Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-27
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Dedication Of the New Hail.
1xrrREsT1se CEREMONIES TO-DAY.

Will be ded1cateo according 10 the ritual OF /
the order. Previous TO the dedication the |
win assemble at their tempo |
rary place of meeting, hall on It'll street, |
near Louisiana avenue, and march in proceS-
sion from there to the new hall. There is TO be
in line the members OF the subordinate lodges
and encsmpments and the Grand Encampment
encampment members, George 8. King com
mander, and headed by Donch's band. The
procession marches to Pennsylvania avenue, to
where the ranks will be opened, and the grand
officers and Grand Lodge, followed by the en-
campment and subordinate lodge members, en-
ter the ball, taking seats on the sides of the
hall, the central seats being given to the public.
The grand officers occupy the stage, and the
uniformed enc .mpment members take seats ON
the raised platforms on the sides of the saloon.
THE OBLIGATORY SERVICES
will then take place, according to the following
ritual:
Grand ChcpIain, Parker III. SUeet.)-Direct
Us, D Lord, in all our doings, with Thy most
precious favor, end further us with Thy con-
tinual help; that in all our works begun, con-
tinued and ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy
holy name, and finally, by Thy mercy, obtain
everlasting life. Amen.
An ode will then be sung.
Grand Marshal, II. III. BoSlcsV us 1t the will
and the pleasure OF the NJ. w. Grand Master OF
the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows or the District of Columbia that
business and purposes of Odd Fellowship do
now proceed.
Grand Mater, .honds ". FOtCleT. )-Such Is
my will and pleasure.
President o. ne Board of Trustees, { William w.
Moore. M. W. Grand Master: We meet you
here to day to announce that the work in which
pie is at last ready 20 shelter within its walls
IL Is not the business of the committee - allude
to their own labors, nor fie manner in which
those labOrs have been performed; nor would
good taste permit them to descant on the 6tuess
of our edifce for the cred purpose to which IL
is designed. 1t is capable OF speaking of itself
through its proportions and It's style. If these
fail TO impress you, any words OF mine would
prove worse than useless. have only to repeat
that our work is finished, and in behalf of the
Board Of Trustees anc Of the Order In this
and 1e1i ted to the business and purposes OF
Odd Fellowship.
Grand Master.-Mr. President of the Board of
Trustees: In the name of and in behalf of the
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, i accept, for dedication to
the uses Of Odd Fellowship. this Hall, which
To you and your associates the present must be
an occasion especially gratifying. To-day you
witness the consummation of that for which
you baye ardently toiled and hoped; to day you
hail the completion CT that for which you have
Zealossly and faithfully labored, and to-day
you behold the recognition by your brethren,
West, of his, the result OF your efforts, as o
Temple devoted to the service of those whose
vocation Is 10 visit the sick, relieve the dis
tressed, bury the dead, educate the orphan
duties which neither interfere with nor super
sede the d charge Of any other, social, moral,
or religious.
pletion Of this beautiful Hall, which we are
about to dedicate to those cardinal virtues which
should adorn and elevate humanity, and the
names OF which we have selected as the motto
and watchword of our beloved Order. Beneath
this roof you are to encourage one another in
the duties Of benevolence and charity; before
this altar the good works OF Friendship, Love
and Truth are ever to be presented as the only
acceptable sacrifices. From hence, as from 6
perennial fountain, are to flow the gentle streams
OF true Friendship, TO gladden. and make green
be cultivated those flowers that Love unfeigned
shall scatter on the rugged pathway Of life, I'M
der many bleeding feet. Here to be sown the
good seed of Truth in many hearts, to spring
up and yield its hundre 1-fold harvest. 1t is,
therefore, not so much this Temple made with
hancs that should occupy our attention at pres
ent, as the great principles that are here to lie
disseminated. hope and trust, brethren, that
our united efforts, with those Of our brethren
throughout the globe, may lead to the raising
and adjoining OF still nobler Temple, which
shall be censecrated by the approval OF the
Supreme Grand Master OF the Universe, with
ont the invocation of whose blessing no work
should be undertaken.
The Grand NJ ster then calls up the members
Grand hcPlGiT.-Almighty God the maker
OF al worlds; whom We are taught to approach
and call by tue lender name-Fat we would
humbly draw near and beg Thy blessing on the
work in which we are engaged; whatever is
amis in us, do Thou make right by Thy Divine
thoughts and deeds to Thy greater glory and
the coed Of our fel' ow men. Amen.
Grand Aaiter.-I ives glad when they said unto
me, Let US go into the house OF the Lord.
ResPoHSe.-Our feet shall stand within Thy
gates, u JerusslemI
Grand Master -erusalem is built as a city
that Is compact together (at unity in itsef1
ReSp0HSe.-Whither the tribes go up, the tribes
OF the Lord, unto the testimony Of Israel, to give
thanks unto the name OF the Lord.
Grand Hdttsr.-FOr there are set thrones of
judgment, the thrones OF the house of David.
RsTonSe.-Pray for the peace Of Jerusalem;
they shall prosper that love Thee.
Grand AdSter.-Peace be within Thy walls,
and 'osperitv within Thy palaces.
Resp9nse.-For my brethren and companions
sakes, will now say, peace be within Thee!
Lord, our God, 1 will Ceek Thy good.
RespOnSe.-So be it.
Grand Aaster.-Hear, hear, hear, all men: By
authority, and In the name OF the Grand Ledge
Of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the
District Of Columbia, dedicate this Hall TO the
business and purposes OF Odd Fellowship, TO
to diffuse Benevolence and Charity in their
fullest extent, TO all its worthy members, and
by this solemn act hereby declare it duly ded-
Grand Kastsr.-The Grand Marshal will please
cause this dedication to be appropriately pro-
Grand Marshal-Brothers Grand Heralds OF
the North, OF the South, OF the East and OF the
West By the solemn act OF the NJ. w. Grand
Master Of the Grand Lodge OF the District of
tOAumOidJ THIS f1dl Is uuiy uculCatcu 10 the
business and purposes of Odd Fellowship, to
di, 5eminate Friendship, Love and Truth, Faith
Hope and Charity, in their fullest extent, TO all
its worthy members. 1t is his will and pleasure
that the same be procisined, which duty you
will perform.
He.GId IF the NORTH, (R. b. Nizon.) Hear all
men: By command of the NJ. w. Grand nj sster,
and In the name OF Friendship, as pure, refresh
ing and life giving as this water (sprinElinq it,
dedicate this Hall TO the practice OF that en-
nobling virtue, which, uniting en- as brethren,
teaches them TO sust lin that relation at all times
each in his turn helping and helped, blessing
and blessed.
RespOHss.-Behold how good and how pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together in unity, for
these the Lord commanded the blessing, even
life for eyermore.
Herald Of the South, ~. Z. Cranpton. Hear
all men: By command OF our NJ. w. Grand
Master, proclaim this Hall dedicated to Love
worldwide and evei enduring. fIigkts the fire on
the atari and may the ire that is this day kim
died upon the altar of our hearts be as perpetual
as that which burned oon the altar In the Sc
cret tabernacle of the Most High, of which this
Is hut q feeble emblem.
RsspoHse.-Though speak with the tongues
Of men and Of angels and have not Charity, /
am become as sounding brass or tinkling cym-
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