, 1869-06-25
Celebration Of the Day at
Haase's Park,
General Ensanpnent OF CHICAGO
Consfstory, 57d Degree.
Grafton by Judge Austin--History
Of the Order,
Celebrations Elsewhere.


crratu Of ali uncertainties. the wes,hsr, int
iced to > serious extent with the SUCCESS
the festival aad consldetaby damped th
s7:ats CT the vtsto.h In spite Of hi
ssswtaek, however, very extensive g1tt
er.oG was present tn the grounds, and tn
utmost harmony prevailed Throughout the day
Three special trains conveyed the passenger
from tie c4Ey, and The members Of the conststoFy
at-ocg whcn were \ number Of distinguishes
tucn'bess Of the order nom other ctttes, went on
b. The early l:al1- The formation OF the cnea.1p
neul occupied the !Aires: portion OF the forenoon
aEd this WIS one Of he most Interesting ccre
monies II the Programme The outer Lines Of thl
cncaClrueut were ir the .orn Of 4 nonagpn, aae
The o,scs co-ost1natc ho1es Of The rite Inside
this WIS Ecpsaeon enclosing pentason, within
rch afsiD va !, p &c e9oas1 9oI e; snS es zen
-,ies OF the nonasnn were uias s,attons. With !
txE pcnoon. having !ts approp-ate letter, p anied
IN o ne x1sn
Aceep,l scettizh hue Nasoas, i dc
% s3 oi i tse oeSsr eRspser aaa coa
cils and grand lodges Of .hai lite, and Is
M eSeaso eoan PSse sh1 e
1e:-saleE, and Chicago Grand Lodge OF Per-
lccuou.'' -.
p5ntnts, The consuonal, or ssh degree, has
MED dates and foundations 1or It's history. Az
an ur!er CT degree ]: Is the third and Last OF tho
. kAta$h, or cni+alrc degrees, and cnnsaInnaates
the T7nl tGr1+1. Of Masonry. The ceEree was
onssais ca,ie'tan ores 81 kn!gathoodsae
taught, and permeates Its every act and move to
the rres-nt lar-and the design OF which was to
anner Of onee On vas
Of Jerusalem snd deliver II from the sway OF the
'Dnte!s- The Kn.shts Of the Crnsades. being ac-
qE1.lted with Md ptacttsing The Legends and tra-
tIitipns Nhlch Masonry had preserved effected q
untoo Of the Free Aasons Of al
1hs of Ss s. s!a hssenc9 no 9 Rue nnder
one n2nder-tn-C Cnlef-R!chard CHur deLeon-
and proceeded to the Holy 1.nd to accomplish their
Inc Th..ty.second Degree, and which, ereu Il that
uGe. was Only conferred On few leaders, OF as
reward for some great and hero.c act or deed;
hecee Its having lie more oi military aspect tsap
1pv o:Ecr Of It's co ordinate or symbolic degrees,
yet ephodying al The great charitable and beneF-
oleut Characteristics Of It's sister degrees There
arr Understood to be counteTMSnsr IN keeping With
rs kec,!-nilitary character, foI ese.y day Of thc
week, and s1Jk passwords tha. Eefes to the
ear.E, theu rr-,n:4n under one Grand Command
er, sid the object Of this reunion, the visiting of
rt:1tu:,n upon the intdels-the application OF
which word in these modern days ls accepted TO
meaH Sin and lsnnoral!ty- .
With the 1requtn. accesaloas OF riaitor5 ,inriag
TIE day there could be no. LEGS than twelve hun
usual vare7y OF auasements offered on such CO.
casi1ls- Some danced, some enjoyed the juvenile
ioc.pe7ics, while the nIore scasihls and prudent
portion cf the seseI-hIage b1sled themselves n
The p:e.ara::o2 Of iae!E dlnne. AZ this enloy-
which drove the comsanJ for shelter under every
Available retreat TIM. Ind roof over It. The
gone ttsousl. the orator Of the day. Judge II S
AntEo, CT the Chicago Conszto!y, was intro
.:rcea to that portion -. Of .ae visitors
Jut.cc Aus1:n. after apoloelzing for the absence
tt rkc i!lrsiEions orator ~ho Tas to hare adrrss-
I'd tie aszcrhlaTSf said that on the 9Th Of D. |
trt4lrt. Last hry c0mmemorated the death OF t.1at
frrat E2u s.ld coed brother departed, St. John |
Tie E:sncc!ist, bit now. tn fhts merg-uaI,ug !
Hs q 4 @ Of tnat 70 otser tnS
JOIN The -;-pt!st II #aa alTays IN occasion OF /
rcjvr:ne when mAD was born into the world,
for:h the encvuuEs With which succeeding gen.
erz:4ons had spoken u ihat OF this patron Ra.nt,
.hott annlrer+asJ thty now celebrated! He was
IN eye luz IN eye, and teoth for tooth, lcar.ag
hear AID thoughts, and commaoccl us ercn to
lns Christians Eho, with zeal not &C.
esda!as ,ed; to kn,x'ease, declare our
Ir ,,s 81, nao9 m r. o. u, e;,aoeF
these ssacderuus persecEtions and lal+e represen-
1atious, We nras, IS tsught by Him who suffered
20. w!:t rhey do." Ns.ouie tradition and ancient
history iEfor1a' nh that St John the baptist, the
lorerunner Of Jesus. son Of tue Jewish Priest
|
Judge u morality md undaunled preacher OF re-
ptuiaGe:, obtained great celebrity, nrst IN his no-
i've ccHEuT, then ID the mountains Of JEJea, and
among the whole nation. Ills simple !
sd a!:s:emo1s manner Of living cJn11outed
u1uch 10 his !a1e, AMI especially the peculiar pu
rodrcca Is a es,abo Of ths. moral purify Which
Ic 70 ztalously inculeated- The 18th day o1Jlpe,
\, aed6s'1a e Tas e i nesa e tss9s sse
.ous s1spc in which It Ia declared, "Tlts Is ny
o.1s:sadn1sn1, ,:n that ye ioEs one another
7cnds . Then, - lie alds, "tf had moi come
cd s2oLea unto thetn, then they had not had hiur
oor rxroscd souls: No CLOAK, not even Tor their
y. TIL, thru, be The theme for thus occasion.
,e woria i governed Ly {as,1ou-how nucl We ,
.e IFS sla.ts-s1e conrlderatlon Of this, thus
soien Q. III the Gospe, may not be inappropriate,
I'VE lsy well t,e out OF the world as out OF
'e ia-haeu-" The fashions may he much studied
a!' orr l::nEy ne"apapers The msyszines Of
ES:iiy srt:es on the garments Of the t=1u monde.
L.: eadiess variety have cloaSs hccn worn, IN I
rn, cu1or and material! Examine all the Old c
snlon p!atcs End magazines. nuu VIC will be as O
unhe1 .. the qCant1s,es OF style A2d lie inter- 9
liable saIttles.
Al 90 ErgiIfh Dictionary Of another century i
et1cs cloak aR a. lotre garment nadc 10 c
rnw oyer the other clothes Al defsnc. against +
81 n,ways comport with this definition, though
anE OF .hcm arc lvt'ee enough, and o.ttn part ! r
etr !o!ds too soon, disclosing the ne.ner gar .
en's thcy were means to cover. Az welr cloaks, :
nm the monarch on his throne 10 the beggar Id =
s raER What has induced such I universally =
the wearing oI tits Caxmeat7 twas not worn /
tic !nsoccurJ Of olr GIst parents: f,at our nr1t =
ether took the cue from the snggestions OF he- y
1T act o! disobedlenre. The same old utottonayy :
cover er hide ! design" Sometimes II covers ] p
overts AID rags: sometimes the rerolver, bind
:on q ttaet,o. 80 o.;ttaes IN doa.le ssuse, II
arety Of cinaEs both old and rew, there nfe good
I'd l.od, nAter1al and imuatertal moral md lm- =
nta!, V..ridiy and unTor.dlJ, estl and political I
J ard CLERICAL. ~
k!hg. wear cloaks In the exercise Of arbitrary t
lie oycr lnc!g Blinded subjects, laying burdens
4 c1sIavaSun, courts Al the public cxoensc uu- a
er the Irttencc Inat It is for tho 7eofts rood | :
ut E1!e:s nare show, Ehtle the OPPRESSED and c
rautzy al 70, afy are but "hewers Of wood and !
raweI4 or water" What could b. more a1gntl- /
al,o!euu tock possession Of The Imperial chair
Fcs C. W. ns T2S56s td Srs ete 1ea1 4 e. e.
I sra.r: 4 broken pride at best aussalned her
over At corrt, While sne dar1nx hisnHaymsn
;i:s :rs7Eaty s'Ist1ie Vic" as Tue queen. Is
r.:c, be, she Is encoaked with power hehind
as gsT ma II 5af ens tac ene
lnua1s ii Il e ensased, unde: ne ralo 81 the lev
ra o'sr them 3 Z v'sS a,Iae 81 a5e rfbi
III fhc rule IL. a,1ays reqszes lasse atani.as
r.nies to e1acpon ii. or that must keep the
eope IA ignorance leg Leaa 'SI' - e,; aead
rtsfpr.y was thrown around tac rcal object OF
:EFlarc murIesprA Et1 1n the East 1nd1es Hut
nd eauee every pearl woEa ty the conque1ors Of
ndta n CRY Out thunder tones aea1nst such In
uEaE r., to1s n'n1a. nss5 snd d 4as1
We Ill wear clo-ks-she Jndsc uron the bench I
nj rtr rft1ueyrtaI and trading woa!d. Even In
tnoc1atlc America, where one would think ,
oc:' eosts eaa affs naa saon!a no Sf as o;
yca1 q e.nak, He ever plesds e7me Principle In
on ID IL the election he wnnld ga!a: IL defeat Of
hr people. Being snyes TO r1rrE Or prejudice, It
i no ucLs.cr wc have oeen cs:sed with defAul- {
It or f Enf IN 10 az ;nst be ra u:ea the won,
!oat Is 8 symbol Int y lnnos should aVays
rprcoe.l rha. is really hth!nd tssn, and not 70
OF vt, FALSE intelligence: cioass we're some
INES useful and good. and not entirely 10 be dis
rl.re:. VIM IN this srll world Is s1asons they
vi! IN, thcT woplf enatndle tu tne hrrAstu OF III
lt. L.llr sentiment Of charity. expanding INTO I
,ene-o.s sympathy, acknoEledSinG AL men a.
fsE.yI tx afilcfton or wounded ly the saafts Of
nvy. sti.7.Ey Of scandal, Keeping II sieF that
soe5 - ye I'm e H"na @ III. ist
TIE CLOAK Of charity may always ne worn with
atAlaetoa. nd tie more constantly i y Wotn
4 cna,;t- t:-ltr.ins men, and e!ttnuH!ts whole
hmlnrs, were 81: =: IRON ruin and restored TO
,tnre liz; ntEesa and rontenr, TIE conscience or
Ia. +yy ttiar!tai,.t a&Burts htra that be has
,,scs..-cf d tic datie8 OF n1a and Kasoa- His
-st ta!rs ;re c5uEnfd with hnnhr, and hc sEaEs
-, ~ cruyc ut,cd!c1t 10 tae viii Ut Col, attend
= Nv tts rra;crs OF ei v ho know him, under full
,otrs q q blessed immortality.
Ill. ora.sun Eas delivered under t:rc7ilties.
me orE,cr was deee1:ed ny his auci"nes In COZ
Lscrf r., or the ra.n, and took shelter IA lhe !ln
IL LAl1 but the uudauoted speakes parsned
hem ara IN the Mtds: Of little noise a1o coala-
sen CriclEGcd his rcnarEA |
Serial c.t cr speakers followed, and rfief o!n-
nc1 vss d.s2osct CT there yrma!Eed nothing 70 40