Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-07-04
MASONIC.
Annual Communication OF the Grand Lodge
Election OF Onlcers-remple Emanuel
Address by DIR. Lilienihal or Cincinnati.

The Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of this State held their
twenty-seventh annual communities
ton at Masonic Temple in Milwaukee
on Wednesday and Thursday, June
18th and 18th. Over $50 lodges
were represented, and 400 persons
were present at the opening. The
following officers were elected and
installed:
NJ. w. G. NH. T. Palmer, Milwaukee
X. w. ID. G. Ms. A. Pease, Monteo.
II. w. S. G. W.-Dana c.. Lamb, Fon du
r. w. J. G. W.-G.W Robinson. Mon;ello,
X. w. G. T.-Wm. II. Hiner, Fon du Lac
| X. w. G. S.-W. Il. Palmer, Milwaukee.
w. u. CHAPLAIN-Rev. ]. 0. M. Hewitt,
Waupun.
W. G. MS. M. Dickinson, Sparta.
w. u. SWORD BEARERS. w. Fuller,
Hudson.
W. S. G. DC. +. G. Collins, Beloit.
w. J. G. Dc L. Hoskinson, Green Bay
w. q. STEwARDs-R Bates, Racine, and
c. II. Holmes, Jefferson County.
w. G. PURSUANT b. Coons, Potosi
b. o. T.-Ebenezer ii. Clewitt, Woodstock.
Worthy of special mention in con
nection with the election, is the fact
that the venerable Grand Tyler,
Ebenezer IL. Clcwitt, passed his
twentyseventh installation to the
office so ably filled by him since the
organization of the Grand Lodge.
After the labors Of the session were
closed the members proceeded in
Grand Procession to lay the corner
stone of the new Jewish Temple
Emanuel, now in course of erection
in the city of Milwaukee. The pros
cession was entirely Masonic, consist
ing of the Grand Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons, escorted by the
Knights Templar, and headed by
Bach's band, and made an exceeding
ly beautiful display in the streets.
The exercises were conducted by
the Right Worthy Grand Master,
Henry l.. Palmer, in which the new
ly elected Deputy Grand Master, S.
A. Pease, the Senior Grand Warden,
ID. G. Lamb, and the Junior Grand
Warden, G. W. Robinson, performed
their parts
The articles deposited in the cor
ner stone were the following:
A copy Of the charter Of the Congregation
Emanuel.
Copy of the constitution, ana names of the
members Of the Independent Order of B'nai
Birth.
Proceedings of the annual communication of
tho lraYd | Cd f,f Eraa nd Accppfa1 No
sons, for 1871.
Copies of each OF to-day's morning papers,
and last evenings WISCONSIN and official or
gan.
A collection Of coins and fractional cur
rency.
Business cards, in government stamped en-
yelope.
Names of officers of the State and City gov
ernments.
Names of the Architect and of the builder
of the Temple.
Names Of the ladies who are managers Of
the Fair TO be held by the ladies OF The Emanu-
Ell Congregation, in this city, the last week in
August.
The hymn written for the occasion
was then sung by large number of
all assembled, to the music of Old
Hundred.
At the close Of the hymn Grand
Master Palmer introduced the orator
OF the day, the Rev. DR.. Lilienthal,
Of Cincinnati, who addressed the as
sembly in an able, eloquent and
earnest manner, speaking as follows:
Welcome, brethren, on this, your
gala day (; on the solemn occasion of
laying the cornerstone of your new
temple! Welcome, to you, nen and
women, who have spared neither
trouble nor expense, to rear house
of worship to the God of Israel | May
all your hopes be realized, all your
wishes be fulfilled and may Heaven
grant you life and health, that you
all may be present on that future
day when with songs and thanks
givings you will enter the house,
finished in all its splendor and glory
But doubly welcome to-day, when
the Masonic fraternity of this good
and flourishiDg state, by their solemn
and impressive ceremonies, assisted
in laying the cornerstone of this
temple Oh, what good and glorious
times are here How nobly verified
have been the words of the Psalmist.
How good and how pleasant it is Cor
breathren to dwell together in unity
Jew and Gentle, forgetful of their
theological differences, unite as chill
dren of the one living God, to sing
hymns to the day of sincere recon-
citation, and to glorify the day of
universal civil and religious liberty !
Thanks to you, noble Masons.
Thanks to your good and enlighten-
ed fraternity, that on the alter of true
brotherly love we can join hands as
men and brethren, indeed
But, my Jewish brethren, bid you
thrice welcome, as the edifice you are
going to erect will be dedicated to the
ennobing principles of our enlighten-
ed century. 1t will not be an old
synagogue, with its obsolete ceremo-
MES and antiquated customs. 1t will
be temple in the sense and spirit of
modern and reformed Judaism. 1t
will be an edifice In which the com.
mon Fatherhood of God and the COM
mon Brotherhood of man will be
taught and preached These doc
trines will be the cornerstone of our
new temple, as they are the corner
stone of our religious system, and
they will be the cornerstone of all
the temples, hereafter to be reared
to true religion, and to the most sa-
cred interests of humanity at large.
know it but too well, that this
spirit of modern Judaism is almost
entirely unknown to our brethren of
other denominations. Even their
ministers know but little about it.
The Jew of to-day is as yet judged
after the picture, drawn by the the
ology of the medieval ages and the
Judaism of our age is tried according
to notions belonging to the past.
But Judaism has broken the old rusty
shackles, it has cheerfuIly SURRENDER
ed all Anticipated ideas IL considers
il to be its supreme duty. to reconcile