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On Freemasonry.
crimes , freemasons , by means unknown to tlie world , raise m their assemblies or lodges the representation of Solomon ' s temple , and idolatrousl y worshi p it . " Here the Mason will perceive how cunningly truth hath been blended with fable true it is that the endeavours of the Fraternity ought to be unceasingldirected to the rebuilding of that sacred
y edifice , but not by mortal hands , or in its material splendour , wliich may never again be seen on earth , but in its moral grandeur , in its intellectual purity in the human heart ; in this , ana in no other sense , in his Lod ge the Mason lays the plan and endeavours to reconstruct the lace
dwelling p of the Deity . Thus the deep trenches of our spiritual temple represent that most beautiful of all virtue ^ humility , wliich points out the immeasurable distance between the unwortinness of the creature and the beneficence of the Creatorin the foundation thus prepared , the squared stones are laid emblematic of the actions of
perfect a good man ' s life ; the quarrying of them , and the felling of the timbers at a distance from the hol y pile , points out the necessity of subduing all tumultuous and unworth y passions ere * we commence the task of rendering our hearts , as far as human ZS M S H S beCOme S 0 ' ° ° f the dwelli ^ J * " *
Fhe contributions of Hiram , King of Tyre , inculcate a les on of mutual dependance betAveen man and man ; a duty which in its more extended operation binds nation to nation , strengthens the bonds of civilization , and promotes the industrious and useful arts . The employment of the principal architect teaches to avail
us ourselves of tl e laudable skill of others-to court their communion in all good ivorks , and , moreover , was a si gn to the Gentile nations of the earth that finally they shSuld not be excluded from the mystical temple , of which Solomon ' s was but the type . The vast labour necessary for the construction of so stupendous edifice
an , points out the necessity of fortitude-of never being weary of well-doing ; and the regularity with which that toil was recompensed , bids us remember justice in all our dealings . The decorations and beautitul porch represent the arts
way graceful , by the proper exercise of which life is adorned , and which are pleasing in the sight of the Great Architect of the world Ihe windows are tlie senses through which the mind receives its impressions of good and evil . The sanctum sanrtoium , favoured by the presence of the deilv , was built
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
crimes , freemasons , by means unknown to tlie world , raise m their assemblies or lodges the representation of Solomon ' s temple , and idolatrousl y worshi p it . " Here the Mason will perceive how cunningly truth hath been blended with fable true it is that the endeavours of the Fraternity ought to be unceasingldirected to the rebuilding of that sacred
y edifice , but not by mortal hands , or in its material splendour , wliich may never again be seen on earth , but in its moral grandeur , in its intellectual purity in the human heart ; in this , ana in no other sense , in his Lod ge the Mason lays the plan and endeavours to reconstruct the lace
dwelling p of the Deity . Thus the deep trenches of our spiritual temple represent that most beautiful of all virtue ^ humility , wliich points out the immeasurable distance between the unwortinness of the creature and the beneficence of the Creatorin the foundation thus prepared , the squared stones are laid emblematic of the actions of
perfect a good man ' s life ; the quarrying of them , and the felling of the timbers at a distance from the hol y pile , points out the necessity of subduing all tumultuous and unworth y passions ere * we commence the task of rendering our hearts , as far as human ZS M S H S beCOme S 0 ' ° ° f the dwelli ^ J * " *
Fhe contributions of Hiram , King of Tyre , inculcate a les on of mutual dependance betAveen man and man ; a duty which in its more extended operation binds nation to nation , strengthens the bonds of civilization , and promotes the industrious and useful arts . The employment of the principal architect teaches to avail
us ourselves of tl e laudable skill of others-to court their communion in all good ivorks , and , moreover , was a si gn to the Gentile nations of the earth that finally they shSuld not be excluded from the mystical temple , of which Solomon ' s was but the type . The vast labour necessary for the construction of so stupendous edifice
an , points out the necessity of fortitude-of never being weary of well-doing ; and the regularity with which that toil was recompensed , bids us remember justice in all our dealings . The decorations and beautitul porch represent the arts
way graceful , by the proper exercise of which life is adorned , and which are pleasing in the sight of the Great Architect of the world Ihe windows are tlie senses through which the mind receives its impressions of good and evil . The sanctum sanrtoium , favoured by the presence of the deilv , was built