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The Old Year And The New Year.
" Lift up thine eyes , cheer up thine heart Stern Duty ' s path pursue , This is the message we impart In loving words and true ; If the past has sadl y faded From life , and hope , and trust , If the future still is shaded , By 'lime ' s all-clinging rust ;
"Look up in faith , all calmly strive As years fade all away , And yet find and leave tlree still alive On this fi \ sh New Year ' s Day ; Seek to improve thy solemn hours , Fear not thy sadder cares . Mourn not life ' s gatlrered flow'rs Nor all its painted wares .
" For fife m all that it has been In all that it must be , In all that here thine eyes have seen , In all that tircy must see , Has still some work for thee to do , Before it fades away , Therefore th y path in trust pursue ,
With this glad New Year ' s day . " The voices ceased , I listened long , In bowed heart and awe , As one sometimes hearkens to a song , Or to some wise old saw ; But looking around my chamber then , And with the ( ire ' s gleam , The strangers had passed beyond my ken , AU was but a pleasant dream . AV
When Your'e Down.
WHEN YOUR'E DOWN .
When legions of " friends" always bless us When golden success lights our way ! How they smile as they softly address us , So cordial , good humoured and gay , But oh , when tire sun of prosperity Is set—Iheii they quickly frown , Aird cry out in tones of severity , Kick the man ! don ' t you see he is down !
AVhat though when you knew not a sorrow Your heart was open as day . And your "friends " when they wanted to borrow You'd oblige and ne ' er ask them to pay , ' What though not a soul you e ' er slighted , ' ^ As you meandered about through the town Your ' -friends" became very near sighted , Aiul don ' t seem to see you when down .
When you're " up " you are loudl y exalted And traders all sing out your praise ; When you're down you have greatly defaulted And they really " don ' t fancy your ways . " Your style was " tip top " when you'd money So sings every sucker and clown . ' But rrow ' tis exceedingly funny , Tilings are altered because you are down .
Oh , give me the heart that for ever If free from the world ' s selfish rust And the soul whose high , n . jble endeavour Is lo raise fallen men from the dust ; And when in adversity's ocean A victim is likely to drown , All hail to the friend wlrose devotion AVill lift up a man when he ' s " down . " Philadelphia Keystone .
Statistical Account Of Freemasonry In The United States Of America.
STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF FREEMASONRY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .
BY CLIFFORD P . MAC CALLA , K . T ,, Editor of ' The Keystone , ' ' Philadelphia . The United States of America probably furnish a more striking example of the rapid developement of Ereemasonry than is afforded by that of any
other nation in the Avorld ; and there is reason for the belief that the growth of true Masonic spirit has kept pace Avith the growth of numbers . The body of their membership makes itself felt in their abounding charitiesAvhich assume
, such varied and inconspicuous forms , that the general public , and even many of the Fraternity , have little knoAvleclge of their extent or amount .
The membership includes , individually , there as elsewhere the world over , the more prominent men in all the professions and leading avocations of lifeall of Avhom are proud to be connected Avith the Ancient Craft , Avhich has
included potentates , statesmen , scholars and soldiers among its brethren . I propose to give , in the present brief article , a hurried , and yet accurate account , of the origin , progress , and present position , of Freemasonry in the
United States of America . Tradition and imagination will be carefully disregarded , and facts only Avill be cited . The time lias gone by Avhen intelligent craftsmen will receive any statement as true , merely' because it flatters their pride . The truth has come to be considered the highest praise .
The city of Boston , Massachusetts is the mother of Masonry in America . Exactly at what date the earliest lodge Avas established there , is not known , just as it is not positively known when the first lodge Avas established in
Philadelphia . The earliest records are all lost , beyond recovery , so that we have to rest satisfied to take up the chain of evidence as near its commencement as Ave can find it . We ICHOAV , however , that a Provincial Grand Lodge
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The Old Year And The New Year.
" Lift up thine eyes , cheer up thine heart Stern Duty ' s path pursue , This is the message we impart In loving words and true ; If the past has sadl y faded From life , and hope , and trust , If the future still is shaded , By 'lime ' s all-clinging rust ;
"Look up in faith , all calmly strive As years fade all away , And yet find and leave tlree still alive On this fi \ sh New Year ' s Day ; Seek to improve thy solemn hours , Fear not thy sadder cares . Mourn not life ' s gatlrered flow'rs Nor all its painted wares .
" For fife m all that it has been In all that it must be , In all that here thine eyes have seen , In all that tircy must see , Has still some work for thee to do , Before it fades away , Therefore th y path in trust pursue ,
With this glad New Year ' s day . " The voices ceased , I listened long , In bowed heart and awe , As one sometimes hearkens to a song , Or to some wise old saw ; But looking around my chamber then , And with the ( ire ' s gleam , The strangers had passed beyond my ken , AU was but a pleasant dream . AV
When Your'e Down.
WHEN YOUR'E DOWN .
When legions of " friends" always bless us When golden success lights our way ! How they smile as they softly address us , So cordial , good humoured and gay , But oh , when tire sun of prosperity Is set—Iheii they quickly frown , Aird cry out in tones of severity , Kick the man ! don ' t you see he is down !
AVhat though when you knew not a sorrow Your heart was open as day . And your "friends " when they wanted to borrow You'd oblige and ne ' er ask them to pay , ' What though not a soul you e ' er slighted , ' ^ As you meandered about through the town Your ' -friends" became very near sighted , Aiul don ' t seem to see you when down .
When you're " up " you are loudl y exalted And traders all sing out your praise ; When you're down you have greatly defaulted And they really " don ' t fancy your ways . " Your style was " tip top " when you'd money So sings every sucker and clown . ' But rrow ' tis exceedingly funny , Tilings are altered because you are down .
Oh , give me the heart that for ever If free from the world ' s selfish rust And the soul whose high , n . jble endeavour Is lo raise fallen men from the dust ; And when in adversity's ocean A victim is likely to drown , All hail to the friend wlrose devotion AVill lift up a man when he ' s " down . " Philadelphia Keystone .
Statistical Account Of Freemasonry In The United States Of America.
STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF FREEMASONRY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .
BY CLIFFORD P . MAC CALLA , K . T ,, Editor of ' The Keystone , ' ' Philadelphia . The United States of America probably furnish a more striking example of the rapid developement of Ereemasonry than is afforded by that of any
other nation in the Avorld ; and there is reason for the belief that the growth of true Masonic spirit has kept pace Avith the growth of numbers . The body of their membership makes itself felt in their abounding charitiesAvhich assume
, such varied and inconspicuous forms , that the general public , and even many of the Fraternity , have little knoAvleclge of their extent or amount .
The membership includes , individually , there as elsewhere the world over , the more prominent men in all the professions and leading avocations of lifeall of Avhom are proud to be connected Avith the Ancient Craft , Avhich has
included potentates , statesmen , scholars and soldiers among its brethren . I propose to give , in the present brief article , a hurried , and yet accurate account , of the origin , progress , and present position , of Freemasonry in the
United States of America . Tradition and imagination will be carefully disregarded , and facts only Avill be cited . The time lias gone by Avhen intelligent craftsmen will receive any statement as true , merely' because it flatters their pride . The truth has come to be considered the highest praise .
The city of Boston , Massachusetts is the mother of Masonry in America . Exactly at what date the earliest lodge Avas established there , is not known , just as it is not positively known when the first lodge Avas established in
Philadelphia . The earliest records are all lost , beyond recovery , so that we have to rest satisfied to take up the chain of evidence as near its commencement as Ave can find it . We ICHOAV , however , that a Provincial Grand Lodge