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Article THE REV. BROTHER T. HARVEY AND THE BISHOP.* ← Page 5 of 6 →
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The Rev. Brother T. Harvey And The Bishop.*
HOLY ONE . Clergymen of the Church of England , too numerous to mention , have testified their abhorrence , yet dread to give their namesalas , what moral serfdom ! From one letter , however , we cannot forbear the following extract : — " The case of Bro . Harvey is very hard , but by no means singular ; a similar circumstance occurred a few years ago , and the poor clergyman with his wife and familhave been obliged to expatriate themselvesand
y , are teaching the English language somewhere on the continent for a maintenance . Bishops possess great power , and are ' irresponsible , ' and therefore it is no wonder they sometimes act harshly . Reform is evidently wanted in the church ; but although the fabric is in a state of dilapidation and wants extensive repairs , a Bishop is too well provided for to think of allowing it to be touched ; lest in attempting to dovetail new members the whole building should tumble about their ears . But
this language from an inferior clergyman is little less than treason , and would be termed transgressing against canonical obedience . " The following letter , a copy of which has , we understand , been addressed to the Grand Master , speaks out in words of power and truth : — MOST WORSHIPFUL G RAND MASTER , — " The toad converts into poison the same juicesof -which the bee makes honey . " Peace
main-, tained by gross flattery , id est , falsehood , is not the kind of peace to he recognized by just men or Masons ! A man may be a Bishop , and yet be destitute of every Christian feeling . Injustice is not religion ; and brotherly love , relief , and truth have , thank heaven , nothing to do with politics .
Relig ion consists in a profound humility and universal charity . It is clear as the light that the man who persecutes others is himself insincere . If the Bishop would avoid contempt , let him avoid the causes of it ! Masonry in former days partook of the despotism which then existed ; hut it must progress with the times , and be as benevolent and just as it pretends to be , or stand still and be crushed .
" Render unto Csesar the things which are Cssar ' s ; " but if Cffisar attempts to encroach upon , or deprive us of our rights as men and Christians , then we may surely oppose Caesar , and point him out as a subject deserving public contempt . Fidelity and obedience may with propriety resist tyranny , and not submit to slavery ! The members of the Lodge of Good Fellowship have been forced into the course they have pursuedin order to prove to the Brethrenand
, , the world , that they have not disgraced the Craft by admitting into their Order a worthless clergyman . My principles are my own , my Lord , and when I became a Mason , several years since , under the impression that I was joining a purely benevolent institution , I did not entertain the apprehension that I should ever be called upon to sacrifice my integrity or independence of thought . " Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself . " Under this injunction
how could the Lodge of Good Fellowship consent to leave Bro . Harvey unsuccoured , unredressed ? Indeed the Lodge had a positive right to interfere , and a duty to perform in the case of Bro . Harvey ; as in the event of his becoming destitute or in case of his decease , the Lodge would have been in either case called upon to evince their sympathy by supplying monetary assistance . Besides this , they have not condemned the Lord Bishop of London
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Rev. Brother T. Harvey And The Bishop.*
HOLY ONE . Clergymen of the Church of England , too numerous to mention , have testified their abhorrence , yet dread to give their namesalas , what moral serfdom ! From one letter , however , we cannot forbear the following extract : — " The case of Bro . Harvey is very hard , but by no means singular ; a similar circumstance occurred a few years ago , and the poor clergyman with his wife and familhave been obliged to expatriate themselvesand
y , are teaching the English language somewhere on the continent for a maintenance . Bishops possess great power , and are ' irresponsible , ' and therefore it is no wonder they sometimes act harshly . Reform is evidently wanted in the church ; but although the fabric is in a state of dilapidation and wants extensive repairs , a Bishop is too well provided for to think of allowing it to be touched ; lest in attempting to dovetail new members the whole building should tumble about their ears . But
this language from an inferior clergyman is little less than treason , and would be termed transgressing against canonical obedience . " The following letter , a copy of which has , we understand , been addressed to the Grand Master , speaks out in words of power and truth : — MOST WORSHIPFUL G RAND MASTER , — " The toad converts into poison the same juicesof -which the bee makes honey . " Peace
main-, tained by gross flattery , id est , falsehood , is not the kind of peace to he recognized by just men or Masons ! A man may be a Bishop , and yet be destitute of every Christian feeling . Injustice is not religion ; and brotherly love , relief , and truth have , thank heaven , nothing to do with politics .
Relig ion consists in a profound humility and universal charity . It is clear as the light that the man who persecutes others is himself insincere . If the Bishop would avoid contempt , let him avoid the causes of it ! Masonry in former days partook of the despotism which then existed ; hut it must progress with the times , and be as benevolent and just as it pretends to be , or stand still and be crushed .
" Render unto Csesar the things which are Cssar ' s ; " but if Cffisar attempts to encroach upon , or deprive us of our rights as men and Christians , then we may surely oppose Caesar , and point him out as a subject deserving public contempt . Fidelity and obedience may with propriety resist tyranny , and not submit to slavery ! The members of the Lodge of Good Fellowship have been forced into the course they have pursuedin order to prove to the Brethrenand
, , the world , that they have not disgraced the Craft by admitting into their Order a worthless clergyman . My principles are my own , my Lord , and when I became a Mason , several years since , under the impression that I was joining a purely benevolent institution , I did not entertain the apprehension that I should ever be called upon to sacrifice my integrity or independence of thought . " Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself . " Under this injunction
how could the Lodge of Good Fellowship consent to leave Bro . Harvey unsuccoured , unredressed ? Indeed the Lodge had a positive right to interfere , and a duty to perform in the case of Bro . Harvey ; as in the event of his becoming destitute or in case of his decease , the Lodge would have been in either case called upon to evince their sympathy by supplying monetary assistance . Besides this , they have not condemned the Lord Bishop of London