Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-26
REVIEWS ORDERS HISTORY
Builders of Temples Thousand
Years Before Christ.
HAVE NEED OF EACH OTHER
Cooperation Urged Between the
Work on Cathedral.


ing the Middle Ages was the theme of
the principal address and the inspiration
that prompted the Episcopal Bishop OF
Washington to extend the invitation that
drew ten thousand people, nearly third
of them members of the Masonic frater
nifty. to ST. Adams yesterday afternoon
for the oen-air divine services in Cathe-
dral Close. The day was ideal for the
purpose and the services throughout i'm
pressive.
They were conducted by the Ri. Rev.
Alfred Harding, Bishop of Washington.
assisted by Canon Bratenahl of the Ca
thedral of SITS. Peter and Paul; Rev. J..
Henning Nelms rector of the Church of
the Ascension; Rev. r. P. Williams and
Rev. James B. Craighill and Bishop Root
of Hankow. The Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons of the District of
Columbia. members of the twenty-eight
constituent lodges and the five command
cries of local knights Templar, many of
them members of the Royal Arch chap
tiers and the bodies Of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite, were the special
guests of the day.
Marched to Peace Cross.
Promptly at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
the Masonic bodies, by blue lodges, as
sembled at the corner of Massachusetts
and Wisconsin avenues, under the di-
rection OF T. John Newton, grand mar
shall of the Grand Lodge, and under the
escort of the knights Templar COM
manderies, Washington, No. l.; Column
bia, No. >; Potomac. No. !; DE Molay,
No. 4, and Orient, No. j, headed by the
United States Marine Band, under the
direction of Lieut.. Santelmann, marched
to the peace cross in Cathedral Close,
where seats had been provided and the
services were conducted. Under the di-
rection of Edgar A. Priest. organist and
choirmaster of the cathedral, male
chorus of $50 voices, including the choir of
the Boys Cathedral School, accompanied
by the Marine Band, furnished the music.
Rev: Richard P. Williams, rector of Trim
ity Church. opened the services with the
evening prayer; Rev. Mr.. Craighil re-
cited the Greed and Canon Bratenahl be-
gan the Bible reading, which was closed
by RI Rev: l.. H. Root, Bishop Of
HankOw, China. The principal address
was by Rev. j. Henning helms. Rt. Rev.
Alfred Harding, Bishop of Washington,
also delivered brief address
DR.. helms selected for his text the
second verse of the twenty fifth chapter
of First Corinthians: He set masons to
build the house of Cod
Early Builders of Temples.
ut is no new thing that the Masons
should be temple builders said DIR.
helms, for they are such by Inheritance
1t was to be expected that they would
| accept the invitation extended to them
by Bishop Harding. for of our 1O4
American bishops So are Master Masons,
and in Washington alone out of 40
priests of this church % are Maste-
Masons
1T was King David" the speaker
continued who set the smasons to hew
| stones for the building of the temple
on Mount Moriah at Jerusalem. Those
| masons had created the only perfect
| piece of architecture. Their building
| Moriah. had changed the barren fortress
of the Jebuzites. But the purpose Of
their building had been greater than
| that-they had builded character For
tina, thai reason the temple at Jerusalem
other building that the hand Of man
had wrought. Nebuchadnezzar might
carry away the sacred vessels; Hazael
of Syria might barter for its votive
offerings; Shishack. King of Egypt,
might attack that temple; the Chaldeans
and Persians might league with Moab
and Ammon to sack and pillage. but
those enemies could not prevail against
It. The smoke from their fires was
but an incense to the high God.
| More than 1000 years before Christ
| the Masonic Guild in the city of Tyre
built temples for the worship of God
in Asia Minor.
Built Old-World Cathedrals.
1T was Masonic craft that built the
great cathedrals OF the old world The
| Gothic poem at Milan. the beautiful
cathedral at Amiens. grew in obedience
to their touch, and it was at Cologne
that your craft built the worlds master
piece in stone, so majestic and inspir-
ing that legend attributes its building
to the dream Of architects above human
kind.
while you have a right to be proud,
you ought not to stop now, for your
heritage will not allow It, It is fitting
that you. as Masons. should take part
in the building or this. our American
cathedral to take part both as an or
ganization and as individuals, showing
your appreciation Of the splendid in
Inheritance which has come down to
you"
Speaking. he said. with no suggestion
or authority fDm the bishop Of the
cathedral chapter. he declared that the
| Masons would do good thing fol
themselves and for the church il they
; should set in place two Of the columns
OF the cathedral, to stand like joachim
and Roaz.