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THE MASONIC J 0 U E N A L
THE MASONIC JOUENAL
GKEENSBOfiO, N. C.
Friday, July 7, 1876.
E. A. WILSON, Editor & Pioprietor.
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at Greensboro is wortliy of our support. It
is ably edited, possesses a high degree of mer
it and contains, besides Masonic Literature,
well selected matter which is calculated to
make its visit.s desirable ard instructive.
Thos. S Ken.\n,
Grand High Priest.
The enterprise ought to succeed. We need
a means whereby a more general Masonic com
munication may be had : a means for tlie more
general diffusion of Masonic intelligence.
I hope every Mason iviU take the Journal
—every Lodge endorse it, and at once make
it the Organ of Masomy in North Carolina.
W ith such encouragement and support I am
satisfied you c.an make it of incalculable worth
to the Fraternity. Geo. W. Blount,
Grand Master.
All of which is endorsed by
sy the Grand Lodge and Graiid“®a
ly Chapter.
Piedmont Lodge, No. 94, I. 0. 0. F.,
was instituted at Eeidsville last Friday,
by Dep. Grand Master John Chamberlain
of this city, with twenty-six charter
members, ail of excellent material. The
following are the officers installed :
W. H. Thompson,—N. G.
Jno. D. Staples,—V. G.
Jno. A. Smith,—Sec.
C. J. Mathews,—Treas.
Benj, Jackson,—Warden,
L. M. Totten,—Con.
J, W. Kernoddle,—I. G.,
G. P. Craddock,.—0. G.
J. B. Smith,—E. S. N. G.
J, W. Duggins,—L. S. N. G.
J. J. Verser,—E. S, V. G.
J. P. Motley,—L. S. V. 6.
We happened to be in that town at the
time of the organization, and was pleased
to learn that the gentlemen composing
this Lodge are of the best material of the
community. We congratulate that Fra
ternity in securing Bro. Chamberlain as
the Deputy in this section, feeling that
Odd lellowship will be sure to prosper
in his hands.
Eeidsville is a live little town, full of
business and prosperity. We had the
pleasure of visiting the Masonic Lodge
while there, and can truly say we never
spent a more pleasant evening than with
the Brethren there. So agreeable and
kind, w'e felt that eur visit to them was
a blessing to us. They work harmoni
ously and well, and the lodge is in
good condition. Long may Eoman Ea
gle live and prosper.
Worthy of Emulation.
To READ THE Bible advantagfously it
should be read systematically and regu-
l.trly. It is also desirable that this great
e.st of Books should be read through at
least once a year—oftener if possible.
I'o do so correctly it is necessary to read
three chapters on every working day of
the year and five on each Sabbath. This
will exactly begin you with the first day
of January, and end with the last chap
ter -of Revelations on the thirty-first day
of December, follovdng.
We call attention to the Address
of Brother Chas. R. Jones, W. M. of
Excelsior Lodge, No. 261, Charlotte N.
0. to be found on 2nd and 3d pages, de
livered at the public installation of the
officers of Mt. Mourne Lodge, Iredell
Co. N. C., Jupe 24th. The resolutions of
the Lodge asking for the publication of
the address and Bro. Jones reply, furnish
iiig the copy, was also received but is not
given for lack of space. We feel that it
will be lead with deep interest by all,
both initiates and profanes.
A \ ALUABLE Relic Destroyed.—At
the recent fire at St. John’s, P. of Que
bec, the Lodge room of Dorchester Lodge
with all its contents was destroyed. Am-
o&g the relics was the Oriental Chair,
w.hiDh wa.s used by His Royal Highness!
the Duke of Kent, the lather of Her Maj
esty Queen Victoria, when he was in
Canada, at the close of the last century.
—•Masonic Chronicle.
The official organ of the Grand Orient
of Egypt is published in the Italian lan-
guage.
I Mr. Wm. H. Markham, of St. Louis,
Mo,, son of Dr. Markham of Lynchburg,
Va., is setting one of the best examples
of unostentatious charity know to us. In
his early life he served at a moderate
salary, but being convinced that he could
better his condition went into business
on his own account. Having so decided
he informed his employer who agreed
to his plans, thougii loth to part with
him, and as an earnest of his apprecia
tion of the man presented Mr. Markham
with a check for $lu,000 with which to
begin life.
Mr, Markham then determined to put
his wealth to good account, first acoumn-
lating a fund of Ip300,000 for his own use,
and all over to be expen.led in charity!
Providence smiled upon him and he
seems to have found it easier to accumu
late than to judiciously apply his earn
ings. After numerous miscellaneous
charities he determined upon something
systematic and permanent, and at once
erected and furnished an Orphan Home
where he is feeding, clothing and educat
ing 40 orphans at liia own expense and
under his own personal supervision, oail
ing them by the endearing name of his
little family,” and so systematic is he
that when one of these is fitted to go out
into business, another is put in the place,
thus keeping the number up to the orig
inal 40. ®
At one time his surplus fund reached
$120,000 in one year, and to keep his
standard and do good he built his favor
ite drayman a neat cottage, also one for
his mini.ster, and advanced various sums
to aid worthy young naen in their bush
ness.
Such noble example is worthy of emu
lation, as it is far better for the wealthy
to see and direct the use of their money
m these noble charities than t.o leave it
to be-rnanaged by trustees, as is the Pea
body fund. The priviledge of mingling
among that ‘dittle family” of parentless
children and receive their guileless ca
resses far exceeds, in onr humble estima
tion, the honors of a President or the
diadem of a King.
May his noble example be followed bv
many. ■'
One of the great beauties of Ma
sonry is its universality, and its ready
adaptability to the various races, tongues
and creeds of men the world over. The
Jew and Gentile, the Arabian, Chinaman,
Italian, Frenchman—all, all may meet
on one common level and hold pleasant
converse in our one mystic language, and
with such clear intelligence that each
may be clearly understood by the other.
Even the poor Indian is not exempt from
this high privilege. In this connection
we refer with pleasure to Col. W. P.
Adair, the Representative of the Chero
kee Indians at Washington City, and
a practicing lawyer in the Supreme
Court of the United States, distinctions
which are not so easily attained by the
most favored and talented. But the
greatest honor of all enjoyed by this
dusky son of the forest is that of being a
Companion Royal Arch Mason, in good
standing in his Chapter and Lodge, and
we learn there is no pleasure so great to
him as that of meeting with his Brother
Masons in the higher connoils of the
Lodge and Chapter.
We learn that there are severa Lodges
in the Nation and that they are bright,
zealous, work on the square, and are
doing their utmost to be honest, intelli
gent, industrious and useful citizens.
The Masonic Temple.
This Association will soon hold a
meeting for the purpose of deciding upon
the proper course to be pursued in refer-"
ence to building the proposed Masonic
Temple in the city of Raleigh. We hope
wise councils will prevail and that the
project will be abandoned for the preS'
ent; not that we are opposed to a Tem
ple, but that we are more in favor of
doing everything possible to first place
our Orphan Asylum on a sure foundation.
It has become self-evident that the pres
ent uncertain system of supporting that
Institution is not at all satisfactory, and
that some more permanent at.d reliable
plan must be adopted. Our plan has
always been for an endowment, a scheme
which can be effected if the Grand Lodge
and individual Masons will turn their
whole attention to it.
To do this we propose to abandon tbe
idea of building a Temple, (the present
elegant Hall being amply sufficient for
the Grand Lodge) sell the property and
pay off all indebtedness and tender a
return of all sums paid into the fund by
stockholder to them, first giving the op
portunity of converting such paid up
stock to the Orphan Asylum fund. We
have not spoken with any of these Breth
ren on this subject without finding them
anxious to make the change. They don’t
want the money back, but do desire to
see it doing some practical good. And
more, we are satisfied that a proper rep
resentation of the matter will induce a
majority of fbo.5e who have not paid
their bonds to the Association, to do so
for the Assylum fund ; in either event
nothing can be lost by abandoning the'
Temple, and much can be gained for the
Asylum.
^ It is to be hoped that the wise coun
cils of Brethren will prevail in the inter
est of our great charity work—the Or
PHAN Asylum.
Let the Truth be Spoken.
Bro. and Rev. Stephen H. Tyng ir
course of his sermon, preached in tb
Gospel Tent, 34th Street and Sixth A '
enue, on last Sabbath evening paij
glowing tribute to Masonry, SnLn
of the Holy Bible as a Great IfighJ ^
took occasion to say that undouhtedl!
manv Masons were present, and who
would confirm what he was about to re
mark, which was, that a Masonic Lodge'
to be in proper order, must display tkj
Holy Bible as the Great Light in Mason
ry, and to which the attention of the
brethren was continually directed; that
the form of a lodge was nearly square and
that brethren were always required to sit
facing the Holy Bible. They were
taught to regard it as the beacon light of
their light and hope.—W. F. Square..
Crypto-Phobia.
There has been a recent development
of an old disease north of us, in Ohio
which we will designate by the above ti.-!
l\%—crypto phobia, a word which we have
coined for the purpose of indicating the
nature of the malady. lye derive the
word Irom the Greek words Icruptos, se
crecy, and phobos, fear ; a fear of secrecy
or secret societies. The disease is not
prevailing to any very alarming extent
and ha.s not yet become epidemic, there
being only a few sporadic oases among
persons whose minds have become en-
feebled by confinement within the nar
row bounds of their own mental vision,
or who have lived in an atmosphere
tainted by the noxious influence of blind
prejudices. When tbe person is first
attacked he exhibits a sort of tremor in
his system when the words "secret socie
ties” are pronounced in his presence. As
the disease progresses he has fearful fore
boding of a terrible conspiracy against
the peace, harmony and liberty of the
people ; the ghastly forms of murdered
men seem to be floating before his vision,
and he fancies that he hears voices in the
air crying "Morgan ! Morgan !” The
disease finally terminates in a laging
mania against Masonry, which indicates
the last stage. Having diagnosticated
the disease we now propose the remedy,
We would advise those who may be so
unfortunate as to contract the above mal
ady to make a compound of common
sense, learning and charity, in about
equal parts, thoroughly mixing them,
and take liberal portions every d'ay. He
should take much exercise during the
day by visiting Masonic widows’ and
orphan s homes and other similar chari
ties. Before he retires for the night, in
addition to bathing his feet, we would
advise that as a sedative he read a few
verses in the Psalm.s or some other por
tion of that great Light of Masonry and
then engage in prayer. IT the treatment
we Lave suggested does not effect a cure
the patient may be considered hopeless.,
Ijouismlle Masonic Journal.
The legitimate w’ork of Masonry is to
last forever ; the material on which we
labor is destined for the erection of a
spiritual temple, which will know neither I
decay nor dissolution. How inexpre.ssi-!
bly important, then, that our work should ^
be well done, j
The Freema.sons of Belfast have pur- I
chased 5,000 feet of land for a new ma-'
sonic block on the corner of Main and
High streets, paying .$7,500.
If there is one thing which we admire
in our English brethren more than an
other, it is their sociability. None of
that stiffness exists in their lodges which
too often characterizes our communica
tions. Masons meeting as snob in the
lodge room require no formal introduc
tion to each other, any more than the
brethren of a family would. They are
supposed to meet upon the same level,
and to^ be soc:ahle and unrestrained in
social intercourse.—AJ Y. Square.
A^coording to the Keystone, the Craft
in North Carolina fail to render a very
generous support to their Orphan Asy
lum, wliich is one of the glories of Mason
ry in that jurisdiction, having one hun
dred and fifty children in charge. Out
of two hundred and twenty nine charter^
ed^ Lodges in the State, one hundred and
thirteen have given nothing toward this
public Masonic charity.*—
B,e.jpouioi'y.
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