The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-29
THE DENVER AMORINES.
A Strong Society Organized to Oppose
Them.
1t Starts Out With Membership of Three
Thousand-It Favors Re-
igious Liberty.

so powerful and aggressive that an
order has Just been organized in that
city to oppose the A. P A, branch
Of which exists here. Speaking of this
new society, the Denver Republican
says:
It's objects are to encourage and
promote religious liberation and to op-
pose the American Protective associa-
ton, which it maintains is a standing
menace to the perpetuity of American
institutions
This new order has about 5000 mem
bers already They are nearly all OF
the Protestant religion, and it is said
that a number of the A P A. members
have renowned allegiance to the order
and joined the new one on account of
its liberality and its desire to uphold
the public schools free from sectarian-
ism.
The new organization is in advance
of its opponent in one very important
particular, it admits, nay, especially
invites women to become members,
and there are already a number on the
rolls. 1t is a nOn-political Organiza-
ton and its leading members comprise
men and women from all the parties
and all the religious denominations.
Special stress is laid on the question.
of public schools and separation of
church and state. The order is OPP
posed TO any interference with the
schools by any sect or denomination.
and believes in keeping politics and the
church apart.
The Society of Liberty and Loyalty
promises to be aggressive in it's deal
ings with the A. p. A. 1t will not only
proselytize from that secret order, but
it viii keep posted on its doingS and
make warfare on its methods.
Following is the nreamDlp and nrin-
ciples:
Whereas. There is existing in this
community an association known as
the American Protective association,
the objects of which are to prescribe
persons on account of their religious
belief, in both private and public af-
fairs; and
Whereas, Said association is engaged
in trying to control all branches of the
government = national, state, county
and municipal-and to subject all
elected or appointed officials to the
prescription of its creed; and
Whereas, Said order is standing
menace to the perpetuity of American
institutions and government and a
reasonable attempt to overthrow the
constitution and laws of the land, and
to degrade and belittle American man.
hood; therefore. be it
Resolved, That we bind ourselves to-
gether. sacredly and solemnIy, upon
our oaths as citizens. and upon our
honor as Americans to at all times
enforce and carry into effect the fol-
lowing principles and objects of our
society:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
We believe that all persons should
be protected in their right to worship
God after the dictates of their own
conscience, as long as that worship is
not in the nature of a violation of the
constitution and laws of the land.
We believe that no person should be
prescribed in either public or private
life on account of religious belief or
sectarian affiliations.
We believe that any person or set of
persons who do attempt to prescribe
others on account of their religious be-
LET or sectarian Affiliations are enc
mics to the laws of the country, and
should be treated as such.
We believe that the American peo-
pie should rule and govern their coun-
try in accordance with the mandates
and provisions of the American laws,
and not after the rules of fanatics and
bigots.
We are opposed to any union of
church and state and any sectarian
interference with the public schools,
and we pledge ourselves to use our
utmost endeavors to keep the public
schools free from all sectarian control
or influences
BYLAWS.
First-This society shall be known as
the Society of Liberty and Loyalty.
Second-The objects of the society
shall be primarily to carry out and en-
force the declaration of principles of
the society.
Third-The society shall consist of
one supreme camp, and as many sub
ordina.e camps as may be created by
the supreme camp.
Fourth-The subordinate camps shall
be designated and governed as pre-
Scribed by the supreme camp.
Fifth-The government of the SUI
preme camp shall be as provided in the
ritual of the society.
Sixth-An persons who are legal
voters shall be eligible to membership,
upon the following conditions:
Firstly signing an application for
membership. as hereinafter provided,
and by being vouched for under oath
by two members of the society in good
standing, and by being duly elected, as
hereinafter provided.
Secondly paying an initiation fee
of 81.
Thirdly being initiated as provided
in the ritual of the society.
Fourth BY taking the following
oath:
4, -, in the presence of the ever
living God, OF my own free will and
accord. do solemnly swear that l will
at all times and under all circum-
stances, by word and act, uphold the
constitution and laws of the United
States and the constitution and laws
of the state of Colorado.
THAT in none of the affairs OF life
will I discriminate against or in favor
of any person on account of religious
belief or church utilization.
'.That I will ever oppose any attempt.
at union between church and state,
and any attempt of any church or
other religious society or sectarian as
ISOLATION to control public affairs, or
to intermeddle in any way with the
government or control of the public
schools.
THAT 1 will actively participate in
the primary election, caucus and con-
vention of my political party, and en-
deavor to secure the nomination for
Office of no person who has obligated
himself to discriminate against, or in
favor of any person in public or pri-
vste life, on account of the religious
belief or church utilization of such per-
sen.
II dc solemnly swear that I will
never vote, in convention or at cleo
ton, for any person who favors the
prescription OF any person or persons,
on account of religious belief or church
affiliations, and that 1 will not vote