Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-30


Mississippi has . membership Of 2,732
Royal Arch AasonA
TAoso are about one and questss nilliea
ytss aad Accepted Massss sesstsssd ever
The fsss Of the globe.
The present Grand Lodge Of England
was organised in 17l7.
We are under obligations to the G. s. Of
G. L. Of Louisiana for . copy Of ths pro-
essiinss Of that body. held in February
last
The secrecy Of the ballot should be held
sacred no brother should even hint how
his ballot was cast. whether for or against
Z candidate.
The National Fresmason comes to us I'M
der Q new head, the National and Frecma-
| sop. Il arovs more valuable to the read
ing Mason with each issue. No member
of the fraternity shsuld b without it.
There are nearly eleven hundred Lodges
under the control Of the Grand Lodge Of
Eaglaad, Of which one hundred and SOW
| enty are In the city Of London; the re-
mainder are in England, Wales, India,
Cars Of Coed Hspo, North and South
America, Australia, New Zealand, 10.
A Ledge Of Sorrow vas held in New
York recently, - tribute 70 the memory
Of the brothers Of New York Lodge, No
$40, who "passsd over the river" during
shsysss 1867.
The cornsr-stens Of the proposed mag
ninssne Msossts Tsupls il Philadelphia Il
- - Md % nsxt st. Johns Day. jun
Slth.
, PaosAussY.--Of al The frailliss Of human
nature, have lees patience and charity To-
thet q pssfsss swsarisg than .ls:ss q
} i elhses put teosthsr, for many ofths tmPre
J peietiee 70 wSieh our rec 10 subject. som,
) pretsxt for or plausible palliation Of nigh
s. eeoiured %. The falsi6sr Of tsuth weul>
cay Il was sxcusable for he thereby savst
{ property, and perhaps, for the time being
reputation; the take Of the property .
others night Say that Il was js.tidsbls. To-
b. thereby saved life; but the profan
swsarsr has no prstext Whatever, u 10 to O
intsnts and purposes biting Al the make
. hook. All the tine feelings Of man revolt q
j. II. The thundsrs Of Mount Zien say-"Tho
shalt not take the name Of The Lsfd thy Go
10 valo !" The DEGREES Of the Church tsae
= that thea shalt not proians the lnams Of tn
. Creator oil the Law and pfseepts Of Mason
lsy pssslaia ahal yss shall never nsnlis
tie name Of the Deity but With the MOI
rsvsrsntial awe; Nature herself instructive
|; lly blushss 70 No presence Of profanity. :
: There 10 neither time nor place for il, it j
a unweleoms intruder wherever it is; the
in the name Of religion, Of Masonry, an
+ everything that is good, great and dssira
+ BILE, appeal to every member Of the fratel
\ nifty to abandon il at once and forever
IN. W. Bro. II. G. HaHelrig, g. N. of Ind
Jsws AND FREIMAsoNRY.--Freem
attacks no religion nor class Of society. i
her own defence she occasionally shows Oh
: Inconsistency OF assailants. We can y
more publish in the National Erssmason q
. tacks upon our Jewish brethren than y
: could make them in the Lodge. Fresms
sonry has one Lew and one SGT Of morals a
: al men, Whistler Christians, Jews, or NJ
hammsdans. Masonry does not think thu
. Jews are forbid to murder, steal and con
;. nit adultery, but that Christians ere not
;, that Jews are forbidden to be covstous. b
Christians are not that Jews may not ehsa
and lie, but Christians may-thai Jews ma
l. net uss false Weights and measures an
. adultsrate goods for sale, but Christian
a may.
II We say to Freemasons who bring The
:. religious prejudicss into our fraternity, 90
= to anti.Aassns whe claim such superb
. sanctity that they must oppose our frats
. nifty, quit your untsuths at public NEE
= ings, stop your bribery ct elections, csas
your cheating, covoting and underminin
: each ether by the drticst mcans, put an en-
to your protesting Gods gospel and prac.i
1 ing thc DEVILS work, running anywhere
here sermon full Of excitement, and likin
\ nothing better, save sin, than high tlorn r.
= ligious books. Go back 70 old English hoi
q ssty, giving ~ hdcous and shamef,
n hypocrisy. and learn your duty to God On
/. your neignbor. DO not fancy that it 10 b,
meath you to keep Gods plain human con
= mandments. Cease your dreaming abou
being spiritual" while you are the SLAVE
ofsn-about being saints when you are M
Q decent men.
n Let the religion Of those Christians VIII
despiss the Jews and those anti Masons VII
deem themselves too holy and pure for Nj
: sonic asseeiAtion-lst them at least com
: up to our Masonic standard, and love an
!. admire what Is right. ereryphere takn
1 pleasure in it, feeling that Il IL good 10
good, and right 10 do right; dslighting j
reading and hearing Of lesing, right and NJ
= Bile asiiens, nakine them shocked at BE-
. words, bed conduct and bad people, rsgars
4 ing only ~ meet human simple. every dAy
eomnepplaes. saying nothing OF frames On
feelings depending upon health, nerves an
brains-doing justly. loving mercy, an
. walkiag hsmblY With God.-Natiooa Ere,
i. mason.