World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-02-23
OUR GOVERNMENT THEN AND NOW.
Continued From Last Wepk,)

those benevolent principles Please read
washington taking the oath administered by Chancc
or Livingston is said to have laid his hand upon t
tie Bible containing the fe chapter of Genesis, opposite
which illustrations of the bnga picture Of
The Blessing of Zebuon and the ohe" of The Prophecy of
ssacar That memorable volume OF sach peculiar historical
associations belongs to Of the masonic lodges in New
York Upon each of the outside surfaces of the voul,
there is engraved golden letters commemorative record of
the resting circumstances attaching TO it, ana tn" inside
beautifully written pachment IN ornamental Syn sur
mounted bv engraved portrait of Washington the following
staement;'
"On this Sacred Volume the oth day of April less, n
the city of New York, administered to GEORGE WASH
the first President of the United States. America
the oath support the Constitution of the United States This
important ceremony performed by hr1OSt Wor>hpfu
Grand Master Free Accepted Masons of the of New
York, the Honorable Robert Livingston, Chancellor OF the
state The Great Event, Past Century Page ~
And those principles the principles of good christian
AS read in their declaration in this language Mason
ny the exceency of christianity and Mason is he
in reality truly religious according his profession whether he
BE Jew Gentile In word Those the golden principals
that liberty of this great country established Those
principals declared Universal Brotherhood Over
those principals oated the Stars and Stripes adopted by the Con-
gress the United States in Ill., After had been handed
them by Committee appointed to draft the Same And
tie designer Henry Christopher Garrett had presented them
Master Mason the designs of the Flag after he had been CALL
ed into the Committee Room nd asked the question: after what
Nation will we draft ourlag?" The Nation
asked, a
square piece of blue of "a in The question Is that
ALL and what does tsgn?" The the square piece
of blue emblem of the blue arch of heaven and this is all
that there will have thirteen Stars placed the square
peace bue The word will recognize them representing
the united Colonies of the United States, but they will
represent thirteen Apostes The quest asked again
is this all that shall aveas hag The again
mo this ALL will have Red stripes of silk and Six
white those red stripes will emblem of the shed blood
the Jesus Christ and the white stripes will denote his white
body and the will be the emblem of his blood running
his body which formed the stripes and by these Stripes
are healed meaning only individuals but nation
language Of prophesy saying with His stripes
are healed" (saa 50 Here is another beautiful point in
the establishment in the fraerna Brother
hood of the fellow craft in the early history of Nation Those
principles held up in hard Taught BATTLE and for
the sake principles there has been many battlefield
received blood ofmany patriot maintain and uphold them
under stand the merit aad the golden attribute of
governments BIRTH and follow this path until arrive
to great struggle in the days of Abraham
Lincoln the North and the South. In Lincoln have
second George Washington we have set before in WORLDS
CREsT time and again the Declarations expressing his prnc
pes again them forth in this article, intend
this down work that may be read for to
those shall speak of spoken in this Language
Il have said anything to the contrary but hold thai
Notwithstanding all this there reason in the world why the
negro entitled all the natural rights enumerated in the
Declaration of ndependence-the right life heryand pursuit
happiness hold that he much entitled to these the
agree with Judge Douglas he is not equal in
many rcspectsccrany in color perhaps not in moral
intellectual endowment But the right the bread with
out the leave fanny else which his hard earns he my
equal and equal Doug and the equal of
living 1.-THE Events of Past Century. Page II:
Here set forth the principles thai was mbraced the Con
tution the giving every the right to-
the persuit tere is veraon in the minds
Of the those principles from Washington up Lin
coin.
The ncxt hear Lincoln that shall note words h
used when advocating the of Slavery he said The word
The precious honest heart accept the word SAVIOUR
is LIBERTY, The Old 1776e in Philadelphia toed OUT LIB
ERTY LIBERTY lABERTY-It is BROKEN. Liberty is
that and dear Patriotic heart Like Patrick
Henry, he said Give Liberty death" His Senti
ment again clearly expressed the following language
willingly planted thorn in the breast of any man.
Lincoln. '+-. 49,.
Again he said in the classic utterance With malac
toward none with charity ALL with hrmnes in the right