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PEOPLE’S F2ISESND.
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Wha» is the Objective Point in
Masonry ?
This question was propounded to us
by a profane, not long since. In con
versation with him we could iwt fail
to observe that he was filled with the
idea that fraternity was like other so
cieties, formed lor some selfish end —
to promote some particular persona]
or party interest. And this view taken
by most of the people of his class.
They cannot divest themselves of the
idea that the governing principle of all
men is self. This they consider a
•ightt ous judg< mu nt, sn it they
place others on a pnme with m*m
selves.
Now, the objective point of Mason
ry, as we understand it, is the broth
erhood of man. This imp Les eguahto |
i ity tl < mdi ionof things .
sought to be brought by the Christian I
churches. AU men are equal before '
the divine law, which regards no one I
for his worldly wealth wealthy or hoir i
or. Great riches, official position, I
commanding talents, are as nothing
in. the epcs of the Ruler of the Uni
verse. ’‘Except ye become as little
children cannot enter into the King
dom of God.” This is the plain teach- ,
ing of the Great Light in Masonry,’
and we seek to inculcate the same
principle in our Masonic teachings .
“The King must ley his wealth and
state outside the Ala-.ou s door, •
And the poor man finds his true re- .
spoet upon the checkered floor.” ,
The objective point of Masonry then,
is to teach nun thar they are brothers
—that all belong to one great human j
family, and that all the interests of
mankind are interlaced and interwov
en in such a manner that the real good ;
of one is the real good of all. Care-i
loss and indifferent Masons, or t hose j
who have taken the degrees without,
imbibing the principals of Masonry, ■
may conduct in such a manner as to j
L-ad the profane to form the erroneous .
<>pinion that our fraternity is <>u a par
with the mutual benefit associations
and bu aness It ague s that are in exis
tence all around us, but the life oi ,n<
true Craftsmen will provc rhat equali
ty and fraternity tiro underlying prin
eipl •; which give vitality to our insti
tution. 'l'iJnajs.
ARK A NS AS.
q’he glad tidings are to us through
the Proceedings that there are “no
b'ekerillgs, 110 eontelisiolis, nostiitc,
in this Graad.luri diction; nil crept
work with the utmost harmony and
goodwill.” This, bre.then, is just as |
[t should be. mid shows “how good,
and plea ;ant it is for brethren to dwell ,
together in unity.” “G7 hr<'' <i /on* |
precail." I
i-roi ixsioN vi.lists PiiAcTier.
W’e have r-'ad the Annual \ddress
• ■•. id M. >6 >■ Willi.mis. with a I een
o lish. and woul I he more than happy
to reproduce it lor the benefit of the
Craft m tins our huge jurisdiction,
but our space will only allow us to
quote the following, for the benefit of
all whom it may concern:
• \Ve too often forget the moral du
ties of Masonry. It is mis\ for any one
with a tolerably retentive memory,
and moderate application, to leain tin
vsotorie work, and we call him a
bright Mason, pnd often tolerate him
in our badges, when he lives in open
violation of many, sometimes all, the
moral teachings oi the Order. He
that tenches temperanee as one of the
cardinal xirtuesof our Cider to t lie
initiate, too oft.n. himself, ends the
day in drunkenness and reveling.
Sometimes, he that teaches him that
he shall never u < the name, ot Ih ity
but with that rvverenoo which is due
from a evature to his Creator, himself
violnti s his own precept*, and produ
<*es upon tin* nund of the initiate the
idea that Masonic morals are a thing
to be talked about, for the sake of giv
ing Musters ot Lodges ami lectmeis
something to say. Masonic wriiers a
subject upon which to write nice
things, but that it i* not of the slightest
moment whether the lessons are prae
ticed 01 not. So long as Ma-amm will
tolerate the profane swearer, the drunk
aid and the libertune m th. Lodges
uuseourged. so long will the wot Id.
which we call the profane, distin
guished from our sacred initiates, have
u nght to call us hyp.H iites, and say
we nrofess one thing, ami practice an-
I other; and with how much greater
< force docs the world utter its iudgt
) ments if we select the swearer, the
j drunkard, or the libertine to rule, be
cause he is a bright Masoe ? The
standard of Alasonic morality must be
elevated in Arkansas, and we must be
come more earneet workers in the
world, or we deserve to bo regarded
i as a merely negative institution, with-
I out any positive qualities or sen
timents, and in this aggressive age we
will sink.
“I do not wish to be understood as
asserting that our* Lodges in selecting
their officers are not influenced in
their choice by’ the moral character of
the person selected ; nor do I say that
j there are many instances of the oppo
site kind in Arkansas; but I have
known many mere than one such, and
on? is too many. If you have no Ata
sons in your Lodge, of good moral
] character, who are bright em ugh to
I oxpmlifv your work, or willmgaiidablr
.to l?.-rn to do it, you had far better
I surrender your charter and cease to
| exist as a Lodge, than to stand as a
I moral blight in the vineyari lof Al son
ry, by having men to govern your
Lodges, whose lives are a libel upon
j the moral principles and teachings of
! the Order ; who set an evil example to
I the young Alasons, whom it is their
duty to leach, and whose influence for
good or evil is augmented by their po
sition in the Lodge.”
THE GRAX'D OItATIOX.
AVas delivered by Bro. 0. C. Gray,
and from it we clip the following:
“ We claim many things for Alason
! ry, but we reach too fur wnen we claim
for it the sanctity and saving power of
reliijion. Alasonry is not, never u - ,-/..-
ami never can be religion. It howev
er, may be ran t d the most excelli nt
'dignity of being the co-adjntor, nay.
' more, the very handmaiden of r-ligion.
But Masonry is not religion! Its
' meaner birthplace was the br>. n m an
Ist ;u-litisli king, and all it . amis and
labors and success; s are confined to
' while religion, taught us at our
J mother’s knee, sprang from the. brum
of the eternal God. Masonry is alone
foi - while religion is for cternit’ .
; All that *'■? need, or should dare to
claim for Alasonry, (in addition to the
'arts ami sciences it leachesy :s, that it
'•; designed to smooth the rugged pnth
-1 way of life; to make our journeyings
: easa r; to teach morality and rectitude.;
Jo Inculcate virtue, and to . nj<> n the
1 i.ile-of committed trusts. But
Masonry teaches more!! 1’ teaches
iiia; there is for every good man, a
Working, earnest/;/<’, a with its
darkened solitude; a resurrection w.>m
tin dead and a cmselcxs eternity lap
olid. It teaches the struggling mil
lions of earth, that they have immortm
sou' . but //civ ;• ventures to map out
via method of their snivels' i.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR.
Tu the (icncrul . Isscm^h/.* I respect
fully inv iie your attention to tile iol
lowing statement of claims upon the
i’reasiirv of the State, to meet whicn
' pr< .vision should I>e made ; ' your pres-
I rut session:
1. Bussell Sage, of the city of NeW
| York, claims (hat the State <>i
is indebted t > him in the • inn 1 >! ’’ ”7”,-
OiiJ for lo.ius mad', io the Stab d’lrw;
the administration of Gov. Bullork.
To secure the payment of this sum,
with inti■•«•..f. cuvr. ncy bonds, m i .un
til.g in the aggregate i.•.. YkHiOti, w. re
deposited with Mr. S. .. . m.hseqiu ni
to the time of thi . dcpo-.it, there was
iibo deposited ill his hamb the nmouiii
of .sJOt'.IHH' of the gold quartci ly b. md..
of the State, with the umli r.d.Hiding,
as lie claims, that the same were to be
held ns additional security f> rthe pay
ment of t’li sum of money borrowed,
it is proper that I should here remark
that all the bonds de; osited with Mr.
Sng >, as aforesaid, an admitted to be
valid obligation o f the Suite.
2. It will be:;. < u by reference to the
rep >rts of Comptroller General a 'I of
the Treasurer, already submitted to
the (ienernl Assembly, that the amount
of the Gold Quarter'} Bonds issued by
Governor Bullock, and admitted to l>e
valid, is s2.">hS.hili). The interest on
■ these bonds, since Octcl t r Ist, IS7I,
k must be provided for at the present
s, ssion. This amount including the
. interest to the Ist day of January.
I IS7I, may be stated at >7,
: 3. Tav amount of bonds of the S:.;te
issued m 1" 12 and Ibtll, falling due
. tin present year, is sl37,(Mh). Bn vi
> sion shouhi lie made fur the payment
■ of these bonds at the present ses
sion.
4. The reports of the Comptroller
General and of the Treasurer, already
transmitted, show that the bonds of
the Slate, amounting to $251,500, will
become duo during the year 1 v 74. It
wi.l become i-<;Ci .'i.?.irv 1.0 piu>j.uc ioi"
the payment of these bonds during
your prcr ; c :'l session.
5. Th ■mt re:. on . . I u lit Debt
for the,last half a year, 1873, the first
half of the year, 1871, amounting to
$5Ol, 1)35, should bo provided fur at
your present session.
G. Provision should also be made
for th-, payment of .he claims against
the Western and Atlantic Brilroaf!,
which fr >m ii for nati >n recently ob
tained by mt- I believe will not amount
to more than .s7s,lcii).
7. It wi.il be necessary to raise for
file payment of the ordinary expenses
of the governm. nt, including the legis
lative payroll, the sum of sGI)0,00il.
That the whole of these demands on ;
the Treasury may be seen at one view.
I present the following tabular state
ment:
1. To meet Bussell Sage’s
claims $575,000
2. To pay interest on gold
quarterly bonds to Jan.
1, 1874.' 367,000
3. T'o pay bonds of the
State falling due tins year 137,000
4. To pay bonds falling due
intoi i 2:1,500
5. To pav interest on public
debt........ 561
6. Unpaid claims against
Western and Atlantic 11.
7. Ordinary disbursements
of the Stat?, including
legislative payroll 600.000
Total 52,567,135
Krom the loregmug statement it;
will be seen that the demands upon 1
the Treasu; y of the State, to meet -
which provision should be made at
your present session, amount to $?,-
567,135. (>ur m ans of i ing th s
large taxation iqioii the Treasury are, ■
Ist, by taxation.
2d. By finding such portions of said
claims a.s do not fall within the ordi
nary cuiiuiit expenses of the govern- 1
ment. The valu :of the taxabh
city of the State as Jiown by the iv
port of the Comptroller General is ’
something •♦ver •<22G.imO.li:r
There is no reason io doubt that '
tins valuation would be in re.-s. don
an honest uppvakement Io . _tb,OPo,-
()!>1), But even ;it this im-r ;.-"d valu
ation justice t<> ourselves forbids that
we should r< lv upon this source alone
to rai -e the amount r ipiiri d. Alanv of
tile CLtiZ 'l.? ci tne Stair .;: Vr l.Z’mi
very difficult to pay tin taxes imposed
by the present law. I*' the pr< - lit
r. should be doul'h d ;t v> •■’Jd ')<
found in many im.tnm as imi ossible
for ilif people to comply with the o<“-
mands of the tax-gatin ri r, .vimont
par: ing w iih ilu ir homes and :r»n ;v- ’
hold g< id?. I>' adopting r< ’ulmions
which would si euro mi horn •' appra.:-. •-
ii.ciit of th.' taxable prop: ••;'• .>1 lb.
State, ami by adopting such m-
as will i'v -><ui ill iiimiiiig tin I’liii; i
stall !, except . ud: ;r- ■ hi
ded m th- current ■. ft; : ■' •
ernme’d. even tie present rate of . v
ntion mav be reduct d wi. hout eitri
melit to t He pulilic • t’V ice.
J? j’om ihe loi'eg<am; - >i it ;t oi
be seen tie t tiie amount of : ’ G.' : m
upon the Treasury mcc-snry p> ], •
prov ded tor at the pr-. - ent s; ■ ; ci :
naw large. J submit the qUeslion oj
the ways ami n.< ns im'm '■ eg ta
claims and for relieving ihr jiui'lit
credit from i’..-> pie nt ;.irrassed
condition to flu 1 wisdom :>U't p-'.li mi
ism of ih. repixscntatives <•! tile pe<-
pie.
James Al. >viiTu.
G ivcrr.of,
'riii-: x u<
We are as! mi icd to 11" 1 nn-i. v uo
favor a' ompromi: •ol is
issued by Bullock through Henry
Clews A Co. But such is th • fact, that
im n arc to be found who, from soim
unknown cause, advocate ;i compro
mi■? and th; assumption on dm part
of the State of these niil’m us gal
bonds, the procee Is of were pocketed
bv Bullock, Clews and Kimi'all. We
have no idea that any icsjh (table
number of the Legislature will lend
themselves to this illegal bond ring to
thus defraud the people » i Georgia.—
The question one year since was fully
ventilated and >•»»!», and the Legis
lature in declaring the bonds illegal
and void, acted from a full knowledge
of tlu facts. What mvv light has lai n
thrown iqam this subject ? That the
bondholders acknowledge the illcgadty
i of the bonds, but to pre.t c! the credit
!ot the State, it is better for Georgia
to po?ket the losses.
If paying illegal bonds, so acknowl
edged by the holders, is nocessary to
| lxaC C— Ct-ixb of lUU tO'Cace, llCLcei
'to have no credit. What we honestly
1 owe let the L gislature tax ns suffi
! jjmgii <_D tixO mccrosG, mid.
I establish a sinking fund for the liqui-
■ dation of the debt. It is useless to
l toll us that Georgia bonds will not
| be at par m one yemr, if the interest is
j promptly paid, and provision made to
i meet tae principle at maturitv.
W e would i kc to see public schools
c fiablished in Georgia, butratherthan
pay these boa ;;;, flmit we have declared
von!, wo would favor a concentration
of all our resources upon the payment
; of the public debt, and when that is
■ provided tor, then go to work and
■ build up free schools ami educate the
- voirm of oar countrv.
Tne debt now upon us was created
; through fraud, in a groat measure, and
it is hard lor the people to pay this
civ bi, wnicli ■ '.'ini' il'i iu.t i'c•>■(’ in s,c.s tj,
1 t alo-m tne icssnmption ami payment j
of a debt that was conceievd and
brought forth in fraud and iniquity.
W e had as well have Bullock and
his crow on us as a Legislature that
would sanction and make valid their
fraudulent acts.
W'e will not believe that a majority
of the people's representatives in the
G<neral Assembly will so far forget,
their honor ami the interest of their
I constituency, as to vote for and legal
ize the bonds that a former Legislature
I with all rim eacts before them declar
,ed null and void. In the event they
; should become particeps (Timinis to the !
; fraud, we rely explicitly on the honor
ami. nerve of >v. Smith. Such a bill,
i m our judgi lent, will never receive his
I .
. signature. Should it, we have mis
placed our confidence, and Georgia
• would hav'- a Governor that had gone
! back on his rec »rd, which, we think,
he v. ill m ver I >.
Thi: A<’’ :Mir SrntrruALi.-Ts or the
1 .
Sor ra.—J he N" .v Orleans llepubli<‘an
d< scribes the abode and habits of a
p< } - .-on in t t ci!y is known in that
v icmity as the pri; stes.s of the Vondous,
a sect not unlike the Spiritualists in
i tlmii - loctriufs, and well known thro’
Iho South. This priest; ss haslier abode
in a little out-of-the-way alley, the sur
ronndii /s M which are well calculated
t<> chill tli i elmldcr with superstitious
awe. r l his feeling is intensified when
oi entering tl 1< >w do >rw ay the visi- I
I r is ushiTt d into the presence of a ;
v. i<-rd. i.iysb rious being, hollow-eved
ami hollow-ch'eked, with long elf-like
lo 1, ”d a lisiuded firm. A chintz
cnrta'u hide* a doorway leading to an !
isim.iimg I - .'• in, into the precincts of
w hicli im v!-.it'»r is a]L >umd io enter. It I
is .*acred io incantations ami to the i
•’• .t' pi its. Some time ago
.!.■ prits’u-.'.s was visit-d I y the mother
"t ;.-mng - idy who had died under
p'-cumir cociinmtances. The voung
I‘aiyv.is shortly to be married, and
I whik apparently enjoying perfect
h< alth sue retired to her room at night
: nd we? i ur.d dead in the morning.
The d> ; T h of her only d.iught -r almost I
shi.tteretl her moth •’• s r; ason, ami be- I
■' ..cth sum rai she was induced lo I
•. -it elm Aomioii priestess ami a.->k j
h< r advice cone ruing her daughter.—
tin cab ring .he door the pri ‘stess told
moth' r le-r errand, ami tobl her .
not i • bury ' r daughter until the
We hmsday following. Despite the
entreaties ot' the grief-stricken mother
the daughter was buried. On the
Wedm sday naim d by the Voudou,
how ever, the’mother visited the tomb
and at her request the vault was open
ed. Suddenly the sound of loud
shrieks broke upon the < ar, and tear
ing <‘p< n the ci flin the mother clasped
In r child in her arms. An hour later
the young lady would have fallen a
victim to the terrible fate of being
buried alive.
• « -
It is proposed to tunnel the Ohio
ami Mississippi rivers mar their junc- I
I tion, in order to facilitate railway ;
I movements. A company for that pur
pose has l>eeii formed, with a capital
of $10,000,000, amt has applied to
Congress for an act of incorporation.
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