Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-17
FRATERNAL NEWS.
A Good Suggestion from Mason with Ref
ersncs to New Temple.
OTHER INTERESTING MASONIC NEWS
The Knights Of HOnor---SOme Reasons for
Joining the Order.
PYTHIAE AND OTHER NOTES,

Weeks ago suggestions were offered in
the fraternal columns Of the SUNDAY REG
lister as to the necessity of taking imme.
date action by the Masonic fraternity of
Wheeling towards erecting another Mason
ic Temple for the lodges to meet in, and
also to provide permanent home for
Masonry.
But the question has been ssked by
some of the Masons CT this city, What ben
eft would the Masons of Wheeling derive
if another temple were built, when, since
the introduction of Missionary in this city
already two Masonic Temples have been
erected and dedicated to Masonry, and
the fraternity at the present time does no.
possess either?
The answer is simply this: That all pre-
vious efforts Of the fraternity to procure a
permanent home has been in the wrong
direction, whereby they could ever expect
10 have control Of any building, for
a grave mistake was made by allowing an
individual or number of individuals to
purchase stock without the Masonic fra
ternity having previously made some pro-
vision that in the evert any Individual
desired TO diOpose of stock, that it must be
sold TO the Masonic to1y Of this city. In
the erection of the former Masonic Tenn
pies, stock was purchased by private indi-
viduals, and when these private individ-
uals offered their stock for sale it was
generally purchased by one particular
party who had perfect right to DO so
nom business standpoiot), who, about
one year ago, and just previous to the Ma
sons leaving the Masonic Temple, obtained
enough stock 30 give him the controlling
interest; but when the fraternity desired
to purchase from him this stock, found
they Could rOt obtain it at any price; yet,
it was believed and understood by many
Of the fraternity, that when he had the
controlling interest he would dispose of it
to the Masons fer the same price he had
paid for it, and in consequence Of such I'M
derstanding or, now We know, misundsI-
standing. the trustees of the fra
ternity failed to bid, or otfer to buy
some of the stock offSred for sale, and
which they might have obtained. No one
can be blamed but the Matons themselves,
for business is business, and when any
person makes a good investment he has 3
perfect ri hit to hold and enjoy it, and the
Fraternity must be content with
their shattered hopes to begin
anew and build their temple and
having begun the erection of such
with the sure foundation of the Ffatur-
nifty being the only builders and no pri-
vate individual having an opportunity to
undermine that foundation, we shall at
last as Maeons become possessor of a per-
manent home, even if 1t should require a
quarter OF century to obtain it. There
fore brethren let US begin again aud per-
hsp3 the old ssyipg is true, 1.-THE third
times a CHARM
But another question presents itself.
Suppose that another Temple is erected.
How can the Masons prevent it from falling
into the possession of individuals instead
of being the property Of the Masonic
The answer would be. That
the Masonic todies of this city, should
form themselves into a body to be
known as the Masonic Temple Associa-
ton, for the purpose of erecting temple
for the use of the fraternity, and also to
provide funds necessary for building the
same, but as it would be of trouble for so
large a number of the fraternity to trans
act the business Of the association, let each
Masonic body Of the association elect three
trustees to look after each particular body's
interest, and when this meeting of all
these trustees organize as the Masonic
Temple Association, have them select Of
the fraternity so desires one from each
body represented, and they to form board
of control to look after the erection of a
temple and keeping it in the necessary re-
pairs, ard report their actions TO the fall
board of trustees as often as they may re-
quire, and the full board Of trustees TO re-
port 10 their several bodies at least once
year, so that the bodies, and even indivic-
nal Masons of the fraternity, may krow
the condition Of the association relative to
It's finances, aud also its revenues.
As TO the method necessary to raise
funds. bonds can be issued to be run
twenty years las is nov done by the city
and. as it Is highly necessary that the
fraternity pure asa them, as an induce
ment. pay a small interest for the use OF
suca funds, as the banks pay for deposit
the said bonds to be disposed of by the
Board of Trustees TO the fraternity under
the direction Of the bodies of which they
belong. SO that no bonds may be disposed
of to members who are rot in good stand
ing in the fraternity, and who might prob
ably cause trouble in redeeming the
bonds. The bonds issued to be redeemed
by the trustees by drawing lots at least
once a year. If such number of them as
the funds on hand necessarily justify, and
when any one of the bonds are drawn for
REDEMPTION, the interest on such bond TO
cease. and after all the bonds have been
redeemed by the several Masonic bodies,
then the Masonic Fraternity will have a
home. for provision was made in the start
that no one could be deceived, nor stock
cornered hut Masons by their fruit
full actions have given Us home. "
Blue Lodges.
Ohio Lodge, No. /, will meet on to-mor-
row evening and some very important bus
mess is expected to come mp for considers-
ton of the brethren, and without doubt
there will be work in the second degree,
which when done will show the efficiency
of some of the officers of the Lodge who
ara striving to be No. workers.
1t was very interesting to see the smile,
ave. the grin of our brother officer who
saws he il the lunch man; bat some of Us
do not smile, because we cannot see the
lunch promised by him next morning
after the Annual.
On recent visit to the Masonic Hall we
found the old painting of our last Grand
Master Collier hanging on its wall among
the portraits which compose the Grand
Lodge OF West Virginia picture gallery.
Many of the brethren, while admiring the
many pictures, think they would be more
complete if there was added the picture OF
our faithful Tyler, T. W. Bliss. Let us
add his picture to the collection before he
passes away.
1t is with much regret to learn OF the
~ 80 = Jy.-sb;nc1i Master Emsleimer.