, 1876-06-23
SECRET SOCIETIES.
The National Christian AS
fsociation Adjourns,
And the American Party Holds a
Brief Session.
It Presents for tho Presidency the Hon.
0rcd Name af Walker.
ANTI-MASONIG.

ANIl-hl AS)N ~ lE.
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The third day OF the Convention Of The
National Christian Association, opposed to
Sccrct sorietics, WAS opened Ut B:aN yesterday
morning II, Farwen Ifu', with a prayer.sneet-
Ing led hy the Rev. Mr. May, ui Iowa.
The Rev. a1r. Barlow called the very small
audience to order at o'cloell. Mr. G. A.
Blanchard read the Corresponding sccrctary's
report, which was only n repetition Of what haa
alrea1y been published and embodied In othcr
statements and reports, 1t was also MI appeal |
for eItsll to carry otl tho work.
The report WINS received and adopted.
THEAsUKEnes REPORT.
The Rev. II. i; Kellogg tteu sna.lc hts report
pssss, ,ss 10 s4,a79 ssaets q tl,e Asssiia,!on'
sl,27J. H. Which Is provided for by rcnts rtr.
Air. z. p. Remington. Chairman u tls Fl
nance Committee, l!'a>ic MI aprcnl ior a Sa9 to
dutray expenses. IIe stated that only $50 I'a'l
thus lar been ralsed, 10 which was afterwards
ultlgd about 500 Mnro BY subscription.
Mr.. llIntnan made a few encouraging re-
marks.
NoM1sArEoHs
The Committee on Nominations made fur
ther report, MS fullowa:
York, the, itcv. A. Iiar'lte; c2nncetteut, J: A.
lucky, tfs Rev; A. n. Blaek, 2. D.; Illinois,
the Kev Fnve! B%sscon D. I'll Vfrmsnt ;r Gs
souri, q. ". Needles; Ennsas, Tic ilev. II. 7.
| 1}esre; Wisconsin, n. Il. 1}ritton; Minnesota,
NcbrasKn, l.. q. iIuri; California, j.
Tcrritory, M % liz i.oS. 7. i: ch",aber'ain; Vsnn.
sylvanla, thu Rev. A. L. Post, u. D.i New Jcr-
tle Rev. II. L. Kellogg. General Agent, N. c.
A., the llcv. j. +. 8toldard.
'il,e report was received md adopted.
Mr.. Kunaync tilcn sId TINT hc was willing to
work --
THE SECOND pEanEE,
II permission was given and il II lid not delay
the work nf tho Convention.
hfr. Isaac Preston was opposed to working the
| degree thot MnrulNE.
Sir. Livingston wanted the ilcgree worked be.
causc mu3orlty III attendance Ind come to
sec It. $780,,
worked bY Il uNnnfnluus vote.
The Convention then adjourned till o'clock
In the afternoon, utter which Ronayne conl.
nlrneel Ills exhibition. The stagc WIS cleared
te teraays "a - qanuss tSs %e ev se jon Scolax
was Tho cn1ididatc into thu second tlcgrcct G. b.
Remington arttng in part tnc worthy
sntsrs' ssm wy SR1eys ays ts s"9s sssdes s ] ds.as
VI the "dcgree'' conferred the previous cvcl,-
iug. Tle Sautlttlutc was t!'rn brought in, lar;;
tnE on rather sollcd untrrsllIrt md pair of
drawers, tic right leg rolled Up to the knee.
other was bare. The ei'n.lltlntc WIS 9Mfn!.lc'l
: lonayne then asked how the Rsv. Dr., liltnny
Dr. Perry, os Robert Colycr iookcd when titY
ilcsiny uud such ,',cn ct business. The whole
ceremony was regarded na huge tarct
~ thu greer p;,ttion Fl the au,lieuse re-
. | The candidate was shown lht 0ulong-s'luAre
which Rounync said was impossible IN gcomc'
:, try, and was not s,.emtiauesi Il, Euclid.
'The initfatton.ccrelIoncs WIRE iItcrsrnrsed
!, with remarks derogatory Of Atusoi!ry. Nl,et
tllu Candidate wHs requested IL knccl Upon llis
naked rlgt-kuec, rod in his left 4A1n nttl III
right upon the square on tic Bible OPENED ut Tin
= > sayenth cl.aihsr vf Amos hc showed 81. ex
3 done "tlo teY. j. Nicolas y. more credit ha.
r le previously washed them. Hc was also tiet
1 With a cablc:tow., Ronnyne spoke, tllo7 oatl
whicl, is usuaily administered t. candidates, an
saltl thnt nearly every public oiliccr was bonn'
:. BY csc-abltgatfDns and they wcre thu calia
! Of tho corruptions iii the Government. each n,u
Lelng swuru to protect tile other In Ills crimes
nnr i eos1E nEsnce N se ie tHa b s'ea
Tie candidate having dressed btlllsclf Will
II Runayne was speaking, he Agaln, came t9 ~
u front with his clothes on alli tue rest OK u
:, concluded i'll nearly o'cluck, when the mcc
. ihc Convention was called to order ut
= o'clock by the ltcv. Mr, Barlow. there being t|c
Is and twu reporters. Tie Committee On Enru!
Z, :, nlcnt, through Nj. Matioon, male further r
IL port.
q rial III behalf OF Mrs j. I. StoddaEd, Killed q
" " day previous By q rul!road arctdrut
g, e, a.loptcl, after ren'arks BY mr.. t., 81 $,
u Cgnosre and Religious Telescope, anil such 9TH
" | papcrs Us wcrc friendly to the cause OF thc
~ e. 4. ,
% g sir. Kellogg then announced that drlcgat
I'D who wished tu intend Mrs. StodtlarI6 iuner
- - could do this inurntng BY leaving OIL t'le y:
10 traI4, and BY giYlug Alln thelr nniltcs GOULD
@ reduced furcs. -....--...
" CIRCULATE THE LITERATURE
d, The Rev. Atr. StrAtton offered The following
" WHEREAS, Tho circulation of Anti Masunic
y, es4lusv t1 Il work Ut p1iulary ttnpurtauce; aEs,
V@ @ WnEHEAs, This cansed hnrd work influence n
S Wmx,Exs No man Is fully n thu work who Dc
~ not jay all on ths Altur for dod antl hnthan't
~ -, therefore, -., =,
~ vs. can to ei1ca'ase nnt{ -hiasan!c Ntesasass.
,tM tAat VIC do what WI can for tic cause, ElVne
% lime and u,uney, fur A. our mrans Will allow
20 rnse moaoy to circulate ltasatuFe, to secure !.
~ turrrs. and to fbrtn organizations III e&uFy ~"
.H .iM county, and Statc In tllG Union.
10 The Kcv. Mr.. Stratton, hir. Preston, anaoth'
* * spoke to the resolutions, Which Were una
.t1 nlously adapted. 80.
.o Mrs. ii. e Hayden then gave her cxpcrlcn'
,@H ~ as an sti-sccret-sOcicty wutlln1I. md the III
,tH cultits Rlle ha.l encountered IN lighting sec
ItU temperance societies.
~ Tny Christian Convention then adjourned
~ ~ THE AMERICAN PARTY.
10 DAnnLiHO IN POLITICS,
S SD Mr.. Cook called t!lo Convention of The Am