Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-02
MASONIC READING.
DlRGE.

inev wake chord IA escn heart rs they Sigh
bright days fly fast. -
MASONIC AkEA IDlN Sa.
DIRGE.
REV. 7. ~. HARRIS.
SuAg al sAs Fsasrat Of Oeorge ya,Aingtos
White all our nation. whelmed in grief
I.alnen; their General, Patriot Clief,
lie, u. his brethren, long revere
a name 10 Masonry 30 dear
In N. site rites our Lodge displays
Its sosrows and It's patrons praise,
And spresds fresh garlands round 4i.e tomb
Where the sae-t cassia long shail bloom.
Look to the East itssplendor's fall
The lesser lights grow dim and pale
The glory once reflected here
Now ds~os upon higher sphere.
We learn by the Masonic Mirror that
Past Grand Master Rob Morris ccntem-
plates : "trip to the Holy Land for Masonic
explorations.
The Masonic Temple Of Texas 10 being
built Of stone, and the only proper material
for Masonic edi6ce, and 10 being built Oh
~ 30 fast as the money Is obtained. SO that
there will be no indebtedness. II National
Freemason.
A Mason's Lodge is the temple Of peace,
harmony and brotheriy love. Nothing is
allowed to enter which has the remotest
tendency to disturb the quietuds Of ISIS pu,
suits.
Masonic RgPsooY. and shame
shall be to him that refuseth instruction.
but he that 1egsrdeth reproof shall be hon
ored. - Solomon.
The noblest mission Of Mason is to i'm
prove his brethren, and the greatest honor
OF . Mason is, that he will receive his broth
er's seproof without anger. "The desire &C
complishcd is sweet TO the sonl but il is
abomination 10 fool 10 depart from evil"
\ Mason who repels kind reproof, Was
never male in his heart Precursor,
s.. Louis.
An aged man with Masonic information.
that IL loose u tongue, and careless with
the jewels, is = crumbliug tower on u desert
waste. No workman can repair tho ruin he
may bring upon the Temple.
4 young man with Masonic light should
never be betrayed into acts Of imprudence.
.inperilling the safety o! the great treasures
committed to his keeping Mystic Star.
OHgRlIS ColaEes-We see it stated in
the C1mme. cial ot this city, that "Oberlin
Coi.eae gives 20 all s,udents who are Free
inasens an honorabs dis .nissal, but viii not
permit then 10 remain.
We like lalr desiag tnd we are pleased
u see the above institution show its cJ.ors-
The Craft lAe u know no are their frienl i,
and are not afraid OF their enemies Ober
i'm la, long been known as the home oi Ill
t,aists in e9eything religious. polltics! and
social--bi.uted III moIa.s, tyrannlcai IN gov
erntnent and dsurion in sentiment. That
| class OF men have always been the eI,iiiies
OF Frecmasoury, ard it 3 well they have tie
honesty at leas, TO acknow ledge H. Wen
deli Phillips, OF the same scl.ol, recently
Uttered most denuncia;ory philippe against
| Ereenasonry, aad against all freemssons.
| The super-saaciited at UbeTlin have simply
| echoed the sentiments OF the Boston fanatic
who declared the Constitution of this coun-
try "a compact with hell" and bosts that
| ne has been striving most OF hts life to de-
st,oy the Union. Such men are dangerous
in community. and Colleges which are gov
erned by such principles should receive no
countenancc from the public.
Oberlln College has now declared itself
an anti Masonic school, and the Graf: are
| fully notified Of the TACT. Auy Freems q
| who would now send his son to such q
| school or encourage il III any way, deserves
| exclusion from tho Graft in future. I'VE
cannot serve God aud M4unmon no more
can on. be true ami faithful Freemason,
while he gives "ad and comfort" to the
opened and asowel enemies Of the Order
Masonic Review.
The u lNoxs REUSED Masonic CHAR
TER At the .a,c session OF the Grand
Lodge of free and Accepted Masons for
Nevada. held Ia Virginia City, the matter
| OF the petition OF Noun. Mo-ish Lodge Of
| Masous Of Great Salt Lake City, Utah, for
| a charter, came before the Lod,e for action.
| The whole affair WAS thoroughly investgs-
| ted, large amount Of interesting CORE
| spondence read, substantial facts made All
parent, an alter patien. herring OF the
| merits OF the case, the Craft refused to
| grant a charter that in any manner should
| recognize the peculiar institutions Of the
Saints The Trespess SAYS i. heartily cor
ours in the action of The Grand Lod &c, and
believes it to bs meet that any orglnizatio
| protesting respect for Christian civilization
should refuse to countenance any creed or
religion in direct contravention Of the laws
Of God, or tie established laws Of the coun.
| try.
THE MASON WE Med. - From an GRAFTON
delivered before the Lodge of .Iourneymen
Masons tNo. s.. Edinburgh, in honor Of the
memory Of Bro. James Smith, for twenty
four years Treasurer OF the Lodge -l"Uur
deceased brother was sincere, downright
honest man. lie was one Of the few per
sons in the world to whom we would readi.
~ entruss our reputation, our worldly
means. and even our very life. lie had no
ises which he did not fulfill he held out
10 hopes which he did not realize. We
were not deceived and disappointed By
him. lie did not come before Us Haunting
with Masonic jewels, and Boosting Of his
Masonic knowledge, his Masonic services.
and bic attachment to Masonic principles.
lie did far better lie showed what the
principles of Masonry arc by his actions
He showed thst its justice, its fort,ude, its
tenpcranca, its truth, its brcthcrly sympa.
thy end charity were the objects of bis a.
fection that they were implanted in his
nature. and bore the legitimate FLU Is. He
was. in short. real man, and no sham We
have Free Msssns Nowadays that can be
regarded ms nothing better than sounding
h,s>s o. tial;'ing cyiahals. Great is their
noise. their display. h1ir pretended re-
gard 10 the requirements of cur Order but
strip them fine cloak which they wear .and
you vii fed them full of fraud ,falsehood CO
lumpy ,iateinperapce and every abomnaiicn
Such men are a disgrace and source Of
weakness TO she society with which they
are connected. They may, it is true, some
times receive spplsuse-t they may be taken
under the wing of men in power, and pat
ted, caressed and encouraged thew may
even gain triumphs, ard be surrounded by
troops Of shouting sycophan;s but it is
fortunate, il is satisfactory. that they cannot
long play toe lmposter. 1t is beyond their
power to conceal their knavery. The E,hi-
opian could as well change his skin or the
leopard his spots. They are soon seen in
their true colors. They soon stand forth
detected and exposed, and then, BY right