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appellation , of Christ ; in the Canticles he i ^^ Sharon . '' The fcross alludes to his death ; the rose on the cross is , therefore , an emblem of the death of the mankind .
The rose , in ancient mythology , was consecrated to Harpocrates , the god of silence , and in the mysteries the hierophant wore a crown of roses , as emblems of silenc Eagon suggests that as th immortality , and the rose of secrecy , the rose followed by the cross "was the simplest mode of writing " the secret of immortality . '
Another theory of the origin of Preemasonry assigns to the union of the rose and the cross this explana ^ emblem of the female principle , and the cross or triple phallus of the male , the two together , like the Indian lingam / symbolized universal generation . Without en age of our institution ^ we may notice the uiido the rose and the cross were used as symbols from the most remote
antiquity . /" . Whatever may have been the prigin of the Eose Croix degree , it now bears universally an entirely Christian character a bold attempt to christianfe ^ symbols , and traditions of ancient Masonry to the dispensation ; to add to the temples of Solomon a » nd Zerubbaibel a third—that to which Christ alluded when he saidj u Destroy this ?
temple , and in three days I will raise it up . ' Many commentators on our institution insist that all degrees of Preemasonry allude directly to the religion of Jesus Christ ; if this be granted , it may certainly be asserted that the light on the subject becomes clearer in each succeeding degree , and displays its full effulgence in the exauisite mvsteries of the Eose Croix . Jehovah savs , " I am come
down to deliver my people ; " He is said to come down in the person of Jesus Christ ; in this degree the divine glory is symbolically asserted to have been manifested at the period when the word was recovered , the cubical stone being changed into the mystical rose , attended with the appearance of a blazing star , dispelling darkness , restoring the true light , and making the new law visible in our works . The Brother who is admitted to the Eose Croix will observe
that the great discovery made in the early degrees of Masonry ceases to be of any value in this degree ; for the wisdom , strength and beauty which supported the temple of Solomon are replaced by the Christian pillars of faith , hope , and charity ; the three great lights of
the Eoyal Arch of course remain ; but the three lesser give place to the thirty-three , which allude to the years of the Messiah ' s sojourn upon earth . In short , from the beginning to end , everything bears the impress of Christianity . At its meetings the Brethren break bread and eat salt with one another , and on the goblet of fraternal
affection invoke the blessing of Him who is the Eose of Sharon , to aid on earth their progress to that state of perfection which will enable them , when bursting from the tomb , to join their
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To
appellation , of Christ ; in the Canticles he i ^^ Sharon . '' The fcross alludes to his death ; the rose on the cross is , therefore , an emblem of the death of the mankind .
The rose , in ancient mythology , was consecrated to Harpocrates , the god of silence , and in the mysteries the hierophant wore a crown of roses , as emblems of silenc Eagon suggests that as th immortality , and the rose of secrecy , the rose followed by the cross "was the simplest mode of writing " the secret of immortality . '
Another theory of the origin of Preemasonry assigns to the union of the rose and the cross this explana ^ emblem of the female principle , and the cross or triple phallus of the male , the two together , like the Indian lingam / symbolized universal generation . Without en age of our institution ^ we may notice the uiido the rose and the cross were used as symbols from the most remote
antiquity . /" . Whatever may have been the prigin of the Eose Croix degree , it now bears universally an entirely Christian character a bold attempt to christianfe ^ symbols , and traditions of ancient Masonry to the dispensation ; to add to the temples of Solomon a » nd Zerubbaibel a third—that to which Christ alluded when he saidj u Destroy this ?
temple , and in three days I will raise it up . ' Many commentators on our institution insist that all degrees of Preemasonry allude directly to the religion of Jesus Christ ; if this be granted , it may certainly be asserted that the light on the subject becomes clearer in each succeeding degree , and displays its full effulgence in the exauisite mvsteries of the Eose Croix . Jehovah savs , " I am come
down to deliver my people ; " He is said to come down in the person of Jesus Christ ; in this degree the divine glory is symbolically asserted to have been manifested at the period when the word was recovered , the cubical stone being changed into the mystical rose , attended with the appearance of a blazing star , dispelling darkness , restoring the true light , and making the new law visible in our works . The Brother who is admitted to the Eose Croix will observe
that the great discovery made in the early degrees of Masonry ceases to be of any value in this degree ; for the wisdom , strength and beauty which supported the temple of Solomon are replaced by the Christian pillars of faith , hope , and charity ; the three great lights of
the Eoyal Arch of course remain ; but the three lesser give place to the thirty-three , which allude to the years of the Messiah ' s sojourn upon earth . In short , from the beginning to end , everything bears the impress of Christianity . At its meetings the Brethren break bread and eat salt with one another , and on the goblet of fraternal
affection invoke the blessing of Him who is the Eose of Sharon , to aid on earth their progress to that state of perfection which will enable them , when bursting from the tomb , to join their