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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS.
WEPN'ERDAV. MAY 1, 1 907.
J. W. SIBLEY, Pres, and Gen. Mgr.
J. A. MENGE, Vice-Pres. & Treas.
W. L. SIBLEY, Secretary.
SIBLEY-MENGE PRESS BRICK CO.
MANUFACTURERS OF
HIGH GRADE FACE BRICK IN RED, BUFF, MOTTLED AND FANCY COLORS.
General Office, First National Bank Building, Birmingham,’Ala. Factory and Shipping Depot, Sibleyville, Ala.
Our Speckled Gray Brick Are Being Used in the New Masonic Temple, Manta
SCIPLE SONS, General Agents,
EMPIRE BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
HIGHEST TEMPLAR
IN ALLTHE SOUTH
J.‘K. Orr Is Only Southerner
Of the National
Officers.
Th* hlfhMt ranking Muon In Atlon
ta I. J. K. Orr. the well-known whole.
tale ehoe dealer.
Mr. Orr la very eminent eword bear
er of the (rand encampment, Knl(hte
Templare of the United Statee. This
ti the first time In thirty year, that the
South hu had an officer In the grand
encampment.
Georgia hat only four thirty-third
degree Masons, four If! tho next degree,
Knlghte Commander of the Court of
Honor, and over 300 of,the thlrty-eec-
ond degree.
The four thirty-third degree Mason.
are:
. John R. Wllkerson. Atlanta.
Harry C. fltockdell, Atlanta.
1L J. Nunn. Savannah.
A. B. Simmon*. Savannah.
Four Knight. Commander.
The four Knlghte Commander of the
Court of Honor, which la a degree be
tween the thirty-third and the thirty-
second. are:
E. S. .Me('undies*. Atlanta.
J. Greenfield, Atlanta.
C. H. Strong, savannah.
H. W. Wltcover. Savannah.
In the thirty-serond degree Georgia
hu over 300, of which number about
100 live In Atlanta. Many reach thle
rank, but thoee going up to the next
two degree*, which mark tho hlgheet
itblo In Maeonry, are comparatively
posslb
Atlanta leads In the elate In the
number of lodges. Masons and Interest
In the order. With the completion of
the new temple, Atlanta Muone wilt
own the ffneet home In the South, and
the home here will be distinct from
many, In that It will have no commer
cial features. That la. tho building
will be devoted entirely to the needs
and requirements of the Masonic or
der.
An Exptnelve Row.
> Maine e few summers
no*. of ths bools James .—..
had a most amusing esperl.oce In e gloomy
>uml.
James was stopping at out of the
ililra hotels not far from the An-
-*-"irsr. Desiring to take n row
i engaged a small boat from a
_ lived near the hank of th*
d started out urly In fa* morn-
did not roturn until about 1
Fastening tho boat to a trot, tho wont up
to me^ former's bouse and aakod what tbs
° lu*| ,W l0U * hart you had ths boatl" hs
’••Slues I this morning," Mitt James rt-
“peoWhUllklne!" hs oxclalmod. "you've
htd that beet five hours, b'gosh, I've
how morhl" she asked.
GEORGE M. MOULTON, OF CHICAGO.
Eminent Grand Commander of the Grand Encampment of Knlghte
Templars of tho United 8tates. He it ths first eminent commander to
S ty a visit to Georgia, and will bo tho guest of honor at the Capital City
lub on Wednesday night.
FIRST TEMPLE IN ATLANTA
WAS IN DECATUR STREET
Atlanta’s first Muonic temple was
located on Decatur (treat where the
Star theater now stands.
On April 5, 11*0, K. L Angler, futher
of United Statu District Attorney K.
ATLANTA'S FIRST MASONIC TEMPLE.
On th* sit* of th* present Star Theater once stood Atlanta’s first tern-
S I* of Maeonry. It is shewn in th* extreme right of the picture, with
htrman'a tents In the foreground.
A. Angler, and Clarence V. Angler,
executed a lease, or rather an agree
ment, with the Masonic Hall Company,
of Atlanta, which provided that Inas
much as Angler was then erecting a
two-etory brick building on Decatur
street, the Masonic Hall Company was
to put on a third story, to occupy and
enjoy Ihe use of the same as long u
tho building stood, and the lease pro
vided that If the building should be de
stroyed by Are tho lease should termi
nate.
When General Sherman gnve orders
to Ills Invading army to bum the town,
squads of soldiers were sent out with
torches and ono particular squad sent
down Decatur street wu In charge of a
corporal who was a Master Mason. •
When bis eye caught the square and
compass on the front of the Masonic
building he not only gave orders that it
should not be burned, but left a de
tachment of soldiers to guard It so thu!
other passing squads might bo told
what the building wn* and why It was
protected from destruction.
It Is said that this was one of the few
buildings spared except those used by
the officers for headquarters and simi
lar uses during the alegc. Title build
ing stood until a few year* after the
surrender, when It caught Are and wo*
destroyed, annulling the lease. Tho
picture from which this Is printed Is
perhaps the only one In existence.
Gloves.
Tbs origin of sieve t. very ancient. Some
authorities assert that tlt-y were known
*n Wide times, front reference* made to
'•hoe.'' wMrh were lb >u*bt to he Idem
with gloves. The first eleor nceouat JP
glove, comes, however, from \enopbon. This
writer speak, of the I'srsl.ns wearing
glove, on ttielr bands to protect them from
■‘omer desertlie. Laertes working In
_ Jen with glove upon his hands to
protect them from the thorns, aud V.rro
mentions this apparel as betug worn by
the ltomstis.
Glove* have been token* of solemn nnd
Important thing, from the ninth century.
They were adopted ss . rite of the church,
nnd Inter the trnnefrrrtng of land* or title
was always attended with the presenta
tion of glove. In the eleventh eentnvy
the method of ehsllenrlng to single com-
list by throwing down n trove wu Inst!-
—. —d tbr- — — •
MASONRY IN GEORGIA;
ITS PAST AND PRESENT
Continued from Pago Three.
meetings and do work, “conferring degrees
on all worthy applicants."
In 1829, the grand lodge declared the
charters ot nil the remnant lodfra forfeited,
and gave their numbers to loyal lodges,
but provided that by making amends they
might be received Into goal standing and
take the highest vacant numbers; none
availed themselves of this permission. In
18S1, King Molomon's lodge, whose charter
bad been declared forfeited, and the title to
Its property vested In. the grand lodge (but
which still remained In Its possession) was
cited to appear at the next annual meet
ing to show cause why It should not be
expelled and Its meml>ers placed under
tlm ban of the grand lodge. No notice was
taken of this eunnnoue.
Dealing of 8chism.
In 18S2, a new rltntloti was ordered to be
Issued nnd sent by mall to the master, or
first three officers. Xn sessions were held
In 1833 or 1834. but ou the last day of the
session In 1835. n resolution was adopted
declaring the lodge expelled.
About tbls time, however, there arose
a feeling In the lodge In favor of the recon
ciliation of the grand lodge, especially
among tho younger uicmlicrs; but It was
opposed among the older members. On
Junuary 6, 1W7. an effort was made la
the lodge, which the master favored, look-
lag toward a settlement of the contest:
but the lodge adopted n resolution not
to take any uotlee of I
upon ■■
signet
grand lodge i_. —» ~~ rr —
fused on the ground that no evidence was
presented that the petitioner* were Masons.
As Masonry began to revive there arose
a general feeling throughout the state that
the schism should be healed. The br6ther
who offered the potltlon expelling the
lodge, visited It on November #>, 1838, and
urged a reconciliation. The lodge met him
In the same spirit and adopted a resolu
tion to the effect that the difference be-
tween A>.Up.jM «« f - 7K
sincerely desired ru
ble terms; and that
_ • would rescind the
resolution of 1836, the lodge would “stand
ffgagar
that the
CfHIli HHIl III!
conciliation on
when the grai
resolution of 1836, the lodge w
reedy to effect a recoudilatli. . ..
terms as may, In a spirit of mutual con
cession, be hereafter agreed upon by the
parries." Two weeks previously, the grand
_____ direct
re number the lodges, nnd he proceeded to
... - -- gogf
nf th
___ i . i . Man
resolutions of the lodge bad
_ •
giving No. 1 to 8oclal Lodge, at
“ “ * no lodge
the matter was brought up but tilt.
dus of the lodge bad l»eeu lost, or
mislaid. Representatives of the lodge were
be admitted to seats. A committee was
I what terms n reconciliation could LJ
fected; upon conferring together It wn*
wisely concluded that If was “unnecessary
to refer to the grounds of the differences,
nnd the committee reported resolutions to
i nc. Luaumu ucunuia r\mun i i cmrban,
J. K. Orr, one of Atlanta's best known Masons and merchants and •
leading worker among the Masons, bears the distinction of being the only
Georgian who is an officer of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templars.
He bears the title of Very Eminent 8word Bearer.
and a sufficient ■!
polony, the lodge be con
standing, nil aentences
Ige or It, members repenlml.
eldered In goo
1 llist tbs IimIl ............ .
I Its representatives admitted to,their
In In tho mod lodge. The reeolntlone
re adopted unanimously. The master
made the apology: and tl
lodge remitted nil paet
gave the lodge It, old
and thereupon the grand
~ due, (since IMS)
... plane at the hes<
restored Its old number, nm
elvdl war and ronsequent depression of hntl
ness, and fostering of chnrltshlo enterprises,
the .rand lodgu beenme Ananelallr Involved,
resulting lu the necessity of baring biennial
sessions for th* years 187* and ISM, freeing
tho grand lodge of debt, end Maeonry took
on new life and prosperity, and continued
to grow until there are now 471) anlmrdlnntr
lodges anil upward of 35,000 Masons within
Its Jurisdiction.
Sagacity of the Ancients,
Mnny onotatlnna came from the works of
Thales, the Greek philosopher end one of
the eevrn wise men. It was be who said.
"Know thyself;" "Few words nro n sign of
prudent Judgment:" "llenreh after wisdom,
nnd choose whst le most worthy;" "There
Is noththg more beautiful than th, world;”
"Tim*.la the wisest thing, for it Inveuts
and dlneorera nil things."
If* also ssld that It wan the hardest tbl
In th* world to know oneself, and t
easiest to ndmnulth smother. In hie yon -
Thales wn, urged to marry; tiut ha said.
"It le too eoon;” and Inter In life, upon
being urged (gala, he said. "It la too late.”
tuted. end
custom still remslus la
countries. Gloves were not worn by
women nutll after the Reformation.
HENRY M. WOOD.
Organiser of the Piedmont Lodge
and a leader In movements for the
advancement of Freemasonry.
ORIGIN OF MASONRY;
CENTURIES OLD
Continued from Page Three,
atone of the Masonic arch—Brotherly Love.
lu pence nuil In war. In every age end
every land. It has hound us together, and
ha* been * potent factor, not only lu the
hlstorar of Masonry, but In the history of
mankind.
Stands for Pence and Liberty.
Mtsonry hae aided wonderfully In the
fraternisation of tbe human family. It hae
ever stood for peace. It has ever stood for
liberty. It hus ever etood for freedom of
science. Within our sacred temple the
v. A. of the U., whose lives are clean,
whose hearts arc pure, tuny worship around
one coiuon altar aa brothers of tho square.
Nodal differences do not exist. The, great
of earth, even royalty Itself, must meet on
equal terms with him who stands upon the
lowest round of the social bidder.
Within our temple tic* millionaire nnd
the pauper stand upon the mum* level. The
wealth of the one mid tho poverty of the
other couut for naught. The rich und the
poor uteet together, for the I*ord Is maker
of them nil.
/
Its
humi
rown of right living. -
I plead for these Ideal* of Mnsoury. I
lend for *he brotherhood of inau. l*ot us
0 away with the harrier* of sect and
creed. 1 feeds. not freed*, shall save tusu
this dawn of thn twentieth cen
... . . all artificial barrier* Ik» rased to
the ground nnd let men lie Judged, not by
hdr profession, but by tb-lr lives. For
his In Masout-y.
Why 8hou!d Brothers Quarrel?
1 plead for the fntherhwm of <
misrepresented)
UMtHue as sounding limes an.
cymbal." And tbls la Masonry.
.. - * ! If It were but nrsc
(ifttl
.... lottffvr wm
snl. No I
groat In every ago who have done valiant
service In Its mured cause.
Brotherly lovb!
I would rather lift the load from a broth
er's shoulders than amass the fortuae of s
Croesus. I would rather bring sunshine
Into the home of one pure, sweet womnn
than win the conqueror's laurel wreath. I
afflicted and the sorrowing than dwell In
marble palacer beneath the golden sun of
luxury.
“Dunce."
It la a strange fact that tbe word
“dunce," meaning a stupid person, comes
from the name of one of the most eminent
sc hols re of his time. Duns Scotne.
In the Reformation the works of the
schoolmen fell Into disfavor of the re
formers, and Duns, who was the leader of
the schoolmen, was often spoken of with
. .. , a longer
would capital war on laltor. nor labor on
capital. Ilomes for tbe aged, the destitute,
the helpless, wonhl rise on every bill. Evil
sneaklug would erase, mm weald no longer
place tho enp of temptntlni to their broth
ers* Ilus, honest toll would receive Its fair
reward, and beneath the blue rtuopy of
heaveu wrong aud fujus’.fc* would be un
kuowo.
India’s Great Temple.
a. teMSirru priluv lo tne
•r-lorod nnd unforgotten
ily lienutlfut. Most mar
ine multitude, of pillars
— if dome which were so
fashioned and arranged that when the
word *1ove" was whispered echo took op
the sound “love" and answered !«ck again,
“Lore, lore, love!" until the vast v 1
rvss resounded wlth the echoing
Nlowly, slowly the
l mn.lc
I
every corner ami crevice of the
lent responslte echo to the echo of love.
Bach Is the Temple of Masonry, and such
ft shall ever remain, dedicated to tbe over
living God, aqd consecrated to the good and
MEN WHO BUILT
ATLANTA TEMPLE-
Joseph Greenfield Heads tho
Building Committee of
‘ New Temple.
Upon five well-known Atlantans anj
prominent Masons falls the brum of
responsibility in tho work of building a
$200,000 Masonic temple.
This five Is known as the building
committee, and was named from tho
board of directors of ths Masonic Home
Company. They are Joseph C. Green
field, chairman; E. S. McCandless, For.
rest Adair, D. O. Dougherty and John
R. Wilkinson. All are men of large
business affairs and experience and
represent the highest type of Atlanta
citizenship.
Upon this committee was Imposed tho
task of securing plans, making con
tracts and all the other Infinite detail
of such a magnificent undertaking.
They have the deepest Interest In the
work and In seeing that Atlanta hat
one of the moet splendid Masonic tem
ples In the country.
The Masonic Temple Company was
chartered eighteen years ago for the
purpose of erecting a great temple here
as h home for the order. A lot was
purchased at the corner of North Pryor
atreet and Auburn avenue. Just opposite
the present Y. M. C. A. building.
But the .time did not seem auspicious
for beginning a .temple of ths magni
tude desired, and -this lot was flnnlly
sold and the lot at the comer of Peach
tree nnd Cain streets purchased. Some-
thing over a year ago the movement to
build a temple wa* Inaugurated and the
committee named above we* appointed
from the board of directors.
The personnel of the board of direc
tors Is as follows; Governor-elect Hoke
Smith, president; John R. WUklnson,
vice president; J. K. Orr, vice presi
dent; Captain James W. English, treas
urer: George E. Argard, secretary: D.
O. Dougherty, Forrest Adair, E. S. Mc
Candless, Joseph C. Greenfield, John
Joiner. C. I. Branan. A. J. Shropshire,
A. O. Rhodes, H. C. Stockdell, I. Spring
er and John R. Dickey,
"Idiot”
The alteration la meaning of the word
Idiot” Is peculiar. Originality this word
meant only a man In private Ilf* ss ill*
tlngulshed from one who was concerned In
public affairs.
In tlm* tbe word degenerated, nntll it
one who wn* defective In
over t
lento.
JOHN J.SEAY, OF ROME.
Grand Commander of Knights Templare of Georgia. Ho will preside
• the grand conclave of Knights Templars which is being he’d in At-