Christian Cynosure . JOSEPH COOK. traceable to just such organizations. The deathof Dr. Cronin was probably providential. Theabsolute infernality which lies in the principlesthat led to the murder of Dr. Cronin may grow toa serpent twining around our Republic as the ser-pent twined around the Laocoon of old. To un-dertake the task of seizing that serpent by thethroat while he is young by the body politic, andsocial, and religious, and then hurling the viperback into the chaos where he belongs, is the meansto be found of ridding our nation of such stains. Many ministers have gone into secret or


Christian Cynosure . JOSEPH COOK. traceable to just such organizations. The deathof Dr. Cronin was probably providential. Theabsolute infernality which lies in the principlesthat led to the murder of Dr. Cronin may grow toa serpent twining around our Republic as the ser-pent twined around the Laocoon of old. To un-dertake the task of seizing that serpent by thethroat while he is young by the body politic, andsocial, and religious, and then hurling the viperback into the chaos where he belongs, is the meansto be found of ridding our nation of such stains. Many ministers have gone into secret organiza-tions. Numbers of our best citizens are in am not assailing any mans motive. The organ-ization is one thing, but the men in it are may be good men in it. I will endorse allthat. I assail no individuals motives. I supposethere are a multitude of really excellent men inthe different secret organizations of this countrythat really do not know the characters of the or-ganizations or have not r


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