Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-28
Excellent Program Interspersed with
Vocal and Instrumental Music
Past Master Hemple-
mans Address.

Master Harvey Brokaw. OF Fort Wayne
who had been invited to install the off
GERS OF the blue lodges. This he did II
his usual graceful style. administerin,
tho osths and delivering the charges il
. very impressive manner. The follow
ing are the officers installed:
WEBB LODGE No. "a.
w. MA. q. Ozborn.
8. W.. N. Study
j. We. .. M.rlatt.
Stcretary-C. p. Holton.
Trsasurer-H. 8. Hates.
8. Drank Davis.
j. D.-Wiliiam Swaynie.
Stewards-Harry Porter and Alonzo
Gephardt.
Tyler-3ample Dyer.
RICHMOND LoDaE No. 1856.
w. Nc. T. Stephens.
8. VS.. r. Msrlstt.
j. Wired Butler.
Secretary-Jobn Dewitt.
Treasurer-Howard Shute.
8. DR.. A. Paige.
j. D.-Charles Kidder
Stewards-A. 8. Dalbey and George
Baker.
Tyler-Sample Dyer.
Following this ceremony, Past Mas
ter A. w. Hempleman delivered the
following excellent address. which was
listened to attentively and greeted with
applause.
PAST MASTER HEMPLEMAN 8 ADDRESS
Out from the dim and dusky shad
ows OF the past. decended from the ages
long gone, comes to US our beloved or
der.
Gould We ascend the river of time,
whose meanderipgs touch the shores of
the Orient and Ocoident. reaching the
pelucid waters OF the mountain stream.
climbing even the rugged mountain it
self, and view, from its snow capped
summit, the rise and fall of empires, the
cities laid waste and desolste. the mon
arch whose crown is crumbling into
dust; down from the days made mem
orable BY the heroic deeds ON Patmos,
by that patron Saint whose memory We
revere. whose virtus We may initiate.
sacred Band or Society of Brothers pro-
mulgatipg its teachings of the Father
hood OF God and the brotherhood of
man; enioining the practice, among its
followers. OF brotherly love, belief and
truth.
THE Roman Empire, from her throne
of beauty. ruled the world, and in her
pride, sought to establish her dominion
forever; but Nero 10 remembered only
in name, aud the glory OF his empire has
departed; but our time honored institu-
ton lives to bless the world to feed the
hungry, clothe the naked and bind up
the wounds OF the afflicted.
Masonry. like the book from which
it draws its inspiration, is to Us the mes
sage of Peace on earth, good will to-
ward men,
1.-THE first lesson We are taught in
Masonary 10 to be good and true 30 sim
pie, yet so grand; mysterious, yet easily
understood; dark, yet having three
great Zig hts;' tender in its unstrained
mercy, yet heroic - the god of war.
Its history embraces the vicissitudes
of ell times and OF oil lands; and not
withdrawing the civil and political
revolutions, ~ we'll ~ the religious
heresies which have attempted its over
throw; the storms Of persecution which
have beaten upon its uncovered head, it
still lives to bless the world. to protect
the orphan and to comfort the widow in
her loneliness.
with IN open and outstretched
hand her deeds of charity and pure
bene6cence reach the needy brother. to
whisper words OF cheer, giving good
counsel and substantial aid. not in .
manner to be seen OF men, but in imita-
ton of the Master who went about do
ing good.
I'm our retrospect of the mighty past,
which il stamped everywhere with
change, We may discover with tolerable
certainty the epochs that marked their
beginnings, the periods when the foun-
dations OF empires, cemented by the
blood of nations. were laid; and the
morn when freedom was proclaimed
all these are known. and the times OF
their occurrence have become matters
OF we'll authenticated history; but when
We search the records in the archives, in
q vain endeavor to discover the men
and the times when operative and spec
ulative Masonry had its origin, the
period that gave it birth. We are COM
PEELED to admit that this il among the
unchronicled events OF the remote past.
That il 10 time honored' We do not
question that her pathway, on either
side, through all these years, 10 strewn
with blessings to the poor. with cheer
tor the oppressed, inspiring hope in the
dejscted and comforting the bereayed.
we have come to look upon the eff
forts of our ablest historians to dis
cover the origin Of Masonry - futile.
and even among themselves, no fact ID
reached where the keystone of harmony
binds the living arch.
1T has been beautifully said that.
Ever sinae symmetry began, or hsr-
mony displayed it, charms, our order
had being.
With this beautiful statement in
mind, let n turn to the long. long ago.
where our ancient brethren. reposing
during the hours of refreshment, in the
shadow Of Gods fret temples, or be-
meath the sculptured dome. reared by
the skill Of their own hands. were wont
to draw their designs upon the trestle
board. looking to the supreme architect
for wisdom 70 guide them in their
plans; and, doubtless. We may find rea-