Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-02
MAsONIC INTELLIGRNCE.


EXTRACTS
From ne Lif,srgV Qf ne Ancienf and Aeeeafed
6otish lt1e J0r tse Southern JarisdtettOn n ne
United Suites, H0l0 n Press.
INTENDANT OF THE BUILDING.
It is the saddest of all sights upon this
earth, that of a man lazy and Injurious,
or hard sud penurious, to whom want
appeals ia vain, and suffering cries in
an unknown tongue.5 The man whose
hasty anger hurries him into Violence
and crime is not half so unwortby to
I live. He is the faithless steward, that
EN- bezzles what God has given him in
! trust for the Impoverished and suffering
among his brethren. The true Mason
must be and must have q right 70 be
content with himself; aud he can be so
only when be lives not for himself alone,
but for others also, who need his assist
anee and have a claim upon his Gym
pathy.
"Charity is the great ehannel,' it has
been well said, Through which God
passes all his mercy upon mankind. For
we receive absolution Of our sins in pro-
portion to our forglving our brother.
This is the rule OF our hopes and the
measure of our desire in this world; AID
on the day of death and judgment, the
great sentence upon mankiRG shall be
transacted according te our aims, which
is the other part OF charity. God HIM
self is love; and every degree of charity
that dwells ia us is the participation Of
the divine nature" -aL
Three principles Masonry reduces to
practice BY them it expects you 70 be
hereafter guided and governed. It espe-
eiauy ineulcates them upon him who
EMPLOYS the labor OF others, fOrbidding
80, 20 sIssoy,evrra than tUhau tn want
employment is 10 starve; or to contract
for the labor Of man or woman at SO low
a price that by over-exertion they must
sell him their blood and life at the same
time with the labor of their hands,
The symbols and ceremonies of Ma
sonry nave more than one meaning.
Thev rather conceal than d{RciOSe the
Truth. They hint it only, at least; and
their varied meanings are only to be dis
covered by retiectiou and study. Truth
is not onlv svmbolized by Light, but as
the raw of light is separable into rays Of
different cOlors, so is truth sepaFable into
kinds. It is the province Of Masonry to
teach all truths-nOt moral truth alone,
but political and philosophical, and even
religious truth, so far as concerns the
great and essential principles Of each.
Inc SDnyQX was SNIuOOl. 10 WuOul |
has it disclosed its iumOst meaning? |
Who knows the symbolic meaning Of the
pyramids
The generous man cannot but regret 10 /
see dissensions and disputes among his /
brethren. Only the base and ungener- |
Gus delight in diseord. 1t is the poorest /
occupation Of humanity to labor to make |
men think worse of each other, as the |
press, and too commonly the pulpit, /
changing places with the hustings and |
the tribune. do. The duty OF the Mason /
is TO endeavOr to make man think better 1
of his neighbor; to quiet, instead OF |
aggravating ditlieulties, to bring To-
gether those who are severed or 4
estranged; to keen friends from beeOm
ing foes, and to persuade foes to become
friends. To do this, he must needs con-
troll bis own passions, and be net rash 1
aud hasty, nor swift to take ofsnse, nor
easy to be angered. .. Wheyer there
is strife and hatred among the brethren
there is no Masonry; for Masonry is |
peace and brotherly love and concord.