Telegram-herald., 1889-05-22

a Masonic HoH-s2 With az religious
ts,llest TIE l2ylng of ! eorner-sE =
= lziDolle of tnelr faith 10 coEneE-stole
DO bul-dng-So e4oslenuy syulool-
Ltes our f2ltD as tbs corner stone, sd
tlr Dd-l4iLg = u snteh you sslAA con-
ssefate tnls SPOT. A Mas3Bie Temple i
a symbol ~ cur faith ID Ood. the
fAsiaeri NaS1uc Home i tie full ex-
pIessaon or rhaL faith, beeause Z =
BONE hall0Ned e. the memory Of tie
dead, - LOVING care for th0se they
lOFed--a home sacred u TIE ell-bellg
aud peace OF those Wh0 shall dwell
Nlllln Is ais, "a know no want mat
LOVING hands can relieve, n0 care where
loving hearts may bring peace, 20 s0r-
Tos where tender th0ughtfulness may
minister JOY.
WHAT shall become OF ne when | ana
oldt When / stretch forth ny hands
Who shall guide me whittier | would
90. Who shall love aud care FOR those
! love when ! am gomez These. say, are
questions that Try many a mans soul.
Old age and death are easier 10 face
than the probable answer, IA mauy
eases, 10 these questions. II = the
crownlng glory of our creed that {
/ trles to answer these questions, but too
often only IN theory. Aged and lnIlTin
I MasOns, their widows and orphans, are
not always properly cared for. Here,
I al honor 10 You, men and brethren OF
I TINS clty-here these questions are - be
/ answered-nOt IN theory, but n true
/ Masonic deSc; not uncomfortable words,
/ but IN most loving ministries. Here
shall this Masonic home ever stand as
| an eyangel, whose voice shall ever be,
/ Come unto me, all We that are weary
/ ard heavy laden, and | viii give you
/ rest"
Here IL shall stretch forth It's hand ;
I Ike the benedlctlOn that fOllOweth
after prayer 10 bless those who need
/ blessing, 10 bless those who else might
be- unblessed. And thus 1t Will be
perpetual and ever-abldlng consolation
10 YOU, 10 me, and 10 all; IA consolation
10 that young man who, IN the pride
/ and glory OF ms strength, takes his
/ tlrst step III FreemasOnry; for even he
/ may yet iind here a home; cOnsOla-
/ ton % brother OF years who has kept
the faith, and thus purchased 10 hm-
/ sell the last degree IN FrecmasOnrY;
/ for we'll may ne be assured that he NAV
| ind home, with devoted hearts and
! gentle hands 10 wrap the drapery of
/ hlS couch about hIm that he NAV lie
/ down TO pleasant dreams. And thus
! we shall not only say "Our Father"
| here, and III all our homes and tenn
| pies, but with more pathOs than hither-
TO, henceforth, shall we gladly say
"Our Brother, "Our Home" for every
one of Us may here, some day, find a
home, and likewise be assured that
| under the dome of its protection,
meath lis genial and sheitering sky,
/ his widow and fatherless children in
security, peace and quietness may
abide
1t Is said that the twelve lOaves of
| shewbread on the table IN the taber-
nacle IN the wilderness, loaf for each
OF the twelve tribes, symbolIzed not
only their gratitude To the Giver of all
good for their daily bread, but like
wise symbOlized the faith of the whole
| people that in the Fathers house there
would always be bread enough and to
spare for His children. Shall not this
tabernacle, this home builded here in
tins beautiful park of fthlrty-three acres,
| corresponding to the number of de-
grees III Freema asonry--an acre for
each degree-shall not this lovely
! home, with It's beautiful table spread for
| all degrees of Ourancient and honorable
| order, symbolic notOniy our faith IN the
fatherhOOd OF God and our love for
our common brotherhood, but likewise
| emphasize every MasOn's faith in this
our Fathers house, our brothers
! home, where there shall be bread
enough and 10 spare, enough for all,
| enough for each, enough for evermOre.
To build that ancient tabernacle in the
| wilderness, not every tribe. but every
man, woman and child brought an
! offering. They came every one whose
! heart made him willing. every one
whose spirit stirred him up brought his
! offering to the work of the tabernacle
| Menand women, aS manyas were willing
! hearted brought bracelets, and earrings,
and linen and gold; and the women
that were wise-hearted did spin with
their hands and brought that which
| they had spun of purple, of scarlet and
| OF fine linen. And they brought unto
/ Moses free offerings every morning;
/ much more than enough brought they.
| until It was proclaimed, LET neither
! man nor woman bring any more work
I for the offering of the sanctuary" 50
/ the people were restrained from bring
ing. For what they had was sufficient
for all the work to make it and too
much. And likewise, for the building
/ OF thls home and for the perfection of
/ all It's notle purposes, shall not only
! every one of our 1913 lodges. not only
/ every degree but every brother of its
! SO, 900 membership, whose heart stirs
I him up; every woman that Is wise
/ hearted; every child whose spirit makes
hIm willing shall not these bring UP
| their offerings to this glorious work
and FOX this noble service? Shall not
our wlse-hcartcd mothers. our faithful
wives and our devoted daughters, spin
+ with their rhaudsbeautlful contributions
90 this our m.nlStcrng angels work.
1 Snail not these all bring their offerings
+ until these noble-hcarted fraters who
T are concerned and shall perfect tins
I pian. shall cause % to be proclaimed
thcro j. enough and more than enough
( 7 have had occasion hitherto 20 refer
I 10 the Kn.chtly bearing. the Loyal
7 manhood and fraternal devotion 70 the
\ high standard of Masonry that have
\ ever characterized the noble men who
/ worship before the mystic shrJnes IN
7 Wonder Masonic temples. / have re-
I ferred tn the literal sprt which
planned. and the large s0ulcd geuer-
I ostv which have brought 10 such per
7 fecti0n your beautiful city Of the val
lev. today second IN population. but
second to none In TINS state in broad
and refined culture and literary ac-
1 cou1plisbmeuts, and second o. none in
I rs spirit of enterprise and progress
How natural, men, that such p hui
name enterprise as TINS should have is
7 birth. and should hnd such fostering