Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-30
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Why Can't Woman be a Mason ?

Women often complain that thew
are not permitted to enter our lodge
and work with the craft in their IL.
bors and learn ell there il TO be learn.
ed in the institution. We will ex.
plain the reason. We learn that be-
tore the Almighty bad finished His
work, he was in some doubt about
finishing Eve. The creation of every
living creeping thing had been &C.
complished, and the Almighty mad
made Adam (who was the fret Ma.
SOM, and created him for the fines,
Lodge in the world, and called IL
Paradise No. l. He then caused ALI
the beasts of the field and the 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 arise when Eve
was created, whom he knew world
make trouble il she was allowed to
participate in it, if he created her be.
torehand. Adam being very much
tatigued with the labors of his first
task, fell asleep, and when he aw oke
be found Eve in the lodge with him
Adam being senior Warden, placed
Eve in the pillar of beauty, in the
south, and they received their in.
structions from the Grand Master of
the East, which, when finished ,shelm.
medlately called the craft from labor
to refreshment. Instead of attend.
ingsto the duties of the office as she
ought. she left her station, violated
her obligations, let in an expelled
Mason, who had 40 business there.
and went around with him, leaving
Adam to look after the Jewels. This
fellow had been expelled from the
lodge with several others, some time
before. But hearing the footsteps
OF the Grand Master, be suddenly
took bis leave, telling Eve to 90 to
making aprons, as she and Adam
were not in proper regaIa. She
went and told Adam, and when the
Grand Master returned to the lodge
be found his gavel had been stolen.
He called for tho Senior and Junior
Wardens, who had neglected to
guard the door, and found them
absent. After searching for some
time he camo to where they were
hid, and demanded OF Adam what he
was doing there, instead of occupy.
ing his official station. Adam re-
piled that he was waiting for Eve to
call the craft from refreshment to
labor again /; and that the craft was
not properly clothed, which they
were making provision for. Turn
ing to Eve he asked her what she
had to offer in excuse for her un-
official and un Masonic conduct. She
replied that fellow passing himself
for q grand lecturer, had been giving
her instructions, ard she thought IT
was no harm. The Grand Master
then asked hea what had become Of
his gaveI p? She said she didn't know,
unless that fellow bad taken it away.
Finding that Eve was no longer
trustworthy and that she bad caused
Adam to neglect his duty, and hav-
ing lot in one that had been expelled,
the Grand Master closed the Lodge,
and turning them out, set faithful
Tyler at the door with a flaming
sword. Adam repenting of bis fol-
ly, went TO work like man and
good Mason in order to get reinstat.
ed again. Not so with Eve-she got
angry about it, and commenced rails
ing Cain.
Adam, on account Of his reforma-
ton, was permitted to establish
lodges aud work 10 the degrees, and
while Eve was allowed to join him
in acts of charity outside, she was
never again to be admitted to assist
in the regular lodge work of the
craft. Hence, the reason why a
woman cannot become an inside Ma
son. - Exchange.