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Article TO THE EDITOR. ← Page 2 of 2 Article COLLECTANEA. Page 1 of 4 →
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To The Editor.
point of their faith , and waste , in the pampering of the sense , what might purchase for them treasures in Heaven . AVe bestow much in charity ; but we might bestow infinitely more , and at the mere expense of a little self-denial . Subscribing members of Lodges pay yearly a certain sum , ivhich , with initiation fees , & c ., amounts annually to an enormous sum ; but of this free stream of wealth how much is annuall y spent in refreshmentwhich might find a much better channel ? Of
, what would I deprive you , Brethren ? A few delights of sense , —a little tickling of tiie palate ; and , in return , I would give you that which infinitely supasses the greatest joy that ever thrilled upon tbe nerve of sense . Curtail your banquetting nights , and with the Mammon of unrighteousness purchase for yourselves other and more enduringpleasures . To cheer the heart of the widow , to dry the tears of the fatherless , and offer the blessings of education to the destitute orphan ,
are delights ivhich 1 offer you for the lesser joys of appetite . Instead of having a banquet after every Masonic Lodge , I propose that such occasions be only four in a year , at the most ; and let the expenses thus saved flow in one rich stream , with healing on its wings , to the door of poverty and want . AVith these few remarks , I beg to leave this subject , so near to my heart , in the hands of the Editor of the F . Q . R . ; his exertions will have more weight , and his greater talents more chance of success , than the humbler efforts of CATO , ( No . 25 ) .
Collectanea.
COLLECTANEA .
RIVER JORDAN AND LAKE OF GENESAREI ' . — " The following eloquent passage from De Lamartine , descriptive of the places where our Saviour sojourned during his residence on earth , though long , will not , we are sure , be uninteresting to our readers : — ' After having crossed , in tbe space of six hours , this yellow , rocky , yet fertile plain , we perceived the land slope suddenly before us , and discovered the immense valley of Jordanand the first azure reflections of the beautiful Lake
, Genesareth ( or Sea of Galilee , as it was called by the ancients , and in the Gospel ) . It soon opened entirely before us , surrounded on every side , save the south , with high grey or black mountains . At its southern extremity , and immediately beneath our feet , it narrowed , leaving a passage for that river of the Prophets and the Gospel—the Jordan The Jordan issues in a winding form , and enters the low anil marsh y plain of Esdraelon , at about fifty paces from the lake . In passingit
, bubbled a little , thus greeting us with its first murmur under the ruined arches of a bridge of Roman architecture . It was there whither we directed our steps down a steep and stony descent , and where we wished to salute the waters consecrated b y the recollections of two reli gions ; in a few minutes we were on the banks , and having dismounted , bathed our heads , our hands , and feet , in the soft waters , which are blue and warm like the waters of the Rhine when they issue from the Lake of
Geneva . The Jordan at this spot , which is probably about the middle of its course , would not be called a great river in a country of larger dimensions , but it is much greater than the Eurotas , and all the rivers whose fabulous historical names are imprinted early in our memory , and convey with them the idea of greatness , rapidity , and abundance , which the aspect of the reality destroys . The Jordan , even here , is more than
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To The Editor.
point of their faith , and waste , in the pampering of the sense , what might purchase for them treasures in Heaven . AVe bestow much in charity ; but we might bestow infinitely more , and at the mere expense of a little self-denial . Subscribing members of Lodges pay yearly a certain sum , ivhich , with initiation fees , & c ., amounts annually to an enormous sum ; but of this free stream of wealth how much is annuall y spent in refreshmentwhich might find a much better channel ? Of
, what would I deprive you , Brethren ? A few delights of sense , —a little tickling of tiie palate ; and , in return , I would give you that which infinitely supasses the greatest joy that ever thrilled upon tbe nerve of sense . Curtail your banquetting nights , and with the Mammon of unrighteousness purchase for yourselves other and more enduringpleasures . To cheer the heart of the widow , to dry the tears of the fatherless , and offer the blessings of education to the destitute orphan ,
are delights ivhich 1 offer you for the lesser joys of appetite . Instead of having a banquet after every Masonic Lodge , I propose that such occasions be only four in a year , at the most ; and let the expenses thus saved flow in one rich stream , with healing on its wings , to the door of poverty and want . AVith these few remarks , I beg to leave this subject , so near to my heart , in the hands of the Editor of the F . Q . R . ; his exertions will have more weight , and his greater talents more chance of success , than the humbler efforts of CATO , ( No . 25 ) .
Collectanea.
COLLECTANEA .
RIVER JORDAN AND LAKE OF GENESAREI ' . — " The following eloquent passage from De Lamartine , descriptive of the places where our Saviour sojourned during his residence on earth , though long , will not , we are sure , be uninteresting to our readers : — ' After having crossed , in tbe space of six hours , this yellow , rocky , yet fertile plain , we perceived the land slope suddenly before us , and discovered the immense valley of Jordanand the first azure reflections of the beautiful Lake
, Genesareth ( or Sea of Galilee , as it was called by the ancients , and in the Gospel ) . It soon opened entirely before us , surrounded on every side , save the south , with high grey or black mountains . At its southern extremity , and immediately beneath our feet , it narrowed , leaving a passage for that river of the Prophets and the Gospel—the Jordan The Jordan issues in a winding form , and enters the low anil marsh y plain of Esdraelon , at about fifty paces from the lake . In passingit
, bubbled a little , thus greeting us with its first murmur under the ruined arches of a bridge of Roman architecture . It was there whither we directed our steps down a steep and stony descent , and where we wished to salute the waters consecrated b y the recollections of two reli gions ; in a few minutes we were on the banks , and having dismounted , bathed our heads , our hands , and feet , in the soft waters , which are blue and warm like the waters of the Rhine when they issue from the Lake of
Geneva . The Jordan at this spot , which is probably about the middle of its course , would not be called a great river in a country of larger dimensions , but it is much greater than the Eurotas , and all the rivers whose fabulous historical names are imprinted early in our memory , and convey with them the idea of greatness , rapidity , and abundance , which the aspect of the reality destroys . The Jordan , even here , is more than