The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-19
PLYMOUTH INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 49, 1866

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bowed their heads and wept. The elo-
quent sympathy manifested by the Clergy
man, passed with laesmeric influence to
every heart within the compass of his
voice.
Then, then the ancient order of Masonry
arose before me in al its solemn, silent
grandeur. It's profound and classic iIlus>
trations, its noble and mngnanimous code
of laws, grander and more lasting than
those of the Roman Senate, which have
been for ages the standard of the world
Ar order that is inapproachable, but in its
silent mysteries moves an army OF "minis>
tering angels, whispering hope to the des-
pairing, consolation to the sorrowing and
redemption to the lost-waking in the soul
Of the poor widow song, thrilling with al
most seraphic JOY, whose music will chime
through her heart forever. When she
feels the sombre shades of deaths shadow
creeping over her threshold, to steal from
her fond embrace all that renders life 4
charm, all, all that makes sunny spot to
her in the ride wide world, then comes
this angelic band of brothers, pouring into
her broken heart those sweet words ofcom-
fort, that can only be felt, or expressed by
a Masonic brother. They push away with
their gentle hands, all the thorns that in
tercept her pathway. They think for her.
they act for her. They are Father, Mother,
Sister and Brother
Oh the talismanic power of kind words,
uttered by sympathetic friends, in the un-
feighed, unmistakable tones of disinterest-
ed friendship. 1t helps the poor, lone wife
to push her weary way through all the
realms of thought, to the House of God,
beautiful IN poetry, and to breathe in soft
est numbers, those delightful dreams of
peace, the mystic brotherhood teach by
their noble, generous and sterling vitucs.
None may ever know the deep venera>
ton and almost holy awe we entertain for
that august and truly wonderful Organiza>
ton, which traces its honored and ancient
lineage TO the grand temple of Solomon,
being capitalization of ,corship.
They point her weary heart to that beau
tiful land dressed in living green, and the
hosts of the redeemed walking therein
In sickness, poverty and death, they throw
a mantle of ofsympathy and love around her,
shielding her lone heart from those grim
monsters, want and woe, and opening to
her woman's vision, an exalted, noble and
generous view Of life, by sitting the cry
of anguish that is wrung from her lacera-
ted heart, bidding her hold sweet CONS
munion with her "sainted dead." Her
children are their especial care, to .oun-
sci, advise and befriend
And thus the stranger brother was put
away to sleep, far from the beautiful home
he loved SO well. No gilded funeral car,
with richly caparisoned horses, bowling
their rlumed heads, or a long line of elc>
CAN'T carriages, filed with mourners, fol-
lowed his romain. to their last resting
place, but !. little devoted band of MAS
sons" whose warm hearts poured pre-
cious libation upon the ALTAR" of their
sacred principles, more precious, more ac>
ceptable, because unknown. ale fell
among them n stranger, and they took
him in; naked and they clothed hin with
the bread of Heaven"
A beautiful and touching letter was re-
ceived in due time, from the poor wife,
frauSht with so refined expressions ofwoe,
that angels might weep with her in her
great affiiction. But blessing, forever
blessing the noble souls who cared for her
poor husband, and followed him to the 'si
lent tomb"
Who can look upon them but as divine
order, implanting those true principles of
christian charity in the hearts of all
To know one is n worthy brother, en- :
dears him to ALL lie may command their
time, their purse, aye, their life, almost
May the true beauties Of masonry thrive
in every heart, and every Mason emulate
their beautiful and holy teachings. Then
shall their days be crowned with blessings,
and from the hoary mountain peaks of a
well spent life, their souls shall stretch
themselves into that higher and better life,
shall catch glimpse Of the City of Sap-
phre and Jasper and Gold, and as the
light comes streaming through the open
door of the grand temple, revealing the
mighty secret, theys hall hear the celestial
bell pealing forth the joyous welcome,
" Come, come, come, We blessed OF my
Father"