Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-04-16
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EXTK ACTS

Prom an s1dfcsst ucHFetfd ~ II uHsiOj III Tue
county Of Erie, on The anniversary Of 81.
fohn The Baptist. June "a, 1923.
BY 3s HENkf Brown,
cf.oa Commander Of Genessee Encsmpment
Of knights tempisrs and tbs Appead4nt
Orders, Ia BaiasI4. New York.
Masouiek tradition Informs US that John the
2, Jis1 Was Az emtnen, patron Ut our order
10 am, aud to ST. John the EvsngeG.,, ali
shrlsLIaa lodges have ios ages beeH oediostes
The pr0prIeIy, then, ct assembling on tais oc
eas w, TO COZ emplate the character and com.
me NOS ate the virtues d thls Giu.,rloos SstHt,
cannot, my orethre0, for moment be ques-
ssoed And Wmle assembled, permit m= to
indulge the iood, though perhaps tue deiusvt
h,ps, tDst tbs Character aud obJect, the pasi
,hs present and be future PROSPECTS OF th.
Assoa.ck institution, viH uos be regarded as a
4 for oldden tasMe.
The ius ita loa, my brethren, to which We
.ioog. noswiths .sndng he syiendid taients +,
,he exalted ch.5acters aad tergeut piety. of so
many d,stins "a shed men, who have. in all ages
Of me world, ear He'd lnsir names among lie
uembe.s, aud testified by their conduct and
Ia thar deatas TO us IA, stick beauties, ha. s.
hns, aud, oi late, so successfully, been decri
n. tnat It's parity would IN all probability b.
i. summit OF oiasi by the sramp OF God, and
d, hosts OF Desvea. There -, however. We
~ tod ~ the sacred volune, time tor all
tngs, AID The present age seems to afford ali
austrs,ion Vi its truth
The existence Of public excitement 10 no
phenomen5n. History IS repiete with exam
pes. During the reign oi Nero. Home was set
on fife oy direction OF that blood thirsty tyrant
the CRIME, however. was charged upon the
en- 81 ans tben resident ia the metropolis, and
Is they were all unpopular sect IL Obtained
EXTENSIVE currency. and muittudes were per-
ne u,ed even unto eath, Tor an offence Of which
8hey were as innoceat AS the ba0e 10 its era
ke.
n The crusades rank foremost In the history
ct eXcuements Europe, was tor 4 time, con
Evulsed, and the whole christian worid boiled
ike IiItnas crater. Its priests Snd ITS princes,
ITS MOBILES aud its peasants. IN armies and Ia
mutItudes, we're for ears preclPitated on A.
STA to redeem the iIoIy Sepuchre from the
hustle tread Of proud aud naughty inhdeis -
Attsr wasting their lives and spending her
Esreasuresi after performing prodgies OF vaiour
winch would have done honour 10 kurope's
|chyaIry 10 its proudest days, and exhibiting
Eacts OF cruelty aud Of meanness which wouid
have d,sgeaced The savage Or the Turk, the
Hholy Sepuchre remained as it Was; aud Tbs
solitary pilgrim, under guard OF Jaaissaries,
now offers his alteration at Its sscied shrine.
The persecution Of protestants IN France, is
anoher ms, ante, where thousands OF inBocent
3vichas. on The eve of 81. yarthoiomew's dsy,
Peh sacrifice to papal fury. The persecution
sof protestants frs, and Of pspists afterwards
~ England, shows that Qua ancestors were not
exempt from us influence.
All human institutions. my brethren are
prone to decay. The proud monuments Of an.
3ql'Iy, which for centuries successfully defed
N attacks cttlme, have a, last mouldsTed IN
70 ruins' Our institution, Scared on the bass
pf truth, honour, and jusiiGe,' has survived
faem all Ii has sustained the assaults OF ig-
|pofance, OF bgotFy. and OF tyranny, in every
re, and while others have fallen beneath then
fcclmiiaed weight, ours hs. gashe ed s,reag h
NC the rum OF empires, aud exported the ap
pause OF an sd'nirsng world.
II has, however, ike every thing human,
'ppeared sometimes with less, aud sometimes
"h greater 81 lendour. TINS IS the iot OF ev>
lh.n6 below the stars. Even yooder bright
OF Gay is sometimes eciipsed-its bright.
"is sometimes obseured by clouds, < sumo
aes oy vapours arising from he earth's POI
.u'ed surface. The difficulty, however, exists
"y 10 our limited vision; the sun itself puR-
"s course, dltfuses hight aud heat around
"' ~oa IS regardless of The clouds, the va
'Fs'' and the planets which obstruct his
rae mas, to be sure, his spots, but they
-, 1os' AND surrounding splendcuP. Just SO
~ Vie greatest and best Of men THAI ever
abuse IL too frequently the lot OF viz
a. e,en Washington, than whom more pure
Ey,saht patriot never enlightened by his
s'' or adorned by his achievements, any
8"oa Vi TIE globe, was sometimes ITS VICTIM.
me-. Soupshlon IN arms, the gallant Lafayette,
4 n. years TIE tenant OF dungeon, he rose,
hs;.t.s'' at last, from its gloomy recsssaS, to
So, winch the most splendid monarch can
nope to attain. Ii then, my brethrsn
"',i mos, brilliant object with which we are &C
tn., sometimes appears With diminished
~. 'ae brightest characters uhieh sdeyu
4 80 page are sometimes involved in
/ conI' ~'o a"skness, why should the presen,
4 raoo''', OF ina mssoniek fraternity excite 5
90 wonder, or create The least alarm
4 b,msa % oenesolence retains place in the
as ,hs n oso"i, SO long will it exist; aud 90 lonl
e ths;, a'uet OF masons Corresponds vii
4 il Il arssson, so long will il flou ISL. Nor
4 men, Inn''' o's that It should flourish Tor n mo.
sop, ~ ~. my intention, brethren, on this ocos
1 dscn. 81 vase your time By an unprofir adj,
: lion. Ew concerning the origin of eur in.t,u.
euce, sn,s., :" enemies acknowledge its exist
Roma, E.a our to the Golden Fleece. or IN,
Of 40 sle' Its antiquity, however. can be
TIA. pn.;, uer use than as il affords evidence o.
through sy. ~n'cn has marked its progress
Gnusd ss; Icy cline. During its long and con
nss' through good veposs auc