concubinage,  aod,  what  he  calls  scortall 

ovilish  Imprudence  of  tho  false  prophets  of  all 
ges.  This  strange  mortal  tells  us,  on  pog 
%3  of  his  nauseous  work,  already  quoted,  tlie 
U  love  oj  kx,  vilh  lame,  caunot,  leithaut  damagt 
!  retrained  from  going;  forth  into  fornication. 
Lftd  on  pages  367,  and  360,  ho  teaches  that  fo 


ssed  before.    Talking  with  tbo  bre 

taken,"  as  they  called  it,  (ailing, 
ing   and  sami-cousolous    into  tho   arms  o 

Pointing  to  tbo  young  soldier  who  was 

ptlsod,  ho  said,  "  Ho  most  likely  will  be  I 
night;  he  was  lost  night"  In  my  addi 
theiu    ogaimt  excili'iiien1 


I   luliuonco    of  our  p. 
rolumci  orSr/odonbor 


observance  orChrii 
"  This  confession 
For  such    revolul 


lole  aubjeet   lo  the   |.ra-..-rl'ul  ou 
our  Churches. 

;  respectfully  submitted, 


I.  BI.ANCn.\RI>) 
L  GRANT     (■  t 
..  BAILEY,    J 


.IOLI,  URANT      f-   Committee. 


weariedly  ga 


ting,  glad  of  a  little 


ough.     A  cold  snap  had  set  in  after   many 

e  high  wind.  I  was  far  from  well  and  turned 
entreat  that  the  meeting  miKht  be  poitpon- 
L     "Chaplain,"  said  tbo  man,  "it's  ono  ol 


I  went ;  but  as  I  lost  my  way  In  the  dor 
was  some  ten  or   fifteen  minutes    aft 

mo  when  I  reached  tho  rude  chapel  ten 

ie  rorvicoe  had  already  begun. 


ellie 


LtltW 


mid  com 


Hymns,  and  short  ond  pointed  prayers sueeeei 


1  by  those  developments,  even  tho  sub. 
led  to  high  excitement,  overmastering  the 


lird  ofthese  men,  my  young  friend  an 
ist,  lay  on   a  soldier's   bloody   but.   I 


I  know  many  of  these  men;  humble  mm,  it  is 
ut  those   who  did  Intelligently,  lovingly 


ation,  tboogh  frequently  admonish- 

lenoetodoso.  Finally  resolving  to 
he  called  upon  her  and  found  her 
nslantly  divining  the   causo  which 

1  your  friendly  notloo0n 


The  in 
oiplo  neglect  to  do  s 


majority  of  the  professed  t 

ii    Palestine,  wl'kli  pi.ijin- 


Nothing  bat  leave.;! 


Nothing  bat  leaves  N 


•  Chrl 


30 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE,  CHICAGO,  NOVEMBER,  30,  1869. 


The  Christian  Cynosure^ 


Id  oor  last  numb 
They  are  friendly  Ii 


ter,  three  months.  His  Lima  is 
tbo  Ex.  CommiltCB  await  Borne 
labors.     Bevoral  letten  have  b< 

Dr.  Pease,  but  be  has  omitted  I 
either  tho  money  or  tbe  Dimes. 

know.  In  such  esses  we  have  se 
and  charged  them  to  Dr.  Pease. 


received  aotice  of  Si 


registered   letters,  or,   what  is  bette: 


ante  nt  Brush  Point,   Sycamore,  Lisle,  Whea- 

of  Mr.  J.  E.  Gates  at  Alden  is  under  consider- 
ation to  be  filled  If  we  can. 

These  charges  are  made  most  frequently  bj 
tboiewbogo  nowhere  ind  at  no  pace  In  re- 
fatso  religions,  Mormon,  llaaonlo,  Chinese, etc, 
etc.  "  Tht  tint*  is  eomt  (Aal  judgmtnt  must  be- 
gin at  iht  hou»i  of  Ood."  Christ  or  Beal  must 
and  will  soon  bn  recognized  as  tbe  Ood   of  re- 

i  The  national  movement  has  thus  for  jostled 

of  it.  The  Ctfosuei  dfetates  to  no  minister, 
either  his  methods  or  his  duties.  It  is  not 
every  good  man's  duty  to  do  every  good  thing. 
Obadiah  can  feed  tbe  Lord's  prophets  In  the 
civ:  to  which  persecution  drives  them;  and 
Joseph  of  Arimathea,  a  "  disciple  secretly  for 
fear  of  tbe  Jews,"  may  boldly  bag  the  body  of 

editors  who  suppress  intelligence  and  mutilate 
atrom  orders,  and  yet  say  enough  against  them 


■  (he   [Qarraon)   Peace   Canvention,    Scpttmecr 

This  is  (or  was)  Mr.  Garrison's  idea  of  "  radi- 

The  good  conietent  and  derout  abolitionist 
Dr.  B.  P.  Aytdtlottt,  who  was,  about  the  time 
or  tbo  above  uttcranco,  high  in  the  Episcopal 
Cburch,  and  President  of  Woodward  College, 

pies  and  convictions;  used,  at  that  time,  to 
say  of  Mr.  Garrison;— "  Whenever  I  resd  any 
production  from  that  gentleman,  I  «m  always 

bolder,  or  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  1 

When  this,  and  other  good  men  resd  Mr. 
Garrison's  article  in  the  fndipmdtnt,  (Not.  11.) 


o  drive  the  Bible  from  common  schools,  an. 
her.  seize  the  taxes  to  support  tbo  acctarlai 

'ghts  of  aonscUnce  I" 
2.  To  make  out  his  case,    he    calls  "  eight 

rpel"  though    they  voted  with    papists  o 

unds  lor    priest-craft  and   despotslm,    as 
mptstahsd  donealioadylu  New  York,  Nevada, 
nd  Colorado  I    The  merit  ot  those  free 


a  cheat  I 
»ty,  thai 

Catholics  of  Cincinnati,  were  to  ob 
ling  of  tbe  Douay  Bible,   how   Ion, 


lerlcan   slavery ;  though    an  apostle   of   dil 
i  divine,  as  well:  as   the  resolution  at   th 


■y  hrought  upon  him;   though  he   also  de 
ia  bold  advocacy  of  this  Fupibh  utu>ui|.i 


i  than  debating-clubs 


n  common  schools  !  (Coilcg. 
ought  to  be  equally  liberal),  and 
an  education  from  the  Christian 


e  Catholic  children?     That   Cathc 


.rgettopray  Christ  to  attend  that  i 

Tut  Executive-   Commfat  of  The  A'a/.< 

Rev.  J.  P.  Stoddard  of  Bryon,  111.,  t( 


Stridor 


;    (The  Rockford),    lately 


dit  into  "Tkt   Chriitian   Union"    wbicl 
to  edit,  of  course,  as  tbo. rival  of  Th*  h 


r  edited  by  Mi 

ird  of  Ike  whole, 


re    expected  to  pay  two  dollar 

:eory  Ward  Bcecher'a  "  books.' 
olumc  bv  Mrs.  Sto«»  aod   Call 


Mr.  Beecher  preaches  against  etock  gam 
ling,  and  compares  tho  stock-boards,  to  beci 
jbbing  each  other's  nlvcs.  Wbcrounto  doe: 
c  liken  hia  Masonic  church  and  bis  "  ChristlaD 
nion."    His   Church    is  largely  roado 


i, -'Printing,-'  "Sibbath   Schools  etc.,    t 

eplonty  orammunitionin  theirwar  on  "Th 

Id,  the  flesh,  and  the  devil ;"  the  three  fo< 

of   lifd    eternal    in    man.      Conference    at* 


'  G.  G.  Nickiy  mu  tltcUd  biihop  pro  U 


,  heai 


.  Wbavsr(./M.  TtLXov.  if.) 


ioi»  Bishop  Weaver  voted  on  tho  mainquos 

for  Dr.  Bcrgcr,  as  editor  of  Tlie  Tehscoj*;  am 
ng,  favored  his  boing  put  in  to  tdit  tbi 
'  editor;  wc  shall  understand  his  stricture. 

on  Reformers  better. 

This  from  tho  Bishop's  article,  wo  liko  :- 

■  our  modern  reformers  are  it.  leaguo  with  Sa 

urch  more  like  Christ,  or  more  liko  the  world 

ilch  way  do  thoy  propose  to  lead  r    Ever 

I  Chriititni  knows  that  the  general  tendene; 

of  the  Cburch  is  toward  this  world  ;  but  to  bo 

omo  Christ-like,    requires  a  constant  atrug 

lo. 


and  was  told  by  tlio  editor  that  it  n.us 
i  for  if  inHorteti.     And  ordinary  mission 


iuffrago,  only  about  her  place  in  tho  household 
vhich,  the  writer  contends,  is  "  abtottite  equality 

There  is  a  lady  in  Du  Page  County  Ills:  th 

ind  gentlemanly  farmer.     This  lady  insists  o: 
.he    following  application    o(   Mrs.    Hooker. 


:Tba 


dity  of  | 


,  one-hall  of  tho  prop- 


lelhorMrs.    Hooker  ln-r^ll',  > 


In  tho  "Roport  on  The  Advance 
de  of  this  number,  tho  address 
Ttthrm,*  is  misplnecd  by  the  lypoi 


k  Missionary  A. 


,  0.,  (Oct.  27.)  by 


of  Masonry,  and  to  convince  me  that  its  boa 
is  would  gradually  unfold  to  my  view  as  I  a 
■need,   that  I  must  brighten  myself  in  the  ,crftfi8.raon,  Jubcla,  Jubclo,  and  Jubclum 
clures,   by   calling  on  bright  brof  "  " 

was    to  receive  it,  that  I  would  sd 
please  mo  in  the  sublime  degree  of  Master  Ua 
i,  and  when  I  took  the  the  higher  dec. 


ferenco   of  the  Fre«   Methodist  Church 
both  appointed  delegates  to  the   second 


l  PROPOSED 


illy  Masons,  who  stoutly  d 


'  My    owi  Adventures  in    iTo.ii 
n-oceeds  as  follows: 
In  1812  or  18,  Preston  on  Me 

.„rf„„n  ih.Li  Masonry  was  a  s 


icntly  visited  by  hia  less  enlighter 


jrso  Masonicnlly  with  brother  Boaz 


first  obligation,  and  I  had  gone  ns  far  i 
ally,  repeating  a  few  words  at  a  tin* 
worshipful  master,  I  hesitated  and  fe 

(Mnsonieally  a  gavel)  across  wj  throi 


,ordsofthe  penalty,  viz: 
oots;"  I    then    thought  a 


Mason's  word.     It   was  woll  k 


m,"  Grand  Master  Hi 
)' Holy  of  Holies,' to  ol 


i  ;  but  my  point  Is,  to  show  that 


ar;....i-.   ,..;..'..,, ,..',',."  '     ■ 


.rough  the  in.portui.it 
iends.  I  have  long  V 
ractised  by  Masons  to  [ 


i  taught  Masons 


odyoflhe  mud.  loved  and  lamented  D.raiu 
iMIT.  So  tho  officiating  Master  takes  hold  of 
lie  fingers  of  tbe  right  hand  of  niram,   by  the 

ore,  and  the  flesh  ol  tho  flngersof  the  dead  body 
ipp  off  together.  Uc  then  takes  hold  by  the 
rip  'Fellow  Craft,'  winch  is  astronger  hold,  but 
las,  there  is  tho  same  slip  off  I  Then  isnpplied, 

tr  Mason's  grip,"  and  success  is   tho   result  I 


a  trnst.    These  things  surely  are  pre 
:b  speedy  downfall;  an  event  that 


Correspondence,* 


iced,  especially  ch-irvine 


pleasing;  while  by  the  religious 


,oroughly  discuss 


ring  about   tho  greater  abomination 
:ed  In  the  higher  degrees;  and  I  wi 


t  was  Kc-c'ne  N.  U..  some  fort 
9  familiarly  and  long  acquuinl 
,  Priest,   Rev.  Mr.    White,  foi 

„!,.■>   i.iin'ist.-r  in   WasliiiiKt.i.i 


n.  n. 


■liiiini.-tiTiiig    tho    oath, 
'haptor,  he  used  tho  dodge 

probably  others,  because  in  the  Roys 
degree,  throe  candidates  arc  admitted  a 
,me  time,  nil  yuUJ  t^etl.er,  or  v.ilb  th 

,.,,;.'.  llv„„.ih^e  i,,rt   apart.     It  is  nc 


Abifl*  the  grand  Irohiloct.    These  only      "  Uoi 
bad  tho"  Master  Masena  word."     This  "  couldlkoly." 


Washiuglonian. 
Ho   know    lUUe  about  Free    Miwourj, 
ought  none  of  our  present  Bishops  betoi 
the    Maionic   Institution.     Uisliop  Br 
nedtho  Fraa  Masons  when  lie  nasi,. 

tin-  Io.Il;-.-.    This  was  more  than  twentj  ; 


words)  "When*  God    cunr^ 


wins  a c tide  entitled,  "A  cinliu 


y  of  the  young  and  strong 


irno  philo=ophy  teaches  n 


IVb&in'tV^hi'Kod^'  h 


yon  uVobu"'-  UTu  ™£ori™fo£ffit<*  I 
Yours,  for  tho  y^JgSSW**' 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  NOVEMBER,  30,  1869. 


31 


irst  of  the  Christian  institutions  of  tl 
Those  much  calumniated  inatitutio 
(Masonry  and  its  imitations)  have  done  mo 
o  civilization  of  the  world  nnd  t. 
ss  ol  society  than  all  other  menna  col 
"  (Arnold  pp.  127. 128,  218.)  Hence  mm 
than  Christ's  church  of  course.  "Tl 
t  niyBteries  (of  Masonrj)  realised  tl 
"a  church."  Hone  but  tlu-jusl  mi.1  virt 
re  eligible  to  membership  who  wero  tl 
and  best  of  all  countries,  and  cousli.uU 
;ient  Pagan  ceclesia  or  church."    If  oi 

0  speak,    the  church    K    assembly  i 
ic  mu  good,  a  body  competent  to  teat 

have    Eo    deplorably  disturbed    and  t 

he  church    bis  done)  the  holn.l,,-  < 
,  nnd  love,  and  brotherhood."     (Arnol 

1  How  much  hotter  this''  fag, i.eh 


uig   article  by 
M.i,onr>    ( 


■,-:,      H.l.hl. 


■pablis 


1.  It  is  a  religious  "I 
'■  light  'with  dirkneM,''  "< 
bidden  and   abhorred  of  G 

i.   It  is  professedly  .idiili 


.   Theot-lu.aUy,.' 


i  only  E 


e  Webb  p.  1C0.C 


le  spurning  the  mediatorship  of  Christ, 
and  pompously  parades  "  Grand  High 
of  iu  own,    profanely    conoccrated 


is  of  ihoae  of  whom 


il  whence  that  gleaming  is  ; 


ight  (moral,  rcliglo 
Ind  Masons,  like  I 
of  light."     Divine  light  is  the  gro 


Holy  Spirit.     Webb  (p.  62)  calls 


says,  (p.  12)  "  Thither  [i  ...  to  heavcnjlho 


fa  Christian  Io«.V 

The  mutual  oaths  of  loyal  men  and  traitors 
of  Chriet's  friends  and  enemies,  to  screen  eaci 

above  tho  brotherly  love  of  tho  gospel. 

The  »  faith"  of  the  Masonic  "  ladder"  (Weill 
P  12)  is  not  the  Christian's  trait  in  Chriat'i 
atoning  love,  but  a  base  admission  that  there  Si 


The 


1  (Jm 


o  lodge  i 


incied  Masonic  ladder,"  (Wei 
icdiating  Christ,  either  at  tl 

holy,""  "  heavenly,"  and    "  t 


ladder" 


fl.ri: 


s  and  leorncd  acribea  of  Chicago,  Evanstou 
lover    and    Princeton.     According    to  th. 

ancient  dispensation— the  antitype  of  Polo- 

in  the  Christian  church.     Hence  a  late  Mi 
ic  volume  has  for  the 


rsof  the  Rhode  Island  lodge 
ulsory  confession  of  their 
■lishodfJ.  Q.  A.  tolls  us)  a  de 


ahnents,  they  are  exactly  like  Herod 
Aliment  may  in  any  case  involve  grot 
rhey  positively  bind  a  man  to  eon 
iry,  every  time  he  has  knowledge  of 
Mason'3  crime,  (murder   and    treaso 


laid  a  Free  Mason  not  long  since,  (mor 
lou3  than  wary)  "I  guess  you  would  like  1 
,.  Mason  if  you  wero  on  trial   for  your  life.1 


The  f 


:ion  that  ii  just  minded  man  ivould  scorr 
:alty  unworthy  of  his  character. 

Among  tho  many  regulations  governi 
ronry.  there  is  one  which,  nt  first  view, 
ieem  to  favor  the  objects  of  (lie  Chri-t 
relation  opposed   to   seeret  societies. 


jenly  in   tho  face,  do. 


ing  men  who  dosign  fc 


k  dodt 


itsiders  Is  to  listen  to  him  or  to  others  who 
e  initiated,  while  they  pretend  to  tell  who 
e  tho  object  and  spirit  of  their  institution 
it  wc  learn  nothing  in  this  nay,  for  they  at 
■end  by  solemn  oaths  to  keep  us  in  ignornnc 
their  object  and  designs.     Further  on  Mi 


ilui    into  which   mil.    Hie    initinted   i.iu 

a  can  look ;  a  place  where  words  arc  spoken 
iich  aro  not  for  the  public  ear.     Thoro 

8  of  oven  the  dearest  friend  is  not  pen 


Hartford   Courant,  that  f 


::,■-  'iv 

1    Depart 

loublo  wh 


l  eolleeling  the  (50. 


.  Pa.  < 


Maso 


"Light  is  th> 
•sonic  life,"  says  a  Mnsoni, 
Webb,  (p.  31)  "Were  th. 


ked    in  by  horrid  oaths, 
•opt    In  a    dark  lantern 


,1  in  their  dealings  with  in.' 
iserved,    and    hypocritical  j 

Sticklers    for  law  when  studying  h 


"Truth,  love,  and  s 


acli  yo  upon  the  hoi 


ight.  neither  coinoth  to  the  light  lost  his  MMI 
ihould  be  raproved.  ("Discovered  "  is  the  morgi 
»l  translation.)  Dot  he  thatdooth  truth  comet! 

est  that  they  aro  wrought  in  God.  John  IS :  20- 
11.    Woe  unto  them  that  put  darkness  for  light 
md  light  for  darkness.     Isa.  fi :  20, 
8.  Tho  Masonic  religion  is  anti-Christian,  be 


friends  of  tho  system 


s  the  various    form: 
.al — Jewiah — Mohai 


i-i.'i,i'  |if  i-n.-cil.li'l    l.hori'     niini'tiT     mid 

isciples  of  Christ  who  have  been 
!   by  this  anti-Christian  power,  i 


ead  (I  do  not  say  Finney  or  Bernard  only,) 

cd  bv  the  grand  high  priests  of  Masonry,  am 
ec  what  they  say  of  their  own  religion. 
If  it  still  be  pleaded  that  verily,  "  Chris 

imagery,"   (Ezok.   8:   12)  of  tho  "  Knighti 

say,  "II. 


v.lmi   Mh.*-t 


.    hnth  Chri 

Hi  light  wit 


Wc  are  taught  by  the  founder  of  our  holy  re 
gion,  that  we  are  to  judge  no  man,  hut  that  wi 
ra  to  know  men  by  their  fruits.  What  thet 
arkucss,  underhanded  covert  dealing,  am 
hat    are    double    meanings,     nnd   confiisini 


ucb.ii 


.if.uit  ,,r  v 


s  of  a  Masonic  lodge.  None 


liject  of  colleges,  ovi 


any  other  worthy  object.     Every  effort  fo 
advancement  of  the  cause  of  Christ,  for  tin 
ice  and  prosperity  of  society,  and  the 
a  of  man,  can  bo  carried  out  far  bet 
open,  manly   course,  than  by  a    sys 

any  portion  of  the  iuhnbilanUof  our  highly 


ind  together  by  solemn  oaths  to  keep  secra 
rots  of  the  society  to  whioh  they  belong 
t  nightly  meetings  are  conspiracies  again? 
mturally  inclined  to  hide  from  the  poop! 


MrNTTJTBS 

Aurora  Christian 

CONVENTION, 


Minutes  of  the 
Natiwaal    Christian   Convention 

PITTSBURGH 

May  6th.  Ith  and  1th,  I1M. 

liD^Xrd°ofWh^  ' 


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tb*  Publish  or, 


a  that 


e  that  they  would  o 
n  the  third  place,  s 


l  the; 


aentsofo' 
■ut  whatg 


ON  THE  SQUARE. 


COMMUiNH'A  Tins, 

,  Hon,  Esq.— Dear  Sir :  I  r» 


Ale    village    in  the    land,   bound  together  by 

o  !„•  mvcstig.-iU'd  and  understood.     It  is  * 
,owor,  well  nigh  invineible.     If  Its  pur| 

now  it,  that  ho  may  bo  on  his  guard.     1 


<oYK\A.yr 


■out  cruelties.  Ireland  furnish- 
nl)  is  crying  rrom  tho  ground 
Il  in  boldly  aborted  that  thoro 


Scatter  the  Documents. 


vent  of  Bologna  whoso   c 

Some  forty  years  ago  two  you 
ly  were  placed   in   this 


c  her  repugnance    to  a 

conventual  llfo,  for 

LVoThaUhrnuns'dec! 

d  acted  with  such 

d  her  in   isolated  par 

'rJ!L^ 

er.     Thoro  she  still  is 

hvo  near  the  convent 

onstanlly  hear  her 

Berlin,  3,000  persons 

iet  and   demanded 

cuts  and  tho  oxpulsio 

of  tho  Jesuits. 

emauded.     And  to  no  o 

nntry  in  tho  world 

and  last  plac 

0,  I  would 

say  that  I  at 

prepa 

ngs  Of c 

.ord  Jesus  Christ,  that 

tho  Grand  A 

my  oft 

that   tho  rr 

Hid  (■i;:i.-lln; 

by  sole 

oaths.  Our  S 

"Again,  ye 

iave  ben 

hat  it  hath 

jeon  said 

old   tin 

fbou  shah  n 

form  unto  lb 

no°traVil 

;   neither  by 

1 1  say  ti 

t  is  God'a  th 

,y  the  earth, 

cither  by 

arusalem,   fo 

ity  of  the 

great   Kin 

j.    Neither 

halt  th 

ubjoet  in  the  light  of  reason   and    rcvcln 


r   Crsoscns— ii   |.iprr  "id" 
I  ','..    ■    -.■::    plei  -    ■.  !.i,. 


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cUiofibcmigbiyi; 
o  peacefully  repoilns 


There,  £lMm  \~  cow  L-ll.nc  will.  Jolio- 
eaus,  and  Michael,  about  making  and  peo- 
pling tbo  cnrth.     lie  sends  these  three  divini- 


amino,  and  retu 
tbo  thicc  going 


•ough  the 
tin;  sumo 


tro  thou  led  off"  by  tiro's 
lilohim,  which,  by  moa 
Inestn  boxep,  id  ruado  ti 


:d,  strolling  as  if  la  Pai 


venging  the  death  of  Smith,   and  re- 
Lbo  persecution  df  the  saints,  to  do  all 

baffle  its  design*  and  fust rate  its  intontions;  to 

in.     If  unable  to  do  anything  thomselTOB  to- 
irds  tbo  accomplishment   of  theao    objools, 

irscry;  impress  it  upon  tbem  from  tho  death- 
bod,  and  entail  it  upon  them  as  n  legacy.  Thoj 
make  It  the  ono  loading  idoo  and  sacred 
duty  of  tboir  lives;  bo  that  the  Kingdom  oi 
God  and  his  Christ  (viz:  tbo  Mormon  ehurcl 
and  priesthood)  "may  sobdno  nil  other  king 
and  All  the  nholo  earth."  Curscithc 
frightlul;  penalties  the 


Molchisedeo  priesthood  is  ndminidored. 
Tbo  recipients  aro  now  ohildrcn  of  God,  i 
in  approach  him  n!>  children,  and  have  o 
i  learn  how  to  proy.  They  aro  told  that  tl 
dies  aro  on  tho  -wrong  shouldor,  and  as  a  t 
entire  depondeneo  on  tho  priesthood,  the 
bating   priests  set  their    robes  aright.     ' 


j  by  n  Mormor 
mt  cotiplu  to 
n   tcraptlng,  t 


nucallng,  creeps  away  on   hii 
nrc  now  supposed  to  bo  ao 

;   higher  jwrr,  and  the  ostab 
y  ia  of  nmnll  consequence; 


iivsTt:iLsi:--. 


tho  mere  admnM;;^  <  ' 
bood;  it  receives  him  a 


it  from  on  high.' 
i  book;  and  tbo 


ud    all  Is    noiseless  a 


s  thot 


tabtis 


ioieteted  to  tho  ( 


chiof  of 

ntroduocd  women  into 
t  association,  ono  as  wi' 
■beccas;  and  now  they  ni 


«,  standing  in  n,  oir-cio,  si 


uitod  by  a 


Wblla  li    this  position,  ono  who  is  pi 

hie  right  knee,  takes  hold  of  the  hand  of  ouo 
,ding  brcthrou,  thos  completing  tho  c 
clo,  and  prays  slowly,  all  repeating  his  woi 
et  in  a  circlo  (they  ( 
taught)  and  to  solemnise  their  thoughts  by   i 

realize   their  obligations  of  repealing  all   the 
frrmula  of  sign,  token,  key-word,  and  pi 
in  Ibis  mystoriou 
•aendabristio  term 
call  down  from  Heaven   an  immediate   i 


rayer,  1 


f  flndln 


hat  of  Masonry.    It  is  an  ° 


:tion,  and  wilh  the  grips,  signs,  s; 
,  of  Masonry.  To  Brigham  Toung 
est  is  this  system  chiefly  due. 


ndlcate  tho  authority  of  tbo  United  ! 
jr  Vioo-Presidcnt,  Schnylor  Colfax 
s  ippoaranco  there,  and  in  ouo  of  L 
rly  fmooth,  oily  speeches,   throws  .< 


firiRlm 


Tbo 


brotherly  lo 
chiefs  of  mi 


f  Morr, 


friends.     Is  it  Kkalj    that 

>,  charity,  and  all. 

quarrel  very   fiercely?    Can 

collier  beading  a  column  of 


lr!,:ii 


anothe 


'■  [w>- 


curing  to  society  its  rights,  is  altogether 

and  futile  pretention,  oven  if  it  is  not  f 

;ned  to  bo.     One  secret  society  b.is  no 


ioty  from  tho  hai 
I  boa  been  tried,  1 


i  of  ( 


ouliar  favor  in  tho  eyes  of  God.     Those  ciroh 

Twelve  Apostles  often  meot  overy  day  in  this" 
ruannor,  and  for  this  object.  Standing  thus 
entwined,  tbo  officiating  priest  praya,  and  the 
initiated,  follow  after,  repeating  his  word?, 
calling  on  God  (o  bless  or  curso,  accordingly 
as  they  obey  or  neglect  tho  covenants  which 
they  hnvo  raado.  They  then  become  brethren, 
members  of  tho  holy  orders  of  God's  priesthood  ; 
admitted  to  full  participation  in  tha  privileges 
of  the  fraternity;  recognising  each  other  read- 
ily ;  constantly  wearing  tho  under  garmont  as 
protector  and  remembrancer  ;  bound  to  each 


by  t 


ii-.-J  ■ 


1  oaths. 


perhaps    the    *h 
the  dull  splash 


bathing  tub  of  t-ep 


righteousness)  ai 


lund  tl 


ralat. 


ofwhlMsilhorllnou,  with  an 

yard  nflioen,  and  gathered  In 

rte   head,    aooks,   and  white 

«l>o*»  cumplate  tha  eqnlpmont. 

^Mlo  lh!i  drawing  Is  going 


'",'','.,' 

nWonrarfo 

iltallonflglrai 

nan  adj.  (ring 

posit 
anob 

theso  Mormon  mj 

phemy  and  farco, 

,ff  largely  plagin 


o  ceremony  of  Ibitii 


whoJ'.'  iidieulous  ritual  ol 
od  from  Masonry,  fti 


a  Odd  Fellowship,  Kin  Klux  gangs,  Knights' 
the  Golden  Cirelo  etc.  Tho  whole  affair  is 
ng,  like  them,  constantly  amended  and  cor- 

;e,  Yice-rrcsidont  Colfax,  J.  Fletcher,  Bren- 
i,  and  others;  and  one  of  the  high    priests 


tt  of  tho  ignorant    and  deluded  rank  ai 

a  religion  and  morality,   and  destroy  I 

mere  political  partisan  may  Start  at  it 
icorocnt;  but  lot  him  remember  th 
Burr  and  John  C.  Drcckonridgc  on 
mylor  Colfax;  both  of  tl 


1  troth  of 

lious  conspiracies  ngains 
Masonry  and  Odd  Fellow 
nights'  of  the  Golden  Cir 


ts  bea 

rings.  The 

tional 

Ohrla 

tiono 

pposcd  to 

t  soo 

otlcs  1 

rganu 

ed  ono  m 

ll.L-l 

•  ,li  ■ 

BL 

VIC 

Inl 

67,  the  TJ 

Oov 

y  of  some 

D  thousnud  m 

But  as 

polygamy 

Uy 

the  c 

by  tt 

other 

and  as  th 

b  Govern* 

tore  i 

nder  thee 

ontr 

Dloftl 

e  Blav 

.....mph.r 


.attors  and  reader  thom  won 
bio  for  ono  secret  society  to 
icrct  society  in  favor  of  good 
y.  Thoy  will  ever  be  found, 
aerating  together  to  the  ii 
iorality,  and  civilization. 
Did  Ylce-ProssdentColf.ix  never  reflccr,  than 
i  the  head  of  a  great  eecrct  society,  he  stands 
rocisoly  on  the  same  ground  that  Brigham 
Young  stands,  and  that  therefore  his  moral   in. 


Cynosure  Tracts. 

NOW    PUBLISHED. 

HISTORY  OP  MASONRY, 


This  is  a  very  concise  little  Hietory,  showing 
Ibo  MODERN-  md  OBSOTJRE  ORIQUT-DBSPO 
TIC  and  UNCHRISTIAN  CHARACTER,  RE 
VOLTIXG  AND  BLASPHEMOUS  OATHS 
OF  FREE  MASONRY,  AS  PROVED  BY  ITS 
OWN' ORATORS  AUTHORS    AND   IIISTORI 


MASONIC     MURDER, 


MASONRY. 


Why   am  I  Opposed  to 


CAMPAIGN  DOCUMENTS. 
The    Mystic  Tie 

Free  Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  Devil. 

PRESENTED    FOR    KX.\MtNATl"\ 
loin*  a   defence   rend   before  a  Committee 

fiA  com;    .i  i  '■'.}.  ,':    i.'.: .'« .-i.  .i,'.'-  ."". 
alnrs  of  tho  trial. 

"       °ul 'o|.lo»Vl.00.01'  C*       CW* 

MINUTES 


DEPOSITORY. 

CATALOUUE  OF  HOOKA. 


ty,| 


whond 

holly  lost,  a: 


Christian  people,  is 

ikoonc  conSr 

Schuyllr  Colfax  and 

Brigham  To 

women,  wo  did  no 

conceive  it 

Extracts    from    Masonic 

Oaths  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn  to  by    the 

Grand   Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 


GlYrsn  his  and  m.-  fatiikii 

Opinion   of   Free  Masonry, 

<  1831. ) 


Opinion   of    Free    Masonry, 


nidftbis  o»n  lodge.     Will  Mr.  Colfai 


ing  himself? 
Brigham,  and 


iTi'l  u!  rt'publicinism  and  mof 
t  squarely  and  fairly,  and  n 

t  that  bo  himself,  aa  a   distiti 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE 

SS  La  Salle  Street. 

Light  on  Fres  Masonry, 


All  Inquiry  into  Free  Masonry 


SECRET  SOCIETIES. 

By  Rev.    DATID   Mac  DILL,    and   Drs.    E. 


Satan's  Gable  Tow. 


MINUTES 


i  SEORET  S001ETIE3, 


PITTSBURG 


OpiitK'.fl  1  :i  Sfi'rct  Scr-Ictifi,  [:i<v 


SECEETISM : 


Safety   of  the   State, 

no»  8  ro.  P.mpl.lct  of  21  p,..    II   l«i 


Truths  for  the  People. 
A  Work  for  the  Times, 


Mrs.  I/acia   C.   Cook, 

PBTOK  :  Single  Copy  '2Z  ct..       r,  Copies  ?1.0C 

Finney  on  Masonry, 

Pres't  Finney's  Gieatest  Work, 


OK  KTKKNITY.  1 
jerandaUoROu  t>( 
md  eiposca  Uaaoni 


MURDER 
S^SS£&i,s.SirS  WM,  MORGAN", 


cood    Matotirv    ini'H      0,)A     ]'.   ]■-  :!rr 
hTrl.byno,n.anB 

ON  TBE   SQUARE 


HENRY  L.  VALANCE. 


ROR  SALE  AT  Till 
?  TnB  CTNOSPRB. 


The  Masonic  Conspiracy, 


v  cjri:>Tn.i\.    in  11 


;-.-ii,-' 


CHRISTIAN   BAPT^51 
Campaign  Bocvm&V- 


OPPOSED   TO   SECRET   SOCIETIES. 


EZRA  A.  COOK,  PUBLISHER,  88  LA  SALLE  ST.] 


"  In  secret  have  I  said  nothing-" — Jests  Chist. 


[FORTNIGHTLY  AT  $1  A  YEAR 


VOLUME  2. 


CHICAGO,  TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  14,  1869. 


WHOLE  NUMBER  35 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


p.n-lry,  unless   it  is  so   you  can't  help 


I  just  as  good  as  I 1.,»  o  of  the  Uason; 
would  it  sound  to   eny— Sacred    0 


organ  Tra 


peared  to  be   utterly   Mtn„W,  d   that 
should  speak  disrespectfully  ...fM,-.^ 


artfully  taught  to  speak  and 
without  knowing  why  or 
might  hhva  beeu  told,  pcrha; 


e  Masons;  but  in  reality  0 


"lly  1b  a  mere    sham  ;  It  IB  all    BOlflshnes 


hercio  developed — wo  can  give  them  tho  oj 


mly  atood  high  as  the  Gov, 


ieir  being  eitenaively  oir 

ruple  justice  to   Masonry 


ry  freeman,    of  subjecting  it    to  the    test  ol 
ruth  and  fair  argument,— iully  penooded  thai 


trdlj  h 


•poso,   I  cheerfully  leave  (or  tho  J 


It  too  plainly  told  rae  thai    I  had  Itiri 

t  of  animosity  which  I  could  never  e 

Men,  indeed,  who  had   long  beer 

i,     and  had    freely  accorded   to  nic 


)   nsrton lament  1 
iented  an  eihibit 


romotcd  by  it. 


1  of  the  I'Mie  mind      Lot 


i  by  tho  Fraternity,  that  th 


Inpatient  and  cmdid  pt 
The    BUbjeot  of  Masonic 


mght  w  be  thorough 
understood.  While 
clusively  to  this  top 
een  unmindful  thai 
d  With  the  conlro- 
tereat.     Inthiallgkl 


nee  (with  tome  boi 
pt  ons)  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.     No  man, 

WTWti;'   the  Ott&tufom   of  Fru  ' Matonry.- 

\  regard  to  every  such  man,  Masonry    in 

Blantly    becomes   political,  whatever    It  mlgh 

principle,  of  Masonry.      Tf*  wliMion  musf  no 
6,  enm.W  i  and  th.  .nan  who  arraigna  it  at  th, 


ind  it  is  the  more  fearfully  so,    beeauai 

ideal  Anti  Masonry  (and  that  there  ar 
nvirnption.  They  will  noither  give  up  1 


Masonry  having,  by  an  u 


!!■'  '1'Ztil 

.11;  cut 

upon  them,  by 

tf ;:." 

"Pi 

founded.     I  in 

oiib  public  to 

WM.  'SLADE. 

mr,J«Ij 

"■ Mi" 

.utterly  unconscious  ll 
b  grave  assumptions  h 

■u   and     heavenly   ori 


posed  there  could  bo    any  mistake,  any  hypoc 


f  the    order,  of  which  Uasouk- uuthori 


.H,  .*,; 


Ul.,1, 


ian   Church.     Th, 


ioty  ia   to  degeneracy 


ought  to  join    the  lodge,  it  would 


nobody  I"    Aklr. 
"(Vim-ma/  Broth- 


c  evening,  tho   conversation  turned  on  aecn 
cietics.     Do  aaid,  ho  had  belonged  to  the  M 

i   could  spoak  from  experience.     Said  ho- 
rho  Institution  is  a  good  one  for  tho  purpo; 

g  among  strangers,  he   might  got  help,  wht 


lout  It ; 

main  around  borne,  it  ia  of  no  use  to  him. 
lodge  whero  I  joined  in  Pennsylvania,  (ho 

had  a  pleasant  lodge  ;  but   here  in  the  1 


lany  of  tho  bout  men  ore  leaving  tho  lodges.' 
spoke  of  tho  claim  mMi;  by  their  authors  am 
ucturcrfl  that  il  waa  a  Ohmtian   riligiou*  iuati 


i  Mason  over  fifty  years,  has  toll 
tho  morning  dtyaq |    LI  GUT- 


RlV.  r.  A.  Hint,— Dtar  Sir:- 
>0t  readers  would  be  plcss«d  to  ttei 
iendB(erroneooBly  called  Quakers)  a, 
r  the  Spirit  "to  testify  io  regard   tc 


plainly  declared,  that  •  No  man    ligbiolh  a  cun 
jeer*,  and  other  concerned  Friends,  aro  encour- 


Mn,, 


'.  0,( 


Medina 
In.  Ezra  A.  Cook: 
ZWtfV.-EncloBcdploMo  find  *3  for  the 

VN..BU.B,  wlueli  send  as  directed.       "' 
This  last  person  named,   is  a  Bon  of  mine, 
ho  is  n  Ma»on.     I  am   not  auro  that  lie  ditto 


JoA  for 


Thirty  yeart  ago  we  supposed  that  Mason, 
as  dead,  and  burled  out  of  sight.  But,  ala 
.me  of  us  have  been  awakened  too  late  to  ».. 


,d  I  hopo  you  may  hoar  from  aomoat  least, 
by  way  orthelrsubaoriptlnn  for  it.  InUo  look 
71nDoy/l  hook  on  Masonry,  which  was  eagerly 
cod  by  some,  and!  left  it  in  the  hands  of  a 
riend,  with  the  assurance  that  many  more 
'ould  road  it,  While-  in  Kansas,  I  saw  that 
ho  Masons  had  determined  to  offer  a  saorifico 

uman  freedom—of  light   and    truth  (Senator 
'omoroy)   must   die.     That  tolling   speceh  In 


ieuoes   of  those  who 

>y's  case  is   disposed 
lierges  to  ho  brought 

etims,  (hit  of  itsolf, 


of  all   good   poople.     Agal 


by  they  are  brought  against  him,  by  those 
ory  men  who  were  once  his  friends.  They  need 
light,  and   would  to  God,  that    the    Cr-<osuRic 


o  flight  r  "" 

Light  and  Truth. 

SAMUEi  HALE. 


concealment.    The  Divine  Master  Himself  hut  Ttltioopt. 


er  Conference  of  the  United  Bre 
irch  in  Indiana,  in  expelling  membe 
-formity    to    the    General  GooJiarenci 


That  the  action  of   tho  oinferences  in  ex- 


lolf  friendly 


33 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  DECEMBER,  H,  1869. 


Thg  Christian  Cynosure. 


Thii 


boldly  a 


some  oihcr  editors  of  religious  papers,  back 
down  from  bis  beginnings,  or  meanly  sneak  in- 
to a  pretended  neutrality  between  the  Lodge 


of  American  Editors. 
Wo  were  lately  at  his  bouse,  where  w 

himself,  wife,  children  ;  and,  not  least,  his  good 


Baplis 


Christians  who  can  took  life's  difficulties  calmly 
in  the  face.     Hor  bod,  the  Editor,  was  b 
New  Jersey,  but,  has  spent  bis  life,  lb 


of  that  paper.  A  great  Spirit  never  forget! 
those  who  were  friends  in  life's  early  struggles 
itfr.   Jofoaon,  In   his  Standard,  heralded    tbi 


j  to  the  innli.'     When  Unitarians,  like  Dr. 
ws,  begin    to  feel,    like    blind  Simpson 

have  been  bound  ;  It  will  not  do  for  Evan 
a]  iron,  like  children  at  piny,  to  take  holt 


And  if  the  former, 


it    practical.     Will 
rally  ao  practical  tl 

and  catch-polo)^  n 


oy,  they  are  the  same.  So  the  leading  j 
pies,  and  policy  of  the  Templars,  ore  • 
from  those  of  Masonry,  word  for  word. 
reason  given  Jor  their  organization  is— 
necessity  of  combining  total  abstinence, 
the  permanency  of  lire-pledges  and  the  s 
er  obligations  of  fraternity,  Bewwlmet 
Morality:'     Well—"  life-pledges,"  with  tl 


nowledgc  an  Almighty  f 


eloquent   Apollc 
Brfoetly    even  by 


j's  theory  of  the  right. 


ntiouftlists,ProBbTtiorians,(Old  and  New,)  Epi 
opalians,  Lutherans,  German  Reformed,  Met 


their  Brothei 
mplars   Lodgi 


i,  is  implied,  just  as  Masons  do 
to    acknowledge  an  Almighty 


in— was  taken  and    concocted    froi 


as  the 


1,  Tor 


plar  (whether  he  knows  it  or  not)  is,  as  wesaK 
i  Arch  Mason,  with  a  Temperance  cloak  01 
Then— as  to  the  forms  of  the  Templar's  "  lif 

pledges  "  or  oaths,  they  are  of  course  a  Masoni 


iius,  his  love  for 
flushing  from 


His  house,  his  bead,  and  bis  I 


[place  of  meeting,  is  called  "Tbc  Temple 
of  Honor,  we  suppose  that  H.ay plalgt,  or  s» 
a  their  secrets  and  shield  each  othc 


:als,"  probably  au  oath 
is  any  other.     So 


Bat 


nited 


"The   successful   and  joyful   complel 
e  formal  reunion  of  the  Old  and  New 

all    Christian    pooplft."— Button    O 


rily  of  the  Bible  in  church  go* 
us  what    special    joyfulnoss    i 


it  great   r,ii(«/Body  do  for  the  counti 
slavery?     Does  the  editor   propose 

e  New  England  churches   over  to   ce 


ut 

ursho 

Idem   to 

t.    Slavery 

1st. 

-'""'  ' 

e  Negro',  o 

T 

t  I.I.IOIT  « 

.hi 

dsofta 

.•J,  Hum,. 

an  of  the  "dark 

a  from 

'!■ 

telly 

od  er.fir  it 

int  yout  time,  your  strength,  your  energ; 
mr  education,  yourselves,  for  Him  wh 
■pared  not  his  own  Son  for  you."     Is  your  al 

o  you  say,  "To  what  purpose  Is  this  waste 
tk  Mary  how  much  she  wasted  ;  ask  Moie 
bother  he  regrets  his  choice  ;  ask  the  Apo; 
e  to  the  Gentiles  whether  ho  made  a  mlstak 
■hen  ho  said,  "This  one  thing  I  do  ;"  ask  th 
weet  Psalmist  of  Israel,  "What  shall   I  rendu 

ill!  not  bo  long  enough  to  gwe  the  answer. - 


:bool  of  God's  own 


OJ    moro  readily  to 


Remember,  that  only 


rganized  secrecy;  and  t 

athu 

idtedB  of 

andsof  our  countryme 

really  lo 

rty  as  well  as  wo  do  ou 

ho  most  profound  ignora 

neon 

on  this  so 

ght  shine? 

It  is  well  for  us  to  praj 

!..r[],r.-,ni 


.hough  figuratively 
Imbs  of  Christ  must 
■ORetber,  and  they  w 


jese  thoughts,  you  i 


house,  and   bolting 
rcular  skylight,  in  i 


J    inherently  noble; 
Mr.  Tilton;  tbesc  m 


Tilton    baa  studied    theological 
i   would  study  diamonds  on  the  Gu| 


ordinary  clothing,  even,  as  the  liver 
ry:  So  Mr  Tilton  in  bis  zeal  against 
and  inhuman  "dogma?,"  in  men  wl; 
bad  no  pity  fur  the  slave,  has  dec 
Church  the  "Body  or  Christ,"  of  her 
usl  and  doctrinal  drapery;  scarce  lo 

and  thertfort  spake. 

Mr-   Tilton  ulmw.1  seems  to  speak  , 


cept    for    religion,   tlocti 


id  in  the  Pittsburgh  Platform,  and  fen/ 

and   faithfully   apply  it.     This  alone  wll 

gradual  passim  Hate  us  together  and  bring  lb. 


QUESTIONS    PROPOSED. 

[  \.i,ig,ve  us  a  llttlo  light  on  the   folloi 


al  Account  of  the  United  States,"  in  whiol 
hington— after    declaring  "  The  unity  o 


odepeodence- 

nd  stating  that 

V7HB1TON 

of  the  poieer, 

nd  right  of  the 

The  Trustees 

Dllsh   governme 

at,  presupposes 

Miss  Laura,  R. 

this  Institution. 

ent"-goes    on 

and  flays-"  All 

at  Mt.  Holyokc 

ut  he  says  tbey  art  absolutely  datruetitt,  i 
f  fatal  tendency.     And  then   to  clinch   t 

Bsoelations  of  tbo  above  description,  may  n 
nd  then  answer  popular  cndB(temperanceic-) 

j  become   potent  engines,    by  which  cunning, 

jmiiwfthc   power  of  the   people,    and 
}  themselves  the  reins  of  government,  dj 

ig  afterwards   the   very    engines   whi.-li 


i  thai  Washington   spok 


■  prin,,[.U~       But.fincon 

tlgtlih,!    Ml1,OI,?.    ii'-.t   PWlL 

t.,:',i".--...il-    l>ound   by   fa 


rRead  E.  i 


PHILADGLPI1IA 


nted  by  a  member  of  the 
sympathy  with  the  objei 


others,  they  were  unanimously  adopted; 

progress  throughout  this  country; 

,!ved,  That  in  onr  judgment  the  til 
. for  the    friends  of  light    and     libe 

te«ify    publicly      aga  n-i    the    W'':^ 


o  good  or  tliey  may  bi 


ircti  which  thoy  are  not  required  to  divulge 
.0   the  world.     And  no   man    is  reqali 
nako  known    to  others  all    that   ho  h 
nay    know.     Nor'  finally,   Is    the  n'ues 

:ompllsb  some  good.  Great  good  sometimes 
■csulta  from  actsand  agencies  in  themselves  iai- 
noral  and   wicked.    Judas   wickedly  betrayed 

Inito  f*ood  to  the  world. 


met  their  business.  In  short,  d 
peculiar  element  in  which  they 
nin  results  of  their  action  are  thi 
public  view,   the  agencies  employed 


This  subject  is  especially   importan 

griMily  MMilli|i|ii'd  in     the    laud.      Wo    I 


,    that   the  principle  of  curiosity  I 
■ot   societies  so    strongly  appeal, 


ide  by  . 


lent  and  usefulness! 
What  is  the  testimony  of  facts?  Are  tin 
members  of  BCcret  societies  any  more  enlighl 
.od,  cultivated,  benevolent  or  useful  tfau 
hor  men?  Secret  societies  have  certainl 
listed  long  enough  lo  reveal  such  happy  effect 

forts  for  civilizing  and  Cliriuiiiini/iiin  Ih. 
orld,  ever  originated  In  or  been  extensive! 
romoted  by  them?     Temperance  is  a  virtue 

m  ?    Has  it  any  stronger  bold  upoe  tti< 
hearts  of  men,  than  It  it  bad 
placed    upon  O] 


motin, 


i..'jJ>  fi.ri-i.l 


power  by  a  re 
:o  produce  good  moral  results. 
T,  as  lo  render  it  needful   for  me 


promptly  at  the  opening  of   the   wint 


llJSt  ItlBKltS. 


It  must  now  he  evident  to  all  of  you  tba 
ree  Masonry  is  Ihe  great  enemy  of  Christian 

en  could  possibly  adhere  to  such    a   despotic 


tfwXV'That  in  t 


ii*  freedom  of  elections, 

Raolvtd,    That    in    the 


I  Reformed  Prcsbyt 

"-,,,     ,!„■.   r-llowing  resolu- 


).IVa-.\  Ml 
,„1  work  -f 
All...,,    llppo- 


I  Smaisn   Aiteal— 0,  Christians!  Christ 

I I  The    Bridegroom  is  coming,  the  Judg 
it  the  door  !     Will  you  show  him  yonr  at 

ir  costly  jewels,   your  wcll-lllled    coffers  a u 


icltly  invites  them  to  weigh 


vously  misnamed.     The. 


jnwkolcsonio,  Inordinate,  and  periiinuus 
Such  a  parly  as  that,  given  by  a  protni- 
Jew-England  representative  In  Washiog- 
.st  winter,  when,  after  the  usual  gayetloi 
asting  and  drinking  bad  extended  lu  uf 


Nay,  wc>eliove  the  down  right  butcher/     I 
s ;  all-night   party  at  the  Metropolis.    Tot      I 


rould  naturally  oxoite  t 
more  ready  they  are  to  a 


y  a*  a  ,»«.  of  pU*M 
iate  for  pleasure  and  ir: 


rtained,  but 

f   th.-ni-L-lv.-- 


'.  hilarity,  sportiveness,  Is  a  gospel  duly.    *»* 
takes  of  onr  age  and  country,  that 


indifferent,  these  are  not  amusem 
abuses,  by  which,  in  the  false  g1 
.   ment,  body -and  soul 


b  ■  -,.,111' 

,geJ,    -I"""'" 


.n  have  no  inl 

lent   feeling.      M 

:   vail  of  aecrc 


t  put  in  jeopardy.     Towards  alt  thiW  »0  ^ 

it  one  simplo    duty.    Touch  noi, 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  DECEMBER,  H,  1869. 


34 


WINTBB. 

UI  ...TTo^r,,.. 


U-todcoagHt 

,■  i.okllLe  liulruah-topB. 

n,ib,ci<ini>n 

a.n,oIll,.[r,i.l. 

Com 

spondence. 

taper,  lite  CtnoaraiTuul  am  itrj  much  pto< 


e.enifit  overthrow  the  Me 

iodise  Church   in 

Carson     replied—"  Too     lie,"    etc.       At    tl 

its  downfall. 

"I  bid  you  God  speed  m 

our  noble  work.  ' 

fight,  but  only  passed    a     few  words,  and  tb 

J  M.  Donaldson  writes: 

,  mians  Cv.vosnnit,  and  tu 

eription    for    the 

up  a  log.      While    Shelby   wu*    atoope          on 

tho    good  of 

fell    speechless,  and    Carson  ran  away ;    a, 

Weahalluse  your  dollar 
ibelroe  distribution  of  Cyxo 
una;  of  oor  subscribers  fol 

SIS 

wlnle  those-  other  men   were  engaged  in  wor 
ng  willt  Shelby  to  bring  bim  to,  Carson  got  o 
of  sight,  Shelby  died  tlie  neit  day— never  spol 

ample. 

t.ttiderUt.C™,- 

Mason;   Slielby  was  not. 
Great  efforts  were  made  by  Shelbys  frien 

ihe    least   fraJ     and   moat 

solid  Indli,  for  a 

Masons  ready  to  help  him  pfl,   that     it  was 

A  Good  Friend  sends  11s  a  club    of    twelve 

lorse    to    get  him    out  of  the  way*    'Ho'  wa 

be  nolo  to  enlarge  the  list  eo 

Tp.p«.«,anl,.o- 

SSi£^ti& 

other  in  CI. 

ist, 

C.  D 

BrtADLY 

vca  ftojri 

is  statist; 

e  correct,  0 

e  uombcr 

lo    the  Odd  fellows 

cut   Slates, 

od  then  t 

ocrcaso  the 

last  report 

lew  House,  tod  the  Sir  Knight*,  n 


»k    about  these 


lameipecting   great    things  from  the  Cyko 


k— /tar  Sir :     I   have 


lid  pome  thing  about  a  neighb 


If  you  will   send  i 


e  tending?     Who 
i  religion.— En.  1 


•■II  haTC   afmr<|  balUe  lo  6(,uti 


nkc   the    Kingdom  of  Heaven  by  force.     The 
iBiversal     "glory,      majesty,     dominion 


i  of  darkness,  but' rather  rcprm 


-flrving,  New  York,  and  thank    hii 


«d,  (n 

...* 

»ou  below 

''" 

plains  Urn 

.Irijn 

'"'„ 

Wcll-w 

]& 

«1  .patio 
urged   will. 

,.oUo 

"    '"J    " 

lent. 

1,  it. 

II.  «„.].«, 

supposed 

tttttln 

or 

,e  writor. 

But 

probably    u 

sum,'  ivhou-ed  t 


;althy     appearance  Olid    attained  unto  its 


The  Newark  Lodge,  No,  1C2,  of  Odd  Fellol 


who    are    likely  to   become  object! 
,    and  yet    this    society    proclaim. 


conducted   (V)  Odd  Fellow's  Lodge. 
It  is  suggested,  Mr.  Editor,  that  tho  above 


of  the  lodge  orreste 


lis  friends  had  supposed,  till  the  resurrect 
,iorn  !  But  these  uneasy  chaps,  like  "  Yot 
Lracrlca,"  couldn't    wait,  and  concluded   they 


roll)  dug  him  up  ? 
lie  got  tired  of  b 


Sn.[.nu.N'isii—  The    Rev.  Dr.  Norman  1 


Wwoo,  and  the  prominent  men  In  iheOJ 
«  Masons.    He  said  tho  M.  E.  discipline 


ton  bo1'-*  'o  slay  it,  also  that  the  stones  wen 
&l  oolj  wnming  iri  Bolidlly  but  in  size,  \ 
00ebt    I    wonid     flitnplT      neolicnj  thee( 


wrote  a  few  votes  for  James  G.  Burncy  foi 
Presidency,  auU  placed^thcm  on  tho    lubh 
the  election,  and  openly,  amid  the  laughter  rind 
jeers  of  the  crowd,  put  one  Into  tho  box. 


operations   in  Philadelphia:     *'  A  whole 


here  is  no  knowing  how  long  the  thing  migh* 
>re  lasted,  if  one   of    the  rogues  had  not  got 


stom  Houses  agai 
surely   cannot  be 


young  and  thoughtful  looking 


quest  lo  Heaven,  something  seemed  to  impM 
the  thought— he    will  never  return;  but  t 

the  realms  of  the  blessed.  Tkey  looked  lo; 
and  tenderly  al  each  other— the  parting  wot 
were  spoken,  and  she  left  calmly     and    tei 


''■'l 'I-   .iN-.u.l.,,   Irvine    l,,.|„  jiOMil 

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it  tho  flame  completely  surrounded  it 
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norm;   the   fires  of  hell 


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The  Christian  Cynosure, 


Mr,  pert,  .7  "*«  ««,*»<»  -  />«  »».»  (I 


Mwon,  BDddidatihm 


ii.oiple.  lead  diresllr  to  .ocb  hotri 
d   fr.»d,  .ill  bo   oomplolol;  sop. 


;compllab    this  desirable  object   witboet  00 


t  flooriah  »itb  more  power,  no. 
is  situated  00  tbe  point  of  Inn. 


•roe    by  lb,  pre.eot   incnrobeot,  for, 

erlj 

,ij;t,t  limire  keeper   and   agent  in  ibo  i 

uarto 

masler  department  (or  that  port.     Hie 

nhabitants  whatever  on  this  side  of  th 

irithin  a  mile  of  the  Fort ;  the  residenc 

close  bj  the  river'.,  bank,  where  be  hep 

months,  from  August  1815  to  October  1 

S.   Bnrlow,  our  nexly  elected   j 
General   of   Wis.,  as    a  Mason.     My 
stoutly  denied  his   being  a  M 


ight  He.     I  cnuahtii 


f  thaii  danger  I    This  apathy  m 

ill  parts,  have  for  a  loDg  time  deeply 

immense  success  ;  it    is  a  ray  of  light 
irk  place.     The   rest  of    the  rel 


secret  society  io  its 
"What   every    body  S 


Vniplar,  nr- 
y  lying   before 


-imply  and   ciclusivoly  this  ;  are  eocret, 
of  promoting  the  public  good,    sorlptui 


■opl..'  tuiQVtlni(v(  (,lr,lK,.  them 


t  these  seorets  are?     My  neighbor 


'omperancc,   and     Good  Templars,  nil    pledgi 

ays  Mr.    0.,  to  keep    "  the  private  work 
lusinessoftlio  lodge"  a  secret,   yet  he 

ricked  plot  nguiimi  some  of  his  neighbors 


This  city  was  recently  I 


[nights  Templar  in  thiscity.  I1(  the  uddresa 
ellvered  we  And  paragraphs  which  all  chri 
ians  ought  to  accept   as   of  the    very  bighe 


vide,  Templar  Knighthood  is  a  linii 


;ady  to  exclaim,  Who  is  Chri 


phalanx, 
Upon 


.nights  Templar,  accompanied   by  Hull's 

nc  of  steamers  en  route  for  Philadelphia,  on 
iaturday  afternoon.  A  large  delegatioi 
'hiladelphia  Knights  Templar  met  tl: 
lamdon,  N.  J.,  on  Sunday  forenoon, 
orted  them  to  Philadelphia,  where  t 
ived,  and  marched   up   Chestnut  sir.  ct 


the  Sabbath  the    Lord's  Day,  sicrei; 
■orship,  and  the  absence  of    all    sect 

M  ,  and  were  escorted  to  St.  Stcphi 
!)  by  the  St.   John  Commandery,  mar 


of  them  suggest.  Nor  do  we  «■» 
with  any  man's  proper    civil  ar 

ora.  But  when  the  Free  Mason 
far  forget  themselves  as  loaccon 

rotesoue  vanities  and  worldly  re 

■od  championship  and   divino  con 


nst,,  was  add 

Dsset 

not  only  by 

but  by  the  v 

,  and  by  Re 

lliekinson,  a 

dot 

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VOLUME  2 


In  secret  hare  I  said  nothing."— Jzsns  Christ. 
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Scriptural  authori) 
Now  the  Scripture 


The  on 

J  reeio 

United  S 

ate,  i*. 

ntdi 

""» 

Butth 

oolj  J 

d,co 
ffere 

nu 

and  Ma*o 

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or,a.,.U 

b,  .» 
Fellow 

1.,  1 

1,1,. 

gun 

broȣbt 

"mnl" 

ono 

Ite 

oor,  pre. 

liced  by 

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pol 

HA'TF.R  ANTI  V'A-'iA' 


The  Grand  Comma 

nder 

hold  its  four 

Priest  presiding.     A 

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HTlltl 

Oloh™i;  c  r 

.,D. 

•to,,,M.F..C. 

,    of 

rand  High  7, 
Massillon, 

en.     Th 


people    (though    not    of 


by  Scbuyhr  ColTai,    Brigbam    Tool 


°f -ociety,  into  a  manufacturing  Slitc,  fthli 
«o  oil  know  Is  more  corrupt  that  thai  of  ogi 
cultural    society.     But.  what  change   in   mot 


'"Joribo  ministers  of  re! 


nen  feet  that  they  have  a  right  to  regard  wi 

[ulro  syslcmatio  efforts  to  conceal  the. 
luob  suspicions  have  an  m.happy  iuQuco 
■pon  those  who  occasion  them.  Men  no. 
tbe  confidence  mid  sympathy  of  their  fello' 

>rovement    in    the    highest  degree  snecessfc. 


good  Ije  evil  spolion  of." 

In  vain  to  Bay  in    reply  t 

re  HhT-o.-tsonnblc.      Tbo    ,. 


John  D.  Ctiliiwfll.  ■  1  Cm 


at  influence  Romanian,  or  Protestantism 

Infidelity,    Evangelical    Christianity,    Liberal 

Christianity,  or  Judaism  Is  exerting  upon  our 

tic?,  our    liberties,    our   morals    and    our 

tyas  a  nation.     This  is  right     But  Inning 

ted    on    this  line  ofinvestigation,  why  do 


and   eae 
Why  no 

tell  I 

glng  s 

nd    Pr 

'the 

rMc^Vre 

llasons, 

ends 

7Z, 

Odd  F 

nd" 

,    and     bow 

opposed   to  al 

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E 

nlyal 

supply  tins 
?     It  might 

lied    a 

™" 

■ngge 

"Ski1 

arc  e 

.ml.inin,  i. 

...ten  t 

Hill 

ford  of 

Wn 

-sign 

ed  to  Christ 

Himself 

I„tll0 

' «■' 

ho  wholes 

those  who 

py  Is  he  who 

tS-  H.ppli 
ifo  bj   delleo 

S 

"Us 
(Iman 

ppyi 
•Hap 

'bother   10  glorify  i 


eyes  (having  nun 
plain  to  be  seen  b 


i  ihey  be-tr.iv  then  mrr.pl.-  ir,i,r*T«VTlVT?  FACT*. 


irty,  uudcr    IW.   Boll,  I 


is.    There 


tonorable  nor  ancient— that  it  was  <juito 
nodern  origin— its  pretensions  of  having  bu 
Solomon's  Temple  were  cvidcntlv  nn  impo: 
ion  ;  and  that  its  honor  therefore  could  not  be 


i  designed  for  n  selc 


tnd  wo  lind  the  Ap 
.rchatEphesus,  w; 


n  to  correct  it.     There  are  several  thii 
f  Nov  Te.-Mi,..-ni  v,rv    .m.cli    like-    Ma: 


It  would  appear  that  theApootles  (tboir  cyi 


worst.  He  hnd 
■h,  justice,  rigt 
wHv,  while  tin 


of  enmity  and  hate.     They  betrayed   the 

)ne  with  a    to*     Their  regard  for  tbo 


laid  wish    that   this   exi 
tight  bo  sent  to  every  Tb 

ke  Masonry  in  thuNiwT, 

mt  a  minister  ol  religion  ought  (o 


r«l  things  very  uiffbh 


irfui  extent,  the  christian  church    and    t 
ri-itimi  ministry,  and  finally,  that  if   not   ; 


c  no  better,   oi 
timed  dignified 


I  though  I  have  lived  in  the  county  of  Har 
urd,  from  April,  1822,  to  this  lime,  Novcrnbc 
86P.  CALVIN  HATCH. 


joh  powerful  h.elp,  if   necessary  ;    and  lomo 
ould    refer  to  them   with  alarm,  as  terrible 

ore  would  pass  tbeni  oil'  with  a  laugh 
that  rich  dung-bill  !"  But  if  such  thing 
ich  workings  of  Maronry,  can  take  pla< 
icgreen  tree— in  the  steady,  morally,  fl 
liing,  law-abiding  old  State  of  Connecticut— 
ien  what  can  be  done  in  the  dry  '     Ye 


«t  «>.  early  day  :  recommends  tbe  pur- 
•f  etc*  i.bn.  (,•  .u  their  m-.ket  value  and 
irerslonofgoldhond*  Into  others  pay 

lo  is  of  opinion  tbat  the  National  dobt 
piid  off  in  ten  years,  but  thinks  it  wise 
ond  the  lime    nod    lighten  the  present 

iho  Johnson  treat)  respecting  tlio  Alt 

i  that  subject  decidedly,  is  hopeful  of* 
1  solution  of  the  dlflU-ulty  cvenluallv 
ikstl.at  the  United  States  should  exer- 
i  criiial  sovereignty  over  ocoan  tele- 
landed  on  our  coasts  with  the  nations 
o,  and  .supposed  to  Any 
mlc  telegraphs. 


,,,..!, 


icstly  to  uvuif  llicyentlcmcii  of  the  lodge 
will  he  neither   politic  nor  possible.     Th. 


,,l .    .,.,,„, 


-,  I  would  inquire  u(  Masons,  why  h 


The  Ecumenical  Council  opened  with  g: 
pomp,  seven  hundred  Bishops  being  in  attc 

tiTCfl,  and  the  day  wasrainv.  The  H.nv 
The  following  notice  was  appended  to 
liaptrrs  in  Cleveland  lately: 


attending  11 

white  gloves  and  aprons.     A  branch' of  the 

supply  store  of  John  D.  Caldwell  is  opened  in 

ie  thing  it  must  he  to  be  Excellent  Grand 
Secretary  of  n  body  that  can  bring  together 
om  live  lo  ten  members  and  have  the  Grand 

id  aprons,  and  send  them  to  the  Excellent 
rand  Secretary's  store  to  obtain  them.  "Sirs, 
!  know  that  by  this  craft  we  have  our  wealth.' 


S.il.luth.i.'luir. 

While  all  believed  tbo  Mat,,  positions  or   tbo 

report,  some  thought  it  unwi 

Though    the    report    was 
ativcly  t. 


.  H.  Brewster 

Two  now  members  were  re 
and  Tow),  of  Sand 

d'.'and'iiu.ii'.'i'ndl     Tn6  meeting  throughoullwi 


of  all  the  States,  of  the  Union, 

eelingof  Odd   Fellows  in  S-.v, 


c  flmul'l  [intoi  t'i  liolior  her  f.jr  Iter  ;. 
inliiic-,  instead  of  iiegal'uy  ones;  an 
ipe,  therefore,  to  see  her  distm-nislie, 
lat  she  fun  don',  rather   than    for  wha 


IMMACULATE  LAMBSKIN. 

The  bright  spots  of  a  man's  life  arc  few 
)ugb,  without  blotting  any  out.  The  heart, 
c  the  cactb,  would  cease  lo  yield  good  fruit- 

of  sensibility  ;   aud  the    fruit  would  be  wouli 


36 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  DECEMBER,  28,  1869 


, "  -  A  KOCI4L  HRKESI.  [with   thoir  own  people  ,  ,  .  ,  ,         „    .  , 

The  Christian   Cynosure.   ^,^^,^,,^1^  *.**»  *»  *";T l*?*! Ill  ^^*^^™i^^^ 


BXBOVTiVb  COJIBITTEE  nKBTIHO. 

The  BxeoutiM  Committee   of  the  K.tWW 
Association  of  Christians  Opposed   to   Score 
li  meet  at  the  Otsobum  office.  01 


To  the  Convention  for  revising  j_ 
the  Constitution  of  the  State  of  the 
Illinois : 

Whereas,    The   Constitution, 
aud  spirit  of  the    institutions  of  „ 
our  country,  prohibits  the  giving  t 
of  any  preference  to  any  one  sect, 
denomination,  or  society  ov( 
other;  and 

Whereas,  a  practice  has  pre- 
vailed (of  late),  of  permitting  ' 
certain  Societies  or  Associations, 
to  advertise  themselves  in 
scriptions  on  cornerstones, 
elsewhere,  on  public  buildil  _ 
and  monuments,  which  practice  j 
is  offensive  to  large  numbers  ol 
the  people,  and  in  conflict  with 
our  National  and  State  Coin*"''" 


Therefore,  We,  Citizens  of  llli 
uois,  do  respectfully  pray  your 
honorable  body  to  insert  in  our 
revised  Constitution,  an  article 
prohibiting  such  use  of  our  pub 
lie  buildings. 

1,1    <    I  '  'RES. 

Congr«B«tl6nBl  Church  at  Elkhoro,  Wh 
to  o  full  ana  attentive  house,  about  a 
mi.)  a  hfdf,  on  Monday  evening,  Decemb 


,  on  the  Rockford  and  Keuo 
Phe,  lecture  wns  well  attended 
at  every  Muson  hut  on* 


on  the  still  deeper  basis  of  any  t 


thai  McFarland  shot  bim  by  her; 
rdaoo  still  intended  to  have  he 
rland  was  not    charged    with 


)  Ric 


might  go. 


th.-NewYork  Obientr,{  which  was  signed  by  I 


,i' Dr.  Tease's    failure 


Also,  Mr.  Chas.  A.    Blanchard   has  h- 
m-eeptauly    in    the    First  Church  ol  Christ  in 


ily  ;  iand,  we  hope  under  (lie  stimulut 


nuwuod  with  people 

ettcn. 

ing  the  fun 

eral  of 

Judge  Hewllns,  a  oiti 

-en   of 

tho  regioi 

since 

His  wife,  w 

before  him,  hated  tl 

a  lodge 

A  light  .girl,  not  a 

tog    his    e 

.nest 

honest  nature  jilted 

him,  v 

hen  ho  was 

oung 

A    lowyer-bstouolor, 

he   w« 

ut   into  the 

lodge 

where   his   embittered    feel 

the  Masonic  placing 

of  won 

en  among  ' 

Athe 

lata,"    "Eunuchs." 

nd  he 

nmphodites 

(ice 

Mackey's  Lexicon    o 

Free 

Masonry.    | 

18; 

.mil  excluding  them 

rom  th 

lodge. 

At  length,  howen 

r,  he 

narrled    B 

noble 

Bjl,    end   wrof,    whj 

dying,  " 

wish 

H,s  death   was  too 

good  a 

.hence  to h 

a  lost 

dilute  at  once,  a  petition  tr,  (lie  Pilgri 


re  Society  Age. 
h-NostrRK  editor 


ut  we  are  uot  under  obligi 
ere  we  cannot  approve, 
prove  of  the  Ovkoburs  ? 


Sla-oim-  insignia  Iiiken  out  of  the  corm 
ie  Pilgrim  Monument  at  Plymouth, 


orably  noticed  in  the    Cynosure.     They  keep 


thus  expos. 


I!,UI.    .    i,T..i 


ito  English!    The  cheat   bein 
ishop  Purcell  left  the  School 

The    Papists  and  Infidels    pj 

we  believe)    have    cast   the 
hymns  and  songs   as    come  from  the  Bible  an 

Henceforth  such  hymns  as 


.  There  la  already  so  lilt 
!.   We  can't  keep    the    0a> 


8    By  cunningly  dropping  out  the  Bible, 
boys'  training  on  »Ti!tcra.  wbieb    is  popular,  and  which    is   wl 


n  a  speech  at  mi  Ohio  college 
"They  hover  delicately  ovt  ■■ 


ihuroh,"    or    something  to    that  effect.     This 
3rother   is   mistaken.     "  Th»  «rs(  Church  , 

Iw  Christ"    in  Wheaton,  which    is    all  tl 
:hurch  we  belong  to,  steadily  ro fuses,  that 

i-st  agree  to\|iiil  tho  lodge.     Our  clmn 
■ishing,  and  the  dew  of  God  Is  on  it. 


This 


tftnew  u/  Chrht.     The  trouble  with  niuTiatera 


)«■-,   Mr.    Reechor  may  not    dissent    fron 
morality    to   the    national  welfare,  nor  of  tru 


em.     The   State  m. 
>ral&     Why?     Boo 


t&MtTnnmof  Dccen 


i  to  the  prosperity  and  safety,  and 
knee  of  a   free  republican  govern 


ng    of   their    obligations  to  the  governn.cnt. 


Bible  and  morality,  and 
.rality   is  more  vital 
itelligence.    Therefo 


re  contrast  the  logic  and  the 

r  of  Plymouth  Church  with  those  of 


er,    and    sacred  song,  and  i 


expelling  tho  Bible 
I  Christianity 


schools.     This    ia    a  mere  entering  wedge 
anding  religion  with  mirks  of  contempt,  am 
iving  it    oat    of    sight  Into  dens  Hid  cave 

the  days  before  the  flood,  and  of  Sodom  !    Th 
rill    nevor    atop    with  expelling  the 
ra  tho  school.     Thoy  will  follow 
intagei,  If    wo  yield  this  point,  ut 

)  entirely,  and  sunk  the  standard  of  g 
itelllgence  to  that  which  obtains  urn 
the  Roman  Catholic  peasantry  of  Ireland  t 
Spain.   Until  they  seise  and  appropriate  the  p 

will  dispense  holy 

;uil,  through  Christ,  tlioy  will  tench  out 
dren  to  worship  the  Virgin  Mary.  Tim 
iblings  of   a  Latin  ritual  will  supplant  out 


lading  aud  an  astonishing  miracle.  Writ! 
igment  by  fragment,  throughout  the  COu, 
fifteen  centuries,  undor  different  antes 

prophecy,  poetry,  allegory,  omblanta 


,1-,..llli:;-il 


e  will  t 


I  by  t 


iritli.     Whereas,  the 
ot  wholly,  the  reverse 


iroportiou    to    his    intelligence.       Beelzeb 

Jabriel,    not    for    want    of    intelligence,  t 
'""S  solely  for  luck  of  goodness.     The  Jezebels,  t 
is,  tho  Neros,  the  Robesuiera,  the  tyrai 


A  QUESTION  f 


-.  Pattou's  denial    in   his  udi 

one  hundred  and  seventy-aij 
e  Supplement 


nenloft 


schools,  you  admit   u  principle 


1 1     You  held 


phy  (I)  and  the  introduction  of  popish  feaats 
into  Congregational  Churches  1  What  he 
means  by  hii  denial  I  know  not.     If    that  Ad- 

blc  for  b  fraud  on  the  Prut  Office  tor  sending  it 

THE  UNITED  BRETHBEN. 

Our    excellent    friend,    Bishop    David    Ed- 
wards, has    come    to    Lexington,  Illinois,  and  o 

Be  assures  in  that   Bishop  J."  Weaver  stood  by  o 


"  Rtiikteouxntm* 


question,  we  shall  tiud  tha 
'  of  any  people.     If  a  fre. 


r.  Bcochor  founds    th 


c  State  may  provide  for  its  safet; 
i   by  providing  moral  culture,  i 


founded  on    a   rook,  that   rock  must  t 
religion.     That  it  be  built  on  that  rook 


by    what  sanctions  shall  it  be  enforcer 
If  you  accept  the  Christian  law  us  divine,  a 


necoiding    to    Mr.  Beach        _ 
a    right  to  provide  for  whatever  c 

.1  safety,     it  has    a    clear    right,   But 


:i.-;.-   can   prevail  in  exclusion  i 


th  of  our  people,  ta 

method  of  displacing 


■  Nobody  Inis  uny  objection  to  I 


lohool 


is    waged  to   expel  the 


■oly  or  chiefly  that  arc 
llllgent  piety,  which  it 


md  dogmas,  which,  in  the  paralysis  < 
nought,  will  be  believed  simply  becauso  the 
ire  absurd  and  impossible.     When   this  sto| 


in-  cupelled  from  churches,  as  it  is  no 
it  to  bo  from  schools.  The  priest-  wi 
top  hero,  but  pursue  tho  Holy  hook  to  01 


all  this,  that  Uod'a  Infallible  Vice  Gert 

rfi'jri    it  Hum-,  -iinl  ,ill  ti.it  loin  ■!"  Iiimh" 


,    thus    alledgcd   to 


we  may  dap 

.■.'  ami  liuni'. 


vorship '.     And  kicking  Uuu    out    of   doors 


■ty  ofoonsoleuoe 
si  please."    Whal 


«,"    Paul,  or  a  successor  of  b 


Indeed,  if  snob. 

an   insult    to  Christ  and 

"It    is    not  religion  but 

people  u  this  ex 

pulsion  of  Tlis  religion  f 

no    objection    to  religion 

ii-i<>ry,  dogmas,  theologies, 
are  no  more  religion  than 

"121ZZ 

that  may  not  bo  porpetra 
loak  of  hypocrisy.     For 

N  OTICES. 


lingo  paid. 


ill  us  how  many  and  send  usa,  two  cent  sump 
.revorytwo  papers  tliat  yon  want  We  will 
irnish  them  until  our  supply  is  exhausted, 
oo  of  charge. 

(£35*  We  ask  our  minors  subscribers  to  cir- 

owmany  signers  you  obtain. 
«- Brother   Calvin  Hatch,  of  Farmington, 

!Jucd  when  he  was  of  the  Anti-Ma*inic  Com- 
nitteo  of  that  State.  It  is  full  of  fustiim  auJ. 
iilsohood,  and   not    worth  pMblishinE-,  tliuugb, 


Tho    Omgrtgational  Rtmm,  for    nin«  ysari 


published  in  B 

ston,  has  been  pnrctatwtl  by  . 

company  of  W 

-stern  gentlemen,    to.   Issue  st 

Obieago,  Aaro 

n  L.   Ohapin,  D.  D.,  Prof.  S.  C. 

Bartlett,  D.  D 

Geo.  F.  Magoun.D.  D.,andO. 

S.  F.  Savage, 

ditora.  M.  H.  Sargeaut,  BosUn, 

Eastern  Agen 

President 

Ohapin,      0f     Beloit      College, 

before  Wheatc 

n  College  ,-tarled,  took  his  fain- 

ily  from  tbe  ol 

mother  Congregational  Ohurctj 

in  that  place. 

o  a  Presbyterian  Ohurob,  which 

went  into  the 

New  Scho.l  General  Assemblj, 

after    it    had 

received     three    slovo-holdin? 

Presbyteries  i 

j  UiMisalppi,  and  resumed   iti 

unscripturul  j 

dicial  powerj!     Of; eourae,  Preii. 

dent  Cbapin  i 

onutioned  all  these,  by  going  into 

that  Presbyte 

ian  Church,  and  testified,  by  hii 

acta,   that    P 

eabyterian   government    w»3  a> 

good  us  Cong 

egatiooal,  and  as  Scriptural 

G.  S.  F.  S 

vage    voted    In    the    Congiegi- 

.t  this  manifestly  tri 


him,  and  an  Episcopalian  on  the 
:  President  forever    pledged  by  i 


bird,  second  word,  rmtd  PVpists  for  jupf 
In  Brief  Editorials,  page  thirty-third, e( 
burth,    before    the    words,    "  His  book," 


^uite  right,  oo  first  pT 
i"e  hope  our  readert  ■ 
a  a  careful  perusal- 


Lord  Jesus  Christ,  to  humble  man  and  prO« 
■  Be  governed  by  your  knowledge  " 


37 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSTJ:  CHICAGO,  DECEMBER,  28,  1869. 


Correspondence. 


,  B&AOK.IIEARTKD  f 


e  us  Home  light  oo  ti 


jak  freely,  in  the  Brat  ] 


rganir.0   by  appointing   Jos, 
ih.Im.4t.,    and  O.  P.  Honors 


inn's  Valley,    of  t 


.age.     We  hope  thnt 
Bishop  David  Eot 

.nd  am  dotting  hung] 


,   good    sugg< 


in  and  split  them"(th.>  Old  and 


[We  cheerfully  publis 
was  not  started  *be.  , 


'cruelty,  who  sdleniuly   am!  public 


idod.     That  in  n  meeting  of  aiiiil  lodge,  which 


for,  only  by  ^supposing   that  those  mysteries 

cording!)' ,  when  a  certain  Lodge  of  Masons  noi 
long  since,  petitioned  the  Supreme  Lodge  ol 
the  United  Stated  for  the  privilege  of  inserting 
Christd  name  inj  their  Liturgy— that  ruling 
Lodge,  and  its  Supreme  Potentate,  deolded- 
"that  it  was  inconsistent,  and  Uuidmistibk  to  dc 
lot  Is  it  not  OfoitUm,  as  well  as  heathen  ? 
Again   Webb   (another  oraole  of  '  Masonry) 


^ting  Christ.     This  being  tl.ecnf 


BJitor  of  the  Republican  does,  und   Still  clem 
**l  the  people  say.  L.     FOSTER. 

'*  >Ki';Mi«..pi:(n'i,i:') 

Kbitoe  Ctnosuri: 

addresses  from  Preside. 
bflOt.  had  In  Deitz  Hall,  ag 
l""\  m  this  place,  on  Decor 
flw  hall  was  well  filled; 
u°arly  crowded. 

At  the  meeting  on   the  e- 


'a*;;  nbovo  iho  fuiiowin  com_ 

'  lee   wen-  appointed   by  open  nomination, 

"J '•'•  or  ih.„.pi,  ,,.„„,,  T|,: 

J«i.   M.    D.lu,    Oh.lrman.    O.liin  Sp.oe.r 
«■».  EUu  Patrtek,  o.  P.  Kodjet.  and  Daniel 


Blan. 


I  shall  he  on  the  1 

okout    for    more    sub 

ribors."     We  hope 

o  hoar  from  biui  agai 

PETBB   Howk  renew 

his  subscription,  anc 

nds  one  dollar  for   l 

ie  good    of    tho  cause 

fo   consider  it  auo-.h 

er  dollar  for  the  Trao 

We  thank  JOHtTFaI 

taw.  for   the  name  o 

s  pastor   and    other 

ght  to   take  the  pa 

er.     They  shall  reee.v 

,ot    nppobted  to    conduct  a    mcCariau 
'ho  writer  in  alluding  to  the   division  - 

purned    by  tt.  J-  Broekonridgs  and    the  Old 
ichool."    In  justice  to  the  Old  School  allow 

,  PUm  of  Union  had  been  formed  between 
longregationalisis    and    PresbytorianB. 


irofai 


That  Plan  of  Union   allowec 


No  PrttbyU 


>  from 


[  belioi 


dbyt1 


creeping  baok,  like  whipped  and  humbled  span- 

of  whoso  front  door  they  had  been  kicked,  to 
"     T.  Bracken- 
,lly  worldlv 


idg. 


"4a, 


ive  Grand  Mastership  of  the  Order  in  England 
The  Times  also  very  softly,  and  blandly,  and 


s,  and  never  dreamed  of  bullying  it  io  an' 
le  or  manner.  God  forbid,  that  Free  Ms 
i  should  bully  such  a   safe  guard  ofpopula 


a  tho  land  which  is    not  under   < 


aside  the  execution  of  the  laws  against  South 
em  Masons  of  high  standing?  Hero  is  thi 
insidious  way,  word  for  word,  in  which  th( 
Times  undertakes  to  show  that  Masonry    hold; 

"The    Masonic    Grand  Secretary,  Dr.  J.  M 


Ulil      „•- 


■mmunicatloos,  and  be  likely  to  nuko  then 
lvea  merry  at  such -braving  or  death."  If 
i  believes  Masonic  obligations  ate  a  nullity 

)d  and  man,  render  the  violation  of  them  a 

ucerity  and  hii  martyr  courage  by  doing  this 


fully 


d  dodging  are  not 


:onfront  the  lodges  with  anot 
f  living  witnesses,  like  the 
ion.    Let   the  knights  who 


this  horrid  incubus,  this  throttling  night- 
a  would  be  thrown  from  the  State,  and  the 
■ch;  and  soula  immortal  and  countless,   be 


hisduty  as  an  officer  then  Masonry  isadlsquall-lusTng  md  kindly,"  nr  words  to  that  efleot;   h. 
ficatiou  fc.r  office— for  it  arrested  his  p.ogrfvs  M™  immediately  Interrupted  by  tuepersoc 


l.rough  his  superior  officer  gavi' him   its  cc 

rders,    but   commanding    and    compelling    it* 
he  letters  of  a    pv  or  Information  of  fa 


n  this  officers  eondi 


>  didn 


•  |i'id...:<,  wii] 


top  oftl 


"rom  those  who  are  not  Masons.     And  this  is 

Jasonie  favoritism,  is  not  simply   conforrln 

onforrlng  benefits  on  the   fraternity  at  the  ex 
lensc      uf    outsiders.      Guard    the     Mason' 


.  glorify  tho  order  hy  p 


■   of  a  lovely  widowed  dmighf. 


jourt.     Perhaps  this  is  motive  enough  why 

nan  in  place,    although  suob  Battery    coul 

ita   effect  upon  the  man.     That  Its  effect  upo 
Mr.  Seward  has  been  to  encourage  him  in  hi 


of  the  war.    It  has  been  to  abrogate  our 
;ty  of  the  constitution  inthisrespec 


ouths  of  the  higher  olui 


at  of  the  eunuch.     It  h 


i^tn.^i.'Mons.  It  sought  to  ofiect  by 
flgement.  and  womanly  dexterity  what 
.nly  b*  w.ll  effected    by    th       - 


hlcn  is  admirably  adapted  to  Englis 


h.ink  on  English  Mason  lias 
lold  of  tho  city  of  Now  Tor 
ulatcd    laws,  which    the    Tim 

For  this  purpose  a  large  hall 
moie    centralized    organizal 

rish  will  ultimately  resent,  as' 
■ould.  and  the  latter  state  of 

There  Is  no  other  remedy  but 


swered    by    the  lady  that  it  belo 


■Mmtr-.L-dl.   I ..I    I.',    fa,    luH., 

.^ndc/aml  murdefo'ne    anot 


MAUABONE. 


rking   of    the  degrees.     'Light    or 
proper  understanding  of  tho  system 


feetly  suic 

d 

1-01 

dsti 

Imo 

e  amazing  Ilia 

outsider 

w 

/pe 

e'e'pr 

nelp 

ITZ7L 

of  this  Ma 

o  w 

rrior 

If 

ar  is  an  utter 

stionofS 

onic 

uof 

iples 

and 

shoulder-strap 

perpetrating 
We  should  ra 

the 

aositi 

in  of 

Masons  and  th 

specime 

fthe 

r  co 

duct 

Masonry   has 

*4**ifl~  o 

DSCd 

towa 

r.bu 

is  rather  a  p 

ort  to  ita 

ns  of 

pow 

rand    profit, 

ed  are  spies  or  murdcrera-lbrust  f     ' 
into  their  plnoos,  and  give  the  guilt 


n  front  of  him, 
)1  to  his  br. 

or  I  will  shoot 


her  attempt  to  speak,  but  before 
culate  a  single  phrase,  this  mau 
I  against  his  breast  apparently 

vord  you  are  a  dead  man  !»    Morgau  was  then 

ilent,  after  uttering  agroan  which  was  enough 

o  pierce  the  hearts  of  any  but  conspirators. 

[To  bt  continued.} 


■'1  do.1'  s.tiil  Moi 


MINUTES 

Aurora  Christian 

CONVENTION, 


Minutes  of  the 
National    Christian   Convention 

PITTSBURG, 


a  moral  character  of  Masonic  favoritls 
ral,  and  it  follows  that  no  true  Mason 


National  Christian     Association 


mall  on  roeolpt  ofpric* 

EZRA  A.  COOK. 

the  Publisher, 


Scatter  the  Documents. 


of  truth  and  sincerity.     We  think  of 


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y  ofallGod'slaw.  "Thou 


eoept— appropriated  the  jewel   and   pus 


iplcsofthc  Advocate,  have  no  more  depth  not 
rying  peace  when  there  is  no  peace.    This  Ma- 


he  Chinaman,  who  consider  then 
oat  pleasure  when  adjured  by  I 
formB  of  an  oath;  but  If  yoi 


leu  plunderer,  or  guerilla.     If  t 
wt.  .imply  •  robber  and  bl.  Man 

hypoorlsy,  or  d.lu.Ion.     I(  he  w. 


t  day's  installation.     This  satisfied  her  ei 
!  men,  one   of  which,  (and  who  as  I    aftei 


boulder  as  though  1 


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CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  DECEMBER,  28,  1869. 


Talking  of  sects  tiU  late  one 
Of  the  various  dootrioe*  the  i 
That  night  I  stood  Id  a  tronb 


Tbcnb 


Correspondence. 


>urney   tlirce    scor*  and  o 
soughtto  be  on  the  sqnar. 


I  enlia' 


mmal  sutsertter.  I  am  now  geWln; 
;b,  and  wilJ  send  the  money,  with  thel 
a  won  as  I  have  thoroughly  mhymwb 


ididDtid)  inopposltlo: 


3  of  >i  sober  hue  was  made  ; 


An 

none  of  the  au 

Ab 

ut  the  width  of 

Tie 

S/-«    in  hi 

Hjmnsosmun 

Tim 

.he  people  in  J 

Tho  Psalms  and  Hyr 


I  saw  one  Faint,  from  the  other  shrink.   ' 
"Sprinkled  or  plunged,  mar  I  sak  you, 

"Mill  with   a  fen-  drop?  on  my  brow," 

"And  I  really  think  it  will  hardly  do, 

Yon're  bound,  I  know,  to  the  realms  of 

bliss, 
But  yon  must  go  that  way,  aod  Pll'go  this 

And  straightway  plunging  with  all  hia 

might, 
Away  to  the  lefl-hw  friend  at  the  right, 


idcctl   astonishing       hurvlj    F»di    tliiti£ 

In      our      Sreai      national     eonlliet 
avocraoy,      we     did    moat     clearly     eee    n 

ere  Masons,  dyed  in  the  wool,  and  by  paper 
aS  clearly  set  forli,  that  for  moro  than  tnelr 

JSghB,     Inth 


T!:"    ,:fl-.,r! 


wgfc 


■  lodges 


ifety  started.     I  propose  to  send  you 


rood.      If  you  can 


if-"  Plainly,  the  selfish  motWe  by  which 
icribe*,  Pharisees  and  hypocrites  did  these 

3  Of  morality,  to  bo  seen  of  men,  to  gait 
•applause.     They  hod    no    higher    object 

»  things  publicly,  before  man.  The  Scrip 
i  ».«mJ  "  not  on))"  to  require,  but  actual!; 
■qvirc   the  people  of  God  to  come  out  pub 

u  of  morality  and  their  religious  duties' 
ro  mop,  H.CI  merely  to  bo  neon  of  ineu,  To 
fake  of  tlifir  Applause  ;  but  that  by  seeinj 
r  good  works,  they  iUny  glorify  God.    Hone- 

mayglorifyyo.tr  Father  who  is  in  Ueaven.1 
"That  ifcey  may  by  your  good  works  whicl 
thcyshall  behold,  glorify  God    in  the    day    o 

perform  their  good  works  publicly,  be  for. 
?n,  not  that  thoy  may  gain    their   applause 


rineipally  by  curiosity    to    become  i 

uence.  I  -was  a  rtrsngor  to  oxperi 
>liE,on,  and  bod  often  hoard  Mason 
mj  one  living  up  to  t!iu  principles  o 
would  bo  saved,  or  was  a  Christian 
s  heard  a  Mason  peventy-five  years  oh 

of  a  Christian  church,  who  says  if  H 
;cd  to  leare  etfAfr,  he  would  leave  th. 
■athor  than  Masonry. 
0  God'e  spirit  was  powerfully  poure. 
o  place  where  I    then    resided,    ih 


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■I  spake  opot-'J  tot 
n  the  Syragng,ie,  on 


Again,  Mr.   C.  says:     "The 


Then.juat  as  I  thought 


>i.l.-UMd,.  for  the  WUJ  *aa  one, 
The  tuiLome  journey  of  life  *a«  dooe, 
AndPrieat,  and  (Junker,  and  all  who  i 


Bliss,  Of  Memphis,    Of- 
gave  (he  right   hand    ol 


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Is  anything  like  this  taught  in   th 


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aotts,  of  Ultful  age  and  sound  mind,  do  here 
testify  and  any  that  I  am  a  native  of  this 
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Lime  Kiln  Dock,  and 

in    the    afternoon  of 

"I  should  have  been  very  glad  to  ha 
■nred  out  and  loft  tho  room,  could  I  ha 
en    indulged  in    that  privilego.     But  I  v, 


ised  that  the  lot  foil  on  threo  fore 


s  I  cannot   Ce»cr.bc.     My  lifo 


■1 

IS 

;lnr:.lion  by  him  auhsoribed, 
rcof,  I,  tho  said  Notary  Tub 

JOHN  W.  QC1NCY, 

rand  Justice  of  the  Teaco. 

Three 

r  the  above,  on    tho    18th  o 

Bill,  Thatmorco- 


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m  by  persecution 

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nil  regular   signs, 
,  handed,  sent  or 

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or  "Chapter  of 

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2"Z'ji,l 

o,  is  loft  without 

were-  taken     up    and  i 


good  ebnrneter  Tot  troih  and  veracity,  so  fi 


iYil]io.m  Miller.     He 


*r\{Q  Master.     We    vty*    captured,'    twonty 
"«"  days  out,  by  the  EfdpTftnt,    a    «¥A"tj 


after  sonic  time,  I  v 


,ght  to  help  do  it-or 


Tho  executioners  took  their  station  a.  little  t< 
io   left  of  tho  High  Priest  or  Grand  Muster 


jstlmoDj',  a  man  being  now  iu  this 


nng.io  torn  out  hy  t 
riod  in  the  roun.1.  ear, 
iv  of  the    Fellow    Cm 


sanctioned,  up  to  tho  Sovonth  Dogrce.     Thos 
of  tho  higher  degrees  are  of  tho  same  nature 


penalties   havo    teeolvud  only  a 

Hea'lftfn.     The  olillgatloni  speak*  for 


Some  of  us,  likewise,  know  from  our  o. 
obsorYHtioB,  that  these  obligations  havo  bo. 
uniformly  administerod  in  Lodges  and  Cba 
.errand   suffered    to    stand    as    literally  c 


■apposed  to  provo  "  wilfully  guilty  "    o 
..ting    some    part    of    his   obligation,    which 


londemned  himself,  i 


he    higher    dogrees.       The  Thrlco  Illui 


degree.     The    Knight  nf  the    East  and  We9 


rsentatlon  of   Hell,  .unl  tln-n  mldrfrsed  in 
following  language:     "The   horrors  which 

;al:nns    you    havo   taken."     To  tho  Knight  of 
ho    Eagle  or  Suu,    Is  explained  the  following 


ist  came  upon  his  track.  Tboy  pursued  It, 
Indlng  article  after  article  that  must  havo 
.oen  used  by  him,  and  at  list  came  upon  a  rusty 
;un,  loaning  ,.gamst    a  tree.     Thoy  disco 


I  his  dying  agonies.  Sad  words  thoy 
As  nearly  as  I  can  rorolleet,  the)'  were 
-"Ob,  my  God,  I  nm  djing  of  thirst ;  my 

mouth  1     Ilavo  inorey   upon  mo  !"    And 
then,  as  11  ho  had  become  paralysed  hy  death, 

ly  unintelligible.     Io  tho  desert  he  had  died  o 

lu's  dying  record  1      How  bitterly  must  h 
vc     regretted    hist    paM    determination  —  al 

My  unconverted  reader,  think    I  pray  you 

end  of  your  days  a  trlfter  f     Or  are  you  still  (a 

God  aiid  your  soul  f  My  brother  awake 


Under  his  reign  tho  Masons  scorned  to  be  In 
high  glee.  Matiyof.ho  lucky  brothers  made 
fortunes,    and  got  good  offloes.     Ministers  of 

(sad     to    relate)    readily    lent    themselves  to 


lacking 


easily  of  law  ;  tho  tologruph  was  mado  a  great 
onnccllng  link  between  Masonic  lodgoa,  and 
■very thing  seemed  to  bo  conducted  on  Masonic 
principles.  Tho  result  of  which  h,s  been,  as 
itCht  be    ospoctod,    that  rebels    hnvo    hocn 

largo  part  of  our  toirltory  military  law  pie- 
ails,  and  over  a  still  wider  portion  tho  laws 
f  tho  Untied  States  are   not  respooiod.     Our 


I  country  by   offended  heaven.     Wo  ha 


By  persisting  luhold 


hob;   world.      Ibm.r   w.ljU   i 


,      Infamous      pennlty       In       tho      mora 
)rld,   a  death  liko  that  which  we  inflict  oi 

,d  throwing  them  into  the  water.     Hot  nil  o 
:  were  alike  guilty  of  this  great  crimo  :   It  wa 


upon  us;  what  as  rl^ht-mloded,  moral,  scnaibl 
[mo,  confess  judgment,  and  offer  on, 
once  for  redressing  tho  wrong  t     Ough 


Journey  across  a  region  never   beforo  oiploi 


ireh   of  him.     They    trjvorscd  hundrods  Of 


and  c 


oiccodinglv  dangerous  to  liberty- 
re  all  been  occasioned  by  this  Maaonlo  of- 
t  ni  saving  friends  at  tho  expense  of  law  and 

pc  of  muney,  to  say   nothing  of  tho  waste 
Republican   vitality,  has  thus  been  entailed 


Ight  na  well  bo  without  laws;  and  a  Notion 
ithont  law  la  In  n  stato  of  nnarchy,  which  loads 
i  despotism.     And  herein    Masonry  has  pro- 

'  Muannry  aro  towards  despotism.     It  tends  tn 


,'onfonniling  all  hkt.i1  .lihUnclions,  so  os  to  put 

lud  honor,   liberty  and  llcontiouenc&e,   meroy 

amo  Masonic  square  and  level.  The  lifo  and 
pirlt  of  Masonic    organisation  la  despotism, 

ico.,  na  make  up  Masonry,  la  a'a  much  as  to  iny 
hat  a  secret  organisation  of  Ihieves  and  rob- 
icra  may  bo  very  moral  men.  If  there  Is  any 
lornl  and  spiritual  lifo  among  Mas 


of  Masonry,    and  not  from  Mason- 
■  Itself 

id  our  peace  rendered  Insecure,  our  National 
angored,  by  tho  Intorforenco  of  Masonry  with 

tot  the  reverse  oflbcso   propositions  aro  true 

within  moderate  bounda,  and  our  liberties  se- 
nircd  by  tho  Interposition  of  Masonry  t  That 
lasonry  haa  been  actively  ongnged  during  the 


oth  aides  of  a  question,  and  which  might  be 
mch  better  lost  than  that  of  aomo  bettor  manr 
What  good  has  the  Masonry  ofAndrew  Johnson 
lone,  though  so  often    exhibited,  once  at     a 

ovlow   In    the  grounda  of  the  While  House, 

lostnn  and  abovo  all,  at  tho  tomb  of  Dougla,  ' 


f  the  dead,  l»  search  ..r>.,u, 
i  of  demotic  firob;     ■! 


Pr,,i.|r.,.i  of  the    United   t 


ROYAL  ARCQ  ANTIMASON 


ecumenical  Council,  or  that 
Ions  6ft»t,  body  will 


hither  tho  Jows  alw 

liar  loavo,   ob.ainud  B, 
ho  spoeeh  Is  to  bo  deli». 
irlt  of  ihcLord  Is,  thero 
oponly    Iu   the   Temple 

Hf  A  thorough  p 

Tw'Z'^M 

39 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JANUARY    11,  1870 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


lire    iv.;]],   purchased   to  himself    "  •■•  "■ 
!,  nnd  great  boldness."    This  is  ntl    Hi 


3  Unfit 


pcoxance  of  their  evil,  by  refusing  the  toggery 
arid  "degrees"  of  tin;  lower  lodges.  Seek  by 
all  means  to  save  the  good  members  who  bat 
been  drawn  into  them.  Eiercisc  their  on 
discretion,  and  "be  led  by  tnc  spirit  of  God. 

To  abuse  n  joung  minister  who  baa  older,  and 
stronger  men  in  bis  church  than  he  is,  bee 
ha  does  not  read  a  notice,  or  give  his  church 


iiid  dcel 


no  right  to  do.  Ami,  a  good  deal  of  sue l 
abuse  ismoroly  venting  malice  against  Christ1! 
body  "  which  is  tho  Church,"  in  the  name  oi 
reform.  It  is  not  bis  duty  to  denounce  al 
once,  any  weak  or  templed  brother  who  has 
been  drawn  into  the  Lodge.  Cut  it  is  bis  duty 
to  refuse  to  receive  new  members,  who  L&vi 
sworn  to  have   their  throats  out,  unless  the: 

CIiniSTMAS  IN  THE  ADVANCI!, 


moving  Masonic  insorip'.iftns  and  dates  from 
nur  public  buildings  I  See,  too,  how  he  eomei 
down  on  the  "Jews"  for  dropping  the  date 
"Anno  Domini."-  When  and  where  nas  he 
condemned    tho    Masons  (who    are    legions, 

tiling  ?     Notice,  also,  how  deeply  this   odiloi 

ill  tho  Sabbath  !   The  following  Is  Iron 

Tond  of  it !     But  even  then  the  case  tl 


*,.ir.]c-li-ht  i:.  CI.nstf.Kis 
do  this  with  a  very  solcm 
face,  rivaling  that  upon 


/  How  tboso  would  rejoice  -at  thonboli 
of  Christmas!  Its  annual  oecurrenci 
:  bring  a  pang  to  their  hearts,  as  they  se. 
business  o!  the  civilized  world  pause,  am 
ersal  rejoicings  aud   congratulations  am 

jirth  of  Jesus  whom  (hey  eruciGed,  Yes 
be  Jews  could  blot  out  Christmas,  am 
.go  tho  universal  habit  of  dating  event 
.no  Domini?'  or  from  the  birth  of  Christ 
have  plucked  out  two  thorns  fron 


or*.  All  day  long  the  principal  streets 
ifcstcd  with  gangs  of  young  aod  middle  agea*t 
len  of  nigh  as  well  03  of  low  degree,  whoop- 
ig,  and  screaming,  and  firing.  On  Cherry 
Ireet,  nenr  the  Maiwel!  Rouse,  I  saw  one  su  " 

ny  war  among  the  by-passers;  and  it  w 
declared  everywhere  on  the  street  that  tb 
iring  ball,  and  that  ccvoral  had  been  h 
5  while,  olong   (be   same   crowded  ih< 


led,  and    mischief  was  done.    I  pas 

ng  tho  paronicnt  by  the  running  nwn 
id,  scared  by  the  crackers. 
S'or  were  these    charming  pastimes 
way  interrupted  or  meddled  with    for 


ruder  Radical  rule.     The  Radical  polico  for( 
iompcjlcd  good   order  on  public  days;  thcr 

Now,  while  it  is  Iruc    that   Saturday    naa 


called    Nashville.     Pre 


aas  no  monopoly  of  or. 
Crating  the  Nativity 


gushing  the  hencfit  of  the  circuits  tioi 
metropolitan  daily.  Thus  writes  the  yo. 
Olnistmas;     '  Throughout  Christendom 

the  shrine  of  lovely  woman,  so    long    as    tho 
sunDower  shall  turn  to  tho  sun,  so  long  as  t 

as  the  sea-shell  shall  murmur  the  music  of  t 


Ritchie  takes  us  to  tasl 
DliceofMr.  Tilton,  "He  a 
iclieving."   And  though  f] 


mid   hardly  imagine  the  amount  ol 


■a.l  through  Hie  Plunc'hetto  a 
We  might  conclnao  tho  de 
do,  and  are  very  much    dissat 


r  (lost 


t  Cbri 


nerc  follows  a  letter  doscr 

BintfC 

rislrrir., 

llic  mil." 
'"  These 

IV'    Mr-  i'.Ii 

as  it  is  in  fact;  not  in  lire  ro 

«•«»'»' 

of  tile 

Advance    editors    theory  sine. 

«a  lime 

The  abc 

ilion,. 

ill  the 

„,  „ „ 

Correspondence  of  the  Clucinn 

,11  Gm 

>, 

only    «e 

the  sun  gone  down  on  Christ 
0  tipsy  men  and  half  grown  boye 

'.by  threes  and  by  half  .Wen* 


though  he  thought  himself   a 


unity    to 


that  saying  of  II '8  «-M  "strictly  1 
ilbful,"     it     -till    hardly    help 

nhollcrliig,"  that   "educated  div 


The  Apostles,  too,  were  "honest,"  or  ; 
ast,  Mr.  Ritohic  "  inclines  "  lo  think  them  e 
Weil,  good  friend  Ritoliio,  of  Henselae 
idlana,    those  "honest "  Apostles   speak 


i  of   truckling  to  the  world,  ao 
i  indictment  "in  all  the  churches. 


'i, -•'[-general  of  c 


MM,  DtC 


Ornott 


,-   will  ;.].,,-■ 

—Salami  Ittply  to  Christ,  in  Milton, 
The  Christian  public   has  no  inlcrest  in  pi 
>nal  altercations  between  editors.    But  eve 
no  is  deeply  interested  id  tho    sentiments 
iosc   who  aspire  to  guide  Christian  popu' 


.  '!■■■ 


odox   : 


'■[in'].-  Li'hiudit.  Heme  the  strifes  of 
[' iper:  and  denomination:  fnr  the  presti; 
control  of  "  orthodoxy." 

It  is,  therefore,  the   appiutni.tlo   bruin 


l  pow 


aspire 


ho   'iiL.-i'iil'crs  to  the  A'h-mirc  in  111 
isli  Hie  directors  ol    that  paper  it.  gra: 
ibnnge  of  editor?.    It  is  because  wc  profoundly 
leliere    that    tire    present  editor  is  w: 
read    and    heart,   on  the  groat    issue 


the    false  religions  of  t 


l»WI,  Oi, 

Not 

oriel  Con.cr.liot 

one  Christi 

clearly  se 

t  fort 

h— that  wo  ask 

who  now  pr 

the   Con 

reg. 

onelist,  of  Illl 

to  the  more 

entire  change  in  the  editor  himself.     How  can 
a  mind    which    has  lately  recommend, 
insertion  of  twelve  monthly  religious  fe: 
upon    the    simplicity   of    Trotestant  I 
('liuri'h-worship,  sincerely  oppose   any 


cntions,  Masonic  or  ot 
indictment  of  tho  Cm 


I-/- r    "'111' 


and  practices  which  he  seeks  to  engraft  on 

meats,  as  billiards,  and  the  like  ;  a  Sabb 
resting,  not  on  God's  law,  but  ou  argumc 
the  study  of  mystic  philosophy,  as  Swcdenbi 
and  now,  (added  to  all    theso  well  known  cle 

Romish    withholding  of    the    Bible  from  tho 
*ebfi.-.ls  ol  the  people  I 

Wc   hall    this   editor's   indictment 
Cvnoh-jie    .is   an  "Ishmoelite,"  morco' 


rybody," 


f  God,  least  of   nil,   again;! 
arge  on  him  the  attempt 


ages    by    their    attempt    to 

wo  believe  the  charge  tru 
imminent !  Aaron,  Dr.  Pat' 
nnd  prototjpe,  as  an  Invei 
festivals,  is  ealled  in  Scriptut 

to    Christ    in    tho  Mount,  \\ 


tho  gentlest  and  most 
ibrlst  was  uot  an  Isbma 
nrldly    motive    nn    re 


t  how 


;re    "discuss"  Free  Masonry,  and 
ropular;  while  Ilenry  Ward  Eeecher 


aid  His. 


[■Mac 


olaut 


eply  ti 


tack  : 


the  Itultpaadent  for  its  righteous  net  in  pub 
isbing  President  Finney's  articles,  (which  it  ii 
aid,)  tho  Adtance  refused?  flow  can  thi 
Iynosum  make  Tree  Masonry  unpopular,  and 
nd  laud  the  church 


wc  need  not  go  lo  NewjYork— take  tin 
of  the  Advance,  It  charged  the  first  nami 
paper  as  a  "violation  i>f  the  rnnr.il  law. 
It  warily  shunned  lo  tell  its  readers  when 
our  paper  was  published,  lest  haply,  some  oni 

the  Adi'awr  office  to  get  a  small  notice  of  ou 
Aurora  Convention  inserted,  and  failed.  Aftc 
ougroat  r  and  precious  Aurora  Convention,  thi 

it  for  weeks  after  the  Chicago  dailies  had  don> 
so.  At  our  Chicago  Anniversary,  in  Farwetl 
ITall,  last  June,  nineteen  Christian   denomi 

ryrtmtcd  there  I    And  now  this  editor    i 

thcro  was  a  CrNOSBBE,  coolly  tells  his  i 
that  the  cause  is  a  good  one,  but  the  " 

"an  Ishmnol!::     If  condemning  and  ei 

HUfli  hypocrisy   be  Islinraeliti-h,  f-linncl 
gentleman  and  a  Christian. 


In  naswer  to  our  good  Brother  King,  wh( 
Iter  appeared  in  the  last  Cynosure,  we  £ 
aoe  Jor  all,  nnd  before  God,  who  trieth  t 
lorts,  that  the  CraoBonE  would  not,  if 
iuld,  turn  one  sect  or  denomination  over 


r  I  shall  be  guilt 
wsly"  bearing 
c  were  disciplin 


ir.ANVH  vi;n 


Tho  Kiecutive  Commince  of  the  Nat 
iristian  Association  opposed  to  secret 
ies,  at  a  recent  meeting,  directed   thai 

port  at  the  uuiiu.il  meeting    in  Chicago,  should 


publis 


tho  Cy; 


The  object  lor   .vhitli    fund.- 


aim  at  retaining  public  confirtenre  hy 
professions  of  exclusive  virtue.  But  a  truly 
broad  and  liberal  view  odbc  subject  must  com- 
pel the  admission  that  the  secret  orders  and 

plunder,  and  violence,  arc  not  sinners  alone 
or  above  all  others  in   ibis  matter.     A  clear 

could  show— that  the  eame  C3=o»tlol  principle 
f  evil,  the  same  fountain  of  corruption,  is  in 
he  very  centre  of  all  the  secret  orders.  It  is  found 
a  their  soul-enslaving  obligations  of  life-long 
ecrccy.  Therefore,  as  our  father*  resisted 
British  taxation  not  on  account  0r  tho  mllli 
ed,  but  simply  on  the  ground  of  Uio/vi 
]>tr  of   taxation,  without    roprcsont'ition— 


e  oppose 


but  for  i 


of  property   in  man  ;  so  mus 

wc   oppose  ««*. 

itm,   not  for   the   particula 

development  ol 

glaring  crimes,  in  this  order 

rthat,  but  for  the 

soul-slavery  which  they   iro 

oso   by  supcrsed 

ng    manhood,  truth  conscie 

nee,  and  God,  in 

their  obligations  of  life-long 

ecrccy  concerning 

things  future  and  unknown. 

By  this  bond  ol 

ninuity,  men  are  drawn  into 

connivance  with 

crime,  into  favoring  the  wlc 

cd  at  the  expense 

of  the  innocent,  into  deceit 

into  falscwitncss 

nto  the   perversion  ofjustie 

e,  into  the  pcrpe 

tration  of  nameless  crimes  no 

stopping  in  many 

of  sccretiaru.  Usurping  by  a  blind  assent  t 
the  obligations  of  secrecy,  the  prerogatives  c 
truth  and  of  God— next,  and  naturally  come 
hostility  to  the  Qod  and  till)  (ruth  thus  om 
raged  and  dethroned.  In  most  cases  the  ver 
name  of  the  only  mediator ;  the  true  God  mar 
ifest  In  tho  flesh,  is  cast   cut  and  tabooed— an 


with  bis  rivals— with  t 
portion  of  mankind  se 


xh'ii'lO'I  lo  tin 
Every  heretical  systen 


of  liberality.  Even  charity  i: 
.-  ,;  j;.;-..  ■]  :  'hi-  irrekU"!  fi'lluw -hip;, in- 
all  that  is  false  and  vile  in  systems  and  En  mi 
Now  the  very  essence  of  such  liberality  is  ir 
delity.     Thun  lo  acknowledge  and  worship  I 

a  point  i.l  ii,:.  denial  of  all  that  constitutes  tl 


.  of 


ihgion 


.cbing  false,  and  that  De 


God  and  there  Is 
admits  this  oxclv 

admit-  nothing. 


by  the  company  ho  keeps.  He  who  seel 
finds  the  association  of  brotherly  fellow, 
religious  riles  among  wicked  men,  skoplics,  and 


fatten- 


-■..■!!■  .ill  t 


njoy  such  fellowship  of  sinners  and  enjoy  also 
ic  fellowship  of  saints.  Hence  the  mingli 
riuon  of  all  religions  and  of  no  religion, 
no  uinliseriiiiiniiiing  brotherhood  of  espee 
udearment  which  h  the  peculiar  glory  of 
;crel  orders  indicates  a  false  liberality,  ast 


ill  the 


and  It 


ained  lie 


This  i 


espc'i'il    (.lis 


of  all  religions  under  bci 
p  of  worship,  and  p 
lods  and  systems  wii 


or  that  Jesus  is  as  false    and  foul  as  Ju| 
t.     And  cither    is  a  lull!    rvjcelion   t 
Jesus.     Hence  tbo  liberality  that  attempts  thi: 


I,  obligations 


"I  lil'.:rtv   agjiiust  despotism,  of  ct[U'rty 
st  partiality,  of  guilclcssness  again! 


deiiraMo.  For  is  not  the  Hone  that  is  e 
f  the  mountain  without  hands,  thai  whic 
;rows  the  mountains?     And  docs  not    tl 

ileesing  from  God!  Happy  then  is  ho  whom 
io  Inevitable  necessity  robs  ofthi3  boastin 
hat  his  requital  has  been  at  nomanseipen. 
-even  though  in  his  labors  there  may  ha' 
teen  an  expenditure  of  the  vital  energies, 
utclloct  acd  snul  which  seven  thousand  a  yc 


t  theories  of  infidelity,  and  to  eitabUH, 
histoiically  tho  antiquity  of  Free  Masonry 
tho  spider  spins,  as  she  pnaseH  along  the  c»b| 
-'  ieh  she  passes  from   one  house  ton   »m 


g  persist  in  sireh  i 


s  well  I 


Even 


-rails  of  Jorico  wore  thrown  down  without  ad 
!quatC  natural  moaus,  and  thereby  all  partiei 
vere  assured  of  the  presence  of  ao  Oaiiiipolonl 
hand.  In  this  fact  thus  revealed  the  Israel 
had  more  cause  to  take  courage,    and  the 

f  heart,  than    if  those    wails   had    beer 

cd  to  pieces  by  a  modern  battery  of  i 


oproiicl^or folly  and  fan 


while  God  is  with  us.    The   Cynoso 

ommeuced  but  there  is  need  t 
uithould  bo  pushed  from  iiOiloi 


image  of  Batvl,  the 
all  the  journalism 
ious,  but  apptobal 

This  silence    the  n 


advice,  infer  that 


,ay  the  Apostles  of 
To  supply  all  this  I 


ack  of  fidelity  in  the  jour- 
,  and  lo  produce  a  sciisa- 
this  silence,  and  stop  this 

■j,  rc'-ijiu— tlio       Cvno?CH>: 


funds  ire  needed  t' 


nd  murderers,  should  be    reproduced,  and  an 
mple    supply  of  tbcm   provided.     Tracts,  t 
product  of  skill  and  care  should  be  provided  I 
llions,  aod  effectual  measures  adopted 


Masonry,    while  it  was  kept  before   tl 
people,    drove    Free    Masonry    out    of  eigh 
should  hinder  its  doing  the  same  again 

the  serpent,  may  be  accounted  for,  by  the  fm 

too  political  and  not  sufficiently  r 
,  cither  or  botb.  These  defects  mu. 
i  remedied.     Books  and  tracts   we  mill 


.'ilu.lv 


This 


cd  Into 


ie  taken  away,  or  history  itselfbe  Morganized  • 
.11   knowledge  of  the  past  become  dubious 

fabulous  legend;,  „D(|  „„ 
be  lo3t.  No  wonder  rtji 
tout  tire  light  of  Jlfslor, 
For  true  history  is  a  fatal  witness  aKa.us,  ffW 
Uasonry.  It  baa  only  fables  and  fancies  for  it 
uld  leave  nothing,  olse  to  Christian. 


l  depcnd-i  ii 


Alio  the 
funds,  Is  a 

need  of  our  cause  which  requires 
Bureau  of  Statistics,  to  collect  f«u       1 

n  rclatia 

to  this  whole  subject.     We  need  l»       [  1 

know  tho 

umbers  thut  worship  in  Ike  alua-       1 

bers  ot  In 

sgcry.     The  amount  or  taxes  whlcb       1 

they  exto 

l^ — liow  many  professed  Chrlsiiunt 

orders,    a 

d  who  they  are— how  many  or  our 

Senators  t 

id  Representatives  and  judges,  and       1 

who  they 

arc  that  belong  to  them,  and  Hrju      I  : 

proportio 

of  all  public    offices  are    Uld  hi      1 

lodge  men 

Again,  ili9  wanted  tueolleetca^      1 

>f  Mason  1 

vci.-ejiK'e.      01   Md.onie  LiVniii,,,, 

looking  into  the   facts.     Cliri 

!d  the  recording  of  all  the  pr 
i  of  the   Gospel   hy  sending  11 

So  wc  must  do.     But  all  this  r 


i  pledged    on  the   spat. 


ie  terms  of  the  pledges  due.     But   the 
ilruiu  others  is  still  far  below  the  ten 
thousand.     Who  will   put  their  hand  of  help  to 


ry  day  Ihe  shout  of  glarl- 
Is  Diana  of  the  Eplie- 
and  louder.  And  ;m" 
:k  of  the  national  dcniot- 
bld  innundatlou  of  Infr 
oration,  intern  peran  ti, 
itism,  Infanticide,  assisai- 


ton,  and  impun. 


,  f.ih.1 


ind  yet  all  those  dark  orders  boast  of  Uicir 
jurifying  and  elevating  power.  They  arc  to  Iw 
be  refuge  of  safety  when  the  tornado  of  cor- 
ruption leaves  safety  no  where  else.    Swage 


lelcd  i 


IBuv. 


ristlan  c 


without 


nnd  a  cheat,  that  no  p>ol  u 


mendacity.     For  they   havo  not  only    i 


rrupllon,  present  themselves  M- 

■cn  stop  lo  ask  whether  their  co- 
existence, is  a  merely  accideatil 

ir  wbethor  they  susUi"  lo  eacli 
Esoiublo  relation  of  cause  and  ef 
ends  of  these  orders  regard  I  bci 


amazing  activity; 

and  our  confident  ht»|W  " 

t  lo  destroy  all  this  po«r 

of  darkness,  by  tb 

e  brightness  of  his  coming- 

This  thickening  o 

f  tho  combat  declares  tlist 

What  wo  do  we  m 

st  do  quickly;  for  tho  limt 

C^-Tl.e  cultur 

Of  the  faculties  is  to   («* 
in. -elf  before  ho  can  make 

he  most  of  the  wo 

1,1  in  .villi  Ii  ho  IS  placed. 

:mper!al  is  the  eausoofOhrisLltbas  thus  far  been  sus-dl  the   exploded    traditions  and    pretensions,  Wheu  ,  euo,|Ul,ror  abln(Ious  hlniselfU 

ijor  tho  tatucd  mainly  by  spontaneous  nnd  unpaid  labor   which    wero^curront    before    the   explosion    of L      b^    t[|olapD     iQ   thai   very  OOnBrHnM   '" 
t  frauds  of  thieving   rings— than  In  Orders  of  a?«rts  and  editors.     Aa  a  Journal,  It  may  t>e|l32o,  bui  to  such  audacity,  ban  this   spirit    of|uf[er,  flni1i  de,iruetton. 


. 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JANUARY  11,  1870. 


Correspondence. 


.18  Lombard  Block,        J- 
Chicago,  December  IB,  18G0.     1 

i, J  you  a  letter  for  publication  from  o 


:0UUt  of  licr 
',,...'.      Your 


uitabte    Tor    school    purposes     We 
;s— but   thiil    would   be    impossible. 


long  vrhile  to  join  them,  recommended  Frc 
I  oson  17  very  highly  to  me.     A  Mason  told  1111 

'.vi ri   »  us  sending  more  so'ila  !o  hcl!  than  an; 


laper,  to  distribute 
people."    We  sen 


llieriog  Masons 
and    po«, 


mly  spealdng)  * 

lit,  but   the  report  m< 


«u    (to  all  apt 


little  tow 

1  of  Favelteville,  in  Northw 

iv  friends  no  doubt  would  fa 

rniiGed,  could  they   have  U 

urn.  sixteen  years  of  age,  oc 

r  one   of  the  benches.     By 

pillow,   and    a   little    "  we  , 

Fpcoimer 

of  a  durkic,  three  months 

!  picture?    Tia  reality,  but 


colored  school. 

"DURA  Pti 


Wc    feel    the 


nc  friend,  by  talking  and  lending 
' " ' Masonic  boolis,  has  roused  up  the 
*°P>e     of      Modford,      to       searcn       Mid 


""i.  I  sli.,l|  i,0  R|ud  beyond  ul!  dcaerip- 
'"  Words  o(  encouragement  from  Mrs.  S. 
A'len,  1,1,0  i„  0„  camel  worker  in  the 
''•Masonic  cause      Sho  send-         thei 


plead  with  me  fi, 


almi.lo  Buggoationa  and  an  account 
cdicatioo  of  a.  Masonic  Temple,  from 
.0  take  tlio  .following: 

"  KsossiXTitt^  Dec.  10,  l 

Editor  Craoauiu*: 

•'  The  Free  Masons 


l  pla< 


sdedic 


ron    by 


thy  i 


weight,  down  to  the  home  or  the  devil,  wbt 
t  originated.     The  members  say  Masonry 


Hi.  only    : 


God  so  loved  the  noi 

[fc  Son.     Of  all    men    that 
jvc.     i'ut  love  seeks  to  i.npa 


ipart,  why  deny  that  light    to    the  ignorant  1 
it  has  bounty  to  bestow,  why  withboid  ii 

that    person*    lacking    the    qualification; 
ecificd,    would   not  be  of  use  to  that  body. 


The  fall  term  closed  with  an   exhibit 
ao  evening  of  December  21st,     The  Chapel 


personified     in 
'ringing  and  bowhi; 


a  lady  labeled  "Popular 


nhisb.uk  by  two  mlliana,  hiboled  "M;v 
nd  "Popery."  In  the  back  ground,  apr 
tall    young  lady,  labeled  "Christianit. 


ted  "Marking 
.ceof  Collog. 


rects  of  tli 

e    Borough,  with  little  white 

.   U...I      .(1,1,   tl,   -      [..01-      =.    K 

7;S 

ore  befitting   a   company  0 

tain  principles  or  modes  of 

boys    tha 

grown  men.     Tho  speaker 

'  '"          '              1  '        tie 

mfdwert 

verv  much  upon  the  obliga. 

esteemed  as  of  high   impor 

t,  by  saying 

And    thought  he  displayed 
he   would  tell  us  the  secret 

Gospel  breathes.     In  the  on 

be  said    the 

0  right  to  know  it,  and  re- 

ES33:p 

New  York 

m   their  fellow-citizen,  "Wm. 

But  tho  Gospel  require,  h 

lose  banded 

together  by  secret  obliga- 

pbutic  command.,  .11  tl.o.o  I 

FRIENDLY 


good  reason  why  you  should   be   opposed  ii 
1  your  public   movements.     That  order  ha 

t  of  the  hands  of  tho  people,  and   suovertei 


aggro 


ie    buildir, 


lydrn-headed  nionst 
,oth  Church  and  St 
f  society,    we    sec 


of  the  human  family. 
iors    our    courts,  profanes 
equal    human  rights.     In 


1  scaled  in  blood."     The  ecalee 

narc  signifies— "We  miaaato 
ith  and  depth    of  every  man's 

irk  Circle  that  the  treasury  of 


id  operations  of  this  order,  wt 
of  tho  Peace,  disregarding  tbeii 
and  tho  clear  letter  and  spirit  ol 


Iso,  Constables  run- 


brother,  if  that  brother  in  gain 
In  tbo  operation,  but  breaking  up  tin 
lerman  is  going  toTrtn. 


.fully  in  secret  soeieti 

retain,  at  least,    a    1 
Their  badges  and  c 


o  these  words,  he   added.   '*  T..Tulin,y  t 
nnuded  you."    The    messages  of  the 


body  of  men  to  monopoli: 
dl  the  light   wh 


The  Gospel   soldier  wins  1 
in  the  armor   of  light.     Sect 


.ddress 


most  sedulously  concealed  from  public  view 

jly,  the?   most  earnestly  strive  not  to  tend 

cret  societies,  according  as  they   adopt  lb 
inciple  olsecrocy.moro  or  less  fully. 
In   all   therespeots  n 


.ii.citlii:-.. 


re  in  the 
ingsoflli 

,  and  upon 


ite  to  that  of  the  Gospel.     Tbo  whole  effort 
ieep  from  the  knowledge  of  all  men  save  a 

made   the   controlling  feature  of  a  society, 
continually  stimulates  and  gives  ciorcisc,  and 
cased  strength  to  men's  natural  solfish- 


0  ia  neither  Jow  nor  Greek,  the 
neither  bond  nor  free,  there  in  neither 
oor  reinalei  for  Je  are  a"  one  in  Christ  Joi 


Christ.     Under 


But,  from  its  very  nature  it  so  appeals  to  the 
Ifishncss    of  the  heart,  and   so  little  holds, 


mcuking,  young  folks  can  g 


rand    Lodgo  of  Massachusetts 

■-slono  will  great  pomp,  and  t, 
tnti-Uasonie    agent,  ten  years 

jusandsofdollarsliavcbeeiipa 


piired    'Our  Pilgrim  Fathors  I     Whe 

ly!"  arc  hereby  informed  that  tlioy  a 
ore'  At  least  such  would  look  to  1 
y  of  it,  judged  by  the  success  of  Mr.  W 
:sident  of  tho  Pilgrim  Society,  who 

out  ovor  Plymouth  Itook,  and  has  giv 


Tom  sprang  to  his  aid,  but  he  was  too  late. 
The  squall  struck  their  sail,  and  over  she 
:nt,   to  leeward.     Tho  mast  came  out,  and 

0  good  swimmers,  and  their  light,  duok 
clothes  were  but  flight  impediments  (0  their 
striking  out  freely. 

Billy  clung  to  the  boat,  and  tried  lo  climb 
up  on  it,  but  it  was  round,  and  wet,  and  slip- 
pery, (may  be  tli 


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Oddfellowship, 


Q  for  the  rock,  Billy" 


fely  on  the  firm  rock  that 


down  to  Dary  Jones's.' 

m  the  boys  were  all  right 


gales.  Either  may  wreck  us,  and  there 
of  being  tost  and  ruined.  Undor 
y  a  little  skill' -.hat  carries  all  a  boy's 


One  morning  littlo  Lula,  waa  playing  on  hi 
amma's  bod.  Standing  up  as  stiff  an 
raight  as  a  Chinese  doll,  she  would    play  tin 


soft  [ 


Drdcr, 


;  judge,  wo: 
own,  especially 


and  kept  in  with  the  slave-holder 


n,  in  reply  to  "Fair  Hay."  w 
special  plea  for  secret  societies 
is    a    strong  one.     We  make  a  brief 


\un  and  dues  is  the  same  as  cast  in  bank. 
Their  own  figures  will  show  that  of  the  mono; 


tlo  brown  shoe  heels  mixed  up  an 
10WJ  ruffles,  pulled  the  fainting  lady 
Get  right  off  tho  bed,  Lula  dear,"  sa 

iiisi  spendidl  only  if  mn 


islcad  of  the   soft  |>|]lQwa  I 

,ot  board  aud  nearly  fain  to 
10  hurt  herself  badly.     Hc6 


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Dblsh- 


(II'ESTIONS  FB' 


t  the  "Union  Lens 


wrrt  s 

richj  of  tho  Wiisoni--  IvprV 

3.  Lla9 

mvof  flio  Republic?" 

nl  betn 

COD  Ibc  Inltor  nod  tbc  "  K 

ore,"  t 

to  ninth  dogroo  iu  Mnso 

ponen 

woJcm 

entaof  Ancient  Fr^  Mas" 

l-n'i  J 

Jdrcss  in    I'hilu.lel|.lii..,  I 

!.  Aie 

tho  Good  Templars  now  s 

I  eoale 

Jirllh  theso  other  so'er'ot 

S,  Isn 

t  n  grand  consolidation  In 

cal  and  military   power   t 

<.:>,<■;  \ 

not  probablo? 

If  yet.  or. 

Why  doeitherjo 
a  clumsy  fabrics 
downright  iilaspbr. 


Sptak    or,     "  vnlue  llasoary-' 
rou  or  ihey  rolue  that  which 
excluding 


Ilt'am  Abiff 

■re  and  design  of  Masonry,  while  hastily 
ing    through    its   crafty  nnd    bewildering 

ng  and  scrutinizing  Ihe  whole 
quiet    study?     Moreover,    you,  perhaps, 

i:  yen,  and  (or  years,  carefully  6tudiod 
fan  of  ilsorijrfn,  design  and  wrtiitg :  and 
in  Ibc  light  of  Its  own  and  other  historic 
rd9,  which  arc  Indisputable.  Could  you 
jtigftte  and  analyze,  na  I  liave  done,  cren 
uliad  ihe  rxinterialia  your  study?  Would 
submit  to  such  labor,  and  incur  tho   con- 


•  Die 


and  receive  tho  I 


xc.'odiii^    eoi 

our  literary  c< 

good  opiuion 


:  done?     Or  would  tou 
it  lis,  attend  the  lodge, 


of  a  jealous  and  prying  world. 

Upon  these,   and   similar   inquiries,    I   bar 
often  neked — What  gity?  comes  of  Masonry 


?rodui 


id  importance,  wl[a  tho  imposing  eWac 
and  Ugh  pretensions  of  the  Institution  1 
er  could  answer  thcae  qucsliooa,  myself, 
'  ncror  found  a  Mason  who  could  answer 
.  On  the  contrary,  I  thought  I  Fair  posh 
;rlls  refilling  from  tho  Institution.  I  saw 
bmebta  formed,  which  evidently  tended  to 
of  the  deep' 


ni(y.     I   , 


;  of  ti 
>ralily, 


<,  not  merely  bumble, 
train  of  Masonry,  but  filling  its 
high  places,  wearing  its  ttingly  and  priestly  ti- 
HOrting  n  controlling  influence  in  Ita  op- 
in,  nji'l  rti.nnping  upon  it  their  own  eiiarac- 
I  saw  mnuy  a  real  Christians  eo  deeply 
absorbed  in  Its  mysticism!,  as  to  majiifcat  a 
tendency  of  mind  to  substitute  Masonry 
gion  ;  while  many  an  unprincipled  profli- 
gate fancied  that  h 


i  tho 


ind  the  prelude 


Hi|iiiiH  the    '!<'i.T;;-'".'1   i 


.    It  w 

jr 

cly  loy 

ret  to  a 

pport 

the  Got 

hat  is 

selfis 

i  comb 

nilitary 

basis 

and  is 

e  GoTcrnmen 

.    Car 

irmy,  to  enrich  then,sclvt>. 
Like  tho  above, 'to  Knigljl 
Dry,  and  other   permanent 


They  are  seeking  for 


forfeit  your  life.  If  you  say 
eeognizM  as  a  good  Mason, 
i  thereby  set  God  at  defiance, 


r  lying  and  deception,  and  il 

,  lie  who  adheres  (u  lin^oi.ry. 
.0  man  nor  the  christian.    0,! 
id  for  your  soul's  sake,  shake | 
;  nndfbo  a  man.nstlo  eb>-; 
nil'  bo  tnilf  frank:   '         --3 


around  itself.  And  I  saw  distiueiiona  made, 
in  various  waye,  between  the  initialed  and  the 
Uninitiated,  having  no  foundation  In  my  broad, 
and  fixed,  arJdjusIIy  valued  principle  oMuiumd 

I  need  nut  add  that  I  have  always  been  op- 
posed to  Masonry;  and  1  can  scarcely  feel  it 
necessary  to  say  that  the  revelations  of  the  last 
three  years  have  greatly  deepened 
streugf'.coc-d  my  previous  convictions 
feelings  with  regard  to  the  institution. 

through  a  glass  darkly,  I  now 


l]l>,!<:.'1    JO! 


the  lodges  to  which  the-: 
dorersj  belong,  put  upoi 


SjCynosure  Tracts .  capmaign  document! 

lore  i  SOW     PITBr.rsHKTl 

The    Mystic  Tie 
■i     i'       i  ii 

Free  Masonry, 

!A  League  with  the  Devil. 


;:;.  wriT.vr.n.  wi.-.a.,-,,, 


I,idniij.|n>r.(  lint 
the  penoltici  i 
:on  priilrMCi.Lv 


ind  cherished  them  113 


chold 


lotcd  I 


been  drawn  into  the  Inst 
onnoctcd  with  it,  has  in 
i  the  disclosures  conccr 

cmonies  which  shoidd 
r    objections,  and    oiont 

)oglhoc 


,  full  aod   unhesitating,  not  merely 
■sncssoflho  Institution,  but  of 
tendency— o(    its    Incompatibility 
mius  and  spiiit  ol 
if  tho  duty  of  all, 


general  investiga 
deep  impression  i 


ogton 


;'.   Well,  the  grand  ^t->3il 
ill,  is  that  way.     Qo  Wash' 
rurcwell    Address-' 
association;.  -  ,,  All    . 


acter  ^'  iindc-r  whatever  plan 
^^^%  with  the  real  design  to  rftii 
tmmtcract  OT  "tec,  the  regnlur  .k!il-< 
action  of  Hie  constituted  author  J  til 
struclivc  of  this  fundamental  p 
Union  for  the  common  good)  r 
tendency  "— "  that  they  become/xu 


by* 


in,  subvert  the  powi 


of 


eign.     Dntble 
reign    mptem 


at  band.  You  say  tl 
wllii  regard  to  Mas 
given  as  Masonry,  is 


■an  tho  people  do 


Tour  years,  lie  icpliod, 
it  is.  We  have  tho  Pros 
the  legislatures,  the  courts 


oijoy,  and  defend  It?     And  why  do  ; 


,■  j.i  iictrutilo  i:< 
exclusion  froi 
part"   of  tho 


offecrually  coocoallni 


;',ly,    and  o.virj  of,  .,„■}     wiaSRth  I 

s  has  been  dono  in  the  very,  b«^_»' 
hi  try — in  defiance  of,  i;a  k.S*-J,n  je| 
a     vigilant,    magistracy—^  ^fo^   cf 


my   understand:^::  m  n.o: 
lUgu  for  mo  to  know  that 

■e  been  perpetrated  by 


who  still  belong  to  the  instil 
reluctant  in  attendance  at  < 
int|y  indisposed,  to    testify ;"- 

d  into  difterent  Stales  of  the  Ui 
baTO  been  oj>prts«iof  proccGsbe'- 


.yedfromi^.c^  ftboo(f,i>c 
l-vcaca^!;:'--Jlld  that  the.c"  occur 
bec5.  53- Numerous  and  various,  as 
V^'.-ef,  that  they  arc  the  result  o 
v'duJ  ^flbrt  ulonc,  and  have  evinced  tl 


off      and     murdered     lor 


onry.  Tho  only  t 
fairly  understood, 
o  tho  rights  of  a  f 


appci 


ing  M. 


in  the  fact  that  thepci 
of  tin'  deed,  nilli  their  aiders  and  al 

•,n.ltr'-i<>f-'!  'it ■•     They   supposed    them 

to  be  eiecuting,  according  to   their  fai 

st  import,  tho  laws  of  the  iustitutioi 

J/bioii,'— reputable  Masons — Ihorouah 

sons.      They    had    taken  tho  oaths. 


mo  far 


ized  to   thoir  admit 


Thev    h:i 


They  well  understood  their  admit 
They  bad  often  heard  the  otiorge! 
prutended  ciplain  and  qualify  them 
entered  fully  into  tho  spirit  of  Mi 
tboy  could  not  bo  supposed  to  l 
ruistalica  upon  a  fiucstlon  involving  so  lerioi 
a  matter  us  the  life,  or  even  the  Utterly  of  an  o 
fending  brother.  And  yet  these  woro  the  me 
who  deliberately  deprived  a  brother  of  bis  III 
crty  and 


v  JH-liIied  a 


ho  rourdor  of  Morgan,  l 


.'  And  why  thould  tbey  not  ho  cipcllcd  if, 
s  protended,  they  acted  without  Masoni 
jority?  Can  those  lodges  declare  in  stroni 


not  belicvo  that  llmonn  i.nti.ori'-'  Hie 
I  of  the  life  of  an  offending  brother.  I  h 
w  only  to  do  with  those,   who,  by  their  < 


Ami  I  find  st. 


of  this  in  the  re| 
fork,  of  John.  C. 
.nthority  of  that  State, 
igatluus  relative 

of  Morgan.     Mr.  i 

he  possesses  "no 

that  the  members 


then 


lenct 


m  mil  murder 
lify  the  belief 


Tl,i«i,.«,jc»„li«Iit,lcHi.l»r,,  .l,o»ln6: 
'he  SLODEns  AND  ODSCUnE  OKIGIN'-DES 
POTIC  AND  CXCniHSTIAX  CHARACTER, 
4XD  RF.VOLT1NO  AND  Rr.ASPHEMOnS 
OATHS  OF  FREE  MASOXRV,  AS  PROVED 
BY  ITS  OWN  ORATORS,  AUTHORSj   AN'Di 


DEPOStTORY. 

CA'PilOODE  Of  HOOKY 


iappoinloiliiittn.tri.il  ot    1'ETF.R  t 
LUCIA  COOK  ,il  Elkhnrt,  InJ.,  trltl 

!   Pnionnoo^aooi.^  8,ooph 
MINUTES 


he  also  says- 

"The  difflcultie 

my  path  in  t 

is  undertaking 

orruidablo  n 

discovering 

slight  means 

attendance  : 

3d,  from  their 

s  of  Mas 


Why 


lepeni 


promptly  stopped    forwar 
pvfrr  pos-ibb:  a!. I  in  bringing  tho 

ed  mind  does  not  perceive  in  nil   this,  pain 
evidence,  that  the  crimes  which  an  "  esten 

:recn  from    punishment,"  Maionry  regardi 
■iot  ieorihy  of  pimisfmuat  ? 
:  have  thus  far  Bpoken  of  the  constructor 
ich  J/aaoiU  havo  given  to  tbo   penalties  ir 
istlon.     Ia  my  ntet  number  I  will  look  a  lit 

'Few  things  more  strongly  indlcato  the  ecu. 


Ished  by  the  IoIIor 

ng  oj 

rother  Luka   EasthiB 

n,''°aB 

"Hail  Masonry    I), 

Long  may'st  thou 
Where'er  thy  lodge 
May  ihey  have  gre 

A  foretuste  o 
"Still  loudei 


tropho?     WiH  i 


they  conceived 
:arrylng  liliu  off. 
jtcmplatc,  as  the 


Wore  they  s"  sdiorl 
sighted  as  to  unagino  that  Morgan  would  "stay 
put,"  in  any  piano  in  which  thoy  could  pat  him, 
sliort  of  tho  grave?     Cduld  tboy  aspect  that 


.in  of  eDUrM  anderftood  to  mean,  that  all 

.del,    l<.i]i|.-..l,rl,  ddvihi.l  Of  etm.niteJ  Iu 

oib  of  Morgan,  were  guilty  ol  his  murder. 
rrutated  Wg  ^ A]      j  ^ 


MASONRY. 


Uy  ii>Ai,i';\. 


Why   am  I   Opposed  to 
MASOJSTEY  P 

BY   OrR    CORRESPONDENT.      "  ANTIMA- 


Extracts    froia    &>;Monic 

Oaths  andPes^ties,  BS 

Sworn  tr,  by    the 

CiT«»^   Lodge   of 

...hode  Island. 

*  ft  60  ol.    nor  100  O  SI  00  Dot  lOufl 
..,*«..    per  i.»i,  or  *t,oo   pci    iuoo 


GIFINO  HIS  AND  nis  FATHER'S 

Opinion    of    Free    Masonry. 

( 1831. ) 

Hon,  James  Madison's  Letter, 

GIVING  HIS 

Opinion    of    Free    Masonry. 


Satan's  Gable  Tow. 


MINUTES 


opposed  ?o  SECRor  "Societies, 

Balmy; 

PITTSBURG' 


\lwi.   Ki.'t,,..;l 
•'■■■•■.  toqeilie. 


I,   a  Seceding 
■nteenll.  He- 

proceed- 


TIIE  COXSTITrTIti 

Mstiali 

0  Stt'lTt  SOClotiSS,  Hi 


SECRETISM. : 


Safety   of  the    State. 

ne>v  S  vo.  Pauipblot  of  24  pp.    It   Iren 


ishod  by  order  ol"  tln>    Ai 
onofLo-doesCo.,  Miss. 
C.  FEEUSTER,  1 
:.[  TAPLEV,  ■  K. 


Truths  for  the  People. 

A  Work  for  the  Times, 
'     FREE  MASONRY 


MURDER 
WM.  MORGAN, 

Dr.  John  L.  Eniery, 


-.  TOUNTV,  WIS. 


Mrs.    Lucia    C.    Cook, 
SOU-  TRITE:  Sin j-le 'Copy,! ttyttf.     5  Copies  ; 


HENRY  L.  VAXANCE. 

CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE, 

88  La  Sallo  Street. 


Finney  on  Masonry, 

is't  Finney 


Host  work  of  his  life.     HE   SEEMS  ) 
•  Sl'KAKING  OL'T  (.U'  KTKIINll'V. 


Light  on  Free  Masonry,  ^d«'^0'^f^ 


iii.Mnn;  <.. 

Tbo   wliolo 

p-i^i  hitcli   rt 


i  ki;vki. 

OD  FELLO] 

THE  CRAH'. 


The  Masonic  Conspiracy 


SECRET  SOCIETIES.  ^X*L% 


DAVID   MACPILI,, 


S'bo 

Tl.l.l.  .i.lll.i 


iV      "l,''.l|' 


CHRISTIAN   BAPrW'l 
Campaigu  Dbonmen''' 


lie 


OPPOSED   TO   SECRET   SOCIETIES. 


EZRA  A-  COOK,  PUBLISHER,  38  LA  SALLE  ST] 
VOLUME  2- 


"  111  secret  have  I  said  nothing-" — Jesus  Christ. 
CHICAGO,  TUESDAY,  JAUARY  2:>,  1870. 


[FORTNIGHTLY  AT  $1  A  YEAR. 


WHOLE  NUMBER  38. 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


inscriptions  l 


To  tilt  ftlilor  of  the  Chicago  Tribune  t  \ 

Will  yon  allow  me  n  word  upon  iho  subject 
\  petition,  drawn  up  by  one  of  our  most  inflw 


■t  by  referring  it  to  the  Building  C 


e  put  down  with,  n  laugh  or  it  trick.     Wha 
ighthas  that  one   association    among  all   th 

criptlon  upon  our  public  buildings,'  built  by 
a\  upon  Iho  mass  of  the  people  *     Suppose  m 
ir.u  iliTiuiiiinatioiL,  tl.e  Congregational,  should 
tome  forward  and  assume  the  right  to  in 
..iblic  building  "  A-  I'.  R.  240,"  tho  y 

first  Cnngrogalioiinl  church  i"  this 


Ply, 


Riplists,  oi'  Catholic-,  should   = 
i-.iJQeoa  which  arc  the  common 


riptions.     Nor  does  the  use  of  a 


public  or  p 

ivnte  ,loc„ 

ncnl  would  h 

ulidlty  dale 

J   oceortin, 

to  dnt  ehr 

notogj 

t'tirislondoi 

-  .,,,1  no  o 

hit  is  leeil 

nmtc  i 

civil  affairs. 

..-nmption  , 

ll,r„s 

ing  aside  th 

"a  olrqndy 

oggostel, 

(Tensive  to  t 
convictions 

„°r  z 

sgSr 

,,  .  ri6W  1 

now   1,™,S1, 

-S 

nolle  1,,  tl, 

c.nrauorf 

rlhcrijmoo 

iMon 

he  order,  whip!,  wus  displaying  itself,  much  ' 

tea  within  that  eornor-slonr,    was  engravi 
ike  insignia  of  Mnsonry. 
What  right  had   that  single   relation  Lh 

the  Pilgrims  bad  any  open  or  secret  affiliati* 

are  so  repugnu  "t  toth^vc"^"    of    Turif. 
■sro?  PHH.U   rAltl'F.NTKK 


"o  man  has  n  T|g|,l  to  make.  No  n 
'■ght  to  ask  a  man  to  make  It.  No 
"iiully  bind  himself  lo  perform   any 

'"ust  first  know  what  it  is.    in  order 

"Hht    and 

•illiliOlda  from  n  candidalo  for  udminion 
"'mbcrshlp  iho  very  (aula  upon  which  CO 
'tionco  noeds  losit  in  judgmoni.     It  does u 

pit*  ka  mu.t  tt,*.i  .olemnl,  promise  to  L« 
e»  **.ng  a  pledge  W|,irh  Includes  more  tb 


ke  another  in  its  place.     Did  no',  sin  c 

ir  world  in  such  a  wav  as  (his? 

Is  it    said   that  the  testimony  of  II:..,.. 


in  its  proper  sphere,  » 

roper   sphere,  it  docs  q< 
„ut  of  that  sphere.     No 


to   do   whatever  other  men  told  him  hi 
I   consistently  do.     He  has   given    ever; 

a  conscience  to  decide  what  is   light  an. 


his    political    . 

ecirion  of  some 


limitation?     Wh 


lis  knowledge  of    the  i 


l.l-.tlT 


akc.     But  no  such  limitation  is   made. 
crct  society  would  dare  leave    to    the    indi' 
dual  conscience  tho  performance  of    its    op- 
opriatc  work  in  this  way.  Is  not  the  divinely 
ppoiuted  judge  of  right  and  wrong  thi 


Kme 


.1   ;l,,d    goo.l 
o.ng  ,,        B..t 


murder.     Peter   denied  his  Master.     Con 

ow  all   such  reasonings  arc  fallacious  an. 
duct  to   false   conclusions.     The  necessity 

vil  in  secret  societies.     The  necessary  condi 

mrality.     They  require  a  candidate  to  decid. 
question  of  duty  while   studiously    withhold 


upon 


judgm 


How  revolting  to   Mabommedau; 
the  proportion  to  shut  the  Koran  . 


ally  will  both  cooclu 


of  tho   fruit,  cocking  a  double -barreled    gu 

and  pointing  it  at  bis  breast.     The  gentlemai 

who    is  not  used  to  being  cuwed  in  that  wa; 

opened    his  coat   and  told  the  young  man  t 

,  advancing  upon  him  in  a  resolute  mitnnc 


of    the  Poacc   and   fined  twenty  dollars    an 


cl  society.    Tl 

.   only 

nfo 

ct  societ,.     15 

ho    »n. 

,f 

*e  of  public  lilierty.     lie  professes  io  bclonr 
recable,  and  the  rewards  of  which  may  bi 


D  for  holding  the  officce,  or  serving  the  in 
iong  men  of  character  and  standing.     Tin 


\!uK   l.KAMi   \\  AKLiKN 


Tho  simple    fac 
d  that  on  the 


men  accept,  Is  to  c 
high  ;  and,  in  order  ti 


iew  specloa  of  sol  flab  Idolatry  and    pagai 


,103t  and    largest    conceptions   of 
tendon,  accepts  the    Bible's  roprei 
of  Ilim.  and  hence,  in  tho  judgment  o\ 
endow,  to   shut    the    Bible    out   ■ 

sense,  bo  to  shut  God  out  ofit.     Surely,  surely, 
tho  loss  in  such  a  compromise  would  bo  gr<  " 
than  should   bo  incurred      Tho   poor  so. 
peace,  which  tho  school  would  get  in  oxeh, 
for  the  Bible,  would  not  pay  for  this  low.    Tho 


rriblo  ordeal  without 
nd  and  body'enough 


■i,  :.u   ■  them       Only  one 


;  riieUpl.vsi.om-peal.  of  .,i 


David     T.     Miller,   entitled   "  tlli.sl  rntion.i    o 

thrco  Brat   degrees    of  Speculative  Free  H,i 

tM.tnr-.phys. 

out   names*  thereto.      We  certify    ,iecording  t. 

•hclmi*  InltU 

Entered  Apprentices— Piatt  ?.  Bcocli,  Item. 

Peck.   David  0.  Miller. 

Master  Masons— Leonard    B.  Roso,   George 

Rdmond     Badger,     Orssmus    Bowers,     .fasoi 

Oration,  .lames  C.rcy,  Benjamin  Cooly,  fino 

Bachelder,  A.  E,  Hutcblns,  John  Tomliuaon 

Samuel  D,  Grcon,  PolatUli  Dewy,  Adum  Rich 

mond,  David  Wobb,    John    Ainmock,    Jame 

Taylor,  William  W,  Phelps    B.   BllHf). 

Mark  Master— Solomon  Southwlck. 

Royal    Arch    Masons-Miles    P.     Lampion 

o.     Many  of  my  people  hr.d   t 


nan  or  boy  caught  with  a  pistol 
to  he  hoped  that  some  mci 


a    poor    people,  and  feci  greatly 


ge,   and    would  he  glad  of  any    clothing  foi 
hem  or  myself. 

,oedy,  I  am  yours  in  Christ, 

W.  T.  WARD. 
To  Qeii.  C.  H.  HoiviRn,    Western    Seorctan 


But   one   of  the  boys,  quite    a    young  f«s».     Doi 


We   SCDU   jou 


*  doing    for    society 


seldom— perhaps   never— 
before.    Thoy    aro    incre 


i  by  copying    their  eiample, 
Born  and  bred  in  a  smoky  atmosphoi 


our  minister,  in  order  to  sec 
"Do  you    feel   yourself   t- 


jhts  Tomplnre  and  [lluitrlOUB  Knights  ol 
tho  Cross— Anthony  Cooly,  Cophus  A,  Smith, 
,ua  P.  naaoall,  Hollls  I'ratt,  Uerl>orl  A. 
Head,  Janres  Ballard,   John   Hiis.-nll, 


A  REQUEST: 

the  special   nltenti 


Jeranton,  or  the  mfi 

on,  Pennsylvania,  to 

t    is    From  an   old  am 

wsalbly  he  may  under 

lomcthing  about    Masonry,  when   he 

ias  been  publicly    arraigned,  tried,  a 


Morgan's  hook  wan  correct 
they  testify,  a  whole  row  of  them,  fromlhoir 
Fcrent  degrees,  "solemnly  and  unequivo- 
cally," to  Us  truth.  Haven't  we  got  Ihc 
io  BtulT,  friond  Scranton  :•  Uaa"t  yuu 
bellove  it?     But  hold  on,    a    little,  and    we 


Maaoi 


f  Free   Maions,   opposed 


■rlly,    » 


.1  here 


10  whoso  Initiatory  ceremony  is  secret.) 
any  member  or  prononcr  of  our  Church 
shall  bo  found,  connected  in  any  way  with 
i  soololy   shall   bo  admonished  to   sunder 

nbor,  ho  shall  bo  so  admonished  by  tho 
\ohcr  In  charge.  If  a  preacher  or  eihor- 
by  the  presidiniiE  elder.  If  a 
siding  cldor,  by  the  Bishop  ;  if  a  Bishop  by 
presiding  elder  or  the  district  In  which 
i  Bishop  may  reside. 

•fliich  offending  person  f.iils  to  comply  will, 
admonition  within  sU  rrontha  after  it  in 
in,  he  shall  bo  reporled  to   tho  class,  quar- 

|,i- ,„.,„,.  Pfaned  fro.i,  the  record  and  he 


do  lunger    considered    a    mem 


lug  lo  Sections   10  &  20  of  lh>-  disoiplinc." 
The  Presbyterian  adds  "  It  is  said    that  I 

by  tho  Catholics,  Friends,   Free  Will    Baplii 
Ftte     Mission      Baptists,     Free     Method!: 


osbyte 


Unit 


nd    discipline,   so   that  while   In    theory   con- 
■.!;:.  Mmorin  and  Ddd  Follow:..— .Uiorialt  I'm- 


ir.d  good  order. 


■inciples  of  justice 

iljourncd.  until,  1 
;lock  P.  M. 
During     the     adjourn  ram,  t,    Salomon   South 


ustead  of   hoi"K   in     friiling    anil   feeble 
heolth,  as  has  been  rumored,  is  preaching  with 
med  eye  aud  nnabatod  force,   the  Word 


trading  Inlluonces  and  I 
ich  divorl  them  from  tho  ot 
t  iboy  might  know  nothing 


ule-k    testifring    against 


"    And  if  so  on  whom  shall   I 
fulfilled,     "Tbcy  that  despise 


Hroili'-r   Finney  ever    preached    with 


4=2 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JANUARY  25,  1870. 


The  Christian   Cynosure. 


of  February   next,   fit   2  o'cloc 
he  lime  of  the  Cincinnati  Annive; 

■Giod  along  with  other  importer. 

ia  hoped  every  member  of  the  Con 

-eport  promptly,  by  letter  or  in  pe 

J.  BLANC  HARD,  Chairman, 


A   CALM  AND  PINAL    Mil  ■  \  I,. 
Editor  o(  (lie  Ctsosuke  to  do  with   opposinj 

does  not  relate  to  my  associates. 

In  ISCG,  the  Master  or  Wheaton  Masonh 
Lodge,  prosecuted  me  as  President  of  Wheaton 
College,  for  suspending  a  student,  who,  a 

Our  Circuit  and  Supreme  Courts  sustaim 


n  »f  t>W,  but  inverted  by  men  for 


ialli/,  art    Geutilt    t  .-->■'. '.</., 


would  ha 

e  to  oppose 

t  or  become  u 

popu 

lot  only  with  the  Maso 

nic  multitudes, 

but 

he  chore 

hes  themselv 

es.       Th.it  U  a 

Of  the  l 

housands  on 

housands  paid! 

win  lor 

ts  eighteen  eo 

imiia  of  advcit 

some 

which  cr 

wd  out,  and 

compel  Db.  it 

vto 

for  jaw 

ing,  Home  M 

issionary  matte 

(in 

Advance 

appletuent.) 
ons(!!)  Isa 

contribut 

nds 

to  Dr.  P 

tton  by  Chi 

ago  Free   Ma 

onsl 

myself  pa 

d  Dr.  Tatton 

Pittsburg  Nati 

nal 

typo.    IfFr 

ee   Masons  sho 

ildc 

lo  advert 

so  in  the  Ad 

ana,    as  tbey 

woul 

its    cdHo 

r    heartily 

pposod    their 

3rdo 

would  of 

oursc,  cause 

him  loss  and  rr 

ake 

trouble, 

I  am  abusing 

nobody  and  cor 

plai 

.i>r<^ 

Kj.bnt  stati 

E  aimple  facts 
erly  opposed  i 

yPc 

rcsolutio 

and  perttmc 

tig  ridiculed,  b 

ow-b 

them  trouble,  by  compelling  th 
.uud  on  the  subject.    This  was  th 

*>,  they  jell  without  stopping  to   ec 
>or  churches  opposed   Free    Masonr 

e  friendship  and  support  of  the  Masoi 
rear  (1866)  I  went  to  Norwich   Co. 


ciety  to  rtjtet  my  rtqvtlt.  Dr.  PaUtm 
on,  of  tiw  letter:  Dr.  Baldwin,  Scerctoi 
luc   College    Society,  told  inc  that  the  « 


Well— The  College  Society,  r, 
>ui  letters  from  those  brethrer 
■quest  to  collect _ftY«  thousand  < 
'rof.  Webster  to  the  College,  i 
nd  collected   a  little  moro   tha 


r  oppo. 


And  while  I  was  doing  this.  I,  at  the  sugges- 
ion  of  J.  P.  WiUUton  Esq.,  of  Northampton, 
■  ent  to  get  a  tract  against  secret  societies 
ublisbed  by  the  Am  eric  an  "'"Tract  Society  Dos- 

nd  endosred  by  Dr.  Blanehard  of  Lowe 
pproved   verbally,  by  Drs.  Blagden,   A 


mtyo 


<f  Dost 


inlty  to  whom  I  read  tho  Andovcr  paper. 
then  took  to  Israel  P.  Warren,  Secretary  ol 
t  society  which  had  troubled  tho  New  Eng- 


s  by  8 


nich  "  butter  no  parsnips"— though  I  pie: 
c  Andovcr  Fatuity's  request  which  I  sho 
1    them— though    I   told    them  that    (J,    1 

ayer    meeting   verbally,  in  tho  presence  of 
Inisters  of  Boston  and  vicinity,  endorsed 


icha 


est  for  a 

t  Secretary  Warren's 

own  nand,  rtad  it  to  mt,  and  I 
vtnum\  And  though,  in  April 
I  same  Secretary  Warren,  assure 
i  Boston  Tract  Society  would  e> 


.ugh  : 


rfuUy 


i  typo, 


They  encouraged  me  to  apply  a  second  t 
.he  College  Society,  and  a  second  lim 
locicly   rejected  Wheaton  College,  by  a 


ished    the  report  in  the  Xorthem  Itlinoian.     1 
till  have  copies  of  that  report,  which  a 
an   bare,   by   sending  me  (be  postage 


Wheaton  College  (and    by  them  publii-t 
the  Northern  Eltnoian  of  December   23 

by  its  President,  Rev.  J.    Blanehard,  in 

lion  of  his  institution  by  the  College  Society: 

ourselves— in  company  with  the  College  S( 
ciety,  the  Rev.  Drs.  Sturtevant,  Deiter,  Quia 
T.  Baldwin,  Ray  Palmer,  and  Other  gcntlemc 
at  the  East  and  West— are  BO  gross  in  cbara. 


ilanderer   of   his    brethren,  oi 


of  truth  througbou 
llancbird  a   recklc 


lal.     The  New  Haven  " 
Tditor  of  College  Couraru 


uighl  liaiv  I. run  Maloly  h-h  I 


cts,  and  the  temper  of  mind  from  which 
■oceed  is  of  audi  a  sort,  that  any  det 
iply  would  be  out  of  place.  Others 
think  differently,  but,  for  our  part,  we  de 
e  challenge   to  a  controversy  about  the 

11  probably,  without   aoj    vindication 


HENRY  WHITE, 
WILLIAM  PATTOK, 


Deiter,  D.    D.,)    published    thej  above, 

1  now,  so  late  as  December  30th, 
■eaifr/cdltor.Dr.Patton.who.inthe 


editor  of  the  CrNosons  will  now  eitl 
unqualifiedly  his  double    charge  or 

concerning  tho  above,  I  remark: 
brief  respectful  statement  of  facts, 
conceived  to  be   facts,  to  Dr.  Dcil 

had  oalled  on  mo  to   vindicate  myi 


By  order  of  my  (Aurc 


iracy  would  lead 


1  tho  pretense  of  "charity" 


■o-uIioiim!      pulpit;,     in    tho     foSi-jmu^ 

Brookline,  Northampton,  Brookflel 
ington,  Bridgowater,  Foiboro,  Norl 
ii,  West Brookfield,  Plymouth  (Leclui 


(.  Tylm 


■gatio-iallst  i    Rev.    Robert    Patterson, 
Presbyterian;  Philo  Carpenter,  Esq.,  W. 
H.    Bradley,    Esq.,  T.  M.  Avery,  Esq.,    Hev. 
ent    Burrougha,    of    Chicago    (Baptist) 

Drs.  Spalding,  Ido,  Tarboi,  Hall  and  Re 

,    of    Chelsea,  Massachusetts ;    U 


kked  aspersions,  if   their  charges  against  m 

>irit,   and,  so    far  as  possible,  the  letter  t 
hrist's   requirement,  I  make  this  proposltio 


fl  CINCINNATI  ANMVKRSABT. 

York,  January  Gth,  1870.  "Our  Anniversar 
falls  on  Wednesd  ly  and  Thursday^the  20th  and 
i  of  May,  but  could  he  moved  backward  oi 
forward  a  Tew  days,  so  as  to  connect  with  th. 
■  i-Socret  Association.  We  should  be  very 
I  to  have  them  fall  together,  as  our  mem 
i    would  then  have   on    opportunity  to  a1 

ho  above  is  from  the  editor  of  the  America 
•tin.,  one  of  the  best  papers  in  this  couutr 
cb    stood  lor  Christ  through   tho    slaver 


ist.,  writes:     "  We  should  get  out  a  cireulai 
ferences,    presbyteries  and  synods ;    (hen    e 

f  every  kind." 

ireliminary    meeting    is    already    callc 


mcl  D.Greene,  Esq 


We  learn  from  the    Christian    S/atam, 
lis  winter  bo  held  in  the  city  of  Pittsb 
mending  the  U.  S.  Constitution  by    inserting 
i  tho  preamble  a  recognition  of  Christ. 

The  principle   of  tbis  movement  is 


Eton.     But  when  t 
of  adultery,   treaso 


ing,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio,  ( 


hJ-.,',  .ire  c.ii;..-d  U,   -■[,,li:r 


of  2fM0aryl  replies  to  Mr. 


such    building  a 


we    see    no    reason  why  the   Mormon; 
should  not  put  on  their  emblems,  if  they  ha\ 


i  to  the    Puritanism  of  the  Pilgrim 
Plymouth  Rock,   the  less  said  about    it 

Jr.     The  purity  of  Christianity  Is  what  all 
bnlanced  minds  love;    but  the  fani 
ia  descendants  of  the  Plymouth  Ho< 
plo  will  not  bear  tho  light,  and  there  ia 

ore  of  what  is  called  moral  philosophy  in 


othei 


the  minority,  and  to  see  that  minority 
o  a  majority,  too  often  to  be  cast  down  by 
)h  a  beginning  of  the  struggle  in  the  II 
Charch. 

the  resolution    of  tho  Miami  Wcsleyan  Coi 
once,  which   wo   took  from  tho  proceedings  of 
that  body  as  published  by    the  America 

laiaa  olhYinlly,  was  not    adopted  by  tho 


•pla; 


Wesleyan    Conference  for  hi 


right. 


'oufcrence.     It  adopted  no  Mich   resohit 


tome  lessons  by  which  they  shoul 


ithful  reproof  shal 


Most  of  our  readers  will  remember  Rary,  the 
orse-tamer  ;  how  he  would  take  a  youn 
orse,  and  tame  him  right  down  in  a  few 
ilnutes,  50  that  ho  would  never  bo  wild  again. 

oprcssion,  upon  the  noblo  young  animal,  by 
leans  ol   physical  force,    mingled  with  k 


scntment.     It  was  a  glor 


Instead  of  being  u  horse-tamer,  hi 
:amor.  In  the  practice  of  his  dla 
and  by  the  means  of  daggers,  skill 


rs  again    in    public,  1 

tho     villainous     wirt.  r.ullor 


raent,  or   of  manly  Inc 


'l        >     '    1         '             no    Ilk","' 

"loo 

"'""r  mc'"'"-.^"1"'' " 

IHHSSBtrS 

"SiFSr 

Xor  un  he  henceforth   ele.ilv  percei 

moml 

States  elviU  guatanUi  to  ev 

.lilforcnce,  thouc.li  Sln.onic  ch.tlty  i.  no 
tike      Christian     cimrite     than    the    pa 

n,"e" 

can  form  of  government," 

hi™rLiisi.",°p,i'imirhir,ln»6i''t,le," 

fear 

gross,  has  not  President  G 

tndhope;  so  violently,  suddenly,  anil  nr 
jsrrcd   upon  by  a  set  of  cunning  knaves 

religious  ideas,   and  falsehoods!     Having 

fully 

government  for  the  freed m 

violently  subjected    to   the    powers  ot  p 

n'ipt 

u  i,  ,.p.„.d  t„z;,7, 

enty 


centripetal  license.  Hearing,  s< 
igion,  ho  went  forth  from  his  native  village 
k  with  nim  the  new  kind  of  worship.  Thh 
native    village    a  new  religion.     He  kne« 


t  sly  and  crafty.     Tins  faculty  „f  „" 


rely  develop  id, 
vhole  history  of  the  world  a  mi 


blood,  at  interval?-,  •luring  the  nliulo  period  r 
icen  and  aro  yet  well  supplied  with  tnfR 


thf.u-jhtk-.^nicii  niit_'li!  -.ijni.j-,. 
should  read  Tire  CimisriAN  C 
light  on  the    oonnpiraci 


ot,  Chicago,  III,,   fortl.    | 
E.  J.  CHALFANT. 


There    is    glorious   news  of   the 
mighty  workings  of  the  Gospel  leave 

Rev.  (Jeorge  Penrce,  forty-three   ] 


Igorous.     "Tho  I 
English)  headed  I 


iCom 


Manchester,  England,  i 


an    religion,  and  that  i1 


the  lodge  which  ho  helped  to  establish,  an 
■mparatively    unsophisllcaled  people, 


on   another  larger  set  of  ignora 
lade  use  of  rcli-ious  pretenses  fo: 


led  to  all  church-building,  of  whalci 
the  temple  of  Christ,  according    to   hi 


rail,  by  whirl,    temple 
isands  of   dollars  each,  he,  this    man 

ship,  is  now  opposed   to   all  Christian 


Dear  Jlrulhcr:— May  Cod  hlos-i  vox  ii 
labors  to  spread  light  in  this  dark  laud, 
becoming  a  reader  of  the  Ctnoschs 
been    pleased    with    the    fearless    man 


jumardepond  that  Isliall^biit 
*    line,  until    we  have  victor'01 


N  O  T  I  C  E  S. 


■ecelpt  of  ten 


reading  the  light  and    logie  Uiey  ooit'ni".  " 


i  in  our  worldly 

ror every  two  papers  that  you  want.    Wc  wmr'"'  ^  "'  '°"S  '"  tlic  olb' 

tern  until  our  supply    I.    e»hau,ted,|     jgr  Tha  mri?n M  „„,,     , 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JANUARY  25,    1870- 


ce,  and  t 
m  or  tern] 
rely,  from 


lo  well  orders,  every  tiling    they  plonse— then 

false  assumption  to  start  with,  is  sure  to  lend 
ns  (o  a  false  and  ruinous  issue.  Il  was  in  the 
light  of  this  plain  principle  that  we  wished  to 
any  a   word  ohout   Rro.    YarritigtonVs  article. 


er  in  another  column.    In  his  deep 
il  large  and  wily  assumptions,  sod 


■n,   nourished,  agea  ago."    That  is,   tliej 

1=   that  such  able  logic?     It  ia  very   Masonic 
logic.     See  the  cloven  foot  sticking  out,  plain 

thought  cf  sueta  an  argument.     Ily 
-is  the  Rev.  S.  V.  Leech,  "A.  M."  a 


thnt   nave  caused  such  soeial  culture   and 
1  advancement  among  men?     Our   oral 
passed   over   India,  hut  Maurice,    in  1 
liquifies    of  India,"  six  volumes   octa- 
points  them  out.       They  were  IJudhist,  M 

morals  they  have  pruduced,  have  heen  Juggc 

g.  Shall  wc  fall  in  with  these  so-called  "  gin 

But  not   stopping   here,  our   author  says— 
Read    the   history    of  ancient    Finni. 


pliilosopl.j,    law,  medicine  Ice,, 
w  Tow,  or  l.pw  iu;«ii    togolhc, 

r  many)  from    persecutors,  porsu 


ed  in  from  public  view,  by  it 
,  oaths,  or  pledges;  more  o 
.igid.     These    also  point   righ 


short,  a  desisoedly  pcruaoont,  concealed,  ir- 
responsible, self-perpe'uating  self- com roling 
'-ody.  lis  inherent  nature,  uioiuspring,  and 
motive  power,  is   selfishness.     It  is  adapted  ae 

perfectly  on  that  law.  So  it  preseola  lu  a  coov- 
wheel  within  a  wheel,  running  by  and  for  it- 
prince  ol  the-  pit,  who  rules  by  this  law,  against 

liut  selnshliess  is  hateful  to  all  beings.     No- 
owlv  will   own  it,  however  much  ihey  practice 

taenia  of  light,  So  those  who  are  most  in  love 
uliout   [hem,   and   who   cannot   hut  see   their 

tractive  and  comely  covering.     Some  will  give 

'eilgloii,  ororgreat  civil  anil  moral  olev, 
**.  <*r  porhapi  of  all  these  together. 
*M  thny  a53111nc,  and  declare-though 


sumption  as  true, 
lit  July,  (though  w 
1    of    course    regard    the 


'   "°  uddresj  of  Kcv.  S.  V.    Leech  befo 


ii™»^™„rMr.,,c„„„cnmM_.,T„c 

l||l,l0-n  of  ri°od  Toniplars,"  and  in  referring  lo 

*  ,y  l0  "  cry  out  again*!  aeerel  societies," 


ioaugurateU 

ret  society  of 

Why  it  was,  as  w. 

society  of  Moon 

ro«(Oct.6tb,)ll 


of  antiquity,  through  the  influence  oT  secic 
iociatioo;,  achieved  their  great  national  ce- 
irily,  their  social  culture,  and  their  mora: 
roncenient."     Now  this  is  *  very  confideol 


Hful 


each  other  in  their  works,  by  a  State  ar 
icnt,  before  assembled  thousands,  as  ite  read 

r  writer  In  his  stud,,  constitutes  n  secret 
icty  ! 
Again  Ite  says— "Six  centuries  before  I 
ncarnation  of  Jesus  at  Itetlilohcm,  Pythngor 
ftcr  traversing  tho  civilized  world  and 
Hiring  by  initiation  as  a  philosopher  Into 
is  secret  orders,   (sec   here   the   cloven   foot 

i  ancient  history,   the  Pythogorian  brother 

Now  wc  have  searched  hi  vain,  in  both  ancicnl 

nd  modern  history,  for  the  Pythagorian  broth 
rhood.  If  it  existed  at  all,  It  must  have  beer 
founded  on  tho  peculiar  doctrine  of  that  pbilos 

school*,  or  bodies  of  adherents— were  founded 


pnlzation  of  i 

order ;  and 
icle  in  the 


Hide    and    gain    influence    and  su 
a  the  Egyptian*  worshiped  almost  * 


ety,  and  so  on  to  the  end  of  the  chapter.  And 

c  rites  (those  of  Isis  and  the  others)  the 
nd  development  were  givon,  to  the  sen- 
i,  influences,  and   institutions,    through 

ittlly    accomplished."        Whereas     Kgypt 


ery   rich  country,  and  in    God's  Providence 
Joseph  (who  whs  fir  more  to  it  than  Washing 


found  getting   seventy. 


them,  and  so  huntiog  tl 


Is  us— "  The  most  illustrious  men  of  all 
ountrlcfl;  as  Homer,  Pythagoras,  Plato, 
great  legislators  Lycurgus  and   Solon, 

in  this  way  it  was,  and  by  the  use  of  al 
much  improved 


-lUl  l-^yp 


eerct  order  oflsia!     Ho  gravely  says- 
Dcrct  society  of  Isis  trained  the  youth  of  Egypt 


lint  again  he  says,  "Read  Greciau  history, 
hlrtcen  centuries  before  the  advent  ol 
hriflt,  the  secret  association   of  Orpheus  ad 


n Jenny 


lore.  So  he  says  of  Greece,  "  Its  magnificeni 
ramas  guided  tho  nation  to  an  attitude  of  lit 
rary    celebrity  and    social    cultivation    that 


produced  by  their  authors  being 


.tied     In     the 


Pytha, 


vi.  re  might    be  said  to  brio) 


■nd  it  is  added-'-  Ancient  author*,  assure  at 
:hal  tho  time,  placo  and  manner,  ofadmlnislei 
ng  sonic  of  »a  rites'  were  concealed;  and  ad 
rancement  to  its  highest  privileges  accom 
plished   only   after  a   patient   protracted   an. 

(ul  probation." 

is,  Christiana  hid  as  we  are  told,  "  in  nionn 

from  the  fury  of  their  persecutors,   and   wcr. 

obliged  in  this  way  to  worship  God,  and  eelo 
he  Lord's  Supper  in  seoret,  if  at  all,  aw 
peril  of  their  lives ;  and  this  solemn  fac 
inipioniK    seized    upon  us    an  rtainplc 


his    is    enough— unito    enough.      Yes,    quite 

u  order  to  gain  a  plausable  show  and  support 
or  our  present  secret  societies.  Their  declared 
irigin,  thus  taken  together,  is  all  a  falsity— 
heir  pretended  nature,  for  charity  aud  benevo- 


fold    falsehood  :  and  therefore,     to  carry   i 
honest  and  earnest  for  good  as  wc  may  he)  tl 


iligious  paper    publish.."].      If 


on  that  subject,     Let  the  Anti-Mas 

journals  to  understood  that  if  they  are  to 
'or  the  Masonic  support  bv  such  l  course,  i 
:an  look  to  that  strength  aloiir.  for  support 


Correspondence. 


.he  following: 

s  (slaves)  who  are  Masons 


Inclosed    I   scud  you    five   dollars  fur  five 
tho  promise  of  eight  or  ten  more    subscribers 


the  human  family!'" 

We  feci  sure  all  earnest 
cause  of  right  would  he  cue, 
voices  from  the  Far  West. 
from  Brownsville,  Oregon: 


doing  what  I  can  to  let  in  a  Uttl 
darkness  that  surrounds  me.  In 
the  Ctkosupk  a  valuable  helper 


Hlo.  ■ 


"Enclosed  you  will  find  one  dollar  for  11 
^uBisvuxCvNosuRK.  We  most  heartily  endor: 
ts  principles.     Please  continue  the  paper." 

We  thank  Jarvis  Gaok  for  the  name  ot  a 
igent,     Hcsaya:     '"The  ball  is  rolling.'    Tl 


the    good  of  the  cause.     It  will  1 


Pmw     SUB.1,    an     Anii-Mas 

me     vetctau, 

aa  well  oa  all  othci 

-      ., 

"  ;;;;,'■, ■ 

gentlemen,  gave  a 

tion    lo    the    add 

OSS.      Il 

asionally  c 

Let  ttio  young  men  who   arc  it 

le,  ind  whose 

some  of  the  Ore.  a 

,.,!., 

cit.cofh, 

dUouss.on,  ho  incited   lo  action 

by   such  el- 

convince  his  audic 

r  thnul.vi 

atopics. 

and  denunciation, 

Another  veteran,  eighty-four 

years  or  age, 

anv  class. 

Ily  be 

ipected. 

"I  jnutl.  K»fcl,,l 

en  the  rascals 

XauJfirS 

'ctcTc 

'*•.. ,,!,'.'  1 

ZL''""1'"''""""""0 

ularly  i 

live  of  mu 

11    offering  of 

Cliai 

nan  of  Me 

ice  dollars,  in    a    cheerful,  im 

J.  SIMMONS,  S 

'"""'•' 

Read  the  following  quotation  : 

"Let  the  Anti-Masonic  religi 

us   people,  of 

Editor  CraoacBK: 

Alois 

Dec.   hi, 

Anti-Masonic    «<%    religious 

-ir.fr    hr-Hv 

Aldcn 

ere  troatc 

devoted  to  the  Anti-Masonic  <vo 

U;   but  still  a 

earnest    interestin 

"".'* 

'■''""r"u' 

flysteai  of  (False)  religion,  Ami 


ck  and  helpkas— thai 


Leech,  A.  M  ,  iu  hi-  al.tiu 


The  ".Wo%  Templar 
.andooed  project,  and 
go  to  publishing    a    pa 


nd  the  high  reputation  of  the  spc 
im  «  large  and  Intelligent  audio 
.anding  the  brief  lime  given  for  i 


Boded  to  develop  his  subjei 
time  allowed  him  would  per 
einarks  almost  entirely  to  t 


place  on  Mom 
religion,    morality,  a 


knowlcdgo    ol 


and    degrading    , 
i  acknowledged  Mai 


idgcs,  ood   tho  danger  to  republican  ins 


Christ,  and  of  tl 

Gospel,  that  it  i 

Tho  Free  Mas 


DIED. 


48 

MINTJTES 

Aurora  Christian 

CONVENTION', 


lOugh  a  secret  society  i>  exceedingly  wc 
lilted  for  the  purposo  of  committing  murdci 
ind  iu  defeating  tho  efforts  of  tho  law  at  d( 
acting  and  punishing  the  murderer,  yet  Ma 
ons  try  to  mako  tho  world  believe    that  the 


full  rising  sun  effulgence  of  murderous  glory 
"ho  tikes  his  revolver  am]  tumbles  his  la 
lord  "  without  moro  ndo.  Nobody  sees  hi 
he  does  it  In  secret;  or  if  nnybodv  should  h 


i  the  lodge.   Tht-y  ?;iy  ihni 

to  ahow  the  South  favor  d 
war.     Yet  bo  abundant  are  the  i 

iasonry,  that  they  arc  theuisel 

luring' the  late  war.  It  is  as  fol 
•'It  was  late  at  night;  the  hu 
cut,  and  the  wife,  alone  with 
iad  retired.  Three  or  four  of 
udcly  knocked  at  the  door  of  t 

The  good  woman  told  them   it   i 


Jurisprudence. "     Turning    ' 


lenders  of  the  Union. 


ind  Mitchell  did    not 


cffoullvo  men  !  Our  army  falls 
vllle.  All  to  »how'  that  noble 
Masonry,"    whoin   signs  wens 


Minutes  of  the 
National    Christian   Convention 


PITTSBURG-, 


National  Cbristiau     Aasoeiiiti. 


null  onmaliil  own, 

EZRA  A.  COOK. 


Scatter  the  Documents 


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Manufacturing  Stationers. 

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the  pretended' c 


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possibly  be  used  wilbo 
biguity.     God    mado 

balls,  with  Iamb -skin. a. 


THAT  IMUACl'L. 


When  thou  qoost  alius,  let  not  thy  loft  hand 
now  what  thy  hand  doetb. 

Ucttorlaa  dinner  of  herbs  whsre  love  is, 
mu  ii  stalled  ox  and  hatred  therewith. 


Send  for  Samplos  and  Prices. 


Blank  Books,  Bank  Pass- 
Books,  Blank  Drafts   &c. 


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CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JANUARY  25,    1870- 


CORRESPONDENCE  nice,  < 


ON    MASONRY. 


R*v.  W.  rudi— Do* 


Unmasked,"  which  I 


•anizr 


one  of  ouii     Vice-President  Culfni    pretend*,  doubtless, 
i,  nod  as|  that  his  secret  association  is  of  very  great  trIui 
lounlry  ;  and  30  can  regulators,  Sons  ot 
[  could  J  Liberty,  and  the  Pacific  bud  of  robber?,  pre 
lend  the  same  thing. 

The  appearance  of  the  Vice-President  of  thi 
Tailed  States  at  the  seat  or  another  groa 
secret  society,  viz.,  Salt  Lake    City,  where  b< 


Correspondence. 


and  the  feeling  excellent.  Anothi 
(ta3  held  at  11  o'clock  on   the  SoHi  1 

3  g:iaic  dny  a  large  nicetitiR  was  he 
100I  house  uear  the  home  of  your  eo 
nt  James  S.    Hickman.     On   Sundi 

n  Methodist  Church  In  the  mornln 
.e  evening,  there  was  to   be  a  tcctu 


spend  your  lire  in  doing  good,  tha 
0  be  evil  epoken  of,"  and  therefore 


;  never  been,  hut  if  we  have  got  to  hi 

ay  God  bless  yo'i,  and  may  wo  sock  to 
good  Methodist  preachers. 

t  affectionately  yours  in  Christ, 

R.  L.  STILW-ELI. 

Rochester,  Otiobt-r  I 
.  1,.  SllLTfELL— Dear  Brotiur:— I  am  g 

Cod     may    bless  roc.     You  and  I,  d 


juggler 


jan  byname    Hockcl 


,11  and  n  gentl 

ere  in  this  place,  some  while  since  dttrinfi 
otmeted  meeting,  two  young  girls  went  fo 
ard  to  ask  prayer  for  the  salvation  of  the 
)Dla.  their  father  an  inudcl,  seised  one  ai 
Hiding  the  other  to  follow 


fmni  the  house,  bu 

when  the  lodge   was  aho 

to  send  a  brother  1 

il.iilioarr  headed 

nfidet    mid   hkispli-iner  ta 

lied  the  ffiWtfin 

ic  procession. 

ng  we   had  a  large  aim  bu 

the  Methodist    Clnmli 

Milford,     Here  w 

were    entertained  by    M 

Itunnell,  now  a  s 

bscribcr  for  tho  Cvsoscrs 

;  took   up    the    Daily    Democrat    of 


-oded  t< 

re,    was    thought    by    the  simple  mindct 

uonism  almost  a  fatal  blow.     But  we  point 
icad  of  one  secret  eoeicly  to  give  a  mortn 


Why 


SU"S?SBH Cynosure  Tracts. capmaigndocuments. 

bhi/Tor  IheiMnsUtSio Mootetai  Ibit  its  NOW    PUBLISHED.  ..       » .       m- 

^n-.^  tba"c7ko.  .,  The    Mystic  Tie 

AlJ^to-KT«uSn|HISTORY  OF  MASONRY 

j«B  Free  Masonry, 

Wing!     A  League  witli  the  Devil, 


lot  let  113  ciaminc  into  this  fact  a  lit 
llier.  Let  us  take  one  of  the  secret  societ 

an  c-iainple.  The  lodges  of  these  societ 
called  "Grecgrec  Bushes,"  as  in  tru 
Bonic  lodges  generally  ought  to  be,  sii 
■    tools    of    Masonrv  that  they  make  sud 


■fc  made  by  tli 
Young,  thegr 

y  nrighani,  hi 


lident  upon  Brig- 
is   been    followed 


ouaries  to  oil  parts  of  the  Uuitet 
no  of  whom  are  making  arrange 
stabliah  a  large  hall  in  Brooklyn,  01 


iui-li'  that 


lOURh 

strange  that 

(he    ].ri.y 

ortheUn 

upsuchelcme 

ntsofdaiiE 

the  most  solemn  nets  performed   by  men,  ant 
administration  of  justice  depends  upoy 


t  deep   Which,    night   and 


nsion-The  people  arc  on  the  rij 
this  question  when  the  subject  is  bef 
Irly— they  must  he  informed  and  J 


one  of  your  com^poiideuiH  Ip.i 
our  issue  ol  September  7th,  1 
:    signed    "Boaz,"  in   which  I 


a  work  eiposing  Muse 


Mothodiat  clergyman  named  Eflx, 


I.rt  ni"  Hiiggo^t  that  a'pelit 


-ty  to  disclose. 
Any  connivance 
1    their   liberty    I 


This  is  a  very  concise  lfttto  History,  sh 
he  MODERN  AND  OBSGCBB  OBIGIN-DKS- 
POIIC  AND  UNCHRISTIAN  ceARACTER, 
AND  REVOLTING  AND  BLASPHEMOUS 
OATHS  OF  FRKE  MASONRY,  AS  PROVED 
BY  ITS  OWN  ORATORS,  AUTHOR?,  AND 
HISTORIANS. 


MASONIC      MURDER, 

Seceding  Mason,  who  has  taken  17    degrc 


MASONRY. 


rill^KNTFO    FOR    EXAMINATION. 

iVl    PETER  1 K 


U'l'lA  COOK  11 


MINUTES 


■I  I  n[    prQ8. 


Tbc  Bib 


Why   am  I   Opposed  to 
MASONEY? 


Extracts    from     Masonic 

Oatlis  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn  to  by    the 

Grand   Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 

4  page,  SO  els.   per  1110,  @  ^,00   per  I0*w 


God.     Do  you  bellevo  t 


inner  in  which  your  correspond* 
t    evidently  believed  the 


bel.  While  the  law  binds  rc 
itta,  the  whole  truth,  and 
uth,    which   they  arc  bound 


;anizstion, 


higher  honor  tha 
her  earthly    powi 

fifteen    dollars,    on      so 


MINUTES 


DEPOSITORY. 

CITILOUUE  01'  BOOKS. 


PITTSBURG' 


he  wa 

q   verv 

,,J  M.,=o 

—two  fa 

it ..  n 

istekc  n 

t.   Will  OflC 

a  be  fo. 

log.ll, 

r,  i.  ».,  11 

■  ""• " 

c  Misor 

mylli. 

in,!  fta 

J.,,  „l,„.l, 

„i,  o„e 

»o  in.l 

«id,,jl  g 

ntlom.n  o 

'""•" 

i  ANTIQUITY  « 


■-■rK-  enlightened,  tliey    will    dispense  will: 


ith  their  network  ofsig 
Pacific  coaet?     It  ia  pose 


to  the  ago  of  UK. 


bell. 

,e,  11 

>!   He; 

A,D 

elle.,0 
thin 

Iflon 

og  tl,.t 

",'r 

befofoOIJnoJ,l0  a?   1,0 
1  thouelit  ,b  roll  ttir. 

Opposed  lo  Secret  Societies,  Etc. 

SECEETISM : 


Safety    of   tne   State. 

Satan's  Cable  Tow.  —SHr'1''" 


MURDER 
WM.  MORGAN 

Dr.  John  L.  Emery. 

OF  RACINE  CODSTV,  WIS.,  IS  THE  SUM 

MER  OF   ISIS, 

HENRY  L.  VALANCE. 

CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE, 

88  In  Salle  Street. 

Light  on  Tree  Masonry, 


Truths  for  the  People. 

A  Work  for  the  Times, 
FREE  MASONRV 


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kof  his  life.     UK   SEEMS   I.IKK 

Onq  out  of  eternity. 

w  «  Lnwyer'and  a  Un<oi.  I 

L'llli-litlll    illl'l     ClpOHCH     1I.I.-OI 


I  u|i  s.W.K  AT  TH  E 
:    Till!  CYNOSURE. 


Th e  Masonic  Conspiracy, 


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AVI  [OLE  NUMBER 


■Qttw*     You  would  say,  and  rightly  a, 
he  existence  or  tha   magazine  at  one 

rite  was  kept     The  right  of  aelf-prote 


wey    nove    done    good,  it  has   n 
fpi"  «/  it.    They  might  have  done 


ullarly  unhappy,     Partis. 
ho  awakened.     But  who: 


Wmplly  and  unexpectedly    to   those  around 

from  efforts  thus  put  forth,  if  they  are 
to  it.  It  ia  |in  vain,  to  any  that  the 
ririciplea  of    a    society  will  restrain   its 


a'«  l«s  restrained  by  the  good  principle 
*"'ch  they  professedly  adopt  when  they  net  ii 
ie"ct,  than  when  they  net  publicly.     Men  ar 

"slralniDg  force  of  certain  secret  principle 
"hich  thoy  profesa  to  adopt,  will  render  saf 
"their  hands  auch   a  power  as  I  hnvo  spoke: 

elMUOMj  in  ecurta  of  justice,  in  halls  of  legit 
»"on  and    In    the    church  or    God.     A    fe> 

riEbts  Of  aociety,  and  disturbed  the  peace c 
UlmHiM  of  the  State  of   New  York  sought  t 

QolQenClMla  endangered    tho    existence    < 

e  Mian  of  liquor  dealers  bids  delianco    to    th 
ie  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 
11  •■■iV*  a'™6  '"•  d°nc  l° eoeiety  by  boldinB 

Should'  *  boiZr ",eCrCt  B00i0lic8  Cr0atC- 
^nelnn  populous  village,  and  fill  it  »|ih  that 


vt  1>  c-iplo.lej.     The  effect 
the  rights  of  society  at  larg 


idly  right.     But  the  placing  of  a   merely 

placed  for  carrying  It  on.     I  have  said    th. 
.Uy    semi-rollgiou 


rrors    power    fro 
aid  the  world  will 


vuJn.th  r 


..mdly  ii.v-l.s- 


and  worthy  of  being  associated  with  the  deep 
incomprehensible  mysteries  of  Masonry.     And 

were  perfectly  in  accord  with   him  that  spirit- 
ualistic photographs  and  Masonry,  are  of  one  and 


,,  out  of  simple  mind, 
But  he  by  no  mea 


it  of  a  city.  It  Mumler  bad 
id  more  of  a  humbug,  equal 
Ita'ant  Generals  of  the   BSd  dc 

tha  strength  of  his  new  disco v 
made  the  sublime  craft  of  taki 
photograph/,   the  grand  myste 


till- forborne  oftheGrand 
rand   Worthy, 


their    wisdom   is   folly,   and 


ot  only  the  lineaments  or  the  person  sitting, 
ut  also  a  dim  misty  outline  of  aoine  spirit  in 
onuectlon  therewith,  generally  that  of  a  per- 


,ight   thus  find  behind  1 


Died  for  tuam  by  their  inventor.     H 


lodtn'.and  could  thus  have  defea 


tnd  was  defeated-     Confiding   in  hia  own  pow 
ira  or  imposing  upon  the  community,  he  "  wenl 


(y.     Perhaps  I  am,  but  to  illustrate  my  m 

Us  upon    llro.   Ii.,   aiulhcr  lb '    and 


ropjoj  Mr.   W.      How  eamc  you  by   i 


by  the  Ku-Klux.es;  it 


rianglea,  the  level,  the  square,  a  cable- 


get      money     and      power      by 

pretenses,  but  thoy  corrupt  the    moral*  of  tin 

lunity,  destroying  its  pure  religion*  ii lens  b 


ition  or  initialing  a  person  into  the    lodge    o 
ny   secret    association.      It   is  sufficient  foi 

ight  tn  express  their  ideas:  openly,  and  above 


ieties.     These   aocleties,  rig 
ire   mere    conspinieiea    »g,.i 


Tho      object      of    coner 


,nd  defraud  another  of  his  property  by  « 


>m  him,  (moro  or  less),  for 
by  initiation.     They  do  not  cvei 


rfor 


iety     by 


FAIR  &  SQUARE 


light.  In  all  such  coses  we  hope  replies  will  hi 
rurnished.  Below  ia  an  example  of  such  a  re 
ply,  which  we  insert  both  as  a  worthy  exampli 


light  h 


eply.  It  explains 
iciontly— and  is  « 
Ma.  Eniron:— Is 


oman)  to  belong  to  some  secret  society. 
vith  your  leave  I  will  give  some  of  the 
why  1  would  nut  oolong    to  any    secret 


m   the    soe.cty,   1 
ligation  nmy  b 


join  the  rythia3  lodge.   , 

belong  to  this  order  of  Knights  or  Pythin 


churches  hold  the 


.od  the  "  Apocalypiic    Boast,"  to  consist 

rom  the  Fathor  of  lies  and  leading  down  to  t 

nig  illustrations  and  arguments 'are  found 
m  Scripture,  are  skillfully  applied  to  the  nature- 

ain   much  very   important    and    fundi 


■ne,  for  they  were  utterly  unconsc 


»ill  bo  all   right  again." 
Johnny,  ho  had   to  talk  e 
era  bright  and  sparkling, 
aglow. 

.iy  bo  I  con   go   to   echo 


o  or  tho 


dbya 


)  thet 


ffect  without  o  cause,  nor  is  it  impossible  to 
race  thia  effect  to  its  cause.  This  is  the 
object  of  the  writer.     For  no  tyrant  can   op- 


in  the  fire-place  of  it  coldn 


ihi.ritylntidall   corrupt.0. 

aaking    the    church    an 
mis  commence  in  governm 


is  do  tho  Catholics  in  t 
3  positively  is  tho  offspi 

mptcd  by  aaenec  orduty   to 
vho    endure  such    inci 


i  fiend  before  he  en  delight  in  mental  torture 
.nd  proceed  to  wantonly  ronyou  of  your  char- 
ter, more  efleclually  to  cover  his  diabolical 

prison  with  that  of  the  mind,  but  this  do  the 

t  clandestinely.  The  entire  world  could  not 
uduee   tho    writer  to  endure  a  second  time 


motion.     Johnny 


ihc  mil-  book  that  told  of  Jcsiih,  and 
ro  for  poor,  perishing  men.  What  a 
I  A  comrortablo  homo;  no  moro  a 
o  strong  drink.  Hope  was  tn  the  hoarti 
oflhcparcnu;    health  mnntlcd  tho  checks  of 


rokoi 

y-    Fro. 
Bf  light; 

old  them  of  Ono  mighty  to  Bavo 

once  happy  homes,  took  to 
welling*  the   little  hook  that 
d  His  lovol     And  not  only 

'iiwtK**,  Tho  Governmental  ualh  is  an  in- 
ment  of  investigation  and  of  binding  men 
;ood  faith,  in  their  words  and  dealings— 
tho  security    of  llfo,    liberty,    property, 


Whei 


forehead,  the 

known. 


Johnny.     He   had 


'vo  thmieht  of  you,  lady.     I  " 


riieroforc,    We,    citixona  ol   Illinois,  do   ro- 

ctfully  pray   your  honorable  bodr  to  insert 

our  revised  Constitution,  article*  requiring 

the  Legislature  lo  prohibit  by  law,  with  auiU.- 

laities,  the  administering  of   oaths  by 

ban  official  persons,  civil,  military,  o. 

istionl,  and   by    these    only,    as    done 

openly  and  for  lawful  and  suitably  important 

!9.     Also,  to  forbid  the  Legislature  to 

kind    to    maintain  such  publicity  and 


oaths  or  obligations  of  | 
daily  under  penalties  ( 
raeanor,  punishable  by  I 


illy  pray  y, 
'.he    admin 


of  the  Worahipful  Master?" 
Do  explained  to  me    the  r 


"To  info 

ought    to 


an  seen  dent  glories  as  the  above,  »hi.t  .. 
Knight  Teiuplara"  and  the"BlovonIn 
oDogrecsr"  Ia>ot  this  tho"Myatcr 
Iniquity"  of  Scripture  notoriety.* 

N.   CAI.LKNDr'. 


45 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  FEBRUARY  8,  1870." 


The  Christian    Cynosure, 


name  of  religion,  than  by  a  Con 
.uncil  which  met  at  Lombard  Du 


eCom 


which  they  called  simply,  "  The  First  OhureJ, 
of  Christ,"  after  the  manner  6(  !  tho  early 
Churches  of  Hew  England.      Of  course,  in  i 

new  population  thercwasa  diversity  of  tastes 


President  of  Wheaton  College, 
M.  R.  Hoard  c 


and   proposed    to    have     a   Chairman.      Das 
Wilcdi   Esq.,    (of   tbo    Methodist    Episco] 

ffanford  Esq.,  ot  the  Sharon  J/irw,    was  cl 


little  Cbapel  which  was, sen  Sect 


little  high  gallery  at  one    end.     Tho   Churcl 

shops,  ood  Satan  retaliated  by  dividing  then 
on  music.  There  were  good  Christians  01 
both  sides,  and  the  evil  was  sore. 

Finally  one  party  split  off  and  lormed 
Church  of  twelve   members,  to  which  c>Kb 

Church. 

The  secession  built  tbein  a  house  and  called 
Jnrgc  Council  to  sanctify  the  secession. 

Tho  Council  met  accordingly  aud  ratified  th 
split!,  Tnej  recognized  the  twenty  member 
as  "  The    first  Congregational  Church,  in  Lom 

tents  CooErefiatiorml,"  was  a  deliberate  rccog 
nition  of  a  sectarian  fatso-hood.  The  secon' 
Church   was   not  ''  The  first    Congregations 

men,  felt  the  absurdity  and  sin  of  putting  tin 
little  churcliesofthe.pune  polity  In  the  Kitl 


Tbe  above  is  H.  W.  Beecher's  platform  on 
Cburoh  government,  givon  io  his  Salutatory  in 
his  paper  tho  ChriiUan  Union,  Jan.  1st,  1S70. 
He  states  clearly  the  different  modes  of  church1 
government  viz., Congregational,  Presbylorian, 
Methodist,  EpiscopaJ,  andKoman  Catholic  ;  and 


the  Ecumenical  Council"  and  their  "  Sovcr 
head,"  the  Tope,  are  equally  legitimate  ;  i 
n.  W.  Beeeber's  paper,  the    Christian  Vhi 


since  Satat 
••  kingdom 

by  combin 


us  (Jan,  13th, (that  Mr. 


Of  the  proposition,  saying  that  there  wcr. 
men      who      were      Universalisls,      or 

eluded  hy  tho  present  rule.     (!!!) 
Thus  having  yoked  together  Popery  at 

the  matter  of  church   government,    he 

die  ;u  and  "  Ye  shall  not  surely    die  :"  th 


ween   the    "righteous' 


himself,   and   which 


icoplu  wc-ru  iinomtuodL'd  S 


ur  and  a  half,  from  ono  to  two  hundred  stand- 
I  patiently  without  scots  to  the    close  of  his 


silly,  and    predicted   Ilia 


It  rained  toward  night,  but  Iri  s 
lin,  the  large  Congregational  nous 

ie  house    before,   oven    at    the 

i,  and  tho  friends  of  free  governn 


Mohawk  Dutchmen  sett 
arly  day.    Tbey  have  tl 


S  honesty  and  piety.     The 


f  the  M.  E.  Church  are  against  the  lo 
!sq.  Hand  of  Elkhorn,  and  Dea.    Jm 
of  Delavan,  write  these  brethren  and  get 


DITOltlAL    CORRESPONDENCE. 

0.   Staples.— Movement,  of  tie  TeojJe  in  Jo 
Friends'      Churches- Th  'sW..'i       Vl!<\ 


lion:  at  night,  spoke  in  the  same   place  against 

Thoir  request  was  defeated  hy  the  firmness  of 
a  single  man.  As  the  particular  testimony  of 
George  Fox  and  the  society  which  he  founded 
was,  and  is  against  every  element  which  makes 

ditions,  taught  as  religious  truths.     One  knows 

ning,  or  tho  impudence 'which  enables  Free 
Masonry  to  "  enako  "  ttseir  into  a  society  ot 

Lion  of  that  people  and  their  children. 

At  West  Branch,  the  house  was  crowded  by 

and  splendid  Congregational  Church  In   Iowa 

City,  I  spoke  last  night  nearly   two  full  hours. 

PnoF.  Clapp  of  Iowa    College,  gavo  an  ei 


tbat  few  pastors  in  either   State  could 

and  that  If  there   was   no    objection,  I 
■reach  at  night  on  that  subject.     No  ob- 


Probably   onc-bolfor  two  thirds   of   (he 
crowd  had  been  Masons,   Odd  Fellows,  or 


preach  boldly,  yet  candidly  against  these 

fruitful  works  of  darkness,"  God  will  strengthen 

influence    with  tbe  people  an  hundred 

I  have  seldom  been1  more  cheered 

refreshed    by  new  acquaintances  than  by 

iends  in  Cedar  County  Iowa,  particularly 

her  Staples ;  Brother  and  Sister  Bean  who 

ids  j  t  Spri  opinio,  at  which  last  plaoc,  a  reg- 
praycr  meeting  is  kept   up.     Evidently 


(Wc  cheerfully  insert  the  artiolc  below, 

Advance  has  refused  to  publiah  mtules 
request,  aud  this  comes  a  little  with  an 
authority,  addressed,  not  to  us,  but  i 
"  Publisher  1"  All  well  and  good.) 

PualUher    Cynoiure  ; 


complains  of  our   "  card  "  to   tbo  public 


"Tbe  attention  of  thou 


f  Doc.  23d   ult.)  by  its 


charges.  HENRV  I 

Samuel  c  bartlett. 

g.  s.  f.  savage, 
wm.  w.  patton, 
c  g.  hammond. 

tl.  This  is  to   notify   you,  and  the  public,  th 

tinned  select  those  of  Rev.  C.  M.  Tyler,  Re 
Dr.  Robert  Patterson,  and  \V.  H.  Bradle 
Esq.,  before  whom,  at  any  early  date,  you  mi 
designate,  wo    will  make  good  tho  statemen 


.si.i.1  a  Musun  preacher  to  a  plai 


fheumildl 
■npic-it  by  ('■ 


might  havo  learned   of  tbo  devils  who   sought 

in  orOod;  but  boing   engaged    In  a  like  nn 
]y  work  and  hiving  tbe  same   unholy   tern. 


Masons  are  Cain's  or  Thcgs,  but  we  do  intent 

ocs3  if  they  do  it  and  nothing  el*o.   will  ceve 

tie  same  boast.  Allmtn'saidPanl  "  seek  thoi 
lings.""  "Butto  Christians  he  says,  loo! 
every  man  upon  his  own  thingi 
very    man     on  the     things    of  others 


iroxysni  of  their  rage,  to    put    the   fair 
tress  to  doath;  but  at  tbe    moving  and 
t  supplication   of  her  youngest  brother, 
her  life  was  ?pared,  on  condition  ofher  golnf 
through  the  two  remaining  steps  of  the  solemn 


B  which    are  somatomes  more  than  enough 


■f  Masonry. 

odgn  room  of  almost    every  Lodge  in   '. 


made  such  by  tbe  s\ 


ody  li 


f  this  kind.    Hum 


of  Canaan,  Ohio,  is  sorely  grieved  wit1 
view  of  an  Odd  Follow  oration  deli 
Medina,  Ohio,  on  the  occasion  of  the 


(only  by  implic 
tly   make  ou 


when  they  spoke  of  slave 
n-whlppers,  cradle -robbers 
rs;  but  thought  it  only   a  ji 


spirit  of  that  "Blessed  Redeemer,"  who  & 


>  the    damnation  of 


Mi=i,!iiy 
■  mplimeii- 


>ugh  with  pjeudo  solemn  forms,  humdrum 
horrid  oaths— woald  be  quite  sufficient  wi 


PUBLISHERS     COLUMN. 

HUNDRED THOUSAND     sue. 


Barnes,  taut  "lie  trujiod  the  iiiuo  would   t 
when  Masonry  would  open  itshoart  and  ret 

to  contpiehend  any   sdrRcicnt   reason  for  shut-  0 


■,  low  flattory,  barefaced    effrontery  and  it 


bo  Worshipful  Master— rudely  ijuestloned—  ' 
aking  oaths  of  secrecy,  and  consenting  if  tbey 
re  broken,  to  have  her  throat  cut,  t 
am  out,  hrcast  torn  open,  and  her  body  divid- 


Ni:\Vi;i,l.  i'.U,l.l:M,i;ii  " 


But  a  majority  of  our  sub: 


fa  very   interesting   character.    Tbo.g 
lOvelty  and  attraction  of  the  evening,  how. 


Tbe  Worshipful  Master  elect  then  pro  pose 
'The  Ladies,",  in  a  brief  and.  iappropriat 
pecch.     ReTj  J.  W.  i\  Barnes,  responded  in 


cted  wi 

h  it  but  what  had 

the 

npprob 

Holy  ^ 

rit.     (What  a  f«ls 

I". 

oald" 

ought  t 

(C -T. 

thin  its  pale.     He 

t  by  one,  but  by  ho 
) 

& 

L"L",°. 

In  New    En^nd    lo.  ty    ; 


rally  use 


port 


inly,       wlltiot 


High  Priest,, or  Most  Worshipful   Sovereign  °f|"™"' ^_"^.U^ 


The  subscription  ptlce  is   kept  low  so  tint 


1  for  twenty  cents,  tour  eoplei 
'  One  tract  may  save  a  you 
of  servility. 


which  has  a  Masonic    editor.     Omitting 

t  Sir,    asp    Uhoibkr— Let   mo  say—a 
ess    scamp,    pretending    to    hail    fro 
Friendship  Lodge  No.  0  Cnarlstou  S.  C,  is  it 
upon  the  Fraternity."    AftSr  describ- 


OltTANT    Ql  I-TSTinst. 


z::i 

-Ike  llr.t  and  second— conferred 

b.B.    I 

ZZ7 ''"""" 

. 

Andf 

tber  still— the  admi 

alien   espresso 

.liU'. 

lo  the  Srat   de»ree  of  Masonry 

lliat  tbl 

8  St.  I,eg 

sr,  who  was  ayooog  girl,  happen- 

tboso   I 

ids  which   are  some 

im.es  more  tba 

orally  use 

on  apartment  adjoining  ll.o  ,... 
i  u  a  I.odgo  room,  and  boing  in. 

onoogh 

e  enough  lo  b 

!rcd   In  Masoni 

,r.-  ,„.I,.:,,.,IJ..  ,i.l.i.  ol« ,orj  roan  in  lb, 
roemaaonr.  takos  lift.  conpiaE>. 
liborly,  and  honnda  men  dorlog 
natoral  lives.     Sbould  a  aly,  ctafiy,  i*J 

sliaoily  appeals  to  roan's  moral  W* 


rlpa  and  tokens,  and   try  the  depth  of  tbeir 


,  own  right,  and 
„g  light  on   org, 


4:0 


Correspondence. 


^SuState,  substantiating  the  itatoiui 

,our  contributor.  and  justifying  his  ardenl 


njvicea  l>j    to-day's  mail  of*    lady    ti 

''."', ,,n„,n-  ofhundreds  tint  might  bo  riv* 


least    for  a    season  longer- 

Respectfully, 

C,  II.  HOWARD, 
iCrictVD  Mieaionary  Association 


ago,  a  parly  of  white  men 


legation,   killec 
pplcd  three,    aud    took    thi 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  FEBRUARY  8,  1870- 


Io  the  Aposlolic  CJrirol 

ltd  in   ...I.-  .  I,  .kl.l.:. 

either    tbo    Piesbjtc 
e  nf  the  ear 

cording    to  the    phn    wlm-h     Cod    gat 
d,,-    and  according    i«   .that  wo  Aracr 


iu  organizations,  namo  them  ■  churcboo. 
n  bo  packed,  drawn,  or  driven  together 
ml."  Then  In  jour  last  issue  I  Gad  ttm 
M  for  a  short  time  he  took    his  family  to  a 

his    »«!>:■■  that  Prusbytorlan   g»rcrnocii( 


Wlillo  in  Egjpt  I  bad  n.eroly  heard  of  a  ju 


The  f  iftcomh  Ao>c 


claim  to  havo  built.  Why  t 
ill  upon  thiao  e.  ralhortbarj 
r  all  threo  together,  h  attrlbi 


e  the  work  of  Herod, 
imple  which  etlntd 


agazine,   in  which  everything  is  < 
decently  and  in  order"  In  ibo  most 


l  three  times,  but  God.  Id  His   goodnes 

urt.     I  tell  you  things,  are  very  hot  do« 

,„i  I  a,n  thoroughly   learning    what  it 

CHARLES  MORRIS,  (colored), 


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ho    Presbyterian    ci 

Lfisotubly  is  an   noser 

plural,  human, 

aeept  by    the 

ivcu  device  for   gov 

s  a  purely  worldly  co 

courtn 

Ibo  "God  of  this  Wo 

d  "employs  it 

,l.o  lott.r  ,■ 

ganblmg,  a„d 

the  In 

ir»0 

a  the  following  article  he  represents  outward 
"rrii  and  organization  afl  the  bane  of  the  Jew- 

"uehe  proposed  no  such  centralized  polity 


'Will    the     PrubyUriam,    MtihodUti 

According  [0  the  npirit  and  teaching  of  tha 
"cle  the  Presbyterian  church,  tho  Mcthodlu 

tbem    dead,    docajing,     centralized   huma 


>  pin.— eldera  chosen 
people.  In  one  sphere, 
people.    In  a    higher 


I  tho  situation,  lest  llmf 


helpful  to  them,  why  should    it  ho  condemned 


MINUTES 

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CONVENTION", 


Minutes  of  the 
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PITTSBURG, 


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sti  Mason*. 

"lnilil-.Sute.oi 


EZRA  A.  COOK. 


Scatter  the  Document. 


I  by  a  Itojol   A.J.    M>i.-o:i, 


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encrallydifiWi  through  society,  and   hard! 
mounta  to  a  ceiu-uro,  though  it  la  oflon  use, 

(Tensive  part  of  ray  letter  was  this;     "  Woiil 

aero  was  no  real  Garden  of  Rdon  f*     Now,  i 

-111  ask  why  you  did  not  answer^.'    If  you  "at 
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viog  Solomon.     There 


?ndy    Tor    the    colesti 


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wit 

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in  that 

Slicing  . 

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Which 

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worlhj  of  an 

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octet;. 

J  great i 

Corresp 

jndence. 

lecturea  torrlblj 


ells  of  New  York,  by  o  lady  sub! 


?  not  his  theme  go  rl-Lt  im 


urcc,      It  b  headed  "pi.'rsrui.'il,"  Jirnl  is. if  | 


tinuo  a  subscriber  and  reader  (o  thai  excel- 
lent monthly  favorite.  Indeed,  and  in  fact, 
•'  Jen  "  could  not  keep  house  at  all  without  th( 
Journal.  It  U  my  only  "  husband,"  for  "  Jen- 
nie Jenka"  is  .till  ilngte.  But  I  must  make 
known  why  I  now  write. 


ay.       (PJMSS 

,„!)     My  de, 


Masonry  is  so  afraid  of  argument,  "  light  "  in 
itloa,  discussion'  honest  opposition,  and 
^lamination  of  its   merit),  demerits,  ic 


equal  will  soon  follow. 
Three  yoara  ago  this  last  sunim 


ccd  reading  with  considerable  intere 
we'll  as  amazement,  in  the  Tmltpauknt,  (N.  Y-) 
"  letters  on  Masonry,"  by  the  Rev.  C.  G.  Fin- 
ney, of  Obcrlin  College.  Ohio.  But  before 
President  Finney  had  much  more  than  half  ha 
"  his  say  "  on  the  great  theme,  the  brave  cd 
torol  the  "fearless  and  free"  paper,  the  I, 

stood  by  and    between  President  Finney  an 
Theodore  Tilton,  Esq.,  when  he  (Finney)  con 

or  the  Indepaithai,  that  Mr.  Tilton  would  pul 

mil  discussed  by  Rev.  C.  G.    Finney,  from  h 
tend  point,     Twelro   chapters,  however,   only 

■  inney  was  ready  and  willing   to  go  on  "  unt 
he  end,"  for  he  had  agreed  to  finish  up   h 

.or  of"  free  rights,  free  pre?*,  and  free  speech, 


i  States  literally  dn» 


ived    that  the   =y-[..-rn  of  11 


..u.ce,  o,  di^-ied  by  the  icflueoceof  Ma 
;  but  I  suppose  ho  is  nmbjtious  for  world 

correspondents  to  freely  discuss  the  subject  o 
ry,  he  lost  subscribers  (Masons  of  course),  b> 
-en.es  to  the    tune    of    r Jrc-.ln  per   ,l;i 


ormighllyin  Chicago,  HI.,  (that  city  which  i 
oily  abounds  with  secret  orders,  uud  other  hi 
.hiiigs),  by  Ezra  A.   Cook,  at  No.   88  La    S«j 


a  "seeking  more  light."  I  am  in  search  ol 
;ht!" 

May  I  not  expect  to  open  a  fresh  number  of 
flmtrUwt  Phrenological  Journal,  some  day, 
id  there  find  the  portrait,  character,  and 
phrenological  and  biographical  examination  ol 
)me  of  our  noted  Anti-Masonic  heroes  and 
orthics,  such  as  the  Iter.  C.  G.  Finney;  Eldei 
avid  Bernard,  who  is  also  still  living  ;  Elder 

ohnLcvingtou;  Mrs,  Lucia  C.  Cook,  a  brave 
oblo  woman,  an  opposor  orsccrotism  in  on  or- 
mizod  form  ;  Rev.  Jonathan  Blancbard  ;  Rev. 
.  R.  Baird  ;  Hon.  Samuel  C.  Pomeroy,  United 
tales  Senator  from  Kansas;  Rev.  Edward 
eecher,  D.  D. ;  Rev.  David  MoDill ;  Rev.  J.  H. 

I   the  present' time;  Rev.    I.   A.   Hart,   and 

When  the  press  and  the  pulpit,  the  two  groal 
owerful  instruments  in  the  moral  world  for  the 
melioration   of  the  human  race,  are   literally 

s  or  secret  oath-bound  and  blood-stained 
ilions,  then  I  begia  to  think,  and  lament, 


-ate  edifice  by  itself, 
rely  to  religious  pur- 


constituting  ll0   small    clement  in  th. 

us    and    moral    character  of  Masonry 

The  church  service  is  open,  and    chiefly   on 

ndaya,  while  that  of  the  hall    is  profoundly 

;ret  and  mysterious,  and  is  generally  held  o 

id  service  nt  the  church,  while  only  a  aelci 

'  of  the  hall. 

ENTERED  APPRENTICE 


to  the  help  of  i 


nbject.     Truly,  your 


The  first  had  a  place  under    the    pulpit, 


The  walls  of  the  Baptist   Church  were 
tented  with  rotulos,  or  tablets,    upon  which 
ere   printed    In     fair  intelligible  chwsol 

urious  pious  expressions,  while  all  the  pla 
■ork  of  the  lodge  or.liall,    whs  covered  I 


thought. 

The  whole  arrangement    of    tho    liall  Jwas 


irything    was  ploin,  simple,     and  'easily 


4? 


Cynosure  Tracts.|CAPMAIGNl0CUMENTS 

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HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 

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REVOLTING  AND  BLASPHEMOUS 
OATHS  OF  FREE  MASONRY,  AS  PR 
BY  ITS  OWN  ORATORS,  AUTHOR*, 
HISTORIANS. 


8  pago  Tract  @  !j 


MASONRY. 


>r  religion  becomo  Masons,  and  rerun 
ictivo  fellowship  with  Masons.  The  fac 
extraordinary  one,  and  ought  to  be  thoroughly 

That  an  unsuspecting   yoJUg  preacher,  with 

irinelple,  might  he  led,  through  the  flatt 
ind  management  of  plausable  men,  to  beco 
nitiatcd  into  a  secret  society,  we   can  partly 

>nce  knows  what  that  lodgo  is,'  requires  son 


Chri.tia 

life.     The  p 

eacher  w 

Meiico, 

simply  beeaus 
ty  sustains  hin 

ecret  arte  of 

thing,  bo  ign 
of  the   gospe 

creforo, 

orimt    of 
texts,  v 

than  religion,  that  few    would  naturally 
the  latter  to  tho  former,  as  a  career, 
moved  thereto,  by  divine  grace.     We  i 


ic  anomaly  consists,     ff  there  aro'aoy  dle- 
nguished   prcaebora— distinguished    Tor   wl»- 

iou)d  adorn  the  characters  of  those   who  be- 

mo  time,- habituate  Masonic    lodges— whose 
iling    spirits  may  bo  Infidels  and  Jows-we 


light  should  be  thrown  upon    thoio   p 


ON  THE  SQUAIIR. 


this   tract,  to  know  how  hi.i  wife  feols  on  the 


Why  am  I  Opposed  to 
MASOFBYP 


Extracts    from     Masonic 

Oaths  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn   to   by    the 

Grand   Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 


GIVING  HIS 

Opinion   of    Free   Masonry 
I  1832. ) 


Satan's  Gable  Tow. 


C.  FEEMSTF.lt,1  j 
,1  TAPLET,  [  Ei. 


MURDER 
WM.  MORGAN, 

Dr.  John  L.  Emery, 

'  RACINE  COUNTY,  WIS.,  IN  THE  SUM- 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE, 

88  La  Salle  Street. 


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A  League  with  the  Devil. 

Article,  of  Confederation,! 

PRESENTED   FOR   EXAMINATION", 

Being  a   defence   read   before  a  Commlttc 

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1  Til  E      <  JEIE 


The  Masonic  Conspiracy, 


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Masonic  Conspirators,  us  also  fi 


urch  and   State  fro 


■H-     th."    .(..■hijc.f      ll'ltJ,,,,    „f       I 


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''.  In  secret  have  I  said  nothing" — Jesds  Christ. 
CHICAGO,  TUESDAY,  FEBRUARY  22,  1870. 


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liberty  and  life  ol 


Wheu  Pope  Innocent  wished  to  enjoin  John, 
king  of  England,  out  of  hie  kingdom,  power, 
iad  authority,  he  rcsorlod,  for  tbia  purpose,  to 


palion  would  be  highly  resented  by  the 
t  of  England,  wrote  .John  a  mollifying  lot- 
sontfour  golden  rings  set  with   precious 

ie'preseni,  by  informing  him  of  the  many 
:orica  implied  in  it.  Uo  beggod  him  to 
id  or  seriously  the  form  of  the  rings,  their 
L>or,  their  matter,  nttd' their  color.    Their 


(it;  or  prosperity,  Gicd  forever  on  the  f.rm  ba- 
the matter,  being  the  most  precious  of  raetala. 
,',i  mvnniplisuiiients,  and  justly  preferred  by 

uinmcats.  Thc  blue  color  of  the  sapphire  rep 
twnicd  faith;  the  verdure  of  the  emerald, 
hope  ;  the  reducas  of  the  ruby,  charity,  and  the 
splendor  of  the  topaz,  "  good  works." 

nocont  himself;  lor  it  is  easily  possible  for  a 
man,  especially  in  a  barbarous  age,  to   unite 


IC1.  England  wa«o>n,id.. red 
,   c-irly   imposed    upon    bj 


ito  of  enlightenment,  calling  them 
rt  by  this  means  succeed   in  impoa- 


>iven  to  anything  else,  to 
hi r.g  hut  triviality  on  the 


goings  to  flowers  and  thus  to  ei 
ltimenti  on  love,  but  for  men  to  d. 
;  rrith  the  instruments  for  brick  an. 


sight  forward  expression  of  his  scntimenti 
"ling  myths  and  riddles,  racking  his  brail 
ttion  he  renders  himself  the  sport  and  foo 

:s   >A  j.r.jitiuieil  F.ymhola   which,    when    di 


liberties   of  the  people.     They   would, 


r  rings  of  Pope  Innocent.  The  M 
kc  a  great  merit,  we  believe,  of  arraying 
msclvos  against  Popery;  but,  according  to 
■  way  of  thinking,  there  was  never  anything 
n  Popery  moro  silly,  or  more  dangerous  to 
anhood  and  liberty,  thnn  there  is  ii  Ma- 


ofthe  Inatitutl 
Jtaohtd.  Tha 


its  entire  subjugation   tbroughi 
■ontrot  of  Free  Masonry. 
tfdviH,  Tiiat  we  earnestly  n 


■cr^lii].  at  Ma' 


PREPARING    T< 

Vermont  is  arousing  from  her  slumbers;  tin 

larked  the  stealthy  advance  of  the  foe,  an. 
he  garrison  is  beginning  to  move.  Wc  see  it 
no  of  the  papers  of  that    State     thc  followinj 


[.MASONIC  r«NVEMTH>:\--H, 

SONRY     INVKILEB-KO-J, 

ies,    at   the  village   of  Le  Roy,    on   the 

an.  If  tbe'couuly  of  Monroe,  and  the  Hon 
obert  Fleming,  of  the  County  of  Niagara  at 
uintedSecretarieB. 

The  President  took  the  Chair,  nnd  the  fo 
>wing  Delegates  presented   credentials,   an 

ITere  follows  a  roll  of  Delegates  from  eac 


crlty,  and  duplicity,  nnd  also  1m 
,  artificial,  and  worthless  trail  to 

;h  king  John  was  easily  imposed 
ins  were  not  quite  so  green.  See- 
eat  to  come  in  (or  a  share  of  the 

nnd  completely   ovcruled   hy   i 


"weh  ifl  oitccmed  so  highly,  but  which  still 
not  equal  to  the  Masonic  apron,  because  tli-. 
»  far  above  any  diploma  from  any  king,  prince, 


■oh*/,  That  the  tendency  or  audi    o 
tion  is  to  weaken  the   sanction  of  virtue 
of  the  recipients,  by  making  had 


ductionolthe  name  o: 
tlicHolyTriuity.li.M 

monies,    with  minglec 


?d  in  the  spirit  of  their  hoi 


tebtdi  Thnt  those 
together,  deserve 


commended  to  the  difTereac  Couuti. 
int  committees  of  correcpondonco  a: 

•  at  Rochester. 


defray  the  espenaes  hereioJore'  Incurred  by  the 

he  late  outrogoa,  and  that  such  lunds  be  Irons- 

IUsohfd,  That  the  proceedings  of  this  Con- 
tention be  signed  by  tho  Chairman  and  Scere- 

ipbjet  form  for  dh 


Whereas,  Reports  of    the    most     mol 
nd  scandalous  nature  have  been  circulated  by 

.embers  of  the  several  Committees,  comma 
cnominsted  the  Lcwiston  Committee,  clia 
lg  them  with  having  misrepresented  facts 
boir  possession,  and  with  having  from  ginis 


",- siting  l"  ll1"  wflr,a  thc  «ICDi'Tl>  Mason 
Jouspiracy    formed    in    this    country,    wbii 


dtowed  substituiic 

o  against  his   will;  and   sojcbristian  religion,  asfraugbt  with  tuoredang. 
Jl,  to  spits  of  the  silly  flum-jlation,  than  opoadolam  or  avowed  infidelity. 


ad  adopted  by  thc  convention. 
ointod  to  draft  ii  memorial  to  Congress,   re- 
flates Cook,  Esq.,   from  the   committee  an- 
ointed for  that  purpose,  reported  an    Address 
.  the  people  of  the  Stale,  which  w»»  rend  anc 


pposod  I  was  master,  and  could  ahan 
ecrschaum  at  pleasure  ;  but  at  last 
yaolf  in  the  condition  of  tho  poor 
udcnl,    whoso   loving  chum  begged 


akeful-I  had  some  appreciation  of 
glonous  Gospel,"  aud  had  occasionally  1 
wrapt  in  admiration  ol   pulpit  eloquence; 


bly  removing  Morgan  n 


n  County,  told  him  that  Morgan   »  n-i   i 

-that  he  would   probably  be    sent  to  M 

jail  for  bis  reception,   on   i,i»  p^.-a- 

ho  appear-,  that  on  th-  l»th  of  S,pt,.. 
,  Nicholas  0     ChesM.ro  (Master  of  II, 

County  of  Onln.io)  obtained  a  warrant  for  Mo. 

r September  ciuse.l  Morgan  to  be  nrrcs 
1  carried  to  Cannnduigoa,  a  distance  i 


n?  ofTe.rors  bod  taken  me  in  hand.     I 

it  little   strength    of  any  sort,   but  I 

enough   to  simply   drop  my  pipe  and  feebly 

After  some  struggles  with  go  awing  nppelit 


.ping-stono  into  the  kingdom  of  His  dco 

rch  from  his  smokv  orgie*,  and  sil«  all, -os 

undisturbed  in  his  pew,  through  a  Boar. 

;s'  thunders,  1  think  of  tho  quiet  remark  o 

AuntRhoda— "He  can't  be  a  spiritual  man  I' 

a?o  of  the  dear  old   mother   in   lata* 


s  by  a  lev,  desp, 


ind  perverted. 


nd  holding  importnnt  civil  offices  ;  and    pi 


To  understand  this  branch  of  tho  sul 
Iho.oughly.  a  full  knowledge  of/ici*  eenn 
m  Morgan  outr-.ge  is  obviously  indi 

Oration   of   tho  penalties  of  Mosul 


gun  resided,  with  his  wife  and  two  chili 
ho  village  offlatavia,  In  the  woalorn 
lew  York,— that  In  the  course  of  the 

State  ;— that  frequent  consultations 

i  determined  on,  a  largo  number  of  po 
;onsndalguo,  n  distance  of  more  than 


liddle  -if  the  following  night  ;- 


.casures  might  l.e  Ul.cn  to    silence   bin 

;rongbom-proof  building,  until  tho  night   of 
lc  16th  of  September— and  war  miwif^on  ihi 

The  Report  states  that  all  Ihr ptrtonn  "  in  any 
ay  implicated  in  tho  outrage  on  Morgan,  from 

iSODie  Fraternity,  with  the   exception  ol 

groe  ol  Royal  Arch  Masons" 

ddition  to  the  foregoing,  it  appears  Irorr 

,  uf  Committees,  (embracing  thirty. «.-igbi 


seized  by  a  mob,  (armed  with  clubs)  sud 


:hr  evident  Intention  of  taking  him  c 
.he  execution  of  which  purpose  was  Pi 


tinny  di'i-i-nt  men  of  tho   order   of   Mason 

efforta  to  loam  tho  faio  o[  Morgm 
d  bo  useless;  that  if  we  could  discover  tlu 
y,  we  could  not  get  them  punished  ;  thai 


body  I 


Ii  tbeir  vengeance  all  who  should  in 


by  a  minister  of  Christ  is  an  uneonfoited  sin, 
Christmas  18G0.  EPISCOPALUN. 

Our  frloiid*-  suggestion  U  a  noble  one.  Wo 
■po  It  will  moet  with  a  fiuccossful  response. 
To  help  out  the  matter  wo  will  mako  some  de- 
letion, smill  as  is  our  Income— that  is,  If  a 
lundrcd  names  of  the  clergy  aro  sont  us  at 
.ncc;  with  tho  pay,  we  will  deduct  one. fifth  and 
end  tho  hundred  papers  fur  eighty  dollars; 
nd  so  rornny  larger  number. 
And  wo  will  do  tho  same  for  the  clergy  In 

o  their  supply.     We   want   tholr  prayers  and 

mce  get  to  reading  our  paper   we  should  have 


nan    suddenly    eteiled,    ot 


notion,  and  ft  Morgan  murder  1 

I   have    now   done    with    Masonic  construe- 
on  of  Masonic  poinliio,  and  will,  as   I  have 


.messed  thcra  to  the  carriage,  mounted   lb 
f  This   same    Bruce,    was,  in    December  fol 


DtAR  Sir— I  (end  you  a  Church  Almanac 
.outlining  a  list  of  the  names  of  all  tbo  clergy  u 

States,  will,  their  addresses;  and  take  the  liborH 
o  suggest  to  any  Episcopalian  who  bns  beer 
desacd   with  this  world's    goods,    and    whoa. 

If  these  clergymen,  bishops  included,  with  i 
:opy  of  thc  CrKOsnaE  for  ono  year.     The  wholi 


Lfety  of  o„r  religion,    on, 


)  friends,    you    who   are 


ne,  and  precept  upon  precept, 
and  there  a  little."  It  Is  said 
Inucd  dropping  wuarcth  away 
Although  tho  woaring  may  for  a 
rcoptiblo,  yet  tho  rook  must  giY0 
i  ol  lime.  So  wo  bollevo  the  petri- 
"  "seonry 


hatter  down  their  biding  places,  point 
ucir  errors,  hidden  or  open,  uuder  what 
name  thoy  may  bo  disguised,   for  tholr 

)  say  Holy  names,  such   as  Love,  Hope! 


o  so  much  oeenpic 
greatly  hid  and  cot 


48 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  FEBRUARY  22,  1870 


The  Christian   Cynosure, 


whot  is  human  e 

thing  I  am  sure 
Free  Masonry  is 


iy,  Dijhop  Edwards,  Rev.  U.  II.  George, 
athew  Brown  P.  D.     All  attend   ifpos 
J    BLANCH ARD,  Chtiirmaf. 


-The  Master  Manor 
e  doctrine  of  lore,  ! 
iqulty,  and  raised  to 
iackoy'a  Lexicon  p. 


alalia  "innocence,"  and  sigLifvint;  "  SI" 
who,  by  living  in  strict  obedience  to  the  o 
gations  and  precepts  ol  tko  fraternity,  is  I 
from  sin.     (Mac.   Iaz.  Free  Masonry?.  10.) 

If  tlic  editors  of  Hie  Cv.vnsur.K  arc  in  danger 
of  partiality  lo  any  sect  or  denomii 
perhaps  no  one  would  be  a  fairer  candidate  lor 
our  favor  than  the  Presbyterian.     My  assi 


though  a  firmly  adhering  Mothoc 
(the  father  of  our  publisher)  una 
mail  department.  Nino  of  the  t 
my  life  were  spent  in  the  Presbyt< 


uinlatc 


some  hundreds  of  members  into  Prcsbyteria 
churches  who  remain  such  to  da;  ;  and  I  woul 
to-day  increase  rather  than  diminish  tue  nun 
beriflcould.  During  my  year  in  Pcnusjlv 
nia,  I  also  preached  a  fiood  deal  and  assistc 
the  Methodists,  Lutherans,  Wincbrcnnarian 
Albrights,  United  Brethren  ;  and  havo  sine 
labored  with  Free  Will  Baptists  and  Carnpbel 
ites;  and  have  found  true  and  devoid!  Chri 


a  all. 


i  than  the  attempt  to  form  a  new  si 


;  call  i 


>t  join  n 


True,  I  believe,  with  Barnes  and  Bloomficld, 
tbat  "  The  Church  "  in  Malthow  IS,  17 :  meal 

longs:  and  in  1SS7,  I  heard  Robert  J,  Brec 

enridgc,  on  the  floor  of  the  then  United  Ge 

Mii-rant  for  this  General  ytn.tfmS'y."  And 
rresl.'rlcrianism  flourished  in  this  country  mo 

A=Eembly,  I  did  not  suppose  that  "  Genei 
Assembly  icas  rresbytorianiani."  I  suppose 
one  might  repeat  aud  belitve  Brcckeuridgi 
words,  while  leader  of  the  Assembly ;  and, 
he  had  no  schismatic  design,  not  be  an  i 
fender.     Within   two  years,   an  honored  ai 


I  old  e 


man  of  the  Ci.iniuit'.ci.'   <■('  l>:lls    ni.d 
in  his  Assembly,  while  speaking  of  the  impos- 
sibility of  a  Court  of  COO  members,  meeting  I 

all  the  churches  between  the  two  Oceans  ;  si 
to  me.— "if  the  Assembly  should  sit  eominuoi 
ly  the  year  round,  tbey  could  not  attend  pr< 
erly  to  their  appealed  cases  !" 

This  honored    and  distinguished    Broth' 
who  low  influences    Presbyter 

"  Before  tlic  Millennium,  thU  whole  thin 

alist,"  "Baptist"  etc.,  must  pass  away.  . 
if  I  believed  in  "  Jure  divino  "  Prcsbytcrioi 
with  the  strongest  Presbyterian,  I  see  no 
prlety  of  naming  a  church   of  Christ  from 


-and   loveasbret: 

mere  bundle  oftra 


SOOD  TEtHPI.ARtS.il, 

lelligent  Good  Templar  having  be 

lerciaed  on  the  enbject  of  accrcti: 

generally,  and  having  been  thoroughly  convi 

1th  Good  Tcmplarism  in  particular,  nfi 

cflcction,  and  a  long  struggle    with  1 


o  that   ho 


hall  all   the  time    bo    approximating 

cr.      Not,  meaDly,  and  like  cows 

o  spesk  of  minor  points  of  difference ;  ■  their 

ng  the  fact  that  we  do   differ,  we  shall  jectcd 

afford  ourselves    an  opportunity  and 

uding  of  the  word  of  God. 
i   a  mission    worthy   of  a   Ghbutiam 
!  and  of  a  "  National  Association  of 
s."'    This  is  the  issue  which  wo 
■orld !     "  Tlie  Christian  religion 


,  and  e 


"OBTHODOXI." 

erm    (unless   indeed  ho    had  studied    Gre 
tetoduf.     It  is,  today,  and  in  this  counl 

'aui,   the   Aposlle   uttered   professedly    fi 
rith  "  old  fogy,"  and  "  behind  the  times  1" 


arrcctness.  It  is  just  what  any  shrewd  per- 
>n  would  cipect  to  fiud  in  Good  Templari-m 
ho  has  befell  through  half  a  dozen  other  BO  ore 

Good  Templars  profess,  and  what  they  cxbibi 
Hche.i  to  the  ivoihl.       Uur  i-cadeis  inn 

therefore  rely  upon  tho  correctness  of  tho  dia 
s,  and  if  they  have  remaiuiir;;  OmilitH 
ro  have  given  them  the  grips,  sign 
U'.,  thev  can  ti'-'l    I  he   manor   IW  ( hern 


temperance  as  the  objei 
of  their  method— nay, 
ho  protested  concern 


Why  fc 


What 


vi f  ;"the  phrase  and  the  thing,  ucpopui 
The  late  great  and   good    Pr.or.  Sbepard  of 
angor,  (Mem.  201)   tells  us  that  the   devil' 


w/«r 


n  Paul  that,  "  the  god  of  this  <"ort,l  hnth  1. 
he  winds  of  tlttm  that  helicvc  no!!!"  Tl 
rible.  To  havo  ones  mind  blinded  !  b 
:  a  thousand  eyes.  And  he  might 
,icd  from  the  lips  of  Christ  himself:  " 


Dr.  Bushnell  acouts  the  idea  of  a 
evil  and  evil  angels  or  spirits.  But 
acy  are  or  mean,  they  certainly  inei 


reclaim   yc  upon  the    house-tops.     Ti 

e  before  men  that  others,  seeing 
oiks,  may  glorify  your  Father  whr 
a.     The  W.  C.  T.,on  opening  his  lodge, 

good  works,  of  course  he  means;    but  the 

icy  first  solemnly  promise  to  disobey  the  £ 
or  with  respect,  to  letting  men  sic  them.    And 
this  tln-y  disobey  another  gospel    Ins 
shun  the  very  appearance  of  evil  " — w 
they   purposely  assume    tho    very   appe 


tance  ofits  government! 
:ouldbold,  andeiprcssthi 

ding  Presbyterian  Brotbci 


fool.  He  identified  arls 
folly  in  the  popular  roir 
dos"  dynasty  of  David; 


re  crusade  against  I'rce  Masonry* 

Jut   why  do    we     oppose'  Masonry?     Be- 

Uing  Itself  a  religion,  and  professing,  as  seen 
the  head  of  this  articlo  ;  to  "  raise  men  from 
c  grave  of  iniquity  to  tho  faith  of  salvation  " 

traction.     In  this  country,    "Orth 
made  to  shield  slavery,  until  it  wa 

ewampedby  it;  and  the   shallow 

principle  of  deluding  all  man-made    rclig- 

A.  M.   A.  from  John  street  wher 
boon  so  long  to  No.  59    Rondo 

advertisement  In  another  column. 

ns  and  parts  ol  religions.     And  I  sec  so  llltlo 

oct,  that  if  ooo  could  bo  induced  to  take  tho 
mo    and    forma    of    another    to-night,    no 

temporize  a  "Bishop"  to  prcsld 

he  editor,  through  fo 
his  "  Orthodor-j  "  t 
of  the  eclipse  of  OrO 


iwers  Of    hi: 


sclplcs 


each 


iich  i 


.»'iou-h 


.1,'d)  i 


conscientious  scfciplcs    and  convict 
t  Free  Masons,    and  by  degrees  to 
;hosc  convictions  and  scruples  and  h 
the  subjects  of  them  to  abandon  them  as  i 


length  t 


tho 


nothing  could  ha- 
ly  adapted  to  its  purpose.  Bi 
mostly  alleged  against  Free  ! 
fully  kept  out  of  sight  in    ' 


e  same  family,  but 


book,    adopted  by  the    Right    Worthy  Grand 

opened, and  one  n 

paoati 

Lodge  or  North  America  at  Cleveland,  May  21, 

For  brevity  woo 

nitth 

864,  which  we  omit.     Nest  come 

ordinary  temper au 

codes 

stored  the  Lodge  should   always  he    called  to 

Libers  and    offl 

ro  re 

heart,  and  the  open  Bible  should  be  upon  the 
altar  in  front  of  tho  candidate. 

3      Should  a  candidate  rcfuso    to  assent  to 

God  by  it,  this  is  a 

But  if  applied  to  tli 

the  obligation  tho  initiation  cannot  proceed 

conclave,  and  goi 

r  thr 

i"B,  and  not  God  I 


roost  feel  its  awfulness.  impressed  by  the  rising 
of  the  whole  Lodge  ;  by  the  open  Bible  before 
him  ;  by  his  hand  upon  bis  heart.  What  is  the 
obligation  ?  as  yet  ho  knows  not.  He  must 
in  the  dark,  as  to  Its  future  bearings. 
If  he  declines  thus  to  shacklo  his  conscience 
for  life  nod  surrender  his  manhood,  he  will  not 
iho  drawiog  of  the  hangman's  rope  about 
hi9  neck  to  be  sore.     He  will  only  be  civilly 

woman  can  be  a  member    of  that  Inde- 
pendent Order  and  retain  his  liberty  to  speak 
act  with  simple  reference  to  bis  own  indc- 
dont  convictions   of  propriety  and  duty  to 
God. 

he  anti  Republican,  not  to  say  anti-Chris- 
i  titles,  so  lavishly  employed,  and  the  man- 
worship  implied  in  these  titles  aud  salutations 

suaded  Jesus,  or  Paul,   or  an  angel  of  FIcaven 
would  spurn  with  disgust.— Ed. 


We  s 


t  Chrl 


■ongholdaofSat 


odge.     All  not  member 
Notk— "iVoeu*,  Opro 


,rvf<i„\   '—Ei 
clothe  then 


Tho  officers  i 

Ives  with  appropriate  regalia,  and  assue 
their  respective  positions. 

Tho  W.  V.  T.  will  seo  tbat  the  guards  of  tl 
Lodge   are   at   their   proper  places,  and  th 

These  things  done  and  reported,  the  W. 
T.  proceeds  to  say  :     The  Marshal  and  Depu 


)rd   ande 


i  of   the  [ 


form  them?     Did  the  disciples  of  Chris 
putting  on  regalia  indicative   of  menib 


idcred  as 


ust  of  necessity  rest  i 
od?    What  warrant  for 


loallowasit  would  be  for 
g  of  money  outside  of  it 
might  easily  become  tar  more  dm 
to  raps  call  the  officers  to  t 
W.  C.  T.  says:     "Worthy 


.  W.  > 


cept   tho  reply  of  iho 
Worthy  Chaplain. 

The  W.  M.  says  :     " 
are  oualificd   to  renal 

W.  0.— It  is  my  du 


Ivangelical  prayer  to  w 
nd  anything  to  object, 
Our  Heavenly  Father,  f 


and  rehearsals  of  tho  Lodge,  tin 


opposing  all  the  works  of  darkness.     Th 
we  understand!  it,  is  the  real  object  of  t 

rist,  to  destroy  tho  works  of  the  Devil.     1 


word,  - 


r  fellowship,"  says  c 
"ia  with  the  Falbci 

Jesus  Christ,"  and  this  Is  d( 

tho  spirit. 


eemer  hero  on  earth.  This  Is  tho  o 
>ur  paper.  This  ia  what  all  Christhi 
lally  and  unitedly  as  churches  and  d 


Then,  farther,  this  gre 

disciples,  viz:   that  of  lo 
M  doing  of  bis  will 

i  fioicho  would,  as  h 

nlovo  Mo"— that  Ii 


Jbr 


prop; 


Banner  wo  need  to  understand  and  know  what 
ompliah,  If  tho  adversary  can  get  us  to  look- 
Ignis,   we  shall  be  deceived  and  foiled.     Wc 


t  Ghr 


it  s  reign  is— 
ike  greatly 


something  else  like  it.  This  would  i 
iristians  and  the  church  from  the  rei 
lity  of  being  filled  with  the  spirit. 
erefore,  of  vital  moment  that  wo  get  the  truth 


Now  the  idea,  or 


)  belong  lo  Christ,  conic  into 
hua  live  fur  Him  ;  while  He,  by 
His  justly  increasing  judgments,  cuts  oil*  the  in- 
ibly  wicked— and   how  soon    would   his 

•r  way  to  bring  In  his  promised  l.li*dul 

hero  than  to  burn   this    world  up  and 

t  over  again  to  purify  it!     Ho  has  not 

yet  given  up  his  gospel  method    for  renovating 

as  a  bad  jot.     No,   no!     Fie  will  yet 

unkind— nay,  to  the  moral  unii 

costly  glorious  plan   of  rcdom 

to  accomplish  here  on  earth. 

argument  for  Christ's   bodily  i 


irth,  and  u 

esays:     "Though 


with  them,    as  nfuch  as  they  longed 
is  not  what  they  needed.    Ho 
better    present    with    them    by    bis 


-,  the 


ost  blesdcd  ii;i.l  pi-.-f 

g.-prl  ,-s-;ti'm.     Although 


he  spirit  of  Christ,  he 
,ho  Christian   may,  if  1: 


isllj,  or  by  the  Holy 


■it j?,    d*elliti( 
wing  dlsclplei 


t  blessing  is  plcdgod 


and  we  will  come  unto  bim  and  nmke^our  abode 
him."  Ho  then  has  tbo 
ice  of  Christ,  and  or  tho  Fi 
(Aroiij-AObrlst,  Ho  ia  filled  with  th 
Ing  blissful  presence  by  being  filled  with  tho 
There  is,  then,  an  inward,  soitl-fe 
co  of  tho  SI 


t  Jost 


This 


untuui  man  by  « 
jry  thought  and  <i 


ibytl 


Me  of  Christ's   reign.     And  0  how  h 

do  all  for  Christ  then  !  And  tho  spirit  with! 
dm  is  as  a  well  of  water  springing  up  am 
i.uimUri'.ly  rcfrcahini 


around 


;■'■"■"<  » 


<;!.■  ,-opv  <i,i,iind  in  muslin)  l 


tolutioi 

tiitnpy  ofRelvidcre  before 

ially  wish  to' 

nd  forward  t 
Foster,  S.S  I,u 


g  yielded  to  Him,  and  many  opposing  kil 
y  works  of  darkness  and  strongholds  of  t 
■  work  that  tho  Cynosure  ia  engaged,  n 

,n,  and  pouring  in  upon   theui  ihc  tonsil 

Help  of'the  Lord  against  the  mighty-givi 


,  Lo  this  appointed  gospel  way— gel 
lady  for  it,  and  live  for  nothing  eh 


j  angel,  having  the  key  o 
pit  and  a  great  chain  in  his  h 
down  from  Heaven  and  lay  ho! 


;ader  please  notice  Senator  Wilson's  i 
nidation  at  a  recent  meeting  of  the  C 
jional  Temperance  Society  in  Washiugi 


feels  not  Its  own   bappin 


PUBLISHER'S    coiujjj. 


i™  ."ouid'^ld"^"!!"!,  c"">a' 

w'llibniud  lo  .'III' ,^ni'"(!'"' 
"bout  (We  hundred  rcmam.  ' 


s  by  rrof.  Cbw 


by  P, 


by   1'ros.  J.     Itl„iicl,.',rJ,     in     ii^ir .    1,1.,, 
pears   aa  Iho   fir*l,    ,,1    1 1 „.■  si'rica  ,,f  TrM^,. 


,„,„ 


il  U10  |,i, p.r  to  yoar  village 


fcrvoatl.and  lren««nllj  f.r* 
all  Uic  .ocret  aociclioi,  rit«IH> 

,t   „„l    HI-.  K lom.     Lal[W" 

«H-„tl-,  m.Tilh  voaralTarU,"' 


natpn""*' 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  FEBRUARY  22,  1870. 


4=9 


Correspondence. 

Amesi       ^  Lombard  Block.       ''- 

Your  readers  will  doubtless  bo    glad  to  ta 

Tho  accompanying  latter  merely  alludes 
a  violent  opposition  which  tbe  te.cbor 
UcomIx  lady)  met    Mill  on  Qrst    rc-achi 

ItetM  nOVonly  from  tbe  uurec  octree  t 


j,  from  fl 


the 


The 


ThorO  is  a  groat  de»l  of  testimony  to  prove 
il.sl  the  colored  ministry  are  generally  jealous 
,f  missionaries  from  the  North  (though  their 
people  welcome  them  warmly)  and  from  this 


■»iy  ;' 


the  blind  lead-the 


ions  in  the  work  osalgnc 


people  generally  n 


ither  public  weal  or  woe,  and  all  who  circ  foi 
the    Church    and    public    good    should    buir 


they  d'i,  Jtrother  It.,  we'll  lot 


,-.  ,  rci.lc 


Biplic 


ome  truthful  nni 
orderly.  Yet  we  have  great  hope  of  them  fo 
nith  all,  they  ore  good  hearted,  and  affection 
ate  in  a  surprising  degree.  Like  the  rest  o 
our  scholars  these  new  recruits  eccm  to  ban 
imbibed  the  idea  that  they  are  called  to  gin 
ua  especial  attention  from  the  neglect  we  re 


I'm  sure — some  ruhnlng  with  all  speed  hat 
hand— others  walking  on  all  fours,  occasion 


might  a  teacher  have   hope  of  auch    an 

us  (lie  little  ragged  bad  boy  he  seemed  bi 
but  as  an  embryo  philanthropist,  nhose 

not     only    ta     a    school,    but     as      sec 


favor  since  the  opening  of  this  school.  J 
obly  in  advance  of  his  people,  and  who  talkei 
daring  that  they  did  not  "propose   to   sent 

is  very  teachable.  In  his  prayer  at  tho  elns. 
himself  as  "  overwhelmingly  "  thankful  for  thi 

"  ends  of  the  earth  "  might  como  and  he  "  e* 
pired"byher.     (Moaning  inspired.) 


:  it  is  proper  I  would  like  to  ha 


"'other  Campbell,  in  an  article  hoadid,  ' 

^■'"'■"lir  DodEe."    When  ministers  are  reel 


rphra 


atagonistlc  to  tho  courta  a 


only  lot  them  thrive  aad  gro 


Rev.  L.  N.  Strattok  writes: 
10ft  words  and  hard  arguments 
ionry    through  our    village    pap 


anti-Masonic  work 


enough    toe, 
1   iniquity  wit 


for  the  Cynosure,  with  name*,  to  be  sent  to  tin 
Bee." 
This  is  one-fourth  of  bis  proportion,  if  h 


Leroy  and  vicinity  came  out  on  the  platforn 
,nd  declared  to  tho   public    that   Morgan   wa> 


;ilure  i-i  woikeneil  or  defltroyed. 

The  address  cannnt  fail  to  awaken   thought 
)  the  Importance  of  tho  subject. 


U.IT..H   «'v: 


rij.py    (-   > 


omitted."    This    has 
in  of  that  oath,  and 

tils  all  there,  and  all 


ne.Uunablylbcahl.-sljn.mwl  of  lb-  .-.. 

icusable  in  forwarding  iU  objects.     It 

Hut  the  fascination  and   dread  of  the  a 

Nation1*   writers.      In  tho  last  issue,    sp< 
if  the  dethronement  of  Louis  Philippe,  a 


ig  overthrown,  then  it  is Lorct  sooiotiea,  who  l 
■e  secret  organisations  by  a)1<     jho  change  la  a 


ind  not  that  of  secret  aviation,  tli 
French  nation  became  diverted  from  a 
)f  liberal  government  and  turned  ovc 
Military  d-.-ipotism.  Such  is  the  natur 
lency  of  secrot  association,  and  such 
■eal  work  in  Franco  ;  ami  similar  too, 
'US  to  be  Us  work  here  in  tbe  United 
fit  is  not  stopped.     Such  paralyzed 


;roat  social  evil  we  ought  to  know  its  magni 
udc,  and  extent,  aa  soon  as  possible.  Th. 
lame  of  every  Christian  preacher  who  worship 


The  i>  iiLiLMh   ..f  oj,--  ,!.<- 


rogrcss  of  the  good  work  thus  far.     The  Ctno 

directive  light  amidst  confusion  and  dar 
nd  thousands  upon  thousands,  not  eve 
luding  many  Masons  themselves,  we 
ot  will  rejoioo"  in  its  success.     It  has  s 

re   loudly  expressing  elratgo  and  unwonte< 

ignatur'e.  AN'XO  LUCIS  2. 

The  abovo  suggestion  about  statistics  is  fix 

!tc— Let  the  call    bo    made    and    answers. 

Who    is  on    the  Lord's  side,  in  this  conflii 


liquors  as  a    beverage    causes   p.verrv, 

sc  and  co  operative  effort  tend  to  secure 
aintain  such  abstinence,  the  Congress- 
onal  Teroporanco  Socioty  suggest  and  reoom- 
,eod   to   ibo  ministers  aid  churches,  to  all 

ailanihropic.  and  patriotic  throughout  the 
,od,  to  hold  simultaneous  meetings  in  their 
ivoral  towns,  town-hips,  and  city  wards  on 
le  22d  of  February,  the  birthday  of  Washiltg- 

ledgc  of  total  abstinence  Irom  oil  thot  inlox- 
ates,  and  to  adopt  practicable  measures  to 
avo  such  plcdgo  presented  to  every  roan, 
oman,  and  child  over  ten  yearsnf  age.  There 
re  millions  of  members  of  Christian  churches, 
lillious  of  children  in  the  Sabbath  and  public 
;hools,  and  millions  of  others  who,  it  is  be- 
eved,  might  be  persuaded  to  pledge  their 
nth,  truth,  and  honor,  wholly  to  abstain  from 


mds,    become  a    pivot  on  which 
Till  turn  from  the  rtHgiota  of  me 


.cople  of  New    York  City  really 


leed,  especially 

in  our  legis 
nd  odd  thousnni 


.'  worth  fJi.)O,0i)0.     In  1BS2  we  g 
sect,  for  $S3  consideration,  tho  fee  of 
block  of  g.ound  running  from  Fifth  to 


e  generously  threw  in  the  rest  of  the  block- 

for  another  dollar;  and  this  block  ianoi 
orth-  another  million  and  a  half  or  dollars 
kua  we  havo  during  the  time  mentioned  givci 


was  practically  established  by  law,  and  we  are 

duced  (perhaps  rude  persons  would  say  "  6mug 
gled  ")  into  the  tas;  levy  for  this  city  the  fol 


an  Catholic  Ghui 
on  schools;  andt 
trodneed  tola*  tt 


at  bulk  naturally  went    to  the  Roman  Cath- 

i  equality  ;  hut  the  substance  of  tho  endow- 
tsury  of  tho  Roman  Catholic  Church.     Tliue, 

selves  every  year  in  order  to  enrich  the  eof- 
i  of  Romanism.  To  add  to  tho  evil  and  dis- 
co, we  are  at  tho  same  time  helping  to  d.'s- 


I  ought 


■r  (hey  had  hit  on  such  an   appro 

--stone  laid  with  Masonic  honors,  a 
lected  the  day    of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,  as  the 

St.  John  or  John  the  Baptist  was  a  F 
Mason,  and  likely  enough  mixed  up  with  tl 
,ttlc  Morgan    difficulty;  but  I    suppose  I 

roof  of  it  before  my  own  eyes.     He  must  hi 

oen  a  good  one  at  kooptugseerets,  and  mlgl 


c  cornerstone  of  the  church  at  Ephc 


they  was  a  going  to  lay  tho  corner  stono  of  r 
ooden  building  that  was  underpinned  will 
rick;  but  they  were  equal  to  any  emergency 
They  made  four  large  bricks  and  set  'em  uj 
)dgoways  so  as  to  leave  an  archive,  as  it  wero 
nside,  a  foot  three  inches  one  way  and  tin 
lame  distance  the  other,  lacking  the  thickness 


of  much  e 


forget    tho    Imposing    Uisphi 


ahead  of  the  other,  which   was  soon  settled  b 

second  9ddle  like  going  back.  Tho  prncesslo 
was  formed  at  the  old  Apple  Jack  Distillery  C 
the  creek  ;   which  is  closed   up  now,  owing   I 


Dr.  Jayne'a  Family     Medic 


key  or  new  rum  for  all  I  know  It 
.;  and  a  few  drops  of  oil  from 
Alter  or  beforo  that,  I  forgot  l 
*  on  about  half  barley  enough 


three  inches  by  two.  This  done,  Jim  Shafer, 
;eps  tavern  down  on  the  Shawnee  Town 
and  who  acted  as  spokesman,  put  tbe 
,n  to  a  fellow  near  him,  ifthe  stone  was 


)  that    effect.     Uo    then     proj 


,l,c  iii..v,ium,i  ..f  building  a  new  chur< 
iinco  the  corner-stone  laying  I  am  heai 
ivorof  it   Thercnore  people  who  look 


PETER  5L0KU1I. 


read  in  one  of  our  proi.iii.fiii  [i..'ivs|.,apcr 


Now,  can  tho  world  ever  he  sulVulentiy  grite 

either  the  shoemakers  of  Massachusetts  ooi 

nkcrs  of  New  York,  whose  kindly  office  it  is  to 
lothe  and  feed  all  who  pay  them,  hav< 
thought  of  doing  audi  a  thing  ;  and  If  tho  world 


iMltutlon  u  Masonry  to  look  after  our  intci 
Tho  craft  of  Masonry  in  thisshoituewspapei 
i  a  cover"-  effort  to  uiako  itself  appear  as  i 
gainst    tho    cnoroaohmonts    of   tho    tcrribh 


nanism,  aad  that  Masonry  has    had  nolh 
orrupt    it    by    Its    infidelity    and  Pngi 

*  doing  a  good,  a  holy   and  a  sacred 

laaons   arc  only  at   their    sly    old    trii 
taking  it  appear  to  tho  public  that  their 

n.l  olli.io  iire  -f  vr>   prc.t   important. 


disapprove  of  tho  Pope's  syllabus  ns  the 


r  or  more  detcstablo  than  German  Fret 
Masonry.    Tho   genius  of  civil  and    religiou; 
■ty  in  tho  United  States  should  shrink  Iron 


ridently  startled;  he    assnmod  tho  apologetic 


National  Christian     Association 


EZRA  A.  COOK, 

Publisher, 


1  virtually  i 
:  Mason,  by  saying  tl 
Lodge   more  than  t 


vMHSTTJTES 

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CONVENTION, 


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the  Cvnosobk  to  bell   their  farms  in  order  t< 
t  off  this  indebtedness.     On  tho  contrary,  w 

k  nni  f"!r  i r  ,u,r-r<  «  hen  Kroe  Masonry  i, 


"Tho  Masonic  Fraternity 


ears  after  the  feet  uf  the  ril-nun  ti  ,-!!-, 
.miliar  with    the  paths  of  Namaskel- 
itb  the  settlement  of  Middlcborough  ;  and  by 
hat  rule  of  propriety,  not  to  say   good 


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iconi  or  fruit,  on  ibc  moonlight  nights, 
u  the  story  of  Squire  Humphries'  colch- 
i  hi?  melon  pitch,  nnd  how  he  flogged 


just  what  no  had  been  doing— IhtOTlnl 
on't  flineli  from  the  word. 
When  tho  cold  weather  pal  aa  end 
out-door  meetings,  irb  rented  o  roon 
dd,  brick  warehouse,  near  the  river  b: 
Gttod  it  up  for  our  use.  The  fitting 
Bisted  chieflj  in  putting  up  florae  bio 


niiy  vim  per?i?t  in  going  with  him  J  don' 


because  l.o  h  down  ?  I'm  glad  I'm  no 
mean.  Sjko  never  did  anjthing  so 
bad  ;  but  old  Ferggy  nlwnjs  had  a  grudge 
ngninat  him.  I  tell  jou  it  makes  mo  just  tear- 
ing mad  to  have  you  talking  ngnlnst  Syke  Mar- 
Lin.     There  is  no  use  iu  it,  cither,  for  I  am 

low-a  tip-top  good  fellow." 


i  general,  and  jot  is   not   goo 


'bauce,  and  seldom  spoke  of    tbem, 
-tith  hoi;  horror.     I  bad  a   Ton  oonacii 


tho 


mghe 


Finally,  Odd  Fellowship,  wo  ore  told 
one  of  tho  natural  fruits  of  civilization  ;" 
a,  we  may  add,  aro  brothels,  tbo  inmate; 


somcly  for   "  their  rcccptio 

tho  rounds  of   tho  papers, 
without    comment.     Thoy    i 


„rrtin.<  r.ighlii,  which  were  regulnrly  a 
■J  for  Friday  evenings.     It  wos  Syko'i 


that  their  danger* 
ity,  and  Christian 

When  members  i: 

aim  to  rise    on    tbo  ruined    moral?,  nnd 
,ptcd  Christian  sentimonn  of  the  comet 
under  the  pretense  of  charity  ;  It  Is  ti 

PEOPLE'S  n:ii;\'[i 


-iglit  enough  at  anything  but 


bad  hov, 

though  at 

Diild  have  m 

irtin  led  us 

gb  I  am  not 

of  wrong 

oing  upon  h 

f.>r  Lis  0" 

nself.     Ikn 

1V,...,U  Ul 

two,  and  I 

go.     Itw 

3  tempor 

\\  and  ctcrn 

That  d 

on  the  strce 

met  Dob 

Morgan.     H 

ido  of  s< 


son.pt  off.  The 
will  now  be  pre* 
low,  vulgar  uglin. 


loldcrsof  their  hardly  e 


,vo  nut  only  knocked 
is  called,  against  th. 
aph  Company,   but 


rs  of    this  league 
tork,  or  struck,  as 
istcrn  Union  Tele- 
force-  other  opcra- 
rho  belowg   to  the 
put  themselves,  like  soldiers,  under  tbe 
nds  of  tbo  leaders  of  the  league,  and 
icir  orders,  thus  completely  surrender- 
Masons  do,  their  individual  indepoad 
f  action,  tlicirrightof  private  judgment, 
the  very  birthright  of  tiio  American  citizen,  to 

;ningmen.     Putting  themselves  ic  tho  verj 


Cynosure  Tracts. capkaigndocukents. 

The    Mystic  Tie 


NOW    PUBLISHED. 


HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 

By    President   J.   M.ANCHARD,    Wl 


mplnrcd  them.     No  intoi 
nd  the   only  way  to 


like  a 


flibo 


tDERN  AND  OBSCURE  ORIGIN-DBS- 
POTIC  AND  UNCHRISTIAN  CHARACTER, 
AND  REVOLTING  AND  BLASPHEMOUS 
OATHS  OP  FREE  MASONRY,  AS  PROVED 
BY  ITS  OWN  ORATORS,  AUTHORS, 
HISTORIANS. 


MASONIC      MURDER, 

Spelling   MLison,  who  has  taken  17    degrei 


?r!v  oppi)--i>-l 


ings  or  seek  the  Savior, 
heart  was  a  little    daughter, 
■  call  him  "father."     When  at 


Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.     This  is  n  scere 

uring  tho  war  of  the  rebellion,  and  is  makin 
bo  of  it  for  the  benefit  of  its  leaders.     It  he 

oubtlew,  not  a  few  of  our  members  of  Cm 
rem.  It  differs  wholly  in  its  charade 
tructure,  and  objects,  from  the  State  railitl 
•om  which  it  sprung,  and  through  which  alor 
in  tin'  liberties  of  the  people  be  secured, 
omparison  between  the  two  will  clearly  di 
lose  their  differences.  The  State  militia  is 
indcr  the  command  of  the  Governors  of  the 
Hates,  who  are  generally  chosen  annually  by 

3rnnd  Array  of  the  Republic  is  under  the 
lommnnd  of  men  appointed  by  themselves, 
lonceroing  whom  Hie  people  of  the  States 
mow  little  or  nothing.  The  oaths  of  the 
nilitin  are  to  servo  the  States  to  which  they 
mlong,  and  the  United  Sti 


jiiiljrirn-nt  t< 


alked  In  a  hoarse  ivliispcr,  u  i(  the  fence-post 


len    are    so    cicc.  .lm^iT 


niomptlj. 
"I,  too; 

Sike«i,.le 


L  I  taught  you  to  play  cards,  for  5 


a  ceremony  of  Sykc's  own  getting  up,  I  I 
ve.     We  Stood   around    in    a   circle— th< 
;re  seven  of  us— and  Syke,  raising  bis  right 
nd,    said,    aolemnly, 
ig  forward  a  couple  o 


which  bind  this  order 


)  Grand  Lodge  last   September  by  the  Orde. 


,  toi 
repeated    ' 


ler,  and  theso  wo  read  In  turn— se. 

Up,"  partly  from  our  favorite  Kn„,Cl  , 
from  our  number  and  character,  being 
and  "up"    to    anything,    as    S.rko 


mostly  p 


jokes 


I  part,  I  bad  to  \ 
0  funniest  and    1 


tile      children       tenderly      cared      for, 
ou  wish  to  give  them  every  possible   opporti 
unity  for  intellectual  and  moral  improvemen 

offm  was  placed  on  a  table  in  the  y^rd,  thi 
he  large  number  present  might  look  upon  lb 
face  of  tho  little  sleeper,  as  she  lay  among  tho 


:erms  of  a  good  undo 
throughout  the  war. 
wlod«ment  of    ihr    ' 


;:it,-  ! 


MASONRY. 


Why  am  I  Opposed  to 
M^SOnSTEYP 

OUR    CORRESPONDENT.      "ANTIMA- 


:and 


The  1 


ihoy  « 


of  .the    Republic— who 


ir.tfll.; 


institution,  understood  by  everybody ; 
Grand  Army  or  the  Republic  is  a  secret,  ■ 
hound  society,  whose  action   is  conspirai 

,nd  supervision  of  the  people    Tho  mili 
he  regular  State  institution  of  a  free  people, 
rhile  tho  Grand  Army  of  the   Republic 
nero  secret  collusion,  which  is  better  qualified 

1    free  people.     The   only  things  secret 


icnevor  called  for  by  t 


lundac-tly  secured;  while  that  of  tho  I 
rmy  ol  the  Republic  is  beyond  the  conl 


call     you   '  father  '  ns;iiiii. 


thoughtful  for  a  while,  1 
He  sought  and   found 


.-ruidcofi-u 

e  people;  the  Grand  Army 


them 


Th< 


the    Republi 

militia  presents  no  means   for  office-seeking 

A-my  of  the  Republic  is  a  great  leucine,  well 
fitted  for  wresting  office  from  tho  aul 
in  spite    of  themselves.     In  short,    th. 


1  of  obi 


,us  shape,  one  which  Mr.  Star 
Uion  was  well  calculated  to 
,rmy  of  open,  straightforward 
ivil  and  martial  law,  it  has  bee 
ision,  subject  to  no  law,  civ=l, 
night  almost  say,  divine.     Its 


up  of  telegraphic  ope 


REMOVED. 


_   ASSUOIATION 


••    .\Mi:itK'.lN   51 
50  READE  ; 


Free   Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  Devil. 

PRESENTED   FOR   EXAMINATION. 

Being  a  defence  read  before  a  Commute 
ppointed  in  Hie  trial  of  PETER  COOK  an 
.(.VIA  CODK   :lt  Eiklmrt,   1ml.,  with    the  pal 

MINUTES 


CRET,  SOCIETIES 
of  Rev.  I.  A.  Hart.  1 


MINUTES 


Western  Tract  and  Book  S» 

DEPOSITORY. 

1  » J  \  ]..».  I  1    OF  1:1..-. 


Extracts    from     Masonic 

Oaths  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn  to  by    the 

Grand   Lodge   of 

Rhode  Island. 


HIS  AND  niS  FATHER'S 

of   Free   Masonry 
f  1831. ) 


Opinion    of    Free   Masonry 


Satan's  Cable  Tow. 


PITTSBURG, 


MURDER 
WM.  MORGAN, 

Dr.  John  L.  Emery, 

OF  RACINE  COUNTY,  WIS.,  IN  THE  SUM- 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE, 

88  La  Salle  Street. 

Light  on  Tree  Masonry, 


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Truths  for  the  People. 
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FREE  MASONRY .i 


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tlic  protector  of  morality,  ami  tho  handmaid  of 
religion,  it  lifts  been  suffered  to  exist  withi 


has  Won*  interwoven '  with  the  very  frail 
and  fabric  of  society,  aud  secretly   connect 


cheld  tl.o  in 

crference  o 

f  these  mystic  nrtl 

thTe^out 

"'SflTSr. 

o°"«h°ve"°h°"d 

"imi  holding 

the   highest 

rethren  by 

Unr,-,  stroiij. 

!i,  and  char 

ctcr  wo  kne»  noth 

mnd   to  the   Fratcfiiitv'by   1 


We  l^ve  seen 


-„r     '  L'    ""ll  "  'night  tufciy  got  at  di-Banc 
^effort  to  pull  u  (Io^td. 


was    engaged  in   the   publication     of   a 

Masonry.     This  contemplated  publieatioi 
cited  tbc  alarm  of  the  Fraternity,  and  nui 

members  were  heard  to  flay  that  it  should 
be  suppressed  at  all  events.     It  is  known 


lallyp 


stale  or  fictitious  demand.  Th 
in  (be  absence  of  the  jailer,  ho  \ 
i   from  prison  by  the  pretended  i 

Upon  leaving  the   prison  door 


:  ,.,,1,0-1. 


mrder 


me,  from  his  amiable  wife  and 
At  Canandnigua  he  bad  been 

ireibly  carried,    by    relays  ol 

of  one  hundred    and   fifteen 
I  Niagara,       This  outrage  nee- 


into  Col,  David  C.  Miller  was  also  soijed 

ten  to  Lo  Roy,      He  was  also  seized  by 
Masons,  nod  accompanied  to  Lo  Roy  by  a  fero- 


mgaged    in   devising 


.9  oath  of  more  horrid  Import,  and  of  para 

t  ties,  all  other  duties,  must  yield  Hoi. 
a  free  man.  Re  stands  shackled  and  bourn 
uvisibtc  and  mysterious  chains.  He  can- 
do  his  duty  to  his  country  if  he  would— hi 


np  people  beg.n  to  look  farther  for  the  origii 
if  the  crime,  and  felt  fully  justified  in  iden 
ifyiug  the  Masonic  Institution  with  these  out 

The  matter  began  to  assume  a  new  complex 
on;  ibo  dangers  of  secret  societies  began   ti 

fearful  comment'  The  conviction  becarm 
general  that  the  safety  of  government   and  re 

tion  should  be  banished  from  our  soil.— 
and  tendency  t>f  the  Masonic  Institution 


ooiely.  and  to    disclose    the    i 

aking  upon  themselves  those  hi 
they  do,  ignorant,  of  their    ni 

either  legal,    moral,    or    bone 

tho  duty   which    they 


principles  which  governed  Illumlnlsm  in  the 
Inst  century  and  lighted  her  path  in  that  foul 
plot  which  would  bavo  substituted  anarchy 
for  government  and  civil  rule,  *nd  Atheism  for 
the  religion  oi  the  Cross.  It  is  from  tho  he- 
agitated  Europe  for  the  last  fifty  years,  may  be 

The  governments  of  tho  world  nro  beginning 
awake  to  iho  danger.     Russia  has  buj 


0  Iiavo  found  too  weak;  but  tlici 
force  in  public  opiniOD,  which  must,   in 

ycd    against  it—this 


'"IT"' 


,ers.  These  obligations  have  been  published 
the  world,  and  furnished  farther  and  weighty, 
[deuce  ol  the  dangers  of  the.    Masonic  Insti- 


gations, and  that  they  a 


.i.  of  tho  laws.  OoramiUe.cs  o 
re  appointed  in  the  differ 
iloh  were  the  scenes  of  this  ■ 

ferret  Out  this  crime,  and  t 


the  Fraternity    implicated    in 


-cdictcd  to    them  ;  and    certainly  no 

character  of  prophecy.    These  acts  of  * 


jUw 


:■,,'!. 


iwovcr,   Masonry   is  only   what   i 
:en  professed  to  he,  perhaps  it  Dli| 

irhaps  they  might  he  safely  loft  t< 


mmittees  soon   d 

covered, 

any  Other  person  o 

equal  qualifications  "—to 

aternfty. 

ame  "  whether  ho   be  righ 

violably,  "murder 

otiou— thai    thei 

villiued. 

and  ruin   were   c 

iiLi.L-mS 

s  import  wheiher  such  an 

any  elective  office,  in  derogation  of  that  equal- 
ity guarauteed  to  ua  by  our  Constitution,  and 


Ian   a  Masonic  Judge    or  Masonic 


lice  in  our  government  ?     Is  there  an' 


Is  any  confidence  to  be   placed  in 


■udcred  unsettled.  Is  Free  Masonry  the 
widmnid  of  religion?— that  Institution  in 
hose  rites  and  ceremonies  the  most  touching 
jrtions  of  that  holy  book,  which  holds  out  to 

Almighty  God  l-whero  the  name  of  our  blessed 
lor  and  the  Holy  Trinity  are  introduced  in 


iscnted  only  as  ouo  grout  Lodge,  and  tho  A] 
ighty  is  blasphemously  typified  as  Grand  Mas- 


ustitutc  and  rely  upon  the  religion   ol 
instead  of  tho   religion   of  Ulro  who 

ich  their  impious  ceremonies  repre. 
i  be.  It  is  time  that  those  delusions 
idled.  Masonry  now  stands  before  ua 
iked  deformity,  stripped  of  it3  tinsel 
It  behooves 


lowcrful.   which 

■aks  Tram  the  sacred  desk— it  speaks  tli 
tho  organ  of  the  press— it  speak*   iIikhic, 
hoses,  when  Mason;  appeal  to  y 


i.,[.i- 


of  the  Father  o 


lously  adopted. 

it  the  thanks  of  this  Cm 


i:i:mvx.  i 
ti.y.msr,  , 


o  procopt  given  by  our 


rociscly  the  point  where  Maaonr 

astern  of  pagan  fraud  and  knavery 
icn,  not  only  lo  take  oaths,  but 


■  oi  i; 


ind  liberty  of  action.     Even  if  there   wcro  no 
Christian  precept  against  binding  ono's  sell  to 


l:iiiy  ii[>[ii'inted  officers  of  I 


ii-iuking,  what  ought    we  U    think  of  the 
acher,  of  the  Christian   religion,  the  mini; 

ONTHF,  SQllARK. 


helpless  dread  of  Masonry  as  (hey  over  did  o 
Jesuitism  ?  Every  irado  and  trade*'  unloi 
stands  In  Icai'  of  that  one  single  trade  f  union 
speculative  Masonry.     It  Is  a  standing  throe 

tiant,  noble  spirited  mini;  and  yet,  rtspittali 
mch-glvtfHtuO  amiable  protection  of  a  sweo 
srallo  and  a  joeoso  laugh  !  Tho  strangest  o 
pardoned  ipmo  little  traalinoi 


Masoury,  or  Motroonls 


But  heroin  iir-  ouc  <,f  tlto   mos 

il,-l-  .iiiiih 

rails  of  Masonry ;  It  enables  men 

io  at  temp 

community 

oking  f.ico 

undor  it,  until  thoy  aro     und  out, 

hoy    can   earrv  their    Imposillon 

rbeu  Miey  turn  it  oil  by  ao   amiabl 

,  goodna- 

urod  laugh,  pretending  that  it  was 

Ike  Masonry  in  general,  winch  is  in 

ad  joke,  though  it  claims  to  be  vcr 

rmiiohhcl- 

than  blacksmiths' 


:,pt.u 


des  folk,  or  handicraftsmen  ? 

The  oposlles  wcro  generally  fishermen,    St, 

do  to  Masonry  in  the  N'cw  Testament,  as  we 

ncmber,  was  the  admirtflott    which  the  sim 

pic -minded   apo'tlcs    bestowed    upon  Etorod'j 

Temple,  and  not  upon  Solomon's,  and    which 


B  of  very 


Tim  i,-.i. 


.udofgocicly  too.  I 


3  by  nature  to  answer  lucli  a  purpose  ;  lot 
romp  and  piny  the  child  with  his  children, 


r  or  tho  gospel,  trying 
y,  by  a    laugh, 


minis 


tho  gospel.  If  he  has  heea  so  unfortunate  i 
,o  be  imposed  upon  by  his  fellow  men  by  hat 
ug  the  sad  joke  of  Masonry  played  off  upo 
iim,  why  should  ho  continue  that  joke  by  amli 
lie  efforts  tolaughitoffnssucn: 
There  is  another  class  of   Masons  who  g. 


in:;  di-'ni  u 


ustruction    from    the    i 

Wo  see  in  these  disclosu 

pies  which  doluged  Frai 

cause   of  tbo  dark 

lauguinary  Rovolutii 


uperl 


I  that 


usual  elements  of  respectability  in  S 
erally,  and  not  upon  Masonry,  is  closely 
stioned  about  his  membership  of  the  Lodge, 
often  seeks  to  divert  inquiry  by  a  very 
able  smile,  or  laugh,  as  if  Masonry  was  a 
cics  of  gentle  folly,  a  little  wcokness,  a  kind 

ous  consideration.     The  fact  is,    nil  iutclli- 


Masonrj 


0«,  manly  BCI 


eiklng  to  give  itself  (ho  triumph  of  a 


They  feel  cons 
by  it,  and  the  fire  of 

oir  soro  point  Is  touched.  Such  men 
down  all  close  <jucslions  by  force,  or 
,  and  would  exhibit  the  peculiar  fit- 

actlcal  demonstration  of  it.  If  you 
have  some  little  failing  yourself,  then 
fory  uord  is  made  to  unlock  tbo  secret  on  all 
:casions,  and  twit  tings,  girdinga,  and  low  In- 
flations aro  let  fly  in  a  way  to  show  the  su- 
iriorily  ofMasnnry  «ver  Christianity,  in  some 


having  cvcrjlhlng— 


other  collue 

rs,  lotteries,  liquor  selling,  olc. 
Now  that   Illinois  is  engaged  in 


»on&iblo  majority,  it  would  bo  well  lo  give 
honorable,  independent,  free  born,  upright 
i    some    protection    against    iho     wicked, 


lie  may  'be.     The   lai 


o  is  one  evident  proof  that  Maso 
honorable,  as  is  claimed,    by  ll 


the  Almighty    would  chooi 


rbcro  In  iho  United  States   that  cam 

if  the  law  of  the  laud.  Kvcry  man 
-ight  to  object  to  secret  oarii-bound  . 
iog  upon  juries  In  every  and  ac-y  esse  i 
,  concerned.  Their  influenco  Is  an  out 
tyranny  thai  degrades  all  who  submit  ti 

by  la*'     ll '..'..I:1-    .l,'o"p',  . 


iv  l.'niu-.i  nn 


ridge 


ftecnth  Amendment    is   as  follows  ;— 

■ole  sbal 
.    _jUi 
:ount  of  n 

V:,-  s-.-l'-! 

,  the  r.  s. 

Poincro 

a  of  Sufi  „ 

nship,  and   nil  native  „ 


Tho  right   of  th 

Jged  by  the  United 

it  of  race,  color,  o 
rvitude. 

ff.'a  Senate  on   the 

m.K-ro'.,  as  follows: 
The  basis  of  Suffrage  in    the  United  Stm, 

ins  shall  "enjoy  tbo 

and  privilegof  ot'tlie  elective  franchise      Kach 
Sutv  flluill  di'teruiine,  by   law,   the   ago   of  Hie 


pie  with    rcferc 

Wyoming   Tor 


lath  Amendment  prohil 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  MARCH  8,  1870. 


The  Christian    Cynosure. 


from  Eev.  C.  G.  Hnficy,  was  re 

ir  of  tbe  committee,  showing  tha 
f  the  writer  and  Of  the  mover,  iter 

w  any  thing  of  the  Other's  thoughts 

Wo  must  employ  a  general  agent 


If  we  would  advance  to  full  success,  fee  nius' 
increase  ibem  "  an  hundred  fold."  The  pledpci 
of  the  last  anniversary  must  bo  redeemed,  ant 
vastly  more  liberal  things  bo  devised  for  th. 
nest.  I.  A.  HART.  Secretary. 


W.  C,  T.— The  Past  Worthy  Chief  Teniplu 
mid  Financial  Secretary  will  repair  to  the  ant, 


this  institution,  they  not  confliotinj 
ir  duties  09  a  citizen  or  a  Christian  ? 
;r-I  will. 


The  P.  W,  0.  T.  and  the  F. 
Worthy  Chief  Templar,  by  i 


right 


on  the  left  breast,  over  the  heart,  and  then 

directly  in  front  of  the  chair  of  the  Worth 
Chief  Templar,  when  the  singing  is  finished 
Tbo  W.  C.  T.  gives  ono  rap  of  his  gavel,  which 
acuta  tho  Lodge,  and  the  Marshal  (hen  si 
Worthy  Chief  Temp  Jar,  allow  me  to 

wishes  to  become  a  member  of  our  Order 
W.  C.  T. -My  friend,  we  giro  your.. 


tight    lland   Sup] 


-Welcome. 
ragcnicnt>  every  1 


Here 


citing  it  gently  fall  by  the  side.     This  s 
.ion  is  made  quick  and  easy.     Tbe  P.  W. 

Worthy  Chief   Templar,  the  question 


i'l.u  Marshal  goes   out  [and  leads  the  ca 
:e  up  to  the  closed   inside  door.    The  ', 
il  gives  three  distinct  raps., 
Junrd— Worthy  Vice  Templar,    there   i 


corrupted  the    life-blood  of  t 


falllni 


Ulf  a  solemn  obligation  of  total  ub 
.ml  to  bind  yourself  to  our  laws;  bi 
Save  already  been  assured,   there  is  m 

the  relatione  of  life.     It  is  an  obllSat 


for  obligation. 

Tbe  Marshal  now  conducts  the  candidato  in 
'root  of  the  chair  of  the  Worthy  Vice  Temp- 
er, and  the  Lodge  here  sings  an  ode  of  inveca- 


■  of  Almighty  Cod,  iiud  in  the  presence  "I 
witnesses,  do  solemnly  and  unreservedly 
Sc  that  you  will  not  make,  buy,  sell,  uso, 
h,  or  cause  to  bo  furnished  to  others,  as 


al  form  of  promising  is  here  chant 
unconditional  by  that  sort  of  ledgei 
properly  termed  "mystic  art:"  In  th 
n  he  promised  to  obey  the  laws  ai 
10  order,  if  thoy  should  notcoiflict1 
stian   duty,  retaining  firmly  his  rights  of 

the  supremacy  of  God.  Ho  is  rondo 
promise  absolutely,  without  reserve  or  com 
ot  to  reveal  the  secrct3  of  the  Ord 
secrets  are  not  the  signs  and  passwoi 


We 


0.  T.— Tho  Chaplain  will  noi 
Divine  blessing. 
Prayer  by  tho  Worthy  Chaplain 
Our  Father  who  art  In  Heaven, 
plore  Thy  blessing  upon  this  friend  who  has 
sumod  a  high  and  responsible  obligation, 
and  whose  influence  is  henceforth  to  be  united 
urs  to  drive  intemperance  from  the  land 
Give  him  strength    to  discharge    every  duty 

ii  every  pledeo.     May    ho  have  hlronglli  l< 
It  every  temptation  ;  and,  iu  Thy  bands,  be 


•pi-irate  iroi-i  and  oiuiitou  "  or  the  Order,  and 
n  ««a  rtific-j"  to  yield  "a  r«m/.i/ obedience 

lure  all  those  laws,  rules  and  usages  will  com- 
nend  themselves  to  his  conscience  ?  As  yet 
io  is  ignorant  of  them.  If  tho  promise  had  this 
.rovlso  "  as  far  as  I  shall  find  them  agreeable 
:o  my  convictions  of  right  and  duty,"  he  might 
give  the  pledge.  Such  a  proviso  was  allowed 
Ini  in  the  ante-room,  but  now  it  has  slipped 

r  no.     You   take  the  Order  "  for  bettor  or 

Forsc  until    death  do   you  part."    In,  case  of 

ield  obedience,  but  to  yield  "  a  ehttr/ul  obe- 

licnce  "  in  that  case  would  be  an  absolute  im- 

possibility,  so  long  as  he  keeps  a  conscience  at 

,11.     But    that  may  not  be  long,  for  there    is 

nothing  like  such  obligntlons  as  this  to  break 

'u  and    destroy  conscience.    This  form    of 

gation  implies  in  fact  n  renunciation  of  con 

■ncc  and  of  the  right  and  liberty  of  private 


"Yoi 


:,.Miii! 


judgment. 

True,  the  W.  C.  T. 

Worshipful  Master's  assurmcc  oi 
poor  blind  candidato  in  the  Maso 

obligation  ho  is  about  to  take 
rfcre  with  his  politics  or  religi 
W.  C.  T.  only  tells  him   he  has  b 


(Paul  said:    "  God  forbid  tba 


(Tho  P.  W.  C.T.  inculcated  self  rrglitc 
ess.  The  W.  C.  T.,  by  low  flattery,  fans 
moors  of  pride.) 

Worthy  Chaplain— A  Teraplar'a  vow  is 
stored  in  Heaven;  as  you  value  your  standing 
ere  and  your  peace  in  eternity,  k< 
acred  to  tho  end  of  life.     Remem 
gation  ! 

W.  V.  T.— Your   sacred  honor  i. 


oath  is  iu  this  obligation,   though    not  so    die 
tinilly  developed  as  to  be  readily  pcrceivedb; 

Of  it  by  persons  of  good  perception  and  judg 
merit.     It  is  really  an  oatb,  though   the  won 


rear  is  not   used.     Hut  i 

•a)  to  God.     "In  a  full  belief  in  tl 

id  power  of  Almighty   God,"  lit 


cMsso 


;Jlly 


To-day  he  goes  the  Good  Templars"  obligation 


mean  to  say  if  the  Good  Templars'  obliga- 
i  is  frequently  violated  and  many  or  thorn 
•ome  perfectly  unstable  and  morally  impo- 
t,  It  is  an  effect  not  to  be  wondered  at,  bc- 
ise  the  seeds  of  weakness  and  disinlulum 
contained  in  the  very  act  of  taking  the  ob- 
ltion  itself.  It  is  no  slight  objection,  based 
expediency,  that  wo  have  to  this  obligation. 


■gation 

■iituros   with    an  impudenco  worthy  of  the 

ere  angola  dare  not  tread,"  for  God  alone 

his  conscience  and  preserve    its  independence 
by  judging  of  tha  right  or  wrong  of  what  he 

hat  of  no  other  being.  For  a  creature  th 
;o  supercede  the  intelligent  aclioQ  of  nnothc 
;onscience  is  to  us  an  act  of  usurpation  both 
3od's  sovereign  dominion  and  of  man's  highest 


■id,  wl 
-only  o 


He 


p.ovo  the 

m  When 

viso,    tha 

he    w 

obey  then 

all,  wl 

muchunk 

nown  as 

But  suppose  what 

wronged."  Now,  If  this  implies  a  special  obi 
gation  towards  Good  Templars,  it  implies  ale) 
obligation    toward  thoso    who    are  not  Good 

partially. 
The  Chaplain's  prayer  also   is  infected  with 

ring  assumed  "  a  high  and  responsibli 


n„-    (he 


noreovll  than  good  in  the  end. 
dty  is  wholly  omitted.     Even  the 


a  pledge,  wo  should  e 
n  pledged  mutually  ti 


:rocy  almost  c 
Olemnly  prom 


nc,  especially  if  it  involves  tho  dogma  of  r 
art  only  of  tho  community."  That  is,  thi 
lea  that  the  Sabbath  is  sacred,  or  Divinely  on 


biaown  language  in  tho  Ad-mnce  of  May  1.1th, 
where   ho    says— "On  critical  grounds  it  is 

and   directly  be  defended  on   Now  Testament 

like  the  Lord's  Supper  and  Baptism,  and  not  as 
ng    the  Old  Testament    Sabbath,  with  the 


Theo 


and  1 


caching  is.  that  the 
Jommandmont  has  no  application  now. 
purgntod  from  tho  Decalogue.  And 
there    that     does  not   know,    that  U 


to  cut  upsocial  morals  by  (heir  very  roots  P  no- 
sides— if  the  command  to  keep  holy  the  Sab- 
bath is  given  up,  then  all  the  others  may  be — 
and  0  what  floods  of  demoralisation  are  poured 

Again  our  Brother  says—"  To  this  must  be 
Ided  the  rapid  increase  of  wealth  in  our  land, 
adiiig  to  lusury  in  every  department    of  life, 

orsing  tho  Christian  principle  of  e elf- restraint 
ad  self-denial,  and  substituting  that  of  self- 
idulgcncc." 

Now  the  increase  of  a  wealth  may  have  some 
mdency,  indirectly,  to  lead  to  an  cicessivc 
indnesa.    for  amusement,  and  to  reverse   the 


)  Clfti 


lencc 


.     Unless  it  is   right  to  do  evil  that  good 
come,  it  is  not  right  to  debauch  men's  con 

ho  secrecy  itself  is  a  social  outrage,  wheth 
t  covers  that  which  is  good  or  bad,  forever; 

an    equal  right  in  whatever  coneerna  th< 

oral  morals  and  the  public  welfare.     If  the 
incsa  of  the  order  is  influencing  that  welfi 


iclude 


ainly  is  pure  and  spol 


wo  die. 


.ptions  of  Frco  Masonry—that  they  pkdg. 


lust  defer  to  our  ne«  issue  the  further  dcvel- 
pment  of  the  bitbamsu  of  their  secret  a 


r  of  the  Advance  (Jan.  20th)  says— 


s  ho  looks  round  a 
if"  social  demoraliz 
isc,  we  are  bound  in 


s  !,U  U-ic! 
has  had  a 

warned  him  of  it  agaiu  and  again  with  tears 

n  giving  the  causa  for  this   Increased  socio 
noralizalion,  he  says— "  The  increased  trav 


I  the 


sactly   to  himself?     H< 


ty,  to 

bo  pcr- 

ho  tells 

us  (Jrfiunc 

of  March  I6-C 

0)  as  fol 

perv 

a  Its  se- 

believe 

pcan   Pro 
n  Sunday 

s  a.  day  of  wo 

ship,  hu 

it,  by  presenting  I1 


denial;  but  alas,  tho  teachings  of  a  Christian 
lilliiter,  in  a  professedly  religions  piper,  •!• 
■ctlrj  encouraging    and   sunctioniog     fascina^ 

ppointcd  guide  himself,  to  throw  down  tho 
nd  decoy  our  youth  Into  the    whirlpool  of  en 

pect  of  the  editor  of  (lie  Advance  in  his  owi 
laper,  and  perhaps  more  widely  elsewhere 
n  spcakins  of  the  Puritans  of  New  England 


:hools— cater  to  the   inclinations  and   practi- 
ce of  the  world,  and  sense  the   deceitful  Hi 
ring  torch  of  pleasure   to   decoy  our  youth 


.ud  not  naming  it,  wo  cannot  identify  it.  Wi 
mr  friend  drop  us  a  lino  designating  the  artl 
Io    intended*     We  will  then  see  if  wo   on 


r  documents  of  iutei 


highly  important.     Though  it  is  rather  Ion, 

Iu  the  first  ol'.S'o.  this  scries  of  articles  ii 
.o  last  CvNosrHK,  2U  line  of  the  editor' 
)tc  for  "punish  those  guard.*,"  read  fui-ni.i 


Cincinnati  .fudges    have  decided   "ill, 
grant  a  perpetual 

>  no  right  to  abrldgi 
:lion  and  practice  II 


e  School  Hoard,  wlii 


r of  such  i 


mplic 


nd  the 

irinciple  wo    should    presume  they    hnvo  r 
ho  right  to  forbid  prayer. 
This  is  well,  but  not  tho  end.    Tho  case  is  c 
appealed  lo  tho  Supremo  Court 


,  will  e 


:cd  by  professed 


;essivc  fondness  fo 
Diple  of  self-restrain 


ion  and  familiarizing  It  with  scenes  of  vi 
al."      And  yet  he  favors  and  defends 


tablj— that  if  tho  Bi 

excluded  from  our  school 


the  Bible  from  our  sch 
io  Bible  can  be    rightfully 
eluded    cl-e 


;oding  them,    they    plunge    into  a 
Alas,  nlns  !     On  what  slippery  places  do 


nd    political     measures  which   ensures   lav 
■Wu-hiiiglon.  "  rl,.-    r--Hi.lt  of  common  con 


"'Fhe  JuKKornmH  fclivul  tills  >  ear  La-  t 

e  usual  number.     Tho  people  refused  to 


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•freshing    from 


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of  i.erecy.     Tbey  open) 

efforts  undor 

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minds  of  children,  without  the  privilege  o 
ok  those  principles  from  God's  word,  u 
,.,]  hv  God  himself.  Were  I  o  teachoi 
I-.',-  not  .here  in  this  blcscd  Undo 


Ignoring  Ml   m.lters,   ,*11'™*''    ™  _'™ 
p„.ecolcd,    on  Ohrislion  principle.,  till  I 


|,  end  when  redely  heset 

bore  (by  an  talis- 

o1.  hrotlier)  S3  s  Congrcgftl 

onaltst.  whatever 

,,,,„„,„  indicate  a. ee 

ari.n  be.r.ng,  we 

Iro.  Kiog,  Uro.  ITanna,  an 

d  others,  will  con 

ce  all  thai  lie  has  no  such 

ind    the    remarks    and 

cautions  of  those 

Ihrcn  already  published, 

and   these   from 

■nth    of    the    church,     » 

11    only    tend   to 

on  us  all,  the  high  and  t 

tall;   uoscetarinn 

uro  of  our  work,  and  to 

mite   ns  the  more 

y.      Wc   hMC    h 

card   Mr    L.  do- 

kindly  as  Ma- 

nsnn 

cursed  by  Mas 
ofb.;.  book,  an 

But  it  is  the 

We  say  tl 

Freo  Masonrv 

;rr 

0faSidtohp"o 

so  fiitufully  set 
him  aloud  both 

out— three,  fi 

",'  ie 

and  place ;  s 

John  r.cvinjjto 

cad,  and  lend  to 
n-a  boob,    "The 

please,  and  ns 
be  Freo  Mjso 

fo,n.g 

rnr, 

henceforth 

The  sentiments 

above  giv 

,  are  just,  and  vl- 

Lhrc 

onid  to  Lot. 

tally  iniportHTit. 
and  especially  ou 

a  Mrs.  A., 
cter  of  th 

says— oar  schools, 
r  primary  schools, 

° 

Wll.BUF.. 

towftrtttap" 

r  country 

\TJZ2 

otlj 

rJRht  in   this 
e  think  no  one 

munity,  and  in  o 
relations  and  elH 

r  governn 

cut,  tilling  all  ike 
ns  of  each.     Aud 

f  charity  to  the  poor,  but  let  them  con 

i,  and  "■.-"rill  show  them  pauper.-'  jrrav, 

i  hy  l.mtlier  pauper.',  from   the  counl 


(who  was  culled  from  "  the  Lodge  below  to 

osiu  funeral  was  attended  by  every 
reach  who  could  &et  there,)  was  at 
ottom  of  the  whole  affair.     Yet  Ma; 


eiple: 


Cor. 


and  help  most  speedily,  and 
nc  till  the  "pestilence  that  w 
,"  through  church  and  state 

through  death,  to  need  the 
.ihforcirrving  forward   an 


ally  of  ami-Christ, 
litor  will  pleaao  find  on< 


ilinucd, 


bora  of  Uic  second  volume.     I  would  glad 

ly  send  you  a  hundred  dollars  and  more,  Insteac 

till  the  attention  of  those  slumbering  over  tbi; 

called  upon  to  arise  from   the  dead,  that  tin 
now  rejected  Christ  shall  give  them  light— bu 


fully    gaining  ground  in    the 


eretly'carricd    away,   though  unconscious  o< 


schools.     But  we  are  told—"  lot  tho  child. 

re:"  yes,  yes— but  that  docs  notmect  the 
t.  It  is  in  the  school  that  children  begin 
brm  and  build  up  among  themselves,  a  pub. 

j|y  prise.  If  tben  the  Bible  has  no  plac< 
istecm  there,  it  will  be  likely  to  be  slighted 
,onie,  as  a  dull   Lome-spun  affair ;  an 

ool  con  be  ted.  and  properly  governed, 

having  the  reading  of  the  Bible  and  r 

t.     This  takes  the  teacher  and  schola 

gethor,  right  up  before  God,  as  nccountal 


thems,  ' '  fust  beside  the  Eternal Thr 
■rUt  wo  want  as  a  government  no 

ind  justice  standclh  afar  off— that  t: 
d  in  our  street)  and  equity  cannot 
at  the  feet  of  so  many  run  to  evil, 
ia=te  to  filed  innoeent  blood,  and  r 

uthority,    floods  of  vice— angry,  ra 


,f  outsiders  to  do  the  Pitcher,  »14G  ;  Ucv.  J  Gurnsey,  $1.30  ;  Mrs. 


nen,  ODlj  leave  Mason 

rou   please.'.  Let  then 


tbful o 


he  responsibility  ofadmi 

with  death  penalties  or  n 

o  tlioy  mean  by  it?     Is 

aalty- 


iml  should  be  rejected  by  men.      When  will 

The  Mason  says— if  Masonry  were  corrupt 
alledgcd,  good  men  would  certainly  abandon  i 
Our  Knight  replies  thcjrfo;  many  silently— sot 
jpenly,    and  a  frw  pointing  out  tho  corrupt! 


j.  when  that  is  possible;  and  often  they 
to  be  doing  their  utmost  to  hlndc 
thing  which  I  hoy  themselves   arc  bending 

d  that  A.  Johnson  owed  n 


C.  Andrews.  8160. 

Clothier,  Geo.  Johnson,  W.  W.  Jackson,  C 
cli.T.  Roberts,  W.  C.  Smith,  Moses  Wood 

J.  McFnrlaud,  Rev.  C.  D.  Brooks,  John  Black 
E.  L.  G 


i  a  strong  a  priori  reason  to  suspect  tins  and 
10  secret  history  of  that  impeachment  recently 

1  to  confirm  auch  a  suspicion  in  any  one  who 
as  carefully  studied  the  Satanic  depths  and 
ibtlety  of  the  mystic  art.     Thus  the   Simon 

ao  chose,  but  losing  tho  Bccnt  and  leading 
tho  pom  into  Ike  wrong  pathe.  and  so  by  the 

tho  pursuers  from   their   Masonic  Won 

ice,  both  out  of  the  lodge  and  in  the  lodge 
g  ono  class  ns  cat's  paws  and  the  other  a 


,  John  Jones,  M.  A.  Brerv- 

Crandall,  II.  Remington, 

George  Cowley,  II.  Georgo,  J.  It.  Overknlser, 

0.    Staples,  J.  Rood,  Jas.    C.  Mutch,  0. 

Worth,  Geo.  W.   Merrill,  D.  Edwards,  M.  Gil- 

.  Hart,  J.  0.  Washburn,  J.  Gould,  J. 

ill,  W.  Talker,  F.  Hurlcss,  L.  D.  Mo- 

Fiu.tv  Jones  John   Keep,   and  A.  H. 

»■>,.,.  ench-   It    R-.-vnolds,   $V0  i  0.  11 

In'l   *„,..,    Raker.    U.H)  each.     J-  L, 


ulls  tl 


,o.li.-i 


endorsement  of  the  order  in  e 
Tho  Simon  pure  Masons  can  re 
these  ns  a  trail  of  defense  and   tl 

heir   sccrcey  is  adapted.    Then  if  by 
Imp  now  and  then,  their  deeds  cam 


a  bad 


;  don 


w orc  man  il  bis  son  bad  not  been  a  Mason 

This  is  Ibeir  brotherly  lout,  and  it  lasts  just  a 
gas  the  money  lasts.     Now.  it  Is  Uuio  tlm 

ng.     Our  churches  aro  greatly  led  by  il.     It 
trols  our  schools,  courts,  public  offlcs 

to  gel  a  hearing  for  anything  again 


,  Brothor  Lovington  for  kei 


Very  truly  yours, 

H.  M.  PARKER. 
Wo  gladly  hail  our  friend  P.  as  a  co-work 
all  be  c'ad  to  bear  from  him  here. 


to  the  Eternal  Throne,  were    well  nigh 
d  !      And  when  we  thought  the  great 
.  pasl-nlaa  !-woe  worth  tho  day  !-0 
si   pilots     themselves,   in   our  nation 

too  while  claiming  to  speak  for 
declare  that  from  those  ties  "  the  relig 
dement  is  mostly  ruled  out;"  and  tint; 
naten  to  cut  loose  our  ship  of  St. 
red  mooring 


randed  e 


march  have  some  such!"      Thus  tho 
>ures  keep  thomaelves  in  countenance,  t 
•tand  deception  is  kept  up.     And  the  reason 
ill  good  men  do  not  renounce  and  dei 

rirtue  with  such  consumate  ail,  that  if  i 
possible,  it  would  deceive  the  very 
therefore  n  good  man  clenrly  din 


the  lodge  in  thi 


uttered  at  hisperil,  that  the  very  dovil  Is  there 
merely  negative  witnesses  who  can  only 


,ree  methods  he  rp'.v'.tie?, 
inlly  good  men  who  are  dn 
lis   would  Imply,  that  the 


dgood  men  are  whited  Scpulcbers 

But    we    arc  far  from    denying 
others  accepting  the  profeasions  of  Free  Ma, 

tble  self  advantage,  and  who  through 


i  the  i 


oRon  i 


.  Wei 


,,  J.  F 


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a.     dneia-that  "if  Miaou.?  in* 
rrupt  and  murderou3  prineiplea  charged 
by  Iheir  opponent?,  good  men   would   cei 


jal  evidence  of  Iheir  feeling 
?r    ai  did   Geo.  Washington 


■erlng  Masons  as  made  up  of  two  cl 
leceivers  nnd  the  deceived.  The  lit 
ibly  constitute  tho  numerical  force,  bnt  the 

ibo  hands  of  a.  very  few,  who,  while   they  hold 
lie  sceptor,  yet  rule  mainly  by  deceit.     Tho 

crpetrntcd  by  the  few,  and  as   carefully  con- 


in  the  estimation  of  a 


nnc-h  coadjutor  till 


1  was  engaged  ir.  tcachin 
mould  the  character  of  the  , 
Lhoy  ought  to  bo  th< 


i  Impress  good    principle; 


ressed  on  the  subject,  and  had  every 

ecomo  a  better  ChrMan  by  becomim. 
in,  more  than  fifty  times.  As  I  had  an 
ion  that  way,  I  was  no  doubt  apoken 
joro  froedom  than  is  ouslomary  towi 


cing  bolJIy  to  their  side 


The  othor  nsaertlon  refers  to  the  fact 
a  death  penalties-  Frco  Masons  say— "If  tho 
-  are  death  penalties  ln  Free  Maeonry,  as  ton 
e  (thoy  might  sar  oil)  renouncing  Un-oos  afflrr 


me  of  Morgan.     Our  lod 


gesof  the  execution,  yet,  when  the 

it  hod  any  positive  knowledge  of  it.     Vat- 
lcc  told  what  ho  knew  to  no  mortal 
nscienco  compelled  a  death  bed   confession 


e  the  eve  which  watches  with  a  sleepless 
ice,  they  think  they  are  not  seen 

I  concealed.     If  man  can  penctra 


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RASTER'S    CALL. 


And  life  is  frail  a?  the  autumn  leaf. 
To  God  and  thy  better  self  bo  true, 
Do  with  tliy  might  what  thou  Cnd'st  to  d 
Tliongh  the  day  is  bright  and  the  sun  is 

high, 
Ere  long  it  'twill  fade  from  the  globing 

akj, 
While  (lit!  evening  shadows  darkly  fall: 
Therajfl  a  time  for  rest,  it  will  come  to  n. 
The  harvest  is  white,  and  the  field  ia 

wide; 

The  reapers  arc  few  and  far  between  ; 


01  a  father's  wrath  who  dra 
And  boro  His  cross  to  light 


or  a  death  of  shame  tbc  Savior  died, 
o  open  (hose  golden  porlalu  wide, 


spent,  and  (he  night  steals  on  apae 

ie  Master  has  given  His  pledge  div 

Iio  winneth  souls  liko  the  stars  shn 

shine.    E.  Y.  S.— 2ndeptfndt»t, 


TOJt  YOUNG  FOLKS. 


had  of  it ;  and  after  the  table  was  cleared,  the 
old  greasy  pack  of  cards  came  oat.  I  suppose 
we  were  flushed  and  excited  by  the  hard  cider 
we  had  been  drinking,  for  that  night  wc  did 
what  I  hare  never  done  since  ;  wc  gambled 
We  began  by  small  bets  of  o  penny  or  so  on 
the  games,  but  doubled  (he  slakes  as  the  ex- 
citement   deepened,  and  got   perfectly    infat- 

jnst  a  dollar  and  thirteen  cents  among  us.  The 
money  ehnnged  hands  a   good   many  times,  as 


II  give  the  money  bar 
I    won't    do    any    i 


.^ 


nnk    you.     I    am    old    enough    to  play   fo: 

"Just  as  yon  please;  but,  for  my  pari,  If  i 
n  tho  whole,  I'll  divido  ;  it's  good  fun  to  pla3 
is  way;  but  I  would    feci  queer  with   olhoi 


The  game  began  in  good  earnest.  Ha\  Wa! 
laec  stood  looking  on,  the  rest  of  ua  were  no 

I    heard  Dob   call    out,    in '  a    sharp,  excite 

"It's  a  choat!  cheat!  Yon  client od  mc 
Syko  Murtin/.Isawyou!" 

"Von  lie!"   cried  Sjke.  hi  a  rage. 

Bob  sprung  to  bis  feet  quick  as  a  lias! 
picked  up  a  mug  of  cider,  and  threw  it  .1  Fyke 

With  a  snail  like  a  wild  beast,  Sykc  spran 


tack   i 


"Iffuessth 
high  doings,  j 

ou 

LTTko'to 

■von;. (here  Is 

a  regular  nil  n 

Rhl 

"No,  I  dor 

•t    1 

pla 

n  Eoglieh  just  * 

on,"  I  replied 

ssly. 

"Well,  don 

oiallj  mine,  for  t 

Sjke  has  got 

ome 

chickens ;  I  mor 

ain't  that  njoke,  though  ?  and  Hal  Wallace  i 
going  to  bring  hard  elder;  and  you  and  I  ai 
committee  on  apples,  you  ece  f  We  are  I 
bring  all  of  our  pockets  full." 


got  a  new  idea.     I'm  going  to 


"It's  a  poor  rule  that  woi 
ways,"  I  burst  in.  «  I'll  got  n 
lot  me  spend  the  night  with  you 


spend  the  night   with 


"Wo  had  wonderful  good  lue 

that  night  in 

(bo  four  other  boys  went  noiselessly  out  of 

getting  off,  tnd  we  chuckled  a 

gate,  and  left  mc  alone.     I  counted  two  h 

ZTj^J^SSXZ 

a  waVtTthe 

drcd-as    we  had    agreed— lo    gjvo    then 

three  regulation  knocks  at  tho 
open  like  magic.     The  room    w 
with  tho  great  fire,  and  a  alio 

last,  stumbled 
and   gave  the 

s  glowing  red 
It  of  welcome 

loudly  on  (bp  heavy,  old  knocker, 
night.     The  horror  of  death  came    upon 
ne«s  on  the  threshold.     Was  it  death  or  1 

"Glad  to  sec  you,  my  heart' 
"Ifow    ore    you,    old    npple 

V'EaidSyke. 

morel  knocked  loudly. 

The   knoll. liko  sound    rang    out    agAin 

She.  iff  was  Bob's  father. 

hcrilT!"    The 

aloud,  "  Help  !  help  I     0,  for  God's  sake,  co 

"Left  him  jolly,  thank  you,' 
cheerily.    "Ralph  and  I  had  a  w 
to-night.      I'm    supposed    to 
house,  and  ho  is  supposed  to  be 

replied   Bob. 
nderfnl  get  of! 
o    at    Ralph's 

Delp  1"     Then  I  ran.     I  had  promised  the  b 
that  I  would  stay  and  see  Bob'*  lather,  and 
him  what  was  necessary;  but  an  uuoontro 
bio  Impulse  adzed  mc,  and  I  rushed  down 

"And  where  you  are  ain't 

body-" 

"They'll  get  clear  of  making 
l.'.'th  houses,"  for— 

,pthebe,at 

mc.     I  did  not  go  home.     There  was  no  he 

for  me,     I  looked  up  to  the  sky,  and  down 
the  earth.     The  heavens  and  earth  were  w 

Wo  won't  go  !,.■;.„■  ,ill  „ 

'StE 

to  hide  me  from  myself.     My  guilt   arose 

indiron,  and  then  dropped  lielplossly  down  on 
i  bluing  log  of  wood,  and    the  flames  leaped 

Irnggcd  him  away  from  the  fire,  and  smothered 
:he  Qamc,  but  wo  could  not  rouse  him.  He  lay 
m  the  floor,  quito  stunned  and  lifeless,  a  dread- 
:ul  sight.     His  head  was  scorched  ami  black 

"He  looks  like  dead;  n  blow  lliereal«ay= 


tk»,  drof-pinc  V,IH 

The  body  fell  b 
aud.     If  there  t 

lob  that  night. 


ie  out  all  right  ai 
leriffofoneof  th. 

disappeared    thai 


As  for  Sykc 
ight  from  Waft 
.ecu  heard  from  since.— Zilt/e  Corpo; 


The  introduction  of  Masonry  into 
World  dates  only  from  about  the 


ime  Masons,  Washington  was  one.  In  the  un 
l«  peeling  honesty  and  purity  ofliis  character, 
id  in  his  intense  patriotic  devotion  to  tjio 
ui.ee  of  the  weakly  colonies  against  their  po«r. 
iful  mother  country,  ho  doubtless  made  use  ol 
asonryas  a  means  to  an  end,  without  parties 

millions   which    it  set  up  for    itself.     When 


:r,  ho  was  fully  I 
Lion,  and  at  the  mc 
as  called  to  tho  d 
societies  to  free  ir 


a  ckai 


pretensions,  by  declaring  that  he  had  i 
been  in  a  Masonic  lodge  more  than  two  or 
times  during  the  last  thirty  years  of  his 
and  by  warning  the  people  against  them  i 
farewell  address.  His  character  was  too 
and  elevated  to  become  in  any  way  add 


i  of  which 

ii-P'rary  «(,-.». 
purposes  it  ! 
of  society. 

g  tho  first 

thirty   or   fa 

impotent  do  they  become.  The  Iotc  of  power 
is  more  Infatuating  and  demoralising  than  the 

must  it  be  to  r.  set  of  ignorant,  unprincipled, 

tho  temptation  to  be  a  piece  in  the  machinery 
that  may  move  the  world  I  How  delightful  to 
an  Ignorant,  unprincipled  man  It  Is,  to  be  ono 
of  on  organization  that  may  overcome  all  oppo- 
sition, not  only  of  adverse  parties,  but  even 
of  tho  lowi  of  the  land  and  of  the  lw«  of 
God' 

among  a  fren  people  U  necessary  for  tho  sup- 
port of  liberty,  but  a  competition  in  wicked- 


r  revolutionary  war  and  our  war  of  rebellion 
>ulU  have  been  conducted  and  ended  much 
ire  to  the  bencGt  of  tho  country  without  tbc 


adicnl  reform— is  nee 
rilh  truly  religious  a 
'hero  shall  the  initial 


While  it  is  Tar  from  being  my  intention  t 
ittcr  a  single  sentence  derogatory  to  the  chai 
icier  of  any  organization  or  society  that  has  fo 
ts  object  tho  promotion  of  Temperance  or  th 


nitvatla- 


in  ordor  to  make  it  apparent  that  they,  of  all 
men,  are  the  meet  philanthropic,  and    in 
tho   only  hope  of  a    benighted  and  bes 
community.     Tbero  socms  to  be  a  dispo: 


tof  II 


all  tho 


i  his  head,  but   he  i 


jad;  but  we  stood  a 


Lies  of  our  people  be, 
danger  which  It  thrc 
The  odious  Jesuitical  char- 


;   tho   glamor    of  fun  and    froli 


jo   to  the  wall.     In  I'enr 
Vermont,  aud  other  Sta 

>  o-.'C.uV.I  .ui-1  c:P|il:V.:C  ; 


winter  clolheB." 


tho  Lrjth,  aa  pla 

i    ami  ,„, 

far, 

aal- 

,1   .ad  All 

a.     Mr.    Morgan' 

arci.pl   11. 

"™ 

J 

,n.l'li..,ifl,i. 
It.  i.i.l.li...  K 

,  they  represent  their 
.encvolcnt.  The  pooi 
Ik,   and  the  suffering, 


Now.  I  i, 


ion  thai 


crecy  making  men  more  espan^ive  in  their  b 
jiicc,  thoy  only  contract  and  chill  all  tl 
;s  that  otherwise  would  flow  abroad  I 
\11  mankind,  and  they  beeomo  selfish  an 


fact  lha 


nidst  of  aud  surrounded  Jy  the 


Cynosure  Tracts. 

NOW    PUBLISHED. 

HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 

President  J.    BLANC  HARD,    U'l 


This  is  a  very  concise  little  Historv,  showing 
'he  MODERN  AM)  OBSOURB  ORIGIN-DES- 
POTIC AND  UNCHRISTIAN  CHARACTER, 
AND  REVOLTING  AND  BLASPHEMOUS 
OATHS  OF  FREE  MASONRY,  AS  PROVED 
BY  ITS  OWN  ORATORS,  AUTHORS, 
HISTORIANS 


MASONIC      MURDER, 

Seceding  Mason,  who  has  taken  17    degre 


MASONRY. 


Why   am  I   Opposed  to 
MASONRY  P 

BY   OUR    CORRESPONDENT.      "  ANTIV 


Extracts    from    Masonic 

Oaths  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn  to  by    the 

Grand    Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 

■1  pjge,  (if)  els.    per  100.  (8  ?'.""    P«    10< 


Satan's  Gable  Tow. 


nic  Oat 

i-jbl.-Timi' 


nofLowdnosCo.,  Mist 
C.  FEEHSTER,  ) 
I  TAPLKY,  t  Ex 


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Tho    Mystic  Tie 

Free  Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  Devil, 

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VOLUME  2- 


'  In  secret  have  I  said  nothing" — Jesus  Cb 
CHICAGO,  TUESDAY,  MARCH  22,  1870. 


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vondi.hfii.  I 


a  Mr.  Seward's  policy,  which  wna  no  polic 
icept  thld — lliat  the  Government  of  the  Uniti 
Jutes  could  not,    and  the.fd.re    should   nc 


Ailed  with  perfect  impunity— aftei 
sses,  audi  as  it  is,  of  disregarding 


lining  broken  down  the  sluices  of  reel  J 
*  irked™*.,  it  now  seeks  to  sweep  out  the 

to  intimate  that  lynch  law  might  well  bo  i 
plied  to  the  chief  city  of  the  Union  ;  and  see 

ib  a  logical,  inevitable  consequence  wh 
scrupulous  obedience  is  not  exacted  of  all  la' 
e-peeially  those  of  the  head  source  of  authority 


i'lid  commit  a  murder  for  every  day  in  the  yea 

self  ever  fall  into  more  helpless  nunint! 

But  the  Ttota  is  honest,   and  wise,  in  cot 

puiiou   with  Masonry.     The    Masons  feel   i 


rmlt  in  tho  fancied  Irresponsibility  which  their 

""suspecting  7W»  so  bitterly  complains. 
y  of  our  people  who  cn( 


follow 

ngom 

■      "Furthorm 

temp 

hew.cu^ 

arve,  indent,     * 
wherehv  the 

e  obtained  through 

To  all  o 

which  I  do  most  f 

t-  0 od,  and  keep  me  steadfos 


e  portion  of  the  human 


whM  yon  must  light  against  and  deal 


as  on  idol  that  is  adored  by  the  idiot  and 


lence  ,.f  crime,  violence,  ami  fraud  hi  t 

an  possibly  account  for  it?     WL 
New  York    Tn,u-  eieo^x.    palliate*,  V 


ii  the  garden  of  F.dcr 


Ono  of  these  power*  holdly  t. 
inintora  its  laws  in  open  day  f 
world.    The  other  works  in  the 


lown  the  Fort  Sumptcra  of  our  nat 
.to     to    imprecate      the    lightning. 


this  side  Of  Heaven 


eldci 


ivcholdors'  rebellion, 


of  our  republic.     It  has  its  t 
recruiting  offices  (called  lodges,)   £ 

mks.'and  holding  thorn  in  aubjug 
sail,  penalties,  for  life.  Thus  f 
oudogc  are  before  you.  Whi 
choose?  On  which  side  will  you  ci 
,p  Neutrality  here  is  posit; 
■  ..p^.lUaui^n  will  accept  ; 
it  and  loyal  brothers,  arid 
indreds  of  dollars  from  you  w 
fees ;  nor  will  it  put  a  padlock  on 


CHICAGOJ  March  7,  1870.     \ 


c  niskine,  Masonry  a  vehicle  for   advortls1 
e   respect    them    as    singers;  wo  reppec 


Masonic  Lodge  is  strictly  a  religion 

',"  and  lie  is  Masonic  authority.     Ma- 

"  The  Third,  or  Master  Mason'*  dc- 


."""'  'wh'S'l  Ir 

"<i"tor;."'"h.Iirb° 

SSnV" 

,.rl! 

I     .N...I      i-\\ 

on,  though,  ib'al  1 

,  "l ',,,,' 

touBg°l! 
.    01 

nul.J  !,..!  !,.■ 

uiind  for  me    olJon 

ding  P 

«ce- 

;.:. 

ni.r.pr.s.ol.tion, 

."a"0.™.™ 

jo,n.    There  is  no 

varieties  of  this  class  of  "  dodges,"  he  (rill 
find  himsclt  hooked  for  dodge  editorials  almost 
ad  infinitum.     Only  a  few    days  ago,    I    visited 


,  Heaven,  let  in  rend  n   little  I'ur 


thcn.afhristlai.  relfh.!!.  Webb  flays, 
broad  is  the  religion  of  Ma-onry,  and  t 
fully  are  all  sectarian  tenets  excluded  fi 
system,  that  the  Christian,  tho  Jew,  i. 
M.ilK.mmed.111,  in  nil  their  numberless  so 

hist,  tli.-  I'.ir ..-..,   too   Confucian.   u.,d   tl 


ild  require  a  wonderful  memory  to  re 
them  all.  They  havo  "Must  Worshipful  1 
tor,"  "Most  Excellent  Mu«ter,"  "Siiperoxc 

luhlime  Mason." 

Masonry  is  despotic  and  clannish,  even  ins 
'he  Udge.      W!,i|,.  they  el,.im  to  unite  men 


mechanical  skill  and  physical  pbwor,"  How  a 
who  claims  that  Masonry  unites  society, 
uls  men  on  one  common    love!,  could 

It  II     By  this  loitlraony  of  Masonry  Itself,    It 
keeps  some  in  ilia  most  abject  servitude,  and 


tikes  n 


not.mlyd 


:,..!    „tl,< 


doors  for    I 
lately  completed  ; 


sars.  and  which  are  now  approaching  complc 
on.     The  panels  of  tho  "  Peace  "  side,  repre 


LIFE-LONG  ANTI-MASON'. 


T.  h.il.l  ..m  ..or   h;l *,-..] 


■enccofyourGod- 


;.'pirml.er,  I  Wf,  IWu    neighbors  liv 

■ouuly   (Oswego,  S.  Y.,)   had  a  difficulty  t 
the  encroachment  of  slock,  fences,  et 
ay  Wolever  killed  Reynolds  with  a  knil 
the  fatal   blow   Reynolds  got  out  of  I 


[The  following  is  a  condensed  copy  of  a  lec- 
ture to  the  student)  of  the  Chicago  Theo 
logical  Seminary  by  A.  J.   Bailey,  one  of  the 

ply  of  the  Congregational     church  of  Bloom. 


lifted  l 


land  i 


trained  from  lynching  the   murderer  1: 
leing  made  for  him  that  the  Grind  Jui 


told  that  eight  of  the  ji 
neanr    Cole    shot  Hiacook  t 


.ions,  and  bodily  pu  .Led   . 


the  Blave  power,  so  secret  associat! 
upheld  it,  and  that  it  was  finally  co 
o  decide  ugalusl  slavery  only  by  I 
Qsc  of  tho  people,  and  not  by  Maeon 


to  him;  and  while  thus  a  prisoner 
1  shameful  plight,  with  a  dagger  at  your 
■  breast,  and  the  door  secured   by    a  .«i 

pola  you  to  tell  (what  an   uuBopblsticate 
1  might  call)  a  Ji<-for  he  makes  you  repeat,  (by  < 


;  Lodge  in  the  place  the 


ow  this  is  «H  wrong,  contrary  to  th 
t  of  Masonry,  tends  to  bring  it  into  dil 
te,  and  should  not  he  countenanced  b. 
and  Intelligent  Masons.     If  the   Bakers, 


Solomon,  was  actually   inst 


claim  to  havo  come  from  the  E^yplia. 
But  this  ii  merely  to  give  dignity  to  till 
Its  IradiUons,  still  used  in  the  lecture 
telllgcnt  men,  are  mere  fable!",  like  the 


io  crime  but  treason,  whatever  aduuilo.'e  the 
bodge  offers  to  any  of  its  members  be  can 
>lalm  for  himself.     This  is  ono  of  the  print,!- 


om   the  revelations  of  Masonry  n8   It 
It  is  claimed  by  Masons  that  their  « 


the  C.,„(Hei,m,u,e,.aCltri^i 
night  load  me    to  think  thn 

»i  professed  Christians  migl. 
strictly  Clmsli,,,  principle. 
vod  to  think  thie,  for  Webb 


t,  when  prayer    i-   oft'iTed    lo  the   "Grand 


■l  i-V.ti-li    Ma^'jt.r 


sely 


also,  embody  events  in  the  life 
rlst.  Some  of  the  Side  and  Adoptive  de- 
es have  the  same  reference,  i.  ».,  tho  Oi 
1  Crown,  TkU  /act,  of  Mint,  ftofto 
\,a*  of  St*/,  dtfrm  «nd  orA«  to  bt  .< 
uniwtat  J/aAonr,/." 

ir  own,  but  they  do  not  m 
too  strong  When  Mai 
hings  in  their  own  book 


■y  fact  that  Boine  deure 
rhrisiiuuity  forfeits  their 
Universal  Masonry,"  and 


larcful  to  investigate  very  closely  and  know  foi 


We  ..■!!.  find 


irist    I 


born  of   the  Uoly   Spirit,    but   simply  tlu 
of  the  temple.    In  all  the  system  there  is 


t  Mnsoni 


iooable. 


Matont,    and    these  socrcLn   may    include 


there  Why  a  free  man  should  join  the  Masons  ? 
If  there  are  sulheieni  rOSJOua  they  aro  not   to 


in  was  followed  by  Dr.  Davison,  who  made 

remarks  of  a  business  nature,  alter  which 

Dr.  Wilson  arose  and  requested  Rev.  N.  Doo. 

ttte  to  '  approach  the  But.'     Stopping  him  in 


,ruir,ly,   sir,   I   , 


;o    take     place,     j 


I  h"ar 


,ve  no  objection 

ial  pledges,  efen  in  a  Ma-onic  Uall 

link  it  a  happy  omen  thai,  in  the  very 

t  so  beatbeDiMilj  excluded,  and  whore 


lady 


rophed  aud  forced  Masonry  lo  yield 
my.  May  this  ho  a  turning  point,  1>< 
II  those  halls  shall  bo  dedicated  tot 


56 

The  Christian   Cynosure. 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  MARCH  22,  1870. 


can  descent  has  attained  the  senatorial  dignity. 
In  this  event,  the  theory  of  the  perfect  equality 
if  the  races  boforo  tlio  law  roaches  its  prncti- 

ilic  Fifteenth  A  men  dm  cut  coming  Almost  sim- 
ultaneously may  well  give  all  men  pause  for 
contemplation.  Well  may  the  colored  man  say, 
'Sod  hath  done  great  tiling;  for  us  whereof  we 
arc  glad.  Well  may  the  Christian  say  what 
hath  Rod  wrought  !  And  the  jnlldol  surely  this 
in  the  QnBcr  of  Cod  !  For  who  that  remembers 


c  wide  spread  and  deep  seated  pr 
such  Slates  asWIsconsinand  Co 

udlec 

rage  of  a  man:"     An  Order  n 
eoparaling  walls  between  tlio 

c  whom 

\°JZ"Sll2ZZtZtT, 

ght°to 

division  for  polling   asunder 

o  both  these  rights  now  made  o\ 
teed  to  colored  men  in  all  the  S 

atcs  by 

oined  together.     And  it  is  no 
rapid  increoEe  of  secret  order 

ithereocferbo  will.     Surely  ifiVcbue 
■  woro  living,    and  in  the  place   ot  I 

igdom  of  men  and  givoth  it  to  whon 


clofiastii-al  Babylons  of  the  past  and  present 
r  grasping  wealth  and  power,  through  griuc 


discarded,  it  would  bo  no  moro  wondcrfi 
what  huj  happened,  with  respect  te  slav 
the  last  ten  years  past.  Shall  we  then  t» 
ful  ar.d  unbelieving,  and  like  Israel  on  the 
of  the  red  sco,  who,  after  witnessing  a 
plagues  ofEgypt,  cried  oat,  can  tho  Almighty 
-avo  -jb  fromPharoahV  And  saved  fror 
can  he  give  water  in  the  dosort?     Ane 

l.read  ?  And  then  can  he  give  us  flesh  ? 
he  subdue  tho  Annkimst  Why,  after  « 
have  seen  ol    God's  power  with  siavoi'v, 


should  be  we  have  only  to  say  wo  hnvo  it  froo 
those  who  have  stood  high  ns  Good  Templars 
and  it  is  vouched  for  by  •nc'n  of  unquestioned 
veracity  whom  we  know.  In  short,  we  cm 
prove  it  by  evidence  that  would  convict  an; 

impartial  Jury,     The  old  mystic  dodge  of  "  yoi 

un  this  matter  any  more  than  it  will  rupee  tin) 


ilo  tliu?e  things  only  upon  condition  Hint  the., 
nvolve  nothing  inconsistent  with  his  variou: 
lies."  Then  I  say  the  obligation,  excepting 
0  pledge  of  abstinence,  is  absolutely  a  nulitj, 
d  the  Good  Templar  is  just  as  free  to  toll  all 


neb  information  from  parents  or  guardians 
..Icatoa  a  spirit  of  insubordination  that  is  I 


a     It 

mounts   to  nothing    to  uv  that 

Worthy    Chaplain— My  frien 

Divine    revelation.     Troasare 

heart,   and  it  will  be   well   wit 

hcroaftcr.     Study  well  the  vol 

njolns 

subordination  "not  only  to  the 

eternal  life.     Tho  Scriptu,os  to 

cht 

dgont 

e,  but  also  to  tho  troward  "— 

shall  inherit  the  Kingdom  of  Be 

aven 

nt  or  guardian   ha,  a  right  to 

boa  a  tight  to  tell 

ad-Jo 

If  tho 

ivifo  la  In  the  habit  of  spending 

OMSaSiS^m 

of  Fa 

liarity  and  a  confidence  which  is  coldly 
id  to  herself,  and  not  reel  a  pang  as  "  a 
in  forsaken  and  grieved  in  spirit— as  a  i 
youth  refused/'  And  the  husband,  when 
counters  such  an  iron  wall  of  separation 

jncht  and  ?onl  with  the  wife  of  his  boson 


rs  upon  you,  what  do  ye  more  than  others? 
barge  yon  to  love  God  and  keep  His  com- 
ndments.  Let  your  faith  bo  Strong,  your 
po  ardent,  and  your  charity  like  the  bounty 
of  God,  who  sendeth  the  rain  and  the  sunshine 
ike  upon  the  just  and  the  unjust. 
Worthy  Marshal,  you  will  conduct  Ibis  friend 
tho    Worthy  Vice  Templar,  who  will  ijlve 

W.  M.— Worthy  Vice  Templar,  this  friend  Mplored.     It 
i  his  way  to  learn  more  of  the    teachings  of 


Many  have  gone  the  same  road  before  you,  a 
hope  many  may  come  after  yon.     Von  ha 


TI.ir.Ue 


i   Intoxicate:    The  Almigh 

furnished  bountifully,  ond  sent  it  coursing 
through  the  earth,  rushing  down  the  hill-sido, 
glancing  in  the  snnbeome,  bounding  through 
the  valley,  distilling 
the  mighty  deep, 
other  drink.  Man  nlonc,  whom  God  made 
upright,  is  dissatisfied,  and  has  sought  out 
head  of  all  an; 

sinks 


d  Good  Templars'  obligation  i 


r  the  purpose  of  influencing  tho  noil 
therefore  equal  rights.      To  tako  frot 


i  Good  Templars'  oblig 


er  is  deceived  thereby 
lovoth  pleasure  aboil  b 


wounds ! 

Worthy    Chaplain.— Woo     unto    bin 

reth   his  neighbor  drink  !  that  putteth    tho 


,o  hutli  redness  of  eyes? 
Vorthy  Marshal— They    that 
tho    wine!     Thoy    that    go    t 


Worthy  Marabal,  you  will   now  conduct  thi: 
iend  to  our  Worthy  Chaplain. 
Worthy    Marshal— Worthy     Chaplain,    oui 


a  those 


.ally  a 


for  there  is  none  to   know.     Rut  wha'  is  the 

.object  of  taking  the  Knight   Templars,  and  io- 

'deed  Masonry  itself,  away  back  eighteen  bun- 

ed,  or  three  thousand  year.',  io  the  building 

Solomon's  Temple  ?     Why,  nothing  can 


tarty  y 


[B-o.] 

mtering  any  Lodge  ia  our  Order,  while.  In  set 
lion,   and    is  changed   quarterly.     It    is  on! 

given  by  the  presiding  officer,  in  a  whisper,  an 

[Here  the  Worthy  Chief  Templar  approaclic 

io  quarterly  pass-word  for  the  current  tern 
i  a  whisper.] 

And    tlio   explanation  is 

[The  Worthy  Chief  Tuinplar  gives,  in  a  whii 


Scripture;  you  havo  listened 

>f  Nature;  but  lessons  of 

t  confined   to  these.     Bistory 

s,    prophets, 


;  tells  o 


icsts,  and  kings,  faile 
ows  that  neither  gen im 
rength,  ore  proof  against    it.     Our   own 

en  the  tears  of  the  widow  and  orphan  ;  he 
o  low,  sad  wail  of  agony  sent  up  by  brol 

a  bright  hopes  and  pros- 


sblas 


:  the  i 


:li  i.!ii?  .Icl'.iuiJv  id"  ignora 
hood  shorn  of  its  glory,  each  n 


villi   Hi.   fur    r!n-   .le;i(Miv, 


tution  an  ode  is  sung  by  the  I-odge,  ioi 

the  following:) 

Long  live  our  Temple  bright, 
Offspring  of  truth  and  light, 

And  Sisters—  glorious  bond— 


[The  Worthy  Mai 


it  all  ofo 
i  here   an 


elsowl 


■ill   be  mutually  pleasant   and    profitable.     I 
hargo  you  to  consider  well  the  lodsons  ot  th 
,odge.     Of  necessity    thoy    havo  been  brio 
ponder  them  in  your  mind,  and  as  you  advam 

emplifi 


[id  sot  fort 
signs  of  recognition,  t 


and  held  other  important  otuoial  positions 
time  to  lime  in  the  Order,  desires  to  here 
that  the  following  "  unwritten   work"  of 


,  ln.-h.    t 


soft 


sSta 


id  Lodges  and  in  tho  Kigbt  Worthy 
Lodgo  of  North  America,  by  such  "  Wor 
'Might  Worthies,"  and  "Past 
ios,"  as  tho  Bon.  Simoon  B.  Chaso,  Past 
Right  Worthy  Grand  Templar;  Jonathan  II. 
Ornc,    Kigbt  Worthy  Grand    Templar  at  the 


LSI.!,-   of  - 


allyo 


,  pass-words,  explanat 
3ood  Templar  as  any  I, 


W.  C.  T.— Tho  flrat  sign  of  re, 
,adc  by  the  challenging  party,    tin 

[Ily  placing  tho  right  hand  on  I 
ouifa,  with  the  foro  finger  over  tl 


x  GoodTemplai 


Dear  Sir. : — I  enclose  over  a  column's  lengi 
-notice  in  the  Indianapolis  Daily  Journal  < 

lors,"  hoping  you  will  properly  treat  the  sill 
•cts  therein  mentioned,  in  the  Closure. 

It  is  sickening  to  the  soul  of  a  Christian,  i 
ec  such  men  as  Rev.  J.  B.  Brandt,  (now,  nr 


Knights  Templars,  by  Cornelii 

u:      To   state  in  a    public  lei 
is  hiatory  of  the  Knight    Ten 


nnsses(?)  and  oven  to  tho  Templars  thou 
lelvcs  (I  < )  than  almost  any  other  historic  faot 
s  to  utter  a  solfconfes=ed  lie,  which  ought  i 
nake  every  lover  of  truth  turn  ruby  red  wit 


of  Indianapolis,  that  only  "asmnll  audio 
could  be  induced  to  endure  such  an  tnfli 
listen  to  a   tirade  of    blasphemous 


bink  ho  has  himself  n 


o  the  Templar 

.brighter  day, 


or  tho 


ban  any  other  great  movement,  except,  po 
taps,  the  reformation  Inaugurated  by  Luthe 
ndoed,  had  it  not  been  for  tho  Templars,  1 
Luman  foresight  there  would  havo  been  no  re 
irmation,  for  there  would  have  been  no  ehuro 
o  reform.  Itomc  would  have  been  a  prey  t 
tho  Turks,  as  was  Jerusalem,  and  the  Christia 

before  tho  conquering  Saladin  and   his  horde 


"Tho 


ndest  drama  ol  the  last  eight C01 
sit?  And  yet  StcinBrennor,  nn< 
both  nigh  Masons,  declare,  tha 

nprentice,  Fellow  Cralt  and  Mas- 


Knight  Templar  degrt 


ii::i-      I 


•onder 


hut  Masonry,  and  these  Knights 
iltoni  of  them  their  causo,  and 
."  And  as  people  expeot  every 
0  tell  the  truth,  of  course,  many 


tors  in  tho  chair,  been  accepted  and  re 
ns  Most  Excellent  Masters,  and  now  wish  foi 
further  light  in  Masonry  bj  being  exalted 
the  more  sublime  degree  of  Royal  Arch  Mi 
son."— That  is,  a  passage  through  the  previous 
degrees  is  required,  but  Christ  is  rejected  from 
thorn  all;  and  by  striking  out  Bis  name,  in  the 
erics  of  Scripture  used,  that  rejectit 
jown  to  he  planned,  and  intentional. 

[The  second  article  on  tho  second  page  < 

type.    Thi  article  is  nil  there,  but  our  r< 

doubtless  found  it  difficult  to  make  the  en 


_•  Mr.   I'harl.-'stl 


rail  thought  only  of  his  publishing  a  singh 


■ady,  and  sent  word  to  my 
ived  friend  in  Obcrlln  that 
is  wings  to  alight.     I  bcliet 


allowed  each  of  tho  original  disci 


kindly  closed,  not 


ion.     Indeed,  tho  Freo  Masons  took 
count  of  his  assaults  that  when  I  publicly 
■   open  the   Imlqxridcnt  to   any   of 


;rc,  aud  thereby  meriting  heaven.  And  u 
s  they  had  dono  this  for  Popery,  there  hi 
on  no   Romish  Church  for  Luther  to  refbn 


by  the    Knlgh 
before  thev  hoc 


yplacin. 


(tVJBSXXON    PRO 

spondent  asks-"  Is 

a  fact,  that  nc 

>o  raised  to  tho  Rot 

y,  that  does  not  belie 

ve  in  the  Lor, 

1st?"    And  ho  odds- 

".  Such  was  dc 

of  that  degree.     Plea 

jut  on  tho  subject." 

y  briefly  given 

the  degrees  o 

candidates  to 

Architect  of  the  TJn 

verso;  though 

uded  on  relig- 

,  and  atheists  and  in 

dcla  aro  freely 

Cincinnati,  Ohio,    rendered  a  most  rlj 

scluslon  of  tho  Bible  from  public  schools. 

It  confirms  on  injunction  heretofore  granted 

■event  the  School    Hoard  from  declaring  th 

o  reading  of  tho  Bible  and  religious  boo 

ould  not  bo  pormittcd. 

■'  .TnJfie  [logons  held  that    the   provisions 

ie    Constitution    rccogni/.o    tho    religion 

Christianity,  and  acknowledged  that    rcligh 

;1    morality    arc  necessary  to  good  goven 

nt ;  that  the  Stato  uses   religion  as  a  men 

promote  good  government,  and  therefore  tl 

exclusion  or  all  religious  Instruction  from  pub! 

schools  is  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  tho  b 

of    rights.     Judge  Storcr    concurred    in  the 


ilorfully  impressed  with  its  imng 
is  language  or  imagery  good  fo 
.'Onvcy  ideas  ?  Thus  I  thought, 
"work"  ol  the  Master's  dogic 
iave  hcon  "taken  in"    will  ren 


inform 


:  Grand  Master  flirom  sraelled  so  ba 

ow  this  must  bo  intended  as  a  con 
o  the  candidate,  or  as  a  symbol  of  the 

taster's  grip,  raised  him,    I  was  tali 
this  symbolized  and  sot  forth  tholi 


rs. 

othe 

Wine; 

opt. 

lunc 

<0  SOlf  flCC 

In;  lodgca.     1 

inJc 

Din 

our 

"",e"-     Tl" 

too 

that 

iavo 

Induce.,  mi 

ollKlo 

.     I'.Tenilini 

Bgrs 

oUo 

'a  hoi?  noru 

ho.no 

ofQ 

odto 

leuuh  sodhnu 

•■• 

.nt 

n.it 

uuer  luoh   pr 

a   Froo   Mason    punished  °     Can   others 
;tiee,  where  f  eeret  society  men  rule  ?     It 
about  impossible.     I  havo  seen  enough 
of  it  to  satisfy  my  mind,  and  I  know  I  nt 


vnluablo  CrKosunn,    reminds  me  oft 
of  tho  general  judgment.     Dragging, 

light.     Whnt  terrible  disclosures  will  there 


iapter  of  the  2d  of  T 


lonians,  from  the  Cth  ve: 
,raae_»  our  Lord 


sounds  no  drum, 


Wo  grow  Old  . 
bark  that  glide 
life  quickly  gel 


PUBLISHER'S    DEP'X, 


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tho  following: 
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MTelve   dollars  for  which  you  will  send  th 
:      to    the    names    below."    Be 


I  a  fair  proportion  of  the  (wen 
1  first  on  that  list  ? 


I   the   people    ave  getting 


first    time  in  my  life.     The  result 

k's  labor  altogether  has  been   ten  si 

neglected  my  regular  employment 


work  with  n  will,  t 


i  with  tho  early  history  of  the  National  it 

iciation,  under  whoso  dirocllon  the  Ctndscp.i 

pulilished,    Jtmuld    read   the   miiuiti.< 


The    flrf 

copies)  wat 

The  pam 


I  wish  I  had  oxtra  copies  ol  tho  €™oacn. 

r  every  two  papers  that  you  want.     W 

rni-.li  iliein  nut:!  our  supply  Is  oxhaostct 


Within  li 
multiplied  b 


jeingan  efficient  Sunday  Sehotilio.'vl-" 
led  io  these  thoughts  by  the  e>Hj 
f  the  March  number    of  the  T^a*. 


■  »reM    tho  Lesson  System  ou  the  "Life  °J  J"„d 
treatins  ns  it  does  of  "Tho  Temptation    ■  ■ 


have   prcllded   as  Mai-I^'1  ■' 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  MARCH  22,  1870 


Corresponc 

FVTRAOTS   rnOTI    LBTTKH*. 


hll,  15th,  l«Tfl,  onok 


Ie<f  in  ■"  •ffwta   t0  cncourl,S^  nil  "»»>  cat 
HorlC,  atd""!"1  !isvc  mn'1^'  '"  ^°t 'the' move' 


and  influence,  mac*  tending  iis  operations  in 
the  more  remolc  ports  of  the  connty.    lib 

ciols,  eloquently  nddresfed   A   large   nnd  CDth 


laity,  (ol  whieli    there  was  a 


lire  lie    touched  upon  the  "'antiquity   of  Mn 


:;ilb,  in  Miller  mid  Allen's  UnH,  Hie  even- 


foully  a  topped  him,  took  possession  of  I 
dole,  and  threw  out  the  stock.  The 
jcfleop,   and,   nfit-r   le^-uii.i:   ih-   unfor 


The  Knights  of  St.  Crispin  ore  a  bold  set  of 
ilin  highest  premium  for  rascality. 


PrOBbyteriau  testimony  contained  an  articl 
e.-.odemnlng  secret  societies,  yet  it  had  a  foi 
b.-aronco  clauso  which  nullified  its  foreo  so  lha 
the  church  was  full  of  the  members  of  there  or 


l.  tho  senitie  and  "pirit  of  Cbri 


public  "  ceaacs  to  meet  and  fight  over  its  oh 
battles,  the  sooner  will  tho  political  wounds  o 
Lhe  Nation  heal  *p."—Zancatta-  Inidligemtr. 

i,e  interest  of  a  free  government. 
Whii t  docs  tho  editor  think  ? 

Truly,  yours,  J.  T.  Y. 

A  not  Ma -.  correspondent  bus  asked  us  who. 
Tln^  aim  Armi-  of  the   Republic  "  is.     Bu 

it  inside  out,  and  lot  our  friends   and  the  conn 

try  see  what  it  is.  And  we  will  before  long 
But  we  can  tell  what  we    "think"    it  is  now 


Grand  Array,  depend  o 


Ma! 


address  you  at  this  lime,  I  wish  lo;aj 
im  (as  I  ever  havo  been)  decidedly  op- 
o  secret  societies  of  every  de:criptioii- 
that  their  bcinf;  secret  alime,  is  enough 


eially  over    the  rip1'  cisiwielimfnta  ■  ■(    Ma 

join    the    ITasois*     If  .you  have,  I  would  nc 

w,  in  view  of  the  fact,  while  I'tfrite.  Dea 
other  I  want  to  eaj  in  a  word  what  in  m 
Jgtneai  Ii  the  f.ct,  tint  Maaomy,  is  practice 

qnlly,  and  is  doing    more    harm  than   an; 

lence,  and  bloodshed,  and  robbery,  and  false 

mnl  "n.Tik'Ke,  mid  h<\ith.'riism  ;   hut   Ma- 


.'rcaboulJ,  under 


and  muidcr  of  Morgan,  and  all  t 
lerwise  made,  abundantly  onouj 


he  conflict.     Therefore  let  us 

*ilh  the  wlnde  panoply  nf  Ood 
a  gospel  of  light  and  love, 


liHcl;  ami  us  pose 


.oil    int. i  their   secret!     lint 


JUMPS   GOULD. 


egard  to  Free  Masonry,  and   cipresscd  mjst 


"They  (Masons)  do    not 


id  drnp;  liim   in    triumph  through  "tho 

'."h.n,  and  Egypt,   whero   also  3 It r  Lord 
nciflcd."    Whether  this   attempt    shall 


vlng  professors  who  h 


i  with  him. at  the 


loing  a  ercat  amount  of  good.     X  trust  it  will 

J,   I..  Hi:NTi."N. 

We   than!;  our  Iricnd  for  Ms  syoipolhy  and 

duiUDQO  for  1S,^,  wofhoul.lbo  glad  to  roeoivo 


='-'..  lc.f  «!::;LwVw 


11  c^pal8q  |0  ,ho  central  pari  or  tho  county. 


iclfor.uBhcrcon  cjrlh.     Th 
pel  aj'atem  and  rule  by    which  m 


and  going  out  in  love  to  dud.  This  principle 
and  honor  Rod,  and  to  do  good  to  all  men,  an 
And  this  will  of  necessity  array  us  against  th 
The  prophet  of  old  was  required    to  ory  alou 

sions.  As  you  arc  called  upon  to  do  this 
In  these  latter  days,  I  hope  the  same  spirit 
filled  the  bosom  ol  our  Lord  will  be  yours  tt 


very  Mason  only  laughed  heartily  a 


bad  one.     But  a  neighbor  of 


book.     He    obtained  this    knowledge  on 
wise:     His  father  was  an  Arch  Ma3on,  (I  knew 
him  well)  and  tho  Lodge  often  mot  in  his  obam- 
ber.     This  roguish  son  having  an  cnaecounta. 


n  is  working  in  the  right  places 
y  be  thought  ot.lalKcd  about,  . 
n  our  Theological  Schools  enou 


ding  room  of  any  Tlieologir 


oarts  of  Christiana  to  inaugurate  a  wartr 
uty  to  employ  every  moral  and  lawful  mean 

their  legit  Unite  Held  of  labor  as  respects  (hi 


bo 

taken  out   into    deep   water,  and  Mor- 

sands  who  are  waiting  lor  a  held  io  which  the 

fric 

nd  thought)  as   a  kind  of  proselyting 

praying,  nor  does  tho  question  ceaVd  to  be  on 

of  moral  and  religious  reform,   because  we  be 

Rht 

con.o  practical  Christian  and,  like  tho  Apostle 

id  would   greatly  multiply  converts  to 

"show  our  faith  by  our  worka."    I  believe  th 

c.     But  such  woa  not  exactly  the  bait 

lot  bo*,  was  iu  much  of  Divino  appoiotment  a 

1,     That  push  overboard  woa  an  awfully 

but 

m13S^LH^A'^M 

brought  about.    I  am  aware  that  it  ia  a  de 

had   a  goodly  number  of  abb  lecturers 
field,    much   might  be  accomplished. 


->nt  only  becomes  ambitious  for  It?  And 
hen  tho  word  goes  out  as  it  has  indeed  al- 
'ady,  that  Grant  wants  the  office  again,  m 
ay  well  tremble  for  our  Republican  inn. 
Tint  Grand  Army  or  the  Rcpubliu  and  Ma- 
ury together,  are  sufficient  to  plant  a  mi 
cby,  or  arlstoracy  upon  this  soil,  that  a  ill 


10  lon| 


)f  tho  honorable,  since  ho  has  been  delectt 

boon  called  to  an  account  for  his  stowardehi| 
This  is  something  equally  new,  surprising,  an 
iul;  but  how  it  could  possibly  happen 


(ibo 


Mason! 


as  tho   Unite 

States  is-seems  to  us  a  little  short  cf  a  mlrnch 

rert  office  to  wrong  uses  without  being  detect 


bib,  exposed   iu   the   prosecution  of  a  vll 
77as  >Xknow  hut  little  b.yond  the  bar, 

onco  a  Methodist    preacher.      Wo  mlgh 


on  the  Sabbath. 


the  dead  iu  search  ol 
of  Democratic  fires  by 
upheld    and  rebellion 


political  parly  focling-i,    aud  keep   up  politlt 

that  ho  is  doing  the  very  same  thing  that  1 
.•cnsir.y  ..(hc-r.-i  of,  by  birring   up  those  fir 


B  great  iSiue  of  the  whole  country. 

For  my  part  (though    not    a    Democrat) 

luhl  sooner  lock  arms   with  a    good   soun 

the  polls  and  vote   for  another  good  sound 
ti-Mason  Democrat,  than  to  voto  for      ~ 
blican  who  is  a  Free  Mason.      We  mi 

.■cngth  by  opposing  each  other.     Let 
enlist  all  the  anti-Masonic  strength,  both  North 

tmorican  people  will  be  fired  with  holy  indij 
oe.     Wc  shall    then  3uccced,   and  bo   able  t 


i  politics  or  religion,    or    anything   else. 


linn    Iho  Cysojc-rk  and  against  Hie  eaneo. 
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58 


FOR    YOUNG  FOT.KS 


>aid  his  felier,  '!  Yo 


"llow  did  that  Imppuii  1}' 

"Don't  know  sir." 

The  fntlicr  know,  if  tic  son  did  not.  Ho  hud 
>lucrvcd  a  number  of  dime  novels  scattered 
iboultbc  houac  ;  butliad  not  thought  it  worth 


nothing  the  sou  ol>c 


Ut  fncra  Id  1    No,  coorsi 
in.     Do  you  expect  to  fil 

a  basket  half 

"  My  generous  darlings  1"  eaid 

you  didn't   know  wbv  von 

fell  behind  at 

iut    to  the  blued  ;  and    then,    v 

[■  nndl  will  tell  Ton.     Yo 

basket.     It  will  not  hold 

he  past  month, 

"  Whnt  do  you  any  to  It,  pnpn 
Papa,    who  had  been  slyly  w 

"  Wbew  1  I  sec  the  point 
a  dime  novel  has  been  se 

„  in  Ih,  ho.» 

worldly-nine  precaution,  be  mad 

(list  daj  to  this.— S<!< ■h,l 

Undine;  that  she  was,  in  all  reap 

t  Elsie  knew  now   that  her  "  fairies"  we] 

ing,  and  when,  an  hour  Inter,  sbe  found  lie 

self  established  in  the  "  fairies-  "  pleasant  plo 

unee  herself  that  sbe  was  not  dreaming 
all  so  like  a  dream,  or  a  fairy  tale— 11 


e  t:,iiiy?  oI'Uil'  past.jrhatwt'r 


id  I  mostly  niannge  to  got  that 
tank  the  Lord." 
-  Do  you  have   any    lit  lie  giil    ' 


unt  Elsie  and  her  apple   aland  had  both  dls- 


tho  rickety  tabic   before  li 


Jgoi 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  MARCH  22,  1870. 

Cynosure  Tracts.|CAPMAIGNi°CUMENTS- 

The    Mystic  Tie 
HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 


to  bury  Hontgomery— that  there  was  a 
(7  judgment  obtained  (gainst  him  in  the 
rt  nt  Auburn  n  few  days  ago,  and  we  are 
ig  to  put  his  body  out  of  the  reach  of  the 
Sheriff."     With  speedy  steps  we  soon  reached 


mdod,    but  presently  the  two 


tlio  coflin  was  lowered,  the  grave  was  filled,  an 
mio  was  closed  by  each  kissing  the  rui 
bottle  at  its  mouth,  and  all  retired.     And  do* 

nts  od  this  case.     It  was  evidently 
c  tragedy.      Aud  what  wa3  the  end  e 


deaths,  but  I  nci 


fa  play  room 

ogive 

worthy  br 

,  too,  for  Au 

t  Elsie 

led  mo  to 

n  Knight  ato 

y  tell- 

^,,1 ,i 

rlngMasont,  be 
.ukness  in  other 
i,  and  perhaps  r 


car  the  livery  of  Heaven,   but  bow  c 
andlc  the  word  of  life  while  your  ban 

ill  of  the  works  of  darkness  '.'     Your  midnight 


r  to  soften  and  round  ofl'  b 
hem  to  suit    the    sensitive.     Still 
died  that  I  too  am  fallible.  Wei 
•riocs  daily  aecompany  me.  Verily 


3  ground,     finding  the 


•  learned  the 


iflicting  with  tho 
c  all  of  the  parti. 


ELIJAH  BACON. 

ight  of  the  Lord  wherennto  we  are  called  ' 
;rent  work  by  his  eiample.— Rd. 


Masonry   abroad, 

For  if  with  the  i 
Italy,  Masonry  i 


Ing  in  t 


l  Ho 


appoi 


V„M 


o  most  earnestly  pi 

pon  me   either  of  those  fearful  penal  I 

iolcnt  death,  and  horrible  mutilation,  t. 

iolaling  (he  oaths  and  obligations  of  nu  En- 
cred  Apprentice,  a  Fellow  Craft,  and  a  Ma: 
er  Mason.  X.  A.  WELTON. 

Cambiume,  May  13,  1S.17.     [A  true  copy-] 
Wo  havo  not  Judge  Whitney's  defense,  r, 


mcli  a  denominat 


1.  COVENANTER, 
ler  to  the  right  rank 


Masons  (for    «hleb    our  Brotb< 


nd  wag  useful  in 
o  plot,  aud  consr 


was,  to   despotism    nt  liral. 

jad,    tho  day  is  not  far  distan 
ill  begin  to    espose  it  at  horn 


MODERN  AND  OHSCIT.E  ORIGIN-DBS. 

DIC  AND  UNCHRISTIAN  CHARACTER, 
AND  REVOLTING  AND  BLASPHEMOUS 
S  OF  FREE  MASONRY,  AS  PROVED 
BY  ITS  OWN  ORATORS,  AUTHORS,  AND 
HISTORIANS. 


MASONIC      MURDER, 

yRcv.  J.    R.  Batm>,  of  Plensantville,    Pa. 
Seceding  Mf\son,  who  has  taken  17    dogre 


MASONRY. 


F.,,,,,1,!!.- 


rom  a  few  illustrations, 
inlly  during    the  Porllai 


I  prindpl. 

tely  Ignor 
baulked  in 


QartUt,  which  appointed  the  dismii 


before      I  cannot  again  have  peace  of  mind 

110.1  (o  a  higher  post  in  tho  Department  of  Ji 

tice.     Still  moie  cnaracteristic  is  the  follow! n 

rv  which  I  now  look  upon  as  an  institution 

well  authenticated  ease  :     One  of  the  differed 

nd  together    by  oatha  aud   obligations,   in- 

Ministers  of  Finance  who  have  lately  sneceede 

one  another,  bail   nearly   perfected  an  impo 

toot  financial  arrangement  with  a  leading  ban 

ing-house.     The  arrangement  promised  to  1) 

highly  advantageous  to  the  government,  but 

ter  therefore   Intrusted  the  rough  draft  of  th 

pecially  recommended  to  him  forhisprobit 

A  few  days  afterwards,  tbc    draft  was  publis 

position  paper,  and  the  whole  scheme  defeate 

eous  either  in  principle  or  practice,  I  send 

Tho  unfailhful  official,  on  being  called  to  a 

Minister,  and  confessed,  with  tears  in  his  eye 

a  the  name  of  the  most  Holy   Divinity  I, 

that,  being  a  Mason,  he   dared   to  keep   nose 

.cues  Alauson  Welton,  do  most  solemnly  re" 

nee  all  connection   with  the  brotherhood  ol 

might  be  cited,  but  these  will  suffice  to  alio 

rec  and   Accepted  Masons,"  and  especially 

i    "King  Hiram  Lodge   No.—,    of   Derby, 

ercjses  In  Italy,  and  what   a  serious   obstacle 

si  On.l  to 


Why  am  I  Opposed  to 
MASONRY 

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Sworn  to  by    tne 

UVrlm  ;  Copi-i     ut    I'lii  ln.l.-l  [.l.tn  .    .M 

of  BtOOklvri      liluiu'hiir.l  ol    Wlu-,,1 

of    Rev.    Mr.    linird,    a    Socdl. 

Gxand   Lodge    of 

Rhode  Island. 

^t£S? 

Free  Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  Devil. 

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rone  in  those  days  were  abler  or  sounder  ii 
dvaneed  years,  from  bis  former  integrity  doct 


spiritual  affairs.     It 


i!.AilLi|"uati'lr,  Ilio  principles  of  the  Declaration 
f>f  hi  Impendence  ami  oi  the  Constitution  of  the 


round  as  the  Tribu, 

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>eople  will  not  believe  it  ever  toppled  at  all) 


fiction  at  the  announcement  of  the  a 

in  San  Domingo,    and  who  grow 

Bent    Grant  for  ndvocatii.g  it— bee 


subjects,  of  the   power^of   tin 


5  good  government  and  in  advanc- 


o  which  I  shall  ov 
my  hand   betwec 


irked  in  one  of  the  i 


lanncr  deceived. 


fcriyi  Statesman-like  effort"— Chicago  Etn 
"  Listened  to  with  brcathlcssattention     * 


iiraentative,  cln.|.ir„t.  and,  - 
veeW—WashbtitoH  Chrunu; 
.anting  Jeff.  Davis  for  Senat 


'"'if  Cupiinl  of  San  Domingo  vote 
■'"i':"i,  to  U,f  l.'r,it....|  Stat-  — li'.ir'.  ,,, 
—Chicago  Tribune  March  22d. 


torial   wealth."—  Oin 
nWcbb  who  has  beer 


larj     people."—  Tribunt 


S".r,,fi<iO;  its  Normal    Depart* 


bodJ.    There  ore  wMw  IlnoWu In"  tMlVnl' 


<o  I     The    uortd  i 


I  unarmed  Couvcmlon   but    little  more 
wclve  month  ago,  or  as  thnj  have  with 

fhere  are  those  in  Washington  who  w 


rebyt 


i  word  were  purely 
■athizejwitli  a  people  struggling  for  their 
t  answer,  tbcreforo,  to  the    question  does 


i,  Judges,  scholars.     Upon  these  p 


kept  bright  an 
otj  from  f.llini 
so  clergyman, 

•cor,  bj    on 

a  „c„d  .biig 

While  tho  clc 

eqmll;   bound 

Master    Mason,    by   assigning    parts  to  a  halt 

complish   any    piece   of    villainy  he   or  the) 

or  it  before  the  law.      Just  as   a  patent  rlghi 

.nit j  by  making  one   part  in    one   locality 


uurder  or  robbery,  and  uono  of  the  very  re 
peeUble'  worthy  brothers  who  might  play  eacr 
lie  innocent    little   part   ia    it,  bo  detected 

,  combination  designed  for  taking  off  the  life  o 


Why,  he  only  showed  a  man  too  nay;  ia  ther. 
*ny  tiling  wrong  in  thnt  ?  It  was  the  simple, 
innocent  part  in  the  tragedy  assigned  to  him 
to  play,  by  the  Master  Mason,  and  ho  did  it; 
where  is  there  any  law  against,  or  inipropriotj 

It  would  have  been  a  Christian  duty  to  direct 
the  unfortunate  man  into  the  other  road,  into  a 

d  not  do  his  Christian  duty   by  directing 


ecesses  of  Masonry,  and 
.  lurking  there  f    Is  no 


WHOLE  NUMBER  43. 


;orn  out  by  the  roots,  and  my  body  buried  i 
■he  rough  sands  of  the  sea. "  The  Master  Me 
ion  sftcam,    "I  will  obey   all   regular  signs 


rce  {as  it  often  is  in  effect)  than  t 
his  State  or  the  government. 
We   think  that  the    people    who 

oney  for  educating  officers  for  the 


ionic  Lodges. 

'ho  disclosures  which  have  1 
je  by  seceding  Masons  of  th 
dings  of  those  Lodges,  fully  f 


inly  this  enlightened  Assembly  that  oaths 


5  were  justified  and  upheld  by  the 
Chapter  and  Grand  Lodge  of  that  State.    Sueb 


samohavc  been  substantially  proved,  am 
true.  The  committee,  at  tho  commence 
it  of  the   investigation,  adopted    tho    rule 

t  wo  should   attend   to  no  ovldcnco,  c*cep 

)urt  of  law.     Tho   petitioners  necordioglt 


^pectab-lityorint.- 


■co,  and  upon    thc.r 
18  proved   by  iheso 


Th.-  e.,,,,1, 


n  investigation   of  tho  subject.     The  sittin 


.itch  of  this  St.ito)  by  whom  the; 


Lercd  in  the  Lodees,  and  are  to  be  under- 


To  the  Honorable  Octroi  AuenMy  of  the  Stale 

Tho   committee    to  whom  was    referred    the 
petition  of  Galus  Lyman  and  others,  beg  leave 
tfully  to  report   that  wo   havo   had    the 
under    consideration,    and    inquired    by 


hj  law.     In  our  code  oF  s 


bylaw,  mat  rightfully  administer  o 
The  committeo  would  barely  refer  to  a  nui 
so  aces   in  which   partict.hr  persons 


laths.     In  the 


ided   for.     For  inst 


tr  statute  book  in  vain  fori 

lac  anyone  of  the  oliaritn 
societies  of  tho  present  i 
mission  of  a  member,  coin 


,  lesa  penalty  than  to  have  his  left  breast  torn 
rown  over  bis  left  shoulder  and  carried  into 
ey  to  the  wild   beasts  of  the   field   and   the 


slice,  to  punish  such   awful   and  disgust 


icondly.   We  object   to  the   i 


rom  difficulty,  whether  ho    be    right  or  wrong, 
nd  to  onnceol  another'*  secrets,  ovon  though 


I :  'in.  .i  8...N*  ami   r,>  tho    i..\„„i ,  i  h'.hjii 


ly  over  occur ;  for  tho  craft  are  very  crafty  at 
-■etching  at  whatovcr  might  rodound  to  their 
"harity,    goneroslty,   b.-noUccico    and    public 


lodge.     They  havo  t 


sliO'il'I  hi'   pmiihlieil    .H  pcrjui 


;ept   in    eases  clearly  r 


:,orally  wrong,  a 


bat   effect  wa 
Tho  bill   the. 


aidere 


Upon 


the  evidence,  the  reasonableness  of  the  pet! 
■  ion,  and  the  force  of  tho  arguments  in  th 
report,  will  commend  themselves  to  the  undo 


,iis.     Ho  has  no 


'ring  to  certain  eases  of  need  ;  nut  this  is 
illy  sow.og  gold  In  the  sand  in  order  to  make 
icir  claims  sell  the  more  readily.  Masonic 
fotensions  to  charity  arc  liko  those  to  real 
state  of  the  Mariposa  Company— it  belongs  to 

.eculaie  on,  and   about,  and  with    it,  thereby 

dog  in  tho  way    of   power,   Influence,  and 

ith  pretended  spirituul  significance.  It  is 
most  less  than  ilto  capital  Iq  trade  of  tho 
aripusa   ring,  made   up  of  a  foreclosed  mnrt- 

ag  in  the  country,  of  any  kind  whatever,  not 
'en  excepting  that  ol   Fitk  and  Oould,  that  ia 


.Id  like     to   know  it.     When  we   go  to  Ma- 
!My  at  tho  esmo  lime  in  Mariposa  slocks. 


ER    OF       Yl!\«  HDITIE ..,. 


.iiiiSl  tlic-ir  criminal  folly,  am 


to    Bible    socletl- 


mything  for  his  lodge! 


ling  a  business  will 


ivniug  yourself  in  a  noil  It 


fc>7 


The  Christian   Cynosure, 


10.  Whoerer  nil!  look  at   the  members  of  i 
ordinary    Masonic  lodge  will  require  no  proof 


DISGUISED  AS   POLL 

.Thieves,  burglars,  pickpocken  nnd  round 

as  clowns  or  simpletons,    tho  earrfps  they 

Courageous,  feigned  himscirmad,  and  was  t 
by  the  king  of  Moab  for  n  tool  or  crack-b 
And  Satan's  not-work  of  secret  orders,  w 

bid  under  the  forms  and  fooleries  first  ett 


ning  defence  ond  shield  |  disarming  susplcioi 
and  allaying  fear.  We  clip  the  following  fron 
The  Ftojiii  Journal,  a  Chicago  book  seller's 
paper: 

"The  Tope  hn,tes  the  Free  Masons,  and  class 

SnwL^bMMM  ttejn"(iw  "a'n  bath  of  decree 
urnon-  themselves,  which  they  refuse  to  divulgi 


Masonry,   that   "  titer*  h    itulhUuj  in   H  ' 

out-side  the  teaching*  of  Christ/  This 
fooler?  built  the  Pyramids.     Dupes  in  a 

Priests  who  live  at  those  tyrants'  tables 
paid  the  multitude  with  mystery  and 
And  yet,  strange  to  tell,  philosophers  v 


n  their  form   nml   in  tine  nee— was   asked 
-ID--HV  .  he  replied,  "  I  don't  know  anything 


lelminely    refute   the 


out  the  hell  or  the  heaven  we  hear  so  rauct 
we  hav'nt  been  there.  We  asked  a  friem 
this  brother  afterwards  how  he  reconcile! 
s  plea   of  ignorance  with  honesty?     Why! 


the  same  men,  as  life's  mood  shifts 
will  despise  its  fooleries,  court  its 
dread  its  vengeance  ;  yet  practice  it 


2.  Masonry  admits  only  the  religion  in 
mankind    agree.      Mankind   do  not   agree    in 
fhriel.  who  is  thereby  excluded. 

8.  0.  H.  Tiffany  D.  D.,  (Methodist)  om 
Christ  In  his  prayer  at  the  laying  of  the  eoi 


•hurcl.,  Kankakee    lilin-.i^ 


:..   An   Episcopal    clergyman    in  the  ell 

admitted  and  justified  their  omission  of  01 
fi.  A  eon  of  Harlan  Page,  whojwas  a  Mi 

his  lodge;  that  Christ  was  worshipped  in  an 
extemporary  prayor  ;  that  tho  Jews  or. 
to    the     prayer     us    uniuasouic    hocai 


when  asked  by  us    whether  a  Hot 
■of   Christ?    have   always    answered 


:.iiEi. 


would    worship   idols  along  with  Christ  the 
not  object  I 


whole  trial  at    Cinoinunti,    the    argument? 

council  included. 
Tlicpubllshersof    this    important  book  v 
nd  it  pre-paid  to  any   one  who  will  send  I 

Robert  F.  Clark  &  Co., 
Cincinnati,  Ohio, 


iked  by  a  godly  sister 
,is  insidious  and  ant! 
■eeplng  into  our  chin 


uickly  and  walked  awai 


Irora    the  Keystone  Goad  7hn,,>.„-,  ihe 
I   organ   of  the  Grand  Lorhje    ol    G 
Templars,  of  Pennsylvania,  in  which  it  appi 
10  Order  is  on  tho  alert  for  a  conflici 


erance  friends  there,  Bro.  Callcndcr,  Yarring- 

jn,  Luyton  and  others,  who  have  honestly  and 


mong   them,  confuse  and   divide    then 


prophets  was.     After 


unutterably  dreadful  experience. 
i,  this  Hodge  of  ignorance,  i 
ge  of  safety  will  prove    Hie  raoi 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  APRIL  6,  1870. 

Tub  Ciscis.nati  Askivkrsas 


t  this  is  the  plan  for 


e  Boys  In  Blue,  flgbtir 


..,!..- 


So  tho  "Right  Worthy  Grand  Lodge"  so 
among  its  regalia,  its  forms,  signs,  gri 
.1  secret  doings,  the  motto  of  "  Total  Absl 

'omperanec  and  Good  Templarism  "  as  oi 
d  the  same  thing.  So  it  is  said  that  "  en 
temperam 

adroitly  Ibis  is  attempt* 


,-■  fi.i..J  Templars  needed  r 


:  oaso  of  t 

Baptist  Church  of  "Gre 


Make  him  vo...-  i.'P'i 


Dro.  Yarrington  and  others  who  are 
for  the  good   of  all,   and  not   one 


Callondar,  our  Baptist  mlnlstor  he 


raplars,    or  any    otlx 


rhorc  all  the  difficulty  arwes.    The  Church 


ally    through  our  friend    and  brother,   Eldr. 
latban  Cullendar,  of  Groen  Grove.  Pa. 


tor,  by 

aying ; 

t  twentj 

begin 

ssedbe 

Godfo 

ional    promts, 
may  I 


it  nl.icli 
wo  liav 
T  determining  intelligently  t*AieA  it 
ill  be,  is  itself  a  sib;    to    be  repented  of  a 
tractcd  at  all  events.     Then    when  the  thi 

to  be  right,  of  course  we   may  do  it.     Bui 


pondenee.     The  National  Rxeohii' 
Hie  labor   and    responsibility    of 


ra  request,  and    Herod    to    grant  i 
quest  of  of  the  daughter  of  Herodias.     Jcph- 
nd  Herod  committed  the  double  sin 
:g  their    sinful    oaths.     Solomon    more 


i  Delilah  had  bound  him.     So  l< 


stcra  degrees  as  taken  by  himself.     Tho 

tslded.  Rev  I.  A.  Hart  President  of  conn 
:iety  also  addressed  the  meoting.  Mr.  Ohi 
iden  should  be  at  once  invited  to  all  tl 

rns  in  Northern  Illinois,  and  Stales  ndjacon 


III,  mil.  ml  i'linidenl  of  the  College. 


•  Tro,r.:il,  vmi  an-    fully  embarked  in  reply 


tion  of  t'hrislltins  opposed  to  si 
An  early  reply  is  respectfully  r 

that  the  people  at  large  may  bi 


nsdiinyti.i!  Dc.ipawh  lo  the  Boston  JuV-Wi 
March  ISth,  says  that  Butler  of  Tenner 


.1,(10.1  ■ 


Rbv.  I.  A.  Hart  (Ed.  Crsosenn}  I 
rcssed  a  full  house  at  Crystal  Lake. 

is  own  church  at  Byron,  Illinois  to  a  fu 
ontaining  a  large  representation  of  K 
»ns  from  the  vicinity.     Mr.  Charles  i 


II.  H.  George 


i  nT.tfe  friends  through. 


Tna    Psorn    Moviko.— Riv. 

IhL     W*<m'« 

sulhor  of  "  rhikiojJo,  of  th>  Hat 

of  Salvation' 

writci    encouragingly  of  Nortbc 

n    Michigan. 

Communications  from  Hal  region 

"'ln"*r,,""d 

tened    against    defau 


.omo  of  the   bi6her 


r  of  facts— to  which  he  replied,  "B 


Time  passed  on.  hut  my  friend  returned  no 
inverted  with  me,  ho  is  a  high  M  »,o-,  .  1  re- 
nin Conference,  and  withal,    that  they  had 

pledged  his  word  id  n,e.  they  would  not  do 
|n  tbol  pa.  titular  he  asserted  |.,<  innocence: 
<aid  it  w«i  not  bis  fault.     I  told  him  the  book 

district,  that  to  whioh  1  belonged,  was  called; 
and  the  usual  examination  of  character  took 
place,    thi*  district  having    been  passed  over 


of  Conference,  you  might  sec  them  silting  in 
i.  and  ooo  loudly  reading  for  the  edifica. 
all  the  rest.    Seldom  if  ever  hod  Masom 

m  Of  Ihe  apron  win.  belonged  to  the.  i'.ui 


by 


by 


«M.ro»/ through  Kuisbw.  P.. nee-,  kings  Arc. 

?..  even  d..«i,  (..  •.!,.■  <„rliv.c.i.  of   Sal-    I. 

r.t.,  n,..re,..pc.:.i!  v.  '■  '•■  ■-  '••■  "■-,■)<■  r.-U. 
fe."     (.-ee   deeree  of  •'  The  Itnk  «-,,!    Tin 


Illi.it. i.j.n    "r.lcr    of    the 


He  is  not  an  expelled  J 


ind  in  addition  lo  the  c 


v  of  facts  which  lb 


B  Detroit  annual  Conference  that 
i  a  member.     It  met  at  Detroit 

arrived  by  eipress  on  the  morn- 

ind  myself  an  intimate  friendship 
sled,  and  who  is  n  Royal    Arch 

Lo  me  and  expressed  a  desire  to 


t  the  same  lime  that  "  I  should  lieneeforth 
;  side  by  side  with  my  brethren,  and  have 

Element  more  then  I  do,  and  I  would  give 


ho  would  relur 


y  ileriui^eil   the  plan.     If  I   ] 


make  me  sufficiently  sad.      Even  ihe  Tew  who 
ot  Masons,  were  afraid  to  be  seen  spenk- 
mo,  so  mneh  did  they  dread  the  Masonic 
Hence  I  stood  alone  day  after  day,  ami 


Scripture— "Stand 


ge    from    the    Cabinet,    and  they    wen 


a  plea 


probably 


have,  got  rid  of  me,    leaving  the  respOE 


ove.  Just  a3  he  had  reached  tho  foot  of  the 
lain",  in  tho  act  of  leaving,  a  thought  struck 

iin't  get  a  place  for  you."    This)  capp'd  tho  cll- 

ccomiog  feeling,  made  this  roply :     "  My  deal 

II  around."  Al  his  request  I  finally  condc- 
;ended  to  mention  some  of  Ihem,  particularly 
uc  I  received  very  pressingly  the  day  before 
l  fact,  God  has  been  pleased  to  give    me 

nod  degreo  of  popularity   all  through  my  life 


mild  up  his  own  fort 


piously     "W 


[7h6f.W„..W| 

PUBLISHER'S    DIPT 


id  with  Ihe  early  history  of  the  N 
.ocialion,  under  whose  direction  theCnw' 
s  published,    should    read  the  mil 


it  contains;  it  has  a  clear, ri 
from  Rev.  I.  A.  Hart,  and  a  po*er 


Single  copy    {paper  co 
opies  gl.oo. 


irnlsh  them  until  our  supply  I'  "''*"" 

r  charge.     You  must  allow  ..«  »*' 

,ose  numbers  or  which  wo  h»M  »*»" 

pplv. 

&    Toanyone^h"o".    »  g* 

by  spreading  the  light  and  l"^  ,hc'\ 
wo  uill  ,en,l  two  truftsureiu-l'l1'"   _''   '. 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE :  CHICAGO,  APRIL  .">,  1870- 


68 


Correspondence. 


'"  koown  to  take  n  leading  pari  in  ihis  op- 
osition  lo  Maaonrj-,     They    btye    organised 


Urid  facing  eacl 
und  bilttr.    God 
lo. 

t   5o    b. 

st  any  one  of 

they  embody  our  own    opii 

:*s'r 

-r 

a  to  this  J/iw- 

pay  and  popularity.     His  rec 
pic  will  fail  to  anre  Mm  or  1 

Go  knows  all  about    Masoorj 

lling  Masonry 

bouEhl]l>y  Masonic  subscnpl 

i;!,,"1 

THAT  III IM'DEVr 

ic  dodRed  or 

ud  0  vote  Of 


>at  killing  thing  I   I 
.  not.     The    fiitwri 


t;EO.  THOMPSON. 
crn  Michiaan  this  wee 


gion  there  in  just  now  some  ci< 
■  Subject.'     Rev.   '.ieo.   Tlioinpst 


no  Oily,  passed  some   resolutloi 

institution  "—not    against    Monona  per-   [je 

ly— as    I    understood    Ibem.     Thej  were  ai 


table  people— mostly  woi 


onal  Conference  which  | 


.,..n,l  I',  „v.,is.-  rorio... 
ol  SI  i50!i.,  hnvc  -ii-.e.ln.  - 
■tionir.g  i.hc  right  (iu*i  ]■'  -p 

■?ii    ?ui'i.i>rl    from  a  .  >  .  :■_'! 


Aiirii*J  confidently  reiterates,  aa  " 
any  Christian  body  or  men  in  thi 

our  midst-,  especially  one  so  mode 


hey  are  worthy,  and  well  qualified  and  prop 
■rly  vouched  for)  and  pleasing  to  Deity.  Anc 
rhat  right  has  a  (Haitian  chunk  to  say  (hat  it 
steems  such  a  religion  inlse,  lis  pretention! 
msupportcd,  and  to  decide  that  communloi 
i-ith  infidel-.,  ami  worldling,  in  the  mawlns-1 
aomeries  of  the  lodge  room  is    a  violation  o 

the  uoelean  thing." 


sinned  wail    of  the  Gadnrean  devili 


[Tw:d-Sl;;„t  .,.[:. 
ive    the    pa?s-wor<l 


uicklygifen.] 


n  I  speak  let  no  dog  b 


TofCuiiferei.ce  voted   for 


I,  and  others  threatened  to  do  so, 
r.  Hatch  had  voted  for  the  rcsolui 
an  of  thin  state  of  things  the  memb 


D.  0.  Leaeli.  Mrs.  I).  C.  I.cneh,  C.  M.  Merrill, 
11 '-J.  K-  Morrill,  Mrs.  R  A  Johnson,  S.  E.  Walt, 
;  'I  Hr-.l-lswortb,  Kliv.nfi.  Hotdiworlb,  U.  R. 
Bulbnrd,  Mary  E.   Bnlbu'rd,    Mrs.    n.  I',  Cram, 

""-  M"  li'iirBiirft  Anderson,  Will  S.Audor- 
joii,  Jennie  Anderson,  OlthrientlnaHoldjirortb; 
»«nj  OolUswortli,  Mary  E.  Sprague,,  Mary 
^1't-k,  Ur?.  M.   E.  V   Tiatos,  Mrs.  Maria  Grant, 


;ep  their  churches  fret-  from  this,  as  lliey  be 

imert,  evidence  with  counter  evidence,  bu 
manly  open  oppression  of  the  body  in  thi 
country     under  this    free     I'oiislitutioii    i 

,  with  the  fire    and    faggol-spiri  t.  and  the; 

Hional  Churches  who   are  concerned  In,  an. 

mpathi/e  with  this  movement. 

Hut  why  should  they,    when    it  makes  tliei 

,r.s  !  What  kill  the  dog  that  drives  the  gam 
to  tho  net?  What's  the  matter?  Goes 
lis  is  off  the  same  piece  of  Fustian  that 
ivc  seen  occasional  strips ofin  the  ebnlition 
•angry  Masons. 

If  such  In  fact  be  the  result  of  opposition 
jtv  -iv.ii.fi.'  they  are  not  loyal  enough  to  the! 
Hgion  to  scribe  for,  and  circulate  lb 
TNosoaa.     And  once  in  a    while    eend    for 


W.  C.  T.— By    the    authority    of  tbo  Oram 
odgc  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Good  Tern 


Church  in  '.hat  place  as    in    all  other.', 

^l'1;; 

"Fill  all  your  sparkling  gins- 

and    bright' 

by 

idual  manhood  of  its  membership. 

sirculs. 

This  circle  which  jou  see  at 

and  US.  bring 
iP.     Theanio 

„"1* 

i  fitly  described  by    the  Apo?i1e  Jud 
esignaling  tho  action  of  a  class  of  me 

|,jini-      Tliey  are  evidently  a  good  rtea 

5; 

Thrrirt^rhesri: 

newly    init 

..;, 

7in.  Detroit    Tribune    and    Chicago    I 
Journal.     And  Is   It    not  to     their  Mini 

vetoing 

SveVttulYT  T 

""' 

expectable  body   of  Christian  miniate 
be  best  evidence  before    them,  and  t 

wear  this  badge   with    pleas 
yourself,  aod  honor  to  ton 

::,i;,ip;;s 

* 

is.] 


ogelhcr  beneath  our  sacred  standard,  behold 
ow  good,  and  how  pleasant  it  is  for  brethren 
o  dwell  together  in  unity!  May  the  pleasant 
lea  that  now  bind  us  together  he  severed  only 


[Tho 


othc 


[The  Worthy  Chief  Templar  gives  one  rap 

nsuea  uutil  the    Lodge    is   again   called  lo  or- 
cr  by  the  Worthy    Chief    Templar,    for    the 


iE=StHSSfeSS„ 


triples  enjoined  upon  us  by  o 


tho  Worthy  Chaplain, 
ur  Father  wl; 


of  tl 


iled  to  accomplish.  Tardou,  we  entreat  Thee 

arc  been  displeasing  to  Thee,  in  thought 
ord,or  deed.  Deepen  every  conviction  of  duty 
id  strengthen    every  earnest    resolution    o 

.ere  ever  under  the  shadow  of  Thy  wing. 
uidc  us  by  Thy  counsels  while  we  live,  an.] 
:n!ly  receive  U9  into  that  temple  not  imdt 
ith  hands,  eternal  in  the  Heavens  ;  for  Thine 
the  Kirgdom,  and  Tower,  and  the  Glory  for 

W.  C.  T.— The  meeting  is  now  closed. 


■filii-  I'reiii^i  iroops  from  Home,    the 


niallylertlDJiidleia 

may  be  adopted.  Bat 


tin  tho   snppkmcnt, 


than  that,  w( 
■i  of  -ill  the  in 
is  to  Free  Ma 
e  body  lint  m 


i,    recently    killed    by    the  Duko  D'Mou 
ere  thu  Itinera]  obseipiics  were  to  he  pei 


may     think  of  Romish 
onld  be    a    most  decid 


R.  Brooks,  Davi 


Darling,  Pcicr    J.   Martin,  W.  Laol 
D.  Cornle,  A.  I).  Trowbridge,    Geo.  Hill,  ^ 
Clark,  N.  Cudaback,  A.     M.    Hill,  J.  E.  Gi 
D.  F.  Thomas,  J.  C.  Dougall,  N.  C.  Smith,  John 
Boyle,  D.  E.  Hewitt,    David    Davis,  W.  C.  Ma 
gee,  N.  Cullender,    Dea.    A.    Seamans,    Lewi 
Baldwin,  Win.   Snoad,  EliTnplcy,  C.  Hatch,  C 
P.  Calkins,  S.  Sutton.  P.ev.    D.   Tefft,  Rev.  W 
Post,  W.  Wright,  C.  0.  Chance,  S.  H.    Beach 


Hudson,  R.  Butler.  D.  R.  Morrow,  S.  n.  McNal 
Ceo.  Pence,  M.  E.  Fisk,  Win.  Orrut,  D.  S.  Fans 
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Myers,  John  Hart,  Isaac    Bunting,    G.  Bird,  K 


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The  Mystic   Tie 
Free  Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  Devil, 

PRESENTED  FOR   EXAMINATION', 
Being  a   defence   read   before  a  Committet 
.pointed  in  the  trial  of   PETER  COOK  ant 


t  COOK  ,u  f.ikl^ 


MINUTES 


Ti'SEli  Til   SECRET   SiH'lllTI 


Single    copy    (paper 


SECRETISM: 


Safety   of  the    State 

Anew  8  vo.  Pamphlet  of  24  pp.    It    iref 
Of  Secretism  in  General, 


Truths  for  the  People. 
A  Work  for  the  Times, 

FREE  MASONRY 


Mrs.    Lucia   C.    Cook. 

PRICE  :  SinKle  Copy  15  cts.     .'.  Copies  & 

Finney   on   Masonry, 


Why  am  I  Opposed  to 
MASONRY  P 


Extracts    from     Masonic 

Oaths  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn  to  hy    the 

Grand   Lodge   of 

Rhode  Island. 


i't  Finnev's 


thinker  said  after  reading  tliis  book—*'  I 
one  reads  the  preface  of  the  book  he  can' 
till  he  reads  the  book— Why,  there  is  ihi 


The  Masonic  Conspiracy, 


Cynosure  Tracts. 

NOW    PUBLISHED, 

HISTORY  OF  MASONRY, 


D  RE\TOLTISG  AND  BLASPHEMOUS 
OATHS  OF  FREE  MASONRY,  AS  TROVEB 
BY  ITS  OWN"  nn.VTORP,  AUTHORS,  AND 
HISTORI 


MASONIC      MURDER, 

By  Rev,   J.  R.  Bilan,  of  PleasanKllle,  P«., 
iccdiug  Mason,  who  lias  taken  17   degreed. 


MASONRY. 


MINUTES 


Aurora  Christian 


CONVENTION. 


EZRA  A.  COOK.  Pnlilisli... 


Scatter  the  Documents. 

SECllETISMi  In  rotation  (n  tlioPurlly  . 
Ilio  Clmrdi   nml   tlip  Safety  oftlio    Stutt 


KZRA  A.  COOK, 
S8  La  Snllo  Street,  Chicago. 

Light  on  Free  Masonry, 


Ezra  A.  Gook  &  Co., 


Satan's  Cable  Tow. 


.    }-i-.K.\lS  1  I-  It, 
TAPLEY, 

P.  S.  FEEUSTER, 


ELI  TAP1.KY,         }  Ex.  Com: 


of  Masonic 
v.tinn    Of 

Conspirator!,  as  also  (or 
out  families,  this  work 

designed  t 

.     And  it  iBespeeui-.y    s 
rescue  the  d-hnhd  M ■'.-;. 

MURDER 
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-elf,  went  to  the  mngaaine  to  eec  if  Morgan 
■anted  any  thing  to  cat  or  drink,  and  we  did 
ot  forget  to  Uk<:  tbe  pistol  with  ua  ;  we  opened 

the  outside  door  and  were  upon  the  point  of 
mfastoning  the  other  when  Morgan  spoke  from 
rilhin  in  the  following  manner  aa  near  as  I  can 
ecolloct,    "Gentlemen,    von   bnd  bolter   not 


FOR    YOUNG    FOLKS 


TUiit'a    mother 

'  cried 

boUi.tMUljlhr 

wdowri 

grimo  "  •'  Trv  it 

og.In  \» 

I  mint  go  riEl 

off—  th 

can'!, 

anything 

eaid 

■Tithh 

1" 

B. 

Tel 

to  who 
"Bu 

ot,W 

Char 

:r, 

bo 

>';:• 

call  th 

1  light   gin 
t  manly  ; 

on  see  if  he 

T, 

X 

<T 

'','.." 

Thir 

ntUge  torn 
y  years  hn 

IX 

r 

Cli 

c  tho 

this 


irpose  ;  he  however  did   not  succeed,  fo 
Wo   then  began  to  unfasten  the    inside  c 


o  death  by  you,  Doctor.''    lie  had 

(juontly  previous  to   this,  upoken   to  this 
Iways  called  him  Doctor,  although  b 


X  imird-r,  and  we  cime  I 
Bgthebodyoftbchmldir 
Tin-  m  in  the:ih.iiTk-,]t. 


ellow  woman  before  spoken  of,  with  the 
r's  little  daughter,  made  tier  ;tppi;nranci' 


done  when  I  gave  up  the  chargo  of  the  buildtnf 
rag  talk  now  took  place  between  Morga 
Vi-it(,rs;-_he  had  piled;  all  thc-aramun 


sbyt 


itbis 


ite.-—The  (hitting 


a  high  office  in  the  province  of  Upper  0 

and  wns  nlao  a  high  Mason  ;  the  co'mp.u 
held  much  conversation  together  in  a  lov 
but  I  was  not  anxious  to  hear  it  I  he 
subsequently  learned  by  one  of  them  that 
respecting  Morgan's  being  brought,  over  again 
when  the  Masons  on  that  side  were  ready  to 


;cd  me 


prudent  for  the  Fort 
I  would  be  left  to  ha 
iat  I  had  any  anxiety   1 


«» 

t  Miss 

Bell, 

„r", 

elf  an 

Soon 

my 

odgor 

ndmy 

r  kept  his  papers;  Mora 


Utile  gi 

iTthat'Zly 

-::;:: 

ho  really  did  hear 

.1  nl'  pr.ii-e  for  my   cr.ifly  ii 


On  going  to  the  magazine,  I  op 
Idcdoor.  This  man  went  into  th 
luilding,  but  I  did    not.     On  cntc 


noise  ?  Will  you  be  silen 
till,"  was  the  reply.  I  noi 
o  other  man,  midk-ft  him  i 


had  been  to  installation,  sii  of  whom  re 
ed.  One  of  litem  was  n  High  Priest  of 
tor,  and  another  of   them  had  held  it 

vili..-e  ;   I w u  (>l    IhiTii  -..'!'■'  nin;;!cr:i  ol  |,...i; 


i tn,   tf-elher   "ill.   ri.y.ell", 


deed  and  the  others  to  be  off,  and  som 
for  sending  east  for  instructions. 
After  much  more  conversation  on  th 

ber,'(annonorabloin  high   standing),! 
would  all  go  together  and  do   our  duty  <s 


n  a  hurry;  I  cannot 


tc  pamphlets  precisely  o: 


1  folly,  or    villainy,  fo 


hose  who  reckle:-<y   im 


lit  upon  the  lodge,  to  bis  own  hurt 
by     horridly     barbarous      and      intimidating 


■rlv   initiated  (paying  the 
ic)     Yot  it  appear,  that  tin 

by  a  young  lady,  as  the  follow 


Noble  Grand  and  Bret 

ofMIss  Jennio  Mor- 

rill,  I  praent  this  Lodge 

withanemblcmatjca 

!§§§!!• 

cccpt  as  a  slight  to- 

e  deep    interests  she 
roeperitj.     _ 

ngenui'ty"  and  good'  Z 

emof3ttPrairedonor 

Time  is  preolom     No 


he  lifonhieb  wo  now  llv> 
is]to  come.  Seek  after  n  is 
rs,  keep  thyself  within  hoi 
lead'.thooiuuselulness  It: 

e  thee  for  a  blisrful  i-  tticr 


urdcrs  or  nticmpls  to  murder  have  I 
itly  reeoid  in  tbe  city  of  New  York. 


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Being  a  defence    read    before  a  Commiltci 

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MASONRYP    ' 

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rtliy  brothers    of  the  Lodgi 
ned;  for  if  women  arc  sill 

,  M-.niionHm.  Mnsonry,  nod 


they  are  first,  tbe  Holy  Bible,  second,  n 
minded,    innocent,  unsuapecting  (very  i 

miring  heart—  could  ii'iy  thing    be  mure  e 


I  HAT   I  MM AC TLA  I  I. 


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Oaths  andPenalties,  as 

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Truly, 
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X'rto'tl,. 

Yet  In 

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tlo    and    burrr    mot,  an. 

It! 

olcrnltr.     T 

ink  of  U  1     How  vast  tbo 
time  to  ttrcoropllili  it  '■ 

leludod  Mason  of  thrso 


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.  S.  EEEMSTER, 


MURDER 
WM.  MORGAN. 

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!fn 


i  u.  i.j:.    -  to  say  that  no  such  irau 
c *m(  rccoguucd   by  tbe  Cooslilu 


dote  assumed  by  Jim  Krsk,  then  they  ft 
triri.il  for  men,    bighminded    roco,    of  whicl 

ttsles  ate  constituted,  to  deal  in. 
especially  ere  tbey  unworthy  of  tbe  c 
nance  of  ministers  of    tho    gospel,  who 


upon  (be  ignorant  mid  unthinking  with  high 
sounding  emptiness,  iu  which  notrnly  Christian 
msn  should  bo  engnged. 

What  hare  orders  of  Knighthood  :hat  origi- 
nated in  the  wild  barbarous  times  of  the  cru- 
ssdes.and  the  occasion  for  which  has  long 
since  censed  to  exist— to  do  with  the  in 
liens  or  the  affairs  of  the  United  States! 


St.  John.      Tbey   i 


i  St  J'>hn  the  Baptist,     In  their   mingled  i| 

itinct  persons,  whose  lives  nre  separated  I 
i  interval  of  some  five  or  six  hundred  year 
,'e  all  know  wiio  St.  John  the  Baptist  wai 
at  St.  John  the  Almoner  was  a  native  of  I) 
land  of  Cyprus,  and  become  Bishop,  or  Pat r 
rcb  of  Alexandria,  in  Egypt.  It  was  fro 
ils  St.  John,  who    died    about  the  year  02 

nd  not  from  St.  John  the  Baptist.     And  eve 


accepted  aa  tbe  patron    saints    of    Ma: 
with, Knights  Hospitalers?     What  hoi 


■-n-.h  ..gainst  the    atlucks    < 
,200  ycors  ago  ? 


ileu  who  undertake,  to  preach 


«   thPy   muBt    knftw      enol)eb,    nL« 
'meter     enough,       to      elick       to 


h'J  a  Pascal  Lamb,°o! 
kva  of  God,  who  I 


"m,  the  symbol  of  courage.     In  Pagan  mythol- 


ring  high  sounding,  D 


"'"tune  that  the  supporters  of  th 
I'uti  '  LI'"Ll111  WUUttrcl"'"orof  Christian 
all  k,  ma°i[ "l'"'  Utld  '°ir  0pC"  dealinG.  'old  ">( 
JM  against  Boon  n„  ftUlomllt  desecra 

!bo8,J»Mac  cut  like  t™«iB«D,ui((me«tua    ^ 

OH  TEE  BQVATIE 


nd  its  fellowship  by  thini.te™  and  fjhri 
Onvev.Il!"  Have  no  fellowship,"..  „.  Have  no 
>liglous  eonneetion  whatever,  with  heathen  or 

"  Unfruitful    works  of  darkness,"— Probably 

[tiding  to  the  mysteries  among  the    heathen, 


om.nablo,  especially 


Indeed   It  professo: 


T  QUESTIONS. 


o  descriptive  of  the  real     chi 
mddisgrwful? 


lie,    vik.:  modern 
tly  lettli 


,oy thing  left  of  Mason rj 


(ConW.xj.-o;.  of  a  Femur  Artkh.) 
Right  in  this    connection  It  maybe  w. 

eing  in  Dot 


a  pie, 


This  Mils  tho  whole  story.  II"  J. 
Paul,  were  to  offer  himself  to  o,  i 
ference,  being  opposed    to    Mas 

.uthority;  nor  does  It  propose 
i  worse  than  folly  for  men  to  shi 


io  fraternity"  must  be  faithfully  nppllci 
de  *'  villain"—"  MM  f>is  ehamelrr."  To  1 
alo  they  have    strictly    adhered    in  my  ci 


told  him  that  I  was  crazy.  Still  later  I  1 
letter  from  a  lady  assarlng  me  that  tho  Ml 
diet  minister's  wife  In  her  place  told  her  t 

pondint  Tlsltcd  my  family    In  Detroit,  i 


Shortly  alter  their  effort  to  get  me 


euulyr.  plied, 
lentlyunder- 


adjo, 


found  a  room  in  the  friendly  hamc  of  Mr.  Wn. 
Slvnc,  and  there  I  study,  sleep,  and  board  my- 


rous  reports,  it  was  c.otuplly  roplit 


mlar.    the    congregol 


From  the  seat  ofConfu 
Marine  City,  and  hither  I 


if  tho  lodge.  Tbia  was  gra. 
eigncd  and  sealed,  by  Rei 
lember  of  Detroit  Conferen. 


to  the  lodge,  the  right  h 


,,••  "on"  (as  stated) 


loned  for  the  former.     And   t 
i  of  the  Methodist  Epis 


,lly  Masons,  Odd  Fellows,  eU 
uket.nll  under  the  ban  of  t 
foct,  that  I  have    extensive 


that  wo  might  get 
Having  fully  on. 
turned  to  Detroi 


lin."  Soon  the  lodges  in  these  par 
nooiing  at  St.  Clair.  In  short  from 
.ear  men  of  the  apron     were     In   a  perf 


n-iu»  roieh-.-d  iN  lu-tghl.  it    would    so. 
bjron  I  felt  the  molting    influence  of  tho  Holy 
with    crushing  weight. 


ied  to  fa 

Ofcourse  1 1 
only  Lord  G, 


"  Deny! 


islaturo  nnd  propose*  to  invest  Masonry  with 
to  po?s  off  its  coirupt  medley  of  collusion,  jug- 
ilgiou  ;  for  under  tho  guild  and   pretenses  of 


II  together.     Among  n  froo  people 
sxlstoooo,  andjuet  hi  proportion  a- 


«cr,  "I  should  not  wonder  if  they 
ray  with  him."  But  the  method  t 
Hy  proposed,  at  least  by    the    mot 

*!«,  doubtless,  appears  the  more  f 
Masonic  preachers.     Henee    one  c 


self."    Another    lady 


opt  perfectly  quiet,    save  that  I  occasionally 
;nt  them  notice  (for    they    would  not    conn 


cake,    preserves,    pickles,   boiled 

basket    of    apples,    having    previously 

it  he  has  plenty  of  .ourkr'oul,  pros 
.  Thioh  I  am  entirely  welcome,  an 


Her 


to  live,  and 


against 


illy  large,  and  we  might  truly  sa; 
»f  Hosts  is  with  us,    the    God  o 

To  help  the  good  work    I  havo 

iopo  more  copies    by    and    by,  I 


;rn.     These    losses 
ew  England    Metbo. 

The  book  coiumf tie 
10  matter.    They  ma 


OUghtl-.ha^ 


jncnts    ore    dtnudttl,     eahle-loietd,  and    hoa 


possible  method  t 


My    book    was    now    g, 
■others  did  everything  in 


het  the  edge  ol    popular   deairo.    To  save 
Jauso,  suppers  and   balls  were  resorl 


John  Lcvington  of  t 
Hhoritylto  give  then 


give,  facts  correctly.      Whaiev. 


This  approprlat  ■      ■■: 


ivid 

inn 

9  long  ni 

alCKrily  J 

at  upon  secret 
irospor  ond  In. 

oSto 

■  diai.it.. 

ody  o 

°*h 

dby 

o  Admin 

""'  'ta° 

Qr0  b0(!EX.rC 

m«i 

-,:!:;:;"" 

v» .,';;'" 

'■'^■.".l-.'.l   tll'il'- 

H  has  exiled 

?:; 

S'. 

:z>;:; 

,|,,,l,.-,l   w 

public  uses  a 

h.  It  has  bro- 
.    It  has  cost 

roHK 

■l-B, 

s 

l...glvo» 

,1  Hire,., 

illty  of  ull 
Iilios  m 

f  conscience, 
m-ogo.    It  has 

*',',.' 

'£* 

■»pl..., .. 

M.ll,      „,„ 

eased  by  their 

"d!i,„"„ 

1 1'l"       1 

relgnty  of  tbe 

:z 

£2 

•■«*•;' 

able  of   cier- 

nd  the  safety  of   religion,    morality,    and    th 


This  is  the  alternative  that  Masonry 


it  the  sacred  sanction  of  the  law  f 
Try  to  say)  the  Republican  party  h 


etratcd  desired  end.      It  is  (o  adopt  a  Con-tituti ona] 

No  Po- U  generol  law  under  which  any  kind  of  a  cor- 
c  such  poration  could  be  formed,  and  by  which  nil 
i  point  kinds  ofsceretsocicti.'S  not  excluding  Ku-Klmr.. 
lid    notliflm,  could  become    endowed    with    corporate 


H..*   dtlighiful  it  irouJ.1 


ry  to  persuade  those  ofyour  cor- 
ignaluro    instead  of  those  hateful 


TntUSTUTIUL'. 


Harried  women  of  Loraino  county, 
nst  Woman's  Suffrage,  is  a  smooth 
i  that  brook   that  hits  a  giant  follv 

iknowledge  no    inferiority  to    men. 


We  bvlieve  that  God  hs 
d  each  aex  to  the  Pi 
duties  of  eacli.    Web 


ailies,  and  of  society' 
hsrs,  husbands,  and' 
'.he  ballot  box.  Our 
done  with  ui.  Our 
im.     Wcaro  content 


.„,,!,(  pofjil.lj   l.e,    »■■.-.■   nil    wouk-ii    allow- 


70 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  APRIL  19,  1870. 


The  Christian   Cynosure, 


CHICAGO,  TUESBAAY  APRIL  19, 1870. 


ties  on  Friday,  Saturday,  and  Sabbath 
venlcgs.  This  was  formerly  tho  countj  of  TJ. 
r.  Lisder,  who  Leaded  and    iocitod  Ibe  mob 

,,J  iti  subordinates  have  here  held  undisputed 


i  leaving  the  lodge 


mpto 


I   am  told  that  twenty  or  more  Intolllgei) 
and  independent  minded  men,  members  of  th 

I  received  this  information    from  our  good 


ind  Lodge  of  Illinois,  attended  on: 
ug,  He,  as  Grand  Master,  laid  lb< 
■e  of  the  Douglas  monument  at  Cbi- 
c  presence  of  Andrew  Johnson,  tliei 
of  the  United  Slates.     I  witnessed 


J  for  many  years.     The  J 


.  to  aid  thia  convicted  Mason    to   avo'u 
The  people  of  Manistee,  held  a  meeting  am 


p  schemes  in  the  lodges  at  night,  s 
In  tho  day  to  engage  others  who  a 
us,  to  work  for  them.     It  is  not  probable 


lath  of  the  three  firit.  J-^rc 
worn  to  aid  murder  and  t 


s  of  the  secret  ordei 


Dr.  Bridges  is  one  of  those  m, 
1  bis  friends,  he  will  bo  likely  1 

,  to  the  light  and  life  of  Christ. 


Haoto   road,    and   rode   on    horseback 

to  this' work  by 

tbn  I 

ying  on 

toTVeslfield,  Clark  County,  through  the 

conn 

deriug   lb 

ud  spoke  in  Wost6eld  College  (United 

entering;  the  fie 

dua 

lecturer. 

rem)  yesterday  afternoon  and  night.  The 

Mn.  Green  e's 

Book 

-A  lette 

cos  were  full,  and,  the  power  and  Spirit 

vohu 

idrcdcopi 

od    attended    our  meetings.     Prisidbkt 

derfol  book  will 

noonr. 

e  sent  to  1 

and  bis  Professors,  the  College  Church 

who  we  hope  w 

lput 

them  at  e 

s  of  that  godly  people 


ot  this  place  to  a  largo  church  I 
earera,  rt  very  largo  proportion  of  w 
len.     There  were,    I  preaurue,  more 


,  TitUESDALE,  a  clear  minded,  able 

Hing  man.     lie  had  preached  or,  the 


Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois,  is  at  hand,  and  coa- 
3  many  choice  bits  of  information,  among 
:b  we  find  tho  following: 
The  Grand  Lodge  paid  H.  G.    Reynolds, 

thousand  dollars.  Paid  lor  printing  reports 
ithcr  matter,  over  three  thousand  dollars, 
for  charity  twenty  dollars.'  (?) 
me  gentlemen  of  the  lodge,  be  reasonable  ; 
insult  common  sense  by  calling  such  an 
;ution  as  this,  "charitable."  If  you  wish 
t  ollice,  penitentiary  contracts,  or  whatnot, 


And  just  such,  in  tho  priociple 
rsals,  or   ritualistic  ccromi 


It  is  understood  t 


cepting  only  the  last  i 
self  If  left  alone. 
:iog  slavery  and 


of  scripture  are  good 
tended  that  the  pn 
the  charge  alledged 


of  Sot 


liable 


Mason's  and 

ell  enough.    So  far  so  good.    Dot  among  theii 
shallow  and  cmpyrlcal,  than  profound  or  true 


true.     Milk  i 


This 


b.irdly    le^ 
therefore,  c 


Now  as  to  these  long  and  Torn 
ey  might  answer  for  a  juvenl 

,ese   counsels  and  eihortation 


Again 

the 

,  than  it  would  be,  taken 

of  rcadi 

r  p 

e  in  Its  natural  state— is 

known 

ride 

al  than  to  say,  the  food 

It  is  Inc 

nsis 

ted  Brother  lately  refuse 


and  dread  the  vengeance  of    the  lodj 
and  softly  with  this  anti-Christ,  we   m 


teitipi.au  is  ni  : 


forbear  a  few  suggestions.     Fo 
free  to  say,  the  more  we  look  a 
tho    manifeat    offspring     of 
and    Odd    Fellowship,     the 

the  promotion  of  temperance,  ai 

and  Odd  Fellowship,  and  all  oil 
secret  orders  and  religious   rit 

T'a  took  him  from  tho  gutter 
him  and  he  died  a  Christian,  i 
LeBilale  Lo  take  their  obligation 

byiV 


lady  to  us 
is  certainlj 
-.     The  G 


,y  one  can  seo  that  the 
rful  engine  for  preparing 


r  Juno  1117.    Well— tru 

inch  time.     But  it  has  n 

long.     It    was  partially  t 

ria}lj  condemned  and  f. 

.d  could  tho  judgment 

pie,  ami  of  our  laws  and  e 

ought  to  bear  against  II 

had  then  been  crushed 

foul  conspiracy,  as  It  WR! 


.ally,  I 


a  the 


nifestlr  inwrought  into  the  I.  0.  G.  T.  tliai 
Id   perfectly   futile   as  well  as  grossly  incon 

profess  or   attempt,  to  oppose  Free  Masonry 
tho  Grand  Army,    tho   Ku-Klui-Klan,   Tradei 
3,  the  Imperial  Eagle,  Golden  Circle,  o: 


i  oft 


bidob 


I  ihef.c  tliingi  when  llicy  don't  mean  them  in 
e  place,  they  can  in  another.     All  preaching 


i  real,  and  their  passions  may  be 
ir  tears  How.  But  in  the  mo- 
ling reflection,  they  feel  that 
,  imposed  upon  ;  they  are  veied 

ng  moved  by  that  which  is  true 


knowlcdged  in  the  i 


elpccoded  (as  intimated)  n 


;  doe; 


irformauees  ot   the  G.  T's.  Lodgo 


hour  he  said  father  pray  for  me.  don't  got  the 

e   cannot 

book  pray  orally  from  your  heart.     He  felt  the 

elves,  we 

difference  in  prayers  read  lu  the  lodgo,  and  pray 

creature. 

ing  to  God  in  spirit  and  in  truth.     And  just  that 

Masonry 

difference  there  is  between  tho  oarnoBt  apon- 

to  hope, 

demauds  and  the  artificial  and  ritualistic  labors 

for      the 

which  are   provided  for  in  tho   ritual  of  the 

y  prize  it 

secret  lodge,     They  arc  not  only  dead  forms 

daptcd  to 

at  the  outset,  but  by  the  time  one  has  gone 

n  all  can- 

through  some   fifty   or  a   hundred  Initiations 

re  wisely 

more  or  less  ono  must  bo  ready  to  say  ' '  by  thU 

y  upon  natural  liberty  are  n 


nsplration,  would  never  come  together  in  thi 
■elation.  They  are  often  unnatural  and  there 
oro  unwise  friendships,  whose  results  uro  no 


for  any   length  ol 

ial,  or  courting  bee 

s  pledge  after  hav- 
»y  a  liquor  bottle  al 
gain  at  tho  grogor] 


ral  people  have  stai 
fight  all  secret  bc 
Says  an  Exchange 

islory   of  Don  Qui 


Wo    wo 

Inf.,.,-    1,.M 
;i<>.   :>!,.!  al 


Here  we  have  It  fully 


i  happine 


[ling, 


I  tho  < 


Puritanism  In  tho  world."     i*ea,  wo  suppose  so 

Bin,  believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  live 
a  life  of  humble  self-denying  obedience  to  His 
precepts.     This  ia  Puritanism  and  it  is  the  gos- 

way  given  under  heaven  whereby  wo  sinners 

nature  so  totally  opposed  to' this,  that  the 
greatly  prefer  to  trust  their  present  and  futui 

tss  to  Masonic  teaching,  rather  thr 
with  it.     This  opposition  of  heart  I 

il  His  requirements,  Is  tho  real  secret  ■ 


head  majestically  and  lapping  oiul  bo^ 


■  then 


"  It  is  otcrnal ;"  and  Masons  often  speak  of  i 
if  they  thought  il  was.     Well— its  fundamen 


Deity;  so  this  Instil 
as  the  light  fro 


refuge  in  the  opposih 


lily  lake 
e  globe  " 


.-:,.lli.l   o.,'h 


ilpcni 


.■fner-ili- 


id   Master,"  and  Supreim 

say  of  them— "  All  these  kingdoms  ar. 
;p  mol  the  glory  of  them,  and  to  whomso 
I  will  I  give  them."  Aud  this  brings  oul 
c  suppose,  "  Hie  moat  sulilimo  truths  "  re 
ferred  to,  sach  as  having  thin  potentate  requir 
oKing  of  kings;  unless,  In- 
quired (as  the  title  imports) 
by  tho  "Most  Worshipful  Grand  Sovcre 
ind  Lodge,  should  bo  thought 

muring   swords    with  the   Almighty 


exactly 

uited  to 

lis  devot 

d   folios 

Then 

noroove 

He  who  r 

'"ill'J:" 

w,oCoU 

clearest 

ightcous 

and  it  is 

vrought 

ofunrigh 

,  that  n 


medium,"  it  does  not  cil'ect  our  Urotker'a 
gument;  and  he  has  well  shown  that  tho  Spirit 
ualists  of  the  presont  day,  as  tried  by  tfio  Bihl 

ulo,  if  thoy  have  tn  do  with  other  spirits  mn 
must   bo    wi:h    o»il  spirits    from  tho  Tli 

mphlct  because  it  assumes  that    there  ij 

Devil.     So  long  as  that  arch  Ocnd  can  wort 

'Ugli    mediums,  Masons,  and  nkcplies,  Mi 

B  bin  work  and  bis  very   existence  denied 


atiiy  ],U 


nelinalions,  exalt  self,  and 
ject  Christ,  does  by   no  means    prove 
oro  is  any  safety  in  it,  cither  for  this  1 

all  come  down  wonderfully— that  he  wi! 

.unmet;  and  that  the  hall  shall   sweep 
eir  refuge  of  lies." 


:alled  u 


expo; 


nations,  liking  tuo  sword  ol  the  Spirit  wliic I 

o    word  of  God.     This  is  what  llrottu 

n  lias  done  in  his  pamphlet,     Send  far  ii 

published   by  W.  J.    Shuey,    Dajioo 

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7  Park  Bow 


irougkt'to  perfection.      It  is  a  murderous  an  J 

inrrihlo  ever  uttered  by  human  lips. 
It  makes  a  cloak  of  morality  and  religion,  to 

icrs  to  speak  well  of  it,  under  penally  oruVulfi. 

ng    out  its    designs    against    Individual),  the 
[tato  aod  (ho  church. 
It  carries  on  Its  operation  daily  and  nightly, 
sing  all  its  sly,  crafty,  and   cruel  arts ;  ik« 


zens  of  tho  United  States  ;  and  I 

h  the  blood  of  some  of  its  vlct 

Idly   growing  in    power;  aod  it 

Idly  demoralizing    our  people;  tea 


;able 


<-nUl[,:. 


sSpir 


ghtonSpiritu 

We  see  by  looking  through  it,   that  Broth' 
adheres  to  his  rule,  to  try  tho  spirits  by 


ini.n'ity.  "Mrs.  I.ucia'sTrli 
;ad  by  Mrs.  Darby,  tho 
rrived.  It  is  on  its  ml 
ical    Methodist's  house. 

Mr.  Levington's  "  morta 


[gain  before  long. 


i  tho  momentous  b»»1(- 
0  hear  from  this  ^io" 
Yours  4c, 
J  AS.  M.  PABBV.SU'- 


CHISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  APRIL  19,  1870. 


71 


Correspondence. 


pear  Sir:— The  reork.ia    progressing  in  tin 
psrt  of  the  country.     Mr.  C.  A.  Blancbard  Ice. 
lurcJ  °  felT  woelt9  8'nctl>  Bt  tno  Dutch  Ei 
ieal  church,  where  about  thirty  persona 


'he  Masons  turned  out  well  nui 
ti  complete   victory  over  III, 


.  )Ii=ona  tried    to  1 


f.'lon-i'il  by  3;l 


Ibf  weather  and  roads  permit,  iliorough  work  is 
(Thai  we  wnnt.     One  liole  tbroiigli  the  wall 
fforlb  a  dozen  bad  looking   places  made  on  t' 


iml,  and  iliough  in  the  midst  of  it: 
m  health  has  failed,  jet  his  churcl 

I  (he  Lord,  and  the  revival  goes  on 


their  aiimml    conference  for   central  Illinois, 

(he  states)  by  a  three-fourths  majority  of  the 
conference.  He  bids  us  God-speed  in  oui 
rrork  mid  requests  us  to  publish  the  resolutions 
rehired  to,  which  wo  are  happy  to  do.     The 


v,n  of  tl>.-  h.te  tiei.-.-™!  Conference  ;  and 
n,  as  a  conference,  pledge  ourselves  to 
:c  the  law. 

'I'li.il  we  li.iil  with  jjriititu'ik'  the  manifest 


ltli.  That  tlii.-n  conference  elect  :•  drUjrun 
"a    Motion    of  Conference,   S.   I'.   Hoy    - 


tion  !     Now  I  feel  I  must  write  a  few  lines  foi 

much  at  this  time,  but  will  odd  hereafter  tc 
glvo  strength  to  the  cause.     The  evil  should  be 

posed  to  secret  societies,  battling  ou  the  side 
of  truth  nud  right— on  the  side  of  God,  not 

with  the  unfruitful    works    or  darkness, 
rather  censure  them,  for  it  is  a  shame  even  to 
speak  of  those  things  which  are  done  of  then 

apenly  to  the  world  and  say?,  "  In  secret  I  hav< 
said  notbiDg."  "Neither  do  good  men  light  i 
candle  and  put  it  under  a  bushel."  "Lei 
your  light  so  shine  before  men,  tint  they  ma] 
see  you  good  works,  and  glorify  your  Fathei 


In  my  travels  lately  a 


a  Mason,  I  am  satisfied  he  is  only  nominally  so. 
In  heart,  I  have  reason  to  believe  that  h 
anti.Uason,  and  sick  of  the  lodge. 

This  man  assured  mo  in  presence  of  In 
that  the  M.i-;ons  have  the  death    pcnaltit 
nectcd  with  their  obligations.    This  la  si 
tially  his  statement  to  which  I  am  willing  to 
make  affidavit.     I  cannot  be  mistaken  with 
gurd  to  his  statement,  as  bo  made  the  assert 
twice  or  thrice.     This   is  a   momentous  qe 


liilliiis    charge    that   can    be    alleged    t 
Uasonry. 
That  Masonry  has  exercised    the   right  in 

.mi-med.  For  further  proof  of  my  assertions 
ec  Rev.  J.  G.  StcarW  excellent  works,  or 
lernard's  "  Light  on  Masonry."     These  works 

In  a  late  number  of  the  Mamie  Trowel  (Feb. 
5,  "TO),  in  an  editorial— tho  Trowl  asserts  In 

that  the  Tnud  puts  in  italics,  presents  tne  very 
n  why  every  Mason  should  at  once  and  for 
cave  the   lodge;   for  it  is   impn.^ible  thai 

"  should  be,"  and  yet  at  the  same  time 
n  and  execute  their  "  cut   throat"  laws, 

ihoulder,  drowning  men  etc.      That  there  arc 


s  >n  heat 
i  this 


md  ho 


\  bound  to  together  liy    l»:lli*h    u„ths    I. 

fthetlier  lor  good  or  evil  ;  and  wo  ma; 
taped  the  latter.  They  do  things  o 
it  would  be  a  shame  even  to  speak,  o 
J  light  to  see!  "  Works  of  darknes 
leeds  are  evil  I"  "  And  they  love  dark 
,l;'"r  Han  light  because-  their  deeds  on 

"  For  every  ouo  that  doeth  evil  hoteth 
at,  neither  cometh  to  tho  light-lost 


Tl|o  blood  of  Morgan,  Miller  and  others,   y 
"'"from  tho  ground  ,  and  still  their  belli... 
*or»  goes  on  because  it  is  popular  I     And  I  am 


'■■  "crs,  win,  l]ic  profane,  the  liar,  tho  gorr 
'    '  '  "-'  'irunkard,  and  yet  cliiima  place  in  th 

eh     fc  °f  GoU  '    W'";,1  S  look  nround  nnd  8e 

'  "'rtl'^  ruled  by  Mnsonrv,  and  minister  ofth 
^Jprl  upbolding  and  defendin-  this  Iiuiitutio 


lire  for  Him,  and  die  for   Him.     This  will  di 
without  Masonry.     Vours,  for  truth, 

E.  L.     GIBBS. 
Ashtabula  Co.,  0,.  March  15. 


f  our   noble 


Jasonic  works  prate  greatly  to  this  effect  and 
,nd  "Square"  for  it,  particularly  the  latter, 
ho    Constitution  of    tho    United    States.     It 

mly  try  a  member  secretly  for  his  life,  but  they 
laim  the  right  to  execute  that  penalty  in  tho 
lark  1     We  will  let  every  loyal  Masou  and  anli- 

Wo  must  however  state  that  Masonry  is  a 


r  which  na-nn  the  people  -hnuM  rev. 4c 
rhartcrs  at  once.  It  is  high  time  the 
n  institution  should  be  banished  from 
f  liberty  and  equal    rights,  or  that  its  nl 


cestors,  lus  signally 
lure  been  producei 
nly    not.     Shall  w< 

inou  defence  and  fo 

re?     UptolBOStk' 

African  slave  trade  held  out  an  inducement  tc 

e  cupidity  of  both  tlic  North  and  the  South 

Congress  then  declared  the  African  slave-tradi 


J.  S.  HICKMAN. 


.,  pi-rtec.    ii el 


f    themselv 

Church.  They  aro  bound  in  secrecy  from  thi 
Pope  himself,  down  to  to  the  last  hangcr-oi 
of  the  church;  and  yet  they  oppose  Frci 
Masonry  and  such  secret  bodies.  And  why 
Because  they  wish  to  monopolize  the    wholi 


jigton,  as  before  stated,  Ihcy    aro    a    porfccl 
st-work  of  sccrctism.      This   is  evinced   in 

jund  to  hold  the  confession  secret.     Then  tho 
illy  of  tho  church  confess  to  tho  priest,  nud 

nd  does  still   where   allowed.     Held  in 
fear  of  the  Inquisition,  the  people    kept  the 
detcstible   secrets.     Then    the  principle 


ethel 


justifies  tho  moo 
all  deception  and  falsehood.     This  the  priests 

an  order  sprung   up  of  late   years,  called  th> 

Fenian  order  which  is  secret  also.  The  fi 
all  these  secret  ordori  have  tho  same  coi 
source  and  head  viz:  Papacy,  and  tbero 
0bject  common  with  them  all,  i-  e.  tho  dostn 
of  liberty,  and  indeed  I  belio 


1  have  received  from  vour  office  Minutes  of 
[rational    Christian    Convention,  or  May 
Aurora  Christian  Convention,  or  Nov! 
also,  sundry  tracts  as  ordered.     Have  road  all 

official  acts  and  "  constitutions"  of  both  < 
ventions.     I  am   a  native  of  Beaver  County, 
Poun.,    40  miles    northwest    of    Pittsburgh  ; 
residing  there   until   1850.     For   17   years  a 
resident  of  this  place.     Hove  been  an  Evangel 

ducted  in  1620.     Read  tho  trials  as  published, 
also    Morgan's  book,  kc.     Never  belonged  to 

any"  -erel  *,>e.rly,"  ,  cli.-ions,  n.o.al,  political, 


P.  S.-I  will  give  aid  and  comfort,  to  the  ofc 

eels  el  Hie  National  Christian   A-soelMion,  I, 
eiiriilntim;    document*     or   any   mean,   in    m 


ire,  and  secure  the  blessings  of  liberty  to  our 
jives  nnd   our   posterity.      But  eighty- thrci 


ention  that  framed  the  Federal  Constitution 
nd  who  must  bo  supposed  to  know  what  pow- 
rs  it  contained,  as  early  as  the  12th  of  Febru- 

>  frame  it,  petitioned  Congress  to  step  to  the 
cry  verge  of  the  power  vested  in  that  body  to 

•om  the   character  of  the   American  people. 

Situtlon,  But  it  did  not  suit  the  shibolcth  of 
ie    South   or   the   ship-owners  of  the  Norlh- 

Lthera's  life  was  another  like  petition  to  Con- 


cars   should    teach    wisdom,"    nnd    here    ou 
god  friend  Shattuck,  points  us  back  to  tli03> 


people,  and  apply  V 


apply  the  abundant  light  and  mean. 


obje. 


II  tUo  v 


1  t&-  If  a  night's  rci 
work  for  Jesus,  what 
'Infer  n  life's  work  for 


thought  seriously  of  joining  the  Free  Masons 

thought  would  bo  lor  my  good.  I  said  to  bin 
I  have  thought  of  offering  myself  to  the 
Masouio   lodge,  and  requested  him  to  toll  me 

mdidly    whether    he    thought  it  woi 
benefit  to  mo.     Ho  hesitated  a  little  time  nud 
then  said :     If 

voly  and  should  got  itito  difficulty, 


would  b 


N-ht, 


cause  of  action.     We  wont  into  the  jury 

and  to  our  surprise,  two  of  tho  jurors  declared 

they  never  would  agree  with  tho  other  ten,  i 

somo  time  in  the  aftornoon,  till  10  o'clock  th 
next  day  before  tho  judge  would  discharge  w 
I  learned  soon  alter,  that  the  plaintiff  was 

Masons.  1  thought  surely  there  is  more  trut 
than  poetry  in  my  friend's  ossortion,  that  if  a 

Mason.     Truly  just  such  benefit  us  rogues  wanl 
but  those  that  trust  in  the  Lord  and  do  justly 
will  come  out  right  In  tho  end. 
I  lived  in  Lockport  at  the  time  of  Morgan 

trials  there,  and  how  some  of  them  swoi 
falsely,  and  others  refused  to  testify,  becaus 
Ihev  would  criminate  themsolves,  and  wer 
sent  tojail  for  contempt  of  court.     I  was  well 


While  in  jail  ho  had  good  accommodation  a 
died   medicine,    and  after  his  release,  i 

irt  time  till  death  called  him  away  to  aw 

was  also  acquainted  with  Mr.  Gidding  w 


ice  in  conversation  with  our  county  judge 
th  whom  I  have  been  acquainted  from  hii 
'yhood  days  ;  I  asked  him  if  he  did  not  thin! 
Masonry  had  some  influence  on  our  juries  am 
of  justice.  His  answer  was  "  I  have  n< 
ot  it,  and  I  deplore  this  state  of  things ' 


I  unjustly  confined  for 


they  are  approached  upon  the  subject  of  Mo 


Heneseo  county,  New  York,  February 
The  testimony  of  adhering  Masons 

land.      The    testimony    elicited 

ials   ofRlihu   Mathers,  Orleans  county, 


Witheril,  Chenango 


r  York 


Furthermore,  that  Jachiu  and  Hon*,  tho  earlies 
all  tho   written  exposures  of  Masonry;  Mor 


testimony  was  giveu  opeuly,  and  ahov 

to  rthieh  r.ii-lil  be    udded  much  more  e 


that   except  the  mere    exchange  of   the    ] 

universality.  Nor  is  there  in  their  entire  coc 
low  any  power  vested  in  anybody,  to  make  f 
Change  ;    the  appeal  is  always  to  the  anc 


32  Grand  Lodges  Including  those  of  Englane 
and  Ireland.  They  de-fine  theirauthoritativo  dC' 
scisious    to  be   the  supremo   Masonic    law   ol 

"The  ancient  land  marks,"  as  bounding  their 
authority.  And  in  eight  other  publisher 
titutions,  although  such  statement  is  not  plainly 
made,  it  is  fairly  implied.  N'or  Is  thero  in  i 
the  tribes  orMosonry  from  thoir  "  Dan,"  ev 
to  their  "  Bccrshoba,"  an  intimation  of  suel: 
fact  as  a  reform,  except  it  be  when  an  es 
conscienccd  Mason  gets  squeezed  by  somo  o 
not  very  well  posted  up,  and  especially  if  the 


,  why  not  publish    the  Hmph 


the  degree  of  the  Kastorn  Star,  a  degree  by 
for  the  Sisters.     They  inform  us  of  tho 
ration  of  the  Ancient  Memphiau  Rite  etc., 
etc.,  etc.     Why  not  of  this?     It  could  b 


;l  " 

rly'a 

io  wi 

resort 

TH 

toTto 

such  an  ex 
As  to  the  u 
ent  "That 

fortu 

e  Grand 
iletiree-i 

fow  dc 

'.'"iVi'l'i 

dity  of  oonfe 
ead  of  oath 

on  alllr 

rS 

("ieor-"  W'i 

Ithr.rityildh 

gall 
sdige 

-t  of  M.1S 

::;: 

iUiell'1,  ii 

he  spirit  of  Masonry,  and    neither  overthrows, 
or  even  affects  a  land  mark." 
Tho  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine,  in  1823,  accepted 

aark  to  confer  the  degrees  on  affirmation, 
Tho  London,     English,    F.   M.,  quarterly   o: 


mgo  phenomena  of  consc 


nil!)  (heir  g-neiMl  policy  toward  the  com 
ivcly  uninformed,  but  if  cornered  by  11 1 


Our  reader  ia  New  Orleans,  could  not  ha 
id  tho  introduction  to  Finney's  book;  I 
,ero  he  plainly  asserts  tho  revelations  ma 

iven,  will  not  fail  to  determine  whore  the  fah 
jod  iB.  CIBALIM, 

[A  friend  who  accidenlly  heard  Broth 
mall's  letter,  sends  us  the  above  reply.— Ed.] 


Finney   on   Masonry, 

es't  Finney's 


„ev  will  iml.esilalingly  iin.nountO  il    lie 

!t  work  of  hU  life.     UE   SEE1I3  1.11C1 
ONE  SPKAKING  OUT  OF  ETERNITY.    Presi 
inncy  was  a  Lawyer  and  a  Mason  before 

.1,,1,'froi,,  il  mintl  follow  if   the  reader  i. 

Linker  said  after  reading  Una  book—"  I 
any  one  reads  the  preface  of  the  book  he  can' 


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FOR  YOUNG  FOLKS. 


i,   tlieivfor.\ 
0.   P.   Q. 


The  anti-Masons)  (those  who    arc  sincere  and 

.ear  such,  and  audi  ones  who  belong  to  lie 
Iosobb,  and  who  arc  men  of  respectability  Bnd 
of  unimpeachable  eharaeler— say  that  Mnsonrj 


Tbnt  is  prcciEely  the  w»y  [lie  people  look  a 
,  here  ;  and  those  who  never  bare  bolongci 
)  the  Masons,  say  they  do  not  know  about  I 
>i  themselves  but  think  ilir»>o    who  do  bclonj 


should  be,  if  at  all,  unless  the  people  or  citi 
zens  composing  the  government  are  onlighl 
encd,  virtuous  and   intelligent.     And    to  th 


..f  g^verriment  nil  the  pOfilc    Irivo  the 

should  be  well  informed  ns  to  the  gene 


i5— Masonry  iu    particular— practically    pad- 
Deny  this  who  will.     We  make  the  nsiertioi 


uolluur  l..iil  Hie  truth,  Or 


■i I nj   iT-ud   ill'  ir  (lr'.icl---!    iiinl-r   fii'CUou- 


ior3  to  tho  Cinospre— I  tell  them  I  belle 
aey  nrc  Christians,  and  speak  nnd  write  not 


-.-.diction.     Slavery    in    Its    day  s 

opped  the 

opposing.     And  may  I  no 

nor  any 

be  deceircd  in   the   odito 

Inlet  Masonry  to-day,  stop*  the  m 

ntbsofits 

Christian  writers  who  arc 

erotees    and    STinpathi/.er-i    with 

mites  to  the  good  cause  ll 

advocate  through  the  6*3 

sons,   by 

lib  the  promise  of  office. 

the  light  and  the  spirit  of 

ichodncss,  and  superstition.     The 

and  displays  of  Free   Ma 

raveling  from  the  West   to  the  Ea 

f  light,  that  thev  sell  him   a   lot  ol 

ry  that  was  pitched   around  and  th 

rown  away 

who  "spake  openly  and  ins 

ecrct  said 

nd  in  orowtokolV "Ihe^trick"^ 

:   '         ' 

sVirittorlSioro^i1 

„-,.,...! 

blt\l{w£dw"T"cL™*Z 

!t,"in!e' 

aJd^erleuTc^emU.at^ 

"bo'rn'oft 

t  is  high  time  that  this  trick  should 

bo  fully  es 

who  are  the  circumcised  i 

the  he  a 

ascd.    It  should  howe> 


i   called     by     many    i 


Masonry  refuses  to  ullow  iU  inside  woi 
to  be  looked  iuto.    It  blindfolds  the  cam 


,,f     ind.'grs 


I  knot 


l.uddenvillc.  111., 


in:      i'  \i,vi  ii,,,,  , 
,  Ind.,   March  8,  WO. 


r  miss  in  tbe  Royal  Arch  degre 


t  Masonw   we  Imve    hen,— 


b"L°°M"ol,°.o7o»'l']) 

s  account  is  certainly 

mvslieal   Babylon,  Lhiu  great   city  of  falsehood 
REUBEN  SHALL. 

SS£?! 

Bko"  in''  mini Ma"  free 

We  thank  our  brother  for  tho  information  h 
"ives  us  about  his  locality,  and  we  publish  hi 

skillful  fisherman  docs  i 
Eighteen  hundred  yea 

."    Only  a    few  years 

chargCB  and  objections  fairly,  in  open  day-light 
He  says  the  anti-Masonic  books  he  has  received 

and  especially,  "  Finney  on  Masonry,1'  arc  no 

seekers)  "  Great  is  Mason 
If  tho  friends  of  light 

pecially  among  ofnee 

credited  either  by  Masons,  or  anti-Muson'.    An 
now    the    reason  of  this    is    perfectly    clear 

mi  religious  press,  also 

n  the  pulpit  and  clse- 

where,  tbe  institution    n 

ould  soon  emit  such  a 

or  GO  degrees,  and  present  it  in  its  true  natur 

from  it  with  disgust,  ood 

would  soon  have  tin. 

But  roost  of  the  Ma'ons  themselves  in  man 

it,  and  taken  its  drat  horrid  oaths,  but 
done   in  avch  a  way    that  they   hardly 

are   stripped  to  their  shirts,  and  then  alio 
some    dirty    drawers,    and    one    slipper— 


srd)  dis- 

is.     Now  these  men  would  honestly  dony  Fin- 
But  our  brother   says— "An  adhering  Royal 
made  a  clear  miss  io  the  Royal  Arch  Degree." 


icd  about  them,  he  adheres  to  h 


iiugsudi  oaths."     Why, 


,11  through  the  degrees  whole   i 
highest  Integrity,  piety,  and  stai 


rue  o 

ths,  as  given  by  Bcr 

.rd.n 

q..t.d 

o n't  be 

cvo  in    wearinf!    patched 

rFlnn 

cy,  were  booa-Gde  trnt 
deny  that  the  sun  shine 

,:z 

n  mighl 

going  to 

g  tho  tiulh   as    Paul'used 
byMlsonio    ministers,    th 

But 

«"••"« •» «*■  ■■ 

.«»«., 

„„.. 

,..k»., 

at  for    a    few    moments. 

rilr! 

slins  to  Masonic  frico 

f  Huso 

n  other 

(out  we 

s  I  am  the    chief    corner- 
me.     Christ  says    when    * 
must  "  call  the  poor,  tbe  rr 

I0KS 

ooocloiloo,     iu.t    . 

out 

brother 

have  sue 

h  characters  with  us-Tyle 

elmingly    rebutted  by  Ma; 


empowered   for    thai  purpose 
idamental  Obligations,   Oaths,   a 


>ritios,  just  as  brother  Finney  ha 
look,  that  "  The  Masonic  Institi 


!  Fraternity."     This  is    re 


They   go   to    adhering 


religion  is  perv 

rlcd,  our  o 

urehea  dest 

and  our  Govoru 

mont  ovortt 

rown.     We 

tIonedto"aub 

tantiate  wl 

at  we   publi 

;aring  upon  the  religion  taught ! 
»d.     I  will  repeat  in  your  hearit 

ripturo  as  leading  motoes.     On 
i   fellowship    with     the     unfrui 


,e  made  manifest;   neither    ai.rUm.^  bid,  tl 

ist  test  is  now  being  literally  fulfilled.  Boi 
nd  papers  aro  flying  by  mail  through  i 
ountry,  rovcaling  all  tho  secrets  of  tho 
ious  lodges.  While  presebing  and  lecturi 
gainst  Masonry  1  am  frequently  asked,  bow 
ou  know  that  Bernard's  Light   on  Masonry 


.by 


1  risen,  saw  Him  as 
r  sight.      Inspired  n 

i  right  to  believe  il 

nard's  Light  on  Masonry,  i 

samo  kind    of    tcstim. 
o  for  tho  other.     If   w 


to  us  he 
light   si 


shine  before  men,"  etc.  Masonry 
ght  in  tbe  Masonic  lodge,  and 
a  see  it.     ThoBiblo    says,  "T 

nd  do  good,  so    shall    thou  dwell  in  the 
nd  verily  thou    shaltbo  ft 
rust  in  me;  ami  Odd  Fell..' 


plied. 


"Thou  shalt  not  kil 
It  kill  if  I  require 
t  from    the  world  a 


tbinchard  I  am    not    afraid  t 

if   in  tbe  Cynoscbk  though  my  bus- 

'lied  to  stop  my  tul  I.,  ii  nog  .ii  ii  = 


unless  it  is  for  tho  glory  of  God. 
itb  me  alwayn  ami  am  constant 
nr  Filter  in  Christ, 

MRS.  H.  e.  HAvnr.v. 


of  the  Republic  (so  called) 


e  dead,  or  the  glory  of 


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D,  wholly  un- 
.ally  regarded 

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a  church  ! 

tande 

think  ol   this 

eve  ooly  who 

o  of  anything 


dogs"  would  begin  to    bar 


piously,  though  rath 
did  not  comply  with 
ommander— twined  1 


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i"  M'll'KKN  AND   OKSi'l 

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BY  ITS  OWN  ORATORS,  AUTHOR?,  AND 
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Opinion    of    Free   Masonry 

(1831.) 


s  Letter, 


Satan's  Cable  Tow. 


The  Masonic  Conspiracy, 


MURDER 
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VOLUME  2_ 

The  Christian  Cynosure. 


CHCAGO,  TUESDAY  MAY  8;  1870. 


WHOLE  NUMBER  45. 


,„.  .to.»-t  ""   '■"J"!'   Tl°"   "•  "" 


>ra  Ihcrcol.     The    funci 


\-  ,  poor  hoj  he  siteoded    a  gcnnmiat  ■ 


I,  or  a  Grand  Waaler  of 


uel.  Blehop.  and  aho. 
seeping  Masons,  if  ': 


i.',".'" 

Christian   rite 
mn.cry.     U   h 

The   cere 

St 

Ma 

Chriat, 

od   ended    in 

designed    to 

ccs  of  roan. 

s  Masonry,    oe 

.  of 

.,:...„:,.  PI 
rcase   tlic 
(he   orgs 

r 

alco 

.-i,e„„, 

Tiieat, 

te.-why  docs 

it 

ondescend 

to 

»'b,  do 

i.    m[,,|  Jim,, 

nil 

rPStho 

H*» 

W 

«•,  hj 

relate  of  a  M 

MB 

d"? 

ribed 

faM, 

!° 

f^sc 

'ogs  the 

lid  WDltftOtlj 

ron 

der  to  the 

finiu 

liOlj  pt 

feseion  is  to  p 

tat 

to  Heaven 

u. 

lea 

cnlcig  o 

,,,     fn'/nj,,,-!!, 

Mfyi..B    o 

nrl 

Inda 

i.r. 

could  any  Kpi 
•J  M  religion, 

cop 

in    tbos 

do 

no" 

fgionCbbllcT,  ebcli  as  ihcy  aro;  hot  in  .Nev 
'ork,  the  Metropolis  of  the  notion1;  a  Docioi 
f  Divinity  makes  no    scruples    in    loading  hi, 


Wbiel|  is  riglit V     WJ.ii h    is  true?     Wh 
the  belter  religion,  Epi:cop..cy,or  Mawm 


.nd^undlhi.e.f 
ebrougtitdow; 


ingly!    Tney    said  »  what  shall 

,  man  out  West,  a  high  Mason,  - 
it  a  man,  and  (no  good  a  Curia 
ia.     (This  was   Dr.   Lansing  of 

stion  home— do  Royal  Arch  Ma.' 


ay  conceal  them  if  be  chooses,  but 
d  by  oatb  to  do  so. 


.     nip  prelate   ia    lo    ,j0  ?     WJjt  t],crofor0i  giving  that  as  a  reason  why  ho  might  have  fot 
D'd  Masons  neglect   iliolr  o»t  nigh  Priesla'potten  Eomothing    until    his    mon.ory  was  re 


belli  a  high  degree    imposing,  Vet. 

ng-lheir  operations  will  naturally  ho. 


over.  All  Us  operations  are,  sooner  or  later 
,id  before  thn  B™.d,  original,  constituent 
ody— tiwfHOPLi;  the  only  fountain,  with  us, 

of  all  influence   and   sovereignty  and    power. 

Tbeae  ore  obvious  principles    of  our  system. 

Free  Masonry  puts  forth  an  exception  to  them. 

It  is,  hence,  Iho  right  and  duty  of  the  people, 

oirn.    They  ore  the  higher  power,  and  entitled 


;  dangers  of  Masonry  in  the  United  Stale 


anomaly.  It  sceo.s..scaodal  up. 


>stly,  soltniuly,  yet  fruitlessly  t 


promptitude,    w 
e  frightful    reVi 


wolf,  by  making  him  sbrin 
own  thoughts  afterward 
I  fell  plans,  from  the  lik 
:compliccs.    As  by  stripe! 


i  counterpoise  for  the  perils  which  msj 
■  spring  from  it,  through  deluded  or  de 
red  zealots,  who  sain  admittance  to  in 
;tnnry;  and   who   effectuall,    silence  com 


of  Hie  um-i^r.a.-,  liy  a  ,.ur..t  of  indigl.at.oi 
d  a  couoert  of  clTorts,  it  was  this.  No  othei 
ling  ever  yet  kept  permanently  alive  th< 


U-gin.u-e   Lii.d   gein.-r.jiH  ■!■  vot.oo   which 
bind  every  citizen  to  the  coojmon  weal. 


oitude.     Looked  at  by  ii 


trly  weighed  by    ita  principles 


ill  lift  up  their  minds  t. 
.ptionofit,  instead  of 


lelps   to  point   arlgl.t,   p-jl.llc 


SX' 

hod  I 

S: 

wide 

SmmS? 

Ita 

."», 

S£ 

ehU e 

';;;;; 

;■;;;.;; 

ItoUon  opo 

>i 

dofoiial 

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erf- 

e.    pl.nn 

1     ,-. 

.  becomes  suddenly  d 


rclly    in    Us   principle. 


uo  ol  great  and  commanding  public  notoriety. 


74 

The  Christian   Cynosure, 

OHIOAGO,  TUESDAY  MAT  8,  1870. 


to  Secret  Societies  will  hold  in 

al  Cincinnati  on  thef'thof  J 


finger  mils  na  familiar  objects,  scars  upon  the 
left  arm,  the  forehead  and  the  great  toe  of  tho 
left  Toot,  color  of    the    hotr,    groyness  of    the 


hack  and  lower  part  or  the  cranium, 

TCIJ  high  up,  teeth  double  all 
3  front  teeth  missing  from  the  up- 
llio  right  side  and  a  tooth  adjoining 
was  split  and  n  part  broken  off. 
an  produced  the  missing  I  colli  and 
e      applied     to     the     cavity     and 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  MAY  3,  1870. 


ons,  but  deludes  themselves.  They  ma 
losire  to  stop  their  tongues  from  stirrin 
gainst  the  Order,  and  engage    tbem  more  cor 

festivals  and  balls.     And  with  some  this  mo 
But  it  is  credible    thai  the  reasons  ft 


Wi  received  too  late  for  insertion,  a  very  in- 1  tliev 
■esting  official  Report    of    meetings  I"  Da'  f01ini] 

from    the    lips    of  the  witru 
fore  they  saw  the  body  and  were  fou 


TllCRLOW 


riously  omploycd  foi 


r^perting  the  fate    of    Morgan.    This 


«ll  might  he  have   said    there  is  no  legal 
[ence  tltnt    Major   Andre    was    hung,  or 

,o    indubitable  «nd    infallible    without    I 


chance  In  (en  thousand  million  of  find! 
Iieso  identifying  marks  in  two  different  b< 
el  all  these  marks  existed  in  ihe  h< 
[apt.  Win.  Morgan,    of    B.itavia,  and  ihey  oil 

intario,  near  Oak  Orchard  Creek  and  about  4C 
.lies  below  the  mouth  of  Niagara  River,  Oct.  1 

pearance  of  Morgan.     By  Valance's  doath  bed 

ihm  o.vights  iwref.i-terie'l  (■■  Margin' 


ime  between  hi*  saji|io"-.--l  Km  .,•■>; 
ng  of  this  body.  But  the,  physicians  b 
illed  tint  if  the  body  had    lain    at  t lie 


le  n  fur  the 

he  town  of 

y  of  Orleans  aforesaid,  in 

Hundred  and  Twenty-seven,  before 
■t  M.  Brown,  gentleman,  oiio  of  the  c 
f  the  ssid  state  for  the    county  afore: 


nings,  Richard  Surrey,  Ebenozer  Randy,  Ab. 
Barnum.  John  Murdoch.  Samuel  Baldwii 
Asahcl  Ityington,  Reuben  Schofield,  Jesso  Hal 
James  Tift,  and  L.    0.  Hosie,  good  and  lawfi 

of  Now    York  aforesaid,  whet 


pie  of ( 


SAMUEL  BALDWIN,   j  L    g 
|  Repetition  of  names  here  omitted.] 


lished  in  pamphlet  (oi 


usly  upon  their  verdict,  that  it  wo 
suffocation  by  drowning,   which  v 


igned 

Lhc  body  of  Capt.  Win. 
dow    of   a  doubt.     In 


j  abductors  could  ouily  and  naturally  would 
ve  changed  these  to  prevent  ready  rocogni- 
m  while  he  was  in  their  hands,  and  afterward. 

.lion  and  tell  us  how  many  bodies  one  would 


Bibint 


all. 


d  taking  an  oitrajndleiJ.!  oath  < 
other  in  murder.     Ivanhoff  may  Ltn 


tbc  b 


is  ever  found  alterward  on  tl: 
Ontario  or  any  whore  elsi 
!I,  this    body    had  no  mark. 

re.  This  testimony  therefor 
o  the  credit  which  might  attac 

dicra  who  testified  Hint  Christ 
nd  stole  Him  away  while  the 


ilnty  tl 


tachc: 


Morgan's  body. 

The  extraordinary  and  persistent  eflbl 
Masons  to  cover  the  sin  which  God  has  ur 
orod  only  serves  to  reveal  the  real  and  re. 
siblc  murderers,  and  to  brand  the  ioatlt 
itaclfao  indelibly  with  the  character  of  d 
aud  violence  that  henceforth  no  man  ca 
telligetitly    sustain  it,  and  not  stain  hiah 


victim  of  this  same  sanctimonious  murdere 
all  of  whose  blood  will  be  required  of  this  gen 
oration,  and  of  every  individual  who  persist 
Intelligently,  in  upholding  the  lying  and  inn: 
derous  abomination. 
God  knows  and    the    world  knows  what  be 


us  to  copy  the  full  report  ofit. 
by  two  physicians  whose  patient 
ton;  Mrs.  Lucinda    Morgan,    hie  wldon 

of  Capt.  Morgan.    The  body  was  idenli 

I  with  the  peculUritles  of  Morgan's  body   ' 


iclght, 


And  thencit  member  of  the  club  confess 
at  the  murdorol  Ivanhoff  was  the  natural  r 
It  of  the  principles  of  the  Order,  to  which 
longed  ;  and  the  hands  of  the  leaders  were 
,  and  his  disclosures  arc  true. 
Is   there  one  candid  man  in  a  thousand 


tlso 


l     COISTEHIPTIBLK    l)01»BE 

have  several  limes  rjuotcd  savings  and 
pangniplii  frem  the  Advance,  that  soemi 
bear  correctly  andstrongly  against  Free  M, 
ry.  Wo  began  to  hope  tho  editor  had  mai 
his  mind  to  oppose  thi3  abomination  a  in 
sistent  and  candid  spirit  without  Indeed  m» 
it  a,  specialty  or  endorsing  tnc  Cyn< 
which  we  have  not  asked  of  him.  But  it 
No.  for  Feb.  2i  he  is  at  his  old  tl 
again,    blowing    now    hot    and   now    cold— 

against  Masonry  and  then    another    whi 
like  sluping  the  Masons,  upon  the  should* 

and  contemptible  attempts    at    deception    by 
downright  hypocrisy  and  lying. 

Here  is  tho  article  which  has  led  us  to 


none  Jehovah  himself.  This  seems  i 
>  be  the  inward  thought  of  sly  workin 
ilrators.    For  they  say  "  tho  wretch  tha 


By  way  of  applying  th 


.Su[l.i-o  after  Ivanhoff' 


cited,  and  begi: 


>  of  the   "r.k-r, 


eousplral 


jn,  loyal  rr 

eopie  to  indignation.  To  reprove  and 
What  do  you  kn/IW  about  this  club  ot 
let  the    whole  thing  out 


Uor— a     treachei-ini^   iicrjund    lill.un 


abated  at  all.     The  body  t 


;  plot  to  gull    the  public 


;  for  that.     The 


Wo  deprecate  1'res.  Bl.m.ha.d  .-  di*ple;iour 
iuch  an  improbable  story  os  thii 
good  to  go   into  the  waste  bas 

the  town  of  B.,    bavin 


k>rp>il>li<1iing  such  an  improbable 
"    '  "1  is    too    good  to  go  into  tl 

up"  ono  niijlit,  t'i  the  JetrimoiK 


c  foolish 
Judge,  I 


and  an  a 


I  belong 

Tho   judge,    apparently    surprised,    replied 

.th  bn.tiiorlT  -viupuhv,  ■'  Ah,  isitso  ?  Trulj 
is  i;  brother  B..  I  did  not  recognize  you 
teuse  me  for  mv  dullness.  Yes.  we  aro  bro- 
er  Masons,  and  I  sbciid  havo  th.iiisilit  of  tl.a 

Mason  he  should  havo  known  better  the  rulei 
oroorictv  than    other  men.     Fine  him  $10 
the  clerk  brother,    liji.il    mom- 


•rB.     Cal 

ry  is  too  good  for  the    waste    baske 

that  goodness  most  certainly,  for 

;ies,  would    have   been    given.     Bi 
these  marks  of    identity    is    in    i 
Proof  enough  that  it  i3  sheer  fiction.     It  is  pe 
mlc,  that  a  Masonic   judge    wji 


the  rules  or  propriety, 
e  same  as  to  say  that  Mai 
ledge  ot    propriety    not    ti 


ter  than  God  himself  has  done  it  by    his    holy 
aposllej  and  prophets,  or  by  -losus  Christ  1 
self.     This  is  a  contemptible  libel    of    Cbi 
anity  aud  or  all  that  is  decent    in    respectable 
and  enlightened  communities,  it  is  too 
dent  and  hypocritical  a  He  for  any  sincei 


ssed  this 


-on  nii-b-  !: 


ievor  havebeen  published  anonymously. 


.  visible     family.     Why    shool 

i  pulpits,  when    by  fireside    an 
can    accomplish    resulta    lilt 


,  of   I'olo,    III  ,    delivere.l 


ho  full. i ning  is  from  a  reliable  oorrespoi 
it.  He  says :— "  We  have  just  had  this  fae 
nan  who  prosecuted  another  for  selling  him 
oclivo,  for  a  sound  horse,  stated  that  he  w< 
led  on  by  a  person  who  was  selected  to  sl 
the  jury,  saying  ho  did  not  wish  to  be  on  the 


iMosot 


e  of  tho  oft  repeated  assertion,  that  it  ho 
hing  whatever  to  do  with  religion;  li 
■ved    from    Mackey,   Rob  Morris  and    otht 


As  a  system  of  religion,  said  the  Rev.  lee- 
irer.  there  must  be  some  plan  whereby  wc 
btain  admission  into  it,  in  older  to  receive  ill 
enefits.  Christianity  requires  repentance  to 
rards  God;  and  faith  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 


probably  tbe'.r  brother  Mason  was  in  tho  wrong. 
e  who  prosecuted  him  was  not  a  Mason, 
s  o  man  of  respectability  and  wealth 

c  oath  did  not  require  them  to  disregard 


B!ngn 


lie  refers  lotbe  fact,  Ibat  some  three  year, 

o,  two  men,    brothers,    had   been    hung,  h, 

irsocs   who  called  themselves  a  "  Vigilenci 

Committee,"  the  leaders  of  which  were  Masons 

office  saylne.  to  him— "  If  you  don 

Brothers  arc  at,  for  what  you  sav 


■ch  of  Christ.  And  after  .,l.>t:iin- 
ing  entrance,  a  person  is  required  to  live  a  lire 
of  self-denial  walking  by  faith,  and  not  by 
ight,  and  being  ready  to  say  to  a  Brother  man 
who  gives  evidence  of  like  faith,  "  If  thy 

:o  the  Masonic  church.  There  is  re. 
it  tho  fee,  secondly,  taking  tho  oblig 
ere   is.  required  of  him  no  saerifico  t 


Mason  r, 

ind  pr.iver 


rines  of  Christianity. 
A  synopsis  of  tho  list  lei 
est  week;  the  subject  «f  w! 


The  reply  once  made  by  an  Knglis 


a  most  corrupt  and 

eceitfalcon 

piracy  against 

the  finest  retorts  upo 

n  record      The  King  o 

equal  right  and  the 

truth  of  Chr 

st.     If  this  is 

England  >d  instruo 

cd  his  representative  to 

'  too  good  for   the 

certain  Huguenots  who 

vile  for  publication 

Foroursel 

es  we  can  see 

bad  been  thro wn  ni to 

"'o-t  "mnie  r°  1  he'kin 

neither  wit  nor  iris* 

om.n  this, 

of  England,  say,  iff  a 

c  for  the  release  of  tho 

'  was  the  French  king'* 

a  good  illustration  o 

the   low    a 

reply.    Tho  ambassm 

or's  reply  waa  perfect  in 

Spartan  simplicicy, 

heir  sinking  cause 

a  cause  who 

e  vilonessone 

magnanimity.     He  sa 

d,    "  \our    Majesty   may 

would  think  they  tb 

mselves  mus 

discern  from 

«^hrtSiM,l 

at  wlf  "t"  "iLol'sb"!  'll.Tt 

uch  rile  ■h.rts  as  t 

la 

ft. 

the   Lord   Jesus   Chr 

"  °"kc* '"";"'' "'" 

Since  tho  female  jury  system  went  into 
ration  in  Wyoming  tho  dingy  rooms  of 
Laramie  Court  House  have  been  turned  i 
neat  snug,  well-furi-ishedand  refined"  api 
onts,  by  order  of  tho  Judge. 


■dd  Fellowship,  Knights  Templni 
lights  of  Pythias,   Good    Tem| 


lajorlty  Of  i 


?  Tnci 


,    mulo    l.y    hi 


s  gnt  to  be  a  <<rcnt  struggle,  all 

bitterly  a^.iinst    us.     My  son  told    n 
opposition  to  Masonry  was  fivo   IW 


told  him  that  was  D 
hoOhureh  of  the  Hvi 


omo    of  tll"iii  ackiieiih.."l-e 


ards  side.      Go  on 


irk  pictures  of  a  man,  or  me 
udc  of  performing  tho   sigos, 


slip  froi 


RESOLUTIONS    i 

E  I-onai, ) 

A.  M.    i 

h  inn  |.i-i  '■■.!   the  Allwise  S 

•"       -r  of  the  Uivi-r.'e  to 

irthy    brother   Mich 


19]  A  ¥.  and  A.  M.    J 

ioe  pleased  the  Al' 
■ahipful  Grand  Master  of  the  L:nii 
rorthy    brol'  - 

the    l.i.d-.. 

his  genial  GtCfl  here  in  tli 
.iml  mjov  his  exemplary,  sot 
,|  l,roi.li,.rlf  :u-ts;  therefore 

.ing   for  the  space  of  thiily 


ooppei 


was  no  doubt  published  in  thi 

who  would  apply  such  sacrlllgi 
)  the  Deity,  or  compare  hcav 
enclave  here.     We  hope  Broth, 


High  lVie.it— E.  B.  Finley,  Dernoorat. 
King— C.  Fnlton,  Democrat. 

Coptain  of  Host—  S.  Hoy t, "Pern oo rat, 
Priaco  Sojourner— A.  J.  High,  Democr 


Secretary  Bitot— Wm,  Seroggs,  Deffl0pri| 
Guard  Elect— J.  G.  Ott,  Democrat. 
Personally  I  have  no  objections  to  lhe«  ,,„ 
3mon.     But  when  I  happen  to  rtmonrt.,  ,tl( 
oy  are  all  Democrats,  and   that  they  ar„  |Ql 


ililloa  altogether,  and  lot  brotherly  nnlti  id; 
harmony  take  the  place  of  political  llu.i-,. 
"  nks  mid  believes 


time  ho  "  he-hawod"   it  was  in  tho  /I 
Tho  stupid  ass  wrote  just  the    same  kind  uf1 


ml) 


acts  politically,  and  is  striving  to  til 

juutry.  Masons,  high  In  offico  smut; 
ivc  (itliiiowlodged  that  their  obllgi- 
luired  Ihcm  lo  vote    for  Masons,  nlhfi 

IlboBucyrus  Jou >„ al,  only  proreill, 
the  Mannnic  way  of  covorinj  it  up. 


friendly  eurrosponilont,  he,  by  h 


BOOK  NOTICE. 


Bg  Itev.  John  Lntngtm 

ties  (the  o'riglni 

no    fellowship 
works  oi    dark 
for  it  is  a  shat 


i  methods]  of  tho  Devil.    Enh. 


ready  with  all    fail 
odobj^theholpofi 


dcr  twenty  years  of  age,  and  in  the  fifth  d 
!  thoso  converted   between   fifty  and  m 

1  your  thousand  Christians  there  wore  b«| 
ly  converted  uudor  twenty  years  ofayc^ 


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icret  societies  by  Prof.  Chas.  <i.  i'W- 
Oberlin      College         Both     of    '^ 


by  Pres.  J.     Blanohard,     in    itself  a    Wi11' 
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Correspondence. 

GoiTAtitu,  N.tY.  March  53,  W,Q, 
Dtar Sir-^AsQtlen  intimated  in  the  ■.■oluoir 

:iatiy  person  a^no  ^connected  with  the  Mason  I 


ceremony  of  Mas 
■  for  the  Institution  fan 
ill?  ceased.  For  this 
it  o(  ni&nj  worthy  cii 


'  bonor  and  modesty  were  i 

liooanftoddo,  dare  to  stand 
,f„l  persecutions  or  the  Frfcti 

srihy  of  high  honor)   no  do 

uuld  result  from  It. 

Lot  the  column  bo  headed  I 

c  come  out  from  the  corrupt  fel- 


Sciit'i,  nl'ler  the    i -Urn:  of  lin-    U'lii'ilion,    I  went   inl 


arch  8,  1870.       with  aridity  every  thing   which 
'way.      Tho    story      of    Morgan"* 
urncd  from  the  awakened  my  attention,  and  when 
,  I  read  i-  with  intei 


latbic 


l'e!l...w-citi!!ens    abroad.     Th 


tend   their   uames   logct 


Although  I  a, 


to  enter  Heaven  through  th 
Christ,  without  tho  benefit  o 
wword  of  n  Mason  ;    neithe 

nled  by  a  Tylers's  sword,  fton 
nd  children  are  forever  ox 
loes  not  Bay  como  unto  ma  nl 


sonic  Institutions?  Thoj 


B.  None  but  those  who  feel  it, 
tho  trouble  and  heartache  of  a 
specially  one  that  believes   as  I 


;on    good 


Irunkai 


a  Maaon 


*a  not  drink  to  some  extent.  I  have  attended 

«pel  tell  of  the  glories  of  their  Lodge  room 
u*e,  where  their  Brother  sits  at  the  right 
°i  of  their  "Grand  Master;  and  that  when 

S'dcsaniQedel  and  a  noted  rake  l'  0,  what 
"'"'ship  can  a  Christian  have  with    such   an 


dEWingli  a  deathblow.     I    fore 


JENNIE    AXDr'I^t'N 


This  man  was  an  adhering  Tree  Macon. 
During  the  discussion  of  free  Masonry,  in 
which  his  wife  took  my  side  of  tho  question, 
he  Mated  that  during  the  rebellion  he  had  suc- 
ceeded, by  means  of  Free  Masonry,  in  get. 
ting  the  hoJy  of  a  lojol  soldier  after  tho  sol- 
diers' relatives  had  been  refused  by  the  officer 

When  I  was  ready  to  return  home,  ho  told 

me  ho  was  going  to  West  Chester  in  his  buggy, 

When  wo  nrrived  at  West  Chester,  I  found  I 


lUldl) 


s  thci 


ho  was  expecting  to  tsko  more  "  degrees." 
t  long  after  I  got  home;  I  was  informed 
this  man  had  suddenly  disappeared,  with- 
having  settled  up  bis  business  |  affairs. 
Ing  is  known  of  his  nhoreahouts,  although 
i  are  stories  or  his  having  been  seen  at 
■ald'slaat  places. 
me  times  when  I  roflcot  upon  all  the  cir- 


Fairview,  Pa.,  March  'J1>,  ISTO. 
ItKv.  r.  A.  East— Dear  Brothrr—I  am    gla 


ato  comptier.  The  man  with  whom  I  mado  l 
ray  home  was  a  wide  awake  anti-Moion,  great!; 

ren,  who  belonged  to  the  Mystic  Fraternity 
he  caught  up  tho  grips  and  signs,  etc.,  am 
used  to  delight  in  annoying  the  brethren  will 

I  read  and  hoard  during  the  nnti-Masonio  war 
which  for  several  years,  raged  in  New  York 


inglai 


oof  plat 


;ho  Ord 


quiet  which  followed  for  many  years,  served  t< 

At  the  age  of  '12,  I  became  n  Christian  am 

I  was  oditinga  political  paper  in  a  village  in  thi 
County  where  Morgan  had  his  home,  and  Iron 
rhicb  ho  was  so  ruthlessly  horno  to  the  scent 
f  his  cruel  murder,  in  Niagara  Itivor.     My  bus 


•ral    oflice,  near  a  score  of  years  since,  I 
are,  and  what  I  have  seen,  has  served 

the  several  churches  of  which  I  have  be. 
tor,  I  have  nover  known  but  one  adhcrii 
n  who  has  been  an  active  Christian,  whi 
ekuown  several  who,  when  the  alternati 
set  before  them  of  leaving  tho  church  . 
odgo,  have  clung  to  the  iodgo;  and  ha 
expelled  from  the  Church.     In  looking  f 


re  eligible  to    partake   of  its 
visible  means  of  support,  and 


there  were  man?  friends  of  t 

was  therefore  very  acceptable 
supposed  to  be  for  the   benefi 


other  churches  in  the  place  giving  up  their 
gular  services  so  that  all  could  attend.     Th 

which  ho  reforred,  could  speak  of  the    terri 
evils  of  intemperance.      His  introductory 
marks  indicated  his  connection  with  the  sec 
order  and  offensively  vindicated  it,  in  behalf 
of  which  lis  wished  his  audience  to   understand 
ho  was  an  advocate  that  evening.     Theaddrea 
consisted  largely  of  statistics,  particularly  show 
ing  the  cost  of  intemperance,  such  as  has  oftoi 

et  rather  than    the   conscience— moro   to  thi 


iughlEul"dui;s'     So  t'Mtitute.alHic 


ence  of  tho  gospol  ? 

Lgain— The  gospel,  with  all  its  bent 

.■rs,  is  founded  on   Christ  aud    His 


leelar 


It  was  plain  that  tho  whole  design  was  to  p 
he  Order,  not  to'save  men  from  inten 
ic  except  by  their  Secret  Society. 

probably  in  tho  lodgo  to  see  that  all  th 
ccwero  solicited  by  applying  to  each  ii 


The 


Thar 


ciples  are 

,.   principle; 


They  knew  all  this,  hut  why  do  we   not 
om  them  ?    They  can  give  us  minute  re 


follower  of  the    Lord 


I  i,,.w,„ 

>' 

f  the   aut 

-M. 

0SIC1KT  of 

No 

impl,  lo  .1 

rnr 

aity, 


tMasoi 


llknotofdoub 

•o^l-,   l,t;iJ  n 


Free  Maso 
declared  that 


tiling  especially 


'  Christ/'    And  s 


Finally, 


ly    equal    to    tho    added    i 


in    'Mir 
iHiou    of  Christ."     F 

up    H-.o    corner   stone  of    I 
snough,    but  ho 


ripUons    Of   tho    sect    o 
-    ^S'ry  t&o'^iglroo 


s  Insanity,  should  pour  e 
nd   then  that  such  on 
•  perfectly  understand   i 


n  old   Berkshire    such  a  shaking! 
I  it  not  bo  well  for  the  Erie  Observe, 


to  be  Scriptural  and  right  on 


against  Majonry,  and  its  klndi 


t  last,  after  many  struggles,  and  in  view  o 

matter   was   fairly   brought     heloro   him 
Id  not  renounce  all  allegiance  to,  and  eon 


ling   converts,    yet,  never  to  my   knowl, 

thero  been  a  Mason  among  tliem. 
rs,  ii  has  been  on  my  heart  as  a  proph 
t  sooner  or  later,  I  should  be   compelle. 


'.  this  i 


isited  with  a  precious  shower  or  grace,  mainly 
ith  tho   Congregational   Church.       My    own 

wholly  left  without  a  blessing.     Some  dozen  or 

and  he  an  adhering  Mason.  Now  I  saw 
time  had  come  for  the  above-mentioned 
Could  I  go  back  on  my  resolution  ?     My 


rentually    refus 
lately    inforrnet 


Thu.  I  have  washei 


to  understand  it.  The  Cuureli,  hj  the  n 
]f  a  few,  and  much  against  tho  will  of  t! 

of  its  membership,  has  been  made  to  ei 
i  the  Masonic  Institution.     What  (he  n 

e  sacrificed  everything  but  God  nod   11 


.  It 
y  helper 


way  given  under   Itcaven  whereby  any  can  I 

But  Masonry  disregards  this  gospel  found. 
tion,  and  teaches  that  tho  rejectors  of  Cliri 
and  His  offers,  will  be  saved  if  but  accept. 
Masons.  Masons  who  dony  Christ,  ore  st 
said  to  enter  tho  Heaveuly  lodge  above.    F.vi 

time  preach  Jems  as  tho  sacrifice  for  sio,  . 
other  times,  in  tho  magnificent  displays  roai 
in  public,  openly  deny  him,  by  uttering  pra,e 
In  which  his  name  is  not  admitted,  and  Ii 
office  as  Mediator  is  not  recognized.  Thll  h 
been  repeatedly  practiced  by  ministers  of  th 
church.  And  I  would  ask  sir  it  you  have  not  n 


...f  tii,:-  S.,1,1,,,1.1. 


t  for  it)  sacr 

dnea.  n 

atl,  o,o. 

n!j"Jl  -  !c,l 

boldlr 
ploo.1, 

mo.Hr,    in 

ir    loJge.  a 

id  othe 

with  t 

™"f"» 

Sabbatli  aa 

abject,  fo 

hriati.nit,. 

B""° 

do  objec 

tr-.l,,,,:  ,.r 

nolplo. 

and  Spr.cg 

raive  of  tho 

ntoreats 

of  religion 

against  Masonry,  don't 


K.  D,  Kcntfield,  , 


-,  Miss  i 


•E.  L. 


i  an  Pie 


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8.  Oiokmao,  James  Uallow 

Lincoln,  John  Kckles,  0.  '. 

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chard.W.  B.  Fuller,  It.  Po» 

ell,  II,    M.    Loo 

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bar,  Tbos.  K.  1 

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n,  W.  II.    Smitl 

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uity  ''  Can  thoso  who  do   i 
ihip  with  Christ? 
utonce  more— The  gospel 


[Wo  admit  the  following  as  Of  public    i««r-j,h        fo^  ^ 

it,  and  will  admit  a  reply  if  given.]  interested  in  the  aan 

Elkbibt,  Ind.,Dec,  18,  188P.  ' 

Da.  0.  U..Ti«aht,— Sir.— Permit  astrangcr 
•  call  your  attention  in  this  public  manner  to' 
•me  inquiries  which  it    Is  hoped  you  will  an-. 


e  deeply  c 


the    Gospel.     And 

E»„. 

.oi™.„, 

u  will  not  disregard 
I  have  made  similar 

»r. 

,.S.|n,„ 

"TbatI 
"  "Corn,  C 

e  a  reply  that  will  enlighten  me  on  thi: 
ct,  as  you  are  a  minister  of  that  church 
>  a  teacher  of  the  gospel  of  Christ;  and 
as     un   era  an   ,  is  o     er  g     p      ponjen[3>  Respectfully, 


tho  silly  trash  of  M 

columns  of  the  Cvi 


BAILEY. 

ut  we  will  add— tha 


ictly  antagonistic  and  ii 


its  provisions  apply 


especially  "  glad  tidings  of  great  Joy,"  and 
Christ  Josus.     The   Masonic    religion    on  the 


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dramatics  ofmyslerj'  for  an  esenins's    am 

inland  editors' gibe,.: 

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fruitful,  too  painful.  My  Opinions  of  Uh  3 
ill  li"  L-i>tlecLc<.l  fr.im  tins  letter.     I  would 


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ftbeei 
lotes,  a 

hem  (el 

re  making  to  root  out  .ts  bad  i»l 
face  of  our  land.     I  hope  lU 

tinue  them  with  atdor.     Taking 
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tho  Englishman,  nhcu  under   t 

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nded 

Fnglisb  Mltorfu,  his  soul  to  hi 

Cod 

Mot 

wntrj?     Where  the  avenging  a 

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.lood-lhirstj  conspirators,   eoul 

even 

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e  a  great  wrong.     Indued   we    think  that 

\  r«-en  listed,  or  who   served  faithfully 

war  for  four    or    I1y>!    /ears;  should  be 

its,  would  bo  welcomed  by  the  people 
and  could  be  carried  in  Congress.  Tho  wid- 
ows of  our  soldicra  who  fell,  or  who  died  in  the 
w«r,  and  their  orphan  children,  and  those  who 
were  disabled,  have  already  been  provided  for ; 

But  it  must  be  dono  openly,  by  the  people,  not 


■!,ei,  Icn.-u.-  ^..rw.nlUT  !.'u 


i  jl.J.n  Cirrlo  —  S.km  uf  [iij-  rly— Cu;>pi-i 

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piars  is  really  good,  as  many  believe,  then  we 

should  encourage  it ;  but  if,  on  tho  other  hand,  

its  roizning  iotluence  is  bad  then  good  people]  mi,,       'Mtm.mLi-       ffl:* 

are  cortamly  wrong  in    uniting   with  it.     The  I  1116       MyStlC       IW 


.     nrdp.no  over  to   ll.O  oi.ei.ij,  »■■  ■  -   j.uii'M' 
.,!„.->    §\ thrown  |fe  l»3jj>    Jli« 


.U.lo-.r.T.tT^ne    -agaclty, 
Ux  Xp&lic  was   H.t  mon, 


iuppon.  as     i  (:erso-.il    ■  .... 


]  rot  only    cover  ibe  go. Ill 


cull  duwn    u  ju>l    vi-ugtoi 


commonwealth,  a 
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and  at  laM  immolated- 


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dL-i^iLro^.,,. 


■pw  from  tho  body, 


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Cynosure   Tracts. 

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HISTORY  OP  MASONRY, 


DEPOSITORY. 


OATHS  OF  FREE  MASON |1 
Y  ITS  OWN  ORATORS,  . 
HISTORIANS 


MASONIC      MURDER. 


Oy  Rev.  .T.  It.  Bamn,  ■ 

A2p»goTraci@$a.n 


MASONRY. 


light  so    shine  '  that    others   socio 
works  may  gloriry    yonr    Father  wl 
laven."    How  is  it    with  Good  Templars  1 
ey  display    their  light  where  all  can 
shut  it  up  in  a  lodge   room?     Many  w 
ing,  unsuspecting  temperance  people 


thin,  if  he  might  thereby  greatlj 


It  is  plain  that  (iood  Tei 


brought  young  ehildre 

a  to   Him.     Now  vi 

-if  <ve  have  no  other 

evidence— is  that 

arcn  are  wholly  cttlad 

ed  from  the  lodge 

Free  Masonry, 

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MASONEYP 

BY    OUR    CORRESPC 
BSD  DEO 

■■    png,.   T 


SON  s;;D  DEO  REE. ' 


Extracts    from    Masonic 

Oaths  and  Pouali  ii  ■.  as 

Sworn  to  by    the 

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•  l,o  read  this  test  great  work  of  Rov.  C 
noy  will  nnbesltatingly  pronounce  it  tbc 
at  work  of  his  life.     HE   SEEMS  LIKE 
ONE  SPEAKING  OUT  OF  ETERNITY.    Pn 


;e  roods  the  preface  of  the  book  be 
:I  be  reads  tbc  book— Why,  there  it 


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Missiisippi. 

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WM.  MORGAN 

Dr.  John  L.  Emery, 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE, 

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WHOLE  NUMBER  46. 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


;r  Koy.il  Arch  Mason  Potter,  wh. 
ieneea  Fulls,  gome  of  the  businc; 


"0,  no  Mr.  Cliilds,  (was'tbe  reply)   we  d 


ho  plaintiff  framing fr 


for  the  plaintiff,  saying;    (after  specifli 
naming   the    cause.)      "  TUau   take  notice  that 


a  defense  of  Masonry.     Indeed  the  Ice 


nge,  and  first  representing  it  to  be  so  perfect' 

/a/was  to  make  it  a,  15,000  dollar  libel  sui 
1  court;  nod  then  when  the  defender*  pro 
osea  to  bring  proof  of  Its  truth,  that  will  satis 
r  any  jury  ;  they  elink  away,  and  inconteatabl; 

And  then  the  truth  here  stated  above,  nm 
id  which  these   Masons  -were   forced  them- 


4th.— ttM^nn;  that  is, 
ivc  been  wounded  in    fighting 


could    possibly    tic  imposed    upon 


ty  to  help  a  br 
,,  by  excluding 


the  might  not  beiit-r  ^t.  e 


it  Masons  never  invito  anybody  to  join  theii 
Igos.  Hearing  these  facte  in  mind,  the 
■aching  impudence,  and  unmanly  duplicity  oi 


i  the  only  wa. 
.rd,  at  New  Hi 


■  JI.^-.-s  of  til.' 

I,  „li  Thur.^.hv  ■ 


lodges  on  golden    h 


mposo  upon  by  such  high  sounding  titles? 


o,  that  w  .uld  be  only  a 
y  swearing  t6  tell  the  t 
.It  ailirming  a  truth   mi 


oath,   by  whioh  alt 
truly  the  secrete  of  K 


der  are  concerned.  It 
me  their  oaths  are  violated,  their  connects 
ith  the  Order,  severed.    But  may  not  this  step 


ry,  and  to  those  who  consc 
n  tho  fear  of  God  renouoc, 
f  them  credit  for  tho  truth, 


ilies.     Who  then,  ought  ' 


ANNO    I.UCIS  2. 


iM  daylight,  this  company  went  away  am 
Morgan  early  in  the  evening  of  the  Utb,  b 


H.i.Lnr!,    I 


scanler  and  spilled 

ight  to  him— he  further  observed  that  be 
thought  by  climbing  up  the  frame  In  the  center 


after  leaving  tbo  Magaune,  we  hold  i 

liiin,  aod  that  it  must  dono  without  do 
lother  said  it  would  not  do  to  set  him 


bat  Morgan  should  be  sot  at  liberty,  but  be 
ligh  priest  observed  that  by  putting  a  cord  a- 


cea  of.  bo 

ased.     Thi 

»  o»Bht 
Kllj,  « 

d"°"'d'     ' 

THE 

L7b  bt  mitimieJ.] 

I  mm  c 

""""  ADVIi»T' 

-.   P.rf.,i 

S" 

\ffl!kjii» 

Tho 

Nulo 

i  «|lll   oontlni.es  > 

It    1    *....! 

uTeZ,  iTio 

id  with 

S3 

S, 

Of 

3g  like  a  mad  man.  IhroatcnioE  to  figfc 

ud    defying  me  to  do  my    worst-tauntingly 


•rly  , 


il organ,  but  did  not  go  Into  the  body  of  t 


Good  aod,"    ho  replied,    "  what  a 
ball     we      sot    that      d— d      pe 


ticular    inquiry   respecting :  the 
ought  to  bo  done  quickly.     I  ine 


>  lend  Itself  to  the  setting  forth  tho  t 
r  Free  Masonry. 

bilily,  Intellectual  ability,  and    mora 

lean,  aod  unchristian  Jugglery  of  seei 

nllehtenmont, 


.dp  fa 


v  M,r-.„  ru- 
tins dorlp.o   ( 


andirgKu  Klulis 


Nation  is  one  of  those 


No, 


d  me  he  was  afraid  they  would  nod  the 
body,  that  they    ought  no    to  have  put  it  so 
io  wharf— that  if  they  had  taken  it  over 


v  nothing  of  Free  Masonry  except  <i 


tber  places  of  dissipation  and  ruin. 
To  say  nothing  of  the  bondreds  of  my  neigh' 
.ors  who  then  testified  over  their  own  aigna- 
ares  against  it,  I  saw  it  was  in  its  tendency, 


'  ""■' 

year  I  have  traveled  in  eight 

Enid! 

7ulwnTsutL"a!fdi|lveoee0n 

rss 

ere,"  and  "  found  friends  and 
ore,"  aud  I  believe  if  I  bad 

y,  1  should  h 

ve  find  such  help:  and  yet  I 
told  by  two  different  individu- 

Uasonrj."  They  woro  sick, 
heir  Masonlo  Brothers  would 

out  knowing    Masonic  *'  Grips"    and    "Grand 
lailiug  Sigus,"  to  guard  ftgulns',  Pinion,   I 
era,   Ku-Klnxos,  and  otbor  secret  clans  which 

ithout  giving  up  their  money  or  manhood. 
Jmdreds  oro  ready  to  testify  that  Itemard's 
Light  on  Masonry,"  ia  ft  truo  rovelation,  and 
10  trial  of  It  proves  it,  as  doca  also  the  Ire 

But  this  does  not  furnish  funds,  iiudfes 
,„l  Mtill  irf, slyly  put  forth  hy  Masons,  to  In 


fifty  dollars-   I  would  Kiv„    , 


hing ;  '  and  alill  another,  "  why  don'l 
nd  Join  us,"  &c.,  4c. ;  and  yet  .11  . 
ncisaBkedtojoin.     A  man  lately  t 


I   Uasoulo  funerals,  the  first  I  t 


order  to  which  tho  deceased  belonged,"  and 


inly  Father  for  his  aav- 


78 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  MAY  17,  1870- 


The   Christian   Cynosure 


rapt  to  reduce  society 


This  is  note  worth?. 


tembergb.     It  is  "Tlio  j 
following,  baiting,  badger 


Puritans.     The  Pilgrima  w. 
boroughs  and  cities;    but  i 


rapher  and  descendant,  (Wells'  vol.  3.  p  200) 


t(page 


mpmo 


ment  within  a  government,"  which  is  a  concise 
definition  or  lodge-Masonry,  as  ;  "  That  sole- 
cism in  polities,  leading  directly  to  the  worsl 
anarchy  and  confusion,  civil  discord,  war   and 


Hopkins  Bays ;  "  A  lodge  is  rising  i 


tudy  window,  I  her  the   sound  of  tfa 
■s  as    I  write .-    Thus  Satan's  kiogdoi 


hieh,  no  doubt,  greatly    cor 


men    of   light  and  fri 


:non  sentiment  of  the  New  England   minister. 
"Triennial  and  Pilgrim  Memorial  Convoo 


o  Pharisees,  "  those  old  C 


Dr.  Haven's  whole  discourse  was  replete  with 
nought  and  illustration,    clearly,  forcibly,  and 


Dr.  Bacon   quoted    the    declaration 

irly  Pilgrims,  thai  tl.ey  rejected  from  religion 

rerything   not    expressly     warranted    by 


o  then  said  that  early  Pilgrims,  Bat 
ntwood  especially,    were   somewha 


to   otherwise,  "Were 
■   Pilgrims  at  length 


r   or  a    principle.       No 


Ho  said,    the  Pllgri 


,  president  Haven's) 


on.    Tboystill*.       )d  his  abhorrence  of  Free 


.em  was  dead  and  past.  He  urged  with  ear- 
itnmiM  mutt  nol  divide  ike  iw  of  the  Pun- 
l.  on  Ail  Maxonic  {««.  Yet  agents  have  lately 
en  soliciting  and  collecting  money  for  this 
muraent  at  Detroit,  Chicago,  and  Peoria.  So 
■  statement  published  and  verbally  repeated 

Te  been  operating  hero  since  he  published 
i  same,  indeed  but  a  few  months  since.  This 
Brother  has  published  tho  editor  of  the  Crao 


rax   as  guilty  of  falsehood  for  a  far   less  i 
jao  this. 
This  development  shows  that  Free  Mas 

ject  requ 

The  bloody  execution  ordered  by  Mosoa ;  hii 
ering  it  on  the  water,  »nd  making  the  chil 
aught  him  the  terrible  power  of  these  spuri 


t  keep  them  '/      Most  certainly  that  Is  thi 


aught  with  imminent  dai 


ipo.;--.i    nf    . 


lounty. 


.  C.  WEBSTER,  Wheaton,  HI.,  President  of 


Rev.  J.  H.  Ellio 

Presbyterin 

Levi  Coffin,  Get 


ohn  (i.  Pee, 

sa.  Ky! 

Olnc 

B»U. 

amoel  Wilso 

"p 

Mdti 

"oil 

"den- 

T, Pressly, 

D". 

D.,   Pre 

eghe 

tin  U 

ty,  Peonsyl. 

Tbirc 

ited  Pre-bv 

esbyterian  C 

oh,  Xon 

bio. 

176   Elm  street,  [-,■,..<„)    ti^/i,  lu'v.    II."  II. 
George,  No.  100  Clinton  street. 


Ho  did  not  so  consider 


:udythe  vowof  Jephlba— theoath  of  Herod- 
id  the  promise  of  Solomon— in  the  light  i 
.is  acriplure,  aod  I  think  they  will  discovt 
.erein,   a   way    provided    for  their  escape 

iser  than  Solomon  ;  even  of  Jesus  Christ,  wh, 


lead  and  buried  !     No  man  Is  under  obligation 

re  so  uncovered,  that  all  tho  world  may  s 
hem,  if  they  wish.  And  no  man  oan  hi 
hem  again,  but  by  a  willful  and  life-lo 
oureo  of  unblushing  lying.    2.    Again,  co 


dl.yfr.,,, 


void  aslf  it  had  never  boon  wrilton,    Thus  ibo 
Masonic  obligations  are  always  obtained  upon 
false  pretenses ;  sometimes  extorted    by 
and  threats.     The  express  condition  is  ul 


cr-Lccture  at  WeeiQ,,, 


from  it.     None  of  us  have  boon  deoeh'J!"* 
gard  to  this  matter.      We  u.ill   tl.U  u„.  ,,' 
of   our  "ciW«."     Wo  coo,,  her,  post, 
she  is  for  tho  fight.     Let  us  not,'  an*h 

•-  '^  "  ""'  "  i-  t  ■■  Armies  are  Mp,^ 
around  vi  ilaut  onlv  to  a* "'"  "1'~""U"1 
imagine  tluit  the  eye  of  tho  lodge  li  noi    " 

but   on    a  candles! kk."     Nor  ,[iXr,.  „„  '" 

..,..«,  „r™„„„itJfrom,h. ..  „„,","•;• 

«i',°.ht.l";  ,„°:t'C  **j 


o  oqunl  riglitsshull  be  hat  an  empty  boast.     Ii 
shall  not  effect  a  mans  religion.     And  yot,  the 

hree  positive  violations  of  Christ's  com- 
And  oath  after  oath  requires  the  con 

cealmoat  of  criminal  secrets,  and  the  assistance 


r  Divine  example,  you  can  never  enter  e 
;ret  order  of  which  I  have  any  kcowled 
d  of  course  will  not  be  brought  Into  bond. 
their  ensnaring-but  utterly  sinful  and 
lid  obligations. 
A  professed  Christian  proposes   to  dischai 


Ol.liKiitions  to  k 


y  enemy  of  both,  that  exists  in  our  Ian. 
r.     Politically,  it  is  the  leaven  of  dospo 

f  that  self-righteousness  and  vain  philofo 

phy  and  vain  deceit."    The   conditions  of  th 

from  first  to  last ;  the  obligation  loses  a 
.ding  force,  and  becomes  the  veriest  nulllt; 
And  flnally-no  promise  or  oath  of  ma 
I  make  sin  a  duly,  or  duty  a  sin.  If  it  coul 
u  could  nullify  God's  laws,  and  dethrone  Je- 
rah.  If  one  was  unwilling  to  eboy  God,  all 
would  have  to  do,  would  bo  to  promise  or 
jar  that  ho  never  would  obey  him  ;  and  then 

ed  wretch,  as  I  should  be  by  rep 

eg  baptize,!,  after  taking  a  solcn 


right  wrong  or    wrong   right. 


rheels  and  protect  tho  youth  ol 

'0  all  nally  what  our  church  relation  procliisi 
ns— atUl-ttertey  people,  W\  lb  hearts  utilitd,  u 
thoy  ought,  in  all  consciousness,  t 
upon  the  teachings  of  our  Church, 
not  only  more  effective,  but  ulso  m 

neatness,    In   godly    dcterml 
ought  not  merely  to  endure,  but  wi 
tntt  maintain  tho  puro    docti 


ould  that  all  our  people  could  hi 

.  Wfthsuoh  teachings  we  should  o 
i  moro  united  an  i  more  loalous  u| 

disaammont  that  led  our  falhora 


tors."     God  bless  this  grey-haired  "soldier 

times  "  that  ho  was  brought  into  this  rlclo 
by  lending  Miuuzis  of  a  neigliWiiij;  to  no  , 
pressly  to  show  up  Masonry.  Thoro  a  Koj 
Arch  Mason,  In  full  lodgo  fellowship,  Ittu 
tlal,  In  community,  accon.piniud  Mm  vp«d 


openly.     They  are  bound.     LI 
mans,  thoy    aro  slghlug,    "  Wl 


PUBLISHER'S   DEFT. 


lollego         Both     of    &"1 


disclose  the  true  secrets  of  Masonry.     And  if      ^  ~.  teJ^l^SJ^^^ffl^  S^^SSlI  *" 

th*  scceder  Is  perjured,  the  Mason  who  asserts  |Bgaiost  all  the  power.    t>l  'dii  ini .' -,  pie  rue  c  Opj,   fond  ta .fail. 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  MAY  17,  1870. 


79 


Correspondence. 


lilwaja  the  chief  cooks,  when  t1 


r^lng    lo    know 
people,  to  Urn  wic 


ess.     Thanks  to  Sisler  Ames,  and 
mple  Tor  others,  and  we  hope  mi 

litti    convicting   light,    and    would 


work  of  the    Lon 


ring  its  permanent  pledges,  o; 
rgudution    general!;.     So 


wcretiem,  or  a  Masonic  tool.    Thus  is  tbo  op 
ion  of  friend  Chalfcnt,  as  will  be  Been  by   I 


ground.     They  took  the   wool  off  their  sheep 
*o  aproDs,  and  pulled  it  over  the  loyal  eyes. 

1  «aa  told  that  the  Secret  League  originatec 
of  J"""*"0'  lt  ao  doubt  wn8 BUTled  b?  uomt 
d'  Andy  Jiaj  Moseg, 

*•*■  ;  buiT dwllntr"! Iter  Tre moved  tT thi, 
uaeroua  In  the  Secret  League,  oa  moaqul- 


troly, 

'.  OH  ALFA  NT. 


Fhikno  Fosier— I  write  to  let 


IVri.pliiM.  that,  in  we  rejMnteJ  Uioi 
rly  all  of  then),  as  being  engaged  i 
ration  which  (aa  they  supposed)  would 


Again,  au  e: 


e  of  aK  others.  Hence  thousat 
w-citl/ena  were  in  fear,  and  dre 
r,  as  well  they  might  be. 


I.bII  clnse,  G»d  being  iliv  holpet 
av  for  me  and  let  iu  all  pray 
n  S.ivior  will  be  pleased  to  sent 


Icrrttuuding,    and   no  objection 


d   by    the 
sina.       He 


cod  enough  for  all.      Masonry  wBB  no 

r.     Hone3t  men  love  light,  rather  tha 

ve'darkness  rather  than   light,— and 

itution.  This  enabled  them  to  esei 
9t  punishment  of  the  law.  It  was  t 
red  Jackson  nnd  Johnaon  from  impoa. 


lundrcd     dollars,    or     that     ■'  Bountj 

iny  thing.     Ju.it  recoileot;  that  to  help 
r  Masons,  "right  or  wrong,"  ii  a 
n,  and  a  reigning  fundamental  i 


lion  exactly  m, 


Masonic   honesty— cr 
Masonic  righteouB.ie« 

ally;  and  to  save  eac 


'ou,  they  will  be  a  great  deal  so-e'r,   if  Mason 
y  goes  on  as  it  has  done  of  late ;  and  we  shall 

loveroment— or  even  a  religion  with  Chriat  in 


CONVENTION  NOTICE. 


Such  screaming  Bnd  yollit 


Mb  in  Masonry  and  its  fruits, 
id  hid  the  key  to  the  town  hoi 


town    ready  * 


Ohjeetio.. 


Rev.  J.  0.  WF.HSTKU,  I'r.- 
Rev.  I.  A.  HART,  Cor.  audi 
Chicago,  April  S3,  137". 

The  folk,™!,.],-   article  hits  ofi 


it  ia  from  the  Moadville  (l'«.|,  Daily  l;,p„t.lu;. 


.erioLia    orgnim.itioii .      I   have   l.-louged  ' 
y  secret  organization!)  in  my  time.     I'i 

an   Odd  Follow,  and  a  Fenian,  and  if  I  r. 
iber  aright,  I  once  belonged  lo  a  gang  i 

«  all.     I  had  often  w.m.lcro.f    wh.it  kind. 


:  apron,    and  I  have  been  informed  that  th 


aged  to  bold  lodge  meetings  in  the  coi 
the  Ark.  He  was  obliged  to  give  it  u; 
ar,  owing  to  the  curiosity  of  Mrs.  Noab 

Sndbg  out  the  Becret  and  starting  a  fumalt 

nt  toll  you  the  perils  and   trials  I  had  t( 
undergo  to  becemo  a   Mason.     On  the  evening 


,„!,,„ 


of  imagery;  while  to  truth  t 


y  Institutions,  High  S 


the  crowd  roshed  in  making  it  more  than  iuU.lNow  It  « 


then   groaned    and   said  "  lis   well."      Do   yoi 


■yon  please.     I 

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i    A  series  of  meetings  has  been  held  in    tl 

Christian   Association  opposed  to   Secret   S 

The  meetings  in  Wheaton,  addressed  by  1 
Chittenden  of  Crystal  Lake,   and  Rev.  Mr.  B 


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prayer,  and  mudc  nn  opening  epecoh,  givii 
tbe  origm  of  the  Masonic  Order  at  the  Appl. 
tree  U>om  in  London.     Ho  then  pointed  o 

spread  organkation,  by  its  influence  on  o 
politics  anfl  in  courts  of  justice.     He   mentio 


,p» 


d  by  the  most  frightful  oaths, 


inveigle.!  into 


cat  antiquity  of  I 
d  of  men    telling 


I  of  Wheaton  Colic, 


ly  and  decidedly  against  one  kind  0 


nated  from  his 

own 

ma 

n]j     conviction,  ol 

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MASON  33D  DEGREE. 


;en    from   the  book  of   Masoni 

David  Bernard. 

■cimen  of  Free.  Masonry.      Thi 


nee  of  its  fa 


irly  devoted  lo  Moso.it 


Knight  Templa 
hot,  the    CtN0TO( 


ings  in  estimating  the  Indebted  no: 


ourt  ever   proved  a  case    by 

loro  conclusively  than  wo  can  } 


You  then  are  an  accomplice  in  this  wickedni 


Inst  that  Satanic  C 
onry!     My  ot«ly  j 


10  length  ol  my  cable-tow.     (Literally 


)  ,ou.-i:LC?  Maoris  of  their 


clear  what  tho  duties  ofevcry  Chri 


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r  for  American  men,  real  sterling  mi 

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ngly,  or  wilfully  v 

.his  my  solemn  oath,  or 

Irch  Mason.     So  help    I 


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:";<,,! 

he  follow 

:i:^::™j::: 

™!Z 

lisi 

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;;,*,'  ! 

,. 

>»~tj^ 

".'.  ■'?;:; 

',""",'" 

s^,S#si. 

nipt  a?  «f.ll  H  burled  t 


n«a7sLtaMJS» 


ge,  and  glorify  their  Puritan  ideas,   when 

h»»  of  p,Z,  °  87° « praclloftJ te8t,mc"1)' in  °°- 

aeciio  simplicity,  and  that,  too,  Id  con- 

PBttlt"tk  rrom  lUc  aliS"t  eelf-denlal!  Whaisortof 

«  old  puritall  tremb]1(lg  bororB  auch  a  fliu 

ord  of  testimony !     Well  did  the  Son  o 

"""Vof.bw-  "  Y«  build  the  tomb,  of  th, 


adopting,  (too  hastily, 


on  and  laws  are  not  only  a, 
>oace,  order,  prosperity  and 
,0ple  depend  on  the  steady 


Thinking  thus  of  it, 
i  In  the  Northern  and 


robably  murdered  by  Masons,  for  divulginf 
loir  secrets:  but  I  supposed  it  to  be  the  aci 
f  a  few  ignorant  and  ferocious  desperadoes 
loved    by  their  own   impulse  singly,    witUoul 


■ought  and  repeatedly  said  tin 


adopted    by 


self  by  any  pledges,  in  s 


11 

NO. 

Then  ato  so 

raal  reason,  wh 

r  Masons 

tltjioa.  lull 

.1.,  by  it,  o. 

t  tho  case  with  Masonry.     By 


aoy  other  eartlilv    pur.ty. 


ic  inrestigatioo.  What 
loo.o.  for  unholy,  dlaboll 
erie.o  rights  and  liberti. 


,oeo,ed  to  glory  In  It.     Ilul  a  ,irti„t  tl„o  If 
>omin(.    no  whoso  oyos  are  «■  «  fl.mo  or  nro, 


rlt,  and 


'  ill., 


como   out  from  th 

se  works  of  da 

'•Synagogue  of  Sa 

an."     And  those 

then  corruption  an 

d  idolatry-will 

heard   or  received 

as  Hie:  Ho  will 

out,  ahoff  what  the 

yiaro,  give  them 

idola.    "Ho  that  h 

ath  cars  to  hear, 

Tho  itieho 

■    i.„ii,i,«i. 

tTZam. 

by,  may  ruu  a  risk  of  not  being  paid; 


Wwr  IIodokkx,  New  Jersy.) 

April  81b,  WO.     f     I 

Dear  #ir— Unclose  a  copy  of  a  paporadopt- 


oreo 

mroe.idallon 

or  the 

oporlo 

10  session  I 

lllikel.  , 

nofl' 

i';jr7c 

xionl, 

ho  ,0 

Festorday,  April  7t!i  1R7H,  the  following  pre- 
blo  nnd  rosolutlona  wore  adoplod  by  tho 
st  Unitod  Presbyterian  Presbytery  of  Now 
rk,  only  one  person  voting  in  tbo  negative  : 


nd  to  be   tfai 
J  PEOPLE. 


thoroughly  roused 
iatical,     blasphemo 


nylelding  outsider,  or  in 
ree  Independent  aprighl 
iir  dealing — the  whole  n 


t  of  twelve  or  fifteen  Masons  none  bnt 


onse,  for  a  gone. 


A  black    clour 
id  a  pleasant 


tu.lship   in   tny    inn,   in    my   pilgm 


82 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  MAY  31,  1870. 


The-  Christian   Cynosure, 


there^  na  poor  Dr.   Dexter  weakly  said  it  was 


I,  by  Samuel  D.  Green,  II  pubiisnea  ana 

glanced  over  it  rapidly  and  hare  received  a  n 
,le   impression   of  it.     The  paper, 

E— It  is  evidently  the  work  of  an  in 
honest,  earneat,   and    plain  man; 

for  the    thoughtful  and   candid  am 


bora  who  may  hereafter  join  lodges;  and  Ihos 
Jodge-meu  who  apply   for  membership  Id  th- 


rublv,    for   prayer,    cncour* 


ibytl 


n  Seal  or  Ver 


.Ucticao/ tie  Morgan  AlSut 


*uth  U  stranger  than  fiction."     Let 


1  of  God  in  their  hands,  ii 


and   Stephen,    did   exactly  what    t 
prophets  had  done  in  their  day  vii. ; 


wish  to  havo  it  published  weekly  r 
The  question  of  a     weekly   Cvsobui 

over  one   week  from  the  date  of  this 


of  community." 

feel  its  blight  ?     Even  those  who  bow  to  it  am 


arpi 

g,  selfish,  oi  sectarian  spi 

it  should  have 

pla 

o  there.    To  admit  it,  wer 
Instead  of  this,   Chris 

r:rr; 

press 

din  spirit  to  a  throne  of  g 

r.oo  to  kelp 

indt 

ose  who  slay  at  home,  st 

H— pleading  with  God  th 

t  the  Cooven 

don 

aay  be  guided  with  light  a 

i  wi.doro  Iron 

,  are  to  be  laid  down.     Oar  duty 
ne  respect  at  least)  to  organize  pt 


might,  and  take 


iaa.on».»--Gov.   doucIiu*. 

At  the  Semi-centennial  Convention, 
lorial  Jubilee,  held  recently  in  Farwel 
Je  Pilgrims  were  extolled,  especially  (i 


,oyfullj  suffered  in  so  doio. 


sphets,  proves  only  t 


:  am  Master  of  that   Masonic 
many  years  Chaplain,  and  by 


ro  his  face."  (See  Light  on  Mas 
Ctica  edition,  page  10)  and  you  can  sec 
■by  Mr.  Herrick  is  so  concerned   to  vim 


ould  they  afford  in  thci 


day  the  fruits  of  that  handful  of  corn  wbic 
they  planted  in  the  mountains  of  New  England 
Where  oor  liberties,  and  the  knowledge  of  th 


principle,   and  , 


?sbyterjan   Church.     Tbei 


mouth    might  he    Stopped, 


t  look  as  my  religious 


edge 


io  OvMOsuftB  usually  gets." 
If  Mr.  Reynolds  R.  W.  G.  M.,  will  take  t 
ouble  of  turning  to  the  Treasurer's  Report 

ill  nnd  the  following  items: 

Paid   H.    G.    lieyuolds,    part  salary,  Gr« 


time  to  have  paid  him  on  i 
0  further  sum  of  (0,213,  ma 


will  only  lay  down  I 
ce  $1.80  each. 


oof  old  said  "Let  there  bo  light 


:h,.  primitive  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 

itility  of  colleges.     Not  dreading  1 

per  $t  they  had   a  belief   that   college  life 

ich  mom     Po.-tsibly  tho  era  In  which  tl 
was  different  from   ours.     Possibly  tli 

some    grounds     fur    their     conoluslc 
I,  to  us,  soem  so  wholly  unjustifiable.     The 

part  by  pious  people  for  "prayer  for  collcg- 


rently.     Not  loss  zealous,  we 

vory'geneTal|y  of  tho  opluiou 
not  only  endurable,  but  ever 


For  this  light,  and  for  much  more, 

sr  God,  debtors  to  our  sister  denomini 

they  may   posnihly  owe   us  something,   too, 

for  our  example   and    our    labors    in  opposii: 

At  present  we  have  an  interesting  circle  • 

.  soon  was  incorporated  as  a  college.  Tl 
irth  Its  first  graduate.  It  is  oxpoctcd  tin 
Our  doors  arc  open  to  both  sexes.     Thou({ 


In  the  way  of  books,  wo  are  poorly  suppll 
nd  horoby  venture  to  put  forth  an   apponl 


Tho  founders  of  this  Institution,  proceed!  n 
.vers  of  tho  Lord  to  furnish  necessary  moat 

rue,  It  has  cost  much  anxious  thought,  una 
ard  labor  for  a  few  dovoted  hearts,  ohi< 
moag  whom  may  ho  named  Rev.  W.  C.  Smitl 


havo  wo  witnessed  a  spirit  «,„„,  * 
worthy  of  American  manhood  Ihau  this  dcf4r' 
oiicooroneoftho  Ilousos  of  Congress  t0  lh 
fll«t»H0n  of  a  secret  military  organiistlon. 


I  be  liouofcd,  rather  th^ 
tho  soldier  himself,  and  that  cannot  bo  im 
by  desecrating  tho  Sabbath,  or  by  gl»jDg  rt( 
'-  -nnual  funeral  ceremony ;  or  by  dij. 
,o  tender  repose  of  tho  grave  «|ia 
tho  glare  of  military  display,   or  by  profit. 


iayy  Wasltbooauso  tho  black  msn 
us  become  more  honored  thin  ihn 
ml  Why  was  not  tho  restoration  of 
"tho  date  of  that  event  could  bo  fo; 
—fixed  upon  for  a  holiday— in  evtnt 
tho   whole  ^  country  might    [nd^ 

I  allvo  HO 


odge  at  a  large 

"™nto».».V;.hb0SdTnd'Zu 

roogb  .oil 

tin.  lodge  -u 

wit  of  «,»[>  per 

Lord',    pur.e.i     but    wo    do   not 

beliovo  It. 

Wcattteld  College  April  30th,  1810. 


deUyingdownofarmsbyt 

waders  of  the  secret  society 
.nm.niy  warfare  against   So 

.ing  glories  of  their  own   s 


UJw^OTtaTnB  "the   "hisiovj     ol    K"0^ 


Send  for  o  copy  of  th*  Acsora  HinrM*  ^ 

mg  for  him       3i,lg|c   copy    (papor  covers)    25    c 

to  make   a  Masonic   holiday  l-to   have  copies  tl.OO.  #, 

reel  conEcioo^ness  that  bis  grave  la  to  be-      Sin-le  copy  (bound  in  muslin)  40ceni* 
ome  tho  boma,  the  rostrum,   the  stump,  from  copies  JK.OO.  , 

rhich    recreant  politicians    who    caused    his  (^ -oVrtimwri^  <w*r  «**' 


H,,.|...|      „■■ 


■a  of  the 


Wby.i 


oo,    become   thus    intimidated   by  Masourj! 

Osout  tho  principles  of  our  Puritan  Fataotj, 
Bag  to  meot  with  open  and  direct  opposition, 
LUo   sly,   demoralising  onoroaobments   of  th« 


lontlal    in    this    respect     tbau    tho    Romish 

When  tho  hcrotio  Luthor  nailed   his  tbosti 

blared  war  against  him  at  onco,  and  tho  world 

ooret  rites,  stick  the  ombloros  of  their  «or- 
hip  to  tho  Puritan  monument  at  Pljmoi.it 
ook,  Oongrogatloualiem  folds  its  pious  nrma, 
rccomcs  prudent,  high  toned,  nbovo  small  out- 
ers, and— lots  tho  parasite  prey  upon  its  vitals 
Masonry  is  slowly,  Buroly,  slyly  eoting  Into 
ur   government   aud    our  religion;  nnd    wtio 

ON  TUE  SQUARE, 


0U,  havo  very  humbly    petitioned  the  Pope 
to  propose  the  question  of  Infallibility  lot 

tbey  aro  .unwilling  that  mankind  should  b 
fearfully  humbugged  and  enslaved   totbod 


well   tboy  may),    the   seom  and  defiance  wlH 

this  Intelligent  age  will   meot  th 
phomous  assumption. 


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Correspondence. 


Duth..io8b«.nfre,uonllyren,ii 
,  .orlon.ly  Inj.riDg  n,,  I„««n 
,  b,  io.i.  of  m,   dt.r  broil.... 


t  about  your  age  (77)Jwhen 


S3 


bo  character  of  all  their  opponents.     (All  t 

No*  the  faithful  Sniiiiid  proclaims,  13  uav 
hut  vist  numbers  of  groat  and  good  men  hi 
elonged,  and  Hill  betODg  to  the  secret  orde 


niosed  and  highly  d 


»ut  little  or  no  influence,  it  would  cost  nothing 


r  I  so  advised  or  not.     Go. 


I  quote  from  the    Valley  Smtintl,  publishec 
Id  Shippenaburu  Pa. 


r  of   their    Nalloi.al    Christian 
let;  Association."     Here  fo 


Ibconrinw  the  pi 

"J  Brethren   Chui 
g'OBlaattheerea 


^T^re  1    Surely  that  will  i 

double,  and  respectable  e 


low,  vulgar,  and 
single   fault,  eav 


urcheg  nod  the  people.  The  soone 
emaelvo?,   and  the    nooner  Ihoy  ceas 

their  consummate  ignorance.  Who 
,  cither  outside  or  iueide  of  the  pro 
onds  and  pledges  or  any  secret  bu 

t  Masonic  society?" 

sight  this  horrid  outburst  would  aeci; 


MHl>,   wl.,01. 

icpted."     Ye. 


fes'sedlj  lor  charitable    purpose 


Notflatisfled   to  vilify  and  tl 
ire  to  object  to  or  question  tl 


and  John  T.  Walsh— two 
who,  to  make  money  of 


probably  is  one  c 
rho  attempt  to  mitt 
Judgment  Day.    an. 


The  plain  truth  of  this   anti-Secret  Society 


>lluwnhip,  Knijihtsof  Pythias 
ey  are  all  safe  and  secure  - 


Now.  my  dear  sir.  Just  look  » 


the    building  of   Solomon's   temple;    and 
the  side,  and  said,  with  a  significant  wink 


Again    another    of     oor     ministers     p 

;or?    (which    never    was    in     the    Bible, 
unong  other  thing,,  the  digging  up  of  the  only 

between  the  lids  of  the  Bible. 

He   then  said  that  ho   must  have  foum 
Joscphus.     I  told  him  that  it  never  cam* 


d  Thcssalooi 


igain.  When  the  next  preacher  c 
hat  he  was  a  mason,  and  after  a  sh< 
;reen  in  Masonry  and  I  don't  ki 
aken  just  three  and  no  more,  and  . 


scribers  the  past  year,   or  gottet 


i  wanted  to  know  if  I  was.  oue  of  thi 
I  told  him  no,  and  that  T  would  ha 


C.  0.  OHAFFE 
VI  i  ntiLi  1 1 . 


ion  of  Christ  stall  G 


igorously  to  act  in  a 
Very  truly  yours, 


Ma.  F.oitob:— Suppose  the  Bib 
Blessed  is  the  man  that  walketb 
[  the  ungodly"— could  we  admi 


their  nolfish  and  unholy  ends 'and    aims 
surely  we  are  walking  in  their  counsel,  i 

o    the   prayer-meeting  for  the   lodge. 
ff  oue  class-leader  who    did   it;   and  I  havi 
vn   some  ministers    who  have  done  muol 


rand   display  of  regalia 


Church— both  of  the  latter  in  the  village  ol 


'apel,   at  the  Methodic  Church  in 


to   "Lord  that  He  might  toko  th< 


enwooJ,  au  o: 
was    held.     The 
jocrecy,  in  I 


:    "light"  were  well  pleased 


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Light  on  Free  Masonry, 


teal,  """"•  •" 

il..d   no  lodBiogo 

lo   retiring  f 

,.    the    lit    ,.ppo 

Irmy  of  the  Republic"  (G.   A.    R.)    He 
hat  in  this  society  the  penalty  was  dcati 

,nd  the  "Q.  A.  R."  society  claim   tho  right  to 


^alaide  of  law,  and  are  therefore,  to  t: 


•taiming  equal  rights.  There  often  a 
ions  unaccountably  missing,  and  mi 
uws   osplniu,  to  a  great  extent  th 


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FOR   YOUNG  FOLKS. 

A  SBBUXOS  C 


OiDgtWOthlDgS,— 


.at.  Dick  whistled  wonderfully  well,  for  a  hoy 


.ecesaary;  as  for  the  whittling,— that  U  wb> 
Ho  had   a  fine,  aharp  knife,  anil   *  smooth 


work.     I'm  only  j 


Dick,  looking  first  at  Uncle  Fred,   and  then  a 
the  stick,  in  a  rather  puzzled  wnj\ 
"That  isn't  oil  jou  ace    whittling,    though,' 


Uncle  Fred  held  up  a  tooth-pick,   with  the 

'■  Yon  can  make  prettier  things  that  thie.  In 

only  think  of  it,  and  beliere  that  you  can,  and 
then  go  abend-,  and  keep  at  it.      Never  bonis- 

gry,  that  mother's  johnny  cake  and  ^"^^^ 

1  whittling,  and  if  I  were  to  loll  how  man; 

"^ttt"  jo  *woul '   hardly  think    it  possible 
Oe  began  with  spoons,  and  potatoes  a  hers 
f   and  by  he  tried  "  ornamental   articles, 
b  called  them,  and  mado  toya  for  baby,     um 

gar-boies,  which  were  given  him  for  the  ask 

gl  bo  took   them  home,  an 

wktrlck  for"**."  «d  then  a  rustic  basket 
,d  flowor-aUnd,  in  which  they  had  plant 
rowing  all  winter,  by  the  south  window  of  tbi 


ibe  debate  at  Sycamore,  that  I  ' 
y  jacket  moat  thoroughly." 


:ontracted,   and  my  spirit  bigoted.     But  you 


and  lastly,  I  have  never  lenrned  to  reply  to  an 
nt  by  a  compound  of  lying,   vulgarity 


"Ofconr^eyou  might,"  aa id  Uncle  Fred, 

had  only  amounted  to  something." 

"  But  I  enn't  make  anything,"  Bald  Dick. 


Fred,  "and  I  c 
tint  might  havo 

only  thought  of  it,  said 

Uncle 

™§i|jlfi5  f- 

'..T  I  don't  .oo  »h. 

t  iter 

"Vou  might 

haTe  made  a  clothca-pi 

This  isn't  good 

.'"."iho'enTo tA    «i 

s 

ss55£ 

h."o  .taJi'T.."? 

'third 

You  will   find  prettier  ones  than  tl 


o  idea,   how  pretty  they 


anything  good,  or 


"  Well,  you  can,"  n<d  Undo  Fred,  so 
fully  and  encouragingly,  that  Dick  beg 
fcol  rlgbt  off,   u  if  ho   could.     "Yon 


of  Ilfo  which  leads  to  the  Grand  Lodge  above, 


again,    to   undertake  anything    , 
although  his  whittling  hutt  him   I 


bouse,  brought  out  be 


"  Never  ruind,  Freddy;  just 
ing  little  cradle  the  top  will  i 
That  was  certainly  a  great  I 


in,  ought  to  he  excused,  we  think, 


SQUARE  AND  COMPASS. 


I  never  joined  alodge.tude,  by  the  use  of  detectives  and  spies,  though 


ited  alodge,  to  my  recollection  except  when  whore  the  regards  ■. 
nrged  todo  so  by  some  of  iu  members.  The  last  .nothing  but  their  ow 
time  I  entered  a  lodge-room  is  more  than   t 


pledge  you  twenty-eight  sub; 


if  prophecy,  and  understand  all  toys! 
harity,  I  am  nothing.     And  though  I 


,oth  all  things,  endmc 


spake  as  a  child,   I 

udemood  a 

bought  as  a  child  :  b 

orougb  a  glass,  darkl 

;  bnt  then  f 

l-ailh,  hope,  charity,  IE 

eao  three;  b 

est  of  these  is  charity 

This  is  the  best  des 

ription   of 

deuce  is  tho  true  Stan 

dard  by  whie 

what  selfish  affairs  th 

a  further  in  Masonry 


doing  by  inspiring  terroroftlio  lodge,  wo  t 


mong  them  (and  they  are  n 


■■'it  ill  opinion,  and  of  their  knowledge 

ig,  and  respect  for  Masonry  is  qnlh 

and  degrade. 

I-MASONIC  KNIGHT  TEMPLAR. 


CAMPAIGN  DOCUMENTS, 

The  Mystic   Tie 
Free  Masonry, 

A  League  with  the  Devil, 

PRESENTED   FOR  EXAMINATION, 
Being  a  defence   read    before  a  Commute 
ppointed  in  the  trial   of   PETER   COOK   an. 
,UCIA  COOK  at  Elkhart,  Ind.,  with    the  par 

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REVOLTING    AND 
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MASONRY. 


:ts.  pot  100.  Evory  Mason  should  read 
tract,  to  know  how  hU  wife  feels  on  the 
cct,  and  tho  young  will  do  well  to  read  it, 


Why  am  I  Opposed  to 

OUR    CORRESPONDENT.      "  ANTIMA 


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The  Christian  Cynosure. 


high  piece.,   i,  li 

pieces  were  elm. 
,  end  pooulmrly  . 


j  tbeir  appropriate  pint 


Egjpt'' 


"0.  ,,!!.,.,  ell., 


Id,  VOtioU.  pl.lC,  -  II.   ll.eSe.iptUle-l 
Till.  ..-.VII.    7,    oiler  Hl.ellylorblddil, 

live  or  the  temple,  oot  jet  built,  it 


G<*     Hera,,,  »Te  ennotdn! 


"!  »"J  -I...1I  .,bl„,r  von." 


perpetu.l    high    pr.< 
v  its   prie.ll,  m.nlp 


displeasure    invariublv    overtook 
tl.tv  vai.lv  ,-uppoaed,  but 


igh  plflcoB,  tin 


aplec 


dlj  •me 

ted,  b;  it. 

* 

it; 

with  tt 

.     If 
inea  of 

f  that  wo 

nd 

J: 

•  JO 

■*  V™ 

en  to  offer 

"0 

W 

g  Chrl 

Old 

tbe  temple,  for  lb 

to  supplant  Christianity 


I  thiitE8  witk  11.,-  p,-iiAlti*-  *r,d    my 

of  Masonry.     The  eff.  et  upon  Uio  mind 

rhen,  verily  thinking  thai  ho  "ought  to  d 
'breathed   out    threnlcmngs     and    elaughtoi 


Tina  all  HMO] 


sritjo 


■d    that    Morgan's    Illm 


inlty  ?     Why,  plainly,  e 


DDlendiaootonlysustaincdbyt; 
-by  the  obvious  consideration  tl 
lean  aomethmg-and  by  thoir  pr 


)  cross,  (the   twcl 


decided  endeavors  by  tl 


•able 


f  po.nti 


by  opposing  his  interest!  by  derongin, 
Sinew  !  by  transferring  his  character 
n  wherever  he  may  go  !a»d  by  eiposin, 

rid,  but  of  our  illustrious  order  moro   eBpe- 
Jly,  during  hia  whole  natural  life  I" 
Such   an   oath,   surely,  need  no    comment 
ery  man  will  instantly   write  at   the   button. 

In  the  dame  spirit,  the  candidate  for  the  eight 
ith  degree   (the  "  Elected  Knightaol  nine") 
ears  as  follows:  "I  do  solemnly  swe 
i  presence  of  Almighty  God.  that   I   w 

-.m  Ab.ff,  nut  only   on    the   murderer 


eularly  and  horizontally,  and 
r  forty-eight  hours,  that  the 


nullif,   Hie  murderous  penal  li 
■urpoae)  then   why   reta 


opinion;  it  would  be  amoio  polltio   eollusi 


nd   Masonry,  got  up  under  the   holy 


uv.ally    , 


man  with  a  lightness  and  an  indifference    (to 


aoi.gs,  by    Brother  I 
a-ons   are  taught   to  si 


>m»u  directly  i, 


eofM*roh22d,  con 


Why  it  consisted  in  thld  | 
and  Democracy  arc  the  trl 


»hal  tomb  was  It!     Waa  it  that  of  an  cx-I', 
lent  just  deceased  ?     Was  it  of  some  Gcorgo 
'eabody,  or  other  great  philanthropist  ? 


him  to   vole    ng.tin n    SI,.,.., 


' hMSlUa  Wright,  dellrc 


lurtinut  (lie  iibertv,  mid  probably  u 


luucfl  of  Ita  existence  and  cftuota  will  entirely 


upon  in  tho  discus-ion  in  thoso  limes, 
right  was  Govornor  of  the  Siato  of  Now 
o  1844,  a  good  man,  hut    like   tho    Pope 


lowed  him  In  bright  shining 


'" --Jp-   < 


sson  jingles  as  emptily  i 

ink  tho  sharp  plowshare  of  God's  truth  down 
ito  the  Bunlight  every  hard  boulder  of  coKiflh 


Dear  Fhiivu  Ey.iu-.—I   herein  indo.-i: 


i  and  Free 


no  her,  and  one  back 
{all  I  had)  for  ho 
r,  so  tha:  he  might 


»lj,  wholly,  entirely.     Wo  h 


rcjudices.  Let  it  rely,  as  the  Cr.NOSii 
pon  the  justice  of  its  cause,  upon  in 
rinciple,  and  not  upon  prejudice,  8la> 


86 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JUNE  14,  1870. 


The   Christian   Cynosure. 


iobIj   accomplished,    it   should 


filled   with   Bhielde  of  brass.     The) 
ger  commissio 


and  how  the    fellowship  of 


t  became  of  Captain  William  Morgan.     Thi 


at  the  more  light-mi 


thing  ol  historic 

nme 

nls  of  tbe   umy 

were  monc 

poli.ed  by 

life  and  glory  of 

cast 

,  of  unworthy  end 

Inferior  n 

en  to  the  ■ 

rmj.     A   body  of 

men 

and   the   dlsgrec 

e  of  the 

g  soldiers."    The 

3 

requires  secrecy. 

their  places  aro 

their  object  he  to 

mrmw  th 

circle  of 

They   have  no 

lim,   BO  tb.t  not 

only  drill 

ns  shell  n 

bO  llRbt, 

etr 

Of  G 

all  tb 

ankind  wl 

approv 

eon 

mend. 

The 

the 

which  is  th 

e  real,  u 

snal 

main 

bject 

is 

rbat  the  e 

crecy  c 

vers 

BDly  d 

Bpla 

ear  the 

if  op 

ycd  would 

&  diss. 

tion 

as  to  diag 

ace  an 

ru 

■dulity,  to  accept   the  oslem 


some  rights, 

jo,  and  some  claims 

npon  bl 

ntry.     It  wa. 

in  many  instances 

as  muc 

act  of  self-do 

tSSST- 

"Lp°« 

re  was  also  n 

ore  flory.     In   Zing 

D.yid' 

d  by  the  atu 

°'».'rVcho™b""i0«.lld 

bo  wb 

ned  sheet     An  oat! 
all    important    truth 


tally  ] 


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Inquiry  is  often  made  if  they  can  be  ha 
7e  are  obliged  to  say  A'o,  except  to  a  limit- 
ilont— have  hardly  a  fllo  for  ourselves.      V 


ply;   aud  thou  as  person 


an  Religion,"  by     Lux     (Rot. 


Whether  this  work  aha 


ilroduce  him  at  a  public  recep 


lem  until  our  supply  fa 


j  eaid  to  be  "is  there 


a.     It  can  have  but  one  cuic,  tbo   re-intro 

a  general  statement  ibis    is  true.      But  w« 
lk  the  apoiogy    of  brother    Stovenson    foi 

c  speciBcally  practical.     He  eaye :  "  Thcet 
he  dark.      They  arc  born  of  secrecy  am 

ption,  that  threaten! 


iedly,  laying  mines   to   blow  up  free  Inst 
>us,  as  in  the  conspiraoy  leading  to  tbo  r( 


Odd  Fellowa  to  sappers  and  miners,    though 


i    ll.-o.i   ..I 


On  t: 


i  point, 


,  or  the  life-long  vengeance  of  a  be 
-     Who  can  fail  to  see    that    Mas< 


with  him  entirely,  for  wo  regard  them  as  in  t 

We  do  not  doubt '  that  our  VlccPresidenl 

great   and  shrewd    politician   (for  elsew 

>w   is  ho  Vioe  President?)    Neither   do 

doubt  his  pre-eminence  as  lander  of  a  ureal  a 


ian  their  pretensions  of  doing  good 
ut  when  be  comes  to  teach  young  roe 
ic  way  of  Christian  purity  and  truth,  w 
lould  lose  confidence  in  him  at  once.  He  e, 
lently  seeks  to  confound  very  important  dlt 


be  gained  by  recon 

:vo;  nature   with  art. 
a  £h  forward  honesty 


3  Prince  of  Darkness  to 
leaven  ofjiypocri, 


aha 

s,   wherev 
nity,  are  pla 

H:vr: 

duty 

final 

renov-alins 

iglit   which  h 

e  finds 

nd  thue  real 

end 

he  must  ab 

stain  from  bo 

b  politi 

dove,  as  taugbt  in 


o  Christian  teacher 


ice-Preside 

t,    Sohuyler  Colfax 

ce  might  well  bo 

A^o/the1 

of  the  secret  socie 

-,,-,-  r.L-i.i,- 

t  has  no   other  cl 
ehead  of  another 

ur  Hvclv,   spirited 

t  society  o 

City,    in 

pposition  to   their 

■    klDl 


ODD  FKLLOWSHII- 


ldp  the    needy,  supply  the    dest 


The  Hon.  FernanJo  W.»n! 


do  hims 

lfobn 

oxious  t 

o  man 

by  h 

pecu 

politic 

Blief; 

nd  it  Is 

net  te 

"taw 

gh  hi 

SL 

°I,° 

under  I 

tie  not! 
-ompli 

rapt  w 
nofa 

lervou 

their  irregularity,   open   the  door  to  his   toe 

heir  vory  goodness.     False  friends  andsmoot 
nomlea  find  in  Buch  an  easy  proy.     As  Storn 

o  find,  In   tbo   nearest  hedge,   sticks  for  ill 

While  Howard  I?  one  or  the   purest  and  bos 

mating  as  a  child,  and  as  such,  has  been  am 

rlondshlp,   aud  {the   cloak   ot    religion,   hav 

juantity  of  wrong,  for  which. Howard   will    b 


U UK ST ION 


iligion  a  mere   opinion  o 


shake  the  earth  (do  tl 


ofaocMtioolotie«-Tirth^thon«^l^ll,W 

know  which  these  ministers  honor  m 


.ado  of  religion,  no  ought  to  hfl 


they  bo  mode  to  servo  the  purposes  of  religion  f 
That  Is  a  question  not  only  for  tbeao  clore™«.r. 
to  answer,  but  also  for  us 


work.     Those    two    lads   I   \ 

r-enly  years  of  ago.     Had 
ink,  I  .night  now  have  bet 


The  following  paranrnp/i  taken    : 


"Rarly  yoatrr. 
•hiladolph.a,  ittt, 
■"K»K»<I    '"    !'■«(. li 


The  reader  will   perceive  that  the   HOoIoty  Is 
avo  given  the  police  much  (rouble,  they  must 

ho  violation  oflaw  is  not  usually  done  openly 


way  that  Masonry 'doe*. 

o^'wlMh 

iDg  a  third  porty,  a  police 

BEE 

rr,    will  recognize  as  pcrf 

very  often    tl.»y  oro  full  o 
alse  demonstrations,  mono 
genius  fables,  aud  lying  r 

oily  sIsboiiIc 

.rLrptfya"dIr|lnll'in 

lodgo   prete 
the  concer.il. 

e  was  decidedly  for  the 


phemous  orgies.     Too  long,  by  I 

as  it  already  polluted  the  sail  of 

Too  long  already  has  it   darkly  control! 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JUNE  14,  1870. 


Mwmt  ii  ■  i    f  a  jaam** 


87 


Correspondence. 


,  RtcbUnd  C-tunty.) 


prelaw  of  Grand  Fiicsnipmcnt  of 


body  uf  Tim.    Monroe,  was    acknowledged 


OinciuOi.ti.-thouRh   t 


did  Thurlow  Weed  acknowledge 


llooroe,  end  uo 

Md  upon  tho   bod;   of   Tim. 

pied  b,  a.  1 

rlboTi.l'uiol" 

JOSIAJ  McCLUSKY. 

irg,  are  tho 

ougbl,    organ 

did  it.  wiywlie 

^nd^dT'.'."  "■L'Z 

polled  bj  ir 

uth.ud  right  c 

nhering   Maaon, 
ngeot  nnd   borr 


;"«'■ 

ChX 

"a'iupoi'ltoo' 

o  Springd.l, 

atiou.    When 

lull, 

■s. 

at  part  of  the  wo 

r«i«.;i 

plan 

ok  Masons.      F 

™lo 

.11,  h 

'"  ""  <""M 

•  '■"  °' " ui 

P, 

.  or  t»o  eugges 

oo.  1.  tho,. 

I.pti.t  Chnroh,  .nd  ho, 
.eon  Masonry  and  Chr 
at    he  lores  light,  and 


"' li'J  ' 


""».'»  ol  H„  ,.id  Grhnd  Am,',  obligations. 


■'■"in,  ■.,  V'      "dia"Mthe    aborigines  of   Qjn- 


iscd  to  9»j  of   i&»ehoIderB   being  Cbri 
night  not,  possibly,  be    CbrifltiaiiB ;    bu 


a  vole  in  theWe,' as  well 

,nts,  you  bare  tho  inside  tn 

deposited,  I  salt  jou  to  inaugurate  a    movement    that  will 


rely    or    p^rti.Ulj 


,„•  1,,^-v  r.,.-m  w,m  i.,.  pla. 
„ige  room,  and     never    ri 


.   The  pe-plc  are  .irniigel 
.object.     From  jour   affec 

WILLIAM  BANES. 


lelphiansaod  their  press 


»  Templar  conduot  , 


or  th< 

Bnbe.te.ctri 

.  and  la    moat 

etabor- 

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an  light,  boca 

their  deoda  are    evil."    So 

d  pamt- 

bvD. 

R  Knight,  r 
, and    He    p 

l:tj;z 

aVe  done  of  them,  (b/Maaonj 

71-TltiiiTnh 

paint 

ng  iflthe  "or 

"Maryland 

beneath 

see  "     And  Je 

"'■ 

declared.  "  I  ..pake  openly  t 

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Itrs;  and  I  accordir.gly  replied 

that  the  liber- 

iFity  of  his  society  irnfl  LOt'nea 
liberality  of  tli*  insorincc    co 

!o  great  as  the 

Somellmci  id;  BanVer,  snllltnff,  esyi, 

Bpany,    for  Oie 

~WbJ  )lv«  «o  nlgfrartUy  anil  poor  ? 

lodge    unite    for  the    purpose 
others,  bat  themselves. 
Persons  join  the  lodge  For  th 

purpose  of  ob- 

IfllC 


outside      of     the     biothprbood      in     Ohria 
and     the    church,     and      this     jb     anti-Ohris 


Jit/.      Bat    this 


;s  to  nothing-.    Their  liberality  it 


t.ut  it  i>  sclfif.lu.es9.     Mutt,  v,  < 


III  TO  blUfi™ 

"Tta'iiui  '"'  "*"° 

»nd  b.npujbr,  ,y 
with  Ibc  Soriptu 

y  in  the  Temple  ;  «nd  w 
pl„»njlbM,B.ecr«l];,  h 

ler  ond  happier. 
lie  opcnl?  and>b 

;k,  tho^widow  and   the   orphai 
church,  every  cOngregaiion  id  bound 


it  their  light  ehine.     Tl 
SaWfcS      There  met 


)    membership    la     any    intuitu, 
th  tho  facts,  and  mindful  of  truth, 


3    "OHiiN-CICcpli.,,,,,!,     (,    ( 


iot    only  in  pocordanc 
s  plofl,     Nor  does   th 


h  they  then   published  t 


W.  i'.  CLARKE. 
technical  forme,  o 


of  any  use, 
doingg  arc 


ides  It?  In  the  Knight  Templi 
Man  la  made  of  the  Christian  nil] 
Knights  Of   the    Christian  Mark 


oiplain  the  philosophy  of  this  foot 


lion?     Why  God  and  nat 


1   and   freedom 

our  arm  for  the 

growing  aversion   to    the    wh 

le  ^catalogue  o 

tote   ono  of  the  terrible    abo 

ninalioDS  of  the 

"laat  days."    I  would  like  U 

have  you   give 

ot  a  goodly  number  of  degrees  b 


n  tbcyarenot?     Ifthej 


right?     I  desire-  to  gi 


•hiladelphia,  year 
Light  on  Masonrj 


lochestor,  N.  Y.,  Apri 


himself  as  an    angel  of  light. 

L     But'  then,  it  must  be  popular 
So  as  tho  light  of  Ohria t  poured 


s  ol  Epb,  -i,  r>,   "One  Lord, 


Phelps,  you  are  right  a 


ono  reigning  power,  in  spite 
s  cursing.  The  curse  is  just  a 
twin  brothers — both  aim  at  thi 

ind  aro  both  uliko  full  of  Iho 

a  Odd  Fellowship,  wo  can  hard] 


•«9,  by  ' 


That 


i.iyht,  I 


I  by  a  me: 


their  signs  and    doings  as  fully  given, 
,t  the  truth  is— when  all  is  told  about  II 

y  no  go,  till  tho  temperance  orders  wo 
ied  on  ;aud  as  Masonry  wen  on  the  trac 


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OATHS  OF  FREE  MASONRY, 

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In  secret  have  I  said  nothing-" — Jesus  Christ. 


CHICAGO,  TUESDAY  JUNE  28,  1870. 


i  OnutfTiAS  CrirosofL 


EmioEa  Daily  Standard:—  Qesti.(»ks :— It 

,our  issue  of  April  Htta,  occurs  the   foUowiiu; 


truth  after  a  cam 


engaged  Such  ia  not  [he  cusu.  That 
filled  with  a  very  great  viriety  of  matt 
logupon  the  secret  society  question, 


mudv0]ume8  bo  doubt,  (as  the* 
olhcbood  tell   us  arc   hound.) 

"l    i!n'    Cvnost'Ht     i-sucs    no     t 


wnB,  Odd  Follows,  nod  the  like  to  church  mem- 
bership. These  aro  the  Friend  Quakers,  the 
Reformed  Presbyterians,   the  United  Presby- 

ten  and  the   Wesleyan  Mcrhodiats.     Their  ng- 

>iH  Association  in  Illinois  recently  passed  rca 
olutions  against  secret  sooiotiea.  The  State 
Associations  of  Congrogationalista  of  Illinois, 


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in, ;  and  olfpring  rewards  for  the   appr 

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ey  "ofthedeproc   of. i.-ol   intlioSu, 

ourt,"  and  "vested  wilt,  powers  and  at 

„d  his  f„,a  sul,,,,,,,, .,,11,,"  and  thai  »  t, 
cases  attending  He  duties  hereby  im 
Til  he  paid  out  or  tho  (State)  troni 
Cere  Governor  Clinton,  Lieutenant  Gov 
itcher  and  the  State  Legislature  either 

ad  tranquility  of  tho  State  ? 

urajodkial    or  Maeonic  oaths.    Oo  the  t 


they  left  the 

Hun 

y  every  1 

dgc 

n    Article    I 
netitution  of 
\*o  title  of  n 

Sec. 

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anted  by 

the 

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Is  rcno 

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J    the    Constitution    of    tho     United    Stati 
The  Constitution  of  the  Unites  States  in  J 


ic  right  i.fs  (.peed.,  and  public  irinl." 
Tho  States  of  Hhode  Island,  Mosanchui 
otf  York  and  Vermont  found  upon  e*ar, 


ore  a  "  Gre 
oe'nt  Shall  Li 


.r     Pomeroy  of    Kansas 
I   President  Fairchild  of 


eicept  secret  society  rx 


night  Templar*,    thirty  strong  more  . 
■  eked  hut  ;  then  tho  Grand  Army   of  t 


:ed  by  bud   means.     They   who 


ly  the  show  given  us  by   the  circus  is  not 
It  would  have  been  equally  proper   for  the  , 


cipled  ^attack  upon  the 


i  of how 

"No,  I  guea; 


illy  that  be  left  m; 


Wtf4^*"^v^^rt>  k$ 


roi.dily  passed  ( 


night  ami  slept  but 


.ugh    to  be    beard    by 


Highly,  especially 
■an    might    have 


bout  the  first  of   October,  I 


recently  been  emptie 
9  Maaona  that in 


n-I  want  no    hefp-I   , 


co    per  halo 


I'l.llv     <'!  111.  I.    hv    »..    .\. >!!,£■ 


I    \ST\  MASllS. 


HUM  ChrUtia*  Oynw 
Mr,  Kcwell  Calender  p 
ould  secure  twenty  flight  , 


.me    dungeons;   deprived    of   nil  comtntmica- 

mded;  their  properly    confiscated ;  and  all 

Minor,  no  ono  know  how.jtho  merciless  alton- 
>u  of  the  holy  Inquisition.     Yes,  an  inslltu- 


.  other  respects:  It  lias   a   method  of  trying 

irsecuthrjrtheni  in  i^i,    that,    In  some  ro- 

>toU  aro  „  ing rusond  doylllsb  im  those 

aotlsod  by  tho  Inquisition.     Tho  process  of 


UiM'ctitly  hi I  tin'  ;.riiu'ip!,l 


my  petition  lo  tho  lodge,  II 
to  take  If  up."  Tho  Mason 
Jily  and  at  once,  and  seemed 

.ro-peet.  and  in  the  pleamre 
r-wym,  would  j,.ln  us-I  just 


d  order.     Tho  lodges  h 


■uaGliliwrv  of  the  lodge    meat*  this  dial- 
culty  exactly,   uh  if  It  wore  designed  fur  tho 


al     against    their 

0  word  of    polItlOB- 


o  their  own  level,  by  lilnt-k- 


jBckhitiug,  In    whioh 


Why  should  not   the 

;aslowost-Tolvoanda 
reason  why    HMonlo    I 


ielaon  B.  Sisson  v 
cnod    with    prayer    by 


following  resolutions  were  reported  an 
unanimously  adopted: 

JUtolved,  That  in  the  opinion  oftbn  meeting 


unt  in  it  as  Ihey  are  in  worshiping  nt  tin? 
ndcr   tho   ministrations  of   a   Masonic 


nrruptcd  ths   religion  of  tbo  Unite  J    States; 


.  Bible,  which  bo  usually  oarrled  about 
hlra,  a  hundred  and  twenty  times  over. 
t  Cotton  read  the   whole  Biblo    through 


90 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JUNE  28,  1870- 


The   Christian   Cynosure. 


CHICAGO,  TUESDAY  . 


one  place.     Philadelphia   Is  acces; 
7  there  can  lay  its  hand  on  the  t 


and  spoke  effectively.     Hon.  D.  Parii 


tiOM  for  lecturers  are  already  on  hand. 

Our  Corresponding  Secretary,  Rev.  I.  A. 
Hart,  made  a  lengthy  Report  which,  instead  of 
meeting  tho   ordinary   late  of  "  Reports,"  iu 

applauded  frequently  and  approved  universally. 


The   Glory  of    the  Church  of  the   United 


•eotly    willing  to  go  hack 


The  question  of    making  the  Craoa 
weekly  instead  of  a  fortnightly  paper,  m 


mge  will  probably  be  made  the  p 
it  id,  can  be  put  up  to  10,000,  t-oothi 
•.     Our  lecturers  thla  year    (If  wo  can  got 

J.  BI.ANCHARD. 


.    our  Pittsburgh  Convention 
vigor,  and  youthful  appearance 


?sulL    Similar  action,  softened,  was  taken  by 

BtMhtWM  0/  0»  First  Cwp-tgativwl  Ckur. 
f  Obtrlin. 
Believing  that  "Secret   Societies,"  u  jx 

uencein   the  community;  and  especially  r 


rthermore    in  accordance    with   tl 

I,  That  in  receiving  members,  if  ai 


Church    in    Cincinnati,  on  the  ov 


Why  do  we  th 
cisely  tho  woi 

adapted- just 


actually    present.     Sickles  who  shot  Key, 


r  Mo.Farlaud  who  shot  Richardson  was  not 

lasoti  or  an  Odd-follow  we  shall  be  disappointed 

What    is    needed    in   these  cases    is    th 

re  could  apply  the  inductive  philosophy  am 


on  of  the  rights  of  the  Colonics  by  t 


roll,  of  guerrilla  infamy,  wil 
foiled  States  uniform,  called 
o-do  farm  house  some  forty  n 


irsolf  under  no  loss  penalty  tl 


!o  help  you  God,  and  keep  you  steadfast  t< 


k  the  city  and  reduce  it  to  ashes.     N 
f  hat  ihaUl  do  ?  My  father,  a.ud  my  br< 


united  Presbyterian  General  Assembly  in  Phils 


the  wrongfulness  of, 
wledgcment     that 


How  can  they  in  the  light  i 


ng   by  the  Prohi 


hut  the  Right  Worthy 


rs  to  come,  will  not  our  order  blush  to 


recitations;  one,   "  The  Bells,"  by 


probably  meet  in  California;  if  so,  wo  shall  V 
present  as  a  representative,  eligible 
ght  Worthy  Grand  Vice  Templarship, 


i  «U  or    eight  ballots 


Shaw's   Garden,"  and  go  over  that  and   th 
Fair  Grounds,"  and   about  forty  oarriage 

-boat  in  St.  Louis,  wore  chartered  for  tho  pui 
one  ;"  and  after  "  this  delicious  feast  of  flo» 

rand  reception— a  reception  speech  and  r. 

bout  the  "  Coion  of  Kansas  and  the  District  ( 
Columbia  ;"  and  then  wo  repaired  to  tho   Phi 

tho   rest,    "The  Right    Worty  Grand 

akenness,"  and  our  young  men  by  thou- 
away  from  tho  very  object  of  Its  e*is- 


tify  the  body;  »WI< 


,■  KlL-lit  WorMuM,™,.,,  N„|,n(l 


"or  It,  that  not  only  eight,  but  eighty  ballUHinM 


Jinohvl,  That   the  time  has  oomo  fa 

.  unit 

'\U*tZ'ulr^Hll\u-    r!!!u.*Xn!"nl\  „! 

tz 

MMF,, „[.„,,:.,.    „.,r    [:<,,!.    .„„l    ..iMTTIn 

gri'iH   ..lltic  Redeemer's    kingdom    thr 

iS2 

The  above  Resolution  was  adopted 

k* 

llioir  laii>  nun 'line  in   Aurora,  with  one 

ilsseol 

xi..B„^5.*rU.oOro. 

[In.orl.db,  requestor  ■>  In. 
OUH,  Obcrlin,  Ohio.) 

J,.«. 

PUBLISHERS    DEFT. 


EZRA  A.  COOK,  I 


.  Hart,  and  a  power 


Besii 


option 


supreme  body  of  Good  Templar, 


ccn  to  b.  graspio 

g  after  all  the  fruits  and  ma- 

tell  u.  bo.  m 

iny.and^endlus.t-o'oenls 

ori.loroldtemp 

ranee  ctTorts  for  it.  oira.,1. 

lainirfhir 

ntil  our  supply  is  cxa-Stcd, 

influence  and  power— is  sp- 

ropnatiug  to  llee 

f  tho  great  names  of  Grand. 

Supply. 

lid  Right,  and  W 

rtb,,  etc.,  piling  them  up  to 

W  To  in 

y  one  who  is   too  poor  to 

b,  spresdlng 

he  light  and  logic  they  cen 

No.   the  St 

I.  will  send 

ronrtam  tracts i  on   receip^ 

oogb.     Tb.yare 

pretty  good  philosophers— 

distribution  o 

tracts  is  exhausted*. 

"  common  sens 

at  least;  and    the,  looked 

Wo  hope  o 

r  friends  will  not  permit 

gbt   through  the 

o  Its  ,e  J  »or«inWT,r«n° 

Tninulio 

oodl.npl.tiu>, 

us  old  man  in  E.istern  Codoc 

Single  copy  (bound  in  medui 


f$~  Wo  freiincntly  r 


and  »clcomo  tie  bod,  according!,.    And  whil. 


out,  irhoso  earl,  edue.tioo  was  neglected.  W 
put  out  a  sign  announoing,  "  Coin  out  »!»• 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JUNE  28,  1870. 


Correspondence. 


if  mine,  a  Royal  Arch  Mason,  turn. 
Jf  Ins  house  because  1  said,  "  Oai 
i   thy  brother    Abel?  the  voice  of   thy 


y  of  judgment."     I* 


isonn,  but  got  no  reply.  Vorraor 
.emedbenielf  from  the  power  ( 
.litieilly  and  morally,  olid  the  lodf 


Ifellowsbip;  it  . 
■.out  eighteen  o 


to  an  Odd  Fellow  recently 

io   for  itself.     Said    he,"] 
it    is,  but   I   kno*  it  helps 


;an   only  he   puritied    by    I 


:  spiritually.    And  is 
h..,1Kht  in   V, 


Nbw  (Jaboen,  Ind., 


Vt,,    the    editor  *m 


>  children  of  light-'1  Sec 
•ngih  to  blot  out  from 


e  Co.  Mich.,  and  for  the   . 


LncurreLP,  Mich.,  May  3,  1870. 


^iJJ  d°Wn.'  nolilioal|y  and  morally.     I  at- 

""Hny  wi 


*.iC!J;  KlIB 


wMWadlU  to  tho  world.     A  brothe. 


u.i.cUm-ih.  Imsgono  onto  t 


Editor     Chrutian   Cyni 


founded    at   York,    K:,J.M 


"° 

"*" 

on.bj 

r« 

House.     F 

Then 

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£' 

dto  tbf  ibm 

of 

sand 

1  this  cbro 

OLDFIELD- 

tk> 

Masc 

'■'^l''.'1 

»  OSAlim  CSn»ni 

,t  I  can  .ocon.pl  1.1 


'ellow,  ana  Good  Templar,  and   has  re 
ad  tuom  all  ■  and  fat  darca  pot  take  go 


■«<lj   for  good  objacw. 


91 


2T.rL^Ti.lt7.';       MINUTES 

Aurora  Christian 


do      Po,  ,„„pl.:i„ 


adjoornod  lo  »J  M 
•dial  to  adjoo-nmop 


Ilmia.li,  Now  Garden,  Indiana.    Tre 
itira   Co.iimittco,    Daiid   Willcnta, 


Hr    Ke*-,'l 


of   June.     The   Secrc 
dlnss.     Tl.«  Con.entio 


the  town  ofO in 

owe     there   wa*  a   Ma 

aontc  funeral.     The  ma 

a  Mason,  was  an  infidel 

tud  the   majority   o 

drunken,  profane  men 

and  yet  the  Bible  was 

c  fact    that  one  who«e 

Bible.     Now  are  no 

ouch  things  the  highest 

D.  MURDOCH. 

»««TO«ar 

A  Neeeully 

Boci.no 

S  Marshall  Co,,  Ind. 

Kdiior  Ohriitidn  Oj/netim 

SOW.     Hero  is  the  pay 

eiplea  therein   taught. 

Then  wo  eend  11  out  lo  t 

ur   netghbora,  and  no 

3.nber  that  lie  most  do  this,  only  by 
tie.     Yon  wish  to  mould  the  temper 

ana  nro  to  ho  repressed  and  diflciplin- 

reeiions,  the  sympathy,  and    the  I  en- 

jelings  must,  then,  be  under  aheolule 
,  and  the  child  muBt  never  feel  that 
;r  has  forgotten  to  be  gentle.  Let  us 
ussagc  from  tho  beautiful  pen  of  lien- 


temperance 

.,,„!  r...,r 

11,..   «„r 

tho   Ko.oln- 

to  11,..,,,. 

,,   .,.,-..,, 

"}Wb 

'    

jr,':rh''  '"■ 

I.I.I, 

11 

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ou    place     yourself    on    the    sam 
iPEREGIL. 


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93 


among    Ibe  topmost  boughs  of  the  heart,  ai 
filling  the  whole  air  with  such  joy  and  gladot 

sessions  in  the  future,  which  wo  call  "  some- 
time."   Beautiful  flowers  and  singing  birds  arc 

our  e'irs  hear  the  other.     But,  oh,  reader,   be 
of  good  cheer,  for  all  the  good  there  ia  a  golden 

the    eternal   hills.       Standing    oa    thy  spi 


«auty  i 


je  office  of  Bishop,  or  into  a  good  sals 


j   tie  following  answer:   " 
■re   the    same    divinities,  ' 

renec  nnd,adore  one  God, 


Sieol.h,   Appro 

ache*. 

The  child  is  marked  by  it 
j  shows  all   the  traiu  of  J 

t    prominent   f 

ons  of  Jesuitism  ia   its  co 
leallby  efforts  to  increase, 
end  its  power  and  inauence 

But  Masonry 
liitisni.      While 

ncinles   are    c illy    umu 


by  Congress,  a  thoroughly    organ 
msible  body,  ramifyiug   thi 


locks  of    tho    murder 


mother,  Jesuitism  itself.     The  germs  of  Masor 


Templars,  it  invade-,  oven  the  sanctity  of  til 
plicity,    by   inculcating    sly,   secret,    and    uc 

ftbosly  artsorMartonry.  Tho  slime  of  tb 
srpont's  trail  has  been  plainly  opposed  upo 
;,e  sacred  monuments  of  rijmoulh  and  Bnnke 
[ill;  it  hoe  beec  seen  glistening  in  the  sur. 
ght  of  popular  display,  at  the  solemn    woefc 

raced  even  upon  tho  tloora  of  our  Nation* 
Capitol.     It  is  time  that  all  who  nre  eoncerne 


at  ittouches.    Our  once  free,  grand,  independ 
t  nation;  from  being  manly,   open,  sincere 


1  for  the  creation  of 


ladoning  it— w 


Cynosure  Tracts 

NOW  PUBLISHED. 


HISTORY  Of  MASONRY, 


.iJl.Uen  he  hoard  olt 


ncd  the    helplessly    foolish  id< 
laker  ol  the  Universe,  could  I 


Tl„-  LT.-nl  (,.„!,, I  [!,.-■  re. 


expected   by    so 


lingly  to   i 

[.tilJN-.l     |, 


purity,  without  ll 
only  w.tb  the  indL 
tagcs-willingly 


lug,  astrology,   prognos 


ion,  he  might  read  the  late  of  mighty  Ron 


lent  pulilkiiiii  L''...|.ii,^     aft.T 


of  their  attitude,  it  Is  in  vain  for  them  to  quil 
bio,  shuffle,  mystify,  and   surround   tbemselv* 

men  ;  and  talk  plainly,  and  fairly,  and 

.ON  THE  SQUARE. 


idly.  The  Ctnosure  has  already  gi 
'idencea  that  the  folds  of  the  i 
Dg  rapidly  aroundthe  I,  locoouie 


they   are    there. 


r  by    an    unprincipled, 
lined    by    the 


f  chartering  tho  "  Maso 


j  replied,  "  It  is  alt  siiu,  i 


;  plateau,  and  in  near  nclgb- 

tc  a  sightly  edifice,  e> 
or  Masonic  temples;. 
Hher  it  migbl  not  have   been 


imple    minded,    imMuipcelnig    people,  s 

hemselyw  as  desirable  from  this  plan.      The 
plan  would  evidently  have  nothing  to  di 


ict,  the  Odd  Fellows  and  Masons  might 
alls  in  the  upper  story  (they  ought 
bovc  church  and  State,  of  course)  ,and  thus 
luir  corner-stones  might  be  laid  at  one  and  the 
,rne  time,  viz.:  One  by  the  Muspna,  one  by 
10  Odd  Fellows,  one  by    the  Roman  Catholics, 


up  l-.efore  Ciingres.j,  Sir.  Cook  reported  a  t 
which,  without  exciting  the  attention  of 
people,  would   enable    Masonry    to    secure 

self,  to  ehow  how  slyly  and  yet  cllcetlvely 


ve  coming  to?     They  aro    bound  by  i 


placed  above  that  of  the   civil    authority    an 
the  laws  of  States  for  tho   reason  that  the  Mi 

t.  revved  tho  whole    of   tho  socrels   - 

ry.     Yours  in  bonds    of   brotherly    all* 

RICHARD  i.Klf-,:.. 


y  of  Taplcy 
SATON 


e  meant  to  tell  us  not  to  believe  Tjplev;  bu1 
m  devilship  buriglingly,  and  by  accident  givoi 

imsclf  when  he  contradicts  the  revelations  o 

PlIILO  ALETHEUS. 


Broken   Seal; 

Personal    Reminisenoes  I 

Morgan  Abduction  and  Murder, 

SAMUEL   D.  GREEN, 


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ITS  OWN   ORATORS,  AUTHORS,    AND 
HISTORIANS. 


MASONRY. 


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CHICAGO,  TUESDAY  JULY  12,  1870. 


WHOLE  NUMBER  50. 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


•he  following  from  tbo  Lutheran  A'toorford 
rorthy  of  all   acceptation.     Worthy  of  tb> 


ik'h    have   eihibitcd  a  lsck 

e  claims  of  the  Ohnrch.     Chi 
mmo  are  banning  to  see  tt 


kingdom  of  light,  and  disput. 
rery  step.   If  truth  and  right 


a  of  the  peace  and 
This  can  be  done  only 


•tinii  as  they  flourish.     The; 


tor  of  Christianity. 


Church  uotwUbs 


TW  it  remains  evil,  notwithstanding  lh< 

"'lain;  for  a  princlplo  or   act   Is  not 

ri6«t  by  our  thioking  it  is  right.     Men  r. 


principles   and   pract: 
ristianity   and   dangei 


word  of  Qod,  they  v 


P"«>pl 

and  pra 

tice  may  be  a 

lucstion  with 

We  make  the  abovo  cxtroc 

from  a  Journal 

n  with  those 

who  are 

taught  o 

Ood    that  it  i 

right  to  ei- 

Masonry  ;  and  we  make  it  for 

the  purpose  of 

■■  ,ul,j,ci 

of  tl.o  m 

e   style  of  com 

the  qucs 

uicnt,    precisely,    ia    spplioab 

inuicatic 

□  that  th 

cy  are   right, 

or    that  they 

This  Masonic  editor  advocate 

tbo  inlorposi- 

ngat.    ■ 

have   satislac 

but  would  object,  as  a  good  Ma 

My  do  n 

«U. 

rally  those  wh 

JS^XE 

aitlona  practised  by  the  lodge. 

illTZ'Z 

nonoy  if.  taken  from  men  in  eccrel,  mid. 
.rctonces,  as  la  done  by  Masonry,  tl 
.ught  to  interiere   to  stop  it.      And 


Tbo   Church  would  save   tbem 'inspection  of  tno  Mason io  Lodges? 


The  enmity  of -the  Masonlo   Lodge 


The   objection  agai 


irfeot  integrity,  t 


uarous  and  blood-stained  faction; 
engine  of  treachery,    tyranny,  and 


edemption  of  their 


l,U>r  Christian   Cynoiun 


;ndlbave   been  fighting  the    beast    (Masonry 

.0  pla'ceon  record  a  brief  warning,  especially 
o  the  young  men  of  our  land,  against  tbo  in- 
ildious  but  destructive  foe,  Masonry.  They 
ire  greatly  exposed  to  its  intlucnoe,  itsd^cep- 

olcnmly,  in  view  ol  all  your  dearest  interests 

.mess  and  your  glory,  I  would  say,  shun  as  you 

lRbt  not  to  enter  into  the    Masonic   Aasocia- 

ink  it  your  duty  to  Qod,  and  your  country! 

right  or  wroc'g."  2.  You  thereby  sacrifice 
,ur  personal  dignity,     your    self-respect   and 

rongth.     3d.  You    run   the  risk,  and  a  very 

enta  "  and  festivals  are  .with  wine  and  liquor 
,oreby   plunged  into    drunkenness  and    ruin. 


ot  tlie  HiL.lt 


ountry  violated  and  trample 
mght  onspirators-lhchall 
ich  ought    to    constitute  _tb 

■crted-our    courW  ofjuatle 


ralj« 


•e  Methodist,  of  Roobesl 


which    he    clearly  does  ;   bu 


objects.     It  here  follow. 


tho    light,    (exposure,)    I 


elently  known,  no  that    an  explanation  in  thl 

"  In  the  distance,  at  the  ond  of  a  tpaoiou 
urt,  covered  with  marble,  stands  a  Temple 
>red  to  the  Ma*onlo  mysteries.  On  tho  parti 
,  at  tho  top  of  the  temple,  are  throe  statues 
presenting  three  distinguishing  characters  it 
the  MiiMHiic  annals." 


orido  at  her  feet.     By   this 
to  govern   and   bridlo  out 

body,   and     dignity  of   ho 


Oililt'i'llowfiliip,  Mh'.v  nmili]    probably   never 


ier  member  of  *  secret  society.  By  the, 
utions,  it  would  appear  that  there  Is  n 
r  of  Knighthood  in  tho   Republican   Slat 


rallontlj  (ought  the  good  fight  of 


raph  that   speaks    of    tho    "  floly    Volume,1 

Holy   Volume    ia  an   emblem  of  the   glorion, 

gion.  Virtue,  and'  Morality."  It  seems  thai 
.ia  institution  claims  for  Its  foundation  the 
Uoly    Volumo,"  or  Bible.      But   dooa    thi. 

ie  Lor  J  Jesus  Christ,  lot  him  bo  Auutlicms 
inranalha,"  i.  c,  bo  accursed.  I  ask,  Can  one 
iya  tbo  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  deny  him  at 
icsamo  time?    Tl,e  answer  is  obvioua,     Thi. 

L-rf.lig    the    S.nplur,.*.      Tin'  folknvin,;  ,,,,0-U 


left  out,  and   tho  passage  iri   olher-wino  luutil 


I  will  conclude  by  adding  a  few  words  fr 
the  "Holy  Volume."    "If  any  man  sh^ll  . 


rand  Lodg.'   on   High,    we  acknowledge   wil 
fib"***  °and  wc  bow   submissively  to    Hifl  wil 

There  is  no  evidence  in  the  resolutions  thi 

„  passed  "''from  the  subordinate  lodge  on  earl 
,  the  Grand  Lodge  on  High,"    in  virtue  of  b 


tho  Christian  religion,  both  f 


ih&m  which  baa  been  imposed  upon  them   in 


mor  on  prepared    for   Knightly 
ido  in  tliolr  plnco,  tho  miserable 


lpid  knavery  does  very  well  for 
UroatS.lt  Luko;  but  wo  hliould 
.oily    unsuitable  for  the  enlighten 


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A  League  with  the  Devil, 

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CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:   CHICAGO,  JULY  12,  1870- 


The 

Christian 

Cynosure. 

caiCAGO 

'irKSHAV 

ULV  12,  1870. 

MlJ* 

•ft0 

ll\;.  v:1 

ST.— £ 

Thee 
pl.ee  le 

dltoti 

mules  of  tbe 

'™'  °°™ '  B"e 

bich    report  was    accepted  and     adopted,  as 
bject,  and  tbe  letters  referring  to  it;   and  re 


■   nation,  we  are   fully  cosine. 


ded   »s  with   «   place  of 

Rev.  R.  A.  McAyealle,  of  loot,  w; 
by    vote  of    the    Convention,    to    i 


l'refiJi'nt     Ulanchnrd    oiTi 


iday  morning,;  June,  10.  ;  The  i 


:,  mas  accepted  and  adopt 


ions.     (S«  appendix. 


ior,   0.  ;  llou. 


tubers  of  this  body,  to  carry  into  effect  the 
aeures  of  this  Association. 

icled  to  appeal  to  the  community  at  Urge 
lecturers,  through    our  paper,  and   by  per 

operations  and  efforts  ordered  by  this  body 

1-obbrb.  The  report  was  accepted,  and  pen 
g  its  adoption,  the  Association  took  recess 

LI  ^  P.  M.  the  Association  again  camo  to 
her  ;  Rev.  H.  H.  George  in  the  chair.  Tbt 
eting  was  opened  by  devotional  exercises 
in    prayer  by  Rev.  R.  A.  McAyealle.     Tbt 

Professor  ,1.  R.  W.  Sloano,  of  Alleghany  C;l; 
now  addressed  the  meeting  upon  Masonry,  a 


Dtty,  be  invited  to  ad- 


IcAyeaUo,  1 
ion.'the  Association  deeld 


George  of  0.,  were  elected  Vic 


Letters  were  read  by  tl 


Hart,  and  Bishop  Edw: 


giving  elrotic  "»f™?"  "H^^^^ 

r,t.  — „(-!  ,:'.,-, r  r-TO.-l  us  follows: 


Rev.  John  Levington;  Rev  Joseph 


right;  Rev.  D.  S.  Little: 


lent  in  the   chair.     Opened  with  singing  and 


on.  N,  Y.  ;  L.  N,  Straiten,  Mexico,  X    Y 
Agnew,  of  Uo,  and  referred   to' Cor 


u.Jo.h-,  fin.  I  Paid)  toglv. 

tei.reoro.  in  all, 

Mr.  Henry  Kumler,  (during    the  ye. 


vNostRB  should,'  be  issued  fortnightly, 
The  Committee  on  Church  Discipline  ma 
?d  discussion,   was  adopted  as  follows: 


or  of  Divine  Revelation. 

.    They  are,  (especially  tho  oath-bound 


rtud  il-cir  i-eremoLicj  from  the  world,  . 
jut  «»d. 
i.    They  generally  ignore    the  Christ 


4th.  Their  prayers  are  . 
nown  God,"  without  any 
hrist,  or  redemption,  , 


d  unanimously  : 
lucu  singing  only's 


uth  and  rigbteousnee 


lice  of  Egypt  filled  the  bread  troughs   i 


.  j  L.vingtoMbopes  to  pay): : . :: 

G.  J.  Payne,  CinoGrOvoiCalliaCo 


huM.  Round  (Paid).. 

Mr    \Vu-u!,Sl.lk'»V1!'„,il. 


'clock,  upon    the  evils  of 


>d  by  virtue  ol  this  fact,  we  must  pay 
■  Spain, 


tly  ones  who  will  fight  for  this  secret  s 
ation,  are  men  like  H.  G.  Reynolds  of 
Kite,  who  live  on  it,  and  others  who  net 

What  Is  wanted,    is  an   advance  along  the 
hole  line.     Tho  voters  of  America,    tnu 
lit  their  rights,  or  lick  tho  boots   of  an 


those  oaths,   wou 


rashly  and  unwittingly  In   the  form  i 


r  art,  except  tho  art  of  humbugging,   that  U  I 


xample  of  the  Homeopathic   Collej 
log  self-respect  and  consistency    wi 


o  utterly  and  basely  a. 


Whipping  them  in.     The  Traxx 


iout  thirty    thousand    dollars,    we   hopo   the 
rand  Lodge   officers  will  be  able  to  pi 


ill  short  of  the  twenty  dollar*  this  J 


(•flight  move  in  this  mutter 


furiiitur*  was  purchased,  and  tmployr. 
found  for  allclw*  of  the  «mmtmf/y/     A 


Wc  would  be  glad  to  have  the  editor  or  th 
come  before  the  people,  and   argue  this  que: 

He  is  living  on  the  earnings  of  poor  mei 
and  he  should  come  out  and  defend  their  inet 

Not  only  .hould  he  do   this,  but  he  mw, 

tows,  and  will  not  consent  to  pay  blindly  ii 

There  are  plenty  of    men   who    will  In  i 
Christian  way,  discuss  the   subject  without  an; 

anything    but  touch  off  little   squibs  ii 
Trowtl,  ho  should  resign,  and  let  some  re 


r  Its  principles,  took  pL. 


.  Mason,    would  help  1 


rise   him  to  bring  suit  against 
lodge    for  obtaining   money  an 


engaged    in,    can  be    successfully 


very  step  taken,—  should   be  pnii-cj  for 

lould  bo  always  acknowledged. 

e  do  thus  honor  Him,  the  mum  of  trm 


dily  recoivo  the  roward  of  tl 


which  shall  lead  ■■ 


t 

f.ft  Sir  Knight  at  Sandusky, 
guide  in  tho    walk   of  lire, 

will  not  uphold  anybody   ir 

his  entertainment,  the    Si, 
i  ball.     Commend  us  to  thli 


mplish  anything.     Ther 


The    work    presses, 

rganized  by  October 
fcrm  a  lodge,  collect 
ttople.     Don't  be  slow 


Enoch  Honeywell,    of    New    York,  end 


tons;  andto^ur 


',   Independence,  etc  etc  ,  u,lln 
.   of   Christ,    or  Christianity,  0rlL 


W.  Wood,  of  Kilbourn  City. 

Kcoh-ot,   That    M.hoiik-  i.nthBSiid   noaslliH 

era  were  limited  to  three  minutes  each,  ih, 
resolution  was  laid  On  tho  table  by  n  very  it. 
cidod  nn.jority." 

ror.     Wo  tiro  not  surprised  that  suuli  a  rota 


.  IllaridiiinJ,  on  the  "iilijeet  of  l'Voeiiiasoi. 
asmuch  as  tho  pamphlet  do.es  not  oonta 
word  from  Mr,  Uliuiehard,  Mr.  D*lloy  is  i 

ace    the  pamphlet  has  four  or  llvo  dlsllti 
falsehoods  on  its  title  page,    he  Ih  request 
iso  his  religious   pretensions,  or  tbe  c 


PUBLISHER'S  DEFT. 


amain  s     the     1 


>y,  (bound  in  muslin)  H'mil' 


nish  them  until  our  supply  i- 
supply. 


Irty  articles,    Masonic  publications,  Dccl 


i's  Lei 


Satan's  Cable  Tow. 

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Correspondence. 

recollection    ot    all    tho    circumstances    which 
came  to  light  connected  with  theawful  fate  ol 

2'h^JL**2\lT£Z\tetZ"' 

™,ba,MnrmoVe'^.°.;^-.f,,.."f 

Mwarr. 

JSiHSTLTTES 

Power  with  God  and  with  Men 

'^^7c7P,.l„  Ariel  JlurJoeU 

being  associated  mystically  with  men  who  have 

orthem'atT^'xl  0T.B^.    -.*?.. T1"^?1  Pomi 

olutlons,    he  honestly  and   conscientiously   be 

A*HSoTrtfa  hSS^iSZ^M  it 

"""■ 

W,„<7toV.-»C^»^^    ^^   ^^ 

and  fanaticism,  if  not  by  diabolical  malice,  to 

support  those  laws,  a  I  can 'indeed  easily  ac 
conn,  for  the  murder  nfynnr  fnthe,  b,   some 

*r^ 

this  place.  " 

Aurora  Christian 

CHRISTIAN  BAPTISM 

"klBr.MJoS°'to»«Tp.rtliilinifJolh"! 

LTS  h°.'P.  ".""will  »."..£"■"  HSit".'; 

m  ro,  the' concealment  of  the  crime,'  when  I 

^dm  kiJ^i£>^Bri»  ^^d^i^t 

Theeuhject  of  Freemasonry  f3  one  that  is  at 

CONVENTION. 

Both  ro, !."."',. 'i™o" «o'..  o me'." '"' 

,„o,  .nd  g''«  >°» "°"°  J"""""'  °'  'J"  "'"")*' 

the  light  in  your  power,  on  a  subject  so  deeply 

odicors  of  every  description,  who  n,e  sworn 

'  Ai0Oh™itlm^twJ°mrat  give  him  the  benefi 

est  anJ  serious  invcstigaiion.  Thatwhich  U  done 



^?*Jri«™r^r,to.»»  son..  I.cRnjt.'.  T. 

interesting,  not  only  to   the  surviving  connec- 
tion, and  Iriendaof  you,  unfortunate  and  lament 

Masons-  swnm  to  conceal   the  crimes  of  their 

dohnoraPprLoveSof CsTou^any  Z'e'L 

the  house  top,  and  an  Freemnsonry  ia  n  stupen- 

Oonalnluc  .a~-chr.  .IB-U    U^l.  Pro.ld>n.  J 

Light  on  Masonry  &  Odd- 

humanity,  in  the  United  Slate.  ;  for  I  solemnly 

.zi.  E£Hr  zz  ES.3 

mast  take  back  the   cltargo  of  worldly   policy 

ence  depends  upon  guarding  thc^e  with  a  ical 

ra°"""'",„  ,l;^;T;,:'M,iV"»"""°°°,  ™* 

Fellowship, 

\n.ica  ««*  and  I  '"•  8"«  M"  ">"«'■ 
Yours, 
J.  H. COLEMAN. 

SS,.,,*"""*™- 

timely  exit  from  life  and  nil  its  endearment.., 

out  b,  the  roots,  and  their  h'ndies  buried  in  the 
ocean  I     Bui  the  great  wooder  is.   after  indis- 

cieeily  eubiumiug  to  It,  il.ul  a  single  man,  pu.- 
scssed  of  common  seose  and  common  integrity. 

Nothing  now  of  late,  in  tho  progress  of  th 
war.      May    Ood  give  triumph   to  truth   an 
right.                           GEORGE  THOMPSON, 

and  more  Christian  oauSC,    The  extreme  aenflt- 
livencsa   of  Masonry    to    tho     light,   indteatec 
plainly  the  nature  of  the  Institution,      lL»m,d- 

Sent  by  Mall  nn  receipt  of  price. 

EZRA  A,  COOK,  Publisher,  a 

FileM^SlKinl™^"^ 

o  Sib— Permit  me,  although  a   ftranger, 

should  have    been  found     weak  enough  In  be 
t.amiueled  by  It-to    think    it  lor  a  momeot 

Going  along  Madlan'n  street,  among  the  .... 

Iro^'funec'e"  wrj  'nf  Ihey  'are  "doS.S 

SS^aueStrcCCtUCAflO. 

„.,Un0.e..on„,,(,d,„,,WKu>!( 

'■^  who   had   suffered  death  by  Huonlc 

unco  of  whioh  may  peril  the  safety  of  our  civil, 
religious,  and   political  liberties.     I  wish  you 

principle  ol  humanity,  and  Ihe  social  compact, 

i^ISSi 

bolic  Christianity.    It 

rorSS 

Scatter  the  Documents. 

AN 

Inquiry  into  Tree-Masonry, 

FC  eesice     Vou  mentioned  one  in  the  County 

By  Elder  J.  6.  Stearns 

Tj  Albany,  and  """  of  RemoelaL-rville,  by  the 

Did    your    lather    shortly    before    ho    was 

SF.CRETISali  In  t'elnlion  to  tile  Turlty  ol 

Seventh  Bilition,  price  60  cents. 

°ame  of  Murdock,  that  wun  murdered  some 
efihueo  or  twenty  years  ago.    The  said  ex- 

"ceTj'ofT"'  ,°odhge,""rt  tdid'S  "vial 

ound  to  not  fully  up  to  it,  in  this  enlightened 

right  hand  wall,  near  tho  door,  hangs  a  char 
Iron,  Sbcrer  of  Cincinnati,  which  is  well  worth 

-^-^!£f£^ 

tlicClturcli  and  llio  Safety  of  llto  Stote. 

Letters  on  Dlasonry,  price  in 
paper  covers,  30  cents. 

hem  to  others  1     Immediately  nfter  the  rove- 

but  Ita  practical  workings,  are   to   corrupt  and 

11a  ioZ^hw    to    your  truly   useful  paper. 

Lodge,  culled  to  deliberate  on  important  hu.l 

Morgan  Of  Batavia.  and  of  yoer  lamented    fa- 
ber    at    Kcnaselaerville.      That    there    were 

In  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  Is  an   atu 

damoraliito  socioty.     There    ore   thousands  ol 

I'  ?n.8h,",n'.t°  n".f  SeSS>. 

;t  J.X  ","i'",;,.l.'\"t:'l  "is':,'  \'il""'ii\:xv} 

find  nothing  further  on  the  Blibject  till  the  7th. 

about  one  thousand,  of  tho   original  conspir- 

"f (be  preeent  month,  when  you  barely  men- 
Honed  the  murder  of   Captain  Ariel  Murdook, 

was  L^l'did  .n"«n.o°eor'  ulX'nD.cono 

ator,  in  the  case  of  Morgan,  is  clear  from   tbe 

:^^IZ11ZIZ 

E^SiSrS 

National  Sunday  School  Army, 

r-la"er      He  was  a  Mason,  and  iu  the  month  of 

..he,'  p".u,t,d°out'ib   ".inson's  r"' Afto,".*.. 

men,  with  wings,  standing  on  It.    At  each  aide 

rests.    These  disclosed,  and  Masonry  ceases  to 
a  tract.          Thoroforo      thoy      are     guarded 

EZRA  A.  COOK, 

COMMISSIONS. 

October,  1803,  «ie  was  found  dead  in  the  woods, 

ound,  did  any  Mason  or  Masons,  give  out  that 

i.hed   the  book  called   '■Jachinaod  Boas"  in 

stands  a  half  man  and  hairKoat,  naked  like  the 

with  such   Argus  eyes.     Fo-  publishing  these. 

88  La  Salic  Street,  Cluoago. 

A  System  of  ltcirimls  tor  .Sunday  Schools, 

"hbr„;H^E3£3dE 

eve.ie'd    to  hu'.ift.'T.d  driven"™''.',   tt! 

where  he  then  resided.     About  a  week  after  ii 
came  oot,  that  Mr.  Smith   was  missing     The 

others,   with  wings.     Below    tho    whole,  is    n 
orown.nturban.abreast-plate.a   tiara,   etc. 

sometimes  hoard  to  say,  "served  him  right," 

— , 

Ai-provi'd  by  tho  Best  Stuidiiy 
School  Men. 

'nude  md  jou  are  in   possession  of  any  facts 

body  found  in  a   natural  posture  with  his  buck 

Masons  gave  nut  that  he  had  ab.coodcd,  aud 

taught  by  these  Mtnonio  emblem,;  but    to    an 

fast  losing  its  hold  on  the  minds  of  the  honest 

Light  on  Free  Masonry, 

TT 

".-Deo'tinfi  his   death,  you  will  confer  a  groat 

„arka  on    the  ground,  and  on   some  bn.h   o, 

nr  suspected   thn  contrary,  the  whole   matter 

outsider,  they  very  muoh  resemble    tho  orna 

er  and    better    part  of  mankind.      But    the 

|DY  KLlllln  D.  HGrtNARD, 

!„■     rf'vi.'ril,.,!     „',*,■„  nl  in «     In'  U..-ir   ilrvkn   .it   „ 

'Ivor  l.v  communicating  the  same  to  me.   and 

Wakes  near  the   t,ee  and  the   dead  body,  a. 

vae  speedly  dropped,  and    thought  no  mure  of. 

smnll  cxpunxo;  nt  the  Haino  limo  ihoy  cr.-ulo 

mv  aged  mother  who  resides  with  mo.    "If  you 

aota  quantity  nl  blood  on  the  spot  where  the 

Vow  however,   since  Morgan's  palpable  mur- 

that «  wllT ufbwr  Ifal  ligh""  "  C°nUpt'  'f 

Odd'-sWchlp,  h,  .  ..rnnc  ot  tb,  crah. 

nn   lui.Ttfiit  In  dio  wnrk  which  noror  tliit-n  If 

^Wiplell^r»t^aL«i^BWh!ch 

thilr.i^oTdTve'ttCul'neTrtrwe 

Hope  is  the'sweetest  friend  that  o«r  kept  . 

will  ho  gratefully  received.     If    any   further 

oife  with  which  he    had  apparently  been  kill 

published  Jacbiu  and  Boas ;  for  they  say,  on 

rnUBt  love;   ir  we  would  have   strong  muscles 

ouaneas8  oftbe  wwr^ill'  the  miser  lei  of  °oni 

,\  dircoant  eta.  u.n  coot  ,ni,..,.  nr,  n.  .n,.i.  ^ 

All  Pupil-  arc   reckoned   as  privates  until 

communication  on  my  part  18  required  It  shall 

ight,  nr  left  handed   man?     Was    the  knife 

ooking  hack  aod   rejecting  oo  ihe  ease,  that 
here  was  on  reasoo  for   his  absconding,    us  he 

we  must  labor. 

pilgrimage. 

Toloaeon.  ennce.  Daytoo.  Ohio. 

l  oy     iivcBim^proinoliii^ 

Yours  with  respect, 

KLIPHALKT  MURDOCH. 

which  wls  foond  In  his  hand  his  own  property 

"ZlT  H^ZiwVr"  "n  b7.'!dT.,n'°.. 

ROLL    OF    DELEGATES 

They  are  p.mnol<>il  ah  floor,  as  they  have  per- 
formed  any  HervieeiLirollo—: 

iST* """"  *"  """""' "' "' 

orily  for  its  being  foond  in  the  lifeless  hand  ol 

I0™t''«»'w»  •'  C—'iml,™  beM  bctl.cn 

ATTEN-D.SG  THE   ANNUAL   MEETING   OF 

Ezra  A.  Cook  &  Co., 

Tor    hrlriRl.if-    In    1    aolinlnr,    a  Corporal ;  S 
aoholnn..  a  Sergoanl;    10  neliolnrx,    ..    Second 

your  lather  .     Waa  he  not,  .he  day  before  he 

.  THE   NATIONAL   CHRISTIAN   ASSOCIATION, 

■/'I'^-lii'X'rH,',,  't'api'lhK   Ui"  Jhf.h.w.'ii   Ml."."ri 

j^^«i;w™™yd^»Sto 

JW  "'u'U'M  'and  'rer.htio,r,r.."a."m"' 

io?of book  "ZZt  i„yT'°c*d)'"om 

Opposed  to  Secret  Societies,  at  Cincinnati : 

88  1.A  S.v.i.E  St.,  Cimoaoo, 

i.  Colonel  ;  "■''  HclmlurH,  Urigadior  Ooneral. 

['to^l»d™rb°.'rt?/'b«n  °',u"dcro*d"b'j 

period   of  bis    life.!      Though   I   have   taken 
he  liberty  of  putting  these  questions   to  you 
dmdually,   yet   I    expect   you,  answer   will 
uutain  all  that  your  mother  can  recollect,  a. 
ou  might  at  the  time  alluded  to,    have  beeu 

,",0  °,.«,po.itio'n  hud  previously  beeu   made 
England,  .her.    the    hnok   ongio.led,    and 

trecls  of  Loudon,  with  his  throat  cut  from  ear 

With  Denomination,  and  Place    of  Residence, 

BOOK  SELLERS, 

PUBLISHERS, 

Hte  fine    l.1thoRmph«.    tdoW   brtdw   Major.    In 

Frccma»oos.        ja^   Mqttiir,ted  wifli  Dr.  Slur- 

Mo......                          Ol.orcU. 

Body.                          ■*•"•'    oiii.c. 

or.!.   "ilK-'  rurmV-adH'tla   l.'.llUV  with  a  xllghl 

dock,  jour    fulher's  brother.    The    statement 

united  Bcethru, 

Wayue  Co.,  Association 

Dublin,  lad. 

chaHgo,  (leaving  out  the   Company)   In  llioao 

""Hi  Lid  thru  Ike  brother  of  Dr.  Mordoek, 

llection  of  the  facts  which  then  camo  to  light 

0  which,  by  his  Masonic   oaths,  he  had  subjeo- 

■^C.B.p'uddocl, 

rjn^e0teBrefhren, 

MUm'ciairCUit' 

Liberty,  Indian n! 

JOB  PRINTERS, 

^  Thla  certlflca  that.  ^'"'^Jf"™"^; 

[meaning  cour  father)  waa  a  worthy,  industri- 
ous man,  not  givru  to  liquor,  or  uissipa.iou  of 

.^"i'-ifS^ 

p'nihTc^r'pnn'ter', 

Oongreg«io^l, 

Eldorado,  Ohio. 
Chicago,  Illinois. 

LITHOGRAPHERS. 

appointed of  Company.  ■ .  .of  the Rogl- 

be    returned  late   at    night   from   the   lodge, 
being  a  I'reeoa.on)  in  rather ,.«,,  mood. 

uspicion  that  there  bad  been  loul  play,  as  he 

TfiH? 

Free  Method'iat 

s35'" 

Manufacturing  Stationers. 

S.,..Ti.ilii.B  in  lU<-  ..Tvirc  of    It,.-  Null. Sun. 

,ay..day'°nl'.  .'  On-  TIumih^imJ   l^lit   llm.dr-.l 

.rife,  certain  wt.li  ot'the  lodge;  that  Mrs- 

nwer  to  develnpe  the  truth,  not  only  in  thia 

'reuc'ly''io»ards°he!!fuiu'r°o. '  We  have  many  a 

E^?S..rd, 

Op^ffll!"' 

Wheat  on,    Illinois. 

Paper,  Envelopes, 

&^"m^^\\**!RS$8£ 

Hurduck  immediate!,  d.eelo.ed  ..hat  he   hnd 

uk  I  ans    prepared    In    go     through    evil    or 

oubl,    wisely   ordered    by  Divine   Providence 

"°  J   A   jS!'' 

United   Bratbran, 

independent. 

{WftiS?' 

BUNK  BOOKS,  STATIONERY, 

fleo'/.           Supt. 

And  when  lilted  out  would  read,  e,  g.,  thua  : 

OoKquentl;    it   became    generally   talked    or 

re    they  who  pass  through  the  ordeal  triumph- 

°»  A.Tpo,"'1' 

Baptist, 

Free  Will  Society, 

Montrose'  r^' 

lining  recniifcd  '^n  Srhi.lt.ru  lor  the  Ni-w  Kng' 

a  ehort  time  altcvards,  Oupta.n  llurdock  ... 

loo,  and  ever,  ill  that  the  opposite  parly  can 

nlly,  with  tho   approb.linn   of  their  own  coo- 

"  J  '  DuT"'' 

Now  York. 
New  Tork  City. 

.d'caplah.  !.i  .lli'i.iii'.v    A,'  ol"  tho    Y\tM    Rcgl- 

ireom.taoce.,   and    generallj    rceuoclod  and 

i?!^.^ 

oce  nt  .bat  higher  aod  more  petfee.  tribunal 

^^ 

Brooklvn,  N.  Y. 
Perry,  "Now  York, 

BpCalattenLoealdto 

-icntoftlioCliicoKo  llH,;ad.-.  MHlmdint  Di>'i- 

35.*  «^'nb»°' '.1'  TTJI'toT'T, 

nd  have  since  repenlod  nf  their  lolly,  though 

r-lo.se    present   m,    cemplilueut.    and  good 
»i.bes  to    your  worthy  mother,    and   accept 

«  WPGU  Moonhead, 

Uuited  Pros., 

Church  Pw. 

Clokoy,  Pa.' 
Thompsnnville,  Pa. 
Xenia,  Ohio. 

Job  Printing,  Lithographing, 

rbouund  Eight  Hundred  ami  Boron t*.  and  Hhe 

"wZ"™L^*uZZmIZ!ZZZ 

11  euch,  however,  owejt  to  thetmeliei  tUW.il 

hem  also  for  yourself. 
E.  MURDOCK.                  S.  SOUTUW1CK. 
The   reply  of  Mr.  Mordoek  (son  of  the   mao 

I.!-v'.  'tu.'il  Cross,'" 

vs&sr 

ObTrUn  AuooUtlon, 

Aurora,  Illinois. 

BLANK  BOOKS. 

Given  at  Chicago   this  N'lv'''p''H^,  '  r'th'  gj",' 

or  they  mu.I  be  aware  by  this  time  that  it  is 

nurd.red)  to   the  above  loM>  of  Mr.   Sonlh. 

11  Vv   J.  It    \V,  Sloane, 

Ref.  PresbyterUn, 

Alleghany,  Pn. 

"  R.  A.  MoAyeallc, 

W.   H.  Bonner, 

£.nZ  °i. "  iiic°J°'Ey""I  pc»'E 

°H£^£'■rh?Eh?E^.,£,.c'oo,.o,. 

dftTrs  of  our"Kntmoaf'papers  now,  as  was  this 

Rev.   W.  II,    Wilson, 

Ref.IrcBbytenan, 

General  Svnod, 
Upper  Wabash  Conf. 

SS^InT 

PINE  WORK  A  SPECIALITY. 

M'nUZ^oTcI,,.HmNS. 

Murdock  was  found  in  the  woods,     liie  tbroal 
hnd  been  cut  from  ear  to  ear,  aod  hia  body 
"as  placed  In  an  upright,  sitting  poaition,  with 

Ight  ol  God  and  man,  as   they  are  hoood  by 

ditor   or  the  Xatimwl   Observer  in   1327  1     Yes, 

"  H.  II,  G*eorge, 
"  .1    iu'craciten, 

Spuj,,"., 

Lake  Pros., 

Ccdarvillf/Ohio. 

Send  for  Samples  and  Prices. 

In  one  color  on  Card  Hoard,  $0.00  per  100. 

he  institution  never  had  in  iianything 'intrinsi- 

T^Z^lZ'lZ^'^ntZZ''^^' 

"  D.  J.  Shaw, 

"  W.  ff.  McMillan, 

Bloorainclon,  '  Ind. 
Olatho  Kansas. 



Ia  two  Colon  on  Card  Board,  $1 1  00  por  100. 

■Alcb  apparently  hia  throat  had  been  cut,  and 

cally  or  inhercutlyvsluuhle.oll.its  professed  prin- 

I darkn.sa       For  this  task  I  am  prennrcd  to 

Robert  Hyslop, 

Aaf'p'es  , 

XtTH,,,'       '■' 

A  IM1  lino  ol 

SAMPLES  SENT  FREE. 

ciple,  being  burrowed  or    stolen  from  other 

Baptist 

BLANK  BOOKS,  BANK  PASS- 

EZRA A.  COOK  &  CO. 

or  di.torhcd,  and   some   bushes  .tripped  and 

ources.well  known  to  every  classical  and  well- 

alnmny,   persecution,   and  every  ill  that  tbe 

"•■  John  siewf     ' 

United  Pros. 

Chilli cothe  Pros., 

Youngs'ville, 'Ohio. 

BOOKS,  BLANK  DRAFTS,  (to. 

PoflLiaunaa, 

pposito  party  can    indict.      I  shall  give  them 

Marine  City    Micb. 

88  LA  LALLE  ST.,  CHICAGO. 

nduco  any  man  of  sense  nr   learning  to    con- 

"°"l.P,n To  "I".  or*thi'7h™ken0°l.rdS 

curued  member  of  the  Ginsgow   Medical   So- 

".TdTtoT'co"!   po'i'nTlh.t'hcrrv.d  sun.    anO 

lion    It"  ll-.ckney,' 

S'c'eM.thodi.r' 

Lower  Wabash  Conf. 

WcstGeld,  Illinois. 

The   most  Popular  Juvenile   Magazine   in 

^.nfnriinUo^^tnufZk!! 

ciety,"are  the  genuine  academies  of  Tippling." 

nother,  to  the   toodcrcst  consolations  of  relig- 
on.     Were  this  spirit  and   principle,  and    this 

Rev,  j;.  tf  Boyd, 

Cnltod  Pres., 

little  Rock,  111. 

Western  Tract  and  Bool  Society 

THE 

R.  P.  Congregation, 

the  body   when   found,  to    be   sitting  agaiust 
the  tree?     The  Masons, or  rather  noun*  UaaonB 

^Jt^Sw£™-*^'%™<» 

..To"  d!,ktct"dnp.,r  ev'en'  Z  o'r  pr."- 

LBATe'L, 

KSJeethre., 

Prairie  City  Circuit, 

gSeHHI.1"11' 

DEPOSITORY.; 

Little  Corporal 

«'"  out,  that  he  bad  killed  himself  in  a  fit  of 

Wc.-leyan  Me'th. 

Cincionati,  Ohio. 

Ref.Preabyterian, 

R.  P.  Synod, 

Sparta,  Illinois. 

of  the  lodge.     Thia  was  the  Masonic  story,  but 

c°.TciI  "wZ'e    th.   "r.",'i,in'.be"h.nds'!o; 

„  and   Sabbath,   and  justice  and  judgment, 

Walter  K.lgcrton, 

Ettas,  Edgerton, 

Prion  , 

Spicol.ud,  Ind. 

■      Sec  col.co.„n.,h  page,  besded 

iricc  than  any  other  magazine  ever  published 

of  men  and   thing?,  and    In    whose   veracity  P 

Unsonio  or  mercenary  editors.     Is  it  not  lo- 

would  triumph   in  oor   land.  ^May  heaven  in 

Mm    li.  N.'  Cravath, 

"J 

Campaign  Documents. 

.JJB  Entirely  Original  mid  First  lass. 

fl™t  place,     Captain   Murdock  was_  certainly 

ot  civil  >'*>*"'■  tb"  '»"»  •"   bjindred.  ol 

We  hnpe  brother  Culeman  will  etlll  forward 

«  M.  Boyd, 

UnitodPres., 

Cincinnati  Ohjo. 

THE 

ng  publication  for  the  young  that  we  hav 

SSESs°iS 

yct  informed  their  render,  of  the  simple  fuels 
thnt  Morgan  and  Miller  wore  carried  oil',  that 

zz7'SiESi!r"B 

Allrcl   K.   Laird, 

Broken   Seal; 

•."d"°b.  Zud"i»  .""nit."!!, b,i.ting"poa[o"; 

(""uf.Th.v'ug" the  go'o'd  hZZTttC.^t'l 

will  send  them  in.^En, 

OR 

inytliing  hotter.— Tlu  P/'imylvania   Ttaeiitr. 

Personal   Reminisences 

««>.  who  thus  die  by  cutting  the  throat',  from 
«•  .beck  imparl  to  the  whole  frame  by  the 

?iiikr«  ""'•  '°.o""ta"brd™ft«o«on  "i 

Editor  Camlum  C;/nosttre  .- 

z%v&s™: 

Baptist, 

0,,„ 

NOW  IS  THEM  TO  BEGIN, 

•key  (all  to  the  ground  nearly  or  quite  lifeleaa. 

^|?ii^Ei,5oSS 

n  the   public  mind,  caused  in  part,  by  word, 
u  tho  Cv-sosDiU  of  April  5lb,  1870,  which  you 

A.   Boyd, 

i2°^: 

l/lorgan  Abduction  aod  Murder, 

BacUNnmberJc^lway-^^n.. 

quota  irons  somchody'e   "  private  letter",  vis. : 

E.  Sterrel, 

a  k*  paces,  stoggercd    and   foil,   struggling 

ua  which  can  exercise  such  control  over  uun- 

•This  Mr.  Hatch   has  furfuited    principle    lor 

H   Q".MoInt're' 

B* 

Splendid  Premiums  are  given  for  Clubs. 

""ulal.cly  on  the  ground,  till  they  became 

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ustico  done  to  his  character  by  this  imputa- 

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s 

Liy  one  who  will  try  to  raise  a  club.     Addrou 

jreaant  recollects  perfectly,  conversing  with 

transpired,  Uw  same  edUon  who  have  mafo- 

tion.     He  utterly  dlsclsirh.  all  anch    iodine  or 

jl^LDoo^phy 

>  Master  Mason  who  wna  a  member  or  BaUviu 

EZRA  A.  COOK, 

f™»e"drIl1htrhVd,etodulelfLh«pl,',rn''. 

rT.'v.'L  Mill  tt'ZZ °eve7othDegr  cr'nTe 

r.B»«ono?°»^ 

Wej'.Shty.8°r' 

United  IBrethren, 

Cor.  See.  Mine.  Society, 

Dayton,  Ohio. 

Lodge  10  "hid.  Morgun  bclooced  ;  and  an  int!- 

88  La  Salle  St.     -    -    -     Chicago,  111. 

» '™<d  with  the  idea  that  there  had  been  fou 
P'ajlnthe  case-    nr  in  other  words,  that  the 

^al^"^^ 

fZta  "olTZMt"c    """a"','.'..'."  ."a" 

U>I"1G'w0UFd't 

Met...     Episcopal, 

i,r,.,,.i  i;..im.i-  Anini.il ..:...! 

sscjgt 

^^am^mbe^rIlov7eI^le^(Cctr,',' 

Cynosure  &  Little  Corp'l 

»  Rev.  T.'P.  Dysarl, 

f™ffl  a  pcr'anT  o^  candor^Md '     nerl f  "nt 

that  of  cxpoiing  Muaonry,  and  been  tberoiu  kidr 

When  the  "  resololious  "  were  being  discussed, 
ho  was  much  occupied  with  other  business,  and 
did  nnl  fully  understand  their  import  as  declar- 

J.H Andrew, 

United   Brethren, 

Argyle,  N.  Y. 

rlble  tragedj  by  od«  -rho    hid  both  an  interior 

For  five  CtMOaoa..  aubseribere  aod  *5.00  we 

ing  war  against  Masonry  hy  our  churches,  but 

RuIub  L.  Perry, 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Sent  by  mail  at  J1.B0  each,  by  th«  PnblUher 

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Arthur  Robinson, 

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CHILDREN  TO  DO  GOOD  AND  BE  AMPLY 

i '    you  do  not  youraelf  possess  a  live! 

cluslvely  the  predoniinotlnp  influence   of  the 

rZ'ocord,  a  testimony  b,  coof.r.nee,  ag.in.ti 

Rev.  L.  G.  Atkinaon, 

United  Brethren. 

Mt,  Healthy,  " 

St.,  Chicago. 

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FOR   YOUNG   FOLKS. 


;  other    people  to  help  t 
R,  when  ho  had  been  par 


loepy  mamma  ;  I  am  only  thkdr 
binkingnbonL     Bui  tbough  the 


;  please   lo  Rlvo   m< 


able  tocpruk  i-sei pi   whc-u    I 


Ijllf- 

SrSrr 

™  die 

l,cb.d  In   w.m    .all    W>l 

"Into 

clbrt.ble;    >nd    .ntirelj 

..  of  onr  complo.ion; 

"Go  then;  nobody  a i 
t  comfortably  before 


Flags    were    flying  on 


The  school',    the  State   and  Municipal 


MimjTES     Cynosure  Tracts 
'^^S^ztzTu Aurora  Christian 


lington  Bible,  upon 


manded  by  William 
In  addition  to  the  e 

York,   New  Uampst 
New  Jersey,  and  th 

gothcr  with  Knight! 

city  ot  Washington, 


red  by  Rot  W.  S.  Studley,  Past  Grand  Ohft] 


it   a  political  cons! 
istly  the  support 


iL.tainitsdomlnancyf     We  alloc! 
distinct  political  Party,  bet  meottl 


rlded- 


aeonc 


ofor 


monioualy    on     Sa 
.ting  piacos  of  not 


THE  DEDICATORY  CEREMONIES. 


and   I    ptiy    God,    abundnntlj 


,  by  proxy,  (If  you 


ed  help  to  soo  distinctly.  Those  who  do  n< 
acover  their  low  eatato,  are  much  to  be  nl 
id  ;  those  who  do,  are  more.     To  win  the; 


ii1Ka,.,T.al    r.-l.l   to    tin 

h  to  govern  myaelf  subje, 


i   although  they  had'.udgn 


,  so  plainly  begun  in   the    fear  of  God.     I 
iioal  happy  to  bo  counted  one  of  a  num 
D  the  Valley  Stnlinel  so   courteously  ci 

aura  in  the  bonde  of  common  Ghrisli 

ust  Masonry.  W.  PO 

V  political  Party  13  by  no   means  a 
oty. 


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'.'..Treemas 

oUthe°rl',TBl*t'° 
td   tradition  "'"n 

..i,rv     T,n,|,.  r 

jjj  "  "eh  as  will 

it  in  «  more 

Womit,  of  word  " 

od.t 

ought,  motiv 

l«nii* /m00"1'7    laborS"E   to  make  '  the  fra 

to  lhl,  t^,*ainB  t0  maokind.     And  accordin. 


pltiieJ  t.v   Hi. ne   -vim    l.-!|   ,v!.il.-  lid.tm,;  l.>r 


'er  reveal"  the  knowledge  of  its  mysteries, 
havo  a    copy   of  the   New  Testament  a 

light,  neither  Cometh  to  the   light,  lest   hi 


WHOLE  NUMBER  51. 


rought  among  the   people 


redoubtable  Kuigbte.whose  uniforms  pr0i 
bo  very  splendid;  each  Knight  being  hi 

it  exhibited    io    New    England,  except   t 


ble.  By  pretensions  to  religion 


night  plainly  to  light,  so  I 


from  whom   tbey   might  noi 


1  not  Bland  the  light? 


itlon,  appear  to  u 


soft 


i  Islai 


ioualy  thought  wb 


i'nI  !■.- tiiibly  permitting 


langeroua  to   liberty,    and 


berly  love,  which  doctrino  the  Masons  ve 
tads  to  a  brother  Mason  ;  bat   in  other  i 


lion  lo  which  I  be 
■liele  in  tho  "  Tro 


own  judgment  in  nil  mattora  of  doctrine  oi 
olity,  and  then  goca  on  with  the  following 
tatement,    which,    if   I    understand,    cnthely 

latter,   llr.    Barlow   violated   a   fundament. 

idgiuont  in  tho  face  of  the  Churoh." 
"The  church  is  the  judge."    The  judge  < 


the  judge  of  tho  fitnoaa  of  u  candidate  for 
embcrship.  I  grant  that.  It  labaptiatlo;  it 
according  to  the  prlnciploa  taught 


triii'   prineiitk's  of  the  denomination   to 


with  the  aonior  Doicon,  "  that  no  Mason  could 

and  frank  eiproaalotiofiuy  antl-Maaonic  vlow.*, 
and  of  my  conscientious  hostility  to  Masonry 
in  all  ita  "arts  and  part*,"  and  repeatedly  in 
icoDversation  with  the  members  of  tho  church, 
unfolded  my  views;  and  what  I  said  I  meant, 
a?  they  haro  now. learned.  Thc.io  are  the 
Mr.  Reynolds  farther  says: 
(I)  Hats  iih11ii.il;  ngniimt  him  [tho 


nonces  In   DimUco."    Of  a 
ng  man  and  mjtolf  were  am 


Tho 


Why  did  our  editor 


The  minlater  who  would  swell  t 


„a.d„ 

SSt 

m.  ready 

J.  I,.  B 

■  ...,„..... 

clip  the 

following    from 

Vnung 

men,  read  thta: 

s  place  on  Tuesday 


My  t-fforts    have  created  some  oicitomoot, 
ind  I  have  had  a  short  argument  with  a  Maaon 

lul,  Hint  nothing  would  disturb  It.  But 
light  and  truth  dncs  diaturb-  It,  and  this 
ould  our  us  up  to  the  greater  effort. 

Yours,  in  tho  work, 

9.  BROWNELL. 
Irving,  Ohaut  Co.,  N.  Y.,  J  mm,  20,1870. 


V? 

loam 

JJJ  J£ 

TZ 

IX'.'ll'.w.  'i 

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asw'T 

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to   gly. 

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Tl 

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odtoa 

little  seer 
a  that  Sta 

0  ogaiui 

accomplish  1 

1  Borne 

Hi.™ 

omplainlng  c 

r. 

rtl"" 

eh,     ln|;r[l 
r.iKBl.1    la 

|| 

t  tho  danger 

uv     r.-iuircl 
dl  for   sick 

od.  ' 

Tlie  lie 

'""hung" 

ceaalty 

nod  "ill,  tf 

Iriigglst  began  tho  sale,  which   ft 
be  indeed,  llko  tho  letting  out  o 

°g';.p.z,d.: 

Ilk. 

wanted 

the   profit 

of  the 

business,  an 

Bn 

now 

hose  who 
for    It,   an 

■d«S 

tonod  to  sell 

Mid 

fought 

„„i   „,.|    il, 

'"»■  '-  ' 

echo 

f  tl„.  pl.„- 

" 

1  ho  was  no 

t  pros. 

ont,  and 

neof 

was  told  that  the  Church 
position,  I  quietly  reaig 
oaitlon  to  tho  reception  o 


lings  ot  many 
in   accepting 


Drought  a  commeuLtm 


r-n     l.ro-iijht     about      by 
■a,  can  an   article  e 


Bpreadlue  Tno,  Llglil, 
r  rhrhtitm  Cynonirtr 


-epped  In   the  mode,  yet  ho  throw  tho  odium 


unquestionably  the™ f.  politic,.! 


tul.jocl.      Ilui   juNtleo  com 
!WB67  copy  of   tho    Nat 


With    a  truly  grateful  aplrlt 
■re  oar  cspaolal    thank*,    for 


sve    not  looked    at    the  aubject.     There 


ieving  tbla.  will,  and  ought  to  ™"  ,,|y  /ppo6e 
eat  me  aa  such,  and  doubtless  Masonry,  and  in  ti 
.     To  allow  thia  to  go  on  with-l  tor  <>'  ih"  church. 


|  When  he  read  their  horrid  oatb 
Iwbo  would  preach,  that  "wlthoi 


rely  said,  that  "  ho  had 


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The  Christian   Cynosure, 


The  Rev.  L.  foster   requests  his  correspond 
Heights,  Cook  Co.,  lit.,  instead  of   98  La  Salle 


~  McCoy,    McKay,     Morr 


»M*»M 

Si™  • 

°.rr."S^fib.°r.ft"™ 

AnderermflR 

1        ' 

Lodges  ia  the  field,  ell  battling  i 

Read    this  carer 

Hy  end    then 

judge  u  to 

lb;  religious  protr 

Biona    of  the 

order.     This 

is  regarded  bj  non-affiliated  Haao 

Masonic  Templo  is 

built  to  furni 

h  rooms  for 

ly  seated  dislrust;a«  the   ereatlo 

the  performance  of 

certain  rite,, 

and  .hi.  an- 

notion  of  the  Grand  Lodge.     The 

Bnd  ^rmoro^be 

k«MtOMo7 

bis   Masonic 

already   a  school  and  asylum  at 
Havanna,  in  this  State,  formerly 

Arch  the  brethren 

ee, 

People's  College,  one     of  Hora 

h  gigantic 
jg.,  designs 


pudialiou  Of  all  the  foreign  rite 
tioo  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Nei 


■agues  fall  out,  honest  men   got  i 


plrit  The  light  yoo  need  breaks  not 
h«  Masonic  East.  It  pours  down  in 
plcndor  from  the  bright  face  of  the 
tighteousoess.     The  character  ot   joui 


m  for  the  TtoimI.     In  Indiana  tho  Masoni 


plies  to  an   objection   to  his  theory 

.nlc  origin    ofSpiritualism,  in  the  fo 


aDd  conclusiveness  or  tho    ar 
aimed    that    Spiritualism  "    (oi 


The   spirits   (Masons)    th 


the    failure  of 
,'  cautious   Fre 


.ubje,    which    virtually  e 


tCfty— a  collection 


oing- Masonry,  a  Relig- 


W,.  Imu   a  small    audience 


i   of   bighfojotiu    Masonry    naturally 


,any    silly  things,   but 
em  of  temptation   wbi 


with  help  of  human  weaknesses  and  vanities,  i- 

to  accomplish  any  thing.     It  would    bi 


do  of  "Punch  and  Judy."     So  the  fooleric 
nd  antics  of  tho  spirits  (Masonry)   beguile 

ever  be  caught  by  a  lofty  or  a  recondite   &> 


,odge  will  bo|crlppled  b 


irmed  hero,  to  relio 


1D<r  would 

1  Lodge  ol 


though  the  angry  storu.* 
¥ilhsuullghl  on  Its  spire 


lodge  as  the  lomplt 


■i  of  cliurt'li   niiTuK.'rJ,    I .  i ■. 


tl,  beaded,  '"Aittifks  upon  Us,"  in 


Orders  by  influential  papers,  and  even  by  re- 
[  Christian  moo  and  minister*,  wo  pledge 
ourselves  to  labor  for  the  thorough  agitation 
>f  tho  subject,  believing  that  a  clearer  uader- 
itandlng  of  their  character  and  Influence  will 
the  withdrawal  of  their  most  cQective 


efore   the   Convention    I 

d.  McAllister, 

J.  ARMOUR, 
0.  E.  TEMPLE, 


States  are  not  generally  tho  mos 


.nihil/.  Miotic  Stor,  Hut 


elate  to  our  pastor  present 


Elder,    inquired  of  bin, 

ihat  it  inuld  be  do^^Lta"^,'!*11* 

tonervo  It  on  me.     On  doing  thj,  ,,„,'',' 

nd  pointing  to  his  name  on  it    ho.rn  ,' 
onythisaignatur.    I  did  not     **, 


i- 


lltor  is   very   Ignoiant   nnd    unsophisllcati 
od  lakes  all  that  glitters  for  gold. 
As  your    wailing   maid  generally  likes  a  p 

tomb,  on  which  Is  an  urn,    and    over  which 


of  criminals,   helping  tin 
otluj  order,  the  reply  L 


sillflMilhlr.   lllilll   nn*   till-    (niviTIHl'IlieiltM  o 

ought  to  bo  oicludod  from  decont  sooioty. 

rmod  Presbyterian  Church,  in    opposition 
o  corruptive  Influonoo  of  suorct  soctotlis. 


Tho    public    were 


icd  with  gigantic   Arabian  numerals   by 
way  of  lodge  designation. 

writer     Is     evidently    a    Mason,    and 


claration  by  tho   blue   lodges 


Grand  Inspector  peddle. 


,  be  to  bo  caught  in  it 


light  be   profitably  made.     Those  wh< 


Isman,  can  it  no  thought  right  to 


.  D.    Knight,   at   a    Maso 


Our  VVUgtNtv*. 
istian    people  from    accepting  tin 


iidly  considered,  in  a  single  son 


REPORT  OFTHE  SPECIAL  COMMITTEE  C 

'  SECRET  ORDERS. 

The  Ooromitten  to  whom    was  referred  tl 


;  of  all  men,  nor  for  the  aid  of  society  am 


under,   unworthy  of 


■eady    Instruments  in     the  hands  of   designing 

■ellgious  liberties;  'therefore. 
Retolixd,  1.  That  we  emphatically  condemn  ajl 
,hcsc  orders  as  wrong  In  principle,  and  neccssa 


w  p[  the  advocacy  of  Seen 


t  Masonry  ib  paganish  I 


s  tho  Synod  declared  ; 


i  that  thero  is   nothing  in   the   M. 
gums  body."     Ho  inow  It,  and  the 


!  used  by  tho   Vormo 


i  in  fact,  although   I 


Editor  Christian  Oynoi 


could  not  wait  for  such  a  pr 
brother  in  the  church,,  look< 


torVhristian  Vynwurt ; 
fo  clip  tho  following  paraKrn[ib  Ocqli, 
ttrpendent,  and    rejoice    Unit,  m 

,n  tho  loast  liulobtud  to  the  mtr.'i,;-].,, 
either  his  salary,  his  reputation,  (,r  K". 
7o  believe  heavon  holds  him  Int.^ 
To  think  ho  will  never  bo  doonuid  to  ft, 

Ho    Is  engaged    in    no    IllMufl  urw 


•n  thwarted,  traitors  of  the  darkest  J,. 

i  infldol,  tbo  nihilist,  tho  libertine  i 
ok-log  In  their  unholy  and  sncriltgii 
manoea  ;  wo  think  It  Is  high  ih 
m's    army   should   awake,   and   Jnm 


ilready  bcon  commlttqd,  to  present, 
■oundlngly  awful  appearance.  When 
ball  bo  oponcd,  bringing  out  to  pl.l 
hat  all  assembled  In  tbo  judgmentcai 

lark    plots,  the   wic'ked   oaths,  the  . 

)  how  guilty   will  thoy  appear  I    B 


what   frivolous,  and   hardly  wartlij  tiuc 
tho  time  and  powers  of  so  strong  ills 

the  winning.  I)r  Blanchard  iiKbU 
Tho  Oynosuhh  Is  liko  an  elder  ntil. 
pith.  Tho  Dr.  throws  a  itoao  Wll.'U 
ally  hits.  And  at  taking  a  icalp  be 
feet  Indian.     Wo  are  sometimes  sorrj 

tho  loud  artillery  of  donunuiollon.' 

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98 


diobigan  Magone.     Never    iotc 


-urtborlnc  tha  object  of 
d  by  eiljin*  tha    roll,   o 


»rt  meeting  in  p.mphlet  Tuna,  with  the 
orts,  speeches,  letters,  etc.  The  continual 
f   the    orniMl     fortniKhtly,     as     belo. 

leoeial  Ageat  or  Secretary,  of  aUndlDg  i 
bility,  to   devote  his   time    to    the  espec 


i  -ho  judges  them.     How 


lemselve*.     Oh  no,  they 


a  the 


■a  of  prudem;  only  c 


mplOT  a   Uonoral    Ageut,  or 


a  the  press.  We  might  add  in 
t  Mr.  Levlngton  has  just  issued  a 
.me  on  thi*  subject,  said  tp  be  supe 


increasing    freque... 


Ion..   The  editor 


folly  and  iniquity  of  tbe  fi 


U.„i,,lM—.,     ;.,„■■■ 

than  baptise  ao  adhering 
upon  publicly  1-oi.jL-eratc 

paralleled  in  many  State 


ecpeutnble  order,  priUes  himself  in  giving  o 


bought  to  frighten  th 

ia  Infinite  peril  tho  best 
Who  are  the  moat  t>^uter„-i 

(hoy  are  dieted,  .nay  l„ 
ivhfch  ihe  candid  m*y  diflbr; 
joraebody  is  rather  deeply  d 

IB  found*  in  the  fact,  that  tho 


to  glory  Jo   men  or  means,    but  In  the  Lord, 


4h*  word  of  truth  on  tbiasabject,  and  in  i 
^d  daily  journal,  or  tha  magazine  and  re. 
wanting   men   ready  to   supply  decided 


oity  to  question  or  disc 


laanotbev  the  light. 


and  ooly  the  friend  and  hand-maid  of  : 
.    So  they  affirm  constantly.    But  wr. 


•   jjiu  \i  mainly   to  ho  opposed  as  a  greal 


pie  always  submit 
ity  to  collu; 


Lad    long.     Ueaaw 


k  ot  New  York,    on    susploioo 

The  same  as  when  it   murder 

■    near   Philadelphia;    and    W 


ntul  conspiracy 
monopoly    of  .1 

Its  deadly  wood, 


ieir  placea  shall  be   supplied  by   i 


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HISTORIANS. 


MASONIC      MURDER, 

loccding  Union,  who  has  taken  17    degree* 


MASONRY. 

A  View  from  Woman's  Stand  Point, 


SECRET  SOCIETIES, 

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Light  on  Free  Masonry, 


Why   am  I   Opposed  to 
MASONRY  P    I  tM»d.».rKM», 


Extracts    from     Masonio 

Oaths  and  Penalties,  as 

Sworn,  to  by    the 

Grand    Lodge   of 

Rhode  Island. 

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(1831.) 


Satan's  Cable  Tow. 


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MURDER 
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'    -- 
CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  JULY  26,  1870. 


Ttan  .orely  should  Tobicco.  with  Itl  cl.ln 
SUud  high  anion?  all  kUIHnf.  «-.,r,ln..rli>,'  in 


rested  our  fears,  that  something  had  befallen 
in.    But  wo  were  persuaded  by  a.  neighbor,  (a 

was  likely  he  bad  gone  home  with  Mr, 

Mason,  and  that  be  (my  father)  would  leel 
iry  disagreeably,  if  he-  knew  that  wo  were 
ooking   after  hixn.     We  returned  home,  but  It 


tmily  gTOup.     Instead  of  t 


^we^Ss. . 


rending,   aoul-ohllllug 


■  given  you   the  narrative   of  tfci 


further,  about  the  time  of  my   fathe 
that  was  ablo  to,  abd  actually  i 


und  by  Masons,  those  (Masons)  who  first  in- 


The   following  reply  c 


■ther  atrong  proof  of  the    dangerous   iWUit 

intention,  at  this  time,  actually  to  pro* 
t  my  fathor  was  murdered  by  Masons,  bi 
rely  S  state  f.cto  occurring   and  traUcte 


lt7f. 

her  wu  ■ 

m.nof 

jober,  .Lead,  fatbits. 

might  b 

•tiled  • 

flit, 

°^iilh°,™d*.c. 

iho   un 

upply  h 

"  <»»"? 

•Kb  ill 

be  noeaiuriei  >nd 

t  night   without  tho  knowledge  of  I 


■onded   by    this  other   pretended     f: 

>ther,  he  had  (through  him)   advised  t 
i   money   that   he  might  himself  obt 

lodge  being  thug  induced    to  suppose  my 


Yours  very  respectfully. 

ELIPHALET  MURDOCE. 
Mr.  Southwiok  adds  :  Since  the  above  lctl. 


Mason,  as  given  by  Morg 


lately,  and  observed  t 


lepting  thoae  met  by  the  forn 


i  cut  bis  own  throat  also  I    The  que 
next  arise,  was  ho  not  murdored   b 

.ordered:    Then  again,    if    ho   mu 
leelf,  an  declared  by  the  abovo  ji 


>ugh,   I  willnot(aaloqid)    , 


id,  could  not  rca\  while  he  lived,  any 
ian  Batnnn  could  while  tfordeeni  sat  In 
log's  gate.     My  mother   having    obtain*. 


quently  did.    Tbun  my 


!0t]y,  which  ..he  fro. 
thor  Ma- 


ii.    had  absented  himself. from  the  1 
liuiou  is,  that  this  brother  Mason  (upon 


utODle  .Signature*  Agal 


celebrated  Whltosbor. 
left  Masonry  in  tho 
,  denomination.     Tbo 


e  body  and  blood  of  tho  great   Rcdci 


10  Baptist  Church. 


of  the  I.  0.  of  Good  Templrt 
such  a  transposition  of  the  lines,  as 


(He  id  Chaplin. )—"  Do  Thou  R, 
oally  bring  ub  to  Thysolf  in  T 


e  can  for  the  cause   a 

i  such  be   reached,  and   how 


select  something  very  Masonic  as   a  signs 
eemasonry,  I  ought  to  be   reoonciled   to  it 


folly,  lest  thou  also  t 


hmi.'LV    ,.,:,.,» 


rights  of  a  Christian 
I  take  an  opun,  manly,, honost,  course,  Om 
it  ol  it.     We  have  probably  as  much  right 


t  about  with  a  little  malic 
■ach  other  Most    Worshipfn 


irtoSniug  that  Masons  sanctioned  the  murdoi 


CAMPAIGN  DOCUMENTS. 

The  Mystic  Tie 
Free  Masonry, 

A  League  'with,  the  Devil, 

EXAMINATION, 


We  should  like  to  get  a  copy  of  "  The    Cal- 
ibrated Whltesborough  Resolutions  "  n 


both  in  Church  and  State.     If  it  is   a 
stated  above,  that  "The  Grand  Lodge 


out  from  Masonry  before,  wore  merely  "  pla 
ir.g  possum,"  just  to  aave  its  life,  we  ought 
know  it,  be  on  our  guard,  and   make  euro   th 

gument  of  broker  Finney,  howovcr,    based  < 

they  did  not.  It  is  even  strengthened;  for, 
the  right  principle  was  not  In  them,  leadii 
them  to  do  it  of  their  own  accord,    still  it  w 

do  It.  So  they  aoted  on  correct  principle  ( 
that  ease)  right  against  their  own  wills,  givii 
In  that  way,  the  strongest  testimony  to  tl 
right  principle  that  could  ho  given,  and  equal 

strong  ground  for  brother  Finney's  conclusion 


John's  day,  (tho  J-J  of  J, in,'  ls70>,  cumin 


Iwinhorbobair.andbytl 

io  laying  of  tho  corner-st 
orshlp.      And  they  hav 


Christian  work?     Why    may  tho ,  noil', 
id   to   aid   by  putting  in  th.-ir  '..-.iniifnl 

ng   Elders  of  tho  church  to  their  holy   i 


,  if  tl 


tfthe  Church  of  Jesus  Christ,  compl.t 
lized  sod  officered  by  His  authority,  ai 

9  blood,  in    such  a   degrading    aitltodo 


i  Chrlsl 


The 


medan,  tho   ]!u-l- 1 1* ■. ■■  t    (.!,..■ 


led   to  do  this  abominable 
A  CHRISTIAN. 
ic  to  hand  too   late  for    pul 


iady  Masons  are  to  be  sot  up  In  dignity 
the  Church,  and  how  contemptibly  me: 

ind  popularity  from  them.     We  suppo 

and  irreligious  embraced  in  Masoni 

'ahomet  down  to  Joo  Smith,  wo  wot 


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GIVING  HIS  AND  HIS  FATHER' 

Opinion    of    Free   Masonry 
( 1831. ) 


at   work  of  his  life.     HE   SEEMS   LIKE 
ONE  SPEAKING  OUT  OF  ETERNITY. 


Broken   Seal; 


Personal   Reminisenoes 


SAMUEL   D.  G-REEN, 

Lodge  to  which  Morgan  belonged  ;  and  an  Inl 
lend  of  Morgans',  and  was  as  tho  time  . 
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GIVING  his; 
Opinion   of    Free   Masonry 


Satan's  Gable  Tow. 


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WM.  MORGAN, 

Dr.  John  I..  Emery, 

?  RACINE  COONTV,  WIS.,  IN  THE  SCM 
HER  Of  18.8, 

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WHOLE  NUMBER  52. 


The  Christian  Cynosure. 


".  lodge  la  no  divine  Invitation,  >nd  hae  re- 
wived  no  autberlty  to  administer  oatba,  and 
'■e  candidate  haa  no  right   total.,   it   if  the 


ta,l''W«,/iSiSi'ih"t.l"" 

2    Another  reason   for  opposing 
UtlUa  la  the  alnlalUM  of  their  sec...,, 

WWb,  light  that  la  of  vast  Biowpnt  to  tbojno 


ay  enjoy  it,  ligbt.     If  1 

lough  it,  the,  would  oo 
Why    thea  do   thoy 


i«    a.nuething  wrong,  wbict 
t  lb.  plain,  apo.tollcprec.pt 


otom 

bing  r/bieh  no 

briaiian  ea 

,  without 

theae  orders 

orre.      Some   o 

f  their   orato 

th  the  glory  c 

e  oatb  blindly  a 

nd  lightly  I 

.hip,  etc.  nee 

.  inferior  glor 

11 

.it:,,;."-; 

:n:T: 

judging 

ln°  the  lodge, 

SE 

*' 

;"o;b';;.r.in.B.r' 

2K 

,.,.l,f.ill>. 

meet  a.  broth 

nglng  to  tb.  go 

::*:°!i:z 

Z.', 

VbCboCot,"' 

"no..".!." 

ltPi'.<"°.nd 

"iB.™«°fT 

.  bruto  by  igno 
,1,  religion  te 

[w„'g°°»jl°ul 

ho   baa  bad    th 

nieaoa    o 

judging 

boasting  of  th 

e  universality  of 

thair  religion 

hey  require  belief  in  fiod;  ihoy  rej 
onfoaalou  or  Ohrlal.  Now,  how  oan 
Ian,  without  practically  denying  the  I 


o  beyond  diaper..     "The 


intirely    by   applying   theiu  falsely    to    the 


itiou  and  d.itb   nf  all 
tullM.     Too   trout   la 


iron    Dorr,  John   C 


..b.erved    ' 
boly    ho.id 


.?od|'d  V»»°~l°«™p.  i  b™"-i.'™..o'  » '«;l"r  .KU  Ud  propriety,  and.,  bat,   com.   to 


.ington  .a  a  Ua.ou  1     It 
a,  never  10  a  lodge  hut  t. 

inOOttW   b.rdl,   bo'con.n 


ruiti  of  their  labors    by    Mnsonio    jugglery. 
(  -heir  ilbertica  by  boing  assured  that  Hem- 

Do  Tocque»IHo, 

tSz 

<- 

ch  phlloa- 

hat  Uaaonio  "eaknoM   and  depravity  ii    mag- 

lea   that   has  ever 
-hat  the   people  o 

oTcoprado 

d's'ta' 

rophe.ied 
ea   would 

At  bottom,  the  Aoiim.    I«go,  though    a    TCry 

Qlthmtelj  beoon.o 

Sine 

emblo.  roan,  wu  bet  a  low,  vulgar   character 

and  Ir i  eo.illrmatio 

of  the  tro 

both 

a  predte- 

Tin:  wimiws  viu'sxr.sr  s 


tton,  Bplaoopacy,  High  Ohu.c 

pldity.     What  la  th.  reason   of 


weak  on  It.     In  yw/iro,  they  arc  tho  aanie,    both 


itcd  into  Ma- 
le ie  dialing 
i.nlyhoneny, 


-nor.lly  

eordanc. 

IherMirh 

haraot.r  of 

oil,  to,  b 

o.ne  „>•].. 

u.N,  ,« 'up 

rz*z 

a.e.enlltb 

d,-,u„  o 

Ma.onr, 

"•.."toop- 

end  right   . 

,.,hoppo. 

.",    ■  »." 

..'Tend" 

Broken  Seal; 

Personal    Reminlsences 


SAMUEL   D.   GREEN, 


i  t.i  in,.]  ,a  fl  ."U-ith,  i.y  (h«  Publi,hei 


102 


CHRISTIAN  CYNOSURE:  CHICAGO,  AUGUST  9,  1870. 


The  Christian   Cynosure, 


EDITORIAL    CORRESPONDENCE... 


a  down  here  sod  preached    a  prepan 
nioraiag.'J  Rfcvt  Mb.  Swistok,  form< 


In  this  vicinity  on  Masonry,    Wheaton  C< 
Us  President,  and  s0mo  ofits    graduate 

of  secret  societies  to  the  people ;  the  a 


lijpley,  Ohio, 
nesin'as.ngle 


Freemasonry,  and  tho  other  orders,  are  simply 


lodge,  awhile  since,  in  the  Circuit  and 
i  of  Illinois, 
unit   was    an    application    foi 


>rned  by  his   principle 


Tomoa,  IU.,  July  16,  18', 
Dmr   Cynosurt; 
f..  After  speaking  twice  at  Granville,  (Congi 

nepin     (Methodist   Episcopal   Church)    I 

(Congregational    Church)    to-morrow,    an, 


JO  parts  of  $26.00  eaoh,  and 
ght  hundred  persons  who 

uilding.  My  endeavor  will 
uilding  complete,  tower,  cl 
by  one  year  from  Septembe. 


I  have  only  t 


the  glories  of  the    lodge 


tthe 


NoouiL,  III.,  July  16,  1670. 


night  In  the    inlens 

;tfullyinthe   Congrt 

eon  the  subjeo' 


dies  in  daylight  in  their  churches  ;  crossing 
Good  Tetnplnre,  who  uro  exactly  Ilka   Mason t 


In  our  Joy  at  our  nal 


d  dying  legacy    of  Deo.  Ichabod  Wast 
pushing  aside  the  claims  of  the  widoi 

it  of  increasing,  by  a  few  hundreds,  a,  r 

f  legacy  to    itself!     As    the    suspicion    of 


,o  threatened  stigma,  and  enable  our  Na 
anal  Society  to  move  onward  In  tho  pathwa 
'  honor  and   usefulness  which  it  has  for  th 


Who     will   put 
pular  government 


might 


co-workers  with  the  divine  architect,  In  pre 
oting  the   spiritual   progress  of  humanity. 


ninglo  sectarian  (L  ,.,  C 


eplionofour  Father  in  heaven.     Christ  hat 

God  ;  and  yet,  the  infusion  of  Christianity  into 
a  out  the   light   it  has!     A  third  of  s 

Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois,  that  Grand  Ora- 


;ue  strongest  principle  of  unregener 
and  its  dictates-arc  enforced  by  sue! 
rsee,  as  are  expected  to  make  Its  com 
israuiount  to   all  laws,  human  or  di 


3  a  Masnn  or  lodge  of  Masons,  in  tho  holy 


.resa  is  caused  by   misfortune,   or   oalaiulty, 
flie  writer  adds  substantially,  if  his  pocke 


ply  for  relief"  (to 

lodges  or  Masons)  "will  sub- 
sl  rigid  discipline."    A  hord 

to  advertise  the  mo 

'"""'•""• 

'.  of'  li 

ease ;  bat    from 

a    Grand   Master's  decision, 

Its  wit  la  so  clumsy. 

and  Itfl  stylo  e 

ryulgant 

here  is  no  appoa 

of  any  lotell 

except  only  to  sa 

y,  that  in  our-  opinion,  this 

SnCmCMoWi"   ^ 

■Italy  to    re. 

Ja.bypap 

'Grand  "Lodge, 

have  rightly  defined  "Mason- 

It  succeeds  about 

^  noil  as  tho 

as  of  the 

b'otor' hi.  the 

right  estimation   of  U;  and 

bio,  in  imitating  t 

il.'toTbeB  t 

ho  editor 

Grand  Orator  Rot 

bine,  may  hare  some  show  of 

there  are  any  brain 

among  the  f 

atornlty, 

ruth  In  his  idea 

tits  superlative  power,  If  he 

Z*Z^ZZ 

itzzi 

"toTe' 

,nd  how  pleasant  It  in 
>rld   without,  within 


'. -t.'.'./.v.  tlio  statement,  that   the  Grand 


hine  ;  and  all  High  ! 


oddlor."     The  Masonic  Monthly  on  th 
land,  by  brother  Norton,  justilic,  l.n,r|,,. 


St.  John's  day  lecturers  ;  and  the  back-bom 
of  Tomplarism,  Cripticism,  Scotticism,  and  oth 

!d,    ho  avers  our  highest   authorities  a 
old  and  Fidel)"  and  the  so-called  higl.es 


Bat   it  Is  when    they  i 


Kentucky    Vrtt  Jfiiwn,-   (who  1 

*  *  inserting  an  editorial  in 
professing  to  give  the  history 
lodge    in   Boston,  which  history, 


;  we  thought  wo    we 


nite  judgment   deserve  forgiven, 
ontly  doubts  whether  such   a  pie. 


■  Monthly;  and   might  help 


e  American   Widn/an,  of  Junfpii 


eted  upon  Rev.  D.  P.  Rathbun,  a  membe 
1  the  Rochester  Conference,  N.  Y.  Tho  edi 
ir  of  the  Wulcyan  save,"  He  is  a  most  eracieo 

od  crowned  tho  past  year  with  somo  tw 
uudred  conversions."  And  Mr.  Bush  affirm, 
To  my  certain  knowledgo,  excepting  tho  Mr 

I  which  ho  lives."    The  editor  of  the  Weiieya 


nlighten   and    per 
On  the  7th  of  ,1 


Hosr, 

n    at  ten 

ed    Brotho 

Rathbnn's 

it 

-,"-■ '■''',',! 

a°nocrGth«t0 

'civToffieer 

ni.ded    him 

.      Whcreu 

pies 

sautly   s 

sterday  on 

In    Masonic 

fler 

bislocturel 

eP6uppbo0sedLto0be0 

he  kick"- 

bJ8  horse 

J" 

him;  but  f 
<  a  stunning 

blow,  and   ohoked 
is.     When  he  reco 

.Sl 

ODBC 

ousness  he 

ound  himself  somo  f 

rtyrods 

sllesh.  After  carryin 
iirnienla  and  applle 
.    his  back,  through 


badly  strangled. 


,ervcd  him   right  ■  "  i 


oohoraod  tho  right  arm  of  Us  defense.    Th. 

rhioh  such  facta  properly  excite,  and  whirf 
a't  for  the  help  of  professedly  Christian  Moso. 
tould  sweep  the  barbarous  abomination  froi 


(inched  Rathbun 


so  possessed  them  that  they  verily  h 
t  they  a.e  doing  God's,  service  when  they 

Grange  c.tios  and  to  donth;  and  then  the: 
o  the  clear  letter  of  Masonio  law   Intheli 

wnic  vengeance.     Tho    truth  Is,  tho  plaii 


i,  the  action    of  Mvsons  as  a  body, 


for  whose  glory  It  is  undertaken.    We  ,lu 
prophecy;    but   will  pray,  make  the  wrath  « 
the  oof  re  t"  I        "'         ""  '  *'"* lbe '""^iti1 


of  all    affiliations  will, 
tion.     Wo  hopotbit  n<, 


Hied.     To    Hon-Uasoml    w. 


t  to  those   Masons  who  moan  to  be  pa1 


While  you   acknowledge  tho  validity  of  tr. 

do  you  not  yield  yourself  n  bond-sh 
T  author?    Are  you  not  partaking  of 


nd  the  lamb  is  moat  manifestly  applicable  to 
ae  case.  Napoleon,  spoiling  for  a  fight,  r 
seta  that  ho  belongs  to  a  dynasty,  v 
lunder  made  crowns  his  play  things,  and 
ings  to  nearly  all  the  thrones  of  Europe. 
.  not,  therefore,    his  undoubted  prerog; 


'ruBsia  and  tho  North  German  Slates,  to  c< 

ight  over  against  tho  supremo  majesty  of  t 
mpire  »  But  year  majesty,  If  you  insult  Spr 
nd  Prussia  at  the  same  time,  and  by  tho  Hi 


Pruesia  is  threatened  for  favoring  the 
of  Spain.  Butelncethe  project  of  mal 
Prince  of  Hohenzollern  king  of  Spain, 


»  of  insolence,  that  tho 


i,  the  war  will  end   In  the   humiliation  ol 


Tho  editor  of  tho  Snwi<nn  Wukyan  ret 


utiog  tracts  on  this  subject  among  the 

tions  on    this  subject  In  the,,  Genesee  Confst- 

o   is  announced  to    speak  on  the  subject  In 

to  9th  insi.    Thus  the  leaven  Is  working. 
Tho   address  was   magnificent,   both    as   to 


oldlyandstronElvinn 


e  stream, 

other 

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The  foUoxlug  is  from  a  w.ll-lu.o™  surl  mush 
respected  broker  on  the  field.     The  Cntosim 


beon  don...     Sir  Hnlcb 
.bo   publication   lo   the 


'2ZT"'°' !'•  dominate,  o't  tl.o  lodges,  c 
',r.  Ho  evil.     Ioiniedi.u-I,.  utter  the  minis 

jta.TmM.oh.riiiwaulo  tb»  '"" 


,i„.«,  »d.,  p"™1'^*  !""^J 


in    the   case    were    simply   i 


Bsdjdectared  L,.ir.se..    >„>  unt.-Uaacm. 


4ed  bj  b»Qd9  of  music,  playing  alter 
00  a-  mother  with  hor  children,  gob, 
y  a  fiddler  and  a  fluid  player  or  two 


wirei 

d  children 

besides. 

ground,  si!  fee 

t  by  two, 

aODlain 

sade 

might  b 

Lil.rly,  and 
tholforcfr 

mixim; 

the  Aiuericiin 

,p1       .. 

Stillas 

Li 

103 


ut  return  of  security  to  our  freo  Institutions 

t  lo  the  departments  of  the  government 
ding  to  tbe  dangerous  assumption  of  clre 
in.r,  power  bj  Congress  -,  des.ro,  ed  the  con 
moo  of  the  people  in  the  soundness  of  thill 
.ernment ;  piled  up  sn  immense  debt ;  o.use, 
'rightful    inere.se  in   orime,  sod  produce, 

:ho  deep,   serious  energies  of  our  rellgloi 


■sn  Ho.hodiet,  Apr! 


o  Opposed 
it.   Ctnosb 


eipect  in  its  sovereigns. 

But  when    wo  look  at  Masonry,  what  a  sac 


The  brassfounders  of  Judea  might  i 


Jlowsth.t  ought  . 
re  ot  for  extending 


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OATHS  OF  FREE  MASONRY,   AS  PROVED 

?S  OWN   ORATORS,  AUTHORS, 
HISTORIANS. 


MASONRY. 


ho  Knights  o(  the  Temple,   Knights  oi 
Malta,  and   Knights  Hospitalers,  wero  orderf 


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M,.,o„-  Working  through  I 

M,'...1,^.,!  Oddfellow, 


Mormtin  .My- tones.  Oi   The  Grand  Lodge 


S\n^..,,  >< l-.t-,,lT]»': 

Morgan's  Dody. 

M.^ONLA    fl..,«i,,fi    Itself, 

tf!:'.-.|.-r   ..H'-tj,..,,,,   Mtl'r.l,'. 

^''^'■^n^e'on, 

••    UmahlJ,09' 

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Dotaud'e 

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aw?i 

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v" 

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Quite  a 

Questio 

Resolutions   Adopted   i 


.sons  for  Opposing  Senet 


Stealthy  Approach.! 


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The  Masouio  Reliffio 
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The  Stowo-Byrr. 


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