The Republican journal., 1917-06-28
boenix Lodge Centennial.

o,sd St. Johns Day June Path.
AN Lodge, F, & A. NJ, No. "a, of
,bserved it's centennial anniver-
=. 1ohn's Day, June Gath, by attend
.es at the Baptist church with
by Rev. J. Wilbor Richardson.
=, 1hase Lodge, F. & A. NJ, and
s- chapter, Order of the Eastern
.,s special guests. The church
rated with iardineres of garden
md silk flags crossed in front of
Inf Mr.. Richardson called Frank
.ne " NJ. of Phoenix, Lynwood
noson, w, M. of Timothy Chase
uo Marion E. Brown, W. M. of
,ss lhapter to seats on the plat
.,b hum The music was furnish
t4s gegular church chorus led by
-rence E. Read, with Miss Flor
-haples at the organ. The spe-
a,--e Of the opening exercises was
.o by Mrs. }. T. Sleeper of Be-
Ts
h8rdson, himself Mason, de-
.4sraad grafton on Masonry and
Sa.ouon." He preceded his dis
WITH words of congratulation to
.r, Lodge addressed to their Wor-
Master. A brief extract gives
..ar' .dea of the many truths so
rrs pressed by the speaker and
...sr-., lv received by those present
;nrs not the mere youth of a hun
ears 1t is another Methuselah
~p5r pans in its history 1t pos
81, cart that throbs and a brain
.fabs This grand Masonic super
..ra n evolution of ages, but its
life Has always existed The
..-. Aarsal Brotherhood is divine"
rrasuIes of masonry have been
austen with man. In Solomon's time
tels auted for grander exposition
..g. On to the needs of men In
,madIr- f his temple King Solomon
-. w rkmen were bound together in
ra rests, and down through the
p. has come this brotherhood idea, fit
e,e TO the peculiar demands of
.sa, The marvellous evolution
"a age--tve to speculative Masonry,
a is 0-th was not accidental God
sa.se nat change, BY this change
a spirit of Masonry came forth to
n.u and open it's doors to all who
rmm,7 with the conditions that pro-
z, 1a-nuay, love and cooperative in
-s This is why Masonry has sur
,e- he wear and decay which time
t,.r binary affairs. Masonry is pro-
ag, a. the sublime principles of the
Il. mo ways the same. 1t is built for
m. RS ge, and has no room for any,
-. a IS false. It's golden age lies
r Ms past, but in its future Ma
.g- rs Aept pace with mems wants
b drls me past and will always con-
e.e d so, The institution is practi-
B III rs plrpose, and its doctrine and
.ura 4f7 applied to every phase of
.1m jt It's members fill all import
L officer, from the President to the
z rsaud the counter. Masonry does
4 '-aa0 man to double up his fists, but
are4l oroad his hands in blessings.
lt-e are 20 reserved seats in it's temples.
a'aa ag mas the power to harmonic
v-t 0Wn circle. 1t inculcates true
--.' Gd sympathy and says, What
.. ms man concerns me" 1t
sr-. Ugh type of manhood to the
1ultt 1t opens no recruiting offices
Hf 10 financial inducements to fill
..ke What is a grander sight than
'-.a body of men come to the relief
LIE 4ufartunate in the midst of the
2a-ls If our times. The Bible is the
sh ,prug of its mechanism and it's
ts ame from that book. The very
y Masonic preparation is promi-
f II O. n that Book of Truth. Good
~ se+a no publicity, and secrecy in
U.s. Nur $ is a prominent trait in the
29ole NJ manhood.
SIS .i!e name indicates, Phoenix Lodge
a esG>eitated from Belfast Lodge.
sr ai.rr lodge petitioned the M. W.
rand lodge of Massachusetts, for a
.s7er bee 30. 1916. The petition was
sea by Timothy Frisbee, C. C. Chan
a haddeus Hubbard, Manassas Sleep
James Gilbreth, David Webster, Asa
-nlods Charles Hall, Thomas Whitti-
d' samuel Jones and Elijah Torrey.
HIST meeting was held at the home of
'a ti1se, March 3, 1917, when the fol-
wing officers presided: w. NJ, M.
seoef; S W., D. Webster; j. W., T.
'oee T., A. Edmunds; S., C. Hall; j.
>. Jones; S. S., E. Torrey. At this
7.ng the following were proposed for
4'''on Ebenezer Williams, Esq, John
ueS and Nathan Swan. This lodge
"peTed for period of 13 years, when
~'l at The homes of some of the prom
WI members. In common with other
'EH ol the country it felt the influence
Hf Morgan tragedy and about that
-s sl'Tendered its charter to the Grand
4s. The charter was Restored h,, ~