riii jjN TT nHTO A TEDTDT i pa a pJmiIr Inio H AM. VOL. IX. NO. 143. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 18G9. DOUBLE SHEET THREE GENTS. FIRST EDITION KNIGHTS TEMPLAR i'-Vi'T,'1, j. I'oac(!l ill Oi'iiHticlo. THREE THOUSAND IN LINE. A (iraiid and Imposing Procession The Karnes of the Partici pating Coinniamlcrics. THE ItECEPTION CEKEUOXIES. Interesting Exercises at Hor ticultural Hall-The Ad dress of Welcome and Response The Ora tion by Wm, H. Allen, LL.D. Etc., i:tc, i:to., i:tc, i:tc. Within the space of a few months past Philadel phia has been the scene of many demonstrations military and civil, national and municipal. We have had parades and reviews of the militia, the firemen, the Red Men, the Odd Fellows, the Masons. Con nected with the latter organization, the Masons, perhaps the greatest civic display, lu some respects, the city has ever witnessed, occurred this morning. The unanimous verdict of all who beheld the pro cession of the Knights Templar was that It conld hardly have been surpassed when viewed with refe rence to the men who composed it. Drawn from the best classes of our population numbering among them dignitaries lu all the elevated walks of life counting their wealth by millions, and exercising an almost Irresistible Influence over society and the airalrs of the nation, the Knights Templar may well deem themselves worthy of all the applause and Interest theli semi-centennial an niversary occasioned to-day. While the thousands of bystanders who thronged doors, sidewalks, and windows, and the other thou sands who climbed the very housetops to view the passing line, gazed at it with an absorbing yet ap preciative and sympathetic interest, was not the thought in the brcust of every one, there march the men who, as a society, more than other, shape by their Intellect, their means, and their power, not only the present of the nation, but her future, her destiny? Side by side in the procession with the Knight who as a manufacturer employs hundreds in turning his thousands of spindles, stepped another whose voice is heard, and poten tiul'y heard, on the forum, the stump, or In the halls of legislation. Some miiy imagine, on this account, that the society of which the members of the pro cession make a part rears itself in aristocratic pride, independence, and wealth. Such is not the case. Many there are In it, many there were in the line, who by economy can scarce make a scanty income answer the neceHnides of life. Far is it from being an aristocracy of wealth. f at all susceptible to such a construction ofits organization and existence, it must be upon the score that, with but few exceptions, its members are men of mind. And a society founded thus upon the best part of our being upon those qualities which make us men can well nilord to laugli at all the aspersions of the Ignorant. THE GRAND PROCESSION. Punctually at 7 o'clock this morning, despite the threatening and weeping clouds, pursuant to the orders which had been issued, the coiumaudcrics began assembling. Hands of music, were heard pluving fur lu the distance, and soon they appeared on Broad street, heading organizations from homo or abroad. A multitude of lookers-on also quickly gathered along the street, and hurried lrom all quarters to the place of tho formation of the parade. Mounted Knlghis in full regalia, gauntletted and armed, galloped from point to point, issuing directions to the advancing commanderies, locutlng them at their proper places, and getting things in readiness for tho word "march." The raiu fell at iltful intervals. "How unfortunate 1" was the expression of all. By-and-by the squads of detailed policemen also arrived, and soon had the street cleared of loiter ers. Now the bands are all ou tho ground, their numbers carrying assurance to the anxious ami expectant that but few of the Knights had lacked suni'lent courage to thigh their swords and don their plumes, deterred by rain or muddy streets. As soon as this was perceived, nagging Interest began to revive, and as if to aid tills increase of en thusiasm, the sun attempted to pierce the dark canopy which shut him in, and succeeded lu driving through a weak and struggling ray or so to enliven both Knights and spectators. The dress of tho Templars was uniform, with but slight variation; so were their arms and the mottoes upon their banners. One coiiimaiidur.y carried lances, in addition to swords: another wore aprons, t in addition to the baldric. Save in one or two other Instances, perhaps, there was no dillerence in the costume of the knights. As to the banners they car ri.i oil nf t in-in w ere elaborately embroidered, em- blazoned, and mounted. "; hue ': vinee" was tneir lnvuriauie cnnm-ui. unnm-i, n.v., were not ut all numerous; of nags there were none. Home of the Knights were arrayed In the full-dress uniform; others in tho fatigue. The lulter predominated in point of numbers. This dress consisted of a black frock or Templar's coat, b ack pants, black cap, with appropriate emblems, black necktie, baldric, sword, belt, and while gloves, gene rally of buckskin, with a cross worked upon the wrist 1 and The full-dress costume dill'ered only slightly from this, saving In that for a cloth cap there was substituted a ehapiau, and for white gloves white Buuntlets. The bands of music were many, and all Cf them were excellent The best In this city were all nresent, and some of the most celebrated from other places were likewise in the lino. Here may be appropriately noticed a feature of the procession which all others lu tho future would do well to '"Instead of having the music so congregated and stationed as to give some portions 01 the line two or ee bamls in close proximity, while others re mained silent for want of a single pleoe-a thing wffio frequently happens that Jt well i asked who has not noticed it? this process on was so a. ntrablv arranged that the bands of music came ?..,VV.t . mner and regular intervals, and still lu I " Krffi Session that none were prevented by n,sta.?ce from knowing when the preceding or suc ceeding one was playing. The Order of Proeemdon. The procession was made up In the following "bergelntCrout, of the Reserve Police, with twenty- 'WES UHWford, General Cuiuiiuudtos, ud Aids, all mounted. The Staff of the Oerieral-Com-liishdlng consisted of Sir Thomas KUby Smith as Chief and tho following Sir Knights, ten of whom were detailed to command the ditrerent divisions of the procession : Sir George B. Kimtniiin, Kir Thorn W. MeOnrnu, H Sir A. K. P. WolMi, Sir K. N. Bowertiinn, Sir t). W. )o,dwiti, Sir 8. It. W. Mitchell, Sir l,cwi Tnrner, Sir .lumen A. Whiting, Sir H. J. Snyder, Sir W. O. Stowinon, Sir ,lnie C Davia, Sir Iiutao T. Sharp, Sir H. P. Kin, Sir. John 8. IIwkI, Sir Willium H. Thomas, Sir Jniuie I linen. Sir tin rum nun NelT. jNir.1. H. Boyd, Sir Kdw. H. Turner, Slr W. 8. Koehenpcrger, Sir Mnmiel Dubbins, Sir J. A. K. Heed, Sir Henry Hallam, Sir George K. Reed, Sir A. I,eiier, 'Sir W. H. Warner, Sir H. V. Conltinugh, Sir Samuel L. CJmitr, Sir Robert Greer, ISir J. A. Hout.hwick, Sir A. I. Marklcy, Sir Samuel J. Greer, Sir M. P. Fowler, ISir J. H. Kvana. Sir G. G. K.viirm, ISir W. 11. NUiiRhorry, Sir.lnhn L. Young, Sir P. P. Wilwin, Sir W illiam Baldwin, Sir K. G. Martrn, Sir C. K. Ilenton, Sir Col. John Carroll. Sir 11. U. Clark, ' FIKST DIVISION. Sir St. P. Wyi:? Mitchell commanding. fit. John's Comniamlery, No. 4, of Philadelphia; Sir Charles L Hale, Kmiuent Commander. The Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania; Sir John Vallerchsnip, of ilarrlsburg, Right Kinlnent Grand Commander. The Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania; Sir George Grlscmn, Most Excellent Grand High Priest. The Grand Uxlge of Pennsylvania; Sir Menard Vaux, Hlght Worshipful Grand Master The Grand Commandery, Grand Chapter, and Grand Lodge were escorted by the Past, Kuiinent Commanders of St. John's Commandery, No. 4, with Sir A. ltd be no, Jr., at their head. SECOND DIVISION. Sir Ilnrmanns Neff commanding. C'yrene Commandery, of Lancaster, Pa. ; Sir A. J. Ksutlninn, Eminent Commander. Constant! Commandery, No. 33, of Bellefontc, Pa. ; Sir S. J. Shngart, Kmiuent Commander. Hutchinson Commandery, No. 82, of Norristown; Sir Jacob F. Oulllman, Eminent Commander. Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 81, of Tamaqua; Sir Henry Huhn, Eminent Commander. Kadosh Commandery, No. 29, of Philadelphia, Sir Nathan Smith, Eminent Commander. Lewlstown Commandery, No. 126, of Lewistown, Pa., Sir William Willis, Kmiuent Commander. Northwestern Commandery, No. 25, Meadvllle, Pa., Sir Samuel M. Dick, Eminent Communder. York Commandery, No. 81, York, Pa., Sir Peter lientz, Eminent Commander. THIRD DIVISION, Sir O. G. Evans commanding. Hugh de Payen Commandery, No. l, of Eoston, Fa., Sir Uriah Sandt, Eminent Commander. Allen Commandery, No. 20, of Allentown, Pa., Sir Charles W. Cooper, Eminent Commander. Packer Commandery, No. 23, of Munch Chunk, Ta., Sir James A. Dinkey, Eminent Commander. Kedron Commandery, No. 18, of OreeuBburg, To., Sir Samuel Hock, Eminent Commander. . Ceeur de Lion Commandery, No. 17, of Scranton, Pa., Sir E. P. Kingsbury, Eminent Commander. Palestine Commandery, No. 14, of Carboadale, Pa., Sir Hiram Marsh, Eminent Commander. Columbia Commandery, No. 13, of Lancaster, Pa., Sir J. ii. Wcsthcftcr, Eminent Commander. FOURTH DIVISION. Sir James C. Davis commanding. Crusade Commandery. No. 12, of llloomsburg, To. ; Sir Hew D. A. Beckley," Eminent Commander. Parke Commandery, No. 11, of Harrisburg, Pa,; Sir J. 11. Boyd, Eminent Commander. St. John's Commandery, No. R, of Carlisle, Pa, ; Sir W. W. Dale, Eminent Commander. De Molay Commandery, No. 9, of Reading, Pa. ; Sir E. Moser, Eminent Commander. St, Omer Commandery, No. 7, of Brownsville, Pa. ; Sir William Chatland, Eminent Commander. Philadelphia Commandery, No. 2. of Philadelphia, Pa. : Sir Charles H. Kingston, Kmiuent Commander. Pittsburg Commandery, No. 1, of Pittsburg, Pa. ; Sir John Evans, Eminent Commander. FIFTH DIVISION. Sir General It N. Bowerman commanding. St. John's Commandery, No. 1, of Wilmington, Delaware, Stillman A. Hodgman, Eminent Com mander. Nashville Commandery, No. 1, of Nashville, Ten nessee, Sir H. SheWeld, Eminent Commander. Cyrene Commandery, No. 8, of Memphis, Sir George E. Meterich, Eminent Commander. Helena Commandery, No. 8, of Burlington, New Jersey. Sir Wilbur Watts, Eminent Commander. Palestine Commandery, No. 4, Trenton, New Jer sey, Sir G. L. Taylor, Eminent Commander. Daniascns Commandery, No. 6, Newark, New Jersey, Sir David S. liattey, Eminent Commander. Cyrene Commandery, No. 7, Camden, New Jersey, Sir N. W. Goodwin, Kmiuent Commander. Cu-ur de Llou Commandery, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Hugh de Pnyen, No. 1, Jersey City, New Jersey, Sir Samuel Stevens, Eminent Commander. SIXTH DIVISION. Sir John G. Hood commanding. St, John's Commandery, No. 48, 8. C, of St. Johns, Cunads; Sir John T. Ellis, Kmiuent Commander. De Molny Commandery, of St. Johns, Canada. Indivisible Friends Commandery, No. 1, of New Orleans; Sir James Stafford, Eminent Commander. Jacques de Molar Commandery, No. 2, of New Or leans; Sir Samuel M. Todd, Eminent Commander. Detroit Commandery. No. 1, of Detroit, Michigan; Sir Oliver Bourke, Eminent Commander. St. Omer Commandery, No. 2, of Macon, Georgia; Sir George S. Obear, Eminent Commander. Cu-ur de Lion Commandery, No. 4, of Atlanta, Georgia ; Sir J. N. Chandler, Eminent Commander. SEVENTH DIVISION, Sir R. P. King commanding. Coeurdc Lion Commandery, of Baltimore, Mary land, Sir Wm. E. Hanna, Eminent Commander. Maryland Commaudery, No, 1, of Baltimore, Maryland, Sir E. T. Shultz, Eminent Commander. Baltimore Commandery, No. 8, of Baltimore, Mary laud, Sir E. Corbet, Eminent Commander. Monumental Commandery, No. 8, of Baltimore, Maryland, Sir A. J. Walton, Eminent Commander. Jacques do Molay Commandery, No. 4, of Fred erick, Maryland, Sir George A. Hansen, Eminent Ct iiiinander. Apollo Commandery, No. 1, of Chicago, Illinois, SirT. F. Gurney, Eminent Commander. Elwtod Commandery, No. 6, of Springfield, Illinois, Sir P. A. Dorwin, Eminent Commander. Washington commandery, no. l, or asmugton, D. C, Sir J. B. Will, Kmiuent Commander. Columbia Commandery, No. 2, of Washington, D. C, Sir Joseph Duulel, Eminent Commander. EIGHTH DIVISION. Richmond Commandery, No. 2, of Richmond, Va., Sir John F. Regnault, Eminent Commander. Portsmouth Commandery, No. 6, of Portsmouth, Va., Sir C. It. McAlplne, Eminent Commander. Grite Commandery, No. 6, of Norfolk, Va., Sir J. S. Smith, Eminent Commandery. NINTH DIVISION. Sir E. II. Turner commanding. Columbia Commandery, No. 1, of New York city, Sir James A. Reed, Eminent Communder. Morton Commandery, No. 4, of New York city, Sir Thonius C. Cassady, Eminent Commander. Palestine Commandery, No. is, of New York city, Sir (ieorge Van Vleit, Eminent Commander. De Witt Clinton Commandery, No. 27, of Brooklyn, Sir G. R. Thomas, Eminent Communder. Manhattan Commandery, No. 31, of New York city, Sir Robert Stephens, Eminent Commander. Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 36, of New York city, Sir J. 11. Redlleld, Eminent Commander. Hudson River Commanderv, No. art, of Newburg, N. Y., Sir George Frederick Wiltsle, Kinlnent Com uinnder. Washington Commandery, No. 1. of Hartford, Con necticut, Sir J. G. Root, Eminent Commander. New Haven Commandery, No. 2, of New Haven, Connecticut, Sir G. Crabtree, Kmiuent Commander. TENTH DIVISION. Sir Robert Grear commanding. Boston Commaudery, of Boston, Mass., Sir Charles E. Powers, Eminent Commander. Wlnslow Lewis Commandery, of Salem, Mass., Sir William Sutton, Eminent Commander. De Molay Commandery (delegation), of Boston, Muss,, Sir H. J. M. Homer, Kmiuent Commander. Worcester Commandery, of Worcester, Mass., Sir II. Goddard, Kinlnent. Commander. The Boston commanderies escorted the Grand Master of the Knights Templar of the United States, William Sewell Gardner. This gentleman occupied a seat In a barouche and was accompanied by Mr. C. A. Dame, of Boston, who has been connected with tile order for the past forty-seven years. The Detroit delegation escorted the Grand Officers of the Michigan Encampment, and the New Jersey delegation the olllcers of the New Jersey Encamp ment. Among the latter gentlemen was Mr. John A Wolvertou. Grand Commander. The Detroit Commaudery consisted of seventy members, and was preceded by the band of the 1st Culled Stales Infantry, of twenty pieces. The St! John's Commandery from Canada attracted considerable attention. The members were attired In full uniform and in accordance with. SuottisU H'guUttiolJS, (The l.lne of AInreh. At half-past o'clock the word to start wa at length conveyed along the ready and waiting Hue, and to gay music the men stepped tort It As ttiey passed along they were Insftected by the high ottl clals of the Order present, and then proceeded over the following route: Down Chesnut street to Fifth, up Fifth to Arch, up Arch to Broad, up Broad to Columbia avenue, evd countermarch, passing In review, to Horticul tural Hall, on Broad street, below Locust. The entire route was lined with spectators, who viewed the Imposing procession with undisguised Interest, When the head of the procession arrived at the Masonic Temple, on Chesnut street, above Seventh, a marching salute was given and continued nntll the procession had passed. The same compli ment was repeated at Independence Hall, the Mayor and memlsTS of the City Councils being there the recipients of It. Judges Brewster, Pcirce, and Ludlow, of the Court of Common Pleas, were also present, the whole party of dignitaries being stationed upon a stand erected In front of the State House, appropriately decorated with flags, the in signia of the Order of Knighthood, and the coat-of-anns of the State. As each commandery passed the stand, the Kuiinent Commander saluted his Honor Mayor Fox, who responded by bowing ; and then, hy command, each Sir Knight lot the commandery repeated the salutation by presenting his sword. A noticeable feature of the marching salute was the formation of several of the commanderies Into the form of a cross Just as they approached tho stnnd, the regular order of march being resumed at the corner of Fifth street. TUE "VELCOMEAND RECEPTION. As soon as the Knights who had participated In the procession hud entered tho Hall the exer cises appointed to take place there were begun. Prayer hy the Iter. Robert II. Pnttlunn, D. I). Sir Andrew Robeno, Jr., the Chairman of the General Committee of Arrangements, Introduced to the assemblage Sir Rev. Robert II. Paulson, I). P.. of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, Past Eminent Commander of Philadelphia Commandery, No. 2, who oircred up the following prayer: '. Almighty Father, we cotne before thee at this time with grateful hearts, and most gladly do we acknow ledge the many favors received from Thy bountiful hand. It is to Thee we live, move and have our being, we are the offspring of Thy hands ; Thou hast given us life and preserved us the possession of that life. We thank thee for the grand old truths of Christianity ; truths that have been the glory of the ages past; truths that are destined to cover the w hole world. We thank thee for the many Instru mentalities and agencies that thou hast employed for the extension of Imnianuel's Kingdom. We thank thee for the Order of Christian Knighthood, an Order that has dared to defend the right and the true, pro tected the poor and weary, fed the hungry, clothed the naked, and guided the way-worn pilgrim to an asylum of rest. Make us truly penitent for our past offenses, and give us a living faitli In the merits of our once cru cllled, but now risen and exalted Saviour, that we may through him receive forgiveness for the past, and an inheritance among the saints in light and glory. Give us that faith that will bear our re deemed spirits over the dark gulf of eternal death into the regions of life and Immortality. Give us patience and perseverance as weary pil grims, and direct us safely to the rest provided. (Jive us constancy and courage In contending with the lying vanities and deceits of this life. Clothe us with the whole armor of God, that we may be able to withstand lu the evil day, and having done all to stand. Rivet upon us the girdle of truth and the breastplate of righteousness. Give us the helmet of salvation, and let our feet be shod with the prepara tion of the Gospel of peace. With the shield of faith and the sword of the spirit help us to conquer the world. O God, give these knights to enjoy the richest of Thy blessings hear and hereafter; and to the Father, Son. and Holy Ghost will we ascribe all praise, now and forever. Amen. The Anthem. The following anthem, composed by Sir Dennis F. Dcaly, was then sung by all the Sir Knights: Our hearts are full thiB day Yes ! more than lips can say, Or words express To thank Thee, Master Grand. Whose kind and gracious hand Gave our fraternal band Thy love's Impress. This scene, Thy Glory's glow, Fills with the joys that now, So calmly bright, From that stream near Thy throne, Where Truth Eternal's known, And Faith's reward is shown, Hope's laud of Light. Garnered with life's own fold, Richer than gems or gold, Are thoughts of Thee In music's sweetest lays We'll join In cheerful praise, Such as the Angels raise Beyond the sky. The AddrcNM ofWeleoine by Ulebard Vnux, Kn. The Chairman of the Reception Committee, Sir Jeremiah L. Hutchinson, then Introduced the Right Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Ixvlge of Pennsylvania, Sir Richard Vaux, who extended a welcome to the visiting Knights, speaking as fol lows: Most Eminent Grand Master Brethren and Sir Knights : In the outer world among the profane, other great public occasions convene largo ruimbcrs of citizens from various parts of a common country custom and propriety permit, lu the arrangumeuls for their coming together, that n welcome should be expressed to them from those whose guests they are. This is proper eminently proper lor those who are groping their way in darkness looking for an asylum and a lodge for their protection and for their comfort. But wiih us and with you, this form and ceremonv Is unnecessary. Most Eminent Grand Master and Sir Knights: On behalf of that Masonic organization which Is the supreme sovereign Masonic power in every Com monwealth or State where it exists, I take occasion to say to you, sir, und to these Sir Knights whom you represent, that the door of the Temple of Ma sonry has been opened to you once ; it never can lie shut against you. Come In and go out as brethren; that is the welcome, which Is your right, ami I take great pleasure now and here to remind you of it. The Kckdoiinc, by AVillliuii K. (iiirdner, Kmi. This was responded to by the Most Eminent Grand Muster of the Grand Encampment of the l.'liited States, Sir William Sewell Garduer, of Boston, speaking as follows: Most Worshipful Sir: In behalf of the Knights assembled here 1 desire to tliunk you for the cordial welcome which you have extended to us. Knight hood has been established in the State of Pennsylva nia since 17U5, v. heu a Grand Encampment was pluced here. Another wus organized In 1814, und still an other more recently; but during ail these years while Masonry hus been strengthening and flourish ing, it never has occurred within the confines of Pennsylvania that a procession of Templars has taken place. And, Most Worshipful Grand Master, this in tho first time lu all its history that It has received the right hand of wel come from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, And although we might not consider It necessary to re ceive that welcome, It Is certainly one of the most agreeable and pleasant features of this occasion, one which I know has ailbrded great pleasure to us und the gallant Knights of Pennsylvania, that a Grand Master of this State has considered it to lie his duty to set aside the traditional policy of his Grand Lodge and welconio us here. Therefore It is that we all thunk him with more earnestness than Is usual on occasions of this nature. 1 do not desire to detain you any longer from the exercises to take place. Your inarch has been long and weary, and I know thut you do not care to listen to anything further from inc. The Oration by William II. Allen, IX.1. After the performance of a piece of music, Sir Charles U Hale, the Eminent Commander of St. John's Commanderv, Introduced to the assemblage the orator of the day, Sir William H. Allen, LL.U., President, of Girard College, a Past Eminent Grand Communder of the Grand Commandery of Pennsyl vania, who thereupon delivered the following ora tioii: Hint thnineiit Grand Matter, livjM Eminent Grand I'Miimantitrti, Kmiuent ComuMiuleil, Officers, and Sir KniijhtH utlie Temple. The fiftieth anniversary of St, John's Commandery. No. 4, of tho city of Philadelphia, has been deemed an appropriate occasion for the public demonstration lu which you have done us the honor to unite. Per in it me, honored guests, most cordially to endorse the welcome which the Right Worshipful Grant Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has ex. teuded to you. We greet you as Brothers of the mystic tie, as Companions of the Royal Arch, as valiant and magnanimous soldiers of the Cross. Philadelphia, ho long the Mecca of the pilgrims of liberty, is this day the Palestine of the Christian Chlvalrv of America. The Hi v In which liberty was proclaimed "throughout all the land to all the In- naniiuiiiM inereoi,' on the birthday oi iuicicimeuc.e, tenders its hospitalities to its distinguished visitors from the North, the South, the East, and the West, who proclaim the almighty force of truth, and whose watchword is liberty. On the loth of June. 1819. St, John's Commandery, Nv. 4, Via cvunUiuiud wuu twelve members. Like I some skeleton battalions of which we have heard, It consisted of eleven ofllcers and one private. Alter working regularly for sixteen years It adjourned t- meet at the callof Its commander, under a provi sion of Its constitution that the elected o Ulcers should continue In ofllce until their successors should be duly elected. The com mandery bent, but did not break, before the storm or anti-Masonic prejudice ant niry which swept over the land. It continued In a state of sus pended animation for thirteen years, when it was aroused from its syncope, and again buckled on its armor. And now, after twenty-one years of pros- Iierlty and progress, Its muster-roll numbers three nindred and forty-one. During Its long suspenslonjthe olllcers had become Inexpert in the work, and a Royal Arch Mason, Com p. R. Stirling Wilson, whose name can never be mentioned but with respect by the Knights ol this city, went to New York, and was admitted to the Orders In IMS. Having been well instructed In the work and mysteries, he was elected the first Com mauder after the revival of the commandery, and to his zeal and energy Is due in no small degree the im pulse given to Templarlsm in Philadelphia, whose three commanderies now number as many members as all the commanderies In the Commonwealth could muster ten years since. On the loth of May, ISM, the Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania was organized under the authority of the Grand Lodge of the State, and in June of the same year, Sir Knight R. Stirling Wilson was duly elected Grand Mauler. His Interest In the Order and affection for its principles, which he had done so much to disseminate, continued unabated until he was removed to the asylum of his everlasting rest. The Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania had been organized under the authority of the Grand Encampment of the I'nited States about one mouth previous to the organization of the Grand Encamp ment In Philadelphia. These two rival bodies which claimed Templar Jurisdiction in this State waged a bloodless war with each other during tkc three suc ceeding years. As both were composed of true aud courteous knlghts-as both had the same work and mysteries, and adhered with equal fidelity to the landmarks and usages of the Order, there was no reason but a difference of allegiance to prevent their union, lu the year 1867, the Grand Lodge of Penn sylvania renounced all control over the Orders of Knighthood within Its Jurisdiction, and the conflict was happily adjusted, like that of the roses of York and Lancaster, by a marriage of peace. This union hus been cemented by reciprocal benefits and courte sies during the last twelve years, and ho Sir Knight would now dare or desire to throw an apple of dis cord into our peaceful asylums. I w ill detain you no longer with details of our his tory. Whoever may desire to know more of Penn sylvania Knighthood will find ample information In the volumvs which our learned historiographer has published under the authority of the Grand Com mandery of the State. The assembling of so many distinguished members of our Order from all sections of the country has, to my mind, a deeper meaning than a display of num bers, the glitter of regalia, the pomp of procession, or the pleasures of social festivity. We have a higher and holier vocation. While a double band of iron hnB spanned the continent, and bound together the shores of the Atlantic and the Pacific with a chain as strong as the interests of commerce and Industry, there is a golden wire of electric communication un seen by the piofane, but felt everywhere, which unites all parts of our land by a boud of brotherhood. The Masonic Orders, true to their principles even amid the whirlwind of passion and the clash of arms, whispered in the ears of tho combatants on both sides, "Ye are brethren; love one another." And now that the storm has Rpent Its fury, the same brotherly love which crewhile staunched tho blood of the wounded, and gave a cup of water to tit dying, and fed the starv ing prisoner, whether he wore the blue or the grey, still animates the breasts of Masons, and with its powerful attraction has drawn together this vast assemblage of representative men of the fraternity, thnt we may know one another better and love one another more. Masonry is not a political society. Partisan disputes cannot be lawfully admitted to its lodges, chapters, or asylums; and yet, indirectly and unconsciously, its influence on the polity of the countries where It exists is undeniably potent. It has always been the friend of political liberty, and the enemy of arbitrary power, it has always flourished most under free governments, and, in return, has been one of the firmest pillars of 'ree Institutions. Thus hyiectp rocal action and reaction freedom supports Masonry and Masonry defends freedom. Under despotic governments It has suffered relentless perse cution. Driven from the habitations of men by tyrannical power, Its votaries congregated on moun tain summits or in sequestered glens, and under the open canopy of heaven, or In the gloomy shade of forests, taught their sublime lessons to neophytes in search of light. But in free England, nobles aud princes have been its patrons, and have deemed it an honor to walk on the level where caste and rank are merged In an all-embracing humanity. The third name ou the English Bill of Rights, by which the great charter of English liberty was wrested from King John, was the name of the Grand Master of Templars. But America, more free than England: America, whose Constitution is an enlargement ami improveme nt of the Bill of Rights and MagnaCharta, has proved to be the most fertile soil for the growth of Freemasonry. In America It has kept time and pace with the march of political liberty. In America it has disseminated its principles uiirchukcd ami unchallenged, except during those dark years when popular prejudice, roused by a pretended crime, and stimulated by political clamor, sought to exclude its members from all civil oillces, and even to deny them social recognition. But the sober second thought of the people succeeded to an un reasoning aud fanatical excitement, aud the institu tion which had survived the persecutions of kings and popes, and stood firm when dynasties were overthrown and empires wrecked, demonstrated Its power to brave the madness of the people, which is more to be dreaded than the wrath of kings. Puri fied iroin Its dross in the furnace of persecution, it shone forth with brighter lustre than ever before, and now, counting its members by hundreds of thou sands, it stands a mighty host aurainst the preten sions of caste, the prejudices of race, aud the en croachments of power. Ancient speculative and symbolic Masonry Is a social, moral, beneficial, and charitable institution. While it teaches the purest principles of morality, iiml is thus far the handmaid of religion, it claims not to be a religious society. It Is a universal order, which encircles the globe, and is limited by no creed, language, or race. Every man who can utter with sincerity the Invocation of Pope "Father of all ! in every age, In every clime adored,'' if otherwise worthy and qualified, maybe admitted to Its benefits, and taught the lessons of a broad phi lanthropy. But no utlielst can pass its portals. A firm belief in the existence of a Supreme Being, and of muu's moral accountability to llim, ure indispen sable to the first and to every subsequent step. Masonry is founded on the Bible; and as in the first verse of the Bible we read ''In the beginning, God," so at the very threshold ol Masonry we recognize the great primal truth '"In the beginning, God;" God, the trust of the candidate for apprenticeship God, 1 he udoralile name of the Royal Arch God, invoked in every intermediate degree. But while ancient symbolic. Masonry is world-wide, Templar Knighthood is a limited order. To the four objects of the former social, moral, benelicial, und charitable it superadds tiie military and religious elements. It professes to be not only a religious, but a Christian order; not only a Christian order, but the deteinler of Christianity. In prophetic vision it looks forward to u time when It will become world-wide, when " the stone that was cutout of the mountain without hands, shall become a great mountain and fill tho whole can h." It will extjnd w ith the extension of a pure, life-giving, soul-saving religion; will grow with its growth ami strengthen wiih its strength. Mailed champion of Christianity, it is ready at. any moment " to contend valiantly for the faith once delivered to the saints." EES During tho heroic age of Chivalry, the sloui Knights of tho Temple and of Malta, with their lleauseant unfurled to the breeze, white and peace lul to the friends of Christianity, dark and terrible to its enemies, stood firm against the armies of lnlldcls, slid hurled them back as the rock beats back the. wave. Like tho invincible Spartans, they never In quired how many their enemies were, but where I hey were. They stood a wall of steel from which the Mohammedan Invaders of Christian Europe re colled in dismay, ami on many a historic Held stemmed the tide of Infidel conquest, and rolled buck their hosts, which canto like Satan's fallen ungels: "A multitude, like which the populous North Poured nevor from iier frogtm Ioiiih. to paua Hhino or the Danube, when tier liarbarnua anna Came, like a delude, rn tho South, and apruad Beneath Gibraltar to tli Lyliiuu tauila.'' In these wars between the Crescent and tho Cross, Knighthood saved Europe from subjugation and the Christian religion from overthrow. What now ? When no armed foes assail our faith, do we weur these swords to fight windmills, like the crazy knight of Ia MauchaV Do w e strut about with them dangling at our sides, as children play soldier with woodeu sabres 7 They are the badges of our Order; aud, more, they are symbols of our profession. We are no longer summoned to use them to hew our way through quivering flesh to a physical triumph. They have an esoteric language. They speak to us of Justice, Fortitude, and Mercy.' They teach us to be sure we have a righteous cause, to contend for It with resolute courage, to endure ' hardness as good soldiers with unflinching fortitude, auu to sutrw mercy w me vauuuuiuvu an jaiiuu. Bnl wo wrestle not, like the fathers of our Order, against flesh and blood, but, like Paul and the Ephc suin Christians, "against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Here are enemies enough for us to com bat The inlidel has changed Ins tactic. He no l nger marshals his serried ranks in the open field, with buglo blare and armor's ciang; his sappers and miners are at work ; he conceals his approaches beneath the surface of the ground ; his parallels arc close to our walls; he Is excavating under the bas tions of our fortress, stand firm, ye defenders of the faith. "Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be aide to withstand In the evil day. ami having done all to stand." The weapons which infidelity now wields are arguments, false deductions froth science, and the speculations of a vain philosophy; theories of the origin or the world without a Divine Architect: theories or the origin of life rrom tho blind forces of nature without the breath of God to vivify, without even a Prometheus to filch the vital name from heaven; theories of development from a monad to a man, whose Immediate progenitor was a gorilla, and whose grandfather was an ape; theories of the relations: or the sexes which, if practically carried out, would shake the foundations of civil society ; theories of morals which destroy the linmu tuble distinctions of right and wrong, anil ilrelure that whatever is is right; theories of good and evil which merge all partial evil In universal good, and thus make evil good. To meet these heresies no carnal weapons will avail. Tho battle Is mind against, mlud, argument against argu li.i nt, true science against false philosophy ; above all, 'the swoid of the spirit which is the word or God." With weapons drawn from such an arnury, and our fei t firmly planted on the Koek of Ages which no I'ostlie sappers can undermine, and the glorious (Toss w itli "In ice xittno vineen" elliblazoued on our standard, we march to certain victory. But we are asked, Arc Temp ars to usurp the post t f honor which rightly belongs to the authorized expounders of Christian truth 7 This battle Is to In) fought by clergy and laity together; and let thoso who are protected with tho trustiest armor, aud wield tho sharpest weapons, and are best trained and disciplined for the encounter, whether clergy men or laymen, march to the front. 1 admit that the clergy should stand In the first line, but not alone. The arms of Moses grew weary in the batftle with Amulek until Aaron and Hur supported them. So let the Christian laity uphold the hands of the Chris tian clergy. 1 yield to no man In sincere respect for those learned and able servants ol God who preach In their purity "the unsearchable riches of Christ." But they will unite with me In regretting that so many of their profession waste their talents and neutralize their influence In sectarian contro versies, in disputes about forms, and ceremonies, and ordinances, and canons, aud rituals, and vestments, and genealogies. As in the days of Paul, some said, I am of Paul; I, of A polios; I, of Cephas; and I, of Christ ; so in our day too many say, I am of Calvin ; I, of Wesley; I, of Fox ; I, of the Pope; until we are ready to exclaim. Who is of Christ? Is Christ di vided? was Calvin crucified for you? or were ye baptized In the name of Wesley ? Many ministers of tne various denominations are active members of our Order, and we invite all who are worthy to enter. With their assistance, Templar Masonry would do more to break down the partition walls of sect, and smooth the asperities of ecclesias tical controversies, and make Christians move in solid phalanx to conquer the world for Christ, than all the meetings of the Evangelical Alliance during the last quarter of a ceuttiry. We sometimes hear the ominous questions, "Is Christianity a failure !" "Is the world really any better for it 7" One poet exclaimed In anguish dur ing the late war "Two thoumnd years! two thousand years! The fierce red eye of carnage still! " The cynic points to the wars of Christian nations and tho rivalries of Christian sects, and says in deri sive irony, "See how these Christians love one an other!" Not a few grave and thoughtful men are ready to Inquire, "Can kindred branches of the true Vino which has the good Father for a hus bandman bear fruits which resemble the apples of Sodom more than the purple clusters which give health and life to men ?"' We must detach from the substance of Christianity the accidents with which human frailty has Incum bered it. Its essence Is pure and holy. Its Interior spirit is love that worketh no ill to his neighbor. Its outward manifestation Is peace on earth, good will to men. Christianity is not responsible for tho follies and crimes which have been perpetrated la its name. These are not its natural fruits. They are fungi, led by the fogs of ignorance and the malaria of bigotry, which have fastened themselves to the noble tree whoso leaves are for the healing of the nations. The time has come, Sir Knights, for ns to do more than we have done hitherto to diiruse and defend a pure, fervent, spiritual Christianity a Christl mity whose fruits shall be Justice, honesty, and truth, humility In prosperity, fortitude in adversity, charity to tho erring, consolation to the attllcted, protection to the poor pilgrims of earth, deliverance to the op pressed, defense of the innocent, penitence for sin, faith in our Redeemer in a word, that godliness which "is profitable unto all things, having the pro mise of the lire that now Is, aud or that which is to come." Oh, how far we fall short of our profession! Ho who can witness our mysteries month after month witli li s heart untouched ami his mind iu ditl'erent to their sublime significance, engages in a profane mockery ; and he who can go out from our asylums to Indulge lu open or secret vices paralyzes his sword arm, aud puts into the hands of our ene mies a keen weapon to attack us. Freemasonry and Masonic Knighthood no longer stand on the defensive. They make no mure upologies for their existence. They assert their rnrut to lie, to act, to extend their Influence and moral power, and to make their mark in history. But their conquests are to be victories of right over wron jr, of truth over falsehood, of mercy over cruelty, of mind over matter, of the reliirion of love over bigotry and intolerance. With these great objects In view, our next step in advance should be in the direction of mind; we must provide for the education of our youth. We want a great, central, national Mas inic Vniverslty; not a lm-re High School for boys, but a I'nlversity for young men; a University In fact as well as in name, including schools of arts, of chemistry and agriculture, of mining aud engineer ing, and ol law, medicine, and Christianity ; an insti tution furnished with libraries, apparatus, cabinets, and museums; and manned wPh a corps of profes sors learned in their respective departments, men of liberal culture, and apt to teach; an institution of such grade and calibre us will attract young men of ull denominations, aud especially the sous of Masons of all denominations, and prepare them to go fortli into the various professions, and Into the walks of scientific, literary, and Industrial life, to defend the Christian faith against the insidious attacks of its enemies, and to demonstrate hy the example of blameless lives, und by arguments drawn from all the resources or learning, the excellency and glory of the religion of love. Is this scheme I'topiun ? Is the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania aide to build a Masonic Temple that will cost a million dollars, aud have not ull the Grand Lodges, chapters, and Commanderies of the l ulled statu the ubllity m raise a million to build, furnish, and equip an institution of learning, and another million to endow it? I tell you, Sir Knights, Companions, and Brethren, that such a monument would be a greater honor to ear Orders, and win tor us more lasting fame, than the grandest edifice which the mind of an operative Master Mason over designed, or the hands of operative crartsmen creeled. Permit me, Sir Kn'ghts, to say lu conclusion that you represent not only the orders of Knighthood iu your respective State Grand and Subordinate Com manderies, and lu the Grand Encampment of the United States, but you also represent all the profes sions, the prominent brunches or business and In dustry, tlie various departments of literature, science, and arts, and diverse shades of political and reli gious opinion. But on this neutral ground of frater nity we know no rivalry but iu the exercise of mag nanimity and courtesy. Our meeting here Is in. deed a reunion of hearts, and of heuds and hands no less. The friendly interchange of ideas and sentiments will give a wider scope to our thoughts, open broader fields for our business enterprises, und awaken in us a most ardent patriot ism. We live in an age of heroic achievements. The scream of the locomotive echoes among the gorges or the Rocky Mountains, and the tmilul.i and savage lly from the rumbling trains of commerce A few years., and the vast ureas of our Interior domain will lie occupied by uu Intelligent population, und en riched by productive Industry. To American enter prise nothing is linpossiiiie. We seek the gorgeous East, and "the wealth of Ormus and of lnd," by way of the setting sun. .Knighthood fol lows closely the westward march of clvlll y.ution in a crusado more glorious than God frey or Richard the Llou Heart ever led against tho SurucciiB ; a crusade to rescue u contineut from bar barism and infidelity, ir we keep our bauds clean and our hearts pure; if we adhere firmly to the moral and Christian principles of ourOrder; if we continue steadfast In our allegiance to tho central autlibrity of American chivalry, we sh-.l move forward with ranks unbroken, und our front ever extending, until our standard shall be unfurled wherever the Hug of our country waves. . , . Sir George Griscom, Most Excellent Grand nigh Priest of the Grand Chanter of Pennsylvania, then presented Sir Rev. John Chambers, of Kadosh Com mandery, No. 2'J, of Philadelphia, who pronounced the benediction, after which the Knights were dis missed until 8 o'clock P. M., to meet at the American Academy of Music, The programme of the exercises at that place this evening wus published by us yeettrtluj, SECOND EDITION; LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. The Miners' Strike Prospects for a Resumption of Work Tho General Council Vehe mently Denounced. The Great Peace Jubilee-Boston Excited-Tho First Day's Proceedings The Notables Present. FROM THE ST.l TE. Affnlra In the Mining ItcKlona-The Uenrral Council Denounced by Mlncrs-Tiie Prospect for a Keanmntlon of Work. Upeeial Despatch to The Keening Telegraph. Wit.KESBARKK, June 15. A meeting of the ' miners of this county held at Pittston, yesterday, adjourned over until to-day. Another meeting was held at Odd Fellows Hall, Hyde Park, yesterday. The course of the Gratid Council was denounced by a great number of miners who opposed suspension ' from the first. They now reproach the strikers with their fall n re. ' The Delaware and Iludson Canal Company yester- 1 day sent five hundred tons of coal to this place for ' transshipment by canal. Threats had been made, that miners would not allow It to go through, but no attempt at Interference was made. A large force of i men accompanied the shlpuent, for the purpose of : forcing It through If necessary. Private advices from ( Schuylkill miners state that work will be generally . resumed throughout the county to-morrow. The W'llkesbarre Coal and Iron Company will re- sume operations this week. Satisfactory arrange-, mcnts have been made between the miners and the ' company. The rumor that Mr. Henderson, who was so badly ' beaten at Buck Mountain, had died or his Injuries, Is : unfounded. FROM NEW ENGLAND. The ;rrnt Peace Jubilee The Kxcllcuient To-.' lny In Boston The 11 rnt Dayofthe Urnnd iHonntcr Concert Trotting Season. Despatch to Tht Evening Telegraph. Boston, June 15. Everything In Boston this A. M." Is excitement and hurry. Crowds of people are still arriving, and notw ithstanding a drizzling rain the streets are thronged with people. The effect of the first day's proceedings will be somewhat lessened by unfavorable weather. At 10 o'clock this morning, and every morning during the Jubilee, a rehearsal will take place In the Coliseum. At 8 P. M. the In augural ceremonies will begin. The Boston Trotting Association. Tho spring meeting of the Boston Trotting Asso ciation commences at Mystic Park this afternoon, and continues for four days. Two races each day.' Some excellent horses are entered. It Is feared that the unfavorable weather to-day will spoil the race. The New Knulnnd Rowing Assorlntion. . The second annual regatta of the New England Rowing Association conies off on the Charles river at fi this P. M. There will be two races a single scull race for wherries aud a race for four-oared boats In the latter. The International four of Har vard will compete. The race Is looked forward to with much interest. Admirals Farragut and Thatcher and Commodores W lnslow and Rogers are expected to be present. FROM EUROPE. Hnfety of a Steniuer. By Atlantic Cable. O.I-EENST0WN, June 15 Arrived, steamship City of Paris from New York. I Note. This ship was reported, In New York, te have foundered at sea Ed. Eve. Tel. I'lifiivornble Weather. A tlantie Cable. London, June 13. The weather throughout Eng land is wet, und unfavorable to the crops. Hhip Nev. Londonderry, June 15 Arrived, steamship Hi bernian. Oi'eknbtown, June IB Arrived, steamship Malta. Koi'hiami'ton, Jnne 15 Arrived, steamships American and Main, from New York. This illornlim's Ouotntlonn. London, June 1511 A. M Consols for money, 92 for account, 92?irWJi ; U. S. Five-twenties, o. Illinois Central Railway, 94jtf; Erie Rail way, Frankfort, June 15 11 A. M. TJ. 8. bonds, SSii. Liverpool June 15 11 A. M The cotton market opens a shade firmer. Estimated day's sales, 8000 bales. Middling uplands, lld. ; middling Or leuus, 12d. This Afternoon' Quotations. London. June 15 P. M Consols, 92 for money and 2.'jr for account, Illinois Central, 94. United States Five-twenties quiet but steady. LivF.iii'ooi,, June 15 P. M. Yarn and fabrics at Manchester are quiet. Corn firmer but not higher. Flour firm. California Wheat, buoyant at 9s. 6d. ; No. 2 red Western, 8s. 7d. Lard firmer at 12s. 9d. Havkk, June 16 P. M. Cotton opens tinner but not higher. markets by Telejraph. Nbw York, June 15. Stocks unsettled. Gold, 13vS,V. Exchange, 9. 5-208, 1S62, 122' ; da 184, 117)4 ; do. 1865, 11H'. j new, 119'i; do. 1867, 119 Hi 10-408, los; Virginia 6s, 5U' ; Missouri Os, 93; Canton Co,, 61; Cumberland preferred, 32; New York Central, IMi'i ; Reading, 97)tf ; Hudson River, 158 ; Michigan Central, 182; Michlgau Southern, 102Vf; Illinois Central, 144; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 94 J; Chicago and Rock Inland, lis),'; Pittsburg aud Fort Wayne, 157. Mtork Quotations by Glendinnlng, Davis A Co, York house the following :- Telerrnph-1 P. 11. report through their New jn. i . central K. Ph. and Rea. R 97 Mich. S. and N. Lit. .10:! Clc. and Pitt, R 9(1 Chi. and N. W. com.. Chi. and . W. pref.. 93 Chi. and R. I. R 118 Pitts. F. W. A chL R.156V West. Union Tel 39tf Toledo and Wabash. . 71 Mil. and St. Paul R.O. 78' Mil. and St Paul R. p. 84?,' Adams Express. CJt Wells, Fargo. 81 United States 7 Tennessee 0s. New... 62 raciuc ai. e b i Gold 134,1,' Market unsettled. LEGAL INTLLLIWECK. Court ol Quarter HcMlons-JiidKe I.ndlow. The entire morning was taken up with the trial of two little bovs, w ho were accused of a special ollcnse, known as malicious mischief, and by statute made a lelonv, punishable with a flue of 110,000 and un Imprisonment of ten years, within the discretion of the Court. It was alleged that the hoys delibe rately pluced a plunk ou the track of the Green wich Branch Railroad where . it crossed a bridge, that It was their design to cause the destruc tion ol a truln of cars, and that this was only avoided by the rail being moist witli rain, and making It easy for the engine w heels to push the plank away. The evidence agulnst the boys was, that when the matter was discovered, they wete seen standing off at a dis tance throwing pebbles at au old gentleman who was fishing in a little brook, and when hailed by brakeman of the train, they at once ran away. They were not seen to place this obstruction upon the track, but their proximity to the bridge and Im mediate flight w hen called were argued as strong evidence of their guilt. Ou the other hand, the lack of positive proof, and the presumption of law that children of their tender yeurs, in doing a pernicious act, are actuated by motives of pluyfulness, and uot wanton mischief, were earnestly argued in their favor. In his charge the Judge spoke in strong terms of the grievousuess of the offense, but left the facta tuutiy lor the lououiuuUuii ol tuu jury. Jury out. J
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