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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 13 of 14 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
his excess . Then , sir , there is Faith : without unshaken confidence in his own powers , and full assurance that the rope is firm , his temperance will be of little advantage ; the unsteadiness of his nerves would prove as fatal as the intoxication of his brain . Next , sir , we have Hope : a dance so dangerous who ever exhibited unless lured by the hope of fortune
or fame ? Charity next follows : and what instance of charity shall be opposed to that of him who , in the hope of administering to the gratification of others , braves the hiss of multitudes , and derides the dread of death . Then , sir , what man will withhold from the funambulist the praise of Justice , who considers his inflexible uprihtnessand that he holds his
g , balance with so steady a hand as neither to incline to the one side or the other ? Nor , in the next place , is his Prudence more disputable than his justice . And , sir , those who shall refuse to the rope-dancer the applauses due to temperance , faith , hope , charity , justice , and prudence , yet will scarcely be so hardened as to deny him the laurels of Fortitude . He that is
content to totter on a cord while his fellow-mortals tread securely on the broad basis of terra firma , —who performs the jocund evolutions of the dance on a superficies compared with which the verge of a precipice is a stable station , may rightfully snatch the wreath from the conqueror and the martyr , — may boast that he exposes himself to hazards from which he might fly to the cannon ' s mouth as a refuge or a relaxation ! Sir , let us now be told no more of the infamy of the ropedancer . ' '
" The Masonic career of Bro . Dunckerley was brilliant as the stately progress of a comet amidst the permanent orbs of heaven ; and he was regarded , according to the testimony of an eminent contemporary , as a great Masonic luminary . He was truly a Master in Israel ; and by the powerful efficacy of his moral example , controlled the destinies of the Order , which ' From pole to pole ,
Its sacred laws expands , Far as the mighty waters roll , To bless remotest lands . ' And his memory will be dear to every true-hearted Brother as long as Masonry shall endure . When his year of office expired , the Brethren earnestly entreated him to retain possession of the chair ; but his public duties left him no time to devote to the business of a private Lodge , and he felt himself obliged to decline the offer , although he expressed his extreme reluctance to dissolve his connection with a
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The Revelations Of A Square.
his excess . Then , sir , there is Faith : without unshaken confidence in his own powers , and full assurance that the rope is firm , his temperance will be of little advantage ; the unsteadiness of his nerves would prove as fatal as the intoxication of his brain . Next , sir , we have Hope : a dance so dangerous who ever exhibited unless lured by the hope of fortune
or fame ? Charity next follows : and what instance of charity shall be opposed to that of him who , in the hope of administering to the gratification of others , braves the hiss of multitudes , and derides the dread of death . Then , sir , what man will withhold from the funambulist the praise of Justice , who considers his inflexible uprihtnessand that he holds his
g , balance with so steady a hand as neither to incline to the one side or the other ? Nor , in the next place , is his Prudence more disputable than his justice . And , sir , those who shall refuse to the rope-dancer the applauses due to temperance , faith , hope , charity , justice , and prudence , yet will scarcely be so hardened as to deny him the laurels of Fortitude . He that is
content to totter on a cord while his fellow-mortals tread securely on the broad basis of terra firma , —who performs the jocund evolutions of the dance on a superficies compared with which the verge of a precipice is a stable station , may rightfully snatch the wreath from the conqueror and the martyr , — may boast that he exposes himself to hazards from which he might fly to the cannon ' s mouth as a refuge or a relaxation ! Sir , let us now be told no more of the infamy of the ropedancer . ' '
" The Masonic career of Bro . Dunckerley was brilliant as the stately progress of a comet amidst the permanent orbs of heaven ; and he was regarded , according to the testimony of an eminent contemporary , as a great Masonic luminary . He was truly a Master in Israel ; and by the powerful efficacy of his moral example , controlled the destinies of the Order , which ' From pole to pole ,
Its sacred laws expands , Far as the mighty waters roll , To bless remotest lands . ' And his memory will be dear to every true-hearted Brother as long as Masonry shall endure . When his year of office expired , the Brethren earnestly entreated him to retain possession of the chair ; but his public duties left him no time to devote to the business of a private Lodge , and he felt himself obliged to decline the offer , although he expressed his extreme reluctance to dissolve his connection with a