Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-11
MASONIC READING
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Br DrLrA.
Oh. who is Like the II ghty One
Whose throne is 10 the sky,
Nao Dpasseth the universe
With his ali searching eye.
At whose creative weird appeared
The dry laud and the sea
Nv spirit thirsts for thee. . Lord.
NJ spirit thIrsts Tor thee
Around him suns and systens swin
In harmony aud light,
Beside him harps angelic hymn
lis praises day and night,
let 10 the contsite in the dust
For mercy turn will he,
Nv spirit fAirs.s for thee, o Lord.
Mr. spirit thirsts for thee :
Yes. though unlimited mis- works,c
HE power upholds them all
He clothes the liliss Of the field
And marks the sparrow's fall;
The ravens young cry mot In vain
Then will be pass not me.
Nv spirit tbirsts for thee, O Lord,
Ny spiri. thirsss for thee,
National Frsemdson.
There are four Lodges Of colored Masons
in Leavenworth, with . number in other
parts Of kansas. They had grand csls.
bration at Lsavenworth on st. Johns Day.
The First National anti Masonic Convsn.
ton was held in Philadelphia, September
IL, 1880. Eleven States we're represented,
but no delegates west Of Ohio. or south Of
Maryland.
AT the famous battle Of Dsttinxsn, fought
between the combined English and Hane-
verians, under George IL. in person, and
the French under tho Marshall DO Noillss,
the latter, finding the day going against
him, directed the Hover OF the French cav
airy, under the Due de GramE ont, against
the British infantry, in the vain hope Of
breaking their compact line. During one
Of these furious charges. 10 which the most
chiva.rous bravery vas displayed upon beth
sides, and officer ofths 0ordAs d. Rel he'd
his horse shot under him; and whilst strus
Cling to disemtarass himself Of the dyina
animsl he Vas attacked BY an English dra
COON. In this hopeless situation, with hi,
Advsrsary's sabre uplltsd 10 give hin N
coup de groes, be. in extssoily, gave Ii,
sign Of distress. Happily for him, The Eng
lishman vas . BROTHER; be l90sdiately
disneuntsd, aAsisled his lDIBeo aasossary 4
disengsgs himself from his horse, gave hin
wine from his own cansssn, and assiuee(
him to bind upa triaing wound which b,
had previously received. H. is6erusd q,
FrsnchmAs, ksvsvsr, that. hssth 10 q
saved his life ~ brother Of the Ordos. b,
must, nevertheless make him his prisoner
because, ~ he wcii knew, COED Fresno
son must never lose sight Of his duty 10 h
ing or king and his country. lie then con
Quoted him to ksadquarters, where he ~
honorably received and kindly treated unit
exchanged.
The day after the battle Of Autistam. tn
Fifth New Hampshire formed the pickle
line along the edge Of the corn field wher
Richardson's division fought. The reserv
was in ono edge Of the corn. and the picket
about middle way Of the field concealed II
the corn, IS ths sharpshooters Of the eoen,
6ded on oil who undertook to walk asouss
on the battlefield at that locality. Earl,
in the morning one Of tho wounded rebel
who laid just outside the pickets c1iied on
Of the New Hampshire men and hande,
| him little slip Of paper. on which he ha,
evidently with great difficulty, succoede,
in making some mystic signs in a circle
with bit Of stick wet in blood. The sol
der was begged to hand the paper to SOM
| freenason ~ soon ~ possible, aud he tool
1t to Colonel l.. Cross. Of his regiment Th
colonel was q Master Mason, but could no
read the mystic token, il belonging to
higher degree. lilo therefore sent for Capt
J. b. Perry, Of the Fifth, who vas mem
Der Of the thirty second degree Of Masonry
and showed him the letter. Captain PER-,
II once said there was brother Mason il
great poril and must be rescued. Oolone
Cross instantly sent for several bro thsr Ma
sons in the regiment. told the story, and i,
= few moments four brothers Of The my sti
Tie" were crawling stsalthily through tn,
corn to find The brother in distfess. He va
found, placed on q blanket, and Ct . erea
risk drawn out Of range Of the rebel rifles
ard then carried y the Fifth New Hamp
shire hospital. He proved to be FRS
Lieutenant Eden, of the Alabama volun
teers. badly wounded in the thigh ano
breast. A few hours and he would hav
psrshed. Lieut.. Eden informed his breth
rem OF another wounded Mason, who. whe,
brought out. proved to be lieutenant. colo
mel Of Georgia regiment. These tw,
wounded rebel officers received the same at
tcntion AS the wounded officers Of the Fifth
and a warm friendship was established be
between men who, lev hours before wer
in mortal combat This is one Of the thou
sand instances in which the Masonic bon.
has proved a blessing to mankind.
| Prentice says that General Grant did
answer much when he was nominated anl
when election comes he won't answe
at all
public meeting was recently held q
Terry. in Mississippi, at which six freed
men spoke against The radical policy.
As the know-nothings are being reor
eanized, there is . chance for Colfax to Be
come one of their high priests.
A girl, eleven years Of age. attempted
to poison her mother, in Nashville, 4 few
days since. for refusingfto give her desssrl
sitter dinner. &c