, 1874-11-20
It Is PcSanism Veneered with
Christianity.
The Little Army Of Heroes Will
Fight It Out.
Series Of Important Resolutions
Adopted.


4 LITTLE lNTERRulI4oH'
gho Anti.Socrot Society Convention OF tho
1,tate Of Illinois reconyanod yesterday morning
In tho lecturo-room OF tho Mothod'Ht Church
Block, corner Of Clark and Washington asreetB.
Dr.. Wnlier, the nowiy-olected President, occu-
pied the chnir. Proceedings were opened by the
utnal religious exercises, which wore loud, long,
aud earnest.
rg1rlExlEa POINT.
Dr., F. Dasco,ub said TINT Lie had sometimes
lecturcd against the Masonic Order, and had
pasertcd that mon who wero matmol, who lactted
M arm OF a leg, could not bo elected a member
OF tue fraternity. Persons In the audience had
occasionally taken htn up on that point, and
showed that, although MANNED, thcyw MaaonB.
He could only think that tho mon got manned
aftor they had boon elected members Of tho Or
der. Anyhow, he folt difficulty In the matter,
mud wished to know how to get around it.
4 volce-Drop It. [Laughtor and applause.l
It was dropped accordingly.
WAR IN TIE CANT.
The Rev. Mr.. Coquilette. gentleman Of Gal
lio descent, who lad passed through Hixtoon Or
uers III Cauada gayo Some Of Lis experiences III
that climate. He said that the books Of the OF
doris were withheld from the public.
Tue Roy Dr.. MoslerdJ; A. ct Hyds pa7k - ptes- res
Grand Lodges NJ publlHhod."
Prof. Blanchasd-I vii! eiyo you s5 for copy
Of the minutes Of the Grand Lodge Of 1llinotd
du,iug tho last five yenrs-Tll give you $40 for
Tho Row. Mr. bfchrurdy-I don't want your
money. You can have the books without Is at
nll. Ill give you the address of ha}f-a-dozon
fout1enen from whom they can bo obtained. I
nua willing to remain in tho room until you make
tho experiment.
Another blr. Dlapchard-I know that what
tho gontiou,an says ia fAlHo. (ConfuBlon.l
Tic Rev. MIR. Mca1nsdy-Oh, II the gentleman
wishes to bo rndo, that il another affair.
Several yoicos-Lat III haye your name:
DR.. Mcs1uIdy-You cannot have It. You are
acarcely courteous; 90 will not ask you to
giant mo ifve minutes In which to refuto some
If the calumnies that havo been uttered In THIS
loon1 against the Masonic Order. [Criea Of
Tho Rev. NJ. WsigLt-rha gentleman is IN
out4ider. He has no light here ii ho doea not
givo his name. ts ho Ashamed Of it2
DR.. McMurdy-l am not aahamea OF 1t, but do
dot choose to give It.
Tho gentleman then left the l,Dll-
NO NAME, NO SPEECH.
The following resolution, By the Rev. Dr..
Wright was adopted:
tssostd, That this Association refuses permission
to NJ cak TO any person who refuses hs uame
The namo OF tuo Rey. Or. McMurdy was sub
kc.neully discovered by tue aid Of the re-
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The Committee on Resolutions reported a &C.
1iea OF resolutions, mh'ch were referred TO .
epocial comuaitteo, With Instructions to report at
tic afternoon session. The committee wero the
Rows, O. A, blanchard, D. P. Baker, aud ). ".
Bain.
WHERE sMA11 WE MEET7
Tho following resolution, reiallye TO the next
place of meeting, WAS adopted:
lesolred Tba tho next Convention be held In Peoria,
the second Wednesday ot November, 1876.
Tho Ney. II. H. Hinman, State Agent read an
Interesting paper On "6ecret 6octetlpa in AZ
rica," where he was missionary for many
yGure. He showed that secrotion was Oh tho
rampage in that torrid clfme
Prof. Blanchard pronounced a phippio
RE"ist ritual, after Which q n1id-day recesa W ~
tAArM.