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AnAddress Delivered by Chief Justice Hex^L. Hosmer on the Occasion of Laying the^Corner Stone of the Masonic Temple, Vir^ginia City, Montana, June 2^i, 1867.
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Virginia,June 24, 1867^At a Communication of Virginia City Com-^aandery, held on the 24th in^t., on motion of^Sir Knight D. W. Tilton, it was unanimously^resolved that Sir Knight H. L. Hosmer be so^licited to furni-h a copy of the address deltv^ered this day, for publication in the papers of^the city.C. Hampton.
Recorder.Virginia City, Montana, [^June 24th, 1867. ^'
Hon.H. L. IIosmkb:
DrarSir ash Brothkr^At the called cor^muuication of the Grand Lodge of A. P. ^^A. M. of Montana, held this day, it was unani^raously resolved, that the Lodge respectfully^and fraternally request a copy of your address,^at the laying of the corner stone of the Tem^pie; and the undersigned were appointed a^committee to make such request.
Inaccordance with the duties of our ap^^pointment, we do fraternally make such re^^quest, and tincerely hope for an early and fa^Torable answer.
Fraternallyyours,^F. C. Dkimling,^Act'g W. M., V. C. L. No. 1.
W.L. McMath,^Isaac N. Alden,
Virginia,June 26, 1867.^Gcntlemkn :^In compliance with your re^^quest, I herewith place my address of the 24th^inst. at your disposal.
Refpectfullyand fraternally,
HEZ.L. HOSMER,^Mewrs. Dkimling, McMath, and Alobn,^Virginia City.
address.
Sevenhundred and forty-nine years ago, in^the early morning of an autumnal dny, two^warriors clad in armor of rutty steel, mounted^upon a single horse, might be seen parsing^through the eastern postern of the enclosure^originally occupied by the Temple of Solo^^mon, and descending into the valley of Je-^ho^aphat. The horse upon which they rode,^beMdes their armor, the good swords at tin ir^side^, the battle-axes at their saddle-bow, and^the spears poised defiantly from either .-tirrup,^Comprised their only wealth. Qualified by^long and active service in the crusades, for^toil, exposure and gallantry, teaJous in the^Cause ol their Loid and Ma.-ter, the high em^^prise they now contemplated was all the more^cheerfully undertaken, because of its over^^whelming difficulties and doubtful consumma^^tion. Before the simple dictates of duty, all^obstacles dwindled into seeming insignifi^^cance.
Leavingthem to jmrsue their adventure, let^us chance the scene to the coast of the Med^^iterranean, forty miles distant from Jerusa^^lem. One of those grote-que-looking vessels,^which we only know by the resemblances met^with in oki pictures, has just drawn up on the^beach, fronting the time-honored city of^Joppa. Fifty or sixty men, venerable in ap^^pearance, each ^dressed in pilgrim s weed.-,^with sandal*, staff and scrip/' have disembark^^ed and are forming in procession on the sand.^They unfurl a white banner, whose field pre^^sents a passion cross. Crucifixes are suspended^from their necks. Their heads and faces are^covered with s;ihle cowls. Their voices break^into a dirge like and sepulchral chant. They^are pilgrims. Could we gaze under those^monkish hoods, the stern features of many a^warrior, nobleman, and perhaps monarchy^would be revealed. Could we cast up the sum^of their history, it would nnfold an hundred^deeds of lofty daring; tell of fields lost and^won: of cities sacked; of castles demolished,^and of nations overthrown. All the renown^gained by these enterprises, subdued by the^austerity and ascetecism of a religious era, has^yielded to the power of faith, and thev are^now making the pilgrimage of humiliation,^that they may propitiate the favor and avert^the wrath of ilri Great Being in ulium they^have reposed their highest trust.
Along and dangerous voyage has tamed the^war spirit of this little band. Their escape^from the perils of the eea has made them al^^most oblivious of the greater perils of the^land. Unarmed, utiaccoutred, eneh one with^his crucifix in clo^e grasp, they commence^their toilsome journey over the mountains ami^through the defiles, which lie between t'uein^and the Holy City. In.-pired by the hope of^a safe and speedy arrival^their faith renewed,^and their sense of danger weakened, as the^consciou.-n.- ,i-a...i-.ii\ .-fais over them that^they are approaching the end of their pil^^grimage^they journey onward, alike regard^^less of fatigue or exposure. With strained^eyes toward Jerusalem, they ascend each bill,^0-igcr to catch the first glance of the stately^Cowers of St. Helena, whose walls enclose the^Holy ShriDe. Their journey is lightened by^the con-taut reflection that they are treading^the soil trod by the Redeemer, gating upon^the mountains and valleys on which he gazed,^and slaking their noon-dtiy thirst from streams^of which He drank So^ n indeed^ ch ! rav^^ishing thought!^will they press the hill press^^ed by His bleeding feet, and made sacred by^Hie atoning sacrifice.
Suddenly,and while in the enjoyment ot^M la lion drawn from so macy satisfying
source,yvfcile passing through a gloomy de^^file, theft rata is beset, and they are attacked^by an ambitthed foe. Spears and arrows fly^think and fast, and with terrible execution^among them. Many fall to rise no more.^I The infidels, taking advantage of their con-^( 'O. . '. aternation, rush in.o their midst, rifle their^} persons of all that is valuable, and kill those^who offer the slightest resistance. Paralysed^with terror, the distressed company are about^to give up all for lost; but, hark ! a battle^cry, sharp, resonant and decisive, ring* through^the defile. Aid is at hand. The Pilgrims^take heart, and the faces of the Miuselmen are^now blanched with fear. Into the very midst^of the melee thunders the horse with its double^rider, and dealing their blows with an activi^^ty, power and precision known only to the^warriors of the middle ages, the armed men^soon drive the attackers to their coverts, and^escort the surviving pilgrims in safety to the^tomb of the Savior.
Thisincident, paraphrased from the history^of the times to which it reters, and as simple^in character as an ordinary foray with the In^^dians who roam our mountains, will enable us^to comprehend the objects in which the order^of Knights Templars originated. Hugh d'^Pajens and Godfrey St. Uldeuiar, soldiers who^had distinguished themselves on many a well^fought field, exasperated at the treatment^which pilgiiins to the sepulchre received at^the hands of the infidels, fir-t conceived and^put in practice a plan for their defence. Poor^in every thing but faith and courage, they^styled themselves, ^The Poor Fellow Soldiers^of Jesus Christ.^ So successful were they in^their efforts, that their number soon increused^to nine. Placing themselves in favorable po^^sitions along the road from Joppa to Jerusa^^lem, this number alone, for a long time, af^^forded protection to the numerous companies^of pilgrims which at this period flocked to^Palestine. The success of the enterprise won^the favor of the noblemen living in Jerusalem,^who generously contributed to its support,^and Baldwin II., King of Jerusalem, assigned^quarters to the soldiers within the Temple en^^closure, from which en cum.-tauce they receiv^^ed the name of Templars.
Informationreaching Europe of the benefi^^cial service rendered by these men, occasioned^an excitement which speedily filled their ranks^with the most renowned warriors of the age,^and :nspired afresh the old military spirit of^the first crusades. Organization followed.^From the position of a ^ Poor Fellow Soldier^of Jesus Christ,^ Hugh d' Pajens was chosen^first Grand Master of the Order of Templars,^and sent to Europe to obtain tor it the recog^^nition, protection and favor of the Pope, and^encouragement from the crowned heud- in the^inception and prosecution of a new crusade.^His mission gave to the order an importance^infiuitely greater than had ever before been^bestowed upon Knighthood. Templarism was^at once adopted as the noblest element of^chivalry; an austere ritual was prescribed for^its government, of which Christianity was the^basis, and a system of military and temporal^discipline imposed, mjre rigid in its exactions^and more practical in its objects, than any^until then known to the world. Popularized^by the insignificance of its origin and the^greatness of its achievements, Templarism^overshadowed every other form of organisa^^tion among the nations, whether religious,^military or civil. The Grand Master ranked^in power next to the Pope, and all Christian^nations regarded the order as the sure conser^^vator of a pure Christian faith. The Knights^took their vows of chastity, obedience and de^^votion, with every possible solemnity, and^from the moment of their dedication of them^^selves to the service of the Redeemer, they^were regarded by the people with an awe and^reverence amounting almost to worship.^Power thus obtained necessarily accumulated
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hornet;contemning the sacrament; neglectid^confession, and indulging in unnatural vicf^all of which, uccordmg to the general opii^ion of historians, down to he present day, we^malicious laierepreseutatieus or absurd csj^uumies. A gold box of relics,which stie Tem!^tan weed to kise,according to the custom of i^church, was what gave origin to the theory ,^the Raphomet. Celebrating the mass, witj^out the elevation of the host, was called cu1^tempt of the sacrament. Confession to th^^own clerical members was the ground of t^charge; that they received absolution frui^their temporal superiors, and the frienship^which they were united, originated the ii^putation of unnatural practices. Hetermiu^to destroy the order, for wboee wealth^thirsted, Philip charged the prisoners wi {^heresy; employed inquisitors who weredevot^to his service, to try them, and published th^ |^alleged recusancy fat and wide,to excite pu j^lie indignation against them. Overcome^long captivity, and the moat exquisite it^lures, conlessiou of crimes which bad ner |^been committed, was extorted from thev^Clement V. was prevailed upon to join in tk^treatment, and sent two Cardinals to Parii ^^take part in tne examination, and impart^legal appearance to the procedure. Littlei^fact, was proved against the Templars, buty^a decree of the Archbishop of Sens, fifty-f^r^Knights were burned alive, in 131U who hi^denied every crime of which they were accusl.^Iu other dioceses of France, those vic.iiuyt^tyranny and avarice,were treated in a sjuiiur^manuer. The Pope exhorted other Princeof^Europe to continue the persecution. Chaiea^of Sicily and Pioveuce, imitated the utuirde^of Philip, and shared tUe booty wth tie^Pope. In England, Spain, Portugu, Inly^aud Germany, the Templars were arieied, ^ut^invariably acquitted. The iuquutiom ol^Salamauca and of Ments also resuled iuthe^justification of the order. Nevertheless, the^Pope, at tne Couucil of Vieune, iu .hiuphuy,^abolished the order by a bull I Much^2d, 1312. Mild treatment was prtnised to^those who confessed, but death at he sUke,^to those who persi.-ted in denia; Gnuid^Master D'Mo lay and Guido, the Gcnd Prior^ui N oimaudy, refusing the terms of lemeocy,^ou the thirteenth day of March, 1.14; a day^ever memorable in the history of thsi'emplars,^ascended the funeral pyre prepared for them^in the city of Paris, in the presence of thous^^ands, who had assembled to witiess their^martyrdom. The implacable Philii, and his^pliant tool, the Archbishop of Sen, clotned^in their robes of authority, were anted upon^a dais fai close proximity to the uiortunate^Knights. A few moments before the torch^was applied to the pyre, the Grod Master^H'Molay, with a diguity and sideunity, alike^worthy his high position, and tie terrible^event be was about to signalize veth his life,^in a voice of impressive earnestnes, thus ad^^dressed his regal persecutor:
Beforethat God, in whose preence I ex^^pect shortly to appear, and in this, the lust^moment of my temporal existeice, in the^presence of these assembled llousands, 1^solemnly declare that the alleged crimes were^not committed, for which so maty valorous^and magnanimous Knights have suffered, and^for which, as a last sac.ifice, tny^lf and my^venerable coadjutor, are now about to die; nor^is the order, wnich I still glory ii represeut-^ing,justly chargeable with any ofl.nce against^our Uoly religion. I die in full Lull, and as^the last act of my life, summon y ou, Philip^of France, aud Clement V. Pope of Rome, to^confront me and my murdered friends, before^the J udgment Seal of God, within the present^year, there to make good the charges you^have laid against us.
Littlemore than a month after this event,^on the IVth of April, the guilty Clement ^ bey-^ed this fearful summons, and on the 29th of
asthe order 'ncreased. Jealous lest their in- | November, thereafter, was followed by the^fluence should diminish, as that of the 1 em- ' sordid aud cruel Philip.
plarsaugmented, the mightiest monarchs of ! The estates of the templars was conferred^Europe united with the order, and engaged I by the Council of Vienne, upon the knights^actively in its leading objects. Early in the of St. John, and their treasures in money and^brief reign of Richard the Lion, in 101, long | precious stones were assigned for a new crusaoe.^after I)' Pajens and St. L'ldemur had oeen con- | in .France, the greatest part fell to the crown
signedto honored tombs, the spirit of the^Templars found a glorious illustration in the^victories over the renowned Saladin, by which^Acre, Joppa and Ascalon severally surrendered^to the Christians, and paved the way to an^eternal indemnity of the lives of the innu^^merable pilgrims who thronged the avenues to^the Holy Shrine.
Theseachievements secured for the Tem^^plars the confidence of Europe. Other orders^ol Knighthood, which had controlled the mil^^itary enterprises of the age, were abandoned^by all except subordinate officers*. The reve-
TbePope, also, relaiued a large sum for him^^self, the general confiscation of the proper^^ty of the order, failed to destroy the organis^^ation. The undying punciples still remained,^to vivify and re amu ate it afresh,with all the^puiiiy, mugnauimity, and excellesce which^churucienseu it m tne day of iu greatest pros^^perity. Its military power was lorever gone.^Its achievements, gathered into history,^remained to illustrate its renown to after^times.
Thisbrief outline of the history of the^Knights Templars, gathered from authentic
ue.-^ii the order, derivable from a variety of I sources, would tail to convey u just idea ot^ources, exceeded those of any single nation, j the benefits derived to the world through their^The Giand Master was invested with the pow- j achievements and example, did we neglect, on^er of a temporal prince, and the Pope sane- this occasion,to showlheir effect upon the age^tioned. by a bull, the independence ot the or- which they illustrated. At that peried,bigolry^gauization. The different classes were knights, i and superstition reigned supreme. Ihe several^squires and servitors, to which were added j orders of Knighthood which preceded the Tem-^souie spiutual members, who officiated as ! plars, without any government independent^)^ii^-.-ts, chaplains and clerks. A girdle of j ot the church, had conformed so strictly to^linen thread to denote their vows of chastity, j the will ot the Pope, that they involved the
wasworu as a badge of Templarism. Over^their armor, the Knights wore plain white^cloaks adorned with octangular blood red^crosses, to signify that they would shed their^blood in the service of the Church. They were^required to be of approved nobility^lords of the possessions of the order were elect^^ed by the Chapters. They comprised Marshals^and Bannerets as leaders in war; Drupiers as^iispectors of the wardrobe; Priors and supe-
holeol European Christendom in a success-^iou ot petty wars, to decide the simple con^^test belweeu Catholicism and other forms of^doctrinal belief. No great principle under-^rere j lying the foundation ot government, could be^ihe I eliminated by any of tnese contests. Their^force was lost iu military display. the^first crusade, although it achieved the con^^quest of Jerusalem, had no other marked^effect, than to fortify the power of the Pope,
orsof single Preceptories; Abbots, Com- aud retard the progress ol liberal principles^maiiuers anu Grand Priors as rulers over Prov- Science, learning aud the arts, if they existed^nces, and the Grand Master as Chief of the I at all, found little or no developemenl out-^hole order. The Pope was acknowledged as | sideot the priesthood or the dottier* of their^the only protector. Occupants ot estates and particular devotees. Architecture alone,^vassals were charged with tithes. Uniting the displayed in the erection of churches^privileges of a religious order with great mill- and cathedrals, was the only product ol genius^tary power, and always prepared for service by j which attained to any magnificence. xiits^sea and land, the Templars could use their \ and tournaments composed the ainuieinents,and^possessions to greater advantage than other j knight-errantry the occupation of the nobles,^corporations; make couquesls on their ! 'the mass ot the people was held ia bondage,^wu accouul, and judiciously appropriate the ^ by the imposition of innumerable feuds, as^rich donations aud bequests winch they re- 1 foolish and unnatural in design, as they were^-ived Irom the superstition of the age. All unjust aud oppressive iu effect. No ele^property was owned in common, the order . mem of government, was favorable to the re-^uppoi ted all its members.! lease of tne people from the universal tliral
iheanogiince objected to Knight Tem- ^ dom of the leudal sy.-tem. 'Unit stupendous^plaiism is readily accounted lor by its power , fabric, guarded on all sides by bigotry and^aud wealih. In l.^4 i^ possessed nine thou-: superstition, had converted Europe into one^sand bailiwicks, coinmandenes, piiories and vast prison house.
preceptories,independent ol the jurisdiction Templai i.-m rose like a sun upon this dark-^ej the monarchs oJ the countries in which it j nets. The objects in which it originated, toon^existed. ihe members embraced the Jeading J ceased to be considered a mere efloi t to pro-^nobfeo and warriors of every nation in Luiope, i tect pilgrims, aud assumed the form of a^and some cl tne sov-rei-ns. From 1111/ until j mightj,yontest between the powers of Chn^-^13UA, a period ol nearly two centuries, the ' ianity and Islasnism. The war was waged^Knights led the chivalry ol Europe in all great on the one side by the followers ol Curist, lor^military enterprises, ax.d exercised u temporal j the triumph ot the churcn, and ou the^power over the world, second ouly to that of j other, by the followers of Mohammed lor^Roiup-the triumph of the Crescent. Bel ore they had
Ithas been charged that, in the midst of ; upprecial ed the great cause they had uuder-^their prosperity, the Templars became venal taken,the military hosts ol Europe, under the j^and lneicei.ary, violated their vows, practised i lead of Richard Cceur L^ Leon, found them-!^idolatry, und made the higher objects of their ^ selves engaged in a wax ol principle with the I^association subservient to the grosser pactions, i supporters ot Mohammedanism, led by Sala-^asms charge, false in every paiticular, grew ,'din. This last crusade united all classes and |^out ot the euvy enkindled hy their various sue-! conditions of mett, whatever their form ot j^cesses, in the maiiguajit minds of Philip the j doctrine, who had faith in Christianity. Re- i^iaii , King of i rauce, and Clement V., Pope : cognized us an independent organization, the^ol home.^ templars virtually denied the authority of
JamesBernard Molar, of Burgundy, was, j the Pope, while seemingly acknowledging his^at this time, the Grand .Master, aud held his protection, and made the buttle ueci-ive ol j^court at the Island ol Cyprus. Under the ' the principle actually iuvolved. An enter-^pretence ol initiating a new ciusade, Philip prise which it required years to initiate,w.is at |^in\lied H'.d. i to remove the seat of his j length accomplished by the capture ol the j^government to Paris. Unsu.picious of Uvach- ' city of Acre by the Christians. A treaty was j^ery, ihe Grand Master, accompanied by his ! made between Richard and Saladin, securing j^subordinate officers, and filly-lour chosen war- ; the gov. runient ot Palestine to tie hands of the^rsoM ol the order,eut*red Paris eaily in Ocio- ' infidels, upon the express condition that the^her, 1307. On the thu t^enth day of the same ' Christians should enjoy equal rights with them^month, th- entire company was suddenly i and pass without molestation to the Holy^arretted by the King's soldiers, und thrown j Sepulchre.
intopiison. William of Paris, IrtgntsiCnc, I From this moment, Templarism tuperueded j^and Archbishop of sens, ordered their trial to ' in its effects, both upon the military and reli- I^be commenced immediately, which arbitrary J gious world, all other tortus of Knighthood, j^measure he attempted to justify by publishing ' As the one sank into decay and became the^the horrible crimes and heresies ol which the I butt and lidicaleof Cervantes and other authors,^order had been accused. The accusers are re-, the other loomed up through the ages, pre-^pieeeuted to have been some expelled Tem- ' sen ting a solid bulwark against the supeisti- j^plars, who calumniat ed their companions at tion. Digotry and oppression which were rapid- i^the instigation of the Frencu monoxob. the ; ly yiekting to the intelligence and enlighleu-^lsJiightswarecbargedvtithapo.-iac.-14r1.11 t;.e went of the world. Almost imperceptibly, the
Catholiciiiith; woi.-oippiug thedeiil; prac^^ticing sorcery; adoring an idol called Bap-
i'-mplarsbecame the great power ol the age,^causing all the thrones of Europe, even that
ofthe Pope, to tremble. This was accom^^plished by following to its legitimate source^the Christian principle for which they had^1 ought on the fields of Palestine. Christiani^^ty with them, as with us, was the fruitful pa^^rent of every virtue. It taught its votaries^that no condition in life, how humble soever^it might be, where virtuous principle, exalted^sentiment or refined sensibilities prevailed,^should be prohibited from an elevation in so^^ciety commensurate with its professions,^lieuce it was that, whenever the Templars^found a man or an association engaged in the^investigation of truth, they afforded them pro^^tection and encouragement. Through some^ot the mediums employed by them to elevate^and dignify society, they recognized and uui-^ted with the institution of Masonry. Adopt^^ing it into their code of ethics, and openiug^their own institution to its numerous and^widely extended associations, they gained^thereby an element of power, in numbers great-^superior, and in influence nearly equal, to^their own.
Thepersecuted Children of Israel, now scat^^tered tin ough all the countries of Europe,^found their only friends and protectors among^the Templars. This was attributable to the^influence of Masonry. The union ot Tem^^plarism and Masonry affords on th* part of^the Templars a remarkable instance ol tnag-^nuBimity and enlightenment. Ihey apprecia^^ted the progressive element which .Masonry^contained, and could not be uuinindlul that^it secured protection und support to all m ^h^era alter truth. Although in numbers the^Jews greatly preponderated, aud rejected from^their faith the divine origin of Christ, yet as^Masons, they were recognised as co-woikers^in the cause of civilisation. De.-pi.-ed, fmm^cuted, hunted down by all nations; uenied^the privileges ot country and of home; in^^hibited iiom owning any estate in the .-oil;^marked with the biund ot Cain as muideiei.-^ol the c^avior,tlie Jews hod become Ihe sharpest^tneicuants, and keenest tiaders ia the woiid.^1 neir habits were necessarily frugal and Cor^^rect. True to then ancieut laiiu , united in^close sympathy by a common object; tMs^^tent in the pursuit of gain, they nevertheless^retained an undeicurreut ol high and virtuous^sentiment, which lound an exponent in the^symbols, rituals, and associations ol Masonry.^Prohibited by their faith from participating^iu the Christian wars of the times, Masoni v^became the principal medium ol perpetuating^their bond of union, aud vitalizing those ele^^ments of character, which, in the day ol their^prosperity, distinguished them as the most^wouderlul people in the world. This institu^^tion gave encouragement to all those classes^of society, which sought improvement in the^liberal arts and sciences. A vast amount of^practical knowledge, which, for centuiies,^had been gradually accumulating iu the Ma^^sonic ^rganizalioi.s, was developed to tk.e^world, by the union of templarism and Ma^sonry. Philosophy began to appear, literature^sought new objects; improvements iu the^mechanic arts were gradually introduced;^discoveries in science were promulgated, and^agriculture grew into an independent pursuit
Thesechanges paved the way tor thui glor^^ious revival ol letters, which, dawning in the^reign of Henry VlII, burst into a hoed ol^light, in the age of Elizabeth. Doubtless^there were many other co-operating agencies,^which tended to this grand result, but, when^from our present stand point, we look back^upon that long night of more than Cimmer^^ian darkness, which enshrouded the world,^from the period of the downfall of the Cs^surs^to the days of Bacon and Shukspeare, we can^discover few elements that couti ibuted more to^the redemption and elevation ot mankind than^Templarism and Masonry. In their ethics,^religiou, pursuits, and more than all, in the^discrimination with which they selected such^influences as contained the power of progress,^they rose superior to all coutemporaueous as^^sociations.
Theunion of these orders, in an age of^darkness, has continued until the present day.^Their principles have suffered no change.^The military measures of the templars, huve^given place to moral suasion and religious^example. Templarism and Masonry to-day,^form a mightier energy in the world, thai, .it^any former period of their existence, but it is^an energy which appeals to the nobler in^^stincts ot humanity, and derives its force from^the voluntary exercise of rree will. .No^mighty crusades, wherein the history of ages^is written in blood, now mark its onward^and triumphant progress. Onward %tid up^^ward, gathering new victories over prejudice,^wielding increased power and discipline over^passion, this energy, will stand, long as the^world stands, an active co worker with tue^other moral and religious agencies tor the^amelioration ot our ruee.
vVelive in an age, when physical and men^^tal improvement seem almost to outrun the^force of morals. The increase of practical^knowledge, aud its substitution iu the affairs^of life, lor that which is abstract and philo^^sophical, are working rapid changes iu our^monies of thought, and unsettling the old^foundations ol society. The sentimental and^the beautiiul are giving place to the uselul^aud available. Poetry, music, the arts, even^philosophy are regarded as luxuries, rather^than necessities, secondary iu charucter to^those occupations and pursuits,w Inch call into^uction, the stronger and more rugged powers^ot the human intellect. Men now engage iu^the construction of railroads, telegiaphs,^great lines of communication by sea and land,^development of gold aud silver mines, and a^thousand other pursuits, which, though of^immense utility, have little, in the occupa^^tion they afford lor thought or action, to ie.^line and elevate the nature, or purity the sen^^sibilities. In such a condition ol society,^our institution performs aii important office.^The beauty and aptitude of its symbols; the^truthfulness of its sentiments ; the bulwaiks^it everywhere erects agaiu.-t vice; its ample^analytic power, and above all, its frater^^nal bonds, render it, and must always reuder^it, next to Christianity, the greatest of all^moral influences. Men visit the Lodge und^Commandery because they love them, ihe^ceremonies exercise a steady und subduing in^^fluence over their lives. Ihey hold then in^veneration for their antiquity, aud cling to^them, with a kind of filial affection, because^they inculcate principles, und impose obliga^^tions, which are productive only of good.^The miner who delves in the gulch or on the^mountainside; the merchant, the mechanic,^the operator, the lawyer and the clergyman,^forsaking for the moment their several voca^^tions, meet as brethren, and unite together^und^r a common influence, in the cetemoni ^.-^of the Lodge Room. Acknowledging their^dependence upon the Great Beiug who rules^the Universe, they, theie, thiough the various^means . ^ ,rded by our institution, hold in^solemn contemplation those truths and vir^^tues, by a practice ol which, man has, in all^ages, attained, and must ever attain, his high^^est aud noblest state ^sf perfection. A recol^^lection of these solemn and grateiul obser^^vances, is ever with iheni, to cheer them in^the hour ol adversity ; to inspire them with^hope and courage; to check and discipline^their passions, and to keep constantly before^their minds, the true ends and uims of lite.^Under their guidance, the future is unfolded^belore them, and that eternity upon which^they are soon to enter, instead of appearing^as a ^leap in the duxk^ is regarded as a^haven of rest. One of the strongest assur^^ances of the increasing intelligence and en^lighleumeut of the age, may be educed from^the fact, that Masonry now tuirounds the^globe. No nation is to advanced, none so^tavage, that they do not contain this ln-titu-^tioii. And here, amid these fastnesses of the^Rocky Mountains, we hare this day, with all^the appropriate ceremonies, laid the founda^^tions ot a Temple, dedicated to the genius of^Masomy, which forms the connecting link^between the East and the West, in that belt^ol circumambient light.
birKnights and Brethren ! The importance^of the occasion which has assemble*! us to^^gether, is not to be estimated by the pagean^^try of its cereinouies or the numbers it has^attracted. Our Temple, is a work for time.^We hope it may prove as enduring at the pnn-
drplesof our institution. We hope, tit PIONEER^rising here, amid thisyouisg aud inorgaaized^community, it may stand for afts ; a mvnu-^meot of the attachment of its touiuWs, for^Masonic principles, and a beacon light^each succeeding generation. We hope
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Wehope, that
itmay, in the strength of its materials and^their power of cohesion, fully illustrate our^mountain brotherhood, held together by the^^cement of brotherly lore and affection;^ that^its front bearing the hyeroglyphics represen^^tative of that Great Nauoe.before which every^knee should bow, may ever remind us, and^those who come after us, that the outward^lomment of our own characters, should ever
STACE
;A.J. OLIVER ^ 00'g
ADaily Line to BLACK FOOT i.^lena at 8 A. M.' ^* *
A Daily Line to NEW Y0KR GCtf^making the round trip from there i^ jj^and back in a day, leaves New York uui T'^^be conformed to the grandest purposes of 7 A.M., atd Helena 2 P. M.^life, and that the beautiful symbols and fur- i ^^ o^^^nishrngs, with which, from time to time, we ! A Try-weekly Linf by way cf ^iv^may decorate Its iuterior, may al-n^, contin- , Bear Gulch to MISSOULA mills. ci4 n*^ually impress upon our lives, the sentiment ; the U. S. Mail.' ^^Ni;
wewere taught as neophytes, that it is ^the i v
internaland not the external qualifications ' p \ S T E R T I M l'
thatprepare a man to become a mason.^ AND *
Entertainingthese desires, and honestly en-trmT,ling than b
deavoringto reflect these sentiments in our ,*
livesand conduct, the work we have this day '^commenced, cannot fail to accomplish
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the
greatpurposes of its erection. It will be to^us all a source of constant and unfailing in^^struction and delight. Where else, upon the ,^Earth's surface, can Masonry boast a mors j^rapid growth or sturdy development t This ;^Temple owes its origin to strength of pur- j^pose, which enabled its founders to overcome^pecuniary difficulties, aud to that love of the^order, which here as elsewhere, makes all its j^members generous, in all that concerns its^prosperity. It furnishes, in itself, ample evi^^dence, that here, Masons have found in Ma^^sonry, nil that its grandest utterances ever^promised. It shows that a people, composed^of men of opposite opinions, coming from j^all parts of our country, and in the midst of '^civil strife, have been converted into a so- j^ciety of friends and brothers. They have^ceaSed to be stranger*. Masonry has unlock^^ed their confidences, invaded their affections ;^subdued their suspicions, and they have^grown together iuto a living temple of bar-^in. i v and love. It has given help to the '^needy, counsel to the inexperienced, and sup^^plied to all its members, the charms of social '^life and fraternul sympathy. It has held J^faithful vigil around the couches of its afflict-^ed votaries, smoothed their passage to the j^tomb, and performed th^ lost sad offices of^humanity, for those who, far away from the j **^ T-^friends und home of former years, have found^a final resting place amid these mountains.^As we rejoice in the exi^teuc** of these facts,^so let us hope, that this beautiful edifice, the^product of the conjoint labors and contribu^^tions, of as noble and generous a brotherhood^as the institution cin boast, may be the^means of sanctifying in an indissoluble bond,^the various principles, affections and sympa^^thies, which have been so spontaneously, on so^many occasions, and in so many forms abun^^dantly illustrated.
Fromthe beautiful mythology of Greece,^we learn that Hercules, who became the god^of strength, was in his childhood, instructed^in the liberal arts, that Castor taught bim the^use of arms ; Eurytas how to shoot a bow and^arrow ; Antolycut to drive a chariot; Linus^to play on the lyre, and Eumolpbus to sing.^When in after years, be was preparing to en^^ter upon the performance of his wonderful^exploits, the gods, delighted with his varied^accomplishments, vied with each other, in^their power to do him service. He received^a sword from Mercury, a bow from Apollo,^a golden breast plate from Vulcan, horses^from Neptune, and a robe from Minerva.^Thus equipped, in full favor with the deities,^he went forth into the world, and performed^the most astonishing, as well as most useful^labors that had ever been performed for hu^^manity.
Letthis Temple b- our moral Hercules, and^taking couneel from the heathen divinities,^let us endow it with those principles, thoughts^and actions, that justly belong to Masonry.^Let tit arm it with the ewonl of Truth, the^bow of Virtue,the breast plate of Temperance, |^and the robe of Purity. Let us guard it, and j^watch over it, that no vice or crime pollute^it, so that, in infancy and age, while com- j^manding the reverence of all; its influence i^may afford a perfect illustration in the lives i^and examples of its founders, and of those |^who succeed them, of the strength and good^^ness of our time houored institution.
Helena.Jul*
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JosephGrimth,William Thom
griffithA thoth^s^^\
CONTRACTORSAND BUILD Kits
Office,Corner Idaho and Van Buren Streets^VIRGINIA CITY,MONTANA.
\LLkinds ot Mill Work,^Krame Building dor.e to order^on the shortest not ce. Particular attention~,ui7^the buildins; ef Quart* Mills. All w^rk warWv^i^to give satisfaction.
ndStone, Uri.'ki^^ contract
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JudireJ. Tufts, New York City;^Chatham Bank, New York City;^Clark ^fc I'pson Miuinjr Co., Hartford. Cobs^Prof. H. A. Ward. Rochester, New York;^John G. Copelin, St. Louis ;^Erfurt Sl i'etriufr, St. Louis ;^And to busiuess men generally of Vir^isi* f rT
J.H. MING,
Cornerof J/at-kaon and Wallace
M.
Wholesaleand Retail Grocer,
Anddealer in
Tobacco,Cioabs and Stationkry.^also, a fink selection
O* KAWCY ttooilH AXD toth.
Suitablefor Holiday presents^iy Toilette articles of the best French sUnuin.'
bill'shead
MEATMARK ET,
WALLACE STREET,^Two Doora below Pfbuta A: Kuhm^1I.
C3K0R.aH ooiin be)rs to inform the publie thi^^X he has perfected his arrangements for a ft*^st ^nt supply of all articles in his line, of tbe fiu^*i^quality.
BEEF,nrTTON, VKAI.,
GAVE,FISH,^SAISACES AND FOULS.
Fallnreaof National Banks.
Thefollowing is a list of the National^Banks that have failed, and are now in^the hands of the Receiver, with the^amount of circulating notes issued to^each :
FirstNational Bank, Attica, N. Y.,^circulation $40,000.
Merchant'sNational Bank. Franklin,^Pa.. $85,000.
TennesseeNational Bank, Memphis,^$90,000.
FirstNational Bank, Newton, Mass.,^$130,000.
FirstNational Bank, Selma, Alabama,^$^o.000.
FirstNational Bank, New Orleans.^$180,000.
AWashington dispatch says, in addi^^tion to these, the First National Bank ot^C'arondolet. Missouri, with a circulation^of $25,000, and the First National Bank^of Columbia, Missouri, with a circulation^of 11,990, have taken up their bonds and^deposited lawful money in the United^States Treasury to the amount of thrir^circulation.
Hereis an aggregate of $832,490, which^has reverted to the Government, upon^the return and destruction of which an^equal disposal of circulation will be at^the disposal of the Comptroller of Cui-^rercy for distribution, according to the^terms and conditions prescribed in the^National Currency Act, and subject to^the same rules as governing the distri^^bution of the amount originally author^^ized by Congress.
Quitea number of National Banks^have been organized to which the Comp^^troller has not yet given any circulation,^because the amount provided for by law^is already out; and there are many oth^ers that have received only a part of the^amount to which they would, under oth^^er circumstances, be entitled. There is^a pressing demand for more currency-^west of the Mississippi river, particularly^in Kansas, which he is anxious to m.-ct.^and he will do so a^ s^x^n as a cufjicient^amount of the circulation of these bro^^ken banks has been restored.
Nomeat of inferior r|iialiiy sold in this esta^nient. Orders promptly and caref illy filled.
HELENAOFFICE
OKTHE
TRI-WEEKLYPOST,
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(Allen^ Millard's old Banking House.
ORDERSfor Job Work of all kind^riain oris^Colors. Pesters, Labels, Hanking and Cum-^mert-ial Blanks ; Ladies, Wedding- Visiting, Bu^i^asMsUKt large Show Cards ; Circulars, Legal n^^i^Mining Blanks of every description. I'auiphleis.^Books, etc., etc., received at our ottice in Helena^and printed in a style to give satisfaction, at rea^^sonable prices.D. W. TILTOX ii CO.
H.S.Gilbert,Christian RieueT.
VIRGINIABREWERY,
WE HAVE CONSTANTLY o.n ham^ A^LARGE supply of
LA(tEKBEEK,^MALT HOPS, *^BREWERY FIXTl^KES.^BEER KEGS, ETC.
Allorders in eur line of business will be promf'.*
attendedto.
Notice.
f|MIE undersigned having rented his butcher bbs*^X in Nevada City, M. T , wishes to inform sb^whom it mav concern that all debts due bim^be reitled wtikin thirty inyt from thit date, and^persons having account* against liim are reqiie*!*^^to present them for uaymeut immediately-
ALEX.MLTZLL.^Nevada City, June 10, lcVTT.
Havingtaken charge of the Denver Msst Mar^^ket. I would request a ahure of public patjy0^*-^jull-tw3t-wlm L.MICUNfci-
starrestaurant,
JS-Scott, Proprietor)^RED MOUNTAIN CITY. HIGHLAND GULCH.
1OARD by the dav or week. The tableajwa)*^^ supplied with the deiic*i-.-ies of the season.^jul6-wl46-6m*
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MONTANATERRITORY. ^^stASMOM COL'SiTY. )^First Judicial District Court, Ui
1ernu, A. D. 1867.^William Y. Bartlctt, plaintiff.
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DR.J. B. INKELL,^x^ i:\tist,
ASlocated in Virginia Ci,y. M- T..^. pared lo perforin all operations 1B ^T ta^Hstrv in the anoat ai.i.roved and' rr'
SisstriagArtificial j*e^a a call, oili.re ^'.^ ^'^'.
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Si'MMON'S.
Ison street,^I City.
give ui:u ft c^o. .
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HenryA. Boiler, dcfen.lan
ToHenry A. It..Her. Ihe above named defendant:^Affidavit of non-residence hnving been made ac^^cording to the laws of said Territory, you are here^^by notified and required to appear and answer tlie^complaint this day tliedwilh the Clerk of said Court,^at his ollice in Virginia Citv. County and TerritOVf^... i.-.^.:.! ol or llelure the fir-t M-.-'. . . \
i.^^o.utioi. \otir*^.
bernext; an.l if you tail t^within the time af'iresaid. t!^entitled action will take jud|^the sum of ^:l,4^M 83-100 dol^thereon from December 14^suit. TbU actiou in brougli*
newersaid complaint^plaintiff- in the above^neat against you for^rs and lawful interest^lntki, and all BOSSs ^1^to : .vo\ ..r amount due
lit-1 , ..it .^-.-..,:^ ^ ^ '^ ^'^ ,'x:,';,^- ...^X Griffith A Mahan is this .i ..
consent^mAU**
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THEco-partnership heretofore^drill^tual consen
Jane14, 17t.7.
oude endaut s note of Juuuary 31, IMaJ, | ii\ able to^Henry Towers or order and paid by plaiutiff as the^endorser.
Witnessmy hand and the seal of said Dis-^|saA!.] triet Court, at Virgiuia Citv, the I7:'i d.i\^of Juae, A. D. lrtt^7-
LUCIUS8. PECK, Clerk.^Wm. II Chiles, Plaintiffs Attorney. 148-1M
ForSale
one^Pt'
I7MYEspan of mules, all in iiumB*^^Also, four good w.igoos and corer*-
titerparticulars inquire of ,or
CHARMS s I I l^T^Highlaud District. Alder Or-ca,^unel-wlm* ^^
Jaiuc .V U illia^^*
irVA.HI* ^NAHLK Hail Dressing
bwsbbmib _^ Tcrri'^Saloon, Uridgo afreet, Helena, M..nt-^^ j.j.
tory.
