Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-03
Appeal of the Vice-Regent of Tennes-
TO the Honorable VI asOnic Fra
ternitY of Tennessee.

| GENTLEMEN:-Th Corner stone Of Masonic
| honor love and veneratiOn for the memory Of
! George WAsHINGToN. the Father Of his
Country, and the brightest Star of Masonry
| the world ever saw, has already been laid 10y
! the Masonic Fraternity of South Carolina and
Virginia one year ago. in large and lib raj
contribution to the glorious oil ct, which
hundreds of patriotic men and women from
Maine to Flor d tarJ ncwz alously boring to
accomplish, VIZ. the purchase ana lmmrdIate
possession of Mount Vernon, the home and
grave of Washington" | cannot slow my
self for one moment to dOua that the HOnOra-
bic body of MasOus who occupy the rich and
favorable soil of our grand and beautiful
State, numbering 200 Lodges, will be foremost
IN this good work, suffering none to exceed
them in love to the memory of their beloved
| Washington. who emphatIcally belonged 10
their noble Order. i feel well assured that u
strong chain of generous hands will at once
be united to build up the fair proportions Of
shrine that in beauty and excellence will
excel every other, and that every nation on
the Globe will behold with drlight-eyeTy
American and every Masonic heart especially ,
for ages to come. will be proud to call his
own, rejoicing in the reflection that b 8
brothers built Il.
This shrine will soon be completed if every
Mason in Tennessee will give what they can
afford from 80 cents to So; or l. every other
Lodge in Tennessee will contribute a. Clinton
Lodge Aganeanon Lodge, and CImdera Lodge
have already done-S25. if this is done t, e
Vice Regent will have reason 10 fecl very
proud of the STATE she represents in the
Grand Council of Twenty Vicc-Rcgents, who
are responsible for the contributions of as
many States, aud the noble Masonic Frater-
nifty of Tennessee will carry off the palm
over that of every other State in the Union,
by the generous and unanimous contributions.
| honor the pure. and lofty principle of
Masonic Unity and Brotherly Love, which
thus goes back to the early days of American
Liberty. and gladly recognizes the holy "tie"
that binds q en- to the mighty dead, n W
sleeping in an unhoRored tomb. over whIoh
darkness and desolation are tearfulIy brood
ing.
| honor the steadfast' strong, and generous
impulse that. with bright chain of faithful
hearts aud hands. not only ''Shieias the OTphdH
aud protects the Wiiot0," but would now unite
their strength To release from the Odium OF
neglect and oblivion, the Ishes Of their great
aud good brother whose saintcd spirit doubt
less hOvers with a smile over all that love biz
memory. and joiccs in the prosperity of our
now glorious Union. for which he risked his
life on the battlefield.
To the Honorable Masonic fraternity reclt-
hriy belongs the prirIege and the pO'cey TO
consecrate, Ivy a deathless tie Of affection and
honor, the memory OF George Washington.
10y one unanimous and unbrOken effort to
preserve irnm destruction that sacred spot
fast Wandering to decay and to place it In
the gentle guardianship Of tender hearted.
fli hfJIl woman" who will emhalm it with
her tears, strew it with flowers, and eunbcllish
ii with every beauty that Nature can offer.
Oaced ye1r Grand Masonic Meeting from
every part of the Union can there assemble TO
unite their voices their hearts aud their hands,
over the santed relic OF their dead brother,
and pray for the preservation OF this Union"
Every IN ,mber of the Masonic Fraternity of
Tennessee j.. therefore, called upon to lend
his aud as well as his influence to the great
work now brought before them, with the as
surancc that their names aud subscriptions
shall be- published in the Patriot and the UaiO1i
and r co, ded on the Mount Vernon X cord"
All contributions must be sent to Mrs.
Francis b. Fogg, Vice-Regent, Nashville, ac-
cOrding To the resolution passed in the kist
meeting of the Grand Lodge assembled in
Nashville The moneys thns contributed will
he forwarded to Washington City in the
name of the respective Lodges that compose
the Masoaic Fraternity OF Tennessee.
NJ. II. FOGG,
Tice Regent Of N Vernon for Itaaessee.