Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-02
MASONIC HEADING.


Masonic Dirxe.
From the Masonic Review.
~ saSrsrIss.
Law him to rest
Labor 10 done
Life race is cnded. the goal has been won
Never AZ ain.
In temple or hall,
Will he respond 10 the loved site call.
Law him to rest
Brother and friend,
Angels 10 guard him. from heaven descend,
From that Grand Lodge
Upward awsyr'
Came the stsrn summons we all must obey.
Vacant his seat
Henceforth shall be,
Brother and friends We are weeping for thee
Light rest thcltuff
Over thv head,
Softly the sunlight around thee Be she'd
When liz. Is DER
May we eli meet,
Forming brotherhood. perfect-complsts;
IL the Grand Lodge,
Glorious aud bright.
Founded in wisdoa. strength, beauty and ighs
The apprentices, in the building Of the
temple, messed by sevsns and the Fellow
Crafts by fivss.
Jusncs.-"The Just man walketh In
bis integrity" -SoLoxoN.
lfthcre 10 one sentiment in tho seul
more than another which causeth man to
walk upright before God and men. ilearlesa
of danger and perfectly regardless Of sppo.
sng forces. it 10 the spirit Of conscientious
justice. The bravcst man ever born be-
comes moral coward the moment no loses
his integrity. The true and perfect Mason
stands and walks by he plumblins Of JUS
ice i : his fourth cardinal virtue, never
to b ios' sight Of in the whole journey OF
nie. No Mason can consistently throw the
sea es OF jlstice bshind him when he leaves
the Lodge roeln, and walk among his fell
iow creatures by the crooked roads of pol
icy. A just Mason will preserve his intey-
rty onder all circumstances, in pubic or
private life, al will be ready TO defend
his principles. even though hs stood alone
| in the world. 40 do justice and lud gem ent
IL more anseptable - tho Lord than: sscri-
fee The Freemasoa.
TnE SABsArH.-The Sabbath il Coils
special present TO the working, man, and
one Of its chief objects is to prelcng his
lie. and to preserve efficient his working
tone. In the vital system il acts like .
compensation pound it rsplenishes tie
spirits, the elasticity and yisor which the
last six days have drained away. and SUP.
plies the force which is to fill the six DAYS
succeeding; and in the economy Of exist.
encs it answers TIE same purpose ~, in the
economy Of income, il answered by . "a
wings bank. The frugel man who puts
| aside pound to-day. aud another pound
next month, and who, in . quiet way, 10
always putting away his stated pound from
time to time. when he grows old and frail,
gets net only the Same pound back again
but good many pounds besides. And the
conscientious man who husbans one day Of
existence every week-who, instead Of al.
loving the Sabbath 10 be trampled and torn
in the hurry and scramble Of life, treasures
il dsveutly up-ths Lord Of the Sabbath
keeps it for him, aud 10 length Of days and
. halo old age, gives il back with usury.
The savines' bank Of human existencs IL
the weekly Sabbath.-Cvatismom.
MASONRY il still rising in impertanee
throughout the civilized world, and . r..
spsctful consideration Is accorded to ii
.hsrsver lie objects are known and it in
noenees ets Ssls. Our institution . per-
os.eouy imprsesing iteslf upon The aGe .
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