New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-21

sion. and II is truly So Il Is interesting IN the fact
that from this time Order viii go forth rcgeneratcd
and vIazcd. upon It's labor oil love ana Droth,tnoQd
by Of our happy reunion here today III Is IN
teresng In the fact that supplies an occasion for re-
Election and instruction.
We may survey from this ominence which We occupy
the Of Order from It's feeble and nnpreten
tons infancy: born " humble and ushered into an
unfiondy world We may look at lis founder as some
half century ago he irod these streets, stranger ana
without friends his exterior man hymbOhlcd by tho
rude base upon which this column sprung, yet en-
shned within heTt after the divine Image IL Is an
interesting occasion also, that II assemblies united
brohcrn AZ this shrine TO do honor ana reverence 10
the memory Of great public beneactOr and 10 TESTIFY
before the world that much We love Odd-felOwshp
its intrinsic worth wo love II the more as the great
bond which unites the host which We number as one
man. moved by ons heart by one spirit, ana identl
lied with the love and hope Of one country.
II is Interesting alio because we are here 10 renew
our VOWS OF fcay 10 common cause to imDiDe resh
inspiraton Of duty and DEVOTION and 10 bear home win
us influences arising from this meeting when "iil III
fuse themselves throughout the Order, and give re-.
newed force and power 10 the ties when Dnd u.s. Anu
beside these subjects of interest which the occasion
suggests my brethren, there Is yet more commanding
idea 10 be ABDUCTED em the occasion and rs surround
ings We are not here in private engaged IN the mere
outward ceremony Of nauguratng mute ana mani
nate sho of marble. On the contrary there Ii al thls
moment an immense multitude looking ON these sights
| do not mean merely the concOurso Oh cllhchs VINO
have honored by their presence to-day Ihs yasi as
IL its numhers is but atrife of the millions 10 when
cause and It's value to society at large. Nor Is tne
monument which we inaugurate nnts III bpeahs,
although inaniDate q DOdy Oh men .n'eu VI
deadly strif.~not against each other, not against
their fllow.men not against life. liberty or prop
erty, not against human rights ana prerosatNcs-
mo. but banded against yico In all It's forms,
against pcnury want disease and the fierce o,
de raca unIer the broad banner OF fraternity ana
peuoe and good viii AMI love to man. Men VINO come
M here to-day around this common altar oil our oruer
from evcrv o1erter Of cur extended country aier the
terrific ordeal through which has passed, WIN hearts
knit TO each other with an affection 50 unsensn anu
heroism so sublime demand the Just admiration oi
true men. ~ ,-,o.s;,,,
Tho scene nj the monument was one oil SURPRISING
interest as forming complete circle around the mon.
umeut the agtated mass Of humanity eAlenusu 10
distance not only far beyond hearing bnt even ney0uu
sight From the SUNNI of the hill one OF the ioitlest
eminences i'm baltimore the eye ranged Vaihly ior
limit TO the pushing and driving thousands whom ihe
occasion had called from their homes. Inc procession
having reached the monument, the chasley decorated
car containing the High Priest OF the Encampment OF
the Order gorgeously Iabited in the symbolic robes
and reaala Of bis high Office. was drawn up to tue left
II tho space In which the platform was erected,