Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14
THOMAS THoRSBURC
EDITOR muNrlyGroN ADVERTISER:

hall. i'm Barboursville, on Saturday, Dec.
10Th. 1874, in accordance with timc-hon-
ored usage, aud had addresses from the
w. NJ. and J. W, after which they ad-
iourned to the hotel kept by MIR. b., and
sat down to as good a dinner as was ever
served in this country.
A motion was made that copies of the
addresses be furnished the newspapers Of
the county with the request that they be
pubhshed, but "a the W. Ms was eX tenn
pore, il has gone where the wood bine
twineth." As it would take much time to
write three full copies Of the }. VS. ad-
dress, | have determined to report only
the most interesting portions.
THE J. VS. ADDRESS.
Brethren, this day of 81.
John. the Evangelist, is feStival Of our
craft second only to that OF June oath, aad
as we have feen into the clear lig II OF his
Gospel philosophy, aud still love u drink
in and admire the pure teachings oi 50
noble man, for our mutual edincatiOn
let me briefly present what NAY seem par
ticularly connected with this occasion a.
all anniversary.
We learn from one OF the Great Lights
Of our order that st. John was the iavorIte
| Apostle III Jesus Christ, and the author oil
the book that bears his name. No exact
data can be had of his birth, but accord
| ing t. Morris Dictionary, he was born in
A. ID. 4, at thsalda, on the upper part ii
the sea Of Ga!lilee. He inherited perhaps
from his mother Saiome, his strong atfec-
tons his capacity for giving and receiy-
ing love, and his eagerlesS Tor the speedy
manifestation of the Messal's klngdl
Among the first converts If John the Bap'
! list. he became also one OF the hrst DIS l.
piles of Jesus. and witnessed one OF ms first
miracles-that sof Cana uf Ga'ilee. lie
wa. chosen one Of the Twelve Apostles
and was with Jesus in the chamber ol
death in the glory OF the TRANSPORTATION
at the warning concerning Jerusalem, ano
in the agony If Gethsemane. He wa
called the disciple wsom Jesus loved, anc
he returned that love with more single
Undivided attention than any other. \
the Last Supper, he, as the chosen and Ia
vored friend, reclined at the table witl
his head upon his Masters breast. Oh
the way 10 the cross, he received from tina
Master, as a dying charge, the care OF hi
mother, lett desplate by the death OF he
son. He was Danish d tn tn,
Isle of Patmos by the ed ct Of the Roman
Emperor, because he was Christian, ant
there he had those heavenly visions 81
strikingly portrayed in the Revelation
10 As Christians, W. celebrate Christ
mas as the birthday of Savior to tn
world and "a Nasons, we keep this day IL
memory of our patron Saint.
No one that that ever lived has more clear
ly defined our duties; no one that eve
wrote has more clearly and forcibiy sc
forth the virtues that should adorn tn
character of every worthy Mason. II
died at Ephesus on the 9th day of De
cember, 100, and tbs day has ever bee
kept and honorablv observed by our orde
Brothers, We have just reache
another milestone in the Journey OF life
another year has nearly rolled into etel
nifty. Our Grand Master, in his mere,
has spared Us to see another return of on
Anniversary. How thankful we ought |
: be Occasions like the present are give
, US that we may remember our VOWS, :
that, with firmer step and holier aspir:
tons, we may pursue our journey until ;
las, We arc admitted into that temple NJ