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Treaty Of Union, Alliance, And Masonic Confederation.
strong and very holy , near the B : Ar : this loth day of the moon of Adar , 12 th month , under the sign of the fishes , A . L . 5833 , and of the Christian era , the 23 rd February , 1834 . Having mutually communicated and duly examined our respective powers , found them satisfactory , and having duly exchanged them , WE formed and constituted ourselves into a Masonic Congress . — And considering that it is for the supportdurabilityand
necessary , , dignity of the Masonic Order , and of the ancient and accepted Scottish Rite , to oppose powerfully the abuses which have crept into the Order , and to re-establish it in its primitive purity ; taking for the base of our deliberations and resolutions , the following thirteen principal points of the ancient and imprescriptible doctrines of the Order , and principally the Scottish Masonry , viz . 1 ° . —Freemasonry is a universal worship , having for its objects , God anilVirtuedivided intodifferent
- , - known and approved rites , all flowing from a common source , which , although differing in form , tend to the same end , —the adoration of the Great Architect of the Universe , —philosophy , morality , and benevolence towards all men . This is what all true Masons ought incessantly to study and endeavour to practise . This worship is essentially tolerant , and every Mason is at liberty to choose which Rite he may wish to profess . 2 ° . —All true Masons , whatever may be their country or the rite to which they may belong , compose only one family of brothers spread over the surface of the globe .
They form an order which has its peculiar doctrines , and which is governed by general and fundamental statutes ; and whatever may be the rite they piofess , each member is obliged to respect its statutes and laws . 3 " - —Different rites naturall y produce different powers which govern them , and each rite is independent of all the others . ** —To attack the independence of any rite is to attack the inof all the others
dependence , by establishing schism and producing confusion in the Order . _ S ° . —The action of the power of a rite , whether dogmatic or administrative , cannot legally extend , except to the Masons of that rite , obedient to the jurisdiction of that power . It has only authority over them , insomuch that it does not pass certain limits fixed by the fundamental laws of the Order , and it cannot prescribe to them any thing contrary to those laws .
6 —Faithful and devoted above all things to their country , obedient to the laws and institutions by which it is governed , the true Mason considers as one of his most sacred duties , the exact fulfilments of the engagements which binds him to his rite—the Lodge from whence he first received the light , and the Masonic body from which he received his powers . He cannot be relieved from his obligations /' except by the Masonic with whom he made his engagementsand to
power , according the Masonic laws which he had sworn to observe and respect , without which laws , Masonry cannot exist . 7 . —Every attempt which may have for its object to compel a Mason , either by persecution or violence , to quit the rite to which he belongs , is contrary to the spirit and laws of Masonry . 8 ° . —Each Masonic power governs all lodges situated within the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Treaty Of Union, Alliance, And Masonic Confederation.
strong and very holy , near the B : Ar : this loth day of the moon of Adar , 12 th month , under the sign of the fishes , A . L . 5833 , and of the Christian era , the 23 rd February , 1834 . Having mutually communicated and duly examined our respective powers , found them satisfactory , and having duly exchanged them , WE formed and constituted ourselves into a Masonic Congress . — And considering that it is for the supportdurabilityand
necessary , , dignity of the Masonic Order , and of the ancient and accepted Scottish Rite , to oppose powerfully the abuses which have crept into the Order , and to re-establish it in its primitive purity ; taking for the base of our deliberations and resolutions , the following thirteen principal points of the ancient and imprescriptible doctrines of the Order , and principally the Scottish Masonry , viz . 1 ° . —Freemasonry is a universal worship , having for its objects , God anilVirtuedivided intodifferent
- , - known and approved rites , all flowing from a common source , which , although differing in form , tend to the same end , —the adoration of the Great Architect of the Universe , —philosophy , morality , and benevolence towards all men . This is what all true Masons ought incessantly to study and endeavour to practise . This worship is essentially tolerant , and every Mason is at liberty to choose which Rite he may wish to profess . 2 ° . —All true Masons , whatever may be their country or the rite to which they may belong , compose only one family of brothers spread over the surface of the globe .
They form an order which has its peculiar doctrines , and which is governed by general and fundamental statutes ; and whatever may be the rite they piofess , each member is obliged to respect its statutes and laws . 3 " - —Different rites naturall y produce different powers which govern them , and each rite is independent of all the others . ** —To attack the independence of any rite is to attack the inof all the others
dependence , by establishing schism and producing confusion in the Order . _ S ° . —The action of the power of a rite , whether dogmatic or administrative , cannot legally extend , except to the Masons of that rite , obedient to the jurisdiction of that power . It has only authority over them , insomuch that it does not pass certain limits fixed by the fundamental laws of the Order , and it cannot prescribe to them any thing contrary to those laws .
6 —Faithful and devoted above all things to their country , obedient to the laws and institutions by which it is governed , the true Mason considers as one of his most sacred duties , the exact fulfilments of the engagements which binds him to his rite—the Lodge from whence he first received the light , and the Masonic body from which he received his powers . He cannot be relieved from his obligations /' except by the Masonic with whom he made his engagementsand to
power , according the Masonic laws which he had sworn to observe and respect , without which laws , Masonry cannot exist . 7 . —Every attempt which may have for its object to compel a Mason , either by persecution or violence , to quit the rite to which he belongs , is contrary to the spirit and laws of Masonry . 8 ° . —Each Masonic power governs all lodges situated within the