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Address Of Bro. W. Tucker.
trust that nothing may ever occur to shake , even in the smallest degree , the confidence and harmony whicli now exists between us . To ensure so desirable an object , to retain our fair name , must therefore be the chief care of each ; and I know of nothing which is so certain to promote this , as the constant remembrance and full practice of those various Masonic virtues , the observance of which has been so frequently impressed on minds within the Lod Let us shew to tbe world
your ge . that Masonry is more than a name ; let us force even those who are sceptical to look on our Order with kindly eyes , by quietly and steadily treading in the paths of virtue , and thus bidding defiance to all unfounded and uncharitable attacks . Let us look around our Lodge , and can we fix our eyes on a single thing which does not inculcate an excellent moral lesson ; aye , the purest of all morality , that which is drawn from the only fountain of truth , the V . S . Q . The lessons of Masonry must
ever tend to make us all better subjects , better fathers , better husbands , better children ; for , as I have on a former occasion remarked— " Obedience is the basis , the groundwork , the superstructure , the cape stone of our Order ; and its golden rule is to do unto others as we would they should do unto us . " But there is a vice , which generally has a smalla minute beginning—which still , when once implanted in the human breast with a idity that is almost inconceivableand which
, grows rap , carries with it , in its growth , a train of consequences the most baneful and malignant of which human nature is cognizant ; and yet , it is a vice which I doubt much if there is a man in the whole world to be found , who has not at times discovered symptoms of its rising within him . This vice is Jealousy . To what horrid crimes has not jealousy impelled
men ! and yet , how mean a passion is it , for a man to be jealous of his brother ' s success or promotion . Jealousy has ruined more societieshas destroyed the peace of mind of more men—than perhaps any other vice that could be named . Of every evil passion of the human heart , none can be so thoroughly opposed to the true principles of Masonry as jealousy . Does not jealousy comprise within it envy , hatred , malice , and all uncharitableness ? indeed it does . Let us , then , the more carefull the secret of hearts its first entrance
y guard passages our against therein . I may be deemed to be here unnecessarily dwelling on' this point ; we have never been infected , and may the G . A . O . T . U . grant we never may . But it is a fact well known to every Mason of wide experience—a fact on which I have had most serious conversations with some of our leaders and rulers—that jealousy does creep in , even to our best regulated Lodges , and , when once there , is hardly ever to be eradicated . 1 may be asked , How can this be ? To this I have a ready and
a quick answer : a want of obedience to the lawful and constituted authorities of the Lodge , is certain , sooner or later , to produce internal jealousies . For instance , a W . Master , when appointed to the chair , has the sole right of appointing his various officers ; iu doing this he exercises his best judgment , both as to the present state of his Lodge and also its future prospects ; he may or may not think it advisable to seek the counsel of elder and more experienced brethren . After being installed into the chairhe proceeds to the investiture of his new officers
, , and this is the time , I say it with regret , when often every evil passion of the human heart is stirred up , and jealousy takes possession of the before tranquil breast . It is then that Masonry is distorted and disfigured—that her principles are openly violated—that every thing sacred within her sanctuary is defiled . Such , my Brethren , never has
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Address Of Bro. W. Tucker.
trust that nothing may ever occur to shake , even in the smallest degree , the confidence and harmony whicli now exists between us . To ensure so desirable an object , to retain our fair name , must therefore be the chief care of each ; and I know of nothing which is so certain to promote this , as the constant remembrance and full practice of those various Masonic virtues , the observance of which has been so frequently impressed on minds within the Lod Let us shew to tbe world
your ge . that Masonry is more than a name ; let us force even those who are sceptical to look on our Order with kindly eyes , by quietly and steadily treading in the paths of virtue , and thus bidding defiance to all unfounded and uncharitable attacks . Let us look around our Lodge , and can we fix our eyes on a single thing which does not inculcate an excellent moral lesson ; aye , the purest of all morality , that which is drawn from the only fountain of truth , the V . S . Q . The lessons of Masonry must
ever tend to make us all better subjects , better fathers , better husbands , better children ; for , as I have on a former occasion remarked— " Obedience is the basis , the groundwork , the superstructure , the cape stone of our Order ; and its golden rule is to do unto others as we would they should do unto us . " But there is a vice , which generally has a smalla minute beginning—which still , when once implanted in the human breast with a idity that is almost inconceivableand which
, grows rap , carries with it , in its growth , a train of consequences the most baneful and malignant of which human nature is cognizant ; and yet , it is a vice which I doubt much if there is a man in the whole world to be found , who has not at times discovered symptoms of its rising within him . This vice is Jealousy . To what horrid crimes has not jealousy impelled
men ! and yet , how mean a passion is it , for a man to be jealous of his brother ' s success or promotion . Jealousy has ruined more societieshas destroyed the peace of mind of more men—than perhaps any other vice that could be named . Of every evil passion of the human heart , none can be so thoroughly opposed to the true principles of Masonry as jealousy . Does not jealousy comprise within it envy , hatred , malice , and all uncharitableness ? indeed it does . Let us , then , the more carefull the secret of hearts its first entrance
y guard passages our against therein . I may be deemed to be here unnecessarily dwelling on' this point ; we have never been infected , and may the G . A . O . T . U . grant we never may . But it is a fact well known to every Mason of wide experience—a fact on which I have had most serious conversations with some of our leaders and rulers—that jealousy does creep in , even to our best regulated Lodges , and , when once there , is hardly ever to be eradicated . 1 may be asked , How can this be ? To this I have a ready and
a quick answer : a want of obedience to the lawful and constituted authorities of the Lodge , is certain , sooner or later , to produce internal jealousies . For instance , a W . Master , when appointed to the chair , has the sole right of appointing his various officers ; iu doing this he exercises his best judgment , both as to the present state of his Lodge and also its future prospects ; he may or may not think it advisable to seek the counsel of elder and more experienced brethren . After being installed into the chairhe proceeds to the investiture of his new officers
, , and this is the time , I say it with regret , when often every evil passion of the human heart is stirred up , and jealousy takes possession of the before tranquil breast . It is then that Masonry is distorted and disfigured—that her principles are openly violated—that every thing sacred within her sanctuary is defiled . Such , my Brethren , never has