The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-15

| DilHUeu Dy prejudice, We must remove
tho hood-wink and bring him to light.
as long as ignorance. darkness and su-
perstition blind man, we dare not extin-
guish the burning tapers around our
altar.
AS long as thought is not free, free as
the air which we breathe. that long We
cannot close the lodges. Mat long we
must bnild temples and spires which
rench into tho Heavens, and speak with
tongues more powerful than our own.
Free thought, US some believe, is not dan
gerous, if you give it free scope. This
reminds me of an allegory read when q
boy, and which made powerful and
lasting impression upon me. 1t had
escaped the scissors Of the censor, whose
business it was to carefully examine
everything to be printed, that the minds
of tho subj acts Of the King of Prussia
might not be poisoned. 1t ran thus: A
wise king, possessing large tract of dry,
barren land, thought that it might be
improved by carefully watering it. The
day appointed when the sluices we're to
be opened and moisten the parched
land. The king and his statesmen were
with him on this occasion. and at the
first opening of the sluices the rushing
waters sent forth foam and spray, which
spiashed upon some of the courtiers.
They imp!ored the king to stop such
dangerous proceedings; but the wise
king smiled, and said: 'Open the gates
wide" when tue waters rushed out into
O solid stream, blessing TO tho dry land
| AS long rs man engages in werfare and
carnage, is blinded by infurated passion,
there is need for Masonry; we must keep
| open our halls, work the rough ashiers;
in other words, we must learn to subdue
our passions and improve ourselves in
Masonry.
} And now, brethren. having briefly re-
| viewed what Masonry has accompli shed,
aud what it still must accomplish in
let us work with renewed strength and
zeal. If we do not see the fruit of our
work at once, let US not despair, but let
US work without ccasing-for the hour
cometh when no man can work; and
when at last, after having faithfully done
tho task given US to do, we appear before
the eternal Grand Master, when tried by
His unerring square, may we be found as
true as tho cornerstone which We have
| laid this day.
PHGN1x1ANA.-The rejoicings of the
GRANTEES are extreme, but their buds of
promise may yet feel a 'nipping FROST"
There are two things in this world that
are not safe to trihe witL-a woman's
opinion and the businesa end of a wasp.
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| LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
Proceedings Grand Lodge.
Nomination W. II. Martin.
In Memoriam of Henry Bridges.
Contractors. Take Notice.
| Meeting Independent Fire Company.
Indian Girl-Cigars and Tobacco.
John Ale1ander-Proclama
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