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thus securing to yourself the favor of heaven and the applause of your brethren and companions." ADDRESS
'I'O 'I'HE OFFICERS GENERALLY.
" CoMPANIONS IN OFFICE :-Precept and example should e;er advance with equal pace. Those moral duties which you are required to teach unto others, you should never neglect to practice yourselves. Do you desire that the demeanor of your equals and inferiors toward you should be marked with deference and respect ; be sure that you omit no opportunity of furnishing them with examples in your own conduct towards your superiors. Do you desire to obtain instruction from those who are more wise or better informed than yomselves ? Be sure that you are always ready to impart of your knowledge to those within your sphere, who stand in need of and are entitled to receive it. Do you desire distinction among your companions ? Be sure that your clnims to preferment are founded upon superior attainments ; let no ambitious passion be sufl'ered to induce you to envy or supplant a companion who may be considered as better qualified for promotion than yourselves ; but rather let a laudable emulation induce you to strive to excel each other in improvement and discipline ; ever remembering, that he who faithfully performs his duty, even in a subordinate or private station, is as justly entitled to esteem and respect, as he who is invested with supreme attthority. ----------·--~ -·~--,-·--·-
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