Nesbitt Lecture

8/17/2019 Nesbitt Lecture

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FREEMASONRY:

ITS

NATURE, OBJECTS

AND

PRINCIPLES:

RETROSPECTIVE, EXPLANATORY,CRITICAL AND PRACTICAL.







APOLOGIA.

“The hollow sea shell o! "ea!s ha#h s#oo$

O% $&s#" shel'es, whe% hel$ a(a)%s# #he ea!,

P!o*la)+s )#s s#o!+" a!e%#.-

o!sh)&l /as#e!, R)(h# o!sh)&l Ve!" o!sh)&l, o!sh)&l B!e#h!e% a%$ B!e#h!e%:0I# )s *&s#o+a!" )%

*e!#a)% 1&!)s$)*#)o%s )% *o%%e*#)o% w)#h #he )%#e!es#)%( a%$ #)+e0ho%o&!e$ *e!e+o%)al a##e%$)%( #he la")%( o #he

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#e%e#s a%$ !)%*)les o #he +"s#)* a%$ Ro"al A!#, #he a2so!2)%( P"#ha(o!ea% so$al)#" o C!a# /aso%!" , #he

e%#alha 0 a% e%$less #!)a%(le o )'e o)%#s o P"#ha(o!as !e!ese%#)%( L)(h# 2e)%( also #he e%#alha o 3)%(

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(e%e!al %a#&!e, o21e*#s a%$ !)%*)les o #he I%s#)#&#)o% whose )%#e!es#s all ha'e so +&*h a# hea!#, $)e!e%*e )%

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e6e!*)se$ a%$ *o%#)%&e #o e6e!*)se &o% #he h)s#o!" a%$ $e'elo+e%# o o&! *o++o% h&+a%)#", #o 2e $el)'e!e$ 2" so+e +e+2e! o #he C!a# #a4)%( a!# )% #he *e!e+o%" . So+e se'e%#ee% "ea!s a(o #h)s a!#)*&la!l" o%e!o&s

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o +" P!o')%*)al G!a%$ /as#e!. S)! Joh% Se%ho&se Gol$)e0Ta&2+a%. The le*#&!e #he% $el)'e!e$ was

s&2se7&e%#l" &2l)she$ 2" a&#ho!)#" a%$ $e$)*a#e$ 2" se*)al e!+)ss)o% #o #he R)(h# 8o%. #he Ea!l o La#ha+.

Lo!$ Cha+2e!la)%. /os# o!sh)&l P!o G!a%$ /as#e! o 9!ee a%$ A**e#e$ /aso%s o E%(la%$, a%$ #ha#

le*#&!e I ha'e %ow #he ho%o&! #o !e0$el)'e! )% a so+ewha# !e')se$ o!+ &%$e! #he a&s)*es o Lo$(e A&!o!a, o!

as #he a%*)e%# !o'e!2 sa"s, “A&!o!a +&s)s a+)*a- “A&!o!a )s !)e%$l" #o #he /&ses.- /" ')ews w)#h !e(a!$ #o

#he !e&#e$ o!)()%, %a#&!e, !)%*)les a%$ o21e*#s o #he s&2l)+e I%s#)#&#)o% o wh)*h we )% #he #e!!)#o!)al

1&!)s$)*#)o% o #he U%)#e$ G!a%$ Lo$(e o New So&#h ales a!e *o%s#)#&e%# a!#s, ha'e &%$e!(o%e %o *ha%(e

w)#h #he lase o #)+e e6*e# )# +a" 2e #o 2e*o+e +o!e +ellowe$, +o!e se##le$, a%$ )# +a" 2e #o so+e l)##le

e6#e%# +o!e *lea!l" $e)%e$ as #he )%e')#a2le !es&l# o +o!e +a#&!e$ e6e!)e%*e a%$ +o!e +a#&!e$ #ho&(h#.ha# I #he% 2el)e'e$ I %ow 2el)e'e. ha# I sa)$ se'e%#ee% "ea!s a(o I %ow, )% #he l)(h# o w)$e%e$ e6e!)e%*e,

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!o2a2)l)#", !o+ #he)! %e*essa!)l" so+ewha# *!&$e a%$, )# +a" 2e, !osa)* *ha!a*#e!, a%$ !o+ #he l)+)#e$ #)+e

a# +" $)sosal al#o(e#he! a)l #o sa#)sa*#o!)l" !eal)se #he hoe&l a%#)*)a#)o%s o a%"#h)%( a!oa*h)%( #ha#

s&2l)+)#" o e6!ess)o%, o! !he#o!)*al ee*# wh)*h )s #he %a#&!al *o!olla!" .a%$ *o%*o+)#a%# #o o!a#o!" o!

elo7&e%*e, a%$ #he se7&el #o a 2!)ll)a%# l)#e!a!" !o$&*#)o%, I w)ll w)#h "o&! !a#e!%al )%$&l(e%*e a%$ #he e6e!*)se

o a ')!#&e wh)*h al+os# $ese!'es #o !a%4 w)#h #he #h!ee *a!$)%al ')!#&es, %a+el", .a#)e%*e, e%$ea'o&! #o

$)s*ha!(e #he o%e!o&s a%$ !eso%s)2le $&#" )%*&+2e%# &o% +e as 2e*o+es o%e, who, %o#w)#hs#a%$)%( h)s

+&l#)#&$)%o&s a*#s o *o+ +)ss)o% a%$ o o+)ss)o%, *o+2)%e$ w)#h h)s +a%" )$)os"%*!as)es 1&s#)")%( #he

aella#)o% o a s#o!+" e#!el, a%$ )# +a" 2e %&+e!o&s wea4%esses wh)*h ha'e *a&se$ h)+ #o 2e !e(a!$e$ )% #he

l)(h# o a% )*o%o*las#, a 'e!)#a2le “$es#!o"e! o )+a(es,- *la)+s, a%$ *o%s*)e%#)o&sl" *la)+s, #o 2e %o# o%l" a%

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$a", !ese*#)%( e'e!" 1o# a%$ #)##le o #he 'a!)o&s sole+% o2l)(a#)o%s , %o# o%l" )% #he s)!)# 2&# )% #he le##e!, )%#o

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!ese!'a#)o% o a%" 4)%$ )% #he s&2l)+e )%#e%s)#" a%$ 2ea&#" o #he ele'a#)%( e#h)*al #ea*h)%( )%*&l*a#e$ 2" #he

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&%$)+)%)she$ !ee$o+ , w)#h &%a2a#e$ e!'e%*" a%$ w)#h #!&e /aso%)* ;eal, #e+e!e$ 2" $)s*!)+)%a#)%(

$)s*!e#)o%.

INTRODUCTORY



“The he)(h#s 2" (!ea# +e% !ea*he$ a%$ 4e#

e!e %o# a##a)%e$ 2" s&$$e% l)(h#,

B&)l# #he" wh)le #he)! *o+a%)o%s sle#,

e!e #o)l)%( &wa!$ )% #he %)(h#.-

O a #he+e so )%#e%sel" )%#e!es#)%( )% *ha!a*#e!, a%$ so (e%e!all" a$+)!e$ , (!ea#l" 'e%e!a#e$ a%$ al+os#

&%)'e!sall" &%$e!s#oo$ 2" #he (!ea# 2o$" o )%#ell)(e%# #h)%4)%( /aso%s0+os# a!o!)a#el" a%$ e&ho%)o&sl"

#e!+e$ #he #!&e So%s o L)(h#0)# )s s*a!*el" %e*essa!" #o $es*a%# e6*e# )% (e%e!al #e!+s, ha')%( a!#)*&la!!ee!e%*e #o #he +os# !o+)%e%# o! sal)e%# ea#&!es al!ea$" *lea!l" !e*o(%)sa2le, a%$ #o !e')ew #hose ea#&!es )%

#e!+s !e#!ose*#)'e )% *ha!a*#e!, a%$ a# #he sa+e #)+e e6la%a#o!", *!)#)*al a%$ !a*#)*al )% #he)! al)*a#)o% .

The s&2l)+e a##!a*#)'e oe#!" o )$eolo(", $)$a*#)* elo7&e%*e, h)losoh)*al se*&la#)o%, h)lolo()*al *!)#)*)s+,

s"*holo()*al s"%#hes)s, a%$ #he *o%se7&e%# $e$&*#)'e !easo%)%( o s&**ee$)%( (e%e!a#)o%s, ha'e well0%)(h

e6ha&s#e$ #he)! $)ale*#)*al !eso&!*es, a%$ s4)ll )% e6h)2)#)%( )#s #al)s+a%)* owe!s a%$ )% (!a%$)lo7&e%#

e&lo()&+ a%$ !a)se o #he e6al#e$, a%$ e6al#)%( e#h)*s o 9!ee+aso%!" 0 !e'e!e%*e o! Go$, #he G!ea# A!*h)#e*#

o #he U%)'e!se, #he Eloh)+ a%$ A$o%a) , #he Powe! a%$ #he G!a*e o #he Se+)#)* %a#)o% < a%$ #he !es&l#)%(

*o!olla!", lo'e o! o&! 2!e#h!e%, lo"al#" #o o&! So'e!e)(%, a%$ a#!)o#)s+ #o o&! *o&%#!", #he la%$ !o+ whe%*e

we ha'e $e!)'e$ o&! <2)!#h a%$ )%a%# %&!#&!e. To )# #he wo!$s o Te%%"so% +a" a!o!)a#el" 2e al)e$:

“Lo= %ow )# s#a%$s 2eo!e +e,E'e% as lo%( "ea!s a(o I $!ea+e$ o )#,

Co%s&++a#e os!)%( o *o%s&++a#e a!#,

I$eal o!+ )#sel.-

/e% o (!ea# )%#elle*#, a2le a%$ )%#ell)(e%# #h)%4e!s, as#&#e !easo%e!s, a%$ !oo&%$ lo()*)a%s, #he (!ea# /aso%)*

al&+%) o #he)! $a" a%$ (e%e!a#)o%, s&*h as D!. Joh% Theoh)l&s Desa(&l)e!s. o%e o #he 2!)ll)a%# s#a!s !)+a!)l"

!eso%s)2le o! #he s&**ess a##e%$)%( #he !e')'al o 9!ee+aso%!" )% #he "ea! >?>?, a%$ #he se*o%$ G!a%$ /as#e!

a#e! #he a**o+l)sh+e%# o s&*h !e')'al, #he !e&#e$ “o%s e# o!)(o- o all Se*&la#)'e /aso%!", a%$ #he

!e&#e$ )%#!o$&*e! o E%(l)sh Se*&la#)'e /aso%!" )%#o S*o#la%$, a%$ 2" who+ 9!e$e!)*4 P!)%*e o ales was

)%)#)a#e$ a# 3ew Pala*e )% #he "ea! >?@? < D!. Geo!(e 3loss, #he “a*)le !)%*es- o 2)2l)o(!ahe!s, a%$ #he

a*4%owle$(e$ 9a#he! o /aso%)* B)2l)o(!ah", h)s (!ea# wo!4, “9!ee+aso%!" )% )#s T!&e S)(%))*a%*e,- 2e)%( a!e*o(%)se$ /aso%)* *lass)*< ell)%s Cal*o##, #he 9a#he! o #he s"%*!e#)* o! h)losoh)*al a%$ $)$a*#)* s*hool o

/aso%!" < C. A. Tho!", o A*#a La#a+o!&+ a+e, a ;ealo&s /aso%)* a%#)7&a!", whose !esea!*h )s !e+a!4a2le<

G. 9. 9o!#, #he well 4%ow% a%$ $ese!'e$l" !ese*#e$ a&#ho! o #he “Ea!l" 8)s#o!" a%$ A%#)7&)#)es o

9!ee+aso%!"-< Geo!(e Pa"%e, #he *o+)le! o #he Ge%e!al Re(&la#)o%s o

>?< 8&#*h)%so%, #he !e*o(%)se$ lea$e! o #he s)!)#&al)s)%( s*hool< J. G. 9)%$el, #he a&#ho! o a +e!)#o!)o&s

Co+)la#)o% a%$ who )s well 4%ow% a%$ $ese!'e$l" a!e*)a#e$ o! h)s )%#e%sel" )%#e!es#)%( *o%#!)2&#)o%s #o

/aso%)* h)s#o!" a%$ #o who+ 9!ee+aso%s o #h)s a(e a!e )%$e2#e$ o! $)sell)%( #he #heo!" o “#!a'ell)%(

/aso%s- as #he *o%1e*#&!al o!)()% o 9!ee+aso%!", as $)s*lose$ )% #he a(es o #he “Pa!e%#al)a- < D!. Ja+es

A%$e!so%, #he *o+)le! o #he )!s# a&#ho!)#a#)'e Boo4s o Co%s#)#&#)o%s )ss&e$ w)#h #he )+!)+a#&! o #he

G!a%$ Lo$(e o E%(la%$, a%$ 4%ow% a%$ $es*!)2e$ as #he “2as)s o /aso%)* h)s#o!"-< D!. Al2e!# /a*4e", o

wo!l$w)$e ,*ele2!)#" as a /aso%)* h)s#o!)a% o &%)+ea*ha2le )%#e(!)#", #ho&(h h)s $e$&*#)o%s a%$ *o%*l&s)o%s

)% so+e !ese*#s a!e %o# alwa"s !e(a!$e$ as lo()*all" a**&!a#e < o!, as 8o!a*e sa"s, so+e#)+es e'e% #he (oo$

8o+e! %o$s< )ll)a+ P!es#o%, who l)es 2&!)e$ )% S#. Pa&l5s Ca#he$!al, #he 1&s#l" *ele2!a#e$ a&#ho! o #he

“Ill&s#!a#)o%s o /aso%!",- #wel'e e$)#)o%s 2e)%( &2l)she$ $&!)%( h)s l)e#)+e. a wo!4 o#e% 7&o#e$ as a !el)a2le

a&#ho!)#", 2&# )% #h)s a(e we *a%%o# a**e# all #he Co%*l&s)o%s o #he a&#ho!< D!. Ol)'e!, #he a&#ho! o “8)s#o!)*al

La%$+a!4s,- a%$ whose %a+e, #o 7&o#e #he )++o!#al Ba!$ o A'o% )s “a+)l)a! )% #he +o&#h as a ho&sehol$

wo!$,- #o all #!&e s#&$e%#s o /aso%)* A!*haeolo(", he#e!o$o6 as so+e o h)s ')ews a%$ #heo!)es, h"o#heses

a%$ $e$&*#)o%s a!e %ow *o%s)$e!e$ %o#w)#hs#a%$)%(, a%$ whose lo#" #!a%s*e%$e%#al *o%*e#)o%s la*e h)+ a#

#he hea$ o #he )$eal)s#)*, o! Pla#o%)*, )% *o%#!a$)s#)%*#)o% #o #he !eal)s#)* o! +a#e!)al)s#)* s*hool< Law!)e, #he

a&#ho! o #he “8)s#o!" o 9!ee+aso%!",- w)#h se*)al !ee!e%*e #o S*o#la%$, )% wh)*h #he!e a!e +a%" )ll&s)o%s <

S*hle##e! a%$ )lle, #he a2le a%$ ;ealo&s Ge!+a% /aso%s, a%$ #he 1o)%# e$)#o!s o #he e%la!(e$ e$)#)o% o #he/oss$o!0Le%%)%( “8a%$2&*h $e! 9!e+a&!e!e),- a wo!4 s)+l" +a!'ello&s )% )#s a**&!a*" )% +a%" !ese*#s <

9allo%, who w!o#e #he “/"s#e!)e% $e! 9!e)+a&!e!e), “ a%$ who #!)e$ #o !o'e #ha# o&! !ese%# $a" s"s#e+ o

9!ee+aso%!" )s $)!e*#l" a##!)2&#a2le #o #he Ge!+a% S#o%e+aso%s, 2&# whose $e$&*#)o%s )% #h)s !e(a!$ *a%%o# 2e

a**e#e$ as #!&s#wo!#h" < S#e)%2!e%%e!, who ollowe$ )% h)s oo#s#es, a%$ who )s #he a&#ho! o a wo!4 e%#)#le$



#he “O!)()% a%$, Ea!l" 8)s#o!" o 9!ee+aso%!",- as $)$ also )%;e!, #he a&#ho! o “D)e De&#s*he%

B!&$e!s*ha&e!%,- a%$ S*ha&2e!(, #he a&#ho! o #he “8a%$2&*h $e! S"+2ol)4 $e! 9!e)+a&!e!e)-< Bes&*he#, who

w!o#e a “P!e*)s 8)s#o!)7&e $e l5O!$e! $e la 9!a%*0/a*o%%e!)e-< Re2ol$, who also w!o#e a “8)s#o!)7&e Ge%e!al

$e La 9!a%*0/a*o%%e!)e,- a%$ also a s&2se7&e%# wo!4 ,e%#)#le$ “O!)()%e $e la 9!a%*0/a*o%%e!)e-< 8. A. G)les,

#he a&#ho! o “9!ee+aso%!" )% Ch)%a,- a%$ who sa"s, “9!o+ #)+e )++e+o!)al we )%$ #he s7&a!e a%$

*o+asses, &se$ 2" Ch)%ese w!)#e!s #o s"+2ol)se e6a*#l" #he sa+e hases o +o!al *o%$&*# as )% o&! ow%

s"s#e+ o 9!ee+aso%!"- < Da')$ /&!!a" L"o%, #he a$+)##e$ Nes#o! o S*o##)sh 9!ee+aso%!", #he (!ea#

*h!o%)*le! o a**&!a*" a%$ ;eal a%$ &%$o&2#e$l" #he o!e+os# a%$ +os# !el)a2le /aso%)* s#&$e%# S*o#la%$ has

"e# !o$&*e$ < Ro2e!# 9!e4e Go&l$, a sa(e a%$ #he )%s#!&*#o! o a h&%$!e$ a(es, who sea4s a%$ w!)#es !o+ #he)%all)2le $a#&+ o *o%s#)#&#e$ a&#ho!)#" as well as #he $a#&+ o h)s#o!", o a%#)7&)#" a%$ o #!a$)#)o%, !e')ew)%(

a%$ $)sos)%( o #heo!" a#e! #heo!", h"o#hes)s a#e! h"o#hes)s< +" la#e !)e%$, Geo!(e . Se#h, whose

)%#)+a#e 4%owle$(e o ea!l" C!a# wo!4 a%$ whose la2o&! )% *o%%e*#)o% w)#h #he wo!l$0a+e$ lo$(e, “&a#&o!

Co!o%a#)-0#he o&! *!ow%e$ +a!#"!s, Se'e!&s, Se'e!)a%&s, Ca!oho!&s, a%$ V)*#o!)a%&s, +a!2le +aso%s,

s*o&!(e$ #o $ea#h )% #he !e)(% a%$ 2" o!$e! o Deo*le#)a%, )s 2e"o%$ all !a)se< )ll)a+ Ja+es 8&(ha%, #he

Se%)o! E)#o+e o !ese%# $a" 9!ee+aso%!", #owe!)%( Sa&l0l)4e a2o'e h)s all *o%#e+o!a!)es, #he e!&$)#e

a%#)7&a!)a% whose e!se'e!)%( a%$ ;ealo&s )%'es#)(a#)o%s o #he +os# o**&l# !o2le+s o /aso%)* h)s#o!" a%$

/aso%)* #!a$)#)o%al lo!e, )s )%e6#!)*a2l" )%#e!wo'e% w)#h #he h)s#o!" ,o A%(lo0Sa6o% 9!ee+aso%!" o! #he las#

)'e $e*a$es, a%$ who s#a%$s &%e7&alle$ as a 9!ee+aso% )% #he )%#elle*#&al a(e o #he la##e! a!# o #he

%)%e#ee%#h *e%#&!" o! h)s e67&)s)#e a$1&s#+e%#s o +ea%s #o e%$s, a%$ h)s *o%s)s#e%# a%$ !a)sewo!#h" eo!#s #o

!o'e !e*)!o*al a$a#a#)o% 2e#wee% )!s# !)%*)les a%$ #he)! e%')!o%+e%# a%$ +a%" o#he!s o #he !o(!ess)'eo! a$'a%*e$ s*hool o /aso%)* #ho&(h# a%$ !esea!*h,

“The Sa(es

ho ha'e le# s#!ea4s o L)(h# a#hwa!# #he)! a(es,-

who o**&" $ese!')%( %)*hes )% o&! alhalla, o! /aso%)* #e+le o a+e, 2&# who+ #)+e a%$ sa*e !e*l&$e

+e%#)o%)%(, ha'e e+lo"e$ #he +os# l&+)%o&s a%$ ')(o!o&s la%(&a(e )% a2le $)sse!#a#)o%, lea!%e$ #!ea#)se,

s&2#le $)s7&)s)#)o%, )%(e%)o&s a!(&+e%# a%$ lo()*al $e$&*#)o%, whe!ew)#h #o $e+o%s#!a#e #he a%#)7&)#" o

C!"#)* /aso%!", #o e6h)2)# #he (e%&)%e &se&l%ess o #he I%s#)#&#)o%< #o +ee# #he ')%$)*#)'e a%a#he+as o #he

!o2le+)*al “)!!e*o%*)la2les- w)#h #he)! a##e%$a%# a2s&!$)#)es, o!, as S)%o;a 0 o%e o #he (!ea#es# h)losohe!s

o +o$e!% #)+es sa"s, “/e% a!e so +a$e as #o !ese%# %o#h)%( +o!e )+a#)e%#l" #ha% #o 2e #!ea#e$ as *!)+)%al o! o)%)o%s0 wh)*h #he" $ee+ #!&e,- a%$ #o *o%#!o'e!# 2" e'e!" 'al)$ a%$ le()#)+a#e +ea%s )% #he)! owe!, #he

s#&l#)lo7&e%*e a%$ os#&la#o!" asse'e!a#)o%s o a(%os#)*)s+, !e'ol&#)o%)s+ a%$ a#h)s#)*al #ea*h)%( 7&)#e as

+al)(%a%#, ) %o# as #!e%*ha%# a%$ owe!&l, as #he a+o&s le##e!s o J&%)&s, wh)*h ha'e 2ee% !eea#e$l"

a$'a%*e$ w)#h )%#e%#)o%al $e#!)+e%# a(a)%s# o&! sa*!e$ a%$ Ro"al O!$e!, 2" #he )%a%e soh)s#!" o !e1&$)*a%#

&l#!a+o%#a%e h"s)*)s#s a%$ +e#ah)s)*)s#s, l)4e #he &%!)%*)le$ A22es Ba&!&el, Lea&6, La!&$a% a%$

P!o"a!$ , #he *!e$&lo&s D!. Plo#, #he !e$e#e!+)%a#e P!)#*ha!$, #he )%)she$ !e#e%$e!s a%$ $)sse+2le!s, R)*ha!$

Ca!l)le a%$ Ro2)%so% a%$ C. . 8e*4e#ho!%, #he !e*4less a&#ho! o “The Se*!e# So*)e#)es o all A(es a%$

Co&%#!)es,- +e% who +a" 1&s#l" 2e $es*!)2e$ as “+e$)o*!e %a#&!es, wh)*h )% #he)! hal%ess as)!e$ #o a+e a%$

$)s#)%*#)o%, 2&# we!e )%*aa2le o a%" $e#h o! a%" ea!%es#%ess.-

REPUTED ORIGIN O9 /ASONRY

9)a# L&6, e# L&6 &)#.-

“Le# #he!e 2e L)(h#= #he Al+)(h#" so4e<

Re&l(e%# s#!ea+s !o+ *haos 2!o4e,

To )ll&+e #he !)s)%( ea!#h<

ell lease$ #he G!ea# Jeho'ah s#oo$,

The owe! s&!e+e !o%o&%*e$ )# (oo$,

A%$ (a'e #he Pla%e#s 2)!#h.-

The la#e S)! 8e%!" Besse+e!, #ha# wo!#h" a%$ $)s#)%(&)she$ a!#))*e! )% +e#als, #he T&2al Ca)% o #he %)%e#ee%#h

*e%#&!", whose %a+e )s a+)l)a! )% all s#eel wo!4)%( *o++&%)#)es, o%*e o2se!'e$ #ha# )% h)s 'a!)e$ s&**esses he

was +&*h )%$e2#e$ #o wha# he 2ea&#)&ll" a%$ %o# )%a#l" #e!+e$ “a (ol$e% )(%o!a%*e.- Those who 4%ew h)+

sa" #ha# #h)s e6!ess)o% +ea%# #ha# he *a+e #o #he s#&$" o #he 'a!)o&s *o+le6 !o2le+s he ha$ o**as)o% #o



a##a*4 )% #he )%#e!es#s o s*)e%*e, a%$ #he *o%se7&e%# e6#e%s)o% o h&+a% 4%owle$(e w)#ho&# !e1&$)*e a%$

!eossess)o%, a2sol&#el" !ee !o+ 2)as a%$ a!#)al)#" a%$ ha')%( %o#h)%( #o &%lea!%, h)s +)%$ was !ee a%$

oe% #o !e*e)'e a%$ !e#a)% %ew )+!ess)o%s w)#ho&# ha')%( #o s#!&((le a(a)%s# #he 2)as o alse )$eas a%$

!e*o%*e)'e$ %o#)o%s. S)! 8e%!" Besse+e! was $e2#o! #o h)s “(ol$e% )(%o!a%*e,- a%$ he )% s&*h *)!*&+s#a%*es

a!oa*he$ #he s#&$" o #h)%(s w)#h !esh e"es, a%$ a**o!$)%(l" !e*o(%)se$ #he #!&#h a%$ 2e*a+e a% a!e*)a#e$

2e%ea*#o! o h)s !a*e. I# )s )% a s)+)la!l" &%soh)s#)*a#e$ s)!)# #ha# I wo&l$ l)4e #hose !ese%# #o a!oa*h #he

s#o!" a%$ s#&$" o #he !e&#e$ o!)()% o 9!ee+aso%!".

Tha# all0a2so!2)%( 7&es#)o% o #he !e&#e$ o!)()% a%$ a%#e*e$e%#s o 9!ee+aso%!", as #he #e!+ )s %ow (e%e!all"

a**e#e$ a%$ &%$e!s#oo$, )s &%$o&2#e$l" o%e o #he +os# e%#h!all)%( a%$ )%#e%se )%#e!es# #o e'e!" s#&$e%# o/aso%)* h)s#o!". I% #he (lo!)o&s &%*e!#a)%#" a##e%$)%( )#s o!)()% e'e!" ass)%( $e*a$e )% #he ea!l)es# s#a(es o

#he e)(h#ee%#h a%$ %)%e#ee%#h *e%#&!)es, )%'e%#)%( %ew )$eas, *o%#!)2&#)%( wea4 a%$ )ll0$)(es#e$ a2&l&+, a%$

a**e#)%( !esh #!a$)#)o%s, )+a()%a#)o% l)#e!all" !&% !)o#, 7&)#e &%s&o!#e$ 2" a%"#h)%( a4)% #o !oo , #!a$)#)o%

al#ho&(h )# +a" 2e sa*!)le(e #o $)e! !o+ #he (!ea# /aso%)* 8e!*&les, D!. Ol)'e! !e7&e%#l" $e'elo)%( )%#o

+"#h o! alle(o!", a%$ +a4)%( )# e6*ee$)%(l" $))*&l# #o sea!a#e #he s&2s#!a#&+ o #!&#h hal e+2e$$e$ )% a

s#!a#&+ o %e(a#)'e la#)#&$es !o+ #he s&e!s#!&*#&!e o )*#)o%0a%$ #he aa!e%# )%a2)l)#" #o $)!e*#l" lo*al)se

#he a!*he#"e &o% wh)*h !ese%# $a" 9!ee+aso%!" was o!)()%all" 2ase$, #he!e l)es a% &%$)s&#e$ *ha!+. o!,

*o)%*)$e%# w)#h #he a*a*)a, #he /)+osa N)%o#)*a o L)%%ae&s, we!e #he al+ o #he E("#)a% +"s#e!)es, #he

+"!#le o #he G!e*)a% a%$ #he +)s#le#oe o #he D!&)$s, #he !e*)se %a#&!e o #he 4%owle$(e as*e!#a)%a2le,

*o+2)%e$ w)#h #he e$&*a#)o%al a$'a%#a(es #o 2e $e!)'e$, w)ll well !ea" *lose !e sea!*h, s#!e%&o&s )%'es#)(a#)o%

a%$ )+a!#)al s*!&#)%". /a%" w)l$ a%$ )%$)s*!)+)%a#e s#a#e+e%#s ha'e 2ee% +a$e w)#h !e(a!$ #o #he !e&#e$o!)()% o 9!ee+aso%!". 9a%*" has )%$ee$ 2ee% !ee. /e% ha'e *o%s&l#e$ #he)! ass)o%s a%$ $es)!es )%s#ea$ o

h)s#o!)*al a**&!a*", a%$ )% #he +)%$ o #he a'e!a(e 9!ee+aso% #he as*)%a#)%( all&!e+e%#s o a%#)7&)#", a%$ #he

e%#)*)%( #ales o #!a$)#)o%, la!(el" !e$o+)%a#e )% e%a2l)%( h)+ #o o!+ a% o)%)o%, a%$ #hese *o%$&*e )% %o

s+all $e(!ee #o h)s ea*e o +)%$ a%$ h)s sa%)#" o 1&$(+e%# )% se##l)%( #he 'e6e$ 7&es#)o% #o h)s ow%, ) %o# #o

h)s %e)(h2o&!5s sa#)sa*#)o%. A%#)7&)#", +"#h)*al #!a$)#)o% , #!a$)#)o% wh)*h Ca!l"le $es*!)2es as a% e%o!+o&s

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a%$ +o$e!%, ea*h a!#)*&la! 2!a%*h ossess)%( a la!(e *)!*le o $e'o#e$ a$+)!e!s a%$ ;ealo&s e%#h&s)as#)*

e6o%e%#s, )+a()%a#)'e a%$ !o+a%#)*, "e# &%$e%)a2l" )% ea!%es#, a!e )%'a!)a2l" aeale$ #o w)#h 'a!")%( s&**ess

a%$ *e!#a)%#", a**o!$)%( #o #he e!e*# o! )+e!e*# %a#&!e o #he #es#)+o%" a'a)la2le o! )%'o4e$, #ho&(h #he!e

a!e 'e!" ew )% #hese $a"s who ()'e e'e% 7&al))e$ *!e$e%*e #o #he )+a()%a#)'e o&#o&!)%(s o #hose

e%#h&s)as#)*, #ho&(h so+ewha# &!2l)%$ a%$ +)s#a4e% ;ealo#s who )%s)s# o% *!")%( “L)(h# I L)(h#= whe% #he!e )s%o L)(h#, $a!4%ess +e!el" le%$)%( e%*ha%#+e%# #o #he)! ')ew, a%$ who e!s)s# )% see)%( ')s)o%s a%$ $!ea+)%(

$!ea+s a%$ who )% #he)! )%#e+e!a#e ;o%e o e6a((e!a#)o% e+ha#)*all" $e*la!e, !e(a!$less o *o%se7&e%*es,

#ha# 9!ee+aso%!" has )#s o&%$a#)o% a%$ o!)()% )% A$a+ )% #he (a!$e% o E$e% 2" #he 2a%4s o E&h!a#es a%$

T)(!)s< )% N)+!o$, #he 3)%( o Ba2"lo%, #he +)(h#" h&%#e!, o! )% #he #!a%sla#e$ E%o*h who 2&)l# #he )!s# *)#", o!

)% #he a!4 2&)l$e!, Noah.

“Ph)lolo()s#s who *hase

A a%#)%( s"lla2le #h!o&(h #)+e a%$ Sa*e

s#a!# )# a# ho+e a%$ h&%# )# )% #he $a!4,

To Ga&l, #o G!ee*e, a%$ )%#o Noah5s a!4,-

all #he a%*)e%# +"s#e!)es ha')%( 2ee% +o!e o! less a!4)#e )% #he)! *ha!a*#e!, o! )% #he Pa#!)a!*h A2!aha+. #he

9a#he! o #he 9a)#h&l, o! )% /oses, #he +ee4es# +a%, w)#h Josh&a, #he +a% o wa!, as De&#" G!a%$ /as#e!,

a%$ Ahol)a2 a%$ Be;a)eel as G!a%$ a!$e%s, o! )% 3)%( Solo+o%, #he (!ea# /aso%)* !o#o#"e h)+sel,

s&((es#)o%s wh)*h )% e'e!" *ase .a!e +o!e a%*)&l #ha% #!&e, a%$ 2ea! #he )+!ess o &%+)s#a4a2le a2s&!$)#".

Tho&(h #he!e )s %o o2s*&!a#)o% o #he a*# #ha# *o%'e!()%( *&!!e%#s o #ho&(h# e6)s#, )# )s &%$o&2#e$ #ha# #he!e

a!e *e!#a)% 'a(&e a%alo()es a%$ aa!e%# !ese+2la%*es a%$ a)%)#)es 2e#wee% #he $)s*)les o E&*l)$ o /e(a!a,

a G!ee4 h)losohe!, who )s !e7&e%#l" *o%o&%$e$ w)#h #he +a#he+a#)*)a% o #he sa+e %a+e, whose o!#"0

se'e%#h !o2le+ )s #he Pas# /as#e!5s 1ewel , #hese $)s*)les 2el)e'e$ )% o%e &%)'e!sal e6)s#e%*e, a%$ 2le%$e$ )#

w)#h #he So*!a#)* )$ea o #he !e$o+)%a%*e o #he +o!al ele+e%#, a%$ also 2e#wee% #he P"#ha(o!ea%s, #he

Ele&s)%)a%s, #he Esse%es, who lo&!)she$ a# #he 2e()%%)%( o #he Ch!)s#)a% e!a< #he C&l$ees, #he Ca!+a#h)#esa%$ #he +"s#)* Ra#)o%al)s#s o s4)+, #he 9e$a'), #hose (!ea# se*!e# o!(a%)sa#)o%s wh)*h lo&!)she$ so +&*h )%

#he !e+o#e a(es o a%#)7&)#" , a%$ )% #he D!&)$)*al !)#es o!+e!l" !a*#)se$ )% B!)#a)% a%$ )% Ga&l. I# )s #hese

aa!e%# a%alo()es a%$ !ese+2la%*es a%$ a)%)#)es, ese*)all" )% #he)! +o!al #ea*h)%( a%$ h"s)*al )$e%#)#",

wh)*h ()'e a *e!#a)% a+o&%# o *o>o&! #o #he *la)+s wh)*h ha'e !o+ #)+e #o #)+e 2ee% a$'a%*e$ o! #he



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o!(o##e% 2" #he ea!%es# /aso%)* s#&$e%#, see4)%( a#e! L)(h# a%$ $es)!o&s o ()')%( a !easo% o! #he a)#h wh)*h

)s w)#h)% h)+, #ha# !a#)o%al)s#)* a%$ s*)e%#))* *!)#)*)s+ has $e+o%s#!a#e$ #ha# #hese !e se+2la%*es a!e +o!e

s&e!)*)al a%$ a%*)&l #ha% !eal a%$ #he la&s)2le a%$ a##!a*#)'e $e$&*#)o%s a!)s)%( #he!e!o+ +o!e *h)+e!)*al

a%$ )+a()%a#)'e #ha% s#a2le, a%$ &!#he!, #ha# as #he +e!e ele+e%#al *o%*e#)o% o !ese%# $a" 9!ee+aso%!"

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a%$ e*&l)a! *o%$)#)o%s #he% !e'a)l)%(. The sa+e o2se!'a#)o%s +a$e 2" o#he! w!)#e!s, who !oess #o see a%

o!(a%)* *o%%e*#)o% )% #heo!" a%$ )% !a*#)*e s)+)la!)#)es o e6!ess)o% a%$ h!aseolo(" a%$ #he !o*e$&!e !ea!a#o!" #o )%)#)a#)o% a+o&%#)%( #o 'e!)s)+)l)#&$e 2e#wee% 9!ee+aso%!" a%$ #he Assass)%s, #he Ros)*!&*)a%s,

#he Te+la!s, #he Ill&+)%a#), #he Ca!2o%a!), #he 8e#a)!)a, #he Ro+a% Colle()a, a%$ o#he! +e$)ae'al so*)e#)es

ha')%( w)$el" $)e!e%# o21e*#s )% ')ew. h)le )# )s oss)2le a%$ )%$ee$ !o2a2le #ha# 9!ee+aso%!" as we 4%ow

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#)+e &o% #he +e+o!)es o +a% a%$ !o(!ess)'e $e'elo+e%# *o)e$ o! a!o!)a#e$ a% ol$e! !)#&al #o +ee# #he

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!e*e)'e$ as a&#ho!)#a#)'e a%$ *o%se7&e%#l" !el)a2le !oo o #he *o%#)%&)#" o l)e. I%$ee$ )# )s %ow 'e!"

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o al+os# )+e%e#!a2le $a!4%ess a%$ o2s*&!)#", a%$ #ha# !eea#e$ a##e+#s 2" #he +os# s4)lle$ 9!ee+aso%s o

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+e%$a*)o&s,- wh)ls# D!. A!+s#!o%(, B)sho o G!aha+s#ow%, 1&s#l" $e*la!e$ #ha# +o$e!% /aso%)* a%al"s#s

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#he T!o1a% !a*e, a%$ )%#o I!ela%$ 2" #he !ohe# Je!e+)ah, a%$ #ha# #we%#"0se'e% #ho&sa%$ /aso%s a**o+a%)e$

#he Ch!)s#)a% !)%*es )% #he C!&sa$es, a%$ #ha# /a!#)% L&#he! was !e*e)'e$ )%#o 9!ee+aso%!" o% Ch!)s#+as %)(h#)% #he "ea! > 1&s# )#ee% $a"s a#e! he ha$ 2&!%e$ #he Poe5s B&ll o E6*o++&%)*a#)o%. These w)l$

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!o+ >?H #o >> 8.R.8. #he P!)%*e o ales, %ow 8)s /os# G!a*)o&s /a1es#" 3)%( E$wa!$ VII., P!o#e*#o! o

#he C!a#, a%$ s)%*e >> 8.R.8. #he D&4e o Co%%a&(h# a%$ S#!a#hea!%.

As > ha'e al!ea$" o)%#e$ o&# #he G!a%$ Lo$(e o E%(la%$ was *o%s#)#&#e$ )% Lo%$o% )% #he "ea! >?>?. I%

>?, a**o!$)%( #o /a*4e", a%$ )% >?@, a**o!$)%( #o A%$e!so% a%$ S!a##, 7&o#e$ 2" Go&l$, a%$ aa!e%#l"

a**e#e$ 2" h)+ as *o%*l&s)'e, #he 9!ee+aso%s o D&2l)% hel$ a% asse+2l", a%$ o!(a%)se$ #he G!a%$ Lo$(e o

I!ela%$, Lo!$ V)s*o&%# 3)%(s#o% 2e)%( ele*#e$ #he )!s# G!a%$ /as#e!. The G!a%$ Lo$(e o /&%s#e! ha$,howe'e!, 2ee% )% e6)s#e%*e o! so+e ew "ea!s !)o! #o #he *o%s#)#&#)o% o #he G!a%$ Lo$(e o I!ela%$. Al#ho&(h

#!a$)#)o%, &%s&o!#e$ 2" a%" h)s#o!)*al !e*o!$, s#a#es #ha# 9!ee+aso%!" was )%#!o$&*e$ )%#o S*o#la%$ 2" #he

a!*h)#e*#s who 2&)l# #he A22e" o 3)lw)%%)%(, a%$ #ha# #he ')lla(e o #ha# %a+e 2ea!s #he sa+e !ela#)o% #o

S*o##)sh /aso%!" #ha# #he A%*)e%# C)#" o Yo!4 $oes #o E%(l)sh< )# )s %e'e!#heless a a*# #ha# #he G!a%$ Lo$(e o

S*o#la%$ as 4%ow% a# #he !ese%# $a" was %o# *o%s#)#&#e$ &%#)l >?@F, whe% as #he !es&l# o a !e(!e##a2le !e0

a!!a%(e$ $!a+a #he Ea!l o 8o+e, who ossesse$ #he (!ea#es# *la)+s a%$ 7&al))*a#)o%s o! #he ao)%#+e%#,

was $)s*a!$e$, a%$ #he Ea!l o O!4%e" a%$ Ca)#h%ess, a S# .Cla)! o Rosl"%, was ele*#e$ o% a s"+a#he#)* 'o#e

)%(e%)o&sl" o2#a)%e$ o% a 2o(&s *la)+ as #he )!s# G!a%$ /as#e!, #he 9!ee+aso%s o E$)%2&!(h o! so+e

h)#he!#o )%e6l)*a2le !easo% ha')%( e!+)##e$ #he 2!e#h!e% )% Yo!4, /&%s#e! a%$ D&2l)% #o !e*e$e #he+ )%

ollow)%( #he e6a+le se# 2" #he)! E%(l)sh 2!e#h!e% o #he +"s#)* #)e a# Lo%$o%, )% >?>?. Ow)%( #o )# 2e)%( a

+a##e! o a!a+o&%# )%#e!es# #o all /aso%)* s#&$e%#s I ha'e $e'o#e$ a *o%s)$e!a2le o!#)o% o +" allo##e$ #)+e#o #h)s +a##e! o #he !e&#e$ o!)()% a%$ $e'elo+e%# o 9!ee+aso%!". To s&+ & #he 'a!)o&s o2se!'a#)o%s o%

#h)s )+o!#a%# s&21e*# ae*#)%( as )# $oes #he whole e6)s#e%*e o !ese%# $a" 9!ee+aso%!", le# +e %ow sa" #ha#

e!so%all" I &%hes)#a#)%(l" ()'e +" hea!#" a$hes)o% #o #he lo()*al *o%*l&s)o%s a!!)'e$ a# $)sass)o%a#el" a%$ 2"

l&*)$ $)s7&)s)#)o% a%$ *!)#)*al a%al"s)s 2" #he (!ea#es# o +o$e!% /aso%)* h)s#o!)a%s, . B!o . Ro2e!# 9!e4e

Go&l$, Pas# G!a%$ Dea*o% o E%(la%$. /&*h as we a$+)!e #he $ese!'e$l" (!ea# /aso%)* h)s#o!)a%s o #he as#

)% #he)! s#!o%( $es)!e #o as*e!#a)% #he #!&#h, #o see4 a%$ )%$, a%$ (!ea#l" as we )% #h)s *!)#)*al a%$ *o%se7&e%#l"

+o!e e%l)(h#e%e$ /aso%)* a(e a!e &%$o&2#e$l" )%$e2#e$ #o #he ea!l" /aso%)* h)s#o!)a%s )% !ese%#)%( o! o&!

*o%s)$e!a#)o% #he !es&l# o #he)! !esea!*hes )%#o #he h)$$e% +"s#e!)es %o# o %a#&!e a%$ s*)e%*e, ,2&# o a%#)7&)#"

a%$ #!a$)#)o%, sh!o&$e$ )% #he $)+ ')s#a o a 2"(o%e as#, )# *a%%o# 2e $e%)e$, )%$ee$, )# has o% #he *o%#!a!" 2ee%

*o%*l&s)'el" !o'e$, as )s *lea!l" )%$)*a#e$ )% Go&l$5s h)s#o!", #ha# #he o!$)%a!" !a*#)*e a$o#e$ 2" /aso%)*

h)s#o!)a%s o #he ol$e! s*hool !o+ D!. A%$e!so% #o D! . Ol)'e!, was #o )%$&l(e )% !o+a%#)*)s+, a%$ #o $!aw

la!(el" &o% #he)! )+a()%a#)o%s o! #he)! “a*#s,- wh)ls# as Go&l$ 'e!" e!#)%e%#l" !e+a!4s, !oesse$l"

&!%)sh)%( !oos o #he a%#)7&)#" a%$ #!a$)#)o%al h)s#o!" o 9!ee+aso%!". 8a')%( !e(a!$ #o #hese )%e')#a2le

*o%*l&s)o%s #o wh)*h all )+a!#)al a%$ &%!e1&$)*e$ *!)#)*s a%$ /aso%)* sea!*he!s a#e! l)(h# a%$ #!&#h +&s#

e!o!*e s&2s*!)2e )# *a%%o# 2e $e%)e$ #ha# a $)s#)%*#, 2&# a# #he sa+e #)+e s&e!)*)al *olo&! a%$ s)(%))*a%*e

has 2ee% )+a!#e$ #o #he s&os)#)o% #ha# a# 2es# #he e6)s#)%( o!(a%)sa#)o% o 9!ee+aso%s )s +e!el" a +o$e!%

a$a#a#)o% o $e&%*# /aso%)* o!(a%)sa#)o%s, a%$ #ha# #he so$al)#" !e!ese%#e$ 2" #he (!ea# *&l# o #he /aso%)*

*!a# ha')%( e6#e%s)'e a%$ a!0!ea*h)%( !a+))*a#)o%s o'e! #he o&! 7&a!#e!s o #he ha2)#a2le (lo2e $a#es o%l"

!o+ #he se*o%$ $e*a$e o #he e)(h#ee%#h *e%#&!". Nee$less #o sa", I !e(a!$ a *o%*l&s)o% o #h)s %a#&!e as

a2sol&#el" e!!o%eo&s ) %o# a2s&!$. h)ls# !)+a!)l" #he *o%#e%#)o% +a" 2e !e(a!$e$ as a**&!a#e see)%( #ha# #he

G!a%$ Lo$(e o E%(la%$ was %o# o&%$e$ &%#)l >?>? )# +&s# 2e sel e')$e%# #ha# #he a!(&+e%# )s lo()*all"&%so&%$ a%$ &%#e%a2le, see)%( #ha# #he!e )s !oo os)#)'e #ha# o&! lo$(es we!e )% e6)s#e%*e a%$ wo!4)%( 2eo!e

#he *o%s#)#&#)o% o s&*h G!a%$ Lo$(e, a%$ #ha# #hese o&! lo$(es a*#&all" o!(a%)se$ a%$ o!+e$ s&*h G!a%$

Lo$(e.

I% #h)s *o%%e*#)o% I hea!#)l" *o%*&! w)#h Go&l$ whe% he sa"s #ha# “#!&#h )s s#!a%(e! #ha% )*#)o%,- ese*)all" )%



#he al)*a#)o% a%$ e!#)%e%*" o .#he o2se!'a#)o% )% !ela#)o% #o /aso%)* h)s#o!". The #!)#e a6)o+, as he 1&s#l"

sa"s, )%$s a% a# )ll&s#!a#)o% )% #he ea!l" h)s#o!)es o #he /aso%)* !a#e!%)#", o! howe'e! )+!o2a2le )# +a"

aea!, )# )s %o%e #he less a a*# as I ha'e al!ea$" show% #ha# #he +)%&#es o S*o##)sh Lo$(es !o+ #he s)6#ee%#h

*e%#&!", )% a$$)#)o% #o &%+)s#a4a2le *o%)!+a#o!" e')$e%*es o B!)#)sh /aso%)* l)e $a#)%( &!#he! 2a*4 2" so+e

#wo h&%$!e$ "ea!s, we!e a*#&all" le# &%hee$e$ 2" #he ea!l)e! h)s#o!)o(!ahe!s, al#ho&(h, as has s)%*e 2ee%

as*e!#a)%e$ a%$ $e+o%s#!a#e$ 2" #he !esea!*hes o L"o% a%$ 8&(ha%, +a%" o s&*h $o*&+e%#s )%'al&a2le a%$

well a&#he%#)*a#e$ la" !ea$" #o ha%$, seale$ 2oo4s, ,2&# !ea$" #o 2e oe%e$, o%l" awa)#)%( e6a+)%a#)o% a+o%(s#

#he a!*h)'es a%$ +&%)+e%#s o #he ol$ lo$(e *hes#s. I%s#ea$ o a *a!e&l $)(es# o #hese 'e!)#a2le !e*o!$s

!ela#)%( #o a 2"(o%e e!a, !e*o!$s)# +a" 2e s#a#e$, a(a)% I 7&o#e Go&l$, o &%7&es#)o%a2le a%#)7&)#", #he Cha!#e!so #he S#. Cla)!s o Rosl"%, o! )%s#a%*e 0 #hose a%6)o&s #o 2e*o+e a*7&a)%#e$ w)#h a%$ o2#a)% so+e 4%owle$(e

o #he a$+)##e$l" *o+le6 !o2le+ ha$ #o wa$e #h!o&(h a *o+e%$)&+ o sa*!e$ a%$ !oa%e h)s#o!" o +o!e

#ha% $o&2#&l a**&!a*", e%#)#le$ “The 8)s#o!" a%$ Co%s#)#&#)o%s o #he +os# A%*)e%# a%$ 8o%o&!a2le 9!a#e!%)#"

o 9!ee a%$ A**e#e$ /aso%s *olle*#e$ !o+ #he)! ol$ Re*o!$s a%$ a)#h&l T!a$)#)o%s,- a%$ sea!*he!s a#e! #!&#h

a%$ l)(h# o&%$ 'e!" l)##le #o, !ewa!$ #he)! sea!*h, #he !es&l# a!o6)+a#)%( #o #he !o'e!2)al %ee$le )% a

ha"s#a*4.

Ch!o%olo()*al a%$ %&+e!)*al a%o+al)es #he!e a!e %o $o&2#, 2&# #hese a%o+al)es, %o#w)#hs#a%$)%( )# )s a +a##e!

o *o++o% 4%owle$(e, he who !&%s +a" !ea$, #ha# #he ol$es# lo$(es )% S*o#la%$ ossess !e()s#e!s o +e+2e!s

a% $ +ee#)%(s as well as )%#e!es#)%( a!#)*&la!s o #he)! laws, !e(&la#)o%s, *&s#o+s a%$ o!$)%a%*es !a%()%(

2a*4wa!$ o! &wa!$s o #h!ee h&%$!e$ "ea!s. The Lo$(e o E$)%2&!(h No. ! , a**o!$)%( #o #he S*haw S#a#&#es,

#o wh)*h !ee!e%*e has al!ea$" 2ee% +a$e, )s !e*o(%)se$ as #he )!s# a%$ !)%*)al Lo$(e )% S*o#la%$, #ha# o/o#he! 3)lw)%%)%(. No. , 2e)%( se*o%$, a%$ #he Lo$(e o S#)!l)%( #h)!$, a**o!$)%( #o #he)! a%*)e%# !)')le(es.

I# )s #!&e #ha# )# )s %o# 4%ow% whe% #he a%*)e%# lo$(es Lo$(e o E$)%2&!(h a%$ /o#he! 3)lw)%%)%( a*#&all"

o!)()%a#e$, 2&# )# )s &%)'e!sall" *o%*e$e$ #ha# #he +e+o!a%$&+ a)6e$ #o )#s #)#le o% #he “Roll o Lo$(es

hol$)%( &%$e! #he G!a%$ Lo$(e o S*o#la%$ as !e(a!$s Lo$(e o E$)%2&!(h,- +a" 2e sael" a**e#e$ as *o!!e*#,

%a+el", “2eo!e >,- so #ha# #hese Lo$(es ha'e 2ee% )% e6)s#e%*e o! +o!e #ha% #h!ee *e%#&!)es. Da')$

/&!!a" L"o%, )% h)s h)s#o!" o #he Lo$(e o E$)%2&!(h, s#a#es #ha# )#s ea!l)es# +)%&#e 2ea!s $a#e “Ul#)+o, J&l".

>,- a%$ )s a !o%o&%*e+e%# o% a 2!ea*h o #he S#a#&#e !ela#)%( #o Cowa%s a%$ )%#!&$e!s )% 9!ee+aso%!". The

*ha!#e! o Ca%o%(a#e 3)lw)%%)%( )s $a#e$ o#h De*e+2e!, >F??, a%$ #he Cha!#e! o! a!!a%# o Co%s#)#&#)o% #o

#h)s Lo$(e +a" 2e !oe!l" $es)(%a#e$ #he “P!e+)e! S*o##)sh a!!a%# oCo%s#)#&#)o%.-

I# +&s# %o# 2e o!(o##e% #ha# #he!e a!e +a%" 2!e#h!e% who *o%s)$e! #ha# #he ea!l)es#/aso%)* Lo$(e )% S*o#la%$

)s /a!"5s Chael, 2&# #he “I%*o!o!a#)o% o /a!"5s Chael,- a%$ #he “Lo$(e o E$)%2&!(h- we!e 7&)#e sea!a#ea%$ $)s#)%*# 2o$)es. L"o% )% h)s h)s#o!" o #he “Lo$(e o E$)%2&!(h- #h)%4s )# !o2a2le #ha# #he “owe! o

!a)s)%( ellow *!a#s #o #he os)#)o% o! s#a#&s o /as#e!s )% oe!a#)'e +aso%!" )% #he se'e%#ee%#h *e%#&!" was

'es#e$ )% #he I%*o!o!a#)o%s a%$ %o# )% #he Lo$(es, #he la##e! s)+l" *e!#)")%( #ha# #he *a%$)$a#es o! s&*h

os)#)o% s we!e $&l" asse$ as *o+e#e%# ellow *!a#s, a%$ )% #ha# o)%)o% Go&l$ *o)%*)$es. I# )s 7&)#e #!&e #ha#

#he “I%*o!o!a#)o% o !)(h#s a%$ /aso%s- was *o%s#)#&#e$5 2" a% A*# o #he /a()s#!a#es a%$ o#he! a&#ho!)#)es

o E$)%2&!(h )% >H?, s&2se7&e%#l" !a#))e$ 2" #he A!*h2)sho o S#. A%$!ews )% >>?, 2" Ro"al Cha!#e! )%

>? a%$ >F@, a%$ 2" #he Co++o% Co&%*)l )% >F@@. Th)s I%*o!o!a#)o% was o!)()%all" *o%)%e$ #o #he

+e+2e!s o #he #wo #!a$es 1&s# +e%#)o%e$, 2&# )% #)+e (la;)e!s, l&+2e!s a%$ o#he!s we!e !e*e)'e$ 2" $e*)s)o%

o #he Co&!# o Sess)o%. I# was &s&all" 4%ow% as #he “U%)#e$ I%*o!o!a#)o% o /a!"5s Chael- !o+ )#s +ee#)%(s

2e)%( hel$ )% a *hael $e$)*a#e$ #o #he V)!()% /a!", wh)*h was swe# awa" o% #he 2&)l$)%( o #he So&#h B!)$(e

)% >?. As #he lo$(e asse+2le$ )% #he sa+e 2&)l$)%(, )#s !a#he! *&!)o&s %a+e, “The Lo$(e o E$)%2&!(h

/a!"5s ChaelM,55 )s e6la)%e$.

/a%" o #he 2o$)es #o wh)*h !e')o&s !ee!e%*e has 2ee% +a$e we!e #he o&%$e!s o #he G!a%$ Lo$(e o

S*o#la%$ )% >?@F, a#e! #he +o$el o #he G!a%$ Lo$(e o E%(la%$, a%$ o&%$e$ )% >?>?. So+e, howe'e!, $)$ %o#

a!#)*)a#e )% #he )!s# )%s#a%*e, 2&# we!e s&2se7&e%#l" a$+)##e$, wh)ls# o#he!s !ee!!e$ a sle%$)$ )sola#)o% #o

&%)o% 0 o%e o #he las# %a+e$ ha')%( e6)s#e$ as a% )%$ee%$e%# lo$(e #h!o&(h #he a(es #o #he !ese%# $a". I#

w)ll, #he!eo!e, 2e o2se!'e$, as Go&l$ 1&s#l" sa"s, #ha# a s4e#*h o #he sal)e%# ea#&!es o #hese h)(hl" )%#e!es#)%(

a%$ )+o!#a%# a%*)e%# $o*&+e%#s o!+s a% )+o!#a%# a%$ $e#e!+)%a#e l)%4 )% #he *ha)% wh)*h *o%%e*#s wha# )s

o&la!l" 4%ow% as #he Lo$(es o /o$e!% 9!ee+aso%!" w)#h #he)! $o+a#)* o! oe!a#)'e a%$ (eo+a#)* o!

se*&la#)'e a%*es#o!s. Th)s s4e#*h I ha'e e%$ea'o&!e$ #o &!%)sh, 2!)el" )# )s #!&e, 2&# )% s&*h a o!+ as I #!&s#

w)ll ha'e !o'e$ )%#e!es#)%(. I #he!eo!e ha'e %o hes)#a#)o% )% la*)%( o% !e*o!$ +" o)%)o% a%$ ')ew. wh)*h*o)%*)$es w)#h #ha# so a2l" e6!esse$ 2" Go&l$ whe% he sa)$ )% >@, whe% I )!s# !ea$ h)s h)s#o!", #ha# )# w)ll 2e

see% #ha# 2" #he *olle*#)o% a%$ *o+a!a#)'el" !e*e%# &2l)*a#)o% o +a%" o #he )%#e!es#)%( !e*o!$s !e')o&sl"

all&$e$ #o so +&*h e')$e%*e has 2ee% a**&+&la#e$ !ese*#)%( #he ea!l" h)s#o!", !o(!ess a%$ *ha!a*#e! o #he

C!a# as #o 2e al+os# e+2a!!ass)%(, a%$ #he !oos)#)o% +a" 2e sael" a$'a%*e$, as I ha'e ,!e')o&sl" sa)$, #ha#



#he G!a%$ Lo$(es o G!ea# B!)#a)%, #he G!a%$ Lo$(es o&%$e$ a%$ o!(a%)se$ 2" #he A%(lo0Sa6o%s a!e #he $)!e*#

$es*e%$a%#s 2" *o%#)%&)#" a%$ 2" a2so!#)o% o #he a%*)e%# 9!ee+aso%!" wh)*h )++e$)a#el" !e*e$e$ #he)!

)%s#)#&#)o%, a%$ w>h)*h *a% 2e sa#)sa*#o!)l" $e+o%s#!a#e$ w)#ho&# a$'e%#)#)o&s a)$, a%$ w)#ho&# !e7&)!)%( #he

e6e!*)se o e)#he! $o(+a#)s+ o! *!e$&l)#".

GENERAL PRINCIPLES, OBJECTS, TEAC8ING AND SY/BOLIS/ O9 /ASONRY.

“O% e'e!" #ho!% $el)(h#&l w)s$o+ (!ows,I% e'e!" !)ll a swee# )%s#!&*#)o% lows.-

As #o #he (e%e!al !)%*)les a%$ o21e*#s o 9!ee+aso%!", 2!e#h!e%, )# )s %e)#he! 'a(&e %o! sha$ow" )% )#s a)+s

a%$ as)!a#)o%s, wh)ls# oose$ #o *&!!e%# *o%*e#)o%s )% #he +)%$ o #he &%)%s#!&*#e$ a%$ o&la! wo!l$ who

a!e %o# /aso%s. I%$ee$, )# +a" sael" 2e ass&+e$ #ha# "o&, !e!ese%#)%( #he el)#e o #he !a#e!%)#" )% #h)s

#e!!)#o!" o New So&#h ales, a!e #oo well a*7&a)%#e$ w)#h #he+ #o %ee$ a%" &!#he! el&*)$a#)o% o% +" a!#. O%

)#s 2!oa$ la#o!+ (e%e!al !)%*)les a!e o +o!e )+o!#a%*e #ha% e*o%o+)* #heo!)es. I#s ol)*" )s #ha# so #e!sel"

$es*!)2e$ 2" R&s4)%, #he sa(e o Co%)s#o%, a ol)#" )% wh)*h #he !a#e!%)#" w)#h )#s all )s a# e'e!" +e+2e!5s

se!')*e a%$ e'e!" +e+2e! w)#h h)s all )s a# #he se!')*e o #he !a#e!%)#" s&21e*# #o *e!#a)% 7&al))*a#)o%s !e%$e!e$

%e*essa!" 2" a+)l" #)es. As I ha'e al!ea$" sa)$, #he 2!o#he!hoo$ o +a% a%$ #he wo!#h o #he )%$)')$&al )s #he

&%$a+e%#al 2as)s, #he o&%$a#)o% s#o%es o #he /aso%)* e#h)* a%$ )#s )%s)!a#)o%. I% so+e 7&a!#e!s #o0$a" #he!e)s a% &%$o&2#e$ #e%$e%*" #o a##e+# #he e6al#a#)o% o #he )%$)')$&al #o #he s&2'e!s)o% o #he +o!e e6al#e$

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wa#*hwo!$s o &%swe!')%( alle()a%*e a%$ #!&e Lo"al#", Be%e'ole%*e a%$ Cha!)#", a%$ #he (!ea# *a!$)%al

!)%*)les &0o% wh)*h )#s o&%$a#)o%s a!e )!+l" a%$ se*&!el" 2ase$ a!e #he well 4%ow% /aso%)* #!)a$,

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#o&*hs#o%e o )#s #!&e $)sos)#)o%, se%#)+e%#, a%$ *ha!a*#e!, #ea*h)%( &s wha#

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)ll !e%$e! swee# !es&l#s.-

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*e!#a)% #&!2&le%# se*!e# a%$ +)s*h)e'o&s o!(a%)sa#)o%s.

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#)+e as #he %e*essa!" a$1&%*# a%$ !es&l# o a s)!)#&al #!a%so!+a#)o%.

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#he Vol&+e o #he Sa*!e$ Law, #he D)')%e o!$, #he G!ea#es# o #he G!ea# E+2le+a#)*al L)(h#s, a%$ )# %e'e!

loses s)(h# o #he /aso%)* The)s#)* 2el)e )% #he S&!e+e Al+)(h#" A!*h)#e*# o #he U%)'e!se, O+%)s*)e%#,

O+%)!ese%#, O+%)o#e%#, Pe!so%al a%$ D)')%e.I# 2!ea#hes a *lea!l" $e)%e$ se%#)+e%# o e6al#e$ s)!)#&al !el)()o% , *o+2)%e$ w)#h $o*#!)%al #ea*h)%( o #he

+os# $es)(%)%( )%#ell)(e%*e, a $e'o#)o%al s)!)# o #he &!es# o!$e!, s&*h as )# has 2ee% #he ha2)# #o *o%s)$e! #he

e6*l&s)'e $)s#)%(&)sh)%( *ha!a*#e!)s#)* o #he 8e2!ews a+o%( #he Se+)#)* %a#)o%s o!, as D!. Ol)'e! #ells &s, “#he

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h!ase o Lo$(e S"+2ol)s+, !o+ wh)*h %o# o%e o &s *a% +a#e!)all" e!!, )s #he Lo'e o Go$. A%$ o% #h)s

a&l#less, well2ala%*e$ *e%#!al o)%#, /aso%!" +a" #!&l" 2e sa)$, as #he (oo$ ol$ a!*haeolo()s#, +)s#a4e%

#ho&(h he has s)%*e 2ee% !o'e$ #o 2e )% +a%" #h)%(s, a#l" &#s )#, “To 2&)l$ )#s a)#h, !o+ )# #o $e!)'e )#s

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9!ee+aso%!" +a" 2e *o%s)$e!e$ as a *o+le#e *o+e%$)&+, a 'a$e +e*&+ o #he whole +o!al *o$e, o&! $&#"

#o Go$, o&! $&#" #o o&! %e)(h2o&!s, a%$ o&! $&#" #o o&!sel'es< #he whole +o!al law, as *o+!)se$ )% #he

Gosels #o #he Ch!)s#)a%, #he Pe%#a#e&*h #o #he Is!ael)#e, #he 3o!a% #o #he /&ss&l+a%, #he Ve$as #o #he B!ah+)%.

I% #he $e'elo+e%# o )#s o21e*#s )# !ooses %o# +e!el" #o ele'a#e a%$ e%l)(h#e% #he +)%$, #ha# (!ea# )%')s)2le

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a%$ o'e!whel+)%( a$'e!s)#", a%$ a s"%os)s o #he +ea%s #o 2e &!s&e$ )% se*&!)%( a%$ a*)l)#a#)%( #he !oe!,

a%$ a# #he sa+e #)+e, #he e)*)e%# e!o!+a%*e o #he $&#" e%1o)%e$ a%$ o #he +o#)'es wh)*h &!(e #o #he

a**o+l)sh+e%# a%$ &l)l+e%# o #h)s $&#", a%$ #he le()#)+a#e &se o #hose +ea%s.

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#owa!$s o&! )%)#e wo!l$ w)#h)% #he *o+ass o #ha# l)(h# wh)*h )s )%a**ess)2le #o #he &%)%)#)a#e$. The %a#&!e a%$

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#o )%l&e%*e o&! *o%$&*# #owa!$s 8)+ as o&! S&!e+e 9a#he!, Be%ea*#o! a%$ /o!al Go'e!%o!, as also )% #he

!oe! $)s*ha!(e o #he )+o!#a%# $&#)es a%$ a+e%)#)es o so*)al l)e. B" )# we a!e l)4ew)se #a&(h# #o +a4e a

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w)ll e6h)2)# #o all (e%e!a#)o%s a lo'el" +o$el o #he &ses o wh)*h +e% o !)(h# s)!)# a%$ 1&$)*)o&s$)s*!)+)%a#)o%, a*#&a#e$ 2" #he all0e!'a$)%( se%#)+e%# o #!&e 2!o#he!l" lo'e, a%$ a #!&e, &%sel)sh ;eal o! #he

!o+o#)o% o #he (e%e!al )%#e!es#s o #he !a#e!%)#", w)ll e+lo", wha#e'e! )%l&e%*e ae!#a)%s #o #he)!

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e%a2le$, w)#ho&# %e(le*#)%( #he o!$)%a!" $&#)es o o&! s#a#)o% )% l)e, #o e%e!(e#)*all" $e'o#e o&!sel'es #o #he

s#&$" o s&*h o #he l)2e!al a!#s a%$ s*)e%*es as l)e w)#h)% #he *o+ass o o&! a##a)%+e%#, a%$ #o *a!e&ll" #!a*e

#he+ !o+ #he)! $e'elo+e%# #h!o&(h #he so+ewha# )%#!)*a#e a#hs o hea'e%l" s*)e%*e, e'e% #o #he #h!o%e o

Goo 8)+sel , a%$ #o ollow w)#h #ha# awe a%$ !e'e!e%*e $&e !o+ #he C!ea#&!e #o #he C!ea#o!, #he G!a%$

Geo+e#!)*)a% o #he U%)'e!se, 2" +)%&#el" )%se*#)%( a%$ a%al";)%( 8)s wo!4s, a%$ 9!ee+aso%!", wh)ls#

lea$)%( o&! !ele*#)o%s )%#o #ha# +os# )%#e!es#)%( o all h&+a% s#&$)es, #he 4%owle$(e o o&!sel'es, a%$ 2"

)ll&s#!a#)%(

“The las# s*e%e o all,

#ha# e%$s #h)s s#!a%(e E'e%#&l h)s#o!"-<

lea$)%( &s #o *o%#e+la#e o&! )%e')#a2le $es#)%"

“he!e w!)#h)%( *lo&$s &%!oll,

S#!)')%( #o &##e! #he+sel'es )% shaes-<

a%$ #ea*h)%( &s #o eel, )% #he +o!al a#+oshe!e 2" wh)*h )# s&!!o&%$s &s, #ha# #o #he 1&s# a%$ ')!#&o&s +a%,

$ea#h, “a% &%s&!'e"e$ la%$, a% &%a!!a%(e$ s*)e%*e,- as 9a2e!, a lea!%e$ a%$ 'ol&+)%o&s $)')%e, #e!+s )# has %o#e!!o!s e7&al #o #he s#a)% o alsehoo$ a%$ $)sho%o&!, %e'e!#heless, *lea!l" a%$ $e)%)#el" )ll&s#!a#es #he sole+%

a%$ awe0)%s)!)%( $a!4%ess a**o+a%")%( #he $)ssol&#)o% o #h)s ea!#hl" !a+e, a%$ #he so+2!e o2s*&!)#" o #he

(!a'e, #he he!)#a(e o E$e%, wh)*h )s *o++o% #o all, as #he (a#e o L)(h# a%$ L)e. As El);a2e#h Ba!!e##

B!ow%)%(, E%(la%$5s (!ea#es# oe#ess, sa"s:



“3%owle$(e2" s&e!)%( e%#e!e#h,

A%$ l)e )s e!e*#e$ 2" $ea#h-

so 9!ee+aso%!" #ea*hes &s #ha# #he #e%e2!o&s%ess o $ea#h )s 2&# #he o!$a)%e$ o!e!&%%e! o a +o!e !e&l(e%#

l)(h# wh)*h shall ass&!e$l" ollow a# #he !es&!!e*#)o% o #he 1&s#,

“The o%e a!o D)')%e e'e%#

To wh)*h #he whole C!ea#)o% +o'es.5

)#h !e(a!$ #o #he $es*!)#)'e s"+2ol)s+ o 9!ee+aso%!", #he #")*al s)+)les a%$ )ll&s#!a#)'e )+a(e!" wh)*h )s

&se$ #o e6!ess a%$ *o%'e" aos)#e a%$ e!#)%e%# s)(%))*a#)o% )% #he !e!ese%#a#)o% o a%" +o!al #h)%(,

!)%*)le o! !e*e# 2" #he !oe!#)es o %a#&!al #h)%(s o! )(&!es. #h)s s"+2ol)* a2s#!a*# o! *o+e%$)&+ o

)ll&s#!a#)o% e*&l)a! #o 9!ee+aso%!" as a% o**&l# s*)e%*e )s 2e"o%$ 7&es#)o% a s&!')'al o #he *&s#o+s a%$

&sa(es ae!#a)%)%( #o #he ,!a*#)*e o #he a%*)e%# +"s#e!)es o wh)*h )# )s )% ee*# a% e6a*# *o&%#e!a!#.

A**o!$)%( #o o%e w!)#e! %a+e$ 2" D!. /a*4e", #he )!s# lea!%)%( )% #he wo!l$ *o%s)s#e$ o s"+2ols, a%$ )# )s a%

)!!e&#a2le a*# #ha# s"+2ol)* #ea*h)%( has *o%#)%&e$ #h!o&(h #he a(es *o++e%*)%( w)#h !)+e'al +a% #o #he

!ese%# #)+e. I%$ee$, )%'es#)(a#)o% a%$ !esea!*h *lea!l" $e+o%s#!a#e 2" !es&l#s #ha# #he w)s$o+ ossesse$ 2" #he

Chal$ea%s, #he Phoe%)*)a%s, #he E("#)a%s, #he 8e2!ews< o o!oas#e!, a+e$ )% *lass)*al a%#)7&)#" as #he

o&%$e! o #he w)$el" !e%ow%e$ w)s$o+ o #he /a() o e&s, #he *h)e $e)#" o a%*)e%# G!ee4 !el)()o%, whose%a+e al+os# *e!#a)%l" +ea%s s4"5 a%$ 2e*o+es a sho!#ha%$ s"+2ol o! #he Pa%#he)s#)* $e)#"< o

Sa%*h&%)a#ho%, #he !e&#e$ a&#ho! o #he Phoe%)*)a% w!)#)%(s o Phe!e*"$es, o%e o #he ea!l)es# G!ee4

h)losohe!s, a%$ #he !e&#e$ #ea*he! o P"#ha(o!as, a%$ o who+ C)*e!o a%$ A&(&s#)%e e'e% asse!# #ha# he was

#he )!s# #o #ea*h #he )++o!#al)#" o #he so&l< o S"!&s< o P"#ha(o!as, #he G!e*)a% Sa(e, whose s"s#e+ has 2ee%

#e!sel" $es*!)2e$ as #he +os# e!e*# a!o6)+a#)o% #o #he o!)()%al s*)e%*e o 9!ee +aso%!" wh)*h *o&l$ 2e

a**o+l)she$ 2" a hea#he% 2e!e# o #he a)$ o !e'ela#)o% a%$ #o who+ we a!e )%$e2#e$ o! #he $e+o%s#!a#)o% o

#he o!#"0se'e%#h !o2le+ )% #he )!s# 2oo4 o E&*l)$ , a%$ wh)*h !o2le+ has 2ee% a$o#e$ as #he s"+2ol

$e%o#)%( #he Pas# /as#e!< o So*!a#es, #he (!ea# A#he%)a%, a%$ o Pla#o, #he A#he%)a% h)losohe!, a%$ #he

!e*o(%)se$ a#he! o )$eal)s+ , )s all $e!)'e$ !o+ s"+2ol)s+. Pla#o, )%$ee$, #ells &s #ha# all #h)%(s a!e

s"+2ol)*al, a%$ wha# we *all !es&l#s a!e 2e()%%)%(s, wh)ls# )% o&! +o$e!% $a"s #he &se o s"+2ol)s+ as a

+e#ho$ o )+a!#)%( )%s#!&*#)o% )s &ll" 1&s#))e$ 2" #he 2es# w!)#e!s. E+e!so%, #he e+)%e%#, has $e*la!e$ #ha##he!e )s %o +o!e wel*o+e ()# #o +e% #ha% a %ew s"+2ol, a%$ a**o!$)%( #o Tho+as Ca!l"le, o o&! ow% $a",

a%$ (e%e!a#)o%, )% a s"+2ol #he!e )s *o%*eal+e%#, a%$ "e# !e'ela#)o%, s)le%*e a%$ see*h a*#)%( #o(e#he!, so+e

e+2o$)+e%# a%$ !e'ela#)o% o #he )%)%)#e +a$e #o 2le%$ )#sel w)#h #he )%)#e, #o s#a%$ ')s)2le, a%$ as )# we!e,

a##a)%a2le #he!e. B&# /aso%)* s"+2ols a%$ /aso%)* s"+2ol)s+ as a% a!o'e$ +o$e o *o%'e")%( )%s#!&*#)o%,

%ee$s %o $ee%*e a%$ %o 1&s#))*a#)o%, )#s )%#elle*#&al al)*a#)o% a%$ *o%*e#)o% 2e)%( *o%')%*)%( )% )#s

s)+l)*)#" a%$ )#s &!o!#, a%$ wha# #he A!4 o #he Co'e%a%# )s #o #he 8e2!ew, #he *!oss #o #he Ch!)s#)a%, a%$ #he

*!es*e%# #o #he /oha++e$a%, .so )s #he s"+2ol)s+ o 9!ee+aso%!" #he #")*al !e!ese%#a#)o% o #he (!ea# #!&#hs

wh)*h 9!ee+aso%!" )%*&l*a#es, &%7&al))e$ 2el)e )% a S&!e+e Be)%(, a%$ C!ea#o!, #he G!ea# A!*h)#e*# o #he

U%)'e!se, #he )++o!#al)#" o #he so&l, a%$ #he e6)s#e%*e o a &#&!e s#a#e.

CONCLUSION.

“The E%$ *!ow%s all,

A%$ #ha# ol$ *o++o% A!2)#!a#o!, T)+e,

)ll o%e $a" e%$ )#.-

9)%all", 2!e#h!e%, 9!ee+aso%!" a%$ )#s +"s#e!)es #hose o wh)*h we ha'e a *lea! *o+!ehe%s)o% sea4 )% #he

la%(&a(e o +a%.

The $e*la!a#)o%s o 9!ee+aso%!", wh)ls# la!(el" #ee+)%( w)#h +"s#)* s"+2ol)s+ $ee, +a1es#)* a%$ !oo&%$

“8)e!o(l"h)*s 2!)(h#

h)*h %o%e 2&# C!a#s+e% e'e! saw-

a!e %e'e!#heless a**o++o$a#e$ )% a (!ea#e! o! lesse! $e(!ee #o #he o!$)%a!" laws o h&+a% #ho&(h# a%$ h&+a%

•



%a#&!e. 9!ee+aso%!", as a $e#e!+)%a#e l)%4 )% #he s"s#e+ o 4%owle$(e aeals 2" +ea%s o )#s %&+e!o&s a%$

'a!)e$ s"+2ol)* )ll&s#!a#)o%s, #o all #he $o+)%a%# !)%*)les ae*#)%( +a%5s h)(he! a%$ 2e##e! %a#&!e, a%$ #ha#

w)#h a% e%e!(", a $)(%)#" a%$ a !esol&#e $e*)s)o% o &!ose, al+os# )!!es)s#)2le, a%$5 &!(es w)#h a !e*)s)o% a%$

$)!e*#%ess o e+has)s, wh)*h a$+)# o %o *o%#!a$)*#)o%, #hose )%es#)+a2le #!&#hs wh)*h e!#a)% #o +a%5s e#e!%al

)%#e!es#s, a%$ )% !e(a!$ #o #hese )#s a%%o&%*e+e%#s, $e'o)$ o !e'a!)*a#)o% o! !o*!as#)%a#)o%, a!e e%&%*)a#e$

w)#h %o &%*e!#a)% so&%$ #he" a!e e'e! *lea!l" )%#ell)()2le a%$ &%a+2)(&o&s.

he% #he +a##e! )s o%e o $&#" a%$ !)(h#, )#s )+o!#a%*e 2!oo4s %o *o%#!a$)*#)o% o! hes)#a#)o%, #he!e )s %o $o&2#

allowe$ as #o #he w)s$o+ o #he *o&!se #o 2e &!s&e$, #he!e )s %o &%*e!#a)%#", %o )%$e)%)#e%ess o s#a#e+e%# o!

o2s*&!)#" o $e#a)l. The !e*e#s o +o!al)#" wh)*h we !oess a%$ wh)*h a!e s#!o%(l" )%*&l*a#e$ a%$e+has)se$ )% e'e!" l)%e o o&! !)#&al, a!e o #he h)(hes# s#a%$a!$ w)#h #he +os# s&2l)+e a)+s, o21e*#s a%$

)$eals. 9!ee+aso%s a!e #a&(h# #ha# %o )%s#)#&#)o% *a% 2oas# s&*h a sol)$ o&%$a#)o% as #ha# o% wh)*h

9!ee+aso%!" !es#s, #he !a*#)*e o e'e!" +o!al a%$ so*)al ')!#&e< 9!ee+aso%s a!e #a&(h# #ha# 1&s#)*e sho&l$ 2e

#he (&)$e o all #he)! a*#)o%s< 9!ee+aso% s a!e #a&(h# #o 2e a)#h&l a%$ o2e$)e%#< 9!ee+aso%s a!e #a&(h# #o 2e

1&s# a%$ &!)(h# +e%< 9!ee+aso%s a!e #a&(h# #ha# #he s7&a!e )s a% e+2le+ o +o!al)#" a%$ 1&s#)*e: 9!ee+aso%s

a!e #a&(h# #o wal4 1&s#l" a%$ &!)(h#l" 2eo!e Go$ a%$ +a%, #&!%)%( %e)#he! #o #he !)(h# %o! #o #he le# !o+ #he

s#!)*# a#h o ')!#&e, a%$ #o 2e (&)$e$ 2" #he &%e!!)%( !)%*)les o !)(h# a%$ #!&#h< 9!ee+aso% a!e #a&(h# #ha#

/aso%!" )s o a $)')%e a%$ +o!al %a#&!e, a%$ $e+o%s#!a#es #he +o!e )+o!#a%# #!&#hs o +o!al)#"< 9!ee+aso%s

a!e #a&(h# #ha# )% #he Vol&+e o #he Sa*!e$ Law #he!e )s a s#!a)(h# a%$ &%$e')a#)%( l)%e o *o%$&*# *lea!l" a%$

&%+)s#a4a2l" la)$ $ow% o! #he)! &!s&)#, a%$ #ha# #h)s )s #he *!)#e!)o% o +o!al !e*#)#&$e< 9!ee+aso%s a!e #a&(h#

#ha# #o )+!o'e #he +o!als o +e% +&s# 2e #he)! *o%s#a%# *a!e< 9!ee+aso%s a!e #a&(h# #o allow %o +o#)'e #o)%$&*e #he+ #o swe!'e !o+ #he s#!)*# l)%e o $&#", #o 2e #!&e a%$ a)#h&l. A%$ ha')%( !e(a!$ #o #he a*# #ha#

#hese e!#)%e%# 7&o#a#)o%s !o+ #he !)#&al, wh)*h all a!e !es&+e$ #o !e(a!$ %o# o%l" as a!#)*les o a)#h, 2&# o

!a*#)*e, *lea!l" )%$)*a#e #ha# #he +o!al)#" #a&(h# )% 9!ee+aso%!" )s #he 'e!" esse%*e o o&! /aso%)* 2el)e,

ha')%( !e(a!$ #o #hese #ea*h)%(s, #hese !)%*)les, #hese D)')%e !e*e#s, %a", +o!e, #hese sa*!e$ o2l)(a#)o%s

&o% wh)*h #he whole s&e!s#!&*#&!e o 9!ee+aso%!" )s 2ase$, )# )s )%$ee$ sa$ #o sa" #ha# )% #h)s e%l)(h#e%e$ a(e

#he #ea*h)%(s, !)%*)les, !e*e#s a%$ o2l)(a#)o%s la)$ $ow% )% #he Vol&+e o #he Sa*!e$ Law , #he G!ea#es# o

#he G!ea# e+2le+a#)* l)(h#s, #he To!ah o #he Jews, #he /a4o+ o #he Tal+&$, #he U!)+ a%$ Th&++)+ o

9!ee+aso%!" 0 s)(%)")%( as #!a%sla#e$ )% #he Se#&a()%#, L)(h# a%$ T!&#h 0 wh)*h )s ()'e% as a !&le a%$ (&)$e #o

o&! a)#h, a!e #oo !e7&e%#l" +o!e ho%o&!e$ )% #he 2!ea*h #ha% )% #he o2se!'a%*e, a%$ I sa" )# w)#h all *ha!)#",

#ha# #he!e a!e )% o&! +)$s# /aso%s )% h)(h la*es, /aso%s )% %a+e, 2&# %o# )% hea!#, who &##e!l" )(%o!e #he+,

a%$ who a!e !ea!e$ #o s&2o!$)%a#e #ea*h)%(, #o sa*!))*e !)%*)le, a%$ #o a*# )% $)!e*# oos)#)o% #o #he(e%&)%e #e%e#s a%$ !)%*)les o #he C!a# 2" $el)2e!a#el" a%$ w)l&ll" )(%o!)%( #he o2l)(a#)o%s wh)*h, 2" e'e!"

sa*!e$ #)e, $e'ol'e &o% #he+. I# )s o%l" so+e ew wee4s a(o #ha# a wee4l" %ewsae! &2l)she$ )% S"$%e"

$e*la!e$ )% &%+eas&!e$ #e!+s #ha# 9!ee+aso%!" was oose$ #o 1&s#)*e. 9!ee+aso%s 4%ow #ha# #h)s s#a#e+e%# )s

a% &%+)#)(a#e$ l)2el o&%$e$ o% )(%o!a%*e a%$ o% !e1&$)*e, 2&# #he 'e!" a*# #ha# “)% #h)s a(e s&*h a s#a#e+e%#

)s *aa2le o 2e)%( +a$e sho&l$ #ea*h &s all #o !e+e+2e! #ha# #he wo!l$ !e(a!$s w)#h 1&s#))a2le s&s)*)o% #he

l)'es a%$ #he *o%$&*# o #hose who *o&!# )#s s*!&#)%" 2" !oess)%( +o!e #ha% o!$)%a!" )e#" o! +o!al)#". I

9!ee+aso%s +a4e, as #he" $o, a &2l)* !oess)o% o +o!al)#" a%$ o *ha!)#", #ha# +os# e6*elle%# a%$ w)#hal

leas# &%$e!s#oo$ o all #he *a!$)%al ')!#&es, #he wo!l$ has a le()#)+a#e !)(h# #o $e+a%$, ) 9!ee+aso%s a*# &, #o

#he)! !)%*)les, o! ) 9!ee+aso%!", wh)*h *la)+s #o 2e 2ase$ o% #he h)(hes# !)%*)les o +o!al)#", has 2o!%e

s&*h !&)# as #o wa!!a%# )#s *o%#)%&e$ e6)s#e%*e. I%$ee$, #he wo!l$ w)ll %o $o&2# (o &!#he!, a%$ w)#h a% &%1&s#

'e!$)*# w)ll *o%$e+% a%$ !&#hlessl" *o%$e+% #he whole 2o$" ) )# $e#e*# #he leas#all)%( o )% a%" )%$)')$&al

+e+2e!. I# *o%se7&e%#l" 2eho'es e'e!" +e+2e!, #hose o% #he loo! a%$ #hose o% #he $a)s, #hose who wea! #he

2l&e a%$ #hose who wea! #he &!le, #hose who 2" ')!#&e o #he)! se!')*es a%$ !a%4 a!e !)')le(e$ #o wea! #he

1ewels o o&! O!$e!, %o# as $ea$ lea'es !o+ a w)#he!e$ #!ee, %o# as (l)##e!)%( 2&# *ol$ e+2le+s o% #he o&#e!

hea!#, 2&# as l)')%( wa#e!s well)%( & !o+ &!e !)%*)les w)#h)%. *a!!")%( l)e a%$ e!#)l)#" whe!e'e! #he" low,

#o a*# o% #he s7&)!e a%$ 4ee w)#h)% *o+ass, %o# o%l" w)#h +e+2e!s o #he !a#e!%)#", 2&# w)#h all +a%4)%$, )%

*a!!")%( o&# #he (!ea# &%$a+e%#al !)%*)les o 9!ee+aso%!" wh)*h e+a%a#e !o+ #he 'ol&+e o #he Sa*!e$

Law, &!osel" %e'e! *lose$ )% o&! lo$(es #he%, a%$ o%l" #he%, w)ll a$$)#)o%al l&s#!e 2e ()'e%, #o #hose 1ewels,

a%$ #he s#a2)l)#" o o&! (!ea# I%s#)#&#)o% +a$e +o!e se*&!e !o+ #he )%s)$)o&s a##a*4s o #he *owa%. 8owe'e!

$eel" #he &%$a+e%#al !)%*)les o #ha# &%)7&e s"s#e+ o #!&#h a%$ +o!al)#" wh)*h )# !e'eals, +a" 2e >5a)$ )%

#he (!a%$ +"s#e!)es o O+%)s*)e%*e, #he 'o)*e wh)*h 9!ee+aso%!" a$$!esses #o +a%4)%$ , a%$ +o!e ese*)all"#o #hose who !oess a$he!e%*e a%$ alle()a%*e #o #hose !)%*)les, wh)ls# #o#all" $e'o)$ o a((!ess)'e ase!)#)es

o! $e%&%*)a#)o% o la#)#&$)%a!)a% #e%$e%*)es, )s *lea! as #he !eso%a%# %o#e o a #!&+e#, a%$ *o%s)*&o&s as #he

!e&l(e%# !a$)a%*e o #he (!ea# l&+)%a!" o %a#&!e &o% #he +)(h#" o*ea%, “a)! as #he +oo%, *lea! as #he s&%,

a%$ #e!!)2le as a% a!+" w)#h 2a%%e!s, o! #he Da"s!)%( !o+ o% h)(h ha#h ')s)#e$ &s, #o ()'e l)(h# #o #he+ #ha#



A LECTURE

Del)'e!e$ 2" I%')#a#)o%

)% #he

NEW MASONIC HALL, SY DNEY,

U%$e! #he A&s)*es o

LODGE AURORA, No. >@J,

o%

EDNESDAY, /AY B, >BJ,

BY

R .\N. Bro. Thomas H.

Nesbitt,P.D.G./., P.B.G .P.0ele*# New So&#h alesM,

P.A.G. D,C. E%(la%$M ,

P.D.P.G. / . E.C.M ,

Re!ese%#a#)'e o #he U%)#e$ G!a%$ Lo$(e o

E%(la%$ a# o! %ea! #he U%)#e$

G!a%$ Lo$(e o New

So&#h ales.

Reprinted from “The J{e:,,stone, “ . lla:,, 29,1908.

s)# )% $a!4%ess, a%$ #he sha$ow o $ea#h, .a%$ #o (&)$e o&! ee# )%#o #he wa" o ea*e.-

These #h)%(s shall 2e= A lo#)e! !a*e

Tha% e5e! #he wo!l$ ha#h 4%ow% shall !)se,

w)#h la+e o !ee$o+ )% #he)! so&ls

A%$ l)(h# o 3%owle$(e )% #he)! e"es.

The" shall 2e (e%#le, 2!a'e a%$ s#!o%(,

To s)ll %o $!o o 2loo$, 2&# $a!eAll #ha# +a" la%# +a%5s lo!$sh) )!+

O% ea!#h a%$ )!e a%$ sea a%$ a)!

Na#)o% w)#h %a#)o%, la%$ w)#h la%$,

U%a!+e$, shall l)'e as *o+!a$es !ee<

I% e'e!" hea!# a%$ 2!a)% shall #h!o2

The &lse o o%e !a#e!%)#".

/a% shall lo'e +a% w)#h hea!# as &!e

A%$ e!'e%# as #he "o&%(0e"e$ 1o"s

ho *ha%# #he)! hea'e%l" so%(s 2eo!eGo$5s a*e w)#h &%$)s*o!$a%# %o)se.

New a!#s shall 2loo+ o lo#)e! +o&l$,

A%$ +)(h#)e! +&s)* #h!)ll #he s4)es,

A%$ e'e!" l)e shall 2e a so%(,

A%$ o&! G!a%$ Lo$(e a Pa!a$)se.

SO /OTE IT BE.

A# #he *o%*l&s)o% o R.. B!o. Nes2)##5s (!ea# o!a#)o%, o!. B!o. A. J. )l4)%s, ./. o Lo$(e A&!o!a, #ha%4e$

#he le*#&!e! o% 2ehal o #he Lo$(e, o! h)s 4)%$%ess )% a**e#)%( #he )%')#a#)o% o #he o)*e!s a%$ 2!e#h!e%, a%$s&2se7&e%#l", )% #he “So&#h,- #he I.P./., o!. B!o. Ce*)l 3. Ch!)s#)a%, !oose$ #he heal#h o #he le*#&!e!, who

ha$ ()'e% a% )%#elle*#&al #!ea# #o all !ese%#, a%$ #he #oas# was ho%o&!e$ w)#h (!ea# e%#h&s)as+, a%$ s&)#a2l"

!eso%$e$ #o 2" #he he!o o #he e'e%)%(.

h)*h %o%e

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