Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-10-28
bnt n nobilitY conal.ls onlyl

II claims to be nobe butts nobility consists only
IN vain and pompous titles.
II claims to be scientific; but its Whole science
consists in the arts of swearing and drinking.
II claims TO be the handmade of the Christian he
liginn; but 1t denies the name of Christ. 4
Il claims to be of divine origin; batltsprunG irem
the Father Of Lies
1t claims to be everlasting in its duration; but
'Mene, Meme, Tekel, Upharsn, is engraven by thei
land o Justice, on every Masonic temple.
Such is Freemasonry--A NTiMAsoNRY IS us oppo-l
nent.
Masonic Penalties.---The Rhode Island Grand
Lodge in their Address in defence Of reemasonry,l
challenged any seeding free mason topont out anyl
principle Of construction of the masonic penaiilfs,l
different from the one which they asserted and which,
made the penalties mere pledges of fidelity, that the
candidate would die sooner than reveal, and not ma
king forfeit of life, which might be taken If the
candidate Should reveal.
Areply to that challenge BY the Rev. Moses 'Thatch-
err of North Wrentham, Mass. contains the annexed
statement. Mr. Thatcher is d man Of hig. moral
character, and entirely worthy ofconlidence
NJ Y. Wing.
6. In the summer or autumn of 1925, Mr.. Say
es gentleman of understanding in the masonic fra
terny. who is considered what is Technically called
a bright mason, who had visited in some oil your
lodges, received lectures from masons under your
urisdiction and who formerly resided in your state
riding with me on my return from ST. Alban's lodge
| in Wrentham, related substantially, the following
circumsiances;--A member of the masonic instu-
ton some years since, whom | will call A..
B., and who lived in one ofthe back towns OF Rhode
! Island, took G. D. aud made him mason as Tie
masons would say, "illegally" giving him such IN.
structions that he "worked himself into lodge" "
! c. ID. retained this illegal standing FOR some time
and rendered himself familiar with that work,
that he obtained an office, think that of junior or
senior warden. BY and bye, however, it 'leaked
out, that @. ID. had been made mason illegally,
and by whom; when the lodge smade him over again
and he was suffered TO retain his standing with the
fraternity. Soon after this A. B. who had thus vic
lated his masonic obligations, happened 10 be in
Providence at the time the grand lodge was in ses
sion, which summoned him TO appear before them
| A. B. obeyed the summons, and was by the grand
lodge put out fhe way, secretly that his friends
Thought no had absconded, and this was the general
report. The manner in which this last act was con-
Quoted, understood MIR. Sayes to be this; The
lgrand lodge appointed several resolnte masons To
act as executoners, who inflicted A. b. the pen
ialy of his obligation, and consigned his body dowr
the river. The narrator of these circumstances ex
pressed his regret that the Morgan affair had no
tbeen conducted as secretly, and thereby prevented
a this noise and commotion, As this affair is salt
e 10 have taken place several years ago, know no
! what persons then constituted the grand lodge
Rhode Island, and would be very far from impicu
ting any individual or individuals of those respecta
: BILE gentlemen, whom now have the honor pad
dress Indeed, most heartily desire, that the who'll
masonic fraternity may be disabused of any impica
tion as having participated in such occurrence
must reflect the fouest stain upon any class OF To
Q icommunily AS Mr.. Sayles, however, is called
man Of honor, presume be will not deny the state
ment which he mad to me, there being abundant ev
: iiencc that he has made the same TO several othe
persons He will, likewise, doubtless be able I
II give his authority: as understood him, that one
/. 1.-THE parties concerned was relative Of either hin
!, self or his wife, do not now recoect which.
81 Under all these circumstances, gentlemen, no
n could consistently draw any other inference tina
that masons of high standing in lodge and chnPte
ID who have the principal management Of the nstitt
r tion, intended that, masonic obligations shouI
y be considered as literally binding, and that the sens
of the penalty should be received as literally express
t. ed? Such have been my views, which have bee
Mt confirmed by many other things than those which
n have here felt it my duty to state. The statement
oil have here made, feel that owe to YOU, as well
as to the truth Of what here state without any host
IS any man living has fo, more than two years, e.
CT posed to me TO the full tale of masonic SANDER
70 Those, however, heed moi, so long as have 9
~ conscience void Of offence toward Cod and towal
y" man." and If have here presented any thing u
o. grateu 10 your feelings, have done it in answer
o. your own call and the bold challenge, with whit
you have summoned me and other seceders into Il
field.
en
~ Mn. RUSIIS SIX QUESTIONS.
Ill 1. Have not the courts in New York decided III