Kev. trank Hopkins of Winthrop,
Ark., undertook to expose the secret
work, and Bestography (secret sign
writing) of the C. M. A. in the Christian
Cynosure of April, li*00. lie was a mem
ber, but has not been in good standing
since 1902. In his introduction, Frank
Hopkins gave up the C. M. A. because
it was permeated witli the spirit of
the Masons and Odd Fellows and all
secret societies. “Dev i’s Trap" for the
unwary he calls them.
If Frank Hopkins thought this and
I severed all connections with the C. M.
j A. and preached against it he might
have been thought something of a
crank, but he would have been respected,
for an honest man is always to be re
spected. But Frank Hopkins went fur
ther than this. Not content with preach
ing against the order, he violated his
word of honor. Besides he thought he
was exposing the regular secret work,
but owing to the fact that he was not a
member when the new secret work was
introduced, he exposed the old instead
of the new, thus doing nothing but dis
gracing himself where he thought he
would ruin all, for others. Thus, follow
ing others, “Beaming .star’’ lodge No.
