The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-12

lron mat Is bic wh,oh yoa.pEaiess q heleVe
Yno lapgai you, as prob ss'ug Cirls ia"s,
ina, the dueinaes sad commandments ul
men, SHOULD be esteemed father lhsp lac
Word Of psuth-lhai iue laws Of N4snFes aad (
of Natureas God, should be suspeTceded, at
pleasure, by the Jaw Of the landt fonr
teachings in this are but little behind that OF
old Cloyen Foot himself. Besides, Cabinets
and Seuates do not deliberate, in secret, TO
keep the result of their lahors secret, as the
fate of a treaty or other measure IS always
known-and this secluslon even, os II ",
without your silly mummenes, is loudly con
demned by the best American Statesmen.
Legislative Halls, too, have not their galleries
cleared, 10 keep their proceedings se'He';
10 lake degrees, deliberate on MURDER nh2
drink sollish sslibalions;n but 10 prevent con-
fusion and rowdysm, aud secure themselves
from being oyerawed by mobs, in their calm
deliberations. And the same o. county
Juries, too, WHO are locked up toihemselVea, to
after hearing the evidence, the pleadlngs oi
Council, aud the Judges charge, 'hat iney
may not be brow beat, or influenced partial
ly by either party, during their deliberations,
till they have arrived al conclusion, aoh'c"
is Glrdys made public, AND THAT TOO IN o.
PEN COURT! II is but great weakness 10
attempt 10 establish secret precedent rom
them, for the mystic rites Of your midnight
recesses. And as 10 your claiming that Ma
lure, in her several departments ol animal,
vegetable and mineral matter, breaches u9
the dark principle Of secrecy,it is totally IN
true. There is nothing that yegetates with
out light, unless il be some OF the green
things in your Lodge; and he that has care>
fully examined the structure Of the meanesl
pebble beneath his feet, and studied lis props
cries in connexon with the laws of Gravlta
lion and Cohesion, has clearly acquainted him
self with the structure ola world in miniature.
To believe any hing else would be to deny
the dictates Of reason, and the word Of God
itself. "For The invisible lhings OF Him from
the creation of The world ate clearly seen,
being understood by tho things that are made,
even his eternal power and Godhead; so they
are without excuse" Rom. /: 90.
do not deem it necessary TO full under
standing of the principles Of Odd Fellow
ship 10 view with a microscope the gamhos
OF those numberless beings that animate a
single drop Of water, or TO behold the count
less myriadS Of anjmalculp that float in the
circum mbient atmosphere. Nor have |, as
student in natural history, thought it pre-
liminary, to determine whether the IeViathan
is the largest among mammaln or the tield-
mouse tie smallest among those ;hat give
Young suck, nor have | ever counted how
many rings there are upon the American
coon's tail-never having been found so philo-
sophicdlly engaged; unless it be when un>
dcrtook TO count the Degrees of Odd Fellows
ship, the caudle extremity OF Freemasonry
Nor do | believe that my christian protesting
Brother, has ever counted how many len
thousand aaimacusp that float in The cicum.
ambient atmosphere, can ddnce on The poini
Of cambric rsedle! viii he tell US, as
Chaplain to the Lodge, if he ever made the
experiment.
am not one Of those that set out 10 dis.
cuss question, and get lost in The smoke OIL
fog of their own pipe or STORY; nor ain TO
be led away from The subject by such simple
fxlngs as these, | brush all such cubweb
conIriyauces aside, expose the iniquity Of The
work before US, and cume up TO the max ed
principles of the Order at once,
But, may be told in the language OF one
'lhat do not know what Odd Fellowship is
with certainty (in addition to what learn from
their authorized publications. and therefor {
/ ny reasoning may moi be applicable, Still
hay know wnal II is not, and by This means
shall obtain sufficient data 10 support all The
conclusioas have drawn. know that the
whole principles cf the Gospel dwell in ,he
cIearesl light, and powerfully conslrnin ey,
cry mind which embraces them,to dtfuse q
knowledge of them,without imitation or con
diiion. Odd Fellowship does not; il dwell,
in noc,uraI darkness, and invokes the aid o.
Jehovah'S name TO bar out the light. The
moment il would pres ent IFS ''soemn obliga.
tionsh or secret rites IN open day, i: woulC
expire and become eX inct. From this in,
ter, that its very essence j. directly opposed
10 lbe spirit of Christianity. know that The
Bible addresses itself as well 10 women and
cripples as To hale men or lrcemea thai
its maxims and doctrines elevate the female
10 her own proper Importance, as o fiji com
panien for man--t that il adorns her character
with divine IUvellness, which mikes her
the brightest ornament Of hum1n kind. Odd
Fellowship treats her with suen silence and
| leaves her comlOrtless, among her lende
offspring, to weep | know thai its prnci-
4 pies are not necessary TO make gco1 ci,i
zen, good ne'ghbor, good husband, goot
parent, or true christian know certainly
that il is not necessary TO the safety or pros
perily of our nation, or Ihe welfare Of GoG'
church know il is mol necessary, to lhr
most useful and honorable life, or TO the mos
safe and happy death, and this is enough 70
any reasonable man TO know, My fellow
professors, if any Of you have been drawl
into this dark monopoly, in which man dar
! not allow the vile of bis bosom, or his chill
dren or his dearest and most faithful friend
10 participate, | would urge you TO review
the deed in the light Of Gods word, and re
nounce the institution rs dangerous ant
damnable imposition. Never again cheer il
gloomy darkness by your christian presence
it you wish TO enjoy the GLORIOUS liberty O
the children OF God" or hope to walk lhl
golden streets Of the New jerusalem. For
ever dscIaim the unfr0itfll works of dark
ness, sand the peace Of God, which passed.
all understanding, shall keep your hearts an,
minds through Christ Jesus" And "@hut
soeyer things are true, whatsoever things ar
honest, whatsoever things are Just, whaso
ever things are pure, whatsoever things ar
lowell, whatsoever things are Of good Tepo It