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Article MASONIC THOUGHTS ON THE DISTRESS IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND. ← Page 10 of 10 Article THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. Page 1 of 8 →
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Masonic Thoughts On The Distress In Scotland And Ireland.
Be it our duty , therefore , no matter svhat may be our standing in the Craft , to demonstrate to tlie ss'orld at large that Masonry , though it boasts of being co-eval svith creation , and that its benevolence , in assuaging the ills of life , is as boundless as the waters of the mighty deep—that its universality of operation renders the svorld itself but a fitting temple for its capaciosis tenets—that its loyalty is inferior to no existing , nay , superior to all , pervading , confederacies of man ; it is
nevertheless in practice , as svell as in profession , the only association carried on by human intellect , genius , antl judgment , that pre-eminently displays the noblest virtues of man ' s character , purified by a conscientious sense of solemn earthly responsibilities , We are exempt , Brothers , in our promulgation of principles , from all national jealousies , all antipathies of party prejudice ; let us for ever continue so in Lodge and out of it . Let no man spring up from amongst the uninitiated and exclaim , " You profess charity , but it is of the pocket only ; the mind repudiates , in its activity , the creed you profess ! " God forbid ! that our time-honoured and time-tested ceremonials , the key-stones to higher
and holier investigations , should ever be surrounded by this tainted interpretation of our motives and designs ; for svhen once this impression is svarranted by the actions of those svho are banded together for nobler objects and loftier pursuits , then faress'ell to the greatness of Freemasonry—faresvell to its harmony and its concord , in svhich consist its moral influence upon the happiness of the human race . Satisfied , hosvever , that to the end of time the Science of Light svill ever be divested of
this stigma upon its beneficent operations , that every succeeding year svill svitness its mental benevolence unaffected by the lapse of seasons , not only unchanged , but unchangeable , by the svorst passions of man ; I shall , in conclusion , express a sincere hope that none svearing the " badge of innocence , " and recognising the " bond of peace , " svill hesitate to exercise tosvards all sections of the universal church , that charity svhich is an essential feature in the spiritual as svell as temporal
welfare of man , and an evidence of his reception of that true faith svhich St . Paul describes , " Whether ye eat or svhether ye drink , do all to the glory of God ; " thus displaying , in the vivid colouring of truth , that Masonry not only can hut does illustrate the finite perfection of that humble being ss'ho , for all svise purposes , bears , on earth , an image that is associated not only svith our present ideas of time , but our imperfect conceptions of ETERNITY !
The Freemason's Lexicon.
THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON .
{ Continued from yage 424 , 104 ' ; . ) ^ Lyon . _ Lyons . —in the year 17 T 8 the French Freemasons held a Convent in this city , svhen those svho had formerly wrought in the Knight Templars' degree altered it in a certain manner , and called themselves Chevaliers bienfaisants de la Sainte Cite . Maasstaub . Measure staff . —Every Architect requires a measure
staff , and sve also have one of tsventy-four inches . Four and tsventy hours make a night and a day , and the Mason ought to divide his time into regular portions as the twenty-four inch staff is divided into regular parts , and then try and prove his past labours svith the ssdiole staff .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Thoughts On The Distress In Scotland And Ireland.
Be it our duty , therefore , no matter svhat may be our standing in the Craft , to demonstrate to tlie ss'orld at large that Masonry , though it boasts of being co-eval svith creation , and that its benevolence , in assuaging the ills of life , is as boundless as the waters of the mighty deep—that its universality of operation renders the svorld itself but a fitting temple for its capaciosis tenets—that its loyalty is inferior to no existing , nay , superior to all , pervading , confederacies of man ; it is
nevertheless in practice , as svell as in profession , the only association carried on by human intellect , genius , antl judgment , that pre-eminently displays the noblest virtues of man ' s character , purified by a conscientious sense of solemn earthly responsibilities , We are exempt , Brothers , in our promulgation of principles , from all national jealousies , all antipathies of party prejudice ; let us for ever continue so in Lodge and out of it . Let no man spring up from amongst the uninitiated and exclaim , " You profess charity , but it is of the pocket only ; the mind repudiates , in its activity , the creed you profess ! " God forbid ! that our time-honoured and time-tested ceremonials , the key-stones to higher
and holier investigations , should ever be surrounded by this tainted interpretation of our motives and designs ; for svhen once this impression is svarranted by the actions of those svho are banded together for nobler objects and loftier pursuits , then faress'ell to the greatness of Freemasonry—faresvell to its harmony and its concord , in svhich consist its moral influence upon the happiness of the human race . Satisfied , hosvever , that to the end of time the Science of Light svill ever be divested of
this stigma upon its beneficent operations , that every succeeding year svill svitness its mental benevolence unaffected by the lapse of seasons , not only unchanged , but unchangeable , by the svorst passions of man ; I shall , in conclusion , express a sincere hope that none svearing the " badge of innocence , " and recognising the " bond of peace , " svill hesitate to exercise tosvards all sections of the universal church , that charity svhich is an essential feature in the spiritual as svell as temporal
welfare of man , and an evidence of his reception of that true faith svhich St . Paul describes , " Whether ye eat or svhether ye drink , do all to the glory of God ; " thus displaying , in the vivid colouring of truth , that Masonry not only can hut does illustrate the finite perfection of that humble being ss'ho , for all svise purposes , bears , on earth , an image that is associated not only svith our present ideas of time , but our imperfect conceptions of ETERNITY !
The Freemason's Lexicon.
THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON .
{ Continued from yage 424 , 104 ' ; . ) ^ Lyon . _ Lyons . —in the year 17 T 8 the French Freemasons held a Convent in this city , svhen those svho had formerly wrought in the Knight Templars' degree altered it in a certain manner , and called themselves Chevaliers bienfaisants de la Sainte Cite . Maasstaub . Measure staff . —Every Architect requires a measure
staff , and sve also have one of tsventy-four inches . Four and tsventy hours make a night and a day , and the Mason ought to divide his time into regular portions as the twenty-four inch staff is divided into regular parts , and then try and prove his past labours svith the ssdiole staff .