The Anaconda standard., 1899-07-28
Corner Stone of the New Metho.
dist Church, South.
AN ADDRESS BY D. B. PRICE
The Reverend Gentleman's Remarks Re-
ceived With Great Enthusiasm-Im-
pressive Ceremony OF the
Masons Performed.

| "a 4. N "A. M. OF Montana, Judge An
thony II. Barret acting grand master.
The Masons marched from their hall
on west Park street, the Kn ghts Tenn
plars leading in command of Past Com
mander B. e. Calkins. The secord di-
vision was composed of members of
the grand lodge. differed as follows:
Acting grand master. A. H. Barret;
deputy grand master, w. E Carroll;
senior grand warden, w. NJ. shultz
junior grand warden, E. D. Aiken; sem
ior grand deacon, ]. ]. Knowlton; jun
10 rgrand deacon. John Marsland; ;
grand treasurer, M. C. Riley; grand
secretary, Cornelius Hedges; grand
chaplain, Job H. Little; grand marsha
III. S. Heppner; grand stewards, c. H.
Little and c. A. Elvers; tyler, Fred
Mcdonald.
The masons took seats under the can
opy in front of the clergy of the city,
back of whom sat the church chcir.
The old pews were arranged on the
| false floor of the structure in process
of building, and the seats were all oc-
| cupied. There was also large crowd
| standing in the streets
The large brown stone from a quarry
in Utah hung from a gallows frame.
| 1t Is 81 inches square, and on its east
| ern surface is chiseled the date of
building, 1899" On the speakers ta-
BILE was a beautiful large bouquet of
roses, carnations and pinks in a silver
| pitcher. The choir sang the doxolcgy
| Rev. b. E. H. Warren of East Helena
| read from the scriptures, fol owed b
! Rev. e. o. Tilburn of the Church o.
| Christ of this city, who delivered n
fervent prayer; then Miss Best sang
a solo, Praise Ye the Lord" the choir
Of IA voices joining in the refrain
Rev. j. M. Settle, pastor of tha
church, was in the best of humor; in
deed he was humorous. He said that
he regretted that President Mckinley
was not present, and also regretted
that he had not heard from Chat ncey
Depew or Lord Salisbury. He had in
tended to have them address the con-
gregation, but said he, IF we can't
have any of these celebrities, or EN-
peror William, we can have Brother
d. B. Price of Helena, who will ed
dress you" Then he introduced the
reverend gentleman, who, by tie way,
Is Mason. Mr.. Price read fro m man
uscript, copy of which follows:
we have now in our possession three
instruments of civilization unknown to
antiquity. These are the art of print
ing, free representative government
and, lastly, a pure and spiritual relig-
dean n of
thuslasm, the mighty spring of bold
and lofty designs, the great sanctuary
of moral power
Christianity in its broad scope goes
beyond the personal salvation of men.
The moral and social state of the world
has been changed by the gospel. Civil-
zation does not result from food soil
climate, however valuable they may be
as secondary causes, as we well know
by reference to the aborigines of this
country or the inhabitants of China 1t
is by the force of Christianity that ma
tions are elevated from the plane of
savagery to the high social and ethical
conditions of advanced civilization,
THE distinguished author and diplo-
mat, James Russell Lowell, while our
minister ITO England, said in an address
before large London audience:
When the microscopic search of skepti-
cism which has hunted the heavens and
sounded the seas to disprove the exist
ence of a Creator has turned it's atten-
tion to human society, and has found
the place on this planet 10 miles square
where a decent man can live In de-
cency, comfort and security, supporting
and educating his children, unspolad
and unopolluted; a place where age is
reverenced, infancy respected, manhood
regarded, womanhood honored and hu-
man life held in due. regard-when
skeptics can find such a place 10 miles
square ON this globe where the gospel of
Christ has not gone and cleared the
way, and laid the foundation and made
decency and security possible It will
then be in order for the skeptical lterati
to move thbther and then ventilate their
views
Lord John Lawrence one of the
great viceroys of India, said in a public |
speech in London: Notwithstanding
all that the English people have done
to benefit India, the missionaries have |
done more than all other agencies COM
bined.' Reference to the civilization of |
Greece and Rome will convince us that |
they were devoid of social virtue in |
their private life In their public life |
they were swayed by the lowest pas
sions and prejudices. The vices prac-
ticed or tolerated would exclude men |
from all social relations in Christian
communities. However roseate pic
ture the optimist draws of the future, |
upon the adoption and practice of the
Golden Rule. Few men, if any. con-
ceiVe or comprehend the extent of the |
support given by religion to every vir-
tue. How powerless conscience would
be without belief in God! How palsied
would be human benevolence without
this belief to quicken and sustain it,
The whole social fabric would soon
quake and fall in ruins. The light of
nature and the works of creation attest
the being and perfection of Gcd. What
ever may be our peculiar views of
lapses in human conduct where faith in
God is professed, yet an avowed atheist
is monster that seldom makes his APP
pearance.
There are many here to-day of diff
ferent races and creeds represented in
this ccsmopolitan city who have cheer
fully contributed to the erection of this
edlfice. What testimony to the en-
nobling and unifying effect of Chris
tianity upon our civilization, Who can
of the ahandonmapt of Chris |