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A Century Of Freemasonry*
into and approved the work of tho aforesaid Brother , we havo installed him , by the approval of those Brethren and officers present at this our installation , the Worshipful Master of the above-named Lodge , as also Bro . Peter Marcus Bonjean , to the dignity of Senior Warden , and Bro . John Francis Theria , to the dignity of Junior Warden ; in testimony of Avhich , and on the day , month , and year above written , we haA'e subscribed our names . " P . LE LOEEAIN ' , FANQTTET , TIIEEIA , " F . F . Lih'EiLLE , VALI . EE , PREVOST , " COUI'EUX , P . M . BOJT . TEAX , ClIANEON . " *
It is interesting to remark how , notwithstanding all the persecution and contumely to which the authorities exposed the Order , even in 1770 , the vitality and use of the Institution arose above all prejudice and misrepresentation in the hearts ofthe people . A contemporary manuscript , cited by Kloss , f relates a curious anecdote of the state of Masonry in provincial
France . M . Duverney , minister in the village of Couvas , and a member of the Fraternity , died at Plombieres on the 25 th day of July , 1770 . Several Lodges hastened to testify their respect for his memory , ancl their anxiety for his eternal Avelfare , by the organization of a funeral service in the parish church of
Luneville , and therefore addressed themselves to the curate of this church . He agreed to alloAv the celebration of the ceremony ; whereupon the Lodges issued their invitations , and made their appearance at the church-door on the appointed day . Nothing * had been prepared for the occasion , and the cm-ate declared that he would not celebrate any funeral service
for Freemasons . Complaints ancl representations were addressed to the bishop of the diocese , who confirmed the conduct of the minister , ancl forbade all clerics within his district to officiate in this case . Hereupon the Freemasons brought their complaint in the month of August to the court of justice , ivhich ordered both parties to keep silence , enjoined the Bishop of Toul not
to interfere any more with the Freemasons , commanded the minister , Jadot , to hold the service as desired , and instructed the Freemasons to cease all legal proceedings for the restitution of the privilege .
It is A'ery evident that , in this very flagrant instance of Jackin-office-ism , public opinion was strongly influenced in favour of the Freemasons , —not , perhaps , so much because they were Freemasons , as because a contract had been entered into between the parties for certain rights , ancl then inconsistently ' broken through , after a time spent in expensive preparations .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Century Of Freemasonry*
into and approved the work of tho aforesaid Brother , we havo installed him , by the approval of those Brethren and officers present at this our installation , the Worshipful Master of the above-named Lodge , as also Bro . Peter Marcus Bonjean , to the dignity of Senior Warden , and Bro . John Francis Theria , to the dignity of Junior Warden ; in testimony of Avhich , and on the day , month , and year above written , we haA'e subscribed our names . " P . LE LOEEAIN ' , FANQTTET , TIIEEIA , " F . F . Lih'EiLLE , VALI . EE , PREVOST , " COUI'EUX , P . M . BOJT . TEAX , ClIANEON . " *
It is interesting to remark how , notwithstanding all the persecution and contumely to which the authorities exposed the Order , even in 1770 , the vitality and use of the Institution arose above all prejudice and misrepresentation in the hearts ofthe people . A contemporary manuscript , cited by Kloss , f relates a curious anecdote of the state of Masonry in provincial
France . M . Duverney , minister in the village of Couvas , and a member of the Fraternity , died at Plombieres on the 25 th day of July , 1770 . Several Lodges hastened to testify their respect for his memory , ancl their anxiety for his eternal Avelfare , by the organization of a funeral service in the parish church of
Luneville , and therefore addressed themselves to the curate of this church . He agreed to alloAv the celebration of the ceremony ; whereupon the Lodges issued their invitations , and made their appearance at the church-door on the appointed day . Nothing * had been prepared for the occasion , and the cm-ate declared that he would not celebrate any funeral service
for Freemasons . Complaints ancl representations were addressed to the bishop of the diocese , who confirmed the conduct of the minister , ancl forbade all clerics within his district to officiate in this case . Hereupon the Freemasons brought their complaint in the month of August to the court of justice , ivhich ordered both parties to keep silence , enjoined the Bishop of Toul not
to interfere any more with the Freemasons , commanded the minister , Jadot , to hold the service as desired , and instructed the Freemasons to cease all legal proceedings for the restitution of the privilege .
It is A'ery evident that , in this very flagrant instance of Jackin-office-ism , public opinion was strongly influenced in favour of the Freemasons , —not , perhaps , so much because they were Freemasons , as because a contract had been entered into between the parties for certain rights , ancl then inconsistently ' broken through , after a time spent in expensive preparations .