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of those doctrines , which—were they universal—would crush the sinews of war and evil , ancl spread the blessings of peace and goodwill over the face of the habitable globe . Such are the evils which prevent it occupying that proud position . It is urged , however , that if such Masons—save the mark—do not conduce to the prosperity of the Order in general , they yet advance the interests of the Lodge they belong to , bincreasing its funds with their subscriptionsand its members with
y , their friends . They may add their subscriptions to the treasury , ancl enrol their friends under its banners , but to what purpose ? To cripple , not advance its interests . We will say they subscribe 21 . 2 s . per annum ; of this sum Is . is paid to Grand Lodge , leaving It . 18 * . There are eight meetings in the course of the year , of which they are constant attendants . The average cost of each member ' s refreshment we will put at 8 s . Gd ., so that in the twelvemonths they will put the lodge to the
cost of Si . 8 s ., and entail upon it a loss of 30 s . each . How then can a knife and fork Mason advance the interests of his Lodge ? By introducing his friends ? The chances are that those he introduces are but repetitions of his own case ; for to use a hackneyed but true saying , " Birds of a feather flock together . " Our banquets , as at present constituted , are , as it were , holding out a premium to those who " live to eat . " I think it would be impolitic to abridge the number of our social
meetings ; they may be made a means for improving the social condition of man ; but while we have that object in view , let us not forget that other great principle of the Order , " Charity , "—the life , the sou ] , the very being of the science : —the cement which has preserved it amid the crumbling into nothingness of so many vast schemes of human polity . Charity is the immortal essence of the fabric ; take away that , and " its cloud capped towers will dissolve , and like the baseless fabric of a vision
leave not a wreck behind . " Do then , my dear brethren , apportion some part of your funds to the exercise of this , the greatest " of all earthly virtues , yea , and of heavenly virtues too . Do not render yourselves powerless to do good by devoting all your means to less worthy purposes , but seek the solace of your own distress by affording relief to the needy , health to the sick , light to the blinded soul , and an asylum to age in that hour when it most needs consolation . CATQ .
Masonic Views In The Iliad And Odyssey.
MASONIC VIEWS IN THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY .
( Continued from __ . 307 . V THE transient glimpses we get in Homer of the character of ancient edifices and architecture , resemble somewhat those visions that present themselves through the momentary openings of a mountain mist , when the partly revealed rocks or verdant spots appear to assume the air of frowning castles or of smiling cottages , but which , ere we can gather the relations of their various parts and detailsvanish from before
, our eyes , and mock the analytical attempt . Both apparitions , however , present for the time perfectly pleasing pictures—not the less so , perhaps , because much is left to the imagination in either . Yet what we have in the composition of the Homeric sketches is almost always accordant with the real or probable , strongly impressing us witli the idea of their truthfulness .
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of those doctrines , which—were they universal—would crush the sinews of war and evil , ancl spread the blessings of peace and goodwill over the face of the habitable globe . Such are the evils which prevent it occupying that proud position . It is urged , however , that if such Masons—save the mark—do not conduce to the prosperity of the Order in general , they yet advance the interests of the Lodge they belong to , bincreasing its funds with their subscriptionsand its members with
y , their friends . They may add their subscriptions to the treasury , ancl enrol their friends under its banners , but to what purpose ? To cripple , not advance its interests . We will say they subscribe 21 . 2 s . per annum ; of this sum Is . is paid to Grand Lodge , leaving It . 18 * . There are eight meetings in the course of the year , of which they are constant attendants . The average cost of each member ' s refreshment we will put at 8 s . Gd ., so that in the twelvemonths they will put the lodge to the
cost of Si . 8 s ., and entail upon it a loss of 30 s . each . How then can a knife and fork Mason advance the interests of his Lodge ? By introducing his friends ? The chances are that those he introduces are but repetitions of his own case ; for to use a hackneyed but true saying , " Birds of a feather flock together . " Our banquets , as at present constituted , are , as it were , holding out a premium to those who " live to eat . " I think it would be impolitic to abridge the number of our social
meetings ; they may be made a means for improving the social condition of man ; but while we have that object in view , let us not forget that other great principle of the Order , " Charity , "—the life , the sou ] , the very being of the science : —the cement which has preserved it amid the crumbling into nothingness of so many vast schemes of human polity . Charity is the immortal essence of the fabric ; take away that , and " its cloud capped towers will dissolve , and like the baseless fabric of a vision
leave not a wreck behind . " Do then , my dear brethren , apportion some part of your funds to the exercise of this , the greatest " of all earthly virtues , yea , and of heavenly virtues too . Do not render yourselves powerless to do good by devoting all your means to less worthy purposes , but seek the solace of your own distress by affording relief to the needy , health to the sick , light to the blinded soul , and an asylum to age in that hour when it most needs consolation . CATQ .
Masonic Views In The Iliad And Odyssey.
MASONIC VIEWS IN THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY .
( Continued from __ . 307 . V THE transient glimpses we get in Homer of the character of ancient edifices and architecture , resemble somewhat those visions that present themselves through the momentary openings of a mountain mist , when the partly revealed rocks or verdant spots appear to assume the air of frowning castles or of smiling cottages , but which , ere we can gather the relations of their various parts and detailsvanish from before
, our eyes , and mock the analytical attempt . Both apparitions , however , present for the time perfectly pleasing pictures—not the less so , perhaps , because much is left to the imagination in either . Yet what we have in the composition of the Homeric sketches is almost always accordant with the real or probable , strongly impressing us witli the idea of their truthfulness .