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Article MASONRY RESTORED TO ITS GENUINE PRINCIPLES. ← Page 2 of 6 →
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Masonry Restored To Its Genuine Principles.
In all it is the order of truth , the enemy of all vices , the friend to all virtues . It is the voice of the Omnipotent , saying , " Do not unto others as thou wouldest not they should do unto thee , but as thou wouldest they should do unto thee so do thou unto them . " It is a calm in a storm , a li ghthouse in shipwreck , a consolation in misery , an antidote to tyrannyfanaticism and falsehood
, , . It is , in a word , the true bond of union among people , and the preserver of the moral world which the wicked seek to destroy . Thus , then is Masonry of high , even of the hi ghest consequence to those who understand it ; nothing to those whose souls are callous , rather it is the mirror in which they dare not face their images TV hat was Masonry in the times of Tiberius , Caligula , and Nero ? H hat it now is for those who resemble them
. The W . Masters of Lodges who will acquiesce in these definitions may be sure of honour and success in their duties . They will find an eternal source of inspirations in them , which will make them be beloved by their audience .
CHAPTER II .
Freemasonry . Religious Sects . It has been said that Freemasonry is a religion . And so it is , if this name can be applied to an institution which leaves no doubt after it , which opens not a door to argument on any principle or precept which it teaches . It is the clearest and simplest of all religions , " and that form which is most consistent with the good sense which Heaven has bestowed
upon us ; for this reason , therefore , it should not be confounded with others . Let the reader judge for himself . Religions seise a man at hisbirth , t and leave him not till his death . A formal ceremony makes a child be of this or that religion T Circumcision , for instance , makes him a Jew ; baptism a Christian , and this before he is capable of understanding the principles of either . 1 he baptism of is
Masonry science and virtue . § The initiated hears and comprehends all that is said . It is the torch of reason !! which is placed in his hands . " By science he is taught . 1 all that God was willing that man should
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonry Restored To Its Genuine Principles.
In all it is the order of truth , the enemy of all vices , the friend to all virtues . It is the voice of the Omnipotent , saying , " Do not unto others as thou wouldest not they should do unto thee , but as thou wouldest they should do unto thee so do thou unto them . " It is a calm in a storm , a li ghthouse in shipwreck , a consolation in misery , an antidote to tyrannyfanaticism and falsehood
, , . It is , in a word , the true bond of union among people , and the preserver of the moral world which the wicked seek to destroy . Thus , then is Masonry of high , even of the hi ghest consequence to those who understand it ; nothing to those whose souls are callous , rather it is the mirror in which they dare not face their images TV hat was Masonry in the times of Tiberius , Caligula , and Nero ? H hat it now is for those who resemble them
. The W . Masters of Lodges who will acquiesce in these definitions may be sure of honour and success in their duties . They will find an eternal source of inspirations in them , which will make them be beloved by their audience .
CHAPTER II .
Freemasonry . Religious Sects . It has been said that Freemasonry is a religion . And so it is , if this name can be applied to an institution which leaves no doubt after it , which opens not a door to argument on any principle or precept which it teaches . It is the clearest and simplest of all religions , " and that form which is most consistent with the good sense which Heaven has bestowed
upon us ; for this reason , therefore , it should not be confounded with others . Let the reader judge for himself . Religions seise a man at hisbirth , t and leave him not till his death . A formal ceremony makes a child be of this or that religion T Circumcision , for instance , makes him a Jew ; baptism a Christian , and this before he is capable of understanding the principles of either . 1 he baptism of is
Masonry science and virtue . § The initiated hears and comprehends all that is said . It is the torch of reason !! which is placed in his hands . " By science he is taught . 1 all that God was willing that man should