The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-08
AGAINST THE LODGES.
A Preacher Lectures Against
Secret Orders
NE SAYS THEY INJuRE CHURCHES
yex. p. a. Williams Particularly De-
rounces the Masons, whom He
Joined Clanie~sineiy.


ys~efs,rpn church. who also represents TIE
-asts,naJ S.hFssss0n Association at foft-
ias.gs fexsft1ress Ia the Lutheran NFE0Ten At
Fo,trta and pfne streets last evening on
s~rn- Esils Of Secret Soet@ttes Use
church was fairly well FLIED Win q fiiisfa
audience that quietly sat oass Inc isseuis.
wtses. lasted FROM 20 ssSs. The pastor Oh
fne shurch 4. e. ToIIefsap, sutros4ueed tue
an@akef. Res sir. Nichols. who "a re-
ssr.iy convicted % cytniHaity HosnssS
Rev Or Ford ard Is waiting TIE result
81 an arueai. occupied front bench ana
made himself conspicuous lly intsFlss tins'
remarks throughout rhe leeiu SUI 90
s~rhatw z.,.s' II knoH II; Amen etc
The lecture proper was a direct ATTACK
an ALI s&ssret organizations and was m@Fs
especially directed against Freenaasoflty
ali Of vtscfs. the speaker alleged, Siond VI
fhe way Of efficient Christian shAfsa
work. Rev Mr. Williams gave esiaehe"
Of nosseasing Masonic knogledges r"peae-
ing signs. words and dase guards or the
,s,s,. ,s.sfye degrees. when questioned after
,he les.stsre as 10 his Masonic membership,
he Al first refused 10 answer. eonfent'ns
hi.ua4lf with saying II afa wiiHHg 10 os
trts.f When preesed for a reply as 10
his Masonic sffsIiation. be nlasts ana is
fuctantIy said that he was initiated IN a
.selandestsne lodge In ehieaso ns -
~rar.i Ronaysr. who also exposed masonry
vi,h others Rev. SIR Williams said TO
the reporter that ne had for two years
been lecfuring on this subject OF secret
sos.ietiea Including sntsnapfraDee ana RI
fssieltfy. his field of operation oeing ofe-
ron. Washington. California ana iosho-
lie SAYS ne has been a preacher ii tne
United Brethren church Tor twenty seais'
working In Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky
and canning 10 the coast and locating III
Portland In August. isss
The sneaker last evening said ne wouid
discuss principles and institutions ana
not men, namely discuss the evils OF Sc
cref societies from the standpoint OF
n Christian minister. The tnurcn OF
Christ the family relation, the SCHOOLS
notifies all were open 10 the light OF In
yestigatton. but Freemasonry hid itself
behind It's closed doors and deiied fnves-
tfzatlor. A secret organization was the
TOUGHEST thing In the world and resented
all attempts To pry into its affairs.
Christian had no right 10 join such, for
they were Incompatible with that open
ness OF life which Christ taught. No soci-
ETY. was lawful that imposed unlawful dss-
ties and obligations ON It's members. The
Rev. Joseph Cooks advice on the sub
3ect OF unlawful oaths of secret societies.
was for ali who arc out of them 10 stay
out. and for those who are In TO come
out. No man can join a Masonic lodge
unless he violates the laws OF Christ
who says; swear not at all The Ma
son says again aud again: And further
more do / swear, etc" The oath OF a
Mason confiicted with his obligation to
his wife and children.
The evil of the lodge system was that
lodges took men away from their homes
In fact. there were men who belonged
To so many lodges that they kept them
from home every night In the week even
10 tho extent OF taking their meals down
town no that they hardly ever saw their
families. thus breaking up all home ties.
Tho loss of money paid TO lodges was
another serious consideration In the way
OF evils and robbed families and churches
or their just dues. There were men so
blinied by their secret Affiliations that
they would pay out from $3.50 TO SITS for
uniforms, swords. hats. piumes ana 9TH
err jimcraclss while their wives were LEFT
10 wear calico dresses The lodge sys-
tenn o. the country was sapplng the life
blood OF the churches, and all secre. oh
legations we-c nothing more than nara
sites That we're destroying the Christian
cnufahss- a lodge man who was also a
church man would be found To he To,
tunes more of lodge man than n church
man. lie would always ind time m at
tend lodge meetings, but never prayer
meetings ne would always ind funds for
sh.s ioase, but never a cent for his church
Went -seven Christian denominations
hau raised their voices against seere, 80
cistles and their motto was that a mar
eousa not be consistent church member
60. 70 secret order at the same
time. a Lutheran wishing 10 toin any
other denomination had "a foresyear HE
hiss aiicsiance. and Sc with ChYistianttv
"hieh demanded undivided LOYALTY
Inc influence OF Freemasonry. he said
a s aa'efea tns Jury box. where jury
ma nan VINO was f'recmeson was bounfen
by his oath 10 stand by n brother ussan
Ia trouble, whether right or wrons,- 49,,
ger and treason excepted. Masonry kne,v
no government but Masonic government.
ana no law ether than Maxonis. law
ror thftsts sake fnas an echo In a..
cry christian denomination In the world
ret Tor thrist's sake" Is never found IN
sasSohfy or any other secret order. Ma
.ohfN mas reason for excluding christ
IN" Mssnns say I'VE meet unon ,ha
iefei anu part upon the SQUARE" vb.rh
means that they meet upon n level witt
jews, paxans snd others Thar Ia ,yhx
they exclude Christ. II is in order maj
.het NAV open their doors tn Jews, which
n tts level 'e"
: The speaker next took an ip,sv,,ar,.
nfeeeher and defined the process or his
initiation into Masonry. giving s,,,..
tnahgs correctly aud greatly exaErrre tt,..-
Others The obligations. without rotnr
NC the'r meaning or lessons N riilcule.I
nv t'aMeF :" haSonry he illustrated IN
shr Hrerkimrisige Pollard scandal ~
which II turned out that Miss Pollard wa.
a Master Masna's daughter Masonry he
SAID, was a ieaky organization when .,
came t. a question ~ virtue ana ,,,cr.t
ity The obligation az a Master Mason "a
TIRE question ot chastity was n Qualified
one ana not like Christian morality. n
universal one. tnndeiity today vac ,s,,n -,
tire Shamx OF fsrfsasys 4 SaavV ca -
greatest sufferers We're tho -hyis,ssr
ch9rcheS. The cardinal doctrine 81 has
tty preached nv freesna safrt vaS
sham, because II was exclusive. ana IA,
Ike Christian charity, universal susyer.
fnS humanity received no benefit fTnrn
Masonry, while Tire church % Christ Xss
the only ono that rSiieved suffering M
rsanits.
The opposition to secret ORGANIZATIONS
was growing Russia. Spain and other
ccltntfias spPosel theyss ard the state ~
Vermont in this country hal laws pr,-
NatnE nesaity for any one tosa!nS a
Nssoaic Lodge
The SPEAKER spoke ~ letters received
~ Sim freFa alleged members ~ xe,~e.
societies threatening hts nfe ~ ~ .,ss -,
dc=sst. htt they enly Sad the eNrcs 10
sfst atm on te greater Efforts
TIE fAeE shAt maaN good ,ssen veva
naohee~aSS % secret erliers vas rot good
argument In faver ~ them. THO ,-~,.-
c'ste, Ike slavery, was wronr aaa many
good men bad heea dciUeisd snsa iofatnr
wNo weaid eventually DC ashamed "a a.
mlt u, Tae ehary~h 80 Christ vas the
"nty hrethcFAe03 tnaf could ~ nrsyers,i
@ua u All the naen}fers % an ss<srp, so-
rtcfieS we're united in thn cAI4rvA % 80 ssr
za3 would devote to q AS naucn tigsse an.3
money as they yt3 80 their secret or..erw
sa6Sttns would be AZ al emf and the