Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-01-09
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for the first ten years IA the lhlte'
States, Of its poverty and weakness
fhsa aud lis power and strength s0H
IL Is not oilen that a purely beney
olemt institution, having for It's ol
ieel 10 purify and eNall mankind a
well as 10 relieve distress, CON
msnls Itself - greatly even 10 ia
dwellers Ia tho light Of civilization
aRd the fact our order has progress
el 50 rapidly, drawing within il
embrace the purest hearts an'
brightest intolleeis Of our country
and Of lhe world, Is a Sery signin
cant and pleasing comment, as vel
as unloublod approval oi u,
Tho great majestic aud dealhles
motor To all good, iorsis It's basis
/ This ID its central sun dlspensln.
all swee, influences aud winning I,
the practice of the amenities, conr
tcscs aud friendships OF human lie
| And th~ i our great srerei,-bu
secret only because the giddy an'
impctnous, earnest aud frivolous
great aud ridiculous, majestic an'
common ,rorid, can never take tim,
to consider aud appreciate the jewo
IN its almost insane greed for mate
rial wealth, In this view, then, ou
order is u blessing Ia the world IN
much higher sense than IN tia
other of mere pacuniary a'd, an'
tends to produce aud increase lha
lraterna! feeling which should exis
among all mon.
Having been male sn apostle by
our Grand Lodge 10 tho subordi
mates in this State, for tho purpose
of teaching them TO mind the sam'
things" to see that our work is don'
decently and in order. and TO pro
mulge our privileges, ] would nd,
II few remarks to you in public and
through you to our friends who
know not vet what we arc.
But first let me premise that hC
who sits and walks in the sunshine
of love with US, who feels It's power
gentle yet inevitablc,-who studies
1t in all its manilestutions.--is sooI
lifted above and beyond the marsh
cs of sclfishness into pure anc
serene air where he will realize
that,
Gle who hath loved not, here would Learn
tha; love,
And make his heart spirit he who know
flat lcnder mystery, will love the more
For this is loves recess, where vain man
Noes,
And the worlds waste, Lave driven hin
far from those,
For It's his nature TO advance or die;
He stands not still, but or decays, or grows
ln.o u bounlless blessing, which may viz
with the immortal lights, in its eternity.
And will feel that
"Not vainly did the early Persian make
His altar The high places and the peak
OF earth, ocrgazimg mountains, and thus
take
4 ftnnd mnwalled temple, there to seek
The spirit, in whose honor shrines ar,
weak,
Uprenrd of human hands. Come ant
compare
Columus and idol dwellings, Goth or Greek
With natures rcalmcs of worship, earil
aud air,
30, fx on fond abodes to circumscribc thy
prayer"
aud feeling and realizing these he
discovers the immc:se distance in
toryening between himself and those
who are bound by the shacklcs o
party or of sect, and while he can
not le@pisc these he il prepared t'
olejato and persuade, to aid and t'
save
Many years ago there lived d pool
carpenter on this earth. His pa
rents were poor-in the worlds
sense Of the word-although botl
father and mother were descendants
Of it royal line. Being poor, they
had no wealthy or titled friends
bat this is the common lot of pow
erty among men. However, thii
carpenter, at an early age gave evi
dcnce, ny his questions and answers
aud general conversation among The
wise and learned of his country
that Heaven had endowed him with
rare intellect, and wisdom be
yond any youth of his age. The
aged looked on him with pride and
predicted bright career for him
And his fellows in years bowed be
fore his superior mind; while many
no doubt, envicd him the possession
of his great gifts. Quiet and unob
trusiyc in his manners, his words
were, nevertheless, always uttered
ia season and bore the peculiar
power that arrests and convinces-
because they were true words. Re
tiring in disposition and OF a tenn
permanent exquisitely sensitive, he
mingled little in society, but often
sought the woodland and the viii
derness for study, contemplation
and the worship of God. Thus
known among his kindred and ac.
quaintances showing always an
aflectionate temper and a readiness
to relieve suffering by word oil
deed, aud partaking nothing Of the
pastimes of boyhood, he doubtless
soon acquired another reputation
a reputation that found expression
in the mouths of men, as ''strangs
being, an eccentric person." and
with the volatile and jocosc-per.
haps an ODD fellow" He was in
deed ~odd." lie lived among men
but was not OF tbem--tbe pursuits
Of the many, were not bis pursuits
The laugh that oflen smote the all
aud increased hiliariiy was never
heard TO issue from his mouth; mol
was there even a smile seen TO play
upon his features; yet in bis eye,
thu re dwelt continually benigDanl
light, ,offer and purer than thai
which bushes along the East in ad.
vance of the Sun; and clearer and
mOre serene than that Of the morn.
ing star. Around bis mouth eveI