New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
AT UTICA.
THE MOHAWK VALLEY IN a BLAZE OF
MASONIC ENTHUSIAsM-LAYING OF a
CORNERSTONE FOR A NEW TEN
PIE AND OFFICIAL INSPEC-
TON OF THE HOME.

CORNERSTONE FOR A NEW TEN
PIE AND OFFICIAL INsPEC-
TON OF THE HOME.
Yesterday will long be remembered by the breth-
rem and citizens Of Utica and by many brethren
elsewhere. for yesterday the long lookedfcr event,
the long desired, the one wish Of the Masons OF
that city. eliminated in the ceremony Of the lay
ing Of the cornerstone Of a Masonic temple In the
principal city OF the Mohawk Valley.
Early In the morning the brethren gathered from
all the 1eighboring towns. and under the careful
supervision Of WIS William Fraser. Master Of
Utica Lodge No. A.: II. X. Hefron. OF Oriental No.
22l. and Paxton Lodge No. 691. w. Lotus n. South
worth Master all were properly cared fer The
Grand Lodge officers were the guests OF all the Ma
sonic bodies and were royalty welcomed by the
brethren At 10 o'clock the Grand Master and
Associate Grand officers paid official visit to the
Home. where they were formally introduced by r.
w. Noble F. Martin. the resident trustee and were
received and welcomed by NJ. W. Jesse b. Anthony.
the affabe and efficient superintendent. The
Home the rooms. building and grounds were IN
spected and much satisfaction waS shown with the
excellent condition OF everything that goes toward
making this place what the name implies.
home"
In the afternoon the ceremony OF laying the
cornerstone of the temple took place. at which
the usual impressive. though simple. Masonic rit-
ual and form were observed. and Grand Master
Sutherland delivered an address. as follows:
TIE GRAND MASTER AIDhEoo
"A city that is set on hill cannot be hid" The
city Of Utica has risen to Masonic pre-eminence In
the State of New-York as it long has been politi-
cay in the councils of the Nation There is
scarce spot In the civilized world wherein the
enon OF TINS pace rd do1S not revye hiram peno
Yard Hunt aud Alexander s. Johnson. not to men
great ones gone have carved deep their names ca
the temple Of fame and crowned Utica W WIN m, "a
10 come. Her prestige has not departed as heT
great have been gathered to their fathers
affairs of state, through the potent Influences of
her leaders of men and because of the sweet sing
ers who here prepare the printed page
Little wonder Is IT that the Grand Lodge Of Free
and accepted MasGns Of the of er e
vironments amid historic hills and by the fertile
Admiration Of the Masonic fraternity OF the En-
pire State and Il was determined eight years ago ago
Masons in this imperial Jurisdiction. The wealth
of the craft was brought to these gates. and the
rich onernss of $500 Masons into buildings and
grounds which are delight TO the eye and Joy
TO the heart. because they constitute the Masonic
TO Utica we have brought two hundred and more
whom fortune has decreed shall become at our
phase of Masonic, teachings, Having expended
upon the Home and It's grounds upward OF &29."n
come to this Home as Its superintendent and in;
augurate 1t on the high plane which We determined
pand under his wise care. as he has also unfoded
10 us those rare gifts OF his which forbid US ever
TO hope for his equal: having seen the number OF
our guests grow in the last seven years from TO-
genuine ea there and he real ha
piness there exhibited. i needs hardy to be said
toward Ctica as here we lay the cornerstone OF her
never Knocked at the door Of Masonry signifies
also that here in your own city the eyes of all men
Utica. emerging as it were from behind her cur
tains and Stepping forth into the light Of day is now
The temple here. 10 rise is to speak to all the in
tees Of he craft within the state Of New-YorS 1t
Is 10 stand as structural embodiment of the teach
sonry.'
How else can it be but that all concerned in the
undertaking of to-day are conscious OF conflicting
emotions Of congraiulation and solicltude? Pleas
ure and pride indeed come TO all that here will soon
stand temple worthy of city already rich in it's
public hqildings worthy a craft which has poured
noble men whose names are found upon the rolls
And YET sollcitude finds place in all Masonic
breasts to-day because here Is to stand an exponent
cynosure of all Masonic eyes, the Home itself will
challenge the attention of all whose thoughts shall
win the brethren who are here to assemble al
ways r hold d, high our standard: VII there always
ner from stain and always 10 maintain our r' stand
ard far above the reach of the unworthy?
These questions r knock upon the doors OF our
Utica always stand eady nswer "
Every Free Mason in Utica owes a iranscendent
with the completion of this temple. True. there
must be no aggards In this enterprise. and We doubt
por,snce Of united harmonious and fraternal eff
fort In supporting those who have taken the lead
But The temple will be, not simply. building, not
alone house wherein Masons shall assemble bur
ion, IL will serve as an index ringer pointing 10
70 judge Of Masonry By what shall be seen Of 1t in
into the walls of this building would produce I'M
slightly defects and wofully de,ract from the
lnoyai thereof would for time at least, mar and
disfgure the entire I, structure So to elevate pn,
spiritual temple profess TO build cannot fail to
~cWhera RE 1hsr9Cre should the bre,Sren ae eS@ra
more scrupuous care IN me selection OF material
Ttica. and nowhere else does duty more cxactinc
rest upon the present membership 20 throw all the
possible Influences Of the best men in the craft
around those who may have been unwrngly add
and there not b one OF ThS 1%g s not add
every member of it up to the full stature of Free
Mason an portrayed in our teachings. There is no
@ nj e With worldly as moi to o 9
measure Of bis talent 10 the work OF Transforming
Their GS IS no man Who docs not exercise some in
hucnce upon. and in some respect mould. the char
The laws Of spiritual being are just abso-
Lutte and just as undertaking as the laws which gov
We readily recall the circumstances that led to
the discovery Of the planet Neptune. II WAS OBJ
served that the revolutions OF Uranus did not CORE
spend with the calculations OF the mahema ticians;
Computations were verified and rcverified. and all
known causes for detection having been examined
and discarded II was concluded that Uranus was
the sentinel the outpost OF the heavens. but
that another anet must exist stil further re-
moved from the centre of our system Of worlds. 1t
reasoned that no other cause than the in
nuence upon Crarus of an undiscovered and unsus-
pected planet could so put these calculations at
fault.
Accordingly the French mathematician Leverrler
complied the statistics Of these variations in the
course Of Uranus. and from the data thus obtained
guided by the law which compels one materia, body
to influence the course OF another computed the
distance and the direction from Uranus where this
hitherto unknown planet must be found.
SO true were the calculations and so undertaking
was the operation of this law that when In Scpen1-
Der 1896 the astronomer Gale. IN Berlin. was told
where TO look for the stranger. his received the