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Article PRETENDED MASONIC REVELATIONS. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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Pretended Masonic Revelations.
the purpose of his heart be as the stars that tell of worlds unknown , and are notices of a boundless benevolence . Let him move like the heavenly orbs , in harmony ; and should he stretch acrossthe universe , may he disturb no soul in his course . ' ( This means , if the candidate should happen to run awaymay he run against no Freemason . "—Foot-note . )
, In the oath supposed to be taken by the R . A . Mason , he is made to say : " I furthermore promise and swear , that I will keep all the secrets of a Companion R . A . Mason , without exceptions ( the oath always covers murder and treason , and sometimes it is expressed—murder and treason not excepted ) and will espouse his cause so far as to
extri-, cate him from the same , whether he be right or wrong . " For the benefit of the uninitiated , we will transcribe two sentences from the authorised ritual , which will satisfy any fair and candid person that the charge , which has been made against Freemasonry of encouraging disloyalty , is as malevolent as it is without foundation . The first extract
we shall make is from one of the charges : "Asa citizen of the world , I am next to enjoin you to be exemplary in the discharge of your civil duties , by never proposing , or at all countenancing , any act which may have a tendency to subvert the peace and good order of society ; by paying due obedience to the laws of any state which may for a time
become the place of your residence , or afford you its protection ; and , above all , by never losing sight of the allegiance due to the sovereign of your native land , ever remembering that nature has implanted in your breast , a sacred and indissoluble attachment towards that country , whence you derived your birth and infant nurture . "
By the words of the next extract , the Freemason is as solemnly bound as words and forms can do it , ( which however among the " smart" and '" cute" Transatlantics seem not to be considered of any particular force , ) " to keep the secrets of another when committed to him , murder , treason , felony , and all other offences contrary to the laws of God ,
and the ordinances of the realm , being at all times especially excepted " In noticing one or two objections urged against Freemasonry in this most scurrilous book , we need scarcely say that , were they simply the statements of the writer himself , we should not have said a word about them , as we owe it to our readers , as well as to ourselves , to treat with that profound scorn , which all honest men must feel , the con-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Pretended Masonic Revelations.
the purpose of his heart be as the stars that tell of worlds unknown , and are notices of a boundless benevolence . Let him move like the heavenly orbs , in harmony ; and should he stretch acrossthe universe , may he disturb no soul in his course . ' ( This means , if the candidate should happen to run awaymay he run against no Freemason . "—Foot-note . )
, In the oath supposed to be taken by the R . A . Mason , he is made to say : " I furthermore promise and swear , that I will keep all the secrets of a Companion R . A . Mason , without exceptions ( the oath always covers murder and treason , and sometimes it is expressed—murder and treason not excepted ) and will espouse his cause so far as to
extri-, cate him from the same , whether he be right or wrong . " For the benefit of the uninitiated , we will transcribe two sentences from the authorised ritual , which will satisfy any fair and candid person that the charge , which has been made against Freemasonry of encouraging disloyalty , is as malevolent as it is without foundation . The first extract
we shall make is from one of the charges : "Asa citizen of the world , I am next to enjoin you to be exemplary in the discharge of your civil duties , by never proposing , or at all countenancing , any act which may have a tendency to subvert the peace and good order of society ; by paying due obedience to the laws of any state which may for a time
become the place of your residence , or afford you its protection ; and , above all , by never losing sight of the allegiance due to the sovereign of your native land , ever remembering that nature has implanted in your breast , a sacred and indissoluble attachment towards that country , whence you derived your birth and infant nurture . "
By the words of the next extract , the Freemason is as solemnly bound as words and forms can do it , ( which however among the " smart" and '" cute" Transatlantics seem not to be considered of any particular force , ) " to keep the secrets of another when committed to him , murder , treason , felony , and all other offences contrary to the laws of God ,
and the ordinances of the realm , being at all times especially excepted " In noticing one or two objections urged against Freemasonry in this most scurrilous book , we need scarcely say that , were they simply the statements of the writer himself , we should not have said a word about them , as we owe it to our readers , as well as to ourselves , to treat with that profound scorn , which all honest men must feel , the con-