Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-07-18


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must De cluocal-Dnd to oNitnd lhe hcnchto
OF che society, without securing Tho rrriprnc'
! &, nf obligation, would, Va ihe Wordt Of Hn elo.
Igucnt author, q rob us vi uut nny means ol at.
! eurity. against the sure destruction that has
awetird an other establishments Of man of
| the most important pledge, for the continuation
of our usefulness Communicated " nll, the
value of our mysteries would be mistakenly
appreciated By many, and, strange as tho asact-
lion may seem, il would diminish, whllO Il
seemed TO enlarge, the sphere Of our active be-
nevolence. The commences of the good,
Il however csumable, would rob il OF its attrac-
I tons--lho force of individual motive would be
DESTROYED; and insteado of those inter.
ests that now 40 powerfully influence the icol-
mas If maaons towards cnch othcr--nll would
h. commanded and lost. in the nuctuatlnr opin.
,ons fashions nnd folbes of mankind The
nniysrsnl lapguapc hv which brother rccngni.
gos brother Would cease 10 exist The privn.
~ of onr pnpeals lo Inc humanity Of each
,ibcr nov. attended with no prnstrattop OF nor.
s,r,l fpolipy ar manly sentiment. would nlso
ynnish. md m inyjdous world. must witncs.
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A oor,hy Ia nortola NJ tho I,odue are ever omen
and ~ brethren ever ready 10 receive, ant
Welcome tbem. ia MI tho rights and privilege
, az thr nrlrr Tho unworthy. have no ripht /
/, cynoo, admission nmoue us. and il would be
/ nr5s,imtinn of tho PRINCIPLES of The Order /
. nal tben sbnrers Of lis uriyucpcs, or pnrucl
majors NJ its brnolts
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! EVkfla.it nroG,ssss ia he strictlv moral ON,
tbpro arc sometimes 10 be found among i
taatsbers. tnen Of doprnvod characters md dir
solnfe habits. This we admit and deplorr.-
But because n few. ars-se,.is.it lheral--ot ius
s,, frrff.. ~sI~ plaaans are depreved or thr
the society itself is immomIl T s-iTrraF ft"1t
ireverently, but ns well might We urge the I'M
moral tendency Of our holy religion, because
few Of it's voiares are immoral -- and say W
tvro9A&-@ss~AscSmG ulWlous, because some q
the professors of religion are Eypocritos Eve
s'-s s.e,a-s s,s.,xs. s, .a .I.ldity Of such
concuson--yet il is as Just IN tie ono GGffst u
> -q---.I.s-- mgsons, we know, are no
good mcu, hpt tho worst are GGT' "l'CiiftfIfi, n
bad as they would have been, It they had 20
been uHGgour, .-sFfd tho GOOD ARE doubtless i'm
proved hy it's preccplsn But masonry canno
change the hcart--avcb is the high and holy
\ Uflecr of ieliaSSa eLane u cannot instil virtu.
Gus principles in heagt bab!tWhg y. depfaLGG,
and that there are some such among US, none
arc prepared TO deny We cannot, by the
most rgiu scrutiny pu nto tao secret rccesscs