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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 11 of 19 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
only equalled by their disgust at the pettifogger ' s crooked and disgraceful policy . " When Bro . Watson concluded , Dr . Dodd rose gracefully from his chair , and , taking out his purse , announced that he was about to place five guineas in the hands of the Treasurer , as the nucleus of a subscriptionto liberate their unfortunate
, Brother from the fangs of his persecutor , expressing , at the same time , a hope that the Brethren would be willing to second his endeavours , and commending to their consideration the atrocity of the attempt , and the extreme suffering to which it would subject his wife ancl children , should they permit it to be successful . ' Whether the attorney winces or
winces not , is a matter of little moment , ' continued the worthy doctor . ' Let the money be paid , and our worthy Brother be rescued from his pitiless clutches . ' " The appeal was responded to with enthusiasm ; and it
was at once ancl unanimously determined to save our hapless Brother from destruction . For this purpose , twenty guineas were subscribed on the spot ; and it was resolved nem . clis . that the balance should be taken from the Lodge fund , as a loan , to be repaid on a future day , and the debt discharged without the slightest delay .
" The Master and Wardens called on the attorney the very next day for that purpose ; and it is impossible to express the astonishment which he displayed at hearing that the money had been raised in the Lodge on the previous evening as a voluntary offering to relieve the wants and alleviate the distresses of a worthy ancl meritorious Brother . He could
scarcely believe that such a disinterested instance of benevolence was possible ; but , when convinced , by ocular demonstration , that it did really exist , could only say—and the expression was attended with a most remarkable contortion of visage when he found his vengeance so effectually defeated' Aye , this is the ottrse of Masonry !'
" A few weeks , or it might be months , afterwards , my gossiping companion went on to say , " our R . W . M . was requested to preach a sermon in St . Paul ' s church , at Deptford , for the benefit of some Masonic charity—I forget what it was—and an assertion which he made from the pulpit , that Freemasonry , according to its present management , is almost
exclusively a Christian institution , gave rise to an interesting discussion respecting the tendency of the Order towards Christianity , when practised in a Christian country .
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The Revelations Of A Square.
only equalled by their disgust at the pettifogger ' s crooked and disgraceful policy . " When Bro . Watson concluded , Dr . Dodd rose gracefully from his chair , and , taking out his purse , announced that he was about to place five guineas in the hands of the Treasurer , as the nucleus of a subscriptionto liberate their unfortunate
, Brother from the fangs of his persecutor , expressing , at the same time , a hope that the Brethren would be willing to second his endeavours , and commending to their consideration the atrocity of the attempt , and the extreme suffering to which it would subject his wife ancl children , should they permit it to be successful . ' Whether the attorney winces or
winces not , is a matter of little moment , ' continued the worthy doctor . ' Let the money be paid , and our worthy Brother be rescued from his pitiless clutches . ' " The appeal was responded to with enthusiasm ; and it
was at once ancl unanimously determined to save our hapless Brother from destruction . For this purpose , twenty guineas were subscribed on the spot ; and it was resolved nem . clis . that the balance should be taken from the Lodge fund , as a loan , to be repaid on a future day , and the debt discharged without the slightest delay .
" The Master and Wardens called on the attorney the very next day for that purpose ; and it is impossible to express the astonishment which he displayed at hearing that the money had been raised in the Lodge on the previous evening as a voluntary offering to relieve the wants and alleviate the distresses of a worthy ancl meritorious Brother . He could
scarcely believe that such a disinterested instance of benevolence was possible ; but , when convinced , by ocular demonstration , that it did really exist , could only say—and the expression was attended with a most remarkable contortion of visage when he found his vengeance so effectually defeated' Aye , this is the ottrse of Masonry !'
" A few weeks , or it might be months , afterwards , my gossiping companion went on to say , " our R . W . M . was requested to preach a sermon in St . Paul ' s church , at Deptford , for the benefit of some Masonic charity—I forget what it was—and an assertion which he made from the pulpit , that Freemasonry , according to its present management , is almost
exclusively a Christian institution , gave rise to an interesting discussion respecting the tendency of the Order towards Christianity , when practised in a Christian country .