Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-02
him their fortunes and their lives, and
the honor of the Order.

him their fortunes and their lives, and
the honor of the Order.
oUR DEAD.
80 man, greatly beloved 90 thou thy
UaV TIL the end, for thou shdIt rest, ana
stand in thy lot at The end Of The days,
We may truly say Of our dead, Vtrt
sninl, UiUetous seD1pcT, dtqlle ettGDl tdta1is
IN fasmOri0 hOHlinliDl set seTD9One UeTsd-
bittfr, posfquau9 o6 oclIiis Tecessit-
The place Of Maryland, also, in our
| Supreme Council, is vacant. Our Illus
trious Brother, James Stirratti whom
we knew only 10 lose him. viii no
more be seen OF Us in this world.
OJor he touch of uqnished hand 81, q
And TIE sound Of q v0ios nat . STAT e .
How the dead preach unto US peace
| patience and dresignstion-and truly most
Of US can count our dead during tne iast
| Eve wears, and there are vacant seats az
many OF our tables. q Feet Deus, ]"
say the Scriptures, hOBlileH st1lt-
lem aDa6rs post Soils oecdsiuB1 -
" God hath made man like unto a
shadol0 after the setting Of the sun. ;"
Life Is too short for dissensioDs and dis
| putes, aud the heart Of the Mason should
| be softened towards the living, and sane
| titled in the presence Of the dead.
Eleven Of our Honorary Member resi-
dent in Louisiana hye died since our
meeting in New Orleans, 1851. subloln
| a roll Of these, with the dates Of their
deaths, and find among them the names
Of old and faithful and much beloved
brethren. It is not unjust to others par
| ticulsrly to mention that aged Mason so
well known, so true to his vows, so great
ly revered, John Henry Holland, and
| his equally aged and venerable compeeri
| Francois Meillenr, who, last Of the
eleven, fell peacefully asleep.
The time, my Brethren, is swiftly ap-
proaching for each OF US, and is even
| now near at hand, when We shall lay
aside the ranks and titles, the offices and
honors of this world, and mutely re-
/ ceive in their stead the apparel and gar
niture Of the funeral and the grave. We
shall all soon escape from the strlfes and
wranglings, the ISLANDERS and dlsparage-
ments, the jealOusies and pitifUl little
nesses of this life and Of time, and, en-
tering Eternity, appear in the more I'M
mediate presence Of Almighty God, 70
answer and give account how we have
| led this life Of discipline and trial, how
borne itssuccesses and reverses, its crosses
and fnjustices, and in what spirit and
!
| and labored, jOyed or sorroWed, hated or
forgiven, conferred benefits or inflicted
! injuries for revenge.
There We shall be judged by another
| code Of morals and another scale of Of
| fenses than those that regulate the ad-
ministration of the public or private hui
man injustice. For the human law,
written and unwritten, moral, social and
/ political, is enacted by society, not 50
much to punish what is wrong, as that
which tends to its injury or discom-
! fort. 1t is easier to punish than BY
gentle means and patient endeaYOr 10
reform the erring. By the human law,
| the strong snd the rich rule and use the
weak and the poor, capital enslsves
| labor, self-righteOusuess mercilessly pun
ishes error and misfortune, and intol-
erance brands truth as criminal.
"Wo unto you, Scribes and PhaTisees,
| hypocrites for ye devOur widows
! houses, and for q pretence make long
prayers: for ye pay the 1.-THE OF mint
and Anise and cummin, and have
omitted the weightier matters Of the
law, Justice, mercy and faith We make
clean the outside Of the cup and platter
but within they are full Of extortiOn and
excess" So He said, and closed against
these the jasper gates OF heaven, TO open
them to Mary Magdalene, and the male
factor who hung near him on his cross
"He that saith he is in the light, and
hateth his brother, hath not yet ceased
| to be in the darkness. WhosOevel
hateth his brother is 3 murderer, and yt
know::that no murderer hath eternal liz
abiding in him" So wrote John tht
Evangelist, whom even MasOns in name
who revile their Brethren without cause
pretend to revere as their patron saint.