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Article THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Page 1 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Repository.
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
AN IMPARTIAL EXAMINATION OF A BOOK , ENTITLED PROOFS OF A CONSPIRACY AGAINST ALL THE RELIGIONS AND GOVERNMENTS OF EUROPE ,
CARRIED ON IN THE SECRET MEE . T 1 SGS 07 YRfctMASOKS , H-IASWIN ATI , A 1 * T > J \ F . AD 1 SG SOCIETIES . Iir JOUH "lOIil . lO . V , A . M . FBOFESSOU OK' " . ' ATUKA " , 1 'iIILOSOI'II Y I M THE USIVEIIS 1 TY OF E 3 J 1 NBUHG 1 I . " BY J . WATKINS , LL . D .
Puilet hs ; c opprobia nobis Et did potui »; se , et non potuisse refelli . OVID .
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF MOIRA , ACTING GRAND-MASTER OF MASOKS OF ENGLAND .
MY LOUD , r - ~ 0 whom should a vindication of injured innocence look for appro * - ^ ballon but to the universal friend of mankind , to tbe constant patron of the unfortunate , to tbe uniform exemplar of benevolence ? Tbe Institution which has been lately attacked with so much violenceon
, tbe supposed evil tendency of Us principles to the order and well-being of society , need make no other defence than to name the EAHL OF MomA as its most brilliant ornament . Tbe unremitted attachment shewn b y your Lordship to this Society , and the active concern which you have taken in all things that relate to its interests , must be of more weight than a thousand arguments in refutation of chimerical suspicionsor
, wanton calumny . Yet not to bave answered a large work , filled with tbe heaviest accusations against the Masonic Institution , might bave led many to suppose that the cause was indefensible . On this account , and on this only , has lhe following Examination been drawn tip , and with tbe profoundest respect is it now submitted to your Lordship ' s considerationby
, My Lord , Your Lordship ' s Most obedient Servant , JfiHN ! i ATKINS .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Repository.
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
AN IMPARTIAL EXAMINATION OF A BOOK , ENTITLED PROOFS OF A CONSPIRACY AGAINST ALL THE RELIGIONS AND GOVERNMENTS OF EUROPE ,
CARRIED ON IN THE SECRET MEE . T 1 SGS 07 YRfctMASOKS , H-IASWIN ATI , A 1 * T > J \ F . AD 1 SG SOCIETIES . Iir JOUH "lOIil . lO . V , A . M . FBOFESSOU OK' " . ' ATUKA " , 1 'iIILOSOI'II Y I M THE USIVEIIS 1 TY OF E 3 J 1 NBUHG 1 I . " BY J . WATKINS , LL . D .
Puilet hs ; c opprobia nobis Et did potui »; se , et non potuisse refelli . OVID .
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF MOIRA , ACTING GRAND-MASTER OF MASOKS OF ENGLAND .
MY LOUD , r - ~ 0 whom should a vindication of injured innocence look for appro * - ^ ballon but to the universal friend of mankind , to tbe constant patron of the unfortunate , to tbe uniform exemplar of benevolence ? Tbe Institution which has been lately attacked with so much violenceon
, tbe supposed evil tendency of Us principles to the order and well-being of society , need make no other defence than to name the EAHL OF MomA as its most brilliant ornament . Tbe unremitted attachment shewn b y your Lordship to this Society , and the active concern which you have taken in all things that relate to its interests , must be of more weight than a thousand arguments in refutation of chimerical suspicionsor
, wanton calumny . Yet not to bave answered a large work , filled with tbe heaviest accusations against the Masonic Institution , might bave led many to suppose that the cause was indefensible . On this account , and on this only , has lhe following Examination been drawn tip , and with tbe profoundest respect is it now submitted to your Lordship ' s considerationby
, My Lord , Your Lordship ' s Most obedient Servant , JfiHN ! i ATKINS .