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


M az ttAZII/, the ore h 8
MI, E{f#&f//i likeness and gbs0-
!AgGblU//W lu!2 deetitutiuu Gr
NJ %Al/IW the other; cspitGl
iW lfZHI/W secretly OTgsr.Zed
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c.rit.l ON the other. Thase sEe Isc:s Of
fpsrful snd omin2us import, ard Justify
The orgap'z.sion Of secret oidcr 20
counter balance the eF.is t1Teeteri-E or
either hsai, &ad 10 TtstaIe Gcd keep IL
the people equsl rights to life, liberty sid
| the rureuit Of hs: plEeas, W., thcrGiJre In
| TIE I,rpu.ge CT or fsthcTs d.CliIs
ave held theee truths 20 De seli eVi-
dent thstsll zen ware crs&'ed eg1a!;
| that they are endowed By tksic Greater
w,ih certain i1s.isn1ble rig hts; lhct sncEg
| thsee sre life, I0ef,y snd the pursuit CT
htn2ipess; ihst Il, sscu:e the r'ghta, gov
! errug2t2 Z G Instituted pIaGog mer, 3e-
| irving their nat 70 Fers from tie cOpgeHt
of ths governed. That whenever eng
form CT gQveyEment becomes destructive
! q these Ccds IL Is tha right Of fho people
| % Alter or shol;sh Il snd establish & new
coverrmen+ laying l.sf5uEQa!icn on sCch
| princip!eo md organizing It's powers 10
ercd form IS &C them shAn seem Bl2eS
ilkeiy to # CT trei- satisfy snG happiness
| Prudence Indeed Eill dictate thst gov.
| eTnments Iorg established should ret be
| changed for EghG snd iTsSE!eEt csEsCs,
snC, .cccYdjugly all experience hash
shawn that n .Ukind s-s moTs Gis3cEsd
! % euh evi.s, While evils are sLfefsblc,
than TO right themselves ty s5Qlis4ing
| he forms to witch they are accustomed
! En-. wren long train OF abuses ana
! usurp.tior, pursuing Invariably the SAME
object, evils ces design 70 reduce thSm
| under absolute tespctlsm, Il is Their
riehs, it ia their duly TO throw ofrsstd
govern ana to provide new guards
| for their future sacuyity.
l. @. Do you endorse these principles and
al IL Ultimate .fort to carry then inc
| efTec,?
A.. LIDO.
FOUNDING CEREMONY.
Q. Are you willing to taRe al obl;ga~
tioa which I assure you Will IN nc Wis
ccnfct with your duty TO yourself, you:
family, your fellow msr, your country o.
cur God?
e. Ian.
Tnen repest sfter me this c0lgziioh /:
aere place them in proper position.
repeating each his own rs:ut CT Fry
owp choice, IN th5 presenc Of, lhe So
prerae Rller CT the universe, ind csilinc
70 1itEess ;ha spirits OF those depGrteC
patriots, who IL t,nes past have tollsd il
the csaee CT humaa liberty, auG By ths
reverence | eve me- rather and rd1the-,
solemrly sHcsT, without evasion C.
mental re6eTyaLlcn, reVer to rsvs5l &c
sLy human being, except = Iic'ao2I O.
by order Of this ruic'loc, anything inst
may see or hesr while assembled N aiv
or any c!her secrets OF our order, or the
existence of the SANE; that VIII nevel
sol!cit spyole for ns'tsortnsm, whom
DO rot belieya 10 be superior in intellect
: faithful and true, ana devoie& 80 III
cause fef which we erB'enhsse6; shat
will always implicitly obey the orders q
this ruic'loc and the off; ers thereof
which do not COL fic: with my duty tc
God and my family, and the letter arc
spirit If cur declaration CT pEf
poses; this. Will reYe'
knowingly ipjrre OF .detraud nit
sder; thst l aiIl :lwsys IL conversation
with s Eic'ader spetk the tEuib, tie
whole truth aid nothing hut tie jIu;h;
that will ever be ready TO recognize Ghe
sigus OF this order: thai should FOX ary
cause cease to be a m!c'sder CT tli5 cTtsl
| will keep this OATH az sacred ca. Ct the
order as in It, TO this pledge 10y lie, my
liberty and ms sscred hcror; ard should
l Ni!liully break this cath rus'nsi'r d
yR,ydid' r'shp tsui'nay'kcne:g f'Ym.
mlc'sder aEd invoke upon uyseH the
curses Of the Supreme Ru,er Of tae III
verse sad the universal dc.esta.l POI
mankind.
By TIE authority invested in ms I no 4
declare you, IS here assembled. duly
organized and founded as coun'y caic'
loc CT .... this the go. dag Of i,
in the year one thousand eight hundred
rad go. Of this republic, the
This pue'.oc will be known as ic,
'ssr'o'snam'iu'. -. 'grob'in'
Organizsg now explains secret wcrk.
NE'T2oL'TNAM' RAc'A'yoIM'.
To sny seeking Acquaintance: "Whc
comes Aere?'1 "a friend F." 3hAdVaacs
friend and give the countersign." Ate,
this is done the P. opsns the door snd
admits him. TIE s. says: ."Hsl,! Who
comes ther3" "a micsdsl'." SAD.
vance mic'ader' snd g!ys. the counter
sign" Whsn this Ia done the S. sum
| NOAs we .. " NY IVY; IepS.f Tue . "
says :."Whence come you?" fYnre'NO
what, gosb,I.:.' "What gsr'o',nam'f
Nc. what gors':. "What mio'yneD'."
"What dispatches do you besl?" Here
the G. G yes him the psss word. "P.ss
mic'sder' with your sod'tschctep'" G.
conduc,s ir'.ourc' to Cap who says 10
g.: "Whst orders have You2" To con-
duct this ir'tourc' TO you for n:'tsol'-
tnam'. Cap. SAYS to if'teuc': Have you
read cur ceI'scot'7" az have" Do you
fully snd urIeservzdly indorse the objects
eHd principles therein set forth? ~ do"
"You aye st liberty eny time TO sesk Sd
honorable sod'agrs che from our order,
| and you sre nov admitted Is mic'ader ~
All cry: "Holdl hold! He is NO,
| nriws't" [mssing sigu]. Cap [mskiDg
sign1: II confess" To ir' tourc' /:
"BeIore proceeding further, you must
take 8 binding obligation not to reveal
anything you may hereafter see or hear
In this fmec'. which I assure you will in
no wise conflict with your duty to your
self, your family, your fsllowman, your
| country OF your God, snd which has been