The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14
SQUARE AND COMPASSES.
WHAT'S TRANsPIRTNG IN MaSONic
CIRCLES.
4 Number Of Lodges Called ON lot INV
summer Richmond Randolph "'"
Past Readable Clippings

AAOHo ANN~~--'f u -,
Several ~ the Masonic bodies OF i'ic"-
n ord have called off their meetings io'
the summer season and little IS occur
ring among the others beyond the reg
Ular routine.
,,.h, vorsbinful Bro. r. T. W. Duke,
- ~, ,.iottcsville. Grand JUNIOR var
a. ,,-as a visitor at 81. Johns, NO. 80 at
s.ated communication held last Tues
~, evening. Brother Duke denFeien
-. Ian, n is needless 70 add interest
ing address.
DIR Aaron Baldwin. OF Washington,
u g. has presented the Masonic Home
with a photograph Of himself handsome
IN, framed Brother Baldwin IS prom
,nent % degree Mason, and holds
warm place in the affections OF the boys
at the Home.
Mr.. Robert T. Reynolds. who was laid
- rest hv Richmond Randolph. No. -,
ON Thursday, was the Oldest Past Master
of that lodge.
CAPTAIN Nelson T. Patteson. Jr.. has
notified the secretary Of his acceptance OF
the position on the Board OF Managers
OF the Masonic Home. President Court
ncv has appinted him a member or the
Executive committee and chairman of
the Committee on Admissions.
LYNN Commandery, No. 2. x. T., which
numbers some OF our most prominent
men among its membership, will attend
the Knights Templar conclave IN Boston,
in a body. on August 9th. quarters nave
been engaged at one Of the siyllsh nos
telries of the Hub southwest News
The cornerstone Of the new Masonic
Han at Crewe. Va. was laid by the To-
cal lodge last Tuesday afternoon Judge
W n. Mann delivered the Grafton.
The Mecca OF Templarism for this year
is Boston. Mass. The Grand Encamp-
nent will be held i'm that city. beginning
at Y o'clock Tuesday, August Zlth. ine
ewes Of the Templar world are turned
10 the East and the swords are he'"s
FURNISHED and the helmets Frightened
for the grandest display that the world
ever saw.
There Is nothing more gratifying thah
to De able when called upon 10 pc.
form any lodge duty or take part IN
Nasons I'm particular will take little
time and trouble TO increase their store
of knowledge they will inevitably ma
their love for and interest I'm the order
to continually gr1w.-Nirsinia Freeila-
son.
4 brother has worked out the cost OF
King Solomons temple from biblical
data. and reduced it to d, or rather 10
T. Had he reduced il to RS. our font or
numerals would scarcely have run 70 H.
Here are his figures. which may be taken
as a fair approximation. Total cost, tF-
S,9 SD so. or this amount 1880 uNNn
rapresented the value Of the jewels 49,
al 80 5m of gold and silver and metal
ware. Wages and other expenses con-
nected with the workmen, hi0.r0,wo; ma
torials for construction. fi5o0o,eJ. King
David left I'm his treasury. 9ll, 4l62ll, ana
Solomon Hiram X. T. and the queen or
Sheha contributed 5000. 10000 between
them. leaving nl.0n, 5l3.10' In the treas
ury for repairs.-Indian Masonic Review
The spirit Of Masonry is not the guild
ing star Of the brother who has too httie
regard for the opinions and wishes OF the
members Of his lodge. or who, even WIN
ont a desire 20 "run things, Is 100
free with his own advice and too little
beedful OF that of his brethren.-Nirginla
| Precursor.
Albert Pike. "the Uncro Hned King OF
| Masonry" said There rs nothing 10 me
world that has the power to create De
tween men living ia different countries
speaking different tongues, and never
seeing the faces nor hearing the voices
of each other, an affection so warm ana
constant as that Of Mason for Mason
Also Freemasonry net only brings TO-
eether. as nothing else in the woild cai'
men who without it would never nave
| known each other. but IT, creates mutual
liking and esteem whore without II one
man. on account of politics or religious
! differences. would have lived In the hrin
belief that the other was not NJ 10 be
either liked or esteemed
A few days ago We came through the
eastern portion Of Kansas on the Sanle
] Fe railroad and we noticed mat 30 every
town. city. and village we entered, thei'
was clappng noise going Oh, ana u
each case the noise came from the PACK
] yards. IL was such queer thing ana
! seemed so universal. that we inquired 81
| station agent what that noise meant
"Why, don't you know are you stran-
| ger ia LNf-f LfEA0lA0f i'i'iA'A Ntt' Nf1 't-"'
'Whv. that noise is caused by the An
cient Free and Accepted Mas0ns kick.
ing themselves for having voted down
| the Masonic Home project. They do
this as a pe1ance until low II everl
night, and while il is good thing II is
getting monotonous." The orient
/
II a brother commits an error or has
a fault. and you proclaim IL from the
housetops. where is your Masonry--Th'
| Trestle Board.
An amusing occurrence took place re-
Gently in a Masonic lodge wherein cubes
are used instead Of black balls for cast
| ing negative votes on the application OF
caudirates. When the ballot-box was
placed upon the altar long line or
| brethren stepped forward 20 vote, and
| nearly all were barefooted on the top OF
| their craniums. The Worshipful Mas
! ter. while thinking OF the cubes and
the appearance OF the members about
10 vote, forgot TO give the usual formula.
balls elect and cubes reject'-Or. as the
Louisville Master put ii once, the
round balls receive and square balls re-
| ject"--and let slip that which happened
to be passing through his mind. Bald
heads elect, blockheads reject. Tx.
A custom prevails in lodges in many ju-
risdictions Of requiring all who have
been raised in the lodge during the year
TO appear at the annual communication
| I'm December, when they are admitted
and received as a class together, and are
afterward known as the class Of such or
such a year. II is undoubtedly a splen-
| Old AFRO ngement. and the results must
| be beneficial TO both lodges and members.
| We hope the custom will be adopted