The New York herald., 1876-10-26
CHARITY STILL ALIVE.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE HAHNE-
MANN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. By WILLIAM cUL-

LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE HAHSE-
MANN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BIZ WILLIAM cUL-
LEN BRYANT AND OTHERS.
Yesterday afternoon the interesting ceremony Of
laying the corner stone of the Hahnemann Hospital In
accordance with the rites OF ancient Masonry took
place.
The new building 10 situated on Fourth avenue. be-
tween sixty-seventh and sxty-eichth streets The
hospital was Incorporated in ls4s and since then
has through private subscriptions and iars set foot
IN aid OF IT, chiefly conducted by ladies' acquired the
means OF erecting this new edilcc When ihe hospital
is finished il will receive large number OF patients
who TO be treated grautorsy by ply scans OF the
homeopathic school Of medicine
The officers Of the GIand Lodge OF Free and Az
ceptcd Masons OF the Stale OF New York. with r. g. NJ
Eilwood f. Thorne at their head present and laid
tho according the recognized rites OF
the ancient Order.
When the stone duly placed the N. W. Grand
Master made the following iccluraton: :'i, Ellwood
Thorne, Grand Master OF Masors in The state OF N,w
York. declare that ths stone has been tested
with proper implements OF Masonry. lind that the
craf smen have faithfully performed their duty, and
do declare the stone TO be plumb level and square;
well formed tue AMI irusiy, and correctly LAID ac-
coruing to the rules OF our ancient fraicfnity."
After the Masonic tormalllies had been complied
with G. M. Ellwood f. Thorne delivered address, in
which, among other things he said:-"Men and
brethren, here assembled, he II known 70
faithful TO the laws OF the country, pledged
by sacred and binding engagements as Masons
subordinate TO the civil authority to and with the
ceremonies prescribed by our fathers IN the erection
OF buildings and structures TO be servccable TO the
brethfn and 10 fear cod, the Great Architect OF the
univSke. We have among us, concealed from tue eyes
OF men, secrets which cannot be divuleed ana when
have been found OUT but these secrets are law
iui and honorable and not rcpugnant to the laws Of
God man
la The absence Of Mr. William Or,on Prcsidcn, of
the institution, Mr. Sinclair rousey. Vice President,
ofi ed aS hal IA Masonic
ceremonies performed the not very Numerous
assembagc o spectators and invited guests adjourned
10 the Normal College. where severa, speeches were
made. Mr.. ). II. Wales read paper giving the MS
tory OF the hospital, and the venerable poet. William
Cullen Bryant, delivered an address.
POET nRyASTs SPEECH.
Mr.. Bryant congratulated the assembly the
founding OF hospital in which the treatment Of pa
tcn,s shall be in conformity with the law OF cure land
down by Hahncmann Ot all modes OF charitable re-
lief the support Of pubic hospitals Is ono OF the wor.
hest and most necessary II was the religion oflove and
sympathy that brought in the hospital and gathered into
friendly wards aud lald on its comfortable beds,
waited upon by experienced nurses those who other
wise might have anguisncd and perished by the way
side. In the spirit OF his characteristic OF the
later ages Of the world-the spirit or charity and
sympathy to which hospitals owe their cxistencc-we
welcome the establishment oil ono moro IN this CON-
munily where Il required by The rapid growth and
crowced slate ol our population. Those BY whom
this undertaking has been set on foot believe that
with the promugation Of the law OF cure laid down
by the great physician whose name this institution Is
to bear a new and auspic,ous OF the healing art
has dawned upon the civilized world.
The Rcv. Dr. taylor, VINO was received with ap-
plause, said in substance that while he not be-
lever in homeopathy there were many reasons why
he should approve OF the present undertaking, which
was Tor tho purpose of curing the SICK By neaus OF
a corporation ike the present people could perform
deeds of charity and be sure they we're not imposed
upon. Building hospital was following the
steps OF Christ As He went his way
the He bestowed gifts Of grace tho
peoples bodesHe cured the sick. ceansed the leper
and madc the dead 10 walk. He ike great river,
viewed from high mountains top. whose windngs
could be seen in the valley by tho verdure which
marked The sneaker believed IN doing this
work. for the more DO lor others the more we
doing Tor ourselves
rne Board OF Trustees Of the hospital are:-Prss-
iden,, William 0rton Vice Presidents, Hiram Caikins,
Sinclair Tonsey; Secretary, Roger H. Lyon Treasurer
John r. Willcts; Salem II. Wales, Edmund Dwight.
Henry Hilton, John Davidson, George W. Clarke,
Richard A. Storrs, William Raddo John W. Barrow.
William II. wckham, Oliver H. Palmer. Charles Wat
rous, James X. Averili, W. A. Ogden HeReman. J. N.
Bundy, Edward H. Kent, Charles &. Pinckney, Charles
S. Smtn.
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