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THE USES OF FREEMASONRY.

The popular notions of freemasonry <v* vmone. It bm been lately, denounced m devfljwomhip by tome, wad a* aamnrly orthodox by others. By son* it is ooneidered to be a foolish fraternity, which existe mainly for t3» purpose of promoting heavy driinlkkig amemg its Others, again, more charitable, will allow it to be • harakoi su& btmvakmt friendly society, which keeps its u«mben» ont of th« worMitKUse in vaeir old age. What are the especial object* and advantages of fne*

masonry it is not our intention to disouw. Bat <w* recollect an hmtwat where freemasonry may oerteinly be «aid to bave deserved the thank* of humanity, by wiving a number of innooeni tad helplen Ghtwfciao* from a licentious Turkiah soldiery in the hour of victory. At thi* time, when Turkish mianule of €Bw»tiaiM tiireatens to bring matter* onoe more to a cruris in the X*ar Ea«t, the incident may be worth repeating. The etory w told by no less a person than txr Onariee Warren, who is ihimeelf a Fueemasoia. Wbm be ■waa travelliDg on behalf of the '-Pafeetime Exploration Fund in the country «aat. of the river Jordan, 'he accepted the hospitality and protection of a tribe of Bedouin Arabs, called tim Adouan tribe. Hue tribe 'had risen against Turkighi ruk, and van in a rtate of armed wbeilion. The Turkieh OovemoF of Damasous, named Reeohid Pasha, <wae an able administrator and capable eoldier, mod mm bent' upon punkihing the Bedouin tribe, and reducing them to submiratoD, including the tribe of Adonaq, -who vera protecting Sir Chariot. To thi* mi Bembid Poaha twd an army in the field whiah. -wsus sacking the iomw and Tillages, and potting to Urn mrord *U O» inhabitants without dutinction of ag«, »ci, lor religion. Sir Chariee arriTvd 1 at £■ Salt, the only large; town- ia the Reboot, and found the jchabitante in a state of totor, for the TurkM* troopa wer* hoorly expected. The townsfolk were quiet and law-abiding people, vba hmd taken no active part in the.Bedouin jamneotion, bat, nevertheless, expected no mercy at the hand* of the Turkish eoldiary. Among them <wtn twedty-flve iamilws of Ch*» tians, fiho naturally looked for even irorae treatment from the Turks than 'would be ! irrfl acted upon their 00-religkmiata. 18ie*e Ohmtiaw epproached Sir Gbariea, and aak«l him, a* * member of their Church, to -write a letter to Beadud ttrim, and implore hk iprotectioiL Hie pointed oat that the Turkish Governor woold not take any notice of an appeal from a Qhrictian, who ■Wα*, moreover, a friend end goest of thxee who were in a state of rebellion

■against ium, and irihom lie tram endeavouring to crush. But, knowing that Rejciud wa» * Freemason, be -wrote to ii&m a. letter at from one brother Mason to another, Touching for the htatakmmum of these people, end recommending them to hi* protection. Sir Qtuixles vh obliged to accompany &» ijnrt* in their flight from the Tttrkkh *mxj, bat lie tells m that he aftorwarde iieand to his greai, deligii tkatwbcn tim town >wae taken the Turkish. Freemason taw to tine fraternal tie that bound bin to Sim Eftgliib irotiher, bad placed a cardkm of eentnce round the imatim, and tojA tueu in perleot safety, bondea treating them wirtih espeokl kinddm, A society <wihich can demaaid and obtain from it* membeni help end protectka for Uμ tamoowt ud iheipl—s at a

time when tie wwst passion* of are deliberately set free, may SB the reepeel of tHic civilieoj world

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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11496, 31 January 1903, Page 6

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THE USES OF FREEMASONRY. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11496, 31 January 1903, Page 6

THE USES OF FREEMASONRY. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11496, 31 January 1903, Page 6

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