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WHO IS IttV ? JSY UOIiF.li'r OOl'i’IN. 'I'liy ii(!iglil)(>r ? It is lie m’Ik.hi tlion Ilasi power to aid I'Jid liless, AVIiose iH-liiiii>- !i('nrt and biu'i ins ln‘"Y' Thy soolliiiig luitul may pivsf*. Thy iiolgiilior t ’Tis the faii:\iiig poor Wliose eye M'ith waiit i& dim, 'Whfiin limigiT serids (Vom door to dix'r- (io thoii and suoeor him ! Thy ii’oislihor! ’Tis that weary man, Wliose. yeni'd are at their hrim, lieiit low witii sicluK.'SS, eares and pain ihon and eoinlorl-iiim ! Tiiy neighbor ? ’Tis this heart bereft Of ev‘ry earthly gem ; Widovf -and orjihaii, lielph'ss left— • (io then uml shelter them I Wlieno'eV thou meet’s a lumian form Ivcss favored than thine own, KmhhmlK'T, ’tis'thy neighbor warm, Thy hi'otiicr or thy son. 0)i,' pasS iiof, pa'ss iiot heedless by ! Perhaps thou cuiiKt nale^nu The In-eakiug hciirt from misery— (jO,'shari'thy.h)f with him. WiiisliintOtn Ji-S-n l^IasoEi. The' recent grand Masonic de^ mofistration in New York Oit}' on tlKi‘o(!casion of dedicathig the •new Masonic Temple in that cit.y linds additional interests in the coiitenpioriffiemis jwd>ticatioris in tho.'New York Herald of tvyo,/dc simile letters .written by the im mortal Washiiigion to his mason ic. bfothren in New York. Wash ington was a devoted member of the Order, and the letters y;o print show how easily ids obliga tions as a Map,on blended and lianuonizod with his hig'lier obli- g.ations !i» a patriot. Ill January, 1782, certain mera- liers of the fraternity in Now York forwarded to their illustrious fellow w'orkmaD a iittinber of Ma- (lonic ornainonts, witli an address expressive of their admiration for his character as a man and a Ma- Bon, It brought forth the follow- in.g ro])Iy, iW of tlfo writings of the Father of his country con tain more ill a srsBall space that is eliaracteristie'.of him as a patriot and a Mason than cfcies this letter, list says : ‘If my endeavors to avert tlie ci'il with ivhich this coniifry ivas tlirCatened by a deliberate plan of ti'i'auny should be croivned with tlino sucoestf ■ that is-wished, tHid praise is due to tlie (Irand Architect of Che Universe,, iv'lio (Ed not'see-iit to suffer!fis snper- atructiiiiea. of j'listieo to b® sub jected to the-ambition-of the prin ces of this- world or to tlie rod of oppression- ini tlio liaiids of any person ipion 'earth.” P Iii:17'9(i', fom-tcen )-ears after the above- -words -wero written, and -wl'iehi his-i second tcrnii was- draw ing tioi'a'olose, a cbmiiiitteo was apisiiiited'to- ‘form an address to bo pfosciited on the ensuing Feast @f St. Joliig. Dccend'ier ‘27, to tiie Crroat Ma.ste-i-'W'orkman, ou-r illus trious ih-otli-ci" Wasbingtoir,, mi the' Oiwasion-1 f'his-inteiided re- tii’emen't fl-om public-labors.’ The Biddress -wa-s jiresented, and elicit- odltiie following reply: ‘Fnu.frtV-ChTizK.N'.s Axn.v Bno-rn- inifH OK- THE (lu.wn Lodge' of I’e-nxsyi.kania :—I have roceiired yom- acliiress with all the feelings-' of brotherly affection, niin-gled w-iril! those sentiments for the so ciety ivJiieh it was. calculated to excite.. “Ti) have been: in any degree an. uistmiaient in the hands ol I’l'oiideiieo to promote order and union,, and erect upon a solid fiiundiitJiou the true ])rinciples of gov'er-inent is-.only to have shared w'ith iiKiuy others in a labor the result of which, let us hope, M'ill provo-irnioug-li all ag.'!S a sanctuary for brothers- and. a Ijdge for the virtues.-. I’ermit me to reciprocate your Greece, 8 lodges; the Netlier- ))ravei's for my tomp'oral happi- lands, G(> lodges ; Turkey in Asia, ness, and to siijipiicato that we niav all meet hereafter in tiiat eternal teniplo whose builder is the Great Architeet of the Uni- verso, On the l.dt.li of Docomber, 1790 the “Great Master Workman” died. Ill Ainericavi estimation, tlie re cent installnlion of the Pi'inoo oi Whiles as the head of (lie Order in Great Britain is a feeble testimo ny in comparison with the mem bership of Washington. I’lie American people W'ill be slow to believe that an Ordin- of wliich IVashington was a zealous mem ber has ail)- aims ineoiisistent with [lulilic or jn-ivate virtue. There must bo some merit in an institu tion whicli had attractions fur a man of ids solid nmler,standing and uioral worth.. Ilis name alone M'-ould render Masom-v respecta ble ; but a large proportion of tlie illustrious men -whom Amei'icau citizens delighit to honor wore Masons, Lafayette was a Mason; Andrew Jackson and Ilenry Ola.}’ were Masons.—IVe should make a long catalogue iiuleed if we were to insert all the riames of il lustrious jiati'iots M'ho belonged to this fraternity. HAHLSOsai-y aia Stic OU! -World. In Kngland Freemasonry has, from eai-i}' times, occupied a prominent ])oaition, a direct lino of Grand Masters bein,g traced back to A. 1). 597, at whicli time Austin the monk, was Grand Jlaster, and from that time many eminent iiiou have occupied the Oriental Tlie oflico-bcarers for IST-t-ri jjro :—Grand Master, Ilis Royal Highness tlie Prince of Wales, K. G.; Leputy Grand Master, tlie Right Hon. the Lari of Oarnarvoii; the Right Hon. Lord lleur}’ ‘LI lyline, P., Se nior Grand Warden. Under the i'egis,ti-y of Kngland there are 1,- 345 lodges and 91,750 members, whieli membership includes lodg es in Anntralia., Ne-.v Zealand, In dia,. China, New South W''ale.s, Spain,. South. Africa, Burmali, Ja.maica,. Barliadoes, Dcmiarara, Bra.zil and other couutries. SCOTLAND AND IKK.I.AND. Tlie Grand Lodge of' Scotland has-for its Graoid Master Sir JI. R. Sha-w-Stewai'l',. Bart.; I)o])Uty Grand Master, the Right lion, the Karl of Koslyn, 419 lodges and 21,000 members. The Grand ■Jia-ster of Ireland is His- Grace the Duke of Lein.ster; Deputy (irand 5Ia.ster, Robert Willia,m Shekletoii; Senior Grand AVar- den,, [jord Viscount Poweisoourt, K. P ; 372. lodges and- 18,400.- meml)ei'.s. GEIi.MAN.V,. ri'-ALV;, SPAIN AND POK- TL-GAL, The Grand Lodge of Prussia has fo-o'(4Ii-ers His-Royal Maje,s- t.y King'Wiliia.in I., Protector; tile Grovwn I.-’i-inee Krederick Wil liam, . Doputy Protector; 309 lodges and 35,19.4 meinbe.rs. Ita ly has (!5 lod.gus amd 4,2.00 meni- iKU'S. .1 ’ort -uga-l’s chief officers are (Jomte de Parot}', peer of the Kingdom, Sovereign Grand-Com mander ; Conseilleer Jose de Silva Mends Leal Honor, Minis ter of State, Deputy Gra,nd Goni- ina.nder; 57 lodges and 2,800 membo.rs, JIABOXHT IN OT'IJI.tli -COUNTRIES. France lias 220 lodges, 10,800 member's; Belgium, 74 lodges, ‘2, ISo.niembers ; SwiUirhmd, 28 lodges,, 1,800 members; Nonvay ami Sweden, 25 lodges, 10,800 members; Huiigarv, 33 lodges, I’urkoy, 14 lodges ; Liixomlmrg, 2 lodges: Denmark, 9 lodges; 10 lodges; Gliina, !) lodges ; In dia, 42 lodges ; Burmali, 8 lodg es ; Kgypt, 13 lodges; Singa pore, 3 lodges i Japan, (i lodges ; Jerusalem, 1 lodge ; South Afri ca, 25 lodges; Liberia (Africa), 2 lodges ; Persia, 50,000 members ; Arabia, 20,000 members; New Soutli Wales, ,31 lodges; New Zealand, 50 lodges ; Soiitli Aus tralia, Tasmania and Victoria, 95 lodges. SU5DIARY, Folio-,ying are statements of tlie number of lodges and member ship in North and Soutli Ameri ca a id adjacent islands, cai-efiilly compiled from the most reliable sources of information: United States, 8,0G9 lodges, 524,G49 mendiers ; Nova Scotia, G3 lodg es, 3,113 members ; British Col umbia, 10 lodges, 510 members; Canada (Ontario), 323 lodges, 14.,530 members; Quebec, 37 lodges, 1,780 members; Neiv Brimswick, 30 lodges, 2,038 mem bers ; Mexico, 13 lodges, 626 members; Ilayti, 18 lodges; Cu ba,- 7 lodges; Costa Rica, 2 lodg es; Niciiranga, 3 lodges; A”ene- zuela, 56 lodges ; New Grenada, 244 lodges; Chili, 23 lodges; Paraguay, 17 lodge,s ; Uruguay, 13 lodges; St. Domingo, G lodg es ; San Salvador, 1 lodge ; Gau- temala, 1 lodge; Panama, 3 lodges; United States of Colum bia, 26 lodges; Peru, 71 lodges; Argentine Confederation, 12 lodg es ; Brazil, 104 lodges; Saiidwicli Islands, 3 lodges; Prince Ed ward’s Islands, 6 lodges ; Nassau, 6 lodges. “I CaiiU 4l« T54iit.”’ A Avritcr flic AjHt’rftnH ire.s'?ci/an tells tlic cii'CAHnstiinces uiulcr wiiioh ho’ heard these AVordt*. ^riicy contiiiM n fearful coafession the despotism ol evil fii]>pctito. Tiio writer Tseiii!.'’ in Noaa' York-, a stranger stepjiod itito a eoll'pe .sahxm- (Nirly one ffold niornkig, and call ed for a cup of coffee : 'J'liO saloon had a livpior-har attached, and : the in-oiirtetor, in haiidinw the coifc'o to iny h'iend said,-—• ‘Will yon liave^omethine: else V ‘Xiithing else,’ was the reply; ‘I drink iKitliing slronger than coff'eed A\'hiI/‘ I'.o was dvinkhig of the enp a avoII- drc.ssed man, Avhoiii he had (thseiWod AA'alking theiloor, Ktspped up to-hi-m and’ said, AA'ith an earnest inanner,— ‘Sir, i would give ill! I aiHAA-orth to he iihle to do A',-hat yon iire doingd ‘ How so ? Whiit am I doing that yon can’t do S ‘Why, si]-,’ sj'oke the earnest man, ‘yon Ciui drink your coffee with ii zest, and rclnse the vmn at tlnit hui- ; that’.s what I. envn-’t do ; no, sir, I can't do that.’ From the Pi’oceeiiiiia^soitiac Crriasid. Lodge. “TIki (loftigu of the orpliaii A&y- luiii sliall l>o to protet'/L, train and educate h-wlig'ent and proinisirno- orjihau children, to bo received between tli-e age of six and twelve, wlio have no-jairotits, iior proper ty nor netu'rchiti-ves ablt^ to assist them. They shall not be receiv ed' for a shoi^ter' time than two yotirs.- Iii-extraordraaty cases the iSnporintoudent nuy receive chil dren outside the ages-specified.- iSesolitlioEis oT the LrOdge. ' Adopted Dec dd„ 1B72.- Mesolvcd, 1.- That St. John’s Collogj^' shall be- inado- an asy lum for'tliO" protection, training and education- of indigent oijphan children. 2. That this Grand Lodge will ap})ropriato S annually for the support of the institution bni# will, not assume any additional pecuniary responsibilty. 3.. That t^iis (L*and Lodge elect a Siiperintondcut whoshall control the institniion and solicit con tributions for its snp])ort from Ull classes of onr ])eo])]o. 4. Tliat orpluni childi'en in the said Asylum shall be led and clothed, and sliall receive such nrepai-atorv training and edu- calion as will prepare them lor useful occupations and for the usual business trailsacti(fns of life. A.iopted Doc hth 1872 : licsolml, Tliat tlie Suporinton dent of the said Griihau Asylum sluill report cacli at Annual Com munication an accourit of his olli- ctal acts, receipts, disbnlsements, number of ])npils, &c., together wltli such suggestions as he may see fit to offer. ^^liesolved, Tliat the Sfaster of each subordinate Lodge a];)])oint a Standing Committee ujion raising funds for tli'O Crphau Asylmuj aid require said committee to r-e])ort in writing each niontli, and that said rejiorts and the funds r'eceived b6 forwarded montlily to the Supe'rintendent of the As'S'him and that the sitpport of the Orphan Asylum be a regu lar order of business in cfach sub ordinate Lodge at each Commu nication. 4. All cliurclies and lienevolent cti’ganizations are requested tO' cooperate with u.3 in the orphan worlv and to collect and forward C mtribiitious through their own pro])er o!ficers. Here are the res olutions ; licsolml, That tlie sincere tlnuihs. of this- Grand ijodgo are k’srcbv tendere'd to nmny benev olent ladies and gentlemen', to the ministers of the gospel, to church es of various denominatians, to Odd Fellow's, Knights of .Pythias, Good Templars, Friends of Tom- peranco, and other benevolent so cieties, whose heartv cooporatiori and liberal Conlributions liave ron - dered timely and valnablo assi-- tenco in the great Work of amoh- orating the condition of tlie or phan children of the State. liesolvcd, Tliat all benevolent s'oeieties atul individuals are here- bv 'cordially hivited and rocpiost- ed to cooperate witli us in provi ding funds and supjdies for feed ing clothing, and edneatiug indi gent and ])romisiug orplians clul-' dTen, at the Asylum ui C/xfurd. Fba’isa of Appiiv.tiSioiB fos’fBB!iisslOii to the Oit’pl9!s.s2 a, -M875.- This is l&cC7ii/i/ that.- .... . is-cm’orplum,-without estate, - and years of esge. II.. father died in 18.h.-. .-mother .. I, being- it ■herebg'mahc ecpjl-itdtion for if admission'' into (he Asg- liinV, cst.-. and I’ also-'rolfnquisii and eorwey, to the ofjicei-s-'of the Asylum, the' nitinage ■inerd atedi control cf the said orplum for. - ... years-, hr order that.-... utay he' trained and' eSutated ac- eordi-ngi to - the reyulatuMS'pr'eSerihed hy the' G-ramd Lodge of Sotiit Car olina. CoisB'^BiltJeos ofSii?5or«li:;sut«c Lodg-cSt ppoiaitod juiidor Hosoliitsoii of t.io fe-rKsad to I'fajsc Coa»- tfibutioassfoi’ Uie OplsiiBi Asylums: Am^ncari George Lodge] j'7—Dr C TJ Caiiii>l)(H, II. C. MmUl’yG. W. Sixmror: Daiic) ai), Tluiiiins J; Jctscpli Cottiil; Gfo. A. Tallv: H'irdui, No. C; U. Little, T W Ukikc, A. II. WiiisjtiiH; Goncord iiS] W' G Jiewjg, John W Cottorf , JosBpIi L*. .Suii-xs; Seotiand Neck, C>S, A: H. ][ill,'\V E. aViift- morc, G. L. Hyinan; Eaghj 7.I.—Jaiii'k' ft (.ftitt!;?,' CliBrIcs' C Taylor; Laao U Stmyliorii: On-] .lot—J E ftaiBlolpli; T J Catmalt, Kich- _!ird Graijg(‘r. 8t. Albans Lodgd, No; lit—Ed. Mc.Queeiiy IL T. i’kiiuiu :iij(l N(‘iil ToAA’usond. dlO Lebanon, No. ll/.’-'-'dami'S W Lancaster; A. J. ftrowii, S. H. Wiiten?. Tascarora, it ft June?, W S (J randy, W U Tu»-i»or. Clinton, No. 1*24.--ThoS. "Wliit-e, ft Y Yarliro, G.’ S; ftakci', J. G. Kriii^. ErankUiif XW. — W’in: ]M; Thompson, E J? Mace, ft LoAveubevfj. Ml. Energy, 140—'J ft Eloydy If Haley, W E ftullock: BolesvVde, 150, C If Horton; I H Sf-arboro/ aV ft Vomig. Buffalo Lodge, 172.—A.' A; McTvcr, A A- Harrington, ft. G. Cole,’-A.- M. Wickef and ft. M.' Ilrown/ il/i.-203—'J ease T AlbYittoir, Joel Lof- tiny I) M- M Ju-xtice; Berea, 204—W 11 .fteam?'^ E M McadoAvs, » YV^ Hobgool, E (■' Allen, A Sheniuin. Lebanon, No. 207.--JmL' H. Suinmersott,> Win. Merritt,'W. S.'Erink.' McCornttek, 22S, A. Dairympilc* Nathan Dau- gall, W 0 Tliomaf!.' Lenoir, fteujn S Grady, John' S Bizzell,’ ft I’ukerr; John H A'l'dTid'go, Jacob P Jiavper.- Donnlrce, 243.—Allen Joh’nstotv, FiVmiud* Qiinweley, Wm D Tiinker, W T Mosc ley.'E >f Efttmirrn',-Henry E Brooks. Neir.bcrn, 24-5.-J E^Wc'stjCr I’on’ers, E Ilnbbsi' Galaieha Lodge, No. 248.—ft. 1*. ftienhardt J. N. J.fDng, D. W. ftainsour. Shiloh, 250, W.'H. Gregory, Ke^‘■ E. Hines,' i T. J. PiUard.- ■Farmington,- 2G5. -L' G.- Hhiit, W O' ' Joh-iiston, W. E. Envehoa.' . WataugA, 273.—J.'W/Conner^,' J.-'Harding,' L. L/Greon.- , , , New Lb.'anon 314, f?a-iniihl ‘NViHTu'iftJt, Johiv Jacobs, W .M Speiice. Jerusalem, 315—John 11 Davis, GooEBarh-^ hardt, J’lunnas BessontV Matiamuskeet, 328—ft 8 ftaer, J C McCloiuV . n. LYiiN,JR/ K.-Ditl/BY. K-.-H•• LYON-'/ {Inic'nf “IMby LYON,. DVr.BY ^ CO'.y M A»UiAH:TI ■ -HEftS OF Jpjjrovcd Iff THE DiriiiiAii "ARQMA^ irUEE,” §i?£0- ^ 1 KINO? DiuAnm, N. C. Ord(‘rs soluTted Agents wtirttc'd^Tobacdd’’ gu;iriinte('d. Maivh I7th-1.1-2m,- .laT i. MEASm & CO. MAXnF.VGTCRERS OP ' REAMS’ DURHAM BOOT AND WarrcMed to excel cdf others,- or moridif liefanded. Thc'only Blacking tlmt will polish on'oitod^ .surfaoA It is'gnar.'intcdd to preserve idithcr*^ aiuUnakef it ])liant, refjniring less (fdairtity an’(y tiinO'to jn'hdtico a perlect gloss th:iii any otherg ■tile hem.'h to bt; applied hnmediiitoly after put-' tang onaho' Bihcking. A perfh't floss' froip' this will not soil even white clothe.^." We" guarautee’it as rt'prcsented, aiM” as' foY'jilsit-' r'mage, stri-.^tly 7m' its inori'ts. • H'.'A-. BEAMS & CO-:, Mafiufacthrers;-, ff)Url>am,N.Cl Thi^ Biackin’g is rroommeitd odiri'the' high-* est terms,-after tifal, by Geo. F. Brown, J Howard Warticr,- New York ;ithe Pi-esiddnf and ftrotessoi-tt of-WalvO Forest Collhgd ;• ffthV a hirjio nunihor of gentlemen in ami aronml Diirhiun, whose eertifiicates have been fur- ni.shed the lihviii'ac ii/ers. Grdeis solieired and promptly filled. MaK-h 3rd, 1875. ' O-U-
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