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Bro. The Rev. Salem Town.
Grand Chaplain of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New York . For about forty years he filled the same position in the Grand Lodge . As a public lecturer upon Masonry he had scarcely an equal in the present generation ; and to the last his
addresses , fully written out , will vie , in spirit , fire , and pointedness , with those of the best . His vigour was unabated at the ripe age of eightysix . He died , February 24 th , 1864 , in Greencastle , Indiana , at the house of his son , and was interred at Aurora , N . T ., where the various Grand Bodies of NeAV York will soon erect a monument
worthy , it is hoped , of one who , more than any other man , had Avon their love , gratitude , and veneration . " " So falls the last of the old forest trees , Within whose shades we wandered with delight ; Moss- and hoaryyet the birds of heaven
grown , Loved in its boughs to linger and to sing . The summer winds made sweetest music there ; The soft spring showers hung their brightest drops , Glistening and cheerful on the mossy spray , And to the last that vigorous ancient oak Teemed with ripe fruitage !
"Now the Builders mourn , Through Temple-chambers , their Grand Master fallen The clear intelligence , -the genial soul , The lips replete with wisdom , gone , all gone , — The ruffian Death has met and struck his prey , And from the Quarry to the Mount , all mourn !
" Bind up Avith the asphodel the mystic tools , And Jewels of the Work ! bind up , ye Crafts , The Square 1 it marked the fulness of his life I To virtue ' s angle all his deeds were true : The Level ! lo it leads us to the grave , Thrice-honoured , where our aged father sleeps ! The Plumb ! it points the home his soul hath found He ever ivalked by this unerring Line Let down , suggestive , from the hand of God !
"Bind up iu mourning , black and comfortless , The Gauge ! he gave one part to God , and God , In blest exchange , gave him eternity ! The Trowel ! in his brotherly hand it spread Sweet concord , joining long-estranged hearts ! The hour-glass ! whence his vital sands have fled , And every grain denoting one good deed ! The Gavel . ' in his master hand it swayed For threescore years the moral architect , Quelling all strife , directing every hand , Aud pointing all to the great Builder , God !
" Bind these with asphodel ! enshroud these Tools And Jewels of the Work ! let bitter tears Tlow for the man who wielded them so well , But overborne with death , hath in ripe age , His labour fully done , passed from our sight . "
Monita Secreta Societatis Jesu.
MONITA SECRETA SOCIETATIS JESU .
SECKET IXJUXCIIOXS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS . ( Continued from page 34-7 . ) OiLvriEE IX . ( Continued ) . On the means of increasing the revenues of the colleges . 7 . They are to inquire likeAvise if any rights or possessions might be transferred to the Society , if the sons of any persons are received therein ; and , if possible , they should satisfy themselves whether anv of those
possessions could be either settled upon the college , or if they are leased by the Society , whether the latter might become possessed of them after a time . For this purpose it should he impressed upon all persons ' minds , but more particularly on those of noblemen and of the Avealthy , that the Society is very needy and encumbered Avith many debts .
8 . If any widows or Avealthy married people should happen to have only daughters , the members of our Order are to lead them gently ( blande ) to a religious life , or induce them to embrace the career of a nun , so that if once an inheritance is settled upon the latter , the Society may become possessed of the remainder . If they have any sons Avho miht be fit for the Society
g , they are to be allured thereto ( ad illam alliaientur ) , or else be induced to join other Orders , by promising them certain small considerations . If there is only one son , he is to he attracted to the Society by all possible means , all fear of his parents is to be removed from his mind , and the vocation of Christ to be inculcated to him , by shoAving him that such sacrifice would be most agreeable
to God , even if he were to escape Avithout the knowledge and against the will of his parents ; and after this he is to be sent to a distant school for novices , due notice being given to the General previously . If people of the kind alluded to have sons and daughters , the daughters are first to he confined to a convent , or led to a religious life , and then the sons might be dragged ( pertrahoMtur )
into the Society , and thus be property secured . 9 . The superiors are thus to admonish , gently and decidedly , the confessors of widoAvs and married people to act according to these instructions in a manner best calculated for the benefit of the Society , and if they do not act accordingly , others are to be put ia taeir places , and they are to be superseded , so as to prevent their further carrying on any communications Avith the respective family . 10 . "Widows or other pious persons who seem to aspire
with great zeal toAvards perfection , are to be made to believe that it will be the most effective means of attaining the very highest degree of perfection ( perveniencli ad apicem perfectionis ) to cede all their property to the Society , and live on such allowance ( annona ) as the Society may think proper to make to them , so that they may seiwe God more freely , and be less troubled by the for worldl
care y possessions . 11 . To make people believe more firmly in the destitution of the Society , the superiors are to borroAV money from wealthier persons friendly to the Order by giving them an I 0 U ( cMrographus ) , the payment of Avhich is to be delayed ; then , if such person any time after that falls dangerously ill , he is to be constantly visited , and lastl
y induced to return the 10 IT . By this means our Order will not be mentioned in the Avill , and still Ave shall gain without incurring the envy of those who succeed to the property . 12 . It may also be expedient to borrow money from some persons at a certain rate of interest per annum , and invest it elseAvhere at a higher rate of interestso
, that one interest may compensate for the other ,- for in the meantime it might be that such persons Avho have lent the money , being touched by the sight of our wretchedness , may make us a present of tho interest , or even the capital , either in their will or by donation during- their lifetime , while colleges are erected or
temples builb by us . ¦ 13 . The Society may also do business ( negotiari ) under the name of wealthy merchants who are attached to us ; but a certain and large profit must be aimed at , even in the Indies , from Avhence the Society has hitherto , by the help of God , draAVU not only souls but considerable riches .
14 . In every place in Avhich members of our Order reside there should be some physiciau affiliated to the Society , Avho might be recommended aud introduced to the sick above all others , so that he may iu his turn
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Bro. The Rev. Salem Town.
Grand Chaplain of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New York . For about forty years he filled the same position in the Grand Lodge . As a public lecturer upon Masonry he had scarcely an equal in the present generation ; and to the last his
addresses , fully written out , will vie , in spirit , fire , and pointedness , with those of the best . His vigour was unabated at the ripe age of eightysix . He died , February 24 th , 1864 , in Greencastle , Indiana , at the house of his son , and was interred at Aurora , N . T ., where the various Grand Bodies of NeAV York will soon erect a monument
worthy , it is hoped , of one who , more than any other man , had Avon their love , gratitude , and veneration . " " So falls the last of the old forest trees , Within whose shades we wandered with delight ; Moss- and hoaryyet the birds of heaven
grown , Loved in its boughs to linger and to sing . The summer winds made sweetest music there ; The soft spring showers hung their brightest drops , Glistening and cheerful on the mossy spray , And to the last that vigorous ancient oak Teemed with ripe fruitage !
"Now the Builders mourn , Through Temple-chambers , their Grand Master fallen The clear intelligence , -the genial soul , The lips replete with wisdom , gone , all gone , — The ruffian Death has met and struck his prey , And from the Quarry to the Mount , all mourn !
" Bind up Avith the asphodel the mystic tools , And Jewels of the Work ! bind up , ye Crafts , The Square 1 it marked the fulness of his life I To virtue ' s angle all his deeds were true : The Level ! lo it leads us to the grave , Thrice-honoured , where our aged father sleeps ! The Plumb ! it points the home his soul hath found He ever ivalked by this unerring Line Let down , suggestive , from the hand of God !
"Bind up iu mourning , black and comfortless , The Gauge ! he gave one part to God , and God , In blest exchange , gave him eternity ! The Trowel ! in his brotherly hand it spread Sweet concord , joining long-estranged hearts ! The hour-glass ! whence his vital sands have fled , And every grain denoting one good deed ! The Gavel . ' in his master hand it swayed For threescore years the moral architect , Quelling all strife , directing every hand , Aud pointing all to the great Builder , God !
" Bind these with asphodel ! enshroud these Tools And Jewels of the Work ! let bitter tears Tlow for the man who wielded them so well , But overborne with death , hath in ripe age , His labour fully done , passed from our sight . "
Monita Secreta Societatis Jesu.
MONITA SECRETA SOCIETATIS JESU .
SECKET IXJUXCIIOXS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS . ( Continued from page 34-7 . ) OiLvriEE IX . ( Continued ) . On the means of increasing the revenues of the colleges . 7 . They are to inquire likeAvise if any rights or possessions might be transferred to the Society , if the sons of any persons are received therein ; and , if possible , they should satisfy themselves whether anv of those
possessions could be either settled upon the college , or if they are leased by the Society , whether the latter might become possessed of them after a time . For this purpose it should he impressed upon all persons ' minds , but more particularly on those of noblemen and of the Avealthy , that the Society is very needy and encumbered Avith many debts .
8 . If any widows or Avealthy married people should happen to have only daughters , the members of our Order are to lead them gently ( blande ) to a religious life , or induce them to embrace the career of a nun , so that if once an inheritance is settled upon the latter , the Society may become possessed of the remainder . If they have any sons Avho miht be fit for the Society
g , they are to be allured thereto ( ad illam alliaientur ) , or else be induced to join other Orders , by promising them certain small considerations . If there is only one son , he is to he attracted to the Society by all possible means , all fear of his parents is to be removed from his mind , and the vocation of Christ to be inculcated to him , by shoAving him that such sacrifice would be most agreeable
to God , even if he were to escape Avithout the knowledge and against the will of his parents ; and after this he is to be sent to a distant school for novices , due notice being given to the General previously . If people of the kind alluded to have sons and daughters , the daughters are first to he confined to a convent , or led to a religious life , and then the sons might be dragged ( pertrahoMtur )
into the Society , and thus be property secured . 9 . The superiors are thus to admonish , gently and decidedly , the confessors of widoAvs and married people to act according to these instructions in a manner best calculated for the benefit of the Society , and if they do not act accordingly , others are to be put ia taeir places , and they are to be superseded , so as to prevent their further carrying on any communications Avith the respective family . 10 . "Widows or other pious persons who seem to aspire
with great zeal toAvards perfection , are to be made to believe that it will be the most effective means of attaining the very highest degree of perfection ( perveniencli ad apicem perfectionis ) to cede all their property to the Society , and live on such allowance ( annona ) as the Society may think proper to make to them , so that they may seiwe God more freely , and be less troubled by the for worldl
care y possessions . 11 . To make people believe more firmly in the destitution of the Society , the superiors are to borroAV money from wealthier persons friendly to the Order by giving them an I 0 U ( cMrographus ) , the payment of Avhich is to be delayed ; then , if such person any time after that falls dangerously ill , he is to be constantly visited , and lastl
y induced to return the 10 IT . By this means our Order will not be mentioned in the Avill , and still Ave shall gain without incurring the envy of those who succeed to the property . 12 . It may also be expedient to borrow money from some persons at a certain rate of interest per annum , and invest it elseAvhere at a higher rate of interestso
, that one interest may compensate for the other ,- for in the meantime it might be that such persons Avho have lent the money , being touched by the sight of our wretchedness , may make us a present of tho interest , or even the capital , either in their will or by donation during- their lifetime , while colleges are erected or
temples builb by us . ¦ 13 . The Society may also do business ( negotiari ) under the name of wealthy merchants who are attached to us ; but a certain and large profit must be aimed at , even in the Indies , from Avhence the Society has hitherto , by the help of God , draAVU not only souls but considerable riches .
14 . In every place in Avhich members of our Order reside there should be some physiciau affiliated to the Society , Avho might be recommended aud introduced to the sick above all others , so that he may iu his turn