New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-03

d sse spe you proceed 10 re cutssoe eoos, go aer
giving three 6s.,.et stampe wib your foe: apcs he
6oor, the wicket q raxed BY tbs sentasl within, who,
after carefully RECOMMENDING ygr, asks..Wns, d.
yes ~aLt here fop, waisesi IN has sAf, What
! csnnst ind esevhere,", Tee Sentioel then opens
~: eos .s ss,. "e" p
perie I'm Of passmx tae secosd or ins,de door, With
that view, apd ~ I. prePNa.o,y sep you take
sna .qGs.s ses ., RsPss sIs sIss goa, ~. .se
the other you sppreaehthe inside door snd give four
quick scees,e nsps thai are saieen, 10 the
wieke; to be immediately rased Ehep you thrus; the
square piece Of paper though Il 20 the lnsds Sentinel
Who a. n takes 7, shns the ike. and holding up
HE right hand attracts the attention OF the Pfcsdent
whose eye, generally east ir bis direction s1pse;
ing the entrance Of bretaren.snd ssys, a brother
Sentinel then reads hs from the piece OF paper
"If found correct, admit him.. rejons she President
The Septire now iays through the wi ket {, the
brother without. Hal. bro.hert' thrice hail is
the reply. Advance and give me the passwords"
ssys tie Sentinel TIE brother accordingly approaches
the wicket and Whispers The words, "tsshia ana
true The Sentinel replies Unto sesth Inc
which the Sentinel responds, A. Are ever uGited ant
opening his door, the brother enters the room and
wakse the Of the ecr sautes tse President
by qaickly Throwing up both his srms, and next by
is then at liberty 20 take bis seat
This max ner OF salute 10 consequence Of habit, 10
mere rapidly, performed than wsuld be imagined.
Should brother have forgotten the passwords, his
name s cent from the Outside TO the IusHe Sentinel the
latter OF whom makes waving motion with his hand
sign to the Presiden; that he wshes TO speak and
saws Brother --" manning the brotherl =" at the
outer door without the passes" The President then
asks: Who will youeh for brother -! naming
him.. II brother present offers TO do 60, the Sore
tary 10 instructed 10 see the name OF tue brother
outside /. correct upon the books. ii Is, the Pre-
sidtnt directs the brothers sdmittance and upon his
entering the he 10 asked the reason why he could
not Eve the psssworde IL he excuses h'mseh on
sccount OF being new member, or having forgotten
them on eccoun Of absence the Instructor is ordered
to poe, him. The brother ie thereupon taken TO
private corner, or an sneroom, tor the purpose OF
being instructed OF posted, so a. to os better inior meo
the next time. Should one vouch for brother IT
the outer door, without the passes, Committee is
moved and appointed to examine him. Il is very
unusual for a brother 10 be unable to give without
hesitation delay the passwords since they are
generally committed to memory. Before visiting
brother-that is brother coming from subordinate
club in another ward-csn be admitted he has tn pro-
duce, in addition TO correctly giving the passes,
written pass .igned by the President and atested by
the Secretary Of the club Of which he is me nber.
just previous to the conclusion of meeting, tue
Secretary receives from the Outside, by the Inside
Sentinel the various pieces OF paper, and pIoeeas 10
call of the written upon them Es,h brother,
upon hearing his name called, answers by the word
80" After all have thus ans sered, the papers are
made into package, marked and filed away and pre-
served by the Secretary. These square pieces OF ps
per are called " checks. Should brother be I'M
able to write his name the piece fPaPer-And many
are not-the Outside Sentinel writes il for him, aud
the brother makes his mark to it: II brother wishes
TO retire during meeting, he sautes the President IN
the same manner as be did upon entering the room,
and before passing the Outside Sentinel, he takes the
square piece Of paper on which he wrote ms naue,
and makes the sgn OF the cross upon ~ ana noseeSs
" takes his departure Any piece OF paper having the
crOes marked upon it, proves when Is read tnat tue
brother whose name is attached to II has retired from
the meeting. After the adjournment OF the meeting
Al <atnx rod tn lin A
street door, but must disperse as soon az poaH6e 80
as not to attract attention Of any kind to the fst
that they had held meeting When brother de-
mes to propose person for membership IN any cluo'
he writes the persons nsme residence, age, and occu-
patton upon card, and his own name underneath.
He then gives the card to the Secretary who reads 1t
at the proper time during meeting to the 6reth-
rem present. A n OtiOn il next made by broth
er that a committee be appointed TO make the ne
ceesary inquiries in reference to the proposed ndl-
vidual. Should the motion be carried, the Pfesl-
dent appoints q committee OF three OF tue olIest
brothers. AT the next meeting, the report oil the
committee 10 favorable, it is adopted the committee
discharged, ard motion made and carried that the
person Be- baloted for He is thereupon baloted for
and if elected two black balls being sufficient TO
cause bis rejecionb the brother who proposed him
brings him the following meeting night, and leaves
him IN the ante room, where he remains until the meet
ing s opened. Ut will thus be seen that period OF
three weeks in.evenes after the proposal and before
tie initiation of new membsT.l Toe President
after the reading OF the minutes inquiries if there are
any candidates in waiting tor initiation Upon being
in the affirmative by the Secretary he directs
bis Assistants to prepare the room for initiation This
pr paratOn consists in part OF extnguishlng the gas
lsmps, with tie exception Of solitary light at the
Presidents desk or chair. During the silence which
prevails the Instructor proceeds to the ante
With the Right Assistant. and corducts the candidate
from there into the darkened room, and places him in
front Of and facing the President. On table before
ger lying upon It. The candidate places both his
bands upon the Bible and the emblemr, while the
President reads the following prayer:
Our Father heaye thou who dd't nerve with strength
sna s Sr a. s.e h az 70 spd now seeking
ism and BY bic sbo in toe Of country, become
.Sh{ # 90, Of Ss1 a. Hs
herp the obsAon: he ab 1ut to assume ssa oy "a,
sassss r. fs s for and
P.: ind My 3 The M :. ps.ssat s sts
tuition. Of America that free Po.p roa Protestant A@ero.
ne :ans Of Ss .b hs and liberty
darkness and tyranny dweIls'
After reading the prayer, toe President IN effect
says: Stranger, having beer told tbst you are "or.
" thy Of becoming of us, Of existing under our
banner and fighting in our raIks. welcome you
here tonight and win now proceed 70 administer our
oath 10 you" | regret to say that have been IN.
able, by any means except open vloience-which
of course svoided-to obtain a printed copy of the
oath which, although quite lengthy, Is os.tnsNod-
ing deeply Interestingly IN consequence OF the care
taken by Presidents OF the snoordinats clubs 70 pre-
serve ard guard II. had confidently expected 10
have obtained q copy ere this, but have been per-
sistentIy bafled in the attempts have made TO ac-
eompish my object An nPortan: link In the cham
of evidence ~ therefore lost Whether recover h IN
future remain, to be seen. The following sentences
Of the address which is attached to the oath sm en-
sbled to furnish. They may convey an idea OF the
character of the address TO the readers mind:
BRors1R The great object Of tns sa,.oe.
n.nt Of American prncipes Let US ever remain isa'a
piincpes h 1s live for them, aDdh necessary de 10 hs
csep but under any for any Cause De
,.t them Our enemies now, perebsnce fesses and
rcpg over us aud in aeo that the spin. OF Ansr