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Masonic Precepts:
If-thou findest at last that thou art confined , and that thy soul begins to mourn , and to lament the incapacity of expanding as much happiness as thou wishest , then haste to our temples . Behold here the sacred tie of benevolence , and , contributing as far as thy abilities permit towards the laudable institutions of our Fraternity , rejoice at the idea of being a fellow-citizen of this better
world ; and enjoy the sweet fruits of our faculties united and concentered to one point . The sources of relief will then flow more abundantly ; instead of help ing one thou wilt co-operate to make thousands happy , and thy wishes will be fulfilled . VI . FURTHER DUTIES TOWARDS MEN .
Love thy neig hbour as thyself , and do unto others as thou wishest to be done by . The faculty of expressing thy thoughts by words is an external sign of thy command over nature ; make use of this g ift to alleviate the wants of thy fellow-creatures , and to encourage them to virtue . Be affable and serviceable ; edify others by thy exampleaud bear
, thyself kindly and without repining at the prosperity of others . Do not suffer thy heart to entertain any envy ; it would undermine thy happiness , and rage in thy breast . Pardon thy enemy , and have manliness of heart enough to do him good . This generous sacrifice , one of the most exalted precepts of
religion , will awake in thee the most benign sensations ; thou wilt represent the image of the Deity , who with adorable kindness pardons the errors of men , and , disregarding their ingratitude , pours down his blessings upon them . Always recollect that this is the most glorious victory thy reason san obtain over the brutal instincts ; and thy motto be , " A Mason forgets only injuries , never benefits . " ( To be concluded in our next . )
Memoirs Of The Freemasons At Naples.
MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS AT NAPLES .
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THEIR cause found other defenders besides the noble persons already mentioned . The Duke A— of S . T . and his lady spoke to the king in favour of the Society , witli all the warmth that oppressed innocence inspires in the minds of virtuous and elevated souls like theirs . The counsellor for the prisoners , on the other hand , having represented very weighty reasons to the tribunal of justice far VOL . III . - " S s
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Precepts:
If-thou findest at last that thou art confined , and that thy soul begins to mourn , and to lament the incapacity of expanding as much happiness as thou wishest , then haste to our temples . Behold here the sacred tie of benevolence , and , contributing as far as thy abilities permit towards the laudable institutions of our Fraternity , rejoice at the idea of being a fellow-citizen of this better
world ; and enjoy the sweet fruits of our faculties united and concentered to one point . The sources of relief will then flow more abundantly ; instead of help ing one thou wilt co-operate to make thousands happy , and thy wishes will be fulfilled . VI . FURTHER DUTIES TOWARDS MEN .
Love thy neig hbour as thyself , and do unto others as thou wishest to be done by . The faculty of expressing thy thoughts by words is an external sign of thy command over nature ; make use of this g ift to alleviate the wants of thy fellow-creatures , and to encourage them to virtue . Be affable and serviceable ; edify others by thy exampleaud bear
, thyself kindly and without repining at the prosperity of others . Do not suffer thy heart to entertain any envy ; it would undermine thy happiness , and rage in thy breast . Pardon thy enemy , and have manliness of heart enough to do him good . This generous sacrifice , one of the most exalted precepts of
religion , will awake in thee the most benign sensations ; thou wilt represent the image of the Deity , who with adorable kindness pardons the errors of men , and , disregarding their ingratitude , pours down his blessings upon them . Always recollect that this is the most glorious victory thy reason san obtain over the brutal instincts ; and thy motto be , " A Mason forgets only injuries , never benefits . " ( To be concluded in our next . )
Memoirs Of The Freemasons At Naples.
MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS AT NAPLES .
Continued from Page 276
THEIR cause found other defenders besides the noble persons already mentioned . The Duke A— of S . T . and his lady spoke to the king in favour of the Society , witli all the warmth that oppressed innocence inspires in the minds of virtuous and elevated souls like theirs . The counsellor for the prisoners , on the other hand , having represented very weighty reasons to the tribunal of justice far VOL . III . - " S s