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Article TREVILIAN ON FREEMASONRY. ← Page 13 of 34 →
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Trevilian On Freemasonry.
his love of false glory and talent for ribaldry so pre-eminentl y fit him to support and adorn . " We are thankful that there is indeed no contest , except in Mr . Trevilian ' s heated brain , between Christianity and Masonry—otherwise , if the former had no better champion than this charitable major , we should
be fearful for the result as regards our most hol y faith . We are likewise happy to think that it has been left for the Christian Major Trevilian to pour vinegar into the wounds of those whom ice , without distinction , are bound to succour and comfort , " the afflicted and the widow . " It has , we understand , been in contemplation to apply to
the Grand Lodge of Scotland for the public expulsion of Mr . Trevilian from the bod y of Freemasons . We are glad that this idea has been abandoned . It is a measure that should never be resorted to except under the most extreme circumstances ; and , highly culpable as we deem Air . Trevilian to be in the course he has chosen to adopt , in order
to carry through what , by his own showing , was a pure afterthought , still we do not think that his conduct is deserving of such a public disgrace . Some consideration also is due to his family , and especially to those of his relations who do not share in his monomania about Freemasonry . The Craft can well endure his abuse ; and we are quite sure that
, before the tribunal of public opinion , his is the onl y cause that will suffer . Moreover , such a punishment is onl y useful either to vindicate the honour of the Order , or as far as it acts as a preventive . For the first object , it is in this case unnecessary ; and , as regards the second , we believe it would be of doubtful effect . Judge Burnet , when he was asked by
a convict , " My lord , am I to be hanged for onl y stealing a horse ? " replied , " No , you are to be hanged that horses may not be stolen . " And we feel convinced , that if good feeling and a sense of honour and truth will not prevent a person from wilful slander , and uncharitable imputation , no dread of expulsion from the Craft would have that effect .
A periodical which has noticed this book of Mr . Trevilian ' s ( the " Church of England Quarterl y Review" ) says , that a careful consideration of one side of the question
" Constrains them to deliver it as their deliberate judgment , that the principles of Freemasonry can be nothing more than Deism , and the private tokens by which its members recognise one another , are capable of being ( as in fact they have been ) perverted to flagitious purposes . " Accustomed as we are to see the class of writers , to which the
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Trevilian On Freemasonry.
his love of false glory and talent for ribaldry so pre-eminentl y fit him to support and adorn . " We are thankful that there is indeed no contest , except in Mr . Trevilian ' s heated brain , between Christianity and Masonry—otherwise , if the former had no better champion than this charitable major , we should
be fearful for the result as regards our most hol y faith . We are likewise happy to think that it has been left for the Christian Major Trevilian to pour vinegar into the wounds of those whom ice , without distinction , are bound to succour and comfort , " the afflicted and the widow . " It has , we understand , been in contemplation to apply to
the Grand Lodge of Scotland for the public expulsion of Mr . Trevilian from the bod y of Freemasons . We are glad that this idea has been abandoned . It is a measure that should never be resorted to except under the most extreme circumstances ; and , highly culpable as we deem Air . Trevilian to be in the course he has chosen to adopt , in order
to carry through what , by his own showing , was a pure afterthought , still we do not think that his conduct is deserving of such a public disgrace . Some consideration also is due to his family , and especially to those of his relations who do not share in his monomania about Freemasonry . The Craft can well endure his abuse ; and we are quite sure that
, before the tribunal of public opinion , his is the onl y cause that will suffer . Moreover , such a punishment is onl y useful either to vindicate the honour of the Order , or as far as it acts as a preventive . For the first object , it is in this case unnecessary ; and , as regards the second , we believe it would be of doubtful effect . Judge Burnet , when he was asked by
a convict , " My lord , am I to be hanged for onl y stealing a horse ? " replied , " No , you are to be hanged that horses may not be stolen . " And we feel convinced , that if good feeling and a sense of honour and truth will not prevent a person from wilful slander , and uncharitable imputation , no dread of expulsion from the Craft would have that effect .
A periodical which has noticed this book of Mr . Trevilian ' s ( the " Church of England Quarterl y Review" ) says , that a careful consideration of one side of the question
" Constrains them to deliver it as their deliberate judgment , that the principles of Freemasonry can be nothing more than Deism , and the private tokens by which its members recognise one another , are capable of being ( as in fact they have been ) perverted to flagitious purposes . " Accustomed as we are to see the class of writers , to which the