The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-11

Treasurer and Secretary.
Junior and Senior Wardens.
Junior Deacon.
Worshipful Master:
Senior Deacon.
Board of Directors Of the Richmond
Masonic Building Association.
Grand Tiler, with drawn sword.
Two Stewards, with white rods.
Master Masons-tWo and two.
Junior DeacoDs.
Senior Deacons.
Treasurers.
Secretaries.
Junior Wardens.
Senior Wardens.
Present Masters.
Past Masters.
Past Master, with Golden Vessel con-
tanning Corn.
Three Masters, with Square, Level, and
Plumb.
Two Past Masters, with Silver Vessels,
one containing Oil and the other Wine.
Grand Treasurer and Secretary.
Five Master Masons, carrying the Five
Orders.
One Large Light borne by q Past Master.
The Holy Bible, Square and Compasses,
borne by Master of a Lodge, supported
by one Stewart on the right and one on the
left.
Two Large Lights borne by two Past
Masters.
Deputy Grand Master.
Grand Chaplain.
Clergy and Orator.
Senior and Junior Grand Wardens.
Efo,tor &c ba nldaot oGpa corruipp
the Book of Constitutions on Velvet
Cushion.
Junior Grand Deacon.
Grand Master.
Senior Grand Deacon.
Two Stewards with white rods.
Sword Bearer, with drawn sword.
The procession reached the site of the
new hall at about II o'clock. A large
concourse of persons was already here as
sembled, and with difficulty the police
detailed for the purpose succeeded in
clearing the way for the advancing knights
! Templar. Seats had been erected, and
many ladies and gentlemen were privileged
to occupy them, while several hundred
persons, not so fortunate as to be admitted
into the enclosure, were standing on the
sidewalks, in the porches, or looking from
windows in the neighborhood. The ever
lasting negro was Of course present in the
shape of the impudent buck thrusting him
self among the white ladies, the brazen
woman, and mob of ragged black chaps.
Entering the enclosure, the Masons
formed in the usual order, and the officers
of the Grand Lodge occupied platform
erected near the northeast corner of the
lot.
After music by the band, the usual i'm
posing preliminary ceremonies were per-
formed, NJ. W. Grand Master j. q. Lane
presiding, and propounding the questions
to the Senior and Junior Grand Wardens.
An ode to Masonry, commencing
"To Heavens high Architect all praise,
All gratitude be given,'
was then sung by 6! choir of fifty young
ladies and gentlemen, amateurs Of this
city. Prayer was then offered by the
Grand Chaplain after which the Grand
Treasurer, by order of the NJ. w. Grand
Master, brought forward the box to be de-
posted in the cornerstone, and read the
list of articles which it contained. These
were as follows:
Holy Bible; Book of Constitutions Ma
sonic Textbook and History Of the NJ. W.
Grand Lodge of Virginia by Wor. John
Dove, NJ. D., G. Sec. of the Grand Lodge
Of Virginia Proceedings of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia, 1855: of Grand Royal
Arch Chapter of Virginia, 1866; Bylaws
and List of Officers and Members of Rich
mond Lodge, No. 10; Richmond Randolph
Lodge, No. 10; Henrico UnionI Lodge, No.
100 newspapers of the day; annual mes
sage of Andrew johnson, President OF
the United States, to the two Houses Of
Congress, December, 1867 silver, nickel,
and bronze coinage of the United States
of America; fractional currency of United
States; list of directors and stockholders
of the Richmond Masonic Building Asso.
citation, with q copy of their proceedings
from organization to date; copper cent,
1888; Confederate money of all denomi
nations.
The box being placed in the stone, after
the proper officers had tested the latter
it was lowered to its place with grant
honors and due ceremony, and the wine
and oil poured over it.
The Grafton by DR.. Burrows, which wa
next in order, was listened to With pro
found attention by the large crowd IN at
tendance. The speaker was introduced
by the NJ. W. Grand Master.
DR.. Burrows commenced by giving de
lnition of the word mason. A mason
no4 necessarily quarryman, though b
should be competent to examine the quar-
~ and decide upon the quality and cha
: racter of the rock, and give instruction
to its size and form. The Free Mason
: taught to examine a stone, partic ulsrl
the cornerstone of q Masonic hall, with
scrutinizing eye.
, Is this cornerstone all right, Worshipf1
Master? (Worshipful Master responded
"After due examination, I so decide.")
Is it right, Worshipful Master, that
should be brought to the northeast corne
of the building to be laid !? (The Wo
shipful Master decided it to be properl
placed.)
These ceremonies, continued the orato
' represent to the Free and Accepte
5 Masons certain instructive moral lie
: sons. He knows better use to make
gauge and gavel; of plumb, level, eaI
t square of trowel, and mallet, and cfdse
!, than to prepare, and shape, and lay u
t block of rock in tie corner OF bulldln
= These all represent to him certain NOR
duties which he owes and perpetual