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VOL. 11. THETHOMASTON HERALD, PUBLISHED BY McMICHAEL & CABANISS, EVERY SATURDAY MORNING TERMS. ~~~ f l "* y ,ar . Six Months : , All payments INVARIABLY IV ADV\N«’K T,.e paper will Be st<q»pe.| at the expiration" of the time p ii'l r *r, unless subscription | 8 previous renewed. II ill'* addre sos % suithcilher is to he chanced we ni'ir-t have ihe nld address as well as the new one to prevent mistake ’ So subscription received for a less period than three nv.nth*. Served by Carrier in town without extra charge. No attention paid to nnntn titotis communications as we are responsible for everything enteri, g our columns. This rule ts Imperitive Anv one sending ns l he names of three new subscrib er-. with *6.(141, we will send the llkkald one year KKKb An < mark after subscribers name indicates that thw time of subscription Is out. * AD VE RTISIX G RATES. 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Advertisements to ren for a longer period th n three months are due and w ill be collected at the beginning of each quarter Transient advertisements mnstbe paid for in advance. Advertisements discontinued from any cause before expiration of time specified, will be charged only for the time published. I’roies-ional cards one square *lO 00 a year. Marriage Notices *1 .fto Obituaries *1 p**r square. Nn'ices of a personal or private character, inten led to promote any rivate enterprise or Interest, will be charged as other advertisements tdvertlsers are reqii.- ted to hand in their favors as esrf in the wee as p -sihte IK* a ore te, in* wiM he *tri>tly a-tiheml to. LEGAL ADVERTISING. As hot et.ofore. since the war. the following are she prirse fornoltce« of Ordinaries, Ac.—Tt» bk cmi> in ad v*'Cv; T'drty Days' Notice* ..* ft 00 Forty 1 lays* Notices ... .. .. . fi 2ft Hales of Lan Is. Ac pr. sqr of ten Lines 6 no Sixty '»a\s’ Sot rr* .. ... 7 Up -dx Ninths' Notices IP 00 T n l>tv* Notices of Sales pr sqr. .. 200 StiK.airtT’ *UL--p —for those Sales, for every fl fa f&OO. Mortgage Sales, p r square. *0 00 “bet. asid • a liberal per rentage for advertising Kee • von self unceasingly bes -re the public; and it matters not what busi ess vut are engaged in. for. if Intelligently an I industriously pur-ued. a fortune will be the resu 1 —llnat s Merehants’ Magtt*ine. ** \fter I began to * 'vertl-e mv Ironware freely, biisim-ss increased with utnujpng rnpldity. For ten yen's oast I have spent. £8«.n00 vearlv to keep nv superior w ires bes re Mte public Had 1 been timid in ft'lvertisiiig, I never should have po se-sed my fortune of £{"«'1.000”. McLeod Helton. Birmingham " tdvertising like M(das' touch turns everything to gold it it. you r taring men draw millions u> uinr coffers " —Stuart flay • Vhat. audacity is to love, and boblbess to war. the ikil’fiii use of printer’s i i L \ is to success in business B»* cWf. IVitho it the aid of advertlsemen’a I 'ou'd have done noth tig in mv p eulations. I hive the most cmnple e f»i h in “printers'ink.” Advertising is the “royal road to business ” —Barnnm. Professional pARDS. O WIIWIPM & RF, \ LL. A"..rnev« end fnttnsel’ors at Law, Thoniaston. Ga. Will practice in the several • 'tiurts of the State of Georg! 1, and attend promptly to nil business entrusted to their care, u n svNitwtnt [iune2l fimo ] w. x. brai.l. I) *YN ox l*l<VH T KK Attorneys at 1 ) Law. Griffin. Ga. Office in Almah Mall, next door to the :>tak Office v\ ill practice in the Counties Composing the Flint < ircuit, anti in the United States 1 isnict > durt. Attention given to cases in Bankruptcy, iu«\)B-1y — .... _■—.— ■ ——a. D'Y v L .V: NUNN ALLY. A” mev« »«t Law. Griffin. <sa. Will practice in all the coun ties comprising th<* Flint Judicial 4'ircuit. and in the roiin'lesof Oftlwe'h -r, Clayton. Favette and Coweta. AVill practice in the Supreme Court of Georgia. an<l the Li-tiict otirt ot the United Mates tor the Northern and Ninth ern Districts of Georgia A. 1) NtINNAI.I.Y. [apllft l v] L. T DOTAL rY vLLKN. Attor pv u* L w Th<«tn • sston. Ga. Will practice in the. counties corn l>tbing the Flint dudicial Circuit, and elsewhere t>y contract All business promptly attended tor Mffice in Cheney’s briek building. mehll-ly Dll T K K Est '* VLL • {!* ’« hi- profes sional services tc the citizen- of I homaston and surrounding country. May be •mind dnrln t e day at II i) Hardaway’s Store, at night at the former resi de ceof harte-i Wilson j*n 14 ly. TF RKRtHNG. At nr'd*v su L*w. • Barnesvil e, Pike co, Ga. Witt practice in the *'Mintie» comprising th«* Flint Judicial Cir« nit, >»nd by oiitracl Al usin»*ss Vi‘irsfot?eT o«. .o. vu- A- .v:— nugH- y r l'' BK \LL Attorney t»t Law. I Thonnston. Ga. Will practice in the Flint Cir **uit and elsewhere bv special contract aug'J* >y T)l| N l. M \LL ,Att'>r"pv iml <■ unsell r at Law Will practice i « Uie counties composing thr Fdnt Circuit. In the supreme Court, of • .eor bg tnd m the Hi-friot Court of the United States tor the Northern and Sou hern Districts of i>eorgiu. Th .inaston. Ga . June 18th. - 187''-ty. V\ i>Kß>o\ Mo | ’A LL V A'l'Tia's at. Law. Covinet n, Georgia. M ill attend regu larly. and Uraef.ce in the Superior ' •mrts of the f"umi>'s of Newton, Butts. II nrv, Snaloing I ike M, n oe, Upson, Vlorgan, DeKalb Gwinn. tte and Jas per <l'‘C 0-1 y T\MK> M M VTIiKv'S At rm*v at tl Laws, Ttii button. Oa. will practice all the connties c " "p isinsr th<- haM ahnochee Circuit an<l vlsewhcro by •fecial , „i.rr*ct *leclO-ly UpLUS* W’ILUS \it r-.M V * ar Lav*’ .M Tilb tt.on, Gn Prompt attention elven to fusinesi p|-ice<l in our haMs. declU-ly |) »HKKr P I’KIPPK Aa.irnev H* Law F..rsvth, Ga Will practice in the State Courts ‘"ln the United States' District Court at xtlanta and '•'"inn-.h. Gn. dec 0-ty T\ 1 1Ui\ I'. A'toriiov »« f Low Ha l- ***** • vilie, lit Will practice in all the counties of lt|M Mnt ircuit and Supreme Court of th* State. Mvkiuv bk ruuNK \ '■•«■*•**' :lt Law, Tilboton, On Will practice in all the y..f the Ohattahoo heo < ‘ircuit, and Upson and counties * dec^S—ly D* HO iKItS >e<ll (PMitiftiv* »*>e practice of Medicine. Office at B. D. Hardaway’s Drug ■'f'fe dec,l**-lv n W T 11 a VNM !| . i- pl** trt th/ n " t,f 7 th e citizens of Upson <&% he will continue p, Practice nt Medicine In its various branches at 'ffnaston. Ga. dec 18-1 y Twills VVxLKKR \trorn*»v nt L*w * UOanee. O a . Will practice In Circuit Oonrts of ireluT} y the United states District uottrU. LADIES’ FANCY STORE! OVER MUSSES. FLEMISTER It BROOKS, CORKER OE HILL A XtJ SOLOMON BTREETS, GRIFFIN. GEORGIA, AY° rLD re*PMtfolly inform the S.iod Cltfeens of Thom as ton and vicinity that we have now in st<>re, and keep constantly on hand a superior stock an<i very latest styles of LADIES’ FIXE DRESS GOODS, LADIES’ Si CHILDRENS’ SHOES, LADIES’ JEWELRY, LADIES’ HOSIERY, LADIES’ NOTIONS, MILLINERY, &c. A thousand little tricks and trinkets that Meh-Mer chants know nothing about, to be found at our Store. MILLINERY ! The Choicest, Freshest, and SWEETEST, stock in the maket. Goods manufactured to suit the taste of customers. Orders respectfully solicited. Call on or address MRS. M. A. HIGHTOWER & CO., rnayl3-tf Gridin, Georgia. ANDREWS & HILL, MANI'EACTPIiERS ANI> DEALERS IX FURNITURE, COFFINS, &c., Ac, AT J. it T. G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Miles Southwest ofThomaston, Ga, vro n l,l rp-snoptfnllv inform r>nr *.. fr,ends ar ’ d l he public generally, that we have established a FURNITURE MANUFACTORY at. the above named where we manufacture and keen Con-tantlv on handsupe>ior Furniture<>f «u hinds vari. iies and grades We are prepared to fill all or di rs tor OOFFIN s, and do all kinds of Cabinet, work with neatness and dispatch We flatter oujselves that we can please all that, kliow’ good work when they see it.. Our facilities and advantages in preparing our own Lumber and Manufacturing <>ur ow ■ Work enables 41s jo oft. r anv quantity, better varieties, an ' and ei-'ed'v secti<*n of country. We earnestly leunr-t ail that are. in need of anv'hing in mir line to c ill and eX-imine < ur stock, as we feel satisfied that we can give satUtaction in style, quality and price. All work warrantee*! tube as represented. Orders solicited. may2tt-1y ANDREWS & ITILL. FOUR GOOD BOOKS. Should be Had in every Family. Dt?yr>T T 0\ T \ L and Practical PolvgWt F\MILY P.IBLE, con’alninc a copi-ms indt-x. *’onc..r<lnni - e Ihc'innsrv of Hihlioal Term*. G*-o2r*»ph ical and Historical Index.*** Fourteen hundred pages furnished in three styles of hi ding L \ VVS o* BUSINESS for all the **tat.es in the Union P.v Theophilns Parsons. LT. D This volume contains forms f'-r m-n of every trade or profession, mortgages, de -ds, hills of sale,'easts, b »nd, articles of copartner sh;p. will, awards .ire Published by the National Pub li-hing * 'o . Nemphis. Tenn. Tile. I IFF OK <SFN. R. F LF.E. by-I ts D. McOtbe, author of a life of Stonewall Jackson. Thi-book should find its way into ev* r,v foully as it. is one of the best wvi ten amounts of the heroic deetls of the Great Vir ginian yet published. LI .HT IN THE EAST, l>y the well-known writer, Fleetwood. Mr JOHN A. COCHRAN has taken the Asrency f*»r Upson and Pike counties, and wi 1 call upon the people with these invaluable books immediately aprill-Bt. STKH EOSCOPES, VIEWS, ALBUMS, CII ROM OS, FRAMES. E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 501 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Invite the attention of the Trade to their extensive assortment *>f the above goods, ot their own publica tion, manufacture and importation. Also, PHOTO LANTERN SLIDES ar *d oiiaritvovyriv. niim * raws UK \o>FMltfs, E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591 H&udvat, New York, Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. Importers and Manuf icturers of Photographic Materials. inchlS Iftm The Southern Farm and Home. A rtKST CLASS AGRICULTURAL MoKVILT. G EN. W. M. BROWNE, EDITOR, At SM 00 per Tear In Advance. r f I F, S*c nd Volume commences with f November number. N*>w is the time to sub scribe. Address. J- W. BURKE.* GO octS ts MHCOn * Ua DR. THOS. A. WARREN, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. OFFFRS hi« servicPS to thf* C’t’7. r ' ns °f Griffin and vicinity Special attention given to the treatment ot CHRONIC Those at a distance can .-an consult him hy letter Ofhce over George Beecher Jt <o , 111 S 'XMIR c’tizens of Vxw' ft counties are respectfully informed hat have moved my stock to ihe st. ro u „ f bui j. am n*»w prepared to execute w. k i . w all Ef‘ ; tnrrdng ont ,2 -• aprilS ts "DENTISTRY! rpilF. una.r.iur.ed j»-»»».n.t» I ***** “sj-jsrs a.ljotnlng work -'irronm-f ami f goVfttTna n r"nteed. rn Office up stdrsover WILSON SAXYWstnere. BRYAN & SAWYER. a*CD R THOM ASTON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1871. yVIISCELLANEOUS. Masonic Address Delivered by Rev. W. J. Morcoek, befofe Morning Star Lodge, No. 27, at the Metbo dist Church, Thomaston, on the 24ih ult. History if free masonry. There is no suf ject that ha., ever occupied the attention of man upon which there are umre conflicting opinions than that of Free Masonry. These opinions vary from the sentiments of those who exalt the insti tution to heaven, and wn to those who would feign pretend that it is an agreement with hell and a covenant with the devil. Whilst there are these e xtremesof sentiment among those who are not connected Wl th the ins i tution, you will find some diversirv even among ourselves as to the date of its origin. I here are those who would maintain that they can discover traces of it in the Garden of Eden, ands une are so chimerical as to think it may have existed before the crea tion of man ; others again wou and try to confine its history most strictly to modern firm’s and would dpny anything as positively authentic until after 1717. Now, we shall endeavor to follow the prudent advice in pursuing this theittP, that Apollo gave to Pl£C ton when he allowed him to irive the chariot of the Sun for a single day, not to rise too high n..r to descend too low, hut to follow a golden medium, thereby ensuring his own safety and that nf till who were de- pendent on the benign influenced of the jrloriuU* Orb of Day. You are all aware how difficult it is to follow up an urdroken chain of names and dares f >r the establish roent of any theory, that carries us beyond the dark ages that enveloped the Christian world from the seventh to the fourteenth century. Yet several Christian denominations claim that they have unbroken series of succes sors to the Ap -stlrs, and that in their church is to he found the true essence of Christianity in its primitive Orthodoxy. Now, we do not tnain'ain for our Order, that we have the names and dates of in dividuals, Lodges or Grand Lodges, fro.a the time of their fir t establishment down to the present day. But we do claim., that the essential principles of the Craft have never be«'n lost from their promulgation bv the first jireat, Architect and Master Mason, Solomon. This pacific King of Israel, was endued by God with wisdom that rendered him nnt»n Itgrlit rtfimnoinni f.,l* »Ln P .L menfc of tne giMnd purpose ot rearing a Temple to his own glory, and of uniting heathen nations with his own people in that pure worship which alone can b“ accepta ble to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. For this purpose Solomon summ wed to his assistance, Iliram. King of Tyre, who cheer fully united with t!»e sovereign of Israel, and furnish'd him with all that his domin ions contained sot carrying out his magnifi cent design. The Cedars of Lebanon xvere cheerfully accorded, and were cut and rafted down the Medirerrean Sea to toe port of Joppa, the m"st convenient landing to the City of Jerusalem. But for such immense masses of material as were requi site f r the Temple and the other magnifi cent improvements that Solomon designed for the Capitol of his vast dominions, a host of workmen would fie needed. It would require no ordinary talent to superintend, provide for and direct these thousands of workmen so as to accomplish the work in the most skillful manner, and \et in the hrifest period. Now there resided within Hiram’s dominions, a subject and relative of the same name with himseY, kn<>wn in Masonic Annals as Hiram Al-iff He was the son of a Syrian father and of a woman of the tribe of Naphthati. So that so far as nationality was concerned, he was just the man to unite the two nations and induce il.am to iviirjt luirmuniously. Besides he possessed the intellectual amr pn>- , W<J noal ifientions, which would inspire with eonfi. dence all who approached him. lie wns most skilled in working in all kinds of stone, whilst he understood the moulding and engraving of nil metals. In order that everything connected with the Temple might he carried out with the utmost exactitude, Solomon admitted both Him ms into the full design of every par ticular and initiated them so fu!ly into his plans, that they were looked up to by all the workmen as Muster Masons. The ihree thousand throe hundred overseers were initiated as Fellow Craft, who could like the Master Masons, instruct their'apprent ices in the use of the tools and the accom plishment of their great work. By this pet feet system, selecting for the filling of each office and perfecting of each part of the work only the most competent, they secured the best talent and the most efficient aid. And when we real*** the perfect order and system that prevailed among this yast lost, one hundred and fifty thousand men, we are not to wonder that the work was accomplished with such precision in the w<>ods arid quarries, that when the building was reared, the sound of mallet and hammer was not heard. Was an institution <d such practical ben efit to cease with the ejection of this one building? We apprehend not. But how was it to be perpetoated ? It contained ; besides the practical knowledge of Archi tecture some of the cardinal principles of revealed religion, in fact, the two essential as defined bv Const, love to G"d or & beliet in one supreme Ruler of the Universe and a love for a brother Mason equal to that which We should feel f>r ourselves. These two paincinles, if not asserted before initia tion were so thoroughly instilled into all the membership, that it was like leaven that would extend and diffuse itself to others. Solomon’s workmen traveled into various countries and impr°*se<J their capacity and taste on surrounding nations especially those of the far East. After long years of prosperity and glory in the promised land, I-rael degenerated from the puriiy of those laws which God 1 ''stowed for their preservation nod perpet uity, and, though warned of impending destruction unless they retimed to the simplicity of divine worship, they per.-isted in their impeniteticv, and were carried away capt ve into Babylon by Nebuchad ney.R ir and his successors. We all know, that these Eastern prine p s took great pride in gathering at their Courts, foreigners, who eou’d lend whit to their reign hv skill in any branch of art or learning. With a view to the ornament of his Capitol. N» b uchadnezzar gave orders that a given num her of Jexvish youths should be taken to his Capitol, alike for motual improvment to them and his people. For whilst the Chaldeans were the most distinguished Astrorormers of the day. they might receive profit in the grand structures that were to he erected from these youths who were brought from the cradle of Masonry. And teing employed in active Masonry in the adorning of Babylon, they were kept in practice and were prepared for the rebuild ing of the Temple under the auspices of Cvrtts. This Temple was re ired urtdpr the herculean efforts of Zerubabel, witf* bis workmen having implements of War in one hand to protect them from Saul and his co-ad jut ore. whilst they used their tools with the-other. So far as operative Maflonrv vras con cerned/ from this time' until the erection of Herod’s Temple, very little could be done under the Maceabbees. These princes were in such perpetual warfare, both offen sive and defensive. Y r et the Jews retained a knowledge of the Art from the necessity of practicing it, in whfther some of them had fled and others had been carried ut .,7o"rf of the Romans, had* been' 'm.VLT King, he detp’rmined' to gratify his ambition tind at the same time conciliate the Jews, by the enlargement and adornment of their Temple. Now was an opportunity for the employment of all" the talent. Masonic talent of rhe period, which was used to such ad vantage, that the Temple became again the admiration of Judea and surrounding na tions. And Herod was so much gratified at their skill that he proceeded to ad rn the land with structures that w. uld perpet uate his own name and g tin him increased favor with his patrons, the Romans. After the birth of C!>rist, the. Order was employed by the Roman Emperors in erect ing buildings, arches and columns, to per petuate their triumphs and achievements, until a: length R one herself was over run by the Northern hordes arid left in ruins. Th©B6 hiirtmnuna linil bh gco r 4 »r \l:nnu« • (heir’s was a mission of destruction, not of sonstmetion. Hence, Masonry was com pelled to hide her head in silent blushes for the inhumanity of man. Her hist- ry ts very meagre through this period of decay, ami when the Goths proposed re-building some of the s'ruc’urcs they had destroyed, they could find neither the des gns nor the Architects to reconstruct their demolition Thus thev fall upon anew order of archi tecture which indicated bv its massiveness and its tawdriness the infant state of the Art. Churlemange and the Capets made an eft'.. re-usctivtc th*» dying a r t and sue- j c**o led as tin w ,s possible with the i limited materials at their disposal. Nor could much he done during the dark ages which prevailed over the worm, in Alasorry or anything else that was ennobling and elevating, when the minds of men seemed ts have lost the clew to true knowledge and advancement and were feeling about in the dark pursuing fimt one phantom or ignis fatuus and another until G and pro nounced again the fi it to the intellectual and moral world as he had done at first to the physical “Let there be light, and there was light ” Correct theories for the in vestigation of tru’h were proposed by men like Bacon and Newton. Theories based on tangible grounds were suggested by Columbus for the rotundity of the earth and another continent with teeming mil lions was discovered. Theories of Philoso phy were suggested that are being develop ed still and thatareeonsummated in thelight ning rod and the electric telegraph and ♦he multitudinous applications, of steam. In these astounding developments, we should not be surprised to bear that M»son»* rv shared and received an onward impetus that has not been slaved since. Tn the south of Europe men, like the Medici wey e found, who desired to adorn their kingdoms and possessing the means feb that it was a privilege to bestow them upon worthv cham pions of our craft. Kings. Emperors and Popes vied with each other in doing honor, to sueh men as R ipha**l ami Michael An g> 10, wh » were not on.y an honor to their craft and their sovereign ; but were orna ments to the age in which they lived. We would nj .ice to take you along with us and contemplate the progress 4>f Masonry through the various countries »>f the world, but we think we have given you a sufficient ly comprehensive, though br«ef sketch of t ie instituti >n to enable you to appreciate its claims to antiquity, or at least to re spectability on account of Rge. Before concluding this portion of the sol ject allow me to call your attention to what Masonry has done for England, llow London was beautified, adorned and remodi il with some of the finest structures in the W .rid by the genius and skill in speculative and opera tive masonry of Christopher Wren. In our own land, speaking the same tongue with Oid mother England, we need not blush for the triumphs of Masonry Though maligned, traduced and almost destroyed tit times, she has maintained the purity of her purpose, not to interfere with politics or religion. And though our country, owing to its republican character is liable to the most stunning shocks on both these subjects ; still Masonry has kept on in the i-ven tenor of her way and is fairer, more beautiful and stronger to-day than ever. OBJECTIONS TO THE ORDER. Yet this beautiful system of morality and of practical operation art has been decreed because it is a secret organization. Now weigh well my frienls, this objection. Do you mean in charging upon it that it is secret, to say that it must be necessarily dark, mysterious and levelling; that it is addicted tu forbidden orgies and immoral practices. It you do our answer is an emphatic denial of the charge. Its avowed object is just the contrary t> all of this The aim is to promote purity. It could not retain within its membership men of such character as you see ass; mhled here to-day, if there was anything Contrary to the pur est morality, or the sternest integrity in private, or political life. Lo k at the gal axy of illustrious names that has adorned fier annals in the past. The father of his country, George Washington, who could not he induced to unite w ith the Cincinnati, (a secret political, and I might say patrician) organization firmed immediately afer the A second objection that we sometimes hear, is that it is an exclusive Society, that it is designed for the Rich. The history of the craft will prove that almost universally wherever introduced, it has risen from the mechanics and been adopted by the great, and learned on account of the symmetry they observed in the lives of its professors. Again it is exclusive, say others. . Because it will not admit the blind, the lame, the halt and the aged.” What use have they f w a society which professes to be progres sive, that does not want arty drones in the hive. Can any one of these profit by the lessons they taught ? Can they use the tools? Can the blind see to draw a design on the trestle board ? Can the halt walk bv the square ? Andean the aged take up a new’ craft when his limbs are stiffened bv step apd all his faculties are failing? This objection is pertecu y * *• *• ate of course othor objections to the Order but these two I regard as the strongest, and the most worthy of consideration, whilst many of the others may he answered in the concluding division of the subject. THE OBJECTS AND BENEFITS OF MASONRY. Ist neg The >bjec’sof Mason are diatient lv asserted, in all works upon the subject, to be neither political nor religious. Before a candidate is admitted to the first degree, or even he taken a single vow, he is emphat ically nfortned, that there is nothing in the Order to interfere w th his politics, or relig ion. And in each degree, ns high as your speaker has ascend'd, the asserthm is again repeated. Were this not so. it could never have attained the wide sr.r.oui influence that it exerts among all nations. li»t poB. But whilst it is not religious, that is does not claim to be a distinct relig ious sytem and thus interfere with any other form of religion that accepts the exis tence of one personal God, the Father, who is creator and ruler of the universe, yet it does claim to promote morality. “Freemasonry is a system of ethics: is cultivates and enforces the most sublime truths in relation to man’s present and eternal being and it incites and encourage* its votaries to look toG »1 and ask his ble-s ings and instructions, it points to the Bible as tne great book ol God’s revelations. It seeks not to renovate the s< ui and make sacrifice for sin, by pointing to the Lamb of G *d, who taketh awav the sins of the worh'4 It is a system of morals only. It is not re ligious ; it is not in reality any part «.f re ligion. The vows, that the entered appren tice Mason take# on initiation, are calculated to promote the purest morality that can be conceived by man. These vows can not he thrown iff at pleasure. They can not be dispensed by any tribunal ; so that a man can gratify his passions and then resume his (.lace in the Order. If he violates his vow. he does so at his own peril. There is no authority that is high enough to shield him from the penalties that will be visited upon him by the brotberhotxJ. We do pot brand him with a literally heated iron. But the penalty inflicted is also moral in its character. It is that which sinks deep er into the soul, than iron could into the fl 'sh. If there is any sensibility left i» the culprit, he feels it more keenly, than if he had stood before a criminal court and had escaped its just penalty by some quibble in legal technicalities. For by the code he must be expelled and not allowed to officiate with those who try to be pure. 2nd. One of the indirect benefits of the institution of'Free Masonry is to promote intelligence. This is not claimed to he one of its otjects. Yet it must necessarily pro mote it in tiny community. Fur by its standards a certain amount of knowledge is necessary for admission, and all who desire to become affiliated with a b dy that gener* ally embraces the most respectable of a community within its fold will use their utmost effort to acquire the prerequisite ino telligence fur admission. Besides, when misfortune has overtaken a brother, and his estate is left insolvent, his orphan children are never allowed to grow up in ignorance, where there is n pos sibility to provide lor their education by the brotherhood. 3d. When Masonry is faithfully carried out its tendency is to promote a cultivation of the maehanic and fine arts. It originat ed in the necessity of superior intelligence in workmen to rear that noble structure Solomon’s Temple. And usually in its spread in any nation or community, it has been from the practical mechanic to the learned professions* who appreciated its b'auty and utility from the symmetrical lives of its practical operative desciplos. And if the question were asked to-day, “What earthly boon is must needed in this country?” The question would be unhesi tatingly answered, especially by the women, intelligent mechanics. Ourtown proclaimes the need of them to the most casual observ-* er. It is almost impossible to find accom modations for the labor, that is necessary to conduct any kind of business. The la dies feel from sad experience how inade quate is the supply of all those little con veniences which tend to alleviate the drudg ery of domestic life and of those building ornaments which add so much to the beauty of a borne however homely. Is there no remedy fijr this distressing nfjvfo mii,« m auutqn me'sug gestion of one who thinks he can see how relief can ho effected ; but vet hesitates to propose it,, owing to the false prido that still rankles in many a southern bosom. The plan is mv voung friend, to lav aside yonr broadcloth, pull off your kids, hid adieu to the counter ! Leave these lighter employments for the old men and women whom necessity forces to them and enter active y. into some trade which will yield vou annually three times as much as tho store does, wh : ch will improve your health, which will beautify your town, which will benefit your mothers, sisters and wives, and which will confer on you the highest honor that can be attained in this life, independ- cure. 4th. The leading feature of the Order is Benevolence. Charity is the centre of the circle around which ail the graces cluster. It is that which attracts to itself so may votaries. Just as in the Christian the test of true piety is based on love. So in the Masonic Fraternity they claim before the world, that they luve one another and prac- L*‘*#.Anw.aulii. each other that kindness, ben i» something operative as well as gperwmcroc in their system. It claims to manifest its faith by its works. It is no idle boast, nor is it a vain assumption that Free Masonry is a benevolent institution. Emm the day of its organisation, when assistance to a needy brother was a leading feature of its formation, down to the present time, this principle has remained as unchanged as the laws ol the Medes and Persians. Whilst it may be grand and imposing to dwell on this branch of the subject in gen eral terms : yet to make it more practical to< the uninitiated, let them examine the work of Masons in the way of charity in arty com munity and they will see that there id no failure in fulfilling the vows of equal love to a brother that you for yourself. Modesty and a sense of propriety forbids any allusion to the unostentatious labors of love that have been performed in this com munity. But in a sister town, there aro two worthy widows—members of the Bap tist and Methodist churches respectively—, who er.joy all the comforts of a home bv the liberality and through the exertions and influence of the Masonic fraternity. sth. And thus in the dwelling on Benev olence we are led to discuss another one of the beneficial features of Masonry, its alle viation of many of the horrors of war. In actual conflict many a life may be spared by a word or sign, that would otherwise be sacrificed. And when the scene of carnage has closed, like the sisters of mercy, they may be seen extending a helping hand or giving even n cop of cold water to the poor wounded soldier. 6th. The Masonic vows so simple and yet so comprehensive that they aro adopted to promute Union, I might say, almost a universal brotherhood. For whenever there is a man nr a nation that accepts the personality of an infinite G and, he can unite upon all the other tenets of the Order, fur they ar<> po consonant with the bent in _ stinet* of human na ure, that he would re p.ice to see them untverfally practised. There is nothing to prevent ti e pr- ud and haughty jew from co operating with a des pised Naaurene in promoting the sublime teaching* of Masonry in all the practical benevolent operations of life. Nor on the other hand need the Mohammedan decline i to accept when in distress assistance offered by a Christian dog. If prejudice can be set aside, there is nothing to prevent the R >man Catholic from uniting with Protes tant in promoting “pence on earth aud good v\ ill among men." NO. 31-