Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-04
MASONIC READING.

was fool, hut keep this TO yourself"
MASONIC READING.
Tho name Of Mother Kilwinning, Bro.
Col. Nure says, was given this ancient
Lodge Of Fresmasons, Ayrshire, Scotland,
rom foreign Masons having found an asy
am in the old village from the precautions
of the Pope in the twelfth century.
Referring to Solomon's Temple, he said
his travels in the four quar-
tiers Of the Globe, ks had never witnessed
mere Touching seems than at Jerusalem on
Fridays, whom = wrstched remnant Of Gods
ancient people came to weep over the
foundation stenes Of that great edifce-
grand even in i,srains-and imploring the
restoration 10 Divine favor Of the despised
race"
In like manner We may say OF what are
oalled Masonic penalties, that they refer in
no case to any kind Of human punishment ;
that 10 . say. to any kind Of punishment
vhich 10 to bs inflicted by hui nan hand or
The true punishment Of
Masonry Affect neither life nor limb. They
are expulsion and suspension only But
these persons are wrong, be they mistaken
friends or malignant enemies, who suppose
Or assert that there 10 any orther SORT Of
penalty which Mason rscrsant to his VOWS
u sutjsctsd 20 By the laws Of the Order,
Or that it 10 either the right or duty Of any
Aasoa 70 inii,ct such penalty on an offend
ing brother. The discretion Of . Aaaon
simply means that il be violates vows OF
betrays his trust he is worthy Of such pen
atty, and that Il such penalty were inflicted
on him II would be put just and proper.
Nay l die" said the ancient, "lf this be
net true, Or II keep not this vew," Not
may any man be put ne TO death, nor 10 any
man required TO put me 70 death, but only,
IL 80 act, then would be worthy Of death.
The rltuoal penalties 81 Assonsry, suPpos-
ing such to be, are in the hands not Of
man, but Of God, and are to be inflicted BY
God, and not BY man.
II SRAnca o. AN ExBLsx.-Bro. Schillr-
Der tells the following:
Onc mornings man from the country
stepped into store on Warrington street,
and informed the proprietor that his occu-
patton was tnat OF . carpenter, and he de-
sired to get bosom-pin embiemstc Of that
profession. The obliging jewsler looked
over his stock, and, finding nothing else,
showed him . Masonic pin. The young
gentleman looked at il carefully.
"fes," said he, ",hers's the compass aud
square. | use both Of them; but why
didn't they put . saw in il! liza frat rate
40 far - il goes. Hullo! there's g there
- what does that stand for"
The jswsler didn't know.
The man studied il carefully for mo-
msnt. aud bright idea struck hun. Hil
face flushed - il he had made discovery.
II have it," he said; "its all right q
stands for gimlst. Compass, square, and
gimlst. That will do will take it,"
There was little touch of saausss in hia
vsico ~ be pinned the emblem on his coat
and vent aGay muueriog:
'Compase, square, and gimlet. do wish
there was saw, though
WnAr Doas MASONRY By Rsv. Bso
WAsnBUrs, o, CLEVELAND, OnIo.-How
many ysuog men have we known to be a,
tracted by tho Lodge away from places o.
vicious Or Questionable resort! How many
t. have in . sense Of manlinsss planted d
qsickened! How many have had despsust
IN their minds the principles Of moral in
sttustion which they learned st their moth
sr's knee and how many have here had
the hrst seeds Of principle and morality
planted in their minds Saloons, bar.
rooms, biothcls. hells, are refugees from
WEAKNESS and loneliness; Lodges arc in
tended to DO refugees from them. A ref.
use for him who has no friends in strange
place, ard whose heart pants for human
sympsthy refuge 10, him who is tempt
cd TO sit in ideness, wasting the moments
OF his short life-a refuge for
him who isels tho ambition to
be upright, AID honorable, and manly,
but finds mono to cheer and encourage his
aspIrauons-a refuge irsm the contentious
AMI riyslrles Of society and business, frou,
| HE jaalousiss or mankind, the muddy tur-
moiI Of politics AMI the discourae emsnts oil
weary efforts, and often failures refuge
for al who would leave the artificial state
Of mankind in which thcy oppose sash
| other, for their first state where they are
helpful brothsrs-such the lodge is in, en- l.
ed to be. II Is iutsnded to be more .
place Of continental teachings. where the
Mason shall learn the perfection Of lleav-
ems first law, order. and 10 taught this tirss
principles, which. when carried out, viii
lead him on to Christianity, to . peaceful
death, and TO the rest Of Heaven. And
these things are taught III ways in which
no man can fail to heed them not
BY words alone-ths instructions Of words
ere sssily psssed--but by ,synabsls and &C.
items. Yes knew hoe Lsies 10 Allied
and surrounded BY objects which 10 IN in
stan. distinguish il from every other half /;
and each Of these objects, and every little
thing here, has some mobile and glorious
purpose" Of educating the hsars. And
you know hsv esssy bsothss, from The mo-
0snt 81 his eutrancs, oust b engaged in
acts Of which, performing them himself.
he cannot but think Of The meaning. II
No only listened 10 haraneus, or 70 10.
struction given - il is in the school o,
from the pulpit, We might forget il ..
children returning from their tasks, o,
sleep under Il like ss0e who Mar SERMONS
But We are forced TO act out our lessons
and By the eye, and b tAs hand,
and BY our own otsps, end
words, and gestures, the Lodge teaches 10
Ii is tbvs that here msa arc train Cd and
il maV Be safsly said that unlses they b
very unworthy Or very british, they can
not pass such training without becoming
better, more virtuous, morS henorabIs