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On The Origin And Design Of Masonry.
Freemasons are a public benefit to the world , uniting in the strongest ties the people of all countries ; their language is ^ as general lis that of the eyes , and in all parts of the gio'oe it is understood ; by communicative signs it has become peculiarly valuable , ind Freemasons possess ,, what the learned have sought in vain , an invariable cypher for general communication : their ' s is a sort of
upvsottal short hand . . . ' ~ We now come to the operative part , called MASOXRY , winch is djs'inct from the social aim of the Institution , although the original cause of it . " This consists in rearing stately fabncks to the honor ot ( j-ocl , tlie glory of our country , aud the welfare of the public ; and as we in the strictest order and in the ot
that must observe regularity course the Work , so we must in the other act upon the square , and frame our behaviour to the good of society , the honor of our Order , and the credit of every individual : as the more a building is ornamented with ingenious devices , the more it redounds to the honor of the workman ; so ' herethe more accomplishments men possess ,
, the hig her they will rise in the estimation of their brethren . Among them every art and science is alternately treated ; it forms within itself a living encyclopedia , where every one adorns his subject with the most instructive lessons . It is to be hoped that the Masonic will in time thoroughly agree with the Social part ; we already behold the graves of society ( convents ) totally abolished continue !
ina great country ; and may they ever so I am sure , . no Freemason wishes the Craft to erect another , under the mask of religious retirement , for . ever to exclude a brother from the social intercourse of civilized life . In recounting the many stately edifices raised by architectural skill , we admire , we stand astonished at the art : but when reflection weighs m the
scales of reason the various ends for which they were founded , we admire the work but detest the purposes of it . The Roman Circus , with it ' s murdered gladiators , and which raises horror at the relation , is now no more ; the Oracles , those pious engines of Roman policy are utterly silent ; the Temples , which locked up the vestal virgins , are now without a votary ; and we indulge the pleasing . hope , that , in a few years , there will not be such an order as the
Inquisitwn . i These sentiments , we presume , are rot hostile to Freemasons , who glow with the love as well as . the peace of mankind ; their influence , by the aid of an honorable Brother , has already wrested the fetters from the ancles of the galled African , after the toils of a tedious but weak opposition . . We feel the most glowing pleasure at thus addressing these sentiments to our brethrenas we daily
, . feel the truth of the observation , " That , in every nation a Mason may find a friend , in every climate he may find a home . " [ P . S . In our next we shall continue the Observations on Masonry , but with that aitention to the dignity of the Order , which is consistent with our obligations as Brethren . ]
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On The Origin And Design Of Masonry.
Freemasons are a public benefit to the world , uniting in the strongest ties the people of all countries ; their language is ^ as general lis that of the eyes , and in all parts of the gio'oe it is understood ; by communicative signs it has become peculiarly valuable , ind Freemasons possess ,, what the learned have sought in vain , an invariable cypher for general communication : their ' s is a sort of
upvsottal short hand . . . ' ~ We now come to the operative part , called MASOXRY , winch is djs'inct from the social aim of the Institution , although the original cause of it . " This consists in rearing stately fabncks to the honor ot ( j-ocl , tlie glory of our country , aud the welfare of the public ; and as we in the strictest order and in the ot
that must observe regularity course the Work , so we must in the other act upon the square , and frame our behaviour to the good of society , the honor of our Order , and the credit of every individual : as the more a building is ornamented with ingenious devices , the more it redounds to the honor of the workman ; so ' herethe more accomplishments men possess ,
, the hig her they will rise in the estimation of their brethren . Among them every art and science is alternately treated ; it forms within itself a living encyclopedia , where every one adorns his subject with the most instructive lessons . It is to be hoped that the Masonic will in time thoroughly agree with the Social part ; we already behold the graves of society ( convents ) totally abolished continue !
ina great country ; and may they ever so I am sure , . no Freemason wishes the Craft to erect another , under the mask of religious retirement , for . ever to exclude a brother from the social intercourse of civilized life . In recounting the many stately edifices raised by architectural skill , we admire , we stand astonished at the art : but when reflection weighs m the
scales of reason the various ends for which they were founded , we admire the work but detest the purposes of it . The Roman Circus , with it ' s murdered gladiators , and which raises horror at the relation , is now no more ; the Oracles , those pious engines of Roman policy are utterly silent ; the Temples , which locked up the vestal virgins , are now without a votary ; and we indulge the pleasing . hope , that , in a few years , there will not be such an order as the
Inquisitwn . i These sentiments , we presume , are rot hostile to Freemasons , who glow with the love as well as . the peace of mankind ; their influence , by the aid of an honorable Brother , has already wrested the fetters from the ancles of the galled African , after the toils of a tedious but weak opposition . . We feel the most glowing pleasure at thus addressing these sentiments to our brethrenas we daily
, . feel the truth of the observation , " That , in every nation a Mason may find a friend , in every climate he may find a home . " [ P . S . In our next we shall continue the Observations on Masonry , but with that aitention to the dignity of the Order , which is consistent with our obligations as Brethren . ]