The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-11

The grand chaplain ce4t p~roaounceo oeh-
dlciion and the audience retired.
Proceedings OF the Grand Lodge.
TUESDAY, November 10, 1872.
b NV. Grand Lodge of South Carolina
was opened 10 due form at high IL. The roll
waa called, and the following officers found
nresent !: Bros. z. 8. Bruins, NJ. W. g. NJ; Jos.
3. Kershaw, r. W. D. G. Mi. Adger smythe,
as B. ". G.. 8, W.; James Blrnie, B. W G. J. W.;
H.W. Schroeder, Grand Treasurer; B. Rush
Campbell, Grand secretary-together with a
constitutional quorum Of the subordinate
lodges. The lodge was opened IN due and
ancient form, after which the grand master
presented his annual address
Tn. Grand Masters Address.
GRAND FAST. CHARLESTON, Dec. 10. ss72.
p,ethren or the Grand Lod0e-The passing OF
another wear has again assembled us. In accord.
ance with q venerable and venerated Custom, 70
review the work OF our hands, 10 estimate 1ts
nroper place and value, and, as far as may be, to
IN thi, large assemblage Of men Of character
and fnfisenoe, Known and honored IN every part
OF onr beloved state, committed by the record o.
She;r whole lives to the interests OF our order, I
sae an earnest Of prosperity the most gratifying,
and cordially congratnlate you on IL.
Our voice viii 60 forth to-day with 10 uncertain
sound, our innn.nos VIII oe a ,aeis 10, 10 e esyIyos ,o Snd
seItsaerf6cine devotion you here display will be
reonant with blessed frults herea ter, when we
snalhnether the harvest OF this days SOWING.
NTH brighter augnries thsn have been vouch-
eafedfor many q year. Peace and plenty aboand
lin thu niaht or ra; Inc. Of fraud. and
IeC,or!s% has y passed SEQ, n adS ~ hone soe T ,Sst the 81 d sV
Is NOT ar di;tant when each man can Blu under
the phadow Of his " vlne ana ng tree. WIN
poue 90 molest or make him afraid. The storms
which have swept over the land have not lett
thetrlprlpress unmarked. Many q precious altar
mas neenl0verthrown. and many q noble temple
Dprostrate; hut from their ,uins other and hap.
pier fanes have arisen; and. thanks to yonr lahors
TT up in these &desolated PLACES the stones OF
1acidcea nd thanksgiving. VIII mncn 70 humble
aud ato sadden Us. there 10 yet great reason Tor
the prosperity OF our order has been signal
eyeryWherc-no where more than IN our own
stare. Ewhen first took q seat in this hohy ava
numbered sixty-hve. 1t is now one hundred and
stSfy.six andin7al and each the harmony, the
6fscfplne and the mutual good VIII Is such ss
ShonidI Characterize the order, and ID worthy OF
both praise and emulation.
Our foreian relations continue undistufoed,
andIAres with aaicgsei exception, OF perleot cor.
cord and good viii. You are all aware OF tne gu.
ference that has arisen between this Jurisdiction
ann Rms ATAuu TIC VI clouOCs IL oouoOo SdA
resulte ofttneae have been fully laid before you,
and wisely and temporarily expounded. Found.
ed on principles which we hold to be essential
andperrnanent, there appears at present 20 oe no
deciFinn with ell nrmness, and yet, we trust, not
altogether without hope. We cannot allow our
soyereiapty TO be questioned, and we cannot,
eyenfsor the: sake OF peace, aoandon principles
which we believe, TO be vital. But without re.
opening this wound. It may not be- idle or out OF
place 70 reaflrm our solemn and nnal decision:
And Handing here to-day upon this "red earth"
OF Z uag%e mt % San0d mas os sr need d, Ip.sa Sy s:9 n sqaa as
becomes the meeting OF q ''free court' In the
open air, In the ''eye Of light and In the face OF
dsy,n we solemnly declare that no regularly con.
stituted lodge of Ancient Freenssons can lawful
" exist In our borders except nnder q cnarter
nom this Grand body.
: Bustoturn TO ether and more grateful themes.
I Lean most sincerely congratulate you upon the
compl; ton OF your new Temple, and the hope or
irs Immediate Dedication. II has long been the
subject OF NOR location to rs thas,. although for
nearly q quarter OF q century our hall mas been
found and declared unsuitable for Ma5onic pur-
poses, and although year after year resolutions
tothis eject and fer the erection OF . more DOM.
modipusJ one have been offered, no . cps, until
recently, were taken TO provide such q temple as
was worthy OF our order and or ttS high purposes.
In every other Jurisdiction into which I have
travelled, the eve OF the stranger has been at
tracted and delighted BY the beauty and fitness
OF, their Masonic sTempl.s, which. In richness OF
design and perfection 81 detail, fairly rival the
IN. this ancient and renowned METROPOLIS alone
the taste was offended, the Zeal OF Masons re-
PEELED, BIZ Q structure no less innarmontnus than
Seen ysSen RON Us, ana to-day. I :rust. win Wit.
meas the dedication CT 9 temple 1t to hold the
altsr5of our worsh.p and to be the educator OF
3taste and senalbillt.. IN the iace OF these sources
fthatsur Triumph should be Swallowed by the IRE
parable lesses We have sustained since our last
rennion.
NarshSl Peter <. Copuru, has been summoned
from us. During the seventeen years Of his ser.
vice. he has led to the altar for installation NO
less than nine grand masters. and 1t has fallen TO
My;1ot. the last nf these. to recall his useful and
hOnored life. HlB high character as q Mason. his
exemplary conduct IN the discharge OF duty are
InoWn;t 70 you all, and testified to by the heart.
felt grief with. which his removal from the body
which he 30 earnestly lovet and which has so
long honnrei him, has been received.
Eor VIII IL be ungrateful to you. I feel as
sured, that ! discharge mSselr OF 9 melan.
choly duty. which iVooraics OF the sad event
prevented my predecessors doing In q lofGisr,
though, Il trust, not more sincere strain than
mine. The name OF the hon. Isaac T. Martin,
past grand master OF Kentucky, and our repre-.
honored all over our landry none more honor.
cd or more profoundly regretted than BY Us. syn
onymous as 1t has ever been with the largest.
handed charity, 'liberal as the sum- You will
IcCdll w tIht IL 1901 y OuC bHlCt6u SLdtS, Llou
bowed 70 the earth, poor. needy, and vel nigh
beggared. You will remember the munince.t I,
the priucelv ,donatton wBicn he then made to the
needy o, ,hisJsr,sdictlon. at a time when he who
rave quickly gave ren.fold. Nor will 1t lesson the
yalua if his bench .ence that TWAS distrIbutet
With assaRaoity and discrimination not less eau.
tious thanl clear sighted. The Grand Chapter Of
south Oar lima has alre; In words Of hitting
commemoration, pronounced his eulogy, whose
Nwell.donan we are sure has long since been nc
tered to the. good and faitnlul servant, by Him
who, while BE was on earth. went aooue oontlnu.
aIs doing good. And this Most Worsh1piul
Grand Lodge Will, In, proper season, bear ls
own graceful to .timony 10 his worth, VINO go
practically illustrated the virtues OF the order,
which enpharIcally holds that alone TO be true re-.
lGiUu aud undenled which visits the widow and
yhe farherless In their dist ess.s
Nor can we forget that the Allwise.Architect mas
seens 1T, In awful df soensation, to remove from
our own temple one who for more than The ordi.
nary HE OF mar has been its CHIEF support and
ornament. Charles NJ Furman, past grand mas.
eer, passed on the I'd. OF July from the strife and
clRnor OF 5thts2 vexed world to "where be ond
tne.e5voioes here Is peace" His Stt tie mourna
hin, MS q J has given expression to The general
convfofton thar one OF her best and purest citizens
hes. been caled from the serv ce with W ich she
Delighted to honor him. forever: and In Notifying
he Graft OF tais State Of, the los. Wethad ourseif
q s'ained. l usfd language hastily penned indeed, |
mt which l am sure your genial tears will sane. |
Ion. a life or such extended usefulness and
purity, ~ rioh IN all that makes Q full and noble