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Article " GREAT ANNIVERSARY SPELL. ← Page 5 of 5 Article THE UNIVERSALITY OF MASONRY. Page 1 of 1
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" Great Anniversary Spell.
her Sp iritualism before her death , though she thought that " something " or " somebody" was deceiving her . Charles suggested it was the books , and she immediately ordered them to be burnt , and soon after expired in peace , leaving him her property . Charles often relates to his friends , with his jovial smile , the horrors _ he experienced in the little church , and winds up with praising his beautiful wife , ancl kisses her , saying he hardly understands it yet .
The Universality Of Masonry.
THE UNIVERSALITY OF MASONRY .
BY BRO . CAPT . SAM . WHITING . ONE morn as pensively I strolled On far Pacific ' s Chilian shore , Through Valparaiso ' s hills there rolled
The echoes of the breakers' roar . A crowd of Chilians I descried Gather'd around a lifeless form Cast up by the receding tide , Sad jetsam * of the wreck and storm . They upward turu'd the dead man ' s face
To see if aught they might descry—Some token of his name or race , Or other mark to know him by .
Tattoo'd upon his breast appeared Duncan McGregor ' s Scottish name—A sailor , and perchance endeared To some sweet lass of Highland fame . But the left arm disclosed to view Some signs and tokens ever dear
To Brother Masons good and true , Which they all love and all revere . A Square and Compass was disclosed , Which with delig ht the Chilians see , While in the centre there reposed The grand symbolic letter " G . "
These Chilians were Masons all , And prov'd as true as they were brave : They found the stranger coffin , pall , And Christian burial freely gave .
" Praise God for Masonry ! " I said , While gazing on this touching scene ; It sacredly inhumes the dead , And keeps the Mason ' s memory green . NEAV BRIGHTON , New Year ' s 1880 .
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" Great Anniversary Spell.
her Sp iritualism before her death , though she thought that " something " or " somebody" was deceiving her . Charles suggested it was the books , and she immediately ordered them to be burnt , and soon after expired in peace , leaving him her property . Charles often relates to his friends , with his jovial smile , the horrors _ he experienced in the little church , and winds up with praising his beautiful wife , ancl kisses her , saying he hardly understands it yet .
The Universality Of Masonry.
THE UNIVERSALITY OF MASONRY .
BY BRO . CAPT . SAM . WHITING . ONE morn as pensively I strolled On far Pacific ' s Chilian shore , Through Valparaiso ' s hills there rolled
The echoes of the breakers' roar . A crowd of Chilians I descried Gather'd around a lifeless form Cast up by the receding tide , Sad jetsam * of the wreck and storm . They upward turu'd the dead man ' s face
To see if aught they might descry—Some token of his name or race , Or other mark to know him by .
Tattoo'd upon his breast appeared Duncan McGregor ' s Scottish name—A sailor , and perchance endeared To some sweet lass of Highland fame . But the left arm disclosed to view Some signs and tokens ever dear
To Brother Masons good and true , Which they all love and all revere . A Square and Compass was disclosed , Which with delig ht the Chilians see , While in the centre there reposed The grand symbolic letter " G . "
These Chilians were Masons all , And prov'd as true as they were brave : They found the stranger coffin , pall , And Christian burial freely gave .
" Praise God for Masonry ! " I said , While gazing on this touching scene ; It sacredly inhumes the dead , And keeps the Mason ' s memory green . NEAV BRIGHTON , New Year ' s 1880 .