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THE MASONIC JOURNAL
THE MASONIC JOURNAL
GREENSBOEO, N. C.
Friday, July 14, J876.
E. A. WILSON, Editor & Pioprietor
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it and contains. besides Masonic Literature,
well selected matter which is calculated to
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Thos. S Kenan,
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Tiie enterprise ought to succeed. "We need
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munication may be had : a mcan.s for the more
gxmoral diffusion of Masonic intelligence.
I liope every !Mason will take the Journal
—every Lodge endorse it. and at once make
it the Organ of Masonry in Korth Carolina.
With such encouragement and support I am
satisfied you can make it of incah-ulahle ^corth
to ike .Frateriiittj. Geo. "W. 3L>ount,
Grand Master.
All of which is endorsed by
ry the Grand Lodge and Grand“©8
Iry' Chapter. "©a
Avouchal.
Qukstion.—It' a man comes to me and says
he is a lilaster Mason (of course I am one) 1
examine and find liim wortliy and well qiiali-
fleil Can I not vouch for him in my Lodge
witiiout liaving sat in a Lodge with him pre
vious to my examination. I tiold, according to
my obligation, I can. My opponents older and
lictter posted Masons than I am, take tlieop-
s'te view, which is that you must sit in a
Lodge wntli, to enable you to voneli fora
broth r.
Axswer.—Tlie older brethren are right.
Von n\ay t'xaniine a strange brother so far as
satisfy your.-clf, Init yon can only voucli foi-
him by having previously sat with him in a
i-egular I.odge or having examined him at Hie
lodge VO 111 by or.'.er of tlie Ma.ster.
The above question and answer clip-
ped from the Snspen.slori Bridge (N. Y )
Journal contains some strange doctrine
to us. We have before ruled against it,
atiel do so still. There are several rules
by which the right of recognition and
free Masonic- intercourse are to be gov
erned, among which are due examinatio'”.
or legal Masonic information. These are
landmarks that cannot be altered or
abridged. But there are several points
that must also be considered, among
which is, the Brother who vouches for
another by examination must be suffi
ciently skilled in the work to make a
thorough examination of the party for
whom he proposes to vouch. An exami
nation tlui,s made, and under all the re-
qiii.site tests and safeguards, is ail that
can possibly' be required when done at
the Lodge room and by order of the
Worshipful Master. Due examination
by a Brother, whether at a Lodge and in
the presence of many, or in a wilderness
with none present but the two, is the
same in the light of law and reason, and
should always be accepted.
Will our good Brother please tell us
what strength is added to the examiua
tion by its being done at the Lodge and
by order of the Master, over that of any
other place ? We confess we are unable
to see it.
Of course, having previously sat in a
Lodge with him is the very best evidence,
but must not be made the inexorable
rule, or you debar many a worthy and
bright Mason from visiting your Lodge,
and abridge the Masonic rights of your
beat and brightest membeis, for, we hold,
a test that is not sufficient to secure an
avouchal will not justify ,a Brother in
holding Masonic intercourse with a
stranger.
To be sure we advocate.great prudence
and caution in such matters, hut must
oppose ail such unreasonable and, to us,
unwarrantable requirements.
We think if our good Brother will
look over the law on this subject he will
be convinced that we are right and he
wrong.
“Ought the World to Kno-vv It.”
Under this heading we published, last
week, a communication from an esteem
ed correspondent, over the signature of
“Omega," which was written in answer
to an article of ours published a few
weeks since. “Omega'’ has evidently
persuaded himself that there is a wide
difference in our views on tbi.s subject,
whereas, if he will carefully read our
article over again, he will at once see
there is not as great a conflict in our
views as he imagines there is.
Before proceeding further, we will
state that there is a wide ditfereiice be
tween revealing the transactions of a
Lodge, and the result of those transac
tions, a distinction which seems to have
been overlooked by “Omega.” lie says
“in these latter days, the transactions of
our Lodges are spoken of too heedlessly
before the world.” In this we agree, and
we go further and say, that this heedless
speaking of the ironsaciions of Lodges
before the world should be punished. It
is a great evil, especially'in some locali
ties, and has led to much harm. Indeed
it is pointedly against the written law of
the Grand Lodge. Art. 18, Sec. 9, of the
Masonic Code, says: “Disclosures to
others than Masons, of important trans
actions within a Lodge,” are regarded as
puni.«b.able offenses, &c., &c. This refers
especially to transactions in the Lodge—
to the proceedings, business, discussions,
&c., &c, It cannot refer to the result of
the transactions, because in the same
Article, Sec. 7, (5), it is made the duty
of the Secretary to “report to each An-
nu.-it'Gommuiiication of the Grand Lodge,
a list of the members suspended or ex
pelled, during the year, which shall be
published in the proceedings,” and which
proceeding.s may be re-ad by any one. “0
mega” says;
“If publicity is the sliielil by .vliicli Masonry
is to be protected I would ask tin! Hrollior Ed
itor wiiy lias not the Institution long ago
sunk into disliouor and oblivion ? To iidinit
this would be to destroy one of tl:e principal
source s of its vitality and success; it would
be iilaeiiig a canker-wonn at its tap-root,
wbicli wonlil destroy the life of this beautiful
tree, under whose wide-spreading brniiclies,
so many forlorn and wea-y travelei-s have
found slicUer and repose
We did not say all that, good Brother.
We said there were cases where it would
be proper to publish. We say so still.
Desperate cases require desperate reme-
! dies, and these remedies are being ap-
j plied all over the country. Take up the
i Masonic Journals of the country, and it
will be seen that rogues and rascals are'
frequently published and the Fraternity
warned against them. And this is right.
For the benefit of our correspondent,
we will relate-an incident that occurred
in this State, a few years since, and which
came under our personal observation.
Names are fictitious of course. .
Bro. Jones was a prominent Miyson in
j the town of Borough in this State, and
: was a reader of two or three Mason-ic
Journals. One day he read an account
of one Lieut. Rogers, who had perpetra
ted several rascalities, had left his Stats-
and had gone South, &o., &o, As it
I happened, on the evening of the very
j day that Bro. Jones read this notice of
! Lieut. Rogers, his Lodge met. Going to-
j the LoHge that night, he found in the
ante-room .a stranger, who wished to visit
the Lodge, as he confessed, for the pur
pose of asking assi.stance ; stating that
he had lost lUis purse, &o., and only want
ed funds to enable him to reach his home,
in an adjoin’ng State. Bro. Jones heard
his story, and when he had (i-nisb-
ed,he looked at him with- a pienetraliing
eye, and said : “Lieut. Sogers, I have
heard of you before,” at the same time
taking the paper from his pocket and
pointing to the notice. “You can get no
assistance here.” The Lieut, did not re
main to hear the last words, but hastily
retreated, and has not been seen since.
But for the publication of this man’s vil
lainies, the Fraternity would doubtles-s
have been imposed upon, because the
Lieut, was represented .as being very
sharp, and a bright Mason. But it raav
be arg'ued, that this was an extreme c-,ise.
True, -and it is only extreme cases that
we would publish to the world,
Mitchell, the highest Masonic au
thority in this country says that secrecy
should be observed until final action, af
ter which the world may know of the
expulsion or siispension. Thus it will be
seen that this distinguished author more
than sustains our po.sition. We only
took the ground that extreme cases of
expulsion might be published.
The error "Omega” has fallen into is
confounding the transactions of a Lodge
with the final action, or result of the
transactions. When he comes to view
the matter in its proper light, we feel
sure that "Omega’ will be convinced that
there is not as wide a difference in our
opinions as he seems to Biif>()Ose.
Elections of Officers.
ORE LODGE, 104—WASHIKGTON.
Seth Bridgemar.,—-W. M.
J. G. Bragaw—S. W.
D. B Wharton—J. W.
J. F. Randolph — Treas.
E. S. Hoyt—Sec.
Adam Warner—S. D.
G. J. Lookyer—J. D.
R. W. Minor and Wm. Bayr.or—Stew
ards.
Jos. A. Farrow—Tiler.
Time of Regular Communications; First
and Third Tuesday in each month.
JOSEPH WAEREN LODGE, 93—STAKTOKS-
BUEG.
F, M. Moye—W. M.
D. G. W, Ward-S. W.
W. H. Applewhite—J. W.
S. FI. Tyson—Treas.
W. L. Grimmer—Sec.
J. W. Peacock—3. D.
J. H. Morgan—J. D.
A.. S. Eason and J. ilinshew
Stewards.
Wiley Smith—Tiler.
Time of Regular Communications:
Thursday in each month.
The fnn-ral of Bro. B. B. Saii].s will
t-ake place at his residence near Saul’s X
Roads on the third Sunday in -July. All
Masons in good standing are invited.
First
Lovion Fnemasm.
iEe Vicar of Brigg and the
Ereemasons.
The following letter was addressed'to.
the editor of the “Hull and, Linoolnshire
Times”;
Sib,—You gave b. your ket issue an
accurate report of- the proceedings of
the Freemasons-at Brigg on the Gth mst.
at the Lincolnshire provincial meetinv
It is generally understood that the objacto
of the fr-a-teriiity are the (iromotion of be- '
iievolence, m.®iali,ty—in a- word, every
charitable feeling and practice, and eve
ry Christian and moral virtue. On this
occasion, as several clergymen belong to
the Order, it was desired by some of the
members, as wa.s the case at Peterbor- '
f-ugli Cathedral the week prior to the
last, and some time since at York Mins
ter, to have a service at Brigg Church-
but the Vicar, the Rev. W. J. Wylie, A
M,, claiming a gift of penetration beyond
his clerical brethren, discovered such
infidelity or e.xpansion of religions views
among Freemasons as to refuse them the
privilege of the worst of sinners—yicsri,
mi smitium—to j.oin, as Freemasons, in
his Church at Brigg (which by the bye,
isaNatioiial Churchjs ii» the serviceof
prayer and praise, an.I declined to allow
one of the Grand Chaplains of tlieirOr
der, a duly ordained Hiini,ster of the
Church of England, as well as Mr. Wylie,
and wlio.se te-achiug must conform to the
articles and liiurgy of the Church of En
gland, to address Freemasons on their
religious and moral duties in his church,
or rather the Church of England, at
Brigg. Fuithermore, it may be stated
as authentic that one of the sidesmen of
Brigg Church,, an influential resident m
that town, aided the vicar by his influ
ence and purse, very recently, to place a
peal of bells in the tower of Brigg Church,
and this gentleman is well known to be
the lead.ing Freemason in the town of
Brigg; ami Die Master of the Freema
sons' lodge at Brigg, at the present time, -
is a neighboi'i.ng clergyman, Mr. Wylie's
equal in 'ibility, moral conduct, ortho
doxy, and piety. Now, can there bea
more wanton exhibition of the absence of
brotherly love, or a more tyrannical ag
gression on the rights of the laity, than
to e.xclude them from the service of com
mon prayer, the prescribed ritual of our
National Church ? Such an assumption
of power as to exclude, or ratl-er excom
municate, both priest and people from
the services of the Cliurch of Engl.ind is
to reach the acme of petty popedom in
England, and to set up a capricious cler
ical test as the condition of public wor-
.ship. As a beiieficed clergyman of the
Church of England, and a doctor of di
vinity of both English Universities, I
record my protest against this audacious
yet puerile aggression on the rights of
conscience and the principles of civil and
religious liberty. Such drivelling senti
mentalism, evinced in .action by tyran,-
nical authority, only rouses the laity to
personal indignation, and leads some to
argue, however illogically, tor the dis
establishment of the Anglican Church,
which, in common with others, I so
strongly deprecate. Let the Pope ot
Rome, if his Holiness please, place Free
masonry, as he does the Church of Eng
land, under his ban. Wto require not,
but rather protest against, any mawkish
imitation of the decrees of the Vatican,
with respect to Masonry or other mat
ters, from any clergyman who eats the
bread, and ministers in the cluircli, of
the British Reformation.—I am, Sir,
yours obediently. Da.mel Ace, D. D-
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