The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-11
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WHY CANNOT A WOMAN BECOME A MA
SON


WHY CANNOT A WOMAN BECOME A MA
SON?
AT the late anniversary celebration of
the Masons Of Austin, Nevada, tho or.
ator Of tho day thus discoursed upon
this much vexed question:
Woman sometimes complain that she
IS not permitted to enter our lodges and
work with the craft in their labors, and
learn all thore is to be learned in the in.
stltution. We will explain tho reason.
| We learn that before tho Almighty had
finished His work, TIo was in some
doubt about creating Eve. The crca-
ton OF every living and creeping thing
had been accomplished, and the AL
mighty had made Adam (who was the
first Mason) and erected for him the
first lodge IN the world, and called it
Paradise No. l. He then caused all
the beasts Of The field and fowls of the
air TO pass before Adam for him to name
them, which was a piece OF work he
had to do alone, SO that no confusion
might hereafter arise from Eve, whom
he knew would make trouble if she was
allowed TO participate in it, if lie created
her before hand.
Adam being very much fatigued with
the labors Of his first task, fell into a
deep sleep, and when he awollc he found
Eve in the lodge with him. Adam
being 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, sho Immediately called the
craft from labor to rciroshmcnt. III
stead other attending to the duties Of
her Office as she ought, she left her sta.
tion, violated her obligation, and let in
an expelled Mason, who had no business
there, and went around with him, leav.
ing Adam to look after the jewels. This
fellow had been expelled from the Grand
Lodge with several others, sometime be.
fore. But hearing the footsteps Of the
Grand Master, he suddenly took his
leave, telling Eve to go to making
aprons, MS sllc and Adam were not in
proper regalia. She went and told
Adam, and when the Grand Master re.
turned TO the Lodge he found his gavcl
had been stolen.
lie called for the Senior and Junior
Wardcns, who had neglected to guard
the door, and found them absent. After
searching sometime, he came to where
they were hld, and demanded Of Adam
what he was doing there, instead of oc
cupying his official station Adam re.
piled he was waiting for Eve to call the
craft from rccreshment to labor again,
and that tho craft was not properly
clothed, which they were making pro-
vision for. Turning to Eve, he asked
her what excuse she had to offer for her
unofficial and nmasonic conduct. She
replied that fellow, passing himself of
as a Grand Lecturer, had been giving
her instructions, and she thought it no
harm to learn them. The Grand bias.
ter thcrcupon asked her what had be.
come Of his gavcl; and she said she
didn't know, unless that fellow had car.
ried it away.
Finding that cvo was no longer trust
worthy, and that sue caused Adam to
neglect his duty, and had let in one who
had been expelled, the Grand Master
had closed the lodge, and turning them
out, set a faithful Tyler to guard the
door with flaming sword. Adam re
pentng Of his folly, went to work like
man ana a good Mason, in order to
get rcnstatcd again. Not so with Eve !;
she got angry about it and commenced
raising Cain. Adam, on account orhis
reformation, was allowed TO establish
lodges and work in the lower degrees !;
and while Eve was allowed to join him
i'll works Of charity outside, she was
never again TO bo admitted to assist in
the regular work OF The craft. Hence
the reason why woman cannot become
an inside Mason.