Dr. Dassigny's Enquiry.

Lord s coming , they would always be upon the watch , and keep so strict a guard that irregularity or indiscretion would take no place amongst them , but on the contrary , the Craft would then appear iu its pristine state , adorned with true and lasting glory , and its virtues conspicuously appear to all

mankind . Having now described the cause of the present decay of Free-BIasonry together with some remarks , which I hope will be found useful to the Brethren shall give themthe following friendly admonition , and then conclude .

As the Craft hath subsisted from times immemorial , and contains the most glorious precepts , of morality aud virtue , let not the malicious world have cause to blame us for any base or degenerate actions , but let us industriously pursue the unerring rules which the Almighty Architect hath iven

g us , let us all be united in one sacred bond of love and friendshi p , aud if there is contention amongst us , let it be in striving who can do each other in acts of reli gion , mercy , charity , and all other good offices . Let us all endeavour to deserve the

following true character . If all the social virtues of the mind , If an extensive love to all mankind . If hospitable welcome to a guest , And speedy charity to the distressed , If due regard to liberty and laws

, Zeal for our king and for our country ' s cause , If these are principles deserving fame , Let Blasons then enjoy the praise they claim ; For

Happy the innocent whose harmless thoughts , Are free from anguish as they are from faults . FINIS .

Judge Masons By Their Acts

JUDGE MASONS BY THEIR ACTS

WE have no better rule to judge men than by their acts . So in Blasonry . As we require no assertions from a profane but those he voluntarily makes , those assertions we are bound to believe are honestly given . Did we believe otherwise , no degree would be conferred . A . candidate for initiation into Blasonry asserts that no mercenary motive influences him to seek admission

in the Blasonic order ; that it is a desire for knowledge , and a sincere wish to be serviceable to his fellow-creatures that prompts the effort for admission . We repeat again , that no intelligent Mason , did he believe that the candidate was not honest in his statementswould permit

, him to join the order . This being true , no person after initiation could fail to become social , humane , and charitable , nor fail to converse with well-informed

Blasons , and read , study , and attend lodge meetings , to make himself better acquainted with the order aud his duty . To be consistent with his statements , a Blasou cannot , as soon as he enters the order , commence to plead poverty and inability to pay lodge duesor the necessary sum

, required to keep up the charities of the order , and to gather common Slavonic intelligence and information . He has wilfully misrepresented his feelings and condition if , within a few months after his admissionhe claims to be too poor to help

, the distressed , feed the hungry , clothe the naked , and give aid and comfort to the afflicted . That is what Blasonry is for , aud he knew it when , he entered ; and it is not too harsh a word to use , to say that he is a deceiverif he does not do it ; and

, it too plainly says that the man jjined Blasonry to become a tax upon the fraternity , rather than a help . Every man that joins Masonry is expected to give it moral

and financial strength . Blasonry is a temple for good , true , industrious and well-to-do men to live in . The rich , as a general thing , are too cold and penurious to add to its strength ; and the impoverished are but a dead weight taken upon the order to weaken the strength of the

building . Give to the poor , support your almshouses , create industries and enterprises to help the indigent , but take no man into your family ( the Blasonic order ) who is not sober , industrious , moral , good , and able , to all appearances , to support

himself and his family well for life . Blasonry is a great charitable institution , but every man must commence fair at the start . He must be on a level and equality with his brethren ; he must have some certain and sufficient means of livelihood

; he must pay his dues or tax pro rata , and be able to do his share toward supporting the unfortunate , those that are sick and in decay among us—those who b y real and