Freemasonry V. The Church Of Rome.

traditions , is the only one capable of making head nga ' nst the one secular organisation of Theocracy . The events which we witness , and which we take part in , aro but episodes of the struggle between these ancient foes . On the not-far-off dav when we shall have completely triumphed on the political battlefield —we shall havo to fnl . low up the struggle on the social one . There again it will be the

province of Freemasonry to undertake the emancipation of the people . " So much for quotation . Now , who a few years ago fired at . the Em . peror of Germany ? a member of secret societies . Who assassinated the Emperor of Russia ? members of secret societies . Who perpetrated the horrible crime of Phcenix Park , in Dublin , two years ago ? mem .

hers of secret societies . Who fired at the kings of Spain and Italy ? members of secret societies . We see the doings of these sects are in accord with their speeches . How then to donbt any longer thafc thoy aim at fche subversion of social order ? If so , the Pope is right , and nothing can be too strong to prevent Christians from joining Freemasonry or any other society

of the same kind . Now a few more words about . English Freemasonry . English Freemasons defend themselves from adopting the views of the Continental Lodges , and indeed there are good reasons to believe that English Freemasonry , as at present constituted , does not contemplate or include within its object any conspiracy against

Chnrch or State , yet whatever view its official chiefs may take , some of its rank and file seem determined to assert its true character . Mr . Br tbe well-known atheist , I am told , has written to the " Grand Master , " asking his support for the atheistical propaganda , whioh he alleges ifc is the mission of English as well as Continental Masonry to provide . Indeed , I have beard tbat there are efforts made to

move the " Grand Lodge " to expel Mr . B , but why have they waited so long , nnd kept among themselves a notorious atheist ? Besides , English Freemasonry is in communion and iu formal alliance with tbe principal Grand Lodges of foreign Freemasonry , if we except the Great Orient of France . This is not only proved by many published acts , but much more anthent ' cally by their own official calendars , which give the names of the representatives elected

to represent the Grand Lodge of England in the foreign Grand Lodges , as well as the names of the representatives of tho foreign Grand Lodges elected to represent them in the English Grand Lodge , Then the least I may say against them is that they are to be found sometimes in a very bad company . And now , what conclusion shall we draw from what I have already stated ? I have said fcbafc Freemasonry aims afc the subversion of both religions and social order .

1 st—Freemasonry aims afc the subversion of religious order , since , whilst some Masons attack the Jewish and the Protestant persnasions , as well as the Catholic religion , others consider all sorts of faith and creed as a matter of complete indifference , which has been proved by the statements here above made , their Supreme Being or Maker is a mere nominal God and therefore Nothing .

2 nd—It aims ab the subversion of social order , for do not its members boast tbat Freemasonry is the school in which are trained and educated those who aspire to be the leaders of Democracy and the makers of social equality ? Therefore , instead of reproaching the Pope with intolerance , all religious and loyal people shonld thank him for having openly unmasked and condemned those sects which

are so much againsfc their own convictions and feelings . As to you , brethren , who belong to the Lodges , if there are any among those who listen to me now , consider what you have done , consider the oath which you have taken , and ask yonr conscience if you have p he right to adhere to secret societies of any kind . If yon are really Freemasons , you mnst have sworn to keep secrets of which you

neitner know nor can guess the purport ; to obey masters you have never seen nor probably ever will see ; and to execute orders which may be entirely against your conscience and from which every feeling of your heart and mind may recoil , and this nnder fche penalt y of the direst punishments , even of death itself . If at fche

moment of binding yourselves by oath yon had been made fully acquainted with what you would be called upon to do , you might well answer : — " I am sure that what I have sworn to do is not wrong , and connot conduce to evil . " But I repeat it , you did nofc know , you could nofc even guess , for all depended on future circumstances , and therefore you were utterly unable to jndge whether what would be required of vou was right or not . Yonr nherUonno

was of the blindest character . Yon are religions and loyal , and mtend to remain so 5 I fully believe you ; bufc on that very account you are the more bound to keep away from those societies which may attack yonr honour as Christians and loyal subjects . And you , dear brethren , you who do not belong to secret societies , seep yourselves free from them ; do not be deluded by false appearnnces . Masons may point out to you , as belonging to their body , men , kn ° wn honour and respectability , saying to you : — " Are not these

"" nest and worthy of imitation ? " But these honourable and nobleminded men must have been themselves deceived , little thinking at their reli gion and loyalty served as a mask to hide tho odious netnes of their deceivers . Freemasonry is a sect moro secret than to- can well imagine , and amongst fche millions who call themselves as- ons , not five hundred , perhaps , know what are its immediate Wo I ' r Whafc means i' ' * ' employ in order to attain them . In one eith < t 0 God thab He won , cl * -e *" & VB y ° a a 11 the grace er ° ' deserting or of never entering Masonry .

tW ^ 2 J , Pl . - ~ Invalids distracted by indigestion , and discouraged in AM 1 r lts romea * should make trial of this never-failin" medicine midol ' o ?" , *? J tvr to dyspeptic tortures writes that Hollowav's Pills lo 7 h ,. ** Dnrden h ,, d been talcen off he ** - Her spirits , ' formerly healths E . L J 1 ™ P" * ° V (> 4 ' "" - capricious appetite has sriven place to •wSrvBum . TV ? \ sick tieate ^ - " f -lep-wtert , and graduallv sn and aiiin « 1 f \ h ™ . *™ effected that she is altogether a new creature , tothemnofTi r . m ut , es * These Pills may be administered with safety Bess ? K ^ u ?* ' . They never act harshly , nor do they ever induce weak"ess . they rightly direct deranged , and control excessive action .

Freemasonry V. The Church Of Rome.

We extract ihe following interesting communication from the Liverpool Courier : —

POPE , CARDINAL , AND MASONS . To the Editor of the Liverpool Courier . SIR , —I entirely concnr in tho views expressed at Southport this week by Brother H . S . Alpass , Past Grand Standard Bearer of Eng . land , with resp'ot to the latest ecclesiastical attack on Freemasons , than whom none morn loyally acknowledge Her Majesty ' s rule . The time has arrived when , as tho voice of the Fraternity in this country

and throughout the Queen's dominion , tho Grand Lodge of England shonld sternly protest against such unjust dennnciations and unfounded accusations as those emanating from Cardinal McCabe and the Roman Pontiff . It is quite trne , as Bro . Alpass says , that frequent repetition of such reckless assertions tend to lead some doubters to believe thafc there is an element of trnth in the

accusations , and thafc Freemasons must in some measure be identified wifch infidelity , s » dition , and kindred sentiments , when his Eminence Cardinal M'Cab = » chooses to falsely designate it "a confederation which is organised for the unholiest of purposes . " In answer to his Eminence I have to say that Freemasonry in this country has one of the noblest of purposes in its institution , the

promotion of the purest charity , as well as unswerving devotion and loyalty to the throne . The eminent Irish ecclesiastic who sits in judgment npon us and condemns us in sweeping terms may be surprised to hear that there are many children now , even in this Province of West Lancashire , who , belonging to the Catholic Church , are being educated at schools identified with the faith of their

fathers afc tbe expense of this " unboViest of confederations . " " Let us not be accused of bigotry and intolerance , " says the cardinal . I do not accuse him of either , but this practical issue I must certainly put—viz ., that his Eminence must be either exceedingly foolish or deliberately unjust . If he knows nothing about Freemasonry as ifc exists in England , then he is foolish to condemn the Order ; and if he

does know in any measure the instincts and aspirations of the Order , then he is still more blameable for uttering what he must know has not the shadow of foundation . The periodical fulminations of the Head of the Catholic Church , it may be said , are doubtless founded on information received of the operations of some so-called Masonio societies on the Continent , with

whioh English Freemasonry has nofc the slightest sympathy or inter , course ; but Cardinal McCabe , with means of observation not possessed by the Pope , must surely go with eyes blindfolded by the " bigotry and intolerance " which he disclaims if he does not see thafc Freemasonry here , in its teachings , requirements , and objects , is as far removed from tbe revolutionary Continental associations as pure

truth is from the foulest error . Whether it be the feared loss of ecclesiastical supremacy , personal antipathy to the particular member of the Order upon which he poured the vials of his wrath , or a deliberate attempt to damage a Brotherhood which is to-day returning " good , " in the shape of charity to Catholic children , for the " evil" of his unwarranted aspersions , I leave it for the world to

judge . As a Freemason of many years' expprience , I must strongly insist upon some steps being taken , both in Grand Lodge and through , out the various Provinces , to counteract the effects of an ecclesiastical deliverance which , by perverting facts , attempts to bring into disrepute thousands whose aim is to preserve and promote the peace which Cardinal M'Cabe rndely disturbs .

Let me say , ere I close , that I have had a large acquaintance with my brethren of tbe Emerald Isle , and all thafc I have claimed on behalf of the Fraternity on this side the Channel can justly be accorded to my fellow-countrymen and brethren in Ireland . Their Institutions show their charity , and their actions their loyalty , notwithstanding all tbat the Cardinal Archbishop of Dublin may say to

the contrary . It would be well for " poor ould Ireland if the Ma . sonic spirit of its people were more largely cultivated and received more kindly encouragement than it does at the hands of its most prominent leader in the pure religion of " peace and goodwill amongst men . " The leading characteristic of Freemasonry is contentment to do its charitable work and inculcate its exalted moral teachings

withont ostentation , but when so cruelly attacked as it has been within the last few days , vindication and justification of our teachings and strong repudiation of false representations should be at once carried out by our Masonic leaders , pre-eminent among whom stand his Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales , the Earl of Carnarvon , the Earl

of Lathom , Colonel Stanley , and others high in tbe councils of tbe nation , none of whom , I fancy , are open to the charge of being banded together for the promotion of infidelity , sedition , and revolution . Yours , & c . THOMAS M'CIUCKEN . Liverpool , 28 th June 1884 .

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