NOTICE by A. S. H.

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 11, 1858

NOTICE

By A. S. H.

"There will be an address delivered before EXCELSIOR TEMPLE OF HONOR, No. 25, at the Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday evening, 16th inst., at 7 o'clock, by P. G. W. T., Rev. J. Boynton. The public are cordially invited to attend.

"By order of the Temple. "Hillsdale, Feb. 8th, 1858."

MASONIC DEDICATION AND INSTALLATON AT HILLSDALE, "FEB. 22D, 1858.

"The members of the Order will meet at the new Hall, at one o'clock, P. M., after which the procession will be formed and march to the Court House, where an address will be delivered by Rev. J. Boynton, and the officers of Hillsdale Chapter No. 18, R. A. M. will be duly installed by M. E. Camp, S. C. Coffinbury, G. H. P., when they will proceed to Waldron's Hall to dine. After which the new Masonic Hall will be dedicated. Vocal and instrumental music will be in attendance on the occasion. The ladies will meet and join the procession at Shattuck's hotel."

Let me say in conclusion, brethren and sisters, I do not take the position that there are no honest souls in the churches, yet to be reached and saved by the truth. But I dare not acknowledge that the Holy Spirit is the moving cause of these excitements; while we see so little of the fashioning hand of God in the work. Yea, I think it would highly dishonor his Majesty, and countenance and encourage those in their downward course to death, who "call evil good, and good evil and put darkness for light, and light for darkness," and have a form of godliness, "but deny the power thereof."

A. S. H. Battle Creek, Feb. 7th, 1858