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Article MASONIC CURIOSITIES, No. 2. ← Page 2 of 2 Article PERFORMANCE OF MASONIC WORK. Page 1 of 2 →
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Masonic Curiosities, No. 2.
ia 2 pillers of stone that they might be found afterwards . And the one stone was called Marble for that would not burn in the ffire and the other Stone was called Lathorne and that would not be drowned with water . Our intent is to tell you
how and in what manner these stones was found that those sciences was Avritten on the [ m ] . Herminerus that was Cubb his sonne the which was Cubb Semet Sonne the which sonne Avas Noaths sonne . The same Herminerus was afterwards called
Armes the father of the Avise men . He found one of the 2 Pillers of Stone and found the Science written thereon and he taught it to others and at the making of the ToAver of Babylon was Masonrie first made there much of and the King of
Baby-Ion called Nemroth Avho Avas a Mason himself and loved well the Craft as is said with the Master of Stories and Avhen the city of Niuevah or the City of the East Port should have been made Nemroth the King of Babilon sent thither
Sixty Masons of his Eegfon to the King of Ninevey his Cozen . And when he Sent them forth he save them a chara'e in this Manner :
The first was that they should be true to their King Lord and Master that they served and that . they should ordaine the most Avise and cunning man to be the Master of the King or Lord ' s worke that was amongst them and neither for Love
Riches nor favour to sett another that had little Cunning to be Master of that work Avhereby the Lord should be ill served and the Science illdefamed .
Secondly that they should call the Governor of the Worke Master all the time they Avrought with him . and other many more charges that it were to long to write and for the keeping- of all those Charges he made them swear a great oath Avhich men used at that time and ordained for them
reasonable pay that they might live Avith honestie and also he gave them in charge that they should -assemble togeather every yeare once to see how they might work best to serve the King and Lord for their Profit and their own Worship and also
that they should correct within themselves those that had trespassed against the Science and Craft and thus was this noble Craft first grounded there . Aud the Worthy Mr . Ewclides gave it the name of Geometry and how it is called throughout all the
world Masonry . ( To le Continued . )
Performance Of Masonic Work.
PERFORMANCE OF MASONIC WORK .
BY BRO . WILLIAM ROUNSEVILLE . In a former paper Ave ventured some strictures on the preliminary measures to introduce a candidate to the lodge—what might be called the outside Avork of the Fraternity . We propose now to
remark on what may properly be denominated the inside wort of the lodge , that which is performed Avithin the secret door . We Avould ask the reader to remember what was said about the
ridiculous and false impressions sometimes made upon the mind of the candidate by officious members who are more zealous than Avise . With this impression , which he cannot in a moment shake off , he is ushered into the lodge .
The first duty required oi him is to address the Almighty Ruler , asking him for guidance aud protection in all his future life , and especially in the business in Avhich he is then engaged . Was there ever such an incongruous succession of
circumstances as is here presented ? But to make this incongruity still more prominent to the perception of the candidate , he is formally and solemnly required to make a profession of his faith and trust in God , as a requisite for him to proceed in the
ceremonies . What must be the effect of these scenes upon the mind of the initiate . On the outside of tho
door he has been bantered , and made to believe the Avhole business in which he is about to engage is ridiculous and trifling in the extreme , now he is required to profess in the most solemn manner a belief in the most important truth in the Universe ; one that underlies all real
good , all true religion . If he is a man of thought and judgment he can do little else than come to one or two conclusions : he may conclude that the whole matter is a wicked farce , the outside influences being the real power of the
Institution ; or he may believe that the solemn services within have had very little influence on those members he has met in his progress to the Masonic altar . In either case a false impression is given , and the neophyte loses the best influences
of the ceremonies he is yet to pass through . But the candidate is conducted still farther , and inducted more deeply into the mysteries of Masonry . Much of the next ceremony depends upon whether it is made to conform in its spirit to the outside experience of the candidate . It
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Curiosities, No. 2.
ia 2 pillers of stone that they might be found afterwards . And the one stone was called Marble for that would not burn in the ffire and the other Stone was called Lathorne and that would not be drowned with water . Our intent is to tell you
how and in what manner these stones was found that those sciences was Avritten on the [ m ] . Herminerus that was Cubb his sonne the which was Cubb Semet Sonne the which sonne Avas Noaths sonne . The same Herminerus was afterwards called
Armes the father of the Avise men . He found one of the 2 Pillers of Stone and found the Science written thereon and he taught it to others and at the making of the ToAver of Babylon was Masonrie first made there much of and the King of
Baby-Ion called Nemroth Avho Avas a Mason himself and loved well the Craft as is said with the Master of Stories and Avhen the city of Niuevah or the City of the East Port should have been made Nemroth the King of Babilon sent thither
Sixty Masons of his Eegfon to the King of Ninevey his Cozen . And when he Sent them forth he save them a chara'e in this Manner :
The first was that they should be true to their King Lord and Master that they served and that . they should ordaine the most Avise and cunning man to be the Master of the King or Lord ' s worke that was amongst them and neither for Love
Riches nor favour to sett another that had little Cunning to be Master of that work Avhereby the Lord should be ill served and the Science illdefamed .
Secondly that they should call the Governor of the Worke Master all the time they Avrought with him . and other many more charges that it were to long to write and for the keeping- of all those Charges he made them swear a great oath Avhich men used at that time and ordained for them
reasonable pay that they might live Avith honestie and also he gave them in charge that they should -assemble togeather every yeare once to see how they might work best to serve the King and Lord for their Profit and their own Worship and also
that they should correct within themselves those that had trespassed against the Science and Craft and thus was this noble Craft first grounded there . Aud the Worthy Mr . Ewclides gave it the name of Geometry and how it is called throughout all the
world Masonry . ( To le Continued . )
Performance Of Masonic Work.
PERFORMANCE OF MASONIC WORK .
BY BRO . WILLIAM ROUNSEVILLE . In a former paper Ave ventured some strictures on the preliminary measures to introduce a candidate to the lodge—what might be called the outside Avork of the Fraternity . We propose now to
remark on what may properly be denominated the inside wort of the lodge , that which is performed Avithin the secret door . We Avould ask the reader to remember what was said about the
ridiculous and false impressions sometimes made upon the mind of the candidate by officious members who are more zealous than Avise . With this impression , which he cannot in a moment shake off , he is ushered into the lodge .
The first duty required oi him is to address the Almighty Ruler , asking him for guidance aud protection in all his future life , and especially in the business in Avhich he is then engaged . Was there ever such an incongruous succession of
circumstances as is here presented ? But to make this incongruity still more prominent to the perception of the candidate , he is formally and solemnly required to make a profession of his faith and trust in God , as a requisite for him to proceed in the
ceremonies . What must be the effect of these scenes upon the mind of the initiate . On the outside of tho
door he has been bantered , and made to believe the Avhole business in which he is about to engage is ridiculous and trifling in the extreme , now he is required to profess in the most solemn manner a belief in the most important truth in the Universe ; one that underlies all real
good , all true religion . If he is a man of thought and judgment he can do little else than come to one or two conclusions : he may conclude that the whole matter is a wicked farce , the outside influences being the real power of the
Institution ; or he may believe that the solemn services within have had very little influence on those members he has met in his progress to the Masonic altar . In either case a false impression is given , and the neophyte loses the best influences
of the ceremonies he is yet to pass through . But the candidate is conducted still farther , and inducted more deeply into the mysteries of Masonry . Much of the next ceremony depends upon whether it is made to conform in its spirit to the outside experience of the candidate . It