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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 6 of 17 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
date will find many opportunities of receiving instruction in private , before he appears in the Lodge , to assert his claim to another degree . "' After I had arranged these Tests to my satisfaction , ' Bro . Preston continued , ' I then girded up my loins to the
still more arduous task of remodelling the wiiole Lecture , with a careful eye to the ancient landmarks . This was a work of time and patient industry . And when I had completed a digest of the entire Lecture , I found that it had extended to much greater length than I anticipated ; and thereforein order to facilitate its acquirementit became
, , necessary to re-arrange the whole into convenient portions , not only to assist the memory , but also for the accommodation of Masters of Lodges , wiio , when pressed for time , might not be able to deliver the entire Lecture .
"' For this purpose I have divided it into sections , and subdivided each section into clauses , a disposition which has simplified the subject , and reduced it into a compass so narrow and easily accessible , that the application of a very small portion of industry and zeal will suffice for mastering a competent knowledge of this Lecture , although it embodies the chief mysteries of the Craft , together with its reference to science and morals .
"' I have no hesitation in saying that any Brother who shall persevere for a few months in studying this ritual , and shall faithfully apply it to its legitimate purpose , will become an ardent admirer of the Science , and reap essential benefits from its practice ; while , on the other hand , if any brother shall rest contented with a knowledge of the few conventional
signs and tokens by which we are distinguished as a body of men set apart from the rest of mankind for the purposes of benevolence and charity , and seek no farther privilege than the right of sharing in our convivialities , his reward will be carnal instead of intellectual , and he will have nothing but sensual pleasure for his pains , which may be purchased in
other societies at half the expense , and without the trouble and formality of Masonic initiation / " At this point , " the Square continued , " Bro . Preston deliberately repeated the entire Lecture from end to end , amidst the reiterated applauses of the Brethren . And the commendations w ere not unmerited , as every one who is acquainted with the formula will readily admit . Numerous explanations were required by Brothers Dillon , D . G . M ., Sir Peter Parker , S . G . W ., Rowland Berkeley , G . Trea ., and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
date will find many opportunities of receiving instruction in private , before he appears in the Lodge , to assert his claim to another degree . "' After I had arranged these Tests to my satisfaction , ' Bro . Preston continued , ' I then girded up my loins to the
still more arduous task of remodelling the wiiole Lecture , with a careful eye to the ancient landmarks . This was a work of time and patient industry . And when I had completed a digest of the entire Lecture , I found that it had extended to much greater length than I anticipated ; and thereforein order to facilitate its acquirementit became
, , necessary to re-arrange the whole into convenient portions , not only to assist the memory , but also for the accommodation of Masters of Lodges , wiio , when pressed for time , might not be able to deliver the entire Lecture .
"' For this purpose I have divided it into sections , and subdivided each section into clauses , a disposition which has simplified the subject , and reduced it into a compass so narrow and easily accessible , that the application of a very small portion of industry and zeal will suffice for mastering a competent knowledge of this Lecture , although it embodies the chief mysteries of the Craft , together with its reference to science and morals .
"' I have no hesitation in saying that any Brother who shall persevere for a few months in studying this ritual , and shall faithfully apply it to its legitimate purpose , will become an ardent admirer of the Science , and reap essential benefits from its practice ; while , on the other hand , if any brother shall rest contented with a knowledge of the few conventional
signs and tokens by which we are distinguished as a body of men set apart from the rest of mankind for the purposes of benevolence and charity , and seek no farther privilege than the right of sharing in our convivialities , his reward will be carnal instead of intellectual , and he will have nothing but sensual pleasure for his pains , which may be purchased in
other societies at half the expense , and without the trouble and formality of Masonic initiation / " At this point , " the Square continued , " Bro . Preston deliberately repeated the entire Lecture from end to end , amidst the reiterated applauses of the Brethren . And the commendations w ere not unmerited , as every one who is acquainted with the formula will readily admit . Numerous explanations were required by Brothers Dillon , D . G . M ., Sir Peter Parker , S . G . W ., Rowland Berkeley , G . Trea ., and