The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-12


DEVISE, co1., August 1.-The Hon.
Hugh Mccurdy, of cerunna, Mich, was
this morning elected grand master Of
the Knights Templar Of the United
States. Mr.. Mccurdy acknowledged the
compliment in an address, in which hc
modestly denied his own merit and
eulogized the men who had preceded
him in that position.
Sir Judge Hugh McCurdy. thirty
third degree, deputy master OF grand
eneampment and past grand master,
past grand high priest, past eminent
grand commander. past most illustrious
grand master of the grand council, illus
trious deputy for Michigan, was made
mason in Birmingham lodge No. "A,
in 1850; received the chapter degrees
in Washington chapter No. Is, on Feb
ruary 5, 1864; the council degrees in st.
Johns council, 81. Johns, on December
IS, 1856; the order Of knighthood in
Fenton commandery No. II, Fenton,
on March IS, 1865. He is likewise a
noble OF the Mystic Order of Shriners.
In 1873 he was elected grand master OF
the grand lodge by an unanimous vote.
He waa elected, grand high priest of the
grand chapter L. A. A. in 1871. Jang.
ary 81, 1879, he was elected N. !.
grand master of the grand coun-
Gil OF r. S. and S. OF tho United
States. Mny 8, 1877, he was elected
grand commander Of the grand COM
mandery Knights Templar Of Michigan.
In August, 1880, he was elected grand
senior warden Of the grand encamp;
ment OF Knights Templar OF the United
States. In 1883 he was elected grand
captain general, and in 1886 was adj
yanced eminent grand generalissmo. In
1889 he was elected deputy grand mas:
ter ut Washington, D. Q. In the A. and
A. E. rite his history is equally inter
esting and Important. Last September
at its last meeting the supreme council
elected him their illustrious deputy OF
that state. He Is a great worker and
outside the press Of a large legal prac-
tice finds time to visit all the grand
bodies, to keep making important ad'
ditions TO masonic literature ana the
preparation and deliverance Of eloquent
masonic orations.
MS ACCEPTANCE.
Judge McCurdy in accepting the
oficel said: .tMost eminent grand mas
ter, in accepting this proud position to
which my ftaters have called me, my
| first thought is that while must yield
TO many OF my fraters in power to dis
charge its important duties, yet to
none do I yield tho measure OF my ap-
probation OF the high honor so eener-
ously conferred. Not to my fitness or
worthiness but to the high regard in
which ! have ever held this honorable
station do ! confidently trust In some
degree 10 prove q worthy successor to
the brilliant coteries Of noble names
| which have with unsullied honor and
| increasing devotion fulfilled the hope OF
| their fraters who have raised them to
| this lofty station. i need not here call
the roll OF distinguished names. They
need No, eulogy, from the lips Of man.
| Their ELOQUENT words and faithful SCR
vices are written IN tho hearts OF q
preatful brotherhood. That you have
In the past called such men to tho
leadership IL of itself an eloquent
declaration to the world of your idea OF
tenpIafisrl. The men We choose as
leaders should be illustrative Of our
selves as men, and should Of the same
time urge us to be manlier men; should
end in each succeeding opportunity for
a latger life; he should be q reflection
of their character and an inspiration to
a better character. We preserve the
youth Of templarism only by each year
adding something to its inner life.
While we must rlgidlY adhere TO the
path OF our fathers, yet We must not
forget that the future has some better
| things in store for us, and that they,
without us, cannot be made perfect.
Our mission as Free Masons is not to
destroy, but fulfill; out OF their faith
we must developa larger, better faith.
The one potent question is not what
have they done for Us, but what are we
doing for them not what has been their
past, but what will be our past"
OTHER BUSINESS.
Atthe afternoon session OF the en-
campmont grand officers were appoint.
cd as follows:
Deputy Grand Master-W. Larue
| Thomas, OF Danville, Ky.
Grand Observation-Disclosures II.
Lloyd, San Francisco.
Grand Captain GOneral-H. B. stod-
dard, Bryan, Texas.
Grand Senior Warden-George NJ.
L NF.rka,, flhtHo00 H|a
Grand Junior warden-ReH II. w,
Rugge, Providence, H. ].
Grand TreasureE-H. Wales Lines,
Meridian, Conn, (re.elected).
Grand Recorder-W. B. lsaacs, Rich
mond, Yn., (re-elected).
Tho remaining grand officers will be
| appointed by the grand master at the
installation in the morning. 1t was de.
cIded to hold the twenty.sixth triennial
concIave at Boston. Ninety.six votes
were cast for Boston, and seventy-eight
for Cincinnati.
The encampment then adjourned
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