{"id":136,"date":"2007-09-02T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2007-09-02T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theeduca.mywhc.ca\/?p=136"},"modified":"2007-09-02T15:10:02","modified_gmt":"2007-09-02T22:10:02","slug":"obedience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/obedience\/","title":{"rendered":"Obedience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obedience<\/span><\/h3>\n

Obedience<\/span> <\/strong>Webster\u2019s New Collegiate Dictionary<\/p>\n

1. (a) an act or instance of obeying\u00a0 (b) the quality or state of being obedient.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obedience<\/span><\/strong> Lexicon of Freemasonry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Albert G. Mackey (1908)<\/p>\n

Submission to the constituted authorities, both in state and the Craft, is a quality inculcated upon all Masons.<\/p>\n

With respect to the State, a Mason is charged to be a \u201cpeaceable subject\u201d to the civil powers, wherever he resides or works, and never to be concerned in plots or conspiracies against the peace and welfare of the nation, nor to behave himself undutifully to inferior magistrates.<\/p>\n

And with respect to the craft, he is directed \u201cto pay due reverence to his Master, Wardens, and Fellows, and to put them to worship\u201d.(respect)<\/p>\n

And another part of the same regulations directs, that the rulers and governors, supreme and subordinate, of the ancient Lodge, are to be obeyed in their respective stations, by all the Brethren, with the humility, reverence, love and alacrity (eagerness)<\/p>\n

The spirit of obedience runs through he whole system, and constitutes one of the greatest safeguards of our Institution. The Mason is obedient to the Master ; the Master and the Lodge to the Grand Lodge; and this , in it\u2019s turn, to the old landmarks and ancient regulations of the Order.<\/p>\n

Thus is a due degree of subordination kept up and the Institution preserved in its pristine purity.
\nComment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Personally, I find it worth noting that Mackey wrote this definition in 1908, and I cannot help but wonder how he would word his definition in light of today\u2019s society. One can only ponder what his definition might be!!!!!.<\/p>\n

This being the last paper in this series I have been drawn to the writings of Bernard E. Jones and offer his comments re the Temple of God.<\/p>\n

\u201c In the Temple of God, the Foundation is Faith, which is conversant with unseen things ; the roof is Charity, which covereth a multitude of sins. The door is Obedience\u2026 The pavement is humility, of which the Psalmist saith \u201cMy Soul cleaveth to the pavement\u201d The four sides are the FOUR Cardinal Virtues\u2014justice, fortitude, temperance, prudence.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Hence the Apocalypse saith \u201c The City lieth four-square\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Norm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was going through my files looking for something that I has saved for a special moment and I discovered this piece saved in March 2004. Wonderful words & Very True.<\/p>\n

A few years ago (1995) I visited the Grand Lodge of BC&Yukon offices to research the history available in their archives. I was welcomed by R.W.Bro. Gordon Phillips (Grand Secretary) given a brief orientation and then set loose to begin my labours. During the day, if I recall correctly. At precisely 10.00am the \u201ctea time\u201d call was made and a much welcome break was taken.<\/p>\n

During this social time, I became acquainted with R.W.Bro. Robert Clark custodian and Grand Librarian. He invited me to peruse the volumes of Lodge Histories on file and to use them as a pattern for my research.<\/p>\n

For those who have not had the opportunity to visit the Grand Lodge Library, I can assure you, it is extensive and contains numerous volumes dedicated to Masonry.<\/p>\n

As our R.W.Bro. pointed out, they represent the PAST. What is more important he added \u201cis over here on this smaller shelf\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[73],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-educator","tag-masonic"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"MasterMason","author_link":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/author\/mastermason\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"The Educator<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"I was going through my files looking for something that I has saved for a special moment and I discovered this piece saved in March 2004. Wonderful words & Very True. A few years ago (1995) I visited the Grand Lodge of BC&Yukon offices to research the history available in their archives. I was welcomed…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}