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The Grand Lodge Of England, And The Representative System.
equality , and is to be designated fraternally , which concedes in the first clause of its laws the fullest , fairest , and most extended system of representative government , yet closes , by its silence or subsequent enactments , the possibility of more than a small section being the rulers . With the greatest care , the nicest sense of honour , and desire of impartiality , inequalities and abuses will spring up in an irresponsible body , constituted as the Grand Lodge of Freemasons is at presentwhich neglects the
in-, terest of the Craft when it neglects its own constitution and improvement ; this improvement it must ancl can effect , wisely if not rashly , it must augment its power by increasing its efficiency , in accordance with the intentions of its formation ; it must not disturb its constitution , but must concede something to the welfare of the Craft , which it pretends to be or to represent ; it . must reform itself within—from without in the spirit of its appointment . I tis impossible to conceal from ourselves that
at present it is in fact , but not in name , a despotism under the semblance of an unlimited and impartial constitution—unlimited in its power , if it have the inclination to coerce—it has no such intention or wish , and under the present Grand Master , no danger need be apprehended , nor fears entertained ; the disposition of the Mason is tranquil within his lodge , as it is imperative without ; but it is also in times like these , of satisfactioneasetranquillityancl the absence of abusethat we can
, , , , safely hold the mirror to ourselves , and seeing our defects , temperately and dispassionately urge them upon the consideration of the thoughtful . It is by such means the intellectual activity of the Mason will be increased , and the various demands for the alterations required by the present altered state of the society , be accomplished .
An Account Of The Vicissitudes Of The Neapolitan Masonry;
AN ACCOUNT OF THE VICISSITUDES OF THE NEAPOLITAN MASONRY ;
AND SEVERAL ANECDOTES RELATING TO 1 T . » BY A ***** r <***** # * # EVERY one knows , especially the English as a free nation—and who could be ignorant in the century in which we live of the fact—that the so called successors to St . Peterviz : the Bishops of Romeor Popes
, , , and afterwards the Three Crowned Kings , have kept the nations of the entire globe in ignorance . To this end they have had recourse to every means , even to those of cruelty , oppression and crime , in order to obtain the mastery over the rights ancl property of the rest of the people , without excepting the kings , with whom they waged war when they were weaker , and whom they excommunicated when they were stronger . The Holy Inquisition—this false , terrible and detestable tribunal of
carnage—is it not known throughout the world?—is not its aim apparent ? —have I not myself entered several dungeons ofthe different inquisitions in Spain ?—have I not seen the quartered limbs of human beings hanging in the dungeons ?—have I not touched with my own hands the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Grand Lodge Of England, And The Representative System.
equality , and is to be designated fraternally , which concedes in the first clause of its laws the fullest , fairest , and most extended system of representative government , yet closes , by its silence or subsequent enactments , the possibility of more than a small section being the rulers . With the greatest care , the nicest sense of honour , and desire of impartiality , inequalities and abuses will spring up in an irresponsible body , constituted as the Grand Lodge of Freemasons is at presentwhich neglects the
in-, terest of the Craft when it neglects its own constitution and improvement ; this improvement it must ancl can effect , wisely if not rashly , it must augment its power by increasing its efficiency , in accordance with the intentions of its formation ; it must not disturb its constitution , but must concede something to the welfare of the Craft , which it pretends to be or to represent ; it . must reform itself within—from without in the spirit of its appointment . I tis impossible to conceal from ourselves that
at present it is in fact , but not in name , a despotism under the semblance of an unlimited and impartial constitution—unlimited in its power , if it have the inclination to coerce—it has no such intention or wish , and under the present Grand Master , no danger need be apprehended , nor fears entertained ; the disposition of the Mason is tranquil within his lodge , as it is imperative without ; but it is also in times like these , of satisfactioneasetranquillityancl the absence of abusethat we can
, , , , safely hold the mirror to ourselves , and seeing our defects , temperately and dispassionately urge them upon the consideration of the thoughtful . It is by such means the intellectual activity of the Mason will be increased , and the various demands for the alterations required by the present altered state of the society , be accomplished .
An Account Of The Vicissitudes Of The Neapolitan Masonry;
AN ACCOUNT OF THE VICISSITUDES OF THE NEAPOLITAN MASONRY ;
AND SEVERAL ANECDOTES RELATING TO 1 T . » BY A ***** r <***** # * # EVERY one knows , especially the English as a free nation—and who could be ignorant in the century in which we live of the fact—that the so called successors to St . Peterviz : the Bishops of Romeor Popes
, , , and afterwards the Three Crowned Kings , have kept the nations of the entire globe in ignorance . To this end they have had recourse to every means , even to those of cruelty , oppression and crime , in order to obtain the mastery over the rights ancl property of the rest of the people , without excepting the kings , with whom they waged war when they were weaker , and whom they excommunicated when they were stronger . The Holy Inquisition—this false , terrible and detestable tribunal of
carnage—is it not known throughout the world?—is not its aim apparent ? —have I not myself entered several dungeons ofthe different inquisitions in Spain ?—have I not seen the quartered limbs of human beings hanging in the dungeons ?—have I not touched with my own hands the