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The Mythic Goat.
purity and simplicity . Thus , as anyone must agree , a painting , such as you now behold , is far more artistic , and eventually more economical , than a sheep ; we have , therefore , dispensed with ^ this animal , which , of course , makes it impossible for the candidate to actually ride . The portion of this degree , to which I now allude , which
formerly required so much time and labor to confer , we now give in a few words , as follows : "' My Bro .: Please consider . yourself disrobed , hood-winked , and riding around this lodge-room at a reckless pace , upon the noble animal represented upon the walland then imagine the sheep to be
, continually halting at Masonic stations , of which you have no due and and timely notice . The motions which you would naturally make , under such adverse circumstances , are the ancient signs of this degree ; those will be given to you later on in the ceremony . ' " From this brief exposition it might doubtless be gathered that the
substance of the American and German modes is the same , the variance being that the one is full of action to the brim , the other , of theory to overflowing ; this the measurement of the difference existing between them , to a line , It may be that the German method gives the candidate a somewhat better historical knowledge of our mysteries ; certain it is that the American makes a decidedly more lasting impression upon his mind . "
After we had finished reading these mellifluous words , we were struck dumb with amazement and awe . Can it be true ? Is it a dream after refreshment ? Is it a myth ? Is it a fact ? What is it ? So sensible , so Masonic , and so apposite are the words of the narz-ator , that fancying ourselves again at Bonn , on the Rhine , we burst out enthusiastically into the old student
song—Vivant omnes virgines iaciles formosse , Vivant omnes mulieres facee laboriosEe . We call the attention of our excellent confrere Clifford Maccalla , or the eloquent historian of Masonry , Bro . Fort , to this scandalous attack on American Freemasonry , and under the guise of Masonic
friendship too . "Save me , oh , save me , from a candid friend ' . " on the historical ritual and the Masonic good sense of our excellent brethren in America . We feel sure there must be some mistake ; and whatever the good taste of our American brethren may be for " roast mutton , " what the Germans call "hammel's fleisch , " they will have
nothing to do with a " billy . " e —fV-- ^ ' 4 > *—a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Mythic Goat.
purity and simplicity . Thus , as anyone must agree , a painting , such as you now behold , is far more artistic , and eventually more economical , than a sheep ; we have , therefore , dispensed with ^ this animal , which , of course , makes it impossible for the candidate to actually ride . The portion of this degree , to which I now allude , which
formerly required so much time and labor to confer , we now give in a few words , as follows : "' My Bro .: Please consider . yourself disrobed , hood-winked , and riding around this lodge-room at a reckless pace , upon the noble animal represented upon the walland then imagine the sheep to be
, continually halting at Masonic stations , of which you have no due and and timely notice . The motions which you would naturally make , under such adverse circumstances , are the ancient signs of this degree ; those will be given to you later on in the ceremony . ' " From this brief exposition it might doubtless be gathered that the
substance of the American and German modes is the same , the variance being that the one is full of action to the brim , the other , of theory to overflowing ; this the measurement of the difference existing between them , to a line , It may be that the German method gives the candidate a somewhat better historical knowledge of our mysteries ; certain it is that the American makes a decidedly more lasting impression upon his mind . "
After we had finished reading these mellifluous words , we were struck dumb with amazement and awe . Can it be true ? Is it a dream after refreshment ? Is it a myth ? Is it a fact ? What is it ? So sensible , so Masonic , and so apposite are the words of the narz-ator , that fancying ourselves again at Bonn , on the Rhine , we burst out enthusiastically into the old student
song—Vivant omnes virgines iaciles formosse , Vivant omnes mulieres facee laboriosEe . We call the attention of our excellent confrere Clifford Maccalla , or the eloquent historian of Masonry , Bro . Fort , to this scandalous attack on American Freemasonry , and under the guise of Masonic
friendship too . "Save me , oh , save me , from a candid friend ' . " on the historical ritual and the Masonic good sense of our excellent brethren in America . We feel sure there must be some mistake ; and whatever the good taste of our American brethren may be for " roast mutton , " what the Germans call "hammel's fleisch , " they will have
nothing to do with a " billy . " e —fV-- ^ ' 4 > *—a