Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05

~ oatc" "ic SOOtueO dUU as
suaged by the kind hand and ten
der regard of brother. AZ stranger
among strangers, in perjury and
want. whether on desert waste. or
in crowded and jostling citN un-
known and nnobserved, by the mag
ic charm of its whispering voice,
finds his necessities provided for
and his wants supplied, thus enabl-
ing him to proceed on his journey
Of life rejoicing. No rival conten-
tions are engendered to disturb,
derange or distract the peaceful and
harmonizing precepts of our, asso-
ciated order, where charity, with it's
countenance beaming with the light
OF love and friendship, is permitted
to preside over our councils and
direct our deliberations.
Through its benign influence men
OF all conflicting religious views aud
all, opposing political opinions meet
and work together, without comLro-
missing their influence or desradln.
their manhood Verify, where aii
are influenced. or should be, by enc
common obisetI-,he smoothing of the
asperities of human. life, and the
elevation of human passions above the
paltry s'rifes and sguabbles incident
to human nature and tho varied pur
suits Of mankind Nor is this all
Like an angel of mercy, it removes
the mlNdew taint from envy. jealousy
and suspicion, and subjects them to a
rigid moral training. These triple
relics Of the evil eyed too often in
their united vocstion, and in, their,
m,egenerated condition greatly dk-.
turb the social r. .lations OF society. as
we'll as imperil the peace AMI tran
guilty OF friends aud neighbors.
Again that low type of selishness.
which is alwaysaccompanicdby an odor
unnistakably, distinctive in IL charac--
,sr, is learned, through the instruction
Of charity to respect the moral law
and the practical duties OF religion.
| One vt the most Suggestive facts
relating to charity that eau be found
IN the whole range of history either
written or unwritten, sacred or pyoiane
OF an inseE Earable religious and NOR !!
obligation, as held by Masons where
ever located and wherever disp,r r, OIL, i.
graphically illustrated in the parable
Of .he man journeying from Jerusalem
to Jericho. And what renders the
fact more significant is that it was
uttered by Christ himself. And as
this charitable sentiment. is to my
nind, one Of the most striking illus
tratlons of MAS duty to man, es
pcclally when estimated 10 ,ha light
oi divine utterance, trust I, ~ all
be indu ged in repeating the trass.
action ns related in the parable
and commenting briefly upon The
sublimity Of i,s- mo'ai and religious
bearing This man, spoken OF in the
parable, on his way, from Jerusalem
to Jerico "lell among thievss,' and
they not only, despoiied hnn. of4his
clothing, but dtd him ,hers pc scnal
violenc and finally left him "bal.
dc1d. 7" Now, Ibis really and truly was
fue spectacle for the exercise OF
humane charity by the first observer
that might pass IN that direction.
But VIC are told that priest came
thaM way and .lis attention was
attrac,cd to the iorlorn G. nditi6n of
the traveller, he took y ood look
at him and then passed by on The
other side This sseredota lunclion-
ary was, undoubtedly on coma n,issi' D.
pertaining to his ri ish call,ng tbe
priesthood and get he could not see
in this poor bleeding victim Of brute
violence III subject ior'huiDsne min
istrations One thing Is clear to my
mind. that with oil his ecclesiastical
learning, aud all his religious training,
be had never taken the first lesson in
masonic charity I; not even the degree
of the entered apprentice hence he
passed on, leaving for some one more
versed in the subtle mysteries of
charity who might come aftsr him. to
administer the rights Of humanity
Nor was he long gone when a Lcvite,
who vas by virtue of his b;rshrigbt
both q lawyer and "a judge, "came
and 'opked on him and he TOO passed
by on the other side This man
beyond doubt had other matters
hat demanded bis, attentioa Of more |
pressing importance than that OF
Administering aid aud oaniors TO one
Of Gods p,uishing creatures. And
although educated OF tho eject Of