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VOL XV.
An Address
Delivered before Fergus Lodge,
F A M , and cinzens of Logans
viile, on tbe anniversary of St
John tbe Evangelist, on tha
?Bth of December. 1885, aid
publishea by request of tbe
Lodge and ci/izens.
BY B. D. WINN.
Friends and Brethren. —We
celebrate to dav, tbe Aniversary
of one of our “Patron Saints, St.
John tbe Evangelist.
The 27th of December, was the
natal day of this emiuent Christ
tiau and distinguished exemplar
of Free Masonry, in the age in
which he lived, and the yearly re
turn of that day is observed as the
{petal day with our fre'ernity
throughout all cristendom.
That other St. John, St. John
the Baptist, was cotemporary
with John the Evangelist in all
his good works having for their
object the chrisizing of the people,
and the emelioration of their
race.
So closely were they allied in
every good work, and the names
of each so closely dentified in the
New Testament, and in Eciesiasti
oal H'story thai when the name
of the one is pronounced, ihe
ether comes prominently to view.
Si. John the Baptist's day oc
curred on the 24>h of June, and
that of the Evangelist on the 27th
of December.
The memory of these illustrious
personages is embalmed m tbe
hearts of every intelligent Freema
son, both for their minisirations-:
for Christ's Kingdom upon earth,
aud for their aduerance and sup
port i f the tenants of our time
honored Institution.
Hence they were our “Patron
Bain Is,' in Masonry and we cele
brate the annual retain of their
naial days with appropriate cere
monies and hearty rejoicings. „
The lapse of more than two
thousand years with their varied
cycles have come aud gone and
yet their names live, and will live
while the word of God endures
and the Soriptures are the Chris-'
dans Polar sitar, and to the end
of time.
1 The one wae especially the fore
runner of the Saviors advent up
on his important mission to our
world, and by him was adminis
tered ihe ordinance of Baptism
;so graphically described in the
Gospels of the New Testament.
The one preached the coming
of Christ, in the wilderness of Ju
dea and called men to repentance
by divine direction, baptising all
who came into him confessing
their sins.
His manners was ascetic and
aastere, and he subsisted for the
tim« on locusts and wild hon
ey*
The other John was the bosom
friend of our Lord, and was des
ignated among bis deciples as the
one whom Jesus loved.
For his testimony of the Savior
he was banished to the Isle of
Patinos, where ne had wot delful
1 visions of Clod in which it is be
lieved that prophecies fullfiileu
will become more interesting to
the church of Christ to the end ol
t'me.
His Epistles are full of love
and kindness, and his “Revelations
at Patmos” are the grandest that
the finite mind can conceive, and
the Deity alone can fully compre
hend. But enough of this for
the present
The moat of you are familiar
with the high religious and mins
ißterial character of the St. John s
and their important mission upon
tne earth so fully detailed in tho
scriptures, but few of you perhaps
are cognizant of their connbc ion
with Freemasonry and the impor
tant aids rendered by them to
this Ancient Order.
This wo have from traditions,
Banded down from generation to
generation through the shadowy
centuries of near two thousand
years These illustrious par
sonages were cotemporaries and
ther lives in goodness to their
race were parallel. The aunaver
sary of their natal day, the 24th
lof June, and <he 27<h of Decem
ber is observed oy tbe craft
While the St. John’s were eo
temporaries in the grand work of
Religious instiuctions, of that
early age. they were also cunt ecu
pciary in AncieiA craft, Masonry
and were its devoted patrons.
The Evangelist completed by bis
learning what he Baptist com
pleted by bis zeal.
I will be persuaded to make tbe
following quo atiou from Moors
M agtizine, wnich with all intellis
gent is recognized as
authentic Masonic History.
From the building of the first
Temple at Jerusalem to the Baby
lonish Captivity. Freemasons
lodges were dedicated to King
Solomon. From thence to the
coming of the Wesiah they were
dedicated to Zernbbabei, tne
builder of the second temple, and
from that tune to the final de
struction of the Urnple, by Titus
they vere dedicated to St. Johu
the Baptist; Out owing to the
mary massacres and disorders
which attended that memorable
event, Freemasonry sunk very
much inio decay. Many lodges
were entirely broken up, and but
few oouid meet in sufficient num
bers ao constitute iheir legality;
and at a general meeiing of the
cralt held in the city of Benjamin
it was observed thaS th principal
reason for tbe decline of Mason
ly was the want of a Grand Master
to patronize it. Tuey therefore
deputised seven of their mo.-t emi
nent members to wait upon Sf'
t/ohn the Evangelist, who at this
time was Bishop, of Ephesus, re
queuing him to take the office of
Grand Master. He retuineifor
answer that hough well stricken
iu years (b«ing upwards of ninety)
he would :ake upon himself that
office. Ge vhei efore completed
by his learning, wiiat the Baptist
had compited by his zeal- Bmce
then, ail Masonic lodges hayo been
dedicated both to 81. John the
Baptist and St. John the Evange
lise .
I come now <o say, that in ad
dition to the St. John’s many
other illustrious persons both bes
fore, and after their time were en
courugers and promoters of our
time honored institution.
Anterior, was King Salomon,
Hiram, King of Tyre, Hiram, the
widow's son and many otners
scarse less illustrious. Pasterior,
was Washington, Benjamin Frank
lin, LaFayette. Andrew Jackson,
Henry Clay, and Garfield. Be
sides. these might be numbered
a host of Christian men and curis
tian ministers throughout the
world. Baptists, Metuodisis,
Presbyterians, Lu herans and of
all other religious organizations
throughout the world The Heir
apparent to the Throne of England
to-day presides over the Masons
of England as their Grand Mas
ter. W'e point to these lllusir i
ous personages in no spirit of
boast. It is a ttaoism taught
in our school. “That Masonry
regards no man on account of his
worldly wealtb or honor. If is
the internal and not the external
qualifications of a man that Ma
sonry regards.” The poorest
man that walks your streets or
roams your highway, if he is hon
est, truthful, and ol good repute
is upon a level with us as wiih th 6
learned, the honored aud the rich.
Whatever our condition in life, if
we obey the precepts taught in
our lodges, in the language of cur
Poet Laureat.
“We meet upon th» level, act
upon the plum
Ami part upon the square.
But Freemasoury as already re
ferred to, has had its dark days-
Bui, “amid the wreck of matter
and the crush of worlds,’’ the fall
of Empires and the w iping out of
dynasties; the desolating wars of
the ancient and of modern times,
through the long lapse of six
thousand yeais if hos survived
them all and came from *he con
flicts without the smell of fire up
on its garments.
•As some tall cliff that lifts its awful
form ,
Swells from the vale and midway
leaves the storm,
Though round its base the rolling
, dowds are spread,
Kteroal sunshine settles on its head-
In all ages perhaps it has had
its enemies amt opposers. But so
has the religion of the Bible; so
bad the Savior when upon the
earth; so bad that grand Apostle
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LAWRENCEVILLE GA February 16 18c6
of the Gentiles, the God like Punk.
The old Pope of Rome has ricent
ly thundered his anathemas
against us That old prelate is
as powerless to do us harm as the
ripple of a liny wave against the
base of Gibraltar. The old Pope
is a dotard and is last loosing ins
hold upon his adherents. And
soon i> will b - said of him as it
was said of Beau Swiss iu lib last
days.
‘lu life's last scenes what prodigies
surprise,
Fears of tbe brave aud follies of the
wise,
From Marlborough's eyes what streams
of d olage flow,
AJi»l swift expires a dri.citing and a
show
In this day, and in our own sec
lion there are some who oppose
us. They, “like Angel, visits, are
dow few and far between.’" Their
oppositions grows out of ignor
a nee and I puss them is tender
ly as I may by admonishing them
never io oppose a thing you know
noihing about. But I am asked:
“Do you consider yonrs a re’igi
ious orgnniAaization?’’ I answer,
no, but we consider it a moral or
ganization and the hand made cf
religion o„ly.
AH eur teachings are strictly
withiu tbe moral law. \. man i& en
joined to be true in his marital re
latious; to be good to his wife: to
r ear bis children to be intelligent
and useful citizens and fit them
for the relative duty that will be
incumbent npon them as such,
both in church and in State in af
ter life, to be true to the govern
ment of the country in which they
live. H e enjoin upon him to be
h sobei, iruthfui man; faithful iu
all his obligations as a citizen, as
a husband, as a parent and as a
parent, and as a neighbor-
There are especially “three
gieat duties we are charged to in
culate Ist to God, 2nd io our
neighbors, 3rd to ourself. To
God, in never mentioning His
Name, bgc with that reverential
awe that is due from the creature
to hi* creator, to implore His aid
in all onr laudible undertakings,
and to esteem Him as the chief,
good to our neighbor in acting
upon the square and doing unto
aim what we would huve him do
unto us; and to ourtielyes in avoid
ing all irregularities and intemper
ance, that would debase our facul
ties and bring a reproach upoL
oir profession.”
The word of God had made the
man of our council, and no lodge
can be held without the open Bi
ble upon our a Tars- No mat. can
be made a Mason unless Le ex
presses a belief iu 6Jod, therefore
all atheists aie excluded. We
make no religious tests, A man
may be a Methodibt, VSaptist,
Presbyterian or entertain any re
ligious belief whatever. His Pol
itics are never called in qestion.
He may be a democrat or he may
be a republican. Religious creeds
and Potities and their discussion
is strictly prohibited in our lodges.
Every man has a right to his opin
ions upon these “and none dare to
hinder or make him afraid.’’ But
you say you have some bad menbi
your lodges! So you huve in all
your churches! Is this a reason
that Masonry is wrong? Tne
same parity of reasoning would
unchristian ize all your churches.
There are, no doubt some base
Judeans that would betray our
lodges for 30 pieces of silver.
And their are base judeans that
would betray your churches for
the same filthy lucre.
Among our Lord’s twelve cho
sen Deciples there was a judas,
aud that base judean has success
ors down to tbe present day no
doubt. Don’t find iault with us
for this, for, “you might be tred
ing upon buriDg plan shares with
out cinders to cover them.”
Notwithstanding this the ebris
tian chuJch is the salt of theear'h,
and next to this is the insutution
of free Masomy.
A man may be a good Mason
and not a Christian, but if he is a
good Christian he will be a better
mason.
But you say again you object
to us because ours is a secret so
ciety, and say fun her, that if our
aims, objects, and principles be
I good, why do you keep them se
l cret ?
' Jt is true that we have some
secrefs that outsiders cannot
know. But we have very few
t secrets Onlv our signs, pass
words and modes of recognition,
jby which wn know each other as
' Masons; and these, my friends,wire
j all the secrets we have. These, t
I should think, ought not to be a
j bug-bear to r man of ordinary iu
teligence.
These aie necessary for the
maintaiuance of our organization,
and by these we avoid being im,
posed upon. Our principle, aims,
and objects are promulgated to
the world and may be read of all
men. Our Constitutions, By-laws
and Lodge teachings are contain
ed ir thie Book, which, if you will,
you may read and judge for your
self. Hence your objection on
this point is a falacy, and you
ought t> be ashamed of such an
objection..
An other class who oppose us,
and at the present day a small
class, lam glad to know, aie the
ladies. jThis opposition of aU
others is tne strangest and most
unreasonable and can be account
ed for upon the following grounds
only :
There is a class of ladies who
are unwilling for their husbands
to know anything that they can’t
know, and yet. perhaps, they
know some things they ate unwill
ing for fbeir husbands to know.
They say they are excluded from
a participation iu the lodges, and,
therefore, have no good opinion of
it.
I make bold to say, the ladies
should be tue very best friends of
Masonary, and should dl sire that
(heir male relative should belong
to the craft.
All Free Masons aie ooundfoi
the protection of women, and in
numerable instances of such pro
tection has been afforded and the
moving cause never know, for
with us the injunction is mani
fest. “Let not your left hard
know what your right hand do
etb.”
But it has been said, bus said
by old bachelors, that most wo
men are hard to please, ami some
of them can’t be phased at all. I
wiil Lot endorse the accusation or
deny it, nevertheless Lor 1 Byron
thus eloquently gives us a rytham
ou this subject :
“O, woman, iu our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy and hard to please.
And fiekel as the shade l>y the quiv
eriug Aspen made,
When pain and anguish wring the
brow,
A ministering angel thou.”
It has been charged that we are
bound to support each other
right or wrong. This is net
true but utterly false,
We defend and protect a broth
er when he is right, but if he be
comes a bad man in his morals and
conduct we shut our doors upnn
him forever unless he reforms and
hold no Ma-onic communication
wilh him.
What I have said, is intended as
no defence of our institution. It
needs no defence. If the long
galxy of illustrious names, who
have bowed at our a/tar, and drank
at our fountain is not a deience
against all the accusations of otxr
enemies, ttien ihey would not be
lieve, thougtx one rose from the
dead.
Virtue, morality and brotherly
love, are the joweled pass words,
that bind us together. Thtse are
iuculcated from the time we enter
the threshold and to the end.
A sympathetic nature, and a
benevolent nature is characteristic
of the true Mason. To be fiiend
ly to each other is only the bill
way of duty. “Every human be
ing has a claim upon our kind
offices,’’ The poor and the r.eady
and destitute of onr race has a
claim us. Our pilgrimage
here is of short duration, and
800 n we shall have to render an
account of the deeds done in the
body.
“Be mindful to entertain strang
ers, for thereby ye may entertain
Angels unawares,” is a Scripture
injunction not to be ignored.
A man is not to be judged by
Ifie clothes he wea v s. The finest
dre«sed man on your streets may
be the boss of a a “pick po?Ret”
clan. The converse is forci >ly ex
pressed in the song of the “Wiz
zard Oil’* man :
“There’s many a coat that is tat
tei—l and torn,
B. l bene; til lies u true, holiest heart ;
j ml because he’s uot dressed like
his neighbors iu silk,
Why, society keeps them apart
On one fortune smiles, while the
other one fails,
No mutter wluit venture he tries ;
’Till death, in the end, cays them
both to tile grave,
And six feel ol earth make them
bot h of one size.
To the strugglirg poor, the aid
of all good Masor, and all good
men as wel., should be extended.
Kmd words, especially to the uu
fortunate, is like Apples of Gold
in pictures of Silver. A kind lit
tle talk has often had a wonder
ful ietluence for good upon many
of the neglected outcasts of our
ir.ee.
Shall 1 give you some examples !
John B. Gough, iu his youth, was
a drunken vagabond, who travers
ed the streets of Boston. In that
city was a pious shoe-maker, who.
one morning on his way to church
came m contact with the lialf-in
ioxicatbd young man. Turning
to him. and faking him by tho
hand, iu kind words he said to
him : “John, get up and go with
me to church and be a better
man." He was unused to such
kind words, und they impressed
him. In reply he said: “Mr.
Jobes I would take your advice,
but 1 am in noffx to ao to church. ’’
Afior a little more pursuunion in
that same kind vay, he consented,
and accompanied the good shoe
maker The kind wolds of Mr.
Joues, had prepared his mind lor
the good influence of the sermon,
ard from that good Bay his refor*
matier. was commenced, m.d soon
he became a member of the shoe
makers church, and to day John
B. Gough is the grandest lecture r
of Temperance and morality op
the American continent.
Excuse me if I give at other
illustraiion, The late William
Wirt was a drunken youth, that
revelled through the streets of
Baltimore: His habits were so
reprehensible, by his debauchery
that he was shuoed by every body
except his degraded class. Ly
ing on the street, on a hot bum
mer day, beastly drunk, with his
faco upturned, and the hot sun
pouring its rays upon it, a youug
lady in passing him, «and seeing
bit. condition, in sympathy spread
her handkerchief over his face to
shade it from the sun’s burning
beams. Upon awaking be found
the handk rchtef hud been placed
upon him by some kind hand, and
upon it he found the name of the
young lady marked upon it, he at
once took in the whole situation.
This littlo act of kindness, at once
changed the entire man, and from
the drunken debauch he became
the great William Wirt, who after
wards was the learned Attorney
General of one of the early Admin
istrators, and as a jurist has never
beeu surpassed and rarely equal
ed.
Coining nearer home, and in
our own State I give you as an
illustxation ox tlie point 1 am dis
cussing, the case of our late i’.lus
trious citizen, Alexander H, Ste
pben3, whom we all delighted to
honor In bis yorth ho was a
poor, frail boy, without means and
without health and an invalid from
his cradle. Some kind hearted
mac, seeing ‘tie brightness and
promise of his yonng mind, and at
ttio same time knowing the icabil
ity of his father 'O give him school
iug, decided to educate him, and
did so, ard by this act of benevo
lence they gave to Georgia, and
the country, one of the brightest
intellects and far-seeing States
maa that our grand oid State has
known, making a i epuiationthat
was know throughout our own
continent and throughout Europe,
Every dollar spent in his educa
tion was refunded by him to these
good men with interest. From
the time Mr. Stephens attained to
bis majority and entered into pros
porous business, he at once com
insnced his grand scheme of bunt
ing out poor boyß, and educating
them, and these, during his life
amounted to scores Many of
them becoming the best and most
useful citizens of the State. I
have seen a number of them, some
in the Hulls of Legislature, others
iu the great conventions of the
people and in various other assem
blies of the people, These, hon
ored him more than his acknowl
edged wisdom and patriotism as a
JOHN T. WILSON, Jb., Publisher
statesman—however exa'ted in
these, and is his best eulogy.
Gov. Joseph Brown is an other
striking instance on ibis point.
Coining to Georgia iu his early
boyhood, he earned bis liviDg by
bawling wood to Ddhlemega, on a
little cart drawn by a bull yearl
ing. A man of means, and more
than that, of big heart, seeing
his struggles with poverty, and
his pluck under difficulties, aided
him by his counsels aud his means,
and Gov Brown, to day is at the
head of the list of S'atesmeu and
the wealthiest citizen of the State.
While you, my btetheren and
friends, may not be able to do as
much as in the cases refered to
you can. by kindness and good
counsels encourage and stemnlate
poor boys that thereby may make
men that will honor the State aud
bless four memory when you are
dead.
Then my breiheren, in the furtb
er language of iho “Wizzard Oil"
man:
I f ever you meet a poor fellow who
tries
To buffit the worlj and its frown—
Just fend him » hand und perhaps lie'll
succeed,
Don't crush him and still keep him down
For a cup of cold of cold water id
charity given,
Is remembered with joy in the skies--
We are all ol us tinman, we've all got
die-
Aud six feet of eurth make usuli of one
size.
— • 4Bto •
A GREAT WRITER.
“Now, speaking of literature,”
said Captain Pullliby, addie-sing
his friend Colonel Bigdy. “the man
standing on the other side of the
street is on- of the most widely
read writes in the country."
‘You don’t say so,’ the colonel
replied, putting on his glasses, and
eyeiDg the man with interest.
j Why, he does not look like a liter
ary man. It is rare that literary
men ware tiamonds, but I see fhia
mau is bedecked with them."
‘Oh, yes, for he can affo r d it.
His income is very large, and I
can tell you wha.'s a faeft, his
woiks are read in .every town in
the country,
‘I would like to have an intro
dact’on to him,’ said the colonel
who takes great interest in litera
ture, having written an article en
titled ‘The Time to Organize,’ and
signed ‘Many Voters.’
‘He won Ino doubt be pleased
to meet you,’ the captain replied,
‘for I found him so be remarkably
social,’
‘What magazine does he write
for ?'
‘Bless yon, he wonW not write
for a magazine. He could not
bear to be held down by the con
• _
ventionality of a magazine- M
must be free as a bird when he
writes:’
‘I am more than ever interested.
Ib he a humorous writer?
‘No. but he is a great sensation
alist.’
‘You don’t tell me?’
‘Yes, and strange to say, his
writings mainly treat of natural
history.*
•Well, then, I don’t see how he
can be sensational.’
‘Easy onougb, thj dear jolonel
He writes circus bills,’—Arkansas
Traveler
INVENTOR* OF THE LIGHT
NING ROD.
One of our German contempo
rararies devoted recent ly some
space to the experiments of one
procopious Diwitch, and details a
number cf interesting devices pro
duced by him. Among them the
tightning rod occupies a promi
nent position, aud Diwishcu’s
biography claims for him the pri
ority of invention in this field,
on the strength of the fact that he
erected such a contrivance in his
garden in 1754. So far as dates
are concerned Dtwisch can by
no means be counted as the orig
inal Jacob in the lightning rod
business, as tbs thing had beeu
done some time before by several
others, and the idea of drawing
sparks from the clouds had been
suggested by FranKlin iu 1749
Indeed, records show that before
Diwiscb’B date two houses in Phil
adelphia were struck by light Ding
during a thunder storm, aud the
oc6 protected by lightning rods
was not injured, while tbe other
was severely damaged.—Eloctri •
cal World.
G WIjYjYKTI HERALJj
A W’IDE-AWAKE county newspaper
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NO 51
WILKIMS STAR PROVERBS.
Men affect fur effect*
7’bis short life is full of long
sighs.
The slanderer is a circulating
library,
Tbe wealtniest miser it tbe
poorest of all men.
II ope is the yeast that causes
he cup of life to run over.,
The mau who has nothing to
do will be apt to do it badly
Many handkerchiefs are moist
ened by sorrows that never oc
cur.
The laborer who is worthy of
his hire is also worthy of of his
lore.
Be just to your enemies, gener
ous to jour friends, and isdepend
ent of both. ,
r 'll! 01 \'i I!" * .IV
d/any a brilliant star in the firm
ament of fame has discovered that
he cannot rise without falling.
Enterprise and energy slowly
ascend the stairs efsucrPit while
luck goes up in an elevator.
With an iron constitution, steer
nervos, brass cheeks and a stlvel
tongue, man can line hie pcckets
with gold and ,tm.’
“You can’t ride two horses at
oner,” is ah old saying, but it is a
loor poker player who cannot
stand op four Jacks.
“He never had but one genuine
case in his life.” said a lawyer of
a rival, “and that was when he
prosecuted bir studies.”
A new company is being started
in Boston, entitled “The Moier
can clean towel company." The
printing office towel needs not tbe
aid of a company. It can stand
alobe.
Proprietor to editor '‘Well,
the first number of our new paper
looks well, but here is one thing
J don’t like.” “WhatT" “Why,
this oommunicatiou signed ‘An
Old SubscriDer.’ ”
When a man reaches the top of
attairand attempts to make one
more step higher, the sensation is
as perplexing as if he had attempt
ed to kick a dog that wasn’t there
“ Well, that’s a new idea, I never
heard o’ puttin’ spittoons on the
house before!” remarked an old
counirytnan, as he walked up to
our telephone transmitter aDd
made a bull’s eye tbe first shot.
FAS 1170 V /VOTES.
Rose violet is a new and admir
ed shade.
Astraehan is the favorite fur
triming for outer garments.
Fancy hairpins are shown in
great variety and elegance of de
sign.
Velvet skirts are worn with
overdresses of figured silk and
wool.
Lizle thread and silk gloves sre
shown with a fleece lining, mak
iug them desirable for winter
wear.
Long tailor-made newmarkets of
beaver, chinchilla, and boucle
cloth 3 are muoa worn by young
girls.
The new French corduroy ,is
soft aud velvety iu texture, and
can be utilized for dresses as nev
er befor.
Black lace toilets, as popular’ as
ever, are made drossy and effect
ive wito fine jet bead fringes and
jet einbroideay.
1
Tl ere are no shades too deli
cute for the dainty five o’clooks,
some of which are exquisite in de
sign as well as color.
A large variety of petticoats axe
shown, colored or plain, with em
broidery, but none receive so mash
iavor as black. g
Golden-brown plush or velvet
is more used than any other color
dark and brilliant coquolicot red
being a second choice
Some cf the new plushes imi
tate panther, wildcat, tiger, leop
ard ana chinchilla furs, and ar«
popular fer trimming or lining.
White and black, always such a
lady like and charming combina
tion, is to be worn this season in
the street as well as in the hcasfe.
Bayabere plush sXripestand ver
tical moleskin in plush srripes oh
falle Francaise grounds are shown
in solid colors for street wear.
3> \
Alas, for those who have had
their hair cut off! The new styles
demand length of hair, and '.he
shorn must depend upon wigs.