Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-04-17
Why Women Can't b. Aasons.

At the late anniversary celebration OF
the Masons at Austin. Nevada. the ora
TOR OF the day thus dlscoursed upon this
.rxed question: Women sometimes
c ,mplain that they are not permitted to
enter the lodges and work with the craft
n Their labors. aud learn all there Is 10
ne learned in the institution. We VIII
explain the reason. We learn that be-
fore the Almighty had finished his work
he was in some doubt about creating
Eve. The creation Of every living and
creeping thing had been accomplished
aud the Almighty had made Adam
(who was the first Mason) aud created
tor him the finest lodge in the world'ahd
.alled II Paradise No. |. lie then crea'
ted the beasts of the field and fowls OF
fine ar 70 mass before Adam for bIm 10
name them. which was piece OF work
ne had to do alone. so that no confusion
night thereafter arise from Eve, who
ne knew would make trouble if she were
allowed to participate in it, ifhe created
her beforehand.
Adam, being very much iatigued
with the labors Of his task. fell asleep,
aud when he awoke he found Eve in the
Lodge with him. Adam, being Senior
Warden. placed Eve. a. the pillar OF
beauty. in the South. and they received
her instructions from the Grand Mas
ter in the East. which, when finished.
she Immediately called the Craft from
labor to relreshment. Instead OF at
lending to the duties Of her office as she
ought. she left her station, violated her
obligations. and let in an expelled Ma
son who had no business there, and
went around with him. leaving Adam
{, look after the jewels. This fellow
had been expelled from the Grand
Lodge with several others some time
before. But hearing The footsteps oil
the Grand Master. he suddenly took his
leave. telling Eve to 20 10 making
lprons. as she and Adam were not in
proper gala. She went and told
Adam. and when the Grand Master g..
turned he found that his gavel had been
stolen.
He called for the senior AMI junior
vardens. who had neglected 10 guard
The door. and found them absent
After searching some time. he found
where they were hid and demanded Of
Adam what he was doing th,re instead
# occupying his Official station. Adam
replled that he was waiting for Eve to
all the craft from rcfreshment to labor
lgalu. and that the craft was not pro-
Dcrly clothed. which they were making
PROVISION for. Turning to Eve he asked
Ter what she had to offer in excuse for
ier unofficial and unmasonic conduct.
She replied that fellow passing HIM
self as a grand lecturer had been giving
Ter instructions. and she thought it no
harm to learn them. The Grand Mas
ier then asked her what had become of
his gavel. She said she didn't know,
unless that fellow took it away.
Finding that Eve was no longer
trustworthy, and that she had caused
Adam to neglect his duty, and had let
III one whom he had expelled, the
Grand Master had the lodge closed.and
turned them out and set TYLER 10 guard
the door with flaming sword. Adam
repented of his folly, went to work like
man and a good Mason, in order 10
get reinstated again. Not so with Eve;
she got angry about it, and went TO
raising Cain. Adam. on account of his
information, was permitted to establish
lodges and work in the lower degrees;
while Eve was allowed to join him in
works of charity outside she was never
again to be admitted to assistin the reg
ular work of the craft. Hence the rea.
SIN whv woman cannot become an 10.
aide Naturalization Herald.