New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-08
Tobacco, Croquet and Masonry.


The Rev. Mr.. Osborne, Of Florida, speak.
ness Association the other day, .'exhorted
the people to seek salvation that would
save them iron, tobacco. from croGuet and
frofn Free Masonry" The Cyaos,re echoes
ths exhortation. especially including GRO
quet and putting it Just where Mr.. Osborne
puts i. between tobacco and Free Masonry,
as the middle term OF what we are bound
70 regard as q progressive series OF enor.
mites. Whethe. j. IS al ascending Or a
descending series we do not know. l: is
clear that croauet is a greater evi! than
Free Masonry. or else it IS better than :he
weed and worse than the lodge. Either ease
is cad enough. We all know what Mr.. T:asd
has said abou: tobacco and what the Pope OF
Romea and she Pon.itfct Wheaton have writ.
ten about Free MasonrC. and 20 :hinE that
another eyl! OF similar proportions is stalk
ing through the land. and that crosuet is
that evil, is enough 30 make :Ee brain reel
and the teeth chatter.
There can be no question as 20 :he rreva'
!eEce OF this bran new determination. Travel
where you will. and :oI see Che signs Of It's
,avages. IN every country door yard yov
are greeted by the wichet: wiche: ana the
satanic stake. the malicious ,AaIier and che
ta.etul ball: the cudes: :eighborhOods have
been invaded by This enginery o: mischief.
ana sometimes you may see the country
boys filing up The leisure OF their ;locn:n g
with this Ubiquitous practice. and even the
farmer and his wife Gow ing down. after the
Gays work. a: the altar 9; this horrible
soTcery. The towns have long been oyercCn
by cToGuet: but, Il arg one wants 20 gain !.
clear conception 0: tie extern. 10 which il
has taken possession OK our country, let him
;oysake the railroads and travel Tor e week
over the hill. and among the |y.places OF
New: England. II after such : journey as
this he does not return tired with {; determi'
nation 20 devote the sest Of his life TO an
unge!ent:ng warfare against this gigantic
evil, whose uras branches are overshado ".
ing the land with baietui biigh: and draw.
ing down our youth into al Unsuitable whiri'
pool OF vanity and corruption. it will sim.
ply Le because his opinions and mis- rhetoric
are unlike :hose .; Ng. Osborne and :Le
[ynosure.
We :reeiy aImi. ;ia: cro9ue: has TO:
hitherto presented: itself 20 our minds as an
evil OF first magnitude. We had even
esteemed !: 70 be an innccer: benefcen:
pastine; we have looked upon it as furnish.
ing the .cwn-tolk with good excuse for
healthfui outdoor exercise: We have sup.
posed that even the country boys might
better spend the noontide hour N driving
the devious bali through tie waiting wicket
than in telling saiacious stories upoE tie
haymow: and that into the somewhat
monotonous life OF Tie farmers family it
hrough: an element Of diversions most
wholesome: and. even in spite OF Mr.. Os.
borne. we still incline to the same opinion.
We doubt whether :h!s worthy is sut1i.
GENTLY versei in the game 70 be able 70
express an intelligent opinion as 70 its
merits OF dement's. We presume he has
never knocked cro!ue. bali through the
first wicket. In that case tperhaps III any
easel he is a BOBBY. As for the editor OF
the Cynosuye. we know that his righteous
soul viii lie satisfied if We assure Lin. as we
do, irom full! knowledge 0! al! the facts in
the case, that alt the deyo:ees of this diabol.
zeal game are sure to come TO the stake st
last-;f they play well enough.
/: occurs TO us to add n closing. this seri.
Gus suggestion, that those persons who I'm.
dertake to erect an inlOcyous pastime ike
croeues into an enormous SIN, from which
We need holiness associations TO free our.
selves. are doing just what was denounced
by Jesus Christ when he spoke of binding
heavy burdens and grieyous 20 be borne.
and laying them upon mems shoulders. II
any people in shis country need praying for.
It is the Pharisees and hyyocgites who spend
their days in dis.orting and rendering hide.
Gus the Christian rule Of life: and. if there
be any holiness association which under.
takes to provide salvation from ignorance
and fanaticism. We advise Mr.. Osborne and
the editor Of the Cy,osu-e 30 attend al its
neetings.--N.,r Ior! Independent.