Evening star., 1922-07-16
TRANSFER DEAN TRACT
MEATH FAMOUS OAKS
Deed Formally Presented to Masons for
Erection of Temple ''1hat viii
Haze No Like in W0rld''

the ideal. must rest upon an eternal
basis of righteousness, must be DOM
mated by q universal law of service
and must be decked by virtue and
sanctified by devotion.
Righte0usness Needed.
THE future of the world. the
stability of civilization. the hope of
the years to come-all these depend
and trade; not upon the rebuilding of
commerce and trahic: not upon the
negotiation of treaties and covenants.
unless there is developed in the hearts
and In the lives of men the conviction
that tn aa,n there can be neither prosperity.
happiness nor peace without the
fundamentals of Righteousness.
There Is no use of dreaming of
peace unless it be righteous peace ;
there is no use of hoping for pros
perity unless it be q prosperity of
honesty and straightforward dealing
among men; there is no use of laud-
ing liberty unless it be liberty that
finds its highest freedom in obedience
TO righteous law. There is no need of
trying to figure out this whole prob
lem of the worlds future unless, as a
basis of all calculation. we take the
fundamental fact of the builder-that
beneath it all there must lie, immov-
able and unshaken. the everlasting
foundations of righteousness. justice
and truth" 1880.
III We ever needed an appeal in our
MARKS, it. is now" fairly shouted the
speaker III the things fer which
America stands are to endure, they
must rest upon the lasting founda-
tions which our fathers laid. invoking
upon themselves and upon their work
folly to trihe with lawiessness. 1t is
Against the mighty authority Of the
general good. against the voice of the
eeHseienes Of mankind, it will not do
70 give anarchy and the forces that
1t breeds an inch of leash or an hour
of existence. Nor can the defiant
selfshness born of luxury and wanton
extravagance venture to justify it's
existence. The anarchy of selfish
wealth is as lawless as the mapiaeal
maunderinss of bestial bolshevik-
ism.
Dream OF Future.
THE world has always dreamed of
a golden age. Poets and dreamers
have loved to picture the time. when
peace and contentmont. when pros
perity and happiness shall be the uni
versal portion Of mankind. For the
fulfllment of that dream there IL no
new formula; for the realisation of
that ideal there can be no new dis
covery: In the temple that eur Grand
Master KinG SolemeR builded to the
Lord they sang this seng:
" Merry and truth are met together,
RsltssoHsasssss a,sssas and peae' have ai'''A each
Mrs. Fqsrs 2. Campbell. grand
matron Of thA Order Of the Eastern
star congratulated the Grand Lodge
on behalf Of her Organization and
assured back of the Undertaking the
undivided support of all aHliated
with the order. which includes East
srn Star memberships in Virginia and
Maryland. At the conclusion Of Mrs
CampbeIl's address, delegates from
both of the adjoining states present
ed Grand Maser Ceombs with appro-
pirate banners.
Immediately preceding the bene-
dictien, which was given by Rev.
David r. Covell, assistant grand chap
lain of the Grand Lodge of the District,
e. Gratz Dunkum. chairman OF the
COMMITTEES for 3 new Masonic site.
was presented by Grand Master
Ceomha and publicly thanked fer his
untiring efforts on behalf Of tbs prof.
cot. Others high in the Masonic
order were also asked to rtas.
Al the eenclusien OF the exercises
ali present were invited to inspect
the grounds and building.