Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-10-15

duty he owes himself his country and his God Nor does she
own as ao any whose life pure and peaceable
and full OF good works. As human institution
perfect but believe she is than any other system
which is not inspired Like any association of men, however
guardedke the Christian Churcshe has been shamefuy
imposed upon by unworthy individuals the blow which
should have stricken the worthless from her rolls has too often
fallen upon her venerable brow and her and her blood
have been mingled together recreant Children and amid
reckless foes.
She has been banned for crimes Of which she never
dreamed: she has been beaten for sins not her own she has
been charged with coupons she would have sconed and
tell me- she had not been sustained by power above mans
could she have breasted the Storm and ouyed the tempest
and outrode the gale The ghnings of fiery persecution
nave bazed along her pathway yet she hath built her lodges
the mountains and in the valleys and hath heard the far
Off breaking OF the hunder their npotent cIamor have
aeo INTO noh@ness Aonarehs have banished her from
their domains yet she has lived descendants yin
from their thrones like the dust from the wing Of the Angel
OF destruction uerng in their wild and
agony, the almost forgotten haing cry, and making their
gns OF Distress and they have found protection and safety
beneath the guarded dome Of the masonic craft nav What
better evidence could she give that she all have said Of
her than when yo call for her jewels she points you to her
bright dsplayGeorge Washington, Joseph Warren Bena-
nm franklin, John Marshall Gilbert Moter Layfavette An
ngy let die And when add these the noble and the
SeI OF other adschamions Of freedom who have poured
out their hearts best blood rich baptism upon soils they
would have consecrated liberty and who like their fash
ing swords have been well tried trlsty and ruerhen we
nave seen ministers OF the OF Christ wearing her badge
and mark the bright array Of Poets Statesmen and Phoso
piers who have united to form the brilliant wreath that binds
her eweIed brow which wrath and sunshine have al
teratey ployedwe ask if Masonry be what our foes
have called 1t? We ask is she all her friends claim for
her W. ask, should she be denounced because individual
asons may have wrought evil? We ask if she should not be
1oSefed whose great end and am for centuries have been
check the TIDE OF human suffering and build barriers around
the habltons Of mortal orrow that she might break what
she could not destroy and repros what she could not alto
gether prevent?
Commenting our order to your regard and esteem as
worthy OF both and You to the Great Architect of the uni
verse we pray that may all arrive that Grand Lodge
above where the grand honors viii be awarded not
to those who have the wreath of the bard-not to
those who have rumphed in the paths Of starry scenceno
10 those who have coured Divine Philoophv" hot the
aymng instrenot to the laurebrowed hero eloquent
orator but to him who hath given the hungry drink
to the thirsty, shelter to the homeless medicine to the sick
oaee to the prisoner and then shall the Judge saw na
much as e did IT unto Of the least Of these my brethren
e have done It unto me- May all think Of these things
md act and govern ourselves accordingly.'