, 1876-01-16

The New Masonic Temple at En-
diauauolis.
An English View of the Lausanne Con
gress Of the Scottish Rite.
Notes from tile NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
installations, Etc.
State Encampmsnt Of the Grand Army
News from the Knights Of Pythias.


. MASONIC.
INDIANA IA9uSIC Tr.irLE.
The Indianapolis Sentinel of Monday Inst &C
talns at extended history OF the Grand Lodge
1ndiana and description Of the new Aaso,
IL Temple, now nearly completed, in the Sta
# Capital. Tho following extracts are made fro
o the Seniineiarticle
Il The uew tcmplc which las a frontage ct G3 feet
Washington street md lii OIL Yene>sce ID eG1s;rue:
of BeFta {Ohio sandstone n'd st. Louis prGsscd tr
nassancc. Of highly ornamental c!l.r; ctc'. II
building IS properly fur stories IN height above II
: basement, although son'o portions contain sc'cn fl
slorlcs. The first story contains four store room
fronting Washington street, each Of which is wit
washstands, waterciosets, etc., all arranged i'll II
mott convenient 1 anef: Tie e;ees @ o. hs ssGretat
| Tennessee street, aud arranged Sith Ill nect
consen!ences Including two n,nerte 1;re-rroof vaults
| With double iron doots, combination locks, ttc.
The second story is divided ino eighteen l.rge an
well!iehed offices. which approached 1:u,n Wash
inston street by lroal. cahy star,esr. III the cetr
Of the building il spacious hall III ty 50 feet, contain
ing the hroad double starways catllns to The uppc
portions Of the Lri'1ine which s devoted 10 the
OF the toveEal Musonc bodive. From this hall 70
foot passage branches pa to the sou'h line Of til
building to hridGe crossing TIE sle. nstweeu TIL
Temp" aal the Grand Lodge ft4! ia 1ts Ec.r- .
The tnird hotr contains two 1oEt rt,ull:s. eac1t A
ty 20 feet III s:ze ~ feet high, spd provided vii!
dafk-1oous c!osetf Laboratories, and all ttes-ar,
ante ROOMS, etc. This door also contains eleaan
for the general Of members OF the urier.
Tie fourth story has tecn htttd Up f.r tho arco,n
odation Of Ealec Coml,a,ltery OF Knight. TrmIlar
aud III its general arrangement: .a:hr multiplicity Of
ts tor lie workings OF tie Orler cou-
ridered equal to any III the country.
In the iftl story is the b~nuet-nali :5xc0 feel and
IS feet high Mt cud, aud ~ l.. t!!e etulre, with
large windows In each end. 1n ccni1ec.ion with this
room srs spacious ltcheas l1li's, closets, etc. Ill
| arranged III the most convenient mauncr.
The early settlers Of Indiana organized Masonic
lodges aud held their css in the log cabins 1t
| Fincennes, tawrtn:eburg, Switzerland, ltirg Sun,
Madison. Charleston. brc0kyilie. saen ant Coryiu,,.
3tse lodges Received thcir liseIsaipus charters
from. Ohio Kentucky On tGe I'd day of December
4. D. 1s17 delegates from these various ocus net Ut
organizing Grand Lodgo for the Territory Of Iudi-
MA. But eleven Masons present at this mcetiog
Tic next session WAS held at Madison JuM. t.: 1ss
anti that tine the Graul Lodge MAS organized. Tue
session then bud four days in length end il is
worthy Of note hat tue bill Of expenses was S5o:a
In speaking OF the annual communication hold
at Corydon in 1922, tho Sentinel history notes
tic proceedings at tie formation Of the Grand
Lodge Of tho United States at Washington
March . Of that year. Here Henry Clay, the
Great Commoucr, offered resolution assert,ue
the expedieucy OF forming Gcneral Grund
Lodge, and made m elo .uent argument III their
favor. Among otter thugs Mr. Clay SAID
These reflections, drawn from the external circnul-
stances Of Masonry, are strengthened by the considers
tiou Of ita intrinsic liz foundation is liked in
mind. Its axiEs ale tho ;csso.s Of yirtu. reduced
to ther practicable application. 1t stlnds oppas5l to
sor.dness to jealonsy,or reyensefui t.mps. to al the
sslEeh ind ,aaiesuleut passions; it comedies wi.h
the highest not.yts OF patriotism, the mos: exanJd
plilsnthrophy; and contentrate+ ali its lre:e,s in
reverence to Divine Creator snd good will to man.
Continuing, tho Sentinel sars:
In another part OF this address Sir. Clay savs: The
CAiid S'htea Supposed to contain 50 ~ Irrs-
tnaEon6. They are generally in the rigor ct manhood
aud Capable o: much active usefulness" It il ncsu
Uf and
We're not adopted by the various Grand Lodges, and
no general Grand 1,oJg. Of M.sous for ,ns United I
the Nuoy Of tho Ssases had left his Old lo,ua:r
Hanover: Va. and had become Harry CT u.e Vest
1ou4ing lis countrynen i. no one Gefore had dune.
In tho lalls of Congress- hc srulc for 1ao
rishts Of man with bower thai thrilled tho NJ NJ
Masonry had been ado;AeI. II Is reason:h;s st
to SUPPOSE the f'aternity would have been strength
his tomb at Lexington, but lis eloquent words have
uot yet faded from the -enory Of his friends anu his
brethren. Fifty years ago List oc:oaer tie Grxnd
nils Of Washington County. Thirtytwo lodges were
covering territory extending from Tho
Dad In tho State and no public conveyance Letwtcu
ho towns whetu lodges located. The deles.tes
ode, sonle Of them than loO miles, on hor=eiacs
We zee in 2enst:oa The sturdy yronen assembled
n l0g-cain, til. Grsnd old rrilIeyal 1nrret about !
lem, and the wolves for sen-1s. Less that iUo Ma
ons were then represented by all tie lodges Of tho
;tate. |
The remainder of tue article is taken up with ! ,
kasches OF the prominent members of tue Order
Il Indiana. ana with lists OF various Grand
)fhcers, and historyiot the Alasouic benevolent
oc'etE OF tue State, which appears to be doing
o excellent work.
THE LAUSANNE CONGRESS.
The lohdon FreenGs0n has the following {
omment Gu the adjourned Congress to bs nelI E
ext year: +
We GLAD to hear OF tho authority Of the Time, L
lat the Lausanne Masonic Congress WAS RE It sue Il
50, Ne Fredcatest SUCCESS for tho movement anl |
a19 napy @ to he1E 1hst tor once our antcina:ory Il
It'll the statement t1t the lex. meeting is to la held
london or Eome. We feel ut once what Intense lif-
ondou, aa far Engsh Trcer:asonry ia roncerned
ID IS iar rs relates to Graud Louge; and II ,he
di'lsulty Of tue siiuatio1 70 'lse term of the day. y y
ID still more difficult question. cui bonn In G
Q Q first place; We ,n'ot bear i'll mind that U
c Rite Ecossais which answers in E,:u to Tie II
Ancient and Accepted Kite" Oar Grand I1oJrs ! q
ows nothing and can know nothing by its enduring =,
t. a. 1t would be inruasbie for lne1nlerp ri our
aud Lodge to meet together iu another Rite" =
~ have no concern Even suItposiny u Coprroes
ud meet al '.Maser aIaeou*" ii Gould DO no ro.s,,e
ID. and could not h.ye the slightest possible inHu-
We no points to discuss, sud no diuicaites CIT
!, arrange: aan!'. We prefer our own peaceful. re-
my other, ard We do not atproye Of any In
'tixture of foregn views Of Frce,n.sury in onr od
rely indigenous and Anglo Saxon teacbtue and uran -
9. We cannot understand what s,Ch :. i,n,, ~
ss could do willie in EnglanJ the to.ica even IL ~
I'd dlscuss the cnd Of its meesing 1t is hoccss OF
suppose that, amid the coufusious Of varjoI sv~
Abroad We in England are t tc expected in nv Fa
to alter OF accommodate DID, aud long tried cn
most successful, organization, whether In itss |
mne or its outward nauifea,atoDg in . vain ,a,a y
uniformity Of system aud rttua That H. W. know =
o7raand, an utter imlusslbity,-a cl1ilucra Of ent
sneraE. Our English System il 70 s;,onl,. ~. su ~ En-
IL, 60 sralUatfLrwart, ind 70 reasonable that II e.
aMends Itself alike to our feelings our ta,tra. il
our auectiuus. md wo weuid mt ~ 4
nge Il for any other ssst.1n or in s.
way sap or weaken Its fundamental nrinrtp1rs r
speak hero as 1tllcl for Free1nasoury IN f,,iadn -
"a, aud the. United States. u for olrselycr Va !
ii not. for instance, weld into any sereeu-nt wef
RI VIII tie Ke Ecoss1ia, tho Rite NIsro,n rr .r9 H.
:, @ m .. tses1G we - we should. ny do larG
1tH position and prestige, but while W., xav ti,1e
ourselves We have no doubt that the Rite Ecnss.is
it re cbt to hnd genial welcome .uu mnrh of 9.
ret 10 themselves Ut lolne elsewhere, Rome il ..
Of atttacon5 to the instructed Musoa, md we q
lot conceive p1easauteE fortnight than a.
epent amid fts pancea, it's canrclee, its II
.s'es' anu lts fuins. Willie, tten, we wish al
ess to any future Congress 1T Ronle or elsewhere G.
lave felt 1t olr duty to point o.lt az fur AZ Cft po
ohFy ID cohcernod It's utter i,npracticatity ami |
ean1neness az regards US and u1r arand Iolpn !'e.
tfne inst there il m important boly both in In peri
aud Scotland, tctu,ing itself t.fs tncn1 ~ toou
p1au 1ate apd II ~ influential IN orya,1ixation 81