The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-03-11
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knights of Pythias.

knights OF Pythias.
MIR. EDIToR-Being in town on the 22d of
Feb, walked over to the Court House
hearing there was man there who was
talking about the boy of '1ittle hatchet'
notoriety. On entering found the speaker
was speaking words of cheer to the Knights
of Pythias in particular and Secret Societies
in general. His theme as far as / could
learn was eulogy on those societies.
He said the Church of Christ was slow in
its movements or words to that effect, and
therefore we must call to our aid as aux
iliaries Odd Fellows, Masons, Pythian
Brothers, etc. After listening awhile
fancied (under the influence created by so
great eloquence) that / could almost see
the bright cloud overshadowing us which
was to receive the Pythian Brothers and
their eulogist into regions of unalloyed bliss
and leave us Galiean sinners stand gazing
up into heaven without the consolatory
promise that "they should SO come again in
| like manner" One serious drawback to so
great an event was that Amos had not fur
nished the 7eedfuI for q journey of such
magnitude J!
One speaker said "Every person has
secrets, every family has secrets, God has
shrowded himselfin secrecy" The speaker
had evidently forgotten that secret things
belong to God but those which are revealed
to us and to our children. If | as an indi-
vidual have secrets it concerns no one else
to know them. My family secrets would
benefit no one outside, if known. But here
we have societies who maintain that they
are of incalculable benefit to the community
and hide themselves from the people. Do
men light candle and put it under a
bushel? or do they put it on a candlestick
for the purpose of giving light? Let your
light so shine If the secrets of my family
would largely benefit the community |
would be reprehensible for not divulging
them. God has not shrowded himself in
secrecy He has revealed himself in his
word-IIe was manifest in the flesh.
o but say these Societies the only things
secret about them are the grips, signs, etc,
and these are secret as matter of course,
because If known every one wonld belong
without paying etc. And so that is all, is
it?
Where is William Morgan of western
New York who was foully dealt with in
1926 because he announced his intention of
publishing book in which the secrets OF
Free Masonry were to be disclosed. His
blood cries for vengence today.
One of the speakers said we must judge
them by their acts not by their secrets etc,
and so judging would send Belshazzar's
hand to write over the door of every Lodge
Mene Tekel Upharsin
If the secrets amount to nothing why
make away with Morgan?
: But you cry, GLOW benevolent they are
S The Catholic Church never showed more
benevolence than when plotting treason
A Their Monks and Friars would walk about
barefooted with piece of old rope arount
them with all seeming humility, in public
: While in private they were engaged in car
Iying out the "Gun Powder Plot, " or car
rying out something else for the purpose o
overthrowing governments.
mighty lever 10y which those things hav,
been brought about. And does any on
suppose that if the knights of Pythias o
any other Secret Society had the majority
Q they would elect any ono but brothe
to office Oakes Ames knows the bene6
resulting from having friends at Court
d Let not the community be deceived
These Societies who profess to be innocen
II now may at no distant day bind you ham
+ and foot.
Look at this for moment. A Maso
before taking the third degree must tax
an oath that he will assist Brother Maso
: whether right or aorong. And every Maso
who has taken all the Degrees knows ths
IS to be fact. Was there anything MOI
corrupt in any of those mighty Republic
which once fourshed but are now no more
One Of the speakers cast some light 0
IS this subject by showing that man lost hi
s life by entering burning building to rescu
a Brother. There might have been