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Trevilian On Freemasonry.
measures ; ought his oppenents to desist from a reply on tho grounds above cited i Or , might they not , while abstaining from all allusion to his domestic fife , —as I did in my letter , —and confining themselves to the point obtruded upon them , indulge as freely in their remarks as they had ever been accustomed to do 1 And here we are not to forget thatin the spiritual worldas a FreemasonDr . Carwithen was
, , , , intrinsically , as public a character as the Premier in the political . But now , as to the plan and form of my letter . It is a pity that I laid its foundation on a surmise , which proves now to be erroneous ; particularly as I should have felt it equally my duty to have written ou the account we have already discussed . I am sorry I did so , as it seems to have given umbrage to a near relative .
Unhappily , were I to add that I intended my effusion as a compliment to the Christian judgment of his father , the Rev . Mr . Carwithen would not appreciate the statement , being himself a Freemason . Perhaps he can more readily admit that , viewing my letter as a reply , I did not write without provocation . I must beg to say that the error itself had its rise in there not being any reason assignedin the
, obituary notice , for the Doctor's tendering a resignation of his Masonic dignities , —a circumstance which led me to suggest oue to my own mind . Mr . Denis Moore is pleased to say , that had I had the candour to look for the reason of this resignation , I should have found it thus expressed , viz ., " the high feeling that the honours of
office should accompany the performance of its duties . I have looked for these words in vain . The notice contains them not . Or , if they are there , it is most truly as a dark and hidden speech , invisible to common eyes ; But Mr . Moore is happy in the possession of the true Masonic , clairvoyant eye , which sees things unseen , depicting on the talent of the imagination the things that ought to be as though they were .
Let me express the hope that the relatives of the late Mr . Rippou will not entertain the vexation Mr . Moore's remarks are so well calculated to engender in their minds . The publicity given to his name was given by the Masonic Fraternity , and the use of it to denote a certain style of funeral neither he nor his relatives had anything to do with the appointing , can reflect neither praise nor blame upon his memory .
I turn now to Mr . Denis Moore's letter . I should in vain endeavour to cope with him in scurrilities , seeing I have not access to the source to draw from—the deep and hidden fountain of Masonic charity . I proceed to his assertions : — Mr . Denis Moore is pleased to say that I never could have taken the true genuine Masonic oathand would insinuate that it is not of
, the infamous character I have represented . I took it , let me tell him , at St . Luke's Lodge , Edinburgh , one of the first , I believe , in the kingdom ; and that , were it not a profanation so to apply the word , I might say , " I am ( or rather was ) a citizen of no mean city . " I took the oath with all that scandalous mock-sanctity of manner
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Trevilian On Freemasonry.
measures ; ought his oppenents to desist from a reply on tho grounds above cited i Or , might they not , while abstaining from all allusion to his domestic fife , —as I did in my letter , —and confining themselves to the point obtruded upon them , indulge as freely in their remarks as they had ever been accustomed to do 1 And here we are not to forget thatin the spiritual worldas a FreemasonDr . Carwithen was
, , , , intrinsically , as public a character as the Premier in the political . But now , as to the plan and form of my letter . It is a pity that I laid its foundation on a surmise , which proves now to be erroneous ; particularly as I should have felt it equally my duty to have written ou the account we have already discussed . I am sorry I did so , as it seems to have given umbrage to a near relative .
Unhappily , were I to add that I intended my effusion as a compliment to the Christian judgment of his father , the Rev . Mr . Carwithen would not appreciate the statement , being himself a Freemason . Perhaps he can more readily admit that , viewing my letter as a reply , I did not write without provocation . I must beg to say that the error itself had its rise in there not being any reason assignedin the
, obituary notice , for the Doctor's tendering a resignation of his Masonic dignities , —a circumstance which led me to suggest oue to my own mind . Mr . Denis Moore is pleased to say , that had I had the candour to look for the reason of this resignation , I should have found it thus expressed , viz ., " the high feeling that the honours of
office should accompany the performance of its duties . I have looked for these words in vain . The notice contains them not . Or , if they are there , it is most truly as a dark and hidden speech , invisible to common eyes ; But Mr . Moore is happy in the possession of the true Masonic , clairvoyant eye , which sees things unseen , depicting on the talent of the imagination the things that ought to be as though they were .
Let me express the hope that the relatives of the late Mr . Rippou will not entertain the vexation Mr . Moore's remarks are so well calculated to engender in their minds . The publicity given to his name was given by the Masonic Fraternity , and the use of it to denote a certain style of funeral neither he nor his relatives had anything to do with the appointing , can reflect neither praise nor blame upon his memory .
I turn now to Mr . Denis Moore's letter . I should in vain endeavour to cope with him in scurrilities , seeing I have not access to the source to draw from—the deep and hidden fountain of Masonic charity . I proceed to his assertions : — Mr . Denis Moore is pleased to say that I never could have taken the true genuine Masonic oathand would insinuate that it is not of
, the infamous character I have represented . I took it , let me tell him , at St . Luke's Lodge , Edinburgh , one of the first , I believe , in the kingdom ; and that , were it not a profanation so to apply the word , I might say , " I am ( or rather was ) a citizen of no mean city . " I took the oath with all that scandalous mock-sanctity of manner