The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-09

have thus cursorily quoted to impress
Won, my brothers, somewhat as to the
influence Of Masonry in righteous cause.
OF tho carly brethren of our grand Old:
mother, Richmond Lodge, Nc: 10, whose
names I have, given you, many of them
were otherwise in directing station in the
march OF progress, in State and National
Assembly and in the Cabinet.
a ZINE RECORD.
Other members still. added lus:re TO the
reputation of our lodge. 1t furnished
five Governors To Virginia-John Tyler.
Sr., Edmund Randolph, Beverly Randolph,
Thomas Mann Randolph, and the I'M.
fortune George William Smith, who per-
ishcd in tho ilcsrt-rcnding holocaust of
the Richmond Theatre, December %, ISL;
of officers Of the Grand Lodge of Virginia,
SIX Grand Mastcrs-4ilexander Montsom-
cry, Edmund Randolph, Thomas Mathews,
John Marshall. Samuel Jones and Sydney
s. Baxter; Of Grand Secretaries seven, at
lcaSt-Leighton Wood. William Waodiii.
John Burke, Basil Wood, Nathaniel w.
Price, John G. Williams and the venerat-
cd John Dove; two Grand treasurer
Josepli psInlsdalts and John Warrocis.
If [ may DO allowed a passing tribute
;sccns 10 me, due to these faithful guar
,Iians of or treasury. Both were OF.
blanleiess life. No breath, even OF malice
dims The career of either, the fidelity of
both was lnIrored in a life OF useful
ness. acknowledged universally.
Joseph narmsdatt was. as Alordicat IN
his entertaining Richmond in Ey-Gone
I3a.vs'.) states, e IIessian. and come TO
this country SIS settler. ISotWlth-z
standing this fact, which might naturally
have influenced materially TO MS as
harrno:,t his proloi:y Of life brought 4:lm
into society now the best" as q mer-
SSiStII Inv So
cisl DISPOSITION. resulted in the acquiring
OF a competency.
The r,rccc,,ts and practices OF Masonry
seem to have permcated his heart ana
mind
SIc was more than twenty years
n very pillar of our lodge. and, indeed,
for quite that period, with brief inter1nls-
sions. it's ..worshipful master he was
as vigiIaut III guard of its Weli-cblnS as
the tiler, even.
often. as the records exhibit. after pre-
siojnr in the lodge, he with his Own hand,
recorded the proceedings and here ms
Masonic enlightenment asserted itself. L
Doubt if he ever acquired English modes
of expression, vet the dominant devotion
of his being sustained him TO state III
lucid Language and Masonic formula the
transactions Of the looSe, and WITH more
jncisiveness even than some secretaries
acquire i'll u lifelong experience. Ihcre
was no installing the facts as recorded
by Brother Darmsdatt- His endowment
in expression was similar to that of the
inimitable Victor Hugo, who in successive
short sentences projected the thread OIL
action to denouemcnt. ] have known IN
life one like gifted, the late Governor ana
General Henry A. Wise
Brother John Warrocll survived to a
blessedly protracted age, held many posi-
1ions of local trust, ana died respected
and beloved by all. lic is best remem-
bered as the owner and pupllsher ol
..Warrock's -Almapac." winch Tor nearly
a half century was held by our VI, si ,I.
farmers and their wives to be all put
inf.lIib1e and never as NeXatious as the
predictions OF tho present day, under the
ausni,,es of Government and the AeSis or
science, are regarded.
The remains of this highly worthy brotn-
or as we'll as those of John Marshall, also
await resurrection in Slrockoe Hill Gene
terry. -
There were numerous others, IN adui-
ton. of worth and usefulness, among
whom were iScv John Buchanan, ono Of
the so beloved 1.-TWO parsons; Moses
Austin. the Texas pioneer; John Beckley,
clerk of the Virginia Assembly, OF the
Convention of 17SS, and of Congress; put,
as appealing as the list is, may not fur-
thc,. det:ii1l YOU i'll array of its WorthlcS.
BECAME NO. TEN.
Ric,,mond Lodge was first constituted-by
charter of the Grand Lodge as No..sI'
on Dec 18th, 1850 and was rc-cstablishcd
as No. 10 October IS, 1856, to date IRON ITS
institution Its first master was John
McColl.
It laid the cornerstone, with Masonic
ceremonies. Of the State Capitol, August
20 Of Hall Franklin
Street tho Oldest building erected for
Masonic purposes in America (and ut the
cost of the LODGE, october L, 1885,. that OF
thc State pcnitcntiary designed by Broth
or BENJAMIN 1T. Latrobc) October 5, 1874;
and OF many other public buildings.
nv tho kind attention OF Brother. Geo.
L. Bidgood, past master OF NO 10,
have recently had tho privilege of cNamin-
ing an carly book OF record OF proceed
incs of No. 30 covering The period l,es-
lIa5. which had not hitherto seen.
II ,,rcsent.; many facts CT curious inter
est. The provisions of lis Bylaws do not
differ sreatly from the regulations ofsthe
present day.
The accounts were at first kept in
mounds, shillipgs and pcncc--thc fees were
for entrance, Us; for the first degree,
ec5: Coz. raising $40; and for passing
a like sum; monthly dues were IS, WIN
is Cd for the Charity fund Iiie sdiiiii-
vcrsary OF st, John The Baptist was Tor
I several years observed IN the halls OF the
State Capitol and q sermon was deliveries
on Tie occasion; once by Chaplain Rev
William Cameron and several times by
the beloved .Parson'' John Buchanan
| ID. D.. one OF whose discourses realized III
receipts tho sum of S69.ae, which was
devoted to charity.
ADril -, 1893, the sum OF $lG3 was aP-
! propriated Tor the relief OF our fellow
citizens in captivity in .Algiers.'
AT a meetint, OF the lodge held October
+. lSa4. worshipful Brother John Dove
| and Brothers Richard Crouch and Mon
cure robinson were appointed commit
fee TO cooperate with other committees
from the lodges Of Richmond and Man
| chester .'for making suitable arrahss
ments to manifest our sincere regard 1ol
| the person and reverence for the cnar,
| acter Of our distinguished Brother zen
| eral Lafayette. -
| LAFAYETTE INTRODUCED.
Tho record of october 50. 1s24, Is as 1oi.
lows: "Thc Worshipful Master informed
tho lodge that it was convened for the
mur-pose of attending the dinner to bt
4 Ia, tho Union Hotel IN hon