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ZION’S WATCH TOWER

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HERALD OF CHRIST’S PRESENCE.

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BINDING THE BUNDLES TIGHTER

[A Brother who was at one time a prominent Mason, but who has since discontinued his relationship with the Order, believing that he can spend time and money to better advantage as a member of the “Royal Priesthood,” sends us the following from the Chicago Inter Ocean of March 7, and adds:—”Every Mason is now in honor bound to remain by the ‘Ancient and Honorable Order.’ Thank God for his opening, permitting my escape before this. Every Mason who now escapes from this ‘bundle’ must, in addition to the loss of many agreeable associations, submit to a painful singeing of his honor, so-called, and which will be worse with every day’s delay.”]

The clipping reads as follows:—

“MASONS ARE DOOMED

“MAYOR HOPKINS MAKES WAR ON SECRET SOCIETY MEN.—ALL ARE TO QUIT.—LIST OF THOSE ALREADY DISCHARGED FOR THIS CAUSE.—EMPLOYES WHO HAVE BEEN TWENTY YEARS IN SERVICE REQUESTED TO LEAVE

“In his zeal to fill all places in the City Hall with ‘suitable Democratic substitutes’ Mayor Hopkins has caused to be discharged a number of Masons of high degree.

“The well-known enmity of the papists toward this society gives color to the statement made yesterday by a prominent Mason, that all who belong to that or any other Protestant order are doomed.

[Then follows the first list of seven prominent Masons, with no doubt appropriate statements of their moral worth, and mental and physical qualifications fitting them for their respective offices.]

“Beyond doubt Mayor Hopkins intends to cut out every member of the society now in the city’s employ. Nothing has been done openly, but the quiet tip has gone around that every Mason may expect his discharge.

“The mayor has no reason for discharging members of any secret society, except that they are of necessity Protestant.”

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EXTRACT FROM AN EPISCOPALIAN RECTOR’S SERMON

“There is danger of offence, danger of apostasy. Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall! Never was it more important that a Christian should be Christlike. Before God, I think that we are to follow our Lord through a dark valley, and to drink a bitter cup. There is a mighty movement toward the consummation of all unbelief and opposition to the Lord’s Anointed: a movement long ago forewarned, yet none the less terrible as it sweeps over Christian lands. We see many wise, mighty and learned fascinated with its falsehood, and giving to it the weight of their influence and genius. But we wait—’how long, O Lord, how long!’—for the day when the lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted. For ‘I know that my Redeemer liveth; and that I shall stand in the latter day upon the earth; whom I shall see for myself; and mine eyes shall behold, and not another.'”

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THE DANO-NORWEGIAN DAWN, VOL. I

We regret to say that this book will not be ready this month, as formerly hoped and announced. We hope to be able to fill orders before May 1st.

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A COLPORTEUR GROUP

After our last Summer’s Convention at Chicago had adjourned, and only about sixty of the friends remained, mostly colporteurs, Brother Witter took a Cabinet photograph of all in a group.

He has supplied a copy free to all the colporteurs known to desire them and has donated a quantity to the Tract Fund. These we now offer to any who may desire them at fifty cents per copy. The receipts will go to forward the general work.

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— March 15, 1894 —