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Article MASONRY RESTORED TO ITS GENUINE PRINCIPLES. ← Page 3 of 6 →
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Masonry Restored To Its Genuine Principles.
know , in order to distinguish good from evil , truth from falsehood , freedom from slavery , courage from cowardice , honesty from deceit , and generosity from cruel egotism . By virtue he is taug ht to overcome those obstacles which are raised by ignorance and bad faith . It is the baptism of honours and of wisdom ; it is the initiation into di and to human greatness
gnity . Certainly no religion , no priest could perform one '' - " which could admit man nearer to God . People are so strangely formed , that almost every man accuses his neighbour of holding a false creed . None , save through ignorance or folly could make this reproach to a Mason , since by t the very fact it is the touchstone of all truth , and one cannot understand it without being convinced of this . and
All religions , true or false , have been protected by sovereigns supported by state treasures . Masonry has no support but itself and the God who created light . Religions lead their heads to power , wealth , and grandeur , and therefore it is that tbey exalt them . Masonry gives neither greatness nor wealth , and therefore is deised
sp . . . It is the only priesthood which is not costly to tbe people ; it is the only army where war is paid for by the soldiers ; thus , then , may U well be called the army of the good to war against the wicked , and of the brave and the faithful against the cowardly and the perfidious . Such soldiers seek no reward from others ; they find theirs in the happiness of having done well , which alone is happiness .
CHAPTER III . The W . Masters and the other Officers of Lodges are the Priests of Masonry . The more the holiness of Masonry is exalted , the more exalted should be the intelligence and wisdom of those who are its chiefs . These chiefs true Princi ot Chapters
are the W . Masters of Lodges , and the pals , and the presidents of councils . These are the priests designed to teacli Masonry . ,, Initiations , then , are their most important duty . 1 hey are ceremonies which they cannot render too august and impressive . Therefore an apprenticeship is necessary , in order that these duties be well performed . The world cannot be astonished at this , since it
also must form and instruct its priests . _ . The ancient and celebrated schools of the old Egyptian priests are well known , and the trials which were required . The mysteries of nature and the more profound mysteries ot tire art of governing man were to be studied . . These priests had to learn the art of wrapping all concerning them in enigmas and in fables , that the people , bred in ignorance and falsehood ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonry Restored To Its Genuine Principles.
know , in order to distinguish good from evil , truth from falsehood , freedom from slavery , courage from cowardice , honesty from deceit , and generosity from cruel egotism . By virtue he is taug ht to overcome those obstacles which are raised by ignorance and bad faith . It is the baptism of honours and of wisdom ; it is the initiation into di and to human greatness
gnity . Certainly no religion , no priest could perform one '' - " which could admit man nearer to God . People are so strangely formed , that almost every man accuses his neighbour of holding a false creed . None , save through ignorance or folly could make this reproach to a Mason , since by t the very fact it is the touchstone of all truth , and one cannot understand it without being convinced of this . and
All religions , true or false , have been protected by sovereigns supported by state treasures . Masonry has no support but itself and the God who created light . Religions lead their heads to power , wealth , and grandeur , and therefore it is that tbey exalt them . Masonry gives neither greatness nor wealth , and therefore is deised
sp . . . It is the only priesthood which is not costly to tbe people ; it is the only army where war is paid for by the soldiers ; thus , then , may U well be called the army of the good to war against the wicked , and of the brave and the faithful against the cowardly and the perfidious . Such soldiers seek no reward from others ; they find theirs in the happiness of having done well , which alone is happiness .
CHAPTER III . The W . Masters and the other Officers of Lodges are the Priests of Masonry . The more the holiness of Masonry is exalted , the more exalted should be the intelligence and wisdom of those who are its chiefs . These chiefs true Princi ot Chapters
are the W . Masters of Lodges , and the pals , and the presidents of councils . These are the priests designed to teacli Masonry . ,, Initiations , then , are their most important duty . 1 hey are ceremonies which they cannot render too august and impressive . Therefore an apprenticeship is necessary , in order that these duties be well performed . The world cannot be astonished at this , since it
also must form and instruct its priests . _ . The ancient and celebrated schools of the old Egyptian priests are well known , and the trials which were required . The mysteries of nature and the more profound mysteries ot tire art of governing man were to be studied . . These priests had to learn the art of wrapping all concerning them in enigmas and in fables , that the people , bred in ignorance and falsehood ,