New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15
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rebuked BY his mother the great Empress Maria
Theresa. for associatng with persons OF low de-
gree answered her that to keep company with peo-
pie of his own rank no would have to descend into
the crypt OF his ancestors for there were no other
emperors In Austria for him to associate with
often think Of this when hear young Masons'
especially newcomers. find fault with the members
and With the class OF men they find In our lodges
usually ask them whether they themselves THINK
they perfect. Perfection upon earth has never
yet been attained, and II behooves those VINO ma
fault with other peoples fob!es tr examine them
selves thoroughly first. Whenever these brethren
shall bring perfection into the lodge they Will
surely find II there and not until then When we
shall all be pure and perfect before entering the
lodgeroom shall find like perfection within. IL
Is easy to find fault with your brothers shortcom-
ings and little foblcs but undergo thorough ex-
animation OF your own character your own uohgs,
and you will become lenient and tolerant toward
your brother.
There Is our good Brother A.. a Jovia), whole
souled, good man. In his youth he was dutiiui
and obedient son. and now in his manhood he IS
a good father and exemplary husband, an up
right and law-abiding citizen Among his friends
and the commercial community in general he bears
an excellent reputation. and he is good member or
the lodge; ever ready to respond 10 the can Oh
charity and help wherever and whenever he can
What. then. If this good brother looks upon the
wine when 1t Is red or perhaps looks into the
too freely occasionally. though not ofsn! Bear
with him; he Is still good man.
But Brother y. finds fault with this, and Is much
incensed at good Brother A. Brother Is. don't
understand how any one. especially Mason can
forget himself at any time, even ever so rarely,
Brother b. never INDUCES. His system could not
stand t. But let us look further. Brother b.
loves n social game Of cards and sometimes altet
the close Of the lodge he, with few kindred
spirits, will sit down to a nice litte game Cust
one) and often they become SO interested IN TINS
that they do not mind the feeting hours or notice
the peep O. day. They are so absorbed IN ther
kings and queens and Jacks, pots and pools, that
they do not see the glorious light Of day streaming
In at the windows. and finally. when they 90 part
Brother b. says he will meet them again ITO get
square"
And when Brother c. hears Of this he Is greatly
amazed. He does not know Jack from an ace
and thinks It IL all wrong decidedly wrong. and
these brethren ought to be talked TO- And our good
Brother c. is a great talker. He Is a member or
the Young Mems Reform Club, of the Old Mems
, independent Citizens Association, OF the East
Side Free-Thinking Literary Lyceum, OF the west
Side Citizens Improvement League, Is leadihg
member of the Society for the Ameoration
of the Evils of Exorbitant Taxes and Assess
ments and is a ruling spirit and delegate to the
Amalgamate1 Union Of Workingmen. lie can In
form you on all topics of religion, politics, law;
trusts t-monopoly agriculture and the state OF
the crops and the price Of freight. He knows when
the Legislature meets in every State Of the Union;
and more especially worth talking about; that Is,
he will talk just as long as he can find somebody 10
listen TO him. When he comes to the lodge WIN
his speaking apparatus fully wound up he looks for
, an easy victim and then our Brother D. gets ou,
OF his way for he don't Ike TINS wori,Gy i dmdr
c. and Brother D. Is an ercEllen man put looks
Brother d. is a religious man and longs to the
exclusive. s;mon-pure. c:ose-communion, BapList
and h SyaTyhng By he scale and by the
standard Of his church He Is good member ana
doctrine "Yon might as well think Of going 70
heaven with your boots on SAYS this good brother
sprinkling OF baptism. Why, examine St. Matthew
chapter III, verses 60 and St. Mark, chapter
on e H Iny to SarrE so S ana cd to
Brother c. but failed most snomniously Brother
cou talk more in an hour ihan the ear nSs t foni
Wi iSs HSa 50 Of aEer Brother D. mas '"
"A our much-respccted brother Z. in turn finds
sd Mn hs aG& on T 20 ey s
irother Is a great sporting and betting man,
abo t fo FSSa nd sporty Brother IS entirely
of patience with such an gnorant man anJ
| the pedigree Of every noted horse and can tell you
Shc exact time it took Maud S. or Foxhall to make
one day he met the deacon and invited him to
take ride In his buggy to go npown me prd GPSq
f. was then his way to a grand horse race but
they got there and looking on. our Baptist deacon
racing that he bet an even * on a certain horse.
but he soon recovered himself-that Is when me
| wrong horse came in frst-then the good man
| begged off backed out" said horse-racing ana
T we're o rsod rch hr and
he finds more fault than ever with Deacon d.
10 the lodge regularly every meeting, and sits in
the anteroom 10 enjoy his cigar he IS nh e. a
| ways ready so to serve but when asked to come IN
and the degree worked ne ", would replE: ,AS
soon SO be as is ''S FeeIar attendan;|on the Ts But
Brother G. IS provoked At ih,s th,nkS !usf tIS
cigar than o. lodge ar as ne RTothSr Is Co. Is
worked in good and proper standard STYLE ,s,or.
and RrOher II Listens , TO 6 6s 10 fF Fc ods
nrGhsT Use is FL hS brnnr has h2f fine NO
trey carried away by his money, maklng re Els IS
are asleep when he leaves in the morning and in
bed when he returns at nightIhe knows tnem ana ana
! not much acquaintance with them His wife sees
him at breakfast while reading his paper PEI; ana "a
get 10 business. and when he returns at night,
tired fatigued and worn out by his constant labor
to T., HIM II ''r nnd he still still less to her
And brother I. talks with twang which Brother
Hrthep deiesis. and irother X does something
6ni fault and so on through the long Isl Isl. the
letters Of the alphabet do not exhaust the many
little ooles b loves we are T so ready TO find fault with
! each other let us examine ourselves ana our own
/ WAYS and shortcomings and see whether these are
nl@5sIng 10 our brethren And above all. before we
hasten to condemn others. and especially those VINO
from the same fountain let rather seek mercy
and forgiveness for ourselves and wlthout lhtrud-
friendly council the Of our brother be toer;
ana dG Grgv d y to SsoEs in tho that
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