The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-29
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D E F E N D s
MASONRY
Newark Pastor Speaker at
Paterson Lodge Anniver-
Sary--ReY. Rose Present.

PATERSON, Jan. 29.-The members OF
Ivnnhoe Lodge No. IS, Free and Accepted
Masons, with their wives and daughters. to
the number of more than 400, observed the
fortieth anniversary Of the institution OF
the lodge by a celebration which began
early yesterday afternoon and lasted until
midnight. They attended the matinee at
the Empire Theatre, occupying the entire
orchestra, and at the conclusion of the per-
Torrance went TO the assembly room of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. Car
roll and Fair streets, where a banquet was
served.
General Joseph w. Congdon, past grand
master, acted as POSTMASTER, in place OF
colin Mclean, worshipful master of the
lodge, at whose request he presided.
The after-dinner speakers were: Heber
Wells, past grand instructor, who reeited
he history of the lodge; the Rev. DR.,
William II. Morgan, pastor of the Central
Methodist Church, Of Newark, grand chap
lain, who delivered the Grafton; the Rev.
!. o. Sparmon. who spoke on What Ere y
masonry Stands For" and the Rev. Dr..
y. S. Hamilton, whose toast was THE
Ladies and the Masonic Fraternity"
Seated at the head table were William
J. Lockwood, lanes Mills, DR.. George f..
Christie, Samuel NJ. Schoonmaker and
Thomas Dusenbury, composing the COM
mlttee which had arranged the celebra-
lion; j. H. Wilkin, OF Newark. past grand
master; the Rev. J. o. Sparmon, ". u.
Wolfs<eil. of Elizabeth, deputy grand
master; A. Fl. Sherman, Of Newark. Junior
grand warden; General Joseph w. Cong
don, past grand master; the Rev. William
II. Morgan, OF Newark. grand chaplain;
IIeber Wells. past grand instructor. the
Rev. Dr. D. S. Hamilton, past grand chap
tain; the Rev. III. r.. Rose. of Newark
past grand chaplain; /. S. Skillman, Of
Trenton, grand tyler: William D.. Rutan,
Of Newark. deputy grand secretary; Chief
az Police John Blmson. Thonas Rogers,
Robert J. Hannah, w NJ. Meeker and n.
II. Lydecker.
The elergymen, In their speeches, took
occasion to publicly rebuke the statement
recently made at a convention in this city
10 the effect that no Mason was a good
Christian or could go to heaven. DIR. Nor
gan. the Rev. Mr.. Sparmon and DR.. Hamil-
ton each praised Masonry, not only for
what it stands for, but for what it has ac-
complished, and scored the man who cast
odium upon the order.
DR.. Morgan proved himself to be con-
siderable Of a humorist, and until toward
the end OF his address, when he settled
down to u real serious discussion OF Ma
sonry he kept his auditors in continual
laughter. lie told numerous stories and
gave each a seemingly local application.
Finally he hesitated for a moment and
turning about to face General Congdon de-
handed:
''Who was It in this city recently who
declared a Mason couldn't go to heaven
Merrlment prevailed when some one an
swered, 1T was Ananias."
NO, l won't call him an Ananias," re-
snmed DIR. Morgan. 81 will say, though,
that he did not know what he was talk
ing about"
DR.. Morgan related how when the state
ment OF which he was speaking was made
in this city a reporter had called upon
him and asked him for an expression of
opinion.
Il didn't give any statement out" con-
tinued Or. Morgan, but l told the re-
porter n parable in the form OF a story
that applied to the case exactly"
DIR. Morgan declared the man was in the
same position as the Irishman who had
lost all his money in speculations when
his wife called in a veterinary surgeon
TO attend him because she believed him to
be q jackass.