The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-06

and sit there. The filing of the chair
was the smallest part of the job. 1t
was not long before l met with per-
picking question. The ritual did not
help me out, so | went to Brother
Phillips for help. He said to me: My
boy, you are filing the chair and not
l. Do what your heart tells you. Leave
self out of the question and have char
ity for ALL I can say truly that |
went away from that place feeling that
I could write volumes. I have follow
ed that advice and have always striyen
to keep self out of the question, no
matter what happened to come up.
I'm speaking of past masters, |
might fittingly refer TO that grand man
now passed from this life-BTother
Cartwright Never was a distressed
brother turned away from his door
without help. Then again, might re-
fer to Brother Porter, now i'll in San
Francisco. He is another man who
has spent many years in carrying out
the tenets of Masonry
In the early part of his speech, the
speaker had referred to sources Of in
formation in regard of Masonry and in
closing his remarks he said: = hope
that the outcome Of this meeting to-
gethe here will be the formation Of a
Past Masters Association where the
younger brethren can fee for informa-
ton and not have 10 rely on the Iltu-
all
In response to the toast, Cooperative
and Speculative MasOns," Judge Whit
ing gave very finished speech, tracing
minute,y the origin of operative Mas
onry and the rise therefrom OF the
speculative. SolomOn's temple was The
first and now the grand Masonic build
ings that had been put together, were
done by Masons. I'VE are out here in
the Pacific. We have come from the
! beginning as workmen, in the opera
| tive. but have Travelled the world over
to meet in speculative Masonry. To-
| day we are working in speculative
Masonry. We find that il is broader,
! but the two are intimately connected.
! Speculative Masonry reaches not only
our hearts and our souls, but our con-
| sciences too 1t makes men better,
! purer. mightfer and stronger. i -
| the CARRYING out of that same idea We
/ cannot get away from. When the
| Grand Creator built that temple, man,
/ he put something therein TO make sI5e-
| culative Masonry possible. Man is the
example of operative and speculative
/ Masonry. Speculative Masonry insists
upon no special religion, but faith and
belief in one Supreme Architect is ne
/ cessary.'
A piano solo by Mr.. Breddick vas
| followed by the toast, The three
| Grand Past Masters. Solomon. King Of
Israel. Hiram, King Of Tyre and Hiram
Abiff'
Mr.. Ripley dwelt briefly upon The
lives of the men mentioned in the toast
| as the first three Grand Past Masters
and referred TO their wok. To Solomon
/ he accorded the palm OF wisdom, 10
Hiram. King of Tyre that Of strength
and to Hiram Abiff, the Iowly bern,
the PAIN of beauty.
The toast, Visiting Brethren" was
responded to by Mr.. George Davis,
who spoke in a happy vein on the hos
pitality that had always been shown
him as we'll as others whom he knew
Of.
Mr. B. L. Marx gave a violin solo
which was heartily encOred and ETa-
ciOusly responded 10 in 'SereData.'
Then came a toast to the ladies by Mr..
Paul NeUmann who spoke in substance,
as follows: 1T is always a misfortune
to have been born great. have often
wished for the power which was given
to Chauncay NJ. Depew but which
unfortunately have not. However.
when such a toast as the one just men
toned by the worthy toastmaste- 5
proposed. he must be a craven OF n
idiot who could not find some words
in response. I am afraid I vii have
TO disappoint you with this evening.
This has been a most serious evening
should have liked 10 have touched
the subject lightly but listening 70
Brother Ripley has driven from ne
everything but the serious. word
to which I am not accustomed. Ny
power wanes when I think of the sub
ject. What higher praise could ] give
than 10 say that the Almighty Being