The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 13, 1916, Page TWO, Image 2
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A CHARGE TO THE MASONS.
Rev. d. D. Bull Gives Counsel by
Which All People May Profit.
On Sunday, .January 1, 101 i, at
the Presbyterian church Rev H D
Bull delivered a special sermon to
the Masons of Kingstree. It was the
day set aside by the flodge for the
annual sermon. We have been
requested by members of the lodge
to publish Mr Bull's sermon, the
full text of which follows:
Psalm 78:35?"And they remembered
that God was their strength;
*1 b - -J- Troc
and that tne nigu uvu ??<?
redeemer."
I feel it very much of an honor to
be allowed to address you today, my
brothers. I have no hope of being
able to instruct you in Masonry,
This will in no sense he a monitorial
lecture?that task musi be left to
one more learned than myself. We
are not to treat today of the history
of Masonry, as long and glorious as
that history is. Nor yet of the moral
teaching of the craft, as high and
exalted, as pure and inspiring as
that moral teaching is. Nor have
we to do with the ritual?the symbolism?of
Masonry, as beautiful '
and instructive as we all know it to
be. Hut rather let us inquire into
those permanent elements of Mason- j
ry, those things which make Mason- j
ry endure. One can often judge of (
the principles cf an order by its \
outward characteristics. Now, to j
the initiate, as well as to the uninit- i
iated, there are apparent certain ;
striking and invariable characteris- l
tics. For instance,the order is char- \
acterized by a certain sort of digni- i
ty, a sense of tn. solemnity of Ma- (
sonry itself, which is the admiration
of those who observe it. Again, j
there is in the very air of Masonry a j
sort of oermanentness, a sense of ]
lastingness.the consciousness ol nav- ing
endured, and the promise of a ]
long future. And in the third place, ]
there is the invariable characteristic j
of democracy, a sort of democratic <
humanness which belongs almost to ,
Masonry alone. * (
Now,these things are not in them- j
selves principles, but are merely the j
outward appearances, the expressions,
of deep underlying principles, j
and let us discuss today these prin- ,
ciples,which are well known to you,
as they must be to every true Mason. ;
I take it that Masonry has endured,
and promises to endure, l?ecause
it has that rare quality of ]
timelessness.that thing which makes ]
Masonry not a creature of our present
age,not belonging to any particular
race or clime,but a thingwhich (
might appear on any page in histo- ,
ry. Let us see now what we mean |:
by this timeless quality. Perhaps <
we can understand it best by iiJus- <
tration. The ten commandments, ]
delivered though they were thou- |
sands of years ago in a different age, .
unto a different race of mankind, t
under long past conditions, can it 1
l>e said that we have outgrown 1
them? Not so, my brothers,we are j
yet teaching the ten commandments.
Can it be said that we have out- j
grown the sermon on the mount be- s
cause a new world and a new age i
have dawned upon us? Far from it, J
it would l>e truer to say that we i
i ~ rrmwn lin to it. In the ]
llftic iiui ~r ?
political sphere, has the time come i
when this country lias outgrown the ]
Declaration of Independence?that 1
document which a European scholar s
lias called the noblest document f
ever framed by th$ brain of man? t
We know that it is not so. ! \
Now, these things of which weft
have spoken have that quality of j s
timelessness. They represent certain t
human principles which make their i
appeal to the very heart of humani- i
ity. . , . <
The first principle of Masonry i
which we may speak of as timeless r
is a lielief in God. As you well 1
know, a Mief in God is required of (
all who Income Masons. What sort r
of a !>elief in God is required? And c
what do we mean by a belief in F
God? If we were to approach most t
any man on the streets today and 11
ask him if he believed in the exist- d
ence of God, almost certainly he c
.would assent. Atheism and agnosti- b
At?ism are comparatively rare. We b
who believe that God exists are k
scarcely ever called upon to defend b
our faith^ rather the burden of proof u
has ^lifted to him who does not be- b
iieve, we require him to make out a
his case. But is an assent of this li
Kind in itself sufficient? Of what w
\aiue lias ail iiiicueviuui asffciii;,w
bor instance, if we were asked if we I aj
believe that Culm is an island, we .'n
should reply that we do. jo.
we were asked to assent to the | s<
statement that Shakespeare was the < is
greatest dramatist of ail time, we j
should probably do so,for after all it j si
matters little to us what Cuba may jy
lie, or what Shakespeare's particular h
rank is, it has no effect on our com- si
mon every-day lives. Ah,here is the y
crux of the question. Professor Stout H
says: "All l>elie< involves objective i<
control of subjective activity." This t
sounds involved enough,hut in real- v
AN OLD-Tir
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Of Catarrh of the S
MRS. SELENv
Athens,
This Cure Dates Fror
Oct. 3, 1899 ?"Catarrh of the
After taking Peru:
Sect. 11, 1904 ?"I can assure 3
Peruna. My healt
April 23, 1906 ?'Tes, I am still
long as I live. I k
Dec. 18, 1907 ?"I recommend P
the Peruna docti
when once tried."
Dec. 27, 1908 ?"I still tell ever
best medicine in t
Aug. 15, 1909 ?"Peruna saved i
when I have a col
Jan. 4, 1910 "I was threate
saved me."
May 17, 1912 "I am glad to dc
May 6, 1914 ?*1 have always 1
me hi my work m
Mar. 22, 1915 ?"I have divided
many times. It al
The above quotations give a vag
we have had with Mrs. Tanner-sir
twenty-five years, include many sii
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ty it means only that a l>elief which
s vital, which is worthy a name, is
>ne which has its positive influence i
jpon our being. Applying this test
;o ourselves, is the belief in God
.vhich we, as Masons, hold, having
in effect on our lives? Here, my j
brothers, is the lesson for Masonry'
:o teach, not only one to another
Dut to mankind?the abiding presence
of Almighty God.
For today men are forgetting that
presence, they are blind to it. They
liave relegated God and confined
Him to the church, to the pulpit
md to the altar. They see His hand
in the sky as it touches and illumines
with an almost unearthly
?low the dying day. They hear His
voice in the restless moan of the
sternal seas. They know that He!
Jecks the lily and marks the spar- j
row's fall, yet they forget His abiding
presence in the heart of man.
Do you remember,my brethren,that
most wonderful picture in the book
rA Genesis where our first forefather,
having sinned, tied away that he
might hide himself from God?
What mattered all the glories of
Eden, what mattered ail the joy of
life, if God could read his guilty
heart? Francis Thompson, a young
English poet, in "The Hound of
Heaven",described how he journeyed
day and night, night and day,
3ver hill and beyond the valley,
seeking always to escape the One
who ever pursued. At last, wearied
)f his flight, he discovered that the
Presence that was ever with him,
[hat unescapahle Presence, was the
Almighty, the loving God, his Fath?r.
Let us verily so live as though
ve know, we do know, we are day
jy day, year by year, ever in His
presence.
"And that the high God was their
edeemer." We have read in that
?ame hook to which we have just reerred
how that God created man in
His own image,the image of the Divine.
God is spirit, man created in
His image is spirit. Man, earthly
ind material as he is, clad in a most
perishable garb, yet has that about
lim, that imperishable quality?the
spirit of the Divine. Will you ever
bnret.mv brethren,the lesson of the
bird degree?I know that you never I
-vill?that solemn and unforgettable |
ible lesson? Most vital and most j
folemn, for it teaches the freedom of
he spirit. It teaches that man is
nortal and yet imperishable.
"They remembered." If one is
;ver tempted to over-exaggerate the :
ndividtial side of religion?not that
eligion is not an individual thing,
or surely it is?let him read of 1
iod's dealing with His people. Isael.
Let him understand something
?f the religious solidarity of the 1
>eople Israel,and let him learn from
hat something of the solidarity of
he human race. Let him study j
emocraey. For since God is our
reator and we are His children, the ]
rotherhood of man is not a phrase, ^
ut a fact. Man has been long
iarning this lesson. There have
een men who have learned it, and
ho have sought to teach it to their
rothers?figured who stand out
hove the liow of humanity. Men
ke Savonarola and Francis of Asssi
and that yet more tragic tigure
f our own day, Tolstoi. It is an i
ge-tong lesson, that the spirit of
inn is imperishable, that the spirits i
f men are imperishable, that all j
nils are valuable in God's sight. It j I
i the democracy of the spirit.
My brothers, Masonry seeks to so (
Lamp its impress upon you that j
ou can never forget the lessons you ,
ave learned. Men will judge Ma-j
jury, its vitality, its principles, by '
our lives. If your life lias l>een inluenetd
permanentiy, you have
.'allied the lesson. Ask yourself
lu"if onestions: Have vou heard
dth the ear and not with the soul?
ybody I can that Peruna is the B
he world." k
ny life years ago. I still take it I
Id."
ned with pneumonia. Peruna
> anything I can for Peruna."
t>een a nurse. Peruna has helped ;
ore than all other medicines."
my bottle of Peruna with people
ways helps." I
ue glimpse of the correspondence ?
ice 1899. Our files, which cover K
milar correspondents. ^
Have you spoken with the lips and
not from the heart?
lAd us not merely acclaim the
brotherhood, let us not merely exalt
it, but let us live it. Let us know
that when the body of man trails
the dust, the spirit soars to the
throne of the eternal God. Let us
live in the daily knowledge, in the
daily realization of the abiding presence
of God?then shall it be said of
us, as we would have it said, that
"they remembered that God was
their strength, and that the high
God was tneir redeemer."
Found a Sure Iblng.
I B Wixon, Farmers Mills,N Y.has
used Chamberlain's Tablets for years
for disorders of the stomach and liver
and says, "Chamberlain's Tablets are
the best I have ever used." Obtainable
everywhere.
When a dashing young man begins
to tell her of his castles in Spain
it generally ends in cooking three
meals a day, scrubbing the kitchen
floor and making over her last year's
dresses.
AID THE KIDNEYS.
Do Not Endanger Life When a Kingstree
Citizen Shows You the Way to
a ? J ll
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AV01 u II.
Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint,
backache, urinary disorders, lameness,
headaches, languor, why allow
themselves to become chronic invalids,
when a tested remedy is
offered them?
Doan's kidney Pills has been used
in kidney trouble over 50 years,
have been tested in thousands of
cases.
If you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, act
now. Dropsy or Bright's disease
may set in and make neglect dangerous.
Read this Kingstree testimony:
C R Thomas, photographer, Mill
St, Kingstree, says: "My kidneys
were disordered, and I suffered from
dull pains in my back. I was sore
and lame in the morning, and could
hardly stoop. I had headaches and
dizzy spells. The kidney secretions
passed irregularly, and caused me
no end of trouble. When I read
about Doan's Kidney Pills I got a
supply at Allen's drug store, and
one box rid me of kidney complaint"
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that
iVLr inomas naa. r oster-iviiinurn >
Co, Props, Buffalo. N Y. ,
The sale of horse meat has begun
n some of the eastern cities. A
?utlet of an aged, spavined horse
nust be a delectable morsel?that is
for those who dote on such morsels.
RUB OUT PAIN
with good oil liniment. That's
the surest way to stop them.
The best rubbing liniment is
MUSTANG
LINiMENTi
Good for the A ilments of
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
Qood for your own A ches,
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc.
25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers.
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TANNER, I
Ohio. S
a October 3, 1899. |
stomach. Was nearly starved. 2
na I have a good appetite." I
:ou that I am still a friend of I
,h Is still good." I
a friend of Peruna. Will be as 5
eep it in the house all the time." 5
eruna so often that they call me B
ar. Feruna recommends usen i
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ply of Garden and
spring planting an(
to fill your orders
this line.
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DR. R. CLAUDE McCABE,
Dental Surgeon,
Office in Hirsch building, over Kings
ee Drug Co'3. 8-28-tf I
DR. ROBERT J. McCABE, j
DENTIST, 1
3NGSTREE, > S.C)
ffice in McCabe Building, next to "
Court House.
M.D. NESMITH,
DENTIST,
>ake City, S. C
VV. L. TAYLOR
DENTIST,
< ?91ce over Dr W V Brockiug^on* g Store,
lINGSTREE, - S.C.
21-tf. ^
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ver Gamble & Jacobs' Drug Store.
F. DeS. Gffland
Attorney-at-Law
Second Floor Masonic Temple
Florence, S. G
General practicioner in all State and
ederal Courts.
Benj. M~'NNES, M. R. C. V. S.
I. Kater JVlclNNES, M. D., V. M. D
VETERINARIANS.
One of us will be at Kingstree the x\
rst Monday in each month, at Hel- - V?r's
Stables. 9-28-tf
, KINGSTREE !
Lodge, No. 46.
A. F.M. ,
ieets Thursday before full moon each
lonth Visiting brethren are cordially
lyited. , R K Wallace, W M. i
J M Ross. Sec. 2-27-ly _ I
Kincstree Ghaoter."
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Order Eastern Star ^
leets every Thursday night after full
noon and two weeks later. t
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I rs Stella Cook Sect'y. 1-28-tf
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tKingstree Lodge,
No. 91
Knights ot Pythias
Regular conventions every second and
ourth Tuesday night. Our visiting
rethren always welcome. Castle Hall,
rd story Gourdin Building. 1-14 lvr
B E Clarkson, C 0. u
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Fish always on hand. We
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line of Groceries, Cold
Drinks. Crockeryvvare and
Glassware.
If you spend a night in
town and miss Pendergrass'
Boarding House you will regret
it. S x bedrooms up \)
stairs and everything complete.
Our Restaurant is under
the management of Mrs. .T
Hamlet, who will give you I \^
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Kindstree, S. C.
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