The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-07
Masonic COnVentIOn."NTcCtinE of the
Grand COmmnndCry of Knights
TCImpIurN mud other IOdiCS...Intcr.
CstIng Proceedings.

ICnpIuFA Ullu OIueF EOutcA''s inter
cstIng Proceedings.
COLuNlBuS, Sept. ,.
\ 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 II fine procession was formed from
the State House, and under escort Of
the Columbus Commnmdrry of Wash
ingtOn, u. with full rcgnliu and rCgu-
luiiOn banners, proceeded to the resi-
dCncc Of Sir Knight Hubbard, and cS-
cOrtrd his guest, Grand Commander u.
u. French, to Representative Hall,
where session was held after which
the procession was reformed and pro-
cccdcd to the Congregational Church ON
RrOud street. where the following adj
dress was delivered by Mr.. Irankic
THE ADDRESS.
SIR ENIGHrs ASD FELLOW CITIZENS:
The Grand Encampmcnt Of Knights
Tvmplar of the United States OF Amcri-
ca has assembled IN irIrnninl meeting,
to attend to such duties rs may dcvolvc
upun il for the good of Tcmplnr MASOn-
~ III NV llllNNl sh'Nl anu lllN-
per is ii, that before entering upon these
| duties, We should come into the holy
temple and pay our drVotiunS To orr
God, and impiorr His blessing upon
whatever We may do; and in that hui
miliiy that becomes the creature,
PROSTATE ourselves before our Creator,
and pray that lie will lead us in the
right path and Undue us with
l,i. ~. .,,iNit ,,t,l N1tnt ,,rl,
do may In 10 Ills glory and the
good Of all. The solemn services
in which many of YOU haV" been en-
gagged, and which all hay" witnessed,
are those that were. in ages long past,
imaugumtcd hypi"nS Christian knights.
who took the field Ia du battle III hrhHlfI
of the Christian religion aud to rescue.
il possible. III" Holy S"pulrilrr from
the poSSr>siOmOf til" inIidrl, under ban
ncrE similar to those which we set III
before Youths day. They became war
riurS and they engaged III the earnest
work until, rs We hnN" to-day, they
humbly confessed their sins and asked |
the blessing Of God upon their labor. |
We come here us brethren and friends, |
under circumstances most peculiar. !
War, in its most dreadful form. has |
ruvagCd Il large portion of our fair land. |
Brother has drawn the sword against |
brother, and many Of our fruitful fields
have been soaked in human gore. The
battle las been fought, the victory has
been won, and lii" Union stands strong
rr than ever in the affections Of nearly
Il whole people. Emerging from this
awful conflict we, the first national or
gnniMtiOn, believe. that has met since
the strife has ceased, have assembled
here from the North and from the
South, from the East and from the
West, Ia do our cmd"aVur To sow the
seed of concord, to re-cStahliSlI the tie
of brOthrrly affection, and tncXhibit To
the world the evidence that diScOrd
cannot long endure among great
people determined tn live under n
Tree and popular Government. As
Srmbling under these circumstances,
instead Of pursuing our w0ntcd course,
and gathering quietly within the walls
Of our asylum, We lInv" thought proper
that the nation should scc Il band Of
patriots and Christians, from all parts
Of the Union, publicly acknowledging,
ms did the TcmplnrS Of old. that til" will
Of God is far stronger thun the will of
man, and expressing their earnest de-
Sire that hrmr"iOrth there should exist
IN all our borders that peace and good
will which our blessed RCdCCmcr so
earnestly taught To His disciples. And
we shall take sweet counsel together,
and, our business duly accomplished,
we Shall go 10 our homes CARRYING with
us that grateful appreciation of lh"
kindness hat has given us 50 warm Il
welcome and the assurances Ia our dis
tumt friends that the influences of II pat
triOtic people cun bC carried far and
wide, and he so sound us to bear fruit
an hundred fold. You can hardly con-
crivc Of the pleasure and satisfaction
that II gives me, who have been so
long and so highly hOmOrcd by my
brothers, to look upon faces So IA
milinr, and which have been So long
to clasp hands between which
the troubles Of the time have so
long prevented friendly and brother
greeting with those noble hearts which,
amid the whirlwind Of trcnclcry, heat
firmly and truly in patriotic capcncc to
the music of the Union. My fellow sol
dicrS of the cross, give To you II cor
dial welcome. and implorc upon you
II heavenly blessing. To MI who are
here assembled, | tender, in behalf of
the Grand l:ncampmrnt of the United
States. our thanks for the cOUmtrnancc
here given us. and for III" general and
cordial welcome we have here received.
our SuiOurn among You will he brief,
hut we hope and trust ii will Remarked
hv such action that its results will H. II
witness to our ScntiIhcnts-thc noble
cause Of justice and humanity which
W" seek TO advance, and that nothing
will hc done Incompatible with that SIT
cred foundation Which We claim for our
venerable order rs its chief corner
Christian religion and n
practice Of all the Christian virtues.
Divine service was performed hy Rev.
nr, MrMnOdv, editor of the National
Fr""muson. who hns prepared II liturgy
for the use Of the Order. In This scrvlc"
he was we'll seconded 10y u chosen choir
and organ.
Prominent in the procession was tn"
Cincinnati Encampmcnt No. ..
BY II letter to Gen. j. u. Caldwell, 70
rrivcd to-day, il appears that hr. Mack
ry, OF Charleston, who had been cNprc-
ted, is unwillingly constrained 10 rrmain
away from this convention of the FRA
tcrniiy, owing to his urduOuS official
duties.
Rumor says that Albert Pike, Of Sc
ccsSi0n mot0rirty, has been pardOn"db by
the President and will he present to-
morrow to claim II seat in the Order,
which has heretofore conferred upon
linn its highest honor, y sharp dis
cuSsi0n is anticipated rrlntivr To his
ease.
The bodies now in session here are
til" Irirnmiul National Grand Encamp-
mcui, the Grand Chapter OF this stat"
and III" Select Masters, and the Grand
Enrnmpmrni Of Ohio. Sessions every
day this week are anticipated.
Hung.
COIUMm'S, O., Sept. G.-Olivcr and
IInrtup, til" mmrdcrrrs of Deputy Pro-
yoSt Marshal Cooke, of the 18th district,
were hung at Camp Chase, near this
al tIitN.np unu,l,. u an, I.SS Sim I