The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-01-21
WHY WOMEN CANNOT BE MADE
MAS0NS.

At the late anniversary celebration
of the Masons at Austin, Nevada, the
orator of the day thus discoursed the
Iquestion why canno: a woman be
made Mason ?" 1t has the merit of
novelty at least. The speaker said +:
woman sometimes complains that
she is not permitted to enter our Lodg-
es and work with the craft IN their Ia
bors, and learn all there Is TO be learn
ed In the institution. We learn that,
before the Almighty had finished his
work, he was IN some doubt about Gre
ating Eve. The creation of every liv-
ing and creeping thing had been ac-
lcomplshed, and the Almighty had
made Adam (who was the iilst Mason)
and erected for him the finest Lodge
IN the world, AID called it Paridise
No. l. He then caused all beasts OF
the field and fowls of the air to pass
before Adam for him to name them,
which was a piece of the work he had
to do alone, SO that no confusion might
thereafter arise from Eve, whom he
knew would make trouble if she was
allowed to participate In It, If he crea-
ted her beforehand Adam being very
much fatigued with tie labors OF his
task, fell asleep, and when he awoke
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 instrnc-
tons from the Grand Master IN the
East, which, when finished, she imme-
diately called the craft from labor to
refreshment. Instead of attending to
the duties of her Office, as she ought,
she left her station, violating her obi
cations, and let IN an expelled Mason,
who had no business there, and went
round with him, leaving Adam to look
after 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, as she and
Adam were not IN 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 neglected to guard
the door, and found them absent. At
ter searching some time, he came to
where they were hid, and demanded
of Adam what he was doing there, In
stead of occupying his official position.
Adam replies they were waiting fo1
Eve to call the craft from refreshment
to labor again, and that the craft was
not properly clothed. which they were
making provisions for. Turning to
Eve he asked her what she had to of.
fer In excuse for her unofficial, unma-
sonic conduct. She replied, that Q
fellow passing himself as a Grand Lee.
turer had been giving her instructions
and she thought it would be no harm
to learn them. The Grand Master
then asked her what had become o
his gavel she said she didn't know
unless the fellow had taken it away.
Finding that Eve was no longel
trustworthy, and that she had caused
Adam to neglect his duty, and had le
In one whom He had expelled, TIA,
Grand Master having closed the Lodge
and turned them out, set a faithful
Tyler to guard the door with famin.
sword. Adam, repenting his foil.
went TO work like man and a goos
Mason, in order to get reinstate.
, again. Not so with Eve she got an
: gry about it and commenced raisin,
Cain. Adam, on account of his rel
ormation, was permitted to establisl
Lodges and work in the lower degrees
and while Eve was allowed to join i
; the work of charity outside, she wa
9 never again to be admitted to assist i
. the regular work of the craft Henc
the reason why woman cannot becom
, Mason.