Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-21
n.anSaC READING.

I.indlcy Murray. the celebrated gamma
rian, was made Mason in l7T6.
4 new Masonic hall, and one Of the pref
tea ones in the State, has Just been com
pIeted in Bethel, Conn.
The Masonic Hall a. Honcoye Falls. \.
with oil the lodge furniture and other prop
er,y, vas destroyed by ire on "wednesday
night last.
A MASONIC QuARrERLY.-The American
Masonic Publishing Association OF Clncin-
natl, propose to publish, commencing with
January, 1868, Quarterly OF ie quasto
pages, on good paper, and in th, finest
style Of t-pogra ply. lis price will be s.
per year, and ifpr9perly conducted. VII
supply necessity AMI want long 1917 oy
educ ated Craftsmen
MAsosaY, by Q solemn contract, holds
every disciple Who has knslt at ise altar 10
. purer life, to . noblcr generosity, to
mere boundls.s love Of his fellows. And
the Mason becoming thus link in the
great chain Of his Order goes forth on his |
destined course with every aspiration for
hs own moral elevation and that OF his |
race. doubtless strengthened by the force OF
the law and the obligation Of the contract
By Bro. n. q. Mdekey.
The morality Of Masonry embraccs-
!. Reverence for Diety aud His laws
q In oil human relations to do as We
would be done by.
.. 4 system Of pol,cncss and courtesy,
real and genuine.
i. Thorough good breeding, candor.
consideration ard justice.
8. Industry, sobriety, confluence, fro
gai,y and fidelity.
G. Wa,chfulness, eecrcsy and caution;
and,
7. Earnes,ncss. Zeal. and felyency
VIVA, more is asked OF Us ~ moral men
BIO Dcwar well said, that an important
means to advance our principles was to look
well in the frs. place to our individual con
duct. and by consistent and exemplary lives
recommend our principles to the favorable
notice OF oil around us. He considered that
one Of the greatest drawbacks to the pro.
gress Of Frsemassnry was the bad example
given by Masons themselves. Not only as
| individuals, but % Lodges there is room for
Improvement; and proper thought Of the
solemn obligations which our principles in
volved-of the nature and tendency OF their
teachings-wo soon lead TO better state
and both in the Lodge and out Of II, il we
perform our duty to God and to the broth
srhood.
Axri.MAsoNio CoNvENrIoN.-O Ban
| chsrd, President Of Wheaton College, has
recently held in Aurora what he calls .
Convention Of Chiistians-to deliberate up
on the unhappy condition Of the world in
view Of the prevalence Of secret societies.
To see this dozen or fifteen grave and rover
end Fathers in Convention assembled sol
EMMY pronsuncins judgment upon organ
iz,.;ons Of which they have no knowledge
would bs amusing d d il not reflect 50 sadly
upon the dignity Of human nature. We
have not heard that any Of the secre, orders
have closed their Lodges; and no doubt
the Grand Lodge OF A. T. and A. NJ, will
NEE. next year rs usual, notwithstanding
the cackhng and scratching of the old hen
Of Whsaton College = Waukeg,n Qn.)
Gazette.
| Tue DiABLERiE OF FREEMAsoNRY.-Dr
| Oliver, in the "Symbol Of Glory" makes
the following amusing remarks on this sub
ject:
IAN ancient O election against the Ord
was that the FreemasonS, IN their Ledge .
raise the devil in circle, and when they
have done with lin, they lay him again
with noise. or hush, as they please.
Others diverted themselves with the story
Of an old woman between the rounds #
| ladder; or with the cooks red hot iron or
saamander for making the indelble char
actcr on the new made Mason, in ord .r to
give him the faculty of ,sci,urnity / once
initiated Welsh rector, who WIS full Of
the lloratian urbanity as ho could hold. -
| Alas. he Is gone to the world OF spirits,
and better man does not occupy his place
| lie told me before he was made, in his off
hand way, that, being DESTROYS Of an inter
view with his sa;anic majesty, he sought
| imitation a. the most probable method Of
attaining his point; for he understood that
he was generally found in propria persona
At our meetings, and amused the brethren
| by beating a tatto on the board with his
hoofs Many laugh have We had togeth
c. after his admission, when be knew what
the true tendency Of Masonry was, and the
real causes Of any extraordinary sounds
| which might be easily msconstrusd"
EaYrrIAS ARcBf)loaY.-Mr. Gliddon,
tn. famous Psychologist. in his lectures be-
fore the Lowell institute, spoke Of symbols
N''' eSNt ~ tbc Iiitciey " Ultu. 10 INC IT,
norant were ludicrous but to the knowing
were of great mora! worth. He declared
that the stones os the PYRAMIDS and other
stupcndous structures on tho Nile bear Ma
sons MARKS as fresh rs though chiseled yes
tcrdsy- Similar traces have lately been
discovered on the monuments oil Nineveh
and Babylon that undoubtedly have refer
cnce 10 the Masonic mysteries, and among
them 10 tho occult name Of Jehovah. In
rogsrd to the Book OF the Dead" which.
IN whole or par. is contained in q papyrus
roll laid up with the Egyptian mummy in
the sarcophagus, he stated that there were
many symbols and names, probably Masonic,
and more especially the occult name OF Del
~ among the Egyptian writings, which
may have an important bearing upon Ma
sonic history. HIS explanation OF the Trim
and Ihummim, the gifts and perfections.
and Of the brcast-plste OF Aaron. was re-
markable. The initial letters Of the He
brew names Of the twelve stones in that
breast plate, and also Of the ~ else tribes
tby the application Of . key discovered by
Ianc), conveyed . meaning which the ex
egesi oil learned linguiss would never have
reached. The explanation Of the Trim is
II Will cause the oracular spirit to rise ct
my will !" II the Thummim And OF the
Seers II will manifest the seerst," and by
putting the two first letters in Hebrew TO-
gether the inefiable name 10 made out.
TINS FRExsr rLAcE 10 A Masonic Lopgn.
Equals Rights, equal laws and equal priv
ileges constitute true liberty, Masonically
understood. Thus defined, Masonic
Lodge is the frsest place on earth.
IL has ever been 90, in oil ages and chimes
before the Saxon set foot on Britain
when Grecian eloquencs still fsurishsd at
An'ioch-whsn idols were still worshipped
in Mecca; By the inhabitants Of the sorrid
zone. or Of the ice-bound regions Of the
world. no matter by what cruel and formid-
able despotisms il may have been and may
still b surrounded. II il. thus that the
members Of our ancient and honorable Fra.
ternity are pre- eminently entitled to the
proud distinction of the Free For al
though this distinctive appelation vas, &C.
cordlng to our legends, originally conferred
only upon worthy Craftsmen, among the
enslaved multitude Of ancient l.bo,sre.