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To Masons,.
COMI-ARISON BETWEEN SOME OP THE CEREMONIES AND USAGES AMONGST THE FREEMASONS OP THE PRESENT DAY AND THE CEREMONIES AND EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OP THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAKS . Being part of a Lecture upon the subject by Bro . J . C- V . D . M . M .
Translated by G . \ V ., St . John , 95 . [ From the Dutch Freemasons' Almanack of 1817 . ] THE opinion that Freemasonry derives its origin from the order of the Knights Templars , is rendered more probable by comparing the institutions and ceremonies of the present Freemasons with the institutionsceremoniesand historical events which occurred to the Templars
, , . The symbols borrowed by the Craft from Operative Masonry , -working tools , & c , are the allegorical forms in which the beautiful moral truths are concealed which the Craft so constantly and so successfully inculcates , as well as a continuation of its history . Freemasonry in some countries is called a Royal Art and a Royal Order , in honour , it is said , of a certain Baldwin , King of Jerusalem , who granted his high and royal protection to the Brethren of the Temle
p , many of whom he established in his household , and whom he assisted in performing their vows to protect widows , orphans , and pilgrims . In some countries the order is also called a Holy Order , because and in remembrance of the so called holy rules and regulations which were prepared for the use of the Templars , by the Popes and general assemblies of the church . From them , also , we derive the titles of W . R . W . and M . W . and finally , that also of Brother , which was given in those days to all who lived according to certain spiritual rules and regulations .
The titles Master , Grand Master , and others , have the same origin from and conformity with the titles of the officers among the Templars . When the candidate is initiated into Freemasonry , one part of the ceremony is supposed to perpetuate the remembrance of the cause of the awful downfal of the Templars , which is generally attributed to the envy and avarice of Pope Clement V ., who endeavoured to make himself master of their riches and honours by the destruction of the order . The other
corporeal preparations to which the candidate must submit , serve allegorically to teach him , as well as to remind the Brethren who are present , that it is the " MAN " alone , divested of all the outward recommendations of rank , state , or of riches , which we accept , and that it is his spiritual , or moral worth alone , which can open for him the doors of the Temple . While , on the initiation into the order of the Templars , this preparation took place to impress upon the mind of the
Templar that he had exchanged the rank and titles he possessed in social life for the title of a Templar or Brother . The diligent and strict investigation which every candidate must undergo before he is permitted to appear in our Lodges , preserves the remembrance of a part of the history " of the Templars , when they were prosecuted and thrown into prison , and had to submit to the cruel and barbarous examinations ( both by torture and otherwise ) of those who were at once their accusers and " their judscs ; and the custom which
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To Masons,.
COMI-ARISON BETWEEN SOME OP THE CEREMONIES AND USAGES AMONGST THE FREEMASONS OP THE PRESENT DAY AND THE CEREMONIES AND EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OP THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAKS . Being part of a Lecture upon the subject by Bro . J . C- V . D . M . M .
Translated by G . \ V ., St . John , 95 . [ From the Dutch Freemasons' Almanack of 1817 . ] THE opinion that Freemasonry derives its origin from the order of the Knights Templars , is rendered more probable by comparing the institutions and ceremonies of the present Freemasons with the institutionsceremoniesand historical events which occurred to the Templars
, , . The symbols borrowed by the Craft from Operative Masonry , -working tools , & c , are the allegorical forms in which the beautiful moral truths are concealed which the Craft so constantly and so successfully inculcates , as well as a continuation of its history . Freemasonry in some countries is called a Royal Art and a Royal Order , in honour , it is said , of a certain Baldwin , King of Jerusalem , who granted his high and royal protection to the Brethren of the Temle
p , many of whom he established in his household , and whom he assisted in performing their vows to protect widows , orphans , and pilgrims . In some countries the order is also called a Holy Order , because and in remembrance of the so called holy rules and regulations which were prepared for the use of the Templars , by the Popes and general assemblies of the church . From them , also , we derive the titles of W . R . W . and M . W . and finally , that also of Brother , which was given in those days to all who lived according to certain spiritual rules and regulations .
The titles Master , Grand Master , and others , have the same origin from and conformity with the titles of the officers among the Templars . When the candidate is initiated into Freemasonry , one part of the ceremony is supposed to perpetuate the remembrance of the cause of the awful downfal of the Templars , which is generally attributed to the envy and avarice of Pope Clement V ., who endeavoured to make himself master of their riches and honours by the destruction of the order . The other
corporeal preparations to which the candidate must submit , serve allegorically to teach him , as well as to remind the Brethren who are present , that it is the " MAN " alone , divested of all the outward recommendations of rank , state , or of riches , which we accept , and that it is his spiritual , or moral worth alone , which can open for him the doors of the Temple . While , on the initiation into the order of the Templars , this preparation took place to impress upon the mind of the
Templar that he had exchanged the rank and titles he possessed in social life for the title of a Templar or Brother . The diligent and strict investigation which every candidate must undergo before he is permitted to appear in our Lodges , preserves the remembrance of a part of the history " of the Templars , when they were prosecuted and thrown into prison , and had to submit to the cruel and barbarous examinations ( both by torture and otherwise ) of those who were at once their accusers and " their judscs ; and the custom which