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To Masons,.
murder of the Grand Master , Jacques Molay , who was given over a prey to the flames , was one of the most horrible crimes of which either kings or priests ever were guilty . This event is said by many people to be the origin from which the are taken . They say that the murder of the above named Grand Master of the Templars and the murder of is one event , that the who so cruelly deprived our Master of his life are but emblematical representations of the
who are blamed for the destruction of the Order of the Templars , more particularly for the murder of Jacques Molay ; those three were Pope Clement V ., the French king Philip-the-Fair , and a Templar called Noffodie , who had betrayed the order . The emblematical journeys are supposed to be allegorical representations of the journeys of the " above named Grand Master , as that from the island of Cyprus to Paris , from Paris to Rome , and lastly from Rome back to Paris , to defend himself from the false and calumnious accusations of his enemies . The * * *
are by the same-parties said to represent the accusation , condemnation , and death of the Grand Master . The lights represent the generals or chiefs of the order , of which Jacques Molay was Grand Master . And finally , the holy word attached to is said to allude to the Grand Master of the Templars , and to his fate , when the knights who had escaped the general massacre were assembled together , in the night after his death , they diligently sought for his remains amongst the ashes ,
which had previously been gathered together , there they found some of the bones belonging to that worthy and honoured corse , unto which the flesh , although scorched by the flames , still adhered , but which it left immediately upon their being handled . To perpetuate the remembrance of this last sad act of duty , as well as to eternalise the unshaken fidelity of their Grand Master to the important trust reposed in him , under circumstances the most trying that can be imagined , his successors chose a certain method well known to every faithful member of the order .
That such researches into the origin of our order must be useful is very certain ; but it is equally as certain that he who devotes his time and talents to those researches will be the best able to understand the difficulties inseparable from such an undertaking . I have humbly endeavoured to test the truth of the different opinions upon the subject which I have laid before you ; but I must confess that the evidence is not sufficiently strong for me to assert that there is no doubt that our
society is founded upon that of the Knights Templars . Then , my dear Brethren , allow me to request you to direct your attention to one of the most venerable exhortations you receive in the Lodge , " Seek and ye shall find . " If my labours have awakened in you an inclination to seek for , and to ponder well upon the sublime truths contained in our noble science , I will have received my reward . May our Almighty Grand Master , of His infinite goodness and
mercy , awake in each and all of us a true zeal for the discovery of such things as may really benefit the order , and make us all worthy and experienced Master Masons . May He fortify OUT minds by a sincere reliance upon His holy promises of support , that should we be placed in circumstances of difficulty or of danger , we may be enabled to imitate the conduct of our predecessors the Templars , and to combat manfully for , or to die in the defence of , Virtue , Honor , and Mercy , the only pure springs of human happiness . May He bless each and all of us with W . S . and B . BRO . J . C . v . n . M . M . VOL . I . E
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To Masons,.
murder of the Grand Master , Jacques Molay , who was given over a prey to the flames , was one of the most horrible crimes of which either kings or priests ever were guilty . This event is said by many people to be the origin from which the are taken . They say that the murder of the above named Grand Master of the Templars and the murder of is one event , that the who so cruelly deprived our Master of his life are but emblematical representations of the
who are blamed for the destruction of the Order of the Templars , more particularly for the murder of Jacques Molay ; those three were Pope Clement V ., the French king Philip-the-Fair , and a Templar called Noffodie , who had betrayed the order . The emblematical journeys are supposed to be allegorical representations of the journeys of the " above named Grand Master , as that from the island of Cyprus to Paris , from Paris to Rome , and lastly from Rome back to Paris , to defend himself from the false and calumnious accusations of his enemies . The * * *
are by the same-parties said to represent the accusation , condemnation , and death of the Grand Master . The lights represent the generals or chiefs of the order , of which Jacques Molay was Grand Master . And finally , the holy word attached to is said to allude to the Grand Master of the Templars , and to his fate , when the knights who had escaped the general massacre were assembled together , in the night after his death , they diligently sought for his remains amongst the ashes ,
which had previously been gathered together , there they found some of the bones belonging to that worthy and honoured corse , unto which the flesh , although scorched by the flames , still adhered , but which it left immediately upon their being handled . To perpetuate the remembrance of this last sad act of duty , as well as to eternalise the unshaken fidelity of their Grand Master to the important trust reposed in him , under circumstances the most trying that can be imagined , his successors chose a certain method well known to every faithful member of the order .
That such researches into the origin of our order must be useful is very certain ; but it is equally as certain that he who devotes his time and talents to those researches will be the best able to understand the difficulties inseparable from such an undertaking . I have humbly endeavoured to test the truth of the different opinions upon the subject which I have laid before you ; but I must confess that the evidence is not sufficiently strong for me to assert that there is no doubt that our
society is founded upon that of the Knights Templars . Then , my dear Brethren , allow me to request you to direct your attention to one of the most venerable exhortations you receive in the Lodge , " Seek and ye shall find . " If my labours have awakened in you an inclination to seek for , and to ponder well upon the sublime truths contained in our noble science , I will have received my reward . May our Almighty Grand Master , of His infinite goodness and
mercy , awake in each and all of us a true zeal for the discovery of such things as may really benefit the order , and make us all worthy and experienced Master Masons . May He fortify OUT minds by a sincere reliance upon His holy promises of support , that should we be placed in circumstances of difficulty or of danger , we may be enabled to imitate the conduct of our predecessors the Templars , and to combat manfully for , or to die in the defence of , Virtue , Honor , and Mercy , the only pure springs of human happiness . May He bless each and all of us with W . S . and B . BRO . J . C . v . n . M . M . VOL . I . E