The Placer herald., 1866-01-27
your fathers made it, by that great compact
the Constitution.

your fathers made it, by that great compact
the Constitution.
Let US invoke!your cordial and unreserved
acknowledgment of this uth-Let us in
woke your aid to cement togtber the people
of the States, "without any reservation or
selfevasion of mind whatever"
Let US, and you, come together in unity,
in harmony, charity and brotherly love, as
Masons, laboring for the benefit Of our fellow
citizens and ma man kind.
The outside world our brethren around the
globe, every people have had their attention
directed to this unioo Of States, iin the land
Of the getting spp.
The problem Of free government has been
closely observed in its practical working
for the past half century. They know, up
and down in this land, that the craftsmen are
dwelling in the mystical organization of the
Order. The world and our craft are asking,
in every known tongue, has Masonry no pow
er to heal the wounds of the commonwealth?
I4as Masonry no power to bind up that
which is broken, to pour oil and wine into
the torn and lacerated hearts of citizens OIL
that great nation Of the Weste
Have Masonic teachings lost their power!
Are the ears deaf that the people cannot
hear the joyous sounds of the unity and
peace, concord, charity and brotherly love
WHICH come out of the Masonic temple, as
the rays Of the morning out of the chambers
of sunrise?
Brethren, let us show mankind the poWer
and the truth Of Masonic landmarks.
Let us grid our loins with strength, take
the symbol of love and unity in our hands
put on our feet the sandals of good will
imbue our hearts with earneslness and faith
then will all the people wonder and rejoice
then will the g ad tidings of great joy fill the
Masonic word. Then will we throw away
the iron tools Of the outside craft of men
and again take up those symbolic embems
by which foundation stones of union are So
curely laid.
We owe our country and the world the
duty Of our example. Let US make it mani
fest Come among US, we will 60 among
you. Your temple is our temple; Jour MAJ
sonry orr masonry; whittier masonic teach
ings bid us 60, let us 60 together.
Brethren, we invite you, by the great glory
Of our indestructible Order, by the undyng
light which iIlumines our path to and from
the common of the craft, by our precept and
example, and efforts among your fellow coun
trymeu, to begin the great work cf reccnci.
ia,ion.
Then in the future Of this great nation
the voices Of the whispering waves of the
Pacific, uniting with the roar Of the Allan
tic, will proclaim, "Mercy and truth are met
together, Righteousness and peace have kis'
sed each other"
Men Of America, behold and listen! We
officers of tbs Grand Lodge of Freem asono
Of the State of Pennsylvania, have felt it
our peculiar privilege thus to address the
craft in their several Jurisdictions North,
South, East and West of Freemasonry. We
appeal only to Masons by the immemorable
lauguage9 used among them everywhere
There Is no other motive but charity, unity
and ro,herly love, which actuates US. With
politics we have nothing to do. We are
Masons, and as Masons we invoke your ear
to listen, and your heart to act, Brethren,
by love and light, hope and faith which be.
long to our Order, as from the beginning Of
time, we salute you "
May the great Architect Of Heaven and
Earth SO level and square our minds and
hearts: that by our motives and actions "men
may know that Thou, whose name alone is
Jehovah, art the Most High over all the
Earth"
The undersigned have been induced to
make this communication to the members OF
the Order in the United States, trusting that
the purity Of their purposes will be acknow
Lodged and appreciated. Let the good Of
Masonry be extended and established, and
mankind be led to believe that the virtues
Of this venerable Order yet exist in the po
tency Of their primeva Strength, Wisdom
and Beauty.
We salute you, as bound with US, in the
bonds OF, faternal charity and love,
LucIUs ii. SooTr,
Grand Master of Masons Of Penn.
JOHN L. GODDARD,
Deputy Grand Master.
RICHARD VAUx,
Senior Grand Warden.
r. A. LAMBEroN,
Junior Grand Warden.
PETER WILLIAMSON,
Grand Treasurer
WILLIAM Ii. ADAMS,
Grand Secretary.
Grand. Officers of the Grand Lodge of Penn
sylvania, A. Y. NJ, and the Masonic juris
diction thereunto belonging. Phila. Sept
i1lth. 1862.
MARBLE QuARRY-An extensive marble
ledge, says the Folsom Telegraph, has lately
been discovered on Bear river, Placer county
near the Colfax and Nevada road. The
marble is of the best quality and of the black
veined and watered variety, and is said to be
equal, if not superior, to the Italian marble
df the same variety. A quarry has just beer
opened by San Francisco firm, who are ma
king extensive arrangements to work th'
same and bring the marble into market.
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