The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-02-16
From the Massoaio Mirror d Ksystone.
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"GREAT rs TRur4.. and, nipbty above all

"GREAT rs TKvrH., and mighty above all
things" is, % sentiment that has been verified
times unnurnbered, since it Yas first ,;spoi ken
blythe early patron Royal Arch Masonry.
And we are about To S5ive another exem-
plifieation ofthemighsa Fewesof 'f'iaGrwhieh
| will forever putto.res; the uns,undcd clsmor
raised against the members, of the Masonic
fraternity, by Interested POLITICIANS, noisy,
brawiing aarnngoSueS, persons OF bail clt"r
acter; 'who'wcre fiot f0uud worthy OF atthis-
sion into the Order as, well ~ sane of,,the
ilhkewar'n among US, who joined in the hue
'ahd cry that was raised, III The supposed ab-
d0ttion Of William Morgan, wlo it was said
was carried forcibly away from his family AID
friends in the. village ,es Batavia, in The State
OF Kew YORK. on,the / It'll Gay of November
1876, by certain !iembeIs Of Inc Masonic
rder,&nd who they first killed and then threw
into the Niagara. The persecution that easued
in Consequence OF this falsely vile report will
long aforementioned by the fra;eyrity'through
Quit the world. The agitatoTs, and aiGers
and abettors in CIRCULATING such an unfound-
ed taisehood, will ever be held in Getestaion
while those who concurred in the porsacu-
Etion of the members Of This peaceful Instir;.
ton, will always bc denounced by the good
and virtuous of every ,coi.!munity, as men of
the most atrocions and wicked character.
/ he truth is, William Morgan was never
abducted, much less assassinated. Now, dear
reader, DO not start at the s'Ntirror" mafibr
such an unqualified and positive assertion.
denying the statement that was reiterated
and sworn to i'll the most solemn manner,
and by those wine were considered Of uni,n-
peaehabe integrity. Bot we Go make the
assertion without any qualification, harihg
proof, living proof, of the most unGoubted
character before us. A gentleman Of higli
scientific attachments. who has travelled
much, resided i'll the East for many years,
was made Mason the same evening and "a.
the same time with Alexander Of Russia and
Prince Joseph Pomiatowsky, (wlio was killed
in the battle Of Leipsic) in the city of Paris,
during the reign OF Napoleon Bpnapsr,e, in
Amitie Lodge, on the eth of September, 1905
Our informant is named Joseph Alexander
Bloom. lie is now in the -seventieth wear
of his age, in the full vigor of bis intellect
and gentleman of more than ordinary in
formation. The brother informs us tha: he
resided for some time in the city of Smyrna;
that in 1881, lie became acquainted with an
American gentleman who pgofessed the Ma
hommedan faith, who went by the name of
A&Stdpha, and was engaged at that time in
teaching the English and French languages :;
the latter Of which he Understood but imper-
fectly. ". .....' .. "'' g. .'. .-".',
T. That This man watno other than William
Morgan, who with his'owm lips eommunie;,-
ted the fact to Bro, Bloom, with many cir
cumstances which oar informant has since
his arrival in this country, found to be true.
If any other evidence WIS needed, it is con,
frmed in Bro. BIS mindfn the most conclu-
Sivo manner by seeing the portrait of the
supposed abducted William Morgan, publish,
Ell with his exposition (so-called)ot the secrets
OF frecmasonW. This picture is striking
likeness of lis acquaintance Of Smyrna.
Brother Bloom states that he could not
well hell rettining in his recollection the
features Of Morgan, rs .hey dined at the
same house, and, had frequent conversations
with him. This ;.ouse was a public place Of
entertainments, aaI was kept by one lSaIvo.
1t is situated on the bay, aud it WIS near this
place where Mr. Costa Was taken. Bro Bloonl
further states tina. Morgan qit this country
nthe ship Merviae, which sailed from Bos-
ton to Smyrna, and belonged to the firm of
LanSton d. Co. PIle captains name fthe
.'Mervine" was Welch:th this was all told bv
Morgan to Bro. b. We think our readers
can place heutmoSt confidence IN wha: has
been stated above, 1t is uttered by a Broth
er. who has. reached his three score and
ten, and 'vouchCs for every word that
has been written. Let tile absurd end
! inconsistent SANDERS that have. been raised
PIN relation 10 the. fo!cib,e abduction of
Morgan, he forever silent TO tile Ma
sonic Institution it can make very littIe
difference whether the falsakood so widely
circulated gained ';npchr or litsla credepce.
1t Is our purpose, as it always has been, 10
N0e down aii HAT may he said Of ,,s advetse
to Honor and Virtue. We, as Masoas. pur-
sue our onward course,'' Loving our neigh.
:ber as ouvself," AID doing all die good we
can IN. our brief PaSsagethrough life, and IL,
ACCORDANCE with these views, we expect TO re.
ceise the APPRECIATION '6f our God and .fe
good opinionof the respectable and virtuous
EportionI ofthe community. .ps}apfl isa. - : "
10 g5IIt aIirr-t--rr|-~e-Sryr- iiz7y 80, sgt,,,,
4 q An Indiaa had gene to Albany one, cold
winters day, and got very drunk. On his
4 way home, he BECAME completely overcome,
LAY down and was frozen 70 death. Histribe
WAS at that time much disposed TO, initiate