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An Oration Pronounced At The Audit-House In Southampton, August 3, 1792,
It directs its to fulfil our duty to our GOD—our KIMG —om neighbours —< and ourselves ; it inculcates reverence , resignation , and gratitude , to Him who made and preserves us—Obedience and loyalty to him who in justice and clemency rules over us—Courtesy and amity to our neighbour—Equity and compassion to ail mankind . It teaches us to p . 'ty and forgive our enemies , to love and reward our friends , to relieve the distressed
, and cherish the neglected . Masonry is confined to no form of faith , nor sect of reli gion ; and her charity , like her creed , is universal . —So , too , as she rejects ail bigotry in matters of faith , she nourishes no blind zeal on the subject of politics , ijor affords any support to civil discord or popular commotion * . Private benevolence , in its extensive operation , becomes patriotism—which is , in fact , public benevolence
; from liberality of thinking and acting towards individuals , it becomes propitious to general liberty—but it is liberty void of licentiousness . The grand Principles of our Order are those of peace , and patience , and good-will ; they hold out no encouragement tofaction—ho extenuation of private defamation and slander . ' As far as the welfare of the state dependsour wishesas those of all good members of the
, , community , are for its improvement ; but under the , guidance of order and wisdom : —in the hands of the vulgar and the violent , attempts at national reforms lead to anarchy and confusion—to every violation of property ,, liberty , and life : —A momentous example of this truth engages at this time the notice of the
world" May no such storm " Fall on this land , where ruin must reform . " Under the auspices of Freemasonry , therefore , we are taught to improve the public tranquillity ,- by following a life of virtue and obedience—and , in union witli the wise and the good , to seek peace and enjoy it . -
The Prayer Of An Eastern Philosopher.
THE PRAYER OF AN EASTERN PHILOSOPHER .
LORD , I understand none of these disputes which are continually made concerning thee . I would serve thee according to thy will , but every person I consult would have me do so according to bis will . When 1 pray to thee I know not what posture to use : one says that I ought to pray standing ; another that I should kneel : some say that I ought to wasli myself every morning with cold water ; others
tell me I must cut off a piece of my flesh . The other day at a caravansary I happened to eat a rabbit ; three men who were present made me tremble . All agreed that I offended thee—one , because this was an unclean animal ; the other , because it was strangled ; the third , because it was not fish : a Brachman passing by , said , they were all
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Oration Pronounced At The Audit-House In Southampton, August 3, 1792,
It directs its to fulfil our duty to our GOD—our KIMG —om neighbours —< and ourselves ; it inculcates reverence , resignation , and gratitude , to Him who made and preserves us—Obedience and loyalty to him who in justice and clemency rules over us—Courtesy and amity to our neighbour—Equity and compassion to ail mankind . It teaches us to p . 'ty and forgive our enemies , to love and reward our friends , to relieve the distressed
, and cherish the neglected . Masonry is confined to no form of faith , nor sect of reli gion ; and her charity , like her creed , is universal . —So , too , as she rejects ail bigotry in matters of faith , she nourishes no blind zeal on the subject of politics , ijor affords any support to civil discord or popular commotion * . Private benevolence , in its extensive operation , becomes patriotism—which is , in fact , public benevolence
; from liberality of thinking and acting towards individuals , it becomes propitious to general liberty—but it is liberty void of licentiousness . The grand Principles of our Order are those of peace , and patience , and good-will ; they hold out no encouragement tofaction—ho extenuation of private defamation and slander . ' As far as the welfare of the state dependsour wishesas those of all good members of the
, , community , are for its improvement ; but under the , guidance of order and wisdom : —in the hands of the vulgar and the violent , attempts at national reforms lead to anarchy and confusion—to every violation of property ,, liberty , and life : —A momentous example of this truth engages at this time the notice of the
world" May no such storm " Fall on this land , where ruin must reform . " Under the auspices of Freemasonry , therefore , we are taught to improve the public tranquillity ,- by following a life of virtue and obedience—and , in union witli the wise and the good , to seek peace and enjoy it . -
The Prayer Of An Eastern Philosopher.
THE PRAYER OF AN EASTERN PHILOSOPHER .
LORD , I understand none of these disputes which are continually made concerning thee . I would serve thee according to thy will , but every person I consult would have me do so according to bis will . When 1 pray to thee I know not what posture to use : one says that I ought to pray standing ; another that I should kneel : some say that I ought to wasli myself every morning with cold water ; others
tell me I must cut off a piece of my flesh . The other day at a caravansary I happened to eat a rabbit ; three men who were present made me tremble . All agreed that I offended thee—one , because this was an unclean animal ; the other , because it was strangled ; the third , because it was not fish : a Brachman passing by , said , they were all