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Sermons and Addresses on Secret Societies
Sermons and Addresses on Secret Societies Author:James Williams, Lebbeus Armstrong, Daniel Dow, W. P. Mcnary, R. T. Cross, J. Sarver, J. Blanchard, H. H. George, J. G. Carson, M. S. Drury, Robert Armstrong, A. L. Post Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MASONRY A WORK OF DARKNESS A SERMON BY REV. LEBBEUS ARMSTRONG. The copy from which this Discourse is printed, was found in tne "United and Reformed ... more »Presbyterian Pulpit" for December, 1869, and January, 1870, thenpublished at Xenia, Ohio. The following Note was subjoined by the Editors. ! ? Note.—Upon the abduction of Wm. Morgan, Sept., I :.; 1827, the eyes of the entire country were opened to the I true character of the [Masonic] organization, and the dangers to which our country was exposed from it, and is many good men, who had been entangled with it, publicly acknowledged its character and withdrew from it. For a time it seemed to have received its death-blow, and thereafter for years received but little attention. But it has been secretly growing and working its way to place and power, until recently its impudence and assumptions have again aroused the fears of Christians and patriots; and the notes of alarm are being sounded not only from Oberlin, but over the length and breadth of the land. The following discourse, though delivered several years ago, yet presents the nature of the institution so clearly and succinctly, and there seems to be so much need of something of the kind, that we cheerfully give it a place in the Puwit. Should it be said that Masonry haschanged since this sermon was delivered, let him wh affirms it make good the proof of the same.—Eds. TEXT. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them; for it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. Efhesians, v. 11,12. The Works of Darkness comprise all that belongs to the system of moral evil. Opposition to God and holiness, characterizes their nature; the love and practice of them constitute the guilt, an...« less