Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-02-15

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ner table, I'D 1cfi1R upon 81 un6oeount<
able and iFt<si5(ibIe impulss ~ e II pre-
i meditated. followed t|1e lndy in16 anoihsr
room. al1 u less than throe moetbs fFou
that time <kcy we're merried, not9ifhsfand-
ling Mia1 ~ of<en lid enpknficSlIy 10
i peafe5 1apcffion that BE ronId nsyer con"
sent e uerry man younger fkau hers6|k
a fcx yesrs have aesed si1cc fhcn, sd
/ the dome11lc relations and pofent1&e of
4 these P1T<ics nre up to thin dny fully fz|
i keep5g1 viii tie happy harr1ouy that
brou9k< tktn together. When 6cfs of
this kin< n5s well voncbed ~, xe can But
wonder = De unknouu pouers x fhe hu<
msn mi4d and at a climax 81 &houobf ~
mentally rePent Nan know fhyseIf r s
WHY w1s1xsonn1 1ss1zru4zD5
We pub!S1 The following beeaEIful 81
ltract from a 1r{icle or ths &korS su6izcE'
which ePPs.rs in Aitebellz slasonie Hlz
tory and Digest
Masonry, then, Is If divine oririn. io.1;
tutsd, nst e te1ek religious deernSs, but fo
prepare the 49, 6n6 point 8 f1s t1n1
worship. And has i nol <6os Isl. rsrlSr1n5l
It's mission1 Has II ever d665 rlore 1t1o
teach the preliminary f[eps q nc holy ~
Iligion3 but has Il nof 1I4S15 d565 <h;<
much! Through tie darI i s d 6;eo1rr
and superstition, it. small, 81 1rre f<bt
may be seen, shcddine mild n>1n- -k1ra|
glory upon mans bcniel113 16fkunrsE|
While the lamp Of relieic1 15<1 o6I< M
dim, amelsnchoIy eloox 6|76 16nS over
Iour bannerA but still, u ~ il5o1x I'D, al
Jehovah, Masonry sill |ivel| 81 "a c8nlI6z
ucd to Be the trnc dc(jos|for1 q i&o 5ocir;os|
ofone God. Did infdeIity 1lsIk M. ~
MoIoch-Iike, crqsb the CharcE, ~ b<nirlf
the true uoshir| 5el erery-vkore : fcls|
private band q 1fo<her1 " d Be- found.
who preserved ! kno6|ed1< 4 God md
His irnmacnIni6 .ae. Bid { Hcm1u Pom
it'd, Or ! span>k 1nQoi,jiion IA nth fheiirr
maledictionk and fed 10 tke slake or The
guiIlotine - fnizhfnI votasies; slilt Il sosne
secret hidiog place. xhers only fhe Ar.
SzxIxo 4xk could behold Their midnight
assembly. d5d they congregate fof 1lse par
pose Of teaching that doctrine d one 6od
and for ~ purpose Of perpekuetin9 The
doctrins 15roogh al time. Masonry has
thus a. done ~ It M designed to DO. Il
has c6r>ioued 10 prepare the nin1s Of men
to lix1 (o1okber = band Of brothsFu, look.
Ling teI superior b|eseings from Him eho
brought ]: into being.
Gods benevoIence to man, caused Hin
10 ins1strle Mzsonry, and, il humble orafi-
tude q be Gresf founder, Mssons ever have.
and still confinne 10 teach henovolcnco IS
al mankind God ompha<ically eutruutcd
/ Masonry N1IA the keeping Of ! copy of HIS
holy lava, md when every other coDT ~ss
destroyed b jke ruthless hand of tbs iuvs>
der Masonry tine 70 its divine appoint
mont preserved ! copy, where neithef Neb-
nchadnezznx nor <he mildev of time could
sully its pages, nd, at Gods oua appointed
tune, brought 4 forth to be read to the
lpeople, Is cvidence against themselres, md
as proof Of the power and goodness Of God.
Masonry has ever Taught Noralify ana VIZ
Itue, Brotherly Love Rslief and Truth. Il
short i hes lncalcafed upon tbe minds of
its yotsrisA III the preliminary qu,li6cafions
esesafial 70 proper apprscin>iou of 1hc
love Of God, aud His holy lana Xosourx.
being instituted for the good 81 "a. conId
mot teach creeds It bss. and 49, "a ,rs
faith and one doctrine-loye " (I,i ~
man. While II teaches no eee1sr;S1 4, .,.
Try, IT significantly po;nts "a ths -cr.1';-' e
/ that hoiy King. whose a. .nore -',s,5.
Unto being. and whose ;n1;.;ss ,,os,;,
pleads viii Allen man Ns.o,,J 5ssskss
no epbemersI1 ibrxb;n i : ants = .e~ssss ss
to fasciuate the vain prcten5sr e., ,.;tt
plastic power. Il Laws holi Il ~ th3.t;n-
i faculties and m;Idjv sbst ;vrs.;ss;h.. 1,.'
its votar;es q scsn fbe q, : "a ~ 's.s
bow tbe knee il hnn5ls aSo,st;e, Il 80 s - M g..
who sits entbroned b;e,sr sbsr I H. T. 1.,.' aa
vens and mors olor;ons II t6e fI ara-ass s. 49,
fed oiorv L ''. e yssss ,ous ,,~u ~ snc coneIega-
thar N Il ,,ernfs-s s,sll ''s h.s:,.
snnrene ;r,n,scnls,o c., Ca sr5 = ~
tb's 4 IF neesss;tr snea,..s n ~ =,
lipt;mate .cons;,tsncs NH "a Il = -
/ 10 His lav. and benec IL IN He1s p;ts~'
by N..ons believed 4 s5.ts;, *. ~. ~, .i'e
Is alvavs ly;nc omen i nc It.5<,s 49,, ~.
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ont 4 no FsIlr, ,l,,. SsrsS - Z e M
/ ont Il: no M,.fev Nsss, '.s -, ssr ~ Ill.
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