The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-07-02


the presence of whom the laundering
and lightning that played around the
summit of Sinai were visible and audi
BILE; and to whom the moral law wa,
communicated, in which we find, written
by the finger Of God, "Thou shalt have no
other Gods before me-"
Notwithstanding all this, that peculiar
people were bowling down to false gods.
upon every hilltop and under ever,
green tree. King Solomon, tho man 10
whom God had granted wisdom above
that of all other Kings, seeing the con-
dition of his countrymen, and being de-
sirous to bring them back to worship the
oUly living and true God instituted, az
! means to accomplish that end, Free.
masonry, "the science Of morality, yelled
IN allegory, illustrated by symbols, !"
thereby laying foundation for univer.
sal language, spoken to-day by every
nation upon earth platform upon which
men of every country, sect and opinion,
can and do unite; system, by means OF
which he communicated great moral
truths to the craft employed in building
the temple through the impressive Ian.
guage of symbols.
This boundless wisdom and benevo-
lence extended beyond his own king
dom and people, and men of other ma
lions were Taught to worship God through
the forms and ceremonies of Masonry
See him addressing letter to the Tyrian
King. himself and his people Idolaters,
asking aid Of that king to erect house
for the resting place of the Shekinah /;
see that idolatrous King cheerfully &C
ceptins and sending his workmen by
levies Of 10000 AZ time and tell me,
! does it not present an anomalous specta-
Gle, unparalleled in the history of the
world? Upon what principle will you ac-
count for it. except the mysterious work
ing Of Providence? Hiram, King of Tyre
entered upon the work with great zeal
he sent to King Solomon a master build
er, young man of rare genius, whose
skill in architecture surpassed all others
and in the selection of that artist, we cal
again clearly discern the working of Prov
idence in him was combined the blood
Of both nations, his father being TyriaD
his mother Jewess, thereby lifting him
pre- eminently for communicating those
great truths to both Jew and GENTLE
Furthermore, the building was so con.
structed, that while the Jews were wor.
shipping God in the inner apartments,
the pious gentle was bowling down to the
same God in the outer courts, all done
through the system of Freemasoury, fol
none were permitted to engage in the
work, except those who would conform
to the moral teaching of the wise King o
Israel
The Temple was seven years in build
ing, during which time l53, 300 workmer
were instructed in their duties to God
Go with me one moment, aud witness thu
dedication of that edifice. See at JeIusa
lem assembled, in the year of the worlC
3001, in the month Tizri, at the feast o
Atonement, one of those great feasts tina
brought every full grown Jew that wa
able to perform the journey to jerusalem
observe the elders inspecting the inne
and outer courts; see that solemn process
sion of Lsvites, bearing the ark Of tn,
Lord, and depositing it in the sanctIn
SaRctOrum; see King Solomon ascend thu
brazen scaffold, stretch forth his hands Il
heaven, and hear him utter that solemn
invocation. After be was done, the Lord
to show in the most signal manner posi-
BILE his acceptance Of the work, sent dow
fire from heaven and consumed the burn
offering, and the glory Of the Lord reste,
between the wings of the Cherubim, s
that the priests could not remain in tn
house, for the glory of the Lord filled tn
Lords house ] have alluded to that oc
casion merely to show the peculiar an
impressive circumstances attending tn
Inauguration Of this system of morality
|. aud ask you, my brethren, not to be back
ward in acknowledging the hand OF Go
in all this.
Let me lead your minds to the chris
tan dispensation about 1000 years afte
the dedication of the temple by Kin
Solomon. For number of years previcu
to that memorable period, Masonry ha
declined, and at that time was confine
to a small sect of the Jews called tn
Essences. Among that sect was prominer
member of the fraternity, who was Sc
lected by God as the forerunner of th
saviour Of the world-John the Baptis
whose nativity we this day delight
honor aud celebrate. See him standin
upon the banks of the Jordan, pointin
his fellow-men to the lamb of God, alou
worthy Of worship; see him preparin
the way for the Messiah. In all this, Nj
sonry had great mission to perform
Even in his day, the world was not pre-
pared to receive the great truths comm,
nicated to the fraternity at the buildiu
of the temple !; and for promulgating the'
great truths, you see his head iu cha
ger. See the other John, the believe
J disciple, who, at the advanced age of 70,
score years, consented to accept ii
Grand Mastership of Masous and whe
, he became so old and feeble as to be uni
BILE to stand up and instruct his hearer
you find him sitting, and uttering the:
, true Masonic words, Brethren, love on
+ another" See the parallel since the
/ time; all lodges are dedicated to theu
| and all lodges hold in veneration the 81
June and 9th December, in memory
: their nativity. May we ever cheris
their memory, cultivate their virtues az
, be obedient to their precepts.
From the foregoing facts we necessar
i, " conclude that Masonry was institute
: for a high purpose, and win exist uni
its mission is fulfilled. 1t stands to-ds
I a proud monument Of the wisdom AT
t omniscience Of its great founder, ha
ing stood for near 5000 years asains: Il
!, prosecutions Of wicked and desienir
Q men of all ages. At times the Churt
: has hurled her anathemas against it al
r accommodated from her bosom mt
f whose virtues and philanthropy far excee
f ed that of their prosecutors. States ha'
!. often attempted to crush it out. Even
b our own happy land, the fires of persec
5 ton have been kindled to an alarming e.
4 tent. Demsgegues, whose talent cou
:. never carry them to honorable position
. have obtained them upon their anti M
9 sonic principles; aud bigoted ministers
e our holy reliA N have entered the erusa'
n against us, like the wicked jews pers
J, cutting the early Christians Yet amid
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