American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-13


eed Of the unaffected sincerity Of his reli.
gious eonsictiops, and, the assurance o.
bis radiant faith. 'e'a'' -" I'D
fnd'by reference stoihs records OF III,
Maaouic bodies Of this,,eity, that our Bro
Kreider received the FRS. three Degrees n
Masonry in the year 1881. /, 1t was m
privilege to preside on those eeessions;
also to confer upon him tbe degree Of Roy.
al and Select Master, and to create him q
Knight Templar. with lie appcndalt Or.
dsrs. The several degrees Of The Chapte,
he received from the NJ. Il. James Gates
Past Grand High Priest. q He was elected
Master Of Lancaster Loige, No. 57.jn I843,
and presided in that capacity one year
His business syocations, we're so numerous
and pressing, however, as to- render it i'm
possible for him satisfactorily, to dischates
the duties Of the Chair fora, longer. peri.
cd, and st The same lime give his attention
10 the requirements exacted Of him in ths
management Of Lancaster Encsnipnart.
Ho was elected Grand Commander Of this
body in December of the same wear;
which Office lie held uptothe time Of bis
death, o. period Of nearly twelve wears;
and mention itas an evidence Of che az
fectlopate regard his, companions of Che
| Encamprnent entertained for him. that
| whileon sick bed. and without at The
time any raIional prospect of his ever
lsaying,iti they e-elected him their Grand
| Commander.
i' Atthe session Of the Grand Lodge in
l846, he was elected Senior Grsnd Ward
sop, having previously filled the office Of
Grand Orator, and lbolieye also. Of Grand
Marshall. He succeeded our highly es.
teernsd Most ,Worsaipfnl Brother. VIM
! b phrall, in. the Grand Msstership, in
l847. and held this elevated office lfol
three consecutive years. He assisted me
in tho organization Of Che Grand Encamp.
ment Of Knights Tempars for this State,
and was elected it's first Grand Master -
He also filed subordinate stations in the
Grand Chapter. and in the Grand Council
Of Ohio. - .. s..-.....-. ~
Al the period when he assumed tie
Chair in the Grand Lodge. the condition
Of Masonry wasfourishing in this, and al
SO in the sister States. 1t had entirely
overcome the b!igh!iAg influence Of that
fana.ical and poli;icnl excitement which
had been so injuriously realized in the
shutting up Of many Of our subordinate
Lodges. and consequently affecting in 9
corresponding degree the prosperity and
stability of the Grand Lodge itself The
4 dark storm had been swept away from cur
Masonic heavens. and the Order had
awnked up, as il were, rejuyenescent in
| vital energy and organization. From the
development Of its own internal forces. its
career was henceforth onward and prosper
Gus. not dependent so much upon any out
ward administrations Of its affairs, as they
became ethemselvesathe reflex ofts Subor-
dinates throughout the State. Hence the
opportunity was wanting to signalize the
government. oflour late Grand Master with
any prominently Conspicuous acts, which
could become memorable records in its
Masonic history. He carried with him,
however. 70 the discharge Of the dnties his
elevated position imposed upon him, an ar
dent lore and respect for the principles Of
the orders andazsal corresponding with
an enlightened judgement; and perhaps
there are none who, at any time have filed
that Chair, who entertained moro affect
ienate regard for the welfare of the Broth
/ srhood in all their varied interests than be
] did, There was onersubject, however,
which did with particular emphasis char
acterizsi his administrative policy, and
which the Lodges Of Ohio have unrnis-
takably Witnessed, 4zallude to the efforts
he made to correct thsirregularitiss which
had crept into the, Work. -. Oh 8sas
Ioa His initiation into Masonry. had keenly
sxcited within him that "laudablo curiosi
jty"S which is, 4ruling constituent of every
well informed, mind, s Delighted 4 with
what he saw and realized he pushed on
ward and Upward along the path OF light
Sin pursuit; Of thatwhieh was lost unit
at last he found the. solsmns mighty mys.
toryrsposing. in. its, beautitudes OF beauty
upon ths. bosom 0f .Ipefable. and Uniyersa
Truth a1E ysH1 usslUd y1suibqo nj
The work Of the Lodge room. its history,
lsotprss, and symbols, AS leading step by
step othis profound revelation. became th'
subjects ofihis intimate study and regard,
hayinglssrnsd to yenerate them as tho off
spring Of the richest intellscton earth, 50
he treated with rational sreprehension ant
idiscoupteanoe every .upstart, interpolation
4 and anachronism, (which would cause then
to derogate from their ancestral dignity
Against allsuch peurilities lie set his face
like flint, especially in.-ths three most an
,cient degrees He knew ;thstin our sim
I-boliz6d vocabulary the manifestation ol
the iBEAuTIFUL. is but the exhibition o
WISDOM in the putting forth efis STRENGTH
that they constitute harmonious triad
/ q Masonic i7tia juncta. IN nno," aAd tba
any'yandal attempt to dislocate this union
| would be- to convert each wondrous pila
into broken and fragmsntary column. =
|, As.his high Office made him familiar will
the condition Of the Lodges under his su
pervision, be observed with pain and re
4 gret the glarf1g, ipeougruitiss in their diff
fsrent, methods OF work, aud he determin
ed, las far sas it was practicable, to intro
duce system and order into all such chaot
4 ie material His experience taught him
and i presume sit has been yours Mos
.Worshipful, as il has been that OF, other
who have filed your high chair, that l.
correct such evils, by wedding out thi
rank efflorescenoe, required not only tn