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    !    W STB-JU98.TXTI %     I    	       ̀FALSEACCUSATIONSANTI-MASONiCABUSEOFSCOTTISHRITELITERATUREBy:ArtdeHoyos(ArtDeHoyosisaPostMusterofMcAllenLodge#1110ofMcAIlen,Texas.BrodeHoyostogetherwithS.Brent   	 `	   Morris,Co-authoredtheBookIsItTrueWhatTheySayAboutFreemasonry?)Thisarticleisreprinted(inpart)fromtheMay1998NorthernLightwithpermission.Thefulltextisavailableinthatissue.EditorAPennsylvaniapastorurgedmembersofhischurchtodissociatethemselvesfromFreemasonryandannouncedthatMasonswouldbeineligibleformembershipinhischurch.Usinga19th-centuryMasonicmonitorasasource,thepastorhascondemnedthefraternitybasedonalackofunderstandingandanunwillingnesstohearthetruth.IrecentlyreadPastorDavidS.Janssen's"SermonontheRitualsofFreemasonry,"whichisacompilationofthreeanti-MasonicsermonshedeliveredonSept.28,1997,atStateCollegeChristianandMissionaryAllianceChurch,StateCollege,Pa.Anti-Masonsaregenerallycontenttocondemnthefraternitybasedontheirmisunderstandingofthesourcestheyhaphazardlyselect,andPastorJanssenisnoexception.InthisinstancethesinglesourceselectedbyPastorJanssenwasa1914printingofCharlesT.McClenachan'sTheBookofthe   	 P   AncientandAcceptedRite(firstedition,1867).   	 j   Itishardlypossibletounderstandandfairlyjudgeanycomplextopicbyexposuretoasinglebook,andinthecaseofFreemasonryitisasurewaytogetconfused.SomuchhasbeenwrittenaboutFreemasonryfromsomanyviewpointsthatevenintelligentMasonssometimeshavedifficultysortingthecrediblefromtheincredible.Itisperhaps,agoodideatobeginbyobservingthatMcClenachan'sbookwasonlyaScottishRite~monitor,"nottheritualitself.AsmostMasonsknow,amonitorisabookcontainingsomeinstructions,andselected,briefexoteric(non-secret)extractsfromtheceremonies,lecturesandrituals.Becausemonitorsareintendedforthose   	    familiarwiththeritual,theygenerallydonotprovidethecontextoftheselectedexcerpts,afactwhichpartiallyexplainsPastorJanssen'smisunderstanding.PastorJanssenalsoappearstobeignorantofthefactthatsincethefoundingofthefirstSupremeCouncilin1801,ScottishRiteritualshaveundergonenumerousrefinementsandrevisions,anddifferworldwidetoday.EvenwithintheUnitedStatestherearesignificantdifferencesbetweentheceremoniesandritualsoftheNorthernMasonicJurisdiction,theSouthernJurisdiction,andthePrinceHallAffiliation.McClenachan'sbook   	 !%   RecallthatpriortotheUnionof1867McClenachanhadbelongedtothreesuccessiveSupremeCouncils.ThesecondofthesewastheHays-RaymondSupremeGrandCouncil,mentionedabove.OnOct.20,1864,thisSupremeCounciladoptedaresolutionauthorizingtheprintingofaScottishRitemonitor.Althoughitwasnotpublishedforthreeyears,McClenachan'sbookwas,inessence,theend-productoftheresolution.ConcurrentwiththeUnionof1867,whenthetworivalSupremeCouncilsmerged,wastheadoptionoftheritualoftheHays-RaymondSupremeGrandCouncil,printedinanewedition.Ihavestudiedboththefive-volumeHays-Raymond,orRevivedRaymond,SecretDirectoryandthefourvolumeUnionof1867rituals.Theyare   	 '.#-   virtuallyidentical.MystudyhassatisfiedmethatMcClenachan'sbookwassimplyamonitoroftheUnionof1867ritual,whichwouldberevisedby1870.RelevanceofMcClenachan'sbook   	 ,'3      	 X-(4   Nowthatweunderstanditshistoricalorigins,wemightask,"WhatrelevancedoesMcClenachan'sbookhaveforustoday?"Asnotedearlier,theritualsoftheNorthernJurisdictionhavebeenundercontinuousrefinementandrevision,anditisnoteworthythatwithinjustthreeshortyearsafteritspublication.McClenachan'sbookwasoutdated.Beginningin1870theSupremeCouncilrevisedandadoptednewrituals,andithascontinuedtodosofromtimetotime.McClenachan'slectures,largelytakenfromPike'sfirstattemptatritual(theMagnum   	     Opus),havelongsincebeenabandoned.Dramasoncesetinancienttimesarenowplacedinhistoricsettings   	    withinthememoryofthoselivingtoday.PastorJanssenandotheranti-Masonshavenotbotheredtokeepuponthesefacts.Rather,heassumesthatbecauseMcClenachan'sbookwaspublishedatleastthrough1914,itstillreflectscurrentpractices.UsingthePastor'slogic,reprintsofanybookaregroundstomisjudgethegroups   	 
D   whichoncepublishedorusedthem.ThiswouldmeanthatreprintsofthenotoriousMalleusMalefacarum(the   	 	   "witch-huntersbible"usedduringtheInquisition)indicatethatthemodernChristianChurchcondonesphysicaltorturetoextractconfessionsfrompeopleaccusedof"witchcraft."Clearly,thismethodologyisflawed.     Muchofthepastor'smisunderstandingresultsfromthefactthathesuperficiallyreadamonitorwhichwasintendedforsomeonefamiliarwiththeritualsastheywereusedfrom1867-70.Freemasonrydoesexplainitssymbols,butthepastorhasnowayofknowingthis.Althoughwedonotconfusethesymbolwiththethingsymbolized,thisseemstobeanotherproblemwithPastorJanssen.Concludingremarks   	         McClenachandiedin1896,andlatereditionsofhisbookwerepublishedbyhiswifewho,nodoubt,considereditatributetoherhusband'smanyyearsofhardworkinFreemasonry.     EarlierIasked,"WhatrelevancedoesMcClenachan'sbookhaveforustoday?"Weareofadifferentage,butthisdoesnotmeanthathisbookhasnointerestforusasFreemasonstoday.Ithasbeenwiselyobservedthatinordertoappreciateourfuturewemustrememberourpast.ThevalueofMcClenachan'sbookliesinitsusefulnesstothehistorianorstudentoftheevolutionofritual.ItincludessomefascinatingpassageswhichgiveusaglimpseintoanearliertypeofFreemasonry,atatimewhenunfamiliarallegoriesandtalesofknighthoodandintriguewereusedtoteachthelessonsoftoleranceandmorality.     PastorJanssen,likeothernon-Masons,cannotappreciatethecontextoftheextractshereadsinMasonicliterature,Heisignorantofourliterature,The1864Resolutionwhichauthorizedtheprintingofthe"ManualorGuide"specifiedthatthecontextbeintentionallywithheld,ThisisbecausenonMasonsdonothavearighttoreadthefullrituals,Nothavingstudiedthefullrituals,PastorJanssenassumestoomuch-farmorethaniswarrantedandcannotappreciatewhatheisreading,orwhoisspeakingtheparts.HiscondemnationofMasonryisasillogicalasacondemnationofShakespearebasedonOthello'smurderofDesdemona,oracondemnationofChristianitybasedonBiblequotationsremovedfromcontext.Freemasonrydoesnotteachthedogmaticordoctrinaltruthsofanyonereligion,orteachtheabsurditiesespousedbyPastorJanssen.Itteachestruthsuponwhichallhonestmenagree.Itsloveofhumanityisseeninthemanyphilanthropieswhichareopentopeopleofallracesandfaiths.IfPastorJanssenandotheranti-Masonschoosetocondemnusweinvitethemtodosoonabasisoftruth.PastorJanssen'sTopTenMisunderstandings   	 'h",   PastorJanssenoutlinedtenreasonswhyhebelievesFreemasonryisincompatiblewiththebylawsofhischurch.Herearejustafewexamplestodemonstratehismanyerrors.(Thepastor'sallegationsareinbold,whileArt   	 p)$/   deHoyos'commentsfollow).1.Freemasonryfreelyusespaganreligionsasaninspirationfortheirceremonies.Oneofthehallmarksof   	 +'2   earlyChristianitywasitsadoptionandtransformationofpaganceremoniesandsymbols.Tobeconsistent,PastorJanssenwouldhavetoUsingthepastor'sargument,noChristianshouldusea   	 Z-(4   Christmastree,burnaYulelogoreatgingerbreadcookies,becauseoftheir"paganorigins."TheuseofChristmastreesresemblesapracticeforbiddenintheOldTestament(Jeremiah10:2-5),whilethelattertwosymbolizedhumansacrificeandcannibalism.Tobeconsistant,PasterJanssenwouldhavetogiveuptheobservanceofEaster,asthenamederivesfromapaganfestivalcelebratedatthevernalequinox,inhonoroftheTeutonicgoddessofdawn,EastronorAustron.   	    2.FreemasonryteachesUniversalism,thatallwillbeultimatelysaved.PastorJanssenfoundapassagein   	 *
z   MeClenachan'sbookwhichhe,asanonMason,interpretsdifferentlythanIdo,asaMason.Itreads,"TheMasonicsystemregardsallthehumanraceasmembersofonegreatfamily-ashavingthesameoriginandsamedestination;alldistinctionsofrank,lineage,ornativity,arealikeandunknown."Idon'tbelievethispassageteachesuniversalism(universalsalvation).Rather,itremindsmeofActs17:26.Further,Isuggestthatthewords"samedesti-nation"canrefertoabondofuniversalbrotherhood,irrespectiveofthe"rank,lineage,ornativity."3.Freemasonryteachestheprinciplesofpaganreligionsastruth.Insupportofthis,PastorJanssenquotes   	 k   fromthe"argument"orrationaleoftheold25(disusedin1880),whichemployedanallegorythatmentioned"thefablesofOsirisandOrmuzd,andTyphonandAhriman"(emphasisadded).PastorJanssenobjectstothe   	 L   useof"thesymbolsandallegoriesofthemysteries,"butnothavingreadthecompleteritualheseemsunawareoftheOldTestamentsetting.4.Freemasonryteachesthatthecrossisnotthemostimportantsymboloftheworld,butratherthe   	 n   pentagram.Thisisamisappliedreferencetotheold25$,whichmentionedthatamongthemysteriesof   	 6   Magism,gnosis(secretknowledge)andoccult(hidden)philosophy,thepentagramwasconsidered"thegreatestandmostpotentsymbol."TheritualdoesnotsaythatthepentagramisthegreatestMasonicsymbol,orthatitisgreaterthantheChristian'scross.Itmerelymakesacommentonthepentagraminthecontextunderdiscussion.5.Freemasonryteachesastrologyinitsrituals.ThepassagewhichPastorJanssenobjectstobegins,"The   	    world,theancientsbelievedHadPastorJanssenpaidattentiontotheseintroductorywordsheshouldhaveunderstoodthatthepassageisdescribingancientbeliefs,notMasonicbeliefsorpractices.It'salmostamusing   	 `   thatPastorJanssenaccusesAlbertPikeforthe"offending"passage.Inaletterwrittentoafriend,Pikewrote:'IthinkthatnospeculationsaremorebarrenthanthoseinregardtotheastronomicalcharacterofthesymbolsofMasonry,exceptthoseabouttheNumbersandtheircombinationsoftheKabalah.AllthatissaidaboutNumbersinthatlecture,ifnotmerejugglery,amountstonothing....Theastronomicalexplanationsofthem,howeverplausible,wouldonlyshowthattheytaughtnotruths,moralorreli-gious.AstotricksplayedwithNumbers,theyonlyshowwhatfreaksofabsurdity,ifnotinsanity,thehumanintellectcanindulge."6.FreemasonrydoesnotaffirmtheuniquenessoftheOldandNewTestaments.PastorJanssenseemsto   	 !%   desiresometypeofspecialMasonicproclamationontheuniquenessoftheBible.Heexpressesthedissatisfactionatthefactthattheold17$(disusedin1870),notingcommonmotifs,suggestedaninterdependenceoftheMosaiclawsandthoseofothercultures.AcourseincomparativereligionwouldhelphimseethesimilaritiesbetweenHammurabi'sCodeandtheTenCommandments,andtheparallelsbetweentheBiblicalNoahandtheMesopotamianheroUtnapishtimintheGilgameshEpic.Thesedonotdetractfromthe   	 % *   valueoftheBibleasthe"inestimablegiftofGodtoman."Asthe"GreatLightofMasonry,"theHolyBibleisaffordedrespectandadmirationbyallgoodMasons.7.Freemasonrystatesthatitisnotareligion,thenaffirmsthatitactuallyis.Inessence,thepastorsays,"I   	 (#.   don'tcarewhatFreemasonrysays,Iknowbetter."Citingolderversionsofthe4$and20$,thepastornotesthat"primitive"Freemasonry approache[d]religion.PastorJanssenshouldlearnthatsimilarityisnotequivalence.ThemoviesBenHurandTheTenCommandmentsarereligious,buttheyarenotreligion.Similarlysome   	 +V&1   Masonicritualdramasarereligiousincharacter,buttheydonotteachsectariandogma.8.FreemasonryusestheKabalahasabaseofteaching.AlthoughtherewerereferencestotheKabalah(a   	 `-(4   formofJewishmysticism)insomeearlyScottishRitedegrees(andstillareinsomejurisdictions),theyarepresentedinaformwhichisconsistentwiththesettingofthedrama.Theyportrayonegroup'sattempttodiscoverthetruth.Justastherearemanytypesof'Christianity,"therearemanytypesof"Kabalah."Infact,therewasevenatypeof'ChristianKabalab"whichwasusedtoconvertJews.PastorJanssen,nothavingstudiedtherituals,isincapableofassessingthecontextofthediscussion.̀9.Freemasonrybelievesitaloneistheguardianofspiritualtruthsgivenatthedawnofhumanity.This   	 `	   referstoastatementintheold8(disusedin1871),inwhichitwasstatedthatFreemasonrypre-served'divinetruth,givenbyGodtothefirstmenThecontextofthedegreemakesitapparentthattheyarethemoraltruthsofintegrity,virtueandcharity.SymbolicMasonrydoesencouragetheirpracticeandmaintainsthattheywillbettermankind.H H 10.FreemasonrycontainsmaterialsharedincommonwithSpiritualistgroups.H H PastorJanssenallegesthat   	 a	   thedouble-headedeagleoriginatedwith17thcenturyalchemy.Actually,itwasusedbytheHolyRomanEmpirewiththetwoheadslookingEast(toByzantium)andWest(toRome).ThesymbolwaslateradoptedbytheMasonic"EmperorsoftheEastandWest"whichwasanancestoroftheScottishRite.