The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-06-27
The Reason why a woman can.
not be a Free Mason.

The reason may to some seem novel, ant
not very complimentary to their fair sisters
yet we trust they are SO palpable all you
readers will permit them to be assigned.
Woman sometimes complains that she Il
not permitted to enter our lodge and work
with the craft in their labors, and learn al
there is to be learned in the institution.
We learn that, before the Almighty hat
finished his work, He was in some doub
about creating Eve. The creation of every
living and creeping thing had been accom-
plshed, and the Almighty had made Adam
who was the first Mason, and created fol
him the finest lodge in the world, and called
it Paradise No. /. lie then called all the
beasts of the field and fowls of the air te
pass before Adam, for him to name them
which he had to do alone, so that no confn
sion might thereafter arise from Eve, whom
he knew would make trouble if allowed tc
participate in it, if he created her before
hand.
Adam being very much fatigued with the
labors of his first task fell asleep, and when
he awoke found Eve in the Lodge with him.
the pillar of beauty in the South, and they
received their instructions from the Grand
Master of the East, which, when finished
she Immediately called the craft from labor
to refreshment. Instead of attending to the
duties of her office as she ought, she left hel
station, violated her obligations, and let in
an expelled mason who had no business
there, and went around with him, leaving
Adam to take care of the jewels.
The fellow had been expelled from the
Grand Lodge with several others some time
before. But hearing the footsteps of the
Grand Master he suddenly took his leave,
telling Eve to make aprons, for she and
Adam were not in the proper regalia. .She
went and told Adam, and when the Grand
Master returned to the lodge he found his
gavel had been stolen. He called for the
Senior and Junior Wardens, who had ne.
elected to guard the door, and found them
absent. After searching for some time, he
came to where they had hid, and demanded
of Adam what he was doing there, instead
of occupying his official station. Adam re-
piled that he was waiting for Eve to call the
craft from retreshment to labor again, and
that the craft was not properly clothed, which
they were making provision for. Turning
to Eve, he asked her what excuse she had
TO offer for unofficial and unmasonic con
duct. She replied that fellow, passing
himself off as Il Grand Lecturer, had given
her Instructions, and she thought it was nc
llarm 10 learn them. Inc Grand Master
then asked her what had become Of his
gayel; she said she didn't know, unless the
fellow had taken it away.
Finding that Eve was no longer trustwor
thy, and that she had caused Adam to ne
glect his duty, and had let in one whom he
had expelled, the Grand Master had the
lodge closed, and turning them out, set 4
faithful Tiler to guard the door, with llam
ing sword, Adam, repenting of his folly
went to work like man aud good Mason
in order 10 Get relnstated again. Not SC
with Eve she got angry about it aud com
nenccd raising Cam. Adam. ON account Of
his reformation. was permitted TO establish
lodge and work On the low degrees: and
while Eve was allowed TO ioin him in work.
Of charity outside she was never again per
mi,t.d to assist in the regular work Of the
craft. Hence, this is The reason why a no
man cannot be an inside Mason,