The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-22


or, H. o. Heickot, No. 1858; w. G.
Herald, L. G. AIcLain, No. 34S;
w. G.. Guardian, S. NJ. Cambern,
No. FL.
.Thaf Jaekassieal Fasces' i'm a Qua
ker Meeting.
And they came, both men and
women, as many as were willing
hearted, and brought bracelets and
earrings, and rings and tablets, and all
jewels of gold; and every man that
| offered, offered an offering Of gold
unto the Lord. Exodus, xxxv, p.
q Mr.. Editor-As you were pleased to
publish, last week, and indorse as
Just and fitting" the essay of
Eastern Star" with some good Bible
texts, l know you will publish one
text more, as above, and allow me to
add word or two. I am sorry your
correspondent did not tell you that
the offending Knight stated very
emphatically that he had nothing to
say against the order of Masons, nor
any member of it, but simply that HE
had found something better" And
1 know you will not object to insert
ing again short paragraph or two of
said essay, as follows:
'Blacksmiths, spare that sword!
The FURNISHED steel is too fine, and
pig iron too plenty. Let the heather
have it! They can use it for toast
ing fork; it is long enough to stick
through good sized missionary, and
fat baby besides!
1T is suggested that if there is an
other such jackassical farce to take
place at the celebrated White Water
Meeting House, at the close of the en-
tertainment, the wire puller thereof
/ shall say, finally, brethren, let us
bray!''
Now, it seems to me, the heart from
which these chaste and beautiful lines
emanated needs nothing better than it
has found, and l hope all the rest of
the fraternity are equally blest with
"sanctifcation" and purity of heart.
! One WHO WAS THERE.
Our esteemed friend, who was
there gently takes us to task for
indorsing the. criticism of East
ernfStar,' On the foolish and silly"
sword presentation, at Friends Meet
! ing House, and offers an apology for
/ the knight, in prefacing the act by
declaring that HE had nothing to say
against the Order" etc, but "had
found something better This is the
BEST he could possibly do for his
friend, and we do not object to giving
him all the benefit he can possibly de-
rive from its publication; but whilst
doing this We are very sorry that lone
who was there had not given the
donor of the sword and regalia the
same wholesome advice Eastern
| Star" has given him regarding its dis
position. That course would have
J saved his brethen from modification,
and his apologizer from the labor OF
squeezing out of Exodus" an exam.
pie of the eternal fitness Of things
to be practiced in Friends Meeting
, House
We leave Eastern Star who is
amply able to attend to lone who was
there as seemeth meet, but the apol.
!, ogizer will excuse us il We offset his
authoritative quotation from Exodus
as eminently BETTING, in his judgment
the peculiar place this Sir knight
chose to present his armor, by quoting
the following from the 9Th chapter Of
Judges, Oath to 10Th verses), as be.
!, ing equally as apropos to Friends
Meeting House, considering that the
prey" spoken of was won by the same
s, kind of weapon that was offered an
offering unto the Lord on the occa-
sion he alludes to:
And Gideon said unto them.
4 would desire a request Of you, that We
t would give me every man the earrings
/ of his prey. Cor they had golden
earrings, because they were Ishmal.
: ites.) And they answered, We will
willingly give them. And they spread
!; a garment, and did cast therein every
); man the earrings of his prey. And
, the weight of the golden earrings tina,
he requested was a thousand and sew,
en- hundred sheckles of gold; besides
ornaments, and collars, and purple
raiment that was ON the Kings Of Mid
: ION ou1 hac;JoS H. II