Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-19
CORNERSTONE LAID.
A GREAT DAY IN THE HISTORY or
MANCHESTER MASONRY.
A Floe Parade and Imposing Ceremony
Judge Ingrrm's oration--rersonai
and Other Notes.

The cornerstone Of the new Masonic
Temple. corner Of Hull street and Cowar-
din avenue. was laid yesterday afternoon
with Masonic ceremonies by worshiptul
Master W. 7. williamson, of Lodge No. H.
There were several thousand persons pres
ent.
The members Of Lodge No. II. together
with those Of Lodges Nos. 10. 10, 80. 40,
and 76. of Richmond. assembled at the
old hall. on Fifth and Bainbridge streets.
nj $50 O'Clock and marched out Fifth TO
Hull aud no Hull 70 the new temple, the
| order of procession being as published IN
YESTERDAYS DISPATCH. The llne, which
was several blocks long and embraced
| nearly 100 Masons from sister lodges of
| Richmond was headed by ef-Marshal
II. B. w. Beattie and his assistants. Messrs.
A. Royal. J. g. Rice, =. X. Owens, w; j.:
Carter, and DIR. Lawrence Ingram, all of
whom were mounted.
Among those present st the celebration
we're Major Alfred Il. Courtney, Grand
! Junior warden of the Grand Lodge OF
Virginia: W. T. Allen. grand treasurer of
Sinful Masters Young Jones. Z. Il. Rich
ardson. and Leroy Sutherland. Of Lodges
Nos. 10, 10, IS. OF Richmond, respectively
The event was a notable one in the his
tory of Manchester Masonry. and TO IT
Manchester Lodge had looked forward
with great pleasure for many years.
YISETY-sKyEN YEARS ACC.
II has been ninety-seven years since the
CORNERSTONE Of the old Masonic building
on Fifth street was laid by Archibald
Campbell. master of No. "a, assisted by
Grand Master Of Virginia Masons, and
! Robert Brooke, then Governor OF the
| Commonwealth. The organization has
held its meetings In the old building ever
| since that time.
The clty assumed holiday appearance,
and the people who gathered around the
new temple which is in the course or cree;
ton ON Hull street were greatly pleased
with the ceremonies. The building when
cnmpleted will be a model Of its kind and
| n GREAT ornament TO the city. IL Will cost
| Sin O0O and will be three-story brick
structure, 42IS0 feet, and fronting on HUI
street. C,:.,
The front and the side wall on Cowardin
| avenue will be built Of stock brick trimmed
with Granite. The first story will be made
INTO two store-rooms, while portion OF
| the second floor will be used as banquet
! hall and the other part rented. The third
story will be used exclusively by the lodge.
SOON IN THE HEART or THE CITY.
The structure il being built by Mr.. W;
s. Kolin. and before many more years will
be in the heart of Manchester.
The PROCESSION was accompanied by the
| Blues and Howltzers' Bands. which dis
coursed some beautiful music as they
marched along the streets.
The programme of exercises embraced
! several hymns. which were sung by an ele-
gantly- trained choir composed or thirty
! voices, under the direction OF Mr.. j.. w:
Nunnally. Mr.. Edgar Justis, organlst OF
| the Meade Memorial church, acted as OF
ganist on the occasion. Professor j. NJ.
Brereton. bandmaster OF the Blues banu'
| acted as cornetlst.
The stone was laid in the northeast
corner of the wing on Cowardin avenue,
and at the conclusion of the ceremonies
Rev. John j. Clopton i'll an appropriate
speech introduced 70 the assemblage Hon.
| John II. Ingram, Judge of the hustings
| Court Of this city, as orator OF the occa-
| sion.
TEE GRAFTON OF JUDGE INGRAM.
Judge Ingram, after giving brief and
interesting sketch of the LAYING OF the
| cornerstone of the old hall in 1875, and
| referring 10 some Of the illustrlOus Nlr-
| pinians who had been Masons and de-
| scribing some of the great events that
| had taken place since the old hall was
| erected, SAID
! Everything lives, fourshos, and decays
| everything des-but nothing is lost, Tor me
principle OF life only changes its FORM, ana Inc
| destruction OF ems generation Il the Vlylncatou
| of the next. What, my friends, has Masonry
| done for tho advancement OF MANKIND during
| ali this time? What are its principles and sa-
| cred tenets7 These are the questions propose
to discuss, and it is for this purpose appear
| before you. , -,
| entered a Parsee temple and beheld the sacred
fire. What" said he to the priest 40 you
worship the Gre7r mot the FIRE" answered
tho priest; ait Is 70 us an emblem o. inc sur, sun
ship the sun as your God2" asked the jew
"Snow ye not that this luminary also IS but
| work Of the Almighty CREATOR"
REQUIRES SENSIBLE SIGN
I'VE know It," replied the priest, "but the
| uucuItiyated man requires a sensible sign In
| order TO form a conception OF the Most HlRni
| and is not the sun, She incomprehensible source
| Of light, an image OF that Invisible being WnO
blesses and preserves all things?" 10 your
| people, then" reioined the lsraelite, "dls-
| tinguish the type from The original? They call
| tho sun their God, and, descending even from
this TO a baser object they kneei oetor e, an
| earthly frame Ye amuse the outward but blnd
| the inward eye and while 20 hold 20 them tho
earthly ye draw from them the heavenly
| hghtl Thou shalt not MAKE unto thyseli any
| image or likeness" "How do you designate the
| supreme Bengf asked the Parsee. "W9 call
! him Jehovah Adonai; that is, the Lord who -
| who was, and who will be- answered. the jew:
! Your appelation ia grand and sublime, said
| the Parsee but II IL awful, too" Christian
| then jrew nigh and said, " Ne call him Father
| Tho Pagan and the jew looked AZ each other
and said Here Is at once an image sss ana
| they ali raised their eyes 10 Heaven, ana sara
| with reverence and love, d" Our Father" and they
took each other by the hand and all throe called
| one another brother"
THIS IS MASONRY
THIS Is Free Masonry Cooval almost with
time Its beginning is lost In the mists or antiquity
| We road in the book OF Kings: And It came 70
pass in the four hundred and eighteen year
after the children OF Israel came out OF the lana
| OF Fgypt In the fourth year OF Solom0ns reign
| over Israel in the month OF III, which Is the
| second mouth, that he began to bulld the mousse
| OF the Lord" That Masonry was Ia existence
| then there can be no doubt. Solomon himself
| was our first Most Excellent Granl Master ana
| this house OF God was built by Masons coming
down, universal and unbroken Infougn inc ages
| II was introduced into America somewhere about
| the year l10O-Or rather u look iorlh anu tAape
| about that time.
TIE ORDER IN AMERICA.
The speaker then touched upon the his
| tory of Masonry in America, gave sum-
mary of the principal events IN the ms
tory OF Lodge IA, pictured the personnel OF
It's officers III years back, ana concluded as
| throughout all these years Its doors have stood
] wide open u eyer closed 20 the deserving, sub
serving the best interests OF our popuatlOh ever
| free without distinction; AT times nj nursery
| Tor toe Young more than once consecrated 10
] the uses OF education. Many arc here present
/ who received their first and only schooling be-
| meath its hOspitaOle roof. To higher aud more
| glorious use even than that OF education
| has il been put Every Christian church
We see IN our city, with ono excep-
| ton, had their beginning IN this building.
| The deyOut Presbyterian. the earnest baptki,
| and the constant Episc0palian freely worshipped
| the same God within It's hallowed walls. liz II
| dear to az? II is dear TO you, my feow-citizens
| Indissolubly linked with Manchesters past
| and present rooted 10 her soil, toweroi strength
| IL stands. the best beloved OF ali her landmarks
! Bound TO II by associations unspeakably tender,
our hearts are there around Its sacred altar, our
affections still linger, ana the laying OF TINS cor
per-stone is not without the silent tear OF regret
| A NryER- ENDING CIRCLE or BR0rHERIY LOVE.
In coac,u sion, my fellow-citizens, the tenets OF
our order are Rr0therly Love, Relief, and truth;
! its cardinal virtues are Temperance, rorttude,
| Prudence and Justice. What Masonry IL! IL
| tnou wouldst be taught thy heart mast teach
| alone Universal with philanthropy hke unto
| that Of high Heaven 10 has wiinsiocd the ahaIh,
! emas OF the many, tho frowns OF centuries, ana
| In this tue year 1892 Of It's existence, with re-
moved onergiss, IL still goes on and on IN us
| mission OF mercy, never 20 be content untli
| Il shall have sirdlcd tho globe wi'h neTer-end-
| ing circle OF brothery love. rey ihe tapefs 81