The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-07-27
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Raith pliehted is ever to be kept,
w1s . maxim and an axiom even
among Pagans The virtuous
Roman said, either let not that
which seems expedient be base, or
il it be base, let it not seem; ex-
pedient: What is there which that
so-called expediency can bring 50
valuable as chat which it takes
away, II it deprive you Of the name
Of . good man, and rob you of your
integrity and honor9 In ali ages.
he who violates his plighted word
has been held unspeakably base.
The word Of Mason, like the word
of . knight in the times ofchivilry,
once given, must be held sacred:
and the judgment Of his brothers
upon him who violates his pledge,
should be stern as the Judgments
of the Roman Censors against him
who violated his oath. Good faith
is revered among the Masons as it
was among the Romans, who
placed its statute in the capitol
next to that of Jupiter Maximus
Optimus and we, like them, hold
that calamity should always be
chosen rather than baseness and,
with the Knights os old, that one
should always die rather than be
dishonored.
Be faithful therefore, to the
promise you make, to the pledges
you give, and to the vows you as.
sumo. since to break either is base
:'and diehonorable.
!. Be faithful to your family, and
perform all the duties of good
father, and o good son, q good
husband, and good brother.
i; Be faithful to your friends; for
true friedship is of nature not
only to survive through ali the
vicisitudes of life, but to continue
through an endless duration not
only to stand the shock of conflict
ing opinions, and the roar of
revolution that shakes the world,
but to last when the heavens are
no more, and to spring fresh from
the universe.
Be faithful to your country, and
prefer its dignity and honor to any
degree of popularity and honor
for yourself, consulting its interest
rather than your own, and rather
than the pleasure and gratifcatio n
VI the people, which is often ct
varience with their welfare.
Be faithful to Masonry, which is
to be faithful 10 the best interests
of mankind. Labor by precept
and example, to elevate the stand
ard of Masonic character, to en-
large its sphere of influence. to
popularize its teachings, end to
make all men know i. for the great
Apostle of Peace, Harmony, and
Good will on earth among men
Masonry is useful TO all men :
to the learned because it affords
them the opportunity Of exercis
ing their talents upon subjects
: eminently worthy of their atten'
tion to the illiterate, because il
! offers them important instruction
to the young because it present.
them with salutary precepts ant
good examples, and accustom
them to reflect upon the propc
msde of living; to the man of tn
world, whom it furnishes with no
bic and useful recreation to tn
raveler. whom it enables to find
friends and brothers in countries
, where else he would be isolate,
a and solitary to the worthy MAJ
. in misfortune, to whom it give
I assistance to the afflicted, 1
whom it lavishes consolation 1
: the charitable man, whom it en-
; ables to do more good, by uniting
with those who are charitable lik
. himself aud to all who have
: soul capable Of appreciating it
: importance, and OF enjoying th
charms of friendship founded o
the same principles Of religion
{ mortality, and philanthropy.
A Freemason, therefore, shoul
d be q man ofhonor and conscienc
x preferring his duty to everythin
:, beside, even to his life independ
" ent in his opinions and Of goo
= morals; submissive to the law.
= devoted to humanity, to his -cour
trV and tn his family E;rI ~