Brotherhood of the Union

Important planks in its platform were: antagonism to the union of Church and State; maintenance of the public school system; "America for Americans", and the restriction of immigration.

[4] The Brotherhood was organized, with the motto, "Truth, Hope, and Love," by Lippard, for whose teachings and writings the society was formed.

[4] The Brotherhood brought antagonism to union of church and state, maintenance of the public school system, "America for Americans," and restricted immigration down to a period following the Civil War, when they were apparently destined to be exploited again, in and out of the councils of these and of other and newer patriotic secret orders.

The society, while growing steadily, had the smallest membership of the four in the historical group of patriotic orders to which it was assigned.

It was also, in many respects, the vehicle for the expression of the opinions of the Editor, George Lippard, as an individual, without regard to his official connection with the Order.