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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 7 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
expressed his opinion to the Vicar of another populous parish of his diocese , that the precedent might be dangerous ; for other Societies , bound together by some mysterious tie , might make similar application ; and he concluded by the significant hint , that he was quite content that he ( the
Vicar ) should cast on him ( the Bishop ) the invidiousness of the refusal I Yet , mark the consistency—the use of the church at Cullumpton , in the same diocese , was recently granted to another society—the Odd Fellows . The Vicar , of course , not only conformed to the orders of his Bishop , but found on the sudden that his previous
friendly desire to oblige ( the Bishop complying ) was a leetle altered ; and that the granting of the church , under the circumstances , would be stamping with her sanction the body so admitted , of whom she , as a church , knows and can know nothing ; the principles of such bodies may be excellent , and the Vicar trusts they are;—but the church , it seems , must not know them ; and the Vicar further stated
that the Bishop has acted with no want of respect to any particular Society , but on general principles . Verily the Vicar and Bishop are worthy companions ; and it is somewhat singular that just now the Roman Catholic Bishop of Malta , and Henry Philpotts , the Protestant Bishop of Exeter , seem to be imbued with a
somewhat kindred feeling respecting Freemasonry . The former , probably , never troubled himself to enquire as to the fact that even in his own time nearly every Sovereign in Europe is or was a Freemason ; and Exeter little cares for differing with the estimable Archbishop of Canterbury , who is a Past Master of a Masonic Lodge . It is not needed to remind
the Bishop that his decision in this case does not become his sacred office ; nor does it gratify the clergy of his diocese , while the laity may view it as something more than indiscreet . _ Meanwhile , however , Freemasonry may smile at the futile attempts of intolerance and bigotry to assail the purity of her sanctuaryand relwith confidence on
, may y those who , knowing the value of her principles , will practise them to the advantage of mankind . As a pleasing contrast to the above , the Masonic intelligence presents a more than usual number of Masonic addresses from clergymen .
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
expressed his opinion to the Vicar of another populous parish of his diocese , that the precedent might be dangerous ; for other Societies , bound together by some mysterious tie , might make similar application ; and he concluded by the significant hint , that he was quite content that he ( the
Vicar ) should cast on him ( the Bishop ) the invidiousness of the refusal I Yet , mark the consistency—the use of the church at Cullumpton , in the same diocese , was recently granted to another society—the Odd Fellows . The Vicar , of course , not only conformed to the orders of his Bishop , but found on the sudden that his previous
friendly desire to oblige ( the Bishop complying ) was a leetle altered ; and that the granting of the church , under the circumstances , would be stamping with her sanction the body so admitted , of whom she , as a church , knows and can know nothing ; the principles of such bodies may be excellent , and the Vicar trusts they are;—but the church , it seems , must not know them ; and the Vicar further stated
that the Bishop has acted with no want of respect to any particular Society , but on general principles . Verily the Vicar and Bishop are worthy companions ; and it is somewhat singular that just now the Roman Catholic Bishop of Malta , and Henry Philpotts , the Protestant Bishop of Exeter , seem to be imbued with a
somewhat kindred feeling respecting Freemasonry . The former , probably , never troubled himself to enquire as to the fact that even in his own time nearly every Sovereign in Europe is or was a Freemason ; and Exeter little cares for differing with the estimable Archbishop of Canterbury , who is a Past Master of a Masonic Lodge . It is not needed to remind
the Bishop that his decision in this case does not become his sacred office ; nor does it gratify the clergy of his diocese , while the laity may view it as something more than indiscreet . _ Meanwhile , however , Freemasonry may smile at the futile attempts of intolerance and bigotry to assail the purity of her sanctuaryand relwith confidence on
, may y those who , knowing the value of her principles , will practise them to the advantage of mankind . As a pleasing contrast to the above , the Masonic intelligence presents a more than usual number of Masonic addresses from clergymen .