Approximately three-quarters of the Masonic Lodges were closed for lack of membership. Many churches decreed that a persistent Mason would not be eligible for membership. The issues used were the ungodly blood oaths and being yoked with unbelievers. The result, of expelling Freemasonry from the church, was revival. Historically, Christian men have renounced Freemasonry when confronted with the nature of the lodge.
Christians continue to renounce today.
Many who recognize the errors of Freemasonry continue to pay their dues and simply never go back into the lodge. Others, quietly quit paying their dues and say nothing. Those methods are not desirable, because it does not provide a witness for others who may be having the same doubts about Freemasonry. Those who wish to be a witness to others in lodge, as well as those who want to make it absolutely clear that they are separating from the craft, notify the lodge in writing. The purpose of a demit is to enable the individual to prove that he has fulfilled all of the requirements and was a Mason in good standing.