, 1880-08-03
ATHEISM IN FHEEM.tSDS1sy.

10 tHE js4ltcF o. INC tHtCGGp t7uuHfs
CuMAaO, Aug. a.--Yomr correspondent
fr0ln Evansville, 1tld., II fow Days at1o, giving
III account, generally correct, ut the trlal OF
- Flyelnasoil tlsre for Est:rcsy, runs Into oilo
Or two errors wlitrh have 10 tlHubt ynn WILL
be willing to e,mrect. Tllo doctrine Of
"Fnttt I'll t;otl"'s Tho very lo,ndatfon-st01e
OF I7recmasnl,ry. Omit this, a!Nl y.'l layc
,i,otltng nlnrc Ut nlnso,iry than tic llnnGretl-
n,.d-nnu >i,itntiMls Of FrecnasoMry with,
wiclt o,tr country Is iilIctf. You know l
1lape pursued lily Masonic inqutrlgs for q
ltfrtiilv, nlld III every lii1rter Of the civil
lzetl wurlsl / have seen, think, every dc:
scrEpst1h of Fretfllason aud Of every "rltc."
flint moi, who are Aiasons l,nyo beeonlo per-
ycrts to Atheism Il will ndnitt, just as tho
Christian Church lmtist aate,nlt tllG sall1o sut
peryurs0i from their ranks: fsse!p was q
sS1 two {eatx "gG near IcrFe I,n iiamts, u
lecture, rcllulthcett ilis leli0f II. tiMs. lie
w,.a promptly expellet, n1nl dbl tlot even
luke iii hppenl tn the tisAlM Lodge, knowing
thn lHt!tty, nf It. II the Esnnssille man
/; spnntlent Entimates, It Inllst he lIpoil sonse
,ipnn tic ehargc itself {Atl!ei$nD lle san ~
Miut" expect a rcyers"l It Judgment th1n Il
BESIDES this, ILLS nplcal Is not III bur Ut his
penalty; tnr tho 11sDllGnt tho 14OttRu pro-
ilOtltrus tho sentence 0f expulsion lie IL cS.
GnIe.l, a, re''a .;n so,s,a 50 until taS atrpn
ti!at havc seei III classes Of Hlaspns. ii
ilm l,!lyo Of which / WIS iirss af'lstrr III
.1eIllAusGll. we have Alollnlnslaet!ai,S, Jews,
md Christians. But N!l bciiuvc in Gud; mud
| ghristnA is one. ,nutl tIle surte 1|nlng. lie
| fnrU tllat Evansville man became Il Mason no
expressed IN The most solemn. tcrns Ills
fa'tl! II t;tti. ;rhts wns ~ te Eirst Rlogfre'
'rllis. until recently, was tho universal rule.
| 'riiu French t;rand Orient {san!e ~ Grand!
lodgc) struck this out Of tla:lr rituals, !iut
" ,letiyiny faith in f:ott, hit rs denying tlle
% 'aas"r$. i for ri 1tl'js aet tic tiia'al i.ylro d
Fsance Inv been placed 'inlor. tntetlict p y
every Grand 1.ottgo In h,eric:l, al,d Wltli
fuw uxrSpllosts IN tho world. ,f0mr ltltllant
stsq9e"t ,xy qfa ra s;Ts ire isf ~o Il S rsess fsses
NJ nstakc couitl bo greatcr Than this. 'rlI,t
t;yaiM[ Muster of illinois,. Mr.. t;lsr,!ey, vii
s,ssnre lin TINT II III Illinois AlaSoh wnr:
10 yst xsl ge e eo,la,f I, FHfs fncS q 1 asn ~ a
Il vi! s!tnr: :snrl! Masol. 9r io,lge wnuld 30 IT.
yenr1 ngo. th0lKas urged tn visit tho lodge
md encouraged t in.liese TINT ny COUNSEL
l.Dtlye of'France Its error, yet { could 1loi
Will due respect to my Ntasonit ,y!'ws MI
l.,t'rr ti.y own fealty to The Grand l.ossge u
Nifs; yG,, 'rs ~ ,tot sDt irpl of t,o subject, vii
add il few verses, written lII.lliy. yenrs stlrs
,liMl nllolItrd by The uutfnrm sentiment Of ~!
bretlirtiI ms tho Gnrrett theory 0f Mns,lll
tlleisli, mud The consequent error VI profhh
tt or i,!nspllclny,, :, =, :
s., THE LETrEle Il. ...,
tlsofcn!ng. to Tho eInolen. hung over the ha:
:, 80 tors e!i4ir, i,tt, OptlsnD a1axf1no}:
Tnnt NA,lN: ! ln.r.'ed i IT. my n'others knee
Whet, ltok1nE iii. icr tnntl nnd teHrfttl fAte
! }lEutl1[ft }fI1E. Hit tGtItltsfly. .