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Shadows.
And yet they fall upon us , those shadows with their spell , Alike on friends and future , the home we love so well . Old age is ours with waning strength , and feebleness and fear , Ours is but the memory of many a bygone year And yet those shadows still confront our worn and weary way , As we mind us of some parted hours , and many an ancient day .
From childhood ' s cradle to the dregs of impotent old age , Through every change , and every chance of life ' s allotted page , Those shadows rest upon each dwelling , and colour every scene , AVhere human footsteps aye have stroll'd , where human hearts have been .
Mysterious law of mortals , whicli whispers to us still , 'Mid every joy and sorrow , 'mid every good and ill " There has fallen on yovn ha-aghty race this all unchanging doom , AVhich turns your laughter into sobbing , your brightness into gloom ? " And must it always thus be so ? Ohwill it never end 1
, Is there no brighter hour in store for us , 0 kindly friend ? Must all we love , the dearest here be doom'd to pass away ? Must all that ' s fairest and that ' s truest refuse with us to stay ?
Must shadows ever float above thepathwayof ourfeet ? Shall we never seoa cloudless sky , or yon fair horizon greet , Beyond whose shining line of light appear in roseate glow , A fairer land and a happier home than are ours here below ?
Oh yes , my friend , believe me , whatever others say , Believe that there shall dawn for man a bri ghter , purer day , When the shadows all have vanished , and the dark clouds are no more , For all is bright and radiant upon that fragrant shore . tfo more shall mists or shadows dim more our
any road , Which leads thro' the everlasting hills , to that allblest abode , Where our pilgrimage is ended , where sorrow is unknown , Where grief and separation have both for ever flown i
Where the weary and the wanderer have found their long-sought rest , Which ushers in the faithful pilgrim to the refuge of the blest , AVhere the friends of youth , the friends of prime have met in peace at last , And the hilly road is travers'd safely , the wildderoess is past .
Yes , the darkling clouds are lifting , the shadows disappear , Farewell to faithless sadness , farewell to doubtandfear ! For no longer tired or troubled , or erring or alone , VVe stand in exultation before God ' s eternal throne . A . F . A . AV .
What Is The Good Of Freemasonry?
WHAT IS THE GOOD OF FREEMASONRY ?
( Continued from ' gage 128 . J Each Lodge meets several times a year , and in London the Members usually dine or sup together at the conclusion of their " Avork . " The Master , the Past Masters , and the two Wardensare all members of
, the Masonic Parliament ; in this Avay every Freemason has directly or indirectly a voice in the government of the Order . Each Past Master has been Master of a Lodge for twelve months , ancl both Master ancl Wardens are elected by their fellows . The
Masonic parliament meets four times a year , and is called Grand Lodge . Its debates are held in the really magnificent temple , Great Queen Street , London , Avhich has just been rebuilt under tho auspices of the grand superintendent of AvorksBrother
, Frederick Cockerell , and is the property of the Craft . It is j ^ esided over by a Grand Master , AVIIO is nominally elected every year , but who is eligible for re-election , ancl AVIIO is , as some masons think , unAviselv , virtually appointed for
life . Once in every year , some one is proposed ancl seconded as a fit and proper person to fill the position of Grand Master , and the votes of those assembled in Grand Lodge are taken . The present Grand Master of English Freemasons , the Earl of Zetland * AVIIO succeeded the late Duke of
, Sussex , is so lvidely and deservedly popular , that he has held this position for more than twenty years . The propriety of limiting the Grand Master ' s eligibility for office , and electing him for four or six years , and no longeris a point upon Avhich there is
con-, siderable difference of opinion , and one Avhich it is unnecessary to do more than allude to here . The Grand Master is aided by a council , and supported by Grand Officers , AVIIO may be termed the upper house of the Masonic Parliament . These
dignitaries are appointed by the Grand Master , hold office for a year , have past rank , and Avear distinguished insignia for life . All questions of Masonic laAV—and problems affecting these are of constant
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Shadows.
And yet they fall upon us , those shadows with their spell , Alike on friends and future , the home we love so well . Old age is ours with waning strength , and feebleness and fear , Ours is but the memory of many a bygone year And yet those shadows still confront our worn and weary way , As we mind us of some parted hours , and many an ancient day .
From childhood ' s cradle to the dregs of impotent old age , Through every change , and every chance of life ' s allotted page , Those shadows rest upon each dwelling , and colour every scene , AVhere human footsteps aye have stroll'd , where human hearts have been .
Mysterious law of mortals , whicli whispers to us still , 'Mid every joy and sorrow , 'mid every good and ill " There has fallen on yovn ha-aghty race this all unchanging doom , AVhich turns your laughter into sobbing , your brightness into gloom ? " And must it always thus be so ? Ohwill it never end 1
, Is there no brighter hour in store for us , 0 kindly friend ? Must all we love , the dearest here be doom'd to pass away ? Must all that ' s fairest and that ' s truest refuse with us to stay ?
Must shadows ever float above thepathwayof ourfeet ? Shall we never seoa cloudless sky , or yon fair horizon greet , Beyond whose shining line of light appear in roseate glow , A fairer land and a happier home than are ours here below ?
Oh yes , my friend , believe me , whatever others say , Believe that there shall dawn for man a bri ghter , purer day , When the shadows all have vanished , and the dark clouds are no more , For all is bright and radiant upon that fragrant shore . tfo more shall mists or shadows dim more our
any road , Which leads thro' the everlasting hills , to that allblest abode , Where our pilgrimage is ended , where sorrow is unknown , Where grief and separation have both for ever flown i
Where the weary and the wanderer have found their long-sought rest , Which ushers in the faithful pilgrim to the refuge of the blest , AVhere the friends of youth , the friends of prime have met in peace at last , And the hilly road is travers'd safely , the wildderoess is past .
Yes , the darkling clouds are lifting , the shadows disappear , Farewell to faithless sadness , farewell to doubtandfear ! For no longer tired or troubled , or erring or alone , VVe stand in exultation before God ' s eternal throne . A . F . A . AV .
What Is The Good Of Freemasonry?
WHAT IS THE GOOD OF FREEMASONRY ?
( Continued from ' gage 128 . J Each Lodge meets several times a year , and in London the Members usually dine or sup together at the conclusion of their " Avork . " The Master , the Past Masters , and the two Wardensare all members of
, the Masonic Parliament ; in this Avay every Freemason has directly or indirectly a voice in the government of the Order . Each Past Master has been Master of a Lodge for twelve months , ancl both Master ancl Wardens are elected by their fellows . The
Masonic parliament meets four times a year , and is called Grand Lodge . Its debates are held in the really magnificent temple , Great Queen Street , London , Avhich has just been rebuilt under tho auspices of the grand superintendent of AvorksBrother
, Frederick Cockerell , and is the property of the Craft . It is j ^ esided over by a Grand Master , AVIIO is nominally elected every year , but who is eligible for re-election , ancl AVIIO is , as some masons think , unAviselv , virtually appointed for
life . Once in every year , some one is proposed ancl seconded as a fit and proper person to fill the position of Grand Master , and the votes of those assembled in Grand Lodge are taken . The present Grand Master of English Freemasons , the Earl of Zetland * AVIIO succeeded the late Duke of
, Sussex , is so lvidely and deservedly popular , that he has held this position for more than twenty years . The propriety of limiting the Grand Master ' s eligibility for office , and electing him for four or six years , and no longeris a point upon Avhich there is
con-, siderable difference of opinion , and one Avhich it is unnecessary to do more than allude to here . The Grand Master is aided by a council , and supported by Grand Officers , AVIIO may be termed the upper house of the Masonic Parliament . These
dignitaries are appointed by the Grand Master , hold office for a year , have past rank , and Avear distinguished insignia for life . All questions of Masonic laAV—and problems affecting these are of constant