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On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
the ancient lights of Masonry , because of his numerous practical virtues . He was a prophet . And as Moses afterwards performed all his miracles through the apparent agency of a rod , so Joseph divined through the medium of a cup . And hence , probably , it was that subsequently a cup became a symbol of the Spurious Freemason's Lod or cavern of
ge , initiation , because the process was supposed to convey the power of foretelling future events . He forgave his brethren freely when he possessed the power of punishing their inhumanity towards him ; he succoured his aged father in his distress ; and by his superior wisdom and discernment , he saved a whole people from destruction . These are all
Masonic virtues of the first class , and having been beautifully illustrated in the character and conduct of Joseph , his example is recommended to our consideration , as an useful lesson , more powerful than precept—more efficacious than admonition .
Did Joseph love and fear God ? It is a Masonic virtue , inculcated forcibly on the candidate at his very first appearance upon the floor of the Lodge . Was he faithful to his master ? Fidelity is strongly recommended and enforced on the Free and Accepted Mason , nor do the Fraternity ever meet as Brethren , but this estimable quality is repeatedly
enjoined ; or part , but its observance is urged on the attention . Was Joseph celebrated for his fraternal affection ? Brotherly love is the very foundation and copestone , the glory and cement of Masonry . When elevated to the highest rank in the land of Egypt , was he kind and considerate to his inferiorscourteous and affable to his equalsof unshaken
, , integrity and uncorrupted morals ? These are virtues which Freemasonry inculcates and emphatically recommends . In all these different relations Joseph is proposed as a pattern for our imitation , and is therefore deservedl y ranked amongst the chief of those worthies whom we are proud to denominate our ancient Brethren .
At the time of his death , when he predicted to his brothers and their children the return of their posterity into the land of Canaan , he commanded the Stone of Foundation to be deposited in his sepulchre , and removed , together with his bones , at their departure from Egypt . And he imposed upon them a solemn oath , that they would communicate this command to their descendants , that it might be transmitted to posterity invested with the sanction of a positive
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
the ancient lights of Masonry , because of his numerous practical virtues . He was a prophet . And as Moses afterwards performed all his miracles through the apparent agency of a rod , so Joseph divined through the medium of a cup . And hence , probably , it was that subsequently a cup became a symbol of the Spurious Freemason's Lod or cavern of
ge , initiation , because the process was supposed to convey the power of foretelling future events . He forgave his brethren freely when he possessed the power of punishing their inhumanity towards him ; he succoured his aged father in his distress ; and by his superior wisdom and discernment , he saved a whole people from destruction . These are all
Masonic virtues of the first class , and having been beautifully illustrated in the character and conduct of Joseph , his example is recommended to our consideration , as an useful lesson , more powerful than precept—more efficacious than admonition .
Did Joseph love and fear God ? It is a Masonic virtue , inculcated forcibly on the candidate at his very first appearance upon the floor of the Lodge . Was he faithful to his master ? Fidelity is strongly recommended and enforced on the Free and Accepted Mason , nor do the Fraternity ever meet as Brethren , but this estimable quality is repeatedly
enjoined ; or part , but its observance is urged on the attention . Was Joseph celebrated for his fraternal affection ? Brotherly love is the very foundation and copestone , the glory and cement of Masonry . When elevated to the highest rank in the land of Egypt , was he kind and considerate to his inferiorscourteous and affable to his equalsof unshaken
, , integrity and uncorrupted morals ? These are virtues which Freemasonry inculcates and emphatically recommends . In all these different relations Joseph is proposed as a pattern for our imitation , and is therefore deservedl y ranked amongst the chief of those worthies whom we are proud to denominate our ancient Brethren .
At the time of his death , when he predicted to his brothers and their children the return of their posterity into the land of Canaan , he commanded the Stone of Foundation to be deposited in his sepulchre , and removed , together with his bones , at their departure from Egypt . And he imposed upon them a solemn oath , that they would communicate this command to their descendants , that it might be transmitted to posterity invested with the sanction of a positive