Evening journal., 1891-05-22
A HOME FOR MAsoNs.
Depew Refers TO the Peoples Party in hi
Address.

Address.
UTICA, n. y, May - The corner stone
Of the new Masonic home was laid yester-
day. Hundreds of Masons were present
AT the grounds the ceremonies as laid
down in the ritual of the grand lodge were
carried ont The ode Brethren Alp was
written for the occasion by Hon Wallace
Bruce United States consul 10 Edinburgh,
Scotland, and the chorus Of pilgrims was
sung by local choir of twenty voices.
Grand Master Vrooman delivered a short
speech, introducing Past Grand Master
Lawrence, and Mr.. Lawrence delivered
the Grafton of the occasion. In the evening
there was a meeting in the opera house
az which Mayor Goodwin presided and at
which Hon. Chauncey Nj. Depew delivered
a speech. Among other things Mr.. Depew
said;
Fifty years ago Free Mason who was rich
in faith but poor in purse contributed q silver
dollar rs the commencement Of fund Tor the
building OF a suitable home for the craft in the
state Of New York and an asylum for IFS indi
gent members and orphans. No investment
ever before yielded such magnificent returns
That brother must have had abounding hope
and expansive imagination, and yet the results
have surpassed his widest dreams.
This last half century has been full Of mar
yels beyond an other periods in the history Of
the world Vast as are these exhibits Of the
development Of the period the best is the
growth Of this silver coin. From II has aecu-
mulated fund from which over S2,0On0Q0 have
been expended in hall suitable IN solidity and
grandeur for the craft in the empire state, and
hundreds Of thousands have been added for the
care Of the aged and infirm and 10 provide the
means for educating the orphans
We have celebrated the completion OF that
grand building in New York which is an ex.
I 10 a. "A .
Masonry, which is not only sufficient for the
/ demands Of the craft for the present and the
| future but provides an income Of over S50On
/ year for the charitable purposes OF the order.
/ Today we celebrate the beginning Of the prac.
tical application Of the benevolent spirit Of the
/ brethren which has been their dream IN this
state for a hundred years
| All societies save the one which celebrates to
/ day are the creatures Of localities, nationality
i or temporary emergency, But Masonry, march
/ ing under the leadership Of God and the banner
/ which bears the motto, Love thy neighbor a.
/ thyselfm with the peasant and the prince, tht
/ mechanic and the merchant, the wurkngmar
and the millionaire the learned and the un
learned following in equal rank and common
| step, knows neither race nor nationality, neither
| cast nor conditions, as it proudly and benefi
Gently moves down the centuries.
Every institution, every organization, every
association which tends to further the filling
| and capital the bettering of the acquaintanc,
| Of those whom circumstances have antagonized
but whose interest it is TO be friends, IS patriot
| IL in its purpose and work But the leveei
/ which brings the heir to the British throne
when grand master Of the order in England
upon the same plane as the hnmblest OF hi
| subjects, which causes the president, the cab
met minister, the governor of the state, tn
| Judge, the congressman. 10 sit satisfied within
the lodge under the authority Of a worshipfu
master who holds no public office, has NJ
money, and lives by the labor Of his hands an'
the sweat Of his brow, Is the Masonic order
Mr.. Depew also gave his views oi
Wednesdays combination between tn
Farmers Alliance and the Grange, as fol
lows;
The Farmers Alliance was a splendid organ
zation; the Grange is a magnificent organizi
tion. Both got together yesterday for a super
purpose-for the interest and 70 defend III
best class in our community, but in attemptin
to stand between the upper milestone and tn
neither milestone Of the two great parties whic
must always divide this country, one movin
on a liberal circle and one on a conservativ
circle, like every other organization which al
tempts it, they viii be ground TO powder in th
crush, in the roar and in the whirl of pres
dental election.