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It is one of the preacher's favourites, often used bj iiiin .vheii he wislies to reeall any of us to forjrotteii (iyties, or desires to set before us higher aiini«, and new views as to onr responsibilities. But tiiou{,di a well worn text, it is not worn out. And I have a fancy that it may be possible this evening to treat it in a somewhat new way. It is not necessary that we should have done evil, before we can n:et any good out of onr text : nor timt wc should iiave been forgetful, in order to Btiniidate our energies. By nit-ans ol this (juestion, which Almighty 'Jod addressed to the prophet Elijah, the best man may remind himseH that he should continue to livb up to his character. It warns the hasty, the rash, the incautious, to guard against dangers of whicli they mny not be aware ; and it says to every one alike, "Consider your ways and be wise." " Look to your feet." It is so easy to turn to the right hand or to the left from the Straight Line ; to swerve from the Upright, to deviate from the Square or fronj the Level. And therefore, no man on earth need be offended when asked to give an answer to the question " What «Ioest thou here r' Nor think it beyond his duty to assure himself that hia works sre like the good man's whom tiie Psalmist praises by saying, " His work is worthy to be praised and had ni honour, and his righteousness enduieth forever ; his horn •hall be e.xalted «l(h honour." There is a little peculiarify abunt our "assembling of ourselves together" tliis eveinii<r. vvhii-Ii (to my luiiid) jiivtrt additional {'oire to tliifi q'lt'stioii of o ir text. We knokv that tliis is the House of (Jod. And it is aUo tlie iloui- ot Prayer. How forcibly tlHTef.)re the text appeals to each of us. " What doest thou nore V Hero (for instance) is the Preacher. For what purjjo.se does 1)0 ^taud on a hij?h place, prominent aujong you ? Here are many ot our Hdual Congregation. ller« are not a few Stranjjers. Here are also those to whom you }^ive at this time a special welcome because they jtiipear amonp; vou tor the hrst time in their character cf "Free and Accepted Masons." H we were to put tin questiim of our te.xtto them, I well know what their s.nswer would |„..__" Our aim is twofold. First, to upho d the lionoiu- and ji'iory of Him who created this Universe and all that is within it. Who, tliongh He " dwelleth not in Temples -made with luuids," and filleth earth and also llleaven with His Presence, yet has sanctioned the use of such liuildings and such Services as these, acc;.'ptin<? the praises offered within their walls. Ami, stcondly, to eneourajie every work ot man which is for the benelit of his brother-n>ar) ; to uphold order, to promote charity ; to slren-rtiien the Bond that there is (or should be.) between man and man, however wide apart in every other matter. If any man love Uod, Fie .will also lovo to put himself in God's Presence. Therefore, these our f<iends are here with us to-nijjht ; a;id we are encouraged by their eomin«r to our little C'hurch on the Hill. Let us t^ay to them, " W'e are glad to see you here, and hope you will continue to prosper HI your undertakings, and one day come among us again." Is it necessary to ask any regular Church-goer, " What duest thou here?" I should hope n )t. For not a Sunday passes over our hctds, but we ure told the object with which all are exppctcd to come. Unless we jisteni pe itly Why do [ come to Church'? To "acknowledge and confess my iHanift)ld sins ami wickedness, to the end that I njay obtain forgiveness of the same, by God's iidinite goodness rnd mercy." To " render Him thanks for the r preat Wenefits that 1 linve received flt His linntU ; to »et forth his most vvortliy praise ; to hear His most holj Word ; and to ask tluwe tliiii;;s which are requisite and necesaary, as well for tl»e hody as tl.e soul. ' This is the true answer yoii sliotiUi be able to j-Mve tt) the question of the text, " VVhat (U)est tliou here" ? And t will be well for us each to consider hosv far we fall short of such ;mi ideal. It may be (for we are ail imperlect) that we have time to time, who cannot with truth th some amoM}4 us from {^ive the answer required. Tliere are those who come to ehnichontof curiosUif, to hear what the Preacher will say ; or out of raniti/, to see or be seen ; ov out of «//ejfess, because tiiey iiave nothinj^ to do. To all such, the text applies witii special force. " What docst thou here" ? Don't h>rget that '• the Lord is in this place," e>en thonj^h you knew it nut. Call to mind the astonishment with whicij the patriarch Jacob realized the awtulm'cs of the Divine Presence. '" How Hveadful (he exclaimed; is this place ! This is none otluT but the House (d' CJod, and this is the CJate of Heaven." " My brother Masons : In reminding tl e Congrega- tion of the Reverence which iu due to the Sanctuary, I urn sure I have yo-ir approval. I know your Principles, and that you are bound by them • » uphold the Honour of the tjirtat Arclutect of all, an l'.m) the Sole»)nity, the Dignity, the Beauty, and the v)rder of His worship, lint these Principles are not the fashion of our times. The Building which should be the House of God, is in these days treated too much as a Concert Hall or Lecture Room, and not after the ancient pattern given us by the wise King Solomon. Y(M1 will rcmeud)er how great was the zeal of that noble King for God's glory. How he placed Two PiLLAKS of more than common size and beauty, Sentinels (as it were) keepin^'^ guard over the holy House which he had built. How he adorned that House with , a..r>n/>i1 uviiihni uiif) Aittttlpiii of lliiiurA nivKtprious Mud hidden from sisiht. Hoa' he ordered every part of the Services with dignified trrangement and harmonious aids to devotion. And you have not forgotten that God accepted the Builder "Him>elf, the House, and the 6 Woi-«!.i|) ; while one el tlie lafer IVcphetc I.,m left oti ren.nl those words j.Iso, t.. be kept in oh ,n..iv l)v all f?eneiati().,8 of men : "The Lonl i« i>, His l„)lv TeiMole • let all the earth kee|) silenee betore Iliiu." *' I am sure therelure, that I may ask v .11 (in tlie^^e protaiie days) to use your InHaeiiee nii<,ditirv at all times to show disapproval of the levitv «hieli j's the pn-sent ashion, especially ammiir yoi.t.^r people ; and to promote by every means in y • power, a smrit ( f Ueverenee toward the tliino;s of (i,,.| and Heaven". It is trne ron do not now build Churches, ^et you CHi.not lose the spinrot ancient days, and still remain woiihv of vonr foreialhws in .Masonry. Th'« Symbolism (.f ihe Lod^e and the .Symbolism of the Church are very simih.^- indeed, we may claim for tht'in that they arr purts (like' (he two sides of a coin) of one and (hesame-rand Whole lou lead us to the end of this liCe, and bid .is hope and wait f.,r better things. 'J7u' C/nuch reveal.- those ihin-r, Jis Diyine tertamties, which no man, nor brdv of uien cjin had lor themselves. The question "What <loesi' thou here?' reminds yon also that yo„ have somethiii<. to liohl last to, and somethin<r more to tin,t. Let Heli-iun be indeed your Teacher of a Symbolism whit^h will .ruide .vou ail your life, until its mysteries are revea ed to y"u in those happy days to come, when thin-s which " now -e know in part, then we shall shall know even as also we are known." n , ,.'^';;\^'''"''l'l'^ niay be your infiuenee in directin-r 1 nblic Opinion in matters of Relii<ion ! If vou turn the question upon yourself and ask " What can I do here ?" answer, More o;ood, perhar>s, than you are aware of. \V hie the silly crowd follow evil fashions, profane the Sunday, despise (Jo.l, nejjiect the Bible, absent themselves from labile Worship, or turr, it into mere amusement :>nd astime, yon set a better exiunple. At conshlerable srK-denial you have come ht-re ; you carry in your midst tie Volume of Sacred Law. the e.ubh,,. r.f v,.,... obedience To ea. h and«llo(you I may 8av.;n''the H Olds ot St. James: "Whoso luoketh into the Perfect L;,.v ol Liberty, and continueth therein ; he bein.* not n forgetful hearer, but a door of the wo k ; this man sh.ll. be Idessfd m his deed. But, k'fure I conclude, I should like to put hePore .vou a few more thou-hfs. dnmn f.-om our text in a < ifferent wuy. Simple i.s it is, easy to be rea<l by a chil.l. .t IS a grand speeeh, worth/ (,f Hi,,, whose Voice it wn5. U hat doe-st tho„ here. Elijah ? ' It is God'.s call fu man • to evenj man ■ mt to one u)ore than another; but to innn as man hecaa.^e he is ina;i. Man hiniM-lf in a masome symbol. »« represents a n.vstery. He was • n.a.i. in the io,a;reof (iod." Therefore n.an is here on «'"• h, representing/, as far as may be, Hin, whose end.iem ami symbol he is. Of course the finite cannot equal he .nlin.te. No syud.ol can exactly bo the likeness of •hat which It represent,. Hut so f/.-eat has been the con.lescension .,f the .\lnn-hty, that this which I have Mated ,s an actual tact. "What is man, that thou art '''""""' "^, '"'". •"• H'« «'>n of man that thou visitest him^ ll.ou made-st him a little lower than the an-els, thon iN.st crowned him with ghu-y and honor; th.m hast put all thmjrs m s.d)jection under his feet." Ves, indeed there IS no other visible ima^^e of Cod but man; weak' alien, depra ed as he i.s ; Oo<i bear.s with man, and' hlosses hnn, has p.ty upon him and pardons him, camiot cease t., loye iim, and will not cast him off, because (such as he is) he is the masonic symbol of the Huler uf all, Cod 8 Representative on eartli. And this is also the ic-iuson, we may be sure, why. when de.ils, who sinned J»nly once, have never forgiveness, to Man was given the honour o w.nnin.:,^ u.ru.'s salv.ition ; and He was^sent into the world to save it who is both (Jo,l and man ; the true N)n of man ; man as he ou'fht to have been : perfect, just rue. haMour of his brother mun who tinsts in Him' Head of that other great mystery the Church ; the pled-e ^een by fa.th, vyhich supports the dying and enables them' to tnu.Kph m their passage from the seen to the un.s«eM An iiiLs being HO, how ibrcible the question of our text .-.ppears, viewed in such a light. " What doest thou Here./ A man, and therefore bound by every law of C^ud and man to be a man worthy of the name of man • Mill] to liave t'ontiniml.'.T in niiml tho Psalmi-rt's rcsolro, "I will heh.uo myself 'wisely in a perft-ct v ay. I will' walk within tiiy house with "a perfect heart. Twill take no wickt'il thing in hand. I will not know a wicla-H person." I drm't aoe lii)W a MavSon can fail to perceive the force of all this. But let us heap np proofs that it is so. 1. Take man ns God has put the Plumb-i 'Nk to him. " God made man nprijjht." The old sphinx mvuie him out to be a very strange creature; walking on f»ur legs In the morning, on two Ht noon, and on three in ihe evening. First a creeping baby, Ih in tipiight, and at iast needing the help of a stick. Hut the intention ot (Jod is that Erect Man shall represent the unerring, unraltering, unfailing God. That is to la; man's chanictcr: uf)riglit, sincere, true. He is not to "worm" liiuis* If into any advantage by creeping or crawling in dirty or fiilse ways; Me should not " stoop" to shameful practices. Since God has set liim upright by nature, lie is bound to keep himself as upright as possible by the help of that " plumb-line" of Scripture which God has given him. 1 kuovv that some may say, " ikcause of the frailty of «)nr nature' we cannot always stand npright." Hat what is the promise ? Is it not " Strength" for every need i U it not '■ He will establish" and makt; Hnn those that trust in Him ? When you hear the (luostion, "What doest (hou here?" Look to your perpendicidar ! A man who is u(»t upright in conduct is no man, but n grovelling worm ; and a Mason without uprightness is a uontradictiou and (one would hope) an impoMsibilitj. 2. Take man again, as God has Lkvklled him. Mixing in the world, wc tind men of every level. High, low ; rich, poor ; no two exactly alike. Yet, looking upon man, as he is in himself withcmt tha accidents which surround him ; uil are equal ; coming into the world alike, and going out of it alike ijiso, "We brought nothing into this world and we can ci;rry nothing (Hit." What then have wc to be pnmd of? What hast thou that thou didst not receive?" Let tie grandest, the richest, thr wisest look back to that moii.cnt uo loii'^ aj;<), when he lay a naked new-born babr on the kind Isip of some reiider-heartt'd nurse ; and siibdne hh pride, know himself for what he is. and ri'alizs his trne level, as (Jod created hinj. And in a similar manner, i( he feels inclined to boast of what lie has, let him think how small a thing could destroy his life ; soon lie will have iiothinj,' in the world, be nothinq; in the world but a heapof tlust" a memory which (|uic:vly fades away, l.ct him look at many a <,'riiss-grown grave, many a weather-beaten and defaced monument of ancient days • and consider, that as hi- is.uiuible to dis'jover even the )ie of the man who hes beneath ; so, others will one day enquire about what is left of him when death has taken hin) awav. Masonry understands these things ; and the Church understands them also. These wisely pm. us all on cue level. One Service for rich and p(»or alike, whatever the <iecaeion l)e ; one Entrance foi prince or peasant into the niystiu tirotherliood in either. .'J. Once more, (mh] has made man on the Squake. The sijuare consists «if two lines, at ri«<ht angles with each other. And there are but two natural Directions in which to consider man's condition. At Rest, he stands iipiight; in movement, he goes forward. Combine the two, and y.m see the character of man, formed on the square. Can you think of him in life as going backwards, sideways, turning round and round ; any wav but straight f^orward ? Forward throu<.di all the changes of his bcinw; forward in knowledge, in wisdom, (o the goal at whidi he is aiming. Why, all his members, all the instruments of the body are diiectcd forward ! The eyes in front, looking neither sheepishly down, norslily ou one side, nor l)eli,iiid ; but boldly and steadfastly belore l.im. 'tIic hands, formed either to reach out to help or to <Mve. or widely extended to embrace in affection and runport. The feet pointing onward, intended to move in one direction only, »nd tiiat forward. And if this be so, liow appropriate in the character of man, as described by St. Paul, when he is resolved to act thus in accordance with' his true nature. "One thing I do: forgetting those things which are bk'hind, and reaching forth to tho^'e 10 which are berore, 1 press to^ra,•.^ tl,c mark f.r the nrlie of the high cu!li.,<r of God i„ Christ Jos.h ^ Here I think we may Mop. I couM go ui,, did tim. pernm, to remind each Brother, in office or c.tc^officT what a strong appeal .,nr text makes to hi.n o c ..^^ '; the object for which he is what ho is. The Master the Wardens, the 'l>der ; in fact : " What does tC ?" ,' each position Not for yourself are vou vvh.t vouare b .t ^.r the Lodge and the Brethren. Uphold the weSe of o hers ; sink jour own will lor the g. ,d o^ tl e Brethren ; love not to have the Pre-eniinenct : but, if y„u huve It given you, use it well. " Let this n.ind he in esZ «ne «f us which was i„ Christ Jesus." Who bein^. in ti e form of Cod, set no special ralue on his hi^h pos ii f o^^ grasped at It too eagerly; b„t on the e<,, ^rar^ . e Hnnselt of no reputation, and took upon him the f-orm c^ a servant and was made in the likeness of men." Seeincx in Him, theref< e the true Image of God. the pltte n w ..u, ,d! ,„t f „ ,. ,,, ,,^ ^,;^ ^j. ^ the'honL th i"s due . glory and thanks and praise, for ever an.l ever. i ffr?