Short Lectures on Its Symnols
In the first place, what is a Symbol?
A Symbol in simple language is something which we can locate with one or more of our five senses, which represents another thing that we cannot locate, but by reason of our full senses in unison we know exists.
A Symbol is a visible thing standing for something invisible, yet real, something tangible representing something intangible, but a reality. Thus Symbols are used to teach invisible but undisputable truths.
To quote Stukely, he says: “In truth the first learning of the world consisted chiefly in Symbols. The wisdom of the Chaldeans, Phonicians, Egyptians, Jews of Zoroaster, Sanchoniathon, Pherecydes, Syrus, Pythogoras, Socrates, Plato, and of all the Ancients which has come to our hand, is Symbolic”.
We may safely add to this that the teachers of the wisdom of the divine truths, even Christianity itself, have used, and still use Symbols in their methods of teaching. Therefore the R.A.O.B. cannot err in adopting the same lines of tuition.
Now if we ask ourselves what Buffaloism stands for, what are its objects, or what lesson does its precepts teach, then surely we shall soon be able to trace somewhat the meaning of its Symbols.
The three great principles of the Order are Justice, Truth and Philanthropy (Love). Three virtues centred on Truth. Truth in all things, in itself, in its Lodges, in its Members, in their words and deeds, and in their very thoughts. Men true to their religion (whatever may be their faith) true to their country, and to the constitution under which they are subjects, true to one another, to their neighbours, and to all whom they deal with or come into contact with. A Buff should be a “true Man” in the fullest
sense of the word. The Order has no place for the false or disloyal individual, neither has such individual any sympathy for the Order. If this great Truth Is realised, then Justice and Philanthropy will automatically follow in its wake.
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