New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27
~ THE FIRST DEGREE

The following address. ITO the Entered Appren-
tees" was delivered in King Solomon Lodge No.
,7s by Bro Henry V. Rothschild. at the communi-
cation on January %. 1898:
My Brother: This evening the portals Of Free
masonry We're opened 10 you, ana your desire for
light has been partly grained When you asked
asking for? You asked for Masonic light Masonic
light my brother signifies Masonic teachings and
Of moral duty-duty to ourselves duty to our
brethren and duty 10 mankind. The duty to our
desires or an egostic watchfuness Of our own
immediate weilbeing. but such care of ourselves
fidelity, assiduty and intelligence for those that
ana or mnI eeareS, 10 US Tor our brethren
roster spirit of genality; love and tolerance 10
Of fraternal association and give TO Them moral
ana, when necessary actual support. Duty To our
felloW-me is 70 ,reat all men with proper regard
cnction between man and man. u favors the
To accomplish these ethical results requires In
tellectual and moral endowmen,s of the highest
is the aim and purpose Of Freemasonry. As a
means TO- acquire these exalted attributes. Free
masonry inculcates triple division Of time In the
manner explained 10 YOU this evening-a time for
work time for intellectual Improvement. and e
..lne LOT resi-. THESE three form unit and are
dependent on each other. Industry without mental
ATTITUDE Is mere drndgery and remains barren Of
OF indussIry RECOGNIZING this Frecmasonry allots
proper performance OF our Industrial duties
While intellectual attachments are needful to
culture for there can be no intellectual attain
ment without work, close application and steady
becoming enlightened and refined is prepared to
receive and effeciuaie the teachings Of our fra
OF the mind are the triumphs Of industry.
the ui b,6 certain time mus be Sc, apart for
We may become unfit physically TO perform our
standard Without rest Industry ma" fs,eTs a3G a
tellect weakens. This rest does not contempat.
siugglshness, but recuperation, and such reaxa o.
upn from care ana l1DOr az VIII give yigOr %
endure industrial and mental strain. I, also i'm
brethren and friends~o enjoy the cheer and spirit
ual delights which proper Intercourse With man
are th9royshly imbued with them We are fit for
rem and duty to our fellow-men en- Jul ''''"
From the earliest existence Of the craft 10 the
sIivinss were me cpnspicuous elements Of Free
masonry It was these that raised this institu-
FOR so long a time In the dark ages when the
light OF Intelligence was almost extingulshed and
rem supplied the Pickering light with new material
and industry with new energy. They combined
architects and craftsmen in nearly all the arts OF
building When church or other edlfce was IN
from all quarters Tho workmen formed a close
dens and other officers They ranged from cSan
ny TO country and were established wherever skin
was needed In the construction OF churches cofhe-
drals and other edfces. and were known 10 each
other by signs. tokens and passwords. Some Of
Europe were conceived by tho brains and we're
completed by the work Of our ancient brethren
These men were held In high esteem because Of
the Importance OF their art and work and were
In such high favor that they received special pro
lection and privileges from the Pope and other
Ro;eSntate, These privileges freed them from the
hs sSa we 9ne Called s had to and
guish them from other craftsmen. our fraternity
mas Kept the name free masonry" and properly so
because all men who maintain Industrial and in
tellectual progress are free ~ '
Wherever in Old Wo-,d ,,o 90.
mains oi Masonic skill are sean The great edinees
" 'he Mlodle age. show an expert knowledge bot n
a nesV pNt-
eun dlspay rich ornamental on. chaste art
ana sentimental design. suggestive alike 10 tha
thinker and the moralst. They are the delieh, ~
every opeerver and form to-day the basis OF arch.
tectural study and design. The Influence ~ TIE
operative period OF Freemasonry is felt today
We fee what Industry combined with intellect h, =.
Done Its impress 'mpels US 10 excrtlon Nv The
Snbohcal teachings suggested by the operative
srioc OF ou- existence we learn the value in prac-
ttcal NE OF industry and culture.