His facts, as already indicated, are borrowed facts, but they come from a variety of sources, and original research was scarcely to be expected from a writer against whom the avenues of knowledge are sealed by his lack of initiation.

He concludes, however, that Adoptive Masonry is Satanic by intention, and that even the orphanages of the Fraternity are part of a profound and infamous design to ruin the children of humanity and to perfect proselytes for perdition.
The appearance of "Child and Woman in Universal Freemasonry" was hailed with acclamation in the columns of the _Revue Mensuelle_; it reviewed it by dreary instalments, and when reviewing was no longer possible, had recourse to tremendous citations; as a last effort, it supplied an exhaustive index to the whole work--a charitable and necessary action, for the twelve months' toil of the author had expired without the accomplishment of this serviceable means of reference.

And still, as occasion offers, it gives it bold advertisement.
The quaint methods of previous witnesses are amplified by M.de la Rive.
Like Dr Bataille, he tells us that the Order of Oddfellows, though quite distinct from Palladism, is "essentially Luciferian," but he does not say why or how--instance of demonstrative method.

He regards the Jews with holy hatred as chief ministers of Anti Christ, and characterises them as that nation of which Judas was "one of the most celebrated personages"-- specimen recipe for the production of cheap odium in large quantities; but what about Jesus the Christ, whom men called King of the Jews?
Fie, M.de la Rive! He informs us that Miss Alice Booth, daughter of General Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, is one of the foremost Palladists of England--instance of absurd slander which refutes itself.
M.de la Rive must therefore on all counts of his evidence be ruled out of court as a witness.

No one denies the existence of Adoptive Lodges in a few countries and under special circumstances, and no sensible person attributes them any importance.