The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-06

that the Grand Lodge of Masons should la
the cornerstone of this important edifice
For centuries, at the request OF rulers
priests, laymen. States and municipalitie
the fraternity of Free and Accepted Mason
has performed this service Masonic his
| tory in the Old World and the New record
a multitude of similar instances. In on
| country we have the example of the illus
trious Washington while President of thu
| United States in connection with the Crane
| Lodge of Maryland laying the cornerstone
of the first capital building in 1913. Masonr!
| having had it's origin in the societies O.
| operative Mascns of remote ages, our fra
tern1ty are encOuragerS and
PROMOTERS OF THE BUILDERS ART,
although l. finds its chic field of usefulness!
in the improvem ent of Ill mind aud the
incubation of morality. E'reemasonry has
been very appropriately defined as "a
science of morality. yelled in allegory snd
illustrated by symbols" In recognition Of
its origin it retains the implements of opera
tive Masonry as symbols by which to i'm
press moral truths While the operative
Mason lays out and measures his WORK with
the 24inch gauge, we are taught 10 use II
for the nobler purpose of dividing our time,
into three equal parts, one to be devoted to
the service of God and the works of benevo-
lence. one to the faithful pursuit of our re-
Spective callings, and the other to refresh
monished to walk and act uprightly before
God and man: the square has its plain les
son of honest cOnduc-, and the level natur-
ally teaches equality among men. These
are but a few of the object lessons which
Masonry has provided as aids to education,
and particularly to impress
THE LESSONS OF MORALITY.
While it thus seeks to make men wiser.
nobler and truer, by impress sing its lessons
of symbolic teaching, it expressly recognizes
and earnestly iuculcates the duties every
citizen owes to his country, and insists upon
legal and faithful discharge of every serv-
ice the State imposes.
Patriots, statesmen, scholars. men of
every rank and station in life, while loving
country none the less, have united with our
Fraternity q ID activeIy engaged in our
noble work of benefittlng all manEind.
We recognize this as being a work en- :
titled to our hearty support, both as men and
MasOns, and SO to-day, 1t is our pleasure and
pride, to join the citizens of this city and
Territory not only as MasoOs, but IS your
fellow cit Zens in this celebration, rejoic-
ing with you il YOUR prosperity and your
blessings.
Mr.. Williams speech was loudly ap-
plauded, and after DR.. Condor had
read an original poem, benediction was
Shoplo4h AOnO
and the assemblage dispersed.
CHIPS OFF THE CORNER STONE.
Nor single accident occurred during
the day.
OGDEN has a $4,000 beauty in the
shape of drum major.
SALT LAKE is not the only town in
Utah that has muddy streets.
HEREAFTER Ogden will celebrate No
vember 5th, instead OF July 4th.
IT was red letter dav for Ogden and
the little city carried of the honors well.
RED brick and brown sandstone are
the materials used in the uepUt build
irg.
The cost of the structure s plsc ed at
$3.50 900. The original plans have been
con i1erably modified.
THE poem by DR.. Condor, of Ogden,
elected hearty applause. The Doctor
can wri e and preach as well as practice.
IT was the greatest day Ogden has
ever seen, but you can't tell an Ogden
man that it is the greatest day she ever
will see.
The saloons were closed until after
the ceremonies were over, and this no
doubt accounts for the extreme good
order noticeable every
The weather was cold and cherries,
and from time to time there were light
falls of fine snow, but just as the cere-
monies began the SUI broke through
the clouds and shone brightly upon the
scene during the entire exercises.
A CANVASS of the Utah Central special
train which carried part Of the Salt Lake
contingent to Ogden, was made and re-
suited in 69 votes in favor of Harrison,
q in favor of Cleveland aud neutral.
1t seems 100 bad that only q out of such
q train load of Jolly good fellows" can
participate in the general rejoicing to-
night.
WHEN one remembers that it was
the talk of "Ogden's future Union
Depot" that necessitated the birth of
the chestnut bell, and that to it we owe
the origin of such expressions as 'ccms
off your perch" "give US rest" ETC.,
etc, it seems almost impossible to real
ize that that structuri is now q real zed
fact Ogden has been jokeu over her
d spot for the last fifteen years, and it
now behooves Salt Lake to heartily
her little sister and grace
fully admit that after all Ogden got
thar"