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TUESDAY, AUGUST, 8, 187a
Masonry.
BY ERBECCA.
When that prouij struettire, which in after
years.
Filled Jiidca with awe, first rose to view',
Then the mysterious signs of brolherlioocl
Now spread o’er the earth weie known and
felt.
And in the secret language W'hich God
Gave His pure laws on Sinai, came these
words
So mystic in tlieir import. Sign and token
Fraught witli deep meaning and from that
time forth.
Until the present day, have Faith and Hope,
With their sweet sister, Charity, sped on.
Blessing and blest. Faith with her steadfast
eye.
Unmoved by the world’s vanities, and buoy
ant Hope
Upheld amid despaii-, and Charity,
Whose gentle influetree falls on ail alike.
Ste, liy that mystic tie of brotlierhood,
Closely unites with a holy bond
Tire fiuiulies of eartli.
When fell disease.
Sorrow and grief assail eartli’s weary ones
She comes, and 1 ike a messenger from heaven,
I’ours the sweet Ir&lui of peace upon the heart,
.Binds its deep wounds and dries the widow’s
tear.
And quiets the lone orphan’s bitter moan.
Ye, who so nobly aid tire holy work,
Ye, wliose briglit deeds are registered on high,
'Excelsior be your motto, onward still.
And upward be your course, and tho’ per
clratrce.
'I’he goodly seed may (all on bari’en ground.
Still onward, for the flowers that bloom in
Heaven
Jforth Carolina Institution for
the Education of the Deaf &
Dumb & the Blind, at Baieigh.
Among the berievoleirt Institutiois of
the country, there is none that is doing
more for the unfortunate of our race, than
the "Institution for the Education of the
Eeaf and Dumb ar‘d the Blind," located
at Raleigh, and yet, we regret to learn
that there are many deaf and dumb and
blind children in the State, growing up
without the benefits of an education
which has been so liberally provided for
them by our State Legislature. All who
have deaf and dumb or blind children
should at once correspond with the Prin
cipal of the Institution, and obtain all
necessary information as to the manner
of gaining admission, c&c.
We make the following extracts from
the circular for the session commencing
on the 13th .of .September next;
“The Korth Carolina Institution for
the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and
the Blind is located at Raleigh, the capi
tal of the State. .It is strictly an educa
tional institution, having for its object
the moral, intellectual and physical ti ain
iv.g of the young deaf and dumb and the
blind, of both sexes, residing in the State,
and is, therefore, neither a house of ref
uge for the aged and helpless, nor a hos
pital for the treatment ot disease.
1. The school year commences on the
■second We.dne.sday .of September of each
year, and closes oa the last Wednesday
in June following, making a. continuous
■session of ten months, and leaving a va
cation of two months diuing the warm
season.
2. As a rule, applicants who are un
der ten or over twenty-one years of age
are not admitted ; but exceptions are
sometimes made in peculiar cases, at the
discretion of the Board of Trustees of the
Institution.
3. No person of imoecile or unsound
.mind, ol confirmed immoral character, or
incapacitated by physical infirmity for
useful instruction, will be knowingly re
ceived into the Institution ; apd in case
any pupil shall, after a fair trial, prove
incompetent for useful instruction, or
wilfully and persistently disobedient to
the regulations of the Institution, such
pupil will be thereupon discharged.
4. All are required to come provided
with an adequate supply of good com
fortable clothing, embracing suitable ar
ticles for both summer and winter wear,
in such quantities as to admit of the nec
essary change for washing and repairing,
the whole to be neatly packed in a good
trunk with a good lock and key.
5. Each article of clothing should be
distinctly marked with the owner’s name,
in order to prevent confusion or loss, and
must be sent in good order and condition,
not only upon the entrance of the pupil,
but also at each subsequent return from
home «ifter the vacation.
6. The course of study pursued at the
Institution embraces all the English
branches, consisting of spelling, reading,
writir.g, arithmetic, geography, grammar
and the sciences, and ordinarily requires
eight years to complete it. The blind are
taught, in addition, Vucal and instru
mental music.
7. Pupils from this State are admitted
to all the privileges of the Institution,
upon compliance with the rules, free of
charge; being provided with board,
washing, fuel, tuition, books, medical at
tendance, and everythiug necessary, ex
cept clothing and traveling expenses.
8. Persons desiring to procure the ad
mission of pupils should apply by letter
or otherwise to the Principal of the Insti
tution for instructions as to the manner of
procedure, and no pupil should be sent to
the Institution until such instructions
shall have been fully complied with.
John Nichols, Principal."
The Nature of Freemasonry.
The harmony and connection of Ma
sonry, and its beautiful precepts, where
by man taken in his crude state is eleva
ted and ennobled, have been for ages the
wonder of the world, and go to prove the
excellent character of the institution. It
is the universal chain which serves to
bind men of diverse nationalities, subdue
their sectional prejudices, and unite them
in a common brotherhood.
Throwing aside all questions of ex
treme antiquity or origin all must admit
that Masonry is of no late extraction,
since pa.st ages have borne witness to its
utility to the human family, and the fact
that it is to day one of the most benefi
cent societies which exists upon the face
of the globe.
All the brethren are fully acquainted
with the nature of the rules which bind
in one common bond the great body of
the craft, and they are also fully cogni
zant that these relations tend to a most
laudable end; that they are calculated
to assist in conquering the passions, and
in acquiring such knowledge of the arts
and sciences as redound to the benefit of
the entire race. Again, where does such
subordination to the ooestituted authori
ties exist, as is exemplified in the great
fraternity of Freemasons ?
These and other evidences all tend to
show us, brethren, that the rules of Ma
sonry are well worthy of our warmest
support and adherence, and that a cheer
ful obedience to the authorities of the
institution should always be given, irre-.
spective of our personal feeling, seeing
that it is for our good. The relations of
the Masons to society in general, is that
of a peaceful, law abiding citizen ; con
forming readily to the edicts of his gov
ernment, and so deporting himself as to
win the esteem and respect of his fellow
men. To do this requires no extraordi
nary sacrifice upon the part of the broth
er, for it is simply his duty, duly impart
ed to him as a portion of his Masonic
education, and his failure to conform to
it would, and very properly too, consti
tute an offense against the craft. A man
who cannot render respect to the laws of
the country never would make a Mason,
except in name, and certainly should nev
er be allowed to enter a lodge. The
beauty of Masonry is demonstrated in its
utility and practicability as applied to
our every day life ; it enables us to hold
communion wi*h men of all climes and
tongues, and it also provides for us,
when occasion demands it, a protector
for ourselves and families from danger or
privation. The widow and the father
theless find in the craft their surest ref
uge in time of distress ; it is to them as
“an elder brother,” whose greatest pleas
ure is to provide for their necessities. The
straggler from the path of rectitude has,
in the fraternity, a kind friend, a judi
cious counsellor, and a sympathising
comrade. To restrain the viciously in
clined, and restore to man his lost estate,
is one of our greatest privileges as a
brotherhood, and an additional evidence
that our part in the struggle of life is no
unimportant one.—N. Y. Square.
Death comes equally to us all, and
makes us all equal when it comes. The
ashes ot an oak in a chimney are no evi
dence of how high or how large it was;
it tells us not what flocks it sheltered
while it stood, nor what men it hurt
when it foil. The dust of a great per
son’s gravels speechless, too; it says
nothing—it distinguishes nothing.
A gentleman once called on the
late Mr. Astor to solicit a donation for a
charitable purpose. He gave $5. Why,
Mr. Astor, said the solicitor, how is it
you give so little, your son John Jacob
gave us SplOO. Well, replied the old
man, he could afford it, he has a rich
father and I have not.
PEN AND SCISSORS.
The charity of the world may oc-
oasionally throw an old biscuit at you
from the third story Window, but if you
don’t move on then it will turn the dog
loose in the front yard.
.... It is a bad niglit when mosquitoes can
not sleep.
.... Schools of cookery are a success iu
England
A wise man makes more opportunities
thus he finds.
.... Never despise or oppose wiiat you do
not imderstaud,
.... Horses and carriages were never before
so cheap in London.
.... Europeans rub onion juice over (hem
to keep mosquitoes away.
.... The Sultan Abdul Aziz bought at one
time 50 tigers and 10,000 parrots.
California, with all her immense wlieat
crop and otlier agricultural wealth, imports
egg.s.
A nolile red man has opened a barber
shop at Gheyeime. Not any for us, thank
you.
Two grown up dauglitersof a Baltimore
man were receutlj' fatally poisoned by diseased
milk.
.... Chicago’s lake floating ho.spitel furnish
es cleanliness and pure air for over 300 babies
per day.
.... The cost of coal in England has return
ed to nearly what it was in 1802. Iron, too, is
extremely low.
.... When the times grow hard and manu
facturing stops, it embarasses 2,700,000 Amer
ican mechanics.
.... Nothing somucli destroys our peace of
mind as to liear anotlier express an intention to
give us a piece of his.
Tills sign is displayed at a New- York
dining room: Lunch, 75 cents; square meal
$1. -‘Perfect gorge,” $1.2,5.
‘•'We’ve had cucumbers, roasting ears
and cholera morbus up to our house,” is what
a young lady told ns Sunday.
Fidelity, good humor and complacen
cy of temper, outlive all the chai'ms of a fine
face and make its decay invisible.
.... All tlie interest of a nation depend on
the integrity of its leading roeiK Their lofty
virtues are the public safe guard -
The individual who called tight boots
comfortable defended his position by saying
they made a man foi-get all his other misei^
ies.
Work has been resumed on the Mor
mon temple in Salt Lake City. Tlie corner
stone was laid in 1851, and the walls are now
fifteen feet liigh.
None are so seldom found alone, and
are so soon tired of tlieir own company, as
those coxcombs who are -oil the best terms
witli tliemselvos.
.... Harriet J/artineau was given over by
the doctors to die, but tried mesmerism and
got well Slie .Snys the doctors never forgave
her for not dying.
.... One of tlie students of the Wesleyan
University at Middleto .vii. Conn., who has
taken a prize, pays his way by mending shoes
for his lirotlier students.
Georgia has some 40 cotton mills,
wliich in nearly every instaiue, paid a divi
dend during the past year while many New
England mills were running at a loss.
... Your disposition will be suitable to
tliiit w'liich yon most frequently tliink on; for
the soul is as it were, tinged with the color
and complexion of its own tlioughts.
.... 'I'o tell your own secrets is generally
folly, hut tliat folly is witliout guilt; to com
municate tliose witli which we ai-e entrusted
is always treacliery, and treachery, for the
most part, cnnibiued with folly .
.. Wit loses its respect with the good
when seen in company witli malice; and to
smile at the jest W'liicli plants a thorn iu an-
otlier’s breast is to become a principal in tlie
mischief,
Tlie spirit of true religion breathes gentle
ness and affiibility; it is social, kind and cheer
ful; far removed from that glory supi vstitiou
and iiigotry wliich elond the brow sour tlie
tempre digest tlie spirit and impress morosehess
on tlie niamiers.
Economy is an eas.y thing to divide
upon, hot an uncomi'orlable thing to carry
out, especially in household matters. Tiie
planning is pleasant enongli. but the execution
is wliat tronliliis us. TTe lilte to forego the
accustomed tilings which economy denies us.
and there is w'here the shoe pinches,
.. An Irislimun in Iowa was bitten by a
rattlesnake but tlie liberal use of si neiglitior’s
wMskey cured limi. The next day tie was
seen walking slowly on tlie prairie, kud lonk-
ing earnestly for sometliiiig. lie ivas il,sked
what he was looking for, “For the boite of a
snake,’’was the reply.
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