<GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
volume xxu.-isro. 65.
*GMND BiAtONIC JUBILEE,
CORNER-STONE LAID.
THE PROCESSION.
Imposing Ceremonies.
Oration of Grand Master Vaux.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
St. John's Day, 1808, will long ho remembered
by the Masonic Fraternity ef Philadelphia. On
this day tb(S corncr-etono of what promises to bo
tbc most splendlt. Masonic Temple in the Umon
was laid, and the occasion was marked by const
-derablo popular enthusiasm, and .by the obser
vance of the peculiar rites of the 1 Order.
-The procession was Imposing in respect to
numbers and in regard to the respectability and
standing of those who took part In it; but the
uniformity of the dress .of .all the participants
and the almost entire abkdice of insignia, made
it monotonous, and after one or two lodges had
passed along, the looker-on, unless a confirmed
.nod eager elght-eeer, became tired of the display,
and abandoned the ground. About the time the
line was being formed rain, began to fall, and
there were light showers during the entire pro
gress of the procession; bnt the brethren bore the
“Infliction bravely, and the ranks were cot thinned
by tlic watery visitation.
. Tbe Procession*
The various lodges met at an early hour. this
morning, and by seven o’clock some of them were
on the match for Broad street, tlio place ap
pointed for tbe formation of the parade. By
eight o'clock all had arrived on the ground. The
procession was then formed in divisions by
Grand Marshal G. VY. Wood, as follows:
First Division.
Wra. A. Leech, Assistant Grand MarshaL
Lodge No. 2, St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of New
York, Lodge from Vineland, New Jersey, and
lodges Nos. 3 and 9. ...
Second .Division.
Wed, C. Harris, Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges Nos. 19,21 and 25."
Third Division.
David P. Weaver and Joseph Megary,Assistant
Grand Marshals.. , >
‘ Lodges Nos. 43, 51,52,59 ahd (52.
■ Fourth Division.
RobL W. Downing, Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges Nos. 67 and. 71.
Fifth Division.
Edwin A. Landed, Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges Nos. 72, 76, 81, 91 and 114.
Sixth Division....
Atwood Smith, Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges Nos. 115 and 121.
; , Seventh Division.
James H. Cornell, Assistant Grand’MarEhaL
Lodges Nos. 25,126,130 and 131.
r ; Eighth Division.
Sanrnel F. Butler, Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges Nos. 131,135,143 and 152.
. 4 A'inth Division. ■
Joseph H. Hedges, Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges Nos. 155.156 and 158.
' V Tenth Diruion.
Wm. M. Greiner, Assistant Grand Marshal. .
Lodge No. 186.
Eleventh Divieion. __ ...
George F. Dellaker and Horace W. Pan', Assist
ant Grand Marshals.
.Lodges Nos. 187,150,197, 211, 226 and 227.
■ TScctfth Dicition. ■'
'James C. Wray. Assistant Grand Marshal.'
Lodges Nos. 230. 230 and 243.
Thirteenth Division.
John H. Shaw, Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges Nos. 246, 254, 260, 271, 273 and 274.
Fourteenth Division.
P leMoh T. Bossert, Assistant Grand MarshaL
Lodges Nos. 281, 283, 284 and 286.
Fifteenth Division.
.Wm. C« Ward, Assistant Grand MarshaL
Lodges Nos. 289, 292, 295 and 296.
Sixteenth Division.
James Wattson, Jr., -Assistant Grand MarshaL
Lodges Nos. 298, 802, 809, 31hand 322.
Seventeenth Division.
•■George W. Briggs and Geo. W. Wharton, Jr.
Assfitai# Grand Marshals.
Lodges No. 333, 343, 352, 353, 357,359, 364, 367
368,309, Nos. 14 of Washington, D. C., and Cam
, den Lodge, No. 15, of Camden, N. J.
Eighteenth Division.
,8. Kingston McKay, Assistant Grand Marshal.
. Lodges Nos. 376 and 330.
." 'j V. Nineteenth Division.
' James Gwyn, Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges No. 3Si,' 383, 384; 885,' 386, 391, 393 and
Manhattan; No. 62,“ of New York.
Twentieth'Division.
- J. W. Hoffman. 'Assistant Grand Marshal.
Lodges No. 398, 400,402, 410 and 419.
At half-past eight o’clock the line moved ac
- cording to programme. The procession was led
off by thirty of the Reserve corps of police, un
der Sergeant Cront. Grand Marshal Wood and
two Assistants came next, and then followed the
Lodges, the Junior Lodge occupying the right.
r When the procession reached the Hall on Chest
nut street, the Officers of the Grand Lodge, Com
niittees and inyited guests, preceded by a bond,
• joined in the following order:
Band.
Grand Tyler..; > -■
Building Committee.-
Architect.
Grand Officers of other Jurisdictions.
Fast Grand Officers.
District Deputy Grand Masters. . .
/.i GrandPursuivant.
Grand Stewards.
. Grand Chaplains.
' Grand Deacons.
Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary.
Grand Wardens. >
„ Deputy Grand Master.
Grand Master.
Grand Sword Bearer.
The participants In the parade were all dressed;
fin blaok*-wlth high hate, and wore a plain white
leather opton. \ c ;, v -
The officers of the Grand Lodge wore their
fnllldress regalia and their jewels.
There were numerous bands ot music in the
line, and all the members were dresse d in dark
suits and high hats. -•
Scenes along the Route.
The procession pasted over the route pre
scribed, viz;’:: down Chestnut to Seventh, thence
■to Arch, thence ,to Broad, and then counter
marched northas far as Columbia avenue.. The
on these thoroughfares were pretty
well crowded with people. Many houses were
‘ decorated, and flags were displayed in various
places. ■ -
In front of the Masonic Hall on Chestnut
street was'a figure of Silence, under a canopy of
blue satin. The decoratlon-was done by Mr. I.
E. Walraven.
In fToht of the office of The Morning Past, on
■Seventh street, a very pretty triumphal arch was
thrown across the street. , ; ;
There were about elght thousand Masons In the.
line, and the procession l occupied an hour and
.a quarter in passing.
On. Broad street there was a large crowd of
people, but Chief Buggies had detailed an ample
police force, and the spectators were kept at a
.distance from., the stands sufficient to allow all 1
]g a ilii ternttg fMleftn,
tbc-Maeona an opportunity of witnessing the
cercmoklte.
Ti»e Stand* • • • : --i
erected for the accommodation of those who wore
to officiate at the ceremonies, have already been
described In tbe Bow-Brnr. A very large chorus
composed of members of the Mendelssohn So
ciety,Handel and Haydn Society, Young MaaUor
chor, MSnnerehorand Sangerbnnd, andsovenu of
our church choirs, occupied positions on the
stands, Beck’s Band, Liberty BUver Cornet I
Band, Philadelphia Fire Zouave Band, Frank
lin Cornet Band, -Liberty, Military Band,
Mechanics’ Band, and the Balterlee Band,
which had, been employed by the Grand
Lodge, retired from the line when the procession
rescued Broad and Arch streets, and took post:
on tho platform erected for their nse. The
musical part of the ceremonies was under the
direction of Brother William P. Cunnington.
Tbe officers of the Grand Lodge after counter
marching through the opened ranks, took position
on the main stand. „ ,
, The following are tho present officers of the/
Grand Lodge or Pennsylvania:
R. W. Grand Master—Brother Bichard Vanr.
B. W. Deputy .Grand .Master—Brother Bobert
A. Lambertoh.. >' .j/, £/
B. W. Senior Grand Warden—Brother Samuel
C. Perkins# /
B. W- Junior Grand Warden—Brother Alfred
R. Potter.
R. W. Grand Treasurer—Brother Peter WlUlam
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>n.; ' • ' ’ v •• '• / T
r. W. Grand Secretary—Brother ' John Thom-
Grand Chaplain Brothers John Cham
bers, William Snddards, R. H./Pattlson, John P.
Lnndy, Philadelphia; Rev, Brother W. H. Dlns
toore, Schuylkill county; Rev. Brother A. J. G.
Dnba, Lehigh county; Rev. Brother G. W. Mac
laugblin, Berks county; Rev. Brothers J.J.McH
yon, Charles Wallber, Pittsburgh; Rev. Brother
Thomas J. Johnßon, Lebanon county; Rev.
Brother T. Dougherty, Carlisle.
Senior GrandDeacon—Brother Hermanns Neff,
Lodge No. 165, Philadelphia. ,
Junior Grand Deacpn—Brother Joseph N. Pelr
eol, Lodge No. 6V, Philadelphia.
Grand Stewards—Brother William Noble,Lodge
NO. 45, Pittsburgh; Brother Charles N. Carnman,
Lodge No. 190, Norristown.
Grand Marshal—Brother George W. Wood,
Lodge No. 67, Philadelphia.
Grand Sword Bearer—Brother Frederick 8.
Boas, Lodge No. 62, Reading.
Grand Pursuivant—Brother Joseph H-BosweU,
Ledge No, 186, Philadelphia-
Grand Tyler—Brother Charles Schneider, Lodge
No. 71, Philadelphia. ,
Among the distinguished members of the Order
in other States present were the following:
H. R, Cannon, M. W. Grand Master of New
Jer&ty.
Wm. 8. Whitehead, Past Grand Master of New
JcrfitVi
S. C. Coiiinbarry, M. W. Grand Master of
MlcbigsD. ' \
John Coates, M. W. Grand Master of Mary
land.
W. W. Bailees, P. G. M. of Indiana.
J. B. Anthony, M. W. Dep. Grand Master of
New York* • >
R. D. Holmes, P. G. M. of New York.
A. T.' Metcalf, M. W. Deputy Grand Master of!
i MJcWzttD. ...V , • !
Jas. M. Austin, M. D., M. W. Grand Secretary)
of New York. ■ . „ ''"-.1 J
Geo. W. Herring, R. W. Grand Secretary of
Maryland.
N. H. Gould, M. W. S. G. W. of Rhode ISlnhd.
Winslow Lewis, M, D., P. G. M. of Massachns
ettfl. ' " "
F, Woodworth, R. W. Grand Secretary of Mary
land.
F. BL Gourley, R. W. Grand Secretary of.Mfc
sour!.
Ids Ceremonies at Broad and Filbert
Streets.
When the procession arrived at Broad and
Arch streets, moving south, it halted. The Grand
Lodge apd Grand Officers then passed through,
the fine being in open order, and the Brethren,
by the regulation, uncovered. The Grand Lodge
and the Grand Officers took theposiUons assigned
them, the , Grand Officers at their stations and
places. „
Rev. John Chambers, B. W. Grand Chaplain
then delivered the
OPENING PRAYER. ■
We cone before Thee, Thun Great and Eternal
God and Father, maker of ■worlds and rnlerof
men, to offer to Thee onr adoration and praiße,
oar prayers and thanksgiving. We pray Thee
to bless the work now begun, with the com of
strength, thewlne of refreshment, and the oil of;
joy. We implore Thee to blesifthe great brother
hood of Tree Masonrv here, and everywhere, and
give to It, unity, harmony and prosperity. We
ask Thee olTby great mercy to preserve and
protect üb, and have compassion for those who
suffer, and be the God of the widow and the
fatherless of onr Brethren. Be pleased to teach
ns onr work, that we may ever revere Thy holy
name, and obey Thy divine laws, so that
in all onr labors we may have respect
to those in authority over ns, as they
and we, are accountable to Thee, the only wlße
God, blessed forever. Look down from heaven,
Thy dwelling place, O Thon who created the
earth and the sea, the sun, moon and stars, and
ponr out upon this fraternity of men like bless
ings which, aforetime, Thou didst upon,our fath
ers. O Thou omniscient, omnipotent and omni
present God, hear ns, be with ns, and grant us
Thy salvation.; And When we shall .have'ended
onr labors on earth, may Thon, O Father of light
and love, Who art plenteous in mercy, guide us
no to Tby throne, that we may, with those, who
In white raiment and- crowns ol glory, with
harps In their hands, sing the songs of joy and
deliverence and redemption, throughout the end
less ages of eternity. Amen.
■, .THE MASONIC ASTHBM
Written for the occasion; music composed and
arranged by Brother W. P. Cunnlngton, was then
sung. It is as follows:
In overy clime, from age to age,
Masons performed their mystic rite,
Craftsmen, scholar, poet, sage.
Met, and beheld Masonic light.
In every dime, in every nation,
Masons their Temple built in peace.
From corner-stone to dedication,
No discord caused their work to cease.
Apprentice, Craft, and Master Mason,
Each his allotted taßk performed,
And in whatever place or station.
Devoted faith Ins work adorned.
Strong in this faith, In bonds united,
- Which hostile men! essay to . sever, *
Onr solemn vows to each are plighted,
To be a Brotherhood forever.
Masons here lay a sure foundation,,.,■
Amid their prayers'and joyous lays, :
On which to build a habitation,
Now, as it was in ancient days.
Then ask,of God his choicest blessing,
’ That Masons’ work may perfect be,
And Masonry, each heart possessing,
The Craft may dwell in unity.
ADDRESS OF THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. >
The K. W. Deputy Grand Master.then addressed:
the Grand Master:— I
Right Worshipful Sir “ The Grand.Lodgo of >
the most ancient and honorable fraternity ofFreei
and, Accepted Maßona of Pennsylvania, and. Ma-;
sonic Jurisdiction thereunto belonging,” having
unanimously resolved, at Grand. Quarterly Com-;
mnnications, held December 18th, A. L. 5865,t
December 17th; A. L. 6866, and Jnnt) 6th,,\A. L.i
.5867, to bulla on tlila site a new MaapnlcTemplo,'
the members and brethren are now, here assem-,
-bled for the purpose of witnessing the lmpres-j
sive ceremony of laying the corner-stone of the.
Edifice. The Grand Lodge, at a Grand Quarterly;
Communication, held December 27th, A. L.i
5867, requested you, Worshipful - Sir, to; perform:
this wotk. The necessary arrangements have:
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1868.
been made by too Committee of toe Grand Lodge unto belonging, declare this corner-etono to bo
inmated with their preparation, and lhave now ; plumb, level, aDdr quart,and go duly laidaccora
ihc'plcasure'to-prcsent'-tm-you^thoChairman of* -)Pg to-tba ancient usoges, customs, and-dandr-..
ibai Ccmmilteo. • ,v : marks of Free Masonry. and may too Great
B. W. 8. G. Warden, Bro: SatnLC. Perkins,'the; i Architect of Beaten and Earth bless . the work
Chairman of the Building Committee, then said; here begun, and make it memorable to the latest
to the It. W. Grand Master:. generations
lih,H V’orihipful Sir: Tho Committee charged
with' the duty of preparing toe corner-stone, and
making tbo arrangements for Its being laid, nave
completed their labors. It Is now ready, Right
Worshipful Sir, to be made toe Foundation
Btoneof this new Temple. ’ ’ : f 1 *
/ ah nt vocation -
Was then delivered by too R. W. Grand Chaplain,
Rev. Wm. Suddards, as follows:- •
Supreme Architect of heaven and earth, we
re n der Thee our thanksgiving and praise for toe
Masonic Order, Its establishment ana its pros
perity, and as members of which we are now «r
sembled to pralse Thee and magnify Thy holy
name.,- Teach u» t - we pray. Thee, to feel and
know our, dependence on Thee always, that by
all our works, begun, continued, and-ended in
Thee,- we may give Thee glory, for Thou art Je
bovan, our Father, and our ; God. And O, as
Thoni didst aforetime , appear unto thy servant
Moees, In a flame of fire, out of toe midst of a
bush, enkindle we beseech Thee In our hearts a
flame of true devotion and reverence for Thee,
brotherly kindness to each other, and,of charity
to Ml mankind. - And now to Thee King Eternal,
toe only wise God, be both honor andgtory from
everlasting to everlasting. Amen. ■
Response by toe brethren. Amen, so mote It
be, Amen. T\
CONTENTS OP THE COBHEE-STONE.
The B. W. Grand Master then directed toe R.
_W. Grand, Treasurer to place, toe. articles, coins,
and other valuable gifts In' the corner-stone. _
The following Is a list of the articles deposited
in toe corner-stone:
• Copy of Holy Bible. ' ■ ' ’ i
Copy of Ahiman Rezon. _
Copy of last Annual Publication of toe Grand
Lodge. ■ - - - . _ ~ • •
Copy of Resolutions of toe Grand Lodge in re
ference to toe.BnlldiDg.
Copy of Maaonle Register for A. L. 5868.
Lißt of Lodges in this Jurisdiction.
Coins of toe United Slates.
Washington penny of 1791.
Franklin penny of 1787.
Piece of wood, cut from one of toe cedars of
Mount Lebanon. A .
Piece of marble; part of toe Golden Gate of
Temple of King ,
Fragment of a foundation-stone of Solomon a
Temple.
Another piece of stone from toe foundation of
the same Temple.
Gold Masonic medal, “Keystone.
Gold Masonic medal, “Circle.”'
Silver medal of P. G. M, Bro. Williamson.
Copper medal struck in commemoration of toe
election of the Prince of Wales, as G. M., 24th of
of November, 1790. '
A splendid set of silver jewels and working
tools ofa Master Mason’s Lodge. ,
Biography of Bro. Stephen Girard.
Newspapers of the day. - - f v. 1
•The copy of toe Holy Bible was presented by
Brother Wm. B. flockeriburg, P. M. Lodge No.
246.
.The Washington and Franklin pennies were
presented by Brother Christian Bulger.
The Lebanon Cedar, piece of marble and-piece
of stone from the Temple of Jerusalem, were pre
sented by Brother Thomas C. Btellwagoh, Lodge
No. 121. .W-i
The Gold Masonic‘Medal was presented by
Brother John S. Thackary.
The Silver Medal of Brother Williamson, by
Williamson Lodge* No. 369..
The Prince of Wales Copper Medal, by Brother
F. L. Levering, P. M., Lodge No. 71. -
The fragment of foundation stone of Solomon's
Temple, by Brother J. Hyatt Smith, of Hyatt
Lodge, No- 205, N. Y,
The set of working'tools, by Horstmann, Bros.
& Co., makers, j ... ,
,Tbe B. W. Grand Secretary thereby direction of
the B. W. Grand Master, read a list of the articles
so deposited, the Resolutions of the Grand Lodge
in relation to the new'Temple, the list of the
building Committee, and the list of Lodges and
Grand Officers.
A MASONIC ANTHEM, j., , . ,
Written for the occasion, music composed and ■
arranged by Brother ,W. P. Ctinnington, was
then enng.
Sons of the Mystic tie,
Brothers in Free Masonry,
Your voices raise,
In joyous anthem of triumphant praise
To the Great Architect of all,
On Him we call,
For He, ’tis He alone,
Who in our hearts is the foundation stone.
While here to-day ;
A corner-stone we lay
Our Temple’s symbolry
Oi God and Virtue, Science, Masonry,
Faith, Hope, and Charity,
Lights in our Fraternity
Beam as the light above.
Then may Jehovah, Father, God, his love,
Send to us a dove.
To bless us all,
To bless us oil,
Great Architect! on Thee, on Thee we call,
Sons of the Mystic tie,
Brothers in. Free Masonry, --
Your voices raise j
In this your anthem of triumphant praise.
THE STONE EXAMINED.
The R W. Grand Master then addressed the R.
W. Deputy Grand Master—
It. W. Deputy Grand Master: It is my will
and pleasure that the Corner-stone of the New;
Masonic Temple be now laid. You will announce:
i he same to the R. W. Senior Grand Warden,that I
he may ■ announce it to the R W. Junior Grand;
Warden, with directions then to proclaim the,
eame to the Brethren,that all present may govern
themselves accordingly.
The R. W. Deputy Grand Master then made the
announcement to the R. W;’ Senior Grand War
den, who addressed the R. W. Junior Grand
Waiden, and ho notified the brethren of the will
and pleasure of the Grand Master.
The ceremony of examining the stone was then
performed by tho RW. Junior Grand Warden
with the Plumb; the R. W. Senior Grand with the
Level, and theß. W. Deputy Grand Master with
the Square. The result of the examination was
announced, s •
The R. W. Grand Master- then addressed the
R. W.'Deputy Grand Master,R. W: Senior Grand
Warden and R. W. Junior Grand Warden:
Right Worshipful Brothers,’you will proceed
to the Stone, while the laborers and bearers are
laying it In its proper position, at the northeast
anglCiOf the foundation;'you will try it with the
Plumb, Level and Square, and report to us if it is
well and duly prepared. •: ' ‘ ' ■' ,
The stone was t then lowered to its bed, tried
by the Grand Officers, who returned to their
stations, and the Ri W. Deputy Grand Master
said: • ' '• ! ,i " ,
R. W. Grand Master, the corner-stone is placed
due east-and weßt, and is . now ready to be laid.
THE GRAND HAU.Kt.UJAH CHOBCB
Written, and music arranged by Bro. W. P..Cun-:
uington, was then sung: ,i
Hallelujah!-Hallelujah! ’■ ' . \ ■ '
For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
The kingdom of; this world is become I
The kingdom of our Lord. ;
And He shall reign forever and ever;. i
■ ■ King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. : •- ;
HoUelnjah! rHAtlelujab!;
THE STONE DECIAHED RAID. |
The Senior and Junior Grand Deacons then
went to the stone with’ the " trowel and the gavel. ■
The R. W. Grand Master, preceded by the
Grand Marshal, and GromTSword Boarer, then
proceeded to the stone,’ took the trowel from the
Junior Grand Deacon, nut cement,'then took the,
gavel from the Benlor -Grand Deacon, struck the
.corner-stone throe, times with the gavel, returned
to his station, and said:
We,-Richard yaux,- Grand Master of-Masons
in Pennsylvania; and Masonic Jurisdiction there-!
OUR WHOIiE COUNTRY.
MUSIC.
Now the corner-stone is firmly laid,
•Here shall the Temple staDd: . ■
• The glory of our noble Craft,
Let God be praised; •
•V He Is always gracious
To his servants. ' .
. Exalt and glorify him evermore;
The corner-stone now firmly laid.
Let God bo praised.
Amen, “so mote it be.” . , r
The ceremohy of dropping cbm and'pburing
wine and oil on the stone was then performed by
the Grand Officers in accordance with the Masonic
rites, s' '•> i/ ■=!'' -.s -i _
The wine need was presented byEdward C.
Graeff. F. M., of Lodge No. 230. The wine was
made in the year 1783,and,was bottled during the
administration of General Washington, who was
a prominent' member of the Order. * From that
fact it was considered very , appropriate for the
occasion., .. ...U, -.jW
: l .Si si-
Come,'Father of. the poor, to earth;
Ceine With Thy gifts of precious worth;
Come, light of all of mortal birth! ■ (
Whate’er without Thy aid is wrought,
Or temple proud, or wisest thought,
• Is vain without Thy bleßsing sought
v, O grant us. Lord, who trust In Thee.
And hold the faith In unity, ■
Tby precious gift of charity.
TUB ARCHITECT I>RESE«TKD.
The Chairman of the Building Committee then
presented the Architect to the Grand Master,
Worshipful, Bir; Let mo present to you
Brother Windnm, chosen to be the Architect of
the New Temple. He has his Craftsmen ready
for the work, and desires you‘ to give him the’
designs from the trcesel-board, and the tools of
the workmen. ■ „, . , .
The B.W. Grand Master then handed him
plans and tools, and Intrusted him with .the
work. /'
The Grand’Martha! then said: - i ,
Brethren: Take notice, that the R. W. Grand
Mas ter, Brother Richard Vanx, Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and Masonic
jurisdiction thereunto belonging, has ;this day, at
this place, laid the Corner-stono of the hew
Masonic Temple—Wisdom! .Strength!! Frater
nity!!!
THE ORATIOX. '• ••
Hon; Richard Vanx, the R. W. Grand Master,
then delivered the following Oration;
Historji points to the year A. M. 2992, more
than ten eentnriea before the Christian era, as the
period when Solomon began to build a Temple
to be dedicated to the God of IsraeL This ,mar
vellous wort was the creation of men,. specially
instructed and skilled in wisdom,science and arts,
which, to all others, .were unknown. -Selected
from tribes and nations after they had acquired
this esoteric knowledge, these men of Tyre, Bi
donia and neighboring nationalities, undertook
the work which Solomon required for the ac
complishment of his purpose,. The site f chosen
was at “Jerusalem in Mount Moriah.”
The associations, sacred and . profane, which
cluster around that hallowed eminence, are'but
the outer eoverihg of and events,
which have made impressions On the human mind,'
and produced consequences on the soul of man,
lasting through time, and outreaching into eter
nity. Nowhere in Christendom can there be I
found an educated intellect, which has not been 1
wrought up to its highest capacities by 'the
record' of the mighty works, stupendous
mysteries, and miraculous events which con
secrate Jerusalem. The descendants of the chosen
people who saw Moses, and heard the law
and the prophets, lookyeLwith faith, to the time"
when the holy city shall -bfe the resting-place of.
the Ark of their Covenant.. The Christian bows
his head in devout as he contemplates
the memories of Olivet. Even the heathen feel
an inexpressible awe at the recital of the histo
ries of the Cfcsars and Centurions who then
reigned and ruled over Palestine. Philosophers
and scholars have exhausted centuries in a fail
ure to explain, by human reason, the unfaithful
ness of the records and revelations which give
sanction and sacrednees to the scenes of Geth
semane and the Holy Bepulchre.
. Amid this throng who adore,doubt, hope,reason
and wonder, the fraternity of Freemasons con
templates Jerusalem, Mount Moriah, and the
Temple of King Solomon, undisturbed by con
flicting opinions, and unassailed by . perplexing
miegivings. We read the record with abiding
confidence in its verity. No one stone remains
upon another of the Temple’s porch or pinnacle,
yet we acknowledge the testimony they de
livered, in establishing, the faith we hold, and
thelesßons it imparts. The pillars, though over
thrown and destroyed, fail not, even nowi to im
press their strength and beauty on thesince'rity
of our conviction and the steadfastness of our
devotion. We hear to-dar the reverberations of
this proclaimed evidence, as they come dawn to
ns through the vaulted gallery/ of ;ages.; Alhose
who wrought the stone in the quarries, and made
the forests of Lebanon resound with' the sounds
of labor, were Craftsmen of‘dub Order.and their
works hove now allying tongue among, us. . .We
know and recognize the Master.; ‘skilful to work
in gold, and silver, and bras?, and iron, and
stone, and timbef ,’’ and “to grave any manner of
graying;” and we also recognize the order, of as
sociation, which gave lO.the; labor of all emr
ploycd, unity, harmony and/success. \ ‘
. Discarding all Individual interpretations of the
lesßonswhlch'were tanghtin/thesQVen'years.re
quired to build the. Temple; reslettug alflnnova-
Uons on the system which the wise ijaenwhor de
signed dhd superintended its erection had .estab
lished; resting in an .abiding confidence that Bolo
mon.and Hiram King Qf Tyro,and Hiram of Tyro,
had immutably, impressed on tho,Graft, the re
sult s of'their'tosearCheS! into theorigin of the
fraternity, constituting it,, under- their govern
mcnt, tho expression of the wisdom and know
ledge of the earliest of civilizations, the Moronic
brotherhood to-day, in all nations, is steadfast,
immovable, united, and powerful for. good. ■■
The primal cause,of .this, characteristic of. our
Graft'ls foUnd in that'continuous devotion to the
.ancient landmarks, usages mkLcustoms, which
has ever marked its 1 history.' In no spirit of vain
glory, but, with a .strict; regard to that verity,
which is the inner life of history, wo can declare,
that the perpetuity of Freemasonry, its stead
fastness, its resistance to all innovations, its
fidelity to 'lts, original constitution, .have been
established by the commanding co-operation ot
unity, obedience, and reverence. Amid tho con
yulsions which have overturned dynasties, up
MUSIC.
Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest.
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed.
I know not, OI know not,
, What social joys are there!
What radiancy of glory, ■
What light beyond compare.
They stand;: those halls of Zion,
Conjnbilant with song,
And bright with many an angel,
And all the martyr throng;,
The prince is ever in them,
The daylight is serene;
The partners of the; blessed ,
Are decked in glorious sheen.
There is the throne of David, ■*
’ And there from care released.
The shoo t of them: that triumph,
The song of them that feast; -
And they who with their Leader,
Have conquered in the fight, -
Forever and forever; - . ;j ,
Are clad in robes of.while.
i rooted systems, desolated society, and destroyed
i peoples, convulsions caused by the vigor of an
tagonisms, which social organizatlon.has
mitted crprovokcdronTßrotnerbood, profoundly
Impressed by the virtues, teachings and princi
ples by which It originated, has stood in tho
grandenr of Its equanimity, conscious of an un
shaken adherence to these organic laws.
■ Peaceable in all its works; tearing God; obeying
the civil magistrate, Freemasonry obtrudes
neither its principles nor its practice on public
notice. ; Betiring from .the gase of the world,
seeking nothing from its favor, independent of
its power or opinions, Masonry lives by a law
unto itself, which for nearly three thousand
years haß: preserved it to be a light and a lesson
to mankind. Hoary in its antiquity, it receives
from- all enlightened and thinking men the
homage which cultivated Intelligence ever freely
bestows bn the ancient and the honorable.. In
the performance of Its, duties, or In the exercise
of, Its rights inherent by length of possession, In
herent by Immemorial custom and ns age,lnherent
as existing prior to any present form ed human
government, It comes Before the world, chal
lenging a-respect and- consideration, which not
even an untutored savage Would deny.:: ■ V
'Thus, at this time, the Masonic fraternity u en
gaged publicly in a most interesting ceremony:
Here, m your presence, my brethren, we: haver
laid a Comer-btone On which to bnlld a Temple,
to be dedicated to its mysteries.; Masonry-has
mysteries and rites which are secret from all who
ore not qualified to comprehend them./ These it
has preeerved.for ages. Is it forbidden ,to keep
in silence that which Is Only to be made,manifest
in the nil-knowing time? To “know thyself" has
been a study of the human mind since man was
made in the image of his Creator, and what yet
is known? The soul, Us nature, essence,and osi-/
gin, ltß present and La future, the .relations
it holdsto Will and Consciousness, its inoral at
tributes; the laws which It obeys, and its ener
gies for good or evil, are secrets God has reserved,
not here or now to be divulged. Man beholds
the Inscrutable, yet to be unsealed. God has not
uttered all his knowledge, nor communicated to
man all his wisdom. ,The world around us has
Us mysteries. From the highest order of created
things, through all degrees of the divine work
manship, the unrevealed is found under
the seal of ’ Secrecy. Behold' the tiniest
wild-flower, hiding Itself among the rocks
oh the bill-side, ub the first rays of sunlight kiss
Its dew-wet petals ahd display its blushing boun
ties ; are these all the secrets hidden in its calyx?
It will emit its perfume as incense, wave its leaves
ineign of worship, bow to the gentle wind lit to
ken of obedience, and,.at sunset, with head de
clining as If In the posture of prayer for protec
tion, will-trustingly fold itself up under the
canopy of the sky, and beneath the watchful
stars, to await in faith the, coming morrow ; bat
it has not, the while, revealed thpseJseerets God
gave it to keep; and it will not! . .
Masonry has also secrets which ore not to be
made manifest : till the time, for declaring qll
things. For whatever cause,attacked; by either
the ignorant, the wicked, the scoffcr, tho faith
less or,.the false, the Brotherhood,, is pledged to
maintain itself now and hereafter, as aforetime.
Wo laugh to scorn the futile efforts of men cither
ignorant or mistaken, “deceltftd above aU things
opd desperately wicked," who seek notoriety by
their otherwise resnltless assanlts on this Frater
nity. Agalnßt all hostilities it Is , protected; by a
security, coneecrated.by the centuries.
We have laid this Comer fftone. Onr cere
monies are hot ..nbyeltles to dazzle or deceive.
They are intended neither to gratify pride nor
manifest power. We have not the right.to change
or alter them. ~ As onr Order: originally received
them, so they havo remained :unto, thispresent,
and so they must go forward into the hereafter.
They are the expression of meanings and cha
racteristics '/which: custom, older than onr
language, permits us thus to commnnicate.. The
Temple we proposo to erect is to be devoted to
onr ceremonial and symbolic rites and mysteries.
Gdsrded by .the science of, architecture,- the '■ wis
dom «f the ages, the .virtue of purity in heart,
the unselfishness .of, charily,, the obedience or
faith, the silence of reverence, tho strength of
unity, and the unbroken promises of God, it will
stand, ns a refuge and a fortress of tho Craft, like
a great rock in a weary land-. In fta . hallowed
enclosnre the light of Masonry will ever illamine
those who seek virtue and knowledge. ~,v ; , ,
The profane, the schismatic,' and, the- agitator,-
can never defile it, fdf to , them, itsVdoors are
barred by those virtues they neither appreciate
nor comprehend. Selfishness is so abashed by
tho sublime rebake of an unostentatious benevo
lence, that if foils in the arrogance which else
would nerve it,, to seek an entrance through its
guarded portals.
■ Within this Temple our successors will assemble
to work the same, work we have performed, as
our fathers before us have done in their day and
generation. When this Temple shall have been
finished, those who gather together at Its dedica
tion will offer up to God the same prayer King
Solomon did at Jerusalem when he completed the
work God first promised Bang David that ho
should undertake, but which afterwards He in
trusted to King, Solomon. On thatday, the
Brotherhood of Free Masons, in the Temple built
on this' corner-stone, will-with one accord say:
“Oh J,ord God of Israel, there is hp God like
Thee in the heavens nor in the earth. .
. “Yet have Thon respect to the prayors of Thy
servant and to his supplication, O Lord my God,
to hearken imto the cry and to the prayer which
Thy servant praye.th before Thee, to-day. ,
“That Thine eyes may bo open toward this
house day and night, even toward the place of
which Thou hast sola, My name shall, bo there;
that Thon, moyest hearken unto the prayer
which Thy servant shall make: toward; this place.
• ‘When the heaven is shut up, and, there ia no
rain, because they have Binned against Thee; if
they pray towards this place, and confess Thy
name, and turn from their sin,when Thou allUct
est them: -, V,- ' -
“Then hear Thon in heaven, and forgive the
sin of Thy servants, and of' Thy people, Israel,
that Thou teach them thegood way wherein they
should walk; and‘.give ; rain; upon- Thy land,
which Thou hast given to Thy people for an in
heritance. -V > I I;.-;.-.--
. “If there ho .in the. land famine,, it, there bo
pestilence, blasting, mlldow, locusts, or if there
bo caterpillar; if thdr enemy besiege them in the
lapd of their .cities; ,whatsoever plague or. what
soever eipknesß there be: ~
“Then hear Thon in heaven, Thy dwelling
place, and forgive, and do and give to every man
• according to- his ways, whOBO heart Thon
knotvest; for Thon. even. Thou, only knowest
the hearts pf the children of men.” ,v
' Well may , the world wonder; well may the
spirit of. destruction, which assails the holy, the
ancient and tho established, falter and grow
weary; well may tho profane, mock, while this
groat Brotherhood; defying all theunemles of
human tnstiintions, advances with Time, leaving
its frailties behind. Sinco Greece was .the home
of those mysteries which have made Elousla im
mortal; and Jerusalem the holy repository ot
those more sublime, supernatural, divine, and
eternal, onr rites and ceremonies have made in
delible impressions on the mind of mankind.
Now, in onr age of nnrest and dissension, wo,
in UDity and harmony, begin the foundation of a
structure, dedicated to principles of amity and
faltb, everlasting in their naturei'and in their
origin antedating all mpdern Be
fore the Pyramids were built—before architec
ture and sculpture bad crowned with their
trophies the Acropolis of Athens—before the
wolf-nursed twins had marked the earnest limits
of imperial Borne—whilst Druidicai rites, were
celebrated in the.oaken groves of Britain, and the
primeval inhabitants, roamed over this undis
covered Western world, Masonry existed, and
taught its perpetual lessons of virtue, charity
and fraternity. .. , _
With what austere assuredness Freemasons
contemplate their history 1 With what unfalter
ing faith they foreknow their future! Science,
in hor explorations now, ot Nineveh and Jerusa
lem, is revealing cumulative testimony, covered
bv the incrustations of ages, ha corroboration of
our Masonic teachings. Science la thus giving
i thQ Masonic Truth a resurrection., The stone
F. I. FEEHERSTOIf. Poblislier;
■ • • . -‘' ji;
PRICE THREE GENTS.
which Time rolled : over her sepulchre, to seal it,
has crumbled Into dust, and she reclaims her ln*>
morlalllgr.
Thus, Brethren, we close the labors of to-day.
Let the ceremonies we have performed serve to
revive in ns that faith, which our Order professes.
Let ns renew here, at the foundation of oar
Temple, onr devotion to . the principles which -
bled the Brotherhood together. May onr chil
dren’s children, Inthe generations to come, as
onr fathers did In the, generations that have,
passed, proclaim, with tnamphant praise, Via
strength we establish our house t’V Let ns leant
Masonic wisdom from the ages. Yolcefhl le
calls from off the moantains, rising ragged and
hoary ont of the deeping darkness of the past,
till its echoes resound from the Impenetrable
vastness of the future. Let ns listen, that w»
may understand what Iscoreprehenslble ln th»
present It is\ thus God nttereth speech, and
Showeth knowledge ___
an anthem '
was then snuff, as follow*:
With oneconsent let all the earth
To God their cheerful voices raise;
„ Glad homage pay with awful mirth,
And Bluff before Hlmsongß of praise ll
Convinced that Ho Is God alone,
- From whom both We and all proceed.
We, whom He chooses for His own,
The flock that he vouchsafes to feed.
O enter then His temple gate, , ,(
Thence to His' courts devoutly pr*M; **
And BtiU yonr grateful hymns repeat,
And BtlllHifl name wlfhpraisesblMS*
For He’s the Lord, supremely good,
His mercy is forever sure;. '
His truth, which always firmly stood, *-
To endless ages shall endure. - />;
■ * TUB BESKMCTION. , - -
The B. W. Grand Chaplain, Rev. George
McLaughlin, then.pronounced the benediction— ..t' ~
May the blessings of God Almighty, who made
theheaven and the earth, and all words, and . 1'
they.whoi dwolltherein; be with us all, and re- . .
maln wlth ns.nwand forever. Aumr. ;j
.. .» THE COKCLCSIOW. ; ,-i
The bands then played the “Grand March,” l/.t j
written by Brother Bitter expressly for this oe- '1
caslon, after which tho Grand Officers, with their *
guestß, with the Masonic Music, returned to tho t,
Hall. The Marshals of Lodges collected their
members and returned to their place of meeting.
Thus ended the Imposing ceremonies. . -L.l
The B. W. Grand Master, HOn. Richard Voux, ‘Jr J
has devoted much time and labor to the prepara- ~
tion of the programme for tho ceremonies, .
ho is the author of all the prayers, anthems, in- JTJ|
vocations,choruses and music, nses.at tho laying
of the corner-stone, as well 'as the toasts ’torbS '■ ViiV
drank at the banquet to-night; >. 1 •
The Grand Banquet; -v - ; -"p
The arrangements for the Grand Banquet to bo %$ "4
given at the Academy of. Mueic, this evening,
have been made upon the most extenßlvo scale. , it':,
The parquette is floored over. Tho whole lute- ••
rior of the househas been very handsomely deco- ,Vjf y
rated by Messrs. Horatmann, Bros. & Co., and , f
numerous beantiihl gas brockets and chandeliers . *,
| have been put up gratuitously by Messrs. Corner
lius At fisher. There are also very pretty dotal .pV*?.
decorations, the flowers havingbeen supplied
Ifom theGiaham Nurseries.-■ - l '
A Very pleasant and interesting feature of the
banquetWillbe , the presence of tho ladies of
members of the 6rder. They ore to occuoy seats ■
In- tho balcony and will be furnished with re
freshments in tho-Foyer. ■' •• • ‘ ' «
The vocal music will- bo under the dlrection of
Brother A. R. Taylor; who has volunteered, and
has also secured the services of- Brothers C; M.
Schmitz, W. A. Briscoe; J. H. Davis, F. W.
Thomas, G. Pearson, H. Nathans, and H. Coch
ran. Brother Carl Sentz will lead tho orchestra,
and Brother John Bitter the band: - ,
The programme on the occasion will bo ■ as
follower .'■■■' ■■ i
GRAND JsSTBEE “MAKCH,» :, • .
Composed: and arranged by Brother B. E. Woolf, and
dedicated toßro. George VY. Wood, Right Worshipful
Grand Marshal, .Flajedbv Combined Orchestra; under
the direction ofthe composer. - : 1 ' .
Sclectloasfiom Attila, . Verdi. . Orchestra
American Hymn, M. Keller, . Band,'
Selections. Marl tana, V. Wallace, Orchestral
Colnmbanua Galop, ' Barlow, Band:
Serenade. TittL Orchestra,
BesUvel Overture, J.J.Drach, Banov
_ ... . .... Orchestras
Corinlb.
Eclipse Polka,
cornet Obligato, W. Ewers, Koenig. ■ Basil.
Flnalo I'iotn liOheßgefn, B. Wagner. Orchestra.
Sceneand Aria from Nabucco, Verdi. Band.
GaUonen Waltaee, Strauss. ' Orchestra.
Grand German Quodtlbet, Rlpgleben. : ■ - Band,
lip and Down Galop, Faust Orchestra. )*
Grand Lodge Marcfa.-'rComhosed and arranged by Bro.:
John Bitter* and dedicated to BSchard Vaux, Baq„- Bight r.-’
'Worehlpful Grand Master. .■
• . • • BF.OUIJUI TOASTS.
Fbib Masonw Belonging to no Age. Nation. orLan*:
gosge: with the free; from the rising to the setting sun, It
BSdS ftIIQXDC. .• ' -i ■ ■■ I '■
BOThQ.—Written for tho occasiouby the R. W. Grants
Master, Richard Vatix Mnaic composed and arranged by -
Brother John Hitter. ; \
Washington.—Serving Ms Country, he entered with it •,
into its trials and glory—Serving, tho Croft, he passeff
from Sooth to East amidthe acclamations of the Brethren
—Serving his Qodtho was raised to j r- u
GLEE-"Land of Light”. q.Kreutzer.
Oob Sister Grand Lodges.—We recogtdzo their sover
eign authority, reciprocate their fraternal greeting* mat*
them prospeiity ana unity, and. are re&oy. with them to
maintain the Landmarks of the Craft In every peril and
against all enemies. _y ;
5eLeCTJ0N8.;;:.......a........... Orchestra*
TOAST— I “ComeRU your glasses full”..F» Mohring.
The Brotherhood of the O&DER.r-lt iabound together *
! by virtuea and ties which defy degeneration or dcstpuc-
GRAND GALOP. .. x .... Band.
Tnn • Jhwei-h of the Ckaft. Silence, Obedience*-^ —
Charity, Hope, Faith, Fraternity, Harmony.
! GLEE— •'Brothers p/ tiuMyalvs 21&".. '• , .
. Composed for the occasion by K. w. Grand, Master.
Richard Vaux. Music composed and arranged by, J. E. ~y
Gonid, Esq, TJW Wow Hall>
The edifice about .to be erected at Broad and
Filbert streets, the comer-stone of which was .- ,
laid this morning, will bo one of the largest and
most handsome and complete structures of; tho )
hind in. the world. A full description of the
buildlng was published in the BciinxiN of Mon-? ,
day last The coat of the new hall .will he three-;. - <
fourths of a million dollars, and Mr. J. H.,Win-: j\
drim.the architect guarantees to have, tho now. ’ ■; ,
temple finished in five years.
’ THE TEMPLE PHOTOGRAPHED. ...'>
The design for the new Temple has been hand-,
somely photographed by Mr. Oatekunst. We ,
nro indebted to Mr- James H. Wmdrlm, the ar- , <■}.
ehltect for a copy of It, neatly framed. rjU
I'ermermaionlCi Halls In PhUadcl. if .'
The first Masonic Hall erected In the city was •£■
1 on the south side of Filbert street above Eighth. • .• (
In 1759 andlBQo thoGirandLodge met in a room S' I
in the State House. The accommodations were J
so limited that the lot on Filbert street was so- .<*
cured, and a plain three-storied brick bnMUigf , .'ll
waserectedi •.
.This structure was finished'to December, 1802,. J f/,:
and was dedicated upon St. John's Day, Decern- / . ’
; her 27th, of that year, with appropriate coromo- , >
nles. In 1808; the Grand Lodge of Fenneylvanxa ■.
bad fifty Lodges underitsjurisdictioir. The hall fy)
in- Filbert Btreet became tqo small for the pur- ;| T
pose, and a lot on-cthe?north side of Cheat- <■ e/'
nut street, between Seventh and Eighth,' %;
was proenred for . the location of ■& C
larger, hall. The corner-stone:-' of the 1 near h y
structure was laid In'Masonic farm, but without'. ,J\
a public procession, on April 17,1809. . In two
jcarethecdiflcewas completed.andltwasdedl
: cated on the day .’of? St. John? the Baptist;;JuiJO i m
24,1811. This hall was destroyed! by fire on the £ ■
evening Of Monday, March 9,1819,;' The bOoks -? 1
and property belonging to the lodges were rea- ]
cned. ' On the next day a?meeting Was held.at J
Washington-Ball, and it Was decided to rebuild® .M
the edifice, and by the first of November, 18‘>0,.'w
- the ballwas restored to its former condition. In * 1
1885 tt was dceldcd- to sell-the Chestnut-street e /■»
property, owing to the depressed condl
tioh of the affairs of the Order. m consequence *
of the Anti-Masonic excitement, and the Franklin
Institute became tbo.purchaeer, agreeing to pay ■
@110,630 for tho lot and building on Chestnut
street. The-Masons removed to Washington ■ ■
Hall, South Third street ? For some ■ unknown,' ■
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