The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-05-08
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""SsS "1lot'o suu tuuiaNiet N'S N"''~" '
question. Tue lad, peLdsnt Order Of Cd,
FellO~s,in Bur Opiniun, needs make M OIhe
defence against attacks from any source, how
ever much entitled Io respect, than will be
found in a careful nul;ng OF It's unnumhcret
eiTirts toward The amelioralinn nf mans hare
lot upon earth, by means Of those cadinll
principles Of Goodness, Live aud Cbarily.-
Nevertheless. we do nol beoag 10 The '.g,g
school," Those who have ohleclluns on the
Christian religion itself, il Ihey app oacn
the subject ina respectful m,nner shall not
be Kept from conveying their thoughts to
others by any sgency Of ours. Ertor when
boldly promulgated, loses, to great extent,
its power to do harm.
FoR THE CADlz SENTINEL
l.. o. %. f.
The undersgued has had copy of the
CONSTITUTION, Regulations and By,L,ws, of
Cadiz Lodge M. I30, of the Indrpendrn
Older of Oid Fellow, placed N hts hand-
for pernsal. wih the fInd auIc patioa thai Ee
would becume member of their hlnnrahle
fraternity. Tie has examined the same, as
he Ina previously ED the C,nstitu in of
Lodge nj Seuhenrillr. as wei as had
SO ne acquaintance VITA the Grand [, ID Ie o.
Indiana locate ! al Nj ID snn-and hcgs leave
to offer tie following report as well as some
suggestions by wy n fartacS iaqury!
Your LHdge ap, p,earS 10 nunDrr some Is
or % persUnS 0mpnsed ni Preachers Eli,
tors, 'cWrs, Lrwyers, an mhaIs- all vety
hnnnfabie professions, Comprising Il v,riety
and degrto "t talent unrq tailed, perhaps, w
alv q ""r aSSocItt,un Ia The rulnan "
Tne Order, too, Is sad to he .'hcnr VIOLENT
aud ch'II'ahle" nn", an Nrnr Coz 3 | uf!uu
provides hlt beI re nrcnning mem,e lbe
applicant sa.li p - a fee of trnm ten O lwcn
~ dollars, accu ding Ia age, as we'll ~ one
dollar per qltrer tT cont n,Ing as such,
nhd tfsm four to sX dollars tor each ID yree
conferred by the l. d!e H.. mhsr he n Det.
soG OF good moral chiracL"f --np' ven To
swearing while present or coming into the
Lodge nrhrlhed- must have an uccup,tfon
and residence, aud "s"me known reputable
men ms of suppnlt," aud hs free from all IN
tirnIy OF sease.. H., must also b I'VE 81
and under 45 years Of age, !" 'rradv and vii
ling (lnder 0arh) IN yield obedience to the
Constitution" sta wear he appropriate rega
ia" under niger of being exculed. and
visit the seek under penalty of 80 cents -
"Wnen the presiding officer l.k"s The char.
the nlli 'ers aud IN mhers shall take their re>
specl've seats, and at tie so~ua If tie gap
ct there shall lie = gener~l silence. undct the
penhl'y OF public repfimandl" page 30
OF Their authcnIDc pIblc1Wnn.
Nov, carno cnsent @ become mem.
her nt tbs Serrnt Cnncllve, which prnlpssrs
10 have borrowed lis prncepts from the B bic.
aud TO he estahI she'd fl doing good, for the
following very prominent reasons:
list. Bnc'nse your system Of rules and req.
ulanons would have excluded Jesus CniN
aud his Apps les themselves for your inIia.
ton rsq II 90 I,lvv fe4, lnd IS Iver and
gold they had none" Moeovor. il must ue
cessl'iy exclude the great body o. Chrisli,ns
from Us benefits, who are poor, iuirm and
deceased, To whom The G spell was more par.
Iiculariy preached. aud of whom il is sad that
theirs is the kingdom of hclven
20. | am unwilling to Practice vour prc.
cep's to turthet my prospects Of heaven, even
adm tI'ng they a'e copied from very moral
worldly coles, as | acknnw edge An lruc and
living way but the Messiah- entrance
and door into the sheepf,ld, and he that,
"cl'mbe'h up some her way. the same is a
thief and a rnhbrr"
81. Because your Institution is bu, the
workings ot tie spirit Of Anti Christ. unan-
ihorzed by single ",bus saith the Lord, -
and Its mem ers necessarily heretical and A.
lien, strangers 10 the covenant nf promise,
having no hope, and without God IN the
world.
4'h Because the history Of secret socie
ties shows that lh3y had their origin in iIoI
airy, arsocracy and rnfdety. which must
necessarily end in ruin and condemnation.
and an everlasting punishment from Tho pres
ence of onr God.
These objections arc not the offspring oran
ovcrheaed imagination. nor The result Of
wild enthHsasm; neither are they dcIateI
by spirit oil envy or c0Vetousacss. The wlier
mas no desire to appear peculiar as a beIiev.
CT; no disposition To distract or divide the
body of Ctrs; no longing for rnlo or pre-.
eminencc in secular alf,irs but they are the
Iesus of mature debGrnhon, calm and dis.
passionate reflection on your Order, and
thorough Investigation uf the word Of God
They are dictated by n spirit of bnnevoIencr.
aud determination 10 be guided BY rhr holy
scriptures, though they shon'd fail 10 furnish
n king like those OF the natiOns that urtOund
Us, OF such idols aS are b. he found in the
departments of Odd Fellows IlaI! Nor
would we impnie TO m ny who weekly con,
gregaIe there, any other than the pnrest mo
tves-a desire TO do much good lor them,
selves MS well rs their secret order--to mu-
tually aud recipsOcally assist one another, as
the world loveth lis own! Indeed we know
many good PROCESSING Christians, who are
contending for The Odd Fellows principles
which We condemn, as earnestly, zenuusy
and conscicntiously as ever Saul OF Tarsus
''perseculed The church Of Godr' But what
error has not had Its devo' 'ees--what foolish
practice It's sober bro@s to bless il!
We know oflawyers who appear to be sharp
sighted enough TO see through an inch plank
by moonlight, Preachers precocIous enough
TO tell the RersuasiOn OF congre CATION by
the nosIng Of the sleepled weather guape,
aud Doctors sensitive enough, aud senseless
enough too, 10 determine the diagnosis of
disease by the croOkng OF their lule fugers
--who have not the comprehension, it seems
10 distinguish between such lnidGight un
godliness and their daacs as protesting chris
tians!
Look abroad lpon the wide facs Of nature
and see The king OF errors with his thousand