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Article OUR JEWISH BRETHREN, ALSO SIT LUX. ← Page 2 of 2 Article ON THE STUDY OF MASONIC ANTIQUITIES. Page 1 of 6 →
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Our Jewish Brethren, Also Sit Lux.
mutual agreement between the believers and non-believers in Christ . The Mediterranean Pass , ( a degree only given to the Knight Templars , and afterwards to the Knights of Malta . ) was given to them to make use of in case of obstruction or hindrance . Even by their greatest opponents , in respect of religion , it was given , received , ancl responded to with every token of Brotherl y love ond friendship ;* by this , then , it proves clearlythat an amicable Brotherlagreement was established
, y between Christian , Turk , Moor , ancl Jew , to be recognised as Brothers of the same family , and children of the great Architect of the Universe . I have heen a Mason since 1806 , have visited most of the principal Lodges in France , Germany , Holland , Poland , Prussia , Hanover , Sweden , and Denmark , and declare in all the numerous Lodges I have been present ( in the Master Mason ' s degree ) , never have I heard , or seen , a properly initiated brother Jew Mason being refused admittance ;
nor have I ever heard in their Masonic workings an allusion , direct or indirect , to Christianity , nor witnessed the many prayers as introduced amongst the Brethren in the English system of working in Masonry , particularly so since the year 1813 ; and yet those countries clo , ancl can , boast , of as good ancl worthy Masons as ever were initiated in any Lodge of England . Away , then , with those uncalled-for inuendoes of " Sit Lux ; " if the Craft is to be ruled by a spirit of bigotry , then there is an
end to genuine Masonry . I remain , Sir ancl Brother , Yours , Fraternally , L . C . DE LOUDE , R . A ., K . M ., K . T ., H . P . P . Wolverhampton , January Uth , 1040 .
On The Study Of Masonic Antiquities.
ON THE STUDY OF MASONIC ANTIQUITIES .
BY BRO . THOMAS PRYER , OP THE OAK LODGE . CHAPTER 1 . —Introductory . THE NATURE AND MEANING OF THE TERM FREEMASONRY . AMONGST existing institutions Freemasonry stands boldly pre-eminent as the only system capable of universal adoption , in which scientific attainments rendered
are directly subservient to moral culture , and spiritual instruction is expressly blended with intellectual improvement . It is this peculiar and intimate union of science with morality , which forms one of the distinguishing characteristics of the Order , and , inde-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Our Jewish Brethren, Also Sit Lux.
mutual agreement between the believers and non-believers in Christ . The Mediterranean Pass , ( a degree only given to the Knight Templars , and afterwards to the Knights of Malta . ) was given to them to make use of in case of obstruction or hindrance . Even by their greatest opponents , in respect of religion , it was given , received , ancl responded to with every token of Brotherl y love ond friendship ;* by this , then , it proves clearlythat an amicable Brotherlagreement was established
, y between Christian , Turk , Moor , ancl Jew , to be recognised as Brothers of the same family , and children of the great Architect of the Universe . I have heen a Mason since 1806 , have visited most of the principal Lodges in France , Germany , Holland , Poland , Prussia , Hanover , Sweden , and Denmark , and declare in all the numerous Lodges I have been present ( in the Master Mason ' s degree ) , never have I heard , or seen , a properly initiated brother Jew Mason being refused admittance ;
nor have I ever heard in their Masonic workings an allusion , direct or indirect , to Christianity , nor witnessed the many prayers as introduced amongst the Brethren in the English system of working in Masonry , particularly so since the year 1813 ; and yet those countries clo , ancl can , boast , of as good ancl worthy Masons as ever were initiated in any Lodge of England . Away , then , with those uncalled-for inuendoes of " Sit Lux ; " if the Craft is to be ruled by a spirit of bigotry , then there is an
end to genuine Masonry . I remain , Sir ancl Brother , Yours , Fraternally , L . C . DE LOUDE , R . A ., K . M ., K . T ., H . P . P . Wolverhampton , January Uth , 1040 .
On The Study Of Masonic Antiquities.
ON THE STUDY OF MASONIC ANTIQUITIES .
BY BRO . THOMAS PRYER , OP THE OAK LODGE . CHAPTER 1 . —Introductory . THE NATURE AND MEANING OF THE TERM FREEMASONRY . AMONGST existing institutions Freemasonry stands boldly pre-eminent as the only system capable of universal adoption , in which scientific attainments rendered
are directly subservient to moral culture , and spiritual instruction is expressly blended with intellectual improvement . It is this peculiar and intimate union of science with morality , which forms one of the distinguishing characteristics of the Order , and , inde-