The Robesonian., 1897-01-20

woman put in a few measures of meal:
it would soon permeate the whole.
Government legislation on the sub
ject OF finance cannot destroy the
rapaciory greed of the human heart or
create faith, 5enevolence, or charity.
These grand Christian and Masonic
virtues are not the result of our sur-
rounding circumstances but the pro.
duct of eternal principles imbedded in
the human heart. In asserting the
fact that genuine revival of Masonry
would be powerful faction in chang
ing present conditions or removing the
ground of an impending revolution I
must be by no manner misunderstood
In depicting the glory and power of
Masonry and suggesting It's grand pos.
slblllty OF doing much good [ AN not
ignoring the presence here on tn.
earth OF the Church OF the living 4on
whom Is the pillar and grouuu vi TIE
Church. Masonry has never been tue
Toe o1 christianity, anu with aIl vi III,
splendid symuoIIsms and beautiful nj
lesory 1t Las never Offered ItseIf as u
suuseitote 1or Christianity. IG LUIS al
ways been tie hand maIu vi pure ana
unuenled Religion, aud lis paLruu
salnts Today are rocognlZed IL The
"nuIe MasouIc world as emlueuU u,.n
VI God. whose uumes are ~ Iut,,u41..,.
sssoc1aIs4 e" WIN Sn1lstlanity. L reler
70 Jonn The baptlst ana Ins--HAo!y ot.
Jonn tue Divine. IL never has On>
posed the real Church oI CHRIST ana
VIII not and canuOE, IOr the yurv CON
stltutlon OF Masonry, which never cau
Oe auenued ur cnauSeu because 1t Is
founded On tne prluc4 pies ol tue Bible.
a Masonlc IUuge wlLnuuJ Il DluIe wouln
Oe Us singular u pneuUmeua us u su,,,
Without ruuder Or u CHURCH WItnuun
pulpit, preacher or BLUE. Ihe lodge
Is not IN sympathy with the Vatican or
the man who proclaims to be the lawful
successor of st. Peter simply from the
TACT that the Vatican has sought to de-
stroy the principle upon which Ma
sonry is established. The Papacy op
posed Masonry on the grounds of its
terrible ~ obligations and its pro-
found secrecy. And it boldly asserts
Its opposition totally unmindful of the
fact that that the Society of Loyolda.
the great jesuit priest, is one of the
most featfully secret organizations on
earth and its oaths and obligatories are
OF such fearful character as to pro.
duce tremor among both sanity and
sinnery. "People who live in glass
houses should not throw stones and
when the devotees of the Papacy in the
United States and all parts of the
world condemn Masonry on account of
is secret work and powerful bligations
they ought to remember that we'll
known epigramatic statement, econ
slstency, thou art jewel" [ will
close this address with the statement
that we all cordially agree that grim
monopoly or human greed is the most
hateful tyrant on earth today and I
honestly believe that Masonry can
show an iron hand in the complete and
powerful overthrow of this tyrant.
Quoting from beautiful and pointed
address delivered by the Grand Orator
at the last meeting of our Grand
Lodge: 1.-The claim has been made
that the happy issue of the English
revolution of 1858, which deprived
the worst tyrant of modern times Of his
throne and gave civil and religious
liberty to the English-speaking world.
was due In no small measure to the
we'll matured and carefully concealed d
plans of the Masoas in Holland. Tn
the person of Gen. Washington il
fought the battle of the American Rev.
olution and helped to establish in this
country an asylum for the desolate and
oppressed of every cline. In our own
time, under the name of Carbonair O,
Charcoal Barney, it assisted Garibaldi
IN deprlvlng the Pope of his temporal
power and in placing Victor Emmanuel
upon tie throne of Italy. Always and
everywhere it has stood for liberty Of
conscience and security of law and
butted with all its might against
money and oppression" Brethren, if
such has been the history of Masonry
and Its grand achievements in the mast,
why not Predict for it still grander
achievements in the near future. As
an institution it has already existed
as a powerful organism for 5.s96
years. 1t has witnessed the downfall
OF empires, the dissolution nj
kingdoms and the deposition and
reinforcement of kings. And NAV
1t moi yet live to see this great Amer
lean Hepublic the most powerful and
hrmly consolidated on earth. SUP.
pose that all the sons of light, from
the snowcapped mountains of Vermont
to the sunny glades of Florida, will
arise IN their majesty and say to the
modern oppressor 'You shall not
press the crown of thorns upon the
oro" OF labor, or cruelty it upon a
cross OF gold" Would not you and ]
and our children's children live to see
America once more the ''Land of the
tree and the home of the brave?''
Would We not live to see The stars and
stripes floating once more over happy
and united people, and the North,
South, East and West united irto one
grand brotherhood. ACCOMPLISHING
these grand results it will wrong nc
man or defraud no class or section.
Ii Will use no gunboat or battleship.
lt Will raise no army or navy. 1t will
preeipitate no scenes of bloodshed, II
Will use no Australian ballot. It will
subsldize no press. It will purchase
no votes. 1t will simply purge the
lodge and cleanse the temple by fidelitu
TO the VOWS assumed and the obliea.
tlons taken. 1t will simply labor to
put all OF the craft into a state of pro-
found sympathy with the Grand Mas
ter OF the Celestial Lodge above. He
has placed his grand designs upon the
tressle' board and he confidently ex-
poets us to execute them until he
comes to call us from labor to refresh :
ment. The sands in the hour glass
are passing. The sharp scythe of old
Father lime is cutting down our breth.
rem and friends. The broken column
Is standing all around us. The great
and the good are passing away. Our