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Article TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. ← Page 2 of 8 →
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To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
laws , positivel y to prohibit the utterance of a single sentence in OUT meetings on any political subject whatever * . I shall here remark , once for all , that if J . M . had been actuated bv a pure zeal for tae cause he pretends to espouse , that of the security and stability or government , he would not have contented himself wiifi the information which forei hlet could afford
vague a gn pamp mm ( a pamph . et too on a subject of which , I am bold to say , never man wrote with truth .. or integrity , or even without a set purpose to mislead or to defame ); but would , as the « Past Master " justly observes , have applied , on the credit of Ms character for probity ami honour . , for a regular admission to our mysteries , and then , after a fair and aid use of his external senses , have exercised his judgment M candia deduction from
a the whole f : such a conduct would have been jauaae . e ; such is the only conduct that would , have suggested iise , t to a man desirous of discovering truth ; and any other conduct gives room to suspect him of a diabolical inclination to defame an Order of Men who in every age and nation have preserved an unsullied name , and been honoured with the most distinguished patronage . r
It is t . » e most absurd thing in nature , and the reason will be obvious to every Mason , to believe , that one word on the real arcana of Masonry ever was , or ever could be , committed to writing . Needy men have , - we know , levied contributions pretty successfully on the public credulity , by professing to betray the Secret of Masonry ; and I am prepared to hear many persons say , that the reason why no secret has been
published , or can be written , is , that none exists among us . lam satisfied that they should say so ; inasmuch as I prefer hearing men laugh to hearing them lye . The assertion ( which is J . ' M ' s ) " that this French book is in much esteem among the UOVEST part of that nation ; ' betrays the cloven foot ; to say the least , it proves that a strong prejudice exists in his mind , under the influence of which it is impossible for J . M . to aro-ue with candour . . °
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To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
laws , positivel y to prohibit the utterance of a single sentence in OUT meetings on any political subject whatever * . I shall here remark , once for all , that if J . M . had been actuated bv a pure zeal for tae cause he pretends to espouse , that of the security and stability or government , he would not have contented himself wiifi the information which forei hlet could afford
vague a gn pamp mm ( a pamph . et too on a subject of which , I am bold to say , never man wrote with truth .. or integrity , or even without a set purpose to mislead or to defame ); but would , as the « Past Master " justly observes , have applied , on the credit of Ms character for probity ami honour . , for a regular admission to our mysteries , and then , after a fair and aid use of his external senses , have exercised his judgment M candia deduction from
a the whole f : such a conduct would have been jauaae . e ; such is the only conduct that would , have suggested iise , t to a man desirous of discovering truth ; and any other conduct gives room to suspect him of a diabolical inclination to defame an Order of Men who in every age and nation have preserved an unsullied name , and been honoured with the most distinguished patronage . r
It is t . » e most absurd thing in nature , and the reason will be obvious to every Mason , to believe , that one word on the real arcana of Masonry ever was , or ever could be , committed to writing . Needy men have , - we know , levied contributions pretty successfully on the public credulity , by professing to betray the Secret of Masonry ; and I am prepared to hear many persons say , that the reason why no secret has been
published , or can be written , is , that none exists among us . lam satisfied that they should say so ; inasmuch as I prefer hearing men laugh to hearing them lye . The assertion ( which is J . ' M ' s ) " that this French book is in much esteem among the UOVEST part of that nation ; ' betrays the cloven foot ; to say the least , it proves that a strong prejudice exists in his mind , under the influence of which it is impossible for J . M . to aro-ue with candour . . °