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Dispersion Of Language.
their dispersion , after the completion of the Temple , we find in every land and island of any nation Avhatever , the Fraternity of Masons , and among them all the prevalence of the same language of signs and symbols , and the cultivation of the same spiritual ideas . This behig the fact
, there is , to our mind , no other place or event in the history of man AAdiere this dispersion could have originated . Masonry has never been a system of missionary Avork , or this universality of the Order might in that Avay be accounted for . But ,
there never having been any such spirit among the Fraternity , nor any such effort at a general diffusion , and there being no other event or Avork to Avhich it can justly be attributed , it seems perfectly reasonable to accept the theory that the second dispersion of language occurred at that period .
The effects of this dispersion Avere not immediately fully apparent , nor has their greatest influence yet been felt . Their development Avas gradual and persistent , and Avherever they Avere exerted society AA as benefited . So permanent and so general has this influence been that to-day
, even among nations closely allied to heathenism , one has but to speak in the language of Masonry to find easy access to the hearts of the people , and to interest them in hearing the truth .
In the great pressure of our present labour Ave cannot IIOAV deA r elop this thought more plainly , but will endeavour to do so in our next paper .
Two Irishmen jogged along one day , AVhen a milestone greeted them by the way , Time worn and grey , with its mossy bed , To Dublin , forty miles it said ; As paused the twain from the noontide heat , Neath a tree whose shadows were cool and sweet ,
AVith a knowing air , Pat viewed the stone , Then turned to his friend who sat alone . Jemmy , said he , with shake of head , Tread lightly , lad , here lies the dead . It's a lucky man I am , quoth he , For laming to read at school , d'ye see . An ower good soul was the same , I'll own ,
But hark ye now , I'll read the shtone , Forty years ould , and Miles his name , And from Dublin it was his honor came .
Mother Kemp On Reading Masons.
MOTHER KEMP ON READING MASONS .
" Some of your Masontry Brethren , Jeems , I fear , don't read much , " said the old lady , as she punched up her old-fashioned AVOOC ! fire Avith her right foot , " and I have most ahvays knoAvn , " she added , Avith a sort of sarcastic ah , " that such men are very apt to get behind the tunes in almost
everything except their OAVII ignorance . Why , Jeems , " said she , " I Avas amazingly astonished the other day to hear Jonas Frisby , one of your brethren , say that he had never taken your paper since it had been printed . He Avas a sittin' in his
house close up to the corner of the chimney , Avith his big jack-knife in his hand , Avhittling away on a pine stick , just as if he OAAuied the AAdiole toAvnship , and Avhen I asked him Avhy he had never taken the paper , said he :
"' Why , Mother Kemp , I never have time to read it . ' " ' Never have time , Jonas , ' said I . " ' No , you knoAV , ' said he , ' that I ' m always busy doin' somethin ' . ' " ' Yes , Jonas , ' said I , ' I see you are a very industrious man . You appear to be
most ahvays busy at somethin ' , if it ' s only Avhittlin' a pine board . What do you get for Avhittlin ' , Jonas % ' I asked him . "' Oh , I get nothin' for that , Mother Kemp , ' said he . " ' Then Avhy do yoti fool away your time at it ? ' I asked .
" ' Oh , ' said he , ' I jest clo this because I ' ve got hi the habit of it . ' " ' Habit , habit ! ' said I ; ' Why , Jonas , I ' ve knoAA'n you Avell nigh on to twenty years , and I ' ve often thought if you had become a readin' man you might by this
time have been one of the squires of the toAvn-ship . ' "' Are you a bright Mason , Jonas 1 ' I asked him , ' for you knoAV , Jeems , ' said she , ' that ' s Avhat you called smart Masons the other day , and I remembered it , and I just
thought I'd ask him if he was one . ' "' Well , no , Mother Kemp , ' said he , ' you knoAV I never had time to study it . ' " ^ 'Time ! time ! Jonas , ' said I , < I fear you ' ve got the wrong Avord . You mean , ' said I , for I Avanted to be frank and honest Avith him , 'that you hadn't the brain
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Dispersion Of Language.
their dispersion , after the completion of the Temple , we find in every land and island of any nation Avhatever , the Fraternity of Masons , and among them all the prevalence of the same language of signs and symbols , and the cultivation of the same spiritual ideas . This behig the fact
, there is , to our mind , no other place or event in the history of man AAdiere this dispersion could have originated . Masonry has never been a system of missionary Avork , or this universality of the Order might in that Avay be accounted for . But ,
there never having been any such spirit among the Fraternity , nor any such effort at a general diffusion , and there being no other event or Avork to Avhich it can justly be attributed , it seems perfectly reasonable to accept the theory that the second dispersion of language occurred at that period .
The effects of this dispersion Avere not immediately fully apparent , nor has their greatest influence yet been felt . Their development Avas gradual and persistent , and Avherever they Avere exerted society AA as benefited . So permanent and so general has this influence been that to-day
, even among nations closely allied to heathenism , one has but to speak in the language of Masonry to find easy access to the hearts of the people , and to interest them in hearing the truth .
In the great pressure of our present labour Ave cannot IIOAV deA r elop this thought more plainly , but will endeavour to do so in our next paper .
Two Irishmen jogged along one day , AVhen a milestone greeted them by the way , Time worn and grey , with its mossy bed , To Dublin , forty miles it said ; As paused the twain from the noontide heat , Neath a tree whose shadows were cool and sweet ,
AVith a knowing air , Pat viewed the stone , Then turned to his friend who sat alone . Jemmy , said he , with shake of head , Tread lightly , lad , here lies the dead . It's a lucky man I am , quoth he , For laming to read at school , d'ye see . An ower good soul was the same , I'll own ,
But hark ye now , I'll read the shtone , Forty years ould , and Miles his name , And from Dublin it was his honor came .
Mother Kemp On Reading Masons.
MOTHER KEMP ON READING MASONS .
" Some of your Masontry Brethren , Jeems , I fear , don't read much , " said the old lady , as she punched up her old-fashioned AVOOC ! fire Avith her right foot , " and I have most ahvays knoAvn , " she added , Avith a sort of sarcastic ah , " that such men are very apt to get behind the tunes in almost
everything except their OAVII ignorance . Why , Jeems , " said she , " I Avas amazingly astonished the other day to hear Jonas Frisby , one of your brethren , say that he had never taken your paper since it had been printed . He Avas a sittin' in his
house close up to the corner of the chimney , Avith his big jack-knife in his hand , Avhittling away on a pine stick , just as if he OAAuied the AAdiole toAvnship , and Avhen I asked him Avhy he had never taken the paper , said he :
"' Why , Mother Kemp , I never have time to read it . ' " ' Never have time , Jonas , ' said I . " ' No , you knoAV , ' said he , ' that I ' m always busy doin' somethin ' . ' " ' Yes , Jonas , ' said I , ' I see you are a very industrious man . You appear to be
most ahvays busy at somethin ' , if it ' s only Avhittlin' a pine board . What do you get for Avhittlin ' , Jonas % ' I asked him . "' Oh , I get nothin' for that , Mother Kemp , ' said he . " ' Then Avhy do yoti fool away your time at it ? ' I asked .
" ' Oh , ' said he , ' I jest clo this because I ' ve got hi the habit of it . ' " ' Habit , habit ! ' said I ; ' Why , Jonas , I ' ve knoAA'n you Avell nigh on to twenty years , and I ' ve often thought if you had become a readin' man you might by this
time have been one of the squires of the toAvn-ship . ' "' Are you a bright Mason , Jonas 1 ' I asked him , ' for you knoAV , Jeems , ' said she , ' that ' s Avhat you called smart Masons the other day , and I remembered it , and I just
thought I'd ask him if he was one . ' "' Well , no , Mother Kemp , ' said he , ' you knoAV I never had time to study it . ' " ^ 'Time ! time ! Jonas , ' said I , < I fear you ' ve got the wrong Avord . You mean , ' said I , for I Avanted to be frank and honest Avith him , 'that you hadn't the brain