The San Francisco call., 1895-11-04

Grand Warden Flint, Junior Grand War
den Angelotti and Grand Master Preston
respectively. The square, the level and
the plumb were tried upon the stone,
which was found to possess the requisite
accuracies.
Then Grand Master Preston cemented it
with the silver trowel. The corn. wine and
oil, which were in gold and silver urns,
were poured on the stone; the corn, SYM
bolical of nourshment, by the deputy
grand master; the wine. of refreshment,
by the senior grand warden; the oil, OF
Joy, by the junior grand warden.
After the final charge to the architect
given by the grand master, and while the
grand officers were returning to their
places, male quartet, consisting OF h. b.
Pixley, Leland Collins, j. Johnston and j.
p. Twist, sang Masonic hymn set to the
old tune of "Meribah."
The large audience then listened to an
eloquent Grafton delivered by Acting
Grand Orator Harry V. Morehouse. Mr..
Morehouse spoke in substance as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: In all
the ages OF the past man has builded temples.
Some have been the outgrowth OF religious
inSpiration. Some have sprung from the
kindly feelings of the living in memory of the
dead. Soma have found expression for the
amusement of the people. Some have been
bullded to accommodate the commerce OF
nations and some have been of the necessity to
transact the political, social or legal rela-
tions of the people. In all these structures
the genius of man for architectural design and
leauty and usefulness has grown as the in
telligence of the people has grown and as the
population OF the country increased and the
public wealth expanded. Back to the days
when God Almighty spoke to the people in the
theocracy of the Jews Solomon reared the
temple, and Hiram, King of Tyre, and Hiram
Abiff, planned, through the inspiration OF the
Most High, the matchless building of Jewish
worship, which in after years, under the
prophetic utterance of Christ, fell and crum-
bled into dust, as Tyre and Sydon, Babylon
e yt mvtbca and theosopbc os m Maso1ry
but the practical, tolling. useful Masonry, had
birth.
All down the glistening pathway of human
history, as men have grown and evolved into
higher and higher manhood, there Masonry
has been the guiding light under the hand OF
God TO break the shackles of superstition and
free the human mind, and let the food OF in
teilectual freedom open the gates OF continual
progress. 1t is right that you should ask the
Masonic lodge to lay the cornerstone OF your
new courthouse.
A new courthousel Hark the meaningl A
temple dedicated 10 Justice; temple reared
here in your beautiful city, where the rights
OF your people may be adjusted according to
the forms OF law. \ building where the rich
and poor are supposed TO be equal, but unfor-
tunately are not, owing to the weakness of hu-
man nature and the Ignorance OF those who
administer the law. No system of judicial
procedure ever invented by man has yet been
able to keep cupidity and ignorance off the
from a jury, or politics from swaying the
masses. But our system is nearly perfect.
! 1t lacks, it is true many things. But the
| day dswns and the reform will come, because
the influence of the public schools is gradually
increasing the general mass OF intelligence
until some day the mistakes OF the past will
! find the means OF correction and Judges will
! be appointed because OF learning and ability
and jurors will be men of education and
/ power and intelligence will be the necessary
] qualification of the voter, and both men and
women will vote.
So then, while we lay the cornerstone OF
this courthouse; while we deposit beneath its
remember that this building shall be the
forum where free speech shall be heard-the
place beyond the power OF any religious creed
10 enter or wealth to corrupt or politics to con-
troll. Let it ever be the center from which
shall radiate an influence as deep and broad
as humanity and as helpful as charity and as
kind as love. Let the law, as administered
from this building when erected, be broad
enough to protect the weak and strong enough
to punish the guilty. Let justice, and justice
only, be done, and then the documents hidden
away amid the foundations of this building
shall, If ever future age shall disipter them,
be themselves monument to the honesty and
Integrity, virtue and good citizenship OF the
people of this county and be blessed with the
smile OF God
With the singing of "Old Hundred, :"
followed by the benedlction, the exercises
closed.
After the exercises of laying the corner
stone, the Grand Lodge presented Grand
Master Preston with the silver trowel, ap-
propriately engraved, used on the occasion.
The presentation speech was made by
Grand Marshal E. S. West.
In the evening the Santa Cruz Lodge
conferred the third degree, after which a
grand banquet was given at the Pacific
Ocean House by the Santa Cruz Ledge to
the visiting mem bers, the county officials
and invited guests.
DR.. Benjamin knight of this city acted
as toastmaster and the following named
persons responded to the toasts: Grand
Master Preston, Nevada City; Past Grand
Master Stevens, San Francisco; Lieuten-
ant-Governor Jeter, Santa Cruz Super
visor A. P. Stanton, Walnut Heights
Superintendent of Schools ]. w. Linscott,
Santa Cruz, and Rev. DR.. Bartholomew.
Among the prominent Masons present,
not heretofore mentioned, were: Grand
Secretary George Johnson, San Francisco !;
| Grand Standard Bearer Henry Keys,
| Stockton; Grand Junior Deacon Ralph
Lowe, San Jose; Grand Pursuant ]. B.
| Cook, CoIusa; County Assessor L. A.
Spilzer, San Jose; Sam Rucker San Jose;
/ E. 4. Brockaw, editor OF Owl, Salinas; E.