The Van Buren press., 1871-01-10
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cneeT Tue Idiiit-ucui bcu suu Su~SA ssso
over ambitious His life should be 0n6
of continued usefulness. Looting absosd
he beholds thousaris Of his fellow men
struggling onward In the race Of NE.
Some have tainted by the way, otheFs sse
faltering. The "brotherly love" that
animates all true Masons prompts him to
aid the weary and straggIing. A whisper
Of genuine sympathy has saved ntaay Z
soul from the darkness OF despair. a
kind word is easily given and it 10 his
duty to give it. And after the heeted
race Of life is over, with q consciousness
Of having done his duty, he can chser:
| fully answer the call to the Grand Lodge
above, leaving behind him monument
in the hearts Of his brethren, IsOre lssts
ing than brass. And when With our sol
cmn and impressive ceremony, We lay ha
earthly remains to rest, in the silent city
of the dead,' his memory win not fade
away and the good he has done will en-
durc forever. b q e'"'f* 'nN VA
When the initiate crosses the sthsesAl
old and sees the light by which Masons
work." he enters upon q new and bril-
liant career. Clothed with the Armor OF
Faith and armed with the Sword OF
Truth, he goes forth boldly in the cru
sade of Good against Evil IIeis sol
dier in, the Grand Army that has been
battling for the Right ever since God, By,
His awful fiat, drove our First Parents
from the Garden. They were the vsn-
quishcd In the first contest with Evil.
They had trodden. the beautiful valleys
and pleasant hills; had often In sisison
with their unoffended God, and 4Iled,
with gratitude To HIN, dallisd Upon the
pei,bIy banks OF the purling streams OF
Eden, but all these Joys were forfeited
by the result Of the sisst contest With the
Spirit Of Evil. By this their stupendons
trunsgression they insugu.ated the MAR
between Good and Evil. that has coatn-
ued to rage with ,unabatcd fury, to thg
present day. Masofry claims 4 protnf..
nens place in the Grand Army OF the
Good, aud by her teachings deals heavy
blows upon the horrhi front OF Evil. AZ
an element Of civilization, she beiongsin
the catalogue in which u found the Fulr
pit, the Press, and the Academy. Like
these, all her conquests are quietly
achieved. No clarion note sounds her
victories no gauay herald preclassns her
coming. With quiet but steady, tread sbsI
walks the paths OF virtue and BY an i'm
nuencc, that is none the less powerful be
cause comparatively unseen, draws the
erring into the ways Of duty and rccti-
tude. iIer 6elds OF conquest like th0se
OF her sister elements, ara all bl0odlOss.
The wreathes..of victory won. in the strsg'.
gle Of Good against Evil, are far more,
noble and glorious than all the blood
stained honors, gained on the ensanguin.
ed fields of carnage No hsasa brosen
widows or weeping sesphans, fdhow cur
chariot wheels. Though anbiiious soIsg
ereigns may desolate the land ;,dynnaties
be overthrown, and want, beggary and
ruin be visited upon struggling peoples,
we still bravely push Onward In thstr
wake, binding up the broken hears saal
soothing the grief stricken, holding aur
banners high in air and striking valiant,
ly for the Right.
Breth rem Let us this day renew our
vows of fidelity 70 the living principles
Of our beloved order Let Us deteruipe
to keep the sacred fres brightly burning
upon the altar ofour common adora.ion.
Let no lukewarmness creep IN to chin
our ardor, ever remembering that, ~
workmen in the Grand Spiritual fempls,1
we will, when called from labor to 70.
freshment' in the Grand Lodge Move,
receive only such wages as are justly due.
ES- A California is out In . card refus-
ing to speak to any married ladies OF his
Acquaintance. lie says; 1--WE trust that