The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-09
LAYING THE CORNER STONE
IMPOSING DIsPLiY M 10000 MA
SONS IN MADISON Az.

ple-InferesttnG Ceremonies on tho Site
Of the Edince-Banaucts ana Festivities.
The 9th day Of June will long be remembered
By all the Gran who took part in the laying Of the
corner stone Of the new Masonic temple 10 be
erected At Twentyshird street and Sixth avenue.
Ths cram assembled at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
In their lodge rooms, and thence marched 70 the
rendezvous on the streets intersecting Filth and
Sixth avenues, the highest numbers sssemblinx on
fourteenth street. and on numerically 10 Twenty
second street, where they were formed into divi-
sions, the frat division being on Fourtesnth IN street
AZ halfpast oc oek the column moved.
ssfe strong ans the others were all over 500 one
being nearly a000 making grand total OF aoout 70 900
soiama 'lSs n.;nE fiSnsS a@sS with sseIs dies osc
marched At quick step, notwithstanding which II
Cook an hour to psss the Grand Lodge In review.
ruE GRAND Lopon
met in Apollo Hall, and marched 10 Madison syenus
,~bere they took up position opposite the Union
league Clob House There they reviewed the pass
ins column, sf,er which they formed The Tenth
were m,r,taiisd oy tho Grand Marshal Of tho Grand
Lodge, r. w. Brother Fred. ". Herring. In tIis
the city, ali visiting Grand odieers, the Grand on
GERS OF the Lodge OF Pennsylvania, and tho e.aiii
omeer. OF the Lodse OF this State The sidewalks
on many OF the houses along
THs LINE OF nARcu,
which was up Finh avenue to Twsnty.,hird street.
along the south and east sides os Madison square.
past the Grand Lodge, thence along Madison ayense
70 Porty-second street. along il to ana M Yifth
svenne TO Forty sixth street s!orr tust street 70
sse s!.th avenue, when the column took sou,hsrly
urcchon down the avenue 10 Thirty fourth street
:s :sIoss Which II rs rp5ocosaed to the Fins avenue,
A. tue head OF tire line arrived At TINS spot Ne
solu.n divided to the right and len, and fornsd .
through which The Grand Lode or Festh pivisIos
p.ssed In reverse order. 1hs Masters and wsrdess
sss Grand Lodge osesrs, seeordiss 10 "a seniority. o.
and amer these o1oers had passed throusi the line
ae brethren marched In the same order and clos Cd
sses nnasss around the platform. tie Lodge e6osrs
being allowed inside
THE IrcLosuKs,
which wM 60 constructed Is to form Lodre, the
being raised three steps, that in The wos, for ,he
:s'iSs san Grand a. w;ss'n ;s g. tso and .s.,
Wa. covered platform for the musicians and must
s.l Lodges OF 81 Cseie, No 5ss, OF this city. ssd
stose was in the northeast corner. and BY ia side
xss the ortvinsl oorner-stons Of the old Masonic
a.ss iss' sNSs so, N near Pearl
% when that stone was laid. Tne old boz and con
ssnu were replaced In the old stone and IL vss sot
foundation - feet deep. bailt on . bed OF concrete
position the raised PLATFORM and amer The bretb.
tained,
TIE cEREnoxIR
yero opened by the Grand Master c,Ilinr upoo r.
". and the Rev. r. l. schoonmaker, ono OF the
Grand Cap,ains, to oner prayer. Then st. Cecil
sherwn, chorus conductor, accompanied BY Down.
lays seventy-fr-t Regiment Band, then sang the
snthem composed BY Bro. II. Millard,
Here VIC meet to lay the stone"
Derutv Grand Master r. W. Join ~ Anthop then
advanced and. addressing the Grand Master said (:
ko.i Worshipnd: The Trustees OF the Han and Asy.
sa,sd M a STG rcn or sRS cU esTc a. M
lusthed IN putting into execution much OF orr.
city 81 New YORK In dsc6Srgc of their trust, IT, tsey @
sa uSdc s 6 inc sS Ss nSs
she annua CONTAMINATION Of isso have made .uiiaOe
NOV nov hsye @ pleasure O. presenting 70 Son he Chair.
N. W Bro: John W. Simmons, r. G. NJ. sail:
4on aoi,hp,nI Ihe ommittre charged with max
sopesd now have as eSSof to S1Ss AZ
solemn ceemonies OF placing the Foundation stone OF
The q and Master then caIed on r W. and Raw
John g. Webster 10 Invoke the aid aud blessing Of he
Great Area ect OF the Universe. Then Mozart
n,ss dsS No a o.es 81 by stoP ng the 6so1tS
that city. tie words having been written by NJ W
Richard NAn1, Past Grand Master of PENNSYLVANIA
1he Grand 1reas nrer placed In n metal casket the
various offerings. Documents, papers. sc tile Grand
Secretary announcing each article as 1t was p.aced
esliy sealed, and borne 10 the stone, where il wa,
deposited In the centre OF the lower
CORNERSTONE.
This stone Is hve feet eight inches long, by three
feet four inches broad, and two feet four inches
plate hsyns the ensraved names Of the Grand ify ON
placed over the box and fastened down. after which
the covering stone, four feet four inches long, by
shIse iset four inches broad, and one foot four
Lodge sang the anthem, I'm God we trust" and
Downins's band played an overture Tho depositin ng
OF the Iox and lowering OF the covering stone were
all done under the immediate supervision Of The
Grand Master, aided by Bro. John T. Conover OF
Holland Lodge, No. g. Superintendent Of Construc-
The Grand Master having finished this part Of the
work, the Deputy Grand Master applied the Square,
HE Jewel OF his ONCE. 70 the stone and pronounced
the work square. The Senior Grand Warden applied
The Level TO the stone, and reported that hwas
Plumb, and reported that II plumb and upright.
Tbs work having been completed, the Grand Master
bound the whole and having struck the stone lhrse
hmcs with his gave, returned To bis station, and
made The fohoS inE declaration, wbicO was repeated
three times by the Grand Marshal, in the bouth,
West, and East:
We, james Gibson, Grand Master OF M,sons in the
% ss ven formed 1 irue 70 and ns Gn%o
snS S aS lsd sSeoTass to tho ancient customs u'ase
; The anthem, Ere this vast World was made ~
"a s.' then sSog by the united choirs, After which,
: ooSsscaAnos OF IN. STONE
Hss begun. A procession was formed headed By the
ssIsnd Marshal Grand Dsacons, Grand Stewards
pe.rnE the elements OF eonsecraiion, Grand War
csss, and Deputy Grand Master, and moved toward
ne hone In That order. r. w. Bro. VIM, Sinclair
one OF the urand Stewards, then presented to the
DsPuV Grand Master eoTnucopia containing corn
nnd - that onheer distributed the corn over the
stone he said MAY the blessings OF the Supreme
Architect OF the Universe be upon the people 81 ts
6tate and may the Gran be nourshed Win IN. corn
n peace" X. W. Bro. John Boyd anot1 ~ strand
Steward, then presented 10 the Senior Grand .,den
. cap containing wine, which that officer p.ure,I n
che stone, saying, May the health OF tie Jratsman
employed In erecting this edihce be preserved and
EDsy the Giver Of all Good keep them from accident
end bless and prosper their Abors" H. w, Bro
k1Ilip Merke then presented the Junior Grand War.
bim on the stone, with the words:
M blessing upon our Graf wherever dispersed blcss
county, preserve the Union, give peace and pros.
psI 70 le people OF New YORK. and 70 all the nations
u the earth"
This ceremony ended, the orchestra OF Mozart
Lodge Of Philadelphia, played the 0lltus Altman
from Rossiuis &dbn Mater, Bro. u. r. Dodworth
ertinE M conductor, and holding In his hand the
handsome ivory baton presented 10 that lodge.
PRESENTATION OF THE ARCHITECT.
The Deputy Grand Master then introduced and
presented 10 the Grand Master. W. Bro. Napoleon
ls Brun. the architect OF the Temple, with the re-
guest that he should be invested with tie insg.
pia Of lis ohice, The Grand Master therefore
lHnded TO Bro. lie Brun the square, level and plumb,
md the plan Tor the work, at the same time direct
ing him to proceed with his labors according TO the
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