, 1875-08-08

! nent uQWD from heaven. 1htfa 4fe 4uU1k
! people. Mssona even, who can nothing
Of the universal language the dead syl2hleshe
ygnaon etatue before the celestial tire per7aded it.
| No rEatlou Of human life he conceived OF which
has not been expressed In this language for II de-"
re1os those foundation truths upouvhtch Ill society.
~hsshe, domestic or public, does, aua must. rest
| The Masonic Temple ia huuaan hfe. Each Masonic
lodge ia symtoi,c temple. Tho foundation is aver
one-ts.th Tho temp!e u sJnbolica!ly said TO 10
psa " fhese p nesn
| Unless tssed on the one foundation-truth- Human
lift can hnd secure support on no other basis Men
lnst.nevely seek this support and the mistaxng Of
the false fcr the forever prevents holding up To-
wxrd heaven the rounded dome of perfect lite It il
as o IT, o tnst Fit
the man OF whom we have spoken ackno~iedgea,
| through force Of evidence which ne couid nether
gainsay escape, TINT the warfare he had "ageo,
the vatiuauozs Of his earlier yearz, were frufte8s
| AMI false.
language BECAUSE its structure did not them. Some
ntu would stop the clicking Of tile telegraph because
to them the sounds or marks nave 20 meaning. Ing
rays OF light from all external forms tail upon tue
rena tnd produce delicate changes Of the material
structure which first ths optic nerse and then the
ruind appreciates We do not deny sensation eecause
We canuot expl4iu why from tbs Craub!ing decou-
posing parts Of organic natter the u5nd collects ideas
so far u Masonic te3chng is concerned 1t does not
rnatter more whether there ouce King Solomon
who built temple than whether theIe are lnd
bees occupying the hive long time Masonic esnoem.
Ono OF the most sagacous Of the Old opponents of
Masonry John Quincy Adatna, recognized tue impor-
tance Of this language, when he Ryowea TINT Masonry
removed Take away the landmarks md you destroy
the unscssaity Of tile language. Do this, and the
parapbeualia Of the Lodgeroom 70 t!nscI
ceresuouy becomes mockcry and the ritual farce
Without the inner meaning which illurluascs the
landmarks, words and phEases troes and metaphors
may be 1na1shaea in vain It Is truth which gives
piaiuneas and brightness. We may pile uncounted
degrees and orders upon the neophyte but uuiesa be
understands this angusgc, and from bis son receives
it the foundation hereon erect The temple Of his
life, he is stranger rs one who travels in
country neither conveEsoe with its Inhabitants nor
entering their public private dwellings, Penalties
muy dlssusde from overt acts OF crme hut that is te
worst kind of Government which depends on these
alone 70 se,ura The general welfare anu sossnca
Unity the prime element Of stron9th, and ths Pillar
Of Strength Is syuba of that complete and perfeet
union VI pars with ars wherein other hunaan or
eanfzation Appro1innotes Mas ,nry. It IL grand
schema Of moral te4ching; hut is mora than thts-
The devil eau quote and ne miss1 o. ea
their Satanic father Occupies their hands with his own
work The most outrageous persecution and lnto'ef~
mcst corsummate!y moral and phluntnsopc grounds.
Citizen Robeeperre gored in the name OF phllanta1o~
psss whilst Cutting the ga.lotne WITH MS victims
may be well enough in their way, but we like better
love Of the ne:ghbor which becomes more than
thrcefold cord Of htuthe1y union. This feeling OF Ira
ternity which Masonic association cultivates Is worth
for the preservation Of true moray than al the
tedious books and windy defamation on the subject
the sges have indicted upon U.s. lis ns1ns "ted all
the rest" who prayed the Recording Angel to Wt1to
him '*pne who loves his fetow-1nen" appeal to
the records Of the as: and the living examples OF the
present time sufficient proof that in orEaniza
tiou found-trou Whatever CAUSE a1izng matters
feeling unequaiei. and from these strength
UNSURPASSED. Tho dense hares Of timber,
the crystalline srans ct marble ths soa M pa1etsa o.
Talnces Of Knes not firmly held in their places
the individual yct united parts which make up this
Pillar Of Strength in the Masonic Temple.
Not many ago there caue to the editors OF ono
Of our lending dAilies Chicago eissary from
Poneroy late United States senator from KAusas.
trying 70 have published the recent trade Of TINT per
son against Masonry, The proposition WAS declined
by the editor-in-chsef. Money offered for its in
eerton an advertisement. and even that w0s de-
c1ined although come people think anything can hug
Its way into the public press Tha agent was politely
production sensational to degree. and ssnsa-
tion is fortnue to newspaper. An editor Is never
held responsible fur his advertising columns, unsss
obviously endaneerin3 the p1bc nus+ls OF puhhc o.
Why not publish the Pomeroy bantling7 Simply b.
CAUSE 10 use an expressive though hony that
ther trump cards and were ,sa,en before they had
public to which the newspaper caters cannot be mHle
to dance to the muaic Of poor tonaeroy's penny !
roaring Of he colossal chorus of forty yeass ago.
There are some people who rad history apparently
only - tax for ths memory = rnd not ~ philosophy
Bourbons They learn nothing and they forget notA
ing" They may do right by accident, but II wrong
they remain forever and eternally wrong. They mis-
taks obsnacy for conservatism stupidity for dignity.
and klueCislnesa of perception for sounl1ness Of !
Judgment. They move only because tho earth which
sustans them rolls upon its axis and reyoves in its
bit They mistake specific gravity for strength iner~
tin for momentum, immooility for power They
catch tbs breath Of the spirit Of the aa do the
light OF the stars upon after its e1nlon.
Tney believe themselves living in the stir and hustle OF
the present time whereas tney are nat Tue
shadows Of old toubstones projected over upon our
age fossil shapes tunnefed into the light from un~
der mountains of ancient rubbish and s1Aded de.u-
ei0n-
II thcy ee at alf IT is only the owls and the bats
Ia the midnight Of their own notions. They
oracular as tie cretan Of Jupiter carved with
out ears-so rs not to be prejudctd in action ~
1iTea dea8 Their only idea OF Justice is tnzt ia
blind To with them Is to attempt the npohsi-
b}e logic Of events viii ever reu1ai to them
Gu imperyioug mystery.
The light which it14diatea hakonic affairs and rays
from Masonic forms, Is useless 10 a1urotic eyes.
Lupus apes Broodisnag the iiguiss would imats
Samson, and hdndly grope to overthrow the triple
piilars-
The curious student of hlstory will hnd that tho
ancient mysteries. traces at which found in n the
leading mythologcs of the present dy, all recognized
desirnalsd By the attributes wisdom. Powe9, and
Goodness the Platonist styled them the Sovereign
Good, Intellect, and Energy The Bratr:ns, or Hero
eented these three sl and in the solemn ceremonies
Of initiation, are told The chief Brahmsa sat |
foVing robe Of azure tiickiy sparkled with golden
starr, aud bearing in his hand magical rod-thus
synbolizine Brahma, the Creator of the Torld- The
representative Of Vshnu the setting sun. placed
Oh m emitted throne IN the West and he who per-
sonated silva, the meridian sun, occupied splendid
throne in the SOUTH As in the Masonic lodge, !
bounded only By the extreme points OF tue compass.
the highest heavens and the lowest depths Of the
trail abyss thes1 three represent Nisaoz1 Strength
and Beauty. ''ln like manner the Persians who
Ee1ned their enblenaca cave or lodge the Epyrean,
feigped 1t to be supported by three iutengances Or
rpikda, MithEa, and Mithras, who were usually de-
nominated from certatn characteristics which they
we're supposed Individually to possess, Eternity Fe-
cundity and Authority" And thus everywhere these
three must be present not only to the Universe but
10 the world aud to the single human life.
II Is excellent to hare giants strength; but it is
tY1zuuous tn Use It iiu gant-" Rruta strength [
alone commands no admiration from any thinking
delng. Lifting ton more like Dr.. Winship; kill
Ing IN OF with blow of the fist like the old gladiator
holding up sundry hundrcd weight with the teeth, of
puuneilng champion pugilist to death in se ring,
hare little Of the beautiful in them to our eyes. The
gigantic forces Of nature are only then highest |
estae11ed when caa hntnesa them TO rolling caxs
md al fox10a Of e0giaery or In other useful WAYS
make them subscrvient to our wants ut pleasure
Strength without wisdom has in 1t no beauty what
soever. Strength Is the body Of which wisdom ia the
SOUL and beauty Is tho appropriate result Of their
6tDg union. =" The race IL not 10 the swift nor the
batsle to tbs strong" The mind which commands |
uausc1e and ali forces may Unexpectedly CAUSE the
weak to confound tho mighty.
In union there Is strength. not In numbers a1one
many trust. Divide and conquer is Of the oldest
faf ftaE Ia ha