The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-07

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Mnsouic COmvcntIon...McctinE of the
Grand COmmRndCry of Knights
TcinpInrs and other BOdiCs...Intcr.
CStInE Proceedings.
COLuMBus, Sept ;.
a large and highly intelligent and
influential body of men is assembled
here in attendance upon the Masonic
organization. At II o'clock this morn
ing Il tine procession was formed from
the State House, and under escort Of
the Columbus COmmandcry Of Wash.
| ingtOn, DC, with tull rrgnlin and rrgu-
latiOn banners, proceeded to the resi-.
dcncc Of Sir Knight Hubbard. and Cs-
cOrtCd his guest, Grand Commander Il.
| u. French, to Representative Hall,
where session was held after which
the procession was reformed and pro-
cccded To the Congregational Church on
Broad street, where the following adj
dress was delivered by Mr.. Frankie:
THE ADDRESS.
SIR KNIGHTS ASD FELLOW CITIZENS:
The Grand Encnmpmcnt of knights
lCmplar Of the United States Of Amrri-
ca has assembled in iricmuiHl meeting,
To attend to such duties rs may dcvOlvr
upon il for the good of Tcmplar MnSon-
nv IN the United States. Meet and pro.
per is ii, that before entering upon these
duties, We should come into the holy
temple and pay our dcvOtiOnS to our
God, and implurc His blessing upon
whatever We may do; and in that hu.
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PROSTATE ourselves before our Creator.
and pray that lie will lead rs in the
right path and Undue us with
the right spirit, and that what ""
do may be- to His glory and the
good Of all. The solemn services
in which many of you have been en-
gagged, and which all have Witnessed,
are those that were, in ages long past,
imauguratcd 10y piOus Christian knights.
who took the field to Ito battle in behalf
of the Christian religion and to rescue,
if possible, III" Holy Scpulclrr from
the p0SScSsiUmUf the imIidrl, under hHm-
ncrs similar to those which we set up
before youths day. They became war
riurS and they engaged in III" earnest
work until. as we hay" to-day, they
humbly confessed their sins and asked
the blessing Of God upon their labor. |
We come here ms brethren and friends, !
under circumstances most peculiar. |
War, in its most dreadful form, has |
rIvagcd II large portion Of our fair land.
Brother has drawn tn" sword against |
brother, and many of our fruitful fields
have been soaked in human gore. The
battle has been fought, the victory has
been won, and the uni0nStands strong
or than ever in the affections of nearly
II whole people. Emerging from This
awful conflict we, the first national or
believe, that has met since
the strife has ceased. have assembled
here from the North aud from the
South, from the East and from the
West, to do our rmd"avUr to sow the
seed of concord, to re-rSubliSh the tie
of brOthurlv affection, and tOcNhibiI to
the world the evidence that discOrd
cannot long endure among II. great
people determined 10 live under Il
Tree and popular Government. As
under these circumstances,
instead of pursuing our wUniCd course,
and gathering quietly within the walls
of our ASYLUM, we have thought proper
tina, the mutton should see band of
patriots and Christians, from MI parts
DI lie mon, IllDlltIN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ms did the rrniplnrs Of old, that the will
of GiOd is far stronger than the will of
man. and EXPRESSING their earnest de-
sire that hrnrci0rth there should exist
In all orr borders that peace and good
will which our blessed Rpdrcmcr so
luuuht TO Ills disciples. And
we shall take sweet counsel tOgrthrr,
and. our business duly ACCOMPLISHED,
4 .,I. /
us that grateful appreciation OF the
Kindness that has given us so warm II
welcome, and the assurances 10 our dis
tuui friends that the influences Of IL pa
triOtir nrOnlr run he carried far and
wide. and he SO sound us to bear fruit
mn hundred fold. You can hardly COLI
rcivr Of the pleasure and satisfaction
that IL giyrS me. who have been so
long and so highly hOnOrcd by my
brothers. 10 look npnm faces So IA
miliur. and which have been 50 long
,,strunlrd. 10 rlaSp hands between which
the troubles Of the time have so
long prevented friendly and brother
w grasp, and TO interchange cordial
greeting with those noble hearts which,
Imid tic whirlwind of trcuchcrv, beat
firmly and truly in patriotic rapcncc to
lhr music of the Union, Nv fellow sol
Tiers of the cross, | give to You cor
Iiial welcome. and inplorc upon Won
n heavenly blessing. 10 MI who are
here assembled, tender, in behalf of
The Grand EnrIllnpmrnt Of the United
states. our thanks for the countcnancc
here given us, and for the general and
cordial welcome we have here received.
pur Sniouru among Won will bc brief
hut we hone and trust il will Remarked
bv such action that its results will hrn
witness 10 our ScniilhCnts--thr noble
cause of Justice and humanity which
we seek to advance, and that nothing
will he done incompatible" with that ST.
rrcd foundation which wr claim for our
venerable order as its chief corner
stnnc--thc Christian religion and
Divine service was performed 10y ItcN.
pr. MrMo"dE,' eHllor oil III" Nm i..
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