The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-20

s "a Special notices Is cents a line.
az Masonic Re-nion.
a paragraph, in yesterdays PAenic,
mentioned that the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania had issued an address
to the Free Masons throughout the
country, urging them one and all to
unite now to carry out the principles
of the Order brotherly love and
charity. =
From this admirable address, We
make the following eloquent and
touching extrants:
As our ancient and honorable
Order he's never taken part Gin con-
spiracies against Government, since
this is forbidden, its members must
be true to the teachings of the craft,
We, everywhere throughout this land,
must be the first to show, by our
conduct and conservation, by our ex-
ample and our precepts among men,
that there is vital vigor in the virtues
of Free Masonry. We are a united
band, free and accepted by and be-
tween ourselves. Dfscord and enmity
the evil passions, revenge, distrust,
hatred and malice-never yet have
entered the Masonic temple. If our
faith is strong in the landmarks, if we
have known of the doctrine that
hveth and abideth among US in all
times, In all perils, in every commo-
ton, in strife and war, let US now de-
monstrate that we hold it as delivered
to us by the fathers. Our Order is
consecrated to unity, brotherly love,
charity To enlighten mankind has
been our mission since the earliest of
ages. Before Christianity, the temple
of the craft was open. Its teachers
-were, calling before the days of the
patriarchs to mankind to come and
receive the light That light has
never yet gone out The Jew, before
THE altar on the sacred mount-the
Parsee, in his alteration OF the sun
the Mussulman, bowing to the East
In prayer-the. Greek, before the
shrine. of his divinity-the Christian,
in devout faith at the foot of the
cross, alike, in the days of their gene
ration, knew and understood the
mystic language, "God said let there
be Light, and there was light" Breth-
rem, we also are gathered in our
temple, you in yours. Masons, in
every cline or country, are, by adop-
ton and acceptance, in a common
fraternity one, limited and insepara-
BILE. There can be neither schism,
separation nor rebellion within or
among US. The white apron of re-
pentance and innocence is an emblem
we all comprehend. It teaches us
that the entrance into the holy of
holes can be had but in subordination
to the fundamental principles of the
Order. It adraonishes us at ell times,
under all circumstances, to renounce
every act or deed, and the motives
for either, which can destroy unity,
harmony and charity.
Each member of our fraternity, in
the several Grand Lodge jurisdic-
:. tions of the United States, is directly
appealed to, in his individual Masonic
character, to maintain, Il az thei1
integrity, the principles of the Order.
1t IS his solemn duty. Obligations
nee assumed, must ever be .bindina
In all their force on the conscience Of
every Mason. We cannot, if we would
surrender or silence them. They unite
!, the soul to the throne of Jehovah
. and are as eternal as His laws.
We invoke the serious considera
! tions of the craft to the most weighty
!. responsibilities towhich reference i:
made.
These obligations impose on Ma
sons and Jurisdictions the recognition
of those rights which are thus commo,
to each and all, and constitute th,
life, power and virtue Of the Masoni
/ relations. =