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THE MASONIC J 0 U R N A L
THE MA.S0NI0 JOURNAL.
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Thursday, Sep 23,1875
E, A. WILSON, Editor & Pioprietor.
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Masonic Digest.—Brother D. W.
Bain, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge
of North Carolina, has under tlie direction
o.f the Grand Lodge, prepared a complete
djgest of the laws, resolutions and edicts
in.force in North Carolina. This digest
supplies a need long felt in the State and
will be invaluable to officers and mem
bers. It is now m press and will be ready
lor deliverv by the meeting of the Grand
Lodge in December.
Masonry A Missionary Work.
Many professed Christians find fault
with Masonry and set up their howliugs
against it with a long-faced sobriety that
would do credit to the veriest mimic in
creation.
They tell us that Masonry detracts
from the interests of the church, finan
cially and morally, and, therefore, should
not be tolerated by Christians. That all
the benevolent works . of the Lodges
should be performed by the church, and
that Masonry cripples all these operations
ot the church, by its seeret interference
with prerogative operations.
Let ns see. The leading tenets of Ma
sonry are brotherly love, relief and truth,
and while it does not arrogate to itself
the special high calling of the Christian
religion, it stands as a mode.st handmaid
en to that religion in carrying out, in a
substantia! way, those pure princip,es
which are the foundation of all religion.
We claim, farther, that a good Mason
always makes the belter Christian, be
cause by the systematic training of the
Lodge he is educated in those deeds of
charity and beneficence wbich are em
braced in a large hearted Godlike Chris
tianity ; hence Masonry is an advantage,
pecuniarily, to the church, and an help
meet in her schemes.
Again ; the moral platform of our Or
der is near akin, if not ,equal to that of the
church itself. Founded on faith in Gou,
declared at the very threshold of the
Lodge, the candidate is led on, step by
step, and educated in “that purity of life
and conduct” by w'hich only (ill creeds
and people can hope to enjoy the golden
fruit that rests at the top of that theolog
ical ladder,.the three principal rounds of
which are denominated Faith, Hope and
Charity.
Nor is this all. . Masonry is a Mission
ary Work—going before, in the remotest
corners, and rearing np altars “to the un
known God,” and making the paths
straight and easy for the sacrificing Mis
sionary of the Cross, who comes after to
interpret the Holy Light that rests upon
those altars. Wherever the Order has
been introduced altars to God have been
erected and all the elements of Religion
imparted. It is indeed a missionary field,
though silently it performs its work.
It is urged that there are so many bad
men in the Lodges. Aye ; this unfortu
nately is true : and so there are in the
church. And if the church cannot, or
will not purge its membership, why cen
sure us ? Is there net enough charity in
the church to give us credit for the good
men that belong to Masonry ? Christian
brother, don’t forget that little story of
the mote and the beam.
Prayer in the Lodge.
The immemorial landmarks are silent
upon the subject of prayei„hense to them
we cannot appeal for light. No particu
lar form of prayer was used in the lodge
about 120 years ago, when the Grand
Lodge of England decreed the use ^ of
Christian prayers; but as this regulation
was local in its nature, binding only upon
subordinates in allegiance to the English
Grand Lodge, none can claim for it the
sanctity that necoessarily abides in a
landmark. Masonry, in its original for
mation, bore no evidence of secta.rianism
—belief in God and a jii-st reverence for
Him as the source of all light and truth,
was the only perquisite exacted of its in
itiates, nor is more now’ demanded. The
Jewish and Christian Mason alike claim,
to honor, reverence and obey Jehovah;
each regards the prayer made to Him -s
just and proper. The Jewish brother
worships God as a unity ; the Christian
Mason worships him as a trinity. The
latter, in praying through his Redeemer,
thereby petitions, according to his theol
ogical views, the God of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob. When therefore, a Christian
brother is called upon in a lodge for
prayer, he is privileged by our Ritualist
ic teaching to follow in the light of his
own conscience; and if be invokes the
blessing through his Redeemer, he there
by violates no landmark, nor does he in
fringe upon any of the vital principles of
onr Ordei.— Courant.
MOSAICS.
Will not friends from all sections of
the country send us articles for this De
partment? Gather them up and send
along postal cards, letters, clippings—any
thing that will be Masonic News.
A.’, and A.'. Eite.
The Hand,—The elegant lecture in the
first Symbolic degree, relative to the hand
in its application to Masoniy, will recur
to every brother whose eye catches this
title. The hand conveys what the heart
prompts. The hand is the carrier of the
heart's message, and a faithful Mercury
it is. The hand is the Senior Deacon of
the head ; for with the hand we demand,
we promise, we call, dismiss, threaten,
entreat, supplicate, deny, refuse, interro
gate, admire, recon, confess, repeat: ex
press fear, express shame, express doubt;
we instruct, command, unite, encourage,
swear, testify, accuse, condemn, acquit,
insult despise, defy, disdain, flatter, ap
plaud. bless, abuse, ridicule, reconcile,
recommend exalt, regale, gladden, com
plain, afBict, discomfort, discourage, as
tonish, exclaim, indicate silence, and
what not, with a variety and multiplica
tion that keeps pace with the tongue.
How, then, can any suppose that a man
can be made a Mason without a hand ?
Both hands are needed in Masonrv. the
left as much as the right; nay, the left
before the right,— F, W. Tisdall.
We are rnuch^pleased to learn that the
new rooms of the A. and A. Ilite 1052 St.
Catherine Street west, are rapidly ap
proaching completion, and it is purposed
that “Hochelaga Lodge of Perfection,
“Council of Princes of Jerusalem’’ ar.d
“Chapter rf Ro.se Croix” shall recom
mence work, after the summer recess ear
ly in September.
“Montreal Consistory of Sublime
Princes of the Royal Secret” was duly in-
au.2urated in June last and the following
officers elected and installed, viz. :
111.-. Bro.-. W. H. Plutton, C. C.
E. M. Copeland, 1st. L. 0.
H. B. Me. L. Moore, 2nd “
D. R, McCord, G. S.
J, H. Graham, G, H.
J. H. Isaacson, G. 0.
G. C. Edwards, G. M. ofO.
J. H. Stearns, G. M.
Rioh’d Ball, G. 0. of M. G,
This beautiful rite has only been es
tablished a short time in the ciiy of Mon
treal, but has already made a wonderful
amount of progress, under the able and
zealous management of the 111.'. Brethren
to whom its guidance has been committed.
Steps have already been taken to inau
gurate Lodges of Perfection in Ottawa and
Quebec, and we feel quite sure that when
the beauties of the ritual a-id the admi
rable precepts of the rite become more
widely known, that a large number of the
Craft, who have a desire for a deeper re-
seaichTnto the Arcana of Freemasonry
I ban is afforded by the Blue Lodges, will
eagerly avail themselves of the opportu
nity now afforded to them.— Canadian
Maso'nic News.
Tuesday night brother Mills gave an
entertainment with his little orphans at
the Presbyterian church in this city, to
a'very large and appreciative audience.
The exercises were opened with prayer
i.'V'the Pastor, Rev. Dr. Smith, after
vy'pioh brother Mills gave a very clear and
lAroible account of the orphan work, which
\Ve are sure, has awaKened a new interest,
find given a greater impetus to this great
State charity than has been felt in this
■community before.
‘ At the close of brotht.T Mills’ address
nine little orphans,—six girls and three
t'.oys—were introduced, and highly enter-
;ained the audience, with their beautiful
songs and recitations, all of which were
.admirably reudered, and as we looked
and listened we could but contrast their
prese-it with their, former condition, and
■.hank God for the Orphan Asylum.
A collection was taken and $80 raised.
Friends of humanity, let your hearts
coa'inue to be in this work.
Thanks—To brother D. W. Bain, G.
Recorder, for copies of the Proceedings of
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of North
Carolina, and the Grand Council of Royal
and Select Masters. We would be very
thankful to other Grand Secretaries, &c.,
for Proceedings of their Grand Bodies.
The Orphans.—What are the Lodges
and individual masons of this State doing
for the Orphan Asylum? Soon the cold
winter will be here, and shall they be un
provided ?
Let the Lodge committee.s, and others
go to work at once, and in earnest, and
send in a full supply for the coming year.
Contributions.—Bro. Thos. J. Sloan
is receiving contributions of wheat, flour,
bacon, lard, soap, clothing and anything
that will be of benefit to the Orphans, and
all persons who are kindly disposed to
aid in this good cause are earnestly re
quested to send in their favors to him, at
his store, by Saturday morning, and he
will pack and forward the same to the
Asylum.
Friends, don’t neglect this, and let us
send a large contribution from Greensbo
ro,
How to Cook Beefsteak.
He took the thin, long handled frying
pan from its nail, and putting it on the
stove heated it quite hot. In this he put
the piece of steak, previously pounded,
but to their surprise he did not put a par
ticle of butter in the pan, and did not
salt the steak. He allowed the steak
merely glazed over, and then turned it
quickly to the other side turning it sever
al times in this manner it was done.
Four minutes were not employed in the
operation, but a jucier steak was never
eaten. It was when done laid on the
platter, previously warmed, and was but
tered and salted and set a moment in a
hot oven. Allowing the steak to heat
but a moment on each side, helped it to
retain all its sweet juices, and putting the
salt on at the last moment after it was on
the platter drew out its juices.
A Commandei’y of Knights Templar
will shortly be instituted in this city.
A Royal Arch Chapter will shortly he
instituted at Fraiiklinsville, Randolph
county. Chorizin Chapter, of this city,
lias been invited to do the honors of the
o'casion, and a full delegation will go
down.
Brother Mills, with bis little orphans,
exibited at Salem on last Monday night,
to a large audience, and receiving a con
tribution of $82. That was good; but,
brethren, bold the ten cents shinplasters
to buy cigars and candy, and throw in the
dollars for the orphans. That’s Chaiu-
TY.
The Annual Communication of the
Grand Lodge of Quebec will be held (D.
V.) at the British Masonic Chambers, 359
Notre Dame Street, Montreal, on Wed-
nesd.ay, Nov. 22nd, at noon. Important
business is to be transacted, and repre
sentatives are requested to attend.
The Supreme Council, Scottish Rite cf
Masons, closed its session August 20, at
Portland. Seven subordinate lodges
were chartered. Gen. 'William Sutton,
of Massachusetts, and George 0. Tyler, ol
Vermont, were elected active members.
The next session will be held in New
York, on the third Tuesday of August,
1876.
There are 543,474 M.ister M,asons and
40,410 Knights Templar iu the U. States.
The oldest authentic Masonic portrait
in the world—that of Bro, Sir Walter
Hawkaworth, Knight and Baronet, who
was “President” of the Lodge of York,
England, in A. D. 1713— one hundred
and sixty-two years ago, now adorns the
York Lodge.