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Article TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. ← Page 6 of 8 →
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To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
system of union for the best of purposes should be destroyed , by tire introduction in a Christian Lodge of the doctrine nf redemption , which must offend the Turk ; or -of the holy name of the Messiah , which offends the prejudices of the Jew ; or in a Turkish Lodge of the . name of Mahomet , which must offend both Jew and Christian , and thereby defeat the universality of an excellent Institution ? No ; we brethren
are ; the Godhead has taught us so to call each other ; the innate principle persuades us we are so . Shall , then , this temporary and happy accommodation of sentiment to good purposes stamp us Deists r " Very far from it : when the Lodge , is closed , each departs untainted by the other , the Jew to his -synagogue , the Turk to his mosque , the Christian to his church , as fully impressed as ever with the divine origitvand rectitude of his own faith , from the orincioles of which -ha
has never for one moment swerved in thought or deed . Away , th ^ n , with such injurious suspicions!— -No more would the-first-dignitaries of the church sanction by their presence and patronage a system of Deism , or any institution destructive of Reli gion , than the Heir Apparent , and other princes of the- blood royal , would assume the direction and support of a Fraternity , whose principles were hostile to the Government
over which , in the course of nature , they may be called , as sovereigns , to preside * . J . M . remarks , with apparent exultation , " that the monster EgalitS was Grand Master of Masons in France ; it is ,. indeed , to be lamented , if it was so , that so bad a man should have had a power of dissimulation so to have concealed his principles , as to have imposed on good men , who certainly meant only to avail themselves of his importance in the State to give the greater sanction to their laudable pursuits ; but , , - -
" "What place so pure , that info it foul things " Sometimes intrude not ? " The misconduct of one member ( however distinguished ) in a society , can surely be no impeachment of its general tendency . What follows in the essay , about the scarfs of Apprentice Masons , and the bat of a venerable Master , must allude ( if it means any thing ) to modes and customs peculiar-to tlie country , as they are assuredl y not known in our assemblies .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
system of union for the best of purposes should be destroyed , by tire introduction in a Christian Lodge of the doctrine nf redemption , which must offend the Turk ; or -of the holy name of the Messiah , which offends the prejudices of the Jew ; or in a Turkish Lodge of the . name of Mahomet , which must offend both Jew and Christian , and thereby defeat the universality of an excellent Institution ? No ; we brethren
are ; the Godhead has taught us so to call each other ; the innate principle persuades us we are so . Shall , then , this temporary and happy accommodation of sentiment to good purposes stamp us Deists r " Very far from it : when the Lodge , is closed , each departs untainted by the other , the Jew to his -synagogue , the Turk to his mosque , the Christian to his church , as fully impressed as ever with the divine origitvand rectitude of his own faith , from the orincioles of which -ha
has never for one moment swerved in thought or deed . Away , th ^ n , with such injurious suspicions!— -No more would the-first-dignitaries of the church sanction by their presence and patronage a system of Deism , or any institution destructive of Reli gion , than the Heir Apparent , and other princes of the- blood royal , would assume the direction and support of a Fraternity , whose principles were hostile to the Government
over which , in the course of nature , they may be called , as sovereigns , to preside * . J . M . remarks , with apparent exultation , " that the monster EgalitS was Grand Master of Masons in France ; it is ,. indeed , to be lamented , if it was so , that so bad a man should have had a power of dissimulation so to have concealed his principles , as to have imposed on good men , who certainly meant only to avail themselves of his importance in the State to give the greater sanction to their laudable pursuits ; but , , - -
" "What place so pure , that info it foul things " Sometimes intrude not ? " The misconduct of one member ( however distinguished ) in a society , can surely be no impeachment of its general tendency . What follows in the essay , about the scarfs of Apprentice Masons , and the bat of a venerable Master , must allude ( if it means any thing ) to modes and customs peculiar-to tlie country , as they are assuredl y not known in our assemblies .