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De Alexander: “The moral question, too, appealed strongly to persons prominent in social, professional, and church life, who increased…”

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The moral question, too, appealed strongly to persons prominent in social, professional, and church life, who increased the excitement by renouncing masonic ties and signifying their conversion to the new gospel of anti-Masonry.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This remark emphasizes the moral appeal of the Anti-Masonic movement among influential social and religious figures.

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