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niust afe to should be done m ^^^^ surpassed , as at present , % their American brethren . I rejoice to note the signs of the times ^ and sincerely hope that they may not be found illusory . I am , Sir and Brother yours fraternally and . respectfully ~ : A . a JL . JL . '
UMVEBSALXTY OF MASOFEY
TQ ' . EHEEto Sir ani > Bbotheb , —I thou ^ t , and still think ^ # Magazine : is not the proper arena fbi ^ the discussion of controvert and under this impression I avoided , as much as possible , any such points . It seems that your e orrespondeht fie ( rather L l © ear Timothy ' s ' ' . ; corres - pohdent , 1 y ^ H ^
but in addition misrepresents both the forni and . the extent of my argument , such as it was . I am tfuite prepared to maintain in a proper place and at a proper time eito is not necessarily Christian ; arid 2 . That Christianity is not necessarily txinitarian . Kothing can ever unmake nie a Freemason and I don't think anything wnuld ever make me , though a Christian , a believer in the divinity of Christ ,, lam , Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , . A TJniversalist , December 2 Ml 1858 .
\ j liz \ . lt / XX X . TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir Aisrn Brother , —Although an uninterrupted subscriber to your valuable Magazine for some time past , and a close observer generally of what is done and said in connection with our peculiar system of morality , " I yet feel that nothing I have seen or read , has given me greater pleasure than perusing the somewhat severe and daring communication addressed to you by Bro . Garrod , in last week's number , upon the subject of Masonic Benevolence—daring , on account of its containing a suggestion , which , I am sorry to feel , will find but few supporters in effectually carrying it out . But , nevertheless , there are certain grave inconsistencies in our profession
as Masons , as compared with our practice , Which be and others will do well to step boldly forward and grapple with , until ffi ^ y ar e fairly eradicated by conscientious conviction from amongst us , and we arc enabled to point to our works as affording proof that we do something more than acknowledge the duty of doing good to those by whom we are surrounded . The glaring disgrace which the Brother referred to has denounced , must often have brought an uncomfortable conviction to the minds of such as are in the habit of standing aside and asking themselves a few cpicstions as to the practical results of their theoretical professions ; the amount of dis-
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niust afe to should be done m ^^^^ surpassed , as at present , % their American brethren . I rejoice to note the signs of the times ^ and sincerely hope that they may not be found illusory . I am , Sir and Brother yours fraternally and . respectfully ~ : A . a JL . JL . '
UMVEBSALXTY OF MASOFEY
TQ ' . EHEEto Sir ani > Bbotheb , —I thou ^ t , and still think ^ # Magazine : is not the proper arena fbi ^ the discussion of controvert and under this impression I avoided , as much as possible , any such points . It seems that your e orrespondeht fie ( rather L l © ear Timothy ' s ' ' . ; corres - pohdent , 1 y ^ H ^
but in addition misrepresents both the forni and . the extent of my argument , such as it was . I am tfuite prepared to maintain in a proper place and at a proper time eito is not necessarily Christian ; arid 2 . That Christianity is not necessarily txinitarian . Kothing can ever unmake nie a Freemason and I don't think anything wnuld ever make me , though a Christian , a believer in the divinity of Christ ,, lam , Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , . A TJniversalist , December 2 Ml 1858 .
\ j liz \ . lt / XX X . TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir Aisrn Brother , —Although an uninterrupted subscriber to your valuable Magazine for some time past , and a close observer generally of what is done and said in connection with our peculiar system of morality , " I yet feel that nothing I have seen or read , has given me greater pleasure than perusing the somewhat severe and daring communication addressed to you by Bro . Garrod , in last week's number , upon the subject of Masonic Benevolence—daring , on account of its containing a suggestion , which , I am sorry to feel , will find but few supporters in effectually carrying it out . But , nevertheless , there are certain grave inconsistencies in our profession
as Masons , as compared with our practice , Which be and others will do well to step boldly forward and grapple with , until ffi ^ y ar e fairly eradicated by conscientious conviction from amongst us , and we arc enabled to point to our works as affording proof that we do something more than acknowledge the duty of doing good to those by whom we are surrounded . The glaring disgrace which the Brother referred to has denounced , must often have brought an uncomfortable conviction to the minds of such as are in the habit of standing aside and asking themselves a few cpicstions as to the practical results of their theoretical professions ; the amount of dis-