The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-03
Proceedings Of Its Recent Meet
Ing at OskalOOsa.

| f. itor idrertiser:-The Anti-secre
| Christian Association met at O-kaloo
sa on the 24th ult., and continued IL
session till the evening of the 25th
both day and evening, having devo
/ tional exercises for half an hour before
each. The first aliress wa, delivered
| BY the Rev J. W. Balm, of Chicago
/ proving by reliable and acknowledged
| masonic authority that Masonry IL a
! religious institution, and that by
| means of it, rites and ceremonies its
members are IN l. free from sin, and
| fitted for ''thc house not made with
| hands, eternal in the heavens. As
| tonishing a. this may seem, yet IL Is
taught by the highest masonic author
ity, and believed by hundreds of the
fraternity. Wha, is more astonishing
still is, that protessed ministers of the
| gospel Of Jesus Christ should give sup
| port to an institution teaching this, by
| uniting aud continuing in fellowship
with il. The Rev Mr. Sloan, of Pitts
burg. delivered short but Very point
ed address on the sinfulnes- of Mason
ry. Other addresses We're made by f..
b. kephart. ofWestern College; H II.
Hinman, Of H.. and +. j Griunell,
of Charles City, Iowa.
On the evening Of thee 18th. Mr.. Balm
delivered IA very able address in favor
of temperance. Mr.. Balm need only
10 be heard I, be appreciated.
There were seventy delegates an
swfred 10 their names, representing
nineteen counties. There were twelve
denominations represented, both by
ministers and laymen. The attendance
was large, attentive and orderly, aud
during the business meeting the most
kindly and Christian spirit prevailed;
twelve different deuomina-
tons OF Christians We're represented.
Of what Christ said
when on earth, "All We are brethren"
The following are some OF the reso-
luton. adopted:
That all organized secret asSocia-
tions are wholly unwarranted by the
word of God, are the source of inevita-
ole jealousies and strife, and are al
ways presumptively evil.
That the family, the church and
state are the divinely appointed insti-
.utions for the promotion of human
and that whatever i'm any
way interferes with, or il proposed AS
substitute for them, is IA reflection on
he wisdom of God, and destructive to
he best interests of humanity.
That the obligations Of Freemasonry
ire abhorent to the moral sens. of
christians, its pretended benevolence
| sham, its religion anti christian, and
Is sworn partiality a standing menace
o civil government; and for these
md other reasons, we call on all pro-
'essing christians that have been lured
nto the secret orders to remove the
lidden things of dishonesty.
That we hereby express our hearty
sympathy as Christian Convention,
with the temperance reform move
ment of our State and nation. and that
we believe the great evil and curse of
can only be oyerthrown
by the power of the gospel of the Son
Of God; and therefore express our en-
tire disapprobation of temperance
clubs or lodges not open and free to all,
and not clearly based on the scriptures
Of divine truth.
That there be fund of SO, 900
raised as soon AS practical for the pro-
motion of the objects of the Associa-
ton, and in order to carry out the OBJ
jects of the Association more effectual-
ly, steps have been taken by the Asso-
citation to become "A body corporate.
Friends in Oskaloosa kindly enter
tanned the delegates during the session,
and the Central railroad, Of Iowa,
passed delegates travelling over it at re-
duced fare.
The next meeting will he held at
Washington, Washington county, the
second Tuesday of December next.
Friends of this reform will please bear
the time of the next meeting in mind
and be in attendance personally, or by
delegations. DELEGATE.