Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-08
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SEATTLE, W. T. June 6. ISIS.
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EVENING gxpsToS.
The Grand Lodge vas called 20 crdei
hv Nosf Worthy Grand Master JOSEPH
Al. Kuhn st .. 10. +. G. Fergueon, o'
Csutoupial Lodge No. IS, Of Snchomish
vss reported present and entitled 10 q
at The speciAl order OF The evensn<
va then called. via the grafton oy
Grand Orator Louis ziecier, of Spoksns
PaIlA which vas IN follows;
What h. Masonry And OF what uss
are IL srarhsncs 10 mani This QUESTION
h ora pruEpouded 10 N. not only By
fhoep orposed % oef insfstution. bot
alno BIZ nanv Of The initiates into oar
mvseeriss. and thai, too. with . proper
800 Of uropssssy. especially AFTER hxv-
snc h~sn n due4ed (so called into the
~.o1ar1c and exoser1c teachings and prsn-
cinass az oar or Ser hy the uuskilifni
hsutas Of many Of our rrts-cAiied rnss-
80. AZ oar ssschinex. Ii 10 20 be regret
ia excs~ainSiy that snch state OF things
exist. bot they DO vithai exis and IN
ruauy Instances where men at mind and
mental capacaty have pAssed TIE process
Of initiation turned aside utterly fndiaer-
eat. and In . measure diagnssed from
disappointment. In having failed TO be-
hold what they bad reason 10 expect 10
- and hear, and what they had every
assurances that they would hear, all sim
usv becsuss the hanter was not master
II the work In hand. simply becanss be
failed 70 understand the mission before
him. simply because the master failed
or nsQlsesed 10 attain tho necsaAry
Qualifications, and 10 study and CON-
prehsnd the undsriying principles upon
which that beautiful system OF symbol
lam. philosophy and ritualism Il based.
ana without q clear and thorough
knoviedcc of which the master VIII
prove 10 the intelligent man a dull and
stupid preceptor.
Rut Il II q lameutabie fact that this
gtate Of shincs exists and has always az
istNd and that often mems ambitions
for urefermsns lead them far beyond
thar capacity 20 Arisc 10 the exigencses
a. the occasion and wherever Ne find
ths exietsnce Of this state OF things
most ve will always nnd due appreci-
alton Cor the teachings and principles OF
Naaonry len prevalent We shall hail
With riadneGn the coming Of the day
whom none but men OF skill and ripe
Masonic acholarxhip viii b called 10
explain and impast 10 the neviy initiates
the trus teachings and meanings OF our
beautiful wstem Of philosophy. gym
bolism md stualism, which, when prop
erly understood, form the erandesf
chain Of moral instruction that vas
every forged by the skiiifni hand Of
human ingenuity, and thus forever OBJ
litsrats this often somewhat coutemp,u-
Qua query by the intelligent neophyte
aftsr Pasaing through the harren pro-
Co.. al initiation (when condncted by
unakiliful maatersl. what 10 Aasonfyy
We win uow revert 10 answer qucs-
tiuna AZ The former BY saying.
Firss. That Masonry b mot . political
inntitution;
sseoed, rhaa II b not . rsformasory
instttuticn;
Third, That u ID no. religious insti-
euti0n-
Masuury b not political institution.
becAuss according 20 The obligations re
assume . Masona. and In accordance
With tha spirst which pefvades our fra
tsruity, the sohsmss and tricks Of the
ordinary politician, Ase No concern Of
ours: % have - brotherhood nothing
On common with thsm- Bnt ~ individ-
uA members free 20 exercise our own
jadgmsut ani reasoning faculties, 20
aocept tbs doctrines OF political parties,
and co-opcrate With them in the fur
thsxancs of general and local proiecta
- car hetteF Judgment may dcscrmine
end dictate; and - Q further evidencs
that 4aannry 10 not political inxtitu.
tiou. The casual observer may and
dos bshnsd In Ill general and local po-
lsicAl ooutexta, o clear division of the
uear eight hundred thousand AasonI
contained IN The various Jurisdictions ol
these United 6eaAea, pdtted against eacl
oehsr In earnest strifa, for The accom-
plishmans Of the ends Of their respect
i've political parties 10 which thsy claim
allegiance, and this h sminsntiy right
and proper; for when vs stop to consid-
- the powerful uucleus which eighl
hundrcd thousand mee might form In
q government like ourA. especially wheu
swAyed and guided by bad and design
ING man; Il might entail danScrcns and
fsarfnl cenesqnsncs b the public and
cun~rai veal
say when guided by bad men. Yea
svun m iuxsi1ution like curA, hAaed ON
Ne pursss and nohlsst psinuiplss. con-
tAins within ias folds bad and impure
ma. wAo are ever ready 70 employ
svsry ausnry ponihls fuF ths accom.
paiahmeet ef sinisnR ana Impure mo.
SivoA ] en- panied 10 frank,y snmers
shAa Manunie c~rsz6case b uue always
= paeeus ~ rod norAls and perfecs IN.
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