| Show freemasons FREE MASONS IN MEXICO RELATING to the present excitement in mexico the catholic Cat holso review has the following the government in mexico is ruled g b by the masonic lodges it has decreed the 0 suppression of monal monasteries erli last week a troop of its soldiers was sent bent to close four such religious institutions but the people eople objected and stoned the la guanca guan guarda thereupon the soldiers farlad rad into the crowd and killed and wounded several of them the monks were theu then torn from the altars and ejected front their houses twenty six priests w waitr arrested the review to la a church publication which circulates largely among oo 00 oon J ively well educated persons it in patronized by the better clans of roman catholic laity and Is read b by the whole of the dignitaries of th the church whit what can be its object IS I 1 thus putting the mexican question questioning in such an absolutely false light its it readers know that it makes an erroneous statement the facts in this case is very simple under the presidency of juarez the mexican people decided that mona religious orders were a danger and a menace to the safety of their country A law was passed by congress prohibiting hi absolutely in communities of religious orders those orders that did not obey were expelled from the country the number of professed religious persons who could assemble under one root roof was limited to three though a large quantity of church property was confiscated fisca fleca ted yet the religion of mexico continued to be and aad is still roman catholic only the religious orders orden living in communities were interfered with the regular clergy that Is those priests who do parish work and mix with the people were not molested in the least puebla is in said to be one of the most moat intensely fanatical of the mexican states it never took kindly to the juarez reform it connived at viola eions of the law in the past but a few months ago it came out openly and recognized several of these religious three of which threw ott off all disguise and opened their doors thus defying the law of course soldiers were sent to close the monasteries and imprison the inmates many of the populace took sides with the monks and hence the rioting that caused so much excite ment the boho hoho review should know that these are the plain facts of the case if freemasonry free masonry flourished in mexico to such an extent as to control the government the church which opposes all secret societies must have lost its influence in that country which does not appear to be the case came a and nd it to is not likely to help its cause by misstating or misrepresenting the situation through its newspapers in the united states |
