The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-15
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of the naming of our e
township by Col. Tilden, &c. Sew t
eral years after the events stated, Col. q
Tilden became resident of the town /,
ship, and although he had been bred I
and raised thorough orthodox Pres l
byterian, he still cherished and /
brought with him greater love for
the Masonic order; and shortly after
his arrival here, was the prime mover
in causing to be erected, large and
coInmodious building, the lower story
of which was designed for town
hall, and the upper story for Mason
ic Lodge. The building was enclos-
ed, but never completed, in conse-
quence of the anti-Masonic excite
ment which prevailed at that time.
The upper story was never used for
the purpose for which it was design
ed or for any other purpose. The
lower story was used several years for
school room and town hall. A tor
nado took off a part of the roof In
1913, and in 1874 the old building was
burned, that being considered the
most expeditions way of getting rid
of it, to make room for the NJ. e.
Church. Masonry stood still for
number of years in consequence of the
wicked persecution, and Infamous, |
and devilish slanders heaped upon |
the order and its members, by cor
rupt clergy, and uuprincipled politi-
clans. Masonry will never defend it.
self, it being founded upon Truth,
which is stonger than rings, wine or
women, and though Crushed to earth
will rise again"
The following satire was published
during the prosecutions of masonry
and was given me by Nathan Hobert,
of this place, who has maintained a
perpendicular upon the square" for
more than fifty years. The names
will no doubt be familiar to old Ma
. sons. 1t reads thus:
ANTI-MAsoNIC CREED.
The following CREED supposed to
, have been adopted by the late Anti
= Masonic Convention held at Hartford,
was found at o Tavern where several
of the Delegates had spent the night.
Resolved unanimously, by the State
: Convention, OF true and faithful AM
: tI-Masons, that no candidate for any
C Office whatever, shall be entitled to re-
{. ceive the votes of this party. until be
= subscribes to the following Greed;
l.. and also, that it shall be the DUTY of
Y of each member of this Society, forev-
u er TO keep SECRET and inviolable the
same.
s CREED.
If I believe that Adam and Eve, be-
e before the iall, were both of them
IL Anti -Masons and that Cain was q
l. furious Mason, and wore lambs
skin apron.
: / believe that God in his providence
e has conferred all purity, wisdom, in
st tellect, and patriotism. exclusively
d upon Anti-masons; and that Masoni
v are the seed OF the Devil.
st believe that Washington, Frank
a lin, Jefferson, and Clinton, were, ant
T. that Hosmer, and Daggett are Gu
j. throats and kidnappers, or, which il
ct the same thing, they were prominen
t. members of a society which practic'
is and encourage such proceedings; ant
I believe, that La Fayette is mucl
worse than they, since he has been a
the head of the cursed French Revo
10 luton.
/ believe, with the Philadelphi
rt Convention, that no person is fit, o
- ought to be General, or Negociatol
60 or a Legislator, or an Executive off
ht Ger, or Judge, or Juryman, OF t
he be elected to any Office of profit o
of trust whatever, a'7tesS he be an anti
a. Mason.
y" [ believe, that all sudden deaths
u which have hitherto been thought t
Ie- proceed from accident or violence
as may be traced to masonry; and tbs
no this disposition includes both ma
- and beast; and I believe, that Nobl
~ D. Strong is an Holy Apostle of ant
Die masonry, and Priest Whittlesey is th
seer of the Apostle, and that both {
- these Honorable brethren are author
~ zed by Heaven, to tell such things {
N3l shall best answer their ends, withol
eeI any regard to the truth of the same.
't / believe, that since Benedict A
W mold was the only General officer
~ the American Revolution who W;
1ls not Mason, that he must have bee
~ N an Anti-Mason, and that he was pul
~ ~ and spotless patriot; that he has bee
.'ao a" maliciously slandeFed by the Mason
,ue and also, that Judas Iscariot was
burning and shining light to Ant
Masons, and the pattern for all sec
ding Masons. law !
-" L believe that Morgan and Miller,
o Belfast, Captain Kidd, Three Fingert
ny Jack, and Jemima Wilkinson, were {
- of them murdered by Masons.
nd, silorl, S 1Si,S'~ ,a4 "a nni oil oocL and h,
-; - stories, in all Fairy Tales, in all inco
"a sistencies, improbabilities, and absu
''iu dities; believe in Sinbad the Sailt
;te in Gulliver's Travels; in Baron Mu
-, chausen; in N. Terry, N. ID. Stron
"a Samuel Whittlesey, Leonard Baco
ieu Chauncey Morse. Deacon Stearl
"a Romeo Lowry, r. r. Phelps, Genel
Palmer, and-in the Devil-and-
~. " disbelieue in the whole ''duty of ma
cod and in the "ninth commandment
The disciples have closed their
in vival. Fitty-two additions were mat
to The Methodists are having revi'
leu' at the Rapids; several conversic
lice have been made. Ii
a." THE Chicago Tribune Radic
not speaking of Summers Civil Rig
the bill, says:
the "Ihey have no more right to en-
seu by statute that the uegro may occu
the same pew in church with wh
bed man, or the same church, tor that M
tied tor, than they have to enact that
in shall admire only the Apollo Bel
rom dere, aud no other statue,
,uld that Il shall delight in the p
iume of the peony when he p
lers pink. IfJohn Roe, being WI
prefers to sit at table by the side o
white man, Congress has no right