The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02

BERfAH BROWN.
tells tho facts in such a way az TO tear
me veil from the so-caIled mystery aad
place on record the true history OF the
affair. Tnu Iaper In full is as follows:
worshipful Master and Brother john
As.hur. Your request. which IN the
insNress OF Tree Masonry has she force OF
d command. .iiAt | communicate 10 the
lodge my personal observations and recol-
lsetloas Of the antI-Maxanlc lHlarogiio
eeoayed from what pnrported to he i rev
esation Of The mysteries of Free Masonry
hy William Morgan. neariy seventy years
ago. ! VIII ens1asoy 10 comply with ae-
corsling 10 my best ability. at an sutirtn
period 81 life. when names and dates do
not come readily al my call to support
the facts which are indeIbiy STAMPED
npen my naHory. as Incident 20 one OF
those wonderful events in human history,
when by single act OF personal pefiisiy
popular egFinent may he fired 10 the dr.
ssructlan Of tho best creations of human
wisdom aud social benifcsnce. as In the
material worid. the vicious act OF u COW
has fired city and swept away III an
hour the ereation Of years by the genius
and haraiswot-k of naan. In the senti-
mental IA in the material destruction
each after It's kfnd--tAe restoration is the
test OF merit. and I'm the vssses here cited.
eash has much more than regained its
former glory without q tslnt upon it's
record or a smell of fire upon it's belong
ii4ss. The lessons which VIC may learn
from these facts are. that excited pop
piar sentiment IS no more reasoning than
a raging flame. and that the demagcgue
who seeks 10 direct popular frenzy to
personal or party purposes Is the most
dangerous enemy TO popular liberty. Ma
sonny in each OF the distinctive cras of
ssle worlds history. has been an object of
distr,Hst and persecution. because It's fra
tcrnai cxelusIveness Is not Indicated by
any OF Those seetarian, sectional. ma
tlenai or tribal landmarks which define
The boundaries of every other social or
gs.nIzation. It's membership extending into
every other community, at home or
abroad. glves TO the suspicious and GEN.
Ssrions the Idea that il Is an organiza-
ton OF spies upon the affairs OF others
for its ewn Interior purposes.
Morgan aud HIS Revelations.
Free Masonry WAS established in the
US4isS
eltIes and towns IN America before the
Revolution. ana al The population i'm
creased and flowed west. the Masonic
ledge was one of the early institutions
In every village Of any pretenslon. As
rhe ner.:,ers Of the ortlcr generally en-
bracea the leading citizens Of the ccm-
nnnaty 81 not only commanded the high
respect Of outsiders. burt its mysteries
We're "A matter OF profound curiosity ami
speculation 70 ali the unlnitiated To be
admitted To those mysteries was the ans
hilton or most rising Young men, aud
when the rumcr got abroad that PARTIES
we're engaged In preparing q revelation
or the mysteries Of Masonry for put,lless-
ton the excitement was intense through
Get the whole country: and when. inYne-
,llassfs thereafter, u was announced that
Tie mar engaged to The preparation of
the book. whose name WAS Morgan. had
hesn KIDNAPPED aua probably murdered
by the Nasens, every Mason tn the COM
nlRnity Was qua under ssan, charged With
murder sad convicted of the crime In
the nansis af the aecuserS
Tho Eas Morgan. who hallet from tti1.
repncr Va. was az ittti,, ncconnt-not even
Master Mason. He cagnc to Rochester.
\, y, "a tourpeyInan mechanic 10
work oa the aqHetimc: IT tho fsfle canal,
os~r the ssvnesea river. N-hlio there he
1osaed the Masonic fraternity ami re-
cesved fhe degrees of Entered Apprentices
ssssd Fellow craft, conferred ~ T. T.
i9slTfee. as usasteg 81 lhe hodge aud who
Was alse s large contractor upon ,zIhlic
works Morgan removed 10 batavia and
never received desstit from The f>ochts.
ter tstgo of AFFILIATED NTH any ether. or
toQk auosAer degree before the Fashlscaa-
sscn % ihe secrets az Masonry ia BIS name
secrets NNgeh It Was certain Re wns
rat isiAself Ia possession of from any au-
thgwtle sasgce.
Eisxht s.f the susrsetca Wallpapers.
Tghe Disappearance - Narsau and The
Subsequent asst. MasaH3e excitement ren~
,lers~a s. ~ uncomfortable for nae1lgssers
- the order shat peIrfee spd others 10
y }sans eaus8 he ,rscct any suspicion %
correction with NovgaD. repaired a. can
sszsa 9ee ausss 8ui safety. Nhrre m re-
rs.iaea nusa sss. N&,ess sac sfevrgeel set
TED 50 farm aAtesniux Oshkosh. Ms.
essere re fegatne@l h,s c83ieenship. which
Re had erssEieaSssssi ny distinguished ssssis-
tsgy services IN the war ~ Issz ara ussvrr
Asas1tt z tf-Ffte SIS - fftttftsh1t s4Nft
tssaas4 his af,itssslae Slth Masonry Alta
eat TeHvoacb or disclaimer. Geosaea py-rl.
sf9a - whi ~ WIS eafltSszf by a.. II
ss2asrvss sag ass hs WAS ausss,y e,snnvus-
"ksss Ter BIS %evviecs. AMI dte5 lu tsSa. al
se< kfr& aee Nc ts,sSr}y 81 rs~nes@e-! IN
s''g &isa h1uerea ta des5h hy ar whe
NasA Sssa Nearly twenty years an tx.
- fs@'a a5s Catsaty2. aisnass In a8shs az
f&e aats}e SeAs 81 14zpdS tssas. Nrlers
sh4eF e'sh. Ssot& be sa5 >sakes his ssfe
- setwssSassss fAas ee8nsYyss hanfr, sp,sVer
n.4ssssaS SO sss &licssases vava DEPRIVED
~ tasak ees4safss sssWtscisea tsgssa no ess.,.r
ssst sasa RAT b Was r prosas1sssss
Mason. sna thsasash an exesssss ,s,.ss,s.v
ses2siFnsnt sss~<sestgsi OF asss sssssa.s =, ,4,s
sss~ssssa ssssssssaess a. rs = ~ssssistqss ss,i~.
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- nssfeSaaFg essrages az tbs ugaev -
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