New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

ssy%0ur Il stone senior PSss Grand High Priest Sss
Rodgers orsanisi and director Of the choir ora
Len p he bh Ssv of fSS%P snrE SSnc
Nat, Barnby; historical address; l7sslsZ2 Most Ex-
historical S address is Most STE" E8ceeni Marvin
J. Greenwood Past Grand High, Priest; anthem
,orica address i lsss-is72' Most Exceen; Thomas
Se Gasss Ra G Gsd Eas sh PfeT W@ sb sa
Pas, Grand High Priest doxoogy: benedict ion:
Queen Of shs bar Co Gouhod, Archer, n.. - ~
The Grafton OF Comp. Henry C. Potter was aii
prela,e and Jealous Mason. every word of which
vas listened to with the utmost aenion o Tpsce
does not permit TO go further: an. ,uo-,-o cha,
it NAY ay be are Ts not o9"
noon in our commemoration of this day VIVA,
fitness has this assemblies in this church ana ana
what Is the essential relation TO TINS oruer ana
to this centennial of these surroundings IS rot
Igious order and are not It's assemblages and Its
Whe the ps or Of he
ordeS of Knights Tempisr ana yer asaln % For
what do they stand, from what do they spring ana
toward what do they aim? III. h,. ,roro-
by whoinsoeyer they may be asked and in what
P ha 1,y sp qE has oeH been no, merely
curious but quite often, perhaps, scepucaI II
fSougH ,he iews Of Masonry may be- enoush Is
known Of is customs rs termnoioey, us diffn T
impression in regard TO It. and Il must be frankly
owned that not 5poaa those Who
are outside Of IL take IL very seriously It's pur
P Ppo5aby al tuicenty rec5gnizdd but that it should
affect such strict secrecy. that II should MAINTAIN
and nsiG,Slh bes Se r bsracferiStcs conSerning
which | presume great many people would say
that they do not see either their point or value
, ae i1 indeed g Who Ike the Rev George Oliver
hold that Moses was Grand Master Joshua ht
Deputy and Aholisb and Bezaleel Grand Wardens
very slender .hat OF an inferential KIND ~ 10 he
tradition that out OF tire association formed by the
architects q Tyre. known a the Dionysla' IRA
gagged in the construction Of temples and theatrt7
i'm Asia M.uor-a migratory society or bFoiihei-
hood. grew UP which ct the iime or we - ION
not i1considerable We have Biblical warrant
TO build the temple he sent to Hiram King OF IyIt'
for skilled workmcn. ana. II SO "I"s ..'ole -,
a band OF Donysian workmen: VINO ~ len,
land. lived Cor mutual protection pom u ,,o,
nity end who left behind them al least me seiihs
az those earliest trades unions OF winch III ,tie
onn1enr True the line OF succession disappears
in times Of wars and conquests ana siTT't ~ .,
learned writer ha. called IT, an Illustration o. b inc
general doctrine Of psychica, lqeHlS ~ ontiri,ity
u 10. reaiIv material The thing that is material
IS That the original concept Su AND nder varying
conditions an down the track OF the ceu "'''''
~" The e' working tools Of a ROYAL Arch Mason are
the crowbar. the pckaXe and the space iu'sVs
blcms of The arduous ,SsE Ms Is n ROYAL Arch
Mason out Of the pathway Of virtue enu i,1Ie
Gninc for his order his household the commu,Ho,S,
uod 90 ton he Is 20 ro away the obstruGtionS
hat bar the onward march OF numahlE .ni,cs are
soever things true. whatsoeyS' wsbasoeyeT
things are pure. whatsoever lnlrtsS ,%aee things
wbaIsovcre things OF good report IL rcyyhsr
Ne is 10 think on and 10 strive Tor ,ilS - ,I,
is the enduring symnol OF va, I'D makes rough
forever lifts away obstructons anu man"
Dlaccs plain 90, ,....,i There
And 50 Of his pea5s sd his i SeTe arc fo1nda
fo;s that must be dug. there are Inc m rroovcd
oi y i can discern that eternal founodUo" ~
truth and wisdom upon whicn ~, ne Ii - lie
fptual and nora sdd iepS by The distinguished
On ne cranS High Priests were also much apple
ciated by the great audience
THE BANQUET.
The social climax Of the centennial aeqcisis
the banquet given at which prominent go
vas ''e o""E 60 ava distinguished guests from
.nlr c,,ies we're present making w eoo-''
co1npany at the festal boarc ,,-,,oesed
The banquet hall was sceEe u 49,, and
snlo-,dor. hung with scarlet the chaplei wasors
ablaze with the mystic symDohsih % '. ai.c,ri,.
SO ~ elaborate designs outlined IN REQ
-. s.co,atine the wall panels. over i'-'' '
Hesoe,t lights were used in the mag h''.cel!I -,
saI onncts making background OF fp'o Ven
Solor to' 1,rlet cloth from wainscohs 10 ,re
i-cH uanel Of the side walls t "u ~ hove each
Nd sonic syin9o Of red lights and directly be
resth the festoors row o. Mid and "A cluster
pa-ter le banners At either side OF We aTd
ovcr The two eSits - re stage was banked with
line and ferns Above the stag n coat Of
ariet s 1Grspd Chapter framed IN SHADOW
ebts giving effective mu i u, erslet with three
tie saieII yrmouuted by winged banners, an go
eriiTe banquet hall was scene o.
fes5y lodge room adjoining The gallery the d GD
sat at iso TO- he gaiery listen to the speeches
delivered in the banGsf' p no was rendered
during the evening list Address Of welcome, Grand
Ihi5 IS ne TShS: .'The state. She Leads Coz
High T pte The CITY she worthy HOGS v lh9
Trnor, H Pi9or OF the Empire state 1aNor VII
PROUD ,.The sprl, Of Freemasonry ,li,,inna
A.SN sutherland. Grand M6sleri tTnb Priest
stones IRON The G ~d oman Not Eligible FOR Ma
onrv Because Good Enough Mi'"SGu ssssscbusetts
C Rbass the Ven That Conces,,T o the IrT be
from he rnToTt 5sonry and Us Influence on ths
Word NJ r Like A. ho'E 9Sd The he Mex
sentative " 3. Arthur Macarthur. Grand COM
mander THE FRATTRNAL UNION.
Ala. ,ror the solemn and impressive ceremony
t,rch aside from the elaborate banquet
a., ,b. eve.iug and aside from the entfe cen'e''''
,r,no-tart as it was and carried out WIN -.
len- taste was the Jolly. the Pheasant an" -,
-, ~ the Fraterral Union Of Amounted hlEh
- - ri. Pev Com Pierce Gushing, OF lie
nov opened with prayer and the ubiquitous
-, led as host and POSTMASTER Past Grsnd
D y priest NJ T. William Sherer addressed ne
members did also Comp BToWnd o. rrTcelien,
,.,rTcr, com Gilbert spoke very amuslnely OF
he soat and r e William H. Mayo q ana 50
w ~ tho Grand Chapter OF Bissouri. mace q
telling address Altogether the evening spe9 y WIZ
M SSbsiz The president felt very proud or the
success OF the reunion.
THE ELECTION.
on Thursday morning the election OF of1cers was
Ia ,,t.h the following result John Webb. Jr,
Grand High Priest. John W. Palmer, Deputy o.
II p: Joseph a Crane. Grand kihs' j. lar's
Rslston Grand Scribe: Herman II. Russ Grand
treasurer. and Christopher q. Fox Grand Score