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( Friga ¥ LI‘NQME a intigss x \\At FX Ares tha 14 £ ind (22 & : nater a iof .as b # any ept| position, and the rest of the ver- |: mr; comm n ves ans aige 1% 0s -| two knocks d degree, _ and noo... gel r wes 5 s. m Morgan The rough-ashtar; the perfect ast. | the - \\ 6 are use! egres, ang to forma §quare, . his T p- xx Tike & - \ s g a & perfect ash-| the door is entere 6 f DV the Sonntethet$. we l FROM, E ROPE: nul; *is oP mitered \ Pinel, | af- unld-the\ tressle-Gogkd; 02,0 c = >.. pagséix’voraf.fiffii-glilfbiltfifiggfifigfi gut? 53023391\ Efiaby'ys‘hi.’ff§f‘3fi ii??? under |- AWe are indebted to a niercantile -hguso ~ the same in all the uppef degrees, ith the - 3° what are they r\ many (n 10 5 [be explained in the , ecture, , . =' 09. © , cb. bosition 'To cape | t this Bily, (says the N. 'Y.'}§yening qsionfofi the -the signs, dite-ghards,: + - and their soverak names, . . [cosrwyeD.] forg 5 t © 1 Q3Me have bedn' saying a food- -déal ebout arlixiges1 want 'to:-know what con-. * {ssfifil‘tszfiefi‘zflgeknf a la L'ZTL‘ ger infidel!!! _)e;‘o tee ¥4 imasona, dingy éégeikbig \in ngyeying chap fo awourle. 62 ...2.... Bel P das} m + est vales, © mut 20.0 'Q. Why. on ithe. highest . hills, arildr the lowest vales %; , ; ; « A. The better to gu eee M <5 a! surprige ard against and eficnijies, either ascending or descend- Supren D 14 1 ing, that the brethren, might flavg timely fills}??? of life ; which we, masonically, ' notict of their approach to prevent being term out.spiritual tressle-hoard. léetmbtits, |\ «'Where did our, ancient, pi paybafijre lodges were d ** A/ On'thé hmib'ng hiHs, antiitt th MS as lue: ad2 a rgttitgn | Wik elow- | q. 'w at is tlie 'form of your lodge t Is, : C1 [bu. A.. An oblong square 1 Q. How long t ° _| ~ A. Fromm east to west. 2, How rily] | _ AV Betweed borth and south, Q. l pe { ow high 1 r 26 A. Frtom the surface of the earth to the ® - highest Heavens. Q. How deep ? A. From'the surface to the centre. q. mag A. Q. What are their names 1 supports your lodge 1 _ , 'large columns or pillars. A. \Wisdom strength and beanty.' Q.. Why sot A. It is necessary thore should C dom to contrive, strongth to support, and | and sets in the west. > , be wis- beauty to adorn, all great and important undertakings ; but more especially this of ours. Q. Has your lodge any covering. A. It has ; a clouded eanopy, or star- ry-decked heaven, where all good masogs in the east, and are extending tb'tPc west, hope to arrive. Q. How do you hope to arrive {helm-1 goéi By the of Jacab's ladder. pels are. or ourht to he so w«ifgeted ; | .> Q: What are their names 1 A. Faith, hope and charity. Q. What do they teach 1 ) A. Faith in God, hopé in immor ~ and charity to all mankiffd. io tality, Q. Has your lodge any furniture ! ~ A. It has; the holy bible, square and Sea, by s . eompass. Q. To whom do they belong t ernable to God, and placed. it dug east ~A. The bible to God, the square to' the and west; which was to commqmorate, master, and the contpass to the craft. -> , Q. How explained 1 A. The. bible to God ;, it being the in- liverance ; and this was an exact mpdel estimable gift of God tq iman, for his in- of Solomon's temple: since which time, struction to guide him through the rugged every . well regulated and governed lodge paths of life: the square to the master ; it is, or oiight to be, so situated. being the- proper emblem ofhis office : the compass to the craft; by a due atten- dedicate their lodes 1 tion to which, we are taugut to limit our desires; curb our ambition; subdue our irregular appetites, and keep our passions most ancient grand master, and prejudices in due bounds with gll mankind : but more especially «with the dedicate their lodges t brethren. ' .Q. Has your lojge any ornaments) /'; | John the Evangelist, A. It has ; the Mosaic, 'or chequered Q. What do they represent 1 A,. It has three. 22 Q. How are they situated 1 A .* East, west, 4nd south; Q.. Hassit norne.in the north t A. Because € is, or ought to 1 A, Jt has. nat. , Q. A¥hy sadn _..) is, and eyery other Indge, a true represen on of king Solomon's temple,; which was' i+ 'raxted mortW of the thesuw and -BC: 6 pavement; the indented tessel; that beau- |. A.. Because V tiful tesselatel horder which surrounds it, 20ciént christian patrons of masonry ; and with the blazing star inthe centre. A. The Mosaic, or chequefigd have- tain poi'nt Avithin a circle, which circle is ment, represerfts this world ; which, tho'| bounded on the the west by two chequered over with good and evil, yet 1 L U brathren may walk together thereon and the anniversary of St. John the Baptist, not stumble:-the , indented tessel, with and St~quhnhthe‘ Evangeflkf, who were the blazing star in;. the centre, the, mani<] two pgrfgcf parallels, aswell in Masonry, fold blessings and comforts with which |4s Christiznity ; on the- -vortex of which we are surtounded in this life; Hut mote xests. thg cf the holy scriptures, sup- especially those which we hope to- enjoy: porting Jagph's, ladder,. which ,is said to hereafter :-the ~blazingstar, . tbat-prn- ”5133131210 b tl dence which ought.to appear conspicuous ing round\ i duct of every mason; but more | 0D | 1 > . commemorative of . the ster [hs frell as the book of the holy scriptures ; which appeared in the east, to gdidé the and while a.mason keeps bimself thus, tise men to Bethichem, the birth and.presence of the Son of God., Q. Has yourlodge any lights ? | . + Aheir fays-from ide .At n hungf ~ fough ashlar Is a\ Stone model a, merrier, me bede ing..tools.of.the fellow craft, he.building;-.and the oO he\ At! state of férfebfim‘ + ape tmomandteg Bry [.B Supreme Geometrician of the universe in ~Q. Who did your serve t »l'swered hyfihe junior deacon with one, 'after strict trial and due examination, or A. 'My master. . when the door is 'pattly opened by. the | lawful information. . Furthermore t’lo 1 Q. How long: A. Six days. junior déacon, who inquires, © who comes promise and swear; that I will not wrong Q. What did you serve him with t here't. who (lfgm‘es here }\ \I‘lle’l Senior | this lodge, nor a brother of this ”dogma” A.~ Freedom, fervency and zeal. | deaton, who is, or ought to be the cohn-| to the value of two cents, knowingly, '~ Q. What'do they represent\ ductor, auhwgrsf‘ A worthy brother who | myself, nor suffer it th be done by others A. Chalk; chatedal fnd earth, \has been' regularly initiated as an entered | if in my power to prevent it. Further- . Q. Why sot\ : apprentice mason, served a proper time | more do I promise 'and swear, that I will . There is nothing freer than chalk ; the.slightest touch of which leaves a trace behind :~nothing: more fervent. than heat- edichareoal; it will melt the most obdu- rate metals: nothing more 'zealous than the earth to bring forth. Q. How is your lodge situated A. Due east and west. ' ~\Q.\ Why so 1 , A. Because the sun rises in\the cast Q. A second reason t : A. The gospel was first preached in the east and is spreading to the west. Q. A third reason 1 A. The liberal arts and sciences began Q. A fourth regson 1 , A,. Because all the churches and cha- A ..Because king Solomon's temple was so situated. <> >' = Ao Q. Why was king Solomon's temple so 'sftudted. \to C9 6 09> non ~s 'A. Because' Moses, afler tonddsting the children of Israel through- the Red ivine command, grected a tab- to the latest posterity, that infraculous ast wind that wrought their mighty de- Q. To whom did our ancient brethren A. Toking Solomon. Q. Why sot A. Because king. Solomon was our Q. To whom do thg modern masons '\A. To St. John the Baptist, and St. «Q,. Why sot ., A., Because they. wore the two most since their fire, in every well regulated and fovérned lbdge, there has been a cér- erpendicular parallel lines, representin e watery tlonds ; _and. in pass- | * this circle, we naturally touch | Aa both these perpendicular pafalleFMinés, circumscribed, he cannot maigrially, err. Thus ends the first degrec of nry, ; and the reader, who has read and 153de attention to 16\ Znows mors 66) masonry | thar dny entered apprentice -in-Christen- dom,. and mare .of. «this: degree than -one bundrefth-part of .the . master masons, or . even royal ii) arch masons; for very fe office.. They, gxe F < # java, ' vfi § . in, its ) eeanthe Dathrgl state ; . the perfect ash | dtisaton.a stone fiafifmfix 1:5; the work» tg be adjust- s tressle-board isifor: the ;master-workman. to. draw -his y | {Plans: angd:designs wponi - ~ |- >> ~>. 334439391“?,L‘Q7\W\5f”’d° they' represent? = ~ > ea masons, duly bled\ in 'a room or [C \A\\ man in ~plact? with the \Holy Bible, 'Aqhare \dfd Nis\ dé'afid“11i1,Péi‘fedtf 'gtaté by \ature «cempasses (And other Hasonic tm if? 0\ represents na S erfect also\ represents man in \with.a:cbarters from em- o diay ades.\ ob s \é 00d Paid a sad pu tn l and education,, onur own- endeavours and 'the blessing of God.. In erecting our temporal building, we pursue the plans fand ~designis laid down by \the master pworkmian:\ofi- 'his tresile-boird ; 'but; \in Erecting our spifftual building, we purtue cowans | the plans and designs laid down y the g candidate is then conductéd twice regu- a | nBewise déinands of him, from whence degtees stop, Imitit the-e=z00p- care. of the senior warden, who willeach fin oféfiwxm ara facinated awith the | biixhow to approach the-east; the, place themselves 10} the preparation room kilétilffl; except his shirt ; furnish e a pair of drawers; 'hi§ right breast bare hig Toft fool in' a slipber,, the: right bare a eablé-tow twice found his neck; ser € hoodwinked ; 'in whi ducted to The door of gives two' knocks, when [den rises 'and ¢ wo 'are at the,. \faith I ope , : influence Yodge is alarined.> con- Brother'j} 'of that :alarim.*. lodge, whgre h 5 onfar: sin Master to jugior dea by the junio¢ den or- master.] | The junior deacon gives two raps on the inside of the door. The light id masonry by being passsd to the degree of fellow-craft.'\ Junior deacon to senior dlegcojn-A‘ Is it of his own free will and apcort 'he makes this request? Ans: ©tItis.\ Junior déacofrt to senior deacon Is he duly and truly. prepared 1 Ans * He is.? Junior deagon to senior deacon-' Is ho- worthy and well-quali- fied 1° Ans. :< He is Junior deacon to senior deacon-' Has he made suitable proficiency in,.the preceding degree 1'- Ans. ' He has? [Very tew know any more than they did the might: they were initiated $ ; have.nof heard their obligation repeated, nor one seqtion of the lecture, ard in fact a very small proportion ever learn either.] Junior deacon to senior deacon-' By what further rights does he to senior deacon-' Has ho a pass-word4' He has not,. but I bave it for him.' «Junior deacon.to ser jor dencon-' Give. it to me.* 'The: senior deacon whispers in the junior :deacor's ear, \Shibboleth.\ - The junior: deacon rays-* The pass it right ; since this is the caso\ you will wait tiff the worship- fual master in the east is made acquainted with his request, and.his ansiver ' return- ed. - The junfor deacon then repairs to tho master and gives two knocks, os at the-door, which are answered by two by the - master. When the same questions are asked and answers returned as at the door, after which the master says-' Since he-comes endued with all the necessary qualifications, let him enter this worship- ful lodge in the name of the Lord, 'and take heed on what he ehters.' - As'he enters, the angle of the squate is pressed hard against his naked right breast, at which time the junior deacon says Brother, 'when you entetéd lis lodge the first time, you chtered on tlic point of the compa§s pressing your na- ked left breast, which was then explain- ed to you. , You now enter it on the an- gle of the square, 'pressing your naked right hreast, which is to teach you to act upofi the square with all mankind, but more especially with the brethren.\ The larly round the lodge and halted at the junior warden in the south, where he givégjvfiths, and_xs,§mswcred by two, when the same questJons are asked and answers returned, as at., .the door; from thengée he js-‘cgdfifié‘lgéto. 4he senior war- . w c sima cro acked ffififimfibmwmeg 'as. before; he .is then\ to fl)b§ma§t¢? in the east, where méls‘giné‘qheshons arg asked and answers returned as beforoy the master he came, apd-awhither he was irayelling ; he answerp--' Krom the;west and travel- ling to..the east; .. The saaster asks~- filihyqdwmkéyemfl west and. travel ta .. «ins 5 . The master.then.saym to the candidafe- even roy: ch. mas or yery. fey | Since. this is the case, . you: will « please | was.completed withi+a razor: . He was aver attempt to learn the lectares, 'of even | I idate ] 'the mjfig‘éfiéfi‘s‘f “fififé’EY the ‘frgm Mwheém and, pot him in conduct the, candidate back, to the.. west T *+ 3 ah “iii t Fformine th ~ The candidate, as kgfopég'isj taken into | the preparation room and prepared in the manner following: All his clothing ta- h with ound 'his neck; semi- - bas + £20 yatign he is con- \ tlilgfs‘enioy far;- xshipfol, while we \the. smond. Ap.. and charity, the door of our ior, inquire . the . cause at :alarm.*. [In' many dodges they came to the door, knock, 'are, answered ] junio dezicon‘, and come in , with- out their being noticed by the senior war- candidate gives one without; it is an-|and them only whom I shall find so tobe as sucl, and row wishes for further In search of light,\ ing. manner. e He ap fof light, by advancing a twpgfinlffiig on you the solemn cath, or-0 'a fellow-craft mason; which, as before; is neither to affect gion nor politics; if \you are ;| me € of a just and lawfully constituted lodge, of such 3 and not unto him- nor unto them whom I shall hear so to be, but unto him support the constitution of the grand lodge of the united states, and of the grand lodge of this state, under which this lodge is held, and conform to all the bye-laws, rules and regulations of this or any other. lodgo of which Emiy at any time hercaftér become a member, as far as in my powor | Furthermore do I pro- mise and swear, that I willobey all re- gular signs and summons given,\ banded, sent, -or thrown to me by the hia» of a brothor féllow-eraftmason; cor from the body of a just and lawfally constituted lodge of such, provided that it be within the length of my cablé-tow, or square and angle of my work. | Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will be aid- ing and assisting all poot and peonyless brethren fellory-orafts. Abatrcsstren; as in my power without injuring myself or family. >To all' which 1 do- most so- temnly and sincerely promise and swear, without the feast hesitation, mental teser- vation,. or kelf-evasion \of mind in me whatever, binding myself under no 'less penalty than to bave my left breast torn apeny tind my heart and vitals taken from thence and throwh over my left shoulder and carfied into the' valley of Jehosha- phat, there to become a préy to the vild beasts of- the field and vultures of 'the air, if ever I should prove wilfully guilty of violating any part of tliis my solemn oath or obligation of a fellow-craft masen; so help me God, and keep me steadfast in the performance of the same. (De- tach your hands and kigs the book, which is the holy bible, twice,' [To pr,.comfistE».] Courntzrrzkirring.-The Saicm Ga- zette informs, that a $20 note, and a §10 note, hoth counterfeits, of the U. States' Brapch bank, have been takon in that town. It was not noticed, at the time the bills were offered, that they were bad, and the persons who passed them are un- knows. But the public .should be on their guard against the counterfeiter. a very fevere squall at Baltimore, on Thursday after- noop lost, a sail boat was upset in the river, which contained hine persons, six of whotn were drowned. Fatar casvarry. -The Warren Star mentions that Thomas Swift, aged 17, son of the late c4pt, J. Swift, of Bristol, while E th ; val Thoin us Gamed By a taio of cation thrown by some workmen from the loft. He expired in a few minutes. This pro- miging youth was the Aast hope and sup- port of the decliniig years of a widowed mother. Svicing. --The Buffalo Journal says- At Williamsville, in this . county, on now placed in a proper position \to 'take iligation;. 'of- assure you your reli- I t willing to ;| takeit, repeat your name and 'say after - © t <I, A. B. of my own free will and ac- |. cord, in the presence 'of Almighty God, and this worshipful lodge of fellow -craft masons, dedicated to God, and held ' forth to the holy order of 'St.; John, do. hereby and cent substeptelys mart staverery | promrizc-and ewear,-in. Sddition 18'my for- mer obligation, that I will not give the -| degree of a fellow-craft mason to any one of an,infexiour.degree, non to any other being in: the known world, except it be to a true: and Jaswful brother,. or brethren fellow-craft masons, or within the budy Post of Saturday,) forthe loath\ of Glas- 'gow papers' to the 16th of June inclusive, received by the artival. this forerioon, of the Jean Hastie, in 39 days. from Gree- nock. - They contain London dates,of the ‘12th‘ of June, five days later than. before received: ' Seat or war-SaxcumaAAy\ sar- most important articles they furnish are two Russian bulletins. ~The first is dated May 11, and only;anhounces the passage of the Dantibe at. three . dif- ferent points. - The second.is dated at the camp before Silistria, (23d May) detail- ing the preparations which are making to carry on the iege with the utmost activi- ty. The bulletin says that the, eneiny remain quiet and seldom disturb even the Russian outposts which are stationed at only 300 fathoms from the counterscarp of the place. - 'The remainder of the bul- letin relates to the advaniames gained favqrfihq Tulrlgs led on by the ginnd vizier in person, who left Shumla with the ins tention of attacking Pravadi with 15,000 men, ahd was afterwards reinforced with 10,000 more; but he. was ultimately \de- feated, after much hard and furious fight- ing, with the loss of 2000 of his troops, and was forced to retire to Shumla. - The Russians lost 1000 men. - A postscript to the bulletin informs, that a courier had just arrived from admiral Greig, with news that the Turkish fect which had entered the Black Sea had hastened back on leathing that, the to the Bosphorus, going to meet theis, Russian féet was Immediately after the hasty retreat of the Turkish ficet, the commander of the Rus- sianfleet reinforced his squadron, station- ed off the channel of Constantinople, and ordered some ships to cruise on the coast uf Natolia, the result of which was that obout 20 Turkish transports fell into their bands, and a new frigate was set on fire near Schilli, not far from the, Bosphorus. Mr. O'Conarcmn.-The Dublin Eve- ning Post says, that on Sunday . the . Sth of June, Mr. O'Connel feft, Dublin for Ennis, and as hog proceeded. throneh thea cess. *The whole population of the coun- try in some places seemed to be but, bearing green branches in their hands, so that the rogd had almost the appear- ance of a continued grove. At the towns where he arrived in the night the win- dows were illuminated. At Limerick they drew up a lofty tree helore the door of his hotel, in the top of which several musicians played national nirs. - The peo- ple in the mean time gathered about the hotel, and when O'Confel was ready to set out again; there were about 40,000 persons collected in the streets. As thi procession moved on it increased to suck a degree that the journalists do not pro- tend to estimate its numbers. At the Ennis - side of Cratloe wood ~O'Connel made a short harrangue to the people; re- minding them that at that\spot he first addressed them on the first clection.- Ho made the multitude dnothor' speech at Bix Mile bridgo, rnccusing sir Edward O'Brien, who has iwo sons in parlia- ment-one representing the county, and the other the borough of Ennis, of hay» ing broken his promise to support O'Con- nel,s right to sit in parliament. For this he said sir Edward's son swould soon walk out of the county,- and Ahat when he got into parliament he would drag bé- fore the country the: monopoly and cor- ruption of the borough represented by the other son. - This.declaration was follow- ed by tremendous cheering. The multitude now became so dinse that O'Connel'$ carriage could only move at the rate of a milé an hour, and it was mear nine o'clock on Tuesday morning -he-reachied harrangued the people, observing that dre had addressed them five «times the day before and four times already on that day -that he Aras, therefore, ex- hausted in body, but that - his spirit and his resolution to serte thein were inex- haustible, . ee © On the 29th of May, the great and'cele- Tuesday last, Abraham Good: committed suicide, 'by. cntting/his throat in a shock- peared.t6 have:com- -menced!the deed: with. adull knife, 'but -if recently from-Pennsylvahia, Wwas-about 23 yearsof age, a: respectable citizen; in easy,circumstances, and had beemntartied bridge shodld be made commatic - Théelevatiort tf the | termined on: Sir g {ceed to tho speaker's , [~ Therumours'th folation 10th. brated philosopher, sir Humphrey Davy closed his thortal caftertn/Géfievay inthe Sist year of His 'agés < - ~ > ~ con dt is stated that thetking has ffilima- ted his pleasure that the dike *of C555» vene erfo chiefas :s iin h . ”£\m {151 SI s f j] Sit. a! . lora: Thine fafth as frags the
