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fraternity of mankind. All truth il
for all; and all common good. AND
every means of grace belongs to tn
same Lord and Master of the world
The truth that is illustrated in tn
great religions of the heather nations
is Gods truth; though it may be dim
clouded and obscured. The truth
which science has brought to light
and applied to the arts of life
is Gods truth. The truth exemplified
In all the fraternities of men is the
same torch of divine light which is
J needed to illumine the life of the chill.
dren of earth; for all truth is borrow.
ed from the same eternal fountain of
the light of life. "In Him was life:
and the life was the light of men. u
John l: ~
mat Free Masonry has been an es-
sentlal factor in the civilization and
moral education of the world; and
ia Providential preparation for the
perfect brotherhood and fellowhip of
the Church OF Christ there seems to
be sufficient evidence. The foundation
of the Christian faith and practice
was laid in the Jewish Church. We
are "built upon the foundation of the
apostles and prophets" Every great
character in the history of Gods peo-
pie was type of some new truth to be
revealed. Every great movement in
the history of mankind added some
thing to the superstructure of the
spiritual building of human society;
and contributed to the evolution of
the eternal kingdom of truth and holy
love. The Temple of Solomon, in it's
construction, form and meaning was
the type of the perfected life of the
family of God. 1t was the mysterious
center OF the life of the Chosen people.
1T POINTED TO ONE
who is greater than the Temple
than Solomon.
In work entitled "Antiquities of |
the Orient Unveiled" by W. Wolcott
heddlng, l find the following:-"Al-
though Free Masonry is now specula-
i've, still there was a time when the
Master Mason was the real director of
he construction of Beautiful Edifices.
It which the Magnificent Temple Of
solomon, and latterly the wonderful
"a thedrals dotted all over Europe. are
the evidences of which in
he written record have long been
amlllar on the page Of history, but
he symbolic private marks of the
ullders, used by the master workman.
or the guidance of the craft in LAYING
ne stones in their places, have es-
aped their proper notice. Many of ,
nese marks have been found on stones.
the foundation walls of the Temple
nclosure, at Jerusalem. They are
lso found in other parts of Palestine. !
nd IN every country where the Craft Z
ave since left evidences of their skill
nd industry" ,
Inc quarry from which the stones r
IT the Temple were cut has been +
lentlhed, and in it's caverns it. has
cen discovered that the sCrusaders
ave left many marks on the walls. +
lowing that this quarry was known r
their day, also proving the antiquity
several signs now in use by the Il
aft" And thus he concludes that 6
IRE is not only proof Of the truth of y
e Scripture record, but convincing n
ldence that our Order originated II
I'm the building of Solomon's Tenn
e.
1t is claimed by one of our Masonic St
thors, the Rev K. J. Stewart, K. r.. W
at this society Has been the means Ii
preserving the sacred records from h.
ter destruction; and should some N
expected calamity occur in the fu- q
re TO destroy the sacred WRITINGS #
ere is enough taught, amid the sub Ia
ne traditions Of this ancient frater- n,
W, TO avail in leading the sinner Fl
OK not only to the knowledge of his
ty, but also to faith in his Saviour hc
q hope in the glorious resurrection
the body, and the blissful immortal ;s
of the SOUL" th
t should be mentioned in this con- of
;tlon, for the sake Of the uninitiated or
uniformed, that while the th
'lent craft masonry is founded upon do
precepts OF the Old Testament, the Oh
re modern degrees of the Order are ma,
J1nCtIV Christian in thair ipoon+;o =, .