, 1874-03-28

OF tho
FOUNDERS OF THIS ORDER,
~, rr;,1,o,, a,ur;7eru q. r., Ke,tcr 4. r.
.0'' -, ns,, n tr,,. :,
alosu' JUN .!."po' '.' - ~, "no"!toon' -
Mcdowell, ann ". III. ireland. Iho first iiVo aro
roBidents Of Washington. D. c., whero ttloy arc
ennacod IN ya;ious oheia2 and professional occl,-
oattans A. ,nnst ~ ,,,,n,hara ~ til, o;,oina,
pa1'opo' AZ loass NV lnenu" ~ -. w. u'
hrm-or founders OF tho order, II you pleoac-
ecem to havo been, for aomo cause, eliminated
by this no doal. a1ludo to Dir. Bryan; who
nut in some money to nav for printing oxponsos
P' ~ '' ~ ~ o!'.t, s.e 49,, !.
a. tue stnre' anu 20 - p ouetlSs' "no con.
tribnted some oraiu-worit.- both res'donta OF
.:Washington., That remarkable string Of pondor~-
ona n1atitu1ea, Ella s.,prcamblon to tho National
Iorn.,sa, ro,,,t,,,o,, r,.o rr,,ton ,,v (,,,rtta.
eotanso1 oonH.'sutlon, WIZ ~t4tsoa " ou1.se ms
a. u. ufos't ~ the aooYo-aanaoo ou'e'ai tAss'
: Upiversalist preacher and OF hls antoco.
ffenta. ~ m orrauizer Of secret orders, no Odd
Fo1,ox mad ho toI5. n him tho pa.rone nro
;.,.sl,.os sox u,a r1.,u,,,,s r,,,,a,oa-
piHcllal'S !!'"opseo ios 'no .'uiooioo' A''N''4o'
rteB and tedious lectures OF thelr
t'nEAur1ruL SECRET WORK."
Is 1t is oomplacently callod by its fond author.
-, ,ou..,,t, ,-ooo,;+,r hoo bna, oonnrbat ,,r
10 sets''is.,,,A l., w.. s'~,,.a.;a,, -,
9oftunato, IL noh ou'pao'e' ~ wv all1.oas.on "
his classical lore to th6 "mnko-up" OF this
erco of Tfnrynstor Ia one against which tho COM
mn, roruo ind ra,;o;ous roalnga ~ FIN v,rtnona
.oA' 0e1. ' e ,.
don't ss vant danoing in hI4'n. When we connect
Torpsicloro with those otbur ancient goadessos Of
questionable ,noro]a. .--Cerce, pomona. md T1ora
..ns.,- .',a1:,1 a' 1u .".. 49,
--wo arc e3easanio 1of "lshsng shas the
scnauous; and that tito typical selections for tho
, farnor wero fass IInethcn nn1 mora Christian in
cIloTactor. Flora ID tho tyno Of tho Sixth Degree
She was Heathen goddess, wloso festival y as
Arril ti'l tho 1Bt OF AIay. with u sextrayogapt
mcrrin,ens and jasciyiousnoBs," Was abe tile
preBlding gonus Of those banquots, Of tho priYi-
feoed uenl,ors of tho Dcrroe OF Florn. which
were hold at Washington In January. 1873. md
which wero paid fur ont OF lie Pntrons' dues and
ohnrter.fees? Wo do not tbink tlat this Heathon
goddess is tic most respectable and honorable
fyne for tho Christian women Of Americn to 40
Knowledge Ir eho is. how soon. then. NAV wo
not expect. the institution Of another Deg,oo,
With as much force to tho ,non ? shnll wo Il nyo
Iaechua for an Eighth Degreo7
Tho Ritual is
r. !, ov,n, n ,ho ,nng,,an;n,ity o,d lind nv.
~ IL umG ~ aue aaEnnhnt,s t Ann Altia 'o.o
havo not been already overwholnaed With hunor- m
Gus onflesQnes upon the afangelas; H. Notn'ng
80 na fi, +a4nJ ;ao. ~, im III foIanS t1a 20
a,,an ~ ttIos ~. ..,;ata - a,,aI
or tbs " Oriental Order 1.0oI'" Then the
..;4.,t, ~ 4f,o nrn.ro .,;I ~ ttr1;,1 or IA ,,
nj ~ ~ a,,a 10 ~, tho at,,or a,da - f1,e
n,,. 1ra ~ "a eans5er a. ~ ~ o't't 0'"o % 'e
mnuu ~ s.r1, ~ =,
na p;.,,a, ~, raita ,,asr;,1,as h,t ~.
,romor1 n ny ,n,s nrovnn ro o' i;
;a' ro,r,nr1,ohIn ~ c,.p,,;uo r. t1e n,nn1
enes eh u m.ansan IL io nh ta eas soaiin'
~ suG 40 fal a wy ~ ea1ae,.
"anou W M nro,actora o,n "nc ccrta,n,e u ,uoi
a ~, 1'n & srot saa,.oi,, %u
a7SnG' Sh;a au a, ~ ~
y :!s r,e,,;an conn,,v" ,,rasn"ctua ,e', w
cxcc It. a eonm6n improssIon is s' nroyailInr mr.
~ I 49, ~ - oSn1 Nat;a;o1 1:u.,xa ~ J.; ~ .a
tns .ne ~ 70 % ouv no" !,
,uhnsa ~ pao,hars' ara fattan;n ,,nnn th ;.n,d
rnn, NJ NV - tho ,n ~, ra "a ,nnd
5at,n,, ~ IN faota tn"t 1,,aa ~ .aanod ~ 20
, ~ ~ th art,u1 ov;aas af t, Gn,stt; nS
Mst ~ ~ in hoaf M tNt ocrn'o ~ to
"rs ~ ~ nnrm ot',ota 1o,,nan1uns um1
noMer and alsnr, nil af liz monov ,1ithnnt onu -,