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On Freemasonry.
tlon to the recital of their sufferings , pity should AOAV from his heart accompanied by that relief which their necessities require , and his oivn circumstances will admit . " The definition of Charity contains a similar recommendation , " By the exercise of brotherl y love , we are taught to regard the zohole human species as one famil AA'I IOas children of the
y ; , same parent , and inhabitants of the same planet , are to aid , support , and protect each other . " It is unnecessary to multiply examples . The general doctrine pervades the entire system . Indeed the charge to an E . A . P . confirms it by saying that " the basis on ivhieh Freemasonry rests is , the practice of socltl and . moral virtue , including benevolence and charit
y . " As to the charge of relieving a distressed brother " because he is a Mason , " the principle is borne out by the practice of all civilized nations . What are the various asylums , hospitals , benevolent societies , and public charities , but associations for purposes which are exclusive in their operation ? The clergy of this country have a fund for the
relief of aged and decayed ministers , their widows and orphans , and none other can participate in its bounties . The medical profession , the law , the army and navy possess similar institutions ; Avhich indeed are not uncommon amongst other classes of the community . How then can Freemasonry be '; consistently condemned , because she has 1
her Benevolent Fund forwidows , her schools for orphans , and'her asylum' for worthy aged and decayed Brethren , Avhich are exclusively confined to those for whose benefit they have been peculiarly established ? Can a subscription to any of these institutions be offensive to God ? Our Saviour answers the question in the instructions AA'hich he
gave to his apostles when he sent them forth to preach the gospel . " Heal the sick , cleanse the lepers , raise the dead , cast out devils '; freely you have received , freely giA e . Into ivhatsoever city or town ye shall enter , inquire who in it is loorthy ; and there abide till ye go thence . And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear your words , shake off the dust
of your feet ; " or in other Avoids , withhold from them the benefits of your ministration , and confer them only on those ivho are worthy . ¦ Rut it is urged , that " such acts ; to be ' acceptable to God , should proceed from si'love of God , reconciled to mankind through the sacrifice of Christ . " This argument
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On Freemasonry.
tlon to the recital of their sufferings , pity should AOAV from his heart accompanied by that relief which their necessities require , and his oivn circumstances will admit . " The definition of Charity contains a similar recommendation , " By the exercise of brotherl y love , we are taught to regard the zohole human species as one famil AA'I IOas children of the
y ; , same parent , and inhabitants of the same planet , are to aid , support , and protect each other . " It is unnecessary to multiply examples . The general doctrine pervades the entire system . Indeed the charge to an E . A . P . confirms it by saying that " the basis on ivhieh Freemasonry rests is , the practice of socltl and . moral virtue , including benevolence and charit
y . " As to the charge of relieving a distressed brother " because he is a Mason , " the principle is borne out by the practice of all civilized nations . What are the various asylums , hospitals , benevolent societies , and public charities , but associations for purposes which are exclusive in their operation ? The clergy of this country have a fund for the
relief of aged and decayed ministers , their widows and orphans , and none other can participate in its bounties . The medical profession , the law , the army and navy possess similar institutions ; Avhich indeed are not uncommon amongst other classes of the community . How then can Freemasonry be '; consistently condemned , because she has 1
her Benevolent Fund forwidows , her schools for orphans , and'her asylum' for worthy aged and decayed Brethren , Avhich are exclusively confined to those for whose benefit they have been peculiarly established ? Can a subscription to any of these institutions be offensive to God ? Our Saviour answers the question in the instructions AA'hich he
gave to his apostles when he sent them forth to preach the gospel . " Heal the sick , cleanse the lepers , raise the dead , cast out devils '; freely you have received , freely giA e . Into ivhatsoever city or town ye shall enter , inquire who in it is loorthy ; and there abide till ye go thence . And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear your words , shake off the dust
of your feet ; " or in other Avoids , withhold from them the benefits of your ministration , and confer them only on those ivho are worthy . ¦ Rut it is urged , that " such acts ; to be ' acceptable to God , should proceed from si'love of God , reconciled to mankind through the sacrifice of Christ . " This argument