Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-21

Till love divine pervsdes the whole.
BY private advices We learn that Bro
Rob. Morris, L. l. D., who started on sn
expedition to tho Holy Land about The Let
Of February. arrived At Liverpool. England.
Feb. IA, and expected TO reach Bsrout. Syr
10, by the LIST Of March. HIS health 10 ex-
celient. We shall endeavor to keep our
readers fully postcd in refere nee to our DIS
tinguished brother and the expedition he L.
on.
How MAsoSs SHOULD MEEr.-Masons
should meet each other in court sous man
ner, and no true Maso, will neglect broth.
Or, On account Of his having through un-
foreseen misfortunes, or BY the sfiiictive
but will treat him with re-
specs, and AZ Tar AZ lies in his power, with.
out injury to himself or family, administer
to his wants; will either give it 70 him
himself, or use every possible means to pro-
cure il for him.--[Mystic Temple.
The Temple was erected without the
sound Of any instrument Of iron, the stones
and timbers having previously been fitted
for their respective places with EJECT nicsty
So in = Lodge Of Aasons-no harsh Or dis
cordsnt sounds should ever be heard Unity
Of sentiment and feeling should pseven,
sve.y harsh word, and brotheIiy love dow
like the waters Of life from heart to heart
When Solomon had completed all this H.
twenty years time, because Hiram, King Of
Tyre, had contributed u great deal OF gold
and more silver to these buildings, IS also
cedar wood and fir wood. ne also rewarded
Hiram with rich presents; corn he sent him
also, year by year, and wine and oil, which
were the principal things that he stood in
need Of because no inhabited an island, %
we have already said. And besides these
he granted him certain cities of Galilee.
twenty in number, that lay not far from
Tyre Josephus.
The principles aud privileges of Masonry
are open to all, whose capabilities qualify
them for exercising the one. or intiblnK the
other. But let il not be va,nlv supposed
that every individual who enters our my stic
sane uary is necessarily Free and Accept
ed Mason. Far from it, and brother Ma
sons, however humllating the r, Election, too
true II is. we must acknowledge to tho
world the lsmentable fact, many, after long
tria. and strict examination, have come out
Of the furnace, scared and scared, disauali-
fled and unworthy.
Mary, to many. have been weighed in
the balance and found wanting" They on
ly Who hold out 10 the end, who in al stu
atoms. and Ia defiance Of evory temptation.
prove thsm-elvss true and trusty, each
he un4usnchabls clement which animates
the craft and incltes them to deeds Of honor
and noble daring
He who can faithfully represent that Ger
taia point within the circle embr oidersd b.
the parallels Il Christianity. on whose YER.
tex reefs the volumes of inspiration, and
wherein are contained the Commandments on
which hang the Law and the rophets, may
well exclaim with the philosopher OF San
cos, "Eurcks," have found il; and is will
aot require the sacrifice Of hetaeomb to
secure him The benefits Of The discover.
Nvseie 7smels.
OaIaiR or Mans "ESrrnsb AppasNricps.
In Charge w., - published 10 the Rrst
edition Of Anderscn's Comet utions, We are
informed thst an Apprentice" must sbe =
perfect Youeh, having no Main or Defect il
his Body that may reader him INCA pabls Of
learning the Art Of serving his Mastss's
Lord, and Of being made Brother. and
then Fellow Graft in due time, even after
he had served such . term Of years % the
Custom Of the Country directs"
In the assc Book Of Consultations, By the
same author, published ~ order Of the
Grand Lodge Of Engssnd IN 1888, " find
this charge altered % a. to read ~ folows
mo Master should take Prentice that 10
not the son Of houest parents. . perfect
youth, with0ut main or defect in his body,
ond capable Of learning tbs mysteries Of the
Art that SO the lords Cor fouudcrs) may b
veil served, and the Craft not dsspised
and that when of age and expert, and may
become an Entered Prentice. or Free Ma
son Of tho lowest degree, and upon his due
improvements fellow-Cra aud . Master
Aasoa. capable to undertake . lords
work.
We thus see that the term Catered Prem
ice i used to designate m expert man, who
,svine in yoxfh served his Pr. nticeship, 70
Catered among the fraternity. thus being
accepted a. Free Mason, and Fellow Of the
,rAft. 'sllis Roy Higbn~6s. fAncis. Duke
" Lorsain, was made an EWteSed Prentice
md Eel ow Craft" AZ the Grand Lodge Of
England. Nay IA, 1891.
The burden Of the '.Entsssd Prsnlice's
Song" 6'ss Published With Andsrson's
Csnssitutions In 1928, il "Free and Ac-
cepted Mason"
Previous 70 17l7, the Nobility ssd learn
"a men were made mascns. ami accepted %
such By the Fellows Of the Craft, without,
my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Snn.
Ths RsAsoS Wnr WoxAH CAxxor d 4
MAsor.-The reason nay q scns zee m
bowel, and not very coopliosntasy to tho
ia'r sisters, yet We trust they are % palpa-
Die all your readers will permit them to De
assigned.
woman sometimes complains that she is
not permitted to entsr our Lodge and work
with the craft in their iab9rs, and learn al
there - to be learned in the institution. -
We ken lhSA 49, the Ai-s.hsv IA