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Declaration Of A Candidate For Initiation Into Freemasonry.
offer myself a candidate for the mysteries of Freemasonry ; that I am prompted by a favourable opinion conceived of the institution , and a desire of knowledge ; and that I will cheerfully conform to all the ancient usages and established customs of the Order . Witness my hand , this day of , AVitness ,
The Charge Delivered At The Initiation Of Every Brother Into Freemasonry.
THE CHARGE DELIVERED AT THE INITIATION OF EVERY BROTHER INTO FREEMASONRY .
Brother—Allow me to congratulate you on being admitted a member of our ancient and honourable society . Ancient , no doubt it is , as having subsisted from time immemorial , and honourable it must be acknowledged to be , as by a natural tendency it conduces to make all those so , who are strictly obedient to its precepts . Indeed , no institution can boast a more solid foundation than that on
whicli Freemasonry rests , the . practice of every moral and social virtue , and to so hig h an eminence has its credit been advanced , that in every age monarchs themselves have been promoters of the art , have not thought it derogatory from their dignity to exchange the sceptre for the trowel , have patronised our mysteries , and even joined in our assemblies . As a Freemason , I would first recommend to your most serious
contemplation the volume of the Sacred Law , charging you to consider it as the unerring standard of truth and justice , and to regulate your actions by the divine precepts it contains ; therein you will be taught the
important duties you owe to God , to your neighbour , and to yourself . To God , by never mentioning his name , but with that awe and reverence ivhich are due from the creature to his Creator , by imploring his aid in all your lawful undertakings , and by looking up to him in every emergency for comfort and support . To your neighbour , by acting with him on the square , by rendering
him every kind office ivhich justice or mercy may require , by relieving his necessities and soothing his afflictions , and by doing unto him as in similar cases you could wish he ivould do unto you . And to yourself , by such a prudent and well regulated course of discipline , as may best conduce to the preservation of your corporeal and mental faculties in their fullest energy , thereby enabling you to exercise those
talents wherewith God has blessed you , as well to his glory as the welfare of your fellow-creatures . As a citizen of the world , I am next to enjoin you to be exemplary in the discharge of your civil duties , by never proposing , or at all countenancing , any act whicli may have a tendency to subvert the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Declaration Of A Candidate For Initiation Into Freemasonry.
offer myself a candidate for the mysteries of Freemasonry ; that I am prompted by a favourable opinion conceived of the institution , and a desire of knowledge ; and that I will cheerfully conform to all the ancient usages and established customs of the Order . Witness my hand , this day of , AVitness ,
The Charge Delivered At The Initiation Of Every Brother Into Freemasonry.
THE CHARGE DELIVERED AT THE INITIATION OF EVERY BROTHER INTO FREEMASONRY .
Brother—Allow me to congratulate you on being admitted a member of our ancient and honourable society . Ancient , no doubt it is , as having subsisted from time immemorial , and honourable it must be acknowledged to be , as by a natural tendency it conduces to make all those so , who are strictly obedient to its precepts . Indeed , no institution can boast a more solid foundation than that on
whicli Freemasonry rests , the . practice of every moral and social virtue , and to so hig h an eminence has its credit been advanced , that in every age monarchs themselves have been promoters of the art , have not thought it derogatory from their dignity to exchange the sceptre for the trowel , have patronised our mysteries , and even joined in our assemblies . As a Freemason , I would first recommend to your most serious
contemplation the volume of the Sacred Law , charging you to consider it as the unerring standard of truth and justice , and to regulate your actions by the divine precepts it contains ; therein you will be taught the
important duties you owe to God , to your neighbour , and to yourself . To God , by never mentioning his name , but with that awe and reverence ivhich are due from the creature to his Creator , by imploring his aid in all your lawful undertakings , and by looking up to him in every emergency for comfort and support . To your neighbour , by acting with him on the square , by rendering
him every kind office ivhich justice or mercy may require , by relieving his necessities and soothing his afflictions , and by doing unto him as in similar cases you could wish he ivould do unto you . And to yourself , by such a prudent and well regulated course of discipline , as may best conduce to the preservation of your corporeal and mental faculties in their fullest energy , thereby enabling you to exercise those
talents wherewith God has blessed you , as well to his glory as the welfare of your fellow-creatures . As a citizen of the world , I am next to enjoin you to be exemplary in the discharge of your civil duties , by never proposing , or at all countenancing , any act whicli may have a tendency to subvert the