(^- C'VX
TOL.
JllEENSROllO,
TUESDAY, AUGUST,
1876.
NO 49.
HUSH.
*'I cim scarcely liear,” she miirmnr.-a,
For my h:-art heats loud and fast,
Unt su''ely, in tiu' far, far distance,
I can hear a soiind at last”
'*Ii is onl}' the rtaiprrs singing
As they carry home their sheave;
■ And the evening br^-eze lias risen,
And rustics tlic dying leaves.”
‘•Ia'Icii there arc voices talking ”
Calmly s!ill she strove to speak,
A'ct lier voice grew faint and trembling,
And tlie red Ilii-he 1 in licr cheek.
‘•It is only tie' children playing
Fel'iw u(i\v ihe'r work is done.
And they laugh tliat tlndr e^'cs are
dazzled
15y the ray.-j of the setting sim ”
Fuintei grew her voice and weaker.
A> wi:h anxious eye she cried :
“Dowii the avenue of ch(‘s‘.iiuts
1 can hear a iiorscinan ride.”
“It was only the deer that were f'*ed-
ing,
In a herd on the clover gra-^s,
Tiiat were startled and fl-al to the
thicket.
As they saw the uaipers pass.”
Mow the night arose in silence.
Bird'; lay in their leafy nest.
And the deer crouched in the forest
And the clnldi en were at rest.
There was only a sound of weeping,
From watcluu’s around a bed.
Blit rest to a weary sphit,
Peace to the quiet deadi
A Word to the Craft.
EEV. HENRY G, PERRY, II. A.
That it is ofFeiibive to Masonry, in its
true spirit and operation, seeking to do
good, nevertheless to be maligned and
misrepresented by those positively and
without cause untViendly to it, is a recog'
iiized fact by the Fraternity. And when,
especially, this antagonism comes from
those, who perhaps have pretended to be
friendly, but from some source, as of sel
fishness and owerweening appetite for
notoriety, have converted themselves in
to experiments or venal harpies, as well,
to subserve, too evidentlv, some sinister,
purpose, as for playing freely and design
edly into the hands of very haters of re-
ligioiis,and civil libeity, the evil animus
of such opponents requires exposure.
lUembers of community should know who
are in the rifjht as those who act for the
things that make for peace, security,
welfare and harmony in our midst, and
!iot trust to aliens, foreigners and “stran
gers from the covenents of promise.” In
a measure the enemies of what is called
-Masonry, become so, as but dupes of
knaves, who hate Ma.sonry because it re
bukes an-1 rebuffs them and their crafti
ness ; just as night and darkness do 7Wt
agree, but naturally differ,—just a.s oil
and water do not mix. Masonic order
and light being one thing, and the dark
some di.sorder, to be dispelled exact
ly another ; so right against wrong,
flod against Satan! Thus taught,^ the
Filtered Apprentice from the open Lible
—without which no Ma.^oiiic lodge is con
stituted, to the Royal Arch, “Holiness
to the Ford;” to the Knights Banneret
of the Cross, with its loyal insignia for
victory under the Almighty, looking
unto Him, in such degree, especially as
the Great Aiilher of our Salvation w'ho,
out of death brought life, the Light Di
vine of life endless and supreme, clothed
: upon with the attributes, marvelous of
j grace, wusdom and immortal itv.
! Masonry means all for which it was
made, and has been, and is, and will be,
working or, all actively and inJismayed
for Faith, Hope and Charity, in the years
to come.
If. in the past, from greed of gain, for
filthy lucre, ofpobtical motive, to gratify
ambition, for evil purpose, mischief, or to
persecute, as some say, even o( pretext
“to do God service,” or for sensation’s
sake, such transactions repeat themselves,
as time and again, spasmodically, “great
disclosures’’ are annoiiiiceJ with “start
ling exposes” of rare and newest inven
tion (of which, by way of 'uaricty. the
books and methods, sorts, kinds, fashion.?
and dscriptions, in wild assortment,
prove so many and hetergeneously added
to and muitijilied even), that one’s mind
weakens almost under the aggravating
burden which the seeker for Masonic
mysteries and “truth’' eiiconuters, and in
curious misery oflonging over such “con
fusion worse eonfoiiiided” at mystic rich
ness, shut his eyes and blindly, thus
“pay.? his money, takes his choice,’’ and
bus home the precious article printed,
in the secresy of his own bed-chamber t-o
‘'■make himself 3, lsl-s.son” Enough! Hot
unfrequeiitiy some strong-minded female
like Mrs, , with Prof. , and
Dr, , “bear a hand at the beD
lows.’’
Beware, at this juncture, however, of
curiosity'-mongers, adventurers, specu
lators, or mere self-interested, as well as
of the procured, br.bed or hired, and
otherwise induced sinister ones of
which, often also, after mati'neeing some
mountebank “romantic,” oreij-Masoriic,
or “Morgantic” performance in public,
are those to apply as oanditates at genu
ine lodges for degrees ; the while all such
are totally unfit, unworthy and not eli
gible Masonioally to the rites, np'/its and
privileges of our Ancient and Honorable
Fraternity.
Be most scrupulous, tlierefore, that
upon no perfunctory say so “on honor”
merely, each and every applicant asserts,
how. unbiased liy f.iends, and uiiinflueno
ed by mercenary motives, freely and vol
untarily he oilers himself for the myster
ies of Masonry, but. from purely exoteric
stand-point, and nuiespensably
it becomes tliose iu actual charge and
confidence of the esoteric to absolutely
satisfy themselves, from every source of
inquiry a,id assurance available—before
the door opens—that the candidate makes
the cardinal declaration in utter good
faith, unequivocally and fully as a man
of good report, free from all taint, suspi
cion, entanglement or imputation what
ever. The word of caution, moreover, is
I —after the excitement is ended aud cri-
! sis is past, the wou'.ded cared for, mis
sing counted and the dead buried—bring
down the gavels! Tile thoioughlyl
Work triple a “vigilance eternal,” as the
veritable' “price of liberty,” to store off
“cowans and eavesdroppers !” to keep out
“suspects and traitors! to bar bad
work and iwsc material! Remember!
Hold the ballot true, true, sharp and dis
criminating as the sagacious surgeon’s
knife, to cut away the damaging excre
scence and death, death from without
i as well as instrumental equality to save
! life within, and conducive to the health
iofthebodyat large. Remember' this
is your vested right' ouyr duty, your
safeguard, your hlasoiiic pu’erogative
I unquestionably, your brightest jewel,
I your magic t.',lisman, your “open sesame”
) and "dead-look’’ indeed, reserved, if
i even for you alone to exercise in all due
discretion.
At all times, inflexibly, impartially,
inexorably, sound to the core, as bound
by boons of brass and thews of steel to
the “Brotherhood” to do as of the Golden
Rule you would have them do to you, in
season and out, at early morn, high noon,
midnight, by land, by w'ater, through ill
or good report, be firm, like Moses on the
mount, or as a phalanx, the children of
Jehovah's chosen at the Red Sea to “go
forward,” or Joshua in the battle' “fly
not,” fight the “good fight,” flinch not,
for your faith, for your families, your
fortunes, your friends and countrymen!
for your firesides, altars, your own lives
and liberties, as you hope in and hold to
the One Name of all n.imes to be named,
“yesterday, to-day and forever,” as
among men whereby to be saved ; know
ing wherein we do all believingly our
trust, it is well-founded and v,annpt fail!
The sign for strength of the Great Hi
eroglyph shadowed in our hearts as the
symbol of Salvation, God grant may com
pass oar every motive for good, and serve
to square the rough ashlar of individual
conceit iu any action, so to secure co
operation of all presenting its properties
on the level of time, that the work, ulti
mately, may prove acceptable under the
Supreme Architect of the Universe; and
that those serving Him worthily may
receive that for which, as invaluable,
they so regularly have wrought. The
justice of our cause and tenets constitute
our strongest grip upon success and pros
perity, and against this all that malig-
naiits may print or promulgate is but
of private, or rather personal pique and
prejudice, ex parte. As Masons we strive
for and glory in that which is for the best
and highest, happiest interests of appre
ciative humanity. In this the pulpit and
the pen, mightier than the sword, are in
our favor and to inform us. And to these
as triumvirate of th-at which proves most
powerful throughotit our favored Com
monwealth, may be lent the “art preser
vative of arts,’’ exemplified in the senti
ment contained in the “Register” of old,
yet to this day as fresh applicable :
“Here shall the Press the People’s ri2;ht main
tain,
Cnawed by influence .and iiiibribed by gain;
Here patriot Truth lier glorious precepts
draw,
Pledged to Religion, Liberty, and Law!
Intemperance.
It covers the land with idleness, ;)overty,
disease and crime. It fills your jails, supplies
your ahii.':hou.'es, and demands your asyiiims,
engenders controversies, fosters quarrels, and
eherishes riots. It crowds your penitentiaries
and fiirnMhe.s victims f;)r the scaffolds. It is
the life-blood oftlie gamhler, the support ofthe
miduiglit Incendiary, and theprop oftlie hang
man It countenances the liar, respects the
thief, aud esteems the bki'phemer.s. It violates
obligations, rcvereuc’S fraud, honors infamy,
defames buDi'voleuce, lades love, scorns virtue
slandiTs innocence. It incites the motlior to
butcher her lielplel) cliild, liclps the husband
to massacre h‘s wife, and aids the child to grind
the paricidal axe. It bring.“ shame not honor;
terror, not safety; de.'-palr, not hope: misery,
not happiness.
With the malevolence of a fiend it calmly
surveys its desolation, and insatiated with
havoc, poisons felicity, kills peace, ruins mor
als, blights confidence, slays reputation, then
curses the worpl and laughs at its ruin. It
! murders the soul; is the sum of all vlllanies
' and cur.scs. and is the devil’s friend.
Knowledge is conducive, if not essen
tial, to all the ends of virtue.
PEN AND SCISSOSS.
.... Body-snatching prevails out west.
.... Excellent lemons are grown in Iowa.
.... Its natural for babies to take to bawls.
....Ten thousand miners iu the Black
Hills.
A Kewport poodle dog gets drunk on
beer.
.... Silver ornaments are very fiishionable
this summer.
.... An accomplished fndiana girl calls hay
“grass a la mowed.”
.... Tliure is but one daily newspaper pub
lished ill Wales.
.... Southern cities are increasing in wealth
and poi)ulation.
.... Many adorn the tombs of tliose whom;
living, they p u'secuted with envy.
.... Violet wood fans are novelties intended
to take theplace of sandal wood ones.
.... They say tlia: David Dudley Field re
ceives the largest fees of any lawyer in the
world.
.... The Good Templars, ofMidilgan, gain
ed 101 Lodges and loOO memheis the past
year.
.... The efforts to stock the rivers of victo
ria, Australia, with salmon have completely
failed. •
.... Pi'ople forgive a great maids faults
more readily tliah they prai-e a small man’s
virtues.
.... The thing which an active mind most
needs is a purpose and direction worthy of its
activity.
Stron’g butter that must iiave been
which was found iu a bog in Ireland, where it
had been hidden iu a cask since 1798
.... From various sections of the country
come serious complaints oftlie rapidly increa-'-
ing use of opium by the fair sex.
.... He that preaches gratitude pleads the
cause both of God and men, for without it, we
can neither be sociable nor religious.
.... The habit of being always employed is
a gi’(‘at safeguard through life, as well as es
seutial to the culture of every virtue.
.... Iowa juries hold that in case a mar
riage engagement is broken, the parties must
return all presents or their worth i i moue}N
....Dupes, indeed are many; but of all
dupes thi're is none so fatally situated as he
who lives in undue terror of being duped.
.... Don’t complain about warm weatluir
here, when you read that on Sunday the ther
mometer at Dallas, Texas, registered llMn
the shale.
.... Men who “go West” to pick up gold iu
the streets of San Francisco hire out in the
wheat fields,-and, settling down obey the phil
osopher’s injunction.
.... Along the St. John’s river, in Florida,
the estimates of the orange crop have been re
diiced to one-half, and the young trees are said
to be (lying by scores on account of the dry
season.
.... A U3W C'lttle disease called charbon,
invariably fatal in its effects, has been visiling
some farms in Ireland. The blood of the an
imals changes to the color and consistence
of tar.
.... Conductor W. D. Jones, of the Old
Colony Railroad, has traveled 140 miles per
day for 28 years, or a little matter of 1,176,000
miles and no serious accident has over happen
ed to a train under his charge.
.... “vShot M'j mother-in-law” was the sad
heading to a telegi'am yesterday. Every lit-
ll(i while somethirg happens to prove that
men cannot be goaded beyond a certain point
^vitll safety to the goadess.
.... Surgeon J/ajor Coviil, of the English
army, writes from Bagdad to a London paper
that the true Ofienial plague imdouhp'dly
prevails in that city. It lias been ir-‘ated witli
quinine, as an experiment, but not successful-
ly-
....The deepest perpendicular mining
shaft in the world is in Erizibram, Bohemia,
and measures 3,280 fe('t It is a lead min.■,
and is supposed to have been begun about 350
years ago. In other places greater deptlis
iiave been reacho;h but not by sfi’aight
A rock salt bore near Berlin is 4,175 feel deep
and a coal mine in Belgium 3,512* The deej)-
est hole ever bored is an arte.sian well, of 5,500
feet, at Totsdam, Mo.
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