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Romish Priests V. Freemasonry.
ROMISH PRIESTS v . FREEMASONRY .
York Hotel—The W . Masters of 51 , S 37 , 989 , presiding . VV . Patrickson , Secretary . _ The circumstances of the death and burial of the late lamented Bro . Thomas Mulhern having been considered"That he was for many years a zealous member of Lodge 51 . " " That he was a zealous member of the Church of Rome , aud treasurer to the Roman Catholic chapel and some Roman Catholic charities ,
and in every respect was considered as one of the most attached and intelligent lay assistants of the Roman Catholic Clergy of this Union . " " That he had a severe attack of apoplexy a few days before his death , when his wife immediately sent for the parish priest , the Rev . M . Dunleavy , to administer the rites of the Church to him ; but the reverend gentleman refused to do so , as the deceased Brother was a Mason , and had declined shewing any disposition to forsake that society , and THAT
HIS HANDS WERE THEREFORE CLOSED AGAINST HIM . " " That our deceased Brother was attended to the grave by several Masonic Lodges in this town , at the desire of his friends and family : but as no Roman Catholic Clergyman attended to perform the funeral service , although the Roman Catholic Bishop and Priests had been entreated to do so , his body was committed to the earth without these religious ceremonies ; the withholding of which was calculated to
stigmatise the character of our deceased Brother , and to outrage , the feelings of his surviving relatives . " " That our Institution knows no reli gious or political distinctions . " . "That it embraces within its bosom religionists of all denominations , and that , by introducing members of every creed into a society , where they are united truly in the bonds of love and brotherly affection , renders it peculiarly qualified to soften down those asperities which crafty
and interested individuals have so successfully created . " " That we deprecate every attempt made to disunite the members of the several religious communities , which the terror of the example set , in the instance of our departed Brother Mulhern , is so powerfully calculated to effect . * * *"
1 he Masters of Lodges were formed into a Committee of co-operation to sustain the best interests of the Craft ; and it was ordered that the resolutions be published in the " Dublin Evening Mail , " " Sligo Journal , " and " Western Luminary . " Signed by Order . WILLIAM PATRICKSON , Secretary . ligo , 2 Ist February , 1828 .
An Irish Masonic Document.
AN IRISH MASONIC DOCUMENT .
( Circular . ' ) Dublin , . . ( Mem . undated . *) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —The Grand Lodge of Ireland having appointed a committee " to enquire into the state of the Order of Freemasonry in this country , and to report its opinion as to the best means of improving the same , " I am instructed , as Secretary , to request youi
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Romish Priests V. Freemasonry.
ROMISH PRIESTS v . FREEMASONRY .
York Hotel—The W . Masters of 51 , S 37 , 989 , presiding . VV . Patrickson , Secretary . _ The circumstances of the death and burial of the late lamented Bro . Thomas Mulhern having been considered"That he was for many years a zealous member of Lodge 51 . " " That he was a zealous member of the Church of Rome , aud treasurer to the Roman Catholic chapel and some Roman Catholic charities ,
and in every respect was considered as one of the most attached and intelligent lay assistants of the Roman Catholic Clergy of this Union . " " That he had a severe attack of apoplexy a few days before his death , when his wife immediately sent for the parish priest , the Rev . M . Dunleavy , to administer the rites of the Church to him ; but the reverend gentleman refused to do so , as the deceased Brother was a Mason , and had declined shewing any disposition to forsake that society , and THAT
HIS HANDS WERE THEREFORE CLOSED AGAINST HIM . " " That our deceased Brother was attended to the grave by several Masonic Lodges in this town , at the desire of his friends and family : but as no Roman Catholic Clergyman attended to perform the funeral service , although the Roman Catholic Bishop and Priests had been entreated to do so , his body was committed to the earth without these religious ceremonies ; the withholding of which was calculated to
stigmatise the character of our deceased Brother , and to outrage , the feelings of his surviving relatives . " " That our Institution knows no reli gious or political distinctions . " . "That it embraces within its bosom religionists of all denominations , and that , by introducing members of every creed into a society , where they are united truly in the bonds of love and brotherly affection , renders it peculiarly qualified to soften down those asperities which crafty
and interested individuals have so successfully created . " " That we deprecate every attempt made to disunite the members of the several religious communities , which the terror of the example set , in the instance of our departed Brother Mulhern , is so powerfully calculated to effect . * * *"
1 he Masters of Lodges were formed into a Committee of co-operation to sustain the best interests of the Craft ; and it was ordered that the resolutions be published in the " Dublin Evening Mail , " " Sligo Journal , " and " Western Luminary . " Signed by Order . WILLIAM PATRICKSON , Secretary . ligo , 2 Ist February , 1828 .
An Irish Masonic Document.
AN IRISH MASONIC DOCUMENT .
( Circular . ' ) Dublin , . . ( Mem . undated . *) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —The Grand Lodge of Ireland having appointed a committee " to enquire into the state of the Order of Freemasonry in this country , and to report its opinion as to the best means of improving the same , " I am instructed , as Secretary , to request youi