Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-12-28

war between Gilead and Ephra,m that "the
Gilesdi,cs took the passages Of Jordon be.
fore the Erhraimites; and II Was 10, that
when those Ephra:mites which were escsp.
ed said, let me 60 over, that the men Of III.
lead said uuto him, Art thou an Ephraimitei
II he sa,d. nay, then said they unto him "a,
now Shibboleth; and he said Sibb0leth; for
he could not frame to pronounce It right.
Then they took him and slew him at the
passage of Jordan, and there fell At that time
of the Ephrsimites forty and two thousand"
81 we must know the name Of Jesus. Il Is
The password letwcen earth and heaven. II
"a not enough to have knowledge Of his
history, or 10 give an assent 10 his teaching,
but this namc must be on our f0reheads his
life must be stamped on our lives; lie mus,
be our Saviour.
".iesus! the name high over all,
In hell, or earth, or skv;
Angels and men before II fall,
And devils fear and fy."
Well for US IT, with the multitude Of God !.
children, we shall sing:
"All hail tho power Of Jesus namel
Let ang Is PROSTATE fall;
Bring forth the royal diadcm.
Aud crown him Lord Of ALL"
II. The general impression of st. John Is
that he was of subdued, quiet Temperament,
and this under Chrs,'s teaching he did be-.
come; but he was not 30 ut the first. When
Jesus sent the two brothers, James and John
nut to preach he named them Boanerges,
that is, Sons Of Thunder. And this appel.
iion was fitting, for on the occasion of be
ing refused by an inhospitable Samaritan
village, they would have called down fire
upon 1t, If the Master had not restrained
them. Yet this passionate Son Of Thunder
becomes 50 self controlled that though,
through long life. he was prosecuted, tr.
tured. exi!ed. be is always the meek, tht
lowly, the Toying. He alone Of all the dis
ciples could have written such q gospel OF
owe, pcrceiving and describing the sweeter,
the kinder, the more lovable side Of Christs
nature. What strength of character was his.
that such an erup,ivc nature should be thus
controlled and subdued!
As Masons we are sworn TO keep our obi.
cations. We profess readiness to undergo
grievous fortunes rather than betray cur
trust. But, my brethren, It requires no lit.
tie strength Of character to keep sacred and
inviolahle all that has been committed unto
us; to observe not only the letter but the
spirit Of Masonry. The Masonic ideal for q
be Gods noblcmcn. Masonry commands
that we shall discharge every duty We owe
to God, our country, and ourselves.
To God: "In never mentioning his name
except with reverence" For one Of US 10
take Gods name in vain is to violate not
only the spirit. but the explicit teaching oi
the Fraternity. A proiane Mason is an
anomaly.
To our Country: Perhaps We shall never
be called to shoulder arms and march to bat
tie In defense of the flag. But the battle oil
right and wrong is eyer being waged. Great
moral questions clamor for settlement. Upon
wha. principle should We deal with them,
Shall We consider expediency alone, adopt.
ing the motto Of the indolent that. "The cas-
lest way Is the BEST" and follow the line o.
the least resi-. t,nce? Shall we fear to tact
the crowd, bow like craveo before the lido
Of popularity, and cruelty our consciences at
Plate did our Lordi Or shall We seek thai
old subterfuge Of party regularity. thus ex
cus,ng on the ground Of partisanship what
we would have to condemn as individuals
There Is but one principle ny which to solve
the present day problems, pp,nciple as old
as Solomon, and yet alas often forgotten, that
"Rishtcousness exalteth nation, but sin |,
q reproach to any people" To do the righ'