The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1892-09-09
'sTRUE AND TRUSTYv,
"Square, Level and Plumb" was
the memorial Stone Of the New
Masonic Building Found by
the Craft at its Laying
Last Monday

the Craft ut its Laying
Last Monday.
The ceremony of laying the memor
lal stone OF the new Masonic building
was performed by Milbank lodge No. q
last Monday afternoon, the members o1
the craft appearing in regalia and march
ing from the lodge room to the new struc.
ture in body, where the procession
opened while the grand officers pro
tem.. passed through and assembled the
temporary scatfolding erected for the
purpose The grand officers for the oc-
casion were:
Grand Master. G. Knapp.
Deputy Grand Master--L L. Conr,ght
Sen. Grand Warden--R. +. Gibson.
Jun. Grand Ward en-E. d. Ely.
Grand Marshall. j. Bleser.
Grand Treasurer--T. l.. Bouck.
After the attention OF the assembly
had been called to the purpose OF the
gathering by the grand master, the Rev.
A. Dexter offered prayer as follows:
Supreme Grand Master OF the UNI
verse Bounteous source Of every good
10 the children Of men! Thou who didst
inspire Thine ancient servant Solomon,
to build unto Thee a house, and didst of
Thine own Infinite grace accept the work
manship of his hands, and didst conde-
scend by Thy spirit to dwell therein,
gram TO us that grace today that we may
make an auspicious commencement OF our
labors and lay this cornerstone upon the
eternal principles OF justice. p;ety. reli-
ance upon God and sacred truth. Bless
our mother earth to bear firmly upon It's
bosom the edifice which today we begin
to erect. Bless the hands OF the Dearers
OF burdens who may bring luther mater
lals for the walls here to rise. Bless the
wisdom that shall con:rive, the strength
that snail execute and the beauty that
shall adorn this building, that in the eyes
OF all beholders 1t may present a monu-
ment of the prosperity Of those who
follow on to know the Lord. May words
Of peace ever resound within it's cham
bers. May the praise of God be its har-
mony May its dwellers dwell together
in unity, and enjoy the delights OF pleas
antness and peace.
Keep this edifice from the hands OF
evil designing men. Preserve it equally
from the lghlrlngs of heaven, from hnr-
ricanes from earthquakes, from confa-
gratlons, from the sword Of the invader,
from all manner OF evil.
May the foliage Of mary returning
spring open in greenness and beauty
about it. May the storms Of winter be
soitened from their wonted rlgor and
harm it not
Great God who hath upheld our ma
tion through generations past, preserve
us from the calamlties OF intestine war,
from civil strife, from the evils and in
tuences OF sin.
Supreme Grand Master ! omnipotent
and omniscien, God! who hath kept from
age TO age the sacred fire OF Masonry
glowing upon It's altars, klndle brighter
fame in the hearts OF Freemasons wor-
shipping before Thee today, and be our
guide and protector through the wilder
ness Of llfe, as with the pillar OF tire AID
cloud Thou didst conduct Thine ancient
people.
Holy Father! in all the the trials and
affiictions We are destined to endure
while travelling through this vale Of
tears, let us ever put 0nr trust IN Thee.
follow Thy dictates and fear no evil.
And when the work of human lite is
ended-When we are called up to Thy
celestial lodge TO receive the wages for
which we have faithfully labored, may
we be found prepared, as living stones
for that spiritual building, that house not
made with hands, eternal in the heav-
ems. Amen and amen. And the breth-
rem responded Use mote 1t be-
The grand master then stated in the
words Of the ritual that he was there g
lay the memorial stone IN due and an
c,ent masonic form, and the senior tnd
Junior wardens repeated the proclanRa-
ton: the grand master then addrd 4
ed the grand treasurer, stating that -
had ever been the custom Of the craft
on occasions like the present to deposit
in the cavity OF the stone certain memor-
ials OF the period in which it was erect
ad 50 tnat il in the lapse OF ages, the
fnrv of the elements, the violence OF man,
or the slow but certain ravages OF time,
should lay bare its foundations, an en-
during evidence may be found by sue
ceedinr generations to bear testimony 70
the untirlng industry OF Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, and asking If such de-
nosit had been prepared. The grand
treasurer annouced that there had, and
read the list Of memorials as follows:
Holy Scriptures. ~
~ Laws Of Milbank Lodge No. 20, A.
Bylaws of Milbank Chapter No. 10
Royal Arch Masons.
Constitution and Bylaws OF the
Grand Lodge OF South Dakota, a. = ooS 4
4. nj. for the year A. y. 1872, a. I. 5S92
proceedings OF the Grand Lodge Of
South Dakota, A. + y a. d. Tor the