Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-13
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Naked Masonry illustrated by a Naked
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Fun for the Boys.

Naked Masonry illustrated by Naked
Performance-A Rail Riding Episode-
Fun for the Boys.
The convention Of the Minnesota Christian
association, opposed to secret societies, re-as-
sembled at Pfeifer's hall at o'clock yesterday
forenoon. The proceedings were opened with
devotional exercises. after which the Rev. J. g.
Barlow recited an anti-Masonic poem entitled
the ministers Lament" The committee on
resolutions reported in favor of the following
resolutions. which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The safety and prosperity of the
State depead upon the intelligent patriotism
and loyalty of the citizen; and
church of Jesus Christ is in due proportion to
the singleness of heart and faithfulness to it's
principles of individual members; and
WHEREAS, The happiness u the family is
contingent upon the mutual love and conf
dence in each other of the husband and wife;
and -s. ..-. .--.-
WHEREAS, Speculative Free Masonry, in an
intelligent understanding Of its published prin-
-ciples interposes it's obligations between tho
citizen and the State, boldly claiming for them
the highest sanctity; substituting its religion
of works for the religion of the blble or saliva
ton by grace, and By it's death-penalty oaths
separating the husband from the wife by max
ing him the custodian of matters and laying
burdens upon him into the nature of which
she may not inquire, thus violating Gods ordi-
nance of marriage and destroying the peace of
thousands of families; therefore,
.Besolved, That an institution, by its own
teachings, accessible to all self-convicted as
the necessary enemy of the State, the church
and the family, is therefore to be resisted by
of the family, in the use of every legitimate
means that God has put into our hands,
Resolued, That as citizens. Christians, and
lovers of the family, God has endowed rs with
the light, SO has he made it our duty to oppose
and seek the destruction of any and every in
stitution known to be thus antagonistic to
every thing which the Christian holds dear. we
therefore pledge ourselves, as Christian body,
to unrelentingiy endeavor to scatter that light
among the people, which is necessary to bring
them to our assistance, until this work of
darkness. shall be overthrown.
Resolyed, That the minor secret societies, in
asmuch as they are more or less related to pat
tern after and feed from Masonry, are also to
be met and overthrown, so far as it can be
done by fair argument and kindly entreaty.
Hesolued, That as a healthy and ably con-
Quoted journal is absolutely essential to the
rapid advancement of our work, we hereby ex-
press unabated confidence in the Christian
Cynosu1e and commend it to universal support
while we thus express our sympathy for all
tuOs0 ueuOu1u8t1Oua1 AHu Otuer JOuEua1S WHOSE
columns are open to discussion of our prin-
ciples.
Resoloed, That wives and mothers as we'll as
sisters and daughters be requested to examine
this matter Of sectarianism SO as intelligently
to act with us in the overthrow of the great
evil which so deeply insults manhood.
Resolved, That the executive committee be
instructed to invite Mr.. James Ferguson, of
Iowa, to come ints the State and work the de-
preeS of Masonry in COmDanV with a CONNIE.
tent lecturer.
Resoz@d, That the thanks Of the convention
be hereby rendered to those families who have
kindly entertained members of this body.