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Why should the Roman Priesthood re-
fuse burial in consecrated ground to a
member of any secret Order, when the con
fessional is so famous for the reason. of the
objection? Such criticisms are farcical.-
Secrecy peryades the Universe, it wells the
person Of, the Creator,it il is indelbly written
upon the wonderful mechanism of his crea-
lures. WHO but God can understand the
hidden emotions of the human heart, And
who, possessing that heart, will reveal all
its secrets' Neither angel, nor man, nor
devil, can unlock its mystic chambers and
expose its cherished contents. Would you
restrain the pious feeling that would steal
from the social Babel, to wrap itself in its
sacred musings : Would you put out the
fire of the spirit that exbales the incense of
the contrite heart, as it rises silently and
secretly from an antipathy to earth to
kindred sympathy Of Heaven' Would you
invade the sanctity Of Il, private circle and
rudely parade before censorious public,
the wounded pride, disappointed hopes,
affection, and all the charities of
welded love- Then place guard round
every dwelling-a sentinel in every cham
ber--establish a system of universal es-
pionage = declare an open war with Nature
--and tear from the Throne the sublime
veil that envelopes Natures God. I. .s,'


II is astonishing how prone we are to
overlook in ourselves, what we condemn'in
others. The merchant, while censuring
the Order, seems to forget his use Of pri-
vate marks and secret signs; the Cardinal
his conclave; the Judge his secret inter-
change Of opinion in Banc. Washington's
army had lis outside sentinels, passwords,
signs, and countersigns; its formalites of
initiating and drilling its members, its exac-
tions concerningeage and constitutional dis
abilities; its private rules and regulations. -
Its sick were provided for, its disabled were
pensioned. The pledge which called il in
to existence will long be remembered. II
struck for Liberty, and under God and Wash
ington, secured it, oi o9sas1 Z sN''s ,anii'.


Our little disciplined cold water army is
not uulikeitj our secrecy is to guard agains
imposition in the bestowment Of benefits
our aim is freedom from worse than Colo
hial vassalageH-mayGod in his infinite mer
cy grant us like success. " u 3'h sg9i9.a Z
4 u is farther alleged that,the tendency o
secrecy is injurious. To this we reply, tha
experience IS to be the test So far, tn,