The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-02-25

Colonel Thomas Picton was ap.
pointed in 1858, Secretary Genefal
Of the Celestial Empire of ,he Mason
Ic O5der Of Memphis for America.
lie ssid tha. the Cav for serrecy ia
Masonry ia America Is past In
land IL waich there was an establish
ed religion, secrecy was necessary,
oGt ia America IL is q detrimcnt u
the order Indeed, / fancy that
Masonry does not exist 10 America-
that is 10 say, as 1t should exiss-fOr
here iJ Is a benevolent society, roc
pti.OsOphic institution. Instead Of
sjmuIateiog inquiry. Americans uho
style themselves Mssons throw q
vel. over the truth. They begin with
my ,as and leeeut5 and add 20 them
With every successive degree, aud
he higher they go the more lies they
je!l" The Colonel thfe~ IL the ps-
renthesis thai probably there are uo5
ia the United States SIX Masous who
are really educated in the history Of
their oFuer. Then be added "The
crizia Of modern Masonry eau be at
trbuted to Lord Bacon. Ia the
new Admits there is o description
Of solomon aod bis house, ana 10 is
there said that the hIgg set apart
Different days for prosecuting tee
arts and sciences The new Allan
It's was excessively popular among
the learned men Of Bacon's day, and
toey tried 10 establish 8 society, tax
log solomon as an exponent Of wis
dom it wss encouraged by the
CouFi OF James |. anu hIs successor,
Charles until ne revolution broke
out. TIE r0yolisls. af,er tbe death
of Cngri' / reOrgehlzsd lbeis s,cie-
~ tor religious and poiiucal mo ives
-. De religion for The re e-esls5lsl-
meot OF the church F.; the pJIitics for
me restoration of tne mJuarcny.
Nexl ,hoy invented what IL called
tte egend Of be bird degree. Hiram
Auii was Toe murdered moGagcn-
Hirau, the King Q! Tyre, was the
kmg Vi France. Solomon was tbe
s9g.ea 5.. A.sspt5 ia.,1i 4n5ee i5,e Tsl94s isl4
scotland and Ireland rhe Hasons
Of thar day. who were the e0nspHit-
Jrs-tae Jacobiles-were necessari-
y secret society. TGey called
themselves. as the NJ asous ol the Ea-
rOpeau Continent do To the present
day, tue Sons Of the Widow, mas
much ss The King bad oeen behead-
sd aud bis sOa mad not been recJg0i-
zed. Alter the Restoration the lead
Ing men OF the movement formed the
Roy al Society, which exists 20 the
present day, they openly continued
the work OF The house Of Solomon.
The JacUblJes 10 France continued
their benevolent organization. 10
Euglsud, immedisl ely after the Res
.oralioo, number of those wno bad
been siAicted, conj jined
wth L guild of 50 called operative
Masons, BODY of freemen OF Lon
ion, meeting in MssOn's lane Tney
hen became Fee and Accepted
dseons la I'LL there appeared to
Do four lodges in London. They
net AZ Ike ApDletree Tavern, placed
me oldest Macon 10 the chair and
Dc roeeeord To organize grand lodge,
,lecuDg Sir Christopher WreU, Gracd
Master From that bcdy originated
III the Masonic Lodges in this eoun-
ry.
"Of late years on the contiut ut Of
Europe, aud III France particularly,
earnest endesvors rave been made 10
iivest Masonry OF ali its fabulous le-
,eods and historical erro-s.' Ia
:ouciu ion CoiOnel Picton said that
,quare and compass were rejected
1y oil intelligent Nasons loog ago,
he All-Seeiug Eye within the TRIAL.
,le bei3g the recognized emblem,
md thar, whatever tbe symbol may
,rove 10 be that ere on the stones
bat upheld the Obeiisk ia Aiexan-
ifia, tney wIil not prove tina, Mason-
y ss We know il existed among tbe
.pcienL Bsy p.Isos -Nelo York Her
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