New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

The Eighth Masonic District received the g. NJ
NJ w. John Stewart. las. Thursday evening, in the
Grand Lodge Hall W Rudolph Holle "a president
OF the association Of the district, FIRST received e
masters then the D. D. r. W. Joseph Lane who
assumed the East Prayer by the Rev. Bro VIII
lam ~ Dlnne. ID. D. after which g. n. stewart
accompanied by p G. Ms William Sherer and John
W. VTooman and his staff Of Grand Lodge officers
past grand officers and grand representatives,. were
received and escorted 20 the East. The G.. NJ. nd
dressed the brethren. He said In part: Il am PROUD
o. this reception. as am proud Of the Eighth Ds-
trict. You called the 1mpecun,ons
Eighth. In sympathy with this, and
deemed II a misnomer. ] and here publicly
name you the Intellectual Eighth District. Brethren
let call things by the right name ana not take
wrong views OF each other. religious man IL ofteh
called a hypocrite: true honesty is sometimes ac-
cuscd Of mercenary motives. Let us learn TO kno"
each other and Judge IN other Justly and rightly
The Rev. Bro Karl Schwartz in his address. said
in part: There trtes in the economy OF TINS
world: viewed from the historical or architecture!
SIDE even king Soomon's Temple seems triile yet
IT began with the great fraternity of Masons ana
eml yrna ticaly siil exists. An apple may seem a
trne bat it brought out the law Of gravity. From
the institution of this order new, system was In
augurated; it broke down the barriers Of prejudices
and hatred and began TO teach the love II God TO
man. laugh; rs the Fatherhood Of God and the
Brotherhood OF Man. -
r. ". J. p. solomon delivered nne address lie
said, other good things. TINS IL an age VI
progress and Masons must be OF the age.
Progress and development are marked upon The race
Of nature. Everything changes, but Cod ruin
everything changes but Gods mercy and Gods JUS
tice. When we lind that Russia banishcs thousailus
Of her people because they are jews, When we NM
that the Turk saughters Armenians bcca;S. !hty
are Christians md that these tyrants think they
al the instruments Of the Lord In our fraifil'H
we know of no distinCtiOn-no difference. We an
gather around one altar to worship one Co.. oi'
Father Of ali -,
The orator % the evening W Thomas j. Rush.
who delivered very eloquent address. Space Per,
uts us 20 reproduce short extracts only: gu linu
hero a host Of your brethren, loyal 10 thelr u NJ
l1yal 10 the Eighth District. but above all loyd -
their Alma Mater to FreemasOnry. and why not
Ilished for humanity Eliminate from chlrSh OF
sVragJguc. or from mosque their peculiar dDtin's'
AMI you will find Masonry pure and simple I.in M
nnfc Messiah past or Messiah - come. from the
crceds and you viii fad all he philosophy and The
highest moral code IN Masonry You. Most Nor-
shipfu, sir have naugurated new light In the crait
hv these visits From Montauk Point To LAKE htle
We hear Of G. NJ being In touch with al me
with loyalty md love everywhere ,,,
X W J Stewart Wilson. =. - D, OF the l.ghth'
here assembled the East and holding up MS nAh1-
said. II nm not going % make sI-ccn. You nav"
shown your loyalty and love Tor the .: NJ nv
bring a message Of respect and esteem from the
Eighth District 10 Mrs stewart. ana pres,hfri 4
marninrcni norai piece 70 BRO. Stewart FOR Mrs.
Stewart The evenings programme was inter
sucrscd with mo solos d." Bro. lHton; ana
singing by n qunrtCt. u. ". and Rev. pr John /.
Pqiev then pronounced the BeneiiciOn. after which
fhn vast audience dispersed. well satisfied win the
reception given the Eighth District r. ". joseph
Lane was The proudcs mar In the hail. ana Wild nun
valinntly stood his Immediate predecessor. X W j.
success Of the affair. well az all the masters ana
brethren q the district.