The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-02-07

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be ls free 70 win good or evil; be
must be Of lawful age, or az that stage
OF intellectual growth at which he can
discern right from wrong. He ElGst ai2o
Do under the tongue Of good report;
the angelic host must see that be q
sincere n his professions.
Tho foot is the foundatl Of the
body, &c the Lord is d ADDITION
upon which al b per.
manent, must at side
slRnigaa homo strength. Tie LETT
side disbcnoF sd weakness. 10 Join
tha left f35t 10 the right signl0eB thai
who would be regenerated mual
himself, weak though he may be,
1a source Of ali strength, the Rock
af oaf Salvation, that the very f0un-
datiOn Of the temple he is about 10
erect, may be squared by the Word Of
God. Therefore whosover heareth
/ these sayings Of mine, and dOGth them.
/ will liken unto q man which built his
house upon rock; and the rain de-
scendCd, and the floods caIue, aud the
winds blew, and beat upon that house;
and Il fell not, for It was founded
upon a rock"
Regeneration Is the great work for
which all other works are performed
For this purpose, the heavens and the
earth we're made; for this cause Jesus
Christ suffered ard died. He who would
become q Mason In the highest sense
must acknowledge but one God, who Is
the Lord; he must tear every idol from
the throne Of Deity; he must not make
unto himself any craven image, or any
likeness Of anything that Is In heaven
above, or that is In the earth benea b,
or that is In the waters under the
earth" We are commanded; Give
not that which Is holy unto the dogs,
neither cast ye your pearls before
swinh;" but he Is always to hail with
delight and cherish as precious treas
ures, those valuable precepts that have
been committed TO his care. The prayer
OF an Entered Apprentice Mason Is:
THE dearest idol / have known,
Whate'er that idol be;
Help me to tear It from thy throne
And worship only thee"
He would lose the power OF speech,
or life itself, rather than be guilty Of
/ idolatry by writing, or indlting that
others may write, by printing, paint
ing, cutting OF carving, upon anything
under heaven, either movable, as the
household gods Of the heather, or inn.
movable as the rocks In the mountains,
those truths that have been entrusted
to him, whereby those to whom 1t Is
unlawful to reveal them would be en-
sbled TO attack them with ridicule.
I Thus be endeavors to so live that all
forms Of idolatry are excluded from
! the worship Of the true God.
The obligation Of an Entered APP
prentice Mason is but the first and sec
ond commandments, Masonically rem
dered. Until a man has so far pro-
crossed in the work Of regeneration as
to fully indorse these two command
meuts. he is said to be wandering In
darkness, and is led by the Lord, he
knows not whittier. Darkness was
upon the face OF the Deep" When he
has sufficiently progressed In the re-
generate life TO endure II, he is ad
mittUd TO the light "And God said,
let there be light and there was light.
4 CLOSING LODGE.
That the heart Of every regenerate
man is a Lodge In miniature must be
apparent 10 every Mason. AS the sun
rises in the East, to open and adOrn
the day. so rises the sun OF righteous
ness 20 open and adOrn the penitent
heart. The darkness Of sin is dispersed
and he who sat In darkness, and In the
shadow OF death, and was bound In
aHiictlOn and iron, has been released
from hts bonds and darkness, and
brought TO light and liberty. The earn
est seeker after righteousness takes
due notice thereof, and his newly
4 born love of holy things constrains
him 10 govern himself accordingly
The Lord reigns supreme, and a new
life Is begun.
I But. the Christian life is progress
} i've, and as the sun rises In the sky
J until q his meridian height he is the
J beauty and CORY Of the day. 30 rises
the sun Of righteousness in the regeuer
, ate heart until he becomes the "oh'
altogether lovely"
! Tie craftsman is now In the fll
vigOr Of his strength; the temple i
rlsins steadily, day by day. AS TIT
J operative Mason goes from labor L
rofreshment, and from refreshment 4
} labor again, so the spiritual MasOi
regularly retires from active labor ~
, 1.-THE purpose Of reading. meditation
j and prayer, and attending the serv
lcea OF the sanctuary Being thus re
. frcahcd and strengthened, he returns
20 d. bis Masters viii. 80 that wheI
J CALEB TO give an account Of his stew
nrfIehfD he NAV say. Il have glOTinol