New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-28

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deed Alright, shere aSW pleasure 50 great as tho
consciousness OF wv dcne a good action lac
incense Of prayer tRd praise Is donbly fraSran.
when perf1med N deeds OF beuegoience aud
kindness. Oh, E1tv much we all need a brothers
helping hand We start hes voyage down
the sire am Of tyme-the banks are 5trewed with
howers-we do not see the hidder tnorns-we do
not inhale the lurking poIsonwe glide on gently,
the distant mountains bright with nope and all
beyond an expected Paradise. But will the
stream be always smooth Shall we not feel the
thorns Shall We not iphae the poison dow
cross the mountains The pilgrim staff may
break in ascending these rugged nights. How
welcome, then, brothers hand, to ease Us
little OF our burden
l cannot permit an occasion like fine present to
pass without aiiudiug to charge which has been
advanced against Free Masonry. She has been
declared antsgOnisiiC tu Revealed Religion She
has been accused OF teaching refined system OF
Deism How utterly baseless the charge, we,
who are initiated in her mysteries are conscious
The pious and good OF al ages, who have served
at her altar, and whose praise has been known IN
all the churches, should certainly be received by
the world rs surety that the assertion Is utterly
without foundation. 1t is true, that as Free Ma
sons we are not sectarlan. As such we are only
required to ackuo Wedge Advise and Omni-
y D-t., 1eo al o,,1i nt,l lNN
tual, not strictly religious one. The revealed
word of God, however, is the Masons rule of life.
His commands, as therein made known, he is en-
Joined to observe We respect but do not inter
fere with each Others peculiarties OF beliet The
Jew and the Christian here set SIDE by SIDE,
both wOrshiping the same God OF Abraham and
of Isaac and of Jacob. They are both taught and
both believe that God is ove-lninise, uachauge-
able, eyerIasting-that pure Religion before
God and the Father is this, To assist the tetherless
and the widow in their affection aud TO keep
themselves inspected from the world
Masonry opposed to Revealed Religion She
has been-she is her handmaid-not the rash
usurper of her seat. Each has its own pecuf ae
prominence, and both act in perfect harmony
Religion implants new principles, In the heaFs
Masonry by judcious culture, iertillzes the sou
in which the seed is sown, that II may reap It's
grain, and bring forth an abundant harvest GOD
works by means and Masonry has been chosen
one to promote man temporal and eternal lnte
rests Within her walls, and only within her
walls all meet on terms OF the strlctest harmony
She leads by pleasant paths to cry staioQntans OF
truth. We have no waters OF Jordan, Ia when
the soul leprous with sin and dehemeng, can
wash ard be made whole. We should encroach
on the attributes of Deity. We should touch,
with pfofane hands, his altar, and otter strange
fire thereon did we assert such claims But does
Masonry arrogate too much to herself, "hen Sne
does claim TO be moral teacher ana reormer
Her mission is noble onej 1t is not yet ended.
When the promised period shall arrive OF uni
versa peace and harmony-when the lion and
the lamb shall lie done together, and little child
shall lead them-when an united Haleujah shau
swell from all voices "Glory to God and the
Lamb, when the sword shall be turned lnto the
plow sbare-and tue spear into the pruning hook
and sighng and suffering shall forever cease
then and not till then viii her mission De ended
for sin and misery shall be known no more
IL has also been urged against Free Masonry
that she is clothed in mystery. w ell, and what
then? DO the directors not know that ne itsel
is rnystery Are not the operations OF $3.50
the greatest Of mysteries What finite being
pretends or expects to comprehend them until
time shall change for eternity Daubtlesss for
wise object the Almighty has so ordained 1t. II
the whole excellence OF Masonry consisted IN
strange mysterious ceremonies, the argu nenL
i'Ni'
the secrets are but the keys to her treasann3,
and we offer them to all on one condition only,
that they be found worthy-Rn unOlemshed claf.
acter and spotless reputation arc tha ne
quiremcuts for the possession. Neither "elFn
nor exalted station gain Tor their Possesspf
more ready entrance WITHIN our portals thah nun
bic poverty accompanied by true merit We
know no distinction or rank, or position. The
prince and the peasant meet here on perfect
equality
we have our secrets-they are necessary for
our self Representation. As Masonry 10 UNIVERSAL
so her language is universal III Is estaOlished
that we should be enabled to recognize eath
otberwithoutt the possibility of being deceived and
we are enabled to do 80 by this universal ln5aa3e
Publish it TO the word-make 1t common 10 the
yirtuous and the vicious, and you at once destroy
its utility, and by making it familiar and easily
attained insure its destruction 1t ls 10 TINS very
mystery that Masonry owes its perpetulty ana
universally for it 10 perhaps weakness IN hu-
man nature, that men are charmed oy mystery
Emnires have risen and fallen-wh1e nations
have passed away into comparative oohylon-
vet Masourv still stands, beautiful and vigorous
The Wild winds of klngly despotlsn, Rnd tue
surges of popular fury have beaten against uer
INIT in vain. Tor she was founded on rock
She has. in all ages, been the pioneer OF cl7ll-
cation aud refinement. The phanthropst has
ever found her a willing assistant, and the salef
ing has often been indebted to her for support
Circumnaygate the globe, and you can scarce
touch a spot where the genial influences oi ha'
sonry are not seen and felt. In the trozenregons
Of the North, and the sunny anda OF the South,
throughout the broad expense, from East to
West her banner is floating Like the Baptist,
she has been the great accommodating the 10
tutored mind for the reception Of greater truths,
by teaching her own pure princlplss-Proclalm.
ing everywhere her mystic rites, Prepare ye, Ia
the desert q highway FOR our God.
Brethren OF this United order-the Union;
which has for years been the earnest wish Of all
true Masons. is now contaminated we, whohaYe
been divided, are now once Together we are to
walk within the Porches OF the temple-togsethet
to tread the Mosaic pagement: Let as no! ioFset
that we have work TO perform while the day
lastetb-ag the stones were brought, ready tash.
ionedI from the qparries OF zaradatha, fitted
and prepared Tor the builders use, 50 our minds