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Ireland.
Shooting their glances through her curls thick shade , You'll find a fair " Arch-Mason , " ready made . Or ask the doting husband , and he'll say . His spouse has been " Past IMaster" many a day . Thus Time , we see , has brought strange things about , And knowledge now dispels the mists of doubt ; But time has been ivhen AVisdom drooped her head
, And Error o ' er these climes her mantle spread , AVhen Reason ' s touch , and Truth's unerring light , Scarce glimmered through the darkness of that night ; AA'hen Envy , Hate , and Strife , a baneful band , Bared their red arms , and stalked along the land ; AA ben Peace fled shrieking from her shrines o ' erthrown , And A irtue trembled on her tottering throne .
Then Masonry appeared , and in her train , Came Love and Harmony , the sisters twain ; Ancl Reason , with the stars commencing high , And Hope , with seraph smile , and azure eye , And Faith , abiding as the anchor true , And Mercy , dropping tears of pitying dew ,
And Charity , the maid who passed the gate Of Paradise , to cheer man ' s fallen state , Came with her gentle hand ancl look benign , In misery ' s wounds to pour the oil and wine . But timid yet—the virtues sought some cell , Some holy spot , securely where to dwell , Nor sougilt they long this peaceful place of rest ,
A home they found—that home a WOMAN ' breast . Since then—whate ' er of charity or kind Emotions waken in man ' s sterner mind ; AVhate ' er of warm benevolence expands Our better natures , or bids ope' our hands ; AVhate ' er we claim of pure and good , is clue , Dear sisters , of our homes and hearts ; to vol' .
Fair ministers of peace ancl love ! of Heaven The last ancl best achievement , wisely given To share man ' s lot , and bless his path through life , AVith the dear ties of mother , sister , wife . A \ elcome in joy ' s as in affliction ' s hour , AVelcome to sorrow ' s couch and pleasure ' s bower , Thrice welcome here , like angels sent to save , The young from vice , the aged from a grave .
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Grand Lodge was held at the Commercial Buildings , on Tuesday , the 20 th of June , at tbe hour of two o ' clock , the Deputy Grand AIaster on the Throne . After the accustomed formalities had been gone through , and a solemn prayer offered up by Grand Chaplain Flynn , the following resolutions were put and carried unanimously : — " Resolved , —That Masonic Processions , though innocent and harmless
in . themselves , may , under particular circumstances , be imprudent ancl highly injurious to the general interests of the Order . "Resolved , —That at a moment when all public processions are either prohibited by the law , or discountenanced by the constituted authorities- - ,
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Ireland.
Shooting their glances through her curls thick shade , You'll find a fair " Arch-Mason , " ready made . Or ask the doting husband , and he'll say . His spouse has been " Past IMaster" many a day . Thus Time , we see , has brought strange things about , And knowledge now dispels the mists of doubt ; But time has been ivhen AVisdom drooped her head
, And Error o ' er these climes her mantle spread , AVhen Reason ' s touch , and Truth's unerring light , Scarce glimmered through the darkness of that night ; AA'hen Envy , Hate , and Strife , a baneful band , Bared their red arms , and stalked along the land ; AA ben Peace fled shrieking from her shrines o ' erthrown , And A irtue trembled on her tottering throne .
Then Masonry appeared , and in her train , Came Love and Harmony , the sisters twain ; Ancl Reason , with the stars commencing high , And Hope , with seraph smile , and azure eye , And Faith , abiding as the anchor true , And Mercy , dropping tears of pitying dew ,
And Charity , the maid who passed the gate Of Paradise , to cheer man ' s fallen state , Came with her gentle hand ancl look benign , In misery ' s wounds to pour the oil and wine . But timid yet—the virtues sought some cell , Some holy spot , securely where to dwell , Nor sougilt they long this peaceful place of rest ,
A home they found—that home a WOMAN ' breast . Since then—whate ' er of charity or kind Emotions waken in man ' s sterner mind ; AVhate ' er of warm benevolence expands Our better natures , or bids ope' our hands ; AVhate ' er we claim of pure and good , is clue , Dear sisters , of our homes and hearts ; to vol' .
Fair ministers of peace ancl love ! of Heaven The last ancl best achievement , wisely given To share man ' s lot , and bless his path through life , AVith the dear ties of mother , sister , wife . A \ elcome in joy ' s as in affliction ' s hour , AVelcome to sorrow ' s couch and pleasure ' s bower , Thrice welcome here , like angels sent to save , The young from vice , the aged from a grave .
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Grand Lodge was held at the Commercial Buildings , on Tuesday , the 20 th of June , at tbe hour of two o ' clock , the Deputy Grand AIaster on the Throne . After the accustomed formalities had been gone through , and a solemn prayer offered up by Grand Chaplain Flynn , the following resolutions were put and carried unanimously : — " Resolved , —That Masonic Processions , though innocent and harmless
in . themselves , may , under particular circumstances , be imprudent ancl highly injurious to the general interests of the Order . "Resolved , —That at a moment when all public processions are either prohibited by the law , or discountenanced by the constituted authorities- - ,