10 Mar 1869
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1869
Page
1
The piece extols a revered figure arriving from Oriental lands to bless the Western world. It praises her charitable work among widows and orphans and notes a call for readers to contribute items to enrich the column, relying on local craft community cooperation.
A fragmented OCR list details various Masonic publications and periodicals with irregular spellings and publishers. Mentions The Weystone Weekly in Philadelphia, National Freemason in New York, Evergreen Monthly in Dubuque, Trowel Monthly in Upper Canada, and Abiwitle Cokie Quarterly in Portland Maine, with prices and editors partly noted.
A petition to Congress from Ohio citizens urged denying charters to secret societies and repealing the Masonry Law Association charter. The piece defends Freemasonry, arguing its principles are public and its structure is republican, countering charges that hint at monarchical influence and danger to republican government.
In a Mercantile Journal piece the author counters accusations that Freemasonry fosters conspiracy or supports slavery. The argument upholds Masonry as a charitable, universally benign order with secret signs serving brotherly bonds. It asserts Masonry’s tenets of brotherly love relief and truth are compatible with loyalty to lawful government and humanity.
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