Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-07

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,.,,,sositb a. engage esrnssly IN That
-Ifa contention or rather emnsaucA as 10
..tt5h ran rrfssut the tfgcet embodiment
80 go, .eyerAi G Aarsctcrist.cs Of the order.
= ~. T.o, be saisenfcrst0o;his what has
leen saii. las no pal oi iay sihten1son 81
aesire ~ dives. the symbols and ceremonies
of masonry of the sligttc degree OF their
value or importAnce. They originated ID al
lcll necessity consequent upon human M
ap,ness to comprehend. and they are as 80;
solutcly essential now as they were then, 10
the completeness and Perfection OF the sys.
TEN OF which they form part; and they
should therefore be guarded with strict and
iea Ions care agains. innovation or change.
ant a correct understanding oil their real
IN uort and tbeIt true restlCn Is essential tod
anr0pef apurcciation OF their bsauty, theirs
snlemnily and their importnncs; Other wi<e :
they become comparatively meaningless,
and degenerate into the pageanIy Of mere 7
form. The symbols and CEREMONIES OF Ma.
sonrys sustaina Jelssion TO the great cenirAA
| .ies Of the order, in some fespectseimtlAr to
mat which carefully devised method OF
| instruction does 10 the principles which II Is
designed to inculcste; n.etner respects The
relation il not unlike thai which sunsisis
| between the body and the human soul. But
in eithe ror bD,n o II licse respects tiscy stand
i ina subordinate relation 10 the gfeas lacis
the living and abiding spirit q masoury.
They arc the finger posts which point 70 4
iruer and grander elevation than Tia. to
which we haze hitherto attained. lney are
the exterior form OF asiinterior life, which
we should ever strive to deyelope, and To
which we should ever seeek TO give consist
,nt and manly expression Masonry oilers
TO every brother an opportunity Tor IN
provsment, and sphere for extended use,
iulness which, coupled with integrity anu
fidelity, more than anything else, must
mark our importance among men ana ma
sons Emncnce for knowledge, purify oI
character and extended usefulness, u MOI
favor confined to select few, the heritage
Of a privileged class. The door 10 honorA-
BILE distinction, in these respects. stands
open to all, and all who Will may enter.
, This accords with the spaIn anu uue "a en-;
, of masonry. To the acquisition oil useful
knowledge, to our success In the medication
of moral sentiments, and to our cultiva
!. ton AMI practice Of all the social viltues
. are we TO look, more than to anything
Il else, for honorable distinction among Wct
a and for a lust record in the annals VI ou
o day and age True moral development. rea
/. genuine worth, is not special cudowmen
a Of heaven. confined to specia. cases; II IL
only attained at the expense OF ariuous labo
M and persistent industry. lie who viii hnv
rrouisition the effort aud the means whicl
"a are necessary to obtain IL; lac who VII
A. gather diamonds must see where they are L
!. be found, must endure the hardships, under
n. 90 the privations, and make the sacrifice
N which are requisite ~ succoas; he who Dc
n sires TO become proficient in masonic know
.ir edge, and TO take honorable rsnk anon
n efficient and successful craftsmen, must d
nj willing to learn. quick to sppreheud, Garrett
| in, liant Ia ~ at
ali persevere, uh,il.hc obtains lns object. 1t
ve no, TO be inferred, however. that in Hi
~ royal cndcavor Tor the mastery, that ctac
nj brother stands isolated and alone, The ver
20 fsc,that brotherhood exists. carries the ids
i, of mutual association and aid along with
"a go that while an entire conservation OF II
he dividual energy and power - requisite !
~ intimate suecess.' the idea OF c7-nre a'iv
80 n tllebCe aud Isis ,uce : imphci Al
N rC.iOa al mind upon mud, ,v muiaa' II
~, IT, rchaiige aad collision OF THOUGHT aud f..
~ irr. the trassu. 'ssioi ci tire -nshiuG "
ia uulse oil tAeilrA Ntc'f.ct fron hrffi
/, ne In. nc2tto a.. nmuhtnh With hts Cos, 60
ntA -#fuf.s he n1hc.. ctld and Inquest bliss
w. nan In fact IL Is imp, ssible f'r the mir
IN 40 lifaJn it,. fili devC opnltNt nut nfi'ls' :
,tx tunsnhyrc hi iiy CHARGER with the eie
~ .r5ctN ,f tbau -nf ani lorliag We are 4
III rrs,I.n, on Others tur nur ustainucnis
Ms cx.eut9r greater, | rppreh nj ti'an is e''i
"a monty sgrp SOD. Even laose whom We Il
nt,c al med To REGARD rs masters in iAt
he Ieral Spheres, ats oAt.li, MIDGET, ltLlc IN
nd than the lenses which concentrate the IA
led ol intellect that are scattt rcsl around thei
u. Homer has been praised tor his inventions
ma and his powers OF observation and cont
N. nation must have been astonishing. B'
= N the iiiad and Odyssey are not the 0ts0,u
al creations oil Homer nin"' they are the et
The bodied conceptions vt previous and conte'
porary minds. They are the photograI
The not OF Homer ouly, bat his age. Had
To lived IN n remoter antiquity or among
Ted more bart,arous people, the immortal fa,h
,.s Of the epic might have lived and died I
cry cphemeral balla -monger of some pc,
,at tribe. AT the risk. therefore, Of being
mo garied ambitious, do not hesitate TO I
in press the conviction that what the part
m. ciyilzatlen OF Greece did for Homer,
mi brighter and clearer light Of the nineteen
lies century is adapted tn do for us. The p
and OF duty, therefore. l. plain before US, 50 To
ng: he ths. runueth may read 10 be GO
our men aal true will be recognized by all
al being IN aocordtnce with masonic inju;
q a uoa, and hence 10 one need BIZ told that
nv implied idea OF masonic association Is n
MS tual Inn roy,mcrt in The knowledge a
ted practice of what IS good and true. AlasU
tel rs is frequently 10 the diScordant elenieI
%. OF society what a third substance often
in in chemistry, "A principle of union betwo
md two opposite aud coptendiDg bodies.
n, mo iitying both As to unite them in clio
Mo ani intimate alliance la spirit il the spi
no of bcnovolence, and bcncvolence is The b,
~. and only bond that can bind together
,ro. com numity oil men diversified Ivy u varie
cry OF tastes and tempcraments. lnteligeu
jeot without oenevoience would only inirodu
iii into the world The society OF pandenoniu
are The instances of gross perversion a
,nd prostitution OF noble endowments 10 I
utl service OF "A base and degrading seliisbne
has lrrm a dark chapter Of the worlds his
. is nv, and from among all these gifted exa
ION pies OF dcpravity, who can point out 81
TACT gle redeemlng trait What have tn
nen achieved for humanity What angui
her have they assuaged, what relief admin
,os tered, what comfort impaired, what Writ
on- encouraged and fostered. Their trophi
&C are imbruted minds and poisoned hear
ACE. their triumphs, the spread of rapine. N,
and der and suicide their laurels, the dead
no nightshade. Who rcveres their memoir
on Who fingers. with solemn tread and he
ION thought. around the spot where their ash
ent sleep, bedcwed with tears of grateful We
, OF erations How deep is the degradation in
9th which they have plunged themselve
CHI They hold, in The annals of time. the pls
leir occupied by satan in the scroll Of eternit
rho tate therefore 10 choose between the ster
,eh and worthless granduer of perverted tale
Sue ~..A ~~-s:a an.say. and the benign lust
.nre OF the mind whose euorgtes Are difcctesi
mic agreement with its high destiny end I
,yer laws 4 the infinite Grand MASTER Ii
& a not ohvS In keeping with. mans tfue ydei
Itch nv. but his true honor, also. TO be the m
and ister OF good to Others. They who Il
|,or act, not only discharge the trust assign
lite them hut move IN harmonious concert "
var. the mechanism Of creation.
mn 1t is true there Is something dazzling a
her grand in intellectual grcatnese, IN the c
n Of ruscations IT genius, In The giant ex~rti,
in ii sson, and the bewil,'ering strides OF
and lonesome hing Startling etrt. e,
Nh sublime in The rapid movements oi
sn,. nhghiy general as he shapes the course n
i'm, j termines thc action OF vast armies, in !
sch dictates oil the sovereign whom mill,
nos obey. In the words of the philosoph
ar winch send a.tAsll All over tho world, ey
her Acre morsl sentiment iSnot IN the tredc
,u.l nance; bat there Is something nohler tt
,us gran er in the lefty purpose, IN The no