The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-11-19
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Are the Roman Priests Telling
the Truth ON the MaSOnS
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z. Ihe masonic oath as more sacred than
religion or God.
s. The Masonic oath IS the only absolutely
accessory religion.
8. # a mans conscience for6ids amy deed
required Of him for the benefit of the Masonic
"c'ott," he is 6ound By the Masonic oath to
Vf0late his conscience and obey has sacred
Goth.
TO- The Freeno0sOn's duty to the Masonic
"crGtf' IS the highest duty Of man,
II. II there should be question as to the
priority Of Freenaasorry or patriotism, the
clain1s Of the Masonic "craft" are of greater
Importance.
IL. Nothing ecAatever, IN Aeaven On, earth,
IS higher than the Masonic 'craft."
10 Heaven shall be the reao0rd of those
members Of the "cruft" eoho are faithful to
the NaS0n5c OATH
More or less of this kind of instruction is
administered to the brethren in all of the
lower degrees up to the 33rd degree; not all
at once, but as they are able to digest it. If
any are deficient in docilty, or retain modi-
cum of reverence for God, they would not be
initiated (too rapidly into these mysteries.
let no one suppose that the 33 inferior de-
Hrt1a include ALL Of Freema0somry, or that
Tie dogDaas taught to the brethren therein giUe
anythang more than a 0agoee hint Of the es-
&cnti0Z 2cichedneSs of the "cr0ft.n In order
to comprehend what Freemasonry is IN re-
nlity, the existence of other and higher de-
grees must not be ignored. Common sense
and reason compel the belief that there are
other degrees, which are kept profoundly Sc
cret from the common herd of the inferior
brethren; these are the Anonymous or Black
Degrees. Any one of the inferior brethren of
the 80 lower degrees will deny most positively
that there are any higher degrees. Well, SO
e, Io 81
these high degrees are not for him, and of
course he knows nothing about them. The
fact that almost all of the inferior brethren
Oh the 40 minor degrees are kept in total ig-
m0ra12ce of the anonymous degrees, explains
how it has been possible to hoodwink good
men into the belief that there is nothing very
bad about Freemasonry.
Facts that haze leaked ont at UariouS times,
make 1t possible to doubt the epi8temce Of the
anonymous and purely dia60zicaz degrees of
the higher and real FreenaasOn7'y. This secret,
which has been so we'll kept, may be exposed
by simple, rational process. Does any one
of the inferior brethren know 2CbO Is the head
of Frcemasonry? Not one! But who can be-
lieye that an organization so extensive as this
could continue to exist acithoH head? It is
not possible to accept that opinion. The Ma
sonic craft" has head undoubtedly Why,
then, is the fact always denied and concealed?
1t is because there are very grave considera-
tons which make its conceament Imperative.
By no other mems can the ue7aOn1Ou8 serpent
a0AicA has craaozcd its SLING rag to that &C.
cursed enainerace escape the vengeance Of man.
Kind. The head Of the Masonic "cruft' IS
MONSTER, eoho, If hnoarm, couzd not SAGE
himself from tie Aangm0n lie ocou7d be
outzaaced IN oaoy country IN the ecorZd.
as compared aoith the real FreenaaSOary Of
the anonymous and truly occHH degrees, the
"Bzach Ha,ad" society Of the Italian Malta IS
q praisea0orthy organization. Is this eDag-