Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-11-07
WHY C1NNOT 4 WON1N BE
CONE Il MASON

Woman sometimes complains that she is
not permitted to enter cur lodges and work
with the craft in their lsbors, and learn ali
there is TO be learned in the Institution.
We will explain the reason. We learn thai
hefors the Almighty had finished HE work
he WAS in some doubt about creating Eve.
The creation of every living and creeping
thing had been accomplished, and the
Almighty had made Adam (who was the
first Meson) and erected for him tue finest
lodge in the world, and called it Paradise.
! No !. He then caused all the beasts OF the
field and the fowls of the air TO pass before
/ Adam for him To name them, which WAS =
piece OF work he had 10 do slope, 50 thai NO
confusion might thereafter SIise from Eve,
whom he knew would make trouble If She
WAS SLOWED 10 participate in it, il He GRE
sted her beforehand.
Adam. being very much fstigucd with the
| iabOrs OF his frrt task. fell asleep, anGi
when he swoke he found Eve in the lodge
with him. Adam, being senior warden,
placed Eve Us the pilis- Of beauty in the
south, and they received thsir Instruction.
/ from the Grand Master in the east which.
when finished, -he Immediately called the
craft from labor 10 rcireshmeIt. Instead
OF attending 10 the duties Of her office a
she ought, she LEI; her station, violated her
/ obligation, AID let in an expelled Mason.
who had no business there. and went around
/ with hils, leaving Adam to look after the
+ Jewels. This fellow had been expelled
from the Grand Lodge. with several others.
some time before. Ru; hearing the foot.
steps of he Grand Master. he suddenly
took his leave, telling Eveto 20 to making
aprons, she and Ada 4 were not in Ia,
1 tf,l1
and when the Grand Master returned 10 the
lodge he found his gavel had been stolen.
lie called for the senior and junior war
dens, who had neglected TO guard the door,
aud found them abseut. After searching
some time ne came to where they were
hid, and demanded of Adam what he was
doing there instead of occupying his official
station. Adam replicd-that he was waiting
for Exc 10 call the craft from reireshmeni
to labor again, and that the craft was not
properly clothed. which they were making
provisions for. Turning 10 Eve He asked
her what she had to offer as All excuse for
such unofficial and unmasonic conduct.
She replied that a fellow, passing himself
off as Grand Lecturer, had been giving
her Instructions, and she thought it was no
harm 10 learn them. The Grand Master
then asked her what had become Of his
gayel; she said she didn't know, unlsss the
fellow had taken it away.
Finding that Eve was no longer trust
worthy, and that she had caused Adam to
neglecI his duty, and had let in whom he
had expelled. the Grand Master has closed
the lodge. and turning them out, set faith
ful tyler to guald the door with flaming
sword Adam, repenting Of his folly, went
to work like man and a good Mason. TO
ret reinstated again. Not So with Eve;
shs got angry about i; and commenced
raising Cain Adam. on account of his
reformation, WAS allowed TO establish
lodges and work in the lower degrees !;
and, while Eve was allowed TO join him in
the works of charity outside. she was new
er again 10 be permitted to assist in the
regular work of the craft. Hence the
reason why woman cannot become an in
side Mason.-M0sOntc OrGtiOn at Aus-
tin, NCUddd.