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Freemasonry And Christianity.
FREEMASONRY AND CHRISTIANITY .
TO THE EDITOR OE THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Although " W . H . " has not stated his arguments touching thc divinity of Christ so strongly as he might have done , yet they are sufficiently firm to preclude thc possibility of the " Universalis !" ever removing them . I agree ivith you , that your page ' s are not the proper place to discuss the subject ; I may add , this is not a time to drag the shatthe readers of thc
tered and withered cause of Arianism or Sochuanism before Maijadne , after the heresy has been so frequently put down and crushed by the force of truth . I -also agree with him , that Christianity is not Freemasonry ; but I positii'ely deny his second proposition . The scriptures , consequently Christianity , display as ivith a sunbeam the doctrine of the Trinity . A man may be a Freemason—but I deny that he can be a Christianin the true and
, proper sense of the term—ivho denies the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ , or the proper deity of the eternal Logos . I am , yours fraternally , A MASONIC TYRO .
The Provincial Grand Lodge Of Somersetshire.
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SOMERSETSHIRE .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In your report of a Provincial Grand Lodge held at Bridgewater , on the 7 th ult ., are several inaccuracies , to ivhich I Avill briefly call your attention . First , the various Lodges of the province ivere not represented in Provincial Grand Lodge , there being only representatives from three Lodges present , viz ., Bridgewater , Taunton , and Highbrid the first named
ge— Lodge ( to receive the Provincial Grand Lodge ) mustered eleven members . The Taunton Lodge sent two members ; and the ili ghbridge Lodge one member only . And of the Provincial Grand Officers , both Wardens and both Deacons ivere absent ; yet , notwithstanding this very limited attendance , your reporter says that the appointment ofthe Provincial Grand Secretary "had met with the general approval of thc province . " Nowthe fact isthat the members of Provincial Grand
, , Lod ge were not summoned ( as is the usual practice ) to attend this meeting , and only the Masters of Lodges were aware of it , and that barely a week beforehand ; and it Avas not till after the meeting that many Brethren , entitled by virtue of their respective rank or office to attend , knew anything about it ; and then it was only to ask to ask Avho the Brother is on Avhom the distinguished office of Provincial Grand Secretary has been conferred ; for I for confess
one , although a P . M . of my Lodge , knowing almost every Mason of note in the province , the first time I eA'cr heard of Bro . Christopher Babbage , was in tire pages of the Masonic Mirror . Can any of my provincial Brethren inform me where and IIOAV long he has been initiated into Freemasonry ? I . am , Sir and Brother , vours fraternally , . Dec . 31 */ , 1858 . " P . M .
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Freemasonry And Christianity.
FREEMASONRY AND CHRISTIANITY .
TO THE EDITOR OE THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Although " W . H . " has not stated his arguments touching thc divinity of Christ so strongly as he might have done , yet they are sufficiently firm to preclude thc possibility of the " Universalis !" ever removing them . I agree ivith you , that your page ' s are not the proper place to discuss the subject ; I may add , this is not a time to drag the shatthe readers of thc
tered and withered cause of Arianism or Sochuanism before Maijadne , after the heresy has been so frequently put down and crushed by the force of truth . I -also agree with him , that Christianity is not Freemasonry ; but I positii'ely deny his second proposition . The scriptures , consequently Christianity , display as ivith a sunbeam the doctrine of the Trinity . A man may be a Freemason—but I deny that he can be a Christianin the true and
, proper sense of the term—ivho denies the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ , or the proper deity of the eternal Logos . I am , yours fraternally , A MASONIC TYRO .
The Provincial Grand Lodge Of Somersetshire.
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SOMERSETSHIRE .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In your report of a Provincial Grand Lodge held at Bridgewater , on the 7 th ult ., are several inaccuracies , to ivhich I Avill briefly call your attention . First , the various Lodges of the province ivere not represented in Provincial Grand Lodge , there being only representatives from three Lodges present , viz ., Bridgewater , Taunton , and Highbrid the first named
ge— Lodge ( to receive the Provincial Grand Lodge ) mustered eleven members . The Taunton Lodge sent two members ; and the ili ghbridge Lodge one member only . And of the Provincial Grand Officers , both Wardens and both Deacons ivere absent ; yet , notwithstanding this very limited attendance , your reporter says that the appointment ofthe Provincial Grand Secretary "had met with the general approval of thc province . " Nowthe fact isthat the members of Provincial Grand
, , Lod ge were not summoned ( as is the usual practice ) to attend this meeting , and only the Masters of Lodges were aware of it , and that barely a week beforehand ; and it Avas not till after the meeting that many Brethren , entitled by virtue of their respective rank or office to attend , knew anything about it ; and then it was only to ask to ask Avho the Brother is on Avhom the distinguished office of Provincial Grand Secretary has been conferred ; for I for confess
one , although a P . M . of my Lodge , knowing almost every Mason of note in the province , the first time I eA'cr heard of Bro . Christopher Babbage , was in tire pages of the Masonic Mirror . Can any of my provincial Brethren inform me where and IIOAV long he has been initiated into Freemasonry ? I . am , Sir and Brother , vours fraternally , . Dec . 31 */ , 1858 . " P . M .