The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

Order must to q great extent suffer
for their sssions. A great respon-
sibility rests upon the Master Of 9
Lodge. He should At lexst be POI
ssssed of all the cardinal virtues
temperance, fortituds, prudence and
.justics. How can the Master of q
Lodge teach morality and virtue
and expect his members TO follow
those teachings, when, perhaps, he
10 Incorporate, profane, licentlous,
and immoral in his hablts? lfso,
be is false 10 his God, false 10 him.
sell, and his Lodge, violating his
obligation, violating the promises
he made at his installation. he
stands before his Lodge = p~erjursd
man. Such . man is unworthy The
nsme of Mason, and ought not to
be allowed to preside over a Lodge
of Masons. He cannot expect ODE,
dienee TO our laws from his memb-
ers II he violates those laws with
impunity. A man ought not to be
q Master over others who is not
Master over his own habits and pas
sions. Such q Master would not be
the proper person to enforce this
edict of the Grand Lodge, unless he
Immediately reform, and Il he does
not reform, uPoa proper informa-
ton being seht 10 me / will deemit
my duty 20 Immediately suspend
him from Office, as being unworthy
and incapable Of diffusing thatlight
and knowledge due from o Master
to his Lodge. and 1 hope no broth
or, through fear or favor, will hesi>
tate to INFORM The If the Master of
hIs Lodge Is profane, Incorporate,
or guilty Of any licentious or immo-
raj habits. Ii is a daty every good
man owes to himself and bis Lodge
to Q that none be elected to Office
bat good men and true. To the end
that institution docs not suffer by
the election to Office of men who
viii bring osnsure and rsproach up
on our Order, it 10 necessary that
we should commence a. tho Master
of the Lodge. lfhe is Q moral man
be can command the respect and
esteem of his brethren /; if he is
immoral, the 6rst thing to be done
will be to relieve him from Office
And it n hereby made the impsra-
tive duty Of the Masters of the sew
eral Lodges in our Jurisdiction, and
they are hereby ordered and en-
Joined 10 use all the powers of NOR
al suas,on, brotherly love and kind.
ness 70 induce the srring brothers
to reform ; use all the arguments
and e~ntrsaties in your power, talk
to him as you would TO your own
brother or your only son, as you
would like TO have others talk to
you If you ere liz danger ; point
the brother whe INDUCES in intox-
icaIing liquor TO the danger he is
in, to The serpent he is handling,
10 the serpent that is slowly but
surely consuming his vitais, dos
troy;ng his intellect, debssIhg his
manhood. No man can indulge in
the use Of liquor and be safe. 1.-The
is a moderate drinker, as some call
1t, il only takes a little more time /;
the fangs OF the serpent wall soon
strike home. No man of good sense
viii say the use of liquor is a bens-
fit TO himself Or his family. Then
why use Isl let each aud every
ouv of US who haFe-thsintszast OF
Masonry At heart raise our Harns
ing voice against this foul monster,
the demon Intem2ersnee, who is
destroying Its victims by t~housanda
daily. How many Of our brethren,
otherwise noble, brave and gensr.
GUS, r slowly bat surely hasten
ing on to destruction by the aid OF
this most deadly poison ! Brsth-
rem, you who indulge in the use of
il, pause for q moment, reflect on
what you are doing, ask yourself if
The course you are pursuing Will
make you happy, viii it reflect
credit upon the institution, will It
make your friends and family hap
Ply to know tha: one they love 50
dearly is Fastening slowly TO o
druukard's grave. This may, to
some of our brethren, seem q little
too PLAIN and strong language to
use, but the disease requires q
prompt and sure remedy ; no 9th.
or will restore the patient to health.
And the Masters Of the several
Lodges in our Jurisdiction are hers.
by ordered to enforce this ejist OF
the Grand Lodge TO the worry letter,
against every offending brother
who Is guilty of intenperance, pro-
fanity or any immoral or licentIous
hsbits. The indulgence Of those
vices not only tends to bring dis
grace and dishonor upon the guilty
and offending brother, but 1t casts
q stain upon and becomes . cancer
on the body of Masonry, and IL can
only be removed by bis Immediate
reformation or expulsion from the
fraternity. One or the other must
be done. It will no. make any diff
ference how high or how lon n po-
sition the brother may occupy in
community or our Order. Ii guilty
OF violating the moral law, winch
is the very element and support Of
our institution, hc must suffer tho
penalty. Every Master and msm-l
Der of our Order in this State will
be held toa strict account IN ths
enforcement of this edIct. If 1T
should strike from the rails OF the
several Lodges or sven of
Ifs membership who will not con-
form to thslsw, lst II be done. We
are making too many members and
too few Masonk. Let every Master
and member do their duty in this
/ assure you / will not hesitate 10
do my part of the work in snforc-
ing this law, even to arresting the
charter Of any Lodge IN The State
that fails 70 enforce this rule a.
gainst every offending brother, and
the suspension Of the Master of any
OF the several Lodges who TAILS to