Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-26

you stand to the sugust body, and be
strengthened in your dug.
THE EAGLE.
TIE Esg,e, t0e adopted emblem @, cur
cause, shows his sc 2eTiori;y by the Ioiii-
ness Of lis f ght, 0i,E the eye upon the
sar and f2T above vaoors ind contain
'octtfg miasmbs OF the lover worlt, he
IS, ts=, uztrsmmelsd, snd answering
n ci- 4 gat. So let us follow the srecu
Laws ph'h OF ibis great type, rsis8 the
GAUGE Ci our Ta':soi'Ensm' TO that sphere
which iR far s5ovs tie de1ssi7g iEfu-
eHcss Cf privste gains snd mere persona!
ambition, Mic'sder, rem rber the Wstca
words CT Or ordsr, EQUALITY, LIB
ERlY, End FRATERNITY. To c.
Corducs the mic'ader to NJ. for further
iaatlu lion"
G. conducts the sr'touro' to G n snd
ssys: 81 SIN ordcfed 20 report this
af',,uTc' TO yau for further
G ~ -Mic'ader, this order Is based or
the action CT cur mre'sao' curing She
yal'i'ul'niot' yre'reT'. 1. is Iom'o'eryr'
il form only. Us Ulcers beer l0m'o'et'
yr' iitles-yet their duties correspond to
those Of like position in VOC g orders
The room furniture ia the American f1g,
with tie E sgle ard lumber l776 thereon
Our Meeting oeto.e We open up is termed
voo', E;ter opening Up It IS telmeG Luic'
sloC'. The order is composed Of two de-
grees, nuic'sloC' sad nO'ren'ruic'sloc'.
TO get TO either you are called chosen
The ss'staIc' OF the order are formed IL
the l C., and comes o D. by messenger
sent from tie G. The &c Is for safe
Guard to the order, AID all live wJrkjGg
nysicsi--ff rOi rAIpH To
iOg the c. Gmic' ere seated IN tTo 6q1cl
line5 running tIcu W. 20 E, tie spec
STATEN Is in the west ST tie hesd sad mai
way between the lines. The FIRST uaoi'
who IS always o D opposite end fsc
ing tie pee. HIS du1es are to see that
the camp is properly Arrsrged, report the
same, lsAd IN su ceremonies, AID Il
ns'Leol gnO' has charge CT Er st0urc'
TIE aeconG uA1i' It the besd of the col
Jun, 20 the right Of the pee sld is treas
Irer. The y S. station Is st the fesd
& he lets ccIump, and is secretary.
The cflJers, Slsg' G P. anu III. are up
pointed By the pee
II the na'tsOl'eno' tie m!c'adsr are I'll
seated until the o D and r. enter be-
tween the Iides, then the pee Tap5 the
mlC'rsde5 to their feet and sdv2ucss,
meeting the o. D. at the altsr, which is
placed in the cent2r. After the Obligation
the pec' rsps, eli the mic'sder' fail back
tn their seats, leaVi re ptc' o d. ard
Z stsndigg, the Pee Il y iEs!ructs.
Ii sdTsncing this far you h0ve ottan
been CO utioned to remember these fpEcisl
words, Equslisy, Liberty and Paternity,
snd don o.less you regard them es CT
mysterious eiguifcsLce, siuce you are
told they are w.rcn words CT your order.
They sre The foundation stones upon
which We have bull. al the hopes ard
aims Of the order and we hsVa them
typih d IN the three signs 800. The sign
O. Equality Is made thus. thereby dera-
oDslratee that SIS each member reaches 10
an equal height, we recognize sli alau-
kid ns having 60 equal tight to If ,
Liberty and the Pu.sa.t CT H4ppiIess. Il
the ssme sign we form cros5 ever tbs
most vital part CT man, which typiass
| ,hst in cur heart5 We admit tie cross that
| sli man must bear, and are willing &c bear
cur equal shEre Ct the burden.
The sign OF Liper = is made thus.
Oar hands are supposed 10 be shacklad
with irons, our BODIES with triple CORDS,
| by one Ccited eHJrt, we ourst the
sAeck.as esucder and strip tie bands
from cur bGGiss.
TIE sign Of fraternity is made thus
So cur HANDS are lrned so let US
ss brothers unite Cur effUrIs for tie Sc
vsDcement OF the glorious Csuse fer
| which We are enlisted.
The sign is made thua. Il signifies
thSt have recokE z % ecu, but let u5 re-
| member the oatn We have sworn to gutsd
the secrets CT our order st all h.z res,
ard ne close the mouth IS tat is The
| most dangerous ch6ulel for ths Esvela
ton ci cur sacred mysteries.
The three last signs are m2ds ihua
$4,000, tn1 typiiy tie solemn oGth yOU
have s@oTn, thst as cur pec' whom we
have vowed implicitly TO obey, seemed or
the point OF betraying TIE secrets Of cnE
order to an UNAUTHORIZED perao1, We
draw our swords to qua our SECRETS 8;
the peril OF his life ard our OWE; this sig.
Dif to us thst cur principles are pars-
mount 10 al else, and no person, however
! beloved, no authority. however sacred
miy Gs.e to Infringe upon the pIi0cipit {
| Of cur order laid down in our cocS:isu
ton, or threaten the mysteries which
bind Us together. And he, IS he holds
up Lis hsnt, and your right to stop ever
| your commander in thing unlawful. H
SAYS, l TOO, have taken that solemn o2ta,
and ss we drop our swords to the grourG
We sRsRer by cur .ctions tina: we vii!
keep the oath to the grave, even 81 t..
peril Of Cur lives. Mc'sder yCu nay live
to see the LAST ves!1ge Of oppression va
ish frcm this fsir laad Of ours.
OPENING CEREMONIES.
! Csptsin rsps the Biv. to order BY -
raps, and calls TO o D, Have you ~.
spected the cam1?" o D-,T have. ~
sptsin-"Report" Isl fiid sll vel Il
the way Of arms and equipment, End tas
quarters in good Condition, P. are eta
noned At the outer approach to see t0l'
none pass without the coun.ersIgu. Sen
t!neis guard the inner approaches and sui
fer hone 10 enter except by permission O.
the ras'tnesg' Of the drerg' The ras't
nesg' OF the dreng' Is Convenient to tht
guard line aud rigidly iuterr0gstsd aL
comefg. NsG'r.'le'nsar'G Is stationed Ii
the north organizing our forces sIc drill
ing recruits in the necessity ct obedieEcs
AID secrecy. NEG'luP'nem' Is stationed
In the east prepared to MARSHALL oul
forces against the usurpers OF our nstura
rig ats. NaG'niereM' is stationed In The
south, prepared by secret woIks to
guard against surprises and 70 circum.
venL the most srtful CT our fees"
Cap.-"Is Ia we'll. See that there are
no spies or traitors in camp" o D.
takes up the word sad report al find
| none but mic'sder' here assembled"
Cap. then says: "Mic'sder,' for What
are we here assembled in biy?" AL
answer: "To promote the principles Of
Equality, Liberty aRd Fraternity among
sn mankind" Kem'gno'ahtpgos'