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Our Architectural Chapter.
OUR ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTER .
No . XXV .-JUNE 22 ,
1859-BRO . TWEDDELL is very angry with us for including the Odd Fellows among the mock . Masonic societies . He wishes any of his brother . Freemasons who entertain prejudices against Oddfellowshi p , Forestry , ( fee , to state the reason why they look upon them as mock Masonry , and then he promises to take up the gauntlet . Bro .
Tweddell states that he has before taken this combative attitude upon another subject . We are not going to lay down any gauntlet ; and it is not our business to inform Bro . Tweddell of the reason why Oddfellowship is enrolled among the mock Masonic societies ; nor is he obliged to know . He can accomplish his purpose , if he likes , very
much better ; being a young aud zealous Mason and a man of literary capabilities , he can study the history of the Grigs , Gregorians , Odd Fellows , Bucks , Knights of the Moon , && , and give to the pages of the Freemasons' Magazine the results of his labours . These subjects have had the attention of many able inquirers among the brethren
and the profane , but they afford good scope for exertion . We shall not fight him about this matter , and we shall heartily applaud his efforts .
We do not think Bro . Tweddell has done justice to himself in tin ' s matter , though he has put himself in the attitude of a champion of Oddfellowship rather than of Masonry ; nor will he do himself any good by his attack on Our Architectural Chapter . It does not follow , because remarks have been made about Oddfellowship , that the
Architectural Chapter is wrong , although Bro . Tweddell thinks so ; nor is he obliged to be angry with it , nor to give utterance to the taunt that the conduct of the Manchester Oddfellows is " much , more in accordance with the real spirit of Freemasonry than the illiberal manner iu which Oddfellowship , Forestry , & c , have been from time to time mentioned by the writer of 'Our Architectural Chapter , ' " VOL . VI ; i E
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Our Architectural Chapter.
OUR ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTER .
No . XXV .-JUNE 22 ,
1859-BRO . TWEDDELL is very angry with us for including the Odd Fellows among the mock . Masonic societies . He wishes any of his brother . Freemasons who entertain prejudices against Oddfellowshi p , Forestry , ( fee , to state the reason why they look upon them as mock Masonry , and then he promises to take up the gauntlet . Bro .
Tweddell states that he has before taken this combative attitude upon another subject . We are not going to lay down any gauntlet ; and it is not our business to inform Bro . Tweddell of the reason why Oddfellowship is enrolled among the mock Masonic societies ; nor is he obliged to know . He can accomplish his purpose , if he likes , very
much better ; being a young aud zealous Mason and a man of literary capabilities , he can study the history of the Grigs , Gregorians , Odd Fellows , Bucks , Knights of the Moon , && , and give to the pages of the Freemasons' Magazine the results of his labours . These subjects have had the attention of many able inquirers among the brethren
and the profane , but they afford good scope for exertion . We shall not fight him about this matter , and we shall heartily applaud his efforts .
We do not think Bro . Tweddell has done justice to himself in tin ' s matter , though he has put himself in the attitude of a champion of Oddfellowship rather than of Masonry ; nor will he do himself any good by his attack on Our Architectural Chapter . It does not follow , because remarks have been made about Oddfellowship , that the
Architectural Chapter is wrong , although Bro . Tweddell thinks so ; nor is he obliged to be angry with it , nor to give utterance to the taunt that the conduct of the Manchester Oddfellows is " much , more in accordance with the real spirit of Freemasonry than the illiberal manner iu which Oddfellowship , Forestry , & c , have been from time to time mentioned by the writer of 'Our Architectural Chapter , ' " VOL . VI ; i E