Washington telegraph., 1865-12-06
Ak INTERESTING MASONIC CseExosr-


IBArrIsm " six IHILDHET ny Albert PInz,
OF ARkASsAS--- One OF the most iRFeIessizy.
AID Inr SAINT tIn-, pOvrl C. TemOnI-5 colarct-
"a with FIRE. Masony WAS peItoTni-d in Mason
IN HAL, Il thirteenth s-Tsrt. near Fourth arrnE-,
I Gn Saturday evening. 4 lie cF.sbTSgs Eas Sea
Albert Pike, of A kansas. Grand Master Of taa
Scottish rte. General J. h. KoAxTt Ward scs-
81 ss SENIOR WaT1en. 4. G" Esistet OF tsr ba1-
tisTa oi six children. ranging iIom SIX nt5s
10 right yraTs VI age, according to thr Masonic
ritual This being the hTsI iiui- this Ger mopr
vas performed al th North, lzIGr numt e. Of
Maspms. with their wives, daughters. .ous &.
were pr's-I., 81 ina. tie loLge Inoai va cIvn =
-c. The mvny look pIscr in a LOdx. Of
Peri eiicn- wAisL was Up NED publicly. IN Ina
east, .latfOi Ii, wa. placed flnF III e via
OIL, vessel ol coEsecraI . Oil, and s.rs- ~
ea,t. All bring sdy, two Inns were IL. uIHd
consisting OF 4 guard with dIswn SWORDS fss-;n-
iurar-, and the officers and mbers u tas
Grand Lodge oi Perfection eitervG in prsces.
sioE to the music OF gTznS march BY lac Or
gam
After scvrTsl al.-Es The pxTeats an l children
rni-rsc with the godiatarIs and goama.hars
tn. latter stressed ia white; ia enItlreu rho
were Gnsbi- 10 ws!k were carried Oh 9 cushion
covered with blue silk by thn m m.ster Of c-rs.
meuies; sfter him c@me bloihrr carving the
. ligAtrd Csnd IS O!ATK " mite, anu rOs co!s. IN
III. .or.n g. etii=ng.-, hill ihs cia 2 sang tn-
chant, "OIE at the mouths OF bAe-s All n. -
Z .. A Il N ina
thu stn-l Children, twa by lwu. thr, tue tathrra
aud moth The process vi, w-zt tEr-.. i'm :.
round tee lolg--roUIn, the oTgsu playing ~.
. chant still proceeding. while Tie Mister And
w aIdrns r. p-atej certain ntenc o. Thu. ts,-fir
, senI-nc roniu-ECilg ''SdaeI Et:.e czi.Ggru te
Come unto me-" etc.
Ait-r QUESTIONS asked of the fz kers and ar.
.~ef-d by them, the children were bru .cf. "a
the front, and AL impressive prayer or. r-1 u,
By Brother Wi.5un Small as GTanl C.aD'.i.
This fol o~ d by hymn. and the -ns,-r
in El,d h. godtaih-r and arodnletEer. sI tt.iy
duty, v bile the Orator IL III .,Dgih. the mir
and Junior srEtns- acEluEi1L Led them .uI
ihrir parents 10 D. rue 10 tk-ns ives 10 -.i..-,.
10 their conn ryn men, ana TO God nnoiLar
player was .h"n ct rd, aAa he cnidr-u w. rs
brought to thr sif-T Th-ir iirn = re: Ei,-
rison Sm IA AcClenschaii. Harry SLs-idsn Lee.
Grorgr Small Anderson. LUe .ly.u.a Vi .-..s..
Anna Theresa Gibson .nd Chariot Gay. Tt.
baptism was performed q iolor: PlsriaE t,ls
hand ~ the cHild in the font filled with u,.5fur,
ed water, the Masvr ssit: Harrison Sptl
McClenacEan, (n.Ping sch,J Il WASH thee
with the purc water. Nay God give thee xus
neiniair IN e IN thai Innocence su1 pufitv sf
heart Ut whica this ci-snsine v q -ymJOl~ He
next marx Il the Delta with tie ou,-crs.i oil
on lie forehead OF zach chil ing tfi- W.
bel ol the wisdom, might, and low. OF 90 ..S
BLESSED tnrm according % tHr ritual kit-rs
hymn was sung, slI the brether-n knet
Rade sotmn vow, which they conf leei ~
.s:ivg salt, to project ths children t..ur,n
life
lOcket was then given to each R;rl ana .
ring TO each hoy, with the assurance Tia. /. h-r
We're in distress OF danger they mad onIy +.
send the leck-t or ring. ard they wou!l " ~
sisted- jewel was also given III. della )-i.a
Masonic rmblrms, te ZACH child, who was slsa
invested with az apron. snd The =, ,nior and lis.
nior Ward-ns proclaimed the baptism alou-
their columns after which all clapp-d IN "a
times, and, striking the palm Of the hand y
gaiDst the lett shoulder, cried "Huzza,'' ibr-.
times The orator next delivered 4 ,iise..;Irss
and NiIson Small delivered an address on o..
nan Of lh- Godtath+rs- Two young ladi w-rs
then selected TO nsk- collection.
IL was announced that th- munsy 81 obtsi,.
ed woaid be given TO snrn, ne--dv broth-r raos.
name would not be publicly Faowr, IL raxr..
were an. su b known TO q bTothrr present. O.
IL would o. given to the Grand Almor-r. WHO
would send il 10 distressed bro.ner wiih.n,
thr knowedg Of any On but tnr Master. "a
the 'rottez would not anew where i. came
from
b. Grand Master then said: The lsbo of
tre aay ar conclad q; may thy b. p!olrabis
70 all TO in peace; and nisy ouf Fa hr IN
hraF r 5l - and piosp " u il ali our laud.bls
uni' rtakings Amen
n brethren ihen retir q IN procession, ia
th- sam ord'r they entered and tae ioe.s
rss clsssa--E r. HorlS