The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-01

tom of the Fraternity Could the lessons of charity be more forcibly presented. That beautiful iHtstration oi the gfandcst Of tit- tues can ncver be forgotten. YeRrs may pass and the ceaseless changes of time bury all else in oblivion bat the remembrance of that will remain The good Or evil fortunes of life may gladden. or depFess, joy of sorrow, hope or despair, prosperity or adVersity may | be his companions but the pleasing taenofie. ! of that hour still finger in the mind, and nse ! up on every hand to soften the bssft 1berc- | ever want and affection are presented Toy solace and relief Who could pass thSi e'- | deal without q keener sense of his own de- 1 pcndence on his fellow man, and higher ap- ! precation of his own binding obligations as a member of the Fraternity.
 Its remembrance comes back to him 1 through all after years, by day and hy night, | in the busy haunts of men, m the secluslon of the chamber or the studio, ever reminding him of the nakedness and destitutou with which he came into the world, of the vanity of wealth and power, and of the fraterDai assistance which he owes to his fellow man. It sends him out into the dark spots of the world on the divine mission of beneyolence and love. It bids him alleviate human suf 1 iering wherever it Is found, bind up the bro ken heart, and point the erring to that bliss full realm beyond the grave, where tears are wiped from all eyes and pain and sorrow can not enter. By the sick bed, and al the grave, in the home of the bereayed and desolste, wherever there is a tear to dry or a want to be supplied, there this association finds Us appropriate sphere of action, there IL ever hastens to perform it's mission of lore. Dan ger cannot daunt, death and pcstilence can not deter it, frenzied passion darc not violate its solemn obligations. On the field of battle, amid the strife aad carnage of con ! tending foes, when all else has failed Co stay
 the flood of passion, the upliiled arm has l fallen, and the thirsting sword returned un- stained to its scabbard when the mystic sig.
 nal has warned the warrior that prostralc enemy was brother. Oh divine spirit uf | brotherhood! emanating from the throne of
 the Infinite, and crowding the soul with be- ! neyolence, charity and love, flling and open | ing the puTer fountains of the heart soften
 ing the asperities of our stcrncr natures
 guiding and hallowing humanity with the
 nobler attributes of Divinity itself, Where,
 in Gods unbounded universe, Is the heart %
 cold and callous so wrapped in self, SO tor ! tured with ambition, so careless ol the ago
 nles of the great world around, skeptiral
 of joys and rewards in the world to come, so
 insensible Co the pleading cry of suffering hu-
 manity, that it would not have rvjoicrd to 1 have participated in a work like this Who, { indeed, so great, -c nch!e, go hoGosSd, so sa- 1 dependent, that he may not te justly p5osj 1 of saying: I, too have contributed Co thrse
 noble objects my voice has been raised. my
 hand has been opened, my hear; has bsea | touched, and my name has gone up Co ihr throne of the Infinite from the lips ol the
 widow and fatherlcss, the weary and dcso-
 late, on the sweet incense of prayer and
 praise [ But, brethren, the charity which
 this association fosters and inculcaics with
 such sedulous care, is something more than ' all this. lt is also that broader and more ' comprehensive sentiment, so beaH!iiu de.
 fined by one of old which "suffcfeth long and ! Is kind.n lt is the generous spirit which fills the soul with kindness and good will, beneyo- | fence and love toward all mankind ft s | that which uproots and destroys these evil
 genii, malice. envy and hate which makes 1 us courteous, aiiable and forbcaung To our in. I feriors, as to our equals. extending To all that indulgence we are SO often compelled Go ask for ourselves. It is that which makes us ioi.
 erant of all the differences which exist among
 mankind, and of the adverse opinions, faith
 and convictions of those who surround us. It
 IS that which bids us rejoice at tue prosper ity and prrferment of our associates as ai our I conduct of others at all times, srorfhg ard sys-
 nottiRg mOtiyea It is that which makes ns slow to anger and ready to forgive-which
 closes the ear to the voice Of calumny and re- proach, and sends up the fervent petition to
 the throne of grace for mercy on the fault-
 and iollies of our fellow man, be he of the household of faith or of the world at large. This, l repeat, is uk charity--that broad and
 comprehensive charity embracing within itself all other virtues which this association
 IS SO eager and diligent in fostering in it's own honsehold--so jealous to implant in the hearts Of all mankind. Beautiful indeed is
 this, the regal mistress of all other virtues lovely are her works her ways are pleasant
 ness and her paths are peace And when
 this spirit shall dwell in purity and power in
 every heart, and dictate 10 the wills of men,
 then the millenium morning will indeed have | dawned on earth, and the mission Of our noble
 brotherhood will have been fully accom- | plished."
 have said the beginning of the associa-
 ton reached far back into antiquity. Its for
 tunes have been as varied as the times in
 which it existed. In the dark ages, when it's sublime truths were not appreciated and the
 masses were unacquainted with its purpose
 and did not comprehend it's truths -oppos-
 ton sprang from almost every quarter. Ralers | persecuted 1t, the powers of the earth were
 wielded to crush and destroy it, and every
 means which human ingenuity could invent were brought to bear to blot 1t from exist ence and compel it's members to abandon it.
 Yet, notwithstanding all opposition and the lnnumerable obstacles thrown in the way of its advancement, it silently and without ostentation continued on its mission, inculca- | Nnranr ( Nlx. n