The Osceola times., 1875-04-24
Whv Can't a Woman be a M ason


Austin, Nevada, recently, Majo
Sherman delivered the addres
Astounding in wit and umor, clu,
terlng around eloquent gems U
Masonic history. As specimen
OF the humOr, we quote the solution
of the above query, rs reporte,
IN the heveile
/ "Women sometimes complain
that they are not permitted 10 cn
ter our lodge and work with III,
craft IN their labors, and learn al
there Is 10 be learned Of the insti
s5iI ss55iiIon. We viii eXpl' IN the rea
mighty had finished his WUrN h,
WAS in som doubt about creating
Eve. The creation oI every living
creeping thing had been accom-
plshed, aid the Almighty had
made Adam (who was the first ma.
son. aud created him Tor the finest
lodge in the world. and called il
Paradise No. l. lie then caused
ali the beasts of the field and lewis
Vt he air 10 pass above Adam Tor
him 10 name them, winch was u
piece of work he had ~ d alone,
50 that no confusion nj ight there
after arise when Eve was created
" hon he knew would make troub
lie il she was allowed to participate e
IN il, il he created her before hand.
Adam being very much iatlyued
with the labors vi his first task +,
tell sleep, and wher he awokc
found Eve in the lodge with hun.
Adam being Scnlor Warden, placed
Eve as the pIlla oI beauty IN The
South, ana ,hey received tneir IN.
,truclious from The Grand Master
in Tue cast, winch, whcn hni,ncd,
she immediately called the Crait
tom labor u re resnmenl. Instead
OF attending To the duties OF the
office as she ought. she ieit her STA
ton, violated her obligation. let IN
an eApeiled mason. who had no
business there, aud " mt rou"u
with him leaving Adam To look
after tue Jewels. his iuilow had
been expel Ell from the Lodge
with several Others, sometime be-
t,re. But hearing the footsteps y,
tue Grand Master he suddenly
took his leave. telling Eve 10 20 to
making aprons, Il. sue and Adam
were not IA proper regaiIa. oho
wenl ana toid adam, and when
The Grand Master returned 10 the
Lodge he iound his gavel mad been
stoivn. lie called Tor the SvnlUr
And JUNIOR Wardcns, who had hey
iecied 10 guard the door, anu
found them absent. After search
iag tor some time he Came to where
they were hid, ANA demanded oi
Adam what he was doing there IN.
stead oi occupying his onirlal sta
,Ion. adam replied thai lie WAS
waiting tor + To call the Grant
from re,reshmcnt TO labor again
aud That the Craft WAS not prop
perry clothed, which they We're
making provisions tor. Turning
to Eve he asked her what she hau
to Utier in excuse for her unofficial
aud unmasonlc conduct. Sue re-.
pIied that "A 'ellow passing hinsel
uti AS II Grand Lecturer had been
giving her Instructions, aud she
thuug it was no harm. the
Grand Master then as%ed her what
had bec"me OF h,r gavcl. She said
she didn't know unless that ieilow
had taken !, away. Finding ihat
Eve was no longer trustworthy,
aud that she had caused Adam |,
negIrc, his duty, and having lei
one in whom h- bad expelled, the
Grand Master clio ed the Lodge
and turning them out, he set
faithful tyler to wstcn the door
with flaming sword. Adam re-
pentn. oi his iUiiy, went 10 work
like u man and good Mason, in
order TO get renslutcd again. Not.
80 with Evc-she got angry about
it, and commenced raising Cain.
Adam, on account oi his reform.
alton, was permitted 10 establish
Lodges and work in the degrees,
aud while Eve was allowed to ioiu
him IN ac,s OF charity outside, she
was never again to be permitted
to assist in the regular Lodge work
OF the Craft. Hence, tho reason
why "A woman cannot become all
inside mason.