Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-01-25
4 MASONIC ADDRESS.

Mr.. j. F. ngenhaugh on taking hi
seat rs the Master OF Plymouth lodge
delivered brief address which We tax,
pleasure in placing in print. II is of es
pecial interest To the Masonic fraternity
Mr. Langenbaugh said:
Warlens and Brethren; The memories
of the past are full of shadows and also O
sunshine; and these necessarily bring into
review the landscape Of life, m, re especial
ly Of the past year that has just closed
over which also pass the alternate sun
CLEANS and cloul-shades of passing day,
and years Now the valley and hill sid,
the cottage and way side-are ali.agloa
with pleasant recolleciions- and. Smiles 81
friendship and pictured. hopes of a brigh
future; anon dark cloud shadow passe.
over. and the smile OF jry which hshte,
The path of life vanishes like the dream ~
the sleeper, and. then, perhaps. "A deepe
gl""m stiH gathers around the way ftrrr,
until the wing of the tempest wr lbs nj
IN midnight from " hich there seems m.
morning To hope inr. But still her
comes M 'rning. bright with new bor,
hopes, and n sky all radient with promise,
of brighter day; while low on the dis
tant horizon of the past, hangs the darL
cloud frum whose rent bosom SD lately
CLEANED the lightning or rushed the temp
rst--Larnless now, and dreaded NO longer
Such Is lie, and such has beea our rx
,'eri:nce In the past. IL has been the
chequered groundfioor Of The mystic ie n.
pie. alternating in gss'd and evil. Joys and
sorrows. midnight and noonday. hope.
and Tears. here Is pleasure i'm the
retrospect. that evil must perish, and thai
good Is eternal, that shadow and sorrow
and gloom belong Ia the past, and TIM,
promise "i Ma Immortality of positive en-
'yment. Nature struggles for this, mus.
Gle aud bnain toll fur IL, while the hear,
and affection nope TN and hone eye- -
waiting and hnking for the auro nal beam
Ing of day that shall know NO clou,l,
nor storms nor midnight.
Will that dsy ever come-eeery Uop~
whisIers-yes, and then the heart grow
strong again to toll and wait for /,
Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Six has
passed away; and Eighteen Hundred and
Seventy Seven. bright with new born
l'opes aud sky all r,dient with promises
"i brighter day, PUSHES in. Thus will
We hope on and hope ever" But the
past IL past, eighteen hundred and seventy.
six Is gone. let us bid II farewell! without
"A lingering regret. and turn - ei, h. cen
hundnsi AMI sc enty seven and bid .,
wc!came. TOR in its TREASURED house are var.
nrred hopes that may yet be realized the
need OF well done from the Grand Arch
tects lips. and the Conscious achievement
III a life mission.
There Is much To do in the one which we
are entering; much in the q,mr.ies, and i'm
The forest. and on the Temple Mount
within the inner court. and aloIg the Cur
ridors, and NJ the entrance TO the holy
place. There Is & be much Of thought. al
anxiety. at watchful care, at persevering
and toilsome Efforts To advance the inter
est and promote The prosperity of the
Mystic Order. whose basis Is truth, and
whose apex Is radiant with the light of
Its interests entwine them
selves around the hearts and Ties and enters
nations and individuals, running through
all the ramiications Of business and priv
lIge and moral culture and intellectual
advancement. Hearts are bound to hearts,
mind reflects mind, and thought echoes
hack Thought; chord touched by the
magic influence of masonry vibrates
Trough thousand Lodges, and ten thnus
md hearts. until IL reaches its ultimate
md sccomplishes its purpose OF benevo-
ence aud good will 10 man.
With what judgement and skill should
such chords he touched! With what
rembling IT anxiety should words and
n"ught and sentences be uttered. when
hey are to go down tn other ages and he
ead by di .tant peoples. Thoughts put
nto print become immortal, and count
ess years may not reveal all their inf1u-
noes Tor good or evil. Shall our wor
n uttered during 1877. be such as "dying
We shall not wish la bloty" We all ex.
,ect to form many lew friendships during
he present year. and also revive many old
mes. While such Is the case, let us wei
,ome them all with the new year, and let
10 ebdeavor TO make our new-fomed a.
sanc<s one Of mutual pleasure and profit