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

iast IN the due peflOimance OF the sane@-
Detsch your hands aud Kiss the book, which
is The Holy Bible, once.
In the second, or Felloweralt's oath, tbe
substance Of the former is repeated, and this
additional promise given, sbipdlng myself
under no less penalty lhau 10 have my
breast torn open, and my heart and yilnls
taken from thence aud thrown oyer nv left
shoulder and carried into the Yalley Of Jehos-
aPhai, there TO become prey 10 the wild
beasts OF the field and the yultures ofihe ar. /"
These christina protesting Lodges, in thus
piling one unnecessary oath on the top Of
lnnoiheT, forget the adInonilion OF tae iIisPir'
ed word, But above all things, my brethren,
swear not; neither by heaven, neither by the
earth, neither by any other oath: but let your
4 yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye iail
Into condemnation james 5: IL. "And
Il soul sin, and hear the voice Of sweaFing,
land is witness, whether he hath seen or
, known Of il; If he do not utter It. then he
shall Lear his iniquty. Or If a soul swear,
lpronouncing with his lips 10 do evil, OF TO do
Igood, whatsoever il be that man shall pro-
lnounce with an oath, and il be hid from him
when he knoweih Of it, then he shall he gull
Ity in one ofihese. And il shall be, when he
shall be guilty in one Of these things, that
he shall confess that he hath sihned in that
thing" Lev. 5: Has
The third, or Master Mason's Degree, has
along oath Of about Two aud one fourth pages
octave. From the lengthy rigmarole We ex
tract the following: After promising not to
give the masters password, ''nei'her in the
lodge nor out Of il, except it be on the five
lpoints of fellowship, and then not above my
BREATH" the oath continues: "Funhermore
do promise and swear that ! will not be al
r the initiating Of an old man in dotuge,u young
: man in nonage, IN atheist, irreligious liber-
= tine, Idol, madman, hefmaphrodite, nor wo
4 man, have no doubt the virtuous female
r will think she is placed iii respectable com
: pany by these phiIosophisng nallet.hGads. .
Furthermore do promise and swear that
! will not violate the chastity Of master ma
sons wife, mother, sister, or daughter, know
. ing them to be such, fall others being com
!, mon game, We suppose nor suffer II to bt
f done by others, if III my power 10 prevent it
!, Furthermore, do promise and swear that
:. will 60 on master mason's errand, ,wheneve
4 required, even should have 10 60 barefoot
aud bareheaded, fwiihn the length Of my
cable tow. Literally, a rope several yard
/, in leng b, but myslically 3mles In the de
q gree of knghlhood the distance is 40 miles
? Furthermore, do promise and swear that i
4 any part OF this my solemn oath or obgatioI
4 be omitted at this time, that will hold my
self amenab!e thereto, whenever informed
al Eln hnu hs,1 -
IN the midst and divided TO the north and Iht
south, my bowels burnt to ashes in the centre
and the ashes pcauerel before the four winds
> Iof heaven" '
The penalty Of the fourth, or Mark Mas.
tres Degree, is 'to have my right ear smo,e
i of, that may forever be unable TO hear the
, word, and my right hand chopped off, as the
penalty of an inposter." Pass word of lhi:
degree JoPpq. The penalty of tho 5lh, OF
; pastmastei's degree, is 10 have the tongue
Isplt from Tip to root" Pass word Giblem
. In the sixth, or most excellent masters oail
{ the penalty is 'to have his breast torn open,
=, the heart and vitals taken from thence, and
: exposed to rol on dunghlI." Pass word
/ Rabbon,
10 the 7Ih, or Royal arch Degree, the can
Ididate is made to say: "Furthermore. do
| promise and swear, that win aid and assis
a companion royal arch mason, when engagcd
in any difficulty; and esponse his cause, SC
, fdras 10 cxricate him from the same, If in
my power, whether he be right or prons =
Also, that will promote companion royal
arch mlson's political prelerment in prefer.
ence to another of equal qualification. Fur
' lhermore, do | promise and swear, that a
! companion royal arch mlson's secrets, given
/ me ip charge rs such and knowing them to
8 be such, shall remain as secure and invioa
!. Bile in my breast as in his own, murder and
4 treason not ercepted." Penllty-s'to have
! the skull snote oil, and the brains exposed tc
: : the scorching rays OF the sun" Grand ON
niic royal arch word 'jab buh Ian." To the
4 quesloq--"Are you royal arch mason9'
f lie answers, II am that am, thus assuming
= The character Of Deity!
We viii. here deSsl from following up this
long list of blasphemous oalbs, IN every one
of which to the 43d the Mixers name is
taken in vain, and triple damnalion invoked
on the head Of the candidate, if he ever VIC.
late one of The opligsipng imposed on hini
Some Of the penalties require the ,'head 10 be
/ struck off and stuck upon the highest sprt
q in Chrstendom," others 10 have The bod,
Idssectcd alive, and house burned over lheiI
heads; while another requires '!to have lht
1 heart eaten by the most venemous of serpenls
, land thus perish most niserabiy." Who a
mong their number possesses sufficient art il
: Iall Ihe forms Of bqtcherY 10 iahlcl the pen
allies, know not; 5Ll thlt they are sworn IL
e accomplish them, will prove by quoting from
E The first oah Of "lhe holy and thrice illustri.
f Gus Order ol the Cross" with certain penal
g lies annexed thereto: "You further swear
\ that, shuule you know another 10 violate an,
/ essentiul part Of this obligation, you will use
! your most decided endeayors by The blessing
3 Of God, to bring such person 10 the sirictes
, and most Goaatga punishment, agreeable Ia
1 The rules and usages ofour ancienl frarernity
The following is copied from "the Ark and
Odd Fellows Western MouthIy Magazine
! edited by Alex, q. Glenn, June, 1850, page
1876, under the head Of black list of expnl-
sions. "JOhn u. Pease was expelled from
, SYlValIil Lodge, No. 100, SyIvana, OHIO,
!. My /, fof reveallng secreis Of the Ordel,''
&c. land this by pointing him out to Tie
world as an unworthy vdgabond BY opposing
d his Interests, by deraaging his business, by
4 transferring his characteraGer him whe lever
r ilc may go, and by exposing him 10 The con
a tempt OF The fraternity and 'ho world, but oil
our Illnstr,ous .. der more especially, during
y his whole natural liie," What charitable
r long suffering christian patience and forbear