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ration , and not for his enjoyments only , but to do that which is good ; we should be swift to have mercy , to sive , to strengthen , and execute benevolence . ' Third , As the good things of this life are variously dispensed , and some are opnl . nt whilst others art- in distress ; such principles also enjoin a Mason , be he eve , - so po . ir , to testify his good-will towards his brother . Riches alone are not the only me .-ns of doing good ; virtue andbenevolence-are not confined to the walks of opulence : —the rich man , from his many talentsis required
, to make extensive works un lei the princi ples of virtue ; and yet poverry is no excuse for an omission of that exeicise ; for as the crv of innocence ascendeth up to heaven , as the voice of babes and sucklings reach the throne of Cod , and as the breathings of a contrite heart are heard in the regions of dominion ; so a Mason ' s prayers , devoted to the welfare of his brother , are required of him . ¦
' Fourth . The fourth principle is never to injure the confidence of your brother , by revealing his secrets ; for perhaps that were to rob him of the guard which protects his property or life . The tongue of a Mason should be void of offence , and without guile;—speaking truth with discretion , and keeping itself within the rule of judgment;—maintaining a heart void of tincharitableness , locking up secrets , and communing in charity and love . ' Fifth , Of charity , so much is required of a Mason , in his gifts , asdiscretidn .
shall limit : Charity begins at home—but like a fruitful olive tree , planted ' by the side of a fountain , whose boughs over-shoot the wall , so is Charity s it spreads its arms abroad from the strength and opulence of its station , nnd lendeth its shade for the repose and relief" of those who are gathered under its branches . —Charity , when given with imprudence , is no longer a virtue ; but when flowing from abundance , it is glorious as the beams of morning , in whose beauty thousands rejoice . When donations , extorted by pity , are
detrimental to a man ' s family , they become sacrifices to superstition , and , like incense to idols , are disapproved by heaven . ' As Mose . s was commanded to pull his shoes from off his feet , on Mount Horeb , because the ground whereon he trod was sanctified by the presence of the Divinity ; so the Mason who would prepare himself for this third stage of Masonry , should advance in the naked paths of truth , be divested of every degree of arrogance , and come as a true Acacian , with steps of innocence , humility , and virtue , to challenge the ensigns of an order , whose institutions arise on the most solemn and sacred principles of ieligion . '
The tenth Lecture is a very ingenious speculation on the Secrecy of Masons , in which the subject is treated not merely morally but historically . Lecture XI . is an elegant and pathetic disquisition on Masonic Charity . This is followed by one of a similar character on Brotherly Love . The thirteenth Lecture is on the occupations of Masons , in which we meet with much antiquarian research and conjecture . Mr . Hutchinson is of opinion , and justly , ' that builders and architects were not the original
members of our society . ' ' Why the title' of free is annexed to our society , or that of accepted , we hope , we may be allowed to conjecture , was derived from the crusades . — There the _ volunteers entering into that service must he freemen , born free , and not villains , or under any vassalage ; for it was not until long after the crusades , that vassalage and feudal services , together with the slavish tenures were taken
away . < They were entitled to the stile of accepted , under that plenary indulgence which the Pope published , for all that would confess their sins , and inlist 5 n the enterprise of the hol y war ; whereby they were accepted and received into the bosom of the father of the church , ' . ;
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Review Of New Publications.
ration , and not for his enjoyments only , but to do that which is good ; we should be swift to have mercy , to sive , to strengthen , and execute benevolence . ' Third , As the good things of this life are variously dispensed , and some are opnl . nt whilst others art- in distress ; such principles also enjoin a Mason , be he eve , - so po . ir , to testify his good-will towards his brother . Riches alone are not the only me .-ns of doing good ; virtue andbenevolence-are not confined to the walks of opulence : —the rich man , from his many talentsis required
, to make extensive works un lei the princi ples of virtue ; and yet poverry is no excuse for an omission of that exeicise ; for as the crv of innocence ascendeth up to heaven , as the voice of babes and sucklings reach the throne of Cod , and as the breathings of a contrite heart are heard in the regions of dominion ; so a Mason ' s prayers , devoted to the welfare of his brother , are required of him . ¦
' Fourth . The fourth principle is never to injure the confidence of your brother , by revealing his secrets ; for perhaps that were to rob him of the guard which protects his property or life . The tongue of a Mason should be void of offence , and without guile;—speaking truth with discretion , and keeping itself within the rule of judgment;—maintaining a heart void of tincharitableness , locking up secrets , and communing in charity and love . ' Fifth , Of charity , so much is required of a Mason , in his gifts , asdiscretidn .
shall limit : Charity begins at home—but like a fruitful olive tree , planted ' by the side of a fountain , whose boughs over-shoot the wall , so is Charity s it spreads its arms abroad from the strength and opulence of its station , nnd lendeth its shade for the repose and relief" of those who are gathered under its branches . —Charity , when given with imprudence , is no longer a virtue ; but when flowing from abundance , it is glorious as the beams of morning , in whose beauty thousands rejoice . When donations , extorted by pity , are
detrimental to a man ' s family , they become sacrifices to superstition , and , like incense to idols , are disapproved by heaven . ' As Mose . s was commanded to pull his shoes from off his feet , on Mount Horeb , because the ground whereon he trod was sanctified by the presence of the Divinity ; so the Mason who would prepare himself for this third stage of Masonry , should advance in the naked paths of truth , be divested of every degree of arrogance , and come as a true Acacian , with steps of innocence , humility , and virtue , to challenge the ensigns of an order , whose institutions arise on the most solemn and sacred principles of ieligion . '
The tenth Lecture is a very ingenious speculation on the Secrecy of Masons , in which the subject is treated not merely morally but historically . Lecture XI . is an elegant and pathetic disquisition on Masonic Charity . This is followed by one of a similar character on Brotherly Love . The thirteenth Lecture is on the occupations of Masons , in which we meet with much antiquarian research and conjecture . Mr . Hutchinson is of opinion , and justly , ' that builders and architects were not the original
members of our society . ' ' Why the title' of free is annexed to our society , or that of accepted , we hope , we may be allowed to conjecture , was derived from the crusades . — There the _ volunteers entering into that service must he freemen , born free , and not villains , or under any vassalage ; for it was not until long after the crusades , that vassalage and feudal services , together with the slavish tenures were taken
away . < They were entitled to the stile of accepted , under that plenary indulgence which the Pope published , for all that would confess their sins , and inlist 5 n the enterprise of the hol y war ; whereby they were accepted and received into the bosom of the father of the church , ' . ;