The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-04
IDAHO CITY. SATURDAY. JULY A. 1874

organization for the purpose OF building up an |
other, thus supplying ammunition to the ene-
mics of BOTH. We would not have published
it against the Good Templars, although there
would be much Of truth in it,. as there is also
much of truth as against the independently
Champions of the Red Cross, but the truth
should only be told in way to do good. The
Echo's TRADE tells the little Of truth it does
tell, in way meant to do harm to rival. It
does not derogate from the purity nor from the
usefulness of an Order, that there are evil men
among those high in authority in it's organiza-
ton, that many Of its members are evil, nor
yet that it was instituted in fraud. 1t is the
misfortune of all bodies of men and women, no
matter for what purpose organized, to have
the selfish and the designing seek and find lodge
ment in the ranks of their membership, and
these classes become numerous in proportion
as the organization increases in popularity and
influence. Neither can the members of the
Order of Independent Champions of the Red
Cross be impugned because the Order itself
was instituted in fraud, even if the charge is
true. We think that we are justified in assert.
ing that Free Masonry, the Oldest organization
on the earth, and the one to which men cling
when they have forsaken all others, was instl-
tuted for q purpose the most damnable that
could be conceived Of: To enable dotard
King to glut his vain-g n-glorious greed by the
deeper impoverishment and robbery of his
slave subjects Who thinks any less of Free
Masonry on that account, or because bad men
as we'll as good ones are Free Masons! That
the Ritual of the Champions is ungrammatlcal'
is quite true; but it is also true that the Bible
is one of the most ungrammatical books in
print, and we have yet to hear that that fact
detracts from the merits of its teachings. 1t
seems to us to be hOnOred as fully as it would
be were its syntax and prosody purely Emer-
sonian. Neither do people refuse to support
the churches because bad men by hundreds
have fiocked Into their folds. The tree is every
where judged by its fruits, not by the seed
from which it sprung.
McDougal and George B. Taylor arepreach-
ers, and if they are not earnest, sincere men,
are great frauds and humbugs who should be
ldiscountenanced; but that Taylor is o vender
of lager beer faucets. we do not know. We
know that he has been accused ef it. and that
at one time the evidence against him was Sc
strong that we believed it to be true, and the
Enca,npment here passed resolutions OF cen
sure against him. Since then. notifications o
-. kho loao
! eued the chances of his guilt. On the Other
f1hand. it has been stated here that the founder
of Good Templarism in this Territory, wal
, subsequently convicted of cmbezzlement;
charge which, whether true or false, can make
; no possible difference with sensible temperance
: pc ople. They will ask only about the princl
ples of the Order, and if deemed good will &C
e cept them without regard to the origin of th'
, Order itself So with the principles of the In
i dependent Champions of the Red Cross; the!
e are good although conceived in sin and brough
i forth in iniquity," and the people in this Ter
. ritory are accepting them with remarkable
a alacrity. Over thousand men and womeI
t here have already become members OF the Or
Q der. majority of whom 80 live as to exempt
\ fy in their daily conduct the cause they nav
9 espoused, and we have yetto hear OF one who's
g soul is small enough to desert because he
. she happened to be called upon to contribute
: dollar on the occasion Of the death of mem
Q Der. On the other hand. FIVE or six member
n have died in this district during the last te
months, and about sixty have been initiated
1 while less than ten have Withdrawn. Durln
o this time the members have generally We'd wit
y each other to be first to pay the dollar. In
e e fact is, the Independent Champions OF the he
}. Gloss is mutual life insurance compan!
o whose members are restrained from drunken
Q ness and protected against pauperism; and
= though it's laws and principles are yet but litt
+. understood, it will be when perfected, the boz
< life insurance company in the world. becauf
!. it will always pay. Regarding the Echo's col
:. tempt for the taste Of those who accept Il
d, degree work of the Order, tits possible son
in Independent Champions posess tastes as Gu
: - tvated and correct US the Echo's. z.'.s9
ct That one temperance organization is enoug
i is either delusion OF, fraud. The church,
o, claim to be God-established. and yet, notwit
10 standing, they are divided sp into not less tns
pe ifty separate branches. they are still ncapaao
40 Of satiafying the endless tastes, predll'ct'on
n peculiarities and differences permeate NUNS