The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-28
LA|D BY THE MASONS


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their days with the rising sun, with
their faces toward the sun of right
| eousness.
May heavens benedictions rest upon
| the heroic people of this mountain land
till the tolls of earth are past, for
There's a land far away, mid the
stars, we are told,
Where they know not the sorrows of
time:
Where the pure waters wander through
valleys of gold,
And life Is a treasure sublime:
'Tis the land of our God, tbs the home
of the soul,
Where the ages of splendor eternally
roll, ...E
Where the way-weary traveller reaches
his goal
On the evergreen Mountains of Life"
The congregation applauded with
vigorous hand-clapping at the conclus
ion of Rev. Mr.. Prices address. Pastor
Settle introduced Rev. E. j. Greene
weld of the First Presbyterian church
of this city, who spoke in substance
as follows:
Il came here to enjoy myself ami
not to get into trouble. l have not pre-
pared my manuscript, and will there
fore have to speak off-hand, and trust
W 10 nelD me OUT. but L
have learned from my experience that
providence does not help me out when
l have not my manuscript. Brother
Settle will have to apologize to me aftsr
this is all over. We all came to listen
to Brother Price speak, and to hear the
music of the choir, and to witness the
beautiful ceremony of the Masons, who
VIII lay this corner stone. l wish. now
that l am called upon to make
speech, l were where Emperor William
is, but I am, my friends, glad to re
joice with you over the laying of the
corner stone of this house of Worsh p,
soon to be dedicated to God. I hope
that the church won't be big enough 10
hold the crowds that want to come
here to worship with the good pas or.
Brother Settle, who is a hustler and
good man. He is all right; the Meth
odists are all right. | have seen them
tested, and they have proved to pe
good people. Brother Settle is a man
upon whom you can all depend. He is
a good minister of the gospel of Jesls
Christ. l hope the Methodist congre-
cation will continue to flourish. The
Methodist church represents the BIZ
blical doctrine of man, and it always
upholds all that is good and Christlika.
1t always stands by the Bible, and we
wish them success Many thousands
come here to learn of Christ and
without accident and with success and
honor. The Methodists, like the good
men of ancient times, are building with
trowel in one hand and. weapoa
against evil in the other. May God
abundantly bless this church and the
people through the church which they
are now building"
President Martin of the College OF
Montana at Deer Lodge made few re-
marks. He related the story of tie
stranger who knocked at the door of a
house. The servant of the family, who
were Christians, answered the call, and |
asked the man if he We're a Christian.
The man answered, mo, I am a Pres
byterian."
I'VE are all Christians here to-day
DIR. Martin said, I'VE don't ask what |
denomination he belongs to. All we
want to know is, does he believe in |
God. We want him to have the spirit |
of the Nazarene and desire to as
sist humanity upward. We are unite1 |
to bring men up in pure sphere He
paid a beautiful tribute to the Masonic
In introducing the grand master of |
the Masons, Mr.. Settle dwelt at length
on the great and good service the or
der had rendered to humanity. The
pastor is Mason, and he spoke with
tHt luii hhONleuSS VI Ollt WHO hilOWS
what he is talking about. He then ad-
dressed the assembled Masons. saying:
Take this church. ] turn it over to
you. Do as you will 1 quietly retire"
The very beautiful Masonic ritual
was read by the grand master and re-
sponses were made by the proper eff
GERS. The grand secretary Cornelius
Hedges, read the record of the contents
Of the box to be placed in the recepta-
Gle as follows
Anaconda Standard. July 81, 1899.
Butte Miner, July q, 1899.
Inter Mountain, July 81, 1899.
Union Signal, March 81. 1899.
Tribune Review, July %, 1899.
Pacific Woodman, July %, 1899.
ReveiIle, July 20, 1899.
Nashville Advocate, July 20, 1899.
Christian Advocate. July 49, 1899.
Pacific Methodist Advocate.
Montana Advocate.
Official board.
Names of contractors.
Manila Freedom, newspaper.
Proceedings of grand lodge A. F. & A.
M.
After pouring the wine, the emblem
Of joy and gladness, the corn, emblem
IF plenty, and oil, emblem of peace,
over the stone, the ceremonies conclud-
ed with the proclamation of the grand
who said the stone was duly
laid
The trowel used by the Masons was
that presented to the lodge by the peo-
nile Helena IN Ju1v this wear AMI