The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-27
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AS SnsD "ucTa Eree Masonry
ca'ts her mantle ~ charity, and extends
.he hand OF brotherly love, the Fraternity
ls accustomed to celebrate'the festivals of
.,t. John the Baptis. and st. John the
evangelist. While the cycles of time
move on apace, while Kingdoms and en-
pir'a have been cast down aud forpo.
while Egypfs once mighty cities lie en-.
somed In eternal ssne, Masonry. coeya,
wssh and ante-da.ing written history
perpe'uates in eternal memory, and pre-.
serves TO the Crnft the work OF tho tine
the beautiful, the good. The oath of lime
is q festive occasion, set apart by the craft
to worship the Grand Architect NJ the
Universe.
Vn itse Monday large number of the
fraternity assembled at the Masonic
Aaii, and there formed in procession.
with Hon. j. l.. Orr as Marshal. nssisted
by j. X. Williams, and unfurled their
standard Of Faith and Hope" "Chsritv
ana WISDOM" Strength and Beauty
and marched in time to the stirring
strains OF the Anderson Cornet Band to
the carolina Collegiate Institute. It be.
ing busy time, there was not an unu.
sually large crowd in attendance, but q
sufficient number was present to make
the occasion both interesting and nlea,.
ant.
J. +. @. DuPre, of Abbeville, was the
first speaker, and gave an interesting
history Of the rise and progress of the
Order He claimed that It's origin was
coeval with Adam, was known and prac-
ticed by Noah, and continued by his de-
sceildahts In its purity until the building
of the tower of Babel. That after the
curse was pronounced upon them, those
who had not participated in the "crime''
continued the pure Freemasonry. and
The other established spurious system.
That these two followed parallel cur
rents TILL the building of King Solomon's
fempie. That they were then unitsd
and blended into one, and have SO con-
tinued to this time. Ho next iratanced
some historical facts which occurred from
the completion Of the temple until the
change in l7l4. Then briefly and con-
cisely noticed some of its leading doc
tries a'.c princir' os-the belief in a God.
the immortality of the soul, the resur-
rection of the body lie next explained
Its principle tenets-brotherly love, re-
Lief truth-and insisted that its object
was to make man wiser, better and hap.
pier He denied that Free Masonry is
church, or religion, and denied and re-
piled to the objection that 1t is q .'secret
society" and then closed with an earnest
exhortation to the craft to prove their
faith by, their works.
Maj. John B. Moore was the next
speaker introduced. He began by dis.
cussing the etyHology Of Masonry
Showed how meny different nations had
claimed its origin. He then claimed its
origin from the building of King Solo
mons Temple. The subject of Masonry
was then discussed by the degrees from.
the Entered Apprentice 10 The a.h, or
Royal Masters degree. That the En-
tered Apprentice represented Youth, the
Fellow Graft, Manhood, and the Master
Mason, Old Age. That the Master
Mason discovered that truth was lost.
and that the Royal Arch Msson found It,
and the Cryptic Mason showed how It
was found. He then spoke of some of
the objections 50 Masonry. That If the
uninitiatcd condemn US no Mason will
oppose you, but wifi pity you and pray
for you. because you know not what Won
DO. And he closed by paying beautiful
tribute to woman, in which he claimed
that the virtnous, true and good woma,,
was mans beau-ideal of Masonic perfec-
tion. That shesneed not be initiated by
us, for she was already initiated by tho
God of her creation.
Dr. X. f. Diver was the ne.t speaker.
DO spoke of the utility of NIasou-v.
That 1t was something to be practiced
outside OF the tiled recesses of the Lodge
room. That it was system which
taught sublime truths, .and painted
grandly the beautiful, tie good, the
pVe. He then discussed what Masonry
was. That it had been beautifully rem:
resented to be system Of moraiity.
yelled In illegorS. and illus:-ated by
symbols. That the order was founded
on the great masonic doctrines of s. God.
and the Immortality of tho soul. He
t'NoNSSoSo W ulbCUS-, LUo CelCnlnRS
Of Masonry. He snid that good Mason (,
Is good man and neighbor, and that 1t
wiio w0To the bad badge OF
a Mason on the elappei of his coat that is a
true Mason, but that it was the sober, the
temperate, the good man that makes the
true Mason. He then dealt some heavy
blows at those who brought reproach
upon the rrder by drunkenness. In
concluding. he claimed that the brd0r
had been foremost in promoting plans
for the moral and intellectual Elevation
Of ourrsce. ,i.sse>~
1t Is impossible to do the Speakers ;us-
tice in such brief outlines. ~
The speaking being over, the crowd
repaired g the beautiful grove where the 4
baskets, whose swelling sides were MI
most ready tr burst yglt,. gee.l sll..:.ess,
were brought out and. their contents dis
cussod with enthpSiasm by the whole
crowd.
? The fraternity again formed in process
aien and returned to thoir hall, and closed
the festival of the dAy
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