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America.
tress is safe , unless disguised traitors enter , and then deliver us over to our enemies . If we abide by our ancient " land-marks , " if we hold fast the principles of our Order , no power of earth can prevail against us . Let your light shine abroad ; wipe away the reproach heaped upon you ; publish it abroad , that he only , whose head and heart and hand is employedand employed for purposes of good to
, mankind , need apply for entrance into the sublime benefits of the Order . Let none pass who are not worthy and well qualified ; let none be raised to the honors and distinctions of Free and Accepted Masons , who are sunk in brutality and vice . Lift up your standard ; let it be known , publish it to all the world , that you cannot and will not suffer your time-honoured institution to be trampled with
unhallowed feet . To the favor and support of my fair hearers , I most cordially recommend Freemasonry . It has ever been the guardian of woman's virtue , the friend whose heart grows not cold . No lady has ought to fear for her husband , if he be but a true-hearted Mason . We assure youladiesthat it is not because we fail to appreciate your high
, , moral and intellectual worth , or your ability to keep our secret , that you are not permitted to share in our rights and privileges . None entertain a more profound admiration of the female character and virtue , than Freemasons ; but it is because we respect women most in her own peculiar sphere , not mingling with the crowd , but in
retirement ; not busying herself with the affairs of communities , but with her household relations . Here is her proper theatre of action , her kingdom where she rules , and where we bow most cheerfully ; here she appears to most advantage ; and here those rich endowments , those lovely qualities which kind heaven has so lavishly bestowed on her , shine most illustriously . Where she to be seen at night in our lodgesengaged in masculine employmentsand taking part in our
, , peculiar rights and ceremonies , frequently away from the natural protection of a brother , husband , or father , onr respect for her would be diminished , and we should consider her as much out of place , as if she were to assume the politician's stand or the Judge's ermine , the sacred minister's office , or clad in habiliments of war , leading a band of soldiers to carnage and bloodshed . Yet woman is not
excluded from the benefits of the Order . Let me tell you that a Mason's wife , daughter , mother , sister , are objects of deep and abiding interest to every brother Mason . Unseen by them , he watches over them , averts many a clanger , affords them timely aid , if need require it , and unites with then natural protectors in asserting their rights and maintaining their cause . Let your smiles then continue to encourage the Orderand the just approval thus bestowed shall yet be
, to you as the shade of a great rock in a weary land . Should widowed destitution ever appeal to us , it shall not appeal to us in vain . Should an . orphan's wants reach our ears , he shall not be turned away empty , While I entreat for Masonry your favour , I commend you
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
America.
tress is safe , unless disguised traitors enter , and then deliver us over to our enemies . If we abide by our ancient " land-marks , " if we hold fast the principles of our Order , no power of earth can prevail against us . Let your light shine abroad ; wipe away the reproach heaped upon you ; publish it abroad , that he only , whose head and heart and hand is employedand employed for purposes of good to
, mankind , need apply for entrance into the sublime benefits of the Order . Let none pass who are not worthy and well qualified ; let none be raised to the honors and distinctions of Free and Accepted Masons , who are sunk in brutality and vice . Lift up your standard ; let it be known , publish it to all the world , that you cannot and will not suffer your time-honoured institution to be trampled with
unhallowed feet . To the favor and support of my fair hearers , I most cordially recommend Freemasonry . It has ever been the guardian of woman's virtue , the friend whose heart grows not cold . No lady has ought to fear for her husband , if he be but a true-hearted Mason . We assure youladiesthat it is not because we fail to appreciate your high
, , moral and intellectual worth , or your ability to keep our secret , that you are not permitted to share in our rights and privileges . None entertain a more profound admiration of the female character and virtue , than Freemasons ; but it is because we respect women most in her own peculiar sphere , not mingling with the crowd , but in
retirement ; not busying herself with the affairs of communities , but with her household relations . Here is her proper theatre of action , her kingdom where she rules , and where we bow most cheerfully ; here she appears to most advantage ; and here those rich endowments , those lovely qualities which kind heaven has so lavishly bestowed on her , shine most illustriously . Where she to be seen at night in our lodgesengaged in masculine employmentsand taking part in our
, , peculiar rights and ceremonies , frequently away from the natural protection of a brother , husband , or father , onr respect for her would be diminished , and we should consider her as much out of place , as if she were to assume the politician's stand or the Judge's ermine , the sacred minister's office , or clad in habiliments of war , leading a band of soldiers to carnage and bloodshed . Yet woman is not
excluded from the benefits of the Order . Let me tell you that a Mason's wife , daughter , mother , sister , are objects of deep and abiding interest to every brother Mason . Unseen by them , he watches over them , averts many a clanger , affords them timely aid , if need require it , and unites with then natural protectors in asserting their rights and maintaining their cause . Let your smiles then continue to encourage the Orderand the just approval thus bestowed shall yet be
, to you as the shade of a great rock in a weary land . Should widowed destitution ever appeal to us , it shall not appeal to us in vain . Should an . orphan's wants reach our ears , he shall not be turned away empty , While I entreat for Masonry your favour , I commend you