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VOLUME XXXVI.
Tgfc GATHERED ROSE.
Only a rose-bud sweet and fair,
< Dotn by the road-side growing.
Of other flowers, rich and rare
And cultured, little knowing:
Content its blushing face to hide
'Mong its own leaves, when si raying
Bees came wandering side by side
With zepbvrs idly praying.
The rose-bud blossomed out ?t last
10,0 !? tr^y80*"Ami,'
plifin hy Me who sauilercd
Ere^ hi?d|hlo^ mr l an hour,
You understood, you say, with scorn,
While listening to my story ?
You know which rose one Summer morn (
You robbed of all its glory 1 I
Ah, man, the heart you cast away
When so it served your pleasure,
t My own,for iuany ami many a day
Had worshipped without measure. I
l
She knew it not. I was not worth ,
The love you held so lightly
But I could lift her from the earth,
The flower once blooming brightly? I
The rose you threw away?ah. yea ?
Again to toy with?never!
But mine to worship and to bless,
To keep and held forever.
i
The Soci.il Advantages of
Masonry. -r* i
It is with pleasure that we present to
Dur readers the admirable address de!iv? (
ered bj Rev. John 0. Willson before
hToruhnor T.ndl'fl N*0. 29. A. F. M.? OB , 1
the 24th instant, the annual festival of
St. John the Baptist, which is published
by request of the ludge. It will be read
with profit by the members of the craft, 1
and with interest by all. Being intro- j1
Juecd by Gen. J. D. Kettf-dy, Worshipful
Master of Kershaw Lodge, Mr. ;
Willson spoke as follows : I
Worshipful Muster, Brethren and J
Friends :
Masonry has fixed but two festal days. 1J
One is appointed at a time when the
tying; year is clipped in winter's icy '
ir|?p; tlie o?lte?, when blooming spring. j?
a'ider the ardent kisses of the kindly ; 1
sun, blushes into summer's radiant ! '
beauty. Thus we learn and t?-ach that , 1
the joy of the human h>ari is iodepeud- ]
?nt of not ward surroundings. One of I
these festivals commemorates a man and :
Mason who loved to rest on loving bo- : t
)om. hut who wos so absorbed in grand- ?
st mission, that he f lunti smallest time
Tor such sweet shelter. The other cornajemornt^a
a man and uason who chose '
tbe so itudcnf r 1-e wilderness ti>r home; J
but as a roico in tb?* wilderness was I
lblt to empty the city's multitude intu. i
the rude lap of the cb-sert. Thus we !
lea-n and tench that human hand and |
tongue often pour oil of joy on others, 1
when its own heart is denied the J |
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draught
To-day ie the fewival of that John '
who from wilderness t?il was thrnsi into J
prison's fettered darkness, and by [
tempted hand of violence was soon hur- J
ried to ''his chamber in the silent balls j
of death." Wo therefore commemorate
a lonely, friendless life. Does not its
treat want and our abundant supply
suggest and cniorce as our theme
IDE SOCIAL ADVANTAGE# OP IJASONRV 7 j
It is needless to argue the necessity
of man's a; social ion with man. The
same voice which said, "let there bejlight
and there was light," in gentler tone
apake, saying : "It is not good for uiaD
to be alone:and of the dust already
refined in man's creation, God made ,
man'c fairer, purer helpmeet. The sleep j
ing Adam woka to gate on beauteous |
Ere. and Gien hand locked with hand j
they walked the fair meadows of Eden
aod th? rupged steeps of earth uotil
death made their parting. Aud since
that ?Uy each son of Adatn seeks his
Eve?thrice huppy if he finds her.
But this companionship does n*t supply
all (he Deed Man's association with
woman is an absolute essential, but it
must he supplemented by association
with his fellow oi&u. k'hut out man's
felb>w from him, and he becomes purgr
but weaker. Shut out woman from him
and he becomes stronger, (perhaps,) but
certsiuly Ie6s pu*c, Proof of these assertions
ar<* daily facing one of
us. I> fo'Iows. then, that the best
manhood demands both companionships
Row to obtain and profit by sweet wo
.. ..4 mir tnnnhinrr i
man's presence, ur* u.
to-day. Bright cyrt and roay lips are
the best guides In the seeking. Our'
plainer paih directs us in the scare!) after
the supply Masonry ha* furnished, j
or can furnish, of manly companions to ;
their fellow man.
The fi'st and eliicfrst means of sup- j
plying this social need, Masonry pos- '
season in h^r
UNI V FllSAI.lTy.
1 do n<>t refer to the abstract speculation,
but to the living facts. Ma?-onry
has girdled the globe. From hill top
; to hill-top the temples speak each to
i ojhc#. Jvvery sea is cleft by navies
icorijjg her ragnj^. There are to her
well J.'4*'1 "" h?rcjgu parte, C?i l,er dc'
voters arc C\."rvwhere, fn t)ie full city
and in the deserts olitu'fe brotlicr
meets brother. Be.->ido Jlis owri vifl?
and fig tree and on alien soil, master
' greets ma?tsr. W'heraver p.an dwells,
wherever he toils, wherever he travel*,
wherever lie rests, he may find one
i to whose ear is easy access, and in
'whose heart he may safely confide A
i jMason is never an u'ter strange uohea
he chooses so to be. He may be sur,
rounded 1?V Strange fares, bu' h? can
.find that behind many tbvre beats a
JffUlnVf" theart-. .
Where else is name, or fnuis, wnicb
j fit#* vuifrat is tfvilijttl br it) savago
': 1 '' j7'"
f ^ / T f V| j r <1 f_
'-- a ?i Jtu<g=
lands ? The 'loudest hlnst of fame's
trumpet is heard by few ere ? J,housa<i<l
bills have echoed its sound. The far*
roachinir. nnmes of kings bare their
limit. The might end expanse of nations
find a bound, but from lowest earth to
h nth est l>eaven-?-f?^h^l#rkeuhig YV^st
to shining East?froth farthest South
to snow-bound North?shiue those
lights which reveal to the true Mason ;
the presence of his brother, and which ,
enable him to commatie with the most
faithful hearts. j
There are occasions wWn man meets
I.is fellow man and there are mutual
but vain longings for communion. Since
man's dariDg purpose of sinful rebellion
was thwarted and punished by coufusion
of tongues it chances oft<n that man
lacks some medium by which lie can im?n
tK? tfnnirnr ihft fhon?flt# <if hig
f"??" " " p." r
own heart, or receive those the stranger
seeks to communicate, kindest thoughts
are unuttered, and troubled hearts
struggle on unrelieved because they rise
in stranger mind, and press on stranger
bosom.
Mere presence does uot suffice for
man'e social need. Man may be utterly
alone with thousands of his fellow^ men
nipund him.. '.JM, helpful tfAptWHfc- :
ship must havo mutual undcrstanoing,
mutual sympathies, mutual communica- i
liou. This noeesstfy fe mot by the \'
COM 310 N LANGUAGE
of Maaonry Masons have a common
means of communication. Scattered
over the whole earth, they must differ
in ordinary speech. Some sing in flowine
Italian, some shout in harsh, guttuj^l
Norae tongue, aomosptyk in strong, <
so hie Snoti* .starve, .mutter* in weird,
contused fThtn*3se. Mut *tlrcy can all
sneak th?* common tongue which Ma
?onry touches. They may not pour out
i multitude of words, bul the supply is?
sufficient, llrcthren speak eye to eye,
band to baud, ear to ear, heart to
hut Masons'fcave this^"I/mhron !
possession. There is no nation's touzuo,
?.here are few. if any words?which '
?an compass the whole earth. The near gt
annrpafih to uniyersd use, is said to
he* the words, * "Halfafujultltd
'Amen !" Fifty years ngo, on the trackess
ocean two ssels approached
each oilier. Both wire manned
?y true mm, but men of ditfciys* faoes
tnd speech. Tl was fn "thh carntvaT seaion.
and the chosen sp.hrro of piracy
ind murder.4 Anxiety reigned over all.
As the ships drew nearer the dread of
vil was deepened. Nowv UtfV axe .side
jflifllfKut no anpty ?Aiwn#wnw^s'l^trd,
S'n dreadful cannon played. The crews |
oked each other in the face They were
out ene.piies. Fear pave place to joy. !
Kind hearts lnngod to utter kindly I
greeting. They shouted. They were !
but strangers still. Swiftly they were |
parting Thrilling with joy a sailor
tossed aloft Ins cap and shouted "Halle- j
lujah y' The zephyrs swept the wrd of
praise to fhc strangers. A moment, and
then repeated by every billow was i
thundered back the grand "Amen."
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They ha J but expv<?5?6eil a common tuitn, j
hut it was enough, heart had spoken to
heart.
Masonry has her ''Hallelujah" and
her "Amen," but she has more. Brother i
can ask and answer brother. Masonry. ;
the common mother, has bridged over ^
the separating hindrances, and her sons
sit themselves dovn to cheer and ;
strengthen each other.
Thus Masonry furnishes the comfton
ion and the means of companionship i
Anywhere, everywhere, tlie taca aod j
the language may be found. But ex- [
perimcc teaches' us that men of the
same tongue meet daily and pass each
other unnoticed. They have the means
of mutual assistance, hut have no detire
to exercise them far as social
need is concerned, they had as well in- ;
habit different worlds. Something is 1
required to create the desire to beinu- J
tuuMy helpful. This something is at:
least, in part supplied b.v the
COMMON OBLIGATION - j
of Masonry. Every Mason is bound by !
one and t)ie same obligation. The Mason- j
Kinu and Ins humblest Brother-Subject |
have knelt at tb*? same altar? JFic gallant,
misguided Moslem, the proud fettered
Hrahinio, the chcen child of Israel.
itie follos'et pi the iowly Nazarcue, (
us Mnspris arc ijoand by u common iV\ .
No reservations arc alfoWea f o ftft Wiy:
no conditions are imposed upon the ,
loatly. WhatoVdk one JlfstNi promised
to do, all ape p>I?-dir? u to perlorni,.
Whatever one Mason h^s promised not;
to do, ail are solemnly pledged to leave ;
undone.
The mere fact of having uttere<l* the !
same obligation has a tendency io draw
mm together. Hut few obligations are j
| purely negative. Almost always duties
> w?uA24?j by thon}. Aid the pressure
of mutual duties invariably unite. Two
I neighbors ui?y have b' en inharmonious
j for years Nothing in common existed i
between iheui, and they have lived iodifferent
to each other's existonca?if
not declared inemics. A change comes
They are summoned to disehurge the
d^ticp j*nd face the dangers ot war.
'i'i? .l/linrj r.t ns.nio host.
(1 (It'JI UL'CUIU? p?l?)vif lf.
Apparent chance places them us sent-' s
over the sl? epinjr army. They must
pass tlie cry of wnrnin?.or the assuring
wcH " aloBL' tho lino. Tlicy most
watch Jo? enetjiifht wi'lmut anil for traitors
within Katji jjnd both tnu.si lip
.faithful for individual and ceneral safety.
They feel the rwponHibMv pf*a common
ohllgutjo# ^ud tne pressure ofa common
ouiy. Each acptry p-present,s a vital
interest of the ether. They can not, dare
not continue their esttamrcjuent. Silently
but surely they bury past tuitugooisuit
sod ntfo sro rval comrade*, foeJ
?*
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a. * ' )u t > a?y*6 1. i* f4 V
- - a IL-Ltl i-Sl3 AJll- U** - -CAMDEN,
JtfLY
ing and uttering kindest cheer . as they
meet ig pacing tha weary heat. Op^ in
obligation, one in du'J,. they become"
oue in feeling. ,( *
St with Masons. _ Before theywere
bound with a,ye;*hicU can ""^e
broken, there wight exist aniagonjsnis.
or cowpletcs^indiff/trencp..' Now, jlieir
common obligation, thpir common pod
mutual duties banish causes of variance,"
and they arc brothers iuaecd.
I do nok slander iny s^x by thc,n^ertton
that all men are io some slight degree
selfish. Even if this be error, it is
certainly true that work is better done
aDd wore pcrscveringly apno when selfinterest
is added to the imperative of
simple duty. Socio) needs and corresponding
social duties have no fixed eqd.
4 :?vnannnl i ncr fo fTincn
any iuu>|u<4ipjr ?....n
needs, breed* difficulties |{hicli ever afterward
mars, if not entirely hinders,,
efficient helping. It, if therefore, best
that interest snouJd move in < tnc direction
thq.t duty takip?^ TtiiSj iu'erest is
found in the / ' ,
COMMON liRNEFTT* OF MASONRY,
Masonry is no chuHirhrenother. She
will not adopt- a son who comes with
sclSsh, mercenary motive. Rut when,
generous heart aecla.andiidds a place
among hcr children, she dpes not receive
service without bestowing rich rowssd.
In her gifts she is inexorvbly impartial,'
Every Mason receives the same wages.
It is by wiser use of wages receded tiiat^
some master workmen setm tn derive
more benefit than.others less ^oolous.
It is tempting to bo *We to recall so'
many instances of ftferporft advantage
.WWttttor masons and tliose who shjra j
PSSSSt^.^fffCtfSO to purtue the
ourao of biding fr?ow riglu. hand the
good deed ?f tUw left. *- BtU it most be
so, it'should bo so. Mfiijet tttrVt' fV?u?
suuh ^bfulding to' fh? effect produced
by these common benrijte.*.
This effect i* partly. illiietraud by a J
story told of *+>o far Kust. An Arab ;
a?t in tiis Mat do* lookwig ont into '
the gathering darkness of nljjtft. The I
pioneer stars peeped ,poo bj; one front
ltidiofc placet) of gloom. Tko chiidtaio's
practiced eye discovered a t dsafc ohjeet
approaching-hitr frail hom^" It vrtw a
man, alone. Wearily hij tired feet j
toilejil forward. He fell af^ the. Arab's f
feet nud pleaded for shelter from pur
suintr enemies lie was gtntly heard, i
The door was uplifted nnd?he was shel
tcrcd. In a little while ha shared the
bread of his protector. Wyh the giorn-'j
ing cauic tbo pursuers. | They told
their story and asked after the object
of their search. No answer was given
and they passed on Then rho Arub
called the treuibJmg mau, and sw< epipg
hand,around the .whole waste, said *
''Go; the life tbou didst take Was of
mine own kinsman But go; thou hast
eaten bread with me. Go; four and
twenty hours I shall not move. Then
beware! The avenger ot blood will
seek thee" ! Reveuge was curbed,
hate subdued by the crust broken between
the injured and the injurcr.
Underlying this obedience to custom,
for it was custom, is the deep principle
that sharers of the same benefits mast
be friends. Be it the sparing of life,
the bestowal ot aught uoedc4 ,?> make
life happy, the crumb to destitute, or
opening of truth to the view, small or
great the principle is unchanged.
No 011c wiM deny fbat Musona everywhere
enjoy identical benefits. This
surely will tend to create that necessary
individual interest which will sustain
UUI lllp I |JU LUIini?Uk|ttuiiviivv, Vi M.M I
tu.il social duty,.
( Close, proGtable association among
men requires tbAt habits of thought ami :
life should not diverge too sharply. I
often question the old axiom as to choice
of opposite* Perhaps the contrast between
pcrsous mutually attracted uud
claimed to be opposite? is oftener in appearance
than in reality. It is proba-.
ble that the opposition is merely in external
appearing and uot in the inner
and real being. I do not ueed, however,
to overthrow litis common opinion.
It will harmooire with tlio assertion
that profitable association demands
that life habits and thoughts should
not conflict or divirgc too greatly.
This danger with us is largely avoided
by the
COMMON ATV OF MASflNS.
Every true Mosou has one and to
saute Masonic aim. The uinu of
wealth, apd the man of poverty, l})mau
of culture, and the man unlettered
nurce in this high purpose, bqrgcr
power to labor, better uuderstauding the
devise, there may be. Hut some appree
hensjon of the governing purpose of ttja- i
sonry, all must have. Symbols and
rituals arc twa mere mumim-i iv*.
Living, immutable Truth is everywhero.
livery step increases Light. livery advance
perfects the workman.
Of eld, the Temple and the Temple's
Mission towered above applause, boiicyI
olguce, ami loving service. Frotu the
I humblest apprentice to Solomon in ull
i his glory this master aim directed,
livery uian had his task, but every task
was part of the magnificent offering
which rose without sound of hammer
or axe or any tool of iron. At last the
cap-stone is brought forward and placed.
W ith slioutiDg und praise all joined in
off-ring the dwelling to the Most High/
Then "the fire came down from hcuven
and consumed the burnt offeriug und
the sacrifices, and the glory of the
Lqrd piled the bouse !" Tho aim wus
ajiainei}. The wofk wu9 approved. The
workmen weru found worthy. Hencufbrth
farthest wanderer might turn him
towards this House and cry with assurance
|hat the cry should be heard. Our
ancient bro'iireu had fashioned a piuue
far their refuge aud for the refuge of
lilLMVVTtti
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2, 1078.
i id 'et i"l ?a * ,
0, brethren, let u?, who build not in
fifone, and whrse tenlipToS no eye but
life All-fcrelh? can betfAW?let us press
the work/ Wo are one. Our work i?
one. In duo season, our aim may be
attained,, "for JJis pieroy endureth forever.''
Perhaps it'"Will be well to call to remembrmce
thcroefal influence of a
common nim. To snceced in Pitch will*
urely 1?ring honn-.tn all engaged in it;
to fail wili necessarily involve all in
common shame. How strong this
will be to fnduA mutnal 'communication
?'Atftl rrtorc, when ail wnrch
after tho eanio truth, build after the
same design, walkiug in the.saute path,
how can there be waut of mutual sympathy,
finding voice in kind words and
prooffn brotherly deeds?
Tt haa nftnn luinn ilVUtrfitd. and with
Boeming troth, that ppfsnos coming in
constant contact will purely love caoli
other. There is plain philosophy "and
serious tru'h in the 'influence of eon-slant
ns*neinfwo. It Is wise to utilize
thin influence. .This we do in our
i ? Kfenft.AR MASONIC N *???*?
u 'While atlendunoo at Masonic assemblies
is ucvcr qpuipulsory, the duty of
meeting togetncr is insisted upon. At
least once in" each month, masons are
desired to meet. What engages attention-during
these meetings matters little.
;k oertainly brings men in contact
all the closer because they are separated
from 'tho outer world and shut in
racli to other. And this much mori; cartW
[ft-dflenfed uj-on htntters a'resd} considered.-the
laborer rest of ?uch meet iogB
h4g #<*0^nyot whioli. vould, tend
to create division or discord.^;
We all know that times j ress Kardly
upoh aW AAftWTiW^avlMt weight
a?i& He tfjtoh ih+to to whom Wife and
elrildrroH>ok for aappl/, a* a natural
vonaequpnp* the very b at mm wbo are
boat examples and who are peculiarly
fitted to develop :i pure social intor-1
cbtlfs^, ate tertfptcd to a closer toil and
a mofv exclusive isolation than'in time
ipast. Supply for man's .social, need is
allowed tp come from the i lc,. and often
the dissipated. Tie deplorablo result
who can doubt ?' A rninrd yollth
and a lieaf'-BMketi parerifdge is the
whirlwind rnnped. 1 J" ?
Give ?ue a moment to plead for the
men pt our daj. The worthies^ are
wearing out. auu the unworthy ^flre
drinking from broken cUforris bdcjtnse
thoy know no? the refreshing of living
fountains. The unworthy need work
first, thou, rest afterwards. If they do
not labor, they can not possess tjiat selfrespect
and strength which m inhobd requires.
When wearied with' labor,
they mujt find a pure rest, or-they will
plunge iu an impure. . The toiling
need rest. They will know how to find
it in better things than the vices of
earth. If they stop not, soon the pitcher
will be broken at the fountain.
0 "men, my brothers, men the workers,
ever doing something new,
That which we have clone but earnest of the
things that ye shall do,"
stop the busy brain, the weary hands,
and rest! It is duty to all you hold
dear. Stop and enjoy a pure 1 rost.
Draw to it the young who daily stumble
iuto wayside pitfalls. Teach them
noblest toil aud sinless rest !
? * i ? i
Yes, tHrsc arc nara nays ior u?, uuu
fr> nothing is the harden heavier than
iu it* tendency to make man forget H e
brother'a right upon him, and isolating
himself perii|it t)ie springs of brother!j
sympathy to dry up.
Mere basltibss contact docs not, can
not snpply th# demand. The meeting
must be one into winch the scheming
nud striving of life, do not eater. Mere
family assemblies will not answer. liesfriction
to these, feeds the selfish tendency
of man's heart, and breeds indifferent
contempt or tnoancst envy ol
the world beside. Jn Masonry the
meeting is of brethren whose only striving
in "who can beet work and best
agree", aud brethren who ofVon were
stranpets until they knocked ut the
same door, and woic permitted to enter.
The times of Masonic meetings are
certainly too infrequeut.to cause undue
neglect of otl er things, while they are
too near together to allow shortest
rnmnnt-tr ?a Inrrr.-t fho Craft.
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In this world there is no spot where
sharp diversities fail to appear in and
among men. Tho Kind's palace shelters
the King and Ins lowliest servant.
''The rich and poor meet together; the
Lord is Maker of them all," so Solomon
states the inevitable luct. along with a
truth which snould cheek unJuo exaltation
or debasement. Hut alas, they
forget that one "is maker of them all."
Therefore they neither know nor
ire how joy or sorrow comes to cither.
As a consequence the rich do not roccivo
their just sympathy from the
poor, nor tho poor from the rich Other
causes of drifting apart tiro legion in
number und power. Has Masonry
in her economy any remedy
lor this fateful disease iu the social
body ?
IIXU IMPARTIAL RULE FOR SELECTING
Masons has a helpful influence. Masonry
regards no man for his worldly wealth
or honor. It is the iufernal and not the
Vxfernirl quali(icatiottw of a man that render
him worthy to ha made a mason.
The Widow's Son shares the glory
as well as the work of kings. And from
his day to this, the sartic prinelplc haf
heen professed and followed. Nor is
there disregard of wealth or station
alone The other and uluiost intiuitc
differences and diversities among unit
i have no place among masons. The sinI
gle requirement is belief in One tiu
I prome Being, tin \rchiteet and uphol
der of tha Uuivcrue. Inspiration savi
I "Tho fwi bath wid iu his heart, Tbvri
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is .no God '' Wide as ? j! <r eliaritjj
IVTaSonry dlsfrrs no Ibd'sin Tier Following,
and therefore tins on? thing1 is de
manded'bf every Mason.- I well know j
that recently a pliant but erring brof.tr,
erhood removed cv.t-n this ancient landmark.
Now thpy rail without even poleWar
for*puide. They 'cannot and will
not continue. Let u? hope tlie inevitable
abandonment of the unproved way, and
the .return to the old paths may^bc
speedy and final!
The fact that Masonry unites' b;en
differing in opinion, in faithj in position,
in country, in raoe?uod all else?none
will dispute. The fact thai in this she-1
is alone, cannot successfully be dented.
We'can then admft that as masonrf are
but men, the practical obedience to tfiis
principle ia-iraperlectr-tbat Masons simply
try to do duty irrespective .of externals.
Sopietin.cs they sceni jo come i
short of it. tCc can admit such clitfrgc, j
but folhiW the admission with the mdis
- iiW- i..'t T
purnoic as?eruon it c curo? hiarrr mi* ?
filling tbw profession, than a#y Oixier1
besides 1" ., ^ , ,|i ..
Xow tlui argument upou the pol- i
icy a9 heaTing the social breaches .and
upbuilding thd social temple:
*" 1 believe it is universally conceded that
do man is altogether vile, $oine jgood
or. gyrtn of good remains in the most depraved.
The wav of the' world is to (
spread abroad the bad rhtbet*' than the
godd of men?so that wo frequently h
know the wore! without dreaming there*
tlists a bolter side. Contact may show 1
the covered good, and may cultivate it, i
since mm try most to exhibit their bet-j
te?sclvcs tu tho*c tlrcy meet and wish i
to pUase. Common rights and duties,
which,are also mutual, have a tendency !
,U> croate intrrest and sympathy.. .The!
exis'cnco of such interest and sympathy twill
induce kindly intercourse ana'ulti*
tnately/if needful, will more to hdpful
service. If this argument of the influence
which is probable iulhe ease named
be well taken, how much stronger is!
similar chain where differences and } <
diversities are not in character, but)(
arise from tWngS 1cm vital ?
(), may Masouft,hlrivc the more to
perfect and practice this grand jhc- ,
oiy ! Externals, nothing. Internals, J
everything. Deny admittances to Infti- (
est rank, if the heart Ke-vife'. Open
gladly tohumbleet whoso
"Sense and worth, o'er a' the earth,
J/ay hear the grot, and-a' thntl !
TIi'it man to man, .the wiuo woriu o or,
Shnll brothers be for a' that'*!
Such, Friends, ape some of tie ad-|
vantages which Masonry supplies nr.
ean supply fr> th?* Swetel need. R?-!
pronch us not if we couae ehort of our 1
possibilities. Judge us gtnily. What I:
uinn or woman, wliut order of men or
women have done what they could ? 1
My IJiothrcn, behold our opportunity
and duty ! See the mighty dark- |
ness, tlie humble aspirations, the rest-!
less cravings, the bitter want,, the1
bruised hearts, tho burning toars: Is I'
then-no help for the Sons'of men?,
Thfcro is. there is 1 Fair-featutcd Masonry '
opens wide her uiighty heart and pours
out. the healing balm of Brotherly Love.
Quaff deep, the draught. Raise it to
every parched lip. Sprinkle it on every 1
ne*dy heart. Then Drothcrly Love
s"on mingled with Love Divine, flow- 1
ing from heart t<? heart, shall raise' Iri- I
un.pbant anthem which, growing grander.
and sweeter, shall burst into Glory, 1
song of which fills Eternity. 1
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A Safe Man.
t * 1 1
That utan who is scrupulously polite !
' anJ respectful to al! womeh in public, j .
j but habitually saxes coarse manners ami | j
i vulgar Juogunst* for his own wife and j j
I daughter*, is no geot'cman. llo is,
I only an iuiposter. The young man who (
oils his hair, puts sweet odors upon his
I pocket handkerchief, aud Lows with ,
j charming elegance to Miss Arabel Sprig- ,
"ins aud her lady friends, and goes
home to sneer at his mother, disobey
her wishes, and treat her with familiar
discourtesy, is a pinchbeck imitation
only of a gentleman. Genuine good
manners and gentle breeding should
begin at home. As a rule the men in
a community who are the most trusted
arc the best men at homo. When a
man opens his front gate, only to mpet
bis wife's faec ut the door radiant with
pleasure, and hears the shout from the
eager childreu, ''Papa is coining," it is
I cufn ne > rnln In Ipnrl thllt Ulan IllonOV.
He is honest and will repay it if he
cau.
The 1^1 Qf Life.
The roads leading over tho hill of
life are numerous; soiuo people take the
rond' which is bright and guy?on
which flowers of the richest hues are
blouiiiiog?but they find, that before
they arc half way, the fiowefs have laded.
all Is blbik, they arc wearied, and
arc glad to lie down and die; others I
strive to go over the steep bauks which j
loads to fortune and to lame, but the j
paths on which they walk are weak (
and ruggcif; some stop at a deep prcoi- j
pice over which they are unable to pass,'
tho foothold of othfcrs give way, and!
they are hurled tj the bottom; while
only a few reach tho coveted goal; but,
the wise mail chooses tho road whioh
goes over the hill with a gradual slope,
on which hero and there, are sweet
flowers which cheer him on the way I
1 until he arrives tit his journey'a enu,!
1 where dwell Pence, llappinesi and Coo* |
' lentmeot.
i A verdict of 8150 damages has been ;
given in favor of a lady, who was wrong-;
- fully accused of taking a purso from a
. New York store, and was forcibly dai
Uincd and searched4in consequence of
i that accusation.
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' Waked up The Fort "
A month before the bombardment of fFort
FUhcr began, tlie celebrated pow'der
explosion occurred, which was intended
to blow down this solid earthwork,
a tniie in extent, with forty-feet
traverses every few yards. Its ridiculous
failure is well remembered. The
night after the explosion of the powdership
some of our pickets on the beach
were captured and carried on board the
Admiral's ship. Among them yras a
very solemn-looking fellow who Fat silently
and sadly chewing tobacco. As
thctc was intense curiosity among the
officers of the fleet to know the result of
the remarkable experiment, one of them
asked the solemn-looking '-Reb" if ,he
was in the fort when the powder-ship
exploded ; to which he replied in the
nffirmAtir<> ? -hut. wifhrml. eThihitinrr /h?
Icist interest in the matter; whereupon
the officers gathered around him and be*
gun to ask questions;
'You say you were inside the fort ?'
-s; I was thar.'
'What was the effect of the explosion?'
'* ;
'Mighty bad, sir?powerful bad.' ,
'Well, what was it ? Did it kill any
rebels or throw down any of the works?"
'No, sir; hit didn't do tliat.
Well, what did it do ? Speak out,
damn your eyes.'
Why, stranger, hit waked np prcjty
nigh every man in the fort!'
The Assassination of President &
Lincoln. *
John T. Ford, who was manage* of
the theatre at which President Lincoln
was assassinated, believes that the crime
was the sudden thought of a man who
had been tiained from his earliest in*
fancy to consider Brutus as a deiGed
hero whom Shnkispcare has immortalized.
Iu the rourse of a rambling con*
versation with a reporter of the Baltimore
Gazette, Mr. Ford states that J.
Wilkes Booth, after calling on Mrs.
Surratt, reached the theatre at noon
on Good Friday, and learned that tho
President and General Grant would
eecupy a box that evening. A messenger
from the White Ilouse had been
there an hour before to secure the box,
and the workmen were then decorating
it. Then and there the terrible thought
of assassination was suggested. It took
this form : "If I failed to serve the
South in my conspiracy to abduct, I cou
now be her Brutus." He went to the
Kirkwood house to find some of themen
with whom he had plotted six months
before. John Surratt was away,
O'Laughliu was in Baltimore, Arnold
was at Fortress Monroe, but Payne, Atcerodt.and
Harold were in Washington.
These three men be called together and
conspired to kill the President, VicePresident.
Sccrctarv Seward and Gen
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Grant. During the afternoon he wrote
a long statement for publication, defending
his intended crime by Roman precedents.
This scaled package he gave to
uu actor early that evening, directing
that it should be delivered to the National
Intelligencer the next day for
publication. The actor, it seems, was * %
frightened at the ri?k lie rau in holding
such a document. He broke the seal,
read the statement, and burnt it in the
grate of his chamber in a boardinghouse.
The actor subsequently confessed
the fact to a Catholic priest, and
also informed Mr. Ford of the destruction
of the statement. If that package
had been preserved it would have revealed
the fact that until noon of that
Jay -and after he had seen Mrs. Surratt
r t It*! 11 1) ..?L 1 1 J.
?.jonn ?? iikfs u<>uui iiuu uui prciueu-,
itated murder; but feeling deeply tho
humiliation of the South, which ho
loved as Hrutus loved Home, lie then
resolved to strike down the leaders of
the hosts who were shouting their pcans
of triumph. When ho was dying, with
his face lit up with the blaze of the
burning barn upon the Garret farm, on
April 24th, 18G5, he muttered some
words, and a soldier bent over him and
caught them. First a message to his
mother ; ''Tell her I did it as I thought
for the best." Then these words : "Tell
others that the communication I wrote
addressed to tlio National Iutelligencer
will explain why I did what I did.' Du.
ring the conspiracy trials Judge Advocate
Holt could not find any trace of
that statement. Mr. Ford explains the
reason.
A long box was shipped on the
Truekcc Railroad in Nevada, und at
the Virginia C/ity elation it was rudely
thrown about whileja change of cars was
made. A moan inside the box led the
baggagemen to open it. They found a
young Chinese woman, inseosiblo though
standing on her head. Shu had been
brought to the United States by one
ot tuo.l'uinc&c companies, wnosc price
for jicr was three hundred dollars. All
Kim aud she fell iu love, nod, as he
could not buy her, he boxed her in
order to get her away from her captors.
An exchange says there is a man out
West so dirty that the assessors put
him down as real estate. This reminds
us of the soldier who, while home on a
furlough during the war, culled on the
wife of a brother soldier to tell her the
latest news "Ah," said she, 'perhaps
by this time poor Jimmy's under the
soil of Virginia. "Perhaps so," replied
the visitor; "he was an inch under
it when I saw liiui last."
Everybody has heard of Glauber'i
salts, but how many know whether
Glauber is the name of a place or a uian.
lie was in fact a famous chemist of
Amsterdam in the sixteenth century,
who invented the peculiar preparation
| Waring bis nam*.
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