Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-25
For he Sentinel
Tho smasenie Temple ana Opera
House,

The Masonic friends OF the sbSvs-t'ted enter
price much regretted IN observe. in Saturday
issue OF the Sentinel, q communication from I
person Of nist,ksn zeal. signing himse
"Mason, % -ho assumes high dct,torisi rights ad
verse 10 the project
would solicit the use OF your columns. for Z
brief rejosnser 20 bis false impressions
Macon" objects very seriously 10 calling The
| PROPOSED building q Masonic Temple" Does
be own the copyright for such a titief IL va'
20 foitunsts a. 10 possess sufheient wealth "a
erect . building. and could obtsin the consent Of
even one Lodge 70 occupy rooms IN u, could
mason" pseyent nv calling such building BY
the name Of :. N .sonic Temple There are legi
innate Masonic organizations DESTROYS OF securing
for themselves rooms 10 the proposed structure
Have they 10 right 10 make subscriptions for the
erection Of q Masonic Temper IL may be that
{" =" own Lodge might differ with him
and approve the project. Such test would have
been made last Wednesday evening, at Il. stat ed
meeting, bad there not been family sicksess 70
prevent the brother Who pledged himself u
"carry those resolutions through Marion Lodge, "
from attending such meeting.
Mason" asserts chat not one Of the bodies
OF Masons at present occupying Masonic Hall
building have taken action or been consulted in
regard TO the proposition to erect q Masonic
Temple and Opera House" Is Mason" guilty
OF an endesvor % produce "false impressions .
when he gives. as a matter of personal knorl
edge" statement which "asserf' is not so
substAntiated, as will nov show. On Saturday
evening. September 10th. | Consulted" Capital
City Lodge, No 3l2, which Lodge, as Mason
well knows, meets in Grand Masonic Hall. and
the members preseLt gave their hearty endorse
ment of the plan and received kindly the good
advice Ito talk the new building on every op-
poftuuity. even il they could not afford to take
any OF the stock"
IL il remarkable. too, that Mason" should
pick up. at this late day, the thresdbare project
OF erecting building on the Grand Lodge lot
in the rear of the present Hall Why, fully two
years ugo worked at that idea. along with other.
and the project then failed perhaps because. il
/ recollect Alright, we were not encoura q ed by
"MasOn's" valuable assistance
Finally, copy the close of "Mason's" com
muncetioD, viz: The Masonic bodies have no
connection with the.entsrprise, or is there any
probability that they will"
Now, to this l answer that Mason" well
knows Masonic bodies cannot take official action
except at stated meetings, nor can he deny that
the FIRST meeting regarding this project was held
OIL the 7th inst and he will further confess that
since that date. Indianapolis Chapter aud Ma
rion and Ancient landmarks Lodges are the
only three Masonic bodies which have had their
stated meetings. Mason" also knows that
81 isonic Temple" received an indirect blow
twas II Mason" who gave il the direction p
a, the meeting held the 18th instant, and that
II was IN the call for that meeting that the Ma
sonic title now applied first used IT, then
we date the necessity for Masonic action and
endorsement from and after the date OF the adop-
ton of the Mssonic title. the false Impressions
Mason" has endeavored to make become more
apparent, aud demonstrate the mischief and
prejudice weakly shown through his entire COM
munication
And as to the probability OF TIE connection
OF the Masonic bodies with this building. hon
estly believe that majority Of them will early
seek 10 occupy its elegant and comfortable rooms
and confidently hope that N ason's" lodge will
DC among the plumber GEo II FILMING