Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York

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Page 88 - OUR fathers' God! from out whose hand The centuries fall like grains of sand, We meet to-day, united, free, And loyal to our land and Thee, To thank Thee for the era done, And trust Thee for the opening one.
Page 178 - District of Columbia Florida . Georgia Idaho . Illinois . Indiana Indian Territory Iowa Kansas . Kentucky Louisiana Maine . Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi...
Page 3 - A lodge of free and accepted masons duly chartered by and installed according to the general rules and regulations of the grand lodge of free and accepted masons of the state of New York; 2.
Page 22 - ... fountain, giving health and beauty to some single hamlet, and slaking the thirst of those only who dwell upon its humble banks; but it is a mighty stream, penetrating through every hill and mountain, and gliding through every field and valley of the earth, bearing in its beneficent bosom the abundant waters of love and charity for the poor, the widow, and the orphan of every land.
Page 43 - Then pealed the bells more loud and deep "God is not dead; nor doth He sleep! The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, good will to men!
Page 6 - Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs ? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Page 107 - Thus star by star declines, Till all are passed away, As morning high and higher shines, To pure and perfect day ; Nor sink those stars in empty night, But hide themselves in heaven's own light.
Page 67 - Fading away like the stars of the morning, Losing their light in the glorious sun — Thus would we pass from the earth and its toiling, Only remembered by what we have done.
Page 53 - He was elected Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Michigan in 1860, was re-elected in 1861, serving until 1862.
Page 61 - In whatso we share with another's need; Not what we give, hut what we share; For the gift without the giver is bare; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three: Himself, his hungering neighbor and me.

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