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


useleg8 freezing the sight and max
ing everything cherless around Il, bu
flows In rivers Of water under the In
fuenoe Of the vefnal sun, refreghinl
the valleys and causing them to brinl
forth fruits and flowers, gladdeninl
the hearts of the inhabitants thereof
30 when the sun Of Righteousness rises
and malts the fey heart Of Selhishneas
it breaks forth into singing and giad
ness, doing the work Of charity and
dispensing blessings and happiRaa
along Its path
TO such a one, Masonry rises
fore him, q beautiful structure, va
embiems and ceremonies ever comb
% assist him IN erecting an indee u
ably magnificent building. "a he not
made with hands, eternal In "a heav'
ems" Before a man can be reg Grated
he must feel his need Of light Before
the IEraelites started on their way to
Canaan they we're said % be In q
state Of darkness. The first step ia
Masonry is the desire Of light. To
snch a Is said: Seek and We shall
md. knock and 1t shall be opened unto
you"
lint no one can be regeueratAd until
he abhors the life he has lived: hates
the denominations he has loved. and
determining by the aid Of a highsr
phwer IN henceforth i've IN the LIGHT,
"The Lord shall be unto thee an ever.
lasting light. and thy God thv glorv "
'For in this we groan. ~ ~nestlv des'r-
inc IN he clothed upon with our house
which Is from heaven; II so be that
being clothed we shall not he found
naked For we that are in this tab.
ernacle do groan, being burdened not
that we would be unclOthed. but cloth
ed upon, that mortality might be swal-
lowed up Of life.
The penitent sinfar, seeking to be
clothed with the nbes Of righteous
ness. is In the deer Sc humility; he Is
aware that he is not fully clothed, yet
having made a start in the heavenly
life, the angels behold him as not be-
ing Eaked, hence he h neither naked
nor clothed; his feet are not yet shod
with the preparation OF the Gospel OF
peace; he Is neither barefoot nor shod.
but is like the troubled sea, when II
cannot rest; he fees as though the
Evil One had PLACID q heavy yoke
upon his neck, a gazing cable-tOw from
which he cannot released.
AS our first pare b were given the
choice to obey or QlBobey, so no one
is forced to be rR9nerated; It must
be Of his own II will and accord ;
but 60 be accept at the throne OF
grace, he must be duly and truly pre-
pared eff thou beIieUeSt tOith all thine
heart thou mayest He must be wor'
thy and we'll qualified No one Is wOr'
thy Of salvation who does not seek II
with all his heart. and be who sets so
light a value INN salvation that he
will not sacrif everything else tc
obtain this one % great price
Is not qualified to- i've IL But when
the young man be that saying, he
went away sOTroWfu he had great
possessions"
When the Lord 3 ~ twelve
apostles power 10 hea 0uls and
bodies Of men, and m forth
from the shores Of Ge lt wal
first Of all necessary tina should
know and remember that by th'
Lords power. and not Il own. b
which they performed the works
IL was an expression Of the thai
they had nothing and were rs O
themselves, but we're wholly end
ent upon the Lord, that they pre- eeni
without provision for the jou 81.
They took neither scrip bag
Metals represent wealth, az nonei
the knowledge Of heavenly tn Ia
disciples were not TO be rich Is tnos'
who pride themselves Don tneL
knowledge. but poor It, con
stantIy depending upon ord z
guide them. The Entero entici
Mss7li, as the representative - re pen
itent sinner. is not supposed ( POSSES
knowledge or wealth. but is Hbf =
look to a higher power fo aanc
as the Lord taught the apo ia
ancients taught that eveTY SOU Rbcn
to be regenerated Is 81 tnafA'
Of a guardian angel. gels con
tinually behold the "a Bathe
which is in heaven" lhe guard
ian angel perceives The aNNlileu
is In a condition to- We the L4Klh
truth, represented by lights, 81
and benefits Of the L and that 3
has given evidence on sincere pui
pose 10 live a life agree ~ thereto. b
is led by an unseen guide 70 the doc
Of the Lodge, Of which is written
Seek and ye shall find; lrnock and
shall be opened unto you.
When the Divine light 0ret shine
upon the mind Of the humble pen
tent be feels q pain in ~ |eft breas
as Il we're the prieking OF Aarp II
strument; this state Is q fRpen
ance. mr. contrition OF hem When "a