The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-20

The second days session of tire Anti
Secrecy convention, wn!eA closed -asI
xsenf II azake's haU. resulted ~ tSs or
ganiza t.on Of the Washington STATE A=so-
eIa1lon. t.ae declared p0gpose OF snIcn 3
up9asi lion 20 secret socisiies.
.0e morning session was conspicuous -
s~~ matter 0f me papers ard addresses on
.he Subject fos &nfch ths ASSOCIATION 10
ofganlzed. The first paper read T4s on
IRE Scriptures and secret socleties, il
winch Rev Alexander Beers quoted the
former az being opposed 20 ne latter.
Eellowing aIr beers address %as 'as re-
per- o. Rsg. p - Williams. secretary and
Geld agent q the Pacific Coast Anti
Secrecy Association. which VAS As TO-
laws.
The seeretary's Report.
81 Wish Grst OF al 20 acknowledge the
goodness Of our Heavenly Father IN grant
inS Us health and strength 70 pursue the
.zbors OF tas year without the loss from
or ranks Of 4 single member, - Ter a.
20 know.
we are met together again 70 recount
Gods rnercies 20 as. and 20 deliberate for
ills glory. as well as 10 Invoke the divine
konedlcfi0ns. I have been praying that
this may be the very best convention Of
a.. ! could nor begin 10 report 10 you al!
tho details Of the work. II would take
W ali your time. Suffice Il 10 say, the
year has been one Of toll, hard toll My
feld embraces all territory west OF the
Rocky mountains. from the British pos
sessions on the north 20 the Mexican line
or the south. | have almost covered the
territory In the past twelve months, hav-
iag been within nfteen miles Of Johnny
Bulls possessions. and within forty miles
Of Mexico. / also made a trip East last
spring reaching as far as Eastern Ohio.
The people here and there have been hear
ing o. the evils OF secret societies oil along
1bis Coast.
The seed sown has not been entirely
frulfless While much OF II has fallen on
stony ground. some has fallen on good
ground and brought forth a good crop.
one hundred and FIVE are now known 10
months through our influence. most OF
them Masons and Odd Fellows. Hun
dreds have been kept out OF the orders
hy our lectures and discourses on the evil
For this Ne sincerely thank our Heavenly
FaghTe-
Il have been surprised myself at the
open doors for speaking on this subject.
Among the places where have spoken on
the lodge evil. / mention the following
churches: Episcopal Presbyterian. United
PRESBYTERIAN. Reformed Presbyterian Goth
tranchesl. Friends. Christian, German
Lutheran. Swedish Lutheran. Church OF
God. Congregational. Danish Lutheran
Methodist Episcopal. Free Methodist
Protestant Methodist, Wesleyan Metho-
dist Evangelical Association Doth
branchesl. Baptists. Free Baptist United
Brethren. Salvation Army. and. perhaps
other churches and halls. including the
odd Fellows hall at SCOTS Mills or. 4
brief synopsis OF the work OF the year is
as follows:
"Anti-secrecy addresses. I5s: other adj
dresses. 20; total addresses. 3s2. expenses
II travel. ssss 50; collections. sA637; re-
csipis from Cynosures. sis3 90: receipts
from Lodge Lamps. $3.50. total receipts for
the year, S5g7.o3. Cynosure subscribers
Psi Lodge Lamps. 2es. have distributed
more than 900 tracts during the year"
The Benevolence OF Secret Societies"
WAS the title Of an extemporaneous adj
dress by Rev. +. J. Mcdonald. and Rev
c. r. McReynolds read an impressive pa
per on the Citizen and Secret Societies. ="
Mr. McReynolds read OF the relationship
the citizen bears toward the secret socie-
ties. The noon adjournment was then
taken until O'Clock.
The afternoon session was opened by the
reading OF a paper prepared BY Rev w VI
HOWE entitled '"rhe Religion OF the
Church and tho lodge" Mr. Howle's
Paper contained the reasons for orranira-
sns particularly Freemasonry. The charges
taat are held out as those az which the
,iatien's efforts are ieveled are not all
a. forth Ia Mr.. Howie's paper, as another
~ the cardinal claims against Free
q sonryin particular Is that the operations
80 & as a fraternity are against good eth
asaip Ia IS prejudices in favor OF mem
hrs as against others. The charge IL
made IN Mr.. HoWie's argument that Ma
sonry - Chrisiiess. and while he does not
say - t. his address. which Is printed he
low. he stated az the Close OF the meeting
thai Masonry was not originally Hebrew
society, as generally supposed bat that It's
rltes are chose OF idolaoors. The follow
iaS js the paper. from which have simply
been eliminated some Of the more unirn-
Tartant claims. saaee alone preventing as
fuu publication. Only when arguments are
repeated has the address been cut.
Mr.. uo0ic's Address.
In the treatment 81 this subject Il will
tsl<A no lengthy argument 10 determine
what IS the religion Of the church. Ne INST
ter what may ~ the branch OF 6hrfsf's
Church, the growth ls from the Same root
principles or % use the other common A.
uce. no matter what may be the form or
cFnsfufuteiton ~ The structure which any
{ enous nation may build the foundation
stone is JAe same. Al che evanne.fcaf de-
nominations recognize thar other founfa-
kk1N fAH ftF Nt8H ttN TftHn fHnf ia laid.
which ts Jesus Christ The first uarts
o. thc structure resting on this founaa lion
sfe gae stonement. Justification hv falth.
regeneration. szncti8ratiau. adoption frto
Co.'S family. exc The church makes th.
onfment ~ Chrtss Fundamental 10 fAe
pardon NJ sin and acceptance with Cod.
T9e church also makes the sceeptau-e 81
jesus as q personal Savior necessary 20
tn8ivldual salvation ard The securing %
snlfitgat iife, Absorbing 10 the charch.
taars ts 10 forgiveness OF sir. no accept
Hnce wfte Cod. no heaven beyond. wfthou,
fe-@oaai fgt,A IN fhe Lord Jesus Tnis
ftsa is hs't because tina pfhla saws
'%eithev is there salvation in any other. sor
there Is nore ether name under heaven
given among men whereby Ne uus, be
sawed
THE religion % th. ledge r. not NuDt
Npon thls foundation. Nor does Il teach
such arctcirss or fai;a essential 10 an en-
trass-e inta heaven, In treating OF thfs re-
agton - 'ae lodge I vii ouly deal vytth
Frear7a saEvy. Whlca has xgvnn ~urses.sa,
as evts.eHee - atl others Tne -afir3er, ~
re ott Fellows and - some OF the oshsr
sscr"t orders s-e similar - Masonry fn
ffaFiHE oat Ch-ist ard ths funaanseutat
rFsfaclp.es - CHRISTIANITY. I, - rrsta fha-n
are soS'7e se,rfs orders. ilks tae gSoos Tsr,,-
rlars. ~hoFf vff'Escss ritual g ~ harwaorv-
AZ Qr6i1nC