The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-15

level in their proper positions. Ho then
returned to tho stand, and said,
] have tried and proved this stone by
plumb, square and level, and pronounce
1t to bo we'll formed, true and trusty.
The Deputy Grand Master then pre-
sentcd the Grand Master with O horn of
wheat, (callcd by the ancients corn, say
ing:
Most Worshipful. I present you with
the corn OF nourishment.
The Grand Master took tho horn and
scattered its contents npon the stone.
He was then presented with the silver
cup of wine by the Senior Grand War
den, who said:
Most Worshipful. present you with
the wine Of refreshment.
| The Grand Master received the cup and
poured the wine upon the stone. The
Junior Grand Warden then presented
him with the cup of oil, saying:
Most Worshipful, 1 present you with
the OF of joy.
| The Grand Master took the cup and
likewise poured its contents upon the
stone, and then madc the following in
vocation:
| turo bless the inhabitants of this place
with all tho necessaries, convonicncos
and comforts of life; assist in the ercc-
| ton and completion of this building
protect the workmen against every acct
dent; long preserve this structure from
decay; and grant to us all n supply of the
corn OF fnOurishment, the wine of refresh
inent, and the oil of joy. SO mote it be.
Amen.
The Grand Master then struck the
stone three times with his hiram, and
the members of tho fraternity, at the
command of the Grand Marshal, gave
the public grand honors of Masonry by
three times three.
| The various implements OF architecture
were then returned to tho principal arch
itcct by tho Grand Master, who said:
Worthy Sir, having thus, rs Grand
Master of Masons, laid the foundation
stono of this structure, l now deliver
into your hands, intrusting YOU with the
superintendent and direction Of the
work, having full confidence in your
skill and capacity to conduct tho saii,c
The choir then sung the anthem,
Beautiful are Thy Towers" after which
the Grand Master addressed tllc assem-
! bly, as follows:
, Men and brethren hero assembled be
it known unto you that we bo lawful
Masons, true and faithful to the laws of
our country, and engaged, by solemn
obligatio IS, to erect magnificent build
ings to be serviceable to the brethren.
and to fear God, the Great Architect of
the Universe. We have among us, con-
| cealcd from the eyes OF men, secrets
which cannot be divulged, and which
havo never been found out, but these
| secrets are lawful and honorable, and
not rcpngnant to the laws of God or
man. They were intrustcd, in peace and
| honor, to the Masons Of ancient times,
| and having been faithfully transmitted
to us, it is our duty to convey them un-
! impaired &c the latest ncsteri!y. Unless
our craft were good and our calling hon
| orable wo should not have lasted for 70
many centuries, nor should we have
becn hOnorcd with the patronage of so
many lllustrious men i'll all ages, who
| have ever shown themselves ready to
| promote our interest and defend us from
all auvcrSaricS. We arc assembled here
to-day. in tho face of you all, TO build O
house, which we pray God may deserve
| to prosper, by becoming a place Of con-
| course for good men and promoting har-
mony and brotherly lovo throughout the
world, till time shall be no more.
To this tho Masons responded:
So mote it be. Amen.
| According to ancient usage, volunta-
ry collection was then made by tho
| Grand Steward among the members of
the fraternity for the needy workmen,
! amounting to eight or nino dollars, whick
was placed upon the stone. While the
| collection was boing made, the choir
su : the beautiful anthem, Chow beau
| tiful III Zon.'
At tho conclusion OF this anthem the
Grand Master, stopping to tho front of
the stand, and commanding silence by
| three raps with his hiram, said:
now have the pleasure of introducing
| to the assemblage Rev. DIR. Frerson,
who will favor us with 4 short address.
DR.. Frierson then arose, and, with his
usual dignity and cloquence, said:
| The proposition to erect now Church
| had been entertained by this con. rega-
ton several different times, both before
| and after the war, but ut no time had it
been found expedient to push forward
Of this Church called meeting of the
congregation to consider that subject
again. and at that meeting the propcsi-
| ton that 1T was now eXpediont for the
Presbyterian Church of Anderson to
enter upon that enterprise was unani-
1
scriptions, consisting of d. L. Frierson,
w. S. Ligon and p. X. AfcCully, was ap-
pointed. In few weeks afterwards that
| committee reported to q called meeting
of tho congregation that q subscription
of 81 600 had been obtained. Unon that
| information 1t was determined to erect
an edifice of brick, with basement and
superior chamber, with a sitting capacity
of 400 to $50, and q committed Of plans
was organized, consisting Of Gen. w. w.
Humphreys and others, who were in
| structed to open correspondence with
various architects for plans and specit-
cations. That correspondence resulted
eventually in the selection OF plan SUBJ
| mitted by Architect Russell, of Charles
ton, and finally adopted by the congre-
| CATION, being nm cdifico of brick, AZ by
80 feet, with basement and upper sanctu-
ary, having sitting capacity of 400 to
450, with front porch and columns, corner
rooms and steeple of ample height. At
that meeting building committee WAS
organized, consisting OF General w. w.
Humphreys, George +. Tolly, Benz T.
Whitner and DIR. M. l.. Sharpe, who have
entered into contract with Jeptha f. Will
son, of Anderson, for the brick work,
and John Kaufman, of Walhalla, for the
wood work. Three weeks ago the ground
on this spot was broken, tho foundations
have been laid and we are here to-day to
| lay the corner stone.
havo three articles, my friends. which
wish to deposit in that little vault, to
be preserved in perpetuitv:
l. The first is manuscript history of
tho Presbyterian Church in Anderson.
compiled by the speaker from the re.
cords of this Church, commencing from
date nj fu ts.~,. 80 - Sr1-l =