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tha Aqaalnsha, as th# Egytlaas nomad
tba Anaus, right np tha rlTtr to tha
city of Pharaoh. The King, therefore,
was amazed at tha story, aud when he
heard that the stranger had taken sane
tnary in the Temple of Heracles, he sent
instantly for his chief counsellor. This
was Ms master builder, who bore a high
title in the land, an ancient priest named
Bei. He bad served through the long
reign of the King’s father, the great
Raineses the Second, and he was a f.vor ■
lte bmh of Meneptah and of Meriamun
his Queen. Him the King charged to
visit the sanctuary and bring the stran
ger bi fore him S') Rcl called for hla
mule, and rode down to the Temple of
Heracles beyond tee wal's ,
When R. 1 came, the piicst went belore
him and led him to the chamber where
the warrior chained to he eating the lily
biead i<r ihe land, and drinking tho wine
of the Delta. Hte rise ss R.i entered,
and he wrs -till clad in hie golden armor,
for as yet be h ,d not any cuange of rai
menr. Ee-idehiu, on a broi ze tripod,
lay his helmet, the Act men helmet, with
its two herns and with iha broLza spear
poiut still fast, n the gold.
The eyts of IUi tho pr;eat fell on the
helmet and he gaz.d so strangely at it
that 1 h« scarcely 6 heard the Wanderer’s
salutation. He answeied at length cour
teously, but alwais Ilia eyes wandered
back to the broken speir point.
“is this thine, my son? • be asked, tak-
iDg it in his hand, while his voice trem-
tl It is my own,’’ said the Wanderer,
“though the spear head in it wss lont
me of late, In r. turn for arrows not a few
and certain sword-strokes,” aud ho
3intled. . . . . ,
The ancient priest bade the tempie ser
vants retire, and as they went they heard
him murmuring a prayer.
“The Dead spoke truth,” he muttered,
still gaz'ng from tie hennut in his hand
to the Wanderer; “ay, the Dead spoak
seldom, but they never lie.”
4 *Aly sou, thou hast eaten aud drunk,
said Rei the priest and master builder,
“and may an old man ask whence thou
earnest, where is thy native city, and
who are tby parents?’’
“I come from Alphas,” answered the
Wanderer, for his o»vu name was too
widely known, and he loved an artful
tale.” “X come from Alybas; I am the
son of Aphetdas, son of Polypomon, and
my own name is Eperitus.”
“And wherefore comest thou bore
alone in a ship of dead men, aud with
more treasure than a fling s ransom?”
“It was men of Sidon who labored and
died for all ihat cargo,” said the Wan
derer; “they voyaged far for it, and toiled
hard, but they lost it in an hour. For
they were not content with what they
had, but made me a prifoueras I lay
a3lcep on the coast of Crete. Bui the
gods gave mo the upper hand of them
and i oriDg their captair, aid much
white metal and many swords and cups
and beautiful woven stall's, as a gift 10
yourKiug. And for thy courtesy, come
with me, and choose a gift for tujseif.”
Tteu he led the old man to the treas
ure chambers of the Temple, which were
rich in the offerings of many travelers,
gold and turquoise and franfeinctnse
srorn Sinai and Punt, great horns of
carved ivory from the unknown East and
the South; bowls and baths of silver
from the Khita, who were the allies of
2'sjpt. But amidst a'l the wealth, the
stiauger’s cargo medo a goodly show,
and tne old priest’s eyes glittered as he
looked at it.
4 Take thy choice, I pray thee,” said
the Wanderer, “the spoils of foemeo are
the share of friends.”
The priest would have refused, but tho
Wanderer saw that he looked curiously
at & bowl of transparent amber, from the
far-off'Northern seas, that was embossed
with curious* figures of men and gods,
and huge iishea, such as are unknown in
the Midland waters. The Wanderer put
it into the hands of Rei.
“Ttou shalt keep this,” he said, “and
pledge me in wine from it when 1 am
gone, in memory of a friend and a
guest.”
Rei took the bowl, and thanked him,
bolding it up to the lignt to admire the
golden color.
44 We are always children,” he said,
smiling gravely. “See an old child whom
thou hatit mf.de happy with a try. But
we are men too soon agaiD; the King bids
thee come with me belore him. And, my
son, if thou would’st please me more
than by any gift, I pray thee pluck that
spear bead from thy hernlet before thiu
comest into the presence of the Queen.”
“Pardon me,” said the Wanderer. “I
would not harm my hemlit by tearing it
roughly out. and J nave
one day or moie, cr two, I must wear
it.”
Rei sighed, towed his head, folded his
hands,and prayed, to his God Amen, say
ing:
• * O Amen, in whose Land is the end cf
a matter, lighten the burdt n of these
sorroAS, ar.d let the vision be easy cf ac
complishment, and I pray the, O Amen,
iet thy hand be light oa thy daughter
Meriamun, the Lady of Khem.”
Then the old man led the Wanderer
out, and bade tho priests make ready
a chbriot for hin ; and so they went
through Tauis to the Court of Meneptah.
Behind them followed tho priests, carry
ing gifts that the Wanderer had chosen
from the Sidonians, and the miserable
captain of the S.donians was dragged
along after them, found to the hinder
part of a chariot. Thrc ugh the gazing
crowd they all passed on to the Hail of
Audience, tvbeie, between the great pil
lars, sat Pharaoh on his golden throne.
Beside nim, at his right Laid, was
Meriamun, the beautiful Queen, who
looked at the priests with weary eyes, as
if at a matter In which she had no con
cern. They came in and btat the enrth
with their brows before the Kinf. First
came the c dicers, leading the captain of
the Sidonians for a gift to Pharaoh, and
the King smiled graciously and accepted
the slave.
Then came others, bearing tho cups of
gold fashioned like the heads of lions and
rams, ana the swords with pictures of
wars and huntings etched on their blades
in many-colored gold, and the necklets
of ameer from the North which the
Wanderer had choieu as gifts for Pha
raoh’s Queen and Pharaoh. He had silks
too embroidered in gold, the needlework
ofSidonian women, and all these the
Queen Meriamun touched to show her
acceptance of them, and smiled gracious
ly and wearily. But the covetous Sidon-
ian groaned, when he saw his wealth
departing from him, the gains for which
he had hazaided his life in unsailed seas.
Lastly, Pharaoh bade them lead the
Wanderer in btfore his presence, and he
came unhelmeted, in all his splendor, the
goodliest man that had ever been seen
in Khem. He was of no great height,
but very great of girth, and of strei gth
unmatched, and with tte face of one who
had seen what few have seen and lived.
The beauty of youth was gone from him,
but his face had the comeliness .of a war
rior tried on tea and land; tne eyes were
of a valor invincible, and no woman
could see him bat she longed to be Lis
love.
As he entered murmurs of amazsment
passed ever ail th« company, and ail
eyts were fixed on him, save only the
weary and wondering eyts of the listless
Meriamun. But when she chanced to
lift her face, aLd gaze on him, they who
watch the looks of kings and queens saw
her turn grtv as the dead, and clutch
with her hand at her side. Pharaoh him
self saw th a though he was not quick to
mark what parsed, and he asked her
if anything ailed her, but she answeied:—
•‘Nay, only methiuks the air is sick
with heat and perfume. Greet theu this
stranger.” But beneath her robe her
angers wt re fretting all the while at the
golden f i age s i f her thrc ne*
Welcome, tnou Wanderer,” cried Pha-
raon in a deep and heavy voice, 44 wel
come! By what name art thou named,
and where dwell thy people, and what
is tby native lano?
Bowing low before Pharaoh, the Wan
derer answered, with a feigned tale, that
his name was was Epertus of Alybas, the
son of Apheidas. The rest of the story,
and how he had been taken by the Sido
nians, and how he had smitten them on
the seas, he told as he had told it to Rei.
And he displayed his helmet with the
spear-point fasiin it. Bat when she saw
this Meriamun rose to her feet 'as if she
would be gone, and then fell back into
her seat even paler than before.
“The Queer, help the Queen, she
faints,” cried Rei the Priest, whose eyes
had never left her face. One of her la
dies, a beautiful woman, ran to her, knelt
before her, and chafed ber hands, till she
came to herself, and sat np with aegry
eyes.
44 Let be!” she said, 44 and let the slave
who tends the incense be beaten cn the
feet. Nay, I will remain here, I will not
to my chamber. Let .be!” and her lady
drew back afraid.
Then Pharaoh bade men lead the SIdo-
Dian out, and slay him in tte market
place/or his treachery, but the man,
whose name was Karri, threw himself at
the feet of the Wanderer, praying for
his life. The Wanderer was merciful,
when the rage of battle was over, and his
blood was cool.
“A boon, oh Pharaoh Meneptah,” he
■Ml •flpu.M this maul Ha »OTod
my own Ui*wh«n tha caw would have
wat m. overboard. Let mo pay my
d *5at him be spared, aa thon wilt have
It so." spoke Pharaon, hot revenge dogs
the feet of foolish mercy, and many debts
are paid ere all Is done.”
Tuns it chanced that Kurri was given
to Meriamun to bs her jeweller and to
work for ter in gold and silver. To the
Wanderer was allotted a chamber in the
Royal Palace, for the Puaraoh trusted
that he would be a leader of this Guard,
and took great pleasure in his beauty
aud bis streugth.
ns he lefttue Hal! of Audience with
Rei, the Qeen Mtriamun lifted her eyes
again, ana looked on him long, and her
ivory face Bushed rosy, iise the ivory (hat
the rildonlatis djertd for tha trappings
of the horees of a ings. But i he Wander
er muraid both the sudden f ar and the
blush of Meriamun, and beautiful as she
was, he Used it ill, and his heart fore
boded evil. Whon ho was aioue with
Rsi, therefore, ho spoke to him of this,
auo prayed the oid man to tell him if he
e uld guess at all the meaning of the
Queen.
“for to me,” he said, “it was as if the
Lady kne v my face, aud even as if she
feared it; but I never saw her like iu ail
my wanderings. Beautiful she is, auu
yet—but it is ill spooking in tteir own
land of fclDgs and queens!”
At first, when tne Wanderer spoke
thus, Rei put it by, smiiing. But the
Wanderer, seeing mat he was troubled
and remembering how he had prayed
him to piuck the spear-point from Uis
helmet, pressed him hard with questions.
Thus, partly out of weariness, ana partly
'fur love of him, and also because a se
cret had long been burning in his heart,
tho old man took the WaLderer into his
own room in the Palace, and there he
told him an tho story of Meriamun, tho
Queen.
(To be Continued.)
PERSONAL MEMJM.
What the People Are Doing and
Saying.
Senator Dixon, of Rhode Island, is said
to have a marvelous memory for facts and
figures.
Masatoki Ikeda, son and heir of the
Duke of Bijen, Japan, is an enthusiastic
tennis player.
Consul Myers, of Honolulu, declares that
of the 1,1.7.) lepersat Melohair, only twenty-
eight are Chinese.
The famous tenor, Sims Reeves, is still
living in London. lie is now TO years of
age and never appears iu public.
Andre ITenriet, the French author, is a
small aud elegant man of 50, who has
sparkling black eyes and white hair.
Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian novelist, is
said to write so poor a hand that his wife
has to copy all his manuscript for him.
In a recent speech Mr. Gladstone reeled
off a sentence containing 214 words, requir
ing twenty-four liues of type iu The Lon
don News.
Secretarj* of State Ryan, of Ohio, is a lit
erary man and lias written a history of
Ohio, composed at night while he was a
member of the state legislature.
Henry M. Stanley was not naturalized
till May, 1885. lie was about to start for
Africa and came from London to New
York especially for this purpose.
The playwright Hoyt lias made a fortune
ant of bi»> popular farces. The “Bunch of
Keys” alone realized him $40,000. lie is a
tiara, nervous man, with Yankee character
istics.
Dr. Sheldon Jackson, of Princeton, has
sailed in the United States steamer Bear
for tho arctic regions, for the purpose of
establishing three schools for the Esqui
maux.
Bruno Gansel, of Chicago, is the possess
or of the sleigh in which Napoleon made
liis flight from Russia in-1812. The owner
has documents attesting the genuineness
of the sleigh.
Maj. McKinley, the Ohio representative
in congress, is a man of most engaging
manners. He is noted for his devotion to
his wife, who is an invalid and cn whom
popularity in his state is that he answers
every letter lie receives. His mail is larger
than that of any other senator, and he em
ploys three typewriters to attend to it.
The Duke of Fife is one of the shrewdest
of business men. All his investments turn
out well. He took some founders’ shares
in a London trust company not long ago
at $150 each, and they are now worth $4,500
each.
W. J.Vanderwinkelstcin,who introduced
Into Australia the rabbits which have been
for years the pest and the despair of that
vast country, is still living in Melbourne,
broken hearted and weary of bis life be
cause of the anguish which that great mis
take has brought him.
A son of Nordenshield is following in his
father’s footsteps as an arctic explorer. He
is one of those naturalists who have been
sent to Spitzbergen recently by Oscar Dick
son, the Swedish millionaire, whose large
contributions in behalf of arctic discovery
have given him a world wide reputation.
Moncure D. Conway, who is at work on
a life of Hawthorne, says that Hawthorne
originally heard the story of Evangeline
related by an Arcadian exile, and intended
to weave it into a romance. But he incau
tiously told the substance of it to one Cou-
olly, who imparted it to Longfellow, with
the intimation that the material had come
£r©m Hawthorne «is a gift.
HOW TO CAN FRUIT.
Boil plums for ten minutes and use eight
ounces of sugar per quart.
Boil pineapple for fifteen minutes and
use six ounces of sugar per quart.
Boil cherries for five minutes and use six
ounces of sugar per quart of fruit.
Boil sour apples ten minutes and use five
ounces of sugar per quart of fruit.
Boil raspberries for six minutes and use
four ounces of sugar per quart of fruit.
Boil peaches (whole) for fifteen minutes
and use four ounces of sugar per quart.
Boil peaches in halves for eight minutes
and use four ounces of sugar per quart.
Boil strawberries eight minutes and use
eight ounces of sugar per quart of fruit.
Boil blackberries for nine minutes and
use six ounces of sugar per quart of fruit.
Boil gooseberries for eight minutes and
use eight ounces of sugar per quart of fruit.
Boil ripe currants for six minutes and
use eight ounces of sugar per quart of fruit.
I Boil bartlett pears for twenty minutes
and use six ounces of sugar per quart of
fruit.
• Boil Siberian apples for twenty-five min
utes and use eight ounces of sugar per quart
of fruit.
Boil tomatoes twenty minutes and use
no sugar; whortleberries five minutes and
use four ounces of sugar per quart of fruit;
and wild grapes ten minutes aud use eight
ounce i of sugar per quart of fruit.
I Boil pieplant, sliced, ten minutes and
Use ten ounces of sugar per quart of fruit;
quinces, sliced, fifteen minutes and use
ten ounces of sugar per quart of fruit; and
small pears, whole, thirty minutes and use
eight ounces of sugar per quart of fruit.
When a Man Marries Ills Trouble Begins.
So far marriage has not proved a success
with Mr. George I. Moore, of Otis, Me.
While driving home with his bride after
the wedding the horse ran away, throwing
the couple in a heap by the roadside, .and
smashing a new buggy into kiudling wood.
Late the next evening Mr. Moore’s neigh
bors serenaded him aud he was obliged to
get up and make molasses candy and pop
corn for them in order to stop the din.
After the guests had departed the bride
groom’s hennery caught lire and burned
down. lie Is now looking for fresh trou
ble of some sort.
Royal Smokers of Costly Weeds*
Tho Priuce of Wales and Emperor
William are credited with smoking the
best cigars in the world. They cost $800
a thousand in Cuba. This brand, if im
ported by an American, what with the
duties paid and profits expected, would
be worth' when it got through the cus
tom house $2,000 for a box of 1,000
dears.
MASOHRY.
The Origin, Aims and Teachings
of the “Mystic Tie.”
A Brilliant Address Delivered in
Washington, Georgia,
in 1842,
BY HON. LUCIUS J. GARTRELL.
Brethren and Fallow Citizens: It is nat
ural for the mind to recur with devotion,
to the day that gave being to any great
and good institution and to attach to that
day a lively interest. We love to disinter
the long buried memoria's of the past,
and fancy ourselves actors and living
participants in the great original dis gn.
We are wont to evince our sense of grat
itude to those whose miuds haveconcciv
ed, aud wqose banes have accomplished
the lasting benefit, by honoring the day
which gave them existence and at the
same lime, commending the object of
their worthy devotion. The pious mis
sionary while laboring in heathen lands,
prays with mere fervor and heartfelt
thankfulness to his God, upon the annual
return of tnat morning, when the life
giving gospel was first sent to those lands
of darkness aud moral death. Tne
enrislian a neart is lit up wun a fervid
glow of iove, when he repairs to the time
Honored sanctuary, and commemorates
tne turice harrowed hour in which the
bright star or hope and redemption rose
in'mercy upon a lost aud laueu world.
Prompted by like sentiments aud impell
ed by aindrod emotions,nave we as Oiotn-
ers of tuo • mystic lie,’* came to celebrate
me birthday of dt. Jonu the Baptist, tnat
pious divine, wuo although not the
louudt.r was the zealous votary aud pa
tron if our order, mud tnougn tms
caBion is not cnaractenz^d by great
pump and parade; tnoeguno clank of ar
mour nor tramp o£ cavalry iins been
ueaiJ, mough no prouu banners are
streaming in the air, nor gaudy plumes
waving from the heaus oX tnoue renown
ed in war; yet we caunow iail to r<sal
izo tnat buoiiimty of tuougkt «md expo
rrence tnat suui striving zeal and he»rt
felt gratitude, wnicn it is the glorious
privilege oi Masons ever to appreciate
and ex joy. We ’ ft el while passmg
through tuo unpretending ceremonies or
this Qay, that wo are performing a service
alike, acceptable to Goa ana beneficial
to mankind. No mercenary motives
prompt our meeting, no desire for wornl-
xy noi.uiv,co Uan^eiing for fieeliug lame,
lui drawn logeiner uy the silken chorus
or broLher/y love, anu uniteu iu one com
mon aud noiy purpute, wo come as wor
shipers, to lay our numble offerings upon
the altar, anu to pray most uevout.y tnat
their sweetest lucerne may ascend to tne
throne of tne Eternal.
Having prefaced tnus mucb,we propose
in tne remarks wnicn we suaii inakw, lo
notice first: Tne probabie origin oi ma
sonry. sSucohdiy, come of me objections
urged against me order, and thiiUiy, and
luoliy, tne aesigu of the Institution and
its effects upon tne human family.
Masonry is justly renowned for its an
tiquity. souiti contend tnat its prmcr
j les a:e ccevai with i.rmtioa mat the
gicat maker of an proclaimed it, when
ms mighty fiat went form “let there
be light and tnere was light,” and wnen
as tne master-piece of an ms labors, ue
made man after ms own image, and en
dowed nun witn tne superior and godlike
power of origination. Tnat ne taugut
tne principles of optrauve Masonry to
Noau, in giving ium me plan ana di
mensions of tne Ark, and suosequentiy
imparted them to Moses, in airectiug him
to build the la tern a ole, “according to
ihe pattern shown min in tne mount.”
it is unquestionably true, that tne great
aremtect of tne universe iormed man
from tne clay of the eartn, and com erred
upon him among other gifts, the art or
faculty of creating, of cnanglug matter
from its original materiality iuio a new
and diff'eient form; yet this gift cannot
be regarded in any omtr light, than that
of oiio of tne many superior endowments
whlcn me beneficent nand of (fie Crea
tor bestowed upon man, lo distinguish
him from tho rest of autmal nature and
mace him Krd aud master over ail. Wo
believe that the directions given to tne
iu the first instance lo prevent the utter
d .-a true Lion of *na:iaiud, and in tue iat
ter, to establish for him-jeif a moving
house In mo wnderu ess, w acre iu hemigut
commune with his chosen people, ana
which should bo lo tuem an earnest and
shadowing forth of “heavenly things.”
And though it is true mat this po.\cr of
creating, or inventing as given by God to
man, was eany aao^ted oy the human
family as cmlnent<y suited to their con
venience and beneUt; sue a lor instance
as the art of building, still we are far
fiom thinking tnat tne principles of op
eratlve Masonry in tUcir true actepia Ion
were designedly intended as suen oy God
himself, or even that they were recog
nized at sc early a period; but subse
quently as the traditions of the order ful
ly sustain, they were invented and made
to assume an organized form, during the
n ign of King bclomon, by tne builders
and arcnvtects, who were engaged in
building tho Temple at Jerusalem, agree
able to ihe commands of their King and
the designs cf the Jehovah.
We learn from the sacred scriptures
that David wss a chosen King of Israel,
that the Lord was pleased witn David
and greatly exteuded his kingdom and
prospered his reign. That in consequence
of the mauy divine favours he received,
he promised in tha early part of his reign
to build a house or habitation for tne
Lord his God. Hence in one of his beau
tl/ul psalms he exclaims, ‘ I will not give
sleep to mine eyes or slumber to mine
eyelids until i find out a piaca for the
Lord, a habitation for the mlgnty God of
Jacoa.” Because however, 83ys the sa
cred writer, David was a man of war. God
intimated to him that while he approved
his design, ne nevertheless should not be
permitted to build him a house, but at
the same lime he gave him a promise
that his son aud successor should fulfill
his pious intention. We are also inform
ed teat as soon as Solomon was secure
upon his throne, he remembered the
promise of his lather and the obligations
resting upon himself, and immediately
wrote to some of the neighboring Kings
soliciting their co operation in tms great
and holy undertaking.
There were collected men supremely
skilled in architecture from tue Sido
nians, Tyrians and Phicnicians, besides
the architects of Israel, and in addition
tothise there came to Jerusalem the
learned, pious and good of every land to
witness the progress of this sacred work.
For seven long years, upwards of 150,00U
men were engaged in building the Tem
ple, impeded oy xio casualty, either hu
man or divine. During which time is it
not reasonable to supoose that they
would form for each other strong and
abiding attachments? It wai an occa
sion highly calculated to engender feel
ings c f love and regard. They had toil
ed, fasti a and worshiped together, they
had borne each others burdens, they had
witnessed the many displays of divine
providence and gladly liaiied the triumph
of his gioiicus cause. How natural then
that they should form those lasting
friendships, which men in ail ages, en
gaged in the same common cautc con
tract for each other. Is It not more than
probabie, surrounded as they were by
thousands of strangers from every land,
that they should adopt signs and symbols
which would enable them to recognize
each other, and by which they might ex
pedite the work, preclude impostois and
e&cn the more certainly receive the re
ward of his hire. And when at last this
mighty werk was completed, and the
sun shone with unusual brilliancy on
the most elegant and splendid ecifice
ever erected upon earth, and when there
had come to the 44 Gity of David” the eld-
trs and priests, the learned and great of
all Israel, and they with that band of
brothers whose Sabbath of rest had come,
with one accord and one united song of
praise sent their loud hallelujahs to
heaven, exclaiming, “it is finished”
praise Jehovah! for he is good, for his
mercy endureth forever.” And immedi
ately we are told the entire Temple and
people were covered with a thick cloud
as a manifestation of the divine presence
and an earnest that Jehovah had accept
ed this as his habitation on t artt,» herein
his sceptre should be established forever.
And when these ceremonies wero over,
and they were about to leave fer the last
time this holy place,and each to bid an af
fectionate adieu to his comrades, may we
not reasonably conclude that they then
pledged themselves should they meet
again in distant lands, in the woi Id wide
theatre, that they would greet each oth
er by their well known Bigos, renew the
friendship which they had then contract
ed and offer that asssistance which their
respective situations might demand.
Hero then at this most auspicious day
do we discover thq origin of MaeongJ.
When David bed been gathered home
to the boose of bis fathers, when hanno
ny and good will reigned throughout aU
Isreal, snd Solomon governed in wisdom
and peace, all the tribes of Judah, when
men praised God on earth and angels smi-
ted approvingly in heaven, in that propi
tious day was laid the broad foundation
atone of masonry upon wfc ich all Christian
nations have since continued to build un
til it has become a mighty Temple,cover
ing the whole earth aud rearing its nd
dome to heaven. The workmen upon the
Temple having thus as we believe invent
ed and adopted that hleroglyphical bind
of speech by which they might in all
countries recognize a brother builder ana
having pledged each other astrict adher-
ence to that brotherly love, chanty and
mutual support which have in Ml a "£. s
dibtinguisn* d the members of the craft,
they scattered into different parts of the
habitable giobo, carrj ing wiihthem these
signs and fondly cherishing in their bos
oms tbor.e ties of affection. And hence
do we account for the universality oT
Masonry. It is believed that fctiese patri
archs of tb.e order formed themselves in
to bodies or lodges, In which none could
enter but architects rcsembliug no dou&fc
the mechanical associations of the pres
ent day, wherein they taught eech other
the use of the tcols or Implements of
their craft, and in everything that per
tained to thtir common good. Operative
Masonry being thus estab ished, soon
found many votaries and spread with
great rapidity first into Egypt and By
rial Then into Greece wfaeLca it passed
into England where it became exceeding
ly popuiar and ultimately extended over
tne greater portion of Europe. We have
well authenticated accounts of it in the
year 306 of the Christian era, and in
926 King Athalston granted a chart er to
Friuce Edwin who summoned all the
Masons of the realm to meet him at
York where they formed the Constltu
tlon of the Eogl'sh Lodge and gave au
impetus to tne order wnicn has ever t-iuce
been regarded as tho true rise of York
Masonry in England. From England it
passed into viTe United States sometime
in the year 1733 and the beautiful city of
Savanuah in our own beloved Georgia
has the honor cf being the first place
where a Lodge was estab.ished in this
country. Lodges scon multiplied in
many par 4 s of the Union until they aru
now established in every state of our
glorious confederacy. Thus did Masonry
oegin and tUus has it spread with tho
march of time into every nation on the
globe,until the sound of the masters gavel
is now heard in every land, and the undy
ing praises ofthe fraternity uttered with
gratitude by millions of tue human race
are wafted by every breeze to the very
portals of heaven.
Having given as wo believe the origin
and a blight history of Masonry, we come
in the second place to notice some of tne
objections urged £ gainst the ordor.
Man is truly a censorious and inquisi
tive being, and whatever is not closely
identified with his interests cr fails to
meet at first view his hasty approval, is
generally rejected as spurious. And
should the onj ictof his inquiry be buried
in mjstery ^ud notexposec to his prying
vision he strapgs'y and blind y adjudges
it ominous c i evil, and regards it witn a
scruiinizmgaxidsuspicious eye. The hu
man mind that god like and illimitable
attribute which allies man to his maker,
is never satiated with Us constant and
endless acquisitions, but grasping with
the eagerness of the grave objtct after
object, imbibing truth upon truth, it
mounts upon restless wieg to the very
oar of heaven and dares with Satanic
presumption to discern t le sacred Area
na cf Omnipotence it sell! Led on by this
inordinate curiosity, how often dots the
honest inquirer after oi vino truth desist
from tis researches, because he finds in
the holy word of God, mysteries which
were never intended to be comprehended
by human wisdom. And how often have
we Been men reared up under the gospel
ministry desert the paths cf virtue and
morality and become abandoned atheist,
because it was never designed that man
should be like Ms maker, Omniscient'
Thus it is with very many of the oppo
nents of Masonry. Because our peculiar
signs and mystic arts are not revealed to
the world, but are kept buried in secrecy
as indispensable to the existence of the
fraternity, and the good of suffering hu
manity, Decause these are not exposed to
their Intruciug visian, they rashly as
sume, without; reason and without evt
donee that they ars evil of themselves
and too demoralizing for public gaz9.
Indeed It is but natural that Masonry
cause ins tkprav:„y of the human heart
and the degeneracy cf our nature, render
man incompetent tu dircern ciear'yail
its doctrines and heavenly prtc.pijifa
future state of immortality as reclaim
ed by our nature aud sanctioned by divine
revelation arc doubted because the eye
cannot see the bright fluids of para
dise er the dismal dungeons of woo, cr
tho ear cannot hear the loud halieiujahe
of tne blessed, are demoniacal groans of
the damned; yetilf the cause of the im
maculate Uod » regarded as a mere
chimera and its awfui and solemn truths
denounced aa tie false conceptions of
the over crbdulots and senaitivi; how, 1
ask, can we txpet Masonry aa humble
and mysterious a it is to receive at the
hands of sut peeing man,a more favorable
verdict? Our glcicus order has existed
while other huoin institutions have fall
en todi structioidiapersing i'a ‘housatijs
of blessings to ihe poor, distressed and
indigent of nianind and despite all tbe
elloria at dtrcovry, its secrets and signs
have been and sll are rutaiuod securely
locked up in th faithful bosoms of its
unyielding volutes. I repeat it, then
that we cannot i surprised that our in
stitution shouldiave its opponent* • but
to ail au. h wo wild say with the kindest
feeling, form noaasty opinions, but first
let thine eyes bold and thine ears un
derstand wiier'mhou judgpst.
The questions o'tan asked, “If Ma
sonry is prodccre of so much good why
not let the worlkno w all about it? Why
not throw wide le dooi s of your lodges
and let tho wer see and hear all you
do?” This quean has been answered
a thousand lim, and we will not now
enter into detain reply, but would de
mand of ouroppents, what right have
they to make S Inquiry, and under
what obligationre we to answer? What
right has the wtd to know or seek to
discover our pdiar signs and mystic
ceremonies? Dbey interfere with the
goed, the peace* harmony of society?
Do they Impair • rights or a fleet the
interests of indinals or communities?
Why then this iless inquiry—this ill-
judged censur-3imp1y to gratify an
to tbo goT.rn moot of tho country la
which ho Utoo.”
Is then anything In this like opposi
tion to forsramoBt—anything calculated
to disturb its hsnnonyor endanger its
security? And If each sentiments—if
such » want of patriotism did exist
among the fraternity (and were it true,
1 for one would renounce it forever and
stigmatize It as deserving the contempt
of every honest citizen), why, I ask, have
they not developed themselves before
now? Why, amidst the downfall of king
doms and empires and the many civil
revolutions which have drenched the na
tions with blood, has it never been
alleged that the strifes were engendered
and consummated by members of this
fraternity?
Let me ask our honest opponents why
has Masonry received the seppert and
patronage of tho wisest and be t rulers
of every age, and why have the truest pat
riots of our own America lived and grown
gr.-y, lauding and cherishing the princi
ples of the order? Shall it be said that
the host of worthjes in this land of free
men who aro and have ocen Masons,
would countenance an institution profes
sing principles detrimental to the true
interests and woilfare of the govern
ment? Will you dare cast such an odium
upon the cherished memories of three-
fourths of tho bold and patriotic signers
of our glorious Declaration cf Independ
ence?
Are we to be told that such men as the
illustrious Washington and pnilosophic
Eraukiln were members of an associa
tion calculated to endanger or affect that
liberty which they strove to secure? And
yet they were Masons! Do you believe
that he "whoss nand was an army and
whose head a State council,” that the
great and good Washington would sane
tion by his presence any institution
fraught with the least evil design, or cal
culated in the most remote manner to
Impair tbe glorious civil Institutions of
hi9 beloved country? No! ne!
Mill ons of departed spirits of the pat
riotic dead would burst asunder the
vaults cf tbe grave and refute the libel
lous lusiuuation, while millions now liv
ing would vent their withering scorn
upon tne authois of so base a calumny!
Another objection to Masonry, and one
entitled to parricn.'ar attention as com
ing from tho jeligious part of the com
muiiity, is that ‘ it professes to aid
Uhriaiianity,” and so doing “la pules im-
beciiiiy and int liioiency to the cause of
Christ,” asserting at ti e same timo that
the Gospel, without extraneous aid, is
sulliuieot for all good designs, aud hence
tuey r conclude that no member of the
churca should unite with the fraternity-
We do nut claim for Masonry the title of
a strictly religious Institution—that is,
it cannot of itself carry men to heaven;
but that it comes in as the forerunner
and advocate of Religion, aad is tho
secret monitor kneeling at the doer of
tho hearts of men, prompting thorn to
seek the heavenly wridom and suolitne
realities of the holy Gospel we cLirn to
be true. It instills religions principles,
rt strains our evil passions, circumscribes
our nnlioly desires; but it Uoe3 not pro
feast) open tne door of salvation. It,
unlike religion, does not reveal the secret
workings of the Holy Spirit striving witn
the sinner, entreating him to turn from
the trror of his ways aud And the glori
ous earnest df a blessed inheritance in
Heaven, But it reminds men by the
most impressive representations that
they are mortal and soon must die, and
without holiness of heart and purity of
soul, they never can And a happy en
trance iu that spiritnal Temple above,
that “house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens.” '
“Man is as prone to do evil as the
sparks are to fly upward.” He is reiuc
taut to take upon himself the cause of the
Redeemer. The depravity of his nature
and tne worldly and sinful propensities
of his heart often forbid it, and though
you cannot persuade him to be a Chris
tian yet he may become a mason.
And will it bo said that the Gospel is
BUiiicient-for all good in the million of
instances of this kind where it is never
Buttered to exert its salatary influences
upon the consciences and hearts of men?
Snail we be deprived of the privilege, if
not to make men Christians, at least to
throw around them our moral restraints,
and Impede as much as possible their
do srnward course?
I repeat It, ought masonry not to inter
pose its moral principles, instill its divine
precepts, and teach its Heavenly wisdom
to thta class oi the human family because
forsooth, religion miget maite them bet
ter and purer men? If so, thon obliter
ate a!; other moral human institutions ts
in the bauds of his creature manTvariety
wont of that familiarity which would
justify tho former in approaching the
wayward and wicked ana warn them of
their danger, the Christian Mason feels
it to be ita highest privilege and bonnden
duty, whenever he Bees a brother engaged
in the foil es and sins of the world, to ad
monish him to reform his conduct and
seek communion and fellowship with tbe
un dollied and purs in heart. And hence
do we admit men into the fraternity who
have not demeaned themselves alto
gether proper, as good and sober reflect
ing citizens, in order that wo may have
tho privilege of reclaiming them, If pos
sible.
One of tho great objects .of Free-ma-
sonry is to do good to - mankind, and in
order to a fleet that good, wo mu .t bring
those to be beneflited witblq tbo sphere
of our influence and example. It is fre
quently objected that wo aam't among us
too many who are destitute of character.
While we are ever watchful not to rtceivo
among our number men of infamous aud
depraved character, still we feel bound
not to exclude those who are honost and
sincere, although they be poor and illit
erate and unknown to the honors of the
world.
Ours is co aristocratic institution.
Here the poor man meets with no pro
scription because chance has not con
ferred upon him an abundance of earth's
“corrupting ore and glittering coin.”
With ns tue rich and poor, noble and
ignoble, loarncd and unlearned, are all
equal, all meet at the same sacred shrine
and bow with holy adoraiion around the
same consecrated altar.
Ail Masons are taught to have Faith,
Hope and Charity. Faith in God, and an
implicit reliance upon his promises,
which teaches us in the hour of daDger
and despUv to lift our hearts to him and
Implore his divine wisdom to direct ua
along life’s ruggf d and dreary way. Hope,
the bright star that unites its nevtreeas-
icg rays of light, when the dark clouds
of adversity overshadow the horizon of
life and points tho way to a blessed im
mortality beyond the grave. But tho
greatest of this Heavenly trio is Charily.
Heavniborn boon, we.’como messenger
of lovi! What thrilling emotions does it
call up in the bosom cf every Mason!
Charily, that teaches forbearance and
fortitude, that “sufforeth long and is
kind;” Charity that throws' wide the doois
of relie f and bids the needy every where
come la and be comforted; Charity that
purifles the adtetions, softens the pangs
of distress and dries up the scorching
tears of sorrow; that elevates man to a
more exalted station amoug his feliows,
and fits him for the reception of a bright
and glorious crown in the kingdom of
eternal blesstdnesB.
A Mason's Charity! What tongue can
utter the fulness of its praise, what can
measure the extent of its bounties? How
often has it caused the distressed aud
disconsolate heart to !eap with joy aud
throb with emotions of gratitude and
lovel Methinks I can see the orphan boy
suddenly* thrown upon t.ho cold ehariiiea
of the world with no kind father to look
to for support and no gentle mother to
guide his erring footsteps. But thanks
be to the Fraternity that father was a
Mason, and that orphan boy shall find
others who will be to him a guide in the
hour of danger and upon whose faithful
attainment ne may safely rely.
1 fancy too tho disconsolate widow
whose husband has found a premature
grave. A ihort time since we beheld her
tho happy mother of a smiiing family.
Joy beat high in her bosom and she was
happy. But alari how fleeting those
hours of happiness, how illusory those
dreams of pleasurt! Disease came and
with it death. That husband, the idol of
his confiding wife aud upon whose toil
depended the support of an interesting
family has been consigned to the cold
clods of the valley. How changed the
scent! where but yesterday was peace
and joy and hope, today is grief, distress
and want. That dependent widow has
none to look to in the hour of danger, no
kind hand to administer to her wants,
And as she sits the perfect picture of de
spair and a deathlike despondency is
about to triumph over her soul, a bright
ray of hope breaks througn the almost
impenetrable gloom; an unknown voice
salutes her with parental regard and
pours the healing oi! of joy into her
troubled breast. It is the sweet messen
ger of Charity, loaded with supplies to
relieve her and protect her orpnau babes
from penury and ruin. The moral is
soon told. That w.dow’s husband was a
Masor!
— „.,nnu or*emsnmotives, rcadeia
to every one whatever of praise their
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of means by which to work out hie o wn
We are
Ji?. l ®SLa an 1,°" U 2 rea ? in S. reforms the disregards tne poisoned^ariV^r “1
ality; to lovs his
to “lnvaC -
lies, sbnn vice, and
God with hla whole heart and
Ms neighbor aa himself”
To the Mr portion of our audience we
would add a word. Yon ladles are not
permitted to participate to the fall ex
tent in the mysteries of Masonry; bat
still yon are not forgotten. Yon are the
wives, daughters, mothers and sisters of
Masons. Your woilfare is an object ever
near and dear to ns. Are yon a bereaved
widow? Then the Mason’s band is ex
tended for your relief and comfort. Have
yon helpless and orphan children? They,
too,are remembered in our prayers and
succored by our a!d. But I rejoice to find
some of the sex here. You have experi
enced soma of the objects of tho order.
They, like the good Samaritan of o’d, are
over ready to run on errands of love, to
relieve the needy, comfort the afflicted,
and pour tbe healing “balm of Gilead”
on tne heads of those who are borne
down with earthly t ffl ctions.
Freemasonry b ing thus based upon
the eternal foundations cf Truth, Cnar-
lty and Love, has be -n supported in »tl
ages by the wise, pious and good. Its
votaries have always stood ns living tes
timony to its value, and been deservedly
esteemed as bright ornaments of virtue
in their day and generation. Upheld by
these and sustained by its pure and vir
tuous principles it has stood unharmed
amid the “wreck of matter and crush of
worlds.”
In the darkest days of the world’s his
tory, when moral chaos reigned su
preme, when Christianity was dethroned
by base idolatry and black ignorance
veiled the universe; wnen the followers
of virtue had hung in despair tbeir harps
npon the willow, aad mural destitution
spread ita sable pall o’er this once smii
ing world, in those hours of darkness
and moral death, the bright and radiant
star cf Masonry still snons undimmed
and unobscored! And may we not ven
ture the joyful prophecy that it wi I still
continue to dispenso its rajs of light and
beauty, until every oark space on earth's
broad surface shall be illumined by the
invigorating beams of truth friend
ship, harmony and love?
Companions ot Columbian Chapter and
Brethren of La Fayette Lodge: Now wo
have witnessed another celebration of
oar glorious order. How thankful should
wo as Masons bo that our time honored
1l stitution still remains pure and untar-
nisned. No strifes have crept in among
us, no feuds nor factions. But while man
has been warring with his fellowman
and political institutions have been torn
asunder; while mighty kingdoms have
tumbled into ruin, and “haughty mon-
archs have wept o or fallen thrones,” we
have been exempt 'rom ail disasters and
our order remained in all its purity, dis
tributing its blessings to the needy and
a ill cted of mankind And though the
linger of scorn has been pointed at us
and our downfall doeirod and threatened,
yet Masonry, like the glorious Christian
religion, with which it is assimilated, has
withstood every attack from its enemies,
hts outridden the fury of every storm,
triumphantly delied the poisoned darts
of misrepresentation and calumny, and
is now destined to remain as lasting as
time, and as firm and unshaken as the
eternal foundations of earth! What an
instructive and pleasing lesson is to be
derived from this fae ! How careful,
vigilant and circumspect must our Ma
sonic ancestors have been, and what an
additional weight of responsibility does
it impot-e upon ail geoi Masons of tbe
present day. To you brethren beloug the
nigaand oft difficult duty of guarding
the outer doors of the temple, aud to see
that none be permitted to cross its sacred
threshold woo have not on the “wedding
garment.” Lst none ever pollute our sa
cred courts who are not “worthy and
qualified,” and whose moral attaioments
and qualifications you believe to bs such
as will make them fit builders on that
spiritual Temple which it is our object
to erect on earth. And-to you compan
ions, appertain the still more responsible
duty of protecting tto safety, beaut; and
parity of the inner courts. The ark,
with all its precious treasures is commit
ted to your most sacred charge. Lst
none, I beseech you, penetrate the spot
less veil of the “Holy of Holies” who
would disregard its honors, abuse its
privileges, impair its priceless value or
tarnish its unspotted purity! Brethren
let us show to tho world that “our trust
is in God,” that “oar faith i3 well foun
ded and will “fear no evil.” Let us be
temperate, prudent and virtuous; increas
ing in Faith, Hope and Chaiiti; and
abounding iu trutn, friendship and love.
In cur intercourse with mankind, let us
be careful to waik peacefully, uprightly
all manner
OI error. Lot us roturn to our sacred
retreat strengthened in our fa" S
attachment to our order, aad builc up iu
our love toward each other. Finally, let
us Oe sure lo ernbark iu tha-, Divine Ark
which will waft U3 safely over JiTe’s tem
pestuous sea, aud anchor at lost in that
aaven of rest, where wo shall each re
ceive the heavenly beneuiciiou of our
Celestial Grand Master, ‘ well done thou
good and faithful servant,” and there
wit;i the hosts oi the Serapaic world we
shall bo safely housed in that shining
mansion above—“that Temple not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens,”
drunkard, if it teauhe
mony, charity aad love, shall It not “re
peace and bar | and malignity, and having aloft the proud
banner upon wnose fold-i u
ceive the hearty good Wishes'and I tetters' ^P°“ Whos e folds u inscribed in
patronage of every Christian in th.. I “Truth, Relief Friendship sndLo£°» he
presents the true identiev of v *
f . ~ every Christian in the
land?
But it is objected that all Christians
♦ ” ecome ffia-eona impute weakness to
the church ny eaRiug* in masonry a;
aid. Far be it from us to impute a want
oi power r»o the Christian religion. We
enow tLat it is as immovable as the rock
of Adamant, as powerful as the whiil-
wind ana “more terrible than an army
with banners.” Omipotence is its chain pi
on and myriads of angels stand ever
ready to piotect and defend it.
true identity of
“The man in conscious virtue bold,
y\ iio dares his secret purpose bold;
bears the crowd’s tumultuous cries,
mpetuous tyrant’s angry brow delits-
lsliake
Aud the ii
the loud winds tnat rule the
■ir wild tempestuous horrors raise
spheres, redd WUh thuilUtr s rend the
Beneajh^the crush of worlds undaunted he ap-
^I^ h i 8 ?,“.? ar 4 aEd wo canons shall examining tho cundit.on and d-siro
^ a ?/. h&1 . 1 tLa da >' wll,jn there shall he I of°ur hearts. It has been said that the
NOTHING
LIKE IT
found no tongue to question its aaihorl I “proper study of mankiiiufte man*” aud
*5-"“* n » d *re ’-‘’‘•let its peaceful * not with tqual propriety be ar
VV. „> P ?’ Sut with ail this it is weak. I Armed that man's first object should be
VVeak in the hands of poor, depraved, to ka °w himself? To understand ih«
how l o?ten E* °«fcr that
“f 1 “* ul «n ano dm when there were , tlons * a <l prejudices of hi3 nature. How
j° oppose. How often have ye wit- I im P°rtant is it, that we as good citizens
nessed wun the deepest anguish of soul 1 aud “ 3 Christians shonld constantly and’
the unaccoumablo decline of the cause scrutiniziugly examine the “inner man”
,, “asonry tends to stay I aad to fe ei and know that not only our
4 * ts Principles and precepts I outward deportment merits tne approba
point men to the cause of religion aad I tlon of mankind, but that all is weliwith
40 seek out its awful and }“1 that °ur every word thought and ac
eternal 9 4 ' u4 ' 18 “ indispensable to their tlon mee;s with a hearty response from
41 * welfare; ir it teaches the lrre- oar own conscience: ! And thus while
ho “ or to® People of God, and Mesonry teaches us to examine our hearts
judged censur-slmply to gratify an u^To^ C1, ™ tl “ u himself to aet a . na correct the foiJies and suptrfluilies
JKfSSM I c ™. d PS**io£ H q u re doe e sThe°se things, to SESMSfS^SSSSWgSSSI to
' ' id and j treat a11 men wltb kindness and respect,
ciriUyrpmiticaJr^lgibnsH! “why I steSl ^e^ror^nd^titS
EtJjSgiSSSZfiSSA S.t ‘S"KS EH'
In connection* this objection, It is may ba proper to rsS ““““W It trothtr L **>»
sometimes 3ai ifit our inaliiutioa is I sonrv f»r HrJ?w r ^ mari£ i I J* 8 unadultc rated pages we draw our
calculated to dio the peace of society I called to disiiugidah^^fn^M* 0 * 1 is 80 I its^I^ivnniv^ aud Iove and by
s?r^s5‘ass?s*3st teSBavreSsSSSTsai
■3Es!iag.‘?~w 1 af.ii~.t.w
Ms souic assoeial have bfcen formed | perative arts its worfcin/t^T ^ .°.S' I for ail tha illsbf lHe, and" tho® gforionf
promise and clear assurance of a happy
nome beyond the skies.
Being thus directed by the precepts of
the iiituo we are enjoined to be prudent
and industrious, that we may be charita
ble. To be temperate in all things, to
improve and adorn our minds with wis
dom and trath, and be as useful as possi
ble in our day and generation. To ob
serve the most scrupulous justice in our
dealings witb the world, always regard
ing the golden rule of “doing unto others
as we would have tnem do unto us.”
The useful and industrious Mason never
becomes “weary of well-doing.” His
generous hesrt exosnds with gratitude
to his Maker, and is susceptible of the
purest sentiments of tender affection.
The poor and afflicted find in him a friend
ever ready to aid them in their poverty
and sympathize with them in the hour of
affliction.
to counteract, nOy affirm, the perni- I piements, sancrifi'es^them bv’svmhniwi
clous influenceich we exert upon tha instruction to the holiestofn„?n„ oU .‘? 1
body politic, iff.so fallacious and 1 veneration of God and the^D^te^i f h ®
inconsistent is charge, that a reply of the soul.” Let us aDDl v thbJ rii«^H° U
would seem njiy superfluous, Cut of Freemasonry to!^anfaVd indi v m^ a
would perhaps Ivlng It a cousidera- and collectively and see what
tlon uncalled *d undeserving. It I calculated to produce 14 ?
may oe proper, over, to remark that and spiritual condiUon Sf our riS^ P ° Ml
in a government ours, objections of I Man was created a soi-lahi/.„a
this kind aro ei raised in all gov municative being, eminenU* ,nitfd°2^'
ernments wheifer and political pro-1 originally intended for society" a ii^ d
ferment emanaom the people, there I ture declares this truth Th/'h,. . 1
will at all timefland those who pro- the field lo4e to commune wi^ ?.
fessing a pecuOje for liberty and a other, the birds of the air hold thTi “
hypocritical an for the public weal, sorts Ltd raise to heaven “a'
watch with a eyes every change I notes of melody. How ““J 4 ®* 1
in the politicals, in order to des- I stronger Is this principle in mM «!?? ro
cry, if possible) spot or cloud which tellectual being, fasbioced S.? 1 1?*
give beauty antedor to tbe day, and I Maker and possessing ianniMt.L_ ll “
which they, wiwphet’.c vision, msy I municate his thoughts, wante
magnify into aentous cloud, threat I sires, and an immortal nature ae
ening to sweepf with its torrents thizing in the joys and woes of M. f.mfi
the very foundief the citadel of lib- I men. Whatever institution tend! 0 re
erty. These ptl aspirants eagerly I strengthen these ties of sociability ma i.
catch every J circumstance with I productive of greater harmony in hnm.„
which they maMca sectional preju- I intercourse, must be In consonant So?
dlcss and locfcostr, and thereby the design of the Creator and bennflriki
give themselveiporary and evanes- to the temporary and eternal interest. Ar
cent consequent enable them to I mankind. This is peculiarly the acbot
rates the mas hit above the petty I of Masonry. It unites by the strongest
wreck, and cplbat advancement ties, men of every clime, sect and oninton
which th, y nevHd have aspired to It destroys contention and discord and
only in times cite excitement. For I cements in bonds of harmony akin tu
the better In Mb of all suoh, we I that heavenly unison which good men
bi g leave to savory caL dictate far I find in another and better world Here
the mysttriesMsoury, lefore he I the Jew and Samaritan, the Christian
avails himself akuiUs er inems its aud worlding, meet upon the same com-
reapopsibiiitiejp'ihed that iu it he | man level and interchange the kindliest
oonflict with his j feeling and parest sentiments of affse-
will find noth
civil, politieall
He is also n qu
is made to hjid
he is enjoined t
a quiet and po j
to oe true to ht
his country; te§
authority and r
f.oua sentiments. I tion. Thougu we may differ in oor polit-
the charge which leal and religious sentiments, thongn our
iatlon and which I sentiments are as discordant as the very
o observe, “to be I elements of nature, yet as Masons we
tjict in tbe State; I have no bickerings, jealousies nor rival-
‘uont and just to I ships, but harmonizing togethtr, each
»tlently to legal I strives to promote peace and unity,
rith cheerfulness I friendship aad love. And herein consists
pcrnlinr efficacy !
much to the pri.'.-.-s
'll in
■ imiredk-ut.s th, Hi
ke it in time. It c]
cu-cs in the outset.
1 will prove a potent
Hob Ml lie Without It
FOR WHOSE
BENEFIT
si»put ion. Hoac!ai-!i
« aiitl Mental l>ejn
ness ami l't
delicate per
Aperient am
taken ;it nit
and a natur:
A little take
the appetite,
A PHYSICIAN*
“I have been practi
wenty ye
ill find it tiie mild
like
u p a vcgel
and effectively r.i
and at the sameti
ening) the dige-
powers of the svs
L. M. Hinton*,'m
Marks of Ccnuii
Trade-Mark on fro
‘d. t
“He aids the pcor in their distress,
He hears when they complain;
With tender heart delights to bless
And ltssen all their pain.
The sick, the prisoner, poor, and blind
And all the suns of grief, 1
In him a benefactor find,
He loves to give relief.’*
Lamentable indeed most be the moral
condition of that man who can enter a
Lodge and engage in its solemn ceremo
nies and never feel the awful responsi
bilities which he in under to his Maker.
If his conscience is not hushed to fcilence*
if reason has its sway, he most feel the
solemn conviction that it is “appointed
of all flesh soon to die,” and that unless
his conduot is well squared by the moral
law, he must fail to snare “that great re
ward” which the righteous receive in
another world. He will feel that he was
not made to bo an idle spectator in this
life’s concerns, but that it is his duty as
an accountable being, to do good uh i.s
as he has it in his power; to instruct the
Ignorant In the ways of virtue and mor*
Beware of Imitations.
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