Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-02-17
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RoHaI A,ch of her noble neck. In
age, we enter into couusI with her.
and at last, our final hope is, with
her, to enter in.o Mc L,,Iye ofpcrEc-
tion above our work being yer
here.
NJ asonry isa teacher Of morals, but
not of religion; any and all believers
i'll revealed rGliyion can become Ma
sons, but no inlidcl can The Bible
is the centre jewel Of every Lodge,
and Masonic teachings and lessons
and the parallels Of the Holy Scrip
turcs. The moral aspect Of Masonry,
is intended to /, present tie ladder
which Jacob saw in his vision, CON
Meeting Heaven with earth, the prin-
c:pal rounds ofwhch were Fs:M, lime
and C""riiy-fai,h in the revealed
Word Of God hope for future and
letter existence, and charity towards
ali human beings. True N[ansonic
acts, should he rs Tie Angels which
asccndcd and descended, bringing the
joys Of Heaven to the afflicted Of
Of earth. The charity Of the Mason
IS catholic in its nature; i, embraces,
alike The worthy and the unworthy,
is exhibited i'll word, i'll thought AMI
i'll decd; like the quality Of mercy, it
is not strained: ~
IT droppeth, rs the gentle rain from IIcav-
tpcn the place beneath; il is twice blessed:
1t bIcSSeth him that gives and him that
Ills migh;icSt i'll the miShticst; it brcon,cs
The thrcnch monarch hcttcrtliun his crown:
Ills Sccptrc shows the force of temporal
power. ttr sis'
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear Of
kings; ,.i.h-z.
But mercy is above this sccptred sway. v
1t Is cntllroned i'll the .heartslof kings,
1t is an attribute 10 God himself;
And earthly power dotl. tkcn shcw likcst
Gods,
When mercy seasons Justice ,--'
The charity Of the Mason embraces
bcncvolcnce and brothcrly love, bear
ing ever i'll view the AN.sccing. Eye;
nc does not forget that the priig Of
c"c'" must grow for him, or that his
conduct must be squared by the giy.cat
r"lc Of the booh, IF LooI.s; with tho
G1rl of his ch arity lie smooths the
edges Of his human nature, until the
rough ashlcr l.ccomcs perfect and
fitted for "Ma honsc not nlnae 6yhaat7s
eternal IN he Xcarcns.:' The Mason's
faith, inculcatcs the present morality;
though its lessons be yelled in allegory
and clothed in symbols, it teaches him
TO have faith il his fellow. man, to
sec the good that lis nature may con-
tain and to close his eyes to thar
which may appear to him to be evil;
it recognizes all men rs being crea-
tions Of that Master, whose ncstlc.
bc",", is the universe. to whom tho
earth is but an atom, AID time but mn
instant; it accepts whatever is, as
right, and prcsuu,cs not 10 Judge
either of man or Of created things:
It's manifestations Of prayer, is to be
found in those beautiful lines Of Mr..
Pope:
Teach nc to feel anothcr's woe,
To hide the ia;l! see,
Tia, mercy, | 10 others show
That mercy Shcw to me,
This day be bread and peace my LOT.
All else beneath the sun
Thou knowcSi, if best bestowed or no.
And let My miW BE- done"
The hope Of the Mason, leads him
to believe that good will come cat of
evil, that from lhc "nctle danger, we
pluck The flower, sa'cty,' that the
storm of today, whether created by
the wiat, Of Heaven or the ungoycrn-
ed passions Of man, will pass away,
that there isa divinity that shapes
ou- ends rough, hcw than Us we may"
that the duty Of the moment is
humility, and patience the s.nius Of
the day, his hope in the dark
hour is as the pillar Of fire in front.
and that through it lead him Into the
deep waters Of the ,cl, yet will he fol-
low TO that land Of promise where
"'hc wicked cease from troubling aud
the weary are at rcst.' Judge bv
these standards, it is our firm belief.
that true Masonic action, will remedy