New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-23
MASONIC CELEBRATION At THE
COOPER INSTITUTE.

The e1ghtn anniversary OF Lug
No 273 attracted immense audience to the Cooper
Institute last evening. The Lodge has many friends,
the Order is universally popular and this was warm
acknowledgment Of that charitable and kindly infu-
ence which society at large feels although the
is not always known or acknowledged The great
room was perfec ~ filed. Perhaps curiosity to know
the secret-tbe eternal mysiery-which ages have
locked within the masonic temple, mpelled the great
crowd of ladies to the place. The windows were filed,
and the ailes were filed 30 that the procession of
masons couli not take that way to the platform.
The main and very brilliant decoration of the stage
was the motto Sit Luz ct Luz Fuit, hung over h in
sharp letters of FIRE. The banner Of the Lodge was
displayed at one side bearing the daie of it's insu-
ton, October ., 1852, tince with it has Increased
and prospered, and low is most distinguished in
position and powerful in means Of all the lodges of
New York.
At7y o'clock, the officers Of the Grand Lodge were
escorted upon the platform where Mr. Peter Cooper
AID few othes were already assembsd) by a
handsome line of knights Templars, in fal regaia,
with swords unsheathed The order as folio VS.:
Columbian CommandeIy No Eminent Sir H. b. Atterbury.
Commanders Morton ConmsndeTy, No q tInneat cir r. o.
Benjamin Commanders Clinton C0mmandery, No H. Eminent
Sir Bradley Psrke1 Commanders Palestine Com nandeIy No
49, Eminent Sir Z. Breed Comm.nder C@qr de Lion Com
De VIII Clinton Gommandery No d. Eminent Sir Thomas T.
May, Commander; the M. w. Grad Lodge
WGile the procession formed in place, march was
played by DodwoTth's Cornet Bard.
The Ode that follows was then sung by the choir,
led by Bro. John j. Jones the Mssons aud the thou
sands Of the Audience All stood and stranger to say
al sang. The effec. was thrilling.
Come, Craftsmen, assembled our pleasure TO share,
Who walk By the PLUME and wGo work BY the sQUABBi
While travelling in lose, on the LEvEL Of tiae,
Sweet hope shaI light on TO q far better CLINE.
Wen seek. in Our lsbors the Spirit Divine,
Our temple to bless and our hearts to rehnei
And thus to altar tribute wen bring
While joind in true friendship anthem We sing.
See Order and Beauty rise gently {, view
Each Brother column, perfect and true
When order shall Geese, and when temples decay,
May each, fGlreI columns, immortal survey.
The Rev. w p. CoIbit, The famous Methodist ora
tor addressed the Throne Of Grace aud after charm
ing melody from Dodworth, john w. Simons, Most
Worshipful Grand Master Of the State pronounced
BRET Introductory tribute to the growth Of the Masoni;
order in tie face Of persecution and suPerstiiOn until
from period when members afraid TO own thsir
craft Day, wien the anniversary of single Lodge
can assemble thousands Of intelligent and respectable
peIsons and 70 its benevolent purpose, now openly
avowed and generally understood.
The Choir sang the Anthem, Behold how good
and pleasant it s for Brethren to dwell together in
Unity; the Anniversary Poem followed from tho
Hon. A. j. II. Duganne; it was entitled King Solo
mon's Temple" was received with great favor and
closed ss follows;
Oh! the cedaTs OF Lebanon grow at our door,
Ard the quarry is sunk at cur iste
And the ships out Of Ophir with g3lden ore,
For our furumOning andste wsiti
And the word Of q Master Mason,
May Il @ hoGte Of our soul cIeste
" lille the Day hath hght let the light be Usea'
For no man snail the Night control
'Or ever the silver chord be ooscd,
or bTOk the golden bowl,
May build King soomOn's temple
In the true Masonic SOUL"
With pleasant operate selections and an anniversAry
,nlion by the Rev. W. p. Corbt, the evening wore
away, ard rded with tie hearty singing Of the follow
Ok slanzas Of a closing ode:
Come Broth en-, ere to night we part
join every voice and every besTt--
One soleaA hymn 10 God well rahe,
One closing soI Of srsteral praise.
Here, Brett rem, we msy meet no more,
But there 10 yet happier shores
And there released from toll aud pain,
Lear Brethren shall meet sgln.
The nanae sment Of the exercises wss very oleyerly
onducted by Daniel Goodwin, Master of the Metropoi-
an Lodee. They united to form mo- agreeable and
apOiing demOlsTaaoD.