Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-02
yEMPHIS APPEAL.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE.
MnRE LIGHrII


al How can the bible, Equare and Compass
be reckonrd both a. fgrniture and jeWelsT
ssAns Read the i1eih PHalm. Is not the Bible
there made 70 NJ every part and purpose OF the
grand moral and spiritual edince9
- Is there rational proof that the TWO saints
John were MasoDs? -
= Ans. Yes. But It requires more fnvestiga-
ton than has been given 70 II. ..,,.,,
AZ " by should Grand Master be pegfaifieti
70 choose his own Deputy7
Ans. That II he dies or retlree, his dealsp q
may not be destroyed by falling into the hands
Of one whose views are not the same - ms
a. Why cannot an installed OrHcer be per
Ans. His installation covenant IS for the
IS Where did the Jews get an idea Of tides:
There are no tidss in the saediterranesn Sea.
.Ans In the Gulf OF Arkada, where King
Solomon had his immense commerce
These questions and answers we
take from the Voice Of Masonry. The
answers strikes US as singularly unsatis-
factory, and some Of the questions as
rather queer.
IO. We read in the Monitors, that "the
FURNITURE of Lodge consists Of the
Holy Bible, Square and Compass, that
the moveable jewels are the Rough Ash
lar, the Perfect Ashlsr and the Tracing
board and the immOveabie jewels are
the Square, Level and Plumb.
The answer to the first question should
have been that the Bible, Square and Com
mass are not reekoned both as furniture
and Jewels. The answer given, If they
had been so, is no answer at all. The
18th Psalm sheds no light on the ques-
ton. What IL the Holy Bible is " made
to 1T every part and purpose Of the
grand moral and spiritual edifce? y
Does that explain why it and the Square
and Compass are both furniture and
jewels? - -. H
2d. There is no rational proof, nor any
other sort OF proof, that the tt0o Saints
John were Mssons. That modern inter-
polaLion is exploded. John the Baptist,
was an Essenian Missionary, or itineraut
preacher, and the Essenes perhaps had
The mysteries in some shape or other.
There is no eUidelce of it. As to John
the Evangelist, there is not the least
nroof that he was a Mason or an initiate
in the mysteries.
Sd. A Grand Master is not permitted
to choose his own deputy. 1t was always
his Ti0ht. His deputy was his deputy,
acting for him and as him, and in his
nIsce and stead. The Grand Master,
both in England and France, was gen.
erally a Prince or Nobleman, who did
not personally attend to the business OF
the office OF exercise its functions. He
did sll by his deputy. When be died,
the powers OF his deputy ended, Of course.
The Grand Lodges that exercise the power
Of elseting Deputy Grand Masters, dc
it by usurpation, just as they have
usurpe1 in many other ways on the pre-
rogatives Of the Grand Master, in the
process Of pOpulsrizing and Democrat
izing, and so denaturalizing Masonry.
The answer given to the third question is
utterly incorrect, because the powers OF
the Deputy did not continue after the
death Of the principal.
4th. There is no Law in Masonry that
prevents an installed officer from dimit-
ting. The rule is 8 mere modern and
unauthorized innovation. Suppose an
officer is compelled to remove to another
country Immediately after he is installed
Suppose he is exiled. Shall he not have
s dimit? Shall be remain unaffiliated in
his new home or place Of exile? What
n his installation covenant is for the
whole term? Can he not die during the
term? AS well say he cannot do that
because his installation covenant is foI
| the whole term.