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The Doctrines Of Jesuitism.

man than that chosen b y us , which consists in nothing but exhibiting the weapons used by our adversaries . A last word to our interpellant . He urges objections and puts questions to us ; but may we

be alloAved to ask him this question—HOAV can he reconcile in his conscience his advocating and upholding the sayings and doings of the infallible Sovereign Pontiff , Avho censures and condemns Masonry , and still st yling himself " A Brother

Mason ?" We shall continue in future numbers to publish the Monif . a Secreta , and reply with great pleasure to all questions that may be raised and all objections that may be urged , in a fair and fraternal spirit .

Monita Secreta Societas Jesu.

MONITA SECRETA SOCIETAS JESU .

SECRET IJJJUNCTIOXS or THE SOCIETY or JESUS . ( Continued from page 263 . ) ClIAriEE II . Bow the Fathers of the Society are to behave in order to ' make themselves acceptable , and secin-e the friendship ( acauirent et conservabunt familiaritatam ) of princes , noblemen , and men- of distinction .

1 . Prom tho outset all efforts should tend toAvards securing everywhere the ears and minds of princes and men of distinction , to prevent anyone rising against us , and cause everybody to feel himself dependent on us . 2 . As experience teaches us that princes and noblemen are chiefly attached to such ecclesiastics as Avink at their misdeeds , and put a- favourable construction upon

thpm—for instance , their contracting marriage Avith near relations , or persons of their own blood , or such likethose who indulge in such practices are to be chiefly encouraged , and hopes held out of easily procuring , thj-ough our instrumentality , special dispensations from the Sovereign Pontiff , Avho would grant them if the reasons Avere statedexamples adduced as precedents

, , and sentiments propounded , by Avhich it would appear that such actions are calculated to promote tho good of the community and tho glory of God , AA'bAch is the aim . aud scope of the Society . 3 . The same is to be observed if a prince undertakes to do anything that might not be equally agreeable to

all his nobility . His mind should then be encouraged aud his doings countenanced , and the others should at the same time Be persuaded to acquiesce iu tho designs of the prince , and not oppose him . But in such cases tho vieAVS of the Society should be uttered only iu general terms , and it should not descend to particulars , so that au eventual failure in the enterprise may not be

attributed to the Society ; and if such action should happen to be disapproved of , admonitions to tho contrary , altogether opposing it , may be produced , and some fathers who arc not acquainted ' Avith the presenc "inj unctions " be employed as Avitncsscs to affirm an oath that the imputations that might bo cast on the Society in such occurrences are barefaced calumnies .

4 :. In order to secure the goodwill of princes , it will be very useful also it' members of our Order manage with dexterity , and through the agency of third parties , to introduce themselves ( creep into , se iiisiuucul ) into honorary and well-adapted embassies , to represent them at the courts of foreign kings or princes , especially the

Pope and groat monarchs . By such means they will be able to recommend themselves and the Societ }' , and , therefore , those only Avho are the most zealous and most experienced in tho practices of our Order shall be employed for such services . 5 . The minions ( alumni ) of princes and those of their servants with whom they are on the most familiar

terms , are to be gained chiefly by little presents and various offices of piety , to induce them to keep our associates Aveil informed Avith reference to the humours and propensities of princes and noblemen , and by this means the Society Avill easily accommodate itself to them .

6 . Experience has also taught us Avhat benefit the Society might derive in tho houses of Austria and other kingdoms such as France , Poland , & e ., from conducting the negotiations preliminary to the contz-aefcing of matrimonial alliances amongst princes . Therefore , persons specialty selected , Avho might be connected or friendlto parents or relations of our membersare to

y , be judiciously proposed for such marriages . V . Princesses are very easily gained ( to our cause ) through the agency chiefly of Avomeu of their bedchambers . The latter must , therefore , be fostered ( foveantur ) in every possible manner , and thus an easy access opened to us iu families to all things , even the most hidden .

8 . As regards tho management of the consciences of great men , confessors of our Order are to follow the vieivs of those authors who alloAv an ample margin to conscience , as opposed to the opinion of members of other religious orders ; and by this means those operated upon aro to bo induced to abandon the latter , and resort exclusively to our guidance and advice .

9 . Princes as Avell as prelates , and such others as are in a position to be of special service to the Society , are to be allowed to partake of all tho good things ( meritorum ) of the Society , after having been made fully conscious of the momentous importance of this highest of all privileges . 10 . The very great powers of the Society for granting

absolution in reserved cases , in Avhich other priests and monks are debarred from ministering , should be ventilated and made use of ( insinuanclce ) cautiously and judiciously ; the same as regards dispensation in fasts , the discharge of debts or realisation of claims , the impediments to the contracting of marriages and other affairs of the same character , to cause the largest possible number of persons to resort and become attached to us ( olslringanlw ) . 11 . They arc to bo invited to sermons , meetings ,

orations , recitals , declamations , & c . ; to be honoured at these occasions by songs and dissertations . They may also , if it be thought expedient , be entertained at banquets , and treated to all sorts of speeches . 12 . Care should be taken that enmities and dissensions amongst the great be appeased by us . By this moans Ave shall bo able to penetrate gradually into , and

become acquainted wifcb , their intricacies and secrets , and render either party favourable to us . 13 . If any one rather averse to the Society be in the service of a monarch or prince , the greatest exertion should bo made ( im-irj ' dandum ) to induce him either through the agency of associates of ours , or , much ratherthrough some other partiesto become friendl

, , y and intimate Avifch the Society ; and for that purpose promises shall be made to procure favours or preferments for him from his prince or monarch . 14 . Those who have , for whatever reason it may be , left the Society , but more particularly those Avho Iwe seceded from it of their own accord , aro not by any means to be recommended or admitted to any

preferment , for however they may dissimulate their real sentiments , they always entertain an irreconcilable hatred toAvards the Society . lo . Lastly , tho efforts of all our members should tend

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RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LODGE OF FREEMASONS AT THORNHILL. Article 1
THE DOCTRINES OF JESUITISM. Article 3
MONITA SECRETA SOCIETAS JESU. Article 4
MISSION OF FREEMASONRY. Article 5
Untitled Article 6
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 10
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 10
THE GLAMORGAN LODGE. Article 11
Untitled Article 11
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 12
ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEMALE CHILDREN. Article 12
MASONIC MEM. Article 12
METROPOLITAN. Article 12
PROVINCIAL. Article 12
MARK MASONRY. Article 14
ROYAL ARCH. Article 14
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 15
Obituary. Article 15
V.W. BRO. WILLIAM HENRY WHITE, P.G. SECRETARY. Article 15
Untitled Article 15
In Memoriam. Article 16
REVIEWS. Article 16
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, AND THE FINE ARTS. Article 16
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 21ST, 1866. Article 17
THE WEEK. Article 17
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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The Doctrines Of Jesuitism.

man than that chosen b y us , which consists in nothing but exhibiting the weapons used by our adversaries . A last word to our interpellant . He urges objections and puts questions to us ; but may we

be alloAved to ask him this question—HOAV can he reconcile in his conscience his advocating and upholding the sayings and doings of the infallible Sovereign Pontiff , Avho censures and condemns Masonry , and still st yling himself " A Brother

Mason ?" We shall continue in future numbers to publish the Monif . a Secreta , and reply with great pleasure to all questions that may be raised and all objections that may be urged , in a fair and fraternal spirit .

Monita Secreta Societas Jesu.

MONITA SECRETA SOCIETAS JESU .

SECRET IJJJUNCTIOXS or THE SOCIETY or JESUS . ( Continued from page 263 . ) ClIAriEE II . Bow the Fathers of the Society are to behave in order to ' make themselves acceptable , and secin-e the friendship ( acauirent et conservabunt familiaritatam ) of princes , noblemen , and men- of distinction .

1 . Prom tho outset all efforts should tend toAvards securing everywhere the ears and minds of princes and men of distinction , to prevent anyone rising against us , and cause everybody to feel himself dependent on us . 2 . As experience teaches us that princes and noblemen are chiefly attached to such ecclesiastics as Avink at their misdeeds , and put a- favourable construction upon

thpm—for instance , their contracting marriage Avith near relations , or persons of their own blood , or such likethose who indulge in such practices are to be chiefly encouraged , and hopes held out of easily procuring , thj-ough our instrumentality , special dispensations from the Sovereign Pontiff , Avho would grant them if the reasons Avere statedexamples adduced as precedents

, , and sentiments propounded , by Avhich it would appear that such actions are calculated to promote tho good of the community and tho glory of God , AA'bAch is the aim . aud scope of the Society . 3 . The same is to be observed if a prince undertakes to do anything that might not be equally agreeable to

all his nobility . His mind should then be encouraged aud his doings countenanced , and the others should at the same time Be persuaded to acquiesce iu tho designs of the prince , and not oppose him . But in such cases tho vieAVS of the Society should be uttered only iu general terms , and it should not descend to particulars , so that au eventual failure in the enterprise may not be

attributed to the Society ; and if such action should happen to be disapproved of , admonitions to tho contrary , altogether opposing it , may be produced , and some fathers who arc not acquainted ' Avith the presenc "inj unctions " be employed as Avitncsscs to affirm an oath that the imputations that might bo cast on the Society in such occurrences are barefaced calumnies .

4 :. In order to secure the goodwill of princes , it will be very useful also it' members of our Order manage with dexterity , and through the agency of third parties , to introduce themselves ( creep into , se iiisiuucul ) into honorary and well-adapted embassies , to represent them at the courts of foreign kings or princes , especially the

Pope and groat monarchs . By such means they will be able to recommend themselves and the Societ }' , and , therefore , those only Avho are the most zealous and most experienced in tho practices of our Order shall be employed for such services . 5 . The minions ( alumni ) of princes and those of their servants with whom they are on the most familiar

terms , are to be gained chiefly by little presents and various offices of piety , to induce them to keep our associates Aveil informed Avith reference to the humours and propensities of princes and noblemen , and by this means the Society Avill easily accommodate itself to them .

6 . Experience has also taught us Avhat benefit the Society might derive in tho houses of Austria and other kingdoms such as France , Poland , & e ., from conducting the negotiations preliminary to the contz-aefcing of matrimonial alliances amongst princes . Therefore , persons specialty selected , Avho might be connected or friendlto parents or relations of our membersare to

y , be judiciously proposed for such marriages . V . Princesses are very easily gained ( to our cause ) through the agency chiefly of Avomeu of their bedchambers . The latter must , therefore , be fostered ( foveantur ) in every possible manner , and thus an easy access opened to us iu families to all things , even the most hidden .

8 . As regards tho management of the consciences of great men , confessors of our Order are to follow the vieivs of those authors who alloAv an ample margin to conscience , as opposed to the opinion of members of other religious orders ; and by this means those operated upon aro to bo induced to abandon the latter , and resort exclusively to our guidance and advice .

9 . Princes as Avell as prelates , and such others as are in a position to be of special service to the Society , are to be allowed to partake of all tho good things ( meritorum ) of the Society , after having been made fully conscious of the momentous importance of this highest of all privileges . 10 . The very great powers of the Society for granting

absolution in reserved cases , in Avhich other priests and monks are debarred from ministering , should be ventilated and made use of ( insinuanclce ) cautiously and judiciously ; the same as regards dispensation in fasts , the discharge of debts or realisation of claims , the impediments to the contracting of marriages and other affairs of the same character , to cause the largest possible number of persons to resort and become attached to us ( olslringanlw ) . 11 . They arc to bo invited to sermons , meetings ,

orations , recitals , declamations , & c . ; to be honoured at these occasions by songs and dissertations . They may also , if it be thought expedient , be entertained at banquets , and treated to all sorts of speeches . 12 . Care should be taken that enmities and dissensions amongst the great be appeased by us . By this moans Ave shall bo able to penetrate gradually into , and

become acquainted wifcb , their intricacies and secrets , and render either party favourable to us . 13 . If any one rather averse to the Society be in the service of a monarch or prince , the greatest exertion should bo made ( im-irj ' dandum ) to induce him either through the agency of associates of ours , or , much ratherthrough some other partiesto become friendl

, , y and intimate Avifch the Society ; and for that purpose promises shall be made to procure favours or preferments for him from his prince or monarch . 14 . Those who have , for whatever reason it may be , left the Society , but more particularly those Avho Iwe seceded from it of their own accord , aro not by any means to be recommended or admitted to any

preferment , for however they may dissimulate their real sentiments , they always entertain an irreconcilable hatred toAvards the Society . lo . Lastly , tho efforts of all our members should tend

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