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give pleasure to their fair and kind-hearted supporters of the Orphans ' cause . The following observations from the Limerick Chronicle will be read with much interest : — " AVe have heard with no little surprise , that the approaching Masonic and Full Dress Ball was , on Sunday last , made the subject of an indirect commentary at one of the Roman Catholic chapels in this cityAVhen we consider that the proceeds of this
enter-. tainment are to be devoted to objects of charity , and to the support of a class of the community who must be considered as having a paramount claim on our sympathy and relief , namely , Female Orphans , it seems strange indeed , why so laudable an effort , and one which we do not hesitate to assert , is creditable in the hig hest degree to those honourable and high-minded men who have originated it , should be held up as unworthy the countenance or support of members of the Roman Catholic
persuasion , who mig ht be expected to take part m an entertainment tor the benefit of some of their own persuasion ; but we feel assured that the interests of the charity will not suffer from the animadversions of the rev . gentleman , for we happen to know , that many of his auditors expressed their surprise and regret at the bad taste , and worse charity , which prompted such an attack against the Masonic Fraternity . _ The reason assigned for the introduction of the subject , was the necessity of maintaining the disciline of the Churchgrounded on a bull of the
p , Pope , in 1738 , which declared ' that no Catholic could be absolved from the sin of being a Freemason , unless by special permission from his Holiness . ' If , when superstitious practices were at their height in foreign countries , such measures were deemed necessary , the intelligence and enlightenment of the present day should be a sufficient ground for discarding such absurdities , for it is well understood that a more peaceable , loyalor moral boddo not exist in the countrythan the Order of
Free-, y , , masons , in whose company crowned heads delight to associate all over the world . Possibly , the rev . gentleman was ignorant of the fact of the late Right Rev . Charles Tuohy , Roman Catholic Bishop of this diocese , having been a free and accepted Mason—a more amiable , pious , and worthy pastor , never guarded a flock—a better man and a more faithful subject did not exist . The key-stone of Masonry is universal charity and lovethe frequent injunction of the Divine Founder of
, Christianity , upon whose glorious precepts the Masonic system is based , for the amelioration of mankind in all that is beautiful and exemplary in morals and religion . ' Love one another , ' is the primary principle both in and out of Lodge . In fine , a good Mason cannot be other than n crnnA man and a < mnrl Christian in everv walk of life .
" The late Rev . John Thaoer , a native of Boston , United States , formerly a Dissenting Minister , and who officiated and died in this city a Roman Catholic Priest , was a Freemason . There are yet living in the vicinity of Limerick those who affectionately remember sitting in Lodge with the late Rig ht Rev . Charles Tuohy . " It is understood that the Roman Catholic Bishop of this diocese has it in consideration to write to Rome for a relaxation of the spiritual Masonic
penalties attaching to such of that communion as attend Lodges ; the cause , if any , of the antiquated and absurd prejudices against the Order no longer existing . "—Limerick Chronicle . BELFAST . —The Lodge of Concord , No . 40 , has continued during the last twelve months to sustain the promise given by it in the first year of its existence , of imparting a wholesome impetus to Masonic spirit , and setting a good example of Masonic practice in this part of Ireland . Its
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Ireland.
give pleasure to their fair and kind-hearted supporters of the Orphans ' cause . The following observations from the Limerick Chronicle will be read with much interest : — " AVe have heard with no little surprise , that the approaching Masonic and Full Dress Ball was , on Sunday last , made the subject of an indirect commentary at one of the Roman Catholic chapels in this cityAVhen we consider that the proceeds of this
enter-. tainment are to be devoted to objects of charity , and to the support of a class of the community who must be considered as having a paramount claim on our sympathy and relief , namely , Female Orphans , it seems strange indeed , why so laudable an effort , and one which we do not hesitate to assert , is creditable in the hig hest degree to those honourable and high-minded men who have originated it , should be held up as unworthy the countenance or support of members of the Roman Catholic
persuasion , who mig ht be expected to take part m an entertainment tor the benefit of some of their own persuasion ; but we feel assured that the interests of the charity will not suffer from the animadversions of the rev . gentleman , for we happen to know , that many of his auditors expressed their surprise and regret at the bad taste , and worse charity , which prompted such an attack against the Masonic Fraternity . _ The reason assigned for the introduction of the subject , was the necessity of maintaining the disciline of the Churchgrounded on a bull of the
p , Pope , in 1738 , which declared ' that no Catholic could be absolved from the sin of being a Freemason , unless by special permission from his Holiness . ' If , when superstitious practices were at their height in foreign countries , such measures were deemed necessary , the intelligence and enlightenment of the present day should be a sufficient ground for discarding such absurdities , for it is well understood that a more peaceable , loyalor moral boddo not exist in the countrythan the Order of
Free-, y , , masons , in whose company crowned heads delight to associate all over the world . Possibly , the rev . gentleman was ignorant of the fact of the late Right Rev . Charles Tuohy , Roman Catholic Bishop of this diocese , having been a free and accepted Mason—a more amiable , pious , and worthy pastor , never guarded a flock—a better man and a more faithful subject did not exist . The key-stone of Masonry is universal charity and lovethe frequent injunction of the Divine Founder of
, Christianity , upon whose glorious precepts the Masonic system is based , for the amelioration of mankind in all that is beautiful and exemplary in morals and religion . ' Love one another , ' is the primary principle both in and out of Lodge . In fine , a good Mason cannot be other than n crnnA man and a < mnrl Christian in everv walk of life .
" The late Rev . John Thaoer , a native of Boston , United States , formerly a Dissenting Minister , and who officiated and died in this city a Roman Catholic Priest , was a Freemason . There are yet living in the vicinity of Limerick those who affectionately remember sitting in Lodge with the late Rig ht Rev . Charles Tuohy . " It is understood that the Roman Catholic Bishop of this diocese has it in consideration to write to Rome for a relaxation of the spiritual Masonic
penalties attaching to such of that communion as attend Lodges ; the cause , if any , of the antiquated and absurd prejudices against the Order no longer existing . "—Limerick Chronicle . BELFAST . —The Lodge of Concord , No . 40 , has continued during the last twelve months to sustain the promise given by it in the first year of its existence , of imparting a wholesome impetus to Masonic spirit , and setting a good example of Masonic practice in this part of Ireland . Its