Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-15
FREE MASONRY
Not Hostile to the Roman
Catholic Church.
/ LEO xllpS ENCYCLlCAL
lssd BY a High Degree MasOn-RanY
enhnlsis Have Been In the Order.
The Foundation Stone a Belief
Ina Personal Deity.
dor The sunday Gnaettel

Hor the Sunday Ga2ette)
y York, Jan. 15.-In view Of the
efcyclical Of Pope Leo Kill
N Masonry, / wish 10 state the at
Of that fraternity towards the
p, as an organized body, and TO
danity.
q the time Of the crusades the Ro-
catholic church has been bitterly OPP
70 Masonry. II formerly patron
and even supported the knights
larH at the time when they were
lonng 10 reclaim the Holy CITY
me possessions OF the Sarncens. Al
" 10 become q Knights Tcniplar,
.ual be a Mason having passed both
hiee degrees Of the lodge and the
sL That is the only Connection that
iemplars have with Masonry. The
Jag phases Of Masonry against
Ihe Nominations Of the pOpes have
" " Deen directed are the lodge and
kiahd lodge, and not particularly the
hs Templars.
popes' from time to time, have is
. iarlous encyclicals against Il. In
resent instance the manifesto is par
ny directed against the influence of
'ls IN Italy. The pope says that
wv religious marriages, prevent re-
funerals. That they excite in the
'ns Glasses thirst for riches, aud so
more difficult the solution of the
Wy are today in Italy about 1900
~ anu many Of them, of course,
y members of the Roman Catholic
W ~ Is also more than likely that
u them have taken part, or are in
my With' the struggle for liberty
y eyNhlry' do not know what the
y VI Masons Is In Italy in regard "a
sss alu funerals, but his eminence
lel{ ln error when ne speaks OF
Hriui influence of Masons on the
w elasses. The fact Is, the Ma.
naFfnlty, the world over. ia com.
mincipally Of the great middle
slu me toiling millions. But be.
uah the purpose of Masonry has
emsstn'e Whatever to business ad.
I Ssa. Naturally, Masons help each
IVY as other people do who are
I,t ~ other friendly organiza.
In eue institution Is In no sense
raoa purpose OF advancing the mater
u men, The mason who on.
~ use the order for the pllrpogs
NJ 1ssNllg his business interests 4,
4 ~ igllld out and frowned upon.
~ 'ynhh vathOlic church Is against
Nv societies, but have NOT III,
f ron their estimate of Ma
f an loj.. uleir experience with ia,
a6w cffss 'hat are located within IN,
lor ~ wv Natcany Garibaldi mn,
ihe rna4nyl We're Mas0nS, and hay,
milon' been incensed against IN,
heis " reason of the cnrtoiln,ep,
M iapM authority which hns hoo,
aer'@ss by those leaders and tbci
ratio nasonry teaches folerotjor
ae ESal liberty Its members be
Independent by reason nf ~.
~ lseognzed IN the lodga ~ 'n'
g1ryf WEI the exact teaching O.
he see,a tsshol1, Of course, referrin,
ben mfo, mysteries Of the order
eel n . eisuon can be given on hi
ana ,'nlsct many mistaken mo
he onts,i;a.ply TO throw some lieb
hollc chnr as % why the Roman
crdcr' 1'sh Is 50 bitterly opposed 4
ea5 " teaches ratiop,, ,,ho,.,. -,
leaSes u p" men before God
bower each Of lis yotarle
ogh creea choose for himsel
pie IN ss,s NY gives him the utmos
ecn him '@,lon thereto. IA neithe
'sllan ~ oeiong TO any partienia
% fasn,5 niinailOn, or nuoeticn
~ "a ~. 70 that matter. He mns
2 Aad i s existence al one eve,
rye God; 70 that belief s 4