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Article ON THE HISTORY OF INITIATION.* ← Page 4 of 4 Article ADDRESS OF DR. BOERNE TO THE LODGE OF FRANKFORT.† Page 1 of 4 →
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On The History Of Initiation.*
his Homer , has inaccurately described . He has inverted the sense of the original , where he makes the gods , or in other words the Epoptte , descend instead of ascend , and mortals enter instead of descend . Thus corrected , the reference is perfectly easy to the destruction of the antediluvians , and the safety ofthe eight just persons , who hence have heen dignified with the name of immortals * ( To be continued . )
Address Of Dr. Boerne To The Lodge Of Frankfort.†
ADDRESS OF DR . BOERNE TO THE LODGE OF FRANKFORT . †
TRANSLATED BY BIIO . J . L . PFUNGST , S . W . OF THE COMMERCIAL LODGE , NOTTINGHAM .
WHENEVER a new temple is inaugurated to our divine art , one cannot help making the following reflection , which troubles the mind and grieves the heart : —Why must truth thus seek refuge behind walls , where life ' s cooling air cannot refresh it , where the sun ' s ray cannot shine upon it , where she lingers in the dusky light of torches , and loses the colour of health ? How long yet shall the Goddess only conjured by the initiated not to the call of the profane ? How long yet
answer shall the celestial light , confined in the narrow limits of the square , remain inaccessible to the multitude which is longing after its fountain ? Is the universe not ornamental enough to serve us as a temple ? are the pillars of justice and love not strong enough to hold the everlasting firmament of truth ? and is every science not better and more impressively taught by blooming nature , than by dumb symbols , drawn on lifeless canvass ? With such thoughts upon my mind , I met with and his informationWhat he
a devout Priest of Masonry , I begged . told me I will truly relate , _ After the sacred mandate was sent which gave existence to the world , Chaos was born . Dark was its existence , yet full of love ; dreary , yet without desire ; lonesome , but not alone ; save it , nothing existed . United were all powers , and Creation ' s only son was slumbering in dreams of childhood and innocenceNow it was lightand peace fled .
. , The elements began their frightful contest , and from the womb of allembracing Nature came creatures , opposed to each other in existence and in embryo . The light , which unites and destroys all , produced two sons—life and death , day and night . Aurora dispelled the night of deception and prejudice ; and in the evening the sky shook its red ban-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On The History Of Initiation.*
his Homer , has inaccurately described . He has inverted the sense of the original , where he makes the gods , or in other words the Epoptte , descend instead of ascend , and mortals enter instead of descend . Thus corrected , the reference is perfectly easy to the destruction of the antediluvians , and the safety ofthe eight just persons , who hence have heen dignified with the name of immortals * ( To be continued . )
Address Of Dr. Boerne To The Lodge Of Frankfort.†
ADDRESS OF DR . BOERNE TO THE LODGE OF FRANKFORT . †
TRANSLATED BY BIIO . J . L . PFUNGST , S . W . OF THE COMMERCIAL LODGE , NOTTINGHAM .
WHENEVER a new temple is inaugurated to our divine art , one cannot help making the following reflection , which troubles the mind and grieves the heart : —Why must truth thus seek refuge behind walls , where life ' s cooling air cannot refresh it , where the sun ' s ray cannot shine upon it , where she lingers in the dusky light of torches , and loses the colour of health ? How long yet shall the Goddess only conjured by the initiated not to the call of the profane ? How long yet
answer shall the celestial light , confined in the narrow limits of the square , remain inaccessible to the multitude which is longing after its fountain ? Is the universe not ornamental enough to serve us as a temple ? are the pillars of justice and love not strong enough to hold the everlasting firmament of truth ? and is every science not better and more impressively taught by blooming nature , than by dumb symbols , drawn on lifeless canvass ? With such thoughts upon my mind , I met with and his informationWhat he
a devout Priest of Masonry , I begged . told me I will truly relate , _ After the sacred mandate was sent which gave existence to the world , Chaos was born . Dark was its existence , yet full of love ; dreary , yet without desire ; lonesome , but not alone ; save it , nothing existed . United were all powers , and Creation ' s only son was slumbering in dreams of childhood and innocenceNow it was lightand peace fled .
. , The elements began their frightful contest , and from the womb of allembracing Nature came creatures , opposed to each other in existence and in embryo . The light , which unites and destroys all , produced two sons—life and death , day and night . Aurora dispelled the night of deception and prejudice ; and in the evening the sky shook its red ban-