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I.—INTRODUCTION. 1

Reasons for selecting the Subject—“Catholic Institute,”
a Society such as those commended by Leo XIII., in the
Bull, _Humanum Genus_.—Necessity of keeping Youth from bad
Associations—Necessity of unmasking Secret Societies—Words
of Leo XIII.—Freemasonry and Secret Societies with us—On
the Continent—All Secret Associations Atheistic, and
intensely hostile to the Church, Christianity, and Social
order—Union of all Secret Societies—All knowingly, or
otherwise, under a central direction and control—Fraud and
Force—Review of Atheistic Organization since the first French
Revolution—Features of its Progress.

II.—THE RISE OF ATHEISM IN EUROPE. 5

The Spirit of Private Judgment advocated by Protestants ends in
doubt—Disbelief in the Divinity of Christ—Bayle, Spinosa—Deism,
Pantheism, Atheism—Atheism Absolute—Infidelity in England and
Germany—Supreme in France through

III.—VOLTAIRE. 6

His efforts to advance Atheism—His Parentage, Education and
Early Life—Corruption of the Age—European Courts, Nobles, and
People—Gallicanism, Jansenism, and finally Infidelity welcomed
in France—Voltaire in Society—His banishment to England and
its Consequences—His return as a confirmed Disbeliever and
Freemason—His power as a Writer—His attacks upon Religion,
Morality and Honour—His watchword, “Crush the Wretch”—His
determination to destroy Christianity—His Conceit—His part in
the Suppression of the Jesuits—Industry—Disciples—Frederick
II.—Policy planned for the Destruction of Catholicity—His
advocacy of Lying—Hypocrisy—Impure, adulterous Life—Every
form of Christianity doomed by him—Proofs—Faith shown in
sickness—Final impenitence and terrible Death—Voltaire
perpetuated in Freemasonry and Secret Societies.

NOTES.—Correspondence between Frederick II. and Voltaire 10
Letter of Voltaire to Damilaville 12

IV.—FREEMASONRY. 16

Coincidence of the spread of Freemasonry with that of Atheism
in Europe—Its Origin from Lælius and Faustus Socinus—The
Conspiracy of Vicenza—Doctrines and migrations of the
Socinians—Oliver Cromwell a Socinian and Freemason—Judaism
in Masonry—Ancient Catholic Guilds of real Masons—Papal
Charters—Degeneracy consequent on the Reformation—Charter of
Cologne—Freemasonry in Scotland—Obscurity of its history, until
the time of Elias Ashmole, its real Modern Founder—Use of
English and Scotch Freemasonry, by the Stuart partisans—Reason
of its adoption by Atheism.

NOTE.—Connection of the Jews with Masonry 20

V.—THE UNION AND “ILLUMINISM” OF MASONRY. 26

Different “Obediences” in Masonry—Philip Egalité, Grand
Master of the Scotch Obedience in France, unites it
with the English and French to form the Grand Orient of
France—Formation of Lodges, “_Androgyne_” or “Adoption” for
women—Consequences—“Illuminism” of Saint Martin—Horrible
corruption and assassination—Various affiliations of
“Illuminated” Lodges—Designs—Suppression of the Jesuits before
“Illuminism.”

VI.—THE ILLUMINISM OF ADAM WEISHAUPT. 29

History and Character of Weishaupt—Weishaupt and the School
of Voltaire—His use of Masonry for the eradication of
Christianity—Manipulation of Masons by his Illuminati—The
Novices, the Minervals and other degrees of Illuminati—Method
of forming and perfecting Minervals—The Art of bringing
Religion into ridicule—Instructions given to the perfected
Minerval on attaining the degree of Scotch Knight, or Epopte or
Priest.

VII.—THE CONVENT OF WILHELMSBAD. 35

Masonry a dark parody on the Church—Its general Councils
or “Convents”—Convent of the Gauls in the “Holy City”—More
general convent projected by Weishaupt—It is held in
Wilhelmsbad—Weishaupt causes his own “Illuminism” to be
adopted, through Barons Knigg and Dittfort—The French
Revolution there determined on.

VIII.—CABALISTIC MASONRY OR MASONIC SPIRITISM. 37

Cabalistic character of Freemasonry from its earliest
stages—Development of that character prior to the French
Revolution—Cagliostro, his real name and character—Weishaupt
knowing him to be an impostor employs him to spread
Illuminated Masonry—His Success—His Women-Lodges—His rite of
Misraim—Impostures all over Europe—The “Diamond Necklace”—His
Prophecy, knowing the determination at Wilhelmsbad regarding
the French Revolution—His end—Antichrist essentially a
Cagliostro.

IX.—THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. 39

Knowledge of the designs of the Freemasons by various Courts of
Europe—Reason of inaction—Warnings from Rome unheeded—Resources
of Masonry—Its Propaganda amongst the masses—Union with
Weishaupt—Perseverance—Testimony of Robison on the connection
of Masonry with the Revolution—Rise of a Dictator.

NOTE.—Testimony of Louis Blanc and Monsgr. Segur regarding
the effects of Freemasonry on the Revolution. 41

X.—NAPOLEON AND FREEMASONRY. 44

Napoleon’s desire to seem separated from the Revolution—In
reality, and in his conduct to the Church, a Freemason
from beginning to end—His use of the Church political and
hypocritical—Testimony of Father Deschamps—Reasons of his being
sent to Egypt, Masonic—His Proclamations to the Egyptians
and French professing his Mahommedanism—His indifference to
every Religion manifested to the last—Testimonies from St.
Helena—From Napoleon III.—His selection as Ruler of France made
to exclude the Bourbons—His encouragement of Masonry—Fidelity
of his Ministers to Illuminism—The cause—The persecutions of
the Church—End of Pius VII.—Freemasons betray Napoleon.

NOTE.—Progress of Freemasonry during the reign of Napoleon 49
The Templars “resuscitated.” Napoleon’s Fall 51

XI.—FREEMASONRY AFTER THE FALL OF NAPOLEON. 52

Weishaupt still living, Continental Masonry changes front
to meet the Christian reaction in Europe—Illuminati,
Ministers in every Court of Europe, and faithful to him—The
Tugenbund—Masonry hypocritically working in France—Talleyrand
and other Illuminati seek a Protestant King for France—Failing,
they succeed in governing Louis XVIII.—They gain Freedom for
Atheistic literature—They overthrow the elder Bourbons for the
Son of their Grand Master, Egalité.

NOTE.—Valuable Speech of Baron Haugwitz on the connection of
Freemasonry with the Revolution 54

XII.—KINDRED SECRET SOCIETIES IN EUROPE. 56

Use made of Freemasonry by Atheists—Its Construction—Objects
of Atheism—Various forms of Illuminated Masonry encouraged,
and Masonry made more elastic and hypocritical at
Wilhelmsbad—Permitted to insinuate itself as a Religious
Society, provided its secrecy and hierarchical secret
government be preserved—The hidden Chiefs thus always able to
bend any Secret Society to Atheistic ends—Willingness of the
French Illuminati to help Catholics in Ireland—Reasons—Attempts
of the Illuminati upon Catholic Italy—Temporal Power of the
Pope, the first thing to be destroyed—State of the Italian
population—Active Faction of Revolutionists left by the French
in Italy—Formation of the Carbonari.

XIII.—THE CARBONARI. 63

Original Carbonari, similar to United Irishmen—Intense
Catholicity and loyalty of the first Carbonari—They fall under
the government of the Illuminati—Are made wholly Infidel—The
Supreme Directory, or Alta Vendita, governs all the Secret
Societies of the World—Its special action against the Pope.

XIV.—PERMANENT INSTRUCTION OF THE ALTA VENDITA. 65

Value of Italy for purposes of the Revolution—Necessity of
overcoming the Papacy—“Our end, that of Voltaire and the French
Revolution”—Hypocrisy of Carbonarism—Hope of a Revolutionist
Pope—Ganganelli and Borgia—How to make a faithful Cardinal or
Prelate unpopular—“Crush the enemy by lies and calumny”—How
to corrupt Schools, Youths and Families—Intervention of
Austria—How to deceive the Clergy by patriotism—Nubius
and other leaders of the Alta Vendita—Piccolo Tigre—His
instructions to the Piedmontese Carbonari.

XV.—LETTER OF PICCOLO TIGRE. 73

Carbonari ordered to found “Societies” of any kind—Corrupt
the Members—Manner of procedure—Corruption first, and
Freemasonry after—Folly of Freemasonry—Its use for
Carbonarism nevertheless—Seduction of Princes—Their use as
decoys—Carbonari recruited from Masonry—Treason punished
by death—“The Revolution in the Church, the Revolution _en
permanence_”—Resources from England, &c.—Necessity for
cold hatred—Principles of Piccolo Tigre actuating Secret
Societies all over the World—Proofs—Letter of Vindex to Nubius
advising Demoralization instead of Assassination—Mazzini,
the advocate of Assassination—Plan of the _Alta Vendita_
for Demoralization—Legalization and popularization of
Prostitution—Corruption of Literature—Of University
Education—Licence for Blasphemy and Immoral Language—Corruption
of Middle Class and Female Education—Mazzini masters the _Alta
Vendita_—Suspicious death of its Leader, _Nubius_.

NOTE.—Mazzini on Organization 74
Rules of Mazzini for the Carbonari 82

XVI.—THE INTELLECTUAL AND WAR PARTY IN MASONRY. 87

Existence of these departments—Preparation of all Masons to
assist War Party in Distress—Charge of the Venerable to all
Apprentices—Examples—Victor Hugo—Fate of the _Alta Vendita_.

XVII.—LORD PALMERSTON. 91

Incredulity natural regarding the role attributed to
Palmerston by Father Deschamps—Proofs from Henry Misley and
Louis Blanc—History of Palmerston—Change from Conservative
to Ultra-Liberal—His policy against the Pope and Europe,
Masonic—Not in the interests of England—Unites Italy and
Germany—Palmerston, Mazzini, and Louis Napoleon—Palmerston
defies the Queen, Cabinet, and Country for Masonic
ends—Inutility of his Dismissal for acting without authority,
and interpolating Dispatches—Isolation of England made
inevitable by his policy.

NOTES.—Testimony of Eckert 91
Jewish Illuminated Lodges in London 94
Testimony of Mr. F. Hugh O’Donnell, M.P. 96

XVIII.—WAR OF THE INTELLECTUAL PARTY. 97

Diffusion of Atheism and Immorality during the reign of
Palmerston—Attacks on the Christian Marriage Laws—On the
Sabbath—On the Christian Customs of Social and Public Life—On
Primary Education—On Religious Instruction—Queen’s Colleges in
Ireland—Attacks commenced on Religious Education in England,
successful by the aid of Masonry—Education of Females in purely
Secular and Master Schools—University Education—Contempt for
Religion made fashionable.

NOTE.—Monsigr. Dupanloup on the Freemason War against Christian
Education 100

XIX.—THE WAR PARTY UNDER PALMERSTON. 105

Mazzini prepares Europe for the Revolutions of 1848—Napoleon
III. obtains influence with the Chief—War for the weakening
of Russia, for the severance of Austria from Russia, and for
the unification of Italy—War on the Temporalities of the
Pope—Consequences following the Revolutionary action of Masonry
under Palmerston all over the World—Death of Palmerston—Rise of
Bismarck—Fall of Napoleon—France and Napoleon abandoned by the
Sectaries—Consequences.

XX.—THE INTERNATIONAL, THE NIHILISTS, THE BLACK HAND, &C. 111

Differences in Masonry between the “Conservative Republicans”
and the “Logical” Party—Consequences to the masses from the
victories of the Freemasons—State of the people in Italy after
a quarter of a century of Masonic rule—Misery of the Peasants
reduced to semi-starvation and to slavery by taxes and the
anti-religious laws—Denial to the mass of Italians of the
Franchise—Exorbitant taxes on the poor—Happy condition of the
peasantry under the Popes—Masons in power bound to advance the
Atheistic Programme against their will—The Secret Directory and
their Anarchist War Party—The International and its division
into National and International Brothers—The Black Hand—The
Nihilists—The Anarchists with ourselves—Duty of our Government
in the face of Dynamitards, &c.

XXI.—FREEMASONRY WITH OURSELVES. 121

Union between Continental and British Masonry—Vanguard cries
of Atheism supported by the latter—The Sabbath observance
attacked—Granting the alleged freedom of British Masonry from
the dark aims of the Continental, can a conscientious Christian
join it?—Oaths taken essentially immoral—Oaths, Grips,
and Passwords of the three Degrees of British Masonry—The
Apprentice—The Fellow-Craft—The Master—British Masonry meant to
wean Christians to Atheism in its “higher” developments—Proof
from the inauguration of Knights of the Sun—God, “the Grand
Architect,” reduced to a CIRCLE—Immorality fostered by British
Masonry—American Masonry murders Morgan for telling its
Ritualistic secrets—Its practical inconveniences.

NOTES.—Names of Delegates from Irish to Continental Lodges
preserved in Dublin Castle 121
Masonry in favour of Cremation, &c. 123

XXII.—FENIANISM. 136

The Atheistic Directory and Ireland—Attempts in the last
Century—Consequences—Attempts in this—First Fenian leaders
go to Paris to study the Secret Society system on which to
found Fenianism—This step taken during Palmerston’s rule of
the Sect—Consequences—Fenianism, perfected in Paris as Black
Masonry—Accordingly, hypocritical like Carbonarism—Its advances
among the good, Catholic Irish—Movements against England
supposed to be Catholic—Efforts of A. M. Sullivan, Smith
O’Brien, the _Nation_ and the Clergy to save the Irish people
from the seduction of Fenianism—The Fenian Newspaper permitted
by Palmerston to talk Treason—Its attacks on the Clergy and the
consequences—Even the Irish Fenian Leaders, at heart Catholic,
terribly demoralized by the Sect—Heartless seduction of Irish
youth to certain ruin—History of James Stephens as given by Mr.
A. M. Sullivan—Of the movement, and its insensate and criminal
absurdity—Traitors, Informers—Seducers amongst working men
in England, Scotland, and America—Evil consequences to those
deceived by them.

XXIII.—SAD ENDING OF THE CONSPIRATORS. 147

This compared with the deaths of the faithful Irish people, who
perished in the worst recorded miseries—The martyr’s crown in
persecution and famine—Proofs—The Career of the Secret-Society
Seducer—Its sad ending.

XXIV.—THE TRIUMPH OF IRISH FAITH. 150

Inutility of every attack upon Irish Faith—Testimony of
Archbishop Moran—GOD SAVE IRELAND from Secret Societies—Counsel
needed from God’s Virgin Mother—Advance of Atheism everywhere
withstood solely by Ireland—Noble conduct of the Irish people
in every English-speaking country—They win others to Christ
while defeating the machinations of His enemy—Position of
Ireland in the triumph of Christ and His never-ending reign.

XXV.—CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION. 155

Review of the past—When all human hope is gone God appears—Pius
VI., Pius VII., Pius IX., and Leo XIII.—Providence in sending
us the latter Pontiff—His Acts and Condition—Bull _Humanum
Genus_—“Tear the mask off Freemasonry”—“Establish Pious
Societies”—Obedience to his commands.

XXVI.—CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETIES. 160

Condition of the Irish abroad—Drink—Position in Scotland and
England—Respectability of many—The unsuccessful ruined by drink
alone—Consequences of drink in Edinburgh—Can a working man
drink and be honest to his family?—Conclusion.