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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1869
Page
4
A fragmented plea urges local residents and businesses to contribute items or money to support a craft display. The note praises cooperative effort and asks for timely, generous assistance to benefit the county’s interests and a forthcoming event on Carbentenday.
A catalog of Freemason periodicals with publishers locations and annual prices. Includes Keystone Weekly Philadelphia McCartn and Bravely at $3, National Freemason Monthly New York $1, Aberpheen Monthly Dubuque $2 per annum, Haddonic Travel Monthly $1.25, Hasonte Token Quarterly Portland Maine 12 cents yearly, Kentucky Freemason Monthly Frankfort $1.50, Freemason Magazine Boston $2.50, The Freemason Monthly St Louis $2.905% per annum.
Rob Morris describes a Masonic gathering in Jerusalem with representatives from seven lodges and varied religious and ethnic groups. He argues Freemasonry and Christianity share historical shadows in the Holy Land, noting ritual reverence for dead Freemasons and the pursuit of architectural and cultural study amid biblical sites.
The text cites Josephus on temple building at Jerusalem and Baalbec, detailing quarried stones, wainscoting, and white Parian marble. It discusses Herod's deep foundations, the role of Tyrian timber and stone, and the Masonic interest in Holy Scripture as used in ceremonies. It notes vast quarries and ancient mosaic pavements near Ham’s tomb and Tyre.
A quoted reflection describes Freemasonry as more than forms and ceremonies. It teaches loyal support among brothers, charitable action, and a shared invisible bond binding all in one family. It promises relief for the distressed, kindness for the widow, and guidance for the orphan. It emphasizes universal brotherhood, nonjudgmental charity, and moral uplift.
A fragmentary 19th century note discusses the Prince of Wales being made a Mason by the King of Sweden and outlines plans for a Masonic lodge in New York at Booth’s Theatre on Sixth Avenue. It mentions the Earl of Zetland’s travel and a large Masonic hall project with a price estimate between 800,000 and 1,000,000.
Delegates gathered for the State Republican Convention and, after a formal adjournment, praised cadet candidates and appointed committees. Governorary was re-nominated on the first ballot with 122 votes of 152, while Judge Williams was also renominated for the Supreme Court on the first ballot.
Fragmented OCR article reports a Columbus gathering of Ohio Republicans with officers named including President John Sherhat, Secretary A Parrott, and a Vice President. The piece veers into anecdotes about Joseph Barth and Gilmore, notes on Beethoven, and mentions discoveries in Missouri, plus a nod to steam engine centennials and notable figures of the era.
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