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good repute. If intemperance is allowed to creep into oar Lodges, and remain
unnot<strong>ice</strong>d, Masonry will become peculiarly polluted by it. AH excess
is incompatible with our profession, and those principles which should be
inculcated by us, and which should distinguish us from the world. Just in
proportion to the elevated rank of an inconsistent Mason, so will be the mischief
he creates. A private Mason, whose life is intemperate and corrupt,
does an incalculable injury to the c iuse of Masonry; but an off<strong>ice</strong>r who does
not live above v<strong>ice</strong> and intemperance, hi a curse to our Order, as he retards
its advancement, and tramples its holy precepts under his feet. As moderation
should beautify and adorn our Temple, the household of the Temple
should utter the vo<strong>ice</strong> of condemnation, against all excess, for the indulgence
of a depraved propensity, whether found in high or low places. The
lessons which Masonry inculcates, and the principles which it establishes,
are lessons and principles confirmed by the experience of centuries, and conanted
by the sanction of inspired patrons, and of the most eminent sages
• ancient and modern times. Wo own it, then, to the mighty and illustrious
dead—to our great and illustrious preceptors, that we guard them against
desecration, and keep them as things sacred—confided to oar earn, to be preserved
with virtue, honor, and affection. Is it not a legacy, rich and valuble,
and worthy to be handed down in all its original purity, to succeeding
generations ? To you, especially, my young brethren, will the future look
for the preservation and fulfillment of that sacred trust, so soon te he committed
to your charge* Soon, very soon, the places which we now occupy,
will be imposed on you, in a few fleeting years our joys and afflictions will
be terminated. Allow me, then, with the affection of a brother, and with
deep solicitude for your welfare, to impress upon your minds the importance
en al. It is not only of the utmost importance to you as Masons,
be to yon as christians, an citizens, and as patriots, and is of vital
ce to the M asonio Order, and unlen we pract<strong>ice</strong> it, our claims to the
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• mnd privilege* of Masons are invalid. Do not understand me to
. by self denial, that we are to undergo useless hardships, and deny
ves the a mf rts of this life, but to persist in opposition to our constial
desires, appetites and wishes of corrupt nature. Let us, then, live
ratcly. orderly, and morally, and as we have opportunity let us do
unto nO men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith:
above all, let us 'pract<strong>ice</strong> out of the Lodge, those duties which are
t in it; and by amiable, discreet and virtuous conduct, to convince
ind of the goodness of the institution; so that when any one is said to
member of It, the world may know that he is one to whom the bur-
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heart may pour out its sorrows: to whom distress may prefer its suit:
hand is guided by just<strong>ice</strong>, and his heart expanded by benevolence.'"
reported that he had granted twelve dispensations for the formation
Dl Lodges during the current Masonic year.
In reference to the death of P. Q. M. Henry Clay, their committee say:
"That the decease of tbat illustrious man is at once a calamity to the
nation, and to tho fraternity of Masons. As in his wisdom, his patriotism,