The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-10-03
Why Cannot a Woman become q Ma.
son.

NJ tHe Iate hnniNersarv ceIobratiOn OF
abe Mssons Of Austin, Nevada, the ora.
tor OF the g.. thus aiscourseI upon this
much vexed question:
Woman sometimes complain, tha, she
is not permitted 20 enter our lodges and
work with the craft in their labors, and
learn all there is 10 he learned in the in
s'i'uiion We will explain the rea.on.-
We learn that before the Almighty had
finished His work, lie was in some doubt
about creating Eve. The creation Of eve,
~ living and creeping thing had been
accomplished, and the Almighty had
made Adam (~ho Was the first Mason)
and created for him the first lodge in The
world, aud called il Paradise No !. lie
then caused all the beasts Of the fed
and fowls Of the mir to pass before Adam
for him TO name them. which was piece
Of work he had TO do slone, so that no
confusion might hereafter arise from Eve,
whom liza knew would make trouble il
she WAS allowed to participate 10 it, il lie
created her beforehand.
Adam being ver7 much fatigued with
the lahors Of his first task, fell into deep
sleep, and when he awoke he found Eve
in the lodge with him. Adam. bsinp
Senior Warden, placed Eve as the pillar
OF beauty in the South, and they received
their Instructions from the Grand Master
in the East, which, when finished. she i'm
media,ely called the craft from labor to
re'reshment. lns'ssA OF attending to
the duties Of her office as she ought, she
left her station. violated her obligation,
a"d lei in an expelled Mason, who had
no bnsina.s there. and went around with
him. leaving Aidsm to look after the i-~.
els. This fellow had hpen expelled from
the Grand Lodge With several Others.
some time before. Bat hearing the foot
steps II the Grand NJ s,lr, he suddenly
took his leave, telling Eve to 90 to max.
ing aprons. IA she and Adam were not in
proper regslis. She went aud told Ad
am, and when the Grand Mas,s, .e,urr.
ed to the Lodge he found his g.veI had
heen stolen.
lie called for the Senior and Junior
W.rdens, ~ho had neglected 20 guard
the door, and found them absent. Aker
ssarshine some tine. he came to where
thew were hid, and demsnd-d of Adam
what he was doing there. instead Of oc
rnpving his Off .ial station. Adam re-.
piled he VAS waiting Tor Eve to call the
crah rom refreshmsnt 10 labor again,
aud that the craft WAS not properly clo,b
ed, which they were making provisions
mr. Turning to Eve. hs asked her VIA,
abe had to offer in excuse fnr her unoffi.
eisl and unmasonic conduct. She replied
that fellow passing himself of a. .
Grand Lecturer, had been giving her in.
strucii"ns. and she thought il was No harm
10 learn them. The Gr,n6 Master there
upon a.ksd her what hid become OF hi.
cavel; she SAID she did"t know, unless
that fallo~ had Carried it away.
Finding that Eve was no lonce, ,,u,t
worthy, and that she had caused Adam
to neglect his duty. aod had let in one
who lad been expelled, tho Grand Mas
ter had closed tho lodge, Iud td,niuo
them out, set a fsiihfuI TYLER 10 puard the
door with flaming sword. Adam re.
peniing Of his folly. went 10 wo,k like a
man and good Mason, in order to &c,
rainsta,ed again. No, 40 aitb Eve abe
got angry about Il sod commenced rails
ing Cain. Adam. on accoun, Of hi. 70.
f'ma'ion. WAS permitted TO establish
lodges and work in the love, d.g,es.
and while Eve WAS allowed TO ioin him
IN works Of charity outside. she wa uev.
e' again TO be admitted to ss.ist 10 the
regular work Of the craft. Hence the
r-as"a whv women canuo, become a. 10,
side Mason.