The Brookhaven leader., 1891-01-01
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THE CORNER STONE or the NEW
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING
Laid with impressive Masonic
Ceremonies.
! Fine Address by Mayor Lew
cuthaI.


streets was Doubtless surprised last Mon
daN morning bv the large c"ur"nINe ct
people ~ ho had flochrd there +" witness
the i,,,uusug Masonic ceremonies 81 lay
iug tie corner stone for the first pub lc
school building this city has ever erected.
As the quiet ct that cotton field hIN Civ
en- way To the uoiS, aud hustle II me
chauic, aud lahpIrIS, - may TIA" quiet
Of M even yet mouut"uouS career give
way to the noise and hustle of Il pro
grrsNivr, cnt"rpIiSiug and, above al, har
mouiouS community. A. II o'clock the
procession OF Masons, composed Of mem
beIs from the local and uri-; hborlng
lodges, reached the grounds, and, open
ing to the right aud left, uncovered their
heads. while the Grand Master. Col. J. l..
Power and his officers repaired to the
northeast corner OF the foundation where
the corner stone was To be laid. Appro-
pirate. music was rendered 10y Il choir over
which Mrs. \. c. McNair presided, as
sisted by ladies' and gentlemen of the city.
The ceremony is 50 beautiful aud the
sentiments therein expressed are so noble
aud Inspiring, that short extracts from
some portions might not he out of place
After prayer read bv Rev. w. II. Hunt
! ley and more music, the Grand Master
said that it had been the custom of the
craft to deposit beneath the stone certain
memorials of the period at which the
! building was erected, so that If the fury
of the elements, the violence of man or the
ravaScs of time should lay bare its foun-
dations, succeeding generations may find
] the record as evidence of tho untiIIng
and amending industry of Masonry.
/ Grand Secretary T.. NJ. Bee read list Of
articles placed in the caSket, after which
/ it was deposited in the stone by Grand
4 Treasurer T.. Bowsky.
! Following is Il list of
/ THE ARTICLES DEPOSITED IN THE STONE.
/ Copy of city charter.
| Copy of char, er amendment authoriz-
| ing the erection Of the school building.
Copy of city ordinance directing TIE
isSuance of bonds for the school house.
List of officers of Masonic Grand bodies
of tLe State
List of the State officers. State Leneyo-
lent institutions and iudu,s of S,urr,,,
and United States Courts.
Last of Ulcers of district, county, city,
school tru sizes, city directory of church
os LennvoI,,,t ;,.titutio,,. and thoir eI,iar
officers
sketch If husinrss resources and indus.
tries Of city.
Sketch and history of Whitwortb Re.
male College.
Si;rtrL of rasonrres and bri,f history. or
i''''"''' '''"'5
Copy OF new State Constitution.
Copy of BEoOKHAVt;N LEADER.
fon,. of 7 inc,L, conrt, Times
- rI..,' -, r,
N"P''H vi b''l9 an" NccN'S Nl'i i"f-
Ledger.
The stone WAS then examined by Dcpu-
=, GRAND >1,.tor Gao n Uo.I,i,'s ,.i,l
:!
his square 10y Senior Grand Warden H.
Lewenthal with his level, by Junior
Grand warden hlchar' Alc"S "'Ih MS
pIhh'o' an" by e"ch pronounce" wen
formed, true ana 'rHS'y' "Fahd Master
rover accepted lhelr report ana cohse-
crate" the stone WIN c"l"' e"Aolcila''c
OF h""riShhlch'' WIN "ih'' elilo'eila'lc
OF rtlreShheht; win on, eholohailc OF
JOY; ana WITH Salt' ehnleiha'c Oh Wisdom
an" lea'hl"S' Inc conservation eerellI"-
n.y. "hlch was very Impressive III every
pallicular' was cohcI""e" III 'ho loii""-
! my pe"u''iui an" appropriate ""i""' leel-
Ingly rendered by Coz. foWer;
81 sprinkle salt upon this stone, pray
ing that HIM VINO is the source OF all
,r WIZ" ,hI n i Snd "nt any ~ I
to stand thereon in the paths which lead
to the fountain of wisdom and learning,
when hoWeIh from the spring OF eternal
f,ithfnI in Tertnrm,nr oLn1;art tn thn
laws of God and man, forgetting not to
entertain strangers, tosuccor the needy or
10 o''G up tho WOUNDS OF NJ, ~, "nlIclea' so
ca ca I'n ~ 20" I;iI'1 @ VI '"'
Iiyino stones in IT'S waIl, ),
helore the next song was announced
Col. Power stated that III accordance
with the usual custom on such occasions
collection would be taken up among the
members of the craft for some worthy Oh
;.c+ H.. .uocostad that tha ol,iect ot