Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-06-06


publication of their respective addresses that
occasion.
Judge HIorrisOu'S Address.
MRs BoLroS Tie Grand Chapter of Indiana are
grathed be permitted thus pnb:lcy, to you
of their personal esteem, and high appreciation
of your poetic merits but especially do they COLI
graduate themselves TINT the opportunity thus afford
ed enables them, in the of hncicn Zee masonry.
To- thank yOn for your noble aud dsueresled vIndIca
tion of the principles of the order
In the ancient aud appropriate symbolic ceremony
of LAYING the corner stone of the Grand Masonic Hall
of Indiana. you undanl, Kind nd intrepid
To voluntarily come forward. in the face of wide
spread and deep-rooed preludices TO animate us in
the work then Just begun And when the edl6ce shall
be completed, trust ii will be,
never look upon its imposing and symmetrical proper
tioas, looming out the blue arch of Heaven--a
monument of the taste and lberality of the mnsunc
fraternity of lndiana-w:thuut associalng recollec
iion of the beautiful and sounspring ode chaunted
at the laying of it's corner stone.
To speak of the poetic excellencles OF the ode, Is
not of course, the object of this manifestation that
has been done by those more competent TO the work
than the individual addressing you. Nor, madam. do
your claims to high poetic merit rest alone, even
mainly, on this any other single production. Far
| from it. Many, very many gems, rich and rare,
enwreathed in your coronet of song aud. and
anon, another and another brilian; is made to fash
upon the eye of an admirIng public.
If, therefore, you have been emulous of fame, you
must feel that you had already attained must envi-
able niche in her temple. May you long live to enjoy
the untold luxury that rare endownents, united with
loneliness of character never fail to bring their pos
SCISSOR.
/ As masons, madam, VIC attach peculiar value to the
signal service done our order, by this free will offering
of your muse for we so consider it. repeat the
sentnent-we do consider it n most noble, glowing,
and truthful defence of the cardinal principles Of
- Il IL D.,.l.,
malIgned and misrepresented, because they are not
generally understood.
Penetrated therefore, with due sense of the obi
cations under which you had thus brought the whole
masonic fraternity the Grand Chapter, at Its last
nual meeting, unanimously adopted the following
outons:
"Resolrsd unanimously, That the thanks of this
Grand Chapter are due to Mrs. SARAH T. BoLToN, OF
indianapolis, for the beautiful Masonic Ode composed
by her, which was sung the occasion OF laying the
corner of the Grand Masonic Hall, in said city
on The 25th day of October last
"ResOped unanimously, That, az token of the
high regard which the members of the Grand Chapter
entertain for the character of Mrs. Bolton, and to
manifest their appreciation of her merits poetess
the Grand Chapter will present for her acceptance
silver cup with an appropriate device and inscription
''Resotred, That committee be appointed to carry
these resolutions into effect and that copy Of The
resolutions under the seal OF the Grand Chapter bt
= furnished Mrs. Bolton, with the presentation"
, And now, madam, the honored organ of thu
Grand Chapter of Indiana, in their and pres
ence, present for your acceptance this cup-he mali
device which, you will notice. is the Royal Arch
and under which, and between its sustaining columns
is this inscription:
: ''The Grand Chapter of the State of Indiana. Il
: Mrs. Sarah T. Bolton, as a token of acknowledgment
for her excellent Masonic ode, On the laying of tn
3 corner stone of the Grand Masonic Hail. at Indian
g apolis. October 25, A. d. 1S4S; A. L. 1928"
The minor device represents n craftsman in the &C
i of adjusting a stone to lis proper place. Tn
inscription is quite familiar you, being tire
!. lines from your own inspiring ode:
'Come, lay the stone,
Asking the Lord 10
]. Labors that tend to His glory and praise"
n This token, Mrs Bolton. you will please receive
it acknowledgment, by masons, of debt that Meth
10 er time nor circumstances will cancel or eface