American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-13

But surely our beautiful charity means
something very different from this. II
vii not do 10 cFanip itwitbin the narrow
limits or an eleemosyrary definition. ThEs
toadwarft is to kill'iisf Il demands free.
Sr. wider, nucIl.more loiy range Of sxIs-
tenee. because il is in its essence Ooustit
asnt ofthe life Of God And He has rsis-
ed it immense distances above sueh an in
wherein lie warns us 7ths,
one may speak with the tongues Of f'msn,
and Ofangels, may possess al khowlvdge,
may understand all lcmyssefiess may besiov
oH hii goodsito. feed GtS { poor, and '4ciet0sa
charity, be nothing worth" a.E = 5h o;i
We have read of the single corn OF.
wheat Sxhumed from tie wrspyines Of
mummy. after reposs Of forty centuries,
which, when planted sprang upiand in.
creased and mulIipIied. covering wide
nnd laughing. fields with is golden iar.est
II vii not be though fanoifui or irrever~nt
IN me 10 sAyatlrat if our ancient Order
should anywhere fail discern the dsy
OF its visitatiou--ifwe supjnely permit osIi-
erS TO monopolizc the soil Of our righlftI
inberitance-if we allow them without eur
cooperation, 10 scatter broadcast 10 the
sun aud the shower, tie preeious seed
corn committed to our husbandry-that
the time may come to US when the inner
vail Of our temple shall be trent in
twain, HaBd when intelligent and rational
men Will fail to recognize our ceremonial
rituals other than as The idlsst of fsivoli
ties. or at best, the time stained hiero
giyphicl wrAppings Of collapsed aad
worthless mummy. .ssI have INDUCED
in these somewhat dssultory observations,
because am aware that kindred senti
ment were entertained by our departed
Brother, and feel that it would he doing
.him injustice not 10 set forth in this COM
municaiion. some of the reasons which af
feoted bis understanding and won for the
Order so large portion of his estcem.,---
For my own part, lean irnsgine no valid
reason, why the sphere of its usefulness
should not be co-extsusiye with the sphere
o! its universally. .Cl Ed--e ~
i1 l do not say, because | do not actually
know the fact, that these lofty views Of
Masonry first induced our Brother TO re-
gard with youeration all relisio truth;
but they have bad such and influence, on
the minds Of thousands, and cannot con
oeiye tia detraction to any created intel
lecs. TO suppose that such a tendency is not
only possible, but very probable, and il
may, therefore, naturally have led him 10
syouch bis supreme obedience 10 God and
love to his neighbor. and 10 preach and
practice them within the communion and
under the blessed infusnce Of q visible
Christian Church. .a .ss s.,l- q. re.
i cannot close this communication with
out inviting your attention to emo bcsutiful
trait Of tras Masonic character which par
tioulsrly signalized bis department, and
rendered his intercourse unafIectedly love-
ly and agreeable in all the social relations
OF life. No one can remember single in
stance where he ever INDUCED in d4raefion
oftke absent. but many memorable ones to
the contrary. AS an intelligent ply sician,
he was of necessity required to explore the
rainifsd physiology Of the physical man.
but al the same time he seems to have
caught glimpse. il not an insight into the
Deeper and more wonderful physiology Of
the inner or spiritual man, Of its irrssista-
BILE proelivity to Hereditary evil. and unless
supernAturally assisted. its certainty 10 sue
Gumb under the mysterious influences OF
temptation. He had learned the profound
meaning Of the requirem Mt "put on the
whole amor of God" as,in such cases The
man is called 10 6afRs, NOT against flesh
and blood, but against ptineipalities. a.
gAinst powers, against the prince of the
darkness Of this world" and the subtle
spiritual soldiery he inyokes to his ,Rssis-
lance; and so undoctrinated, he was kind,
and gentle; compassionate and forgiring,
and became fully imbued with The ration.
ality and divine wisdom of that high com
mAnd. Judge not, that ye be not jGdged, I"
knowing that wherein he judged his broth
or. he condemned himself, l suppofe its
only from suoh source as ,this., ,afier a
painful sslt1anaIysis in the light Of inspired
truth, that any person can arrive at such q
course Of action, Its only when the in.
dividual man has unlearned his individual.
,ity, when he can come into the presence oI
his great Creator, eon6ding becidse lie is
filiaf, loving and therefore unabashed, ma
ksd, it may be. but not dt7sanisa. whom ho
can nationally discriminate the fruits of the
tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and
eats Of the tree fife, after he has conquer.
ed that most difficult Of all human lessons,
that in himself be is intrinsicsfly nothing