, 1875-08-08
.ddress of r. G. NJ. Allen Be.
fore Ashlar Lodge
4, Interesting Review Of the Anti
Masonic Movement.
..,.., ecc,jno Of The Odd Fellows Encamp-
msat of Massachusetts
Picnic Announcements.
MASONIC
DR.. ALIENS ADDRESS.


!, tn, address OF Dr.. J. Adams Allen, P. g. II.
4 tho Grand Lodge OF Michigan, delivered at
=, oub,ic installation OF the officers Of Ashlar
f.,des. and, in obedience to generally expressed
x,sh Of tho Mssons Of the city, the document
h.s been occurred for publication. The add1ess
1.s ~ follows;
Afe~ yesrs ago and foEne Of q stood, wi:h many
,m..nd Others, the tomb OF Douglas. The Y al
d anA trtsty eorner-stone about 70 be cenanted
= ia perpetual resting place by the Mzxons Of ths
6rapd Lodge Of Illinois ihs ,l,astt1ous ana Pats'oe
.ea,b those mon uentA akhlars. aud his memory IN
f. heart OF the natiou- To cro~D the occasion with
.nrno,ria.c honor tie farmer from the eld the
necanc from his fhnp the merchant from bis count
seroo, tho srhkt from his studio, the stdtnt from
I'D chamber, the professional man from his otoa the
jnage the tench the statesman from the Cabinet,
md ihe General :ro the headquarters Of the army.
The spectacle waa nm imposing one. oa the ono
hand ~ tass eSsp ~ IT, @ .t Mavt@ ~ ot,ns
kaeif in 4he dlyg2lh ,1od distance, wneEe It's green
9.te1s merged into the blue atmosphere: on the
h1nhaue With solemn though IL and deep emotions,
r. I'D into being by the sober 1onp and the Occult but
s,A5esnc Gguihcence Of our ceremonial forms. On
tbs still, summer air vss boraa the distant hum Of
business fruao the great city risen ks e1ha9t,un
n Aiaddins Palace, the shores Of the inland
Tne long procession pauyes moment the hlcs sela-
r.te to .he right and ie{t-Knights, companions and
nohcrs In tleis order front each other at suitable
1paoe The brothers stand uncovered and the knights
Isassnt arns, whilst the Grand Lodge and tbs d1s-
hnruaned invited gnets Of the fraternity pans slowly
% md slang tbs extended lines. During those i'm
essve moments there felt ty every soul present
thrilling sense ot power. Not merely of numbers.
fhouph great or of the OCCASION though memorable;
n of the men though eminent in bustness life In
tns forum lnd the Geld or Of the nusic though it
rolled grandnst vaTea Of harmonious sound over tha
sc1cou1sa-
The4e vas one person who paced with uncovered
hsad betwecu those lines man whose name and fans
hid been known aud nptatle In eyery city, village
zrif nj
ttird Of centuty almost peerless in intellect
afRosound scholar, Of untng industry, Of
sAe4dty. to whom al rxet hlttnry wae thoroughly
stsdted book whence be hAd gathered marvellous power
nf forecaAtanR thought: who had snceessisely
ben the leader uf forlorn hope faconr and par
t. Knd With that partys u1umste achievement Of sue
cca4 carried the tide Of general choice to the
1esy helm Of State He stood at the Fgn hand Of thn
H.aoas ca.in ana ,hr9"sh the & dsFf E and stoody
nnssierly ability knd tact which ~on admiration and
challenged e1nuation from the leading spirits Of tbs
q ,be Old World however serscA in diplomacy state
erzft, acknowledged this man their master, or at
1esst their 1oE And as this roao paced VIII uncoE-
erad head song those nnes and bis eye flashed over
Tho living eyidtucee Of organization replste viii
numbers, vigorous in lis phyAical ndiVa1ua at1, ajes
hc III a united force It must hive occurred 70 him
der 10 shou}der-that this Masonic combination had
principle Of life IN it Which the aEea could not Destroy
u internal ger1uinant force which no opposition could
ing impede; m up4pzinsing power which shook of
1dionle md csumuy, persecution, and organized at
taEk easily - samsou- with unshorn locks, cast
hum him the bonds and gives Of the Or IS
the infant Hercules etrxpged the sezpeus which Juno
peut to destroy him In his Grade.
For this man, on the f1th day Of September, 1so,
had reported to q convention called TO put down M2
sousy theke wordA:
AZ past experience wa1sxnts the belief that
n'aer Jcar will witpesa deve' ,pment Of .ho pEtnd
p!s Of Anh-MaxouEy in evr~j SAte and Territory in
fhe Un1on and a past experience proves that 50 fast
ss that Development is made, just TO rapidly Fres
masonry. With It's unlawful oats, il alarming prtnd
Via ami anuHr3 and
beiaEe it. and public opinion owb thsnceforth in the
naturai and healtttul eh4nud of opposition to all
p1cTet societies."
This "xast e4pe11enca~ therefore demanded the
uermost duration of Masonry to '*c1pire bJ hrnita
Hon On the lith day Of September, 1881 According
to tbs estimates OF that day:
AOut OF the Garth fabric huge
Rose Ike In e1h2iAtiop. With the sonnd
OF dulcet symphonies and voices sweet,
Built like templa-"
Tho walls are the living nsn of III Christendom,
to the uumter OF ! million, = hundred thoasanl Of
whom are In this country, bound together by ties
nPon .het5 & 5.e er Ms .3a tas future .s!ssuea
and wo!shtperH- It is An unha1lowed temple,
whose votares admitted, in attire for the gxo"s
II has government s0d LAVE, empire spd crowned
heada, and book Of constitutions and sword It is
the teaFle oi tyranny, where young men s~ear fesJ
to N unknown Prince. 1t Is refuge uf Les: neither
truth nor righteousness nor patriotism viii suffer it
sarely, II this were true, the man Of whom We hnre
Masonry were then numbered. and the number Of
dsJs S65 days. With SIX hours and twenty minutes
foe The benetot mslx)aicion But more than four DE-
cadea have gone into the past And though mort Of the
e1{tEmeu Of toat generation have bten called from
mortal -lzborr to Immortal refresAnent," though
the g2ves and working tools Of fathers have fallen
hxnds have gathered them up the olcers are 1t their
Respective stations. Us Of the old time; fur and beau
Htul designs ar laid down upon the restle board, and
the craft are impatient to pursue their accustomed
lbor.
On the whoe, this project Of canning Masonry to
feasible enough several times In
h1story-turns out moro difficult one than sur
missed TO u, AAsons, the effort 20 do seems not
1sadahle in Any man. We are content, however that
ing themselves unhappy In vain attempt to NEEDLE
With other pcople sdatrs should havr free scope to
make themselves IS w.eschedly joyous, miserab1y
&syphean labor Of love
beleFe, matter OF feet, that qrste recently
aame of tbase people got together and passed resau-
duty Of ez}ung:Qg the Aasontc institution 1t ts to
reeretted that Tho ntw movement presented uoth-
Ing 1t the lively originality, the vivid imaginings, and
the xurgeous rhetoric of fo1sy years .eo It ~1A alto
Rshcr too tame and commonplace. Some Of the old
q speake1s 1t ii t. be confessed Eeeoected here and
teere sentence of tbs tn,2assioued harAngues to
which they Listened forty yeAra ago. but age whieh
richer cheese snd purldcs wine, unfortunately dulls
.1 ss the S9e' e q
traaiho the words that burn." The Younger men,
1apIY, weFr not posted.they oualt ooly grasp the
a06Aasourv. To those Ut who had listened to the
- grand old masters" " their riEinrs eeeued Ike
huIdysurdy assailinG the yc1ei tymranu,n after It
tum the deep-tnnea bass Of up through
t6e whole gsnut Of scuzrihty to the highest pitch ct
aaupesztiou and iuyective-
"O xas pitfu1 - and, cnt OF the benevo1once Of
1e aascnic hea1t eutrrat these lugubrious aspi-
fsns to strike cut rone new t3n Of Action that
Whit fn p:red with dread may st least hare tb
conaoas'iou that
*The deep dannnaHon OF our taking Of"
due 70 genius worthy Of the age and the otjeft
bome of us have HnarIas. not extensive perh3ret !
ba ekch tuutkrH some volumes Of *'quAtnt and for
xen io1e the deh1is Ct antiquity, which haunt the
upper ahelves, the nou6 and corners Of the book
seasa ~ ancaot family garments ind wrecked heir
os Of foEniture are hoelessy stranded in the cob
1ehbed gazrets Of the old hoinesteade Rather than
throes suffered in the production Of similar mis-
anAfen progeny, sent into this breathing world !
ss1sun hAt msda up, "-sooner than have the honest
aons defauled al useful toll BY efforts vague to trick
GU ohaoete actions and platiudes with tue tAwdrY
sotnaauts Of feeble modern sreech, willing 10
fasido these people with the original documents, mil
asscd and gray with their sleep Of forty yeara Let
4nsn read, mark and inwardy digest~~f they do not
sosna what TO Say and do, thef may 1t eass learn
Haat to avoid saying and dong. Thus in these dAys
adAH provide them With nournful glee not unlike
@ which fills the brcast Of the nu,es who guard the
aoees o{ the seragio 1T a Oriental wedding.
= We h1ve Expeditions - 'aiunumerabIe, the "Secret
onfoaded' the - Mystery Explained" )" Moraabh Alb
8atan Good Enough until After the Next Elecuon,"
o the Ritual - 2l iny printed that the wayf4t-