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Article PRETENDED MASONIC REVELATIONS. ← Page 2 of 8 →
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Pretended Masonic Revelations.
tian Advocates , " and " Methodist New Connexion Magazines . " What we complain of , however , is not the vulgar and abusive language of which these writers make use , and which , after all , is probably that which is best appreciated by their class of readers , but that any one pretending to sit as a jud which every reviewer does more or lessshould
ge , , for an instant have given credit for veracity to a person who , by his own showing , is a purveyor of perjury , and an endorser of every thing that is most grovelling and dishonourable . The pretended abhorrence of Masonry , on the part of the author himself , is the most sickening and disgusting
exhibition we ever remember to have read , and we are sincerely grateful that it has been reserved for the " smartness " of the " Yankee" to perpetrate that which the " stupid " honour of the " Britisher " will ever avoid as he would pitch , for fear of being defiled . We have long been aware that , in the present day , there
are no crimes so frightful , and no opinions so filthy , as to render them incapable of support upon some plea either of religious duty , or of the right of private judgment ; but we
did not think that any one would have been bold enough to state so openly—as the author of the work before us does —the perfect legitimacy of breaking any oath that ever was sworn , publishing any secrets , or violating any confidence that ever was bestowed upon him—provided always , ( mark the saving clause , ) the thing answers , and the book pays
well ! " He stood among the highest Masons in the United States , and had committed to memory , and made himself familiar with , all their ceremonies , oaths , signs , grips , words , & c . ; to Mr . ALLYN , therefore , was assigned the task' of preparing a complete Ritual of the Masonic Mysteries , as the best qualified of any . " ( Now come the thirty pieces of
silver : ) "As a standard loorli , embodying all that is essential to be known , it is unrivalled ? The " untiring vengeance" of Masonry , it seems , pursued this " honourable man" in all places : "He was insulted , mobbed , and abused—his house torn down—but in all this he moved forward undaunted in the path of duty ; with an unstained
honour ! a veracity unquestioned 1 a reputation unblemished , he continues to press against the common enemy ! " We confess we are glad to find the mob so discriminating , and we may thank Providence that as yet the unanimous verdict
in England , and , we believe , among all honourable persons
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Pretended Masonic Revelations.
tian Advocates , " and " Methodist New Connexion Magazines . " What we complain of , however , is not the vulgar and abusive language of which these writers make use , and which , after all , is probably that which is best appreciated by their class of readers , but that any one pretending to sit as a jud which every reviewer does more or lessshould
ge , , for an instant have given credit for veracity to a person who , by his own showing , is a purveyor of perjury , and an endorser of every thing that is most grovelling and dishonourable . The pretended abhorrence of Masonry , on the part of the author himself , is the most sickening and disgusting
exhibition we ever remember to have read , and we are sincerely grateful that it has been reserved for the " smartness " of the " Yankee" to perpetrate that which the " stupid " honour of the " Britisher " will ever avoid as he would pitch , for fear of being defiled . We have long been aware that , in the present day , there
are no crimes so frightful , and no opinions so filthy , as to render them incapable of support upon some plea either of religious duty , or of the right of private judgment ; but we
did not think that any one would have been bold enough to state so openly—as the author of the work before us does —the perfect legitimacy of breaking any oath that ever was sworn , publishing any secrets , or violating any confidence that ever was bestowed upon him—provided always , ( mark the saving clause , ) the thing answers , and the book pays
well ! " He stood among the highest Masons in the United States , and had committed to memory , and made himself familiar with , all their ceremonies , oaths , signs , grips , words , & c . ; to Mr . ALLYN , therefore , was assigned the task' of preparing a complete Ritual of the Masonic Mysteries , as the best qualified of any . " ( Now come the thirty pieces of
silver : ) "As a standard loorli , embodying all that is essential to be known , it is unrivalled ? The " untiring vengeance" of Masonry , it seems , pursued this " honourable man" in all places : "He was insulted , mobbed , and abused—his house torn down—but in all this he moved forward undaunted in the path of duty ; with an unstained
honour ! a veracity unquestioned 1 a reputation unblemished , he continues to press against the common enemy ! " We confess we are glad to find the mob so discriminating , and we may thank Providence that as yet the unanimous verdict
in England , and , we believe , among all honourable persons