Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-02

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An aneei ,,sbers her trinn,ntan, GAIT
Whilst with her tinoers fans Of s,aI,s,,e twists
AMI Win them beais haak errnr cla,l Ia ,,1ista
Eternal ,,,iity bshird her shinea
Tint fire and water. earth and mir combines.
Her voice IL ike q trumnet lu,d and shiill
Which bids nil sonnda Ia earth and heaven he
atili
Now / snppose the INITIATED would aak the
oneation found in an old monnserint sald ~
he In the handwritiny # Henry tho VT
nAre Maconnea vnddar NOR, thar others ~
snppose the anestlon asked 7 make Won the
answer OF the tnanuscrint
some Maconnea are not a. yirtuous as some
odber mems, hnt mn IN. most nor.. tbev he
moro gude than thev ,eorld no IL thev were
not Maconnes.n
We are often asked why Masonry preserves
ts secresy. This regard as The naliadiur, Of
n. existence II "a s.lI aocrat thinos helono IA
God. The name Of God Il secret. for the angel
of the Lord said "whv ash ont thon tins after
my name aurel,, a. 10 .oornt -
Strietly aneakino ,raaonry Ia mt a secret ~.
ciety. for In purnosss and 'nrincinlea are pub.
fsbsd TO tho whole world It r. boweyer and
should ever remain s.cret In its method NJ work
and I'm the ADMINISTRATION M its charters. Its
genins forbids IL 10 parade liz membership for
n pnblic apcctsn1e ovcent ,yhen n Ia strictly
engaged II, ths nerfnr,,a,cn nj Masnnic wort
III Ii "A Ill flIlur " Drltcine MapUI1C gnnrttv To
"Do GOOD by stealth and blusb 10 find II fame,
Other agencies boastfnllv pois., about their
benevolent actions bnt Free Masonry isor
should be- an intensely secret eociety In this
rcspcCt IL obeys the script,ire's precept:
"Whcn tbou doest aims. let not thv left hand
know what thy right hand docth." The charity
II bestows on a distressed brother ia known
only 10 him, and to those who are immediately
active in administrative H. No Lodge ever
oper to the worlds knowledge bnt our CHAIR.
ties are 40 secret IA the grave. No tabuated
record Of 1t il kept and reported to the Grand
Lodge. The actions OF a Lodge, In this respect
are practically secret even to the Grand Body
having iuriadiction oyerit These charities are
tbe natural outgrowth Of Free Masonry itself
incident to the very purpose Of its being "a
have said before. they are matter. of duty not
of pride. No lodge ever publishes ita charities
or placards them. Each quietly and modestly
administers them, and tells every rccipent TO
90 In peace, but docs not tell him to come again
no more
Sons Lodges and grand Jurisdictions have
ad1pted for the administration of those chart.
ties established for the protection and support
of the poor the aged and inrm the widow
and the orphan, or educating those who are
meritorions and INDECENT All Of whom Of course
being connected with the fraternity bv the tie
of relationship or harmony to a brother. They
have adoptcd all the modes of the world. az
they are fonud 10 he n svatematized mode OF
relieving snch and its institutions for these
nnruoacg will (ornallv comnare with those OF
anv other aociety
Its secrecy in a constant incentive 10 the Ma.
sou To dip down deeuer and decper into the
foundations NJ trntb Thai h. NAV be nd vanced in
knowt.dye Tbev e,ntrac. mpct more than
acquiring a knowlcdpc of mr. ceremonies and
sipna and words of r.cornitjon. Some of the
mnat eyurrt In ih,ac live n lifetime In profoubd
ignnr,nr. of tha tr,,c snrr.,a NJ Masonrv
GnJ uhct 7 dnsire IN say ina, he,, so torsibly
and beautifully mt 6v our brother NJ W,
lain yIlus Browne of the Golden State
thousands of miles off bui which IL now being
randi, hourd he the iran III. To- our State AZ
Nrmiv az ~. "a hroth.ra havs alwava heep
ionnd bv III, mvstic lie 10 enc .no,her that
t.kc tbe ,ib,rtv Of ouotiny mart or his last
animal address
There il an ideal and n practical Masonry
Much In It's PASSIVE aspect never reaches abov,
| Tho idpot. yat ,oilrh of tho aunArcnf ideal
| Ia arac,ntihic ~ n nracticol abanc and M
least to n certain extent IA within The means
| of attainment Masonry IL in accord with the
| teachings of cou,mon scns, for its principle /.
! bnsed unon thai biyh morality which IL tho com
mon law of the soul. In the recognition of ma!
| IA n moral rational being. Its severe truths
| ,yhcr s,t forth he mon of soma, and reflection
| disuel he tbcir own force IN, dclusiops of pr,u
| dice, obStinacy and Ignorance, In its supper,
| and enforcement of moral teach inc. il harmo
| MICA with rrlipion without ayowol of creed u,
marty and In t6c cucmracemcnt of virtue and
| hnuGaty and In the drnrnriotion of bvpocris,
II rulaIers thr SIMMER and nurcr m,ioymeuts o.
| life Emt its dearest charnctcristfcs are n warm
human SYMPATHY. a. offered to intolerance and
| scl0Ahucsg and a tenderness which rises aboy,
| every other uuality In its vitality and durabil
ity Il IN capablc of a proplnss to which no limit
| can he placed But of what nee IL Masonry
unless Il /. made prncticall Whyeypend time
Labor and ,,on.,, II, I,.,nctnatiro ihn iunrac,ca
| Me- prurfirnl Mosaury /. thr npnlca;ipu Of IL
knowlrdpe 10 thc. rxnoricucc. Of life To ON
surroundings 10 our social. business and civil
! relations. The term ..broth.rhood" 4. meaning
| les. unir.- associated Sith charity and charit
| il INT half drvclcurd when restricted TO the h,t
| ,ron Iutr ur aim. riyntg Nnsonic charity Il
| its broad uualdsh SENSE, Is 10 do unto other. 4
| w, vnutL yyt.h tnrv should do INTO ug II +
tbr .b,c,c. Of Mi, charity thatis tbe chief chi.
~ ,.i.onal dit,irrifi,a n,isiur frnt, sn,ciul 10,
lncal aapnrirs hv ygra,,oi,nn dn.ru,.jon pns.on
ME accusotlor nrtty snIGshueas and iutolerar
nuiuinu ali rrnducinu a bitterness which .oour
or later affects the fratrrnnl relations within tn
Lodgr and in the sappup and mining of it
harmony imrair. If NOT dpst,ovs its ciIectiy,
ness and usefulness. This il not imarjned o
uurcaIizca but il too frequently an actual cx
nrricncrd condition II great and p1icyous fault
| when hrothcra are hardened with defnrt. .
thrir own. thcy should rycrciyc charity toward
the taiIngs of others they should not dlstrc-
thr mind ycbn, thrv tbnmsrlyn. aand N nee
| If ,uuuv ttlua., thcv .buuid NOT fnrpct ttr la
Of human iutr,dcuendeuce. and should not pas
a sryrrrucss of iudpucut when REGARDING aiioti
crs lailmgs through medium discolorcd Or d
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