The Hickman courier., 1917-06-28
| SPECIAL SERVICE ON
ST. JOHNS DAY.
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our ancient brethren, as a guide
TO ourselves.
lst: 1t was designed by God.
End: 1t was made without
noise.
3rd: No base material entered
into its construction.
lst: Designed by God: / Chron.
xviii: l9. All this said David,
the Lord made me understand in
writing by His hand upon me,
tern. y
End: Made Without Noise: /
Kings vi: z. And the house when
1t was building was built of stone,
made ready before it was brought
thlther, SO that there was neither
hammer nor axe nor any tool of
iron heard in the house while it
was building.
3rd: Overlaid With Pure Gold
Kings, vi :21-22. So Solomon
overlaid the house with pure gold
and the whole house he over
laid with gold until he had fin
ished all the house.
If We had lived in those times
We would have been engaged in
company with our ancient breth-
rem IN building this wonderful
house of God. But today, we AS
speculative rather than opera
tive Masons are called upon to
engage in the more glorious work
of building up living temples to
the glory Of God. First then, as
regards the design. AS of old
the temple of Solomon was de-
signed by Almighty God, so that
temple which we as speculative
Alasons are engaged in building
was also designed by the Grand
Architect of the Universe. We
read that in the beginning God
created man in His own image,
IN the image of God created He
Him. La his physical feat
ures, not a likeness of God. The
likeness is in the soul, in the "a
billties to do what man has done,
IN the privilege of saying No to
the Almighty.
Further; 1t was erected to
God. Note ours is erected to
God and dedicated to the holy
Saints John of Jerusalem.
Nothing base entered into its
CONSTRUCTION Brethren. walk once
fue--s Through that temple, watch
it in the building, see the fresh
hewn logs of fragrant cedar
brought up and put in place by
Hiram 5 workmen, see the beau
tiful olive wood than which there
Is no prettler, carved and grav-
ed with the embleIns of inmor-
tally, and then see them laid
over with pure beaten gold. The |
temple wSs beautiful because
there was nothing base in it, and
shall We not believe that the
very workmen were sanctified by
their contact with such beauty
and purity.
What are we putting into the
temple which we are buildingf
Are we allowing anything base
to go into its structure.
Base Acts: Can a true Mason
be guilty of anything mean,
tricky or ungenerous
Base Words: Profanity, after
you have once taken that solemn
obligation, can you, find it In
your heart to tell an impure
story?
Base Thoughts: Especially to-
wards brother.
In fine then: Masonry means
an obligation of fealty: to God,
to man, to manhood.
To God: To worship Him. Do
you go to church, do you prayS
To Man: DO you treat him as
you should, are you true to
as you promisedf
To Manhood: Are you build
ng up a character that will re-
1ect credit on the fraternity.
Do men say, that a man is a
Mason, he couldn't do it, when
men are inclined to suggest that
you may have departed from
he path of righteousnessf
Masons swear to be true to
rod, true to man, true to them
elves. They have sworn an
.ternal oath of fealty to these
hings. Upon the Book, that :