The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-07-05
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During the time that the chill
dren Of Israel dwelt in Egypt.
they learned the craft OF Ma
sonry. And after they were
driven out of Egypt they CAME .
into the promised land, which is
new called Jerusalem, and they
occupied that land and the.
Charges We're observed theee.
And at the making OF solomon's
Temple, which King David be-
gan loved masonS well, and gave
them wages as they are now
And at the making of the Tenn
pie in Solomon's time, as stated
in the Bible in the third book Of
Kings, the fifth chapter. Solo
mon had four-score thousand
masons at work. And the sonI
of the King of Tyre was his mas
ter mason. And in other chron.-
Giles, and other old books of ma
sonry, it is said that Solomon
confirmed the charges that
David, his father, had given to
masons. And Solomon himself
taught them their usages-mac-
ners-differing but slightly from
the customs now in use. And
fro mthere, Jerusalem. this
worthy sicence was brought into
France and into many other re-
gions,
And at one time there was
a worthy king in France called
Carolus Secundus, that is to say. |
Charles the Second. And this
Charles was elected king oil
France by the grace Of God and
also by the right of descent
Qynage). And some men say he
was elected by good fortune.
which is false, as by the chroni-
cles, he was of royal blood. Ard
this same king Charles was a |
mason before he became king.
And after he was king he loved
maSons and cherished them ard
gave them charges and usages
of his deyising, OF WHICH
SOME ARE YET IN FORCE IN
FRANCE; and he ordained that
they should have an assembly
once year and come and speak
together in order that the mas
ters and fellows might regulate
all things (Which werel amiss.
And soon AFTER THAT came /
st. Adhabelle into England aud
he converted st. Alban to Chris
tianity And St. Alban loved .
masons well and he was the first
to give them charges and Gus
toms n England. And he or
dained wages adequate pay
for their toll.
"And after that there was a
worthy king in England, called
Adhesion, and his younger son
loved well the science of &C.
ometry. Therefore he drew to
their councils or took councils, |
or lessons, of them and learned
the practical part of that sci
ence, in addition to his theoreti-
cal Tor book knowledge (specu-
latif). For of the speculative
part, he was master. And he
loved well masonry and ma
sons. And he became a mason
himself
What do we gather from the
preceding quotations from he
pen of those nustrious Brethren?
Including other things, we learn
that France antecedes England
in the introduction and estab-
lishment of the order (Freema-
sonry), on the European CONT
nent. In other words, we learn
that FreemaSonry had its in
ception in the East. After which
it was brought into France-and
then introduced to England.
Therefore, the facts prove COR
clusively that the ancient breth-
rem in the East tranSplanted
their Ancient Rites, Customs and
Usages, first, in France, and then
to other parts of the continent.
I said, at the beginning Of this
discussion that would trace the
lineage and authority of this
Grand Jurisdiction.
France was indoctrinated WITH
ancient Rites and Customs OF
the early Craftsmen. She was
richly endowded. She was given
heritage. How was it utilized?
Among other things, We Ard
that In the year 1861. the SUI
preme Council Of France, an
thorized and empowered Inspec-
tor General Stephen NORM, a
white mason, to establish An
Gent and Accepted Scottish Rite
! Freemasonary in all parts of the
globe.
THE first place that Illustrious
Bro. Stephen Norm, in 1861
stopped at, after leaving Paris,
France, was the Island of Santa