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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 9 of 14 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
erected or destroyed ; and in this case heaven only occupies their minds , which soar above a corrupted world . The Temple of Solomon denotes reason and intelligence , & c . ' * " We had once a rich scene in our Lodge , during Bro . Dunckerley ' s Mastership , which carries with it a useful lesson , and ought not to be disregarded" proceeded my gossiing
, p companion , who , like the barber in the Arabian Nights , would not suffer anybody to talk but himself . " A stranger presented himself as a visitor , was examined , and admitted . He proved to be of a respectable standing in society , although on the present occasion he lent himself to the perpetration of a very disreputable affair ; and the 11 . W . M . with all his tact
, and discrimination , was very nearly outwitted . An ancient law of Masonry provided that no visitor , however skilled in the art , shall be admitted into a Lodge unless he is personally known to , or well vouched and recommended by , some of the Brethren then present . Many occasions arose in which it had been deemed expedient to remit the strict observance of
the rule , and such had been the case in the present instance . The intruder , however , had not occupied his precarious position more than five minutes , before a venerable Brother called aloud , — ' IT RAINS !' " Bro . Dunckerley ' s presence of mind did not forsake him in this emergency , and he gravely demanded of the visitor , —
' Where were you made a Mason ?' " The answer was at hand . ' In a Lodge at the King ' s Head , Gravesend . ' " This reply betrayed him ; the claw was stripped of Lis borrowed plumes . The Brethren rose simultaneously from their seats in some degree of unnecessary alarm , like a flock of sheep in the presence of a strange dog . f
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The Revelations Of A Square.
erected or destroyed ; and in this case heaven only occupies their minds , which soar above a corrupted world . The Temple of Solomon denotes reason and intelligence , & c . ' * " We had once a rich scene in our Lodge , during Bro . Dunckerley ' s Mastership , which carries with it a useful lesson , and ought not to be disregarded" proceeded my gossiing
, p companion , who , like the barber in the Arabian Nights , would not suffer anybody to talk but himself . " A stranger presented himself as a visitor , was examined , and admitted . He proved to be of a respectable standing in society , although on the present occasion he lent himself to the perpetration of a very disreputable affair ; and the 11 . W . M . with all his tact
, and discrimination , was very nearly outwitted . An ancient law of Masonry provided that no visitor , however skilled in the art , shall be admitted into a Lodge unless he is personally known to , or well vouched and recommended by , some of the Brethren then present . Many occasions arose in which it had been deemed expedient to remit the strict observance of
the rule , and such had been the case in the present instance . The intruder , however , had not occupied his precarious position more than five minutes , before a venerable Brother called aloud , — ' IT RAINS !' " Bro . Dunckerley ' s presence of mind did not forsake him in this emergency , and he gravely demanded of the visitor , —
' Where were you made a Mason ?' " The answer was at hand . ' In a Lodge at the King ' s Head , Gravesend . ' " This reply betrayed him ; the claw was stripped of Lis borrowed plumes . The Brethren rose simultaneously from their seats in some degree of unnecessary alarm , like a flock of sheep in the presence of a strange dog . f