Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-07
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received the honors that have becp no
slowed upon me by the ROYAL Arch
MasOns of Maine.
| i now avail myself of this occas sion
1 and this presence to express my CRATE.
Iui thanks to my companions of Cush-
noe Chapter. to whose partialitv and
nnwavering loyalty l am cndebted for
this highest honor in the gift of their
associates. I should be. indeed. some
thing more or less than human If "a
distinguished a mark of favor did not
command my gratitude and my deyo-
ZION and stimulate me to the faithful
performance of the great trust rcposcd
I'm me.
1T is an honor to be chosen the head
OF an institution which commands the
loyal and hearty support of nearly
1000 Royal Arch Masons-7OOO Maine
men-and to have a voice in the largest
and most powerful Masonic body in
the world. In every state of the Union.
but two. the General Grand Chapter. to
which we owe allegiance, has establish
ed Its affairs and reared its tabernaCIcs.
In them now assemble more than 2OO,-
900 companions, who excmplify in daily
life the great principles taught by our
| sublime institution.
Its fires. kindled over a century ago.
| in the towns and cities of New Eng
land. have spread like the light of the
morning across the continent and now
| iilumine the shores of the Pacific and
the isles of the sea. Our companions
gather around the affairs of more than
$500 chapters where our sublime mys-
teries are revealed and men are taught
to be charitable, humane and just and
to seek every occasion of doing good.
1T is a fact to make every lover of
his race rejoice that such body of
men. believing in the fatherhood of
God and the brotherhood of man, find
their homes in this broad land.
In carrying forward this great
work the companions of the grand old
state of Maine have borne prominent
part. In 1905. only eight years after
he formation of the General Grand
Chapter, Mt. Vernon Chapter was in
stituted in Portland. and Is years later.
Jerusalem was established in Halo
velour kind mother. in whose sane
tuary was received many of our old
and honored members who are present
en- this occasion.
Eighty years ago, the four chapters
in the new State of Maine formed our
| Grand Chapter. The seed thus planted
| found Judgment in good soil and has
| brought forth fruit. so that. today, we
have in this jurisdiction Sc vigorous,
prosperous chapters of which the most
skillful craftsman may well be proud.
THE Grand Chapter of Maine has
given to capitular Masonry of this
country that true Mason. Governor
| Robert +. Dunlap. who for nine years,
with ability and success. directed the
| affairs of the General Grand Chapter.
and, again, it proudly boasts that
great Masonic jurist whose name and
| fame are known the world over. our
| own beloved Josiah II. Drummond,
| past grand high priest. May the years
| rest lightly upon him that his days
may be long and full of the happiness
| and honors to which his works entitle
Kim.
Companions. when we consider the
| birth of the Grand Chapter Of Maine,
Its growth and its Importance. we are
| amazed at the success of the compan-
ions. who. four score years ago. so
| firmly laid its foundations. Today.
their devotion and honoring their sue
cess. we gather inspiration from their
| exa nipple, and are led to devote our
selves to the purposes for which the
General Grand Royal Arch Chapter
was formed-'to establish order and
Uniformity. to promote love and char
| itr among Masons. and to render more
general. and expansive the principles
nj hi v,th
THE Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
Maine has imbibed its honorable char
actcr and it's unfaltering devotion to
the principles of Royal Arch Masonry
+, from the companions who formed. and
those who through sunshine and storm
have supported it, until. today. it is
as firmly established as the storm
beaten coast and rock-ribbcd hills of
the state over which it presides.
THE welfare of capitular Masonry in
this jurisdiction has been carefully
guarded. until. today, the Grand
CHAPTER of Maine. exceeded in point of
membership by only nine. ranks second
| to no other in influence for the good of
| the craft, and, cOmpanionS, if we and
our Successors give to it care and at
| te ntion equal to that it has received in
| the past, il the knowledge gained from
so years experience and the advan-
tagcs and opportunities of today are
earnestly placed upon her affairs, her
future is secure
Hon. A. S. Kimball of Norway, was
the next speaker. He said he had been
invited to n number of Masonic gath.
crings in Augusta which he had not
attended, but when he received one
for the present function he had said he
would consider it and had laid it on
! table where he would often see it and
keep the event in mind. Later he re-
ceived letter which did not have
much to say but was covered with con-
siderable ink. Here the speaker was
| interrupted by laughter. He said he
was a personal friend of Col. Plaisted
and had been for many years. 1t was
n great pleasure for him to extend his
personal cOngratulation for the eleVa-
| ton which he was sure the recipient
would fill with honor to himself and
his Office and the speaker said he voiced
the sentiment Of the great body of An
cient Craft MasoEs whose representa-
tive he was