The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-20
The Masonic Jewel.

cUmptttr HISTORIES Ot the lodges IN the
different towns i'm the County.
The Masonic Jewel.
The above monthly is the official or
gan ct the States Of Mississippi. Ar
kansas and Tennessee. and is published
ut Memphis. ut - so per year. 1t
has gO~llv amount If Masonic and
family reading each month, and
il well worth It's subscription price.
From it VT take selections this week.
PROFANITY AMONG MAsoNs.
How often are our ear. assa,le,l by
lille, foolish AMI censurable expressions
IF blasphemy, un-Ma>onic in the
Craftsman using them. and subversive
If the gentility, decorum, dignity, and
holiness Of thought and speech which
should pre-eminently distinguish the
utterances 1T rejecting Masons; and
We have in charitable mood been
trying for an hour to view the subject
Of profanity from various standpoints
to see il there Is one from which it
seems palliative or ju>,ifiable. That
profanity exist to Il large extent among
Masons Of IA high and low degree" Is
u mortifying AMI incontrovertible fact.
II may be regarded, perhaps. As par
TALLY excu>ablc when in Il speculative
mood to di>trust first impressions, 10
matter how decided they NAV be Us to
any practice 80 frequent among men
Is that Of swearing.
Hence, although their impression
and ours may BIZ, nav it, that it is
usele>s-that it is in,lecorus that it Is
the child Of unnlanly anger or braggart
irrevcrence that it never made u
weak man strong, nor was other than
u subtraction Of strength, from strong
one. when, a. a habit, it makes ITS in
fictitious way from the mouths of GRIM
inals. AMI sots, and tenants Of the
Sums upward, to rest upon and stain
lips which ut other times utter senti-
ments Of charity and love: it Is but
~ where the poisonous vine creeps
where it may corrupt AMI deface, but
cannot possibly adorm. No matter
how vivid this impression may he,
will our Brothers bear with a little
further mental discussion Of the ques-
ton whether. u any one capable Of
reasoning about it, swearing seems pre-
ferable to not swearing:
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But We are satisfied universal love
could not consistently sanction the
free use Of Oaths out Of Courts Of Jus
tice. For, Observe. that he does not
dispute, but admits the existence of
universal love-and in profane words
the reference either Is o. j. net 10 the
spirit Of universal love. If it il, then
they are unworthy and polluted ve-
hicles Of such reference. IL it is not,
they are idle explosives, contrary to
correct taste, and fatal to the culture
to which our speaker aspires. No;
the sincere sentiment of intelligent
men Of all shades of belief, of what
ever color, in every land. Is against
swearing. and to the true Mason moth
ing can be more shocking and repul-
sive. Even if indulgence in such a
vicious practice was not q direct vio-
EatiOn Of Masonic law.
Sidney Smith seldom fused fun anil
wisdom more usefully when be took a
sentence. and. instead Of the oaths
with which he had heard it uttered,
interjected the word "boots" into it.
We do not stav to find what sentence
he used-any one will do. Next
year-boots me- am going to vote
for John Smith-boOts me-for Grand
Master. be boots me-"
Men do not use profanity when they
are or would seem at their best in the
ewes Of themselves or others, nor when
they are ON the witness stand to be
Judged BY others, nor in the sacred Sc
clusiOn Of the Lodge, nor when in
public seats which exact the APPEAR
ance of dignity. nor when earnestly
contemplating the beautiful; and after
saying this, It is not in our hearts to
assert that profanity is found in all
Lodges and among all the Graft; but
the decor0us sbsence Of it-shall it not
distinguish Masons in all places ~.
Y. D;spaseh.
In the time Of Henry ILL.,, Of Eng
land, the Pope grapted bull, or pat
emit, to q company of Italian Freema-
IONS, to travel over Europe.
The Tyler is the representative Of
the Master, and to him, il committed,
10 great extent, the comfort and the
interest Of the Lodge. 1t is a post of
great honor and responsibility, and in
1icates the great confidence of the
Lodge he enjoys He should be de-
:ided. and vet courteous. II has be-
come . custom of late to announce 81 |
brother vouched for" This is a de- |
parture from right and ancient usage. !
The name should in every case be !
transmitted. Besides it il the courte- /
y Of the profane even, and surely Ma
ons will MT be wanting here. Spen-
,er thus discOurses Of q Tylers duty: |,
Within the ,Rrbsan n porter sat
lay and night. duly keeping watch anil ward +;
ior man nor word might pass out IL the gate,
HIT in good order and with due re.ari
-sterers Of secrets he from thence .leIxrre.i
habblers Of folly and blazers ut creme:
lis lArum-lell might loud and " sis te heard.
When cause required, bnt never out ii time.
0leanings Prom Our Exchanges.
Ourier Journal.
When Capt. Tom Bolus went to
,iss q grass widow up the Wabash
ONE time ago. he was so long fixing
is mouth to ''take it in" that she
nil, "hurry up. Capt, or I'll bust,
rant 70 laugh 50 bad" Tom "took it