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I i THE MEANING OF MASONRY. WHAT IT HAS DONE TO TEMPER GRIM WAR. 'The Bond of the Order is So Strong that Religious and Political Differences Cannot Sever It?A Mason is a Mason the World Over. Volumes Could Be Written of the Loving Deeds Performed by One Mason for Another.On the Battlefield and Elsewhere?An Incident That Occurred at Spottsylvania. All through the pages of history are found records of Free Masonry playing a prominent part in the affairs of nations, not in an official way, for this Order is perhaps the most cosmopolitan of all secret so/ cieties, but among individuals. The bond existing between brethren of this Order is so strong that no differences of religion or politics can sever it. A Mason is a Mason the world over, no matter what his creed or race, and when one Mason meets another, though they may be sworn enemies according vo views omer than Masonry, they are immediately " at the service of one another. This has been proved in civil and military courts, political campaigns, deadly wars and religious controversies. The person of a Mason, his wife, his I sons and daughters, his property are all sacred to his fellow Masons; not only will they refrain from injuring -any of his belongings, but they will protect them from another. Volumes have been written, and volumes yet could be written of deeds of heroism, self sacrifice and loving mercy wrought by one Mason fpr another. In all the chief wars of this country are recorded incidents that stir the heart and in every campaign n \i i i ? 11 ouuui ^aruiinu nas ueen wen re presented on the field of battle by her Masonic soldiers. Mackey's History of Free Masonry in South Carolina tells us that in October, 1778, the Grand Lodge met *with a loss in the death of its Grand Master, the Hon. Barned Ellliott. He was a member of the General Assembly and a lieutenant colonel in th^ ontinental artillery corps. During tne terrible struggle of the Revolution the lodges had much trouble in keeping up with their work; however, all that was possible was done to retain the standing of the Order. Of course, it is a well known fact, even among those who are not directly connected with Masonry, that our first, and perhaps greatest President, was a Mason, and a very ardent Mason. ^ On December 16th, in 1847, Gen. James Shields, a Past Master of National Lodge No. 12, in the District of Columbia,, with Gen. J. A. Quitman, a Past Grand Master of the Lodge of Mississippi, were entertained at dinner by the M. W. Lodge of South Carolina. At this dinner the following address was made by the Grand Master, which is a strikin gexample of the attitude of the Masonic Order in times of war: in the name ol the urancl Lodge of South Carolina and of the members of the Masonic fraternity here present I welcome you among us. Your Masonic brethren, in common with your fellow citizens generally highly appreciate the services you have rendered to our common country. They with pleasure embrace an opportunity to give expression to their feelings. Indeed, in recognizing you as brethren, they find an additional motive for rejoicing in your success. The Masonic institution, it is true, is devoted to the cultivation of those virtues which find their more common exercise amid the occurrences of ordinary life, and may seem hostile to military profession. But nature has stamped upon the human mind the principle of self-defence, and under the influence of that principle Masons may go forth to battle when the voice of their country summons them to the conflict. In the stern strife of battle", when life is pitted against life, the voice of mercy is stilled; but who can say that the asperities of war are not mitigated under the influence of Masonic principles or that obligation taken at every Masonic altar, of charity for all mankind, though more especially for a brother Mason, has not extended a softeniag influ ence over the conduct of a .modern warfare? As |"ustrating this influence, well may we point, brethren, to the conduct of the soldiers under your command?ho rapine, outrage or conflagration have stained your triumphs. "It is not only as Masons that we now greet you; we recognize in you the commanders who led the sons of our soil through a career of victory which we feel has even elevated the character of our honored State. The light reflected from your bright example has illumined the path over which they rushed to honor and renown. The true soldier will dare, whenever his commander will lead, and at Churubusco and Chapultepec our sons found leaders, to follow whom was honor. "Among this band of citizen soldiers our institutions had many sons, and in common with many natural parents ampng our citizens we have to lament the loss of brave spirits along the plains and before the fortresses of Mexico. The gallant Butler .their chief; Dickinson, worthy to &e his second, have fallen in the very arms of victory. The tear, however, which we would shed at their loss is checked by our exultation at their renown. But I forbear to speak of them to those who witnessed their action and saw them die. "Brethren, we congratulate you upon the success which followed VAlir fnAf-ofnno oI J W? ivvv ovv|/u UU1 vnv a&uuvuo campaign through which you have just passed. Your actions have added to the reputation of our country, and I but echo the sentiment which has been pronounced by our people from Main to Mexico?that your names are enrolled among those of our most valued sons. Again I welcome you within these walls." Coming down to later times, the following story was related to a reporter of The News and Courier by Mr. I. W. Hirsch, a Charlestonian, who is a Mason well versed in the activities of the South Carolina Order: "Many instances are related, as truisms, when Masonry played an important, Godly part during the war, and the saving of many a life and relieving many a hardship can be traced to that divine craft. On thft fiolH nf noma era fKa nnlrn/vnm brother, pitted in deadly strife against an unknown brother endeavoring with all possible strength to do his soldierly duty, halts, if practicable, when one becomes 'hors du combat,' and at the risk of his life will step forward to gjve his brother's call due heed and render all available assistance the surroundings may afford. An instance is related by a major, a Georgian, on Gen. Grant's staff, during the late Spanish-American war. The major, by the by, was a Masonic enthusiast, and while in Charleston awaiting transportation to rono iuco ne estaDiisned nis headquarters, so to speak, at the Masonic Temple, forming very largely Masonic acquaintances. He often related the following story, prefixed by 'Why I Became a Mason:' "At the battle of Spottsylvania on May 4, 1864, at the 'Angle,' where the Federal and Confederate forces crossed bayonets, where the death toll was the heaviest, the Confederates held their line, inflicting great punishment upon their repulsed foe, and in turn being badly punished, a short lull in the firing permitting the men to gather the rails from a fence nearby, piling them lengthwise about two feet high, as a probable protection against stray bullets. Towards evening another murderous onslaught was made by the Feredal forces formed in three lines of battle, closely supporting one another. Again bayonet met bayonet at the rail formation; again foemen looked foemen in the eye for a moment, and again and again the charging hordes were repulsed, leaving their dead and wounded piled up in front of the Confederate lines and the Confederates were left mourning for brave companions who fell, only as brave men fall, and hugging their friendly rails and in prayer giving thanks to their God?no atheist in that gathering?for His protection in the hour of danger. As the sun beean to end his dailv iournev des ultory firing still going on, the major?then a boy of 18 or 19 years? observed his captain leap to his feet, and saying to those near him, 'I am going a short way to the front,' jumped over the rails. He was heard to speak with some one, but a short distance away, then he jumped back, grasped his canteen, which was filled with water, and over the rails again to the person with whom he had been talking. The bullets were flying around him; in his work of mercy and charity he seemed to bear a charmed life. His listening men heard him say: 'Here, my brother, is all I can do for you just now. God be with you, and if possible, a little later I will endeavor to give you more assistance.' "On returning to his position he was asked to whom he was talking at the front? He replied, 'A badly wounded Federal soldier, a brother Mason in distress.' A little later, when dark nigbt supervened, in a m easure insuring safety, the captain improvised a stretcher, and with the aid of some of his men, he brought the stranger into our lines for treatment. "The major concluded his story with these words. That hour I re solved that if any order could impel a man to risk his life in giving succor to a disabled enemy, I would unite D. V. with that order at the first practicable hour, and I kept most religiously, the resolution." Another incident of the same sort was related recently by a man high in Masonic circles in Charleston. During the seige of this city by the Federal forces Major Rion with a small escort attempted to visit Fort Sumter, the trip being made in a small rowboat. No danger would have been encountered had not one of the oars broken in the course of the voyage across the bay, and the occupants then discovered to their dismay that t I the strong tide and wind was sweeping their little craft out of the harbor straight towards the vessels of the blockading fleet off the bar. There was nothing to be done. The broken oar rendered the boat unmanageable and Major Rion and the men with him, in spite of their efforts, soon saw that unless some miracle intervened they would be captured. A worst peril than imprisonment, however, soon threatened them. Their boat, drifting helplessly with the tide, was borne down upon a vessel of the Federal fleet. From the deck of the warship the command was given to halt. This the Confederates could not do, their broken oar renderinir it irrmossible. A second command was given; and though the men in the rowboat held up the broken oar to show why tfcey did not obey the command, theJy \ heard an officer on the Federal ship give the command to a sentry to aim his musket at the boat. At this moment an idea occured to Col. Rion who was a Mason. He stood up in the boat and made a signal that all Masons knew, and at once he saw an ' officer on the warship leap forward. A sharp command was given, the sentry lowered his musket and soon a boat put out from the warship's side. The Confederates were taken on board, treated with the utmost consideration and later paroled and sent back] to Charleston. The officer who saw and understood the signal j was himself a Mason. During the Boer war in South 1 Africa many interesting incidents took place among the Masons. The , following stories were told by a resi- | dent of Charleston who served 1 through the campaign. "While Babbington's brigade was marching through the southern por- < tion of the Transvaal a young lieu- j tenant of one of the home regiments was sent out with a patrol of six men. After reconnoitering for some hours the young officer attempted to lead his men back to his own camp. To his dismay he found that he was , lost. For hours they wandered , about the veldt, and were becoming ; exhausted, both from want of food and from continuous marching. Finally they saw a house with a light in )t, but did not dare approach it for fear of running into the hands of the ' enemy. The lieutenant left his men behind a small rocky kopje, and , crawling up stealthily on his hands and knees, he manag\nl to reach a window of the houss. He looked j through the window and there he saw , a large number of Boers gathered in i consultation. After watching them 1 for f, me time he noticed that one of the number was a Mason. He was ? Mason himself, so he had no fear, and immediately made hjmrfs^^L known. He told the Boers oj^^BM trouble and asked their assis1^^H| Without any to do they went oji^jHP brought his men in, gave thenrt a fine meal, provided them with eorhfortable quarters for the night and the next morning guided them to their own lines, a few days later two of these men were captured by the Boers this time they had no Mason with them to work the wonders of that order, and they were treated as ordinary prisoners of war. "Another striking example of the influence for good this order has is in the following experience of a man of one of the volunteer regiments. He k?wi .. 1 i Ituu ICU a nraiiucnii^ 1UC ailU UCl^UlIed many bad habits. Among them was a terrible weakness for drink. However, in his early days before he left home, and was still living under the influence of a good home training, he had become a Mason. His regiment was camped outside of one of the larger towns of the country, and much drinking was going on among the troops. He had been under the influence of liquor for several days and Anally had spent all his money. While loafing about the saloons in the hope of being treated by his friends, which thev avoided. because they knew his weakness, he found a purse with nearly two hundred pounds in gold in it. Instead of going and spending the money for drink, he took it to the colonel of the regiment. The man was a Scotchman, and when asked why he did not take at least one drink out of the money, he said: "It mought ha bane a brother's."?Chester Reporter. Office Fixtures For Sale. United States Government requests building that was my office in Union, going jto build the postoffice is the report. I have some furniture?desk, chairs and tiling cabinets?that you can now buy very cheap, for the prosfiects are that as much as I would ike to, I may never live in Union again. The desk is a solid walnut' one and was bought for sentiment's sake, as well as the chair that ?oes with it. It belonged to an old friend of mine who has gone to his last sleep. The filing cabinets are the best made in oak, modern in every respect and most convenient for anyone who is at all systematic. They cost about $zu each. Miss Ada Hancock, who now occupies the building, or my brother, Bartow Culp, will show you this stuff and price it to you. If not sold by salesday in July it will then be sold to highest bidder in front of court house. Also a 16 x 20 tent, with fly and poles complete, making a tent 40 x 16ft.; flne for picnic or nunting parties. Ben D. Culp, Hotel Munro, Portsmouth, Va. f ] Work for the Editor. It is said that any one can be an editor. All an editor has to do is to sit at his desk six days out of every week, and four weeks out of every month and twelve months out of every year and "edit" such stuff as this: "Mrs. Jones of Lost Creek, let a can opener slip last week and cut herself in the pantry." "A mischievous lad of Mathertpn threw a stone and struck a companion in the alley last Tuesday." "John Doe climbed on the roof of his house last week looking for a leak and fell striking himsolf r?n tho back porch." "While Harold Green was escorting Miss Violet Wise home from a chnrch sociable Saturday night a savage dog attacked them and bit Mr. Green on the public square." "Isaac Trimmer was playing with a cat when it scratched him on the veranda ." "Mr. White while harnessing a broncoe last Saturday was kicked just south just south of the corncrib." ?Exchange. Statement of the Condition of THE BANK OF CARLISLE Located at Carlisle, S. C. At the close of business June 14, 1912. 9 RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $68,256.11 Overdrafts 1,398.76 Furniture and Fixtures 500.00 Banking House 1,000.00 Due from Banks and Bankers 6,682.81 Currency 666.00 Gold 55.00 Silver and other Minor Coin 795.58 Checks and Cash Items 186.50 Total 179.540.76 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock _$10,000.00 Surplus Fund 8,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid 2,696.94 Due to Banks and Bankers 1,251.46 Dividends Unpaid 1,200.00 Individual Deposits subject to Check 28,603.04 l'ime Certificates of Deposit 9,452.57 Cashier's Checks 360.97 Bills Payable, including Certificates for Money Borrowed 15,200.00 Reserve Fund Carried on General Individual or Savings Ledger 2,100.00 Collections 675.78 Total _$79.540.76 State of South Carolina, County of Union. Before me came Wm. H. Gist, President of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement *'s a true condition of said bank as shown by the books of said bank^^^r ^^JH^^^rGist. Sworn to and^^^^^^^^R'ore me 22rd I^M^^TDea ve r, E. Ratchford, , C. A. Jeter, Directors. Statement of the Condition of EVERYBODY'S BANK Located at Jonesville, S. C. At the close of business June 14, 1912. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $52,351.19 Overdrafts 3(57.23 Furniture and Fixtures 1,316.35 Banking House 1,985.23 Due from Banks and Bankers 4,808.61 Currency 1,478.00 Gold ___ ___ 400.00 Silver and other Minor Coin 278.82 Checks and Cash Items 31.08 Total $63,016.51 T.TARII.ITTF.S Capital Stock Paid In $25,000.00 Surplus Fund 750.00 Undivided Profits less current Expenses and Taxes Paid 2,837.13 Individual Deposits subject to Check 17,857.51 Time Certificates of Deposit 6,558.52 Cashier's Checks 13.85 Bills Payable, including Certificates for Money Borrowed _ 10,000 00 Total .$63,016.51 State of South Carolina, County of Union. " Before me came J. M. Gault, Cashier I of the above named bank, who, being I dul sworn, says that the above and I fnrpcminor Qfatamonf lo ? ? 1 tion of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. J. M. Gault. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of June, 1912. E. F. Kelly, Notary Public S. C. Correct-Attest: J. O. Gault. J. W. Lipscomb, J. R. Littlejohn. Directors. Citation to Kindred and Creditors. State of South Carolina, Count of Union. By W. W. Johnson, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas E. E. Sanders has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration on the Estate of and effects of Robert Beaty, (Col.) deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Robert Beaty (Col.), deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Union C. H., South Carolina, on the 11th day of July, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of June, Anno Domini, 1912. W. W. Johnson, Probate Judge. Published on the 28 and 5th days of June and July, 1912, in the Union Times. A^A J^A , ^HF f^T ^riy fy T^> V^y^lr^r | Convenience, Safetv o> A certain man was call which he had issued a c fore. He turned to his found the one issued in th There was the date, tl the party paid and also back of the check by the money. The evidence given by 1 > pute at once. A checking account wi same for you?and more. > our depositors requirem* consistent with good soun Whv Not Start \ | Citizens Nat X UNION, SOUT1 Capital and Surplus _ A^*A A 4^*A A^A i T^T 4* 4* 4* 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4* 4? 4* 4? 4V 'KEEP YOUR MO + + Standing of Twelve 4? 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