Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-16

the Lord Jesus Christ, it is religion
of good works.
A good pear tree cannot help bearing
good fruit, it isn't everlastingly taking
about it. You swear that you will never
violate the chastity of another mason's
wife or daughter, why not make it any
mans wife or daughter?
But if l violate my obligation if | do
not conceal-You know brethren M
m-m-m. It's a poor conscience that has
to have an oath to keep it. (the sarcasm
and gestures must be supplied by the
imagination of the reader.) You say
you marry for love, an old him of Watts
often comes to my mind
Tis point long TO know
Causes often anxious thought
Do love my Lord or no,
is ne mine or is he not?
would put it in this way and see if
you can tell
IT'S point long to know
Canses often anxious thought.
Do love my wife or no,
Is she mine or is she not.
Matthew 5, 33-4S was then read and
discussed at length. Referring to Civ
ing away the cloak he said
How would that suit some of these
women who have seal skin sacks? If a
man comes to their house TO take that
they find they can call the police or
throw broomstick. If you are a true
christian you will help anyone. Church
members say they must support their
own poor. Tes-s-s-s your own poor.
Societies divide a church; the word
brother is used ambigously. Dearly
beloved brethren, who does it mean?
masons or christians? 1t does not yet
appear what we shall be-Do you
catch on?
| was chaplain of lodge once, until
| saw the iniquity and sin Of it. You
have to have clean suit of under-clothes
and then are denuded of nearly every
thing, some one says 'let there be light. =
(the speaker clapped vigorously here
and marched with the bible before him.
How many masons and oddfellows
rant against Gods servant? but |
don't care for that.
A good mason will say, If | leave
anything it will be the church, not the
lodge They will leave the prayer
meeting and go skipping to the old
lodge. Who's there? Billy Goat! You
old hypocrite you
The first man | saw when the band
age was removed from my eyes hated
Jesus Christ. The lodge shuts Christ
out, it shuts God out, it is a religion
of double dealing and hypocracy.
They can blackball anyone who is
Objectionable, you say did Christ ever
blackball anyone? His words are "Hc
everyone that thirsteth ETC." Here
quotations are read from various author
tiles on books of the order in which they
say the scripture is 'mutilated. But
they say once a mason always a mason
/ No Sir!
The masonic body is the greatest
assembly of priests and layman sinners
whoremongers and murderers that tn,
Lord ever looked down upon.
1t is well known that the Indians ar,
almost universally members of secre
societies. Several time while in the In
dian nation | was nearly assasinated fol
revelations concerning the masons.
But God interfered or | would not
be here tonight which, | suppose woult
be very agreeable to some in the church
Oh yes, know! Moody says l do not
see how a minister can go into a secret
society, they say they have more in.
fiunce, but | think they would have
more to stay where they are
A person who would leave the church
sooner than the lodge had better leave
at once. You say we don't know the
good until you get in.
Oh yes! that is the devils dodge, II
you only knew what pain it causes me
to say what have said you would under
stand that | am here because the LORD
commands it, you old scamp's you, the
world is growing worse and everybody
who knows anything knows it; it is the
Devil who says it is growing better and
he is injecting error by your secret
lodges. Consider my kindly words and
separate yourselves from the world.