Purification by Water.
M&somc Baptism, a commou phrase for
purification by wa.ter, has been a practice
since the time of the inception of the An
cient Accepted Rite, as one of its import
ant and essential ceremonies ; it is incum
bent upon its its initiates and continually
practiced when advancing in the' grades.
It is exercised also, when the seivioe of
Loiiveteau or adoption by a Lodge of
Perfection is performed. In the city of
New York at the present day there are
young gentlemen and ladies who have in
their earlier years been baptised by the
proper officers of the Ancient Accepted
Pdte, and are Wards of the Lodges.
The ceremonies are unique, impressive
and beautiful, are used over the world,
and have but lately been performed by
111. Bro, Albert Pike, Cr. Com. of the Su
preme Council of the Southern Jurisdic
tion of the U. S., in Washington, D. C.
Of late years it has not been practiced in
this section of the Union, notwithstand
ing the many applications, out of defer--
ence to the wishes of some of the more
delicate minded of the members of the
Supreme Council. The one point of pu
rification is by simply dipping the child’s
band into the Laver, interfering in no
wise with the form of baptism of any re
ligious denomination.
As to an initiate, the following lan
guage is used :
“In all ages of the world the initiate
has been purified by water, and Christi
anity borrowed a ceremony older than
itself by scores of centuries. It was
practiced by the Hindoos and Clialdeans,
by the Egyptians and Etruscans, by the
Hebrews centuries before Christ, by tlie
Essenes and the Druids, the Chasidim
and the Assadoans, in the Rites of Elen-
sis and the mysteries of Isis and Mithras.
From the earliest times it was used in
Persia, and practiced by the followers of
Zoroaster. The Etruscans baptised with
fire, air and water ; and we, an Order
older than many existing religions do
not take the ceremony of baptism from
any one as a religious rite, but from mys
teries and ceremonials that were grey
with age when Christianity was born.
It belongs to us as one of its symbols. Sec
tarian reference to this ceremony should
be Masonioaily contemned.
(iod, who counts by souls, not stations
Loves and pities you and me ;
For to Him all vain distinctions
Are as pebbles on tlie sea.”
—Hebrew Leader.
A Good Heart.
There was a great master among the
Jews who bade his soholar.s consider and
tell him wherein s. man should always
keep. One came and said that there
was nothing better than a good eye,
which i.s ill their languagiiage a liberal
and contented disposition. Another said
a good companion is the best thing in
the world. A third said a good neigh-
. bor was the best thine he could desire;
and a fourth preferred a man that could
ibresee things to come—that is, a wise
person. But at last came in one Eleazer,
and he said a good heart was better than
them all.
“True,” said the master, “thou bast
comprehended in two words all that the
rest have said ; for he that bath a good
heart will be botn contented and a good
neighbor, and easily see what is fit to be
done by him.”
Let every man, then, seriously labor
to find in himself a sincerity and up-
lightness of heart at all times! and that
will save him abundance of other labor.
We hear of a number of lodges that
have deemed it proper to dispense with
meetings during the months of July and
August, reopening thefirst regular meet
ing in September. That a large number
of Lodges will adopt this plan we feel
warranted in asserting, and there may
be strong arguments in favor of such
action. With but very rare exceptions,
lodges meeting the entire year will find
the attendance remarkably meagre dur
ing the hot months, for even if brethren
are unable to leave the city, they w’ill
seek some cooler spot than a warm lodge-
room, and the thermometer among the
nineties. We think it would be better
were all the lodges to close during the
warm weather, then, in the fall the in
terest would be increased, more work
would be done, and success greater. Of
course there are exceptions to all rules,
some lodges from amount of work on
hand being obliged to hold communica
tions all summer, otherwise there would
be disappointments to brethren anxious
to get through the degrees as speedily as
possible. There are not many lodges so
pressed ’tis true, but there are some,
nevertheless. If a lodge receives fees for
conferring degrees, virtually promising
that applicants shall get through at an
early date, it cannot very well stultify
itlelf and shut up shop with perhaos only
one-third of a promise fulfilled. But,
w-hen a lodge has no work ahead, and
attendance small, and a seeming apathy
among its members, we think the worst
thing it possibly can do is to continue its
labors during the summer. Call off until
fall, and then begin anew with renewed
health and vigor, and show results far
more satisfactory than if the other course
had been adopted. We will cheerfully
make a note of any lodge deciding not to
meet during the next two months if we
are notified.—H. Y. Square.
all other general charities to the humane
consideration of the individual Mason.
A disposition of the funds of a Lodge, in
aid of general charities other than those
above mentioned, would, in my opinion,
not only lead to much discord among
the Brethren, but would also divert them
from the purposes for which they are
solemnly pledged. It is, therefore, held
that a Lodge, as such, should confine its
charitable bequests to the relief of wor
thy, distressed Brothers, their widows
and orphans.—Philadelphia Chronicle.
A New Crusade.—We are informed
that a movement is on foot in England to
form a corps of “Red Cross Knights” to
proceed to Constantinople, Turkey, and
establish a protectorate over the lives and
property of the foreign Christians resi
dent there. In view of the fanaticism of
the Mohommedan population of the
eastern cities, and the uncertain tenure
of life and property in event of an upris
ing, the object is a very praiseworthy one.
It is not intended that this body shall
take the field against the infidels except
in extreme oases, but it will afford asy
lums for the oppressed in case of neces
sity. All Templars are eligible, and the
corps will be governed by strict military
discipline, and officered by experts in the
use of arms. Should we able to glean
more information relative to this “new
crusade” we will lay it before our read
ers.—N. Y. Square.
No subordinate lodge in Massachusetts
has the power to suspend or expel a mem
ber from the rights of Masonry,
Masonic Chanty.
The following decision by the Grand
Master of Michigan correctly settles in
our opinion an oft mooted question :
Ques.-—A Lodge voted to give a cer
tain sum of money to a charitable organ
ization, not connected with Masonry, to
dispose of it in its discretion. Had the
Lodge the right to do so ?
Ans.—The question asked touches the
right of a Lodge to donate its funds to
aeneral charities. It involves manv con-
sideriitions, and the answer can only be
properly understood by noting the dif
ference between the rights and duties of
a Lodge in this particular, and the rights
and duties of the individual Mason. The
individual Mason is taught to be charita
ble toward all mankind, and to give in
charity to such an extent as his ability
will permit; and for such objects as shall
commend tliemselves to his judgement as
worthy. A Lodge, however, is circum
stanced so differently that it cannot act
upon this principle to the same extent as
the individual Brother. It is an organi
zation composed of a number of members
and organized for a specific purpose. Its
membership is made up of Brethren hold
ing different views in regard to who is
most needy among the destitute, and
what particular charity is most commend
able. This bein.n so, its financial suste
nance is necessarily limited to a narrow
compass. The funds held by it are set
apart to certain p rpo.ses, and its chari
ties must,, from the very nature of the
case, be confined' to such particular obn
jects as the great body of organized Ma
sons agree upon. By common usage the
charities of a Lodge, as such, are limited
to the relief of worthy, distressed Broth
ers, their widows and orphans. Beyond
this it should not go, but should leave
Grand Master Maynard of Michigan
has made this ruling : That tlie right to
object to a visit appertains to a Brother
only while he is actually in the Lodge.
A member cannot make and file an ob
jection with the Secretary, and thus pre
vent a visiting Brother’s admission to
the Lodge in his absence, when all the
Brethren present are willing to receive
the visitor. The Grand Master also de
clares his purpose to refuse all re
quests for Masonic processions upon “oth
er than strictly Masonic occasions.” The
Fourth of July, though Cemcnnial, he
does not regard as such an occasion.
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