The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-19
LAID IN DUE FORM.
4 TRUE AND rRUsfr CORNERSTONE
The Foundation for the New Masonic
Temple In manohester-Address by
Hon. j. II. InEram-Other News.

ell in Manchester on yesterday-the LAYING
OF tie cornerstone Of the new Masonic
Temple. corner Of Hull street and Cowardin
avenue. Manchester Lodge. No. IA. as
sembed st their Lall on Fifth street and
were joined by several hundred brethren Of
tie mystic tie from Richmond from Lodges
Nos. 10. le, SO, 40 and &c. and the limo of
march was taken up Hull street to the build
Ing with the marshal and aids and in the or
der published yesterday morning. The i'm
pressive and beautiful ritual OF the Masonic
fraternity was then gone through with the
Master OF No. IA. Brother W. r. William
son reading II. The prayer was offered by
the Chaplain. Rev G. ~ Van Houten. and
the hymn tunes sung during the exercises
by tho choir under direction OF Brother
Is. W. Nunnally were the wel-known ones
OF Woodland. America. Lyons and Duke
Street. After the stone had been laid
with Masonic honors the Rev John j.
Ciopton introduced Hon. Brother John
II. Ingram, who was received with hearty
applause and who said:
The Address.
Masons, Friends, and Fellow. Citizens
"Is this a holiday? What. know you not
beng mechanical YOU ought NOT walk upon a
laooung day without the sign of Your profess
siont
a stranger to-day in our midst might we'll
ask. What mean these white aprons and
gloves And do you now put on your best at
tire Ana DO YOU now Gull out holiday?
A ceremony has Just taken place that has
bad but one precedent i'm the history of Man
chester On the leth Of September 1875, the
first cornerstone Of dear old ~ Lodge, of An
cent Tree and Accepted blnsons. was laid
with all the lmpresaIFeness OF our ritual at
the corner of FIFTH and cambridge streets.
lt was laid by our then Morshipfui Master,
Archibald Campbell. IS his name imports "A
hcotchm9n belonging 70 the warlike race;
me gentle, gorous. active, OF great fame;
beloved. the race that will not wlther, and
has descended long from every side Assist
81 Dy John Marshall Grand Master FOR Nlr-
gina, and Governor Robert Brooke. Deputy
Grand Master, IN the presence OF the members
o. tins lodge and Of her three sister lodges
from Richmond Nos. 10. ~ and IS. Inc
scenes then witnessed aud the deeds there
enacted doubtless were indicative or that
friendship, Morality and Brotherly Love,
which has ever characttrzed freemGsonry.
History Of al the branches Of human
knowledge is that upOn which most has been
written and which has always been most pop
ular. CARLYLE tells rs 70 examine history TOT
So ~ philosophy teaching by experience.
Nearly q century has gone by since 1873, and
inI tho world over theTeihaVe been changes ln-
Vulnerable IN the cond tons OF meh-nany
Tor the better, some tor the worse. 1nose
who we're present al the LAYING OF our nrSt
cornerstone. Nasons. friends. citizens, all
hSve long since gone 10 their last sleep
Their candles are all out And II is written
on the walls Of our Old lodge-room;
Thou art crumblng % the dust, old pile,
Thou art Fastening 90 thy fan
WE CHANGE,
To-day is not yesterday; we ourselves
change. how can our works and thoughts. II
they are always to be the httest. continue a.
ways the same Change indeed, is painful;
vet ever needful; and II memory has It's
force and worth. so also has hope
The changes ia every civilized people are IN
their Aggregate dependent solely on three
thines-first. on the amount of knowledge
possessed by their ablest men,; second, on the
direction which that knowledge takes the
subjects 20 which 10 refers; thirdly, ana above
al on the extent to which the knowledge IS
diffused and the freedom with which ~ per
vades all classes OF society Inc 0esolauon
of countries and the slaughter OF men are
losses which never fail 10 he repaired, ana al
the distance Of a few centuries every Ylstige
OF them is etiaced. The gigantic crimes oil
Alexander or Napoleon become. after time;
void OF etfect. And the affairs of the world
return to their former level. rms IS the eDp
and foW Of History-ths perpetual huK 70
which by the laws OF our nature we are sup
Naturally. on this occasion the tenets of our
order are uppermost in our thoughts; those
Syfng commissioners the base of our sacred
fabric: It's never-falliug support IN the past
and on which in the future Will depend lis
Min your permission. however, VIII recur
70 the year 1875. which WAS an epOch IN mo
Know who the men we're and what manner Of
men they we're at that time VINO cohtIolleu
the AFFAIRS of the Republic ana WHAT were the
principles which then obtained.
George Washington, soldier, statesman anu
Mason. was the President for the second Time
Of this new Republic: out was soon Nlneln-
ustus-like, to pat aside the ambitions OF once
for the peaceful comforts OF home.
His Ife was gentle: and the elements SO
mixed IN him that nature might stan9 up anu
say all the world, Tins was man.
Thomas jefferson, although ne mad pehhea
that second Magma Charta OF inc people
rlghts-the declaration or Inuepenuenc1
had not attained his greatest emln6nce. the
Cornerstone Of the University OF Elt Elhla
was yet 70 g laid and Louisiana ma d not
been acquired.
CALLING PETERS.
The voice of Henry. that voice which first
awakened the coloples 10 reallzaHon o.
fbeIr calling letters and caused them 10
strike a blow for freedom, when resulted ~
liberty that had been the 0ealre OF an tho
restsn5 sbOuld be the emulation OF ali the
future. had lost none of ITS sweetness, anu
ftiu might 10 heard ia Virginia Wooihs WIZ
INK ears with words Of wisdom. By the grace
OfGod 'On the light Of liberty lie ga" arise
Jobn Marshall, jurist, patriot and Mason,
was then only thirtynye years olQ, a lS va HS5 a
tIfrtIe practitioner of law I'm the CITY OF h-cI-
llOud pref6TIng private pIacucS 80 w
Att0ruey-6 OF lhe OuiteG s., "'I ~
which Washington hhd rendered nl!u. ~ ~
Ma. Ven 10 ad0rn the supreme Court as us
Chief Justice with character anu loaIhlhs
never 10 be surpassed la the annals OF tlne'
le Tins described: Ills cOuutehahco Ha9
-faiflf.l expression of good humor ana NJ
lalty. wule his back eyes, thaJ uneIIIhs III
oe1. possess an irradiauhg sP4t4s WIZ, VI
claims the imperial lowers OF tht inliL 'A"'
ATS enthrOued within TOT years ne Sat w
on tie bench OF the World Creates CouI D.
lu ms every decision attaining 10 N4ceto
lrrh ideal OF Ice-''JuBt1tla SUM culQuS
distriluIt.' IS republican from leehhg anu
jga.u.nt. he loved equality, ahhofred an az
tucuuU. founded upon rank instead al AIolt''
and had no preference Tor tine Ilch over me
r0or Religious from seut iinvhi ahu renee
ftou be- vas "a Christian, believed IN lhs sOs-
land ractIccd ITS fenet5. oucA iHAl was
tohu Marshall Grand Master OF MaaOhs III
Virginia ... a. D-...ff..
AZ tnIs period in the life Of the hepuDhc
.orrofsfe lowers aud corporate abuses We're
-,ntupp.I.. IL Was the age OF individual uDeftyi
the rersJual rIghls OF man were respected
md ina sovereign rights OF sovereign olo'es
etsre ioyiolate. 1he Constitution OF our
country the Ark Ol the People covenant
fad hardly eft los mO0rng aud had LOT us
sheet anchor the arldlng iaith OF pa1I-o4o
siempora mutantur: ct nos mutamur IN
individual liberty has been bartored for
orate power, the nuerty OF the hlaAf hA9
I4c0ne the uur ralnel accuse OF lAe lew
A Democracy is being exchanged LOT 4u-
to0rQcy.
FEDERAL TAXATION.
Under the euise of .aw. an the shape OF mn
sguaI and uu ust Federal taxation. the races
of tie Eoor have been kTouha uh tii 'lo. I
plteols appeals may he heard on every manu-
Shrine Of the mighty. can II De
Ihatthisis all remains OF theet
fwould not have you. however, 10 lnAglne
that am a Iesamlst; o. tho eout1,y ~"