FRE E M A SON S .

THEY AR —
B W HAT THEY DO — W HAT
'

W HAT
THEY ARE AIHING AT .

«5 7
n o n T HE FRE N CH OF H G
R SE G UB .

A u th or of Pl ain T alk .”
etc .

BOST ON

PU BLISH E D BY PA T RICK D ON A H OE .

1 8 69 .
IMPRIMATUR
.

J 0m m J OSE PHUS
,

E PISC OPUS BOSTON .

 PRE FACE .

Thi s s h o rt tre ati s e w ri tte n , not by the Arc h

bis ho p of Pa ri s , as c a re l e s s l y s t at e d by so m e

n e w s p a p e rs , b u t by M gr d e Seg u r, the a u th o r o f
.

the w o rk l a t ely t ra n s l a te d a n d p u bl i s he d u n d e r
the ti t le Pl a i n T a l k , o m p o se d
”
of w as c to un

ve il a n d s ho w Free m a s o n ry, as it is in the Old

W or ld . Its i
st r c t u re s , the re fo re , a re n o t W ho ll y
a pp l i c a b l e to Free m a so n ry , as it is in th e U n i te d
St a te s . Y e t, M a s o n s he re m ay re a d it w i th
p ro fi t t o t he m se l ve s ; an d th o s e W ho a re n o t Ma
s o n s b u t m i ght be te m p te d to j o i n s o m e Lo d ge
, ,

w i ll it is ho p e d a b a n d o n the i d e a if the y re a d
, , ,

thi s b oo k E ve n he re Fre e m a s o n ry is a Se c re t
.
,

So c i ety a n d to b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f it o n e m u s t ,

t a k e a t l e a s t a n o a th a h a s w e a r b y t h e n a m e o f
,

G o d t o d o s o a n d so
,
-
N o w G o d s c o m m a n d is
-
.
,
’

T h o u s h a l t n o t ta k e the n a m e o f the Lor d t hy

G o d in v a i n A n d s u rely it is t a k e n in v a i n
”
.
,

by A m e ri c a n Fre e m a s o n s b e c au s e they t ak e it ,

W i th o u t a n y s u ffi c ie n t a n d j u s tifi a b l e c a u s e Fo r .
,

a p a rt fro m o the r e n d s o f t he i r S o c i e ty a n d e s ,

c i l l t h a t f ffo r d i n g m e m b e rs a c h a n c e n e v
p e a y o a

e r t o wa n t w ha t a s s i s ta n c e they m ay n ee d in

3
IV PR F CE
E A .

c a se of a m o m enta ry d iffi c u l ty in th ei r i rs a ffa ,

o r l o ss o f m e an s o r he al th ,
— the m a i n o bj e c t
,

s e e m s t o b e t o m e e t a t ti m es in o r d e r t o s p e n d ,

a n a fte r n oo n in a m e rry w a y an d t o p a rt ak e o f ,

b an q u e ts p ro v i d e d fo r the o cc a si o n Bu t w he re
, .

is the n e c e s si ty to b i n d o n ese l f by a n o at h t o ,

g a t h e r n o w a n d t h e n ro u n d a b o u n t i fu ll y s u pp l i e d
t a bl e o r e v e n t o b e c ha ri t ab l e
, a n d fo r s u c h ,

t b m m b r f S t S c i e ty ?
p p
u r o s e s o e, a e e o a e c r e o

W e h a ve m a ny b en e v o l e n t s o c i eti e s ; t he re is n o
se cret a b o u t t he m n o o ath t o b e ta k e n b y th o s e
,

w ho w i sh t o b e m e m b e r s o f the m The i r o bj e c t .

is to c a rry o u t the p ri n c ip l e s o f Chris ti a n Cha rity

t o tha t they b i n d the m s el ves si m ply by a p ro m
ise a s a l s o t o c o n trib u te s o m u c h fo r the p u r
,

p o se s o f t h e S o c i e t y .

T he re a re o the r o bj e c ti o n s to j o i n i n g Fre e m a
s o u ry e v e n he re ; b u t thi s is n o t t he p l a c e t o
,

d i sc u s s tha t su bj ect .

The Fre nc h w o rk h e re o fi ere d in a n E n gl is h

’

ga rb c o n ta i ns e x p re s s i o n s w hi ch it is i m p os si bl e
,

to t ra n sl a te .

In the ver y fi rst p a ge , w e have the Fre n c h

w o rd Fra n c , w hi c h m e a n s fra n lc an d f r eed , n o t

f r ee . T he l i teral tra n sl a ti o n , if the m e a ni n g of

the w o rd is to b e gi v e n , of Fr a n c M a go n , s ho u ld
-

b e Freed , n ot Free m ason

-
free d fro m the t a x e s
an d i m p o s ts to be p ai d to an y g o v e rn m e n t w ha t
 PRE F CE A .

e v e r, th e fi rst Fr an c M a pons h avi n g b e en so c al l

-

e d , b e c au se o w i n g t o t he h e l p t hey g ra tu i to u sl y

ga v e t o w ard s b u i ld i n g o u r gra n d o l d Catho l ic

C a the d ra l s , the i r i
c o rp o ra t o n s w e re e x e m p te d ,

f r eed fo r ti m e fro m p ay i n g t he tax e s d u e t o

’

G o v e rn m e n t .

T he Fre n c h w o rd les p rofa nes h a d to b e tran s

l a te d by the E n gli s h w o rd p r of a n e m en , o r s i m p l y
the p r ofa n e Y e t , p r of a ne , in E n gl i s h, is ge n e r
.

a ll y a p l i e d to a m a n w h o u s e s
p p ro fa n e l a n g u a ge ;

in Fre n c h, it m e a n s , a s u se d in thi s w o rk , a m an
n ot w o rth y , o r, a t l e as t , no t y t
e fi t — to b e a

m e m b er of a So c i e ty a n o u ts i d er .

T he Fren c h w o rd A r m er e Loges , ha s b een re n

d e re d by Bac k Lo d ges ”
N o w , thi s d o e s n o t .

se e m c o nv ey the m e an i n g o f the Fre nc h e x

to
re s s i o n w hi ch c a rri e s a n a ll u s io n t o th e b a c k
p ,

p a rt of a s ho p , o r o f a the a t re , w he re m att e rs
a re so d i ffere n t fro m w ha t they a p p e ar in the
Sto re or on the Sc e n e .

T he re a d er w l il o fte n m e et w i th the w o rd Obe

T he Fre n c h w o rd Obe d i ence m e an s he re
’

d ien ce
'

a c e rta n i p o rt o n o f i te rri t o ry , a d i stri c t , a nu m

b er of i nd i v i d u al s a n d c o rp o rati o n s p u t u n d e r
t he j u ri s d i c ti o n o f a Su p e ri o r w h o c o m m a nds ,

a nd t o w ho m c o n se qu en tly o bed ien ce is d u e .

H en c e , the w ho l e h a s b ee n su m m e d up, in Fre nc h,

in the w ord Obed ience
’

.
vi PRE F C EA .

A gai n in the 2 8 th c ha p te r the M aso n stster is

’

-
, ,

s p o k e n o f a s to u r n a n t 8 3 la Saw r
gr is e l i te ra l ly , ,

tu r nin g by d egrees G r ey Sister Bu t the a dj e c ti v e .

g r is , th e fe m i n i n e o f w h ic h is grise m e a n s gr e , y ,

a n d a l s o slightl i to x ica ted a n d the w i tty i t

y n p o n

o f it is th at a G rey Si s te r is a ve n e rab l e p e rs o n
, ,

m e m b e r o f the Co m m u ni ty o f G rey N u n s w he re ,

a s a w o m a n e v e n s l i ghtly i n to x i ca te d is s u re ly
, ,

a ny thi n g b u t a re s p e c ta bl e p e rso n ; a n d t h e

i d e a o f a M a son sisler tu rn i n g G rey N u n bri ngs

-
,

a s m i l e to t he l ip s the m o re so tha t the i d e a is

, ,

p re s e n te d b y a w o rd t he t
,r u e m e a n i n g o f w h i c h
in t he c a s e c a nn o t b e m i s ta k e n .

So m e co m p a ri so n s h a ve be e n re tai n e d a n d l it
e ral ly t ra nsl ate d ; in t he i r E n gl i sh d re s s t he y ,

m ay l o ok s o m e w ha t q u e e r a n d a w k w a rd y e t it ,

is s u pp o se d by the tra n sl a to r t ha t a ny in te ll i ,

g e n t r e a d er w i ll u n d e rsta n d the m a t o n c e .

8 0m Bo s t o n , ou 2d , 1888
'
. .

Foo d qf the G ua rdia n A ngel s .

 TABLE OF CONTE NTS .

I. T h e N am e Freem a on s

11 . T he rei Fr ee m ason
s d Free m ason an

1 11 . W h t i th S
a s t f th C
e t m
e c re y R iti g
o e us o ar e c ru n

f F
o m re e
y aso nr

Iv . Wit h w h t C m ia i m ad e a Fr
e re m ason
on es o n e s ee 18
v . Fi t d T ib l T i l f th A pp t i M
rs an er r e r a o e re n ce a

VI . T h e Th re e J o u rn e y s ; aS e co n d T ria l of th e A p
p re n t ic e ma so n
m . T h e Fi n a l IS O O O O O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

xx . Of th e Dg e re e of C mpo anion , th e S e c on d Ma
so n c i D g e re e

x. Of th e T h ird De g re e , th e Dg
e re e of M a ste r M a
so n

x1 . Of th e H igh D ge fF m e r es o
y re e a so n r

m . o rth H ig h D g
e f J d g P h il
e ph
re e o u e- o so e r -G ra n d

C om m an d e r U nk no w n -

m . o r th H ig h D g
e f K igh t K d
e re e o h n a o sc

m . o r t h H igh D g
e f R i
e i
ree o o s c ru c a n

\1 xv . Of T F m
ru e y w hi h i O
re e as o n rlt , c s ccu , an d all

M m . H o r rib l e E x c e ss e s P ra c tis e d b y th e M aso s

n of

th e

XVII W h a t th e Bro th e rs
. t h e Back Lo g e s T
of d hi nk

a n d Say o f, a n d E x p e c t to d o w it h , t h e ir D ear

Bro th e rs o f th e E x te rio r Lo es dg
7
v iii C ONTE NTS .

PA G E .

m u . as ons f th B k L d g m ak e
H o w th e M o e ac o es u se

f od M an ag e th
, an Pi d N ob l m n e r n ce s an e e

w h J i Fr o m asonry o n ee

xxx . Of t h P b l i O g
e i
u ti f E t i
c F r m an z a on o x er or re e a

xx D . o es M as o n ry L v o e th P e oo r as it w o u ld h a ve u s

Be l ie ve
x xx T . h t Freem aso n ry i
a s a F m id b l P
or a e ow er

xx n . Th t F
a m yi
re e aso n r s, i S p it
n f it S e o s a y in gs , E s

s e n ti a l l y Im p io u s , A ti h i ti
n c r s a n, an d A the
is t
m m H o w M aso n ry
. Fi dn s i ts H a ppin e ss i n th e W or

s h ip f t h o e Su n . .

x x rv. T h e M a s o n ic P re s s

xxv . T h at F r e e m a s o n ry is Be g i n n in g t o l a y H o on ld
Y out h b y M an s e o f In s t ru c t io n a n d E d u c a

t io n

xm . H ow F re e m a s o n ry E xt e n d s it s A c t io n t o Y o u n g
l
G ir s

xx vn . Ab t A d o pti b y F m
ou on re e a s o n ry , o t h e r w is e Fe
m l e F e m as
a y r e onr

XX VI“ . A B an
q t o f M aso n S i t
ue s e rs

m x . Do s F m i i M aso nry C
e e n ne o nfl u e its e l ft o Ba n
q u e ts an d A m u sem e n ts

xxx . T h a t th e C h u rc hh a s v e ry J u s tl y A nat h e m a t iz e d
th e W h ole F re e m a s o n ry , h
w it o u t a ny Re
st r i c t i o n

xxx x E x . pr e ss S e n te n c e s P as se d on F re e m a s o n ry by
th e S o v e r e ig n P o n t ifl s '

xxxn . W h a t w e m u s t d o , i n th e F ac e o f t h e G re a t A n ti

c h ris ti a n p
C o n s ira cy
 THE FRE E MASONS .

In th i s short tre a ti se , I d o n o t ex a m i n e F re e
m asonry inits p o li ti ca l , n o r e v e n i n it s so cia l

b e ar i ngs m y s o l e obj e c t is to l ea d to the un

d e rs ta n din g of its dan ge rs i n the m o ra l and

re l i i o u s p o i n t o f v i e w
g .

A fe arfu l p ro p agand i sm w hi ch is in c re a s
,

ing from d ay to da y and c o ve rs a s w i th an

,

i mm e ns e n e tw o rk no t E u ro p e a l on e b u t th e,

w hol e w o rl d , ren d e rs w a tchfu ln e ss and re s i st

anc e m o re and m ore n e ce ssa ry The re is .

ha rd ly a n y Di o ce se i n w hi c h F re em asons a re
n o t o rga n iz e d . F rom the i r o w n l a st a c co u n ts ,

they n u m b e r eight m illions and ha ve a b o u t

,

h o u sa n d l o d ge s n o t c o u n ti ng the ba ck
fi v e t ,
2 TH E FREE M A S ONS

or o c cu l t
on e s In F ranc e
.
,
the nu m b e r of

F r e e m asons a l re a dy e x ce e d s o ne m illio n six

hu n d r ed thou sa n d .

T o m ak e F r e e m aso n ry kno w n is the b e st ,

m e a n s to hol d a w a y from it w e ll d i s p o se d p e r-

so n s . I th e n offe r thi s sho rt tre a ti s e fo r t he

p e o pl e to Cl e rgy m e n a n d to the z ea l ou s Ca th
, ,

o l i os w ho ta k e to he a rt the ho ly ca u s e o f t he

C hu rc h a n d the p re se rva t i o n o f Fa i th
,
M ay .

it he lp t he m to k e e p fro m the fi re m a n y im
p ru d e n t bu tte rflie s w ho ru sh to the c a n dl e ,

b e c a u se they d o n ot k no w tha t it b u rns I

T HE N AM E FREEM A S ON .

G e n e ral ly nam e s i n d i ca te the n a tu re o f

,

thi n gs . H e re it is qu i t e the reve rs e : F re e

,

m aso n s a re n e i the r fre e nor M asons ,

T ha t .

t he y a re n o t M a s on s n e e ds no p ro o f
. T ha t .

t he y a re n o t fre e ( f r a n c ) is no l e s s c l e a r ; fo r
t he i r s o c i e ty re s t s o n s e cre ts o n m y s t e ri o u s
,

i n i tia ti o n s w hi ch the y m u st n ot re ve a l to
,

any o n e u nd e r p e n a l ty of d e a th
,
.

T o o u ts i d e rs, F re e m asons m a k e it a p p e a r
 TH E FRE E M A SON S . 3

tha t the y i m ply a m e rry an d phila n

a re s

t hro p ic ea ti n g d ri n ki n g s i n gi n g a n d b e n e fi
, , ,

c e n t so c i e t
y W . e a r e
g o i n
g t o s e e i f t h e r e

is n o t s o m e thi n g e l se u nd e r tha t T hey a re .

n ot a n
y m o r e ha r m l e s s th a n t h e y a re M aso n s .

If Fra n cm a go n
“ ”
m e ans Fr eem as on th e
, ,

v e i l dra w n o v e r the a s s o c i a t i o n is to so m e

e x t e n t l i fte d u b h i h i r fre e
p f r ee u t w a t s t,
e

d o m ? f r ee to w a rd s w ho m ? fr ee to d o w ha t ?
W e s ha l l soon s e e it : a n d the s e a re fe a rfu l
m y s te ri e s .

T hi s qu e e r na m e o f F re e m ason com e s to
th e m it s ee m s fro m S c o tla n d A fte r th e m o s t
, ,
.

j u s t su pp re ssi on b y Po p e Cl em e n t V a n d
,
.
,

t he K i n g o f F ran c e Philipp e l e Be l a t th e ,
- -
,

b e g in n i n g of the 1 4th C e n tu ry o f the Ord e r ,

o f T e m p la rs , som e o f th e s e i nfa m o u s m e n
l

1 T h e K n i h ts - T e m l a rs h a d
g p
b e en ins titu te d t o d e
fe n d th e F a ith in t h e H o l y L a nd T h ey soo n s p re a d .

a l l o ve r E u ro p e ; and b y t h e ir w e al t h acq u ired a n

, ,

im m e n s e in flu e nc e One o f t h e ir G ran d M as te rs al l o w
.
-

cd h im s e l f t o b e se d uc e d b y t h e T u rk s , an d in t ro d u c e d
in to t h e Ord e r, w it h hab its aga inst n a tu re s a cril g io us ,
e

pra c tice s w hic h to o l o ng re m ain ed a de ep s c re t e .

Ph il ipp e l e Bel d isc o ve r d t h o s e h o rrib l e m y s te i s

- - e r e ,

a n d s t ro n g ly u rg e d Po p e C l e m e nt V t o p u nis h t h e T m . e

p l a rs, a n d t o s u pp re s s t h e ir O rd e r T h e m a in o bj e c.t
4 T HE FRE E M ASON S .

fle d to S c o tl a n d , w he r e t he y con st i tu te d
t he m s e l ve s a s e c re t i i
s o c e ty , v o w n g im p l a c
abl e ha tre d a n d u ndy i ng v e nge an c e
a ga i n s t

Po p e s a n d K i n gs T he b e tt e r t o d i s gu i s e
.

the i r p l o tti n gs they a ffi lia te d the m s e l ve s to

,

a co rp o ra ti o n o f m asons a d o p te d the i r in s ig ,

n ia a n d s l a n g a n d l a te r s p r e ad a l l o v e r E u
, ,

ro p e w i th th e he l p o f Pro te s ta n ti s m
,
The i r .

fi n a l o rga n iz a ti o n d at e s it s e e m s from t he , ,

fi rst y e a rs o f the e i ghte e n th c e n tu ry .

T o th ro w d u s t in the e y e s o f the p e o p l e ,
the y p re te n d e d to d a te bac k as fa r as th e
T e m pl e of Solo m on the T o w e r of Bab e l
, ,

the Fl ood — a y e e ve n the T e r re s tri a l Pa ra

, ,

d i se ; a n d m an y o f the i r a d e p t s w e re s i m p l e
e n o u gh to b e li e ve tho se s il l y sto ri e s .

Wha t the n is F r e e m asonry ? H o w do e s

on e b e c om e a F re e m ason ? W ha t ta k e s
p l a c e in the Lodg e s B e h i n d the Lodg e s a r e

of h pp e l e
P il i - -
Bel , w as to c o nfi s c ate h e ir good s a nd
t
c h attel s fo r h is own b e ne fi t , w h e re as t he Po p e s o bj e c t
’

w as th e int ere s t of Fa it h , j u s tic e a nd m o ra l ity . M any

p
T e m l a rs w e re acq u it t e d ot h ers , se ve re l y pu nish ed
s om e of th e m , t h e m os t g u il ty , w e re g ive n u p to the
s e c u l ar p h p
o w e r ; o t e rs e s c a e d a n d ne d T is h is to r . h
ical po int h as at pres ent be co m e a n asc e rta ine d an d

cl ea r fact .
 TH E FREEM A S ON S . 5

t he re back Lodge s an d w ha t is c a rri e d o n

,

in the m ?
Is F re e m a so n ry a p ra i se w o rthy ,

r e l i i ou s o r a t l e a s t b e n e fi c e n t i n sti tu t i o n ?
g , ,

Is it n o t es s e n t ia l ly a n ti chri s ti a n a nti ca th -
,
-

oli c ? Is it p o w e rfu l a n d a c ti v e ? W ha t
d o e s it aim a t ? Is it l a w ful to e nrol l on e
s e lf u nd e r its m s te rio u s fla ? W i t d
y . g e n e n

a n s w e ri n b rie fl t h v q t i 1
g y e s e g ra e u e s o n s .

Bu t b e fo re p ro c e e d i n g l e t u s lay do w n a n ,

im p o rta nt d i s ti n c tio n .

T HE RE IS F RE E M A SON AN D FREEM ASON .

T he re IS the
F re em a son ry w hi ch is s e e n
m o re o r l e ss a nd th e F re e m a son ry w h i c h is
,

n o t s e e n a t a ll ; a n d the tw o m a k e b u t o n e

Fre e m a so n ry is o n e its sta rti n g p o in t is ,

sa i d l a te ly a ce rta i n Br other R
”
on e ,
ago n ,
2
o n e o f th e sta n d a rd organs o f the se c t .

l A l a rge part of o ur in fo rm a tio n h as b e e n tak en

fro m t h e inte rest ing w o r k of Mr . Ale x . d e St . Al b in ,
”
e n t it l e d : T he Freemas ons and the Secret Societies .

It s h o ul d be c o n su l te d by re ad e rs a n xio u s to go d e e pe r
in t o t h e s tu d y o f h p
t is im o rt an t q u e s t io n .

2 H e h as written a bo o k , which h as b een by o rd er

6 THE FRE E M A S ON S .

T o the fo rm e r b el ongs the i m m en s e m aj o r

ity of F re e m a so n s Ou t o f the e igh t
the .

m i ll i o n s o f a d e p ts the re a re ha rdly fi v e
hu n d re d tho u sa n d a c ti ve m e m b e rs ”
T hi s .

e x p l i c i t a c kn o w l e d gm e n t t he M as on ic W o r ld

n e w s a e r l e t o u t in its n u m b e r fo r A u u s t
p p g ,

1 866 .

T ho s e fi ve h u n d re d tho u sa n d a re the M a
so n s on the a c ti ve se rvi ce l i s t the p i ck e d ,

Ma s o n s ; still the y a re n o t ye t the Masons of

t he ba ck L o d ge s — the i m pi o u s M asons w ho
, ,

k no w w ha t the y a re do i n g ; w ho d e li b e ra te ly
w o rk to d e s tro y Chri sti a n i ty C hu rc h a n d So ,
‘

c ie ty ; a n d w h o u nd e r d ifle re n t n am e s
,
con ,

s titu te w ha t is ca l l e d S e c re t S o c i e t i e s T he y .

a re the h e a d o f the R e vo l u ti o n w hi c h p u r

p o se s as kno w n by a ll to ove rtu rn the w o rl d

, , ,

a n d to su b st i t u te e ve ry w h e re the r i ghts o f

of th e C h ap te r Lodge Orien t o f N a ncy th e o bj e ct o f

, ,

an o ffi c ia l re p rin t ca ll e d Sacred E d ition fo r t h e x , e

cl u s ive u s e o f t h e Lo d g e s a nd M as o ns T h is Br .

Ra gon is an E x V e ne ra b l e T h e G ra nd Orie nt in h is
-
.
-
,

a pp ro b a t io n o f h is w rit ing s h a s p roc l a im e d t h a t t h y

, e

c o nta in th e p u re M a s o nic D o c t rin e W e s h al l o ft n . e ,

in t h is t re a t is e q u o t e his w o rd s as an au th e ntic s o u rc e
, ,

n o t to b e d is o wne d by o ur ad ve rsa ries .

 T HE FRE E M A SON S . 7

m a n to the i ghts
r a nd t o th e k ingdom of
”
G od .

T he e i ght m i lli o n s of m em b e rs o f ex terior

F re e m a so nry a re n e a rly to a m a n bli n dfol d e d

i n d i v i d u al s w ho , m o s t o f the tim e k no w
, ,

n o t w hi the r they a re l e d T he y a re u s e d
.

a s a re se rve c o rp s fro m w h i ch re cru i ts a re

s e l e c te d , — a s good m il ch co w s w hi ch ca n b e

m il ke d a t w il l as t ru m p e te rs w ho s i n g
,

e v e ry w he re the p ra i se s o f F re em a so n ry ,

w ho e x te n d its in flu e n ce , and d ra w to it
sy m p a thy a n d m on e y .

Be hi n d tha t m u l ti tu d e w ho d ri n k si n g, a n d ,

t a lk m o ral i ty the re a l M asons m arve ll o u s ly

,

h i d e a ll the i r pl o ts .

A m ong the m em b e rs o f ex ten ior Fre e m a

sou ry the re m ay b e a n d d ou btle ss the re
, ,

a re p e rso n s of w o rl d ly ho n o ra b l e n e s s, w a rm
,

h e a rte d a n d ge n e ro u s w ho w ou l d b e Chri s
,

t i a n s d id th ey k n o w rel i gi o n , b u t i gn o ra n ce
,

l e a d s t he m a s tra y T he y a re cau ght b y

.

a pp e a ra n ce s o f b ro the rho o d a n d b e n e fi c e n c e ,

a n d in good fa i th fe e l i n d i n a n t w he n th e
g
C hu r ch d e no u n c e s a n d c ond e m ns the Ma s on i c
Ord e r .

Bu t the la rge st nu m ber of F reem a son s is

8 THE FREE M ASON S .

m ad e u p of the i p o or am ong the com

r ch a n d

m o n p mp le — d e l u d e d p e rso n s l e d b y the n os e
, , ,

a n d re a d il y hu n te d u p on s c e n t b y l e a d e rs o f

s e c ts ; th e y a re u tte rl y a m a z e d w h e n th e y

c o m e to d i s c ov e r the d e p th o f th e p it w h i ch ,

the y ha v e d u g w i th the i r o w n h a n d s .

T he re a re a l so am ong F re e m a son s n u m e r ,

o u s a m b i ti o u s m e n la w y e rs w i tho u t s u i t s
,

at la w a n d c on s c i e n ce u n s ou nd m i n ds
,
re v ,

o lu tio n a ry p e o p l e i d e olo gi sts in s e a rch of

,

T he Unkn ow n p hilan thro pi sts a fte r the fa sh

,

io n o f the da y ; fi n a l ly a n d m o s tly m e n o f , ,

pl e a s u re w h o a re v e ry w illi n g to b e m ad e to
,

s p eak a w o u l b e m ora l i ty a n d to sa ve m a n
d—
,

ki nd b y e a tin g d rin ki ng a n d s i n gi n g F re e
, , , .

m a s onry cou n ts v e ry m an y a rm y m e n ; a l s o
J e w s a n d ta v e rn k e e p e rs -
In Pa ri s a lo n e
.
, ,

n e a rly tw o th o u sa n d ta ve rn k e e p e rs i l
p o u s y
-

a tte n d the L o d ge s .

Whi l st gra n ti n g tha t he re an d the re goo d

m e n hav e st ra ye d i n to the ran k s of Fre e m a
s o n ry s ti ll w e sha ll b e fo rc e d to sa ft
, , y a e r ,

ha vi ng d i ve d i n to its m y s te ri e s tha t if the re ,

a re any t he y a re v e ry fe w
,
.
10 T HE FRE E M A SON S .

no t bl a z e i n to a fi re . T hi s is the
p re p a ra ti on
fo r the g re a t w o rk w hi ch y o u m u s t n o w b e gi n .

W he n yo u w ill ha ve i n sti l l e d i nto so m e

s o u l s a d i sl ik e o f fa m i ly a n d R e li g i o n
( one

a l m o st a l w a y s fo llo w s the o the r ) d ro p s o m e ,

w o rd s to b ri n g a b o u t a w i sh t o b e a ffi lia t e d
to the n e a re st L o d ge T h e fe el i n g o f va n i t y
.

u rgi n g co m m on p e o p l e t o i d e n t i fy t he m s e l ve s

w i th F re e m a s o n ry is so m e thi n g so sil ly a n d
, ,

t u n i ve rs a l tha t I a m a l w a y s w on d e ri n
y e so , g
a t m an s st u pi d i ty I a m s u rp ri s e d n o t to se e
’
.

a ll m e n kno ck i n g a t the d o o r s o f t he V e n e r

a bl e s a n d a s ki n g fro m tho s e ge n tle m e n the

,

hon o r to b e on e of t he w o rk m e n c ho se n fo r
the re bu i ld i n g o f S o l o m o n s T e m pl e T he
’
.

p r e s t i ge o f t h e U n k no w n ha s o n m e n s u c h
a p o w e r tha t the y p re p a re th e m se l ve s w i th
,

fe a r fo r the fa n ta s ti ca l t ri a l s o f i n i ti a ti o n ,

a n d o f th e b ro the rly ba n q u e t .

T o be m e m be rs o f a Lodg e to fe e l o n e s ,
’

s e lf ca ll e d t ke p
o e — w i fe a n d c hil d re n b e i n g

e x cl u d e d a s e c re t w hi c h is n e v e r tru s t e d to

i s fo r c e rta i n n a tu re s a d e l i ght a nd a n
y o u , ,
” 1
o bj e c t o f a m biti o n .

1 Lette r t o th e Lo d e o f
g Pied m o n t , Ja n .
, 18th , 18 22,
 THE FRE E M ASON S . 11

Wha t do yo u say to thi s , re a d e r ? W ha t

w i c ke dn e ss !
A n o the r Ma so n Br ,
.
1
Cl a v e l , se t s fo rth,
a l tho u h in le ss cy n ca l
i w a y , t he sa m e
g a

h o n e st s y ste m of r e cru i ti n g H e re a re his

.

own w o rd s . G o d m u st b e b l e s s e d tha t tho s e

im pi o u s m e n at ti m e s b e tra y the s e c re t of

t he i r co n s pi ra cy : F re e m a so nry w e sa y to
“
,

thos e whom we w a n t to en r oll is a p ro gre ss i ve , ,

p h il a n t h ro pi c i n s ti tu t i o n t he m e m b e,
rs o f
w h i c h l i ve lik e b ro the rs u n d e r the l e v e l of
,

a p l e a s i n g e q u a l i ty .

A F re e m a so n is a c i tiz e n o f the u n i ve rs e
t h e re is n o t a p l a c e w he re he w ill n o t m e e t
b ro the rs e a ge r to w e l c om e him w i tho u t n e e d ,

o f a ny o the r re c o m m e n d a t i o n b u t his t i tl e ,

w i t ho u t m a ki n g hi m s e lf kno w n e x c e p t b y
t h e s i gn s a n d th e m y s t e ri o u s w o rd s a d o p te d
b y the i n i ti a te d .

T o b ri n g to a d e c i s i ve s te p th o s e l e d b v
c u r i o s i ty w e a d d tha t o u r S o c i e ty r el i gi o n sly
,

1 T h e s e th ree d o ts fo rm th e m y st e rio u s triangl e sym

b o i o f t h e eq ual iz in g l evel w h ic h F re e m a so n ry m ea n s
to a rry rou nd a b o u t a l l p a rts o f th e w o l d t o e ra d ica t e
c r ,

f r m t h e m al l r ligio n a n d al l au t ho rity n o t e m an ating

o e

fro m t h e M as o nic Ord e r .

12 m r ns nm so n s .

k e e p s a se cre t w hi ch b el o n gs , a n d ca n b e l o n g,
o nly to F re e m a s o n s .

T o the wg i
sa m e e n d ,
v e t o m e n o f p l eea s

u re glowin g a ccou n ts o f th e fre qu e n t b a n u e t s

q
in w hi ch r ch
i d i et a nd
ge n e ro us w ine s ex c i te
m i rth , a nd tie ti ghte r the bon d s of bro the rly
i n ti m a c y .

A s to w o rki n g m e n an d m e rcha n ts , w e tell

“

them tha t F re e m a son ry w ill b e v e ry p ro fi ta

b le to the m by e n l a rgi n g the s p he re o f th e i r
,

tra n sa c ti o n s a n d i n c re a s in g the n u m b e r o f
,

t he i r cu s to m e rs T hu s ha ve w e a rgu m en ts
.

r a ll in clin a tions ll i
f o f o r a vocat
,
ons f or a ll ,
” 1
m ind s f or a ll cl asses
,
.

Onc e m o re ho n e s t rea d e r, w ha t d o you sa y

,

to tha t
T o give a la st to u ch to the p i c tu re , w e
m i ght a dd : A s to p ra ct i ca l Chri s ti a n s , n ot to
fri ghte n them a w ay, the Ma s on s a m u se the m
w i th fi n e w o rd s ; they tell them tha t F re e
m a so n ry ex c u des l no Rel i gi o n ; tha t eve n

Pri e s t s a re m e m b e rs of it , e tc.

D id n ot a good o ld l a dy , a m o the r of a

fa m ily , c o m e o n ce to c o n su lt a ho ly Pri e s t, a

1 Pic t u res u e
q H is to ry of Free mason ry .
pp . 1 -2 .
 THE FRE E M A SONS . 13

fri e n d of m in e , and to a sk him m o st s e r o u sly ,

i
w a s it t ru e tha t the D o m i n i ca n
F a th e rs w e re
a t th e hea d o f F re e m a s o n r in F ra n c e I T he y
‘

y
l
p g a u e m y h u s b a n d to s e e k fo r a d m i ss i o n ,

sh e a dd e d a n d a s I o p p o s e it w i th a ll m y
,

m i ght so m e ca m e to te ll m e t ha t the D o m i n
,

i ca n F a the rs belon ge d to tha t So c i e ty a n d ,

g o v e rn e d it I s i
.t re a l ly so 7

S u c h a re the ho n e st se cre ts of th e re c ru i t
in g in th e F re e m as on ry .

W IT H W H T A CE R E M ONIES ON E IS MADE A F RE E
M ASON .

W he n on e of tho se i
ce rta n n a tu re s ha s
been e n t ra pp e d by a n y o f the m a n a ge rs , he re
is th e re s u l t . It is a s gro te s q u e a s it is c u l
p a b l e ; an d thi s is n o t say n gi l i ttl e .

T h e fi rs t d e gre e o f e x te ri o r F re e m a s o n
ry is t he d e gre e o f App r en tice ; the s e co n d ,

tha t of Comp a n ion ; the thi rd , tha t o f M aster

M as on . D egr ee he re m ea n s d egr ee o f a sc e n
i
s on to w a rd s li ght ; of c o u rs e w e Chri sti a n s ,

m en of fa i th a n d c o m m on s e n s e w e a re sim
,

p yp f
l r o a ne— d oo m e d to d a rkn e ss .
 THE FRE E M AS ON S .

T he fi rst ste p, the n , is to a pply to b e c om e

an App r entice m ason On the d a y a pp o i n te d
.

fo r a d m i s s i o n , the c a n d i d a te , b ro u ght to the

L o d ge by a Br other u n kno w n to him , is ”

sho w n to a so l i ta ry roo m ,
w he re he fi n d s , b e
t w e e n t w o l i ghts , t he Bi b l e o p e n e d a t the
fi rs t Cha p te r o f St J o hn W hy s o ? A n n u
. .

in i ti a te d Ma son w o u l d a n sw er Be ca u se w e
”
a re a re l igi o u s an d li gh te ne d p e o p l e ;
en

bu t w ha t a n sw e r w o u l d a n i n i ti ated M a so n
i v — a M a so n o f th o se ba c k L o d e s o f
g e, g ,

w hi ch m e n ti o n is to b e m a d e he re a fte r in ,

w hi c h they blu n tly te l l y o u tha t the re is n o

o the r G o d b u t N a t u re a n d tha t F re e m a so n ry
,

w o rs hi p s the Su n ?
T he ca n d i d a te is l e ft a l on e fo r a few m in
u te s ; w a i tin g e n ha n c e s t he i n te re st o f the

p ro c e e d i n gs H
. is c l o t h e s a re t a k e n fro m
him ; the l e ft s i d e a n d t he r i ght k n e e a re e x
p o se d n a ke d ; he sl i p s on e sho e on ( th i s is
o f the u tm o s t i m p o rta n ce ; the k f
) y ta e r o m
him his ha t a n d sw o rd ( he m u s t ha ve o n e )
, ,
”
a nd m e ta l ,
tha t is his m on e y , H e is ho o d .

w i n k e d a n d l e d to the
,
c lo s e t o f re fle ct io n ;

he is fo rb i d d e n to re m o v e his hoo d w i n k
be fo re he he a rs thre e l o u d ra p s A ga i n .

he is le ft a lo n e ; a n d som e ti m e is s p e n t in
 m n FREEM A SONS . 15

t ha t ki n d of u n e a sy w a i ti n g ca u se d in the
s i m p l e to n by t ha t s e ri e s of m y s te ri o u s d o
in gs . i gna l ; q u i ckl y he
A t la s t he he a rs the s

r e m o v e s h is ho o d w i n k a n d fi n d s hi m s e l f in a
,

h a ll hu n g in bla c k ; a n d o n the w a ll s he re a d s ,

w i th w ha t s a t i sfac ti o n o n e ca n re a d ily u n d e r
s ta n d e n c o u ra gi n g i n s c rip ti o n s l i k e t he fo l
,

l o w in g
If yo u a r e a d d icted to d issem blin g, tr em
bl e ! W e sha ll r ea d the very bottom f
o y ou r

h ea r t .
lf f ea r has sm itten you r s ou l ,
d a re n ot

a n y f a r ther T h e hea vies t sa cr fices

g o .
i even ,

tha t of lif e m a y be exp ected of you ; a r e you

,

r ea d y f or them ? etc .

”
In thi s clo s e t o f re fle c tio n
“
the c a n d i ,

d a t e is obli ge d to m a k e his l a s t w il l a n d ,

t o a n s w e r in w r itin g t he fol lo w i n g qu e s ti o n s :
“
W ha t a re the d u ti e s o f M a n to w a rd s
G od ? W ha t a re his d u ti e s to w a rd s his fe l
”
l o w m en ?
-
“
W ha t a re his d u ti e s t o w a rd s
h i m s e lf?
T he n Br T er r ible ( sw ) ta k e s w i th the
.

i n t o f a s w o rd the la s t w i ll a n d the thr e e

p o

a n s w e rs to ca rry the m t o th e L o d ge
,
In the .

F re e m a son can t Lod ge m e a n s th e m e e ti n g

,

o f the a de p ts ; the pl a ce fo r m e e ti n g is c a ll
16 THE FREEM ASON S .

ed Temp l e ( p iou s rem e m b ra n ce o f the T e m

l rs a n d the i r m ste ri e s ; the Pre s i d e n t is
p a y )
ca ll e dVen er abl e .

Br a T er r ible b rin gs to the

. V e n e ra b l e
the l a st w i ll and the a n s w e rs . N o m a tte r
w ha t the a n sw e rs i da te is
a re , t he ca n d

a l w a y s a c ce p t e d The a the i s t b la sp he m e r
.
,

Pro u d hon w a s a d m i tte d w he n he ha d j u s t

,
” —
a n sw e re d
“
Ju sti ce to all m e n
,
“
d e vo t ,
”
e dne s s to o n e s c o u n try “
w a r a ga inst
’
,

G od ! T ru e it was the L o d ge of si n c e ri ty
, ,
”
rfe c t u n i o n a n d la sti n g fri e n d ship S o
p e ,
.

s w e e t a L o d ge c o u l d n o t re fu s e a ca n d i d a te

s o p e rfe c tl y s i n ce re so s i n ce re ly p e rfe c t
,
.

Br Terr ible the n c o m e s b a c k to th e p o o r

ca n d i d a t e ho o d w i n k s him a ga i n a n d p u t s
, ,

a ro u n d h is n e c k a ro p e the e n d o f w hi c h he ,

ho l d s thu s to l e a d him to the d o o r of t he

,

T emp le a ga i n st w hi c h he m a k e s him gi ve
th re e ha rd ra p s T ho se i n si d e t ry n o t to
.

l a u gh .

T he Temp le is hu n g in bl u e , w ha t p a s s e s
the re b e i n g a ll he a ve n ly A c a ll e d .

First Insp ector gra v e ly a n n ou n ce s to t he

V e n e ra bl e ,
tha t th e re a re ra ps at t he d o o r .

H e re e ns u es a d i al ogu e be t w e e n the Ve n
18 THE m nm son s .

tal w h o se e ks the hon or to kn ow ou r s e c re ts .

”

A l l thi s is te x tu a l, as is a lso w ha te ve r w e
s ha ll s a y n ex t . It is co pied fro m the M a
son ci Ri tu a l la te ly re p ri n te d w i th grea t ca re
, .

Fo rt hw it h T erribl e d ra w s the ro p e ,
d ra gs the ca n d i da te w ho is all thi s t im e
,

h o o d w i n ke d m ak e s him w hi rl a b o u t ha lf a
,

do z e n ti m e s in a ha ll ca ll e d the p a c in g H all ”
.

W he n he su pp o s e s him b e w i lde re d he s ly ly ,

b ri n gs him b a ck to the L o d ge t he c a nd i d a te ,

not b e i n w re o f it
g a a .

L o ok ou t ! the tria l s a re abou t to b e gi n .

It w ou l d b e Jo c ri ss e s m a rty rd o m w e re it
’
,

n ot the i n i ti a ti on to a b o m i n a bl e thi n s
g .

FIRST AND T E RRI BL E T R IA L on THE A PPRE N

TIC E ~
MASON .

1D the ce n tre of the Lo d ge is p re pa re d

a b ig fra m e , c o v e re d w i th p a p e r a s tho s e
,

ho o p s t hro u gh W hi c h p a s s ho rse w om e n in
a i
c rc u s . Bro thers ho l d up tha t fra m e , the
i n s tru m e n t of the fi rst t ria l
 T HE FRE E M A SON S . 19

What is to b e do ne w i th thi s p rofa n e ?

as k s Br . T errible o f the Ve n e ra b l e T he .

”
V e n e rabl e re pli e s Le a d him in to the cave .

I m m e d ia te ly tw o Ma son s s e iz e u p on t he
p o s t u l a n t th ro w him w i th a ll th e i r s t re n th
, g
o n t he fra m e , t he p a p e r o f w hi c h te a ri n g

l e t s h im p a s s T w o o the r Ma so n s re ce ive
.

h im on the i r a rm s T he tw o fo l d s o f th e
.

d o o r a re ba n ge d w i th gre at fo rc e ; a n d fro m ,

t he i mi ta ti o n o f the n o i s e of bol ts an d lo ck s ,

t he i n te lli ge n t c a n d i da te m a y fa n cy h i m s e l f
s hu t in the fa m o u s c a ve . s om e m om e n ts
a re s pe nt in a dee p s il e n ce , the s il e n ce of

th e gra ve l
Su d d e n ly the V e n e ra bl e ( sn e e zes ) , gi v e s

a lou d ra p w i th his m a ll e t ( on no m a tte r

w ha t ) , d i re c ts the as pi ra n t to k ne el ,
and

o ffe rs a kin d o f p ra y e r to the Pa tron o f th e

I n st i tu ti o n , w hom they call the gra n d A r
”
chite c t o f the U n i v e rs e F re e m a son ry is
.

ro fu s e ly l a v i s h o f tha t s o rt o f p ra y e r ; it
p
p u t s G o d s h o l
’
y n a m e e v e ry w h e re In ia .

m o hs hy p o c ri sy ! fo r w e s ha ll s e e p re s e n tly
, , ,

tha t in re a li ty F re e m a s o n ry is A the i st a n d
, , ,

th a t the worship of N a tu r e is the M as on

’
s
20 T HE FRE EM AS ONS .

p u rp ose, as the sa c re d au tho r d a re s to pu b

1
li s h it in on e o f his o ffi c ia l b ook s .

T he Ve n e ra ble o rd e rs the a s pi ra nt sti ll ,

ho o d w i n k e d to s it o n a cha i r stre w n w i th
,

p o i n ts ( for gre a te r c o m fo rt ) an d a sk s him ,

d o e s he p e rs ev e re in his n oble p u rp o se T he
s i m pl e to n m aj e sti ca ll
y a n sw e rs Y e s T he n ,
.

fo ll o w s il ly q u e sti on s o n m o ra l s a n d a p a ,

the t i c d i s co u rse by the V e n e ra ble o n the d u

ti e s o f Ma s o n s , the fi rs t o f w h i c h, he sa y s ,

is to p re se rve an a b s o lu te s il e n c e o n th e
”
se c re ts o f F re em a s on ry W e sha l l soo n
.

s e e if t ho s e se c re ts a re i n ha rm o n y w i th a ll

the i r l u d i c ro u s ce re m o n i e s : a n d m ore o v e r , ,

w hy a ny se c re t in a so ci e ty w hi c h c a ll s i t se l f

p u re l
y b e n e fi ce n t a n d p h il a n t hro pi c ?
N o w b e gi n s a n o the r co m e d y the V e n e ra
ble a sk s the a s pi ra n t if he is si n ce re a n d ,

if he ca n a ffi rm it on his w o rd of ho n o r ?
He o rd e rs t he Br Sa c rifi c e r ”
to lead
”
t he can di da te to the a l ta r a n d to ,
m a ke
him d ri n k fro m a cu p w hi c h a pi vo t se p a ra te s
i n to t w o c o m p a rtm e n t s If y o u a re n o t s in
.

”
c e re ,
sa y s t he Ve n e ra bl e t he s w e e tn e ss o f
,

1 Br Ra go n h p
P il o s o hical a nd Inte rp re ta tive
T re a tis e on A nc ie n t a nd M o d e rn In it ia t io ns .
 TH E FREEM A SON S . 21

thi s b e v e ra ge w i ll soon be fo r y oucha n ge d

in to s u b tl e p o i so n ”
A n d by m e a n s o f the
.

p i v o t ,
h e is m a d e to d ri n k ,
w i t hou t p e r ce i v i n
g
t h e tri c k , fi rs t p u re w a te r, a n d n ex t a b i tte r
d ra u ght . Of ill ho o dw i n k e d
c o u rse he is st ,

a n d s till m a k e s w ry fa ce s A t onc e the V e n

.
,

e t a bl e ,
w ho is sm a rte r tha n he l o ok s e x ,

c l a i m s st riki n g a ga i n w i th his ga v e l :
,
W ha t
d o I s e e sir ? W ha t sign ifi e s thi s s u d d e n
,

c ha n g e in y o u r fe a tu re s ? Is it tha t the
s w eet b e v e ra ge ha s a l re a d y tu rn e d fo r y o u
in to p o i son ? le t the p ro fa n e b e r e m o v e d
Br . Terrible b ri n gs b a ck the p o s tu la n t
°

b e t w e e n t he tw o l
co u m n s . T he V e n e ra bl e
h as a l a st w o rd fo r him If y ou : i n te n d d e
c e iv in g u s , ho p e n o t to s u cce e d in it ; b e tte r

fo r y ou to w i thd ra w a t on c e ; y o u a re s t il l
fre e . W e re w e to b e com e con v i n ce d o f y o u r
e rfi d y ,
it w o u l d b e fa ta l t o yo u ; a n d y o u
p
sh o u l d ha v e to lose the hop e o f e ver seein g
a ga in the light of the d a y Br T er rible,
u t b a c k t hi s p ro fa n e o n t h e c ha r o f re fle c
i
p
”
ti o n .

Shou l d the p o stu l a n t d e c i d e to p ro ce e d , he

is s u b e c te d
j to a se c o n d tri a l .
22 m m m son s .

T HE T HRE E J onnm s . A SE CON D T RIAL or

T HE A PPRENTICE MASON -
.

A t the s i ght of m i ll i o n s of m en s u bm itti ng

fo r i
c e n tu r e s to the s e hu m i li a ti n g an d ri d i o

u lo u s p ra cti ce s, on e is se iz e d w ith com pa s

s i o n ; a n d , l ike Br Little Tiger on e is ,
”
a m a z e d a t t he stu pi d i ty o f m a n ki n d We re .

it n o t tha t the D e v il i n te rfe re s n o t a m an o f ,

s e n se co u l d s u bm i t to s o chil dish an d non se n

s ica l p ha nta sm a go ri e s N 0 o n e c o u l d be
.

li e ve tha t m e n e n do w e d w i th re a so n , an d
w ho a ll b o a st m ore o r l e ss of b e in g fre e
thi n k e rs p ra cti se tho s e ab s u rd ri te s , if it
,

w e re n o t a n ab sol u te ly ce rta in fa c t a n d w e re ,

n o t t he R i tu al p ri n te d by the se ct b e fo re a s ,
, ,

to re n d e r d o u b t i m p o s s i bl e .

T he fi rs t j o u rn ey co n s i sts in go i n g thre e
ti m e s ro u n d the Lodge p re p a re d fo r t ha t ex
,

p re ss p u rp o s e T he ca n d i da te stil l hoo d
.
,

w i nk e d a n d le d by Br
, Terrible w a l ks in ,

su c c e ss i o n o n m o va bl e floo rs w h i c h be i n
, g
 m u m so n s . 23

s e t o n rol l e rs, a n d fu ll o f ro u h sp o ts ,
g p a ss

fro m u nde r his fe e t ; n ex t o n sw n n i i fl

g g o o t s ,

w h i ch su d d e n ly gi v e w ay u nd e r him , a nd

seem to l et him fa ll in a n a by ss . T he n he is
”
m a d e to go u p the e n d l e ss la d d er ; if h e
w i s he s to sto p , h e is to ld to a s c en d sti ll ; n u
t il ha v i n g a s ce n d e d
( at l e a st he thi n k s ) so to
a v e ry grea t he i ght, he is comm ande d to
t hro w hi m se lf d o w n an d he fa ll s from an

e l e va t on o f
i thre e D u ri n g al l tha t
t i m e , the in i ti a to rs s im u la te the sou n d s of
h i gh w i n d s ha i l a n d thu n d e r, c ri e s of i n fa n ts
, ,

a n d a d re a d fu l d in ge n e ra l ly T hu s e nds the
.

fi rs t j o u rn e y ”
. T ru ly it is too stu p i d !
,

T he s e co n d j ou rn e y re se m bl e s th e fi rs t ,

a n d th e thi rd re se m bl e s the se c o n d : a re p e ti

t i o n o f the sa m e gro ss b u flo o n e rie s , of t he

'

sam e h e ro i sm o n the p a rt o f the ca n d i d a t e .

Be t w e e n e a ch j ou rn e y the Ve n e ra bl e m ak es
p re te n ce o f d ou b ti n g the a s pi rant s cou ra ge ; ’

h e e x hort s him n ot to c on ti n u e , an d the o the r

st i l l c o n ti n u e s .

T he re is ho w e v e r som e n o ve l ty i n tro d u c e d
, ,

a s it w a s don e t o
”
in the thi rd j o u rn e y ;
“

D o n Qu i x ote a n d to S a n c ho lik e w i se ho o d ,

w i n k e d a nd on the fa m o u s w o o d e n ho rs e
. ,
24 THE FRE E M ASONS .

so p re te nd e d p u rifi ca to ry fla m e s a re p ass e d
u n d e r the nos e o f the u n fo rt u n a te a s pi ra n t .

”
Le t him p a s s thro u gh the p u ri fy i n g fla m e s ,

ha s thu n d e re d the V e n e ra b l e in o rd e r t ha t
,
”
n o thi n g p ro fa n e re m a i n in him ! A nd in ,

fa ct w hil st the p o s tu l a n t gra v e l y d e s c e n d s

,

t he ste p s o f t he Ori e n t ( it is the p l a ce w he re

s i t s t he Ve n e ra b l e ) to go b e tw e e n t he t w o

co l u m n s Br ,
Terrible e n ve lo p e s him thri ce
in fla m e s p ro d u c e d b y m e a n s o f I d o n t k n o w
’

w ha t ga s a n d w ha t p ow d e r p re p a re d fo r t he
o c ca s i o n .

T o thi n k tha t m e n a t all a ge s o f a ll c o n d i

,

ti o n s tha t m e n o f l e a rn in g m e m b e rs o f a c a d
, ,

e m i e s o ffi c e rs ge n e ra l s M a rs hal s o f F ra n c e
, , , ,

m e n in hi gh pla ce s fa the rs o f fa m ily m e n

, ,

b e l o n gi n g to the b e s t s o c i e ty ha v e p a s s e d ,

n o w p a s s a n d w il l s t i ll p a s s th rou gh a ll tha t !
,

It b e w i ld e rs o n e ; a n d it is hu m i li a ti n g fo r
m a nk i n d .

Bu t w e a re n o t don e y e t ; a n d the p o s tu
la n t is n o t y e t a M a so n .
26 m m nu A so n s.

The re is a n o se o f
i t ri ckli n g bl o o d s im u l a te d ,

an d the is p u t in a s l i n g
a rm .

T he Ve n e ra b l e the n p ro p o s e s to h im to im
p re s s u p on his b re a s t the M ason ic Sea l , by
m ean s o f a h o t i ro n The a s pi ra n t a ga i n
.

c o n s e n ts , a n d the y a pply t o his b re a st e i the r

t he ho t s ide of a c a n d le j u st p u t ou t, or a

s m al l l s s s li htl w a rm e d w i t h b u rn i n
g a
g y gp a

p e r . A t l a st , the a s p i ra n t m u s t te l l in a lo w
to n e of vo c ei to Br . H o s pi ta l ie r ”
t he
am o u n t of the o ffe rin g he i n te n d s to m a k e fo r
in d i ge n t M a so n s .

T hu s e n d the fa m ou s tria l s .

T he V e n e ra b l e l e c tu re s the a s pi ra n t w i th
a t e rri b l e s p e e c h a n d p ra i s e s him fo r h is
,

c o u ra e in th a t e m p ha ti c a l a n d ho l l o w s t l e
g y ,

th e p ra c ti c e o f w hi c h is re l i gi o u sly p re s e rv e d
by F re e m a so n ry ; a n d a s a re w a rd fo r h is ,

he ro i s m he o rd e rs the Br
,
M a ste r o f C e re .

m o n i e s to i n i ti a te him to the d e gre e o f A p

p re n ti c e by te a chi n g him
,
to ta k e th e
fi rs t s te p in the a n gl e o f a n obl ong s q u a re 1 i i
Y o u w i ll m a k e him tak e the t w o o the r ste p s ,
a d d s he ra v e l d ill l d hi t
'

g y a n
y o u,
W e a m a

t e rw a rd s to th e a l ta r o f o a ths .
”
T he th re e
st e ps in the an
gl e o f an obl ong s q u a re co n
 m FRE E M AS ON S . 27

s t itu te , in fa c t, th e w a lk of a n App r en tice

M a son . T he m a n w ho ha s a ll ow e d hi m se l f
to b o ho o d w i n k e d ,
p ri ck e d in the b re a st ,

t h ro w n thro u gh the p a p e re d fra m e in th e

c a ve w ho h a s s w a ll o w e d c l e a r w a t e r s li d e d
, , ,

j u m p e d e tc in his thre e j o u rn e y s w ho ha s
,
.
, ,

a sc e nd e d the en dles s la d d er , a n d ha s he ro ic a ll v
d a re d to fal l fro m t he he i ght of thre e fe e t ;
w ho w a s p u rifi e d b y the e x p l o d i n g p o w d e r,

ha s she d his n ob le b l o o d , ha s p rom i se d a nd

h e a rd so m a n y fi n e thi n gs , t ha t m a n is l
a t a st

i n i ti a te d to s o m e th n s e r i
o u s : i he ha s be en
g
ta u ght to w a lk thre e st e p s in th e an g e l of

an ob l o n g s q u a re I

T HE OATH .

Be fo re the oa th is t a k e n , the re is a n o th e r

sh o rt c e r e m o ny . T he n eo p hy te , st i ll hoo d
w he re
”
w i n k e d , is l e d t o th e a l ta r o f o a th s ,

he k n e e l s d o w n , i l s t the Br wh Ma s t e r of
C e re m o n i e s p u t s on his l e ft b re a s t the p o i n t
o f a co m p a ss On the al ta r is a Bib le o p e n e d ,
.

a n d on the Bi bl e a fl a m i n g s w ord .
28 TH E FREEM A SON S .

Up , and to o rd e r, Bre thre n ,

im s the e x cl a

Ve n e ra bl e ; the n e o p hy te is go i n g t o ta k e
the a w fu l o a th ”
A w fu l t ru ly ; t hi s ti m e
.
, ,

j oki n g ce a se s a n d w e ha ve t ru e F re em a s o n ry
,
.

A ll t he a ss i sta n ts a ri s e d ra w the i r s w o rd s , ,

a n d t he p o s tu la n t ta k e s t he i m pi o u s o a th a s

fo llo w s
I s w e ar in th e n a m e o f t h e Su p re m e A rch ite c t o f
,

al l th e w o rld s , n e ve r to re ve a l t h e se cre t s , t he s ig n s ,
t h e g ra s ps th e w o rd s t h e
, , d o ct rin es a n d th e cu s to m s
o f th e F re e m as o ns a nd t o p re s e rve t h e re o n a n e t e rn al
,

s il e n c e . I p ro m is e and s w e a r to G o d n e ve r t o b etray
any p a rt o f t h e m n eith e r b y w rit ing s s ig n s
, w o rd s , , ,

u o r g e s t u res ; n e ve r t o caus e a ny o f t h e m to b e w ritte n ,

litho gra p h e d o r p rin ted ; n e ve r t o p u b l is h a ny t h in g o f
w h at has b e e n co n fi d e d t o m e u p to t h is t im e o r is t o ,

b e in fu t u re I p l e d ge a nd s u b m it m ys e lf t o t h e fo l
.

l o w in g p e n a l ty if I b re a k m y w o rd
, T h a t m y l ip s b e :

b u rn t w it h a h o t iro n ; t h at m y h a n d s h e cu t o fl ; t h a t
‘

my t o n gu e b e p l u ck e d o u t ; tha t m y th ro at b e cu t ;
t h a t m y c o rp s e b e h u n g in a L o d ge d u ring th e w o rk o f
a d m is s io n o f a n e w b ro t h e r a s a b ran d ing o f m y u n
,

fa ith fu l ne s s a n d a w a rn ing to o t he rs ; t h a t i t b e t h e n
,

b u rnt a nd th e a s h e s s c a t te re d t o t h e w ind s s o th a t
, ,

t h e re m ay re m a in n o t rac e o f t h e m e m o ry o f m y
t re a so n So h e l p m e G o d a n d t h is h o l y G o s p e l
.
, .

”
A me n .

T ho s e u n fo rtu n a te m e n thu s u se th e nam e

of G od and of t he Go sp e l in th e i r d e te s tabl e
o a ths , an d i v the m s el ve s ha n ds an d
g e u p,
 TH E FRE EM ASON S . 29

fe e t b o u nd , to a hi d d e n po w e r ,
w hi ch t h e y
k n ow n o t, n o r s ha ll e ve r kn o w ; W hi c h sha ll
com m a n d the m to k i l l a n d ,
t he y m u st kill ; to
i l
v o a te d i vi n e a nd hu m a n la w s , a n d if the y
do n ot ob e y ,
the y m u s t d ie ! Ca n an u p ri ght
m a n, I do n o t say a C hri s ti a n , b u t s i m pl y a n

u p ri ght m a n , in the l e a s t i
st r c t se n s e o f the
w o rd , ca n he , I as k , t a k e t he o a th o f a F re e
m a son ?
A fte r th e o a th , the p o s tu l an t is l e d b a ck
b e t w e e n the t w o l
co u m n s . A l l the Bro the rs
( w ha t Bro the rs ! ) s u rro u n d him , fo rm i n g a

c rcl e ,
i and tu rn to w a rd s him the i r d ra w n
s w o rd s , so tha t he b e l ik e a ce n t re fro m
”
w h i ch ra
ys a re d a rti n g . T he Ma s t e r of

C e re m o n i e s , sta n d n g i b e hi n d , is re a d y t o ta k e
t h e hoo d w i n k fro m h is e y e s, w hil st a n o ther

Bro the r, s ta n d n
g i in fro n t, b ri n gs u nder the
n o se of the u n ha pp y n e o p hyte the l a m p ,
a nd

t h e in fla m m a ble p ow d e r u se d be fo re for
,
t he

p u r i fy i n g fla m e s .

T h e c o m e d y is a ga i n p e rfo rm e d .

D o y o u j u d ge t hi s a s pi ra n t w o rthy to b e
a sk s t he Ve n e ra b l e to
”
a d m i tt e d a m o n g u s ?

th o Br
”
First Overseer Y e s Ve n e ra b l e.
, ,

a n s w e rs h e What do you a sk fo r him ?

.
30 TH E FREEM ASONS .

L i ght And the Ve n e rabl e ih a sol e m n to ne

.
” —
,

o f vo i ce :
“
Le t the re b e l i ght ! ”
H e gi v e s
t hre e h e a vy ra p s w i th t he m a ll e t A t the .

thi rd ra p the b a n d a ge fa ll s th e p o w d e r e x
, ,

l d a n d the n e o p hy te a ll d a zzl e d
p o e s , , ,

s u re ly s e e s n o thi n g b u t fi re T he n h e n o ti c e s .
,

t o h is gre a t d e li ght a ll t he d ra w n s w o rd s ,

i n ti n g t o his b re a s t a n d a ll his e x c e ll e n t
p o ,

Bro the rs e x cl a i m a l to ge the r May G od

p u n i sh the t ra i to r F e a r n othi n g Bro th ,

s a y s the V e n e ra bl e
”
er ,
fe a r n o thi n g fro m ,

t he se s w o rd s p o i n te d to w a rd s y ou T he y a re .

thre a te n i n g tra i to rs on ly If y o u a re fa i th .

fu l to F re e m a so n ry a s w e ha ve the ri ght to
,

h o p e the se s w o rd s shall e ve r b e re a d y to
,

p ro te c t y o u If o n the c o n tra ry yo u e ve r
.
, ,

b e tra y e d it n o sp ot o n ea r th cou ld of er you a

,

shelter a ga ins t these i ”

a ven n
g g w ea
p o ns .

By his o rd e r, t he n e w Brot he r is b ro u h t
g
b a ck to the A l ta r ; a ga n i he is m a d e to k ne e l
( b e fo re w ho m b e fo re w ha t and the Ve n e r
a b le , ta ki n g on the a l ta r
( the alta r of w hom
the gli ste n i n g s w o rd , p u ts its p o i n t o n t he
n e w Bro the r s h ea d , a nd h im
’
c o n se c ra te s
“
A pp re n ti c e M a s on , - ”
t el l i n g h im : In t he
n am e o f the G re at A rc hi te ct of the Un i ve rs e ,
 TH E F RE E M A O S NS . 31

and by v rtu e o f the

i p o w e rs e n t ru ste d to m e ,
I c re a te a n d c o n s ti tu te y o u A pp re n ti ce M a -

”
s o n a n d m e m b e r o f th i s re s p e cta b l e L o d e
g .

T h e n se tti n g him u p he gi rd s him w i th a

, ,

w h i te ski n a p ro n gi ve s him a p a i r o f w hi te
,

g l o v e s w hi ch t he M as o n m u s t w ea r in t he
,

Lodge a s a n e m bl e m o f his
a n d w he t he r he b e m a rri e d o r n o t a p a i r o f
, ,

w o m a n s gl o ve s w hi c h he m u st o ffe r to the
’
,

o n e w ho m he will es teem t he m o st
”
W e soon .

s h a ll se e th a t th e re a re l F
f em a e reem asons ,

a n d tha t t he w o rs hip o f w om e n is fa r fro m

b e i n g p ro s c ri be d fro m a m o n g tho se p u re
c h i l d re n o f t he G re a t A rchi te c t o f a ll the
”
w o rl d s . Fi n a lly the V en e ra b le re v e a l s to
,

th e A pp re n ti c e the s i gn s p a s s w o rd s a n d
, ,
-
,

s e c re s p e c u l ia r to his d e gre e a n d gi ve s him

t ,

th e t re bl e b ro the rly ki s s I d o n ot kn o w
.

w h a t a re thos e s p e c i a l se c re ts fo r a c co rd in g ,

to th e Ri tu al o f the M o the r Lo d ge o f the

T hre e G l ob e s ( sic ) it is e x p re s sly sa i d tha t
,
“
h i n t s o n ly b u t n e v e r a fu l l e x pl a n a ti o n a re
, ,

i ve n t o the A pp re n ti c e ; b e c a u s e the s m a ll es t
g
r t c o u l d n o t b e fu l l y e x p l a i n e d a n d u nd e r
p a

st o o d , u nl e s s the W hol e b e p re s e n te d a nd
”
ma s te re d .
32 T HE FREE M AS ON S .

Be th i s as it m a y , the i n i ti a ti on is p ro
c al i m e d ; the w ho l e Lo d ge a pp l a u d s ; a n d t he

n e w Ma so n ha vi n g do n n e d a ga i n h is d re s s
, ,

is i n sta l l e d in his pl a ce Br Or ator d e

.
”

l i ve rs to him a s p e e c h w hi c h e n ds t hi s sa c ri
l e giou s p ha n ta sm a go ri a .

OF THE DE G RE E OF C O M PA NION, T HE S E COND

M A SONI C D E G RE E .

T he se c on d d e gre e of ex ter ior Fre em a

so u ry is the d e gre e o f Comp a n ion m aso n
,
-
.

W he n a p o o r A pp re n ti c e is ti re d o f l ea rn i n g
n o t hi n g n e w he h o p e s t o b e i n i t i a t e d t o
,

s o m e th i n g by b e c o m i n a C m p i H
g o a n o n e re .

a re t he p ro ce e d i n gs

T he p o s tu l a n t A pp ren ti c e is n o m o re ho o d
w i n k e d ; fo r he ha s a s k e d fo r l i ght a n d
, ,

p o w d e r ha s b e e n thro w n in his e y e s H e .

c o m e s t o k n o c k a s a n A pp re n t i c e a t the d o o r
1
o f t he Lo d ge T he V e n e rabl e a d m i ts him ,
.

ha t is ( a t l eas t in the Sco tch Rite)

1 T
, t w o ra s a re p
g ven rap id ly a nd to l erab l y l o ud a nd
i , , afte r a sho rt
34 m m um so n s .

H e is the n l i m d C m a n ion — the

p ro c a e o p ,

Lodge a p pla u d i n g, — a nd le d , n ot thi s t i m e

to w a rd s t he E a s t, as w he n re c e ve d
i an

A pp re n ti ce b u t to th e he a d o f the c ol u m n
,

o f the S o u th
”
w he re he ha s to l i ste n to a n
,

o the r s p e e ch from Br a Or a tor ”

Al l thi s .

is s o s i lly tha t on e is t e m p te d to grow a n gry

, ,

ra th e r tha n to la u gh A nd the re a re in
.

Fra n c e si x te e n hu n d re d tho u sa n d p e rson s

, ,

the m o s t o f them l e a rn e d a n d l i te ra ry m e n ,

w ho ha ve p as s e d u nd e r tha t Ca u d iu m y o ke
o f the S e c re t S oc i e ti e s ! A nd in the w hol e
w o rl d , the re a re e i ght m i lli o n s of the m !

OF THE THIRD DE G RE E , T HE DE G RE E or

M ASTE RMASON
-
.

W e a re a ll the w hil e w ri ti n g e x cl u sive ly

a b o u t e x te r o r
i Fre e m a s o n ry ; the d e gre e o f
Ma s ter m a so n
-
is the thi rd a n d l a s t, the d i gn i ty
of G ra n d Ori e n t a n d t he o the r a cce s s o ry
-
,

d i gn i ti e s w hi c h c om p o s e th e e x te ri o r c o u n c i l
o f t he M a s on i c Ord e r n ot be in d
, g e g re e s

ro e rl k i A G l w h h b n
p p y ps ea n
g e.n e ra ,
o a s e e
 THE m m ons . 35

ap p o i n te d Se c re ta ry of W a r, ha s n o t, fo r tha t,
i
r se n to h i ghe r d e gre e ; he is in ve s te d w i th
a

a d i gn i ty a n d a gre a te r au tho ri ty , b u t it e nd s

t h e re T hu s the Ma so n , w he n a pp o i n te d
G ra n d- Ori e nt, is a M a s t e r m a s o n l i k e a ll -

o the rs a l tho u gh h e ha s b e e n i n ve s te d w i t h
,

t h e e x te ri o r c o m m a n d o f a ll the L o d ge s o f
o n e ob e d ie n ce .

T he re a re in fa c t in Fre e m a son ry v a riou s

, , ,

r i te s o r o be d i e n c e s w hi c h d i ffe r b u t v e ry li t tl e
,

o n e fro m the o the r In F ra n c e w e p o s s e s s

.
,

t h re e M a s o n i c ri te s : T he r ite of the G r a n d
Orien t of Fr a n ce the Scotch r ite o f w hi c h ,

t he G ra n d m a s te r is a n o l d A c a d e m i c i a n ;
-

a nd a th i rd ri te c a ll e d the M isr a im r ite

,
.

M is ra im is the n a m e w hi c h c a b a li sti c s c i e n c e
h a s a l w a y s gi ve n to a v e ry p o w e rfu l a n d
v e r y w i ck e d d e m o n T he M is ra im ri te a c
.

k n o w l e d ge s as its fa the r the p iou s C ha m , t he

a c c u rse d s on o f N oab .

Bu t l e t us co m e b a c k to ou r Co m p a n i o n
w h o is so a nx o u s i to p a ss Ma s te r . T he c e re

m o n i a l b e co m e s m o re and m o re s o le m n . T he
Lodge i ts e l f is n o t ca ll e d a ny m o re Lo d ge
a ,

b u t the Room of theCen tr e . T he C e l e s t i a l

Chi n es e e m p re , i is al so c a ll e d the E lnp ir e of
36 T HE m nm so n s .

the Cen tr e T hi s Room of the Centre th e n is

.

h u n g in bl a ck ( in tok e n o f l i ght a n d j o y
w i th sk u ll s w ho l e s k e l e to n s a n d bon e s e m
, ,

b ro i d e re d in w hi t e n o d o u b t by th e fe m a l e
,
”
F re e m a so n s w ho a re the m o st e s te e m e d
b y the M a so n s of tha t Cen tr e .

A ca n d l e o f ll o w w ax ( n o te it w ell : y el
y e

lo w ) p u t in the E a s t ( n o t in the W e st o r e l s e ,

a ll w o u l d b e s p o i l e d ) a n d a d a rk l a n t e rn
, ,

m a d e o f a s k u ll w hi ch l e ts l i ght p a ss onl y
,

thro u gh the s o c k e ts a re p la ce d on the a l ta r

,

o f t he Ve n e ra b l e T he Ve n e ra b l e is V e n e r
.

a b l e n o m o re In th i s v e ry re s p e c ta bl e Cen
.

tr e he is h e n c e fo r th ca l l e d the
,
“
Mo st W o r
shi p fu l o f t he R
”
o o m o f the Ce n tre T his .

Roo m o f t he Ce n tre a n d its M o s t Wo rsh i p

fu l re ce i ve l i ght in p ro p o rti o n w i th the i r
n e e d s fro m the y e ll o w ca n dl e a n d the s ku ll

l a n t e rn. In the m i d d l e o f the R o o m o f the

”
C e n tre w ho e v e r ha s a goo d e y e sight m a k e s
, ,

o u t ( o h fo r t he p u r e j oy s o f F re e m a so n r
y )
l
‘

a co ffi n ! Y e s a c o flin a t ru e c o hi n ; a n d th i s
,

c o ffi n con ta in s e i the r a M a s o n o r a m a n iki n

( n o m a tt e r w hi c h ; a c c o rd i n
) g t o B r C la ve l
it m u s t be t he la st re c e i ve d Ma ste r ”
T he .

Ritu al d oe s not say, if, in his comu , this l a st

 m FRE E M AS ON S . 37

re c e ve d
i Ma ste r re l i s he s the j ok e I su pp o se .

h e w o u l d ra the r b e the Mo st Wo rs hip fu l ”

.

T o co n sol e him they p u t a s q u are on his

,

h e a d a n o p e n c o m p a ss o n his fe e t a n d o ve r
, ,

h im a b ra n c h o f a ca c i a ( n o d o u b t to k e e p o ff
,

dew ) A l l t he Br
. M as ters a re d re sse d n o t ,

in y e ll o w b u t in b la ck ; in the che e r fu ll e s t o f
,

t he L o d ge s the y w e a r a b la ck a p ro n w i th a
,

s k u ll sk il fu lly e m b ro i d e re d o n the thi ghs .

Fi n a lly to c o m p l e te the i r d re s s the y a ll w ea r

, ,

h a n gi n g from the l e ft s ho u l d e r to t he ri gh t
s i d e a w i d e b l u e ri bb o n o n w hic h a re e m
, ,

b ro i d e re d the su n the m oon a n d the s ta rs

, ,
.

A n d d o y ou kn o w w hy the y a re thu s d e ck e d
u p in the i r Ro om of th e Cen tre ? ”
L i ste n
t o the M o s t W o rship fu l Fo r w ha t p u rp os e
”
do w e m eet ? he a s k s T o fi n d a ga i n the
.

Ma s te r s w ord w hi c h is l os t gra ve ly a n s w e rs
’ ”
,

Br Fir st Over seer T he Mo s t Wo rship fu l

.

”
th e n c omm a n d s a s e a rc h fo r the w o rd .

Y e t, e v e ry o n e se e m s to kn o w it ; fo r it is
as ke d o f a ll , a n d fro m a ll it is b ro u g ht b a ck
to h im .
“
Ho w ol d a re y o u ? ”
i n q u i re s t he
Most W o rship fu l fro m Br First Overseer .

Sev e n ye a rs i n n o ce n tly a n s w e rs he n o
, ,

on e k n o w s w hy A Ma ster Maso n is a l w ay s
.
-
 T HE FRE E M A SON S .

”
“
s e ve n y ea rs ol d ; it is th e a
ge o f ca n d o r !

Wha t ti m e is it a s k s th e M o st W o rs h i fu l
p .

”
It is p a st 1 2 o c l o ck a n s w e rs t he o t he r
’
.
,

Afte r se ve ral q u e sti o n s a n d a n sw e rs o f no

l e ss e r d e p th a Co m p a n i o n k n o c k is he a rd at
,
-

th e d o o r .It is ou r C om p a n i on m a s o n w ho -

p re s e n ts hi m se lf H e is ba re fo o te d his right
.
,

a rm n a k e d al so his l e ft b re a s t ; fro m his ri ht

, g
a rm m aj e s ti c a lly ha n gs a s q u a re ; a n d rou n d

his w a i s t is a ro p e go i n g thre e ti m e s a rou n d

it ; the e n d o f it is he l d by the Br E mp ort,
in the ri te o f t he G re a t Ori e n t o f F ra n c e ; b y
Br M aster of Cer em on ies in the Sc o tch ,

ri te ; b y Br Fir st D eacon in the E n gl i sh ,

an d A m e ri c a n L o d ge s In the M is ra im ri te
.
,

it m u s t b e he l d by the d e vi l hi m s e l f Thu s .

a c c o u te re d the C o m p a n i o n k n o ck s a t t he
,

d o o r a n d a p re c i o u s sc e n e b e gi n s
,
.

A t thi s n o i se , sa y s Br
”
C la vel a t th i s ,

n o i s e the m e e ti n g is m o ve d a n d n o t w i tho u t ,

re a s o n Wi th a fa lte ri n g vo i ce Br First ,

Over seer e x cla im s Mo st Wo rshipfu l a ,

Co m p a n i on ha s j u s t kn o c k e d a t the d oo r ”
.

Se e w ha t w a n ts tha t Com p a n
”
io n , a n s w e rs , w i th a tru ly j u stifi a bl e e m ot o n
,
i
the Most W o rsh ip ful .
 TH E FRE E M AS ON S . 39

I n q u i ri e s m a d e ; a n d , a s e ve ry thi n g is
a re

k n o w n in a d va n c e , th e i n q u i ri e s a re n o t v e ry

com p licat e d . W hy d o e s t he
Ma s te r of
C e re m on i e s c o m e a n d d i s tu rb
ou r gri e f ?
!

s a y s w i th a
,
l u gu b re to n e o f vo i c e t he M o s t ,

W o rsh ip fu l .Mi ght n ot thi s Com pa n ion b e

o ne o f tho se m i s e ra b l e w ho m H e a ve n d e
l ive r s u p to u s fo r re v e ng e Br E xp ert ,

a rm y o u rse l f a n d se iz e u p on th i s Co m p a n i o n .

S e a rc h him a n d a s c e rta i n if the re b e n o t o n

, ,

h im a ny t ra c e o f his b e i n g a c c e s s o ry to the
”
c ri m e w hi ch ha s b e e n co m m itte d T hi s .

c ri m e is th e w o u l d b e m u rd e r o f th e A rchi te c t
-

A d o n i ra m p u t to d e a th by thre e Com p a n i o n s
, ,

w h i ls t h e w a s s u p e ri n te n d i n g th e w o rk s o f
So l o m o n s T e m p l e ; in re a li ty it is t he p u n
’
,

ishm e n t in flic te d o n the T e m pl a rs s pi ri tu al ,

a n c e s to rs o f the F re e m a s o n s .

T he E x p e rt t e a rs the a p ro n from the Co m

n i o n a n d w h i ls t the l a t te r s ta n d s a t t h e
p a ,

d o o r fra te rn a lly gu a rd e d by fo u r Bro the rs

,

a rm e d to the t e e th t he E x p e rt go e s b a c k to
,

t he M o st Wo rs hip fu l a n d te l l s him in a v e ry
,

re s p e c tfu l to n e o f v o i c e :
“
M o s t W o rshi p fu l ,

I ha v e d i sco ve re d n o thi n g o n the Com p a n i o n

in dicative of his ha vi n g com m i tte d a m u rd e r .
40 TH E FRE E M ASON S .

H is ga rm e n ts a re cl e a n , his ha n d s a re p u re
a n d t hi s a p ro n w hi ch I b ri n g t o y o u is sta i n

l e s s) ’

T he Mo st Wo rshipfu l fe i gn s n ot to b e con
vin c e d .Ve n e rabl e Bro the rs ”
say s he ,

m a y th e s u rm i s e w hi ch a gi ta t e s m e e tc , .

S hou l d he n ot be i n te rro ga te d A ll thc

Br b o w d o w n the i r F re e m a s on s he a d s 1] ’

to k e n o f a pp ro v a l ; a n d a s the Mo s t W o rs hi p
fu l l e a rn s fro m Br E xp ert tha t the C om
p a n ion k no w s the p a s s w o rd , h e e x c l a i m s
-

s tri c k e n w i th a m a z e m e n t : T he p a ss w o rd
H o w ca n he k n o w it ? Oh ! I
c a n n o t b e b u t in c o n s e q u e n c e o f his c ri m e .

F o rthw i th a n e w s ea rch is m a d e in th
,

p o ck e ts an d all a bou t the Com p a n io n w ho i

,

a ll the w hil e the r e half n a k e d a s M a rl b o ro u

g
-
, ,

b e tw e e n h is fo u r o ffi c e rs .

D u ri n g the w hol e of thi s ? the u n fo r tu n at

la st re c e ve d i M ast e r is the re s p e n d in g hin

se lf in his c o fii n , a n d re fle c ts a t his e a se o

the d e p th the
Ma so n i c Ce re m on i e s A s
of .

is so m e w ha t l on g p ro ba bly he ha s b e e n ta ]
,

in g a ll p re ca u t io n s in a d va n c e .

Br E xp er t the n se a rche s the C om p s ]

ion . He l ooks at his ri ght han d G oo
42 THE FRE EM ASON S .

no t u n like the o th e rs , e x c e pt tha t th e fou l

a rm e d Ma son s fra te rna lly a c c o m p a ny the
ca n d i d a te .

Br E xp er t foll o w s the tra v e ll e r, a nd

hold s him by the ro p e s e n d
’
Re tu rn e d from .

”
his “
tra v e l s , t he C om p an i o n is r e c e ve i d
Ma s te r ; he ta k e s the o a th k n e el i n g the tw¢ ,

p o i n ts of a n o p e n com p a s s b e in g a pp l i e d tc
his b re a s t H e is l e d to t he W e s t
.
”
from ,

w he re he is l e d b a c k to the E a s t ; it is
the m y s te ri o u s m a rc h o f t he d e gre e o f M as
”
te r .

T hi s m y ste ri o u s m a rc h a ffo rd s ti m e to the

d ea d Bro the r n o s e l e s sly
i to c re e p ou t of the
c offi n ; and w he n the new M a s t e r c om e s n ew
to it, it is em p ty . T he M o s t Wo rshi p ful de
s ce n d s fro m his thro n e fo r he ha s a t hr on e
H e re c om m e n c e s the la m e n ta b le re c iting oi

th e w o u l d b e m u r d e r
-
of t he re s p e c ta b l e M a s
t e r A d o n i ra m , b y the th re e j e al ou s Co m p an
i o n s J u b e l a s J u b e lo s
, , ,
an d J u b e l u m ; t he
Mo st W o rshi p fu l sto p s thr e e t i m e s t o g i ve
Br First Overseer l e i su re to s trik e the
new M a s te r, as A d o n i ra m w a s s tru c k by
his thre e m u rd e re rs fi rs t on t he ne ck ,
w i th
an i ron ru l e r ; th e n on the he a rt, w i th a
 m m nm sons . 43

s q u a re ; fi n a ll y, o n the fo re h e a d ,
w i th a m a ]
le t . A fte r w h i c h, t w o Brothe rs se iz e u p o n
t he fi c t itio u s A d o n i ram , and s tre tc h him in
t he co ffi n , a s if he w e re d ea d . T he by sta n d
e rs i m u la te l o o ki n g u p the i r d e a r Ma s te r
s

A d o n i ra m ; a fte r p a i n fu l re sea rch e s fro m t he

E a s t to the W e s t a n d fro m the W e s t to t he
,

E a s t the y fi n d him tha n k s t o the a ca c i a

, ,

b ra n c h w h i ch in d i c a te s t o the m w he re l i e s
,

h is c o rp s e .T he M o st W o rs hip fu l d e cla re s
t ha t it is in a sta te o f c o rru p ti o n a n d sa y s ,

M a o Ben a c tha t is the fl e sh l e a ve s the b o n e s

,
.

I s n o t a l l th i s q u i te che e rfu l a n d a m u s i n g ? )
(
T he M o st Wo rship fu l d ra gs fro m the co ffi n
t h e w o u ld b e d e a d m a n
-
p u t s o n his l e ft
,

s h o u l d e r his o w n l e ft ha n d a n d t e ll s hi m i n
,

t h e ri ght e a r : M a c a n d in the l e ft e a r Ben a c

, ,

w o r d s w h i ch i n u n d a te the re s u s c i ta t e d fe ll o w
w it h l i ghts a n d c o n so l a ti o n s T he Bro the rs
.
,

wi th t he i r bla ck a p ro n s an d the i r sku l l s ,

li gh te d b y the y e l l o w c a n dl e a n d the sk u l l
tra n s fo rm e d i n to a l a n te rn b re a k fo rth in
,

joy fu l s i n gin g .

Th e Br N e w Ma ste r re n e w s the o a th
to re v e a l n o thi n g to i n fe ri o r Bro the rs a n d
to th e p ro fa n e , a n d the y gi ve h im the i n i ti a
44 m r nm asom ;

ti on , viz : the Ma son i c Ca te c hism , a n d the

Ma ste r s Si gn
’
. T hi s s i gn is m ad e b v shu tting
fo u r h u ge rs o f the ri ght ha n d , p u tt i n g the
th u m b o n t he s to m a ch , s o a s to fo rm a n a n gle,
w hil st the b a c k l e ft han d is he l d b e fore
of the
the e y e s the th u m b p o i n t in g d o w n
,
T he .

Ma s te r s Ca te chi s m ca ll s tha t s i gn the s ign

’

”
of ho rro r, b e ca u se it s ign ifi e s the h o rror
w i th w hi c h th e Ma ste rs w e re stru c k w hen
the y p e rc e i ve d A d o n i ra m s co rp s e
’
.

T he s e glo o m y foo le ri e s a re the i n i ti a tion

c e re m o n i a l to t he thi rd a n d la s t d e gre e of

e x t e ri o r F re e m a so n ry Thi s b e gi n s to s m ell
.

o f co n s pi ra ti o n a n d s e c re t s o c i e ty ; a n d one

c a n u n d e rs ta n d ho w e a s i ly from tha t v e ry

la rge n u m b e r a re d ra w n re c ru i ts fo r t he oc
c u l t F re e m a s o n ry fo r t he l e a d e rs o f S e c ret
,

S o ci e ti e s W e sha ll se e o f w ha t gros s u n
.

o d l i n e s s a re c o m p o s e d t he m y s te ri e s w hi ch
g
a re the n re v e a l e d t o t he n e w M a s te r It is.

s he e r Mat e ri a l i s m .

T he re fo re ca n w e fea rl e ssly sa y : n o m a tte r

ho w m u c h t he y m ay b e d u p e d , th e Fre e m a
s o n s A p p re n ti c e s , C o m p a n i o n s , a n d M a s te rs
-

a re hi ghly gu i lty , hi g hly i m p ru d e n t ,

and

h i ghly s i lly .
 m r a nm asons . 45

OF TH E HI G H D E G RE E S os FREE MASON RY .

So a re ca l le d m an y i n i ti ati on s ,
o fte n i n de
p e n d e n t o n e from the o the r va ry i n g ac c o rd
,

in g to p la ce s a n d c ou n tri e s o f w h i c h s om e,

a re re c e n t so m e a re e x ti n c t
,
T he re a re M a
.

s o n s , a m on g the m m o st of t he h e a d s o f e x te

i
r or F re e m a so n ry ,
d e n y the m Othe rs
w ho .

a c kn o w l e d ge ra i s e a n d j o i n th e m t d
p , y e o ,

n o t b e l ong to the o cc u l t F re e m a so n ry o r to ,

th e Se c re t S o c i e ti e s p ro p e rly so c a ll e d .

T he hi gh d e gre e s a re l ik e a n e fflo re s c e n c e
m ore a n d m o re se c re t a n d u ngo dl y — o f com

m o n F re e m aso n ry a n i n i ti a ti o n fu rthe r a d
,

va n c e d tho u gh s ti ll i n co m p l e te
,
to w a rd s ,

w ha t m i ght b e ca ll e d th e so u l o f E re s m a
s o u ry tha t is to w a rd s the u l ti m a te a im o f its
, ,

l t T h i s u l t i m a te a im is u n i v e rs al d e
p o s .

s t ru c ti o n o f a ll ro ya l ty a n d o f a ll re li gi o n

it is the u n i ve rs a l re be lli on o f the W o rl d

a ga i n st G o d a n d a ga i n st H is Ch ri st ; it is

Sa ta n an d Ma n w ho stri ve to re i gn o ve r the
46 THE FREE M A SON S .

w o rld , in thep la c e o f G od a n d H is Chri st .

A p a rt o f tha t i n fe rn a l S e c re t ha s b e e n u n
v e i l e d a n d th e h a l f hon e st F re e m a son s v a i n ly
,
-

d e n y it .

T he a im o f the Ord e r m u s t re m a i n its

fi rst s e c re t sa i d in 1 774 the G ra n d Lodg e o f
”
,

G e rm a n y the w o rl d is n o t rob u s t e n o u gh to
be a r its re v e la ti on ”
Ma s o n s the m s e l ve s
.
,

e v e n th o s e in t he h i h d e re e s a r e n o t d e e m e d
g g
ro b u s t e n o u h fo r a t t h e i n i ti a t i o n t o o n e
g ,

o f the hi gh d e g re e s o f t h e S c o t c h ri te t he ,

M a ste r o f the Lodge te ll s t he ca n d i d a te

“
By m e a n s o f thi s d e gre e a thi c k w a ll is ,

ra i s e d b e tw e e n u s a n d the ro fa n e a n d even
p ,

betw een m a n y of ou r own W ha t y ou

ha ve l e a rn e d s o fa r is n o thi n g c o m p a re d to
,

t he s e c re t s w hi c h s ha ll ce rta i nly b e re v e a l e d
to y o u in fu tu re T he ca r e w e take to
hid e them e ven f r om ou r ow n Brothers , has
1
su re l y i v n u i d e a s w o rth f t h th i
g e y o y o e n g
( t ru e M a s o n i c s ty )l e .

In a l l the Ma s o n i c ri te s ta k en t o ge ther ,

the re a re it is s a i d n e a rl y o n e t ho u s a n d d e
, ,

g re e s . I n t h e r i t e o f t h e G r O r a p
1 A d m is s io n to th e d e ree o f
g
“
Se n io r . F ro m the
Ritual o r th e M o ther Lodge o r the Th ree G l o bes .
 T HE FR EEM ASON S . 47

nirty -th re e o f the m ; in the Scotch ri t e ,

thr e e like w i s e , a l thou gh b u t s e ve n a re
i lly c o n fe rre d the o the rs a re n o d o u bt
bl im e , and the ey e s m i ght b e i nj u re d by
of li ght T he M isra im i te
r se e m s to
t one hu n d re d d e gre e s ; the re , d ou b t
as e nj o y s th e c le a re s t li ht
g .

s ho u ld he re t ha t , by Go d ’
n o te s g ra c e ,

b ra n c he s of t he Ma son i c tre e fra te r

le t e s t n e a n th r
o o e . T he i r d i vi s io n s a re
lva tio n . T he sa m e is t ru e of Fre e m a
as of Pro te s ta n ti s m ; th e re is u n i ty
is a n d o f ha t re d , b u t e n d l e ss d i vi s i o n

a
n a ll the se cts of T he Sect . D i vi s i o n
ra c te ris t ic of the w o rk s of S a tan ,
be
un i ty i
e x s ts only in T ru th and in
y .

m o st kn o w n a m on
g t h e h i gh d e
gre e s

to be tho s e of J u d ge P hilosop her

l
Com m a n d er Un kn ow n , E lect, Sen ior ,
t of St A n d r ew , K n ight of the Su n ,
.

t K a d osch, a n d Rosicru cia n .

48 T HE FRE EM ASON S .

OF T HE H IG H D E G RE E
J UDG E PHILOSO OF -

PHE R G RAN D COMM ANDER UN K N OW N

- - -
.

W he n re c e iv e d the J u d ge P hilosop her Grand

,
- -

Com m a n d er Un kn ow n is b o l d l y to l d the tru e

-

a n d p ra c tic a l m e a n in g o f A d o m ra m s l e e nd
’
g .

T he w o rd s a re te x tu a lly re c o rd e d by Br
Ra go n in his boo k o n M asonic Or thodoxy
D o n o t the d e gre e s th ro u gh w hi c h y o u have
”
p a s s e d s a ys t he Ma s te r of t he L o d ge ih
, ,

d u c e y o u to a pply o u r l e ge n d o f A d o n i ra m s ’

m u rd e r to th e t ra gi c a l a n d fa ta l e n d o f J a m es
,

u - —
Mo l a y J d ge Phi l o s o p he r G ra n d Com m a n der -
,

of th e Ord e r ? H a ve you n ot
p r e a r ed
p you r

hea r t f or D o yo u
ven gea n ce n o t fe e l the im

l a cable ha tr ed w h i c h w e ha v e s w o rn a i
n st
p ga

t he t h re e t ra i to rs on whom w e m u st r even e
g
the d ea th o
f J a m es M a l a y T hi s is , Bro ther,
THE T R E U MASON RY ,
s u ch as it has been ha n ded
”
d o wn to us .

Pra c t i c a lly , tho s e thre e t ra i to rs a re : fi rst,

the Po p e , an d , w i th him , the w hol e Chu rch,
50 m FRE E M A S ON S .

L o d ge ha n d s t o th e ne w Br J u d g e Phi
-

l o s o p he r G -
ra n dC -
om m ande r-
Unk n o w n , th e ia
s ign ia o f his hi gh d e gre e , a n d p o i n ts to him
his s p e c i a l w o rk T he i n s i g ni a the j ew el of
.
—

the a de
p t is a d i rk his w o rk ve n ge a n ce .

Is al l t hi s cl e a r ?

XIII .

OF THE H I G H DE G RE E OF K NIG HT K m oscn .

I do n ot kn o w w hy the K n i ghts K a d os ch
a re ca ll e d K n i h ts K a d o s c h T h e ir in itia t io u
g .

is h i ghly s e a s o n e d w i th a s t ro n g s m e ll of
b l o o d m u rd e r v e n ge a n c e re b e l li o n a nd u n
, , , ,

g o d l i n e s s W
. h e n L ou i s Ph i l ipp e E g a l i té
h l n e o f th e G ra n d Ori e n ts o f F ra n ce
( t e n y
-
o o

e v e r a d m i t te d i n to the d a rk se c re t s o f the
”
t ru e Ma so n ry ) w a s i n i ti a te d to the d e gre e
o f K n i ght K a d o sc h he w a s m a d e t o s tre tc h
,

on t he flo o r as a d ea d m a n, and the re , t o re

n e w a ll the o a ths w h i ch he ha d l
a re a dy ta k en
in the i n fe ri o r
d e gre e s ; the n a w as p ut d i rk
in his ha n d , a n d he w a s c om m a n d e d to go
and str ike a c ro w n e d m a n iki n , p la c e d in a

corn e r of the roo m , n e a r a sk e le to n

 m nm m on s . 51

So m e l i q u i d o f a b loo d col o r fle w fro m the

-

w o u n d o n the ca n d i d a t e , a n d c o v e re d the
p a ve m e nt .Mo re o ve r he w a s o rd e re d to c u t
,

t h e h e a d o f tha t m a n ik i n to h o l d it u p in his
,

r i ht ha n d a n d to k e e p the d i rk s ta i n e d w i th
g ,

b lo o d in his l e ft ha n d ; a n d h e d id it a ll .

T h e n he w a s i n fo rm e d tha t the b on e s b e fo re
him w e re tho se J am e s Mo l ay G ra n d Ma s
of ,
-

t e r of the Ord e r o f T e m pl a rs a n d tha t the ,

m a n w ho se bloo d he ha d j u st s p i lt a n d w ho s e ,

b l oo d y he a d he w a s h o l d i n g in his ri ght ha n d ,

w a s Philipp e l e Bel K i n g o f Fra n ce

l
- -
,
It is .

cl e a r tha t Phili p p e l o Be l ha v i n g be e n d e a d
,
- -

n e a rly fi ve hu n d re d y e a rs , the o ath o f m u r

de r a n d v e n gea n ce w a s n o t d i re c t e d to w a rd s

his p e rs on , b u t tow a rd s h is ro ya l ty Oo n s s ~
.

u e n tly, the n e w K a d osch a s a t ru e kn ight,

q .

w a s o n e o f the fo re m o s t a m o n g the a s s a s s i n s
of Lo u i s the l 6 th . A lm o s t a ll o f t he m w e re
F re em a s on s .

T he Ma s on i c Ri tu al e x p re s sly sa y s tha t the

n e w E l e c t m u st a v e n ge t he c o n d e m n a ti o n o f

Jam e s Mola y e i the r fi gu ra tive ly o n the a u

1 M o ntj o ie , H istory of the Conj u ration of Lou is Phil

tpp c of Orleans E galite
'
52 TH E m n nm so n s .

t ho rs of his p u n i shm e n t
i m pl i c i tly on w ho
, or

e ver d es er ves it by r ight

”
Whom d o y o u .

kn o w he is a sk e d T w o a bo m i n a b l e
.

m en
”
. N a m e the m ”
Phi l ipp e l e Be l a n d
.
- -

Be rt ra n d d e G o th ( Po p e Cl e m e n t the V th )
”
.

A c c o rd i n g to Br Ra gon the s a c re d
”
a u tho r it is n o t o n ly a c ro w n e d m a n iki n
, ,

w hi c h a K n i ght K a d o sch is n o w bo u nd to
s t rik e o n the d a y o f h is i n i ti a ti o n it is a s e r ,

p e n t wi th thre e h e a d s the fi rst of w h i c h ,

w e a rs a ti a ra a n d a k e y the s e co n d a c ro w n, ,

a n d the thi rd a s w o rd : e m b l e m s o f Pa p a c y ,

Roya l ty a n d Mi li ta ry p ow e r w hi c h u n i te d to
, ,

d e s troy the Ord e r o f T e m pla r s T hi s s e rp e n t .

w i th thre e he a d s d e si gn a te s the e v i l p rin c i

p l e
”
,
s a y s t h e s a m e Br R a on
g
1 '
.

T he s e cre t o f t he s e c t l e a k s o u t m o re a n d
m o re .

1 A P hil osop hical a nd Interp retative Treatise on A nci ent

a nd M od ern Initiatio ns .
 m Fa nnm so n s . 53

OF TH E H IG H DEG REE on RO SIC RUCIA N .

At the re c e p ti on of a Ro si cru c i a n ,
th e
C hie f of the
L o d ge is n o m o re Ve n e ra bl e n o r
M o s t W o rs hip fu l ; he is c a ll e d “
Mo s t Wi se
a n d a ll t he o ffi c e rs o f
”
a n d Pe rfe c t Ma s te r ,

th e L o d ge a re Mo s t Po w e rfu l a n d Pe rfe c t ”
.

P erf ection is the d i s ti n gu i s hi n g c ha ra c te r o f

t h i s d e gr e e ; s till l e t u s n o t c o n fo u n d : it is
M a so n i c Pe rfe c ti o n .

T he ca n d i d a te is q u e s ti o n e d a m o n g oth e r ,

th i n gs o n the m e a n i n g o f the w o rl d re n o w n e d
,
-

i n s c ri p tio n : In ri w hi c h w a s p u t by Pil a t e o n
,

t h e C ro ss o f Ou r L o rd J e sn e Ch ri s t Wi th .

M a s o n s it d o e s n o t si g n i fy a n y m o re J e su s
,

o f N a z a re th K i n g o f t he J e w s ; it m e a n s o h
, ,

ho rri b l e bl a s p he m y ! tha t the J e w J e s n e o f

N a z a re th w a s l e d by the J e w Ra p ha e l i n to
,
1

J u d e a the re to b e j u s tly p u n i s he d fo r his

,
”
c ri m e s . A s so o n a s the c a n d i d a te ha s g i v e n

1 W h o is t at h Je w Raph a e l h
C o u l d h e b e , b y c an ce ,
the traito r Jud as , so sy m p h at h e tic to Dr Reu an
54 m m nm so ns .

to the Mo st Wi se thi s sacrile giou s ih

t e rp re ta tio n the
,
M o st Wi se e x c la i m s

Bro the rs the w o rd ha s b e e n fou n d a ga i n 1

,
”
Thu s the w o rd the s e c re t o f t he a d va n c e d
, ,

d e gre e s o f F re e m a so n ry is ha tre d to J e su s
,

Chri st !
In th e Ma son i c le ge n d s Ou r Lo rd a s d e , ,

s c e n d i n g fro m K i n g So l o m o n j u stly a to n o s on
,

the C ro ss fo r the p re te n d e d m u rd e r o f A don

i ram by S olom on j e a lo u s o f his a rch i te ct
, .

A d o n i ra m is the p re te n d e d d e s c e n d a n t of
Ca in the p re te n d e d s o n o f L u c i fe r a n d E ve ;
,

a n d th e a c tu al w a r o f R e vol u ti o n a n d Fre e

m a so n ry a ga i n st Chu rch a n d Ro ya lty is n o th ,

in g bu t the fa ta l a n d l o gi ca l con se q u e n c e of
a w a r b e gu n in the e a rthl y Para d i se : the

w a r o f L u c i fe r o f Ca i n his s on of A d o n i ram
, ,

his d e s c e n d an t a n d o f a w hol e su p e ri or ra ce
, ,

w h i c h ha s re ce i ve d th e gi ft o f s c i e n c e , of
l i ght a n d o f tru e vi rtu e a ga i n st G o d A d a m
, , ,

A b e l a n d S ol o m o n
,
a ga i n st J e su s a n d the
, ,

i n fe ri o r ra ce o f A dam s ch il d re n p e rso n ified

’
,

by the Pri e sts a n d the K i n gs ; th i s l a tter

ra c e s s p e c i a l tra i t b e i n g b l i n d fo rce ty ra n ny
’

a n d i gn o ra n c e . A c co rd i n g to Ma sc h e, G od is

l f L u c i fe r a n d p e rs e c u te s him ; Cain
j ea o us o
 T HE FREEM ASONS . 55

i s p e rs e c u te d b y A d a m a n d A b e l , & c It is .

a l l t o p s y tu rvy ;-
it is j u s t t he re v e rs e o f
.

t r u th ; it is the po the o s i s o f re b e lli on a n d t he

a

c r u cifi x io n o f T ru th a n d R i gh te o u s ne s s ; in a
w o rd it is R
, e vo l u t i o n w hi c h in its fu n d a
, ,

m e nta l d o c tri n e is e s se n ti a lly a n ti c hri st i a n

, ,

a th e i s t s a tan i c
,
.

H o w e ve r m u c h a d v an c e d in the kn o w l e d ge
of t he secr et o f M a s o n ry m a y b e a ll t he Bro th
e rs of the hi gh d e gre e s , w e m u s t a c kn o w l

e d ge tha t the y ha v e n o t a s y e t l e ft t he ill

l ighte d a n te cha m b e r,
”
a s sa i d l i ttl e Ti ge r ;
th e y a re o n ly gro w n
g i up M a so n s a ll sta lk s
,

an d flo w e rs . T he fru i t is m u c h, m u ch fu r
t h e r h i d d e n in th e d a rk , d e e p re c e s s e s o f t he
Se c t . A Pri e s t w a s sa i
y gn t hi s , one d a y , to a

so rt of ho n e s t m a n , b u t s ho rt—s i ghte d ,
a nd

lo n g p rom o te d to the d e gre e o f Ro s ic ru

a go

c ia n . T hi s p o o r m a n w o u l d s e e in the C e re
m o n i a l o f the L o d ge s n o thi n g b u t hi sto ri c a l
m u m m e ri e s H e s p a re d n o p a i n s
.
”
sa id ,

tha t to i m p re s s m e m o re fa v o ra b ly
w i th a s o c i e ty in w hi c h h e w a s p ro u d t o ha v e
he ld i m p o rta n t p o s ts H e d e c i d e d ly w a n t e d
.

t o c o n v e rt m e to F re e m a so n ry I k n e w he .

ha d bu t o ne ste p m o re to tak e to c om e to the

56 TH E FRE E M ASO N S .

p o i n t when the v e il is to rn w he n it b e c o m e s ,

u tte rl y i m p o s s i bl e to d e c e iv e o n e s e l f a b o u t
o

t he u l ti m a te a im o f the tru e a d e p ts To .

co n v i n c e m e b e re so l v e d t o ta k e t ha t s t e p
,
.

V e ry fe w d a y s a fte r I s e e him co m e to m y ,

ho u s e in a s ta te ba fil in g a ll a tte m p t a t d e s c rip
ti o n. Oh ! m v d e a r fri e n d m y d e a r fri e n d , ,

e x c la i m e d he
“
h o w ri ght y o u w e re 1
,
Ah !
ho w ri ght y o u w e re ! W he re w a s I O m y ,

G o d w he re w a s I ?
,
”
H e sa t o r ra the r fe ll , ,

d o w n o n a c ha i r a bl e o n ly to re p e a t :
, W h e re
w a s I ? w he re w a s I ? A h ! ho w ri gh t y o u
w e re 1 I w is he d he ha d gi ve n m e s o m e o f
the p a rti cu l a rs o f w hi c h 1 w a s y e t i gn o ra n t .

H e o n ly a n s w e re d Yo u w er e r ight bu t it is ,
”
a l l I ca n sa y S till he a d d e d that if be a o
.
,

ce p te d w ha t w a s p ro p o se d to him he c o u l d ,

re p a i r his fo rt u n e ru i n e d by t he R e vo l u t i o n .

”
If I w i sh sa i d he
,
to s e t o u t fo r Lon d o n
, ,

Bru x e ll e s Con s ta n ti n o p l e o r a n y o the r c i ty

, ,

t ha t I m a y c ho o s e n e i the r m y w i fe nor m y
, ,

c hi l d re n no r I s ha l l e v e r b e in w a n t o f a n
, , y
” ”
th i n g .
“
Y es a n s w e re d I
,
bu t o n c o n d i ,

ti o n tha t y o u sha ll go p re a c h i n g e v e ry w h e re
e q u a li ty l i b e rty a n d the w h o l e R
, ,
e vo l u t i o n 2
”
J u s t ao, m u rm u re d he . Bu t on c e m o re,
58 m FREEM ASON S .

The re G ra n d Ori e n ts n o G ra n d M a ste rs

,
no -
,
-
,

b u t a fri ghtfu l u n i ty re a liz e d b y a n o c c u lt

,

o v e rn m e n t a s p l a i n a s it is s ki l fu l ly o r ga n
g ,

iz e d. Rem e m b e r sa i d la te ly the w ret c he d

”
,

Ma zzi n i re m e m b e r tha t a n associa tio n

, of
a n d equ al m en ( a l w a y s the s a m e fo rm u
f r e e

la 1) w ho a im a t o ve rtu rn i n g a c o u n try ( he
m i ght ha v e s a i d a ll co u n tri e s ) is bo u nd to
ha v e a p la i n cl e a r a n d p o p u la r o rga n iz a
,
”1
ti o n
.

A t t he he a d o f a ll thi s t e n e b ro u s a rm y is ,

o n e c h i e f o n l y o n e a n d u n k n o w n w ho s ta n d s
, ,

ba c k in the s ha d e a n d w ho hol d s all the ,

Shap e a n d L o d ge s in his ha n d ; m y s te ri o u s a n d
te rri bl e chi e f t o w ho m a re bo u nd b y a n o a th ,

o f b l i n d o b e d i e n c e a ll the M a s o n s o f a l l Bi tes
,

a n d o f a ll d e gre e s w ho d o n o t e v e n kn o w his
,

na m e a n d in w ho s e e x i s t e n c e m o s t o f w h om
,

re fu s e t o b e l i e ve T hi s d i abo l i c al m a n is
.

m o re p o w e rfu l tha n a n y K i n g in thi s w o rl d .

In t he l a s t c e n tu ry t ha t c hi e f w a s fo r v e ry
, ,

m a n y y e a rs , a n o bs c u re G e rm a n n am e d W e i s ,

ha u p t .

T he Pa tri a rch o f the S e c re t S o c i e ti e s is

kn o w n only to fo u r o r fi ve pi c k e d a d e p ts ,

, p
1 Procl a m a tio n o f A ril 18 34 .
 m E nn m so n s . 59

e a c h o n e of ke e p s him in rela ti o n w i th
w hom
a S e c tio n or L o d ge ( no m a tte r a bo u t the
n a m e ) a n d th e a d e p ts o f t ha t S e c ti o n k n o w
,

n o th i n g a bo u t the p a rt pl a y e d a m o n g the m b y

t h e L i eu te n a nt o f the G ra n d Chi e f E a ch - .

o n e o f the Ma s o n s o f the Se c ti o n r e p re se n t s

it in tu rn in a n i n fe ri o r s e c ti o n the m e m b e rs
, ,

o f w hi c h kn o w i n g n o thi n g o f it ; a n d s o fo rth

d o w n to the m o st in sign ifi ca n t Lo d ge s o f
e x te ri o r F re e m a s o n ry d o w n to the M a s o n i c
,

m e e t i n gs a ppa re n tly t he m o st fore i gn to t he

p lot s o f the S e c re t S o c i e ti e s .

In this u nd er—m as on ic hi e ra rchy e a ch o n e ,

is l e d w i tho u t k n o w i n g b y w ho m a n d fu l fill s ,

o r d e rs o f w hi ch the o ri gi n a nd re a l p u rp o s e

a r e u n kn ow n to him It is t he tru e ge n u i n e
.
,

Se c re t So c i e ty s e c re t e v e n fo r tho s e w ho a re
,

m em b e rs of it
. A b o u t fo rty y e a rs a go , th e
Ro m a n p ol c ei ca m e i
v e ry n e a rth e ca t c h n g

c hie f hi m s e lf o f tha t w i d e co n s pi ra c y Ca r .

d in a l Be rn e tti S e c re ta ry o f S ta te u n d e r Le o
.

t he 1 2 th s u c ce e d e d in s e iz i n g u p o n a p a rt
,

o f t he i n ti m a te c o r re sp o n d e n ce o f th e h e a d s

o f t he Su p re m e L o d ge t ha t is o f tha t fi rs t
, ,

M as on i c L o d ge u n d e r the i m m e d i a te d i re c ti o n
o f the G ran d Chi e f - On e o f those villa i n s
. .
60 TH E FRE E M A SON B.

w a s in the i
s e rv c e o f th e Fi rst Se c re ta ry o f
t he E m p e ro r of A u s t ri a ,
Pri n c e M e tt e rn i ch ,

w ho ha d in him the u tm o s t co n fi d e n c e . H is
w ar -
na m e w a s N u bia s . A n o the r w a s a Je w
”
w ho s e war -
na m e L i ttl e Ti ge r
was T he .

c o rre s p on d e n c e o f a th i rd o n e i n d i c a t e d a

ri c h I ta li a n l a n d l o rd A t tha t t i m e th e cen
.
,

t re o f the gra n d pl o t w a s in I ta ly .

T o d i sti n gu i sh it fro m e x te ri o r F re e m a son

ry th e o c c u l t o n e w a s c a ll e d
,
Ca r bon a ris m
L ik e F re e m a son ry Ca rbo na ri sm is o n e a nd
,

u n i ve rsa l ; it is th e m ili ta n t p a rt o f Fre e

”
m a so n ry . The n u m b e r o f its a d e p ts is u n
k n o wn .

Br L ou i s Bla n c a d m i re s the re by o ili

, ,

c ia lly p ro vi n g its e x i s te n c e th e o rga n i z a t i o n ,

”
o f Ca rb o n a ri s m : It is sa y s he so m e t h in
, g ,
”
p o w e rfu l a n d m a rve llo u s It w a s a g re e d
.

t ha t a ro u n d a M o the r a s so c i a t i o n ( w ha t M o th
e r gre a t G o d s i) c a ll e d the High Ven te t he re
, ,

s ho u l d b e fo rm e d u n d e r t he n a m e o f Ce n tra l
,

Ven tes o the r a s s o c ia ti o n s u n d e r w hi c h s ho u ld

, ,

a c t P a r ticu la r Vent es h rd Ven te m e a ns

( t e w o

m e e ti n g ) T o e sca p e the Pe n a l Co d e tw e n ty
.
,

w a s the n u m b e r o f m e m b e rs o f e a c h a s s o cia
tion . T he High Vente w a s self re c ru itin g -
.
 TH E FRE E M ASON S . 61

T o fo rm the Cen tr al Ven tes , the fol l o w i n g

m ode was ado
pte d : T w o m e m b e rs o f t he
H igh Ven te w o u l d ta k e w i th the m a thi rd p e r
s o n w i tho u t tru s ti n g him w i th the k n o w l e d ge
,

o f t he i r o w n d e g re e a n d t he y w o u l d n a m e
,

h im P r es id en t of the fu tu re Vente a pp o i n ti n g ,

t h e m s e l ve s , on e D ep u ty, the o the r Censor in

it T he D ep u ty s o ffi c e b e i n g to c o rre s p o n d
’
.

w i th the u p p e r a ss o c ia ti on , a n d tha t of Gen

M t o c o n tro l the w o rki n g !
o f the s e c o n d a ry

o ne , the H igh Vents thu s w o u l d b e , a s it w e re ,

t he b ra i n s o f e a c h of the Ven tes c re a te d by it,
re m a n n g i i m e a n w hil e to w a rd s it in
p o sse s si o n
o f it s o w n s e c re t a n d a c t s T he re w a s
in tha t c o m b i na t i o n a w o n d e rfu l e l a s ti c i ty
h a t o f the s e r p e n t ) S o o n t he Ventes b e
( t .

ca m e ve ry n u m e ro u s .

Br Blan c a dd s , w i th the ca n d o r o f th e
te rrib le ch il d The i m p o s s i b ili ty o f co m

p l e t e l y e l u din g the e ffo rts o f t he Po li c e ha d

be e n fo re se e n :
l
to re n d e r the m of le ss im

1 T h e b ette r to s u cce e d in t is , h a nd to d ra w in m il

it ary m e n , th e s ect h ad a d d ed to th e o rd in a ry o rga n i

z a t io n o f th e Ventes a m il ita ry o rg a n iz a t io n , o r, ra t he r ,

m il ita ry a pp ell atio n s l egio ns , cohorts, centu ries , ma n

ip l es ; an d a cco rd ing t o th e n ee d s o f t he t im e b e ing ,
p re s e n te d no w o n e fac e , no w an o t he r .
62 m FRE E M ASON S .

p o rta nc e , it w a s a gre e d tha t the Ven tes sho u l d

act in c o m m o n , w i tho u t ho w e v e r kn o w i n g

e a ch o the r, a n d in su ch a w a y tha t the Po l i ce

co u ld n o t, e x ce pt by
p e n e tra ti n g i n to t he
High Ven te s e iz e u p on the w ho l e c o ll e c ti ve
,

sy s t e m o f th e o rga n iz a ti o n Con s e q u e n tl y .
,

e v e ry Ca rbon a r o b e l on gin g to a Ven te, w as

fo rb i d d e n to t ry to b e a d m i tte d in to a n o th e r
.

T his p r ohibitio n was u n d er p ena l ty of d ea th .

T he d u ti e s o f a Ca rbon a r o w e re : T o h a ve
a g u n and fi fty i dca rtr
ge s
( e m i n e n tl
y p h i la n

thro p ic p re c a u ti o n ) ; to b e re a dy to sa cr ifice
him self ( w e k n o w w ha t thi s m e a n s ) ; to b li nd
1
ly ob e y t he o rd e rs o f u nk n o w n c h i e fs T his .

fo rm i d a b l e o rga n iza ti o n d i v u l ge d b y Br,

L o u i s Bla n c ha d b e e n co m b i n e d in the Lodge

,

of th e F r ien ds of Tr u th .

T hu s b e hi n d the Lo d ge is the ba c k L o d ge
,

b e hi n d t he A pp re nti c e Co m p a n i o n a n d Mas
, ,

te r m a so n a n d e ve n b eh i n d the F re e m a so ns
-
,

o f the hi h d e gre e s is hi d d e n th e Ca rbo na ro

g
F re e m a s on the m a n of the S e c re t S o c ie ty
,

a n d o f t he Ven tes T he Lo d ge s w hi c h Free

.

m aso n ry p u bl i cly a ck n o w le d ge s hi d e fro m all

1 11q of te n ye ars . Tome l .

 m rm m so n s . 63

e ye s th e ba ck Lo dge s ; th e d e gre e s h i d e the

b a c k d e gre e s ; th e a vo w e d d o c tri n e hi d e s t he

m y s te rio u s d o c trin e ; the silly ri te s a n d c e re

m o n i e s h i d e the o c cu l t p l o ts ; the ri d i c u l o u s
s e c re ts have b e e n i n ve n te d the b e tte r to hi d e
t h e tru e se c re t ; in on e w o rd , p u bli c Ma son ry
h id e s s e c re t Ma s o n ry .

T he re is a n i n t i m a te bu t o ccu lt co n n e c t o ni
b et w e en F re em a son ry a n d Ca rb o na ri s m ; o n e
is the body the othe r t he s o u l ; o ne is the
,

a rm y o f so l d i e rs th e o the r the a rm y o f
,

c h e fs
i ; o ne is l e d , the o the r l ea d s .

Su c h is gu i l tl e ss F re e m a so n ry w hi ch p re
te n d s to b e s la n d e re d by the Chu rch .

HO RR IBLE E x cnssns Pa s c risnn '

BY THE MA
s ons on TH E BA CK Lone s s .

M a ny of th e se S e c ta ri e s sh r n i k n e i the r
fro m i le ge n or from
sa c r a s sa ss i n a ti o n At .

Ro m e d u rin g the revolu ti on o f 1 848 s e ve ra l

, ,

nightly m e e ti n gs w e re brok e n i n to on e a m o n g ,

o the rs in the su bu rb ca l l e d T r a ns tever e .

in w hich the a d e p ts , m en an d w om e n , m e t to
64 THE Fa nnm so n s .

l
c e e b ra te w ha t they cal e d
l the Ma ss of
”
D e vil . l ta r d e co ra te d w i th
U pon an a

b la c k ca n d l e s a c i bo ri u m w a s d e p o si
,

e a c h m e m b e r a fte r ha vi n g s pi t o n t he 0
,

fi x a n d t ra m p l e d it u n d e r fe e t b ro u ght ,

p u t in the Ci bo ri u m a c o n s e c ra te d I

w hi c h he had re ce i ve d in the m orn i n g in s

'

Chu rch or w hi ch he ha d b ou ght fro m a

,

w i ck e d p oo r old w o m a n fo r m on e y l ik e J 1 ,

T he n b e ga n I d o n o t kn ow w ha t d ia bc
,

c e re m o n y w hi c h w a s c o n c l u d e d by a n 0
,

iv e n to a l l to d ra w the d i rk to a s c e n d
g ,

a l ta r a n d t o s trik e
,
re p e a te d b l o w s a t

Bl e sse d Sa c ra m e n t A t the e n d of t ha t 15
.

a ll li ghts w e re p u t o u t .

F ro m I ta ly , the s e sa c rile gi o u s p ra c
ha ve c re p t a m on gs t u s ; a n d ve ry re c e
the y ha ve d i sc ov e re d the e x i s te n ce o f a
o f u n d e r F re e m a so n ry a l re a dy fu l ly o r
-
,

iz e d fo r the ex c l u s i v e p u rp o s e o f a g re
,

a bo u t the m ea ns the m o re e fi c a c io u s ly

s u re ly toi hi la te Fa ith T he se ct is ( 1
a nn .

e d i n to s m a l l se c ti o n s o f t w e l ve o r fi fte e n

so n s ea c h, n o m o re l e s t p u bl i c a tte n ti o n 1
,

a w ak e n e d It is re cru i te d a m o n g l i te
.

men, or, a t l ea st, a m on g p e rso n s, w ho , by t

66 THE FRE E M A SON S .

to s tr i k e him b u t in A m e ri ca . He ca m e

to F ra n c e ,
ra cke d w i th re m o rs e s of

s c i e n c e ha l f,
de ci d e d no m o re to ha v e a s

in the works o f se c re t F re e m a son ry Bu t .

a n e w o rd e r was i ssu e d ; a s e co n d m u rd
s e c o n d v e n ge a n c e is n e e ded . T hi s t im c
he a rt re vol te d , and he re s o l v e d to ta ll
fli ght and thu s e sc ap e the ty ra n n y of

d i rk .

H e the re fo re l y l e ft Pa ri s to go i
se c re t

n ito to A l ge ri a . H a rd ly w a s h e in M a rs e
w he n h e i d at th e ho te l in w hio
'

re c e v e

w a s, a b ro the rly n ot e ru nn n
g i thu s :

know thy d e si gn . T ho u s ha l t n o t e s ca
p
Obe d i e n ce or d e a th T e rrifi e d , he re t i

h is s te ps ,
a n d s to ps at Ly o n s in a n o u t-o

w ay ta ve rn . H a lf an ho u r a fte rw a r d s

un know n m a n b ri n gs fo r him a n o te c o u

a bo u t in the sa m e w o rd s T hou sh a l t !

or d ie 1
H e i m m e d i a t e ly l e av e s the ta v e rn a nd

c i ty ,
a n d p e n e tra t e d w i th re p e n tan c e as

as w i th te rro r, he tak e s by w a y s t o -

sh el te r in the m o n a ste ry of l a T ra p p
Dom b e s , n ea r Be lle y
T he d a y a fte r h
.

riva l, sa m e w a rn ing, sa m e threa t : Wt

 THE r n nm so n s . 67

fo ll o w in g the e : in va n i thou tri e st to e sca pe

fro m us .

Fi n a l ly b e w ild e re d be s i de him s e lf a n d
, , ,

kn o w in g by ex p e ri e n c e tha t the Se ct n e ve r
fo rgi v e s he w e nt by a d vi ce of o n e o f the Fa
, ,

t he r e o f la T ra pp e t o c o n s u lt the Pri e st w ho
,

ha s r e la te d a ll thi s a n d w ho fo u n d th e m e a n s
, ,

in tru s t i n g him to fea rl e s s Mi s s i on a ri e s to ,

m a k e the t e rri bl e blo o d h o u n d s be n t o n p u r -

su i n g him l ose his tra c e

l
,
.

T hi s fri ghtfu l fa c t is b u t the l i tera l re al iz a

ti o n o f the cl e a r a n d pre c i s e i n s t ru c ti o n s
w h i c h at p re se n t ru l e the Se c t ; he re a re

1 V e r re c e n tl
y y , th e d au g ter h of a F re e m as o n , by an

inn o c e nt ind is c re tio n , c o n fi rm e d th e re al ity o f t h o se

s te rn , xorabl e p ro c eed ings T hat ch ild t w el ve
ine .
,

y e a rs o l d h ad o,ft e n h e ard h e r F a t h e r s p e a k o f F re e

m as o n ry a nd d e cl are th a t h e w as a m e m b e r o f it .

T h a n ks to h e r go o d m o th e r s in flu e nc e s h e w as p u t
’
,

as a b o a rd er in a n a c a d e m y c o n d u c te d by Re l ig io us
a nd s h e m o re t h an o n ce re p e at e d b e fo re h e r c o m p an

io n s , an d b efo re t h e Sis t e rs an d th e C h apl ain o f t he

I n s t it u t io n , tho s e w o rd s w ic h h fe l l fro m t h e l i ps of
her F a t h er :
“
Ir a ny o ne o f us b e t ray s t h e s e cre t

c o n fi d e d to h im in Fre em as o n ry , he s h al l be p u rs u ed
t o th e e nd of t he w o rl d a nd he sh a l l b e d o n e a w ay
w ith , w ith ou t th e Po l ic e , o r a n y hu m an b eing ever ,

h im
”
b e ing ab l e to know wh at h as b e co m e of .
68 m m u s so n s .

so m e o f thei this o ccu lt con s t i tu tio n,

a rt cl e s o f

fra m e d by Ma zzi n i
“
AM . soth T ho s e w h o w ill n o t ob e y th e o rd e rs
.

of th e Se cre t Soc ie ty , o r w h o w o u ld re ve al i ts m y s ts
rie s , s al l b e u n m e rc ifu l l y s tabb e d to d e a th
h S ame .

p u n is h m e n t fo r t ra ito rs .
”

“
A RT . 3 1st . T he s ec re t t rib u n al s h al l pas s s en te nce ,

a nd d e s ig na te o ne o r t w o m e m b e rs to c arry it o ut im
m e d iate ly
”
.

“
A RT . 32 d . W h o e ve r w il l re fuse t o carry o ut the
s e nte nce , s h all b e c o ns id e re d a p e rj u rer , a n d , as s u ch,

fo rt h w it h
”
k ill e d .

“
A RT . If th e gu il ty m an e sca es , h e sh al l be
33 d . p
p h
u rs u e d w it o u t in t e rm is s io n , and e very w e re ; and h
h e m u st b e st ru c k b y an in vis ibl e h a nd , w e re h e e ven

on h is m o t h er s ’
b o so m , o r in th e tab e rn acl e o f C h ris t 1

W ell ,
a fte r a ll thi s , go an d be a F re em a s on !

XVII

W A
H T T HE BROTHE RS OF THE BA CK Lo no m
T HINK AND SA Y os , A N D E x p nc r '
T O no

W IT H , T HE IR DEA R BROTHE RS OF THE Ex

T E RIOR Lone s s .

Le t us l e a rn it fro m the m sel v e s The

” ”
L od ge s ,
sa y s the fa m o u s Li ttle T i ge r,
c a n no w-a -d a s c rea te l tt n s ; the y n e ver
y g u o
 m r m sm u so ns . 69

w ill give b ir th to citizens T he re a re to o

m a n y d i n n e rs gi ven by the T C a n d the

T . R .Br o f a l l t he Ori e n ts ; b u t it is a
.

”
d ep ot, a cen tr e thr ou gh w hich
“ ”
a sor t 0 stu d ,

o ne m u st p ass be
f or e he m a
y co m e to u s

T he re is too m u ch o f the p a sto ra l a n d ga s

t ro n o mic in it, b u t it ha s a p u rp ose which is
to be a l wa ys en co u r a ged . W he n y o u te a c h a

m a n to ho ld h i t m b l t th e w o rd o f
u
p s u e r a

co m m a n d , yo u o b ta i n th e m a s te ry o v e r his

w i ll , in te lle c t a nd l ib e rty ( b u t the n , w ha t b e

co m e s of the fre e m e n , t he Fr eem a s o n s ?
Y o u h a v e him a t the e nd of y o u r h u ge rs y o u
o ro u n d him , y o u s tu d y him Y o u d i vi n e
g .

his ta s te s , i n cl i n a ti o n s an d te n d e n c i e s when
he is rip e f or u s y o u le a d him to w a rd s the
,

Se c re t S o c i e ty o f w hi ch e x te ri o r F re e m a s o n
,

ry c a n n o t a n y m o re b e b u t the tol e ra b l y i ll

l i ghte d a n te c ha m b e r ” l
Tru ly w e a re b e
.
,

tra y e d only by o u r o w n p e o p l e
A F re e m ason w ho in go o d fa i th d i s cla i m s
a ll i d e a of a ffi l ia tio n to S e c re t S o c i e ti e s is ,

the n m e re ly a s i m p l e Ma s o n n ot as yet r ip e,
.

H e is a ki n d o f ho n e st fe llo w w ho is tu rn e d

1 Let te r to the Pied mo ntes e Lod ge , Ja n i sth. 182 2 . .

70 T HE FRE E M ASONS .

ro u n d to b e d o n e up b e fo r e the sa c

N o d o u b t it is hi ghly ho n o ra b l e fo r h i
fu se to be d o n e u p , to b e u n ab l e to get 7
is n o t, ho w e v e r, the l e s s in the ha n d s
ba ck Lo d ge s a nd w i ll h e , n ill he , at

s i gn
,
h e m u s t go o r d ie .

”
G o the n i n to the d e p ot . S e le '

”
p la c e in the s tu d . Go and l e a rn
u p a rm s w i th y o u r tu m b l e r ! Po o r
[ ha v e s ho w n y the b l o o d y p re c ip
o u

th e b ri n k o f w hic h y o u a re m a d e to s

eat !

XVIII .

How M ASONS OF TH E BA CK L one r

THE

USE OF A N D M ANA G E T H E PRI N C ES

BLE ME N wn o J om F RE E M A SON RY .

Le t the m o n ce m o re s p e a k the m se l v
on c e m o re l e t u s u n d e rs ta n d the fa t :

w hi c h i
e x s ts b e tw e e n the ex te r o r i
o cc u l t F re e m a s o n ry .

He re a re the w o rd s , c o n c e rn u g i the
Free m a s o n s, in w h i ch is c o u c he d o n i
s ecre t no te s fou nd by the R oma n Po l i c
 TH E r nnnm so n s. 71

Le o th e X IIth T he re is som e go od in the ci ti

.
“

z e n , b u t m u ch m o re in the Pri n c e T he High

“
.

”
Ve n ts w i s hes t ha t, u n de r thi s or t ha t p re
te x t , as m a ny Pri n c e s a n d r ch i p e o ple a s p o s
si b l e b e in tro d u c e d i nto the Ma son i c L o d ge s .

Th e re a re m a ny of the m in I ta ly ,
and e l se

w he re , w ho co v e t the m o d e s t e n ou gh ho n o rs

of th e s y m bol ca l a i p ro n a nd tro w e l . Fla tte r

thos e m e n w h o a re so fo n d o f p o p u la ri ty ; la y
hold of the m fo r F re e m a son ry ; t he High
Ven te w i ll la te r w ha t ca n b e m a d e of
!
se e

the m fo r t he ca u s e of p ro gre ss . A Pri n ce

w ho is n ot he i r to ,
ais ki n gd o m
a go o d c ha n c e

fo r us . The re a re m a ny o f the m in t ha t
ca s e ! Ma ke F re e m a s on s o f the m ; they will
a n sw r e like glu e to ca tch the simp letons , the in
the the n eed y T ho s e poo r
t e, f op s , .

Pri n c e s a re the thi n g fo r u s , w hil s t the y fa n c y

tha t the y a re w o rki n g fo r t he m s e l ve s T hey .

a r e a sp lend id

T he y a re i gn bo ard ; the y a f
m o re tha n a s

fo r d a v e ry e ffi ca c iou s p ro te cti o n Ma so n s .

t h e m s e l ve s s a y so T he j o i n i n g o u r Ord e r
b y Pri n c e s is a ve ry go o d o m e n sa y s Br
”
,

1 Lette r to the Pl ed mo ntese Lod ge .

 THE FRE E M A SONS .

J e d er inhis History of Fr eem ason ry (p .

“
A ltho u gh the y ca n n ot c o n trib u te to
t he c o n str u c t o n i of t he M a son i c T e m ple, al
t ho u gh w e m u st su b m it to se e th e b ri lliant
i n si gn i a a tta che d t o t he i r b u tto n ho le s , they -

are o f a very gr eat va lu e to the Or d er , on ao

cou n t either of their r iche s ,

or f
o th eir i m m ense

influ en ce . N o ma tt e r h o w free s e c e t a sso i

r c :
i
e t on s m ay a
p p e a r to b e , st i ll ,
th ey d epend
to o m u c h on t he d i sp o si ti o n s of i
s u p er or

l
c a ss e s t he y c a nn o t c o m e to the i r fu ll gro wth
b u t in the ra y s o f th e s u n , u n d e r a cl o u dless

sky. W he re the Pri n ce fro w n s, it w o u l d look

b a d ly d id w e w i sh t o i
r se too hi gh, w hilst we
ma y u n u rl
f all sa ils, when a f a vor a bl e brew
blowsf rom the Cou r t . M ay o u r au gu s t
gu ests

co n t nu e i to rem a n i d u mb a nd in a ctive lib

M artin ’
s d oll I
I m p o ss i bl e to la u gh at p eo ple m o re f reely .

T he p o o r Pri n c e s the gre a t m e n the rich ,

ha ve al l o w e d them se l ve s to b e e n t ra p ped .

T ha n k s to the clev e r m e chan i sm o f t he Insti

tu tio n F re e m a s on ry fo u n d Pri n c e s an d N oble
,

m e n to b e ra the r p ro te c to rs t ha n e n em i es .

S om e K i n gs a s th e gre a t F re d e ric w ere

, ,

p l e as e d to ha n dl e the t ro w e l a nd
g ird tho
74 T HE FRE E M ASON S .

It goe s of its el f tha t ( e x ce p t Phi l ip p e E ga

li té ) n o S ov e re i gn , n o o ffi c ia l p e rso n j o i n i n
F re e m a so n ry e v e r ha s b e en is o r s h a ll b
, , ,

a c k n o w l e d ge d by the H i gh L o d ge s
”
I .

th e l i st o f the G ra n d M a s te rs o r p ro t e ctor
-

o f th e Ord e r w e re a d the n a m e s o f L o u i s ( 1
,

Bo u rb o n ro y a l Pri n ce ( 1 74 3 ) o f M a r q u i s o
,
.

La ro c he fo u ca u l d o f D u k e o f L u x em

bo u rg o f J o s e p h Bo n a p a rt e K in 01
g ,

Sp a i n o f Pri n ce C a m ba c eres 1 8 07)

(
o f D u k e o f C ho i s e u l o f D u k e Deca

z e s K i n g L o u i s Ph i li pp e
,
L ord Pa lm e rston
,

Le o p ol d L K i n g o f t he Be l gi a n s Pri nce
, ,

Lu c i e n M u ra t Co u n t Ca vou r & c
,
T he Ha ,
.

son ic A n n u a ry i n d i c a te s a m o n g the a ctual

G ra n d Ma ste rs G eo rge the Vth K i n g of Han

-
,

o v e r th e K i n g o f S w e d e n
,
the G ra n d Duke
,
-

o f H e s s e Da rm s ta d t Pri n c e F re d e ri c o f the
,

N e the rl a n d s a n d the G ra n d D u k e of H esse

,
-
.

T he K i n g o f Pru s si a is the p ro te c to r of all

the G e rm a n F re e m a s o n s .

T ho s e a u gu s t gu e sts of F re e m a sonry
“ ”

k n o w it l e s s tha n a n y o n e e l s e F ro m then .

its t r u e a im a n d spi ri t a re m o s t c a re fully

hi d d e n . T he y k n ow its s ta tu te s ; b u t thosc
s ta tu te s a re fra m e d o n l t d e i v th d
y o e c e e u pe s
 THE FRE E M A S ON S . 75

w ho fa n cy the m sel ve s i n i ti ate d a n d a bove a ll ,

to w a rd o f? p u bl i c a u tho ri ty By p ro te cti n g .

F re e m a son ry , the Ma so n Pri n c e s e vi d en tly -

i m a gi n e they p ro te c t a go o d thin g, a n d e s
p e c ia l ly the m se lve s .

S o m e ti m e s, how e ve r, su s p c o n i i go es up to
th e m , a nd they threa te n t o su pp re s s the
Ord e r ; bu t the i r i is q u
u n e a s n e ssi e a s ily

e te d . It ha s a t ti m e s ha pp e n e d sa y s Br
”
,

Ra go n that p e rso n s d e l e ga te d to su sp e n d
, ,

in th e n a m e o f the S o ve re i gn F re e m a s o n ry in ,

h is ki n gd om p re s e n ti n g the m se lve s o n a M a
,

so n i c w orking o r F e a s t Da y w e re b l a n d ly re ,

c e iv e d by the o f fi ce rs of the L o d ge a n d to l d ,

in a to n e o f ca n d o r : C o m e h e a r a n d j u d ge ,
.

W e re they i n iti a te d to a d egre e of E lect o r ,

K ad osch, o r Rosicru cia n N o, n o, in d eed 1

T hey w e re a dm i tt e dto th e d e gre e o f A p

p i
re n t c e the y w o u l d fra te rn iz e w i th the
M a so n s , a n d , on the str en gth of their r ep or t,
”1
or d er s usp ensio n r e voked
the of w as .

In s o b e r re a l i ty h e re is the fa te re s e rv e d
,

fo r Pr n c e s a n d
i N obl e m e n by Fre e m a so n rv
t h e t ru e F re em a sonry w he n the stron ge s t
P hil osop hical and Interp reta tive Treatise
l on the A n

cient a nd M odern Initiations p 44 . . .

76 m a nm so n s .

Pri n ce s, b i go ts a n d N o bl e m e n , th e i
c a bl e e n e m i e s o f m a n ki n d , m us t be a n n ih

( i
n o th n g s ho rt of tha t ), and t he i r p r o
a ss i gne d to tho se w ho ,
b y the i r ta l e n ts , s o
a n d v i rtu e
( i e t o u s Ma s o n s ) a l o n e
,
. .

the ri ght an d p o w e r to gov e rn o the rs

w ha t o f e q u a l i ty ? a n d o f Ag
tho s e e n e m i e s o f m a n k i n d w e ha ve al l 7 ,

a nd a ll d u ties . Yea , ever ythin g is la w;

a n n ihilate them violen ce a n d cr
afl in ess

a n d sword , p ois on a nd d a gger ; the a im s

” 1
flee the m ea ns .

T he re fo re F re e m a son ry lo ve s Pri n c e !
,

bl e m en a nd ri c h m e n a s the w o lf lo v e ,

shee p T he re fo re Pri n ce s N ob l e m e n
.
, , ,

rich m e n a flil ia te d to Ma so n ry fa r fro m

, ,

in g i nto the ba ck Lo d g e s do n o t e v e n s ,

to the p u bl i c o n e s ; the y a re se e n a n d a , ,

a l l s ho w n a n d p a ra d e d in the m ; t h e y a t
,

in fro n t a s m a g nifi c e n t s i gn b o a rd s to
,

in cu s tom e rs D id t he y l i ste n to t he Oh
.

t he y w o u l d n o t b e ca u ght in the t ra p .

Br
l F ic h te , M e m b e r o f t h e G e rm an an d t
s al M aso nry S um lenwnta ry A d vertisement
. .
p . 4:
 m FRE E M A SON S . 77

PUBL I C OR G A N IZ ATION or E XTE RIOR

F RE E M A SONRY .

o rga n iz a ti on ha s n o co n n e c t o n i w ha t
r i th tha t of the o c cu l t F re e m a so nry .

ia r s mi or o ccu lt Fre e m a so n ry is e s se n

» n e a n d u n v e rs a l i ; it ha s b u t o n e c h i e f ;
at c h efi it d o e s n ot kno w E x te ri or.

a s o n ry is o n e a n d u n v e rs a l o ni ly in its
b e in g ; — in its fo rm it is m u l tip le .

a re a b o u t s x ty i d i ffe re n t fo rm s o f F re e
r
y a s su m n g i d i ff e re n t na m e s . T hu s ,

are : t he G F ra n c e the
rand - Orien t of ,

O o f I ta ly th e G r Or of S pa in
,
. .
,

tu ga l o f the N e t he rl a n d s o f S a x e o f
, , ,

of N e w G re n a d a o f Pe ru of Ha yti , , ,

zil of the Uni te d Sta te s & c ; th e re

, ,
.

G r a n d Lod ges o f M u n st e r o f S co t
-
,

f D e n m a rk o f H a m b u r gh of I re l a n d
, , ,

w Y o rk & c ; th e re a re the S c o t c h
,
.

e m e Co u n c il
”
o f F ra n c e the Su p r x ,
.

o f the G ra n d D u chy o f Lu x e m bo u rg,

-
78 TH E FRE E M ASONS .

of E gn l a n d, of C ha rl e s to n , of N e w Y o rk,
Bra z i l , & c , . the S w i s s S u p re m e D ire ctm
the Or ien tal of Mis ra im , e tc .
,
e tc .

To s p e a k o n ly o f the G r Or of F ra nc
let us sa y G tha t the ra n d -
Ma s te r w ho go ,

b y the n a m e i ts e l f of G re a t Ori e n t ha s a n d -
,

his ob e d i e n c e the L o d ge s a n d Wo rk s h o p s
a ll the Ma s o n s w ho d o n o t a c kn o w l e d e e itb
g
the S c o tch o r the Misra im ri te s H e is a s si st .

by a l a rge n u m b e r o f c o u n s e ll o rs , a l m ost

of the m kn ow n a n d influ e n tia l p e rs o n s a m01 ,

w hom shi n e s th e too fa m o u s Re n a n t he ( 1: ,

in g bla s p he m e r of Chri s ti a n i ty ; h e is Grar

Chan c e ll o r T he L o d ge s a n d Wo rk sho ps 8
.

d ivi d e d i n to Pro vi n ce s o r Ori e n ts T he .

c re e s o f the G ra n d Ori e n t thu s re a ch a ll t

-

Bro t he rs in a hi e ra rchi ca l w ay .

Bu t le t it be w e ll n o t i ce d thi s is o nly t
, ,

E x te ri o r F re e m a s o n ry w hi ch d o e s n ot Oi
,

s pi re a n d p l o t l ik e the o t he r M o re o ve r .
,

a m o n g the h i gh d i gn i ta ri e s o f the Ord e r son

,

a re i n i ti a te d to the o d i o u s m ste ri e s o f C
y
bo n a ris m it is w i tho u t the kn ow le d ge o f a
,

tho rity .

M o st of th e Lod ge s ha v e i n cre d ibl e n a m

In the Un iversal A nn u a ry of the Fm
 T HE FRE E M A SONS . 79

a nd For eign Fr eem ason ry, p ri n te d at Clifilo n s

Su r M a rne a n d p u bli s he d in Pa ri s a t Br
-
, ,

Pi n o n s w e fi n d a l e n gthy e n u m e ra ti o n o f a ll
’
,

t ho s e W o rk sho p s a l l t ho se L o d ge s w i th t he
,

n a m e s a n d a dd re s s e s of t he Ve ne ra bl e s . and

of t hed i gn i ta rie s h i gh a n d l o w : Br F i rs t
Ove rs e e rs , Br In t ro d u c to rs , Br Ma s te rs
of Ce re m o n i e s , Br Sa c rifi c e rs , Br Ora
to rs, Br . Ma ste rs of Ba n q u e t s , & c . T he re
a re a sol the n am e s an d a dd resse s of the
K n i ghts K a d o s c h, Ro s i c ru c i a n s ,
of St A h
.

d re w , of the Su n , & c .
,
w i th the e x ce p ti o n ,

ho w e v e r, of fe w w ho m p ru d en c e ha s l e ft in
t he sha d e , a m o n g o the rs , the nam e of Re n a n .

In Pa ri s , li be rti e s the re a re seven ty

and its ,

on e L o d ge s gro u p e d i n to fou r S e c ti o n s a n d ,

a l m o s t a l l o f the m m e e ti n g o n c e a m o n th o n

fi x e d d ay s i n d i c ate d in the A n n u a ry
,
.

A t tho s e m e e t i n gs t a k e pla ce th e c e l e b ra t e d
lo v e fe a sts the b ro the rly b a n qu e t s w hi ch in
-
, ,

t h e i d e a s o f the p u b l i c a re a ll tha t con s t i tu te s

F re e m a s o n ry T he re a l so a re ta k e n u p col
.

l e c t i on s in be ha l f o f p o o r m em b e rs Fre e .

m a s o n ry hi ghly e x to l s its p hil a n th ro p y a c o l ,

o rl e s s ca r i c a tu re o f t ru e Cha ri ty T he Chu rch .

a l o n e k n o w s ho w p ro p e rly to l ov e the p oo r .
80 THE FRE E M ASONS .

In the p a rts o f F ra n c e the re a re two

o th e r ,

hu n d r ed a nd
fi ve L o d ge s ; in A l ge ri a a n d the

C ol on i e s , twen ty eight -
in a ll, thr ee hu n d red
and f ou r L o d ge s ,
w hi ch w o rk u n der t ha t one

Ob e d i e n c e , to th e G lo ry of the G re a t A rchi
te c t an d fo r the l i
s a v a t on of s ou l s . The
Gr Or of Fra n c e is at the he a d , he
s ides ,
of thir tyf ou r Lo d ge s in fore i gn coun

t ri e s .

H e re a re ,
so m e na m e s of Lo d ge s w hi ch,
r e a d e r, m ay pl e a se y o u m u ch : T he Lodge
of A d m ir ers of the Un iverse Zea lou s Philan
thr op is ts , St A n thon y of P erfect Co n ten ted ness,
.

Triu mp hin g Frien d s , Cosm op olita n C lement

F r i en d ship ,
D is cip les of M mp his , Rose a’

P erfect Silen ce, Philosop hical Bee hive, 1 5 inc

-

scp hists of Ber cy , & c T he o the r c i t i e s have

.

n o t a l e s s d a i n ty s ha re , a n d in th e m bl o ssom

the Ga n d e r , Love Va lley , Simp lici

L o d ge s of

ty Cons ta n cy, School o f V ir tu e, Un ited Virtues,

&c .

T he S cotch a n d M isra im Ri te s ch ri ste n their

L o d ge s w i th s o m e w ha t l e s s ri d i c u l o u s na m es .

T he S c o t ch ri te n u m b e re d in 1 8 6 6 n inety , ,

eight L o d e s : thir t
g yf o u r i n P a ri s
f y
o r t thr ee ,
-

in the o the r c i ti e s o f F ra n ce , twen ty o ne in -

Dons MASONRY L OVE THE Poon as rr W OULD

H AVE us BE LIE VE ?

W e ha ve j u st k e n o f col l e ct i on s and
s po

phil a n thro p y : in fa ct Ma so n ry ha s su c ceeded

in b e i n g e ve ry w he re c on s i d e re d a s a cha ri ta
b l e go o d e m i n e n tly b e n e fi c e n t a n d p hilan
, ,

th ro p ic I n s ti tu ti o n T h e Chu rch c a ll s he rself

.

the m o the r o f the p oo r 1 e x c la i m s M a s onry

.
,

a t e v e ry tu rn I e m t he i r m o th e r
,
— D oes it
.

te ll th e tru th ?
It is t ru thfu l in thi s n o m o re tha n in any
thi n g e l s e ; a n d w h e n it s p e a k s o p e nly it ,

thro w s o u t on the s u bj e c t o f the p o o r revolt

, ,

in g a ckn o w l e d gm e n t s Br . Ra go n who ,

g i v e s u s a n i n si ht i n to the
g g e n u i n e M a s oni c

s 1rit ca ll s the i n d i e n t M a s o n s t h t hid u s

p , g a eo

lep rosy o f Ma so nry in F ra n c e ”1

a n d b e w a rm

ly re co mm e n d s to a ll the L o d ge s the ru le of

1 Phil os o hical and Interp retative Treatise

p on A ncient
and M odern Initiatio ns pp 8 68
. . .
 THE FRE E M A SON S . 83

ch a r i ty la i d d o w n by Br Be u rnon vill e
N e ve r b ri ng fo r a d m i s si o n b u t m e n w ho ca n
”
s tre tc h o u t the ha n d to gi ve , n o t to be g .

A n o t he r Bro the r, hi m se l f a n a u tho ri ty ,

Br .
°
Ba z o t, s p e a k s of t he p o or W 1 th a n o
l e ss E va n ge l ca l i fe e li n g : The i n d i ge n t M a
son , sa ys he , is at y ou r h ou s e , on y o u1

he e l s , in y o u n Lo d ge s a lw ay s ; he is an evil

en ius , b e se tti n v w h e an d at
g g y o u e e ry e r

a ll h o u rs . N o thing ca n m a ke y o u sha ke o ff

his i m p ortu n i ty ; a n d his i n s ol e n c e k n o w s n o

l i m i ts, n o o b s ta cl e s H e is the re a t y ou r ris
.

in g, at y o u r bu si n e s s ho u rs, at y o u r m e al s , at

y ou r go nig o u t . It w e re b e tte r to m e e t him

a rm e d w i th d i rk ; yo u m i ght a t l e a st s ho w
a

c o u ra ge a a i n st the m u rd e ri n w e a p on P o
g g r .

to ote d on ly by h is ti tl e o f M a s on , h e t e ll s y o u
I am a Ma son ; gi ve m e a lm s ; fo r I a m
y o ur Bro the r, and y o u r la w co m m a n d s y o u to
a s s sti tho se in need . G i ve , or el se I s ha ll
e v e ry w h e re p u b l i
s h t ha t y ou a re a w i ck e d ,
b a d Bro the r
’
.

Gi ve ,
Ma so ns l ”
i
co n t n u e s t he good
Bro th e r, b u t be re a d y to g i ve u n c ea s n g i ly .

”
T he is p e rm a n e n tly se t u p
a m bu sh .
( T he

a m bu s h ! w ha t w ord ! h o w cyn i ca l l)
84 THE FRE E M A SONS .

T he fa u l t l i e s at the d o o r of th e Lo d ges .

D id L o d ge s re c e ve i in the b ro the rly ( )

l asso
c ia t io n n o n e b u t ho n o ra b l e m e n ( t hu s , to be
hon or a ble, on e m u st b e
) j ir ch , e n o
i a n ih n
y g
d e p e n d e n t p o s i ti o n thro u gh the i r fo rtu ne or
t he i r i n du s try the y a n d a ll the M a s o n s w ould
, ,

ha v e to a ll e v i ate n o n e b u t tra n s i to ry m isfor

”1
tu n e s . T hi s they ca ll cord i a l l o ve of the
p o o r ; the re is the i r tru e ge nu i n e fra te rni ty !
,

Po o r p h il a n thro py ! tho u m a y e st o rd er col

l e c ti o n s an d gi ve a w a y m o n ey ; tho u art not
e v e n the sha d o w o f Cha ri t th h t no
y; o u a s

h e a rt !

TH A T F RE E M ASONRY IS A FO RMIDA BL E Pom

Its o rga n iza ti o n ,

b o th o c cu l t a n d p u bl c,
is i
l
a one su ffi c ie n t to p ro ve it to e v i d en ce Its .

w o rk s l ik e w i s e p ro ve it ; it b oa sts , by the in
d i s c re e t p en o f its m o s t fe rv e n t a d e p ts, of
ha vi n g b e e n , fo r m o re tha n a ce n tu ry, the
u n kn o w n , bu t re a l ca u s e o f a ll the gre at re
l igiou s c om m o tio n s w hi c h ha v e te rrifi e d the
w hol e w o rl d , and es p e c i a ll y E u ro p e .

1 Co d e of th e F reem as o ns .
pp . 1 76 an d 1 77 .
 T HE FRE E M A SONS . 85

m a s ts , w i th p ro o fs a t ha n d of havi n g ,

b i rth to the re vo l u t i o n a ry p hil o so p hy

la st ce n tu ry a n d o f ha v i n g ha d fo r it s
,

3 Vo l ta i re H e l v e ti u s
1
Ro u ss e a u Di d e
, , ,

Al e m be rt C o n d o rc e t Mi ra b e a u Si e yes
, , , ,

ye tte Ca m ill e D e sm o u li n s Da nt o n R
,
o
, ,

irre Ma ra t S a n te rre Peti o n e t c It

, , , ,
.

l o f ha vin t i k n w i th a d d l b l w
g s r c e e a y o

ia n Mo n a rc hy in the p e rs on s o f the u n
na te L o u i s t he X VIth a n d o f Qu e e n ,

A n toi n e tte ; it boa s ts o f ha vi n g b rou ght

in F ra n c e the b lo o dy re vo l u t i o n o f 8 9 ’

'
3 W he n f rom the inm ost recesses of
.
,

b e d e at h of H el ve tiu s , th e m ate ria l is t a n d a th e

w id o w s en t b ac k h is reg al ia to t h e Lod ge of the

L
etere t o w h ich h e h ad b e l o n g ed . H e l ve tiu s
’
a p ro n
l e re d t o V o l t a ire ; a n d V o l ta ire , t h e g re at V o l
‘

ge fo re g ird in g it , rel igiousl y i s s e d it a s a re l ic k .

'
e, w ho s u rn a m e d h im s e l f C hri st m ocki ng, w as
-

it e n t e d w it h h a ving b een re c e ive d a F re e m as o n

p
l a n d ; h is c o n s c ie n c e a n d ie ty w e re n o t s a t is fi e d
e w as in it ia t e d t o t h e re n c F
M a s o n ry h
He w as .

ad to it on t he 7th o f A p ril 1 778 , , s e ve n w ee ks b e

i d e at h , no d o u b t b y w ay o f im m e d ia te p re para
r it . He p
w as ro c l a im e d Pe rfe c t M a s o n at o nce ,

pen sed w it hp roba t ions fo r,

”
s a id the Bro t h
ix ty y e ars of l ife d e vo t e d t o virtu e and t o ge n ius ,
i d e h im su ffi c ie n tl y kn o wn .
”
86 TH E FRE E M A SONS .

the Lodges , sa i d Br . Brem on d to th e Or .

of Ma rse ill e s ,
w he n , f r om the in m ost r ecesses

of the Lod ges , w e n t fo rth tho s e th re e w o rds :

LIBE RTY E QUALITY, F RATE RNITY the Re volu
, ,
”
t i o n w a s c o n s u m m a te d A nd a n o the r Mason
.
,

i n i ti a te d fro m y ou th to the hi ghe s t d e grees

o f t he S e c t in Pru ssi a C o u n t o f T a u w itz,
, g,

m a d e in 1 8 22 t he fo ll o w i n g d e cl a ra ti o n : “
I
ha v e co m e to the c l e a r c o n vi c ti o n tha t the
d ram a co m m en c e d in 1 788 and 1 78 9, the
Re gi c i d e w i th a ll its ho rro rs , n ot o nly had
been r esolved up o n in the Lod ges , bu t were,
”
m or eover , the r esu lt a ssocia tion s a n d oaths
of .

Fi n a lly ,
th e G ra n d Cha p te r of t he G e rman
Ma s o n s ,
j i i
re o c n g to se e the ha vo c c au se d by

infi d e l ity a n d re v o l lt a re a d
s p re a d i n f m
y , g ro

F ra n c e o ve r a ll E u ro p e a n d e ve n A m e rica, ,

t ri u m p ha n tly e x c l a i m e d in 1 794 : “
Ou r Or
d e r ha s re vo l u ti o n iz e d the N a tio n s o f E u rope
”
fo r m a n y ge n e ra ti o n s to c o m e .

M o s t of the re vol u ti o n a ry m e n so d e eply ,

i m pi o u s in 1 83 0 w e re F re em a so n s So it
, , .

w a s in 1 848 ; o n l y the a n ti c hri s ti a n s i d e of

,

t he q u e s ti o n cra ftily w a s m u ch m o re c on c eal

e d tha n in t he p re c e d i n g u p tu rn i n gs .

N ea rly a ll the c o ryp he i o f c o te m p o ra ry im

 T HE r nmm a so n s . 87

we F re e m a son s Ma zzi n i G a ri ba l d i , ,

th J n a re z & c
, Co n s e q u e n tly E re s m a
,
.

lo u dl y p ro cla i m s tha t it p re p a re s a n d
1 e x e c u t i o n in the d a rk th e d e stru c ti on
,

Ca tho li c Rel i gi on in I ta ly , G e rm a ny ,
a Be l gi u m S p a i n , Po rtu ga l Mex i co
, , ,
.

ry w h e re fi ll s the m o s t i m p o rta n t o flic e s

>
tra te s in a ll the a rm i e s, a n d grea t co r
m s o f the S ta te ; it c o nt ro l s m o st of
w s p a p e rs It gi ve s i m p u l s i o n at w i ll
.

st o f G o ve rn m e n ts a n d it s u n i ve rsal
,

wo rd is Do w n w i th the Chu rch !

w i th a u tho ri ty ! N o m o re Pri e sts ! n o
Jhris t l n o m o re G o d Le t it b e w e l l
1 thi s is w hat F r e e m a s o n ry m e a n s b
, y
la
g ic a l w o rd Liber t
y w h i c h it m
,
a k e s to
'

b e fo re the d e ce i v e d e y e s o f a l l N a
a s o f ol d E d e n s se rp e n t sho w e d to
— ’
,

ie b eau t f t h f rb i d d e n fru i t
y o e o .

em a s o n ry d e cla re s i ts e l f t o b e o n the

o a d to p ro gre s s a n d fu l l p ros p e ri ty It .

e c e n tly sa i d t hrou gh o n e o f its p e ri o d i

b l ic a tio n s U n m i s ta k a b l e s ym p tom s
th a t th e d ay is d a w n i n g w he n M a so n ry
wi tn e s s a co n s i d e ra b l e d e v el o p m e n t of
we r a nd influ e n ce on the w orld . More
88 TH E FRE E M A SONS .

and m o re e ve ry d a y d o e s Ma so n ry u n d e rs tand

t he i m p o rta n c e Mi s s i o n ; it is t h ro w i ng
of its
a w a y t he s w a d d li n g c l o the s w i th w hich ne

c e s s itie s o f a by g on e p e ri o d ha d w ra p p ed ii .

It k n o w s w ha t its m o tto m e a n s ; a n d soon,

p u ttin g a si d e th e l a st v e il s of a v a g u e m ysti
c is m it s ha ll p ro c la i m fo rth a s p ri n c ip l e and
,

b a s i s o f the I n s ti t u ti o n the comp lete ind ep en

,

d ence of co n scie nce Le t u s rej o i c e a t the suc

.

c e ss of ou r Bre thre n ’
s e ffo rts ; e v e ry w here

app e a rs the l u m i n ou s s i gn of th e E ternal

” 1
J e hov a h .

”
W ho is tha t E te rn a l J ehova h w ho se si gn
a pp e a rs e v e ry w h e re , tha n k s t o the Proems
so n s W e a re go n
g i to s ee it

XXII .

T H AT a nu a s onnr 1s, m S PIT E OF 11 s '

SAY
m os, E SSE NTIA LLY Im uou s, Am c n m sm n

AND A rm sr
'
.

Le t n o on e b e d e c e i ve d ; the G o d w hom it
s he e t s to ve n e ra t e u n de r t he w hi m s i c a l n a me

of G re a t A rchi te ct o f a ll the w o rl d s , is not

1 T he M asonic W orld, A ug .
, 18 66 , a nd Fe b .
, 1 867
.
90 THE FRE E M ASONS .

e tc , a ll
. of the m w i th
in vocati o n s ,
b l e ssi n
1
the u s e o f i n c e n se c o n s e cra ti on s, ,
in a wo:
a n a p p e a ra n c e o f w o rsh i p T hi s . is fo r t
m u l ti tu d e s .

Bu t, a s o you p
t r u r e -
bl o o d e d , tru e Masor
the y a re n ot so p a rti c u l a r they o p e n ly de1
Go d s ’
i
e x s te n ce T he o the rs , tho s e w ho
'

not r ip e, o fte n p re s e r ve , w i th Go d ’
s new

t ha t va gu e i gi ou s re l fe e li n g, w hi c h d o e s he

p e rp le x c on s ci e n c e ,
an d w hi ch ex c i tes tl
t ru e Ma so n s p i ty E
kn o w s the
’
. ve ry on e

p ra c ti ca ll y D e,
i sm re s e m bl e s A th e i sm
a ll ; it is a re s e ctfu l a n d l a te n t A thei st
p
N o w F re e m a so n ry is D e i s t in tha t sens
,

w he n it is n o t a vo w e dly A the i st For the

re a s on , the G e rm a n L o d ge s v e ry re cent?

m ad e th e follow i n g d e c l a ra t i o n “
Dei .

F re em aso n s a re above rel i gi ou s d i ss e nsion

W e m u s t p la c e ou rs elv e s n o t o n ly a bo ve tl
d ifle re n t Re l i gi o n s b u t a b ove a ll b e l i e f in
'

,
” 2
G od of a n y ki n d .

In F ra n c e they s p e a k a s in G e rm a n y
, .

is the he a rt s o u tp o u ri n g ’
T he M ason .

W orld sa i d w he n d i s c u ss i n g the h t at a rti c

,

1 S ee t h e M aso nic Ritu a l .

3 Freemason s G az ette, D e c i5 th , 186 8

’
.
 m r nn m so n s . 91

of th e F re em a son ry w he re G o d s
sta tu tes o f
’
,

e x i s te n ce a n d the so u l s i m m o rtal i ty a re m e n
’

t io n e d : Wha t w i ll s o m e o n e s ay is the re
, ,

n o t h i n g re q u i re d from a m a n t o b e w o rthy to

b e a Ma s o n ? N o thi n g e x c e p t he be a n u p ,

ri gh t m a n — Do e s he rej e c t the i d ea o f G o d
.
?

S u g ge s t to him an y i d ea tha t m a y sa ti sfy his

re a s o n D o e s h e d o u b t fu tu re l i fe
.
-
Pro v e
t o him tha t to b e li e ve in n o thi n g is a n a h
s u rd i ty — Do e s he re fu s e to a d m i t the b a s i s
.

of goo d m o ra l s ? W a t of tha t ! if he d o e s
” 1
l iv e a n d a c t a s if he a d m i tte d the m .

T he re fore Fre e m as o n ry D e i st o r A th e i s t
, , ,

is th e a b sol u t e n e ga ti o n of re l i gi o n T hi s .

is n o t m y sa yi n g ; it is Prou d ho n s S ay s h e ’
.

Fre e m a son ry is the n ega tion even of the r elig

iou s el em en t ”
It w a n ts G o d o r Re li gi o n n o
'

m o re it w a n ts to e x c lu d e the m fro m e du ca

t i o n , fro m priva te an d p u bl i c m o ra l s , fro m

man
’
s l i fe an d d e a th Its m o s t se riou s w ri te rs ,
.

e s p e c a l ly
i th e m o d e rn o n e s , a re at t he h e a d
of t h e h i d eo u s m o v e m e n t o f a the sm a n d i ma
t e ria l ism , w h ch i ha s b e e n fe l t fo r s om e y e a rs ;
th e y p ra i se an d e n d o rse w i th com pl a c e n c y

1 Freemason s G az ette, Se p tem b e r, 18 6 6

' ’
.
92 m Fa nnm so n s .

the m o st d a ri n g a n t ch r st a n
i i i p u bl c a t i
o ns, i
s u ch as the In d ep en d en t E thics , the Free
T hou ght, the Fr ee Cons cien ce, the So lida rity
”
n e w s p a p e rs W e w e l c o m e , la te ly sa i d a
.

Fre e m a so n n e w sp a p e r, a ll o u r n e w c o w rit -

e rs , s o m e o f the m a re o ld fri e n d s , a n d we are

happ y to kn ow tha t a ll these n ewsp ap ers, not

on e ex cep ted , by M as ons , and

a re con tr olled
”l
tha t the m aj or ity o he w r iters a r e M asons
f t .

In Be l gi u m a n d e ve ry w he re , F re e m a sonry
gi v e s bi rt h to tha t a w fu l Se c t o f the Salt;
d a ir es , so ca l l e d b e c au se the y b i n d them
”
se lv e s in so l i do ,
by an e x p re s s c o n tract,

on e to the o the r, to li ve w ith o u t re li i n and

g o

t o d ie w i tho u t a ny of its la s t ri t e s like

d o gs .

Tha t thi s tha t

F re e m a son d oe s n o t go to
or

tha t ex ce ss o f i rre li gi o n w e re a d il y grant ; ,

bu t a s to F ree m a s o n ry in i ts e lf it m a y say
, ,

w ha t it pl e a s e s , it is a n e s sen ti a lly i m p ious,

an t i christi a n a n d a the i s t I n sti tu t i o n .

1 The M asonic W orl d , N ove m b er 18 6 6 . .

94 m nnnnm sous .

of ou r i i
u n ch r s t a n soc e ty i . L i s te n , if you
d ou bt .

In the i n i tia ti on ce re m on y to th e d e gree of

M a s te r the thi rd in F re e m a s on ry , he re is
,

w ha t t he Mo st W o rship fu l sa y s p oin t blatil

t o the n e w e l e c t : T he A d on i ra m o f Free
m a s o n ry the sa m e a s Os i ri s Mi thra Ba c c hus
, , , ,

a n d a ll the go d s w o rsh ipp e d in a n c i e n t mys

te rie s ; is o n e of the thous a n d p ersonifica tiom

h S A d o n i ra m in fa c t m e a n s in He
of t e un .
, ,

b re w lo fty l i fe w hi c h c l e a rly d e si gn a te s the

,

p o si ti o n o f the Su n in re la tio n t o the E a rth .

In a ll c e re m o n i e s p e rfo rm e d in Lo d ges
y ou w i l l con sta n tly tr a ce the sa m e id ea T hus .

o u r a s so c i a ti o n ha s p u t i t se l f u n d e r th e invo

ca t i o n o f St Jo hn tha t is o
.
, f J a n us th
,
e S ufi ,

of th e S o ls tice s W e .co n s e q u e n tl
, y a t th e ,

tw o S o l s ti c e s of the y e a r ( J u n e 2 l s t a n d De
c e m b e r 2 l s t ) c e l e b ra t e thef east o f ou r P a tro n

w i th fu ll ( g ) a s tro n o m i ca l c e re m o n i e s The ta .

bl e a t w hi c h w e sit is in t he sha p e o f a ho rse

,

s ho e a n d fi gu re s t he ha l f o f t he c i rc l e o f th
, g
Zo d i a c a n d in ou r w orks a t table ( s ic ) w e 01
fo r se ve n to a s ts in ho n o r o f the s e v e n plan
”
e ts .

Br Re b o ld s ay s tha t the m i ra c l e s am
 ra n m nm so ns . 95

th e a c ts o f the l i fe of J e su s m u st b e exp la in
ed by sola r
pp ea ra n c e s
a Br .
”
. G ra n d
C ha n ce llo r Re n a n d e c la re s in the Revu e d es ,

d eu x M on d es ( Oc t 1 5 th
-
. tha t ,
the w or
ship o h S i h l i l d seien
f t e u n s t e on y r a t o n a a n
”
tific w orship a n d tha t
,
the Su n is the sp e
ciul G o d o f ou r P la n et ! T e x tu a l q u o ta t i
-
o n .

T he w o rship o f the Su n ! he re the n is the , ,

l a st w o rd of tho s e str on g-m in d ed men , w ho

s p e ak o f n o th n g i p ro gre ss li ght s c i e n ce
bu t , , ,

a n d w ho m o d e s tly d e n o m i n a t e the m s e l ve s
“
Su bl i m e Pri n c e s o f T ru th ! !
H e re is th e
i ous m ea n i n g o f tha t G o s p e l a c c o rd i n g to
p
St J o hn w hi c h w e hav e s e e n p la ce d b e fo re
.
,

th e ey e s o f the y et p ro fan e m an a t t he b e gi n ,

n i n g o f the A pp re n ti c e s t ri a l s ! H e re is the
’

”
fa m o u s li ght he re a re
, the p u ri fy i n g
fla m e s w hi c h the V e n e ra b l e g e n e ro u s l y

g i v e s to the A p p re n ti c e 1 H e re is th e m ea n
”
in g of the gli tte ri n g sta r, a n d o f the b l u e
ri bb o n p u t o n a c ro s s fro m sho u ld e r t o s i d e i
‘

T he w ors hip o f the Su n the d e gra d i n g w o r ,

s h ip o f m a tte r o f the G o d n a tu re o r t o s p e a k
,
-
, ,

m o r e c o rre c tly a n a the i s m th e m o re sha m e fu l

,

b e c a u s e it hi d e s i tse l f u n d e r the cl o a k o f m o r
a l i ty a n d b e n e fi ce n c e a n d w hi c h is n ot o nly
,
96 THE FRE E M ASON S .

i m p i o u s b u t m ore o ve r hyp o c ri ti cal : w hat a

, ,

p u n i s hm e n t fo r the p ri d e of th o s e st ro ng
m in d e d m e n !
And F re e m a so n ry d a re s to cal l i t s e lf the
”
o ri i n a n d s p ri n g o f a ll the s o c i a l v i rtu es
g
( w o rd s o f Br R a on ) an d als o
g .
,
t h e p u rest

p hil o so phy th e o ri gi n o f t he fa bl e s o f all w or

,

s hip s ( s ic ) th e w e ll in w hi c h T ru th s eem s to
,

ha v e ta k e n re fu ge l l Wha t im p u d e n ce l
F ro m tha t da rk w el l ha ve s p ru n g u p in ,

fa c t fo r n e a rly t w o c e n tu ri e s th e w a ves of
, ,

b l a s p h e m i e s u n go d ly a c ts d a ri n g n e ga tions,
, ,

l i e s s l a n d e rs a ga i n s t t he Chu rch re b elli ons,

, .

d e s tru c ti o n s o cc u l tly a the i s t i n s ti t u tions,

,

w h i c h th re a te n C hri s ti a n c i vi l iz a t i o n w i th to
ta l sh i p w re c k ! F ro m tha t w e l l ha v e e spec
ial ly s p ru n g u p in the se l a tte r ye a rs Re nan s ,
’

a n d Pro u d ho n s b l a s p h e m i e s d i a bo l i cal blas

’

p he m i e s w hi ch L o d ge s ha v e s c a tte re d to the
w i n d s in a l l l a n gu a ge s F rom that w e l l sp ri ng
.
,

u p d a i l y th e p o w e rs o f a l l so rt s w h i ch ru sh

a a inst R om e s ha k e o ff t he fou n da t i on s of
g ,

the Pa p a cy a n d w hi ch w o u l d fa i n u n c rown
,

Chri st a n d H is Vi c a r .

A t b o tto m m a te ri al i s m is the d o c t ri n e of
,

Fre e m a so n s .
98 TH E FRE E M ASONS .

so n ry . The ge n u i ne p r ogr ess M aso ns u n m et -

”
c ifu lly ca ll it J e s u it .

N e x t it ha s the J ou r n a l of the In itia ted,

a l so a m o n thly p l i
i s he d in t w o s i mi
re v e w , ub

l a r p a rts th e l a tte r o f w hi c h is c a ll e d the

,

n ew Bir th In thi s o n e n e i t he r t he n a m e of
.

F re e m a s o n n o r o f Fre e m a s o n ry is p ro n o unc
e d ; it is t he p a rt o f p ro p a ga n d i s m ; itp rop
a ga tes the w or k of Fr eem as on ry w itho u t n an»
in g it, in or d er to keep a w a y p r ej u d ices ” 1
0 .

d f i th ! 0 ca n d o r !
g o o a

It ha s the M ason ic W or ld , m u ch m ore

a d va n ced p u b l i ca t i o n ,
and, of co u rs e , m u ch
m o re f ra n k a nd m o re M ason ic . W e ha ve here
to fo re q u o te d it s ev e ra l t i m e s It w a ge s war .

on the t w o othe rs , a n d a c c u se s the m to be

b ehi n d the ti m e s , an d i ; as to it
fo rm s e rv n g
-

s e l f it is s q u a re ly a fre e thi n ki n g in d e end

p
-
, ,

e n t p a p e r fa r a b o v e a ll re li i o u s i d e a s It is
, g .

the l i b e ra l ca m p w hi ch a i m s a t re fo rm i n g ex
,

t e rio r F re e m a so n ry a n d a t o ffi c ia lly su pp re ss
,

in g e v e n the n a m e o f G re a t A rc hi te c t of
“

the Un i v e rs e ”
T ha t p a rty is ra p i d ly p ro
.

g re ss i n
g d e sp i te o f its fa i l u re in h a v i n
g y et

1 No . fo r Ja n u ary , 1 8 67 .
 m m nm so n s . 99

its v ew si a do
p te d A lthou gh m os t of the
.

J es u it Ma son s look u p o n thi s tra d i ti o n al fo r

m u la o nly a s a m e re fo rm al i ty w hi ch l ea ve s ,

to a ll t he Bro the rs fu ll li b e rty to b e a the i s ts ,

n e v e r the le s s the lib er a l M a s o n s cl i n t it

, g o s

s u p p re s s i o n ; th i s old thi n g s m e l ls to o m u c h

of R e l i gi on , a n d m a y ha v e its d a n e rs
g .

Ma so n ry a l so c la i m s a s its o w n the fu lly

a th e i s t n e w s p a p e rs a b o ve m e n ti o n e d :
-
The
In d ep en d en t E thics , the Fr ee T ho u ght, the Fr ee
Con scien ce, the Solid a rity a n d the re is n o th
in g to p re ve n t it fro m c o u n ti n g a m on gs t its
m os t gen u i n e p ro d u c ti o n s , o r a t l e a st, a m o n g
its m o st d e vote d au x i l ia rie s , a go o d n u m b e r
of l a rge and sm a ll n e w s p a p e r s s u c h a s the
,

Siécl e , the N a tion al Op in ion , the N a tion a l Fu

tu re, the Tim es, the Liber ty , the J ou r n a l d es
D éba ts . T ho se p a p e rs do n o t, ho w e ve r, fe e l
it n e c e s s a ry to d a te t he i r n u m b ers fro m the
y e a r 5 86 7 T hey l ike w i s e d i scre e tly l ea ve in
t he s ha d e t he s la n g of t he Bro the rs and

fri e n d s, as w e ll as i be ce l e b ra te d sa c ra m e n ta l

s i gn .

T he Revu ed eu x M on d es is , u n d e r
d es
tha t sa m e p o i n t o f v i e w , in th e s e r vi ce o f
F reem a sonry an d its sa cril e gi ou s w ork N ea .
r
1 00 T HE FRE E M ASO S N .

ly a ll its c o ntr i bu to rs a re kn o w n ra ti on alists,

or he re ti c s ; so m e a re a the i sts l ik e R e nan,
,

T a i n e L i t tré 85 0
, ,
.

T hu s in F ra n c e the Pre s s is m os tly Mason

, ,

ic tha t is a n ti c a tho li c a n d a n t i chri stian

, ,
.

Wha t a d a n ge r fo r the Fa i th of the p e ople !

XXV .

T HAT F RE E M A SONRY 1s BEG INNING TO L n

H OLD OH Y ou rs BY ME ANS or Ins m ucn os

' '

AND E D U C ATION .

T his s e co n d w ea p o n is p e rha p s m ore dan

ge rcu s e ve n tha n the fi rst Ma so n ry seemed
.

t o ha ve gl
s o m e w ha t
e c te d it ; it s e e ne
s it,

a n d is c o n c o c ti n g p roj e c ts w hi c h w e w ill

p re s e n tly u n v e i l .

By Ba p ti sm , b y Ca te chi sm , an d by Fi rst
Co m m u n i o n , the C hu rch m a ke s C hri s ti a n s , a nd
la y s the ba s i s of the i r re l i gi ou s l i fe F ree .

m a so n ry , w hi ch is the a n ti Ch u rch re e cts a ll

-
j ,

tha t , p e a k m o re c o rre ctly w a n ts to la y

or to s , ,

in pl a ce o f thi s C hri s ti a n b a si s a Ma s oni c ,

on e c o m p l e tel t a n e d from Chris tia n i t

, y e s r g y .
1 02 T HE FRE E M A SON S .

m a son s a re e x c om m u n c a te d , i th e u nfo rtu nate

w om a n fra n kly a n s w e re d : If I p re s e n t my
se lf w i th thi s m e d a l b e fore the Chi e f of a
Lo d ge , I s ha ll im m e d ia tel v o b ta n i fro m him
”
m on e y t o e n ab e l m e to i
c on t n u e m y j o u rn ey .

It se e m s tha t in ce rta n i w ard s of Pa ri s, the

n u m be r of you n g wolves is ve ry l a rge , a m ong

t he ild re n
ch of the la bo ri n g cl a sse s . Unfor
tu na te l i ttl e one s !
Bu t it is , a b o ve a ll , thro u gh s choo l s that
F re e m a son ry see ks to la y hol d on t he ch l i
d ren . T he w o rl d of p rofa n e p e op l e m u st
”
be p re p a re d to re c e ve i ou r p ri n ci p l es ,
said
the M as onic W or ld , Oc t , 5 8 66
”
I con s i der . .

ri m a ry i n stru c ti on a s the co rn e r s to n e o f o u r
p
e difi ce M u st re l i gio u s i n s tru c ti on b e taken
a w ay fro m the p ro gra m m e ? T he p rin ci
p l e o f s u p e rn a tu ra l a u th o r i ty ( th a t is F a ith) .

which str ip s m a n of his d ignity, is u s el ess to

tra in child ren ha t a b sen c e of il d
( w p ra c t c a go o

se n s e i), a n d ap t to lea d them to f orsake a ll mo

rality ( w h a t a b se n ce of m o ra l se n se there
f or e, it is u r gen tto give it up W e sha ll te a ch .

ri h ts a n d d u ti e s in the n a m e o f l i b e rt f
g y, o

co n s c i e n c e o f ,
re a so n , a n d al s o in th e n a me

of sol i da ri ty
”
. Is n ot thi s a hu e sp e cim e n of
 TH E E nnnm so ns . 1 03 .

th e re v ol u t on a ry s l a n ,
i hollo w y e t son o ro u s ,
g
w h i c h, w i th its hi gh s o u n d i n g w o rd s, d o e s n o t
-

k n o w w ha t it say s ! “
Ma so n ry m u st b e the
m ou ld of m o d e rn S o ci e ty ; it m u st fo rm f r ee
m en ( w e kn o w t ha t fre e d o m ) . To c re a te

s c ho o s .l fo r a d u l ts e s p e c i a ll y ,
a n d o r
p ha n a s y
”
l u m s , is the best m ea ns to sp rea d Free mas o n r y .

T he se w i she s, p te d by a l a rge n u m be r
a do

o f L o d ge s, w e re s a n c ti o n e d a n d ca rri e d o u t

b y a d e cre e fro m the G ra n d Ori e n t o f F ra n c e -

ih J a n u a ry , 5 8 6 7 o r to u s e the Chri st i a n
( ,

d a te ,
Thi s d e c re e sta te s tha t it w a s
“

in C o u n cil d e c i d e d tha t the G r Or

s h o u l d he a d a w o rk t he obj e c t o f w hi ch is to
,

e n c o u ra ge a n d p ro p a ga t e p ri m a ry i n s tru o

t io n by a w a rd i n g re w a rd s e ve ry y e a r b o th
, ,

t o m a l e a n d fe m al e te a c he rs a n d to p u pil s , ,

a n d b y c rea ti n g w he n c i rcu m sta n c e s s ha ll

,
”
a l l o w it p ri m a ry a n d a d u l t s cho ol s
,
T he n .

t he c i rc u la r s e ts fo r th t he o rga n iz a ti o n o f th e
w o rk w hi c h s hall b e d i re cte d by the L o d ges
, ,

o r by c o mm i tte e s a pp o i n te d by t he m th e ,

m o d e o f su b sc ri bi n g a n d the n ec e ss i ty o f
,

s ho w i n g z e a l w i th the c l a u se tha t the re w a rd s

,

a n d the s a vi n gs ba n k s bo o k s shall b e a e co m
’- ’-

a n ie d by a m e d a l w i th the fol low i n g i n se ri u

p ,
1 04 T HE m nma so ns .

ti o n G ran d Ori e n t of
-
F ra n ce E n cou rage
.

m e n t to p rim a ry i n stru c t i on gi ve n in the name

o f t he M a s o n s o f the Ori e n t of

T he p ro p a ga n d i s m of t he Pro te s ta n t schools
is a s su re d ly ve ry d a n ge rou s ; b u t this , if I
a m n o t m i s ta k e n w il l b e fa r fa r m o re
, , .

T o b ri n g thi s to com pl e ti on , the M asonic

W orld ( Ja n n a ry 5 8 6 7) a n n ou n ce s
, the com
i ti n o f a Ca techis m f E thics fo r the use
p o s o o ,

o f c hi l d re n a d a p t e d to t he i r c a p a c it c at
, y; a

e chism w hi ch is to te a ch t h e m to foll o w their

c o n sc i e n ce ra the r tha n t ra d i ti o n tha t is ra th

, (
e r tha n R e l i i o n a n d the Chu rc h
g ) t o b e v ir
,
t u

ou s o n p ri n c i pl e s a s if Chri s ti a n s w e re not
(
v i rt u o u s o n p ri n c ipl e s o n c o n vi c ti o n
( as if
F a i th w a s n o t a con vi c ti o n the m ost s erious
o f a l l a n d e v e n the o n ly s e r i o u s o n e
,
and

d i s i n te re ste d ly ( a s if ho p e of he a v e n and
fe a r o f he ll p re v e n te d u s fro m s e rvi n g and
lovi n g G o d p u re ly In the m o n th o f Ju ne ,

1 8 6 7 a re w a rd o f fi ve hu n d r ed f ra n cs w as to
,

b e a n d s u re l y ha s b e e n gi ve n t o tha t e ffect .

Fi n a lly in N o ve m b e r 1 8 6 6 a lea gu e of in
, , ,

str u ctio n fo r F ra n c e in i m i ta ti o n o f the o ne

,

a t w o rk in Be l i u m s i n c e 1 8 6 4 w a s i n a u ur
g , g
a te d b h M f A l T h l ’
y t e a s o n s o s a c e . a t ea g u e s
 1 06 m FRE E M ASON S .

i
so n c , v e ry i n s ti tu ti o n : the p rof
d an ge ro u s
s iou a l schools fo r y o u n g gi rl s .

T he p ro fe ssi o n a l s cho o l s o bj e c t is to d ew
’

i m i n s tru c tio n a n d to p re p a re
o
pp r a r
y , y o u r

g i rl s b e l o n gi n
g to t h e w e ll to d o l a bo ri n - -

c la sse s o r to the re ta i l t ra d e s fo r the d ifie

’

, ,

e n t sp e c i a l p ro fe ss i o n s in w h i c h the y w i ll I

a bl e hon o ra bly to m a ke a l i vi n N th ii
g o .

be tter in i tse lf ; n o thi n g m o re u s e fu l Fre .

m a son s u n d e rs ta n d i n g ho w i m p o rta n t is t]
,

p a r t o f w o m a n in th e w o r l d h a v e j u
,
s t fo u n

c d p ro fe s s i o n a l s c hoo l s in Pa ri s T he y ha v .

it is sa i d va s t p roj e cts w ith re ga rd to thi

,

A l re a d y , tw o la rge s cho o l sha ve b e e n o p e ns

a n d a re c a rr e d o n u n d e r
i the L o d ge s p ro te
’

tio n . The y a re co n d u c te d b y la d i e s and 1

m a l e te a c he rs j i th e i r c o n fi d e n c e
e n oy n g .

W e ha ve n oth i n g to sa y o f t he m a te ri
s i d e o f tho s e I n s ti tu ti o n s ; i n te lli ge n ce a i
d e vo te d n e s s can , by the m s e l v e s , o v e rc o n

g re a t d iffi cu l tie s , and b ri n g a bo u t s e r o u s i 1

su l ts . Bu t, w ha t w e m u s t he re b o th s ho w ai

la m e nt ,
p ri n cip le o f p ra c ti ca l A the is
is the
th e fu n da m e n ta l p ri n c ipl e o f Ma s o n ry w hi ,
l

s u g ge s ts the e s ta b l i shm e n t o f t ho s e s c h o ol

it is a p o s i ti ve sy stem o f re l i gi ou s in d ifli
 m r nnnm so x s . 1 07

en c e ; it is t he e x c l u s i o n o f a ll i d e a o f G o d ,

la i d d o w n a s the b a s i s o f e d u ca ti on In tho s e .

s c h o ols, it is ex p re s sly fo rb i d d e n to em it a re

lig io u s i d e a , ho w e ve r v a gu e an d ge n e ra l ;
a n d the y a re in e a rn e st on tha t p o in t . Ve ry
re cent ly ,
a la dy te a che r, from w ho s e l ip s th e
n a m e of G o d ha d i n a d ve rte n tly e s ca p e d w a s ,

im m e d i a te ly and u n m e rc i fu l ly d i s c ha rge d .

W e re c o gn iz e in tha t the ce l e b ra te d tolera n ce

o f the fre e thi n k e rs
-
.

Those school s a re for girl s a s chool of, ,

i

in d e p e n d e n t E thi c s fi rs t o f a l l
,
T hey a re .

a se m i n a ry o f fre e fe m al e s T he M a son ic .

W orld a d m i re s a n d e x tol s tha t e d u ca ti o n .

“
A s to the m o ra li ty ta u ght sa y s it in a re ,

S p b i i o re J e w
p o rt ( e te m e r ,
t s n o m
ish tha n Pro te sta n t ; it is the m ora lity , tha t
u n i v e rsa l m o ra l i ty w h i c h a ll w o m e n a n d a ll
”
m en b ri n g w i th the m in thi s w o rl d ; bu t
w hi ch, u n fo rtu na te ly , o b sc u re d by o ri gi n a l
s in , n ee d s Religi o n so m u c h, tha t, w i th o u t
Religi on ,
the re ca n n o t b e , the re is no m o ra l i
ty . Be si d e s , w ha t is m o ra l i ty b u t th e fu lfi l
m en t of d u ty ? A n d is it n o t m a n
’
s
fi r st d u ty
o n e a rth to kn o w his G o d , to l ov e and s e rv e

H im ? T his is rea l iz e d by Re li gi on ,
bu t re
 THE FRE E M A SO S N .

j e c te d by F re em a so n ry the p rete n d e d
, moral
ity of w h i ch is e s se n ti a lly a n ti m o ra l -
.

T he re a re a l re a dy m o re tha n thr ee hun

d red you n g gi rl s in the Ma son i c p ro fe ssional
s cho o l s o f Pa ri s U p o n w hi ch, th e s a m e news
.

p a p e r e x cla i m s Wha t a re the o the r cities

o f F ra n ce d o i n g ? W hv l a fte r su ch an ex
a m p l e gi ve n by Pa ri s c a n w e n o t h n d in the
,

p ri n ci pa l c i ti e s so m e fe w fem ales w ith an ia

d ep en d ent m in d a n d f r ee e n ou gh t o i n itiate
,

thi s n ob l e d e vo te d n e s s
T ho se s c ho ol s a re the m ore da n ge rou s be
c au s e the i r a n ti ch ri s ti a n cha ra ct e r is e n tirely

n e ga ti ve W hat w o m e n w ha t m o thers of
.
,

fa m i ly a re to c om e o u t o f the m !

XXVII .

A BOUT A d op tion BY Fa nnmasonnr , Om n

W ISE ,
FEM A LE F RE E M ASONRY .

T he re a re fe m a le m e m b e rs of F re e m a sonry .

A t fi rs t, one w il l w o n d e r at it, as the main

p o in t is to ke e p se c re ts Bu t F re e m a sons it
.
,

a p e a rs t ru s t
p ,
the w o m e n w h o m t h e y e s tee m
”
the m o s t, a n d to w ho m the y gi ve the an
p
1 10 m r nn m so n s .

i n te n d e d by it to Pri n ce s , b i go t s, a n d noble
”
m en . 1

H e re , as in F re em a son ry for m en, mem

b e rs sa w an d he a rd no m o re tha n su ited
t he C hi e fs ; Pu bli c A u tho ri ti e s , i m posed
a nd

u po n ,
a tta c he d n o i m p o rta n c e t o a n a s socia

ti o n w hi ch e v e ry w he re w a s vie w ed a s o ne of

b e n e fi ce n c e and p l e a s u re o n ly . Bu t, behind
the ga y m e e ti n gs , t he re w e re i n fa m ou s mys
t e rie s ; it w a s n o t, a s a m o n g t he m e n , the
w o rship o f v e n ge a n c e ; it w a s t he w o rship
of vo u l p tu o u s n e ss ,
the m o re d a n ge ro u s be
c a u s e it w a s v e i l e d by m y ste ri o u s ri te s , ses

so n e d w i th se c re ts a n d fla vo re d b y tha t spir
,

it o f i rre l i gi on so fa s hi o n a ble in Y ol ta ire l

’

ti m e .

T he L od ge o f tho s e w om en w a s n o t called
a L o d ge b u t Temp le of Lo ve
,
It s o u n ded so
.

l ovi n gly p a s to ra l ! T he d o or o f t he Teufll

of L o ve w a s c a l le d ( n o d o u b t by w a y o f eu

tip hra s is ) the d o o r o f Virtu e ( thro u gh w hich

v i rtu e w e n t a w a y if n o t a l re a dy Th
, go n e ) e .

Br M a son w ho in th e p o s tulant ,
u sh e re d

wa s call e d Br Sen timent ( it is ao , w ord fa

1 Se e Chap te r 18th .
 THE m nms son s . 111

in the Ri tu a l ) ,
a nd the M a so S ste r W
n- i ho
du c e d th e pi ra n ts, w a s cal l e d S i ste r
as

etion
'
T he G ra n d Ma s te r w ou l d a sk the
.
-

ee kin g a d m i s s i o n : H o w old a re vou ? ”

t D SW Q l w a s a s i nn o ce n t a s b u t m o re t e n
‘

ba n , that of t he Bro the r : “

I am s e ve n
”
ol d T o w hi ch the s i ghi n g d ove e n
.
.
, g
oo in g, a dd ed 1 am old e nou g h to
e a nd to lo ve .
”
H ow s w ee t an d c ha rm

a m a le m e m b e rs of that ri te w e re K n ights
Rose ,
an d the fe m a l e
N m
y p h s of on e s

ose . T he se K n ights a n d N ymp hs a l w ays

tw o a n d tw o in a ll the i r Ma s on i c w orks .

Pe m p le w a s a ll hu n g w i th flow e rs ; the
n gs w e re p re s i d e d o ver by a G ra n d Ma s -

1d a G ra n d M is tre s s
-
. N o d ra w n s w o rd s ,
i
p e re d fra m e s , no ca ve rn s, n o s o m b re

1 e ra d e s, b u t, in the i r p la c e ,
i m e n tal
sent

ey s, o a ths ta k e n by t he fem a l e a sp i ra n t
m o st ga lla n t m a n n e r . She w o u l d tak e
Ma s te r s sea t w hil st he a s a gre at
ra n d-
’
, ,

eton w o u l d b e k n e e l i n
, g a t he r fe e t B ut .

es t to u c hi n f ll w s a ce rta i n j o u rn e y
g o a a

Isla nd of Felicity , w he re e n d e d the ih

ih the re the b a n dage wa s re m o ve d fro m
1 12 TH E FRE E M ASONS .

the N ymp h s e y e s ; she fo u n d he rs elf b efore

’

a n a l ta r O, pi e ty b e fore the a l ta r a n d the

(
s ta tu e s ( let as sa y i d o l s ) o f Ve n u s and
the
C u pi d o n a n d s he o ffe re d i n c e n s e to the pat
,

ro n a n d p a tro n e ss o f the T e m p l e .

A s s u re d ly M rs d e L a m ba ll e a n d w ell
.

b re d La d i e s sa w in th e s e fi d d le fa d d le s n oth
in g b u t a m u se m e n ts a n d ga lla n tri e s w i thout
c o n se q u e n ce b u t fo r th e m aj o ri ty those
, ,

m e e ti n gs w e re fa r fro m b e i n g g u i l tl e s s ; and
the w i c k e d m e n w ho se c re tly c o n d u c te d that
b ra n ch of the M a s o n i c Ord e r u s e d it to cor
,

ru p t m i n d s a n d h e a rts ; t o d ra w a w a y m ore

a n d m o re w o m e n fro m R e li gi o n l o ve o f fa mi
,

ly re sp e c t fo r a u tho ri ty a n d fo r t ra d i ti o n s
,
.

T he F re n c h Re vo l u t io n d ro w n e d in blood
bo th the K n ights and N ymp hs of the Rose .

Un d e r the Fi rst E m pi re , fe m i n i n e Freema

from its a s he s : n e a rl a ll its ofli
so n ry ro se y
ce rs w e re Ma so n s , a n d the y gre a tly he l p e d to

re v i v e a n d t o s p rea d a ll o v e r E u ro p e a n i nsti

t u tio n so m a rv e llou s ly fa vo ra bl e to the i r i rre

ligio u s and i m m o ral p ro p e n s i ti e s In 1 830 .
,

n e w b lo s s o m i n g o f fe m a l e F re e m a s o n s Free .

m a son ry ho p e s m u c h fro m W o m a n s c o— o p e ra
’

tion . W hen w ill it b e u n d e rs to o d , s enti ”

1 14 m F RE E M A SON S .

c re e tl y s il e n t o n tha t c ol u m b n ei b ra n ch of

M a so n ry .

T he re i te s a n d a fu l l C ere m on i al as for
a re r ,

the m a s c u li ne M a s o n ry Ove r the thre shold

.

o f t he d o o r of Vi rtu e is the pi c tu re of Mrs .

d e G e n li s w ho m Ma so n ry ha s su rn a m e d the
,

M other of the Chu r ch ! T hi s c ha ste M other

ha s b e e n the y s ay c a n o n iz e d b y Phil i ppe
, ,

E ga li té .

H o w c u ri o u s the ho m i ly s te rn b u t fu ll of
, ,

s e n s e a d d re sse d a t t he v e ry o p e n i n g o f the
, ,

t ri a l s t o the p o stu l a n t by the G ra n d Ma ster

, ,
-
,

m aj e sti ca l ly se a te d by t he s i d e o f t he G rand
M i s tre s s H e b i d s he r n o ti c e ho w highly
imp r u d en t s he ha s b e e n t hu s t o a sk , alone

a n d u n su pp o rte d ,
a dm ss on
i i in to a Society, thc
co mp osition a n d m or a ls of which a re u n kn own

to her , and wher e her p u r ity m ight be endan

” 1
er ed
y .

T h e fe m a l eF re e m a so n s gi rd lik e th e male ,

m e m b e rs the fa m ou s a p ron T he gen er a l si gn

, .
,

by w hi c h they re c o gn i z e e a ch o the r is very ,

p la i n : ha n d s o n e o v e r the o th e r the ri ght ,

o n e c o ve ri n
g th e l e ft a n d r e s t i n
g o n the
 m r nnnm son s . 1 15

”
on . T hey iz e ea ch othe r a s A p
re c o gn

ntice s by m u tu a lly p re s e n ti n g o p e n the

1t ha n d , w i th j o i n ed h u ge rs a n d p la c i n g ,

p a lm of the ha n d s one on the o the r ; as

np a n io n s , by m u tu a lly ta ki n g the i r ri ght

( 1, s o t ha t the tw o thu m b s b e la i d a c ro s s ,
t he m i ddle h u ge r s tre tc he d o ve r t he
”
st ; Mias
s tre ss e s b y p r e s e n t
,
i n
g to

h o the r the i n d e x a n d m i d d l e fi n ge r o f the

,

ht ha n d j o i n i n g the m l o n gi tu d i n a l ly a n d
, ,

the i n s i d e ; the n p re s si n g by tu rn s the

,

ht thu m b o n the j o i n ts o f the t w o h u ge rs ,

”
.r t he n a i l The y ha ve o the r si gn s w hi ch
.
,

ly re qu i re a w i tch s h u ge rs “
T o ta k e
’

i tu ally th e ri gh t e a r w i th t h e th u m b a n d
li ttl e h u ge r of the right ha n d the re st o f ,

ha n d b e i n g s tre tche d o n the che e k ( to t he

e r e a r) to ta k e ( a l s o m u tu a l ly th e e n d
th e n o se w i th th e th u m b a n d t h e i n d e x of
ri ght ha n d th e re s t o f th e h a n d c o v e ri n g
, .

6 e y e s ( a re a l fe a t l)
. to pl a c e th e l e ft
1 d o n the fa ce the l i ttl e fi n ge r o n th e m o n th
, ,

ri n g fi n e r u n d e r th e n o se t h e m i d dle
g
t -
,

er and t he in d e x on the eye , an d th e

g
a s w o rd s
”
1m b o n th e l e ft p ear . T he t w o s -

m in gly m o st in fa v o r w i th th e Ma s on Sis
i
-

s, a re M a a n d B a bel v e ry l ik e l y o u t of ,
1 16 THE m nm son s .

d evo tio n to the forb i d de n fru i t, and of a

n a tu ra l horro r for the c o n fu s o n i of ton g

T he se p i
re c o u s
p a rt i
c u l a rs a re g i ve n by
g ra v e Br Ra gon ,
the o fi c ia l an d sa c

a u tho r .

T hi s fe m i n i n e Ma so n ry is m ore s p re a d i
one w ou l d thi n k ; fo r it n u m b e rs m a n y 1
or ob e d i e n ce s : the ri te o f Ca gliostr o ,
ri te of the Scotch La d ies o f M ou n t Thc
the Ord e r of the P a lla d iu m , or Saver
Cou ncil of Wisd om , the Ord e r o f Felicit ,
y
Ord e r o f the K n ights a n d K nightesses q)
A n chor , the Ord e r o f P er sever a n ce , a n d
e rs be si d e s .

Many m ore thin gs a nd v e ry cu ri o u s c

,

m i ght b e s a i d of the L a d i e s Fre e m a s o

’

W e shall re l a te on e m o re the c e re m o n i a l
,

ba n q u e t of Ma son S i ste rs d ra w n l ik e the

-
,

e rs fro m the sa m e o ffi c ia l s ou rce .

XXVIII .

A BANQUE T or MA SON SISTE RS -

.

W e ha ve b e fo re se en th a t in th i s Ord e r
e at an d d ri nk m u ch . W ith la d i e s ,
it is as

me n : the s a cre d ba nq u e t, the fra te rn a l

1 18 TH E FRE E M A SON S .

T he b e i n g gi ve n an d fu l fi ll e d, S
ord e r

In sp ectr ess sa y s a fte r ha vi n g gi v e n a ri

,

G ra n d Mi s tre ss , the l a m p s a re o n a l i n e a
-

”
fi l le d .

The M .
“
ra ps a
ga n,i and r
ea
”
“
Up , a nd S w ord in ha n d ! a
to o rd e r !
t he y a l l ta k e the k n i fe in the i r l e ft he
Be l o ve d BB a n d m u c h b e l o v e d SS

toa s t w hi c h it is o u r p ri vil e ge a n d h a p p in
to p ro p o s e is : T he K i n gs M a s o n s ; it is
,
-

b eha lf of he a l ths so d e a r to o u r h e a r ts t ,

w e m u st u n i te in blowin g ou r la mp s t o tl

gl o ry l

T hi s b e i n g sai d th e G r
,
M co mm a

the ex er cis e Ri ght ha n d on th e l a m p s h

up the la m p s ! Blo w the la m p s at
”
d ra u ght ! ( T he M a s o n S i s te r h e re s h¢ -

he rse lf to b e a w om a n m o re a n d m o re
ia n t ; she blo w s he r l am p as if it w e n
m a tc h , an d d ri n k s l ik e a ho l e ) . W ha t
goo n s ! If the re N ymp hs of the b
a re

the re a re a sol N ymp hs of the La mp ?

Bu t the ex er cis e is not at an end , an d

Gr . M i
La m p f orw a rd !
con t n u e s :

is a s e x p la i n e d b y th e fa i th fu l Br
, Ra g
fi ve tim e s o n the he a rt, an d b ri n g it fo rv I
 m FRE E M A SON S . 119

“
a
ga n i ) Se t d o w n l a m p s ! ( w hi c h m u st be

don e in fi ve ti m e s , a dds the Ri tu a l ) F i n a lly

.
,
” 1
th e y sa
y fi v e t i m e s E va .

T h i s is th e fi rs t toa st, the fi rs t ex ercise of

th i s w a rl ik e ba n q u e t . A t t he fi fth one , by
d int of blow in g the la m p , the
p oor S i ste r m u s t
b e s ta gge ri n g a n d d ra w i n g c roo k e d l i n e s
, ,

w h e n go i n g fo r the t w e n ty fo u rth o r fi fth ti m e -

”
fro m t he hea rt fo rw a rd T o go ba ck ho m e .
,

s he m u st n eed the b ro the rl y a rm of he r M a

son c i g o ss ip .

XXIX .

Dons FEMININE MASONRY CONFINE ITSE LF TO

BA N QU E TS A N D A M U SE M E NTS

T he sa cr il e gi o u si m pi ou s Ma so n i c d a g
and

e r is hi d d e n u n d e r th e m o re o r l e s s i m p ro p e r
g
a m u s e m e n ts o f thi s a n d ro gy n o u s M a s o n ry

a n d s e c re t s o c i e ti e s m e a n to m a k e a v e ry s e

rio u s u s e o f tho s e s il ly cre a t u re s w ho m u n

b e l i e f p ri d e va n i ty l ov e o f pl e a s u re a n d
, , , ,

e s p e c i a lly c u ri os i ty thru s t i n to the e x t e ri o r

,

l Oomp lete M anual of M asonry by A dop tio n p 3 5

. . .
1 20 T HE FRE E M ASON S .

d e gre e s . L ik e tha t of m e n , the p u bl i c Ma

s o n ry o f w o m e n is b u t a pon d in w hi c h oo

cu lt Ma so n ry fa tte n s its fi she s to d ra w them

a t the p ro p e r t i m e T ha t ti m e is w he n the
.

Mi s tre s s Ma son is i n i ti a te d to the secr et d e gree

-

o f P erf ect M is tr ess .

Fi rst o f a ll the y ex a ct fro m he r the a w ful

,

o a th w hi c h b i n d s h e r t o the S e c t fo r l i fe I
“
.

”
sw e a r ,
sh e say s I p rom i se to hold fa i thfu lly
,

in m y h e a rt the secr ets of Freem as on s a nd of

,

Fr eem ason ry I bin d m yself to it u n d er p en

.

a lty of bein g cu t to p ieces by the sw or d ,

of the
”
d es tr oyin g A n gel .

The G r M i m m e d i a te l y p ro cl a i m s her
P erf ect M istr ess , and a d d re s se s he r thus
M y d e a r, no w tha t w e ha ve i n i tia te d y o u to
the s y m bo li ca l s e c re t of M a so n ry ,
no w that
the l i ght o f tru th ha s sho n e fo rt h b e fo re your
e y e s , the e rro rs , su p e rs t i ti o n s a n d p rej u dic es .

ha t is , fa i th and t h e fe a r o f G o d ) w h i ch you
( t
p e rha p s r e ta n e d
i t in so m e c o rn e r of
as y e

b ra i n s , a re re m o v e d An a rd u o u s , but
y o u r .

su b li m e ta sk is hen ce f or th imp os ed o n y ,(
o u we

com e to it ; le t u s l i s te n ) T he fi r st of your
.

d u ties w ill be to so u r the hea rts of the p eople

aga inst P riests a nd K ings . In the oqflee homes
1 22 THE FRE E M ASON S .

XXX .

T HAT THE CH U RC H 11 11 s V E ANATI

RY m s rLY '

E M A TIZ E D T HE W H LEO F RE E M ASON RY W ITI ,

OUT A N Y Rnsrm cn ons .

F re e m a so n ry sa y s o f i ts e l f
tha t it is gu ilt
l e s s , t ha t it is sl a n d e re d a n d u nj u s tl y cor

d e m n e d by the Ch u rc h .

W e n o w k n o w e n o u gh to pp re c i a te boil a

the p re te n d e d gu il tl e ss n e s s a n d t he p re te ndei
i nj u s ti ce .

Do e s Ma s o n ry b e li e v e in th e d i v i n e a u thm
ity of th e So v e re i gn Po n tifl o f th e C a tholi
'

Chu rch ? N o Do e s it s u b m i t to th e Po p e in
.

a ll thi n gs a s c o m m a n d e d by A l m i g ht G d
, y o

N o ; a tho u s a n d t i m e s n o Do e s it b el iew
.

in the d i vi i ty o
n f o u r L o r d J e s u s C h ri s t No
?

Do e s it b e l i e v e in G o d F a the r So n a n d H01
, , ,
1

G ho s t, s u ch a s H e is , s u ch a s H e ha s re v e alei

H i m se lf to the w o rl d , s u ch a s He co m m a nd
to be a d o re d ? No . T he re fo re ,
it is , in ibt
h ighest d e gre e , gu i l ty of re b e l l on
,
i im piety
 TH E FRE E M A SONS . 1 23

bl a s p he m y ; th e re fo re it is a n tica tho
l t ic hris t ia n a th e i s t T he re fo r e it is
.
,

un ab e : l an d w he n it ha s b e e n co n

(1 by the H o ly Se e , it ha s be e n j u stly ,

r
y j u s tl
y ,
co n d e m n e d .

n o t he r , l e ss l i l y Chri sti a n p o i nt
e x c u s ve ,

w F re e m a so n ry n ot only the o c c u l t
, ,

z e c te d b
j y a l l u p ri h t m e n b u t a l s o th e
g ,

1b l ic a n d e x t e ri o r the re u l a ti o n s o f
g ,

a re k no w n a n d a l m o st in the ha n d s o f
,

bl ic is a d a n ge ro u s i n s ti tu ti o n w i c k e d
, , ,

al c o n t ra r
, y t o th e m o s t e l e m e n ta ry

f h u m a n j u s ti c e a n d to th e w e l fa re o f
,

s . I b ri n g b u t on e p ro o f : the M a
a t h a n d the p e n a l t f d th n
i
y o e a a s a p u

i t fo r its v i o l a ti o n .

m a s o n ry c a n n o t d e n y it F ro m the .

irs t s t e p o f i n i t i a t i o n a t th e v e ry e n ,
‘

a L o d e th ro u gh t he d e re e o f A p p re n
g g
he n fa ll s the b a n d a ge w hi c h u n til the n , , ,

e n o n t he Po st u l a n t s e e s he se e s a l l
’
y ,

a w n s w o rd s o f th e a s s i s ta n t s d i re c te d

t his b re a s t , a nd h e he a rs a ll the Bro th

”
i
an t n g M ay G o d p u n i sh t ra i to r s !
“

e V e n e ra b l e a fte r ha v i n g q u i e te d his
,

r e to betr a y Fr e
If y
“
a dd s ou w e t
 1 24 THE FRE E M ASON S .

son r y, n o sp o t o n ea r th cou l d o f er yo u a shelter

”
a a in s t
g its a vengin g w eap ons . Is th i s tru e,
o r no t —Is it t ru e , o r n o t, t ha t t o b e a F ree
m a so n , to b e adm i tte d to t ha t fi rs t d e gree of
A pp re n ti c e a m a n ,
m u s t ta k e the a b o m i nable
o a th w h i c h w e ha v e gi v e n a t l e n g th t e x tu ally ,

co pi e d fro m the R i tu a l o f the Ma s o n i c Qr

1
de r ?
T ho se t w o fa c ts ca n n o t be d e n i e d . N ow, I
a sk a n y u p ri ght m a n a ny m a gi stra te : w hat
,

to th i n k o f a p ri v a te s o c i e ty w hi c h o u tside , ,

o f c i vil so c i e ty in co ld b l o o d a n d o ffi cia lly

,

t hre a t e n s w i th d e a th a ll its m e m b e rs w ho
w o u l d b e u n fa i thfu l to its l a w s ? What to
thi n k o f a p ri va t e so c i e ty w hi c h d a re s to say :
,

If y o u a re fa i thle s s to m e n o sp ot on earth ,

cou l d aj er you a shelter a ga in st m

'

y a ven i
g g
n
”
weap o ns ? W ha t is tha t thre a t if not a ,

thre a t o f m u rd e r a n d a ss a s s i n a ti o n ! N ow ,

tha t is a c ri me am e n a b l e to la w in a l l c i vili zed

c o u n tri e s .

W ha t is I a sk it a ga i n thi s co n te m p tible
, ,

h e a p o f i m p re c a ti o n s w hi c h a c c o m a n y or
p , ,

ra the r c o n s ti tu te the Ma so n i c o a th ?
, Can a

1 See Cha p te r 8 th .
1 26 TH E FRE E M ASON S .

w o u l d d a r e to a ffi lia te the m s e l ve s to it, in

s pi t e of he r p o si ti ve p ro hi bi ti on .

E ve ry Fre e m a s o n , the re fo re , is , and j u stly ,

e x c o m m u n ca te d i A pp re n ti ce s as
; t h e m e r e ,

w e l l a s the G ra n d Ori e n ts a n d th e G ra nd
-
,

Ma s te rs the hi gh a nd the lo w the fe m a l e and

, ,

the m a l e Fre e m a so n s the m e m b e rs o f Lo d ges

, ,

a s w e ll a s th e a d e p t s o f the b a c k L o d es
g .

XXXI .

E X PRE SS S E NTE NCE S PASSED ON FRE E M A SONBY

BY T H E S OV E RE IGN PONTIFFS .

Ou r L ord J e su s Ch ri s t ha s sa id in the G 08
p el :
If a n y on e d oes n ot hea r the Chu r ch, let him
be to you as a hea then N o w , t he C hu rch, by
.

t he g ra n d v o i c e o f the Po p e s , ha s s ol e mnly
a nd ex p re s sly c o n d e m n e d F re e m a s o n ry .

A s fa r b a c k a s the fi rs t ha lf o f l a s t cen
t u ry w he n M a s o n ry w a s m o re o p e n ly o rgan
,
.

i z o d in E u ro p e Po p e C l e m e n t the X Il th con
, ,

d e m n e d it in a Bu ll d a t e d A p ri l 2 3 d 1 738
, ,
.

Re fl e c ti n g sa y s the Po p e o n t he great
”
, ,

e v il s w i t h w hi c h tho s e c l a n d e s ti n e s o c i e ti es

t h re a te n e i the r th e p ea c e o f Sta te s o r the

, ,
 THE FRE E M ASONS . 1 27

s a l v a t o n o f s o u l s , a fte r
i hay i n g c o n s u l te d o u r

V e n e ra bl e Bre thre n the Ca rd i n a l s , of ou r o w n

a c c o rd , a n d in the fu l n e s s of A po s to l i c a ] p o w
e r, w e ha v e e n a c te d and d e c re e d tha t th e
a fo re sa id i i l i e s o r m e e ti n g s o f
s o c e t e s , a s se m b ,

Fr eem asons w hi c he ve r n a m e the y ta k e m u s t

, ,

b e c o n d e m n e d a n d p ro s c ri be d a s w e d o c o n ,

d e m n a n d p ro s c ri b e the m by the p re s e n t c o n
s t it u t io n the e ffe c t o f w hi ch is t o l a s t fo r
,

ever .
”
T o thi s e n d he a d d s
”
,
by v i rtu e o f ,

h o ly o b e d i e n c e w e fo rb i d a l l a n d e ve ry
,

C h r i sti a n fa i t hfu l o f w ha te v e r p ro fe ss i o n
, ,

d i g n i ty o r co n d i ti o n c l e rgy m e n o r l a ym e n
, ,

s e c u l a r o r re gu l a r to e s t a b l i s h p ro p a ga te o r
, ,

fa v o r the so c i e ty ca ll e d Freem a so n s to a d m i t ,

it in the i r ho u se s t o b e a ffi l ia t e d to it a n d to
, ,

a s s i s t a t its m e e ti n gs u n d er p en a lty o
, f ex c o m
m u n icat ion to be in cu r r ed ip s o f a cto w ithou t
, ,

a n y n ew d ecla r a tio n a n d e s p e c i a lly re s e rv e d

,

to u s an d to ou r s u c c e s s o rs , so tha t n o on e

c a n a b so v e l fro m it w i tho u t ou r p e rm i s s i o n ,
”
ex ce p t a t t he p o i n t o f d e a th .

D u ri n g the re i gn o f Be n e d i c t the X IV th ,

s o m e p e r s o n s e n d e a v o r e d t o m a k e i t b e l i e v ed

th a t th e C o n s t i t u t io n o f Cl e m e n t t h e X I It h ,

wa s n o m o r e b i n d i n
g, a n d th a t t h o s e w h o t h e n
 1 28 THE FRE E M A SON S .

w e re lfi l ia te d to the s o c i e ty of F re e m a sons
a ,

d id n o t i n c u r e x c o m m u n i c a ti on A fte r s eri .

o n ely e x a m i n i n g th e q u e s ti o n t he i ll u s tri o us
,

Po n t ifi ha ste n e d to u n d e c e i v e th e m a n d by
'

h is Bu ll o f M a y 2 8 th 1 75 1 b e c o n fi rm e d his
, ,

p re d e c e s so r s C o n s ti tu ti o n in a l l its i nj u ne
’

ti o n s T ha t n o o n e m ay a ccu s e u s says
“ ”
.
,

he ,
to ha v e fa i l e d in w ha t p ru d e n c e re q u i res
o f u s w e ha v e re s o l v e d to re i s su e o u r p rede
,
-

c e sso r s C o n s t i tu t i o n by i n s e rti n g it w o rd for

’
,

w o rd in o u r p re s e n t l e tt e rs ; t hu s a c t i n g w ith
c l e a r k n o w l e d ge a n d b y vi rtu e o f t he fu ln ess
,

o f A p o s to li c a l p o w e r w e c o n fi rm it w e re is
, ,
-

su e it , a nd we o rd e r an d d e c re e t ha t it be,
from thi s d a y , p u t to e x e c u ti o n , a s if it w ere
”
n o w p u b li s h e d fo r th e fi rs t t i m e .

T he S o c i e ty o f Ca rb on a ri so c a ll e d , w hich,
a t t h e b e gi n n i n g o f t hi s c e n t u ry s p re a d all ,

o v e r E u ro p e a n d e s p e c i a lly o v e r I ta ly , w as
, ,

a s w e ha v e s e e n b u t a ra m ifi ca tio n o f F ree
,

m a s o n ry In his Bu ll o f S e p t 1 3 th 1 821,
. .
,

Po p e Pi u s the VIIth d e s c ri be s its m a i n fea

,

tu re s ; h e s ho w s its i n ti m a te c on n e c t i o n w i th
t he M a so n i c Ord e r ; h e i n d i c a te s a l l the e vils
to b e fe a re d fro m it fo r R e li i o n a n d C hri stian
g
so c i e ty ; a n d tho s e e vi l s ha ve b e e n b u t too
1 30 THE FRE E M A SON S .

w a y w ha te ve r, u n de r p e n al ty o f e x co m mt
cat o ni ip so f a cto , a n d e s p e c i a lly r e s e rve d

t he H o ly Se e , so tha t the Po p e a l o n e co w
a b so v e l fro m it , e x ce pt in ca s e of d e a th .

L a stl y in his A ll o c u ti o n o f Se p t
,
.

H o ly Fa the r Po p e Pi u s the IX th d e plm

, ,

a s his p re d e c e s so rs a ll th e e vi l s in flic te d
,

the Ca tho li c Re l i gi o n a n d o n C hri s ti a n c it

,

z a tio n by th e s e c re t s o c i e t i e s in g e n e ra l 1 ,

in p a rti c u l a r b y tha t o f the F re e m a s o n s .

re p u b li she s a l l t he d i s p o s i ti o n s c o n ta i n ed

the A p o s tol i c a l Co n s ti tu ti o n s o f Po p e s Clc

e n t th e X IIth Be n e d i c t the X IVt h Pi u s
, ,

V IIth, and Le o the X IIth , and e s p e cii

the p e n a lty of e x c o m m u n c a tio n

i la i d on

t ho s e w ho a re a ffilia t e d to the m , or w ho ia
the m in a ny w ay . He e x ho rts t he fa itl
w ho m i ght ha ve ha d the m i sfo rtu n e t o b e
ce ive d in the m , to l e a ve th e m fo rth w i t h , in

d e r to sa v e the i r so u l s , a n d , a t the sa m e ti
be s tro n gly e x ho rts tho s e w ho , so fa r, w
fo rtu n a te e n o u gh to s ta y aw a
y fr o m t h
n e ve r to a llo w t he m s e lv e s to b e d ra w n 1
tha t d a n ge ro u s a b y ss .

T he re fo re ,
d o u b t is no w i m p o s sibl e ;
tho s e w ho are a ffi lia te d to the s o c i e t o f F
y
 TH E FRE E M A SON S . 131

ma s o n s , by th e v e ry fa c t o f the i r a ffi l ia tio n ,
in c u r t he p e n a l ti e s l a i d o n the m , by C l e m e n t
t he X IIth, in 1 73 8 ; b y B e n e d i c t t h e X IV th ,

in 1 75 1 ; by Pi u s t he VIIth , in 1 8 21 ; b y Le o .

th e X IIth, in 1 8 2 5 ; a n d by Po p e Pi u s th e IX th ,
in Se p t .
,
1 867 . T he y a re ex p re s s ly e x co m

m u n ic a te d ; th e y ha v e n o m o re a ny s ha re in
t h e p ra y e rs o f the Chu rc h ; t h e y m u s t n o t
a ny m o re i
a ss s t a t the H ol y Sa c rifi c e of th e
Ma s s ,
nor a t the o t he r p u bli c i
se rv c e s ; n or

ca n th e y i
re c e v e a n
y sa c ra m e n t . If they d ie
in t ha t s ta te , the y fo rfe i t a ll ri ghts to e c c l e s i
a stica l b u ri a l , b e ca u se th e C hu rc h d o e s n ot

co u n t the m a ny m o re a m on h e r C hil d re n
g .

E i th e r Ca thol i c or F re e m a s o n , the re is no

i
ch o c e . One ca n n o t be F re e m a s on and
” 1
Ca tho l i c at th e sa m e tim e .

XXXII .

W H TA WE MU ST no IN THE FA CE on
,
TH E

G RE AT A NTI C H R IST I A N CONSPIRA C Y .

Th e Chu rch is p o w e rfu lly c o n s titu te d

so ,

tha t s he ha s b u t to b e h e rse l f t o t hw a rt a ll
t he p l o ts o f a ll he r e n e m i e s Le t n a o n e a n d .
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al l, b e b u t Chri sti a n s , e arn e s t C a thol i cs, and

we s ta n d re a d y .

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d e rs ta n d it ; the i r s t re n gth is in t he i r u nion,

and the i r u n on i is in the i r o b e d i e n c e . Let nu
be un i te d m o re tha n th e y a re and, fo r that
p u r po s e ,
le t u s ob e y b e tte r t ha n th e y d o The .

w hol e Ca tho li c Chu rc h ca n be s u m m e d u p in

t w o w o rd s : Ob e d i e n c e a nd Lov e . Let 111

ob e y w i th l ov e ; l e t us l o ve thro u gh obedi

e n ce .

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thin gs the he a d of t he H o l y C hu rc h , ou r Hol!
F a the r ,
Vi c a r o f J e s u s C hr is t Pa£
the Po pe , ,

to r a n d I n fa lli bl e T e a c he r o f a l l C h ri s ti a ns .

S u re ly to ob e y the Po p e l e t u s ob ey on ,

Bi s ho p o u r Pa ri sh Pri e s t o u r C o n fe ssa
, ,

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G o d hi m s e l f w ho th ro u gh the m t e a c h e s 0
, , ,

u i d e s u s fo r gi v e s u s a n d m a k e s u s w a l k i
g , ,

t he ri ght p a t h A s m u ch M a s o n i c o b e d ienc
.

is bli n d s i lly a b s u rd w i c ke d a n d s a c ril e gion

, , ,

so m u c h C a t ho l i c o b e d i e n ce is g ro u n d e d

re a s o n i n ra t i o n a l l e i ti m a te h o l y a n d me
g , g , , ,

ito rio u s W ha t is n o bl e r tha n to ob e y G ot

.

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1 34 TH E FRE E M A SONS .

a n d s a n c tifi ca tio n o f o u r c h il d re n ,
fo r thei
i
s t ru c t on , a n d to p re p a re the m to b e val
so l d i e rs of t he C hu rc h Fa the rs a n d m o tl
.

do not fo rge t tha t G o d ha s e n t ru s t e d y o u 1

the c a re o f the i r s o u s, a n d
l tha t e d u ca t on i
n ot t ho ro u ghly C hri s ti a n , is now , m o re 1
e v e r, a n im m e n se d a n ge r fo r t he m .

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,

s pi ri t t he l o v e o f fa m i ly in pl a c e o f w
, ,

the M a s o n i c s e c ts s e e k t o p u t w e k n o w
w ha t p re te n d e d p a tri o ti c c hi m e ra go o d ,

to u n d u ly e x c i te i m a gi n a ti o n a n d t u rn 0 ,

he a d . Le t n a b e fu lly co n vi n c e d o f t hi s
re m e d y a ga i n s t a ll t he M a s o n i c v e n o m ,

s i s ts e x c l u s i v e l y in b e i n g t ru e C h ri s ti an

s u b s ti tu ti n g hu m ili ty o b e d i e n c e a n d fa i l
, ,

p ri d e in t ru ly l o vi n g ou r L o rd J e s u s Cl
,

w i th a ll o u r h e a rt w i th a l l o u r so u l w itl
, ,

o u r st re n gth .

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y ,
e s a ll to fe a r in thi s w o rl d an d in t he 1

If, o n the c o n tra ry , we re m a n i fa i t hfu l to

a nd to H is C hu rc h, w e ha v e n o th n i g t o

the fu t u re is o u rs .

T he s tru ggl e w hi c h is c om n
g is e i
it he

su p re m e stru ggl e o f the Chu rc h , o r it is

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a fo rm e r, the Chu rc h , a s fo re tol d , w i ll s u c

b fo r a ti m e , as Ca l va ry ; a n d
C h ri s t on

1a ll s u c cu m b w i th h e r ; b u t, a s o n Ca l v a

a ta n s ha l l b e d e fe a te d , a n d a ll h is p a r ty

he hu rl e d i n to t he p la c e l
o f e ve r a st n g i
e n ts , th e F re e m a s o n s no l e ss tha n any

w e, on the c o n tra r
y, i i
r s n
g in gl o ry fo r

sha l l go to H e a v e n , the re e te rn a lly

ign w i th ou r L o rd J e s u s Chri s t . If the
r, w e m u st l o o k a t the s tru ggl e w i th a
s o re c h e e rfu l c o n fi d e n ce ; fo r th e e n e m y

s ta n d s a c ro s s o u r p a th m a y w in s o m e ,

a l t ri u m p h s ; b u t s o o n t he s to r m s ha l l

o v e r, a s so m a n y b e fo re ; a nd e ve n in
w o rl d , w e sha l l l
o u rse v e s e n o y j w i th the
Chu rc h, i
v c to ry a n d p ea c e .

ei the r c a s e o u r d u tie s a re the s a m e u n

,

ob e d i e n c e li v e ly fa i th
,
fra t e rn a l c ha ri ty
, ,

fo r the sa l va ti o n of so u l s a n d the holy ,

e of th e C h u r c h .

1 of u s, let fi gh t the goo d fi ght, u n d e r

na

l o ri o u s ba n n e r o f th e I m m a c u la te Vi rgi n ,
g
of St Pe te r 1
.

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