Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-16
AllocutionS Presented.

D. e., crowned y, ERNEST d.
Hussey, Seattle, Wash, crowned October,
1905.
AllocutionS Presented.
Immediately upon the converting of the
Supreme Council, Sovereign Grand Com
mander James Daniel Richardson of Ten
nessee presented his allocution. He said:
within the memory of the very young
est of US the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite, although rich in rare philosophy and
respondent with learning, was poor and
almost friendless, struggling for bare ex-
istence, surrounded by those who If not
actually unfriendly, were cropping in dense
ignorance of its treasure house of wealth.
This was especially true in our own land.
The Rite has come to be strong and
popular. and the most learned of all pro-
LESSONS and classes beg to enter 1t.
"Other institutions designed by man have
arisen, and fiourished for a time. and died.
Some, to prevent decay and death, have
radically changed and modified, or restated
their doctrines and landmarks. Our insti-
tuition has done neither. Free Masonry is
eternal In its nature and universal In Its
character. 1t is rooted and grounded on
eternal and immutable principles. No hui
man power can shake 1t from its base 1t
is totally unlike all other human institu-
tons, because its usages and landmarks
have not been. and can never be, altered. 1t
is now, and has always been, the same in
every place. Time was when 1t was bit
terly prosecuted, yet 1t never became per-
secutor. Its enemies have formed politi
cal parties to fight 1t. and in their zeal and
folly became powerful enough to win politi-
cal elections in some of the states of the
American Union by reason of the prejudice
they were able to excite against it, But
this opposition disappeared rapidly as
it had arisen, and, giving up the fight, is
forgotten. Unabashed and unawed, 1t has
met the fierce and vindctive assaults OF the
papacy, endured without murTnuring the I'M
merited and undeserved bulls of popes;
and yet It never closed It's doors against
the Roman Catholic. nor sought to inter-
fere with his religion. for in its temples
men of all creeds, faiths and professions
have been able to find an asylum where
each can live in peace with himself, his
fellow-man and his maker
Learned men now realize that Masonry
not only elevates humanity and promotes
human happiness, but it is search for
truth, and that truth is God and the I'M
mortality of the soul. The symbol of the
truth is the word. and hence Masonry is
the search for truth. the word, God"
Deaths During Year.
The sovereign grand commander next
made feeling illusions to the deaths during
the year of two sovereign grand inspectors
general. active members. Brothers Buren,
Robinson Sherman. sovereign grand in
spector general in Iowa and grand cham
berlain. and Samuel Manning Todd, SOW
ereign grand inspector general In Louisiana
and grand auditor of the council
The following are the honorary members
of the Supreme Council who have died since
the last session: Nathan Western SpaldIng
October 8. 1908. Oakland. CAL; Hartley Car
michael. December 20 1903, Richmond, va:
Thomas Underwood Dudley, January %
1904, Louisville. Ky: ROLAND Hector Oak
ley, February 2, 1904. Lincoln. Neb; Will
liam Henry Craddock, March 5, 1904, Kan
sas City, Kan; Kilbourn Walter Smith.
April II. 1904. Louisville. KY: Leroy Der
mott Fletcher. April %. 1904, Oakland. Cal:
William w. Crawford. May l, 1904, Louis
vile, KY; Mark David Brainard May IT,
1904. Washington, d. c.; George Hurbert
Chance, September 3, 1904, Portland. Ore.
Leroy Mortimer Taylor September n, 1904.
Washington. d. c.: Leverette Marion An
derson, November 1. 1904, Omaha, Neb.
William Ryan. November 13, 1904, Louis
vile, KY; Leonard Alfred Rose December
8, 1904 Fargo, N. D.; Morris Hughes Kelley
December p. 1904. Aberdeen, S. D.; Henry
Henry Folk. January Is. 1905, Meridian.
Miss; George Reuben Metcalf. March l.
1905 st. Paul, Mimi: Fletcher Howard
March 3. 1905. Dies Moines. Iowa; Jesse
Knight. April o. 1908. Evanston Wyo.:
Henry Morris Damned, May 20, 1905, New
Orleans, La; Joseph knight Ashby. June i,
1905, Fort Worth. Texas; Robert Wilkinson
Furnass June 4. 1865, Brownsville Neb. !:
William Pitt Mudgett. June 8, 1906, Topeka,