Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-18

centuries. Isn't, NY iilthuc- II ~ not my I
purpose To deliver o lecture upon Ma.
sonfy further than Is noNssary 70 eluw
It's rouucctinn with the ccrcA0ny WE have
just performed.
Laying the corner stone Is not only of
Masonic origin, hut the Masouc iratrr-
nifty is the only body hpop the inee Of the
earth which cun explain It's meaning
Other fintrrnites, societies AMI organ.
iratsons may lay corner stone. hut TX
ccnt rs explained by Masonry the cpr,-
mNny u as meaningless and cOntuslng as
an unknown tongue
II was the mvnriahle custom Of our
ancient hrethrcn 10 lay corner stonc In
the northeast correr Of the hnlldlng.
They did this because the north is the
place Of darkness and the east Is the
place Of light
The Haricn NJ Eden was In the east;
the sun rises Ia the east: an rcliglon and
all Science had lis origin IN the east
the hNt house ever erected TO the wOr
ship Of one God was hullt due east and
west by divine command.
refer to the tabernnclo erected hy
Moses when he brought the children OF
Israel out OF Ecypt.
Therefore Masonry teaches that the
va0t "a ;hc place OF light Nothing hut
rold, darkness and death comes from the
north Therefore Masonry icoche that
the north II the place of darkness.
Our ancient brethren laid The corner
stone ia the northeast corner Of the
building, between the place OF darkness
aud the place Of light. Ia order that Il
might hu q constant reminder that 1t il
the duty OF man to strive constantly 10
pass from darkness TO light, from ifnn.
rance 20 knowledge, from vice to virtue.
The monnlng of these ceremonies and
Nmhols will be- more fully apprecl-
aicd, when we remember that when thie
custom wQH established The world was
Just EMERGING ium lhrharlsni.
The people were hoodwinked hy ignO.
rluec and led by the cable TOW OF proju-
dice
They had to be taupat by object les.
lIuuce The ceremonies and symbols Of
Masonry,
Tho necesliy Of LAYING thc corner
stone Ia The norihpqal corncr OF The build
INK has passed. AWAY liNcforo. we ny
a to-day whrgever convenience may die
tate.
After this stone was laid 10 Ia place
\ ynu saw the suuare. The level und the
/ plumb applied TO IT, aud you heard it
pronounced 10 bc wei iorgncA true aud
| trristy.
nihs was done for many reasons,
| Inc suuarc N nn emblem VI virtue,
II was applied IN this stone 60 teach
ns that Il We would roar our characters
! into enduring elilicrs We Muat squire
| wnr,is All mindful XII tnor, ,.,,,slnll,
towards our brrthtnn In Nnsonr,
he loyol ~ an emblem Of equality
IA Thai. Observation-Disclosures the S 'ls,Ine ,Hng
OF birili nnd W.alth' yve nrc All i,sntire,,
and stand itnnn IN eovnilt, hrfnrn ng,
Rllsnolnr orp ANON Mn n,,,i, All .ts,'
obey, and unior whose wni'hGi eere
comets perform their stnpcndnus reyolu.
lions and ihnt We nro AM irnyplins mon
81 Nu..4 al ~ O. a..
covered country from whose bourne no
| traveller returns and whore WI Win .tnnd
upon the common level of godl. merl,,
and love
The plumb line is an emllem Of roc
tube.
II wns applied Ia TINT r0ho 10 teach
w mat u u our duty TO wall, uprghuy
N our several athiionn Ia life before man
NM sod
NV elpia was pronounced well
iVrWvW true phd rusty - teach
m mAt our virtues are ~ DO
,il'n VIZ rested ~ temptation,
~ uilor.lls hnI ny sorrow, hri9ro We
seri ~ ''oa,'n ~ hue gr'lt bllllH7 q
iodre he,,,n,i ky .t i'F u'"l celestial
Y,u seW ra,,, a. ~. ,,,,t "a, ,....,..
th. stnna $50 ""N y" PVN''" NPel
f,nrn l. an ar.il.,,. - ...4,.,
vino h nn en,ile,n M '''','i'
oil ii an rmbien, ~ iov N"u
They were ponrei nnon m, atom, Il,
touch ua flint u,tfriaI1ii,,i,t -,
aud joy are the revarie of intnr ,ysii
performed WV
This stone Ia solid granite
Il is q permanent stone.
II teaches IA tiiut although thla
house Of our earthly tabernacle dull
crninble md moulder 10 dust. yes we
hnYe within ~ Permanent corner
stone II immortality an omailn.
ton from that divine spirit
which ciratrj and pcryadoa All nntur,
and which can thcmforo never do,
but which wiz enrylye Tho tomb aud
nse triumphant nhd eternal above The