The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-05
rHE MASONIC 1DEAL


lures. The great light OF Masonry a
terror to our era. The great unity o
God which Socrates saw shining as
great light from the pages of Anaxago
ras, shone from the Scriptures 4 nous
and years before. Mhtn liz. caadidat,
Is asked it he believes in Gud : III hs
thinks of Him al all, il it,ss f,s IS nos.
sessed et every. psissii1ls:. p<gEret.on
Blessed is The nian wiap has e l0d l,,..
meath the royal arch as beneath the Gov
enant rainbow, and ia the trHe spirit Of
our order acquired knowledge of the
"Immaculate Name" But because Ma,
sonry is based upon the belief in God
we must not. on that account, exalt il
into the msjesty OF a religion Human
| society itself cannot stand In any other
faith The ancient Pagan civilizations
persisted through lack of q Divine
ideal. they needed copy of perfect
exceilence-a mark for the prize after
which they we're to aspire. The French
| revolution demonstrated that the DENIAL
OF the Divine existence meant the death
OF France. That when inc Atheists
wrote upon. the eltars Of Paris No
God" ana upon the tombstones of the
holy martyrs No Resurrection" they
wrote the death sentence of the nation.
Under their regime the empire might
have been extinguished in anarchy and
engulfed beneath the ocean where lie
the extinct civiliz atoms of the past The
phenomenon OF a nation of Atheists il
unknown. The Jewish nation, though
disinherited of its possession, stands in
the strength of this divine belief, and is
waiting with this faith peat up In its
heart till the call of God shall wake IL
into more than the luxuriance of old.
Second. The MansonIc ideal of man
hood is derived Ifrom Revelation. The
book which has been for ages
THE LIGHT OF MASONRY,
Is the light of humanity on thequcstion
Mozley. in his Ideas OF the Early Ages
has shown concluslvely that man, as we
understand hlm to be possessed Of person.
al rights and ranks. A God in his Owa
sphere was not SD regarded among the
ancient pagan nations. A few men were
great. such as kings and philosophers.
but man, apart. from all adventItious
circumstances. was not great. He shows
that the governments of the world were
founded upon the depreciation of man;
that the sO-called Democracies we're
oligarchies built upon the degradation
of masses. That there were
some grand sentiments enunciated
like that which was so often applauded
in the Roman senale-''1 am q man and,
therefore, nothing that concerns man
can be indifferent to me-" But they
were only sentiments, not living ideas.
They did not shut up the gladIaiorial
shows. or dethrOne despOtisms, or save
wOrnout slaves from being thro an into
the Tiber or fed to the fish. The gov
ernments of the new world rise upon q
iii ffaRoFuf hacSo
the dignity and the inalienable rights of
man. Canon Motley says: "The most
rigid European despotism is 10, this re-
spcct far above ancient empire" But,
says he, "Qut of no philosophy has this
modern idea of man come, but out of
Revelation. We know the history of
the idea just as we know the history of
any scientific idea" The Masonic
ideal then of human equality and in
allenable rights is drawn by the Su-
pFeme Architect upon the tfestle-b board
OF the craft. The thought is anarchial
and will not down; but, like water, will
find its level though oppressive noun
tains be piled upon its bosom. Brethren
OF the Order, We march in the name OF
this. sentiment of brotherhood, 'tWhat
man is there of you, which, If his broth
er ask bread will he give him stone, or
- AZ o1AA . 4A644 VIA AlC kEE0 lin . cCA-
pent 2" The haiiing siga OF the Order,
like the banner of the battlefield, must
ever bring US around if, and toWsrd
every "forlorn and shipwrecked broth
81" we must manifest the vigilance of q
sleepless inspection. the continuance of
unwearied defense. Take the Ma-
sonic ideal of the social virtues. In the
teaching OF the Order, "the primeval
virtues shine aloft like stars 'DO
justly, love mercy, and walk humbly
with thy God" is the
RULE FOR PERSONAL CONDUCT,
And "Do unto others as you would they
should do unto you" is the rule for CON-
mercial intercourse. The lodge is not
an Indian tradIng-post where men barter
and bargain together with each other
from purely selfish motives. Nor is it,
on the other hand, a place for the ex-
hibit of the etiquette of the polite as
sembly, where the blandest smiles are
interchanged and the gentlest words cir
culated, and the kindest attention be-
slowed, while beneath it all there Is no
substFatum of truth and no sympathy
that is heart deep. The social virtues
of Masonry are those which belong to
the family, where the father clothes HIM
self in the frank attire of natural ex-
preston. Where the love of the wife
and attentions of the children are genu-
inc. Where heart meets heaFt-wheTe
the smile is no flattery, the tear no dis
play, the service no purchase; but where
the closest ties OF brotherhood exist
What security for personal character
and what succoF under trial, and what q |
stlmulous 20 grand lIfe should come |
from such 3 society.
But It Is secret society, says one. |
Yes, secret in its methods, but not in It's |
objects. Its secrecy is that Of the fami- |
ly-that of the physician and the pa
tient; that of the lawyer ami the client; |
that OF the minister and the penitent.
But there are some bad men In Mason.
~. les, SO there are in the churches.
But we do not cut down whole or
chard because of the existence OF few |
inferior and worthless trees. 1t Is al |
ways easier to ind q mind that
can teach q doctrine than it is to find g |
heart that can obey one. This great
world has always had to grapple with /
the problem of imperfect men. Many
that you think are masons may not be.
1t is secret society secret Ia its meth
ods of suspensions and expulsious.
But its charities are limited and not
universal. Yes, limited by onr ability,
but not by our principles. We are obi
gated 10 take care OF some, as Is every
man OF his family but we are not there
by prohibited from reaching out help
ing hand to others. Masonic charity IL
on this wise
..Bone. friends and parent Grst it doth en-
brace;
Ny country aext. and next, the human rare"
FINALLY, MASONIC INFLUENCE
In modern society Is worthy OF thougha.
Its influence in the governmental domain
tends to make nations touch each ether.
Il is not political. Monarchists and Rs
publicans, Aristocrats and Democrats cit
in the sane lodge. Its principles are
those Of good government every where.
If Russia would act them cut what re-
lease Of students there would be in St
Petersburg. and what Q return Of exileG
there would be from Siberia. II il was
bey ond the power Of Masonry 10 prevent
the war Ia this county IL was likewise
beyond the poWer Of Christianity. Bat
while the sword has won back the south
eFn atates. Masonry and Chsistianisy
combined will win back the southern
people
POETS HAVE sung
OF the sPrliament Of nations. the fnder
alton OF the world 9H0 win t0e
crowned heads Of Christendom IN our
order, and the greatest statesmen, ora.
tors, authors and dipiOmatIsts belonging
TO the craft il seeEHs a. II the day Of the
shading fig tree should soon dawn.
And In that parliament Of nations,
with all men As brothers, the cengre-
gated intelligence of the age should Set
tie by arbitration what Otherwise would
be attempted By the sword. The
influence Of Masonry upon tie CON-
meree Of this sge Is worthy Of ccEsid-
Grafton. Time gas when the military
power was the most dreaded. bat now
commerce q king. Power has shifted.
While within the last half centuTy
armies and nav1es have become 20 gro
digiOusly powerful as TO siEk Waterloo
into second class fight. ard the historic
Armada into "A affair Of gause, gel
France, or Germany, or Russia, or
Turkey mag march million mea fnfoi