Free Masonry - The Masonic Trowel

FREE MASONRY AND NATURAL KELIOIO.N. 219
out meaning, the institution would meet with little else
than sovereign contempt:" (Town, p. 26.) and no doubt
it would take with the people ; the lodges woald be greatly
increased in all the earth, and the amiable and accommodating
spirit of Free Masonry would be charmingly, clearly
illustrated.
And, now, ever}' nation sing to their own divinities, Turk.
Chinese, Brahmin, and Savage :
u From heaven since such blessings flow,
u Let every Mason, while below,
" Our noble science here improve;
" Twill raise his soul to realms above,
u And make his lodge a lodge of love."
It would be very appropriate, to issue for the use of the
craft, one edition of such work in the universal language,
suitable for the different religions of the world. The grand
chaplain and his chapter are of the Christian persuasion,
since they connect Free Masonry only with Christianity in
their eulogiums, and show at full length the coincidence of
the craft and divine revelation. I am not acquainted with
Chinese or Arabic, else I would make an effort to find a
parallel in the manner of Mr. Town, between their religious
schemes, and Free Masonry. But every reader can
imagine the character of such a parallel, from a perusal of
Mr. Town's, and a moment's reflection upon the following
statement:
" When the lodge is closed, each departs untainted by
the other; the Jew to his synagogue, the Mahometan to his
mosque, and the Christian to his church, as fully impressed
as ever, with the divine origin and rectitude of his own
faith, from the principles of which he has never for one
moment deviated, either in thought or deed." (New Monitor,
p. 110.)
And this must be the reason why masonic prayers are,
not one in six, lifted up in the name of the Lord of Glory:
some foe to Christianity might be present, and he