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The Jesuits And The Freemasons Of Germany.
THE JESUITS AND THE FREEMASONS OF GERMANY .
[ A ROMAN CATHOLIC VIEW . ] "VTINE hundred and eighty thousand and six hundred J _ i persons signed the petitions to the German Reichstag for tbe rot urn of the Jesuits to the Empire Against their return there wero nine hundred and eighty - five thousand signatures .
The Catholic and Protestant populations ot the Empire are respectively 10 , 78-5 , 000 and 29 , 309 , 000 ; so that it is evident that only a small proportion of the adult population signed on either side . The reason of this is , probably that all efforts to bring the subject before the entire popu '
lation were only partially successful . But , taking into consideration the respective figures representing population , the proportion of signers in favour of the Jesuits is „ considerably larger than that of the signers against them . "We may infer the intensity of Lutheran and Calvinistic
hatred of everything Catholic , from tbe fact that thoso who have petitioned against the Jesuits aro petitioners for persecution against a religious body who have done only good , against whom not a truthful word of reproach can be uttered .
The Catholic signers in favour of the Jesuits ask no more than this this religions order should receive the same measure of justice which others of their countrymen enjoy . It is easy to see who are the friends of Equal Rights in this case ; yet tbe advocates of persecution are they who
have always on their lips the pretence that they are the friends of liberty , civil and religious . Surely Satan puts on very often the appearance of an angel of light . The German Freemasons took an especially active part in procuring signatures to the anti-Jesuit petition ; so much
so that they actually sent a deputation to Rome towards the close of the year 1890 to consult with the Grand Orient of Italy regarding the best measures to bo adopted to prevent the return of tho Order ; and they co-operated everywhere with the fanatical parsons who
preached the anti-Jesuit crusade in and out of their pulpits . It may be very true , and we believe that it is the case , that the Freemasons of this country do not take the same pains as an organisation to oppose the Catholic Church iu
all her operations , but this conduct of the society in Germany shows the inherent spirit of the association aud proves the wisdom of the Church in prohibiting Catholics to encourage or to become members of it .
Many people consider Masonry as merely a convivial society , and others are attracted to it because of its provisions as a life assurance , or as a mutual benefit association ; but though , possibly , it does not interfere much in other matters than these in this country , it is
essentially bound up with the Continental societies which are continually engaged in the prosecution of evil purposes , specially the overthrow of religion ; and tbe societies on the other side of the Atlantic are responsible for these evils inasmuch as they are united by oath with those of the
Continent . We must add to this that even in America , by efforts to frustrate the cause of justice , Freemasonry has proved itself to be hostile to the best interests of society . But apart from all these considerations , the oaths which Freemasons take are such as to render the association
esseutially evil . Those oaths are destitute of the conditions which justify the taking of an oath— " judgment , justice , and truth . " They are rash oaths , because those who take them are not aware of the obligations they will be called upon to fulfil in obedience to them , when circumstances
arise which will make compliance unlawful . They are nnjust , because frequently cases arise when members of the societ y are called upon to do wrong in obedience to
Masonic laws ; and they are opposed to truth , because it is reall y known that the ultimate object of the association is the supervision of the revealed truths ot * the Christian reli gion .
¦ these are some of the reasons why Freemasonry is totall y and unequivocally condemned by the Church . This condemnation ought to bo sufficient reason for all loyal Catholics to keep themselves apart from it . The Catholic
Church was instituted by Christ to direct us in the way 0 f salvation , and we are obliged in conscience to lollow the course she points out , that we may secure this most important of the objects for which we have been created . Every true Catholic will therefore yield a willing
The Jesuits And The Freemasons Of Germany.
obedience to the laws of the Church on this matter ; and if there are some Catholics who have unfortunately so forgotten themselves as to . become Freemasons , their duty is plain—to leave the society without hesitation . Freemasonry is not merely a theoretical evil . Pope
Pius IX ., in his Bnll condemning it , declares positively that he weighed well the character of the association before he issued that Bull , and that from sure information he knows it to beinimical to religion . The fact of prohibition should be sufficient with Catholics to keep them out of it , but
when we have this positive assurance of so wise a Pope , and one so zealous for religiou as the late Supreme Pontiff , the duty of Catholics becomes still more clear and the
action of the German Lodges against the Jesuits i 3 another proof added to many previous ones that Popo Pius knew the inner workings of the society , and that he condemned it with good reason .
As far as the petitions themselves are concerned , most of those which were sent in against the Jesuits are from localities where a Jesuit was never seen , and consequently nothing is known about them except such calumnies as the parsons and Freemasons circulated ; whereas on those
which are in their favour there are not only the names of the Catholic peasantry , but also those of the most intellectual in the land , Protestant and Catholic , along with the most distinguished members of the aristocracy and
magistracy . There appears to be little doubt that with the favourable sentiments entertained by the Emperor now towards the Catholic Church , the Jesuits . will soon be put on a par with other citizens of the Empire . —Catholic Record .
The Board of Benevolence held its monthly meeting on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall . The Board of Masters first settled the agenda for Grand Lodge on 2 nd March . Bro . Robert Grey P . G . D ., Presideut of the Board , presided ; Bros . Jame 3 Bvett P . G . P . Senior Vice
President , aud C . A . Cottebrune P . G . P ., Junior Vice President , occupied the Senior and Junior Vice President ' s chairs . Bros . A . A . Pendlebury Assistant Grand Secretary , W . Dodd , W . H . Lee , and Neville Green represented
Grand Secretary ' s office . The other brethren present were W . P . Brown , H . Garrod , C . J . R . Tijou , E . C . Mulvey , S . Vallentine , D . D . Mercer , G . B . Chapman , G . R . Langley , W . Vincent , S . V . Abraham , J . H . Matthews ,
S . H . Goldschmidt , James Bunker , G . Coop , C . Dairy , J . Lewis Thomas , Charles Barry , E . Barrett , T . J . Smith , J . Duncan , H . Quare , F . Mills , E . J . Morgan , H . Massey , C . H . Haine , E . M . E . Hamilton , W . H . Rivers , C . Welch , A . E . Bishop , F . M . Newton , Nicholas Hanhart , J . H .
Clare , T . W . Oldfield , J . Brindley James , J . Jenkins , T Day , George Brown , A . H . Nottingham , E . E . Austin , G Powell , H . Hack , Robert A . Gowan , A . Tilling , T . Ross dale , J . Holland , C . H . McQueen , W . M . E . Pells , E . A
De Paiva , J . Bladen , G . J . Earney , W . L . Crow , J . Sparks , P . Carr , H . G . Martin , C . Woodrow , A . J . Henochsberg , Wynn Westcott , and Henry Sadler Grand Tyler . The President announced that letters had been received from
petitioners who were relieved at last meeting , thanking the Board for the assistance rendered . In the case of a brother who was relieved with £ 30 , to assist him to go to Australia , and who had been seen by Dr . Jabez Hogg P . G . D ., as he had an affection of the eyes , Dr . Hogg had
writteu to him ( Bro . Grey ) stating that the assistance rendered was most timely , and that the brother desired his thanks to be expressed to the Board . The President stated that he , on receiving the letter , and finding the poor brother wanted to leave for Australia immediately , authorised the
payment of the money at once , and the brother had since sailed . The brethren then confirmed £ 200 worth of grants recommended to the Grand Master at the January meeting . There were 23 new cases on the list , which was a most favourable reduction on the ordinary number . The number
of years' subscription to Lodges was in some cases large . The hi ghest was 34 f years' subscription ; there was one of 27 years , one of 25 j years , one of 23 , one of 20 , one of 17 , three of over 16 years each , one of 15 ^ , one of 11 ^ , one of 10 , and two of nine . The total amount voted was
£ 670 . This sum was composed of one recommendation to Grand Lodge of £ 150 , three recommendations to the Grand Master of £ 40 each , five of £ 30 each , and one recommendation of £ 25 . Nine grants were made of £ 20 each , one of £ 15 , and three of £ 10 each . The Board sat for over three hours .
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The Jesuits And The Freemasons Of Germany.
THE JESUITS AND THE FREEMASONS OF GERMANY .
[ A ROMAN CATHOLIC VIEW . ] "VTINE hundred and eighty thousand and six hundred J _ i persons signed the petitions to the German Reichstag for tbe rot urn of the Jesuits to the Empire Against their return there wero nine hundred and eighty - five thousand signatures .
The Catholic and Protestant populations ot the Empire are respectively 10 , 78-5 , 000 and 29 , 309 , 000 ; so that it is evident that only a small proportion of the adult population signed on either side . The reason of this is , probably that all efforts to bring the subject before the entire popu '
lation were only partially successful . But , taking into consideration the respective figures representing population , the proportion of signers in favour of the Jesuits is „ considerably larger than that of the signers against them . "We may infer the intensity of Lutheran and Calvinistic
hatred of everything Catholic , from tbe fact that thoso who have petitioned against the Jesuits aro petitioners for persecution against a religious body who have done only good , against whom not a truthful word of reproach can be uttered .
The Catholic signers in favour of the Jesuits ask no more than this this religions order should receive the same measure of justice which others of their countrymen enjoy . It is easy to see who are the friends of Equal Rights in this case ; yet tbe advocates of persecution are they who
have always on their lips the pretence that they are the friends of liberty , civil and religious . Surely Satan puts on very often the appearance of an angel of light . The German Freemasons took an especially active part in procuring signatures to the anti-Jesuit petition ; so much
so that they actually sent a deputation to Rome towards the close of the year 1890 to consult with the Grand Orient of Italy regarding the best measures to bo adopted to prevent the return of tho Order ; and they co-operated everywhere with the fanatical parsons who
preached the anti-Jesuit crusade in and out of their pulpits . It may be very true , and we believe that it is the case , that the Freemasons of this country do not take the same pains as an organisation to oppose the Catholic Church iu
all her operations , but this conduct of the society in Germany shows the inherent spirit of the association aud proves the wisdom of the Church in prohibiting Catholics to encourage or to become members of it .
Many people consider Masonry as merely a convivial society , and others are attracted to it because of its provisions as a life assurance , or as a mutual benefit association ; but though , possibly , it does not interfere much in other matters than these in this country , it is
essentially bound up with the Continental societies which are continually engaged in the prosecution of evil purposes , specially the overthrow of religion ; and tbe societies on the other side of the Atlantic are responsible for these evils inasmuch as they are united by oath with those of the
Continent . We must add to this that even in America , by efforts to frustrate the cause of justice , Freemasonry has proved itself to be hostile to the best interests of society . But apart from all these considerations , the oaths which Freemasons take are such as to render the association
esseutially evil . Those oaths are destitute of the conditions which justify the taking of an oath— " judgment , justice , and truth . " They are rash oaths , because those who take them are not aware of the obligations they will be called upon to fulfil in obedience to them , when circumstances
arise which will make compliance unlawful . They are nnjust , because frequently cases arise when members of the societ y are called upon to do wrong in obedience to
Masonic laws ; and they are opposed to truth , because it is reall y known that the ultimate object of the association is the supervision of the revealed truths ot * the Christian reli gion .
¦ these are some of the reasons why Freemasonry is totall y and unequivocally condemned by the Church . This condemnation ought to bo sufficient reason for all loyal Catholics to keep themselves apart from it . The Catholic
Church was instituted by Christ to direct us in the way 0 f salvation , and we are obliged in conscience to lollow the course she points out , that we may secure this most important of the objects for which we have been created . Every true Catholic will therefore yield a willing
The Jesuits And The Freemasons Of Germany.
obedience to the laws of the Church on this matter ; and if there are some Catholics who have unfortunately so forgotten themselves as to . become Freemasons , their duty is plain—to leave the society without hesitation . Freemasonry is not merely a theoretical evil . Pope
Pius IX ., in his Bnll condemning it , declares positively that he weighed well the character of the association before he issued that Bull , and that from sure information he knows it to beinimical to religion . The fact of prohibition should be sufficient with Catholics to keep them out of it , but
when we have this positive assurance of so wise a Pope , and one so zealous for religiou as the late Supreme Pontiff , the duty of Catholics becomes still more clear and the
action of the German Lodges against the Jesuits i 3 another proof added to many previous ones that Popo Pius knew the inner workings of the society , and that he condemned it with good reason .
As far as the petitions themselves are concerned , most of those which were sent in against the Jesuits are from localities where a Jesuit was never seen , and consequently nothing is known about them except such calumnies as the parsons and Freemasons circulated ; whereas on those
which are in their favour there are not only the names of the Catholic peasantry , but also those of the most intellectual in the land , Protestant and Catholic , along with the most distinguished members of the aristocracy and
magistracy . There appears to be little doubt that with the favourable sentiments entertained by the Emperor now towards the Catholic Church , the Jesuits . will soon be put on a par with other citizens of the Empire . —Catholic Record .
The Board of Benevolence held its monthly meeting on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall . The Board of Masters first settled the agenda for Grand Lodge on 2 nd March . Bro . Robert Grey P . G . D ., Presideut of the Board , presided ; Bros . Jame 3 Bvett P . G . P . Senior Vice
President , aud C . A . Cottebrune P . G . P ., Junior Vice President , occupied the Senior and Junior Vice President ' s chairs . Bros . A . A . Pendlebury Assistant Grand Secretary , W . Dodd , W . H . Lee , and Neville Green represented
Grand Secretary ' s office . The other brethren present were W . P . Brown , H . Garrod , C . J . R . Tijou , E . C . Mulvey , S . Vallentine , D . D . Mercer , G . B . Chapman , G . R . Langley , W . Vincent , S . V . Abraham , J . H . Matthews ,
S . H . Goldschmidt , James Bunker , G . Coop , C . Dairy , J . Lewis Thomas , Charles Barry , E . Barrett , T . J . Smith , J . Duncan , H . Quare , F . Mills , E . J . Morgan , H . Massey , C . H . Haine , E . M . E . Hamilton , W . H . Rivers , C . Welch , A . E . Bishop , F . M . Newton , Nicholas Hanhart , J . H .
Clare , T . W . Oldfield , J . Brindley James , J . Jenkins , T Day , George Brown , A . H . Nottingham , E . E . Austin , G Powell , H . Hack , Robert A . Gowan , A . Tilling , T . Ross dale , J . Holland , C . H . McQueen , W . M . E . Pells , E . A
De Paiva , J . Bladen , G . J . Earney , W . L . Crow , J . Sparks , P . Carr , H . G . Martin , C . Woodrow , A . J . Henochsberg , Wynn Westcott , and Henry Sadler Grand Tyler . The President announced that letters had been received from
petitioners who were relieved at last meeting , thanking the Board for the assistance rendered . In the case of a brother who was relieved with £ 30 , to assist him to go to Australia , and who had been seen by Dr . Jabez Hogg P . G . D ., as he had an affection of the eyes , Dr . Hogg had
writteu to him ( Bro . Grey ) stating that the assistance rendered was most timely , and that the brother desired his thanks to be expressed to the Board . The President stated that he , on receiving the letter , and finding the poor brother wanted to leave for Australia immediately , authorised the
payment of the money at once , and the brother had since sailed . The brethren then confirmed £ 200 worth of grants recommended to the Grand Master at the January meeting . There were 23 new cases on the list , which was a most favourable reduction on the ordinary number . The number
of years' subscription to Lodges was in some cases large . The hi ghest was 34 f years' subscription ; there was one of 27 years , one of 25 j years , one of 23 , one of 20 , one of 17 , three of over 16 years each , one of 15 ^ , one of 11 ^ , one of 10 , and two of nine . The total amount voted was
£ 670 . This sum was composed of one recommendation to Grand Lodge of £ 150 , three recommendations to the Grand Master of £ 40 each , five of £ 30 each , and one recommendation of £ 25 . Nine grants were made of £ 20 each , one of £ 15 , and three of £ 10 each . The Board sat for over three hours .