SECTION II.

The second section of this degree has re- course to the origin of the institution, and views Masonry under two denominations—operative and speculative.» These are separately con- sidered, and the principles on which both are founded, particularly explained. Their affinity is pointed out, by allegorical figures, and typical representations. ‘The period stipulated for re- warding merit is fixed, and the inimitable moral to which that circumstance alludes is explained ; the creation of the world is described, and many other particulars recited, all of which have been
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carefully preserved among Masons, and _trans- mitted from one age to another, by oral tradi- tion. |
Circumstances of great importance to the fraternity are here particularized, and many tra- ditional tenets and customs confirmed by sacred and profane record. The celestial and ter- restrial globes are considered with a minute accuracy ; and here the accomplished craftsman may display his talents to advantage, in the elucidation of the Orders of Architecture, the Senses of human nature, and the liberal Arts and Sciences, which are severally classed in a regular arrangement. » In short, this section contains a store of valuable knowledge, founded on reason and sacred record, both entertaining and instructive.
Masonry is understood under two denomina- tions—operative and speculative.
OPERATIVE MASONRY.
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-o the | | application of the useful rules of architecture, ‘ ry tra- | | whence a structure will derive figure, strength, ones | and beauty, and whence will result a due pro- id ter- | | portion, and a just correspondence in all its minute | parts. It furnishes us with dwellings, and | ftsman | convenient shelters from the vicissitudes and | in the | _inclemenc.es of seasons ; and while it displays i re, the _ the effects of human wisdom, as well in the | al Arts | | choice as in the arrangement of the sundry hd in a | . materials of which an edifice is composed, it section : d.inonstrates that a fund of science and industry ounded | = _ is Implanted in man for the best, most salutary, taining | . | and beneficent purposes. = SPECULATIVE MASONRY. 1omina- * ' a By Speculative Masonry, we learn to subdue
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| ‘ of good report, maintain secresy, and practise | put our a charity. It is so far interwoven with religion | tive and | | as to lay us under obligations to pay that rational | ding of | ee homage to the Deity, which at once constitutes |
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templative to view with reverence and admira- | tion the glorious works of the creation, and _ inspires him with the most exalted ideas of the perfection of his divine Creator.
In six days Gop created the heavens and the earth, and rested upon the seventh day; the seventh, therefore, our ancient brethren conse- _ crated as a day of rest from their labors, thereby | enjoying frequent opportunities to contemplate the glorious works of the creation, and to adore their great CREATOR. |
The doctrine of the SPHERES is included in the science of astronomy, and particularly con- sidered in this section.
OF THE GLOBES.
The globes are two artificial spherical bodies,
on the convex surface of which are represented
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earth, the face of the heavens, the planetary revolutions, and other important particulars.
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THE USE OF THE GLOBES.
Their principal use, besides serving as maps to distinguish the outward parts of the earth, and the situation of the fixed stars, is to illus- trate and explain the phenomena arising fiom the annual revolution, and the diurnal rotation of the earth round its own axis. They are invaluable instruments for improving the mind, and giving it the most distinct idea of any problem or proposition, as well as enabling it to solve the same. Contemplating these bodies, we are inspired with a due reverence for ‘he Deity and his works, and are induced to en- courage the studies of astronomy, geography, navigation, and the arts dependent on them, by which society has been so much benefited.
THE ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE
Come under consideration in this section ; a brief description of them may, therefore, nat be improper.
OF ORDER IN ARCHITECTURA,
By order in architecture, is meant a system | of all the members, proportions, and ornaments
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of columns and pilasters; or, it is a regular arrangement of the projecting parts of a build- ing, which, united with those of a column, form a beautiful, perfect and complete whole.
OF ITS ANTIQUITY.
From the first formation of society, order in | architecture may be traced. When the rigor of seasons obliged men to contrive shelter from the inclemency of the weather, we learn that they first planted trees on end, and then laid others across, to support a covering. ‘The bands which connected those trees at top and bottom, | are said to have given rise to the idea of the A base and capital of pillars ; and, from this simple hint, originally proceeded the more improved art of architecture.
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The five orders are thus classed ; the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, CORINTHIAN and COMPOSITE.
THE TUSCAN
Is the most simple and solid of the five orders. It was invented in Tuscany, whence it derives its name. Its column is seven diameters high ;
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ular and its capital, base and entablature have but | uild- few mouldings. The simplicity of the construc- form tion of this column renders it eligible where ornament would be superfluous. | THE DORIC, er in | | Which is plain and natural, is the most ancient, or of ) | and was invented by the Greeks. Its column is | from _ eight diameters high, and has seldom any orna- that : ' ments on base or capital, except mouldings ; laid 4 though the frieze is distinguished by triglyphs ands 1 and metopes, and the triglyphs compose the tom, f | ornaments of the frieze. The solid composition | the | of this order gives it a preference, in structures | mple | where strength and a noble simplicity are chiefly | oved ; | required. | | The Doric is the best proportioned of all the CAN orders. The several parts of which it is com- E. | posed are founded on the natural position of | solid bodies. in its first invention it was more | simple than in its present state. In after-times, | ders. | 4 when it began to be adorned, it gained the name | Tives a of Doric; for when it was constructed in its 4
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was conferred on it. Hence the Tuscan pre- cedes the Doric in rank, on account of its resemblance to that pillar in its original state.
THE IONIC
Bears a kind of mean proportion pvetween the more solid and delicate orders. Its column is nine diameters high; its capital is adorned with volutes, and iis cornice has dentils. There is both delicacy and ingenuity displayed in this pillar; the invention of which is attributed to the Ionians, as the famous temple of Drana, at Ephesus, was of this order. It is said to have been formed after the model of an agreeable young woman, of an elegant shape, dressed in her hair; as a contrast to the Doric order, which was formed after that of a strong, robust man.
THE CORINTHIAN,
The richest of the five orders, is deemed a masterpiece of art. Its column is ten diameters high, and its capital is adorned with two rows of leaves, and eight volutes, which sustain the abacus. The frieze is ornamented with curious
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devices, the cornice with dentils and modillions. This order is used in stately and superb struc- tures,
f | | | | | | | It was invented at Corinth, by CALLIMACHUs, | who is said to have taken the hint of the capital of this pillar from the following remarkable cir- cumstance :—Accidentally passing bv the tomb of a young lady, he perceived a basket of toys, | covered with a tile, placed over an acanthus root, having been left there by her nurse. As the branches grew up, they encompassed the basket, until arriving at the tile, they met with an obstruction, and bent downwards. Callima- | chus, struck with the object, set about imitating | | the figure; the vase of the capital he made to | | represent the basket ; the abacus the tile, and | the volutes the bending leaves. | | | : |
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Is compounded of the other orders, and was contrived by the Romans. Its capital has the two rows of leaves of the Corinthian, and the volutes of the Ionic. Its column has quarter-
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OF THE INVENTION OF ORDER IN ARCHITECTURE,
The ancient and original orders of architec- ture, revered by Masons, are no more than three, the Doric, Jonic and Corinthian, which were in- vented by the Greeks. ‘To these, the Romans have added two, the Tuscan, which they made plainer than the Doric, and the Composite, which was more ornamental, if not more beau- tiful, than the Corinthian. The first three or- ders alone, however, show invention and parti- cular character, and essentially differ from each other ; the two others have nothing but what is borrowed, and differ only accidentally ; the Tus- can is the Doric in its earliest state; and the Composite is the Corinthian enriched with the Ionic. To the Greeks, therefore, and not to the Romans, we are indebted for what is great, judi- cious and distinct in architecture.
Of these five orders the Ionic, Doric and Corinthian, as the most ancient, are most es- teemed by Masons.
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HEARING
Is that sense by which we distinguish sounds, and are capable of enjoying all the agreeable charms of music. By it we are enabled to enjoy | the pleasures of society, and reciprocally to |
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communicate to each other our thoughts and intentions, our purposes and desires ; and thus our reason is rendered capable of exerting its utmost power and energy.
The wise and beneficent Author of Nature intended, by the formation of this sense, that we should be social creatures, and receive the greatest and most important part of our know- ledge from social intercourse with each other. For these purposes we are endowed with hear- ing, that, by a proper exertion of our rational powers, our happiness may be complete.
SELLING
Is that sense by which we distinguish objects, and in an instant of time, without change of place or situation, view armies in battle array, figures of the most stately structures, and all the agreeable variety displayed in the landscape of nature. By this sense we find our way on the pathless ocean, traverse the globe of earth, de- termine its figure and dimensions, and delineate any region or quarter of it. By it we measure the planetary orbs, and make new discoveries in
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i Of all the faculties, siGHT is the noblest. The | structure of the eye, and its appurtenances, t evinces the admirable contrivance of nature, for
performing all its various external and internal motions; while the variety displayed in the eyes of different animals, suited to their several ways of life, clearly demonstrates this organ to be the master-piece of nature’s works.
FEELING
Is that sense by which we distinguish the differ- ent qualities of bodies ; such as heat and cold, hardness and softness, roughness and smooth- ness, figure, solidity, motion and extension.
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These three senses, Hearing, seeing, and feed- ing, are deemed peculiarly essential among Masons.
SMELLING
Is that sense by which we distinguish odors, the various kinds of which convey different impres- sions to the mind. Animal and vegetable bodies, and indeed most other bodies while ex- posed to the air, continually send forth effluvia of vast subtilty, as well in the state of life and growth, as in the state of fermentation and pu- trefaction. These effiuvia, being drawn into the nostrils along with the air, are the means by which all bodies are distinguished. Hence it is evident, that there is a manifest appearance of design in the great Creator’s having planted the organ of smell in the inside of that canal, through which the air continually passes in res- piration.
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analyse, that the most judicious may fail in the attempt to explain them. The mind is ulti- mately affected by the senses ; when that is dis- eased, every sense loses its virtue. The fabric of the mind, as well as that of the body, is curi- ous and wonderful ; the faculties of the one are adapted to their several ends with equal wis- dom and no less propriety, than the organs of the other. The inconceivable wisdom of an Almighty Being ‘s displayed in the structure of the inind, whicn extends its power over every branch of science ; and is, therefore, a theme peculiarly worthy of attention. In the arts and sciences which have the least connexion with the mind, its faculties are still the engines which we must employ ; the better we understand their nature and use, their defects and disorders, we shall apply them with the greater success. In the noblest arts, the mind is the subject upon which we operate.
Wise men agree, that there is but one way to the knowledge of nature’s works—the way of observation and experiment. By our constitu- tion we have a strong propensity to trace parti-
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and principles.
To sum up the whole of this transcendent measure of Gp’s bounty to man, we shall add, that memory, imagination, taste, reasoning, moral perception, and all the active powers of | the soul, present a vast and boundless field for philosophical disquisition, which far exceeds human inquiry, and are peculiar mysteries, known only to nature, and to nature’s God, to whon all are indebted for creation, preserva-
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THE SEVEN LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Are also illustrated in this section, the character of each, may not, therefore, be inappropri- ate in this place.
GRAMMAR
Is the key by which alone a door can be opened to the understanding of speech. It is Grammar which reveals the admirable art of language, and unfolds its various constituent parts, its names, definitions, and respective offices ; it un- ravels, as it were, the thread of which the web of speech is composed. These reflections sel- dom occur to any one before their acquaintance with the art ; yet it is most certain, that, with-
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RHETORIC,
It is by Rhetoric that the art of speaking elo- quently is acquired. ‘lo be an eloquent speaker, in the proper sense of the word, is far from be- ing either a common, or an easy attainment ; it
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LOGIC
Is that science which directs us how to form clear and distinct ideas of things, and thereby prevents us from being misled by their simili- tude or resemblance. Of all the human scien- ces, that concerning man is certainly most -worthy of the human mind, and the proper manner of conducting its several powers in the attainment of truth and knowledge. This sci- ence ought to be cultivated as the foundation or ground-work of our inquiries ; particularly, in the pursuit of those sublime principles which claim our attention as Masons.
ARITHMETIC
Is the art of numbering, or that part of the ma- thematics which considers the properties of numbers in general. We have but a very im- perfect idea of things without quantity, and as imperfect of quantity itself, withow the help of Arithmetic. All the works of the Almighty are made in number, weight and measure ; there.
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fore, to understand them rightly, we ought to understand arithmetical calculations; and the greater advancement we make in the mathema- tical sciences, the more capable we shall be of considering such things as are the ordinary ob- jects of our conceptions, and be thereby led to a more comprehensive knowledge of our great Creator, and the works of the creation.
GEOMETRY
Treats of the powers and properties of magni- tudes in general, where length, breadth and thickness are considered—from a Joint toa fine, from a line to a superfices, and from a superfices to a solid.
A point is the beginning of all geometrical matter,
A dine is a continuation of the same.
A superfices is length and breadth without a given thickness.
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onstruct his plans, and execute his designs ; the general, to arrange his soldiers ; the engi- neer, to mark out grounds for encampments ; the geographer, to give us the dimensions of the world, and all things therein contained ; to delineate the extent of seas, and specify the divisions of empires, kingdoms and provinces. | By it, also, the astronomer is enabled to make his observations, and to fix the duration of times and seasons, years and cycles, In fine, Geo- metry is the foundation of architecture, and the root of the mathematics. | | |
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Is that elevated science which affects the pas- sions by sound. There are few who have not felt its charms, and acknowledged its expres- sions to be intelligible to the heart. It is a lan- guage of delightful sensations, far more elegant than words ; it breathes to the ear the clearest intimations ; it touches, and gently agitates the agreeable and sublime passions ; it wraps us in
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Is that sublime science which inspires the con- templative mind to soar aloft, and read the wis- dom, strength, and beauty of the great Creator in the heavens. How nobly eloquent of the Deity is the celestial hemisphere !—spangled with the most magnificent heralds of his infinite glory! They speak to the whole universe ; for there is no speech so barbarous, but their lan- guage is understood ; nor nation so distant, but their voices are heard among them.
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Assisted by Astronomy, we ascertain the laws which govern the heavenly bodies, and by which their motions are directed ; investigate the pow- er by which they circulate in their orbs, discover their size, determine their distance, explain their various phenomena, and correct the fallacy of the senses by the light of truth.
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Geometry, the first and noblest of sciences, 1s the basis on which the superstructure of Free- masonry is erected. By Geometry, we may curiously trace nature through her various wind- ings, to her most concealed recesses. By it, we discover the power, wisdom and goodness of the GRAND ARTIFICER of the universe, and view with delight the proportions which connect this vast machine. By it, we discover how the planets move in their respective orbits, and de- monstrate their various revolutions. By it, we account for the return of seasons, and the vari- ety of scenes which each season displays to the discerning eye. Numberless worlds are around us, all framed by the same Divine Artist, which
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roll through the vast expanse, and are all con- ducted by the same unerring law of nature.
A survey of nature, and the observation of her beautiful proportions, first determined man to imitate the divine plan, and study symmetry and order. This gave rise to societies, and birth to every useful art. The architect began to design ; and the plans which he laid down, being improved by time and experience, have produced works which are the admiration of every age.
The lapse of time, the ruthless hand of ignor- ance, and the devastations of war, have laid waste and destroyed many valuable monuments of antiquity, on which the utmost exertions of human genius have been employed. Even the Temple of Solomon, so spacious and magnifi- cent, and constructed by so many celebrated artists, escaped not the unsparing ravages of barbarous force. Free-masonry, notwithstand- ing, has still survived. The attentive ear receives the sound from the ém#structive tongue, and the mysteries of Masonry are safely lodged in the
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viour and regular deportment have merited the honor which we have conferred, in your new character it is expected that you will not only conform to the principies of the order, but steadily persevere in the practice of every virtue. The study of the liberal arts, that valuable branch of education, which tends so effectually to polish and adorn the mind, is earnestly re- commended to your consideration—especially geometry, which is established as the basis of our art. (Geometry or Masonry originally sy- nonymous terms, is of divine and moral nature, enriched with the most useful knowledge so that while it proves the wonderful properties of na- ture, it demonstrates the more important truths of morality.)
As the solemnity of our ceremonies requires a serious deportment, you are to be particularly attentive to your behaviour at our regular assem- blies. You are to preserve our ancient usages and customs sacred and inviolable, and induce others, by your example, to hold them in due veneration
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craftsman ; and these duties you are now bound,
ore Such is the nature of your engagements as a | | by the must sacred ties, to observe.
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i We kave seen the type of man complete in moral worth
i and intellectual culture—not left to acquire knowledge,
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i) shall have been obtained. What more is left? Com-
: munion with our Maker. The mere knowledge of the By Deity, as given us heretofore, is that of an august Crea- | tor whom we are to reverence, and in whom alone we | di are to place our trust. But we have not yet seen him walking upon the earth, and holding open communion | t q with the sons of men. Man has not yet been ennobled | i by personal contact with the All-Ioly. Ve | |
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Let us imagine a conception perfectly in accordance ; with the ideas and opinions of our early brethren ‘* Who iM has at any time seen God and lived?” ‘* Adam, our % first progenitor.” ‘* But only in the days of his inno- 4 cence, Since the day when all mankind was corrupted
| : by his fall, no living man has looked upon the face of ne the Almighty.”
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Now, what would be the natural opinion of our an- a | cient brethren as to the means of securing God’s actual
. (| presence. We know that, for a thousand years, men la- | .. bored to find the true name of JEHOVAH, which they | 4 believed would be a talisman, giving them power over a4 all the secrets of the Universe. Union, of the most un- | . selfish nature, formed the grand characteristic of our
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es of our great architects have not come down to us, though moral wor their works still stand to attest their excellence. All was | ene the work of brethren, and each was allowed his share of
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Now, with this perfect union, and with the knowledge that the belief existed that it was through the weakness of man only that he could not endure the presence of his | | Creator, what so natural as to suppose that if three bre- | thren be found as types respectively of moral, intellectual and physical perfection, and they be joined together in
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holy fellowship which should make their very souls as one, they might, in mystic union, call upon the great and sacred name of the Deity, and receive an answer to their prayer ? That this idea did prevail we have sufficient proof, and it is to this, rather than to any more utilita- rian views, that we are to look for the rule which, in a purely speculative institution, SO sternly demands physi- cal, as well as moral and intellectual integrity. | We know that the wise and good of the days of SOLO- MON regarded his idolatry as an evidence that the coun- tenance of the All-Holy had been darkened to him—that he no longer held the interviews with the Only Wise God, through which they deemed that his superhuman | wisdom came. And indeed it would seem to them 4 | thing monstrous and wholly unnatural, that the being whose intellect had been illuminated from above, and to whom JEHOVAH had promised wisdom beyond that of men, should grovel in adoration before false gods, did they not also believe that it was only through direct and constant communion with the Almighty that this wisdom could continue ; and now that he no longer sought that presence, he was given over to the blind guidance of his
passions.
This degree is a type of the communion of man with Gop. Long before the incarnation of that great Being, was the hope entertained of seeing him with mortal eyes, and no exertions were deemed too great to ensure that consummation. With us these ideas are put a type, for
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we have that realization so longed for by the brethren of old. And yet, as a type, how interesting it is in looking
back upon their struggles, to look forward into what is now bright and clear.
The practical lesson is to be found in the full exposi- tionofthe * * * Likethe * * * they require us to be complete in our duty to our neighbor before we can venture to direct him, Step by step, mounting from the lowest to the highest, we must prove to ourselves that we would serve him—pray for him—sympathize with his inmost feelings, and sustain him from falling,
before we can venture to counsel him even to his good— far less, dictate to him.
We now find man complete in morality and intelli- gence, with the stay of religion added to ensure him of the protection of the Deity, and guard him against ever go.ng astray. ‘These three degrees thus form a perfect and harmonious whole ; nor can we conceive that any-
thing can be suggested more, which the soul of man re- quires.
THIRD LECTURE,
FREEMASONRY in every degree, as before remarked, is progressive. A knowledge of it can only be attained by time, patience and application, In the first degree,
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we are taught the duties we owe to God, our neighbor and ourselves, In the second, we are more thoroughly inducted into the mysteries of moral science, and learn : to trace the goodness and majesty of the Creator, by ] | minutely analyzing his works. But the third degree 1s # the cement of the whol2. It is calculated to bind men together by mystic points of fellowship, as in a bond of | fraternal affection and brotherly love. It is among | i brethren of this degree that the ancient Landmarks of | j the Order are preserved, and it is from them that we de- | rive that fund of information which none but ingenious
and expert Masons can supply.
It is also from brethren of this degree, that the rulers of the craft are selected ; because it is oniy from those who are capable of giving instruction, that we can rea- fi sonably expect to receive it.
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