Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-24

Mason if in other words, he is a good man and
true if he have the mental and moral qualifications
upon which TO rear the superstructure of good
moral and Masonic character The incident in the
life Of DR. Isaac Watt illustrates this thought Be-
ing Of small stature he once when in company,
taunted with it. He challenged the offender for an
mpromptu verse, who being unable 10 produce il,
Watt Immediately reoined:
Were ! so tall to touch the pole,
And reach creation with 4 span,
must be measured by my soul,
For It's the soul that makes the man.
Masonry looks TO the mental and moral qualifca-
tions Of her candidates. SAe tales man for what
he IS and not for what he seems And what a no.
bic work Of Deity Is the human soul! What mar
unanimous power is that which is capable of having
aroused within it such passions az anger, revenge
hate! of exercising such winning affections a. love
pity, sorrow! Of such immutabc and resolutc pur-
poses of analyZing and comparing and reasoning
upon such variety Of subjects of storing such an
astonishing amount and diversity of information
Of thinking with such incredible rapidity; of cx-
pandng and informing itself without limit! Think
OF the achievements Of the human mind, and these
are but the stepping stones to higher ascents: but
the foothills OF lottier summits-they are but the
harblngcrs OF further and more wonderful progress
Now, Masonry cultivates the mind, sharpens its
perceptions, quckcns It's activities, sends it forth in
search OF knowledge and light, and places it in sur
rgundWG- favorable 10 It's dCyclOpment She bestOWs
benefits and blessings iucalculabc upon societv-
her light in tbs respect, i by no means hid under
a bushCl. While she makes no vain boasts of her
achievements, she really improves men, animating
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good results may follow from Masonry, they are not
designed: that they come as incidental and unin-
tended. That IS assumption. We maintain the
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mems hearts and iInplauts within them divine
Charity but she obliges all NIasons to befrend the
needy to minister to the suffering to feed the hun
rrv and 10 protect the dcfenccless To the extent
that she does this she !, public bcnefactor and her
influence and tendency are, therefore. not selfish,
but the reverse She adopts, in all her teachings on
this subject the sentiment Of that Great poet of hu
man nature. William Shakespeare whose writings
clearly enough TO an intelligent Mason proves that
he was one:
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POM, lhan III le language ot an eloquent brother
IN -Sen[asha, VINO say:
Nothing more distinguishes our Order than char
NY, as understood IN Its most comprehensive sense
Not mere alms-gIylng, or contributing Of our sub
stance TO relieve the physical wants Of distressed
brother bat charity that embraces the whole hu-
man family: and while We administer TO all needy
ana destitute persons, according to our means, at
inc same ilme p3ilatc and forgive the errors and
ihlPeTlecuohs ol human nature elsewhere Charity
Wa li;tl dl'lhc ana lhlhlte love which induced the
taIicf 10 sen" inc opn mo inc world 10 ne the
Just lor inc UNJUST mat We might 1--we. 1t was
cnaFlE InaI lorgaNe the thlet upon the cross, and
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Sill'i issuance II!l9 Gay ht.iJ thou DC WIN me IN
P'"aul1e' II was CniTlty, III It's most sublime and
impressive lorm, when cur Savior suffering torture
upon the eros from inc hands OF cruel and wicked
men Exclaimed IN ms last earnest and 6eseechng