Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-18
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
MASONIC READING

Some Masonic bodies, especially in our
large cites, suspend their labors during the
hot season.
St. John daY was celebrated BY the
Aasons Of Richmond, Va, by an excursion
to Ashland.
The 81. Johns day celebration At Sprin :.
field. Mass. was n pleasant afAir, about ,.
ovv Aasoas part cpntiog.
In the Dominion OF Canada proiec, is
ia led OF TO form the Grand Lodges Of the
ferent Provinces into one General Grand
Lodge.
The recent attempt by a set If fanatics to
get up another anti-Masonio excitement, is
having its fruits in q rapidly incrsssi \ z
membership Of the fraternity.
At Aurors, III. on St. Johns day, the
Masonic Fraternity had e very pleasant
reunion. Over 5000 Masonic were present
from Chicago, Galesburg, Princeton, Men
dota, Geneva and other places.
The Fraternity of Ohio cou,emplst locsl
ing the Grand Lodge II tina. State perman
entity at some central point and building .
Temple for its accommodation. A com.
mittse was appointed at the last annual CON-
munication to take the project into consid-
Grafton.
The ceremonies of lay ing the corner stone
Of the new Masonic Temple at Phladelpsia,
on the 24th ult., were very imposing. The
procession was formed intwenty divisions
and occupied nearly an hour and 4 half in
passing . given point. Among the articles
placed in the stone was . case containing .
cemplste.set Of silver Masonic Jewels. The
gavel used was the same one used by 0eor-
60 Washington in laying the corner stone
of the Capitol at Washington.
BaorsnRLY LovB.-He who does not dnd
bis heart warmed With love towards man.
kind shonld never striv TO be made . Free.
mason.
THs true Frsemason, ike the true Chris
tan, amidst oil the divsrsitiss Of opinion,
searches for the elevated N desire, for the
good 10 counsel, for the just in works, end
the charitable in conduct. lie loves the
good, under whatever temple, at Whatever
be mar find them Mystic Star.
In laying the keystone Of = church at
Coventry, England, recently, . ceremony
which was conducted With mssenic honors,
Lord Leigh said he held in his hand the
mallet with which King Charles IL laid,
the first stone Of st. Pauls, and which wAs,
after the ceremony, presented by bis maj
ssty to Sir Christopher Wren, by whom Il
Was given TO the Lodge Of Antiquity, No.
2, in London.
WAR WonAE TnlSKs-A lady writing
TO the Square and Compass. gives express
ion to the following sensible thoughts
Let every Mason strictly and infinitely exss
anime his own conduct, and answer, if he
can, with justified conscience before God,
that be hes not violated the obligations
which he took whom he stepped over the
threshold ofthe Order and became mason.
It 10 regarded BY 10 outsiders, who have an
opportunity to study its moral principles,
that Free snd Aeeeptsd Mason must be
good man, ands sr. & ht in Ill his relations
Of life.
NAsoxAY-Does not sonlns the benign.
ty Of her principles to her followers she
rises higher in the scale Of excellence, and
snjoins the observance Of honor, honesty,
and good faith to all men. Sne sspouses
the cause Of universal bensvolence and vir-
tue; she declares as unworthy Of her pat
ronage those who violate tho laws Of rect-
tude, and her votariss sxemplifying in their
lives the truth Of the remark, that, although
there BE- vicious men in the Fraternity, yet
they are better than il they were not ma
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