Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1851-07-23


tern islands with his morning Thus in the Icebound
gons north the plains of the SOUTH amid Acas
sands lndias groves and spicy Islands, the Of
spreads its benign fruit and shade and the olive branch
Of peace and charity.
3l The purposes Of the order old the constitution
ola hool the Of mans social nature
Secondly Il aims ,opomoe in the highest degree the intellect
ual exceIences its members To accomplish
union adopted, sufficiently broad permit the whole
racial ects crees classes strike hands on equal
footing This equality the level Of the ORDER where the rich
and the Door the ruled the noble and the ignoe
the learned the less erut, equals children
Parent and subject to the God, before whom all
tegent creation The requisite true
belefin God The Atheist the hreshhod
and find almittance order firm belief III
the necessary for this great light
ry The mystic ties which much dreaded by
foes but the urging and deeply mpressing upon the mind
initiated those relations and duties which the Bible
teach him sacredy regard In the
Of found departments the physical and the
al the practical and the theoretical the operative and the
1t regards both soul and body and thus adapt
cd mans entire In different Of the world
the other Of these objects has prevailed the other In the
FIRST the practical element predominated embracing the
ehanic arts i" subsequent periods mostly speculative
ey At the present Among existing institutions Of
human origin stands boldly prominent the only
capable adoption which scientific attainmens
are directly applied the ncucaion Of moral truth 1t also
binds together members in the bonds of broherly
love with powerful the heart the
doctrincs morality and virtue and breathing into the soul
the hottest aspirations of undyng faith and kndng bissfu
hope Of glorious Immortality Thus based on the Rock of
TRUTH the welfare of man for its primary object and the
glory Of God for It's Gw T nen ns
for the great and Governor Of all things teach
his
Grand Master II requires faithful performance
nestle social and christian duties teaching to discriminate
where virtue painted her beautiful coors. Yet
would be understood teaching that is the
as religion that it is alone capable Of fitting for seat in
the kingdom of God, without the aid of the spirit Divine
would that equal to religion in good
Christianity teachings of the former agreeing with those Of
the The doctrines of loving dealing Justly and
be universally pracced and how soon would the cond
ton be elevated and relieved and happiness would
rt., 1oJos oIr and
be banhcd yoke would be broken all vice and
would be driven from earth and the reign ovne and ghteous
The would be the dying
would learn hope the avarcous charity The Widow would
poor a friend and all mankind would be truly brethren
glow Vi p,". s:".',
W sn It' s;s's. IN rs Of m s".'' behold
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ne law Of the law Of right"
Such being the and great the diffusion Of masonry
with all other good institutions it has its opponents Various
the DIRECTORS should consider themselves neglected:
1st "Maons it said the enemies of liberty and the
1sso,m ae i the qno nn Of all al mn
for enoins obedience to the laws temper
prudence patriotism and thus makes good
Who left the peaceful shades Of Mount Vernon and through
the pers and hahps of eight contende against the en-
erected column glory enduring than marble? Joseph
Warren, Grand Master patriot and Statesman died battling for
the hearts of true American
be added those, who deck the order and render
more attractive penetraia of temple The of
Jefferson Hamon Franklin, Madison and Monroe, Hancock
Samuel Adams Henry Clinton, Livingston, Mar
intimately with struggle
freedom and in the history of our Country Were
they Of liberty and their country Their
the Watch Words of freedom in land. Again we
could appeal whole band of Generals of the Revolution
Green knox, Montgomery Gates, and officer of distinct
ion, exception, Benedict Arnold, Masons.
But masonry opposed to religion So far from opPos
have already shown that teaches and enoccs
with power the principles nculcaes the pur
IT, temperance heavenly charity Is likely that
great good would have been patrons if nim
Christianity? The SITS john Alfred St Austin, New
Howard aspired the higher honOr of
community whose religious sincerity you doubt Would
they the order if opposed morality and
ligion?
3D. NIany bad men within pale with whom
should by the good Without from the
excellence Of the principles Of the ORDER it be admitted
that the bad and the unworthy find their into
the brotherhood But this objection the institution
ITSELF for would with equal force. apply all good assoca
ond against Chr Many unworthy members
have the church, who by their
have dsgraced holy Of religion Then if the object
should be abandoned, and
faithful Christian lamens the waywaness and denquence Of
brethren But there the right disc of the
fair escutcheon for which
either by reclaim
by excluding them from the communion
1t be expected in the of the world
should be perfectly
corrupt Even the twelve selected by the Sa
vour Judas found but this made the other Apostles
traitors.
cient objects which masonry contempaes hence
1t is asked Does religion teach
neighbor ourselves, and do good to all men,?