Original Correspondence. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "TARANAKI HERALC"

Taranaki Herald, Volume I, Issue 44, 1 June 1853, Page 3

Original Correspondence. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "TARANAKI HERALC"

Sib, — Upon the obnenrationo of your Mmonic correspondent of the 18 th ult.. relative 10 the Biipincness of the Taranak' Grift, I would beg to make a few remarks. From the wont of tccoinmon dation nnd organisation we lime hitherto been unable to form a Lodge ; but noir, with our prc»ent number*, and tne jirmiicct before vi of Ihe Settlement seems blighter nnd buittr dnyo, 1 trust the Masonic frwtor inly nf iliu |>Ucc will nut be Ihe lust tn v ov«. Masonry, in iv ancient, grand, aii'l ( unsullied garb, hns m.xlo its uunnrd inarch amid the perishable mementos of nil human grandtur, niagnifi cencc, and pomp. K.njC'ioma and Empirea bancrumbled into their priini ive du,t , but Masonry hat soared amidst each falling ruin, without a Ousted wrinkle 011 her immutulatc formJerusalem, Buliyloti, Ninsreh, Carthnge, Rome, where tro >c? — Time has obliterated your local grandeur: History tells us what you were; but Maionry alooe of all your inttitutioiii has outlived the ravoges of time— Her sublime, grand, and soul-uplifting mysteries, (for every lettor, character, or figure, has a moral tendency, and iuculcittci the practice of virtue,) are emblazoned upon tho indestructable, immacul'iti-.aiid immortal pillara of Truth, yes, tbo pillars of Wudora, Strength, and Beauty— Wndom to contrire, Strength to support, and Beauty to adorn the inner man.

Superior to all designs of human happiness by instituted regularity, Masonry nlona hag stood the test, by ns;ei of paU benediction to mankind; nor lias the «pirit that gnided the first M.iBU' r I and Founder slackened or fullered in the mighty work. No, Ilk" 1110 Eternal Architect who, from the übysj/of roid, spread out with rule and xju arc the bo-pnngkd curtains of (.pace whereby ths lonely manner ploughs the solitary deep, «o Masonry, j amid ihe dftrk ngr» ot bigotry, mperMition, and heathenism, displayed her bright and cheering constellations of Order, Love, nnd Charity to guide the finite eons of Adam- racj. Yoi, us ihe Omnipotent mid Inriublc Builder, with plummet- line, and arch uf lli» own infinite will, niiiilinl Natun-N Biinuifu! md Faultier Fabric, — So M.ibuiirv builds upon the loul of mm wi'li an a impei nimble iind mys'ic ceineut, il.c columns ol nicks ruct»blc brotherhod. Ab wi li (he level of lo*e the Grand Geometrician I <il Ibe Universe looke I upon bin greit, brneTolcnt, »nd perfect nork— So Masonry places upon the sumo lewl without distinction the poisaut and the prince. Vc», nil alike stand upon ihe name square of ordei, tho name le\el of lo»e. Thu benefactor to mankind, by its mighty influ" enuo, has brokon down tho barnrn of ooiuential' tioi, in its uuiverml stride, uuwarping the contracted ideas of bi;ottcd lie'iof, and dr sun;; her yotaric* in the simple mid unadonud TcatmcnU of natire, truth, Before her raagiitlio force, iliu Im^ d»m« mcd itiid punt up livern of jelfgive way, whilo the iniglry toneix, ■«» ir 10111 it's enyulphin; tide to^^ardl ihe icfuii of fur^^tfuliieM*, lea»es not iidturii'i fountaini dry. No, Mmonry rifills it'« cistern-, with the nwcct wiicri of ■.jmp.itlK'tic Lot 1 ' and Chaiity. How many orpiiaui' tonn li.is this myitic mother 1 dried? ll. iw often, in the dny of gloomy mid ufllicU-d surnivr, Uui \hu bcrctivctl, ilikCDiuolato and heArt-stnvkrit wd w found tho heavy curtain of jfriof and inm'fy hfled by tho aircetionatc hand ol die Mnsoi.ii' Uiothc.lwod, und poverty's chilli g blast averted by the nannth ot tier genarous uii (l b unti'OUti ricd, Mnionry'i boncvolont nnd citholic roysterici arc nut cjiiflned by a partial or loial <cilc (if lucfulncs). Her empire is tlie habitublc globi- ; her boiis arc to be found in almoit etery quaitrr of the world. Tim swarthy Africin, die A<iatic Prince, the European meicban', and the red ludi.ui of tho la r west, all al kc created by the Omnipotent, can drink at tho name fountain of Masonic Love. Monarclia thoinneWen ha»o been promoter! oLths "At." and h»vc not thought it drrognury to tbi'ir dignity to exchange thi> iccptre for the tfowcl, I but have patron'scd our Myilcnci, and joined oo r I is-ciiiMicf. Mmomy n the golden tie Out b mU the lunrtt of ihe human funnily, fd. l-'n noble, and ! mibliuiu Myitcries are guank-d by the giant tylcr, Trti.h Such, my fcllow-ietllcrs ii the imierfect outUna I hate aticinptod to draw of Masonry, and ai mch would lay it before you as a beginning for your fin thcr inquiry. It is an ennobling theme, do. •erriiit far bcltir.ud than my poor «bilitio« can gitc v. IVarin;:, Sir, that tho subject might drop, I ha»c mud- ibis liitiuiion upon the columns of yom | miner* Yours &c. 1 ' A. Kino, M. M. TO TUB PDITOII Ol' Till: "TAUAN'AKI I(8RAI.I>." Sia,— l shall feel greatly obliged if you cmi inform me if llio Brvprn! iictn pafceil by the Bri tb Li^mluiuii'aßiiuiM Bribery, Treating nnd tntimr datinn »t Kleclions nre in fori'e in this colony and if bo, wh't is the proper nirlhod <>l proc-cdiiiK against pcrtomwho may rcsori 10 tuch practices— whether by petition or ollifMtviiu ? Yours, &c, Homo. [We presume t\mt it will be to the H»u«e of J Rciiicsiritaiives, and to ibo Provincial Council, rrspcctiv.-ly, such (|«rst ion m«l l>o referred] .