The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
Dr.. Moods Address.

We regret exceedingly our inability
to do Justice to the ''doings'' at Sum-
merton last Friday, sickness prevents,
but the account of another is published
elsewhere. We were, however, so i'm
pressed with the beauty OF the remarks
made by Worshipfrt Master, DR.. W.
r. Mood, that we requested synopsis,
which is as follows:
Men and brethren, here assembled,
be it known unto you, that we be law
full Masons, true and faithful to the
laws of our country, and bound by
solemn obligations to erect magnificent
buildings, to be serviceable to man
kind, ard to fear God, the Great Archl-
tect of the Universe.
We have among US, concealed from
the eyes of all men, valuable secrets,
which cannot be divulged and which
have never been found out; but these
secrets are lawful and honorable and
are not repugnant to the laws OF God
or man. They were intrusted in peace
and honor to the Masons OF ancient
times, and having been faithfully trans
mitted to US, it is our duty to convey
them unimpaired to the latest posteri-
ty. Their beginning is extingulshed
in the night of bvgone ages, but If our
craft were not good and our calling
honorable, we should not have lasted
through so many thousands OF years,
nor should we be honored with the pat
ronage of so many illustrious men in all
ages and in every cline, who have
ever shown themselves ready to pro-
mote our interests and to protect US
from all adversaries.
We are assembled here today before
YOU all, to lay the foundation OF q
building which we pray God may de-
serve to prosper by becoming a place
of concourse for good men and women,
and by promoting intelligence, har-
mony and brotherly love throughout
the world, till time shall be no more.
The origin of the custom of laying
the corner stone of a house is lost in the
labyrinth of time We know that 1t
was followed when mans ambition
projected the Pyramids of Egypt; when
his growing intelligence. began the
hanging gardens OF Babylon, when his
soaring genius chiseled the master
pieces of Greek and Roman architec'
ture, which have successfully chal-
lenged the admiration and skill Of
every succeeding age to surpass them
but for the first authentic allusion tt
the laying of corner stone, we must
point YOU to that Book, one OF the
three great lights OF Masonry, II
which is written: Then the Lore
answered Job out of the whlrlwlnd anc
said, who is he that darkeneth coun SCI
by words without knowledge? Glrd VI
now thy loins like man. for l VII
demand of thee and answer thou me
Where vast thou when laid the
foundations of the earth? declare i
thou hast understanding: whereupor
are the foundations thereof fastened
or who laid the corner stone thereof
when the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy
We remember with feelings Of awfu
solemnity that these same stars, grea
as Arcturns and Orion and the Pleldes
are still shining in their courses
clear and young as when first notee
by the shepherd on the plains OF Glim
ar.
So today we have but feebly imita
ted the act of the Great Goemetricial
and Architect of the UniVerst
under whose omnipotent touch crea
tion rose in gradational grandeur and
with sublimest method, until finished
worlds rolled from their creators fin
gers and began the run of their eter
nal circuits.
Brethren and fellow countrymen: I
seems to me peculiarly appropriate
that on this Memorial day, while loV
ing hands all over this broad country
are decorating the graves OF our deat
/ heroes, and while their living com
rades are being honored in every loya
and patriotic heart, that we, gathering
inspiration from the memory OF thei
Gallant deeds, and heroic selfsacrihce
turn our thoughts to the future, to tn
welfare of our country in the bette
education of our children, in the up
lifting of mankind, that the citizens
coming time may measure fully up t
the standard of their responsibilities
That we learn to-
"Work Tor the good that is highest
Nor dream of greatness atar,
For that glory is ever the hlghes1,
That shines upon men as they are.
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