Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-25

seemed piled up two deep. There was
a regular deadlock in the hallway,
people clamorlng TO get 10, but unable
10 bulge an inch. There were about
four hundred in the hall, and half as
many more out ia the hallway.
At eight o'clock the exercises began.
The following are the Defeating On
GERS OF the Grand Lodge, who had
charge Of tho programme
Grand Master-C I. Reed.
Grand Marshal--D. w. Martin.
Grand Warden--L. J. Davis.
Grand Chaplain-C. X. Smith.
Grand Herald-W II. Bone.
Grand Herald Of the North-W. j.
Clark.
Grand Herald Of the East-w. H.
Grand Herald Of the west-O. j.
Morrison.
Grand Guardian-Wm Johnston.
Chairman Of Building Committee
VIM. Ellingham.
Organist-P Percy Hamilton.
After the overture by Mayors orches-
ira. came the entrance Of the Grand
officers, they marching up the aisle from
one OF the small aSSeC bly, rooms. Grand
Marshal ID. w. Martin then made the
following Introductory address;
GRAND MARsHAL's ADDRESS.
PERHAPS around no one thing in human
history have the thoughts OF man clustered
with more Of interest aud reverence than
I'll oil NlaF
have bowed. AT It's sacred shrine all have
worshipped. Here all sects and creeds,
however divergent ia faith, have offered
their most hallOwed sacrifices. An East
eru tradition tells us that the hrSt man was
made uDOn an altar-whlch God himself
had prepared for that purpOse-aud that
both the patriarchs aud King SolOmOn
erected theirs on the same spot where this
one stood Whether from this tradition OF
otherwise the solemn reverence Tor the all
tar sprang, certain 10 IS that everywhere
and ia all ages whose records have come
dome down 10 us, the hall0wed associations
Of the altar have formed the great central
attractions in all worship.
The Targumists tell as that Adam built
an altar after he was driven from the Gar
den Of Eden, and that on this altar Cain
and Abel, and after them Noah and Abra-
ham offered sacrifice. The first authentic
account. however, of an altar is that Of the
one built by Noah after leaving the ark n
cOmmemOratiOn Of that wonderful deliver
apce. Affairs were first erected on some
spot hallowed by some great event rs sacred
association.
Later they were erected on some emf
nence aud were called "High Places. p
But wherever erected or for whatever pur
pose, whether for sacrifice as memorial
they have in all ages commanded the mos
profound reverence. Moved by this uni
versal sentiment, Odd Fellowship has hel
altar-her sacred shrine-around and be
fore which-we, as Odd Fellows. bow and
worship. Taking possession OF this beautl
f,ll temple, which is about 20 be SOlemnly
dedicated to the ennObhng principle Of Oul
Order. no further ceremony should or car
lawfully proceed until we build affairs.
The work of building the altar wa!
then proceeded with. beginning with
the white stone OF purity, which wa:
brought from the assembly room and
placed on the foundation under the
floral arch. The stone was brought by
the Grand Herald OF the North, (
slow march being played by the organ
ist as he walked back and forth th'
aisle with his precious freight. After
il vas placed on the foundation Crane
Marshal Martin then outlined IN elo
Quent language the sentiment OF tht
stone, and also OF the stone 70 follow
Then followed the pink stone Of friend
ship, and other different colored stone;
representing Purity, Friendship
and Truth; Faith, Hope, and
Charity. These were brought by tbs
different Heralds in turn, and followed