The herald., 1896-09-04
HIGH UP IN MASONIC LORE
A Prominent Member Of the Fraternity
10 the City
He Thinks That In the Near Future the
Pristine OIorl.s Of the Order Will
Be- Revived

DR.. W. e. Copeland Of Salem, Ore,
who Is q prominent member of the Ma
sonic fraternity, Scottish rite thrifty
second degree, is in the city and will re-
main here for several days. DIR. Cope
land, who is unusually we'll informed.
not only on Masonry, but on matters
connected with esotericism and occultism
said in an interview that for years he
had been comparing Masonry with the
secret societies of the Middle ages and
ancient times. and especially the mys-
teries Of Heliopolis and Eleusis, which
were really survivals of moro ancient
rites celebrated in Atlantis and Lemu-
ria. He thinks that in the near future
these rites will be celebrated again in
their primitive splendor in q temple to
be erected for that purpose somewhere
on the Pacific coast. For the time has
come when 1.-The lost word" shall be
found by future generations" The
faithfulness of the craft during these
many centuries is to be at last rewarded,
and complete knowledge shall be given.
DIR. Copeland thinks that in the rites and
ceremonies Of Freemasonryi have been
hidden away the secrets of the ancient
times put into condensed form, and
that now the hour has struck for the un-
lOluiilS VI tUdt WHlCIN the masters gave
to the craft and the revealing to the
faithful craftsmen the esoteric meaning
of Freemasonry.
Some of the symbols printed on a Ma
sonic chart which everyone can see con-
tain wonderful amount of philosophy,
as for instance, the circle with a dot in
its center which teaches that grand doc
trine of emanation promulgated by the
Gncstics and Neo-Platonist brethren of
the second and third century of the
Christian era, the dot representing the
first thrill of vibration through the in
finite ocean of ether, when, according
to our Hebrew brothers, God said let
there be light and there was light" and
the circle representing inflnity, or the
| Macrocosm.
DR.. Copeland said Of the Masonic
square, which almost every Mason
wears, that it is one form of the cross,
which far antedates Christianity, being
used by the Mystic Brothers of every
century to represent the descent of
spirit into matter and its emergence
therefrom laden with experience some
times made in one shape and sometimes
IN another. .<but always having tNe same
meaning-the triumph OF spirit over
matter.
DR.. Copeland has consented to WELD
to numerous requests to deliver his cele-
brated lecture on The Mystic Meaning
of King Solomon's Temple, the lecture
which has been attracting great crowds
in San Francisco and other northern
cities
Hon. Frank A. Moore, one Of the su-
preme court justices Of the state Of Ore
gon, and past grand master Of the Ma
sonic fraternity Of that state, writes:
DIR. Copeland delivered one Of the
most instructive and Interesting lee
lures on Masonry that it has ever been
my good fortune to hear. He Is an en-
thusiastic Mason. and has given the SUBJ
ject a vast amount Of thought and re
search. take great pleasure in rec
ommending DR.. Copeland to the frater-
nal consideration of the members of the
rite and can assure them Of rare treat
in listening to his very able lecture. Fra
ternally yours, FRANK A. MOORE,
Past Grand Master of Oregon
DR.. Copeland's lecture will be given
Sunday evening at 7:45 at the hall in the
Owens block, $50 South Broadway. The
hall will only seat about three hundred
and to defray expenses the small ad-
mission fee of 10 cents will be charged