The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-17
Masoury.

/@t OF what is cruel and ev.
;. " ~ Tue of calamity, and iu the
breaking da :. .o, conn,a, !
oe 0 'u GI - - be should rejoice wib those
u ou 'na snd weep with those that
W." ~ alo Is wiillnu' taaf sympathy
m S1nio he Us and sorrows
of ~, -. aud tak-s delight In his
~ A J kc.snly feels MS anguish. IS
r. ~ IAN, with a mans heart in
10; 80 '""" nbw that We have fallen uron
.I where, although happily
en,a,,';.. - IN q >anguhary and destruc-
| ;.-a - ~ sands of hearts lie bleeding
~ o..,1.a n mind or. body, or estate,
:, :I blessed sol3ce TO the wound
II -. Fly 10 an institution which
- =. ~ midst of calami,ies. bull
- &c g rni'y and brotherhood, a |
n ~ .4n, where all else around |
: sa1G.h md cruel and evil. An- |
n;a,t VI. Masonry is such an irstitu-
.,,;o, r. STANDS alone. unaffected,
,,-..rvsr,..J ;, and uncontrolled, in Its great
D,;ssio, ~ .benevoience. And when,
,,,,.'n al n,.hers, the form of the times
,ss 90 80 bIawry hand, and made the
to,,nta;a. send forth bitter waters, and
80, .no use and another, made them
~; I'll. :, ,I4e unnatural strife, and bow
hotora Tho tOfm or EVIL, which has come
- h1;.,hI ssupOn us, this great and God
,iv.. acy for peace on earth and good
>..iIi 10 maa. for The relief of distress aud
&e pretnA.i61s Of fraternijy, ~ ppatiu
and sociai and individual Happiness, T.
stands still erect and firm as rock,
asainst which the waves OF stiie break
n VAIN; IS 8 refuge, which only less
han heaven, has an efficiency, and un
certainty and security, Or &C
ess and invaluable beyond all th- insti-
utIOns OF man on earth. 1t car never
"a too much honortd. 100 muc1 valued,
II TOO much praised. 1t is only less than n
eIig!On. Aud when that is abused, il ia
feait than that.
We consent that religion should ho d
be fist rank IL our ts;-em We wou d
OF elevate Masonry above the religion oi :
hrIst. THIS isst IS iutinit. ly perfect
ut 1t is impossible that religion, like Ma
'nry should PASS under cloud, and be
oscured. There comes the cay OF evil
the chaos Of human pas.io, Y
le dark and the internal, the anarchy
nd Wre tchrdness OF hell. Where men. II
rcfessing iLe Iu- religion, SO far ignore >
rs to fail OF being guiC;ed in their prac "a
cal lives by its couuseis. what avails the an
vlnlty OF their doctrine, and what is
worth TO have the lesson without the =
,~rclSe OF charity. Wren, ia the rivalry 4
sects, the struggle is tor aggrandiss. 'a'
ent. 10 be won by falling in with pouu ,,s ,,se
pr JGdlces. what avails it that they 9TH
ach tn" wicksdness OF doing evil tha; e'r
cd may come? When, In the struggle nni nT,,
r the mastery, conscience ,s cruel. and Au
en think they are doing God service by
TIoient enforcement of their dogLnas.
iat a'ails IL II those dogmas happen 10
true and right irs,+ad of wrong
I'd when they come to tawn
puolIc places to court the functionaries ~
the government, and to invoke thu w
ID OF the State, ln the name of con
va'ion' and tor the purpos 8 OF secta-
n control, oppression. or press cut,or. A
what "dvan age is it that they fo,.
lily ackn 'wl.dge he religion whose
ate't virtue Is CHARITY, wnile the Dee
IN selves "1o profess 1t tLus dwell in M
hat'lta'lons of cru~l:y =
/ IS under FcumsIa' ces Ike these. or
IN d" union ut Churcn aud S ate !.
lazy Ell cted and wnen the adh rs,ts
ministers of religion cease to ilius
e us Chief virtue, and when the neec
: Is greatest. that Masonry has ucy.r
'd, snd has risen TO its W., K Of b-n.v
nee with an energy almost divin.
owe very much more to it thaa has wv
been acknowledged aud appreciated ~
now that 1t stand. fortE. 10 thaz.,,s ,Gv.
= gio Y, as I'rt sehsly and pre- en.i As
ny 'H'. Flfnd OF Inan, we feel thai "
ool'g ont Justice III Paying this pass
!, ana ln"ii qua:e tribu e-jM ,n,.hi.
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