The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-12-28

oar Granger Lodge recently Sent a box OF eggs TO
Boston, and Il number OF dozen were sent back, b,-
M rather old. ln,y were bid on at AUCTION in Tx
Lodge for sport. The buyer, "beng Hayes man"
took thcm 10 the ferry and sold them for good
price. What should be done to the Hayes man that
peddlfS rotten egg 6.
Put him on the Louisiana Returning iioad.
a %"ulENu:. Php.niN Lodge of Ma~ou+ in TINS
city, has recently been presented with diploma
q, en- 10 Il Brother fifty year ago 1t w. i-sn"d
FROM the Grand Lodge Of Massachusetts IN beecm
her l-lp before Maine t,lnIttri int" the aiun
AZ II state and subsequently reis5ued IN l9'0 trom
Belfast Iojsy, the parent Of ihfniN Lodge. II was
the diploma issued to Paul Giles who made
., MASON i'll ISLE and win le remembered by or old
cr citizens. The diploma Is OF parchment, OF an Old
and quaint design, and bear the signatures on
James POOR, A. Master, Timothy Chase, Junior
Warlen and Joseph Williamson father of the
Hon. Joseph williamson rs Secretary. All OF the
person whose autographs are upon this meavntu
have long since gone to that undiscovered country
from whose bourn no traveller returns ihe ducu
has been framed and placed IN the archives of
the lodge. Mr.. Giles was shpWrecked ANA drowned
on The coast Of Maine, near Passport, more than
fifty years ago. His body found and recognized
as that OF Mason, and received proper burial -
members of the great fraternity.
l.YtE,M. Ihe first lecture OF the nrW course was
delivered on Monday evening al Piefee'S Hall hy
Rev. Mr.. C.oolenough, pastor OF the tniversaliet
church, upon the Gospel OF discomfort, ih- speak
err quoted a passage from Shakespeare, rerhap4 10
serve .as Il text Tor his discourse
Snow is the winter OF our discomfort
Made glorious summer Sc.
That there was such II thing IS 4 Gospel OF the
kind he had always suspected, and he knew it Tor
certain when pressed to open the lecture course,
when there were 80 many whose brains had not
to labor hard ministers do. The lawyers and
doctors were Of course. delighted ana all ready. The
Gospel of Discomfort, the lecturer said, laid at the
Foundation OF much if not all human achievement.
1t is the spur to ende:Nor. 1t pervadrs Az classes
and i the handspring OF their acti onS. Enargug
upon this idea he applied it to all the relations of
life-to sanitary matters, to safeguards against dis
,ster and to the domestic relations. 1t enters into
the higher endeayors Of life. Christians are in
luenced by it. Paul was the most disconnected Of
men, The Saviour example OF it, Till on the
cross he exclaimed sit is finished" All victories of
civil liberty had their origin there. All the world
has been atlalne with the Gospel of Discomfort at
different times, and the progress Of all men and all
nations may be traced to it. The Maytlower came
across the ocean freighted with discomfort, that has
Warred against all forms OF oppression ever slice
The lecturer proceeded to discuss the influence of
discomfort on individual character illustrating his
views by frequent quotations, anecdotes and hstor
zeal illusions. He believed with DR.. Holmes that
"God can't make man crooked, and then punish
him for not standing straight, but it is the duty of
all to stand straight as they can. An eminent man
who saw criminal going to execution said, 'rhere
goes myself but for the grace of God" The lectur-
er concluded with illusions to the popular dscon-
tent at the result of the Presidential election, but
believed in satisfactory solution of the difficulty,
and one that would command popular support.
The Gospel of Discomfort manifested itself among
the audience at the terrible GOODNESS of the hall.
The evenings experience in that particular should
not be repeated