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Union Club had appropriated their splendid rooms for the occasion , and the band of one of the regirftents was sent by its officers , in addition to the quadrille band of Valetta , which is certainly of a first-rate character . The arrivals of ladies and gentlemen were numerous , and the various members of the Lodges , and particularly the Knights of St . John of Malta , with their georgeous apparel and banners , appeared to great advantage ; on some of whom the death ' s-head and cross-bones were most conspicuous . The moment they appeared , the whole of the orchestra , to a man , took up their fiddles and other instruments and rushed out of the room ,
leaving all m the greatest state of consternation , and the company to dance as well as they could . It has been ascertained that this affair took place in consequence of the inveterate hatred which the priesthood have to Freemasonry . For the last month , and during the time this annual entertainment has been getting up , they have done everything to prevent it ; and they have gone so far as to denounce it and Freemasonry in their cathedrals and places of worship , and threatened all Mnds of imprecations and excommunications upon the heads of those who belonged to the Order ; and , strange to say , such has been their success , that but one Maltese , and he a nobleman of high rank , had the courage to be present with his English Brethren . And what is the eanse of this " holy anger this pious grief / ' on the part of these exemplary denunciators of light and knowledge ? —simply that cause which has ever been potently operative in stimulating popery , —innate repugnance to the independence of the human mind . The moment you read , think , act for yourself , rely upon
haying an implacable though often a secret foe in your real popish priest . We say real , because half the popish priests do not themselves believe what they teach the people ; but in one thing they are sincere , namely , a cordial hatred of every community or individual who or which dares to keep a secret from the confessional , or to let in light and philanthropy upon the human soul , undimmed by the dull and stained panes of the dark lantern of priestcraft . So unacquainted are these sacerdotal Tybalts with our real objects , that though our very
principles ignore politics and schismatic controversy , these priests , as ignorant of Masonic and general history as they are of biblical truth , fully believe that we are the aiders and abettors of every political disturbance , and that if ever the pope is blown up in the Yatican , some Prov . Grand Master will assuredly fire the barrel . We have ourselves had converse with a learned abbe in Paris upon Masonry , and the ignorance as to it , of the poor man , now more enlightened , was pitiable . He had the merit , however , of being an unimpeachable character , and in this respect was a striking contrast to
that of our Maltese assailants . Here is the latter stereotyped in the Morning Post , and a very pattern-card is he of the tribe ; if our Maltese Brethren allow themselves to be led by the nose by these vituperators , they deserve to have it tweaked severely for their pains . Behold the exemplary
Giovanni!il The gossipping community have been very busy , during the Inst day or two , in consequence of an extraordinary elopement of a priest of one of the highest orders with an English lady , the widow of an officer of the E . T . G . S . He was in the habit of visiting- her every day for some weeks past , for the alleged purpose of teaching the guitar , and on Friday morning both were missing . Inquiries were made , when it was ascertained they had taken a passage to Alexandria on board the French steamer . He had the precaution to change his dress—that of a Franciscan friar—for a sm > art livery servant ' s . The indignation of the priesthood is something remarkable , because the people are beginning to ascertain that , of late .
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Union Club had appropriated their splendid rooms for the occasion , and the band of one of the regirftents was sent by its officers , in addition to the quadrille band of Valetta , which is certainly of a first-rate character . The arrivals of ladies and gentlemen were numerous , and the various members of the Lodges , and particularly the Knights of St . John of Malta , with their georgeous apparel and banners , appeared to great advantage ; on some of whom the death ' s-head and cross-bones were most conspicuous . The moment they appeared , the whole of the orchestra , to a man , took up their fiddles and other instruments and rushed out of the room ,
leaving all m the greatest state of consternation , and the company to dance as well as they could . It has been ascertained that this affair took place in consequence of the inveterate hatred which the priesthood have to Freemasonry . For the last month , and during the time this annual entertainment has been getting up , they have done everything to prevent it ; and they have gone so far as to denounce it and Freemasonry in their cathedrals and places of worship , and threatened all Mnds of imprecations and excommunications upon the heads of those who belonged to the Order ; and , strange to say , such has been their success , that but one Maltese , and he a nobleman of high rank , had the courage to be present with his English Brethren . And what is the eanse of this " holy anger this pious grief / ' on the part of these exemplary denunciators of light and knowledge ? —simply that cause which has ever been potently operative in stimulating popery , —innate repugnance to the independence of the human mind . The moment you read , think , act for yourself , rely upon
haying an implacable though often a secret foe in your real popish priest . We say real , because half the popish priests do not themselves believe what they teach the people ; but in one thing they are sincere , namely , a cordial hatred of every community or individual who or which dares to keep a secret from the confessional , or to let in light and philanthropy upon the human soul , undimmed by the dull and stained panes of the dark lantern of priestcraft . So unacquainted are these sacerdotal Tybalts with our real objects , that though our very
principles ignore politics and schismatic controversy , these priests , as ignorant of Masonic and general history as they are of biblical truth , fully believe that we are the aiders and abettors of every political disturbance , and that if ever the pope is blown up in the Yatican , some Prov . Grand Master will assuredly fire the barrel . We have ourselves had converse with a learned abbe in Paris upon Masonry , and the ignorance as to it , of the poor man , now more enlightened , was pitiable . He had the merit , however , of being an unimpeachable character , and in this respect was a striking contrast to
that of our Maltese assailants . Here is the latter stereotyped in the Morning Post , and a very pattern-card is he of the tribe ; if our Maltese Brethren allow themselves to be led by the nose by these vituperators , they deserve to have it tweaked severely for their pains . Behold the exemplary
Giovanni!il The gossipping community have been very busy , during the Inst day or two , in consequence of an extraordinary elopement of a priest of one of the highest orders with an English lady , the widow of an officer of the E . T . G . S . He was in the habit of visiting- her every day for some weeks past , for the alleged purpose of teaching the guitar , and on Friday morning both were missing . Inquiries were made , when it was ascertained they had taken a passage to Alexandria on board the French steamer . He had the precaution to change his dress—that of a Franciscan friar—for a sm > art livery servant ' s . The indignation of the priesthood is something remarkable , because the people are beginning to ascertain that , of late .