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De Re Non-Masonica.*
"Whether it be worth while to offer an opinion , ' I know not ; the companions must , I presume , have given some cause of offence to three of the secret conclave ; I have received such unvarying courtesy from one of the two , that I am impressed with a sense of degradation , in being unable to devise any means to repair the injury . " " Oh ! that the worldly passion of jealousy should have taken , such
root-in our Charitable Order . It would require a volume to describe the universal feeling , that such an action has produced in the Brethren of Dublin ; the shock has been electric—enough however—the feelings of those who have caused these observations , are not to be envied . " "You must really , in justice to the Masons of Edinburgh ; offer some palliative reasons for this slip of the finger ; it must have been
accidental—we cannot comprehend the matter ; and unless you can by some means prevail upon the party in general to disavow the intention , we must seriously uphold conscious rectitude , by the honorable testimony of the Craft . "—f _ AU but five of the companions who were present , have expressed unqualified disapprobation . ED . ]
" The anti-masonic conduct , recently exhibited towards a Brother in the Craft , calls , in my opinion , for some expression on the part of those who know his zeal as a Craftsman , for something like indignant censure ; whoever the envious parties may be , they have exhibited a paltry act of impotent envy . The Grand Master , in his recent appointment , demonstrated his sense of Masonic justice , and proved the value of strict equality—the very basis of our Order . Let it be borne in mindthat it
, is possible , that for some men to have escaped admission , even by the obnoxious method lately adopted , is an honor ; only think in the present case , that there are many honorable minded among the party , who are still compelled to associate with others , ignorant of the first principles of the Order . Next to praise , from '' praised men , " let our friend , ( for such he is to Masons ) console himself with the reflection , that he has not only merited , but obtained the censure of-their opposites ; merit ,
characterised by zeal , and enhanced by ability , has received the reward , which accident , or a chance position alone has enabled his traducers to bestow , while the act itself is one of disrespect to the Order . Objecting to all covert proceedings , all attempts in the dark , you are at liberty to use my name . Yours truly , Feb . 11 , 1837 . A MEMBER OF NO . 1 , G . M . L .
"The abuse , and not the use of the ballot , has been recently exemplified in a manner so singular , that we do not hesitate to lay it before our Masonic readers . Brother Robert Thomas Crueefix , J . G . D ., & c , who is not less eminent as a Mason than excellent as a man , appears to have received an affront of the most insulting nature , and arising altogether out of private spleen . Our knowledge of this gentleman warrants us in saying , that in the working of Freemasonry as an art , or in the practice of that morality ivhich is its finest and most enduring feature , there are few who can assume equality with him ; scarce any who excel . We are happy to perceive that Brother Crueefix throws himself boldl y
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De Re Non-Masonica.*
"Whether it be worth while to offer an opinion , ' I know not ; the companions must , I presume , have given some cause of offence to three of the secret conclave ; I have received such unvarying courtesy from one of the two , that I am impressed with a sense of degradation , in being unable to devise any means to repair the injury . " " Oh ! that the worldly passion of jealousy should have taken , such
root-in our Charitable Order . It would require a volume to describe the universal feeling , that such an action has produced in the Brethren of Dublin ; the shock has been electric—enough however—the feelings of those who have caused these observations , are not to be envied . " "You must really , in justice to the Masons of Edinburgh ; offer some palliative reasons for this slip of the finger ; it must have been
accidental—we cannot comprehend the matter ; and unless you can by some means prevail upon the party in general to disavow the intention , we must seriously uphold conscious rectitude , by the honorable testimony of the Craft . "—f _ AU but five of the companions who were present , have expressed unqualified disapprobation . ED . ]
" The anti-masonic conduct , recently exhibited towards a Brother in the Craft , calls , in my opinion , for some expression on the part of those who know his zeal as a Craftsman , for something like indignant censure ; whoever the envious parties may be , they have exhibited a paltry act of impotent envy . The Grand Master , in his recent appointment , demonstrated his sense of Masonic justice , and proved the value of strict equality—the very basis of our Order . Let it be borne in mindthat it
, is possible , that for some men to have escaped admission , even by the obnoxious method lately adopted , is an honor ; only think in the present case , that there are many honorable minded among the party , who are still compelled to associate with others , ignorant of the first principles of the Order . Next to praise , from '' praised men , " let our friend , ( for such he is to Masons ) console himself with the reflection , that he has not only merited , but obtained the censure of-their opposites ; merit ,
characterised by zeal , and enhanced by ability , has received the reward , which accident , or a chance position alone has enabled his traducers to bestow , while the act itself is one of disrespect to the Order . Objecting to all covert proceedings , all attempts in the dark , you are at liberty to use my name . Yours truly , Feb . 11 , 1837 . A MEMBER OF NO . 1 , G . M . L .
"The abuse , and not the use of the ballot , has been recently exemplified in a manner so singular , that we do not hesitate to lay it before our Masonic readers . Brother Robert Thomas Crueefix , J . G . D ., & c , who is not less eminent as a Mason than excellent as a man , appears to have received an affront of the most insulting nature , and arising altogether out of private spleen . Our knowledge of this gentleman warrants us in saying , that in the working of Freemasonry as an art , or in the practice of that morality ivhich is its finest and most enduring feature , there are few who can assume equality with him ; scarce any who excel . We are happy to perceive that Brother Crueefix throws himself boldl y