The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-02
MASONRY.
SECRET SssIET:F~.

TIL" Increase "f>..r", >'-ri-tic> IN TIM country
should - a matter If ~cri"t- r,Ii.v-l.u to si
classes. bat N" mor- especially g" i.s- Masonic
brotherhood Tn" prosperity aud Popularity of
the Ma>"nr fraternity promp, many study up
new orders ar designs for secret -.s-Ieti- not
Il wh'-n iut -TIy>.Ii- n..-t 1T their strength or
usefulness from >'';,ic prneIlii already Taught or
Developed Masonry Many arr ~t.-n from thu.
ritual "f Masonry. and changed to suit the I-cu-
liar noti"n- IL these n.-w orders Nst even a
mutual INSURANCE. COMPANY serial sn.i friend
.. -----'sst'.r 80 s"y Kind - t,rp"..I hnt
Masonry AMI 'Ati Fellowship ar, examined by
ti>. I;,ie r,ak-r- to wl,a, they steal from
r.,-uH 10 give strength AMI vitality Q" tI.Ir own.
obligations compiled of great tns;h >i.n~,
grips AMI words without number are adopted and
they If kin ;o something else that
you hs,. learned, >srre,i years before t,,t you
.=,n int hesitate Z" aiop, them. AMI for fear II
mistake. voluntarily forget them. >,,'n- "f these
snci-ii-> la,. n ritual >. simple. AMI obligations
- lengthy AMI bn'ng. that To- many minis they
-xrir- r-siicul.- anj Contempt Many wno canno,
..,In admission into the Masonic order. grab a,
these ncX organizations. sni t.-.b- learned I'm
their laws. Geek promotion. or are content with
some title thai I,,'n- very LITTLE. With IT.. name
r" ever, REJECTING mind on- riea i~y"Iu.-~ pun
sni fer the otv-t ~. otta,n..,t For
n-tsn'--. tia. order ~! knights 1T Honor
''tnii-i Order III Working Men, ..incI.nt' ditto
etc THE only t-stur. pro,nin.ut VA THESE op-r>
AMI that cotain.-t> them t.I til. ptIllR - they
AT present cheap AMI -s., hi., insurance COM
psni'--. 'Hh-r tHtrIr,-> connected with them arr
hat secondary. sut viii IA time hasoIII. .is-,t.
In ti''>.. >'-',ii'-~ obligations. signs -, are nu
m-ru~ aud less. NEST at their ritual unn.~~~-
>sry, AMI one sign and one grip would cover NIL
u g modes at recognition necessary. r.. thess.
If
secret life INSURANCE company uoUl,i hsv- the .
thing complete lat Why. It - asked. IL, OBJ I
pet To >c-r.-t organizations ,aIi>.. men
constantly taking upon Themselves slIssti.n~
that '..y knoa carried yut, 10 v~akrI.> ti,
neral power IL all >s-.r-t orders. those who hxv.
taken on themselves obligations 1l
;nIIi,r >--i-ti-> not prepared for tn. solemn
and earnest trainings and obligations that aiII
rr-t nI.'n them sh";:,d they s--om- Ms>"n~. H.
~tt-> outside Ut the matter ut life Insurance, tn.
Na>uus snd Old Fellows. a. socictl.>. combine
every feature al bcn.vol-ncc, charity. Protection
'"-rstion AMI union that can m taught by any
>.~r.t organization, aud the Mason AMI skLt
Fellow has all that d. can do To faithfully dr.
.irar:e his duties IN these two or.i-rs without
seeking new orders and obligations; and Mons. of
hem wIil seek new fields at nbor a matter nj
Owe. except On personal grounds. or these that
A. d-nomIns:- >sli-h- W. favor mutual LITE.
INSURANCE COMPANIES, and more frresioin from
1tusi. secret signs, wori>. etc., hut cannot
iclp protesting against more secret ASSOCIATIONS.
mi a less nnmisr vi oa;h> AMI Obligations We
'sv.. another reason for opposing the formation
4 many secret orysnixaflon>-msny half
EARNED Ma>on~. AMI many thst have devoted ,
nu-h time to other >.s.ete~ cosiis into the
ia>"n'- order with crude AMI ignorant ideas of
he peculiar teachings. landmarks, u>ageS AMI
os-rnn-nt 81 the orsier. In their Ignorsnc. they
nix the rules 1T their societies with Masonry. a
he landmarks are lost sight of, the rule, and
AZ mc'iernIzet by these mcteors from other
'-,-,l-s- Masonry - an order unlike all others,
nj when ITS ia~> and regulations become like
Their >.y.rst organizations. lcnyrr
rr-I.nt. Free AMI Accented My-Du<. &