p. 9 | Anti-Secrecy

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 1, 1903

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 29, No. 26.

Anti-Secrecy

From a circular letter of the National Christian Association we take the following item of interest:—

There was held recently in Chicago some dozen meetings in the different divisions of the city, at which the theme was, “Secret Associations.” The occasion was the anniversary of the National Christian Association opposed to Secret Societies. Nearly two hundred and fifty of the pastors of Chicago are known opponents of lodges. They are members of various denominations, including the United Presbyterians, Free Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Reform Presbyterians, Methodist Episcopal, Lutheran, Congregationalists, Evangelical Association, Swedish Mission Covenant, Holiness, Seventh-day Baptists, Christadelphians, Mennonites, German Baptist Brethren, Holland Reform, and Friends.

To this list, indicating the denominational affiliation of so many influential persons opposed to secret societyism, we are pleased to add that the Seventh-day Adventist denomination as a body regards the whole secret society principle as unscriptural, and therefore unchristian.