The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-21
MASONIC MASS MEETING
Considers tho Project Of Building a
Tomplo ind Is
ENTHUSIASTICALLY in FAVOR
or tho Plan.--promincnt Brethren
Speak of tho Shame to Masonry
that no Temple Worthy of tho Order
Exists In WhcclinE-.-A General Dc.
siro to Go to Work and Erect a
Building.

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Owing to tho wet, disasrceblo weather
tho attendance at tho Masonic mass
meeting last night in tho assembly hall
OF the Odd Fellows building was very
light. Those who werc there, however,
showed n good deal,of interest and mp.
plaudcd tho different. points made by
the speakers.
Chairman ]. A.. Miller, explained tho
meeting. Some timo ago, no said, tho
order had purchased 4 piece Of property
adjoining Pollock's mill. On this prop.
crty $4,000 had already been paid and
$4,000 were still due. Tho order wanted
to erect n temple, and to do tho whole
business would require $4,000. As 1t
was expected that the temple would
give q revenue OF $1,000 per annum, tho
investment, Col. Millorssaid, would DO a
good one.
Rcv. DR.. r. Il. swope opened tho
meeting with prayer, and Colonel Rob.
crt White spoke on the question at ia.
cue. Colonel White said that at Rich
mond, Va, u city of not many more in.
habitants than Wheeling has. the Ma.
sons had erected n beautiful temple,
while Wheeling with l!thany Masons,
leading, influential and wealthy men,
had to meet in Il little hall, which they
did not own themselves, Unity of pur.
pose, Colonel White slid, was neces.
sary, and the heart should be in tho
work. He hoped the Indies would us.
sist in the work, aud reminded his hear
ors, some OF whom were ladies, that the
women OF Jerusalem stripped off their
jewels to give to King Solomon to aid in
tho erection of the temple,
WHEELING EHiND ffiiE TIMES.
Rev. DR.. R. X. swope said that in
most cities OF tho size of Wheeling the
Nlasons had their own building. The
work OF the order was conducted with
much difficulty under the surroundings
Mt the present. hall. The order did not
ask, DR.. Swopc said, ior gifts OF money,
but simply that people take stock. The
Investment would pay, just rs The Odd
Fellows building pays. DR.. Swope's
idea was that a building containing
rooms for stores on the ground floor,
and either apartment fats, or n large
hall for meetings on the others.
If this temple were not built, DR..
Swope said, it would be a disgrace. 1t
might be that it would soon be hard to
get tho right element to Join tho order
in this city, and that an undesirable
element would come in instead. Hc
closed with calling on all Masons to
unite in the effort and erect the Ma
sonic temple.
At the conclusion OF Dr.. Swope's talk
the Level and the Square was sung
by the brethren with q vim that made
tho number present seem twice as large
rs it was.
Brother 6. W. Atkinson first brilli-
antly explained the object OF Masonry,
and then gave his ideas as to how the
work OF raising funds should be CON
Quoted. lie reminded his hearers that
the Masons OF Charleston were about to
build a temple to cost $4,000, and
would soon take the grand lodge away
IRON the city OF Wheeling, if the Ma.
sons here would not be up and be do
ing. The first $4,000 to make the final
payment on the site ought to be raised
at once, Brother Atkinson said, and the
building oil the temple could commence.
Chairman Miller announced that
Senator Faulkner, who was on tho pro-
Gramme Tor q speech, was unable to be
present. Brother j.. D.. Ewing was on
the programme. and made a brief
speech, interspersed with humorous re-
marks frequently applauded. The Ma
sonic song, Brethren aud Friends"
was sung by the members present, as
sisted by the ladies. Brother Ed. Duna.
way manipulated the organ.
SHORT TALKS BY BRETHREN.
Short Talks" by different members
OF the order followed. Brother Curry
sa!d he was going to subscribe every
dollar he possibly could, and raise as
much as he could. Brothar, Stevenson
said the Wheeling lodge rooms did not
compareln any waywith those OF someof
thesmall hamlets Of the state. Brother
Alfred PAUL called on the brethren to
subscribe to the stock OF the temple.
me Investment would pay, and ii the
s5,OOO necessary to make the final paw
Ment on the cite were raised. there
would be no difficulty in raising the
funds to erect the building.
Brother a. B. Riker brio1v,recountod
Viie history OF masonry and the grandeur
Oh lis teachings. A magnificent temple
was necessary as an appropriate home,
where the grand truths of the order
were taught, and where the beautiful
rllra! Of masonry was read.
chairman Miller announced that
shares in the temple were worth $50
each, payable in instalments, as the
building committee might need the
money. 4 committee was appointed
aha circulated through the audience,
so!lc,tlnS subscriptions. Twenty-Five
hundred dollars were subscribed in a
ie" minutes. Arrangements were made
lot me committee to continue its work
among the brethren.
mo committee had requested\$Archi.
secl a: b. franzheim' to, draw: atsketch
81 a suitable building, and the drawing
Was handed around before the meeting
aalourned; Tho plans have of course
mol been decided upon.
hau.AlCuT tho STIR Buildin: Association
Hnc" s"rlos) starts. Underwriior'. Insur-
nnnys weekly dncs per share (SI5O. OO,I
Do"t neglect taking n 'few sl,,res.