Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08

Saints John. pour out this wine to virtue
| May the Giver of every good and perfect
| gift bless and prosper all our undertakings
| and inspire the present generation with
| wisdom and virtue to transmit TO the latest
! posterity, unimpaired, priceless an heri-
tage.
The junior grand warden presented the
vessel of oil. saying:
J Junior grand warden.-Most worshipfu
| grand master, present you. to be used ac-
| cording to ancient custom. this vessel of Oil
| The grand master poured il upon the
| stone. and extending his hand said:
| Grand master-I pour out this oil. an en-
| blem of JOY. May health. prosperity and
| peace, symboliZed by corn, wine and oil.
| plenteously abound throughout the length
and breadth of our land. May the Great
! Ruler of the universe bless and consecrate
| the edifice which shall rise on this founda-
ton stone and in due time may it be sol
| EMMY dedicated to His worship.
| Amen. So mote il be.
The grand master then struck the stone
| three times with his gave and the breath
| rem gave the public grand honors three
times. The grand master assembled tie
! platform and delivered over the implements
\ to the architect. saying:
| Worthy brother. having thus. grand
| master of Masons. laid the foundation
stone of this structure. [ now deliver these
implements of your profession into your
hands. intrusting you with the superin-
tendenCe and direction of the work having
full confidence in your skill and capacity
to conduct the same.
Anthem.
Formal Address
The grand master then closed the cere-
monies by saying: Ladies. gentlemen and
orethren-Be it known unto you that we
! be lawful Masons, true and faithful to the
laws of our country, and engaged by sol
emn obligations to aid in the erection of
public buildings by placing in position the
chief cornerstone whenever called upon to
do 50 by those having charge of the same.
These ceremonies which you have witnessed
have come down to us from time immemo-
rial, and are in themselves invaluable to US
/ as purely symbolic of that spiritual build
ing which each one of us is engaged in
erecting during our natural life, and as in
this temporal building about to be erected
we have proved the chief cornerstone to be
well formed true and trusty. let each one
of us be sure that in the spiritual building
our chief cornerstone be likewise we'll form
ed true and trusty.
Description of Corner Stone
The corner stone Is a four-foot cube with
squared faces and laid in the northeast
corner and is the first stone of the new
temple to be put in position.
The stone IS cube. because the cube is
a symbol of truth. that is. perfection. all OF
its proportions being the same, perfect.
Its faces are square, because a square is a
wel-known symbol Of morality. 1t is stu
ated in the northeast corner. because in
that position il lies between the north. the
place of darkness, and the east the place Of
light. In this position it symbolizeS Masonic
progress from darkness to light. and from
ignorance to knowledge.
In facing the north, the place of dark
ness, and then turning to face the east. the
place of light, the movement is made
around the northeast corner ninety degrees.
the angle of a square.
The dimension of four feet is that of the
base of the smallest or primary Pytha-
gorian triangle, or forty-seventh problem Of
Euclid, a well-known Masonic emblem.
The corner stone, or head of the corner.
is, in this instance, the first stone to be
placed, is proper. Frequently, If not
usually, many stones are laid, and then the
corner stone is adjusted from this whereas.
the corner stone should be the first to be
laid. and then from this, as the first of the
corner, all the others are measured off and
adjusted. Therefore. in this new Masonic
Temple, which is to be the future home OF
the craft of this jurisdiction, recurrence is
made to ancient usage, and in the forma-
ton and laying of this corner stone exact
Masonic usage is found
Articles Deposited.
The articles deposited I'm the corner stone
We're follows:
Steel portrait of Brother George Wash
ington. first President Of the United States.
Steel portrait of Brother Theodore Roose-
Welt President of the United States.
Act of Incorporation of the Masonic Tenn
pie Association of the District OF Columbia.
Annual address of the president of the
Masonic ASSOClttlOII VI bllc I-SliIIl
OF Columbia.
Lis of members of the Masonic Temple
Association.
Photograph of John Henry Small. jr.,
president of the Masonic Temple Associa-
ton.
Photograph of Francis J. Woolman, grand
master.
Photograph of Arvne W. Johnston, grand
secretary.
Invitation of Grand Lodge to laying OF
corner stone
Masonic code of the District of Columbia.
Proceedings of Grand Lodge, 1908.
Masonic calendar, 1907.
Fac-Simile copies of Declaration of indie
pendence and Constitution OF the United
States presented by the New Jerusalem
Lodge No. .. through William McNeir.
worshipful master.
Proof set of United States silver and
minor coins 1907.
Medal struck at United States mint COM
memorative of the jamestown exposition.
1861 1907.
Pen with which contract for building OF
the temple was signed.
Copy of Evening Star. June Z, 1907.
Copy of Washington Times, June Z. 1907
Copy of Washington Post, June g. 1907.
Copy of Washington Herald. June 3, 1907.
Copy of Washington Evening Critic, Sep
TENDER 20, 1881, giving news of death OF
President Garfield. presented by Joseph
Herzog of Osiris Lodge, No. %.
File of Masonic Fair News, April Is to
April ~. 1907
Booklet containing a brief history of the
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