The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-31

do your utmost to prevent the election of any
Papist to any office of honor or trust?
| TX. DO you promise TO use oil lawful means
to advance the principles of Professionalism !?
x. Are you willing to subscribe your name
to the truth of these declarations?
The first verse of america" is then sung
and second series of questions is asked as
an additional test of the candidates sincerity.
The questions are these:
J. Do you believe in the perpetuation of
this glorious American Union.
| 2 Are you opposed TO the political power
OF the Church of Rome?
D. Are you in favor of our free school sys-
tenn?
A. Are You in favor of the Bible being
kept in the public schools?
D: Are you opposed to the appropriation of
public money for sectaran purposes-schools
in particular?
Are you opposed to Roman Catholics
holding political office?
| The following oath is then administered by
the President of the Council:
l, -, in the presence of Almighty God
ana these witnesses, do solemny swear Tor
affirm that | will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States and of this
oIate; That L will keep inviolate the secrets
OF Inns order of the American Union.
nat VIII obey The Constitution and laws;
that VIII not knowingly vote for, recon-
mend, nor appoint, nor assist in electinr or
appointing Romanist or Papist or any
person sympathizing with the Romisb
Church to any political office of honor or
trust whatsoever; that l will oppose to the
utmost of my power all attempts to use the
pubic funds for any sectarian purpose what
ever, ana will ever maintain the great rrin-
cple OF one general unsectarian free school
organization
That will not permit my children to be
brought up in a Romish school of religious
or secular Instructions that will never pro-
pose, nor second the proposition nor init.
ate, or cause to be initiated into this Order
a. U. any Romanist or Papist, knowing him
TO be so; that | will never reveal nor betray
any secret that may be entrusted to me in
The workings of this Order A. T., or TINT
may be intrusted to me by any brother ofthe
same; That will never use any of the signs,
grips, words, passwords, or other mysteries
OF .. A. T., whereby any knowledge of it
may be made known to the unlnitiated. All
THIS l voluntarily promise, declare, and
swear without hesitation or mental rcserva.
ton So help me God.
Inc members of the council then rcpcat
VIZ. iOiiphlS NUiuS
10 perpctuate the American Union; TO
oppose the power of the Chnrch of Rome ;
TO sustain our free, unscctarian schools TO
oppose appropriation of public money for
scctarlan purposes to oppose the election
OF Iaplsts to political oificc-to all of which
| pledge my life, my fortune and my sacred
honor, So help me God
The primary bodies of the Order are called
councils, of which there are AZ in New York,
u in Ohio, 10 in IIcw Jersey, 1G in Illinois,
10 in Pennsylvania, in Connecticut, 4 in
Maine, in Vermont, 3 in IIcw Hampshire,
. IN California, and in Michigan. The to-
tai membership in this country is said 10
exceed 10000 -,
Since the publication of this expose Of the
new dark lantern order, Il statement appcars
from one of its officers giving it as his be-
liel That neither President Grant nor Post.
master General Jewell are members of the
organization. If the former is not a member
he is, at least, in perfect accord with the or
DER and will certainly rely upon its support
IN the approaching political campaign now
being planned. We may add, that the evil
dencc is too strong TO admit of any doubt as
to the existence or objects of the new Know
Nothing order.