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MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION For Aged Freemasons ana Widows of Freemasons . Grand Patron and President : His BOYAL HIGHNESS THE PBINCE OF WALES , K . G . & c , M . W . G . M . Treasurer ; : —JOHN A . FABNFIELD , Esq . Bankers : —LONDON AND WESTMINSTEB BANK ( Bloomsbury Branch ) , 214 High Holborn , London , W . C . Upwards of 1672 Annuitants have received the benefits of the Institution since its foundation in 1842 and 1849 . 207 men and 248 widows are Annuitants at the present time . 30 widows , in addition , are receiving half their late husband's annuity . Amount paid Annually in Annuities £ 16 , 684 124 CANDIDATES FOR NEXT ELECTION . Only 18 vacancies . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held at the FBEEMASONS' TAVEBN , LONDON , W . C , ON TUESDAY , 27 TH FEBRUARY 1900 , Under the distinguished Presidency of The Right Honourable LORDADDINGTON, R . W . Prov . Q . Master for Buckinghamshire . Brethren are earnestly solicited to accept the Stewardship upon this most important occasion , and to kindly forward their names as soon as possible , with full particulars , to JAMES TERRY ( Pat ., P . G . Swd . B . ) , Secretary , by whom the same will be gladly received , and who will thankfully acknowledge same . Office—4 Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .
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TheFreemason'sChronicle. A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence . Published every Saturday , price 8 d , 13 s 6 d per annum , post free . THE FBEEMASON'S CHEONICLE will be forwarded direct from the Office , Fleet Works , Buhner Road , New Bamet , on receipt of remittance for the amount . — ' : o : — Scale of Charges for Advertisements . Page ... ... ... ... ... £ 10 10 0 Births , Marriages , and Deaths , Is per line . General Adveitisemenfs , Tiade Anrouncements , & c . nanow column , 5 s per inch . News column Advertisements Is per line . Special terms for a series of insertions or particular positions on application ,
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B OOKBINDING in all its branches . Prices on application . Morgan , Freemason ' s Chronicle Office , New Barnet .
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SATUEDAY , 24 TH FEBRUARY 1900 .
Catholics And Freemasonry.
CATHOLICS AND FREEMASONRY .
THE following further correspondence has appeared in the " Catholic Times " : SIB , —In answer to " Fredericus , " I also state that Freemasonry has two lives , one in Italy and one in England . The Grand Master of all the Order at the present time is . Nathan , who superseded Lemmi , who in his turn
superseded Crispi , who in his turn superseded Mazzini . Here in England they do not attempt the things that they do in Italy , because we are cooler-headed than the Italians , and could see through them . Yours , & c , GALLI .
SIE , —All who are familiar with Masons and Masonry will estimate at its true value Mr . May ' s letter . It is the usual jargon of the Sect , and hears out the assertion that it is too cunning to openly oppose Christianity , claiming credit at the same time for not doing so . But the sentence stands : " He who is not with Me is against Me . " I take up the parable again to point out that fchs propagandist force of the last and most preposterous of all heresies having perished , the perennial strife betwixt good and evil must take another line ,
Catholics And Freemasonry.
and this at present is the Masonic . The proof is in the statement that the Church , which built up Christian civilisation , is now being persecuted—that is , deprived of the powers and franchises necessary for the success of hir mission—by every government in Europe . Into this persecution there has entered in later days an element which must be considered if we are to discover the secret of its virulence and its continuity .
One of the strongest external proofs of the truth of Christianity is the existence of the Jewish people . Pervading Christendom they are not of it . No longer a nation , they have no national feelings or interests . Keeping , in a singular manner , all their characteristics , and even certain physical peculiarities by which they may always be known , they pursue with inexorable continuity their own ends . First , dominating the Exchanges of the world , they use their vast wealth to control the Press ; and by this to seize
the direction of public affairs . They obey the legendary command "Tarry thou till I come , " but they use the intervening time in combining with all elements of evil in warring against Christianity ; and in avenging on Christian nations the centuries of persecution they themselves have endured . Such is the Jew in the concrete . Often , in the particular , he is endowed with the natural virtues in a very high degree ; and as a citizen is most amiable and beneficent . But the whole outcome of his public policy , of his action in the direction of affairs , is anti-national and anti-Christian .
For the operation of this policy the Masonic Sect is admirably fitted . Therefore the Jew and the Mason have coalesced , till they are practially one . The Jew-Mason , or Mason-Jew , rules in France , in Italy ; has a " good look in " in Spain , Portugal , Austria , and Germany . His influence is not paramount in Russia , because the Czar is an autocrat and Christian . Nor in England , because of the robustness of the national character , of the strength of the Christian tradition created by the Church , and by the powerful , but little known and seen , influence of Ireland .
In this intimate alliance of Judaism and Masonry lies the real danger of civilisation . It knows neither truth , nor justice , nor nationality ; nor can it , for it is filled with the spirit of its founder , Satan .
Yours , & c , OATHOLICUS . P . S . —May not this union ( Judaism and Masonry ) be the cause of the anti-Jewish spirit manifested in France and elsewhere , which seems to us , who do not directly feel its effects , so violent and unjust ? Witness the Dreyfus conflict . —C .
Pin , —It is almost incredible that , after the question of Freemasonry has been so admirably expounded in your columns , it should find an advocate in the person of a Catholic . " Fredericus " unquestionably rendered himself ludicrous in setting forth in print such arguments as are tantamount to 0 x 0 equals 0 . What would the Catholic world take me for if I ventured to recommend Jansenism , on the plea that a scanty few of its ministers were sincere and zealous Christians ? But Jansenism has never been branded so
deeply nor condemned so rigorously by the Church as Freemasonry . Now , if the Church was not aware of what she was so harshly censuring , she doubtless acted harshly and mercilessly . I do not intend reconnoitering the views of Holy Church ; neither does " Fredericus" —at least , theoretically ; but he does so practically . With one breath he abhors , as a Catholic , the name and Sect of Freemasonry ; with the next breath he fails to see , after he has
recovered from his short emotion of horror , in what way Freemasonry is opposed at all to faith or morals . His vital reason is that a few personsotherwise quite disinterested—who are branded with heresy and Freemasonry , can carry their course and smile in face of an unsuspicious world . Such arguments , in such a matter , are like many other articles made in that country in which " Frederic ' s " name is so familiar that it is become quite proverbial .
" Frederic " sets forward such views as can be gathered exteriorly . I might venture to do the same , and see what conclusion I hence can draw . I only know one gentleman personally who was sincerely converted from Freemasonry . " Fredericus " sets forward such views and imprecations uttered by very initiate * as would chill your blood and make your publication unfit to be read , where they to be published in its columns . With regard to a more
advanced adept , he had the audacity to ascribe to Satan , in my presence , his success and temporal prosperity , and gave , moreover , unmistakable insinuations of his worship of diabolical spirits . The only sincere Freemason I ever became acquainted with was a gentleman of foreign extraction . His only son conceived the idea of joining the ranks of his father ' s Society , and forthwith approached him on the subject . Strange to say , he met with a repulse . He insisted . Then for once the evil spirit of secrecy yielded to the
more noble spirit of truth and sincerity , and the paternal affection transcended the cool-blooded imprecations of former days , so often reiterated . With a sincerity to which his sobs and tears sufficiently attested he besought his son never to enter in communion with a secret sect , when the most merciful Church severed severely from her communion those who sought that fatal membership . Without entering into further detail , I may add that my
experience is almost exclusively a confirmation of your correspondent of the 5 th ult ., with one or two exceptions . But I cannot get over the fact that a Catholic can conscientiously use commendatory words of a sect branded again and again with the ban of excommunication , when the interested ones have wriggled to repel the blow and failed—especially when he abhors what he defends .
Yours , & c , A . NoitBBECTHZOON . SIB , —A public discussion in the Press on this subject must be profitless . The only real and effective answer " apropos" to the " parable " that " Oatholicus " favours us with is to be found in the following quotation from the letter of the Holy Father Pope Leo XIII . on 17 th December 1888 , as given " in extenso " in your columns last week :
"It is certainly an intolerable thing for laymen who profess themselves Catholics publicly in the pages of newspapers to claim and exercise the liberty of pronouncing judgment in all freedom on every sort of persons ; thinking as they like and acting every man at his own discretion on all points that do not involve matters of Divine faith . "
When jKome speaks , the case is settled ; to the Holy Father s judgment I will bow , and again ask if " Catholicus " or any other reader can give me the actual words of the Holy Father ' s Bull , or any book in which I can read the same , condemning this sect . Yours , etc ., T . MAY . 40 Spoudon Boad , Tottenham ,
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MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION For Aged Freemasons ana Widows of Freemasons . Grand Patron and President : His BOYAL HIGHNESS THE PBINCE OF WALES , K . G . & c , M . W . G . M . Treasurer ; : —JOHN A . FABNFIELD , Esq . Bankers : —LONDON AND WESTMINSTEB BANK ( Bloomsbury Branch ) , 214 High Holborn , London , W . C . Upwards of 1672 Annuitants have received the benefits of the Institution since its foundation in 1842 and 1849 . 207 men and 248 widows are Annuitants at the present time . 30 widows , in addition , are receiving half their late husband's annuity . Amount paid Annually in Annuities £ 16 , 684 124 CANDIDATES FOR NEXT ELECTION . Only 18 vacancies . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held at the FBEEMASONS' TAVEBN , LONDON , W . C , ON TUESDAY , 27 TH FEBRUARY 1900 , Under the distinguished Presidency of The Right Honourable LORDADDINGTON, R . W . Prov . Q . Master for Buckinghamshire . Brethren are earnestly solicited to accept the Stewardship upon this most important occasion , and to kindly forward their names as soon as possible , with full particulars , to JAMES TERRY ( Pat ., P . G . Swd . B . ) , Secretary , by whom the same will be gladly received , and who will thankfully acknowledge same . Office—4 Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .
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TheFreemason'sChronicle. A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence . Published every Saturday , price 8 d , 13 s 6 d per annum , post free . THE FBEEMASON'S CHEONICLE will be forwarded direct from the Office , Fleet Works , Buhner Road , New Bamet , on receipt of remittance for the amount . — ' : o : — Scale of Charges for Advertisements . Page ... ... ... ... ... £ 10 10 0 Births , Marriages , and Deaths , Is per line . General Adveitisemenfs , Tiade Anrouncements , & c . nanow column , 5 s per inch . News column Advertisements Is per line . Special terms for a series of insertions or particular positions on application ,
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B OOKBINDING in all its branches . Prices on application . Morgan , Freemason ' s Chronicle Office , New Barnet .
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SATUEDAY , 24 TH FEBRUARY 1900 .
Catholics And Freemasonry.
CATHOLICS AND FREEMASONRY .
THE following further correspondence has appeared in the " Catholic Times " : SIB , —In answer to " Fredericus , " I also state that Freemasonry has two lives , one in Italy and one in England . The Grand Master of all the Order at the present time is . Nathan , who superseded Lemmi , who in his turn
superseded Crispi , who in his turn superseded Mazzini . Here in England they do not attempt the things that they do in Italy , because we are cooler-headed than the Italians , and could see through them . Yours , & c , GALLI .
SIE , —All who are familiar with Masons and Masonry will estimate at its true value Mr . May ' s letter . It is the usual jargon of the Sect , and hears out the assertion that it is too cunning to openly oppose Christianity , claiming credit at the same time for not doing so . But the sentence stands : " He who is not with Me is against Me . " I take up the parable again to point out that fchs propagandist force of the last and most preposterous of all heresies having perished , the perennial strife betwixt good and evil must take another line ,
Catholics And Freemasonry.
and this at present is the Masonic . The proof is in the statement that the Church , which built up Christian civilisation , is now being persecuted—that is , deprived of the powers and franchises necessary for the success of hir mission—by every government in Europe . Into this persecution there has entered in later days an element which must be considered if we are to discover the secret of its virulence and its continuity .
One of the strongest external proofs of the truth of Christianity is the existence of the Jewish people . Pervading Christendom they are not of it . No longer a nation , they have no national feelings or interests . Keeping , in a singular manner , all their characteristics , and even certain physical peculiarities by which they may always be known , they pursue with inexorable continuity their own ends . First , dominating the Exchanges of the world , they use their vast wealth to control the Press ; and by this to seize
the direction of public affairs . They obey the legendary command "Tarry thou till I come , " but they use the intervening time in combining with all elements of evil in warring against Christianity ; and in avenging on Christian nations the centuries of persecution they themselves have endured . Such is the Jew in the concrete . Often , in the particular , he is endowed with the natural virtues in a very high degree ; and as a citizen is most amiable and beneficent . But the whole outcome of his public policy , of his action in the direction of affairs , is anti-national and anti-Christian .
For the operation of this policy the Masonic Sect is admirably fitted . Therefore the Jew and the Mason have coalesced , till they are practially one . The Jew-Mason , or Mason-Jew , rules in France , in Italy ; has a " good look in " in Spain , Portugal , Austria , and Germany . His influence is not paramount in Russia , because the Czar is an autocrat and Christian . Nor in England , because of the robustness of the national character , of the strength of the Christian tradition created by the Church , and by the powerful , but little known and seen , influence of Ireland .
In this intimate alliance of Judaism and Masonry lies the real danger of civilisation . It knows neither truth , nor justice , nor nationality ; nor can it , for it is filled with the spirit of its founder , Satan .
Yours , & c , OATHOLICUS . P . S . —May not this union ( Judaism and Masonry ) be the cause of the anti-Jewish spirit manifested in France and elsewhere , which seems to us , who do not directly feel its effects , so violent and unjust ? Witness the Dreyfus conflict . —C .
Pin , —It is almost incredible that , after the question of Freemasonry has been so admirably expounded in your columns , it should find an advocate in the person of a Catholic . " Fredericus " unquestionably rendered himself ludicrous in setting forth in print such arguments as are tantamount to 0 x 0 equals 0 . What would the Catholic world take me for if I ventured to recommend Jansenism , on the plea that a scanty few of its ministers were sincere and zealous Christians ? But Jansenism has never been branded so
deeply nor condemned so rigorously by the Church as Freemasonry . Now , if the Church was not aware of what she was so harshly censuring , she doubtless acted harshly and mercilessly . I do not intend reconnoitering the views of Holy Church ; neither does " Fredericus" —at least , theoretically ; but he does so practically . With one breath he abhors , as a Catholic , the name and Sect of Freemasonry ; with the next breath he fails to see , after he has
recovered from his short emotion of horror , in what way Freemasonry is opposed at all to faith or morals . His vital reason is that a few personsotherwise quite disinterested—who are branded with heresy and Freemasonry , can carry their course and smile in face of an unsuspicious world . Such arguments , in such a matter , are like many other articles made in that country in which " Frederic ' s " name is so familiar that it is become quite proverbial .
" Frederic " sets forward such views as can be gathered exteriorly . I might venture to do the same , and see what conclusion I hence can draw . I only know one gentleman personally who was sincerely converted from Freemasonry . " Fredericus " sets forward such views and imprecations uttered by very initiate * as would chill your blood and make your publication unfit to be read , where they to be published in its columns . With regard to a more
advanced adept , he had the audacity to ascribe to Satan , in my presence , his success and temporal prosperity , and gave , moreover , unmistakable insinuations of his worship of diabolical spirits . The only sincere Freemason I ever became acquainted with was a gentleman of foreign extraction . His only son conceived the idea of joining the ranks of his father ' s Society , and forthwith approached him on the subject . Strange to say , he met with a repulse . He insisted . Then for once the evil spirit of secrecy yielded to the
more noble spirit of truth and sincerity , and the paternal affection transcended the cool-blooded imprecations of former days , so often reiterated . With a sincerity to which his sobs and tears sufficiently attested he besought his son never to enter in communion with a secret sect , when the most merciful Church severed severely from her communion those who sought that fatal membership . Without entering into further detail , I may add that my
experience is almost exclusively a confirmation of your correspondent of the 5 th ult ., with one or two exceptions . But I cannot get over the fact that a Catholic can conscientiously use commendatory words of a sect branded again and again with the ban of excommunication , when the interested ones have wriggled to repel the blow and failed—especially when he abhors what he defends .
Yours , & c , A . NoitBBECTHZOON . SIB , —A public discussion in the Press on this subject must be profitless . The only real and effective answer " apropos" to the " parable " that " Oatholicus " favours us with is to be found in the following quotation from the letter of the Holy Father Pope Leo XIII . on 17 th December 1888 , as given " in extenso " in your columns last week :
"It is certainly an intolerable thing for laymen who profess themselves Catholics publicly in the pages of newspapers to claim and exercise the liberty of pronouncing judgment in all freedom on every sort of persons ; thinking as they like and acting every man at his own discretion on all points that do not involve matters of Divine faith . "
When jKome speaks , the case is settled ; to the Holy Father s judgment I will bow , and again ask if " Catholicus " or any other reader can give me the actual words of the Holy Father ' s Bull , or any book in which I can read the same , condemning this sect . Yours , etc ., T . MAY . 40 Spoudon Boad , Tottenham ,