Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-10-23
LAY CORNER STONE
 OF MASONIC TEMPT F
Visiting Masons From Manv I.ods.. Present -- Historical Addresses or
 Judge Wells and Leroy Anderson.

b'ygnI question Masonry is ,h, ,-,
 1,pt', N,"'e T"cihl association or organt' ,nnot tn ,n' world It's origin is .nvnI
 "p'' VI mystery. The nutiuuitv ,, ,. ln,n''hbl" brd"t whose r.cords ,v,,. ',,
 u"' ,n''h tnusiy with age even h ,',
 he yramds were built is well ,rJ ,',.
 'n,hlrhlly established ''' '"'
 V ls believed by learned ,na ...
 sn'I Masons well y,rsed in NnsnnI, | l"S"mt' lhht Masonry existed and un,,
 nn.h before thc food and ihat .f,.r ,h. l '1 nsu subsded it was re-establish. 'h and remodoil.d by Noah sh,,n ai,.',
 and Jeptha. that rooms were sa' n,, v.
 ,i ,he very Tower of Babel for fteternsi pur rPos.s and the performance. of Na 1 ,pl' ,li,r, and that upon th. dastrur. , um o ,hht edliice th" dispersed peopI. 1 Hons of the world H'
 from emblems and characters diac.ru- sd in Inc r"cesses of the Pyramids if
 I.. evident that Masonic rites were
 ,Anong Masonic writers a cnuri.er,bl. uinerenc" of opinion exists as to m. Posslbi, origin Of Masonry In the rcmni. | axes of the past
 Spfne assert that the history of in. rae" was the story of Mauonry h.ytn. 1 ning wlth the migration from in. ,i,r. h.n of Eden; others that t sprsnr from
 me iattnfchal period. that ihe socleiy | terles of th" Orient; that the crusaJers hhu hnights Tempiars carried lt for. wanl from their times: that artlnc.rs .nn pullh"rs of the Middle ages handed moMn th. Craft io posterity. that the l Temple of Solomon was th. cradle. Ina, mas had a being ever since Symmetry | began and harmony iisf.iayed her chorus and so on each tracing some fea . 'ur., symbol or legend Into his theory or Masonic antiquity
 In the mysterious and imposing oer.. monies oi th. Order of Isis,-lts prlnci. iml seat being at Memphis In inc Valley Di fhe MI" nn1 in the shadow uf the great Ch"opS through which only m. most zcalous and ardent candidate could pass, m" t"n"ts, ceremonies and sym. tollc teaching of the speculative Ma. sonry "f today is recognized The tra- ssdy Of the death of osiris was impress siNely dramntized and represented his death, the long research for hls body its discovery and inc resurrection The tragedy of Osiris K the tragedy of every Master Mason
 The historian urroditus informs us that these wonderful mysteries and im- posing ceremonies uf Isis mad. their ans pearancc simultaneously with the orgnn- lzatlon of Egyptian society and early Egyptian civilization.
 This was at q time far in the early past Measuring back from inc Christ Ian era, Egypt had twice been in bar barlsm, and ai th" comm. ncemont of iiibl" history was then in state of
 Egypt has always been cnnsld.rod the birthpln," of The mysteries II war there where the ceremonies nf Initiation was iirst installed. There is where truth yelled in allcgory. and the dpgmas of re- llgiun w"r" first Impaired under sym bolic forms From th.r. ths science 0f symbolism was disseminated Into Eu- rope and Asia and thence to inc other parts pf the world Egypt is the mother of civilization and was the home Of wis- dom and art when Greece. Rome and other mighty nations w"r" nnsung. un- heard pf.
 TO Egypi therefor, Masnns look win a. singular interest as thc cradle of m" mysterious system of symbolism whose peculiar mode of teaching they alone of nll the modern organizations preserve to the present day.
 Leading down through h-g,nc ages hc trail nf the Mystic iir lf hlaZcd with convincing cl'arncs~
 Late excavations under tho modern Jerusalem disrlosr monuments pf th" old city iu the various periods uf its history Portions Of the massive masonry 0i th' lime of King solomon were uncovered. Above these were found irngm"nts oi the work of Hrublbel On high his toric stratum wer. specimens oi m" work of the age of llerod tho Great. while above all these and beneath the present city ar" remains 0f th" con structive toil ordered by Justininn.
 Among the ruins uf Solumons temple. built iOI2 years before the Christian Era, were uncovered discoveries highly Inter estlng to m. Masonic fraternity. On th" stone work pf tho structure were pam ly Nlsible a great number "l marks thought to he the Initials or marks of the craftsmen, and were supposed To have been put thsr. upon each block ny th, workman at the quarry Tor no sounh of hammer or eavsl was heard in th" building of The temple. other iterings and numerals werr found placed upon the walls and foundation stones at depths of @ and l9D feet. which MT
 .l.a.. .0 mttfrs of th. Palestine Exploration IiIud pronounced PhOs nicilu charact- CTS. instructions probably from inc great artiticer and master mason, ih" Niapw q son. Hiram. to tho workm'n. ,,.
 In corroborntlon of this VI. hay" me singular fact of the Iiibl" rthien.ht thhl Solomon fetched Hiram out ni Tyre phoenician city to superint'nd me building of the temple u,
 The Temple was mhgnlhc,nI 'ulnC., fl vns supported by .la columns and a1 pilastsfs. an hewn from ih" hh'h pnrlan marble. l,,t.
 There wer" employed m " nu,%'',i's' % three months. 3.po for'mcn nr oN'tH"'rA and i5111 me, hancs and lhboriH
 our attention fs called to the Apocty phnl history of Masonry Wnl,h that Masonry was lntr"duf'I Ih,u Hnt land bv Prince Edwin \. D h!i ann lodrcs were chartered or Warrani'd ht York Jy King Athelstan \ ID VI
 The Legend of the Guild history 2i the Order, and other trdnhi.ha, Nnlf v, tns.d on mahuscripi nr 'plh hhrs'N ", UrItish FreemRsons. bearlhg hh'' "r early as A. n. iSi
 rh. order had gotten Into rondlii"n ., raosJsnce when in June. IT. III fl, u,s revived by the organization ", ,b. Grand Lodge Of England, r.ssIntn
 s ,hr mother of all regular Masonh odyrs of the three craft degrees, me Amsfican rte bcinr h'r WH"''H daughter. A.,
 f, is well authenticated tnat carry W AZ s.,,l.m.nt nf North America Mh.
 . ho,b operative and sp"culatlN"' m"' sa od,,,s without much regard 70 var m In "r charter. and these organlkatiohs .a.,, ,,,,,,d unt1 long after me f'NlN'i of l7ii, ~ .,
 Tb... assemblies of inc 'Tatl srs'.
 .,i,' ,,ould.d together and from ih"f. lI.E ,'-I.E, E,ntngs Grand Lodges cpinIht'n "' EnglIsh. Irish Scottish an0 Afn,h .,,,- hnsm ,'r, formed in America unul r.su- ", " ,,..rnins Masonic bodies existed In Ia, stat, and territory. ana ine sss,.g,,,to.ss of ihis organization ,I',,,rd by the present nemh.rship I !, ", ,.o h, inc United states hnd 'anaos ,s o.o constituent Lodges, Ih'f. W' ,,nn Grand Lodges in th. l,nteh S'a''e ,.i,h a m.mbsfship of l,iN,""
 rhs T.rri,oriai GoveruIoent oi Anlh"h.
 ,orusd In iss3 and praci.a ah. as ,hs .ame time. early m l"' ,,hn 1T YHthn N Goodwin, Covernor y"hm ,vnn , rItes.kish Brooks, Herb.rt bow ars, ios.ph Ehlo. Capt. F.. Ahn.'so'' ers s" .n, at Fort Whlpple. c' \, !, ,.,,n,,a Ii.ut. 5th Y. '. Infaniry nnn