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GUAM) MASOMC CEREMOMES
and
Visit lo the Tomb of IVashinpJon.
The corner stone ol the Associate M fhodist
. was laid in Alexandria, by the M. VV.
j tran(Qinster, assisted by the Grand Lodge of the
1 District of Columbia, on the 291 hof March. The
j Grand Lodege convened at eleven o’clock, in the
room of Washington Lodge No. 22, (of which
, Gen. W ashington was the Founder and Master.)
; j JOHN N. MOULDER, M. VV. G. ft], presitling,
i who anuouncefcy the Brethren assembled, the
j Older in which the procession would move under
j Ihe diiection of the Grand Marshal, Brother Jk
; rEMtah Elkins, and his assistants, Brothers, M.
:M. Cole, C. Prysk. K. G. Lanphieu,J. Dim af,
j U. P. Levy, and J. K. Dayton.
The procession having arrived at the site se-
I Iccted lor the building, and silence proclaimed by
! the Grand Marshal, the Rev. Mr. Steele address
; cd the Throne of Grace i: an appropriate and im
| pressive prayer-—after which solemn music bv the
, Band.
| lhe Grand Master then rose and delivered the
• following brief remarks.
I Brethren :We have been permitted io assem
’ ket*e in the character of Mason* to lay the
Ctruer Stone of a Building—a building which is
\ destined lor the worship of that Divine Being,
. whom wc revere. Although this Edifice may be
, composed of lire most durable materials and form
;°d ky ‘cunning workmen,” it must decay. Our
Institution teaches ns how to lay that “ corner
done,” which will prove a permanent and inde-
Dutiable foundation, upon which we may with
; n .ty erect ti moral temple, just and beautiful in
; all its proportions—a .• mple against which noth
i *ng ultimately will prevail—a temple which will
: from the ruins of creation, and will.be dc
j voted to the sot vice of the Awhile, t of the Uni
i verse. Brelhreri, let it* be careful lint we bold
up r our profession, and that we operate occord-
; ng to the fixed rules of the Craft; if no do, Hcav
■ cd ‘.vi!l smile upon ur and our Institution,
The Foundation Stone was then laid, and the
•Hand Master observed, “I pronounce this Foun
; dation Stone of the Astiociaieri i f iU icli
I to Di* KT /Xinnut, true and ’rusty.”
ivbi.de By ii,e Band.
ihe DJue, with the following inscription, fend |
| articles, wore fhCt* d< posited in the Slone:
‘-This house, erected for the worship of Almighty j
By the associated Methodist Church of Aleutn- j
j Lev. v\ (Kiiftn C. Poole, Minister in charge. |
Ibis Corner Stone was laid bv the
Giaiid Loflge ol the Distrif t ol Columbia,
March 29th, A. I). 1830,
And of the sdfh year of American Imirpendence.
JohuN. Aijulder, Esq. Most Worshipful Grand
Master.-”
1 Holy Bible
2 fly nui Book of jthe A. M. C.
3 Mutual Lijfhcs
4 Copy Declaraiicn of Independence, V. S.
5 Copy Alexandria Giir.ctte
fi Eagle 60 cent piiu-.c, U. S. coin
7 bo L"> do do
S Du lb do do
’ 9 Do 5 do <!„
! 1° Do l do do
11 Do 12 do do
I A memcjiiO oi the times, bcraicfricaliv getjn *
i glass.
The Stone wns then pl.ac-d in its bed, and the !
| ( ornucopiu, and (he vessels coulaialng the VV i.u* !
i and Dil, were delivered to the Grand .Master, bv I
j whom I licit contents were poured upon the Sto.u*,
I saying: •‘Aiay the all bounteous Author of alii
j good.btcßs the Inhabitants of this ‘own with the {
j necessaries, Comforts, nnd ciivemencic* of life i
j auu grant to us nil in needed Supply, the Cos/ of!
! nouriohincnt, ttie Mine of re fresh men t. and the }
! () d >*f i-rv.” The Grand Honors of Masonry i
j then given,. and the Grand Master said- j
i “We have now laid this Foundation Stone: A lav j
ihe Grand Architect of the Universe, of Jfis kind {
[ providence, ♦ .iablc the Leiigiuin Society t. ca. i v
j 041 ,u,<! D‘M*h the work; protect the workmen n- i
; ,n V: hi con.fiction. May j
; he fiord to if, and (o this town in general ids
guardianship and protection, and may he kc, p it j
I ho -’* decay, and ruin, untiil time
ihaf b ( ’ no more. *
j ThcN.-barkatmn at Mm.n V.as shfl<i.T
----i ;y umli>r .lie direction of
;>lr. fiavtu-i. whosK experience rendered the land
Imgo! tho nnltitude at once safe, commodious
j and expeditions. At the completion of the debar
jkati m, the ladies proceeded to the Tomb, and
I were admitted within the pales. The hospital
• proprietor of the estate, .lans .A. Washington,
Esq. accompanied by liosuaonWashington,Esq]
met the company at the beach, and were intro
duced to the Grand Officers, and took a station
assigned them in the procession, which was then
fmmed in regular order citizens not attached to
the Fraternity, forming in tiie rear, conductin'-
ihetiiseives nith great propriety, and submitting
implicitly to the government ami direction ol lhe
tilt- Marsha); appointed to conduct the procession.
In this order they proceeded to the Tomb, accom
panied by solemn music front the Band. Haring
passed round and encircled the Tout!). tiSt proc.-s
----ston halted, with the Grand I, edge fronting the
door ol the twilit. After a short, impassive, and
truly appropriate prayer from Grand Clmptniu,
Brotlter WALr.Acr. a dirge was performed by the
datui, tiie masonic emblems vvan-p stationed in
their proper positions, and Grand Master Mom..
DEB ascended the Tomb, and delivered the fol
lowing address :
My Brethcm: We are assembled
around the Tomb ol that illustrious
personage whom it is our duty as
j\lflsoits and as Batriots to honor ; one
who, while living, and in the zeuith
of his glory, mingled with the Fra
ternity, uud lent his influence to sup
port our ancient institution; one a
-1 gainst whom no person can be found
who is hold enough to brave the opi
nion of our nation so far as even to
lisp a word is detraction. We need
no testimony in favor of the excel
lence of masonry. but. if we did, we
should go no further than this spot;
here we would stand, and, whilst we
pointed to the place where the re
mains of Wasainoto.n are deposit
ed, wc would say, in answer to ail
that calumny could invent: He who
reposes beneath that sod, was once
tiie brother and associate of masons.
Urol her S. H. Jenks, of Boston,
Massachusetts, having been selected
as Special Grand Orator for tho oc-
casion, then pronounced the follow
ing
ADDRESS:
Tircthc.rn anti Friends : Tho re
flection that wc ate assembled around
the tpiiß or Washington, might,
of itself, serve every purpose of eu
logy to which human speech is capa
ble ofbeing applied. In silent ven
eration, as pilgrims brought hither
by the lbtir w ihtls of lleavon, might
wc how our bead , and cast upon
the holy spot our simple token of per
petual rememberance—the spring oj
i Cassia. But the occasion is fraught
with peculiar interest—and in at-j
tempting to comply with tiie flatter
iug- injunction which has as- igned to
life the duly of addressing you, it
were useless and disingenuous to af
fect indifference to the extraor
dinary emotions, naturally inspired
by tiiis undeserved commission. An
entire age has elapsed since within
this unostentatious sepulchre were
depositedthe mortal remains of Him,
whose fame adorns the brightest
page of history, as the Father ofthis
Republic, the foremost in her de
fence, the first iti her councils, the
dearest in the affections of a brave
and enlightened people. To us, in
the character we now beer, is his
memory doubly endeared; anti tliC|
heartfelt tribute which we oifiw-•**
Bfierea sluing ,n Hie iulncss of otir
filial reverence aud pious ardour, will
‘cave its impressions upon our souls
to tlie latest moments of conscious
existence.
How vain are the efforts of lang
uage—how inadequate the concep
tions of intellect, mighty aud vast as
are their several resources, in at
tempts to embrace a theme so sub
limely melanclioi,, so awfully grand,
as that which is here suggested!
When we look upon this unassuming
mound, lying in rural meekness up
on the verge of the murmuring Poto
mac—sheltered only by the cluster
ing fqilagg of the forest, waving in
mournful majesty beneath the ivroud i
blue arch of Heaven—and realise I
iliut within the daik confines of this!
narrow house, repose the relict of
one in whom were blended nil quali
ties that unite in the constitution of
human greatness, we may well bend
in humiliation at the thought of our
frailty; and mingle our griefs, and
send fourth our signs : for lo ! here, i
HF.itR, we witness the termination o
man’s career on earth ; the sad con
summation of his pioudcst exer
tions, the final disposition, so far as
ihe view is permitte m this state of
being, of all the gr tideur and itie
glory of his nature !
Yet the very grou and upon which
we stand may be de> oniin.ited holy,
ft is the consecrated resting place of
W ASHINGTON. Illustrious immort
al name! His epitaph is unwritten
—words connot comprehend it. His
monument towers beyond the con
fines of matter and of t me—erected
in the bosoms of enia liipated coun
trymen, it must abide with them, and
with their descendants, for ever im
perishable. This sid has oft been
pressed by his footsteps—here he
was wont to linger iu tlie enjoyment
of that quietude and security which
he had dearly purchased for h\s fa
vored country, and neie he loved to
cherish those noble and philanthro
pic principles, which, as hisbretheru
and followers, it should ever he our
boast to profess, aat our study to
cultivate, ’ine scenery arouKohm •
was once familiar to iiis eye—from
tins peaceful retreat, after the toils
of a life spent in the cause of virtue
and liberty, he could look with fond
serenity upon the laud which he con
tributed so effectually to rescue from
a foreign thraldom, calmly contem
plating the happy results of his lab
ors, as the sinking Sun throws its
yellow and golden smile upon the
subsiding storm!
Masonry was instituted for noble
and wise purposes: it was to expand
our benevolence to the limits of soci
ety ; to open, enlighten and purify
the heart of man ; to ameliorate the
condition of mortality here,, and to
prepare it for an entrance hereafter
.into the ‘‘Celestial Lodge above,
where the supreme Architect of the
Universe besides.” If the sublime
and immutable principles of our Or
der were not deeply founded in truth
aud to virtue, how i$ it that the l aq
[New Series—No. tYi
nerofFrertnasonrv is ‘ Tread'hrorirli
every In ml, and among every peo
ple? Though it has been dashed
beneath the feet of fanatical tyrants
j in Europe, and lias sustained the ad
jurntio'is of the American demago
gue, its ignorant and insidious assail
ants will yet quail before tbc set ptio
of omnipotent truth. It is tin- pro
vince of ignorance to revile w hat it
cannot understand, and of malice
and intrigue to assail what it may
not control. But if aught woref
wanting to elevate ihe institution h
| hove the reach of cavil or suspicion,
j we may proudly enumerate among
its distinguished votaries, the names
of Washington, Franklin, War
ren, Clinton, a fayette, mid
Jackson. Superfluous indeed would
it he to enlarge Upon the
of those sages and pabidfl
virtues nml valor are *s’
‘•villi civilization, and tlicS
become the propel : y ol ‘jlß|
\cs, my hrotiiern—ii is v.
able elation of soul, that weiXH
to those Venerated names ;fs
inent on the Catalogue ol our effickmb
patrons—the chief jewels among the
ornaments of out craft. And While
our records thus exhibit an associa
tion of the renowned and benevolent
|of otir race, why need we
wan an emotion lieyong that of pity
or contempt, the miserable crusades
and paltry persecutions recently agi
tated, avowedly for the destruction
of our order ; anti too obviously de
signed for the political aggrandize
ment of a few restless men, whose
only hope of becoming conspicuous,
or even notorious, in society, lies iti
the desperate chance of rising for
tuitously among the lighter atoms,
which may lie hurled upward by somtf
senseles whirlwind of faction.
This, however, is no fit place so?
the unrest mined indulgence of in
dignant animadversion- We advert
to the lamentable topic rather “in
sorrow than in anger.” The occa
| sion inspires sentiments more refill
!ed and exalted. It admonishes us
’ to renew our pledges of fraternal fi
delity; to Strengthen our mutual
vows of devotion to the beneficient:
objects of our institution—and to for
tify our resolution in emulating tho
examples we have been taught to
revere that when we, like tliosO
virtues we would commemorate,
shall descend to the srrnVe, and bo
laid upon a level with the slumbering
tnyraids of past existences,- resign
ing sur stations on earth to new ini
tiates in the Lodge of life, our mcn.oj
rics may be as affectionately hallow
ed, and our last hopes as deserved!/
honored. Compared with a well
founded anticipation that ot r own
course may command from succeed
ing generations, such feelings tonv
age, and such ennobling sympathies
as those now struggling within itSj
nil the alluring visions of wraith—
all the gorgeous aspirations’ of ambi
tion, are as “nothing, und less than
nothing, and vanity!”
Nor is it expedient, in thecompasV
of those brief and hastity prepat ed
remarks, to expatiate on the moral
utility offreemasonry, as exemplified
in the life of him who now sleeps
within the sanctuary. Though year Sf
have flswn, and the “torms of thir
ty winters have passed over his hnV
ly bad; the hand of oblivion h- <-• t
yet trimineu a single line of his histo
ry. All, all, is treshly remembered.
of a bereaved nation long
snme embalmed his fame J and ths
voices of eloquent orators,-tti
ty of other days, liave spoken big
worth, in words of lasting power.
Wherefore, at this remote period,
to buzzard an elaborate panegyric*
accounting tiie ; erfections of our de
parted brother, might almost he
deemed an act o sacriligeous mock
ery. Why then it may be inquired,
should we come with funeral pag
eantry, to iiivnd. the recessesolthis
retirement—wh exp o e tho cold
ashes ever of ti e illu t ions dead—
when the spirit that on a animated
his form, i=* air ady di used among
millions of free., en ; ad still sur
vives, to warm, aud g adden, andj
invigorate the h.e-biood of millions
But u'■ ap; j||| _ ■
11 u'l-.i th
laud, recently , • j