The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02


your eye SURVEYS the beautiful proportons " ne he
nOhs pie your taste as individuals snali Of
gratned and your pride a. Masons exalted. u ~
peraapS the most gratifying portion Of my present
7 task 10 morn You mat tue construction account
+ y now closed. that on the morrow the archlt-ct
vii! surrender the tools WIN which ne was ~
trusted az the aying OF Inc corner stone anu that
h'ncelurth lhe onlA money tAdt VIII DC eApehueu
On Tue oullding viii be lof necessary repairs anu
improvements Every possible portion u lLe
building that can he made available y IRE.
pared Tor renting, and very nearly ~
Inc space y now occupied ana producing
assembled yields Oh i ease Tor 4 term OF years a.
average RENAL OF 81 10 Tor is occupancy on sun
DAYS aud a Very considerable sum iurther Tor -
frequent use FOR lectures, concerts ana other en-
tertainmenls 81 proper character. Anoiher pot-
non VI lne building = eulea M s.goo !" =, -,
rufporata company, whose pei llauehe ~
~ Substantially guaranteed ~ Iher having T.,
ntuug their premises lor use - salc
deposit company. Other parts " Tue puli-
lug are rented Tor various business put u,
poses, while the lodge, cominahuery anu oaueI
rooms pertaining 20 the fraternity nave tenants
Tor nearly every night, all these Producing very
large increasing income Inc major part q mniSh
Will be appileu 70 tie liquidation OF our dcOt,
thereby Fastening on tile nne wnen the accumu-
I lAuon 81 the l1nu Tor as Inn shall have been
begun. trust nat may be pardoned seeming
egotlsm IN n.luding 70 nv own laDors IN beiali Oh
the bulidihg ahu ~ purposes, lot ~ appears ohn
Just 10 myself tnat snouid say tnat since nave
been connected WIN the Beard OF Irus,
tees have given every hour that
could spare nom my daily business aud large
portion OF every night 10 overseeing the work,
ScrutiniZing the contracts and IN every possible
way promoting thorough, efficient ana eco
nomicat completion Of the structure. Ana WINE
/ taus SPEAK 81 my owu iapors. do NOT, pray yOn,
brethren. tniuK Tor 4 moment am unmindiu or
uuappreclatIve o. the EFFORTS ana ne ole sacfiuces
thar have been required you, and when you
nave so generously ana patiently made, to enabls
your servants u carry out tue wOtk "
completion. IL Is because know am
done, tnat confidently appeal 10 you 70 make
Que more great effort 70 relieve ourselves speed
u, OF incubus Of deD,. Can We not devise
some means Of RAISING sum snilcient 10 rec our
selves 20 Inat WITHIN reasonably short PERIOD
"a ~ a. r
tAe fund when MasonS have - long ana 80 en-
yrriy Looked forward TO- no secure i nome ana re-
lIeat Tor the distressed WIDOWS aud orphans OF
worthy Master Mason,y ! appeal 10 you. ureIn-
rem to lly THIS thought 10 near, aad 10 adopt
such action al tnis most memorable session as viii
enable sou 10 return ~ Noar uUmes ana present
10 soar brethren awaiting your report VI our pro
ceedlugs some feasible plan 100 an assault upon
the sum Of our Indebtedness. Most earnestly 40 !
beseech you, Drethreh. u weary not IN Well dong.
the Incentive 10 stl greater devotion, 10 more
united action, 10 more unaltera6le deiernllna-
non thai tile y opertt We are about - dedicate
10 the most sacred objects shall at The
earliest POSSIBLE moment be released iron
revenue may pe devoted to the erection OF our
asyium. mus lesoy.ng and thus acting me
~ a" will look down nom their haven OF rest
with blessings on tneir .lps ana lie, the supreme
ravens. viii me widowed and orphaned hears
made happy AMI content through your Denen-
cence aud WIN cause His face 20 SHINE upon YOU
a GRAND MASONIC DISPLAY
As there has been some expression OF doubt as
10 Inc proprictJ vi allowing tue procession at the
dedicativn Ceremony 10 partake OF ANY other char-
setter ,nan mat oi Master Mason, deem IT
pro state ny reasons Tor inviting ali tue va
lious Masonic bodirs wltuin tnls jurisdiction 10
unite m Tue celebration vi tins Important event
lhe laslng 81 Ih- elmer stone was Tue beginning
~ i labor strictly M!tbin the province Oi trsI
hasonr,-the erection o. 4 buiaing. y was
the commencement ot an enterprise subject
10 an the yiclssitnaes 81 VARYING fortune task 81
great magnitude and one 10 be entered upon nope
iay, Dns st WITH tust appreciation OF the
dleultleE Surrounding II: therefore, IL Was proper
that The INITIAL services should partake only Of the
snnpie sut impressive CHARACTER oi Master Mason,
hut tie present occasion Is or WIDELY uinerent sg-
nlcance. Now our task l. conpleted and we are
cailed upon TO celebrate festival ol great relolc-
ing. anu seems meet anu lifting tnat we gladly
anu j0yiuly call upon tue different organizations,
All Vi which have looGe0 anxi0usly the compile
a "a cur beautiful temple, have contributed 10
the Iunds necessary Tor rs erection and now
occupy within Its wells, ana Invite them "a
/ nave, 10 JOIN us in their several capacities 10
morrow. aud act as an escort 10 the GTahu Lodge
under It's direction / can. perhaps do no better
IMAM to conclude Ihis portion OF my address by
expressing the hope and oeltei that the demon
stratian OF tomorrow Will he the grauGest Ma.
sonic DISPLAY ever witnessed on thIs Continent
ana one altogether worthy the occasion, and
cannot oIeear congratulatlng an ne o.e'o re.
at tnls era OF Masonry IN the state VI New inrA
Ine Grand Master enumerated distinguished
Ma-ons deaths mad occurred during tue
year anu paid httiDR tributes 10 tneir mempries.
rne Grand fl ster then enumerated several new
louges constituted since last annuai communt-
cation, aud gave sn accounG OF iatlug OF corner
stones anu otner work done during the year.
r. ~ Bro. George II. RAYMOND, Grand lecturer,
VINO nas iully examined me Work aud lectures OF
The several lodges working under dspensailon
ana testIfies Tneir abiIty 10 perform their
spectve duties IN conformity win the constItu
.tlona requirements, aud recommends that war
rams he granted them. IN wncn recommenda
Tue following described lodges nav.ng lost their
charters through Tue destruction OF lnelr rooms
y, nr. / recommend that tae Graud Lodge
authorize tue Issue ~ hem ofnew charters, WITH
on eXacung INV lee.
Here follow tue names OF the lodges.
Ia tnt- connection, desire 10 recommend most
urgently that the Masters u Lodges snail look
upon tho custody OF their charter as = trust, as
sacred At least a. tnat wnch the law 81 Tue state
Imposes on trustee. u Grand Lou2e legislation
eau reaca the matter earnestly commend ~ 70
your attention.
MASONIC JURISDICTION.
on he gth VI June las, | received from NJ. w.
Brother W. A. PcmJrOOk. Grand Master OF Masons
ia Sew Jersey, complaint that NerItas Lodge No,
~ had initiated person VINO was a resident Of
tue jurisdiction 81 New Jersey, nor onis so, but
Whose application or imitation within that Juris
To tue deputy 0. tue district Ia whIch Nertas Lodge
l. situated. aud amer due investigation, charges
onenuer, ON WuIch he was trIed. found guilty and
expelled iron, TIE lodge; the trial Dfoyiay. now.
ever, that tue loage va entirely innocent IN the
TRANSACTION. the Inc nDers having been deceived
~ tue false representation Of tue accused. On
ny communicating the result o. the RAJ 70 our
NJ. W. Brother ~ New Jersey. ne warmly *.
pressed hls grattncItlOn Al what nc regarded as a
most Just ana appropriate punishment %
Having learned that Prudence Lodge, No..63e,
we're about TO hold picnic on sunday. anu nhu
advertised the entertainment as q Masonic occa-
sIOn. / atrecfed. "a the 2ist Oh August District
Deputy Mortimer e.. AddOms 70 prevent 20 Migrant
. violation Oi public proprlety, Nncn ne did.
GRA%D LODGE KEPeESENTAftNE,.
The following > a nst o ms appointments q
representatsVps 81 Tins Grand IOuge 10 sister
grand lodges dnriug tue past year.
iuly ~ ls7l.-M W. Melvin T. l0ungs, OF Mil
waukee, our req, sentative near the Grand L0d2e
Ot WIrcUmsin.
sept INV. Bro. James Il. Weston, 81 RAIDERS
bury. Montana. our representative near the Grand
Lodge or Montana.
Nov. 3.-R. ". IOnn s scott OF salt Lake City,
our Representative near the Grand Lodge 81 titan.
uarcn y issj.-R. W. denry q. IOmpklus, o.
Union springs, our repi sentative near the
Grand Lodge Oi Alabama.
Marcn l.-R. w. Robert ". smith, OF Athens, our
represe 1taTIve near tue Grand Lodge OF Georgia.
March tl.-R. W. aud Rev. Bro. llenrF VI. RuRg,
or Providence. our representative near the Grand
Lodge 81 Rhode Island
aareh 25.--R. VI. H. Morrison Harris, OF Baltt-
more, our representative near the Grand Lodge 81