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rence ; not one faithful voice was heard to raise itself in that large assembly of professing Christians , against language which , if believed and acted upon , must unavoidabl y lead to eternal misery . " The Freemason ' s ' charity' is unconnected with Christ ; it is not therefore surprising that it is not exercised for His glory ; it can never then be acceptable in the sight of the Almighty . " I have now provedas I proposed at the commencement of this
, letter , the Prov . Grand Alaster ' s doctrine of our holy religion . " Freemasonry may do for a world of sin and corruption , for vain people to amuse themselves with , but , being unchristian , it can lead to nothing but gross deception and everlasting misery . It is a thing of sm and evil in the face of it , —an engine of Satan , a tool much beloved of him the arch enemy of God and man , and it is wonderful how any manof sense and discernment can for a moment be taken with it
. " There is also no manner of use in it , for the Bible teaches us every tiling . Were Freemasonry a system which operated as an auxiliary to Christianity , as Alasons would have us believe , and some other persons are led to think , there would be no obiection to it : but that the direct
contrary is the fact , there can be no sort of doubt . Its mystery , its closeness , its ostentation , are all emblematical of the pride , selfishness , and ungodliness of the natural , unregenerate man . Its object is temporal advantage only , and it rejects the Lord Jesus ; whereas , the foundation of Christianity is ' Jesus Christ , and he crucified ; ' and the rule ' let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works , and glorif y your Father which is in Heaven . ' Every man , therefore , who has at heart the
great concerns of eternity , will eschew Freemasonry , and esteem it , what in good truth it is , with its profane pageantry , an abomination in the si ght of God . " Now , putting charity out of the question , although it might be some consideration to a person professing himself a Christian minister , to say nothing of the chance of exposure , we submit that a sensible man , and a peaceful preacherivould have avoided such observations as theseinas
, , - much as they are like a two-edged sword , cutting both ways , and likely very materiall y to frustrate rather than to advance the business of converting the heathen , which should be paramount to all other with a missionary . AVe think the reverend gentleman has neither shown the wisdom of the serpent , nor the innocence of the dove , in givinrr vent to them . b b
The labourer is worthy of his hire ; but it is implied that he is to do the work of his master , not only zealously , but discreetly and peaceably ; and as Christians deeply and devoutly attached to the creed of our forefathers , we ask the A'lissionary Society which deputed this gentleman to Bombay , whether they sanction the indulgence of his outpourings against a number ofthe most distinguished gentlemen of Bombay , to the manifest injury of that solemn and sacred cause to which he has bound himselfand whether
, that great cause can be advanced by his proclaiming those distinguished gentlemen " anti-Christians ! " Can he now hope for success in his missionary efforts ? AVell may the Hindoo , the Parsee , and Aiahomedan , tell him to go and convert the most distinguished of his own countrymen before he intermeddles with them ! With respect to the extracts which have been given from the P . G . M . s speech , there is not one ivhich has not been either misquoted or misrepresented ; and this is the less justifiable , as he expresses his fear that neither he ( the Provincial Grand Master ) nor any of the fraternity may be at liberty to reply !
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rence ; not one faithful voice was heard to raise itself in that large assembly of professing Christians , against language which , if believed and acted upon , must unavoidabl y lead to eternal misery . " The Freemason ' s ' charity' is unconnected with Christ ; it is not therefore surprising that it is not exercised for His glory ; it can never then be acceptable in the sight of the Almighty . " I have now provedas I proposed at the commencement of this
, letter , the Prov . Grand Alaster ' s doctrine of our holy religion . " Freemasonry may do for a world of sin and corruption , for vain people to amuse themselves with , but , being unchristian , it can lead to nothing but gross deception and everlasting misery . It is a thing of sm and evil in the face of it , —an engine of Satan , a tool much beloved of him the arch enemy of God and man , and it is wonderful how any manof sense and discernment can for a moment be taken with it
. " There is also no manner of use in it , for the Bible teaches us every tiling . Were Freemasonry a system which operated as an auxiliary to Christianity , as Alasons would have us believe , and some other persons are led to think , there would be no obiection to it : but that the direct
contrary is the fact , there can be no sort of doubt . Its mystery , its closeness , its ostentation , are all emblematical of the pride , selfishness , and ungodliness of the natural , unregenerate man . Its object is temporal advantage only , and it rejects the Lord Jesus ; whereas , the foundation of Christianity is ' Jesus Christ , and he crucified ; ' and the rule ' let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works , and glorif y your Father which is in Heaven . ' Every man , therefore , who has at heart the
great concerns of eternity , will eschew Freemasonry , and esteem it , what in good truth it is , with its profane pageantry , an abomination in the si ght of God . " Now , putting charity out of the question , although it might be some consideration to a person professing himself a Christian minister , to say nothing of the chance of exposure , we submit that a sensible man , and a peaceful preacherivould have avoided such observations as theseinas
, , - much as they are like a two-edged sword , cutting both ways , and likely very materiall y to frustrate rather than to advance the business of converting the heathen , which should be paramount to all other with a missionary . AVe think the reverend gentleman has neither shown the wisdom of the serpent , nor the innocence of the dove , in givinrr vent to them . b b
The labourer is worthy of his hire ; but it is implied that he is to do the work of his master , not only zealously , but discreetly and peaceably ; and as Christians deeply and devoutly attached to the creed of our forefathers , we ask the A'lissionary Society which deputed this gentleman to Bombay , whether they sanction the indulgence of his outpourings against a number ofthe most distinguished gentlemen of Bombay , to the manifest injury of that solemn and sacred cause to which he has bound himselfand whether
, that great cause can be advanced by his proclaiming those distinguished gentlemen " anti-Christians ! " Can he now hope for success in his missionary efforts ? AVell may the Hindoo , the Parsee , and Aiahomedan , tell him to go and convert the most distinguished of his own countrymen before he intermeddles with them ! With respect to the extracts which have been given from the P . G . M . s speech , there is not one ivhich has not been either misquoted or misrepresented ; and this is the less justifiable , as he expresses his fear that neither he ( the Provincial Grand Master ) nor any of the fraternity may be at liberty to reply !