Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

had he not been deprived of his sight. This short
deprivation of sight has kindled in his heart a
spark of the brightest and purest flame. . . We
must further admit, that those who have been
deprived of their sight, and who have hopes of
being restored to it, strive most industriously and
diligently to obtain it; that they have no greater
desire, and that they will most readily pledge
themselves to do all that can be required of them,
in order to obtain that inestimable blessing.
A man who has been deprived of his sight may be
introduced into places where he is surrounded by
the strangest and the rarest objects, without a
possibility of his becoming a traitor. At the same
time, those who are in possession of their sight
cannot feel the care of their guides so much as
those who are hoodwinked, and who feel that
without the constant attention of their conductors
they would be much more helpless than they now
are; but, however many proofs of attention and
care they may receive, there is still something left
to wish for; and to the question, What is your
chief desire? the answer will ever assuredly be,
"Light."--Gadicke.
FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP.--The five
points of fellowship were thus illustrated in the
lectures used by the Athol Masons of the last
century:
1. When the necessities of a brother call for my
support, I will be ever ready to lend him a helping
hand to save him from sinking, if I find him
worthy thereof.
2. Indolence shall not cause my footsteps to halt,
nor wrath to turn them aside; but, forgetting every