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Filial Duty, Or Parents' Claims And Children's Liabilities.

his father die for the want of that medicine . ' It was twelve years after this that I went alone to the grave of my father ; it took me some time to find it , but there it was , with its humble tombstone , and as I stood over it I seemed to be back at his bedsideto see his pale faceand hear his voice .

, , Oh ! the thought of that sin and wickedness cut me to the heart , it seemed that the world would not be too much to give , could I have called loud enough for him to hear me ask his forgiveness , but it was too late , and I must live and die , weeping over that falsehoodthat act of disobedience .

, May God forgive me . The offence seemed at the time but a trivial matter , but what enduring pangs of conscience did it involve . " We thus learn bow pitiable is the state , and how great and lasting is the punishment which the disobedient child inflicts upon himself . Turn we now to the other

picture , where no qualms of conscience are pourtrayed , no bitter self-reproach , are indicated in the features , but instead thereof , the complacent smile of him who can review the past with the conviction that the golden precept has been faithfully observed . The Athenians of old attached great importance to its observance . Indeed

filial piety may be denominated as one of their national characteristics . Unmindfulness of parental claims , disqualified a candidate , who was otherwise eligible , for the office of Archon or chief magistrate , and it operated as a bar to the exercise of the calling of an Orator . Laws were enacted to

enforce due regard of the sacred obligation , whilst rewards in the shape of preferments conduced to a like object . Let him ( says one of their clauses ) be infamous who beats his parents , or who does not provide for them . Another is to this effect . ' If any man be found guilty of abusing his parents

, the eleven shall fetch him , and bring him to trial at the Helian Court , where any who is empowered thereto may accuse him . If he be here cast , the Helian judges shall inflict upon him what punishment they please , and if they fine him , let him be clapped in prison till he pays the whole . ' It is

evident that I erudite nation fully understood the true meaning of the commandment " Honour thy Father and thy Mother , " one of their ordinances is " Let no man be a public orator , who has struck his parent , denied their maintainance , or shut them out of doors , or who hath run out of his father ' s estate . ( To be continued . )

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

The following incident illustrates in a small degree some ofthe good effects produced by the teachings of Masonry , when properly understood and practised , and shows bow it conciliates true friendship among

those who might have otherwise remained at a perpetual distance . " Two men had been fast friends . In an evil hour they quarrelled . They did not speak , and had not spoken for years . Mutual friends tried the art of

reconciliation in vain . They were avowed enemies for life . One of them became a Mason after the estrangement , audit happened that the otherremained ignorant of this fact . One evening he too was admitted into a lodge . Almost the first voice he heard

, and certainly the first face he saw , was that of his enemy , who presided over the ceremony of initiation , and was obliged , according to usage , to address bim by the title of ' brother . ' This was a peculiarsituation , and a severe ordeal for both . After the

lodge was closed the Apprentice sought the Master , and without any preliminaries , the following colloquy ensued , commenced by the newly-made Mason : — "' Are you a member of this lodge ?' " The answer was ' I am '

. " ' " Were you present when I was elected ?' "' I was . ' "' May I ask if you voted ?' '" I did . '

"' Now will you tell me how many votes it requires to reject a candidate on ballot for admission ? ' The Worshipful Master answered ' One . ' " There was nothing more to say . The initiated extended his hand , which was warmly grasped by the

other , and uttered with thrilling accents , deep emotion mellowing his voice , ' Friend ! Brother ! You have taught me a lesson I shall never forget . This is a little ray of Masonic ligbt . No language is so eloquent as the silent throbbing of a heart full of

joyful tears . ' While this kind of cement is used in our moral edifice , should it not be enduring ? Who can wonder that it is so strong . "—Masonic Mirror ? San Francisco .

Of the Order of the Eastern Star the' " Masonic Mirror of San Francisco , " says : — " We are glad to notice the increasing prospect of the auxiliary organization for the dispensing of Masonic charity among the needy in our midst . It is a noble institution , and

deserves the encouragement of every brother of the Craft , wherever found . Our beautiful Masonic-Temple in this city has an ornamental niche in the front of the building , with the statue of Charity throwing her arms for protection around the orphans ,

whom she has taken under her charge ; but that is only a cold and stony representation of charity , and is on the outside , while only members of the male persuasion are admitted within its walls , and whose

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MASONIC CURIOSITIES, No. 1. Article 1
NOTES ON AMERICAN FREEMASONRY. Article 2
FILIAL DUTY, OR PARENTS' CLAIMS AND CHILDREN'S LIABILITIES. Article 4
MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD. Article 6
MASONIC JOTTINGS.—No. 48. Article 7
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 8
Untitled Article 9
Untitled Article 9
MASONIC MEMS. Article 9
Craft Masonry. Article 10
PROVINCIAL. Article 11
SCOTLAND. Article 16
ROYAL ARCH. Article 17
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 17
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 18
Obituary. Article 19
Poetry. Article 19
LIST OF LODGE MEETINGS &c., FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 23ND , 1870. Article 20
METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION. Article 20
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Filial Duty, Or Parents' Claims And Children's Liabilities.

his father die for the want of that medicine . ' It was twelve years after this that I went alone to the grave of my father ; it took me some time to find it , but there it was , with its humble tombstone , and as I stood over it I seemed to be back at his bedsideto see his pale faceand hear his voice .

, , Oh ! the thought of that sin and wickedness cut me to the heart , it seemed that the world would not be too much to give , could I have called loud enough for him to hear me ask his forgiveness , but it was too late , and I must live and die , weeping over that falsehoodthat act of disobedience .

, May God forgive me . The offence seemed at the time but a trivial matter , but what enduring pangs of conscience did it involve . " We thus learn bow pitiable is the state , and how great and lasting is the punishment which the disobedient child inflicts upon himself . Turn we now to the other

picture , where no qualms of conscience are pourtrayed , no bitter self-reproach , are indicated in the features , but instead thereof , the complacent smile of him who can review the past with the conviction that the golden precept has been faithfully observed . The Athenians of old attached great importance to its observance . Indeed

filial piety may be denominated as one of their national characteristics . Unmindfulness of parental claims , disqualified a candidate , who was otherwise eligible , for the office of Archon or chief magistrate , and it operated as a bar to the exercise of the calling of an Orator . Laws were enacted to

enforce due regard of the sacred obligation , whilst rewards in the shape of preferments conduced to a like object . Let him ( says one of their clauses ) be infamous who beats his parents , or who does not provide for them . Another is to this effect . ' If any man be found guilty of abusing his parents

, the eleven shall fetch him , and bring him to trial at the Helian Court , where any who is empowered thereto may accuse him . If he be here cast , the Helian judges shall inflict upon him what punishment they please , and if they fine him , let him be clapped in prison till he pays the whole . ' It is

evident that I erudite nation fully understood the true meaning of the commandment " Honour thy Father and thy Mother , " one of their ordinances is " Let no man be a public orator , who has struck his parent , denied their maintainance , or shut them out of doors , or who hath run out of his father ' s estate . ( To be continued . )

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

The following incident illustrates in a small degree some ofthe good effects produced by the teachings of Masonry , when properly understood and practised , and shows bow it conciliates true friendship among

those who might have otherwise remained at a perpetual distance . " Two men had been fast friends . In an evil hour they quarrelled . They did not speak , and had not spoken for years . Mutual friends tried the art of

reconciliation in vain . They were avowed enemies for life . One of them became a Mason after the estrangement , audit happened that the otherremained ignorant of this fact . One evening he too was admitted into a lodge . Almost the first voice he heard

, and certainly the first face he saw , was that of his enemy , who presided over the ceremony of initiation , and was obliged , according to usage , to address bim by the title of ' brother . ' This was a peculiarsituation , and a severe ordeal for both . After the

lodge was closed the Apprentice sought the Master , and without any preliminaries , the following colloquy ensued , commenced by the newly-made Mason : — "' Are you a member of this lodge ?' " The answer was ' I am '

. " ' " Were you present when I was elected ?' "' I was . ' "' May I ask if you voted ?' '" I did . '

"' Now will you tell me how many votes it requires to reject a candidate on ballot for admission ? ' The Worshipful Master answered ' One . ' " There was nothing more to say . The initiated extended his hand , which was warmly grasped by the

other , and uttered with thrilling accents , deep emotion mellowing his voice , ' Friend ! Brother ! You have taught me a lesson I shall never forget . This is a little ray of Masonic ligbt . No language is so eloquent as the silent throbbing of a heart full of

joyful tears . ' While this kind of cement is used in our moral edifice , should it not be enduring ? Who can wonder that it is so strong . "—Masonic Mirror ? San Francisco .

Of the Order of the Eastern Star the' " Masonic Mirror of San Francisco , " says : — " We are glad to notice the increasing prospect of the auxiliary organization for the dispensing of Masonic charity among the needy in our midst . It is a noble institution , and

deserves the encouragement of every brother of the Craft , wherever found . Our beautiful Masonic-Temple in this city has an ornamental niche in the front of the building , with the statue of Charity throwing her arms for protection around the orphans ,

whom she has taken under her charge ; but that is only a cold and stony representation of charity , and is on the outside , while only members of the male persuasion are admitted within its walls , and whose

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