Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-13
The Mystic Number Three.
BY r. K. Nus.

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one and two, the perfect number
hence the use of the equilateral OF
perfect triangle to denote perfection.
In all the secret mysteries OF the
different peoples, this principle is
found predominant. The Brahman
God has three faces; the mythical
tree of the Norsemen three roots; the
Egyptian ancient lore three persons ; in
all the unearthed temples of America
the same thing is perpetuated, and
the Masonic fraternity repeats it time
and again. Where is the real founda-
ton of this universal customl While
probably not understood by all the
different nations, let US suggest a pos
sible reason for it.
I know the Trinity is hooted at
and scofed at by some churches, and
denied by many so-called divines,
calling it ''absurd that Jesus was his
his own Father :" but nevertheless we
will suggest that it is instructive in all
peoples. We quote first from the
preamble of the ''.Antient Constitu-
tons of Free and Accepted Masons."
"The might Of the Father Of
Heaven, and the wisdom of the Glor-
ions Son, through the grace and
goodness OF the Holy Ghost; they
being three persons in one God, be
with US at our Beginning and give us
Grace SO as to govern us here in our
Living; that we may come to His
Bliss that never shall have end"
This was adopted and promulgated
nine years after the adoption of our
present system OF Speculative Mason
~.
Man being created in the image OF
his Maker was endowed with these
three attributes-mind, 7Visdom,'
strenglh; and spirit, beanty.
the belief of the ancients as to
how they might regain communion
with God and thus attain everlasting
life. May W suggest that the OAR
winian theory of Evolution is imper-
feet because it does not recognize
fact. Our teachers lose sight of
it when they classify mar as an ami
NAL. An animal is matter pins a
making another creation nee
essary when God come to forming
knowing creatures" as nothing a
the first law Of physics: Ev-
cry body continues in its state of rest,
or of uniform motion in a straight
line, except in so far as it may be
compelled by impressed Gorfes to
change that state. The animal must
7uiW before it can m01e, hence the
necessity of mind. Man is matter
and mind Plus spirit, hence as dis
tinct a creation as animal is from veg
etation.. An before man was perfect
in its sphere, but not till man was
created was there anything complete.
Being in the image Of bis Creator he
had communion with God and so
might have lived forever but wilfully
through disobedience, he forfeited
this right, and hence was driven from
Paradise, that he might not be where
he could have communion with God.
Abraham never heard OF a Redeem
ef, or Savior. When he offered uI
Isaac on Mt. Moriah he counted Goo
to be able by His Almighty Power tc
raise him from the dead. To no one
did God declare His Name as Savio,
until He sen Moses to bring the He
brews out of bondage. The Jew
would not speak this name aloud, bu
said ADoNAI, traasiateu>koRp in k;nt
lanes Translation. But il was
common practice for them to nam'
their children after some appelatlol
of the Deity, as tai, Jah and 6 show
And Moses called Osrea, Jeaeehqa
putting the Hcgrew letter SrAin int
the HOyd, thus indicating that Josh
ua would lead the 'Israelites into Can