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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 11 of 14 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
. " In contravention of the pretended revelations of Masonic secrets , it was asserted b y an intelligent Brother that he was able , with a few Masonic implements , that is , two squares and a common gavel , to convey any word or sentence to a skillful and intelligent Freemason without speaking , writing , or noise ; and that at any g iven distancewhere
, the parties can see each other , and be able to distinguish squares from circles . And another Brother , to the same effect said , ' If a Christian , Jew , Turk , or Brahmin , should meet together , and if they are Masons , they will no sooner tread upon the Level , than its magical and secret spring throws up a Perpendicularand they are instantaneousl
, y found upon the Square ; and these men , although ignorant of each other ' s language , will communicate their thoughts intelli g ibly , with no other assistance than the three Grand Pillars of hearing , seeing , and feeling . ' And they challenged any charlatan who pretended to reveal the secrets of Freemasonry , to show by what process this was effected .
" I he Craft , as you are well aware , continued my garrulous companion , " was now divided into two sections , a schism having taken p lace in the Order , in consequence of a few suspensions and expulsions for irregularities ; and a hostile Grand Lodge was established in London , which charged the Constitutional Grand Lodge with being a
selfconstituted assembly , defective in numbers , form , and capacity ; and stigmatized its members with the offensive appeltion of modern Masons . This caused some little sensation , and brought forth two or three anonymous works in 1752—4 . " "At the Grand Lodge , 29 th November , 1754 , Dr .
Manningham brought the subject forward , and made a formal complaint that certain Brethren had associated themselves together under the denomination of ancient Masons , and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
. " In contravention of the pretended revelations of Masonic secrets , it was asserted b y an intelligent Brother that he was able , with a few Masonic implements , that is , two squares and a common gavel , to convey any word or sentence to a skillful and intelligent Freemason without speaking , writing , or noise ; and that at any g iven distancewhere
, the parties can see each other , and be able to distinguish squares from circles . And another Brother , to the same effect said , ' If a Christian , Jew , Turk , or Brahmin , should meet together , and if they are Masons , they will no sooner tread upon the Level , than its magical and secret spring throws up a Perpendicularand they are instantaneousl
, y found upon the Square ; and these men , although ignorant of each other ' s language , will communicate their thoughts intelli g ibly , with no other assistance than the three Grand Pillars of hearing , seeing , and feeling . ' And they challenged any charlatan who pretended to reveal the secrets of Freemasonry , to show by what process this was effected .
" I he Craft , as you are well aware , continued my garrulous companion , " was now divided into two sections , a schism having taken p lace in the Order , in consequence of a few suspensions and expulsions for irregularities ; and a hostile Grand Lodge was established in London , which charged the Constitutional Grand Lodge with being a
selfconstituted assembly , defective in numbers , form , and capacity ; and stigmatized its members with the offensive appeltion of modern Masons . This caused some little sensation , and brought forth two or three anonymous works in 1752—4 . " "At the Grand Lodge , 29 th November , 1754 , Dr .
Manningham brought the subject forward , and made a formal complaint that certain Brethren had associated themselves together under the denomination of ancient Masons , and