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quite evident that a few printed sheets of paper and a little superficial knowledge might lead to fraudulent applications being made , whereas if they had to be sent through the representative of the Constitution that could not possibly be . Just as one State is represented in another by a Consul , so our Grand Lodge

ought to be represented near another by an Officer who takes active interest in the affairs which concern it , and whose Zealand tact stamp the Constitution which he represents as one managed on lines not only fraternal and liberal , but strictly business-like , exact , and economical in the use of funds which are essentially trust funds . — " Masonry . "

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THE following are the selected extracts from the outside press of the day , to which we refer elsewhere : Pope Leo will address a Breve to the forthcoming Anti-Masonic Congress in Trent , in which he encourages the Congress in its labours , and accords his Apostolic benediction . The

Viennese clerical papers state that great interest is shown towards the Congress by the higher clergy and laymen , and that the attendance is likely to be very large . At the same time , it is a curious fact that the contributions received up to the present time will not cover expenses . — " Standard . "

Archbishop Begin , Cardinal Taschereau ' s coadjutor m the archdiocese of Quebec , has issued a circular to the clergy of the archdiocese , says the New York correspondent of the " Daily Chronicle , " in which he expresses approval of the forthcoming Anti-Masonic Congress . In the course of the circular he denounces fche Freemasons as an infernal sect .

The Vienna correspondent of the " Daily News " telegraphs : Preparations for the great Anti-Masonic Congress at Trent are being completed , and the President of the organising committee , Commendatore Alliata , has arrived from Eome to superintend .

It is evident that a kind of Council of Trent is planned . The Congress will meet in a church , where 1 , 200 seats have been prepared . It will , moreover , be opened in the beautiful Cathedral of Trent , on the 25 th September .

Eeferring to the allegation that the Freemasons are " an infernal sect , " a writer in the " Western Morning News " says : English Freemasons do not recognise' themselves under this description ; and once in a curious mood I sought an explanation of the aversion of Eomanists to Masonry from , perhaps , the

highest authority in England . He explained with a gentle courtesy , which made his bitterness only the more strange , that Masonry tempted Eomanists to enter into religious communion with men not of their faith ; and though he admitted that the

English Masons , if they stood alone , would not deserve the harsh things which were said of them , he pointed out that they were in association with Continental Freemasons , whom he evidently loathed . My conclusion was that the great Boman ecclesiastics regard the Freemasons as the destroyers of the Temporal Power .

There is to be a demonstration against the wicked Freemasons somewhere . Why are the Freemasons so much detested in Catholic countries ? Here we know them chiefly as a charitable body , who assist each other in want , educate poor children , do all kinds of charitable actions , and practice a ritual

which is concealed . All kinds of highly respectable people are Freemasons . I am one myself . So are you , my Brother , no doubt . So , also , one is proud to say , is His Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales . So is the Emperor of Germany . So are many millions of people . Why , then , does the Eoman Catholic Church

hate this harmless body ? That Church does nothing without a reason . Well , the reason , I take it , is two-fold ; first , that on the Continent many Freemasons are actively hostile to the Church ; and , secondly , that the ritual of Freemasonry has in some cases been substituted for that of the Church . There is

such a thing on the Continent as a Masonic funeral , and there are people in the country who see in Freemasonry a very possible bulwark , if it should become necessary , against sacerdotalism .

These , I believe , are the reasons why Freemasonry is denounced and Freemasons are excommunicated . Speaking as one of the Craft , I can conceive no other reason . —Sir Walter Besant , in "The Queen . "

It is now settled that the International Anti-Masonic Congress is to be held at Trent from 26 th to 30 th September , under the patronage of the Pope , and a large number of cardinals and bishops . The motto chosen is " Freedom for Faith and Fatherland } " and the object is stated to be to " make known the

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immense moral and material evils done by Freemasonry to Church and to society , and to seek a remedy by the help of a permanent organisation against Freemasonry . " Meanwhile , hei - e at home the Eev . J . W . Horsley , rector of Walworth , who some time ago suggested that a new feature should be added to the

programme of the forthcoming Church Congress at Shrewsbury , in the form of an emergency meeting of the local Masonic Lodges to be attended by all members of the Congress belonging to the Craft , announces that although the proposal met with wide

favour it has now been abandoned " because a high Masonic dignitary in those parts , who is also a well-known and respected Churchman , thought it might somewhat , though only for one evening , interfere with the attraction of the Congress . "— " The Morning . "

Apart from this explanation , adds the " Birmingham Daily Post , " it may be inferred , from certain correspondence that has been going on , that some of the clerical members of the Congress were averse to the latter being mixed up in any way with what may have been regarded as an official recognition of Freemasonry .

Some writers having objected to it on the ground that it is a secret society , that it has been condemned by the Popes , and that on the Continent it has been made the cover for revolutionary schemes , the Eev . J . W . Horsley ( formerly Chaplain of Clerkenwell Prison , and now rector of Walworth ) has taken up the

cudgels on behalf of the Craft , and it may interest members of the Fraternity , as well as outsiders , to read the Eev . gentleman ' s definition of the world-wide organisation . " Freemasonry , " he writes , " is not a benefit society , not a political society , not a religion , not an infidelity , not a feasting club , not a secret society ,

but it is a Brotherhood of men of all classes , nations , races , colours , and creeds , who are found or believed to be believers in one sole personal God , and in the immortality of man ; of good repute , free , sound , charitable , and loyal . It does not profess to be Christian , yet it never can be anti-Christian . Further dogma

we leave to the priests and ministers of religion outside . We assert none , but neither do we controvert any . Were all the world Christian , and did all Christians act up to their profession , then , from the moral point of view , Freemasonry would no doubt

be needless , though still containing points of interest and advantage to men . But , while the world and men are what they are , none but those who share the ignorance of the Pope will refuse its aid to morality and faith . "

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