Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-06
MARTINsBURG, VA. THURSDAY. AUGUsTe 1900

Paul TO be ftyJ AIMED Together. g-o,-,- -
hoey femp.e N she Lord And ag,i,- G,slg.J
rene Jor a ha6s'aHoH Of God Mrsvr5 -. Sea-,
400 I'm msay other places SoIoTons ,emnIs
Is employed as Divine emblem Of The unie1
body OF tue servants Of God on earth, ana !, :
a beautiful Masonic 81 mboI.
ne aHaT OF the temple vas emhle mat;esI ~
es ~9ne@snt, as Il pointed d.tec,lv Ia The
''u' "A f'hce oil TIE SEQ Of 6 d for tue
ne reed Ike Hat' a rod which the Apostle
The Scriptures form the chi, Div,ne m..snr;,g
ruie which God pgts ,nto he hasds Of nm, +
Is Tue rule OF Ws- s1gement Himself will use a
tas last day This En- BEN Will not sn sssr thu
.sss Ssrih'ns that II seems to be ais, strictly
hssoDic 10 IL nature.
WIN fhts read The Evangelist IVES hidden To
measure the temple and the affair that were he
r'rr hini, and the worshippers when h should
no within; that is, 20 iniernret the s4mboltcai
language. he Is biddent to tske the reed Of ~.
Vios truth. and appi, il to The mesy.tremeat Of
tAe principles and doctrines, the wo,sbip and
iNes' at those men who prof ssed 70 be butl1.
ed together intoa holy temple # God,
ne ext thus explained, We shall aopIy TO
INC npsernuon OF Masonry: and we Ia, dawn as
proposition:
'Ftee .NasoHfp asst er,s,s in his ,s,,r,y IRE.
seT's i'seJ as a Hso-at an rety.eus ms nyt,osr,
P'9css~a TO he a 'fmbie of ne Chris ,on's dsd
phsre ne bhufne =, ecepis and worsab are iAaabt
0na Frjorosa; aud therefore, IN as bracbhgs Ind
doc"ins', and "sm6ersi Free .Hasoarg ma. SAB.
NIX o 'A6 same 'est as eueFg o'her msrai aud eli
s'ens iasNtR.toe.. hat 10. ths tenpla OF k,se
Mssonfy, us altar aud its worshiprers, must
snhTn't TO DC measured BY the reed oi revealed
Truth.
That n ssorry does present Itself to rs "a a
CHRISTIAN temple, where the mofsily and reli
gion OF the Bible gre taught, is essiiy proved
oy reference 20 approssd writings Of indlvid
dais OF the t1atefatv.
Tee iniio~lng are some OF The great leading
principles end doCtsises, and enforced duties
at speculative Free Masonry drawn from n
snfhentls source The existence of one su.
rrsme sn1 eniy God, The moral General of the
UhHe 81, ex'stlag IN tAree pefssns-a CO equai
and 60 eter"ai fslnsts, possessing all c0nce Va.
bic ~ 'oates Of perteciien--the primitive iuno.
ceHes OF maB-his fall, aud he consequent 10.
trodoct'"b inls our wsrld Of natural and moral
evil, which has Injected our whole raee-the
redemption OF nten by the sacriti e Of iesus
Ch'Isi, a Divine person equal with tbe Fsther,
the Sen nttbe Father. threush faItr IA whom
jus'IEes zen and salvation are ouly sttsinabie b.
any Of he race Of Adam; aad no evidence of
the existence Of this faith willie tke he is bad.
These arc some OF the fundamental dc rines vt
Free Masonry. The Msson's system Of duties
= not less excellent sad Christian tbsu are his
doctrinss.-Ath. his very initialian. saws cur su.
%thority, tsres great and important duti were
sncuica!ed on every Masonic his Col, to his
Esighhor, cod to bimseIf--ihe sum ,otsi OF ali
sur duties as Christians. Tne Mason IS exasr-
ted to love aud adore, TO reverence and worship
10 sincerity and N truth, his Creator. AID 10
live IN tne exercise Of humble dependence upon
HIS providence
He is 10 isse his neighbor as himself, doing
unto others as he weuid they should DO unto
him. Ills Detghbors are The whole world 81
mankind, and ne processes, that integrity and
justice, benevoience, fidelity aud charity, ought
to characterize him 10 every relation in life
10 himself he owes he constant dutiss ofsobri-
ETY., temperance, ckss y, and a due Control
ovsr an the unruiy ant Turbulent PASS. ns cf
the human heart. These principles and duties
you s'sdse yourselves to the world lie az the
foundation OF the Masonic system, aud sre. or
ought to be, %solsnniy enjoined on every brother
in bis swN Lodgs. where. eathereA within the
Santfum Sanctorum Of your temple, trodden by
no unhaiiswed foot, with no eye upon y6a but
that stGod, yos assert that the highest induce
mems are presented which may effect the heart,
ana regulate tbs life according to these princ'
Pies. Masonic failh. you say, acknowledges
the Ho!y Bible to be the word of God. thsr il
was wri'tea by perssns Divinelv inspired, add
reveals the zohOLe daty Of man; and 20 this book
you'Ppeal as a Standard ~ Judge Of the sor.
recfneSs and sanctity of your principlss.-No
thing further, surely, need be advanced 10 Q.
vince the truth Of that part Of eur propasition
whlch asserts that Free .Naa0nru presents Itself 10
the 77orId as a neral and ,ei Q ons inSs fusiol-
and s'ric'iy a temple Of he Christians God
Thus, nv friends, Masonry is seen. issuing
rem The inner and secret count other temple
her holy OF hCliss: and She extends 20 Us, who
stand in the outer and Gentiia court, as The An.
gel extended TO ST john, the reed Of Diyins
truth, and approaching With l,eks OF franksess
and honesty, she says 10 us, sRiss. measure
this eur temple, our altar, md Us who worship
herein we take the Divine reed from her
hands, and pass 1t round Der sacred ediice. FIRST
to try IT'S foundaiion-then its Suserstruetute-
then rs sltar-and lastly the ysrshipers therein
God. tbs %sreatur, upholdsr, and governor ct
aN-hls mode OF exis~lence-trinity in unity
his attributes all perfection. Man, his immor'
tality, accountability, fall, depravi,y-these are
some Of tie fouodstion stones of her temple
But tbsre is one more remarkable than the
rest--s grand corner stone. and on il this in.
scriptlsn: EARLY VAS THE FIRST Promise
MADE OF A SAVIOUR, EyKS THAT DIVINE
WORD WHICH CREATED Att THINGS. HERR
WAS LAID THAT pseP FoUS PATTON ON WINCH
THE WHOLE UPERsraUcruRE OF nj GOSPEL
DIsPKSsATIoS WAS ERECTEp The SAME PRE-
eious Promise OF A Saviour Is THIS oaEAT
ceRNER STONE OF SPEcULATIvE Ears Mason
mr. On another face Of the stone the inscrip.
t..n "a Tins Varied and axrraaaaI -. eftf gs~nu