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The Natuee And Objects Of Ereemasonry.
ideas , Whether it be an Egyptian pyramid or a Gothic cathedral , he has some grand hidden conception of sublimity , beauty , terror , or &^ embody m characterof nations ; may be read in the successive forms of its architecture . Our principles , therefore , are eternal . You may as well attempt to
annihUate man ahibgether Indeed , we may say that the worM itself was estabh ^ on the principles of Masonic order ; and should it be destroyed , that overthrow will tie but another' prociess prehminary to its reconstra these very principles of order , synnnetry v beautyyand beneficence---which are as indestructible as the Great Architect of the universe himself "
Adoption Of Mason's Son.
AC O ^
In the French rite , the son of a Mason is called a " lowton , " as among the English he is called a lewis , " and is entitled to the privilege of being initiated three years before his majority . In many of the Lodges of France there is an interesting custom called
" the adoption of a lo ^ on , ' ^ that is strongly characterise love which is one of the distingu ^ of the Masonic order . The proceedings on such an occasion are thus described by Clavel , in his ^ Histoi / re PUtoresque de \ la Franc-rnaqonnerie *
In these Lodges ^ when the wife of a Mason is on the point of her accouchement , the hospitaller , if he is a physician , and if not , a brother of that profession , is sent to her dwelling to inquire after her health in the name of the Lodge , and to offer his professional services , and even pecuniary aid if it is supposed to be needed . Nine days after her delivero , the Worshipful Master and Wardens pay her a visit of congratulation .
If the infant is a boy , the Lodge is specially convened for the purpose of proceeding to the ceremony of adoption . The room is decorated with leaves and flowers , and pots of incense axe deposited hi different parts . The child and his nurse are brought to the hall , before the opening of the Lodge , and placed in an ante-room . The Lodge is then opened , and the Wardens , who are appointed as godfathers to the child , repair to the ante-room-, accompanied by a deputation of five brethren .
The chief of the deputation , in an address which he makes to the nurse , recommends to her , not only carefully to watch over the health of her charge , but to cultivate his young intelligence , and ta make truth and good sense the subjects of her future conversations with him . The child is then taken from the nurse by its father , or some other relative , and is introduced by the deputation into the Lodge , and conducted to the pedestal of the Master , where the procession halts , and the following conversation takes place : — u What bring you here , brethren ? " asks the Worshipful Master . u The son of a brother , " replies the Senior Warden , u whom the Lodge is desirous of adopting . " u What are his names , and what Masonic name do you propose to give him ?"
Ihe sponsor replies . He adds to the family and baptismal names of the child another characteristic one , such as Truth , Devotion , or Benevolence ., or some other of a similar kind , which is called the Masonic name . The Master then descends from the East , and approaching the infant , and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Natuee And Objects Of Ereemasonry.
ideas , Whether it be an Egyptian pyramid or a Gothic cathedral , he has some grand hidden conception of sublimity , beauty , terror , or &^ embody m characterof nations ; may be read in the successive forms of its architecture . Our principles , therefore , are eternal . You may as well attempt to
annihUate man ahibgether Indeed , we may say that the worM itself was estabh ^ on the principles of Masonic order ; and should it be destroyed , that overthrow will tie but another' prociess prehminary to its reconstra these very principles of order , synnnetry v beautyyand beneficence---which are as indestructible as the Great Architect of the universe himself "
Adoption Of Mason's Son.
AC O ^
In the French rite , the son of a Mason is called a " lowton , " as among the English he is called a lewis , " and is entitled to the privilege of being initiated three years before his majority . In many of the Lodges of France there is an interesting custom called
" the adoption of a lo ^ on , ' ^ that is strongly characterise love which is one of the distingu ^ of the Masonic order . The proceedings on such an occasion are thus described by Clavel , in his ^ Histoi / re PUtoresque de \ la Franc-rnaqonnerie *
In these Lodges ^ when the wife of a Mason is on the point of her accouchement , the hospitaller , if he is a physician , and if not , a brother of that profession , is sent to her dwelling to inquire after her health in the name of the Lodge , and to offer his professional services , and even pecuniary aid if it is supposed to be needed . Nine days after her delivero , the Worshipful Master and Wardens pay her a visit of congratulation .
If the infant is a boy , the Lodge is specially convened for the purpose of proceeding to the ceremony of adoption . The room is decorated with leaves and flowers , and pots of incense axe deposited hi different parts . The child and his nurse are brought to the hall , before the opening of the Lodge , and placed in an ante-room . The Lodge is then opened , and the Wardens , who are appointed as godfathers to the child , repair to the ante-room-, accompanied by a deputation of five brethren .
The chief of the deputation , in an address which he makes to the nurse , recommends to her , not only carefully to watch over the health of her charge , but to cultivate his young intelligence , and ta make truth and good sense the subjects of her future conversations with him . The child is then taken from the nurse by its father , or some other relative , and is introduced by the deputation into the Lodge , and conducted to the pedestal of the Master , where the procession halts , and the following conversation takes place : — u What bring you here , brethren ? " asks the Worshipful Master . u The son of a brother , " replies the Senior Warden , u whom the Lodge is desirous of adopting . " u What are his names , and what Masonic name do you propose to give him ?"
Ihe sponsor replies . He adds to the family and baptismal names of the child another characteristic one , such as Truth , Devotion , or Benevolence ., or some other of a similar kind , which is called the Masonic name . The Master then descends from the East , and approaching the infant , and