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Article (No. V.)—PRIESTLY OPPOSITION TO FREEMASONRY IN PRANCE. ← Page 4 of 4 Article THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS. Page 1 of 4 →
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(No. V.)—Priestly Opposition To Freemasonry In Prance.
It is evident that inside the Romish Church there is not unanimity upon the question of Freemasonry . The Pope ' s attack on our Order was brought about by the fact that the Archbishop of Paris had attended the funeral of Marshal
Magnan , the Grand Master of the Grand-Orient . It is also well-known that , sub rosa , we have even Catholic ecclesiastics in our ranks ; but we confess that we do not like the position of those brethren . It is true that Freemasonry is a secret society ;
• but it is secret in seeking to do good only that it may achieve the reward that is promised " openly' ' to the righteous . There is an essential difference between secresy and darkness . Some men , as we read in Holy Writ , " love darkness rather than
light , because their deeds are evil ; " but , nevertheless , there is also the command which Freemasonry literally fulfils , that we are not to let the 'left hand know what the right hand doeth . Freemasons seek to do the good work which they have
¦ undertaken in secret ; but they must not , therefore , be confounded with those who love darkness because it hides their misdeeds . Any man may be proud to say , "I am a Mason , " while resolutely declining to disclose the secrets of the
• Order ; but the man who belongs to a secret society which has unworthy objects will be ashamed to avow his connection with it , and will seek to gain his ends by the underhand and deceitful means which , rightly or wrongly , have been ascribed to the Jesuits .
As an illustration of the bitter and uncrupulous manner in whicli the priesthood persecute Freemasons , we may state that in consequence of having attended a Masonic meeting of English Lodges , and spoken in defence of French
Craftsmen , a French brother was compelled to resign a valuable public appointment which he held . Soon afterwards , being taken ill , he , as a member of the Catholic Church , sent for the family confessor , when the reverend father declined
to attend unless our brother would consent to a'ive up Masonry . This being refused , the haughty ecclesiastic forwarded a message to say that if our brother died he should be refused the burial offices of the Church ! Such are some of the obstacles to Freemasonry in France . —J . A . H .
PEUDESOE , Masonically , to tlie pupils of Masonry , becomes the guiding star , sending her rays of light to brighten tlie pathway of the frail , the weak , and timid . It directs the footsteps of the weary , through the dreary and dismal ways of darkness and gloom , to u temple of peace and harmony .
The Knights Templars.
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS .
By ANTHONY ONBAL HAVE . ( Continued from page 288 ) . BOOK II . —CHAPTER IX . —( contd . )
John , Duke of Bedford , m 1320 , made a regulation for the privileged place called Parish Garden , alias Wideflete or Miles , the purport whereof was as follows : —That every person flying thither for sanctuary should give an account
whether it was for debt , or felony , or transgression , after which their names were to be registered , and each one to pay 4 d . for the same ; then to make oath not to do anything in that place , during his protection there , that might any ways bring a
scandal upon , or be prejudicial to , the same ; but to his utmost to honour and defend the same place ; also that he would well and truly observe and keep all the ordinances made for the good of that place . Also that he would not depart thence
without leave , or go out of it by day or by night , and that if he did so it should be at his own peril . If his coming was for felony , he should be kept there under the custody of six men of the society all the night until the morning , unless
security was given for him , or a good account of his reputation . If he struck any person there , he was to be taken in custody till he paid to the
Lord , as a fine , 6 s . Sd . If he had any suit there with any person , the fee to the Seneschal or Steward was 4 d ., to the Bailiff 4 d ., and to the Lord 4 d . If any person committed felony , either within or without the aforesaid place , and this
after his first admittance , he was to forfeit the benefit of the place , and be committed to the king's bench prison . If any person flying came to the said place , though without being guilty of felony , should return again , if he afterwards retired
with leave , he should be received in the form aforesaid , aud should , every time he returned , pay 4 d . to the Lord . If any tenant or other person should be guilty of lewdness , he was to pay to the Lord 6 s . 8 d ., and lose the privilege of the place .
The charter of the 22 nd of King Henry III . confirms to the Templars the manor of Littleston , granted them by Otho Fitz-Williarn , as does that of King Stephen , the manor of Bistelesham , given them by Robert , Earl Ferrars .
Bernard Baliol , conferrred on them lands at Dinnesly and Hitchin , in Hertfordshire . It was agreed between the Nuns of Elneston and the Templars
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
(No. V.)—Priestly Opposition To Freemasonry In Prance.
It is evident that inside the Romish Church there is not unanimity upon the question of Freemasonry . The Pope ' s attack on our Order was brought about by the fact that the Archbishop of Paris had attended the funeral of Marshal
Magnan , the Grand Master of the Grand-Orient . It is also well-known that , sub rosa , we have even Catholic ecclesiastics in our ranks ; but we confess that we do not like the position of those brethren . It is true that Freemasonry is a secret society ;
• but it is secret in seeking to do good only that it may achieve the reward that is promised " openly' ' to the righteous . There is an essential difference between secresy and darkness . Some men , as we read in Holy Writ , " love darkness rather than
light , because their deeds are evil ; " but , nevertheless , there is also the command which Freemasonry literally fulfils , that we are not to let the 'left hand know what the right hand doeth . Freemasons seek to do the good work which they have
¦ undertaken in secret ; but they must not , therefore , be confounded with those who love darkness because it hides their misdeeds . Any man may be proud to say , "I am a Mason , " while resolutely declining to disclose the secrets of the
• Order ; but the man who belongs to a secret society which has unworthy objects will be ashamed to avow his connection with it , and will seek to gain his ends by the underhand and deceitful means which , rightly or wrongly , have been ascribed to the Jesuits .
As an illustration of the bitter and uncrupulous manner in whicli the priesthood persecute Freemasons , we may state that in consequence of having attended a Masonic meeting of English Lodges , and spoken in defence of French
Craftsmen , a French brother was compelled to resign a valuable public appointment which he held . Soon afterwards , being taken ill , he , as a member of the Catholic Church , sent for the family confessor , when the reverend father declined
to attend unless our brother would consent to a'ive up Masonry . This being refused , the haughty ecclesiastic forwarded a message to say that if our brother died he should be refused the burial offices of the Church ! Such are some of the obstacles to Freemasonry in France . —J . A . H .
PEUDESOE , Masonically , to tlie pupils of Masonry , becomes the guiding star , sending her rays of light to brighten tlie pathway of the frail , the weak , and timid . It directs the footsteps of the weary , through the dreary and dismal ways of darkness and gloom , to u temple of peace and harmony .
The Knights Templars.
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS .
By ANTHONY ONBAL HAVE . ( Continued from page 288 ) . BOOK II . —CHAPTER IX . —( contd . )
John , Duke of Bedford , m 1320 , made a regulation for the privileged place called Parish Garden , alias Wideflete or Miles , the purport whereof was as follows : —That every person flying thither for sanctuary should give an account
whether it was for debt , or felony , or transgression , after which their names were to be registered , and each one to pay 4 d . for the same ; then to make oath not to do anything in that place , during his protection there , that might any ways bring a
scandal upon , or be prejudicial to , the same ; but to his utmost to honour and defend the same place ; also that he would well and truly observe and keep all the ordinances made for the good of that place . Also that he would not depart thence
without leave , or go out of it by day or by night , and that if he did so it should be at his own peril . If his coming was for felony , he should be kept there under the custody of six men of the society all the night until the morning , unless
security was given for him , or a good account of his reputation . If he struck any person there , he was to be taken in custody till he paid to the
Lord , as a fine , 6 s . Sd . If he had any suit there with any person , the fee to the Seneschal or Steward was 4 d ., to the Bailiff 4 d ., and to the Lord 4 d . If any person committed felony , either within or without the aforesaid place , and this
after his first admittance , he was to forfeit the benefit of the place , and be committed to the king's bench prison . If any person flying came to the said place , though without being guilty of felony , should return again , if he afterwards retired
with leave , he should be received in the form aforesaid , aud should , every time he returned , pay 4 d . to the Lord . If any tenant or other person should be guilty of lewdness , he was to pay to the Lord 6 s . 8 d ., and lose the privilege of the place .
The charter of the 22 nd of King Henry III . confirms to the Templars the manor of Littleston , granted them by Otho Fitz-Williarn , as does that of King Stephen , the manor of Bistelesham , given them by Robert , Earl Ferrars .
Bernard Baliol , conferrred on them lands at Dinnesly and Hitchin , in Hertfordshire . It was agreed between the Nuns of Elneston and the Templars