Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-06
THE Hall DEDICATED.
Masonic Hall Dedicated In q Whirl
Of Festivity and Splendor
Last Night.
A Hundred Couples Present to Wit.
ness the Ceremonies of the
Dedication.
a Sumptuous Banquet and an En-
joyable Ball Follow The
Formal Ceremonies.

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joyable Ball Follow The
Formal Ceremonies.
The Dedication.
The dedication of Masonic hall &C.
CURED last night, and it was an occasion
of pleasure and happiness. Gayety
marched merrily throughout the several
halls, and made merry 'mong the assem-
bled. The hall is a model of neatness,
beauty and elegance, and the dedication
was worthy of it. To the Masons, the
occasion was a source Of pleasure and
satisfaction, because of the completion
of the apartments, and their final dedi-
cation to Freemasonry. To the visitors,
the occasion was likewise one of pleas
ure, at the enjoyable circumstances of
the festivities. And from s o'clock until
a late hour this morning, all was pleas
ure, happiness, amusement and gratlfca-
ton.
The officers Of the grand lodge Of the
state were expected to be present, to
conduct the ceremonies, but owing to
the suspension Of railroad traffic, their
presence was impossible. This was re-
GREETED by the Bismarck lodge, but the
dedication was successfully carried out
by them, nevertheless. VIM. T. Perkins
conducted the ceremonies, which were
impressive, as symbolical of the en-
nobling virtues, in the name of which
and to the influences of which the halls
are consecrated. The formal portion of
the dedication was not long, and at their
cease, Judge j. M. Bartholomew made
an appropriate and eloquent address, in
fitness to the occasion.
His address began with an exposition
of the completely of life, generally. The
widely different and variant emotions,
passions, impulses and desires by which
mortal man is governed and swayed.
Again, the extreme opposites of the in
dividual disposition, from the barbarian
or savage, in his primitive abode, and
thinking only Of the features OF his sur
roundings in the degree in which they
minister to his wants, his passions and
is desires, to the scientist, who, in his
boratory, makes researches and expert
9nts, with the purpose Of solving the
quEher and grander problems of material
trb, and who, in the experiences of his
Of nations, seems almost to lift the veil
seaich conceals the unknown and the
ohknowable.
u So wide is the difference between the
1opposites Of the individual man, and
just SO widely different are the purposes
of mortal man. Between these two ex-
tremes Of the individual disposition are
to be found the millions Of mankind.
But with all the variance Of purpose and
complexity of impulse which character
yes man, in his weakness, there is one,
never ceasing, never ending and all per-
vading tenaency-a tendency toward i'm
provement and for the better. From
time immemorial, all races Of men have
worshiped some power unseen and I'M
known, except as the im%aginations of the
worshipers have created in a being of
unsurpassed power, or splendor, or
magnificence or purity and holiness.
And as man grows better, his object Of
worship grows better, until in the even
ing Of the Nineteenth century, we havea
religion which has lasted for 1000 years,
and which will remain to govern and
guide for the right for all of the count
less ages to come.
Each religion has its temples. And
these temples are and have been always
dedicated to the powers in whose
honor they were constructed. The
splendor of ancient and modern temples
is beyond comparison, from the Temple
Of Diana at Ephesus, with it's wealth Of
magnifcence and grandeur of architec-
ture, to the cathedrals and churches of
later years. All of these indicate the
proneness of man to reverence some
thing grandeur, and better, and holier
than himself. A thousand spires, which
point ~heavenward from hill and dale and
grove are Indicative. The pagan bows
to his idol, and in his religion is just as
sincere as the Christian. The idol is no
more the real object of his worship than
is the cross r ~crucifix of the devout
Romanist. 1t is but the creation of his
hands, to typify something grander and
more glorious, which exists as a creation
of his imagination. It is the tendency
of religion to improve, and the more
practical the religion the more material
the improvement. religion
should employ itself in "a great degree
with present conditions. It should not
neglect the present in the consideration
OF the future. Souls which are to ex-
perience the grandeur and glory
Of the future must be cleansed and pre-
pared in the practical present. Theim
provement Of mans impulses and mo-
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