, 1870-02-05
KNIGHTS OF py7nlAs,
Installation OF the Officers nj
the GRIND Lodge OF
Illinois.
History of the Origin and Ubieots
OF the New oFder.


TIE ofDcer1 Of lhe Gr1ud Lodge Of the Kuieht,
Of p lthlss Of The State OF Illinois were tnsttl ed
last evening". tn the Board Of Irade Lodg.. corner
OF Warrington and Lsssl e etyteA The inter
citing ceremony EaA performed By sanue1 H-s .,
Of New Jessc,. Grand Chancellor of the supreme
1ooEe q re Sos.d. A.steted y ". krohe,uer,
irE II = ut Of tie ot1csra losta,ad:
fees s1s1t stasd lt.,Tsn5 g e y G. keeser.
Srs.d % r.ss srtr1-~t raa-<.;'o.1F. = eet Ba;hu.nn
ten-d fs.r"1x~ii-e 4~d N.osvdi-s S-er1ary-A. G.
stssS Sss..r7x Il rex.oa-
::,a-s ] 81 81 S<<s9s s1s-a T. a'iHnae Bense.
The foiio~1E history Of tun origin ana esiecs
Of this coupsfA Arye1J ne but rapidly prpEins
order *'l he font interesting:
Thus order y founded on tre principle of friend.
eh!E. ener.dtg rausnt bot ths purFs. and NOS.
aarcefr otiyrA. lis AIN, to allevfase the ean.r-
!na o. nfot.tf. succor the unsoltuaAte, zeaioQ4-
WAGE It The tsedsde OF the s:cE, aooshe lte
esGs !? ?1.: psrfora The a.: ..d r,t:s .t sas
ospEao. HasinE these principles ia yIe< .aey
ehdeaeos to csrrJ tcen aas, cxen otfsing them
e. g. rsasieal tests and y euccessta!y ats4lael
M t,oo uA oet been Ia rA?. II Is an nd nttfei tact
t1at tse pespein;5 OF bereroltnt Institutions OF
ruius innesrc gra aae Eas 70 tne stsa9th and
cossntLts npon Wsicn they are ba.ot, aud bis.ory.
.. VIA InesnoE tsNe'ulee>., records The fact that
- pEodcce atd nnintatn pfqCY aEd stElc:
gu claaIe. 1ncueat.rf lnopl,cl. osei,eucs to. ana
eosapisance xitc, a4lne la~s written ant IN tr1r.
!en " Ehca The 1ps'ltntioas Eere 10 be Hoeefped.
tney feitn1n lived the !fe NJ y alcgIe geaefatioo
OlceF ard dtAet7t!ne xte absolutely neces ess4rF 10
ptos.Ie rood eove1nment and al vel; res1lared
SpEeiEmeuta have certAn channels thr0o9a
Nnlcn s.t la*t edlcfs, and TRANSACTIONS, Of xnat-
svel nnfore, must pa.a to i1sure regularity and
ns'mesE = 10 sne!s practical Nor<tass anoag The
oeteEosns Institutions OF all ares the7e were
s1:sln lass Ersten and unWTittcn By which tneT
Ee1e soysr,ed and certain slsns psss sotdA. and
motherhood were eathleh 10 lden:lfr eac1 other
aao distinctly tt1ce tner corporal. proportions Ia
The Mysterious and honorable order Of rho
hn'Fht. OF FJfh'ap, IN which there blends no much
~ fus Ets. esaqty. and s1%p!iel.y 10 osotner,y
GATED atd HatrrMued. Fas founded. IN IL preeent
4Etten OF Coye1su1eut At WaBhinRtop, b, Z,
Ih:'ea s'*tea OF Aneres. At ~n'cs p,s:s n. orat
Etu.her 7. +. PlAnt a. GtAnd ChaEcellor. The
psrttE; vftnai Of she order dates fron tnat tnr.
although ise IsIHeifles upoa which It IL based
arc Cntrsl eiti The old institutions or the sortd
How tar back intG tae sccru,uTsted lore OF past
eeLsDtIes the 'onaoSFs Of taespse1ens rituals
Ee1ber7, re hare ucsus Of s.'ok!nz. That such
cortnsp's DID exist atd flourish wherever there
were communities Of Mel-resulsiel ,n,opie. living
EasJ enat cen'uls'oos N the sns.rs
q s.re 'fe9s .aa a'en 1o.e III
The lor 1-tst1tli.hed Laws and Customs Of society
sese Eptosted and chAtged. and, to 3 great de-
ine principles Of the Pyrhisn temait ed tnssct. ia
the 1ecc.ds CT the Holy Witt the eride1ce rt1nds
tosio 10 mold teasf, and with irdisp1tabie proofs
The cotrrans between Jnnsshau and Ovid, as
tneIe recorded d. uas TO: merely convenient hs.
1asEe1 eIt tor tne tsEe being 10 meet the exl-
only let feason. OF Jear, or 4 seneratau. By
20 Eesrt. But fer al time. sl,luR lhns; "Toe
I'd s ees sau
chstcef Of customs, government, ana nsages,
thIouen sll conEolssons AID .hacgee, the great
jopatbao ard Dasio, thls il the covenant which
the k0'chts Of P1solaa reco=utze ii the basis Of
ihs:s bencroiert hso'hsI!g love.
We hsve the story Of Dam N aud P5th!a1 from
protane ht:orJ alone. and were there only oIe
historian 10 fecoId The incdeDr It cnuld rery res
sonaaly he douoted but one alter ano:her Of the
crest writer's Of the pAst c3rrp5oTste tic story,
aod dTel urge1lrElf upou the Strength Of the
srercsntp that hound those txo 1op,e uca
s9st,ter pos1s n essa ase ana IN
oa!nco them in immortal Tetfe- So long Al tne ean
shall RE ard set, and the se,sons c91e and go
20 long - the ~a'e1. saail now ward the oceau
~ tesse'es1 etreans-so long Will The memory nf
The rrselnsh friendship Of Dannu ans p ythas be
Tafted down The stream Of time, the brightest
Ia m1euoratou OF their virtues mud IN.
setsn devotion 10 eech oisez. the routishIaE and
s5;si'rg so.a, OF the "hsa aIa,r ,o9 one o. the
has hf en- chslssensd the Knights 0. rJ:htaa
Ths hpighss Of P1tatss, co1preheodlnR tue
have Eos i.rsd ia tns.r Of Ter to rccoxnize ttese
virtues. Nav. Eose. they have appreciated ch!yAl-
~ IN lIs tense. tnafnE lra test for sep
1ant boor: rhe ran ot honor non Tie tr.crster
n1d chA1latap: :ae cofablt eersal-lear.e4, t,us
1f!epd. .to Ec3:5 relieve ~ or our sorrow from
cnc who aims cnIeny to reltere Us OF our p1rse.
chiefly TO Daka hideous tbs extreme fsoc,es oI
knight ersaps1y. Bns even 1he Wild Romance Of
coEcsred With the false hearted concentrations
OF pie'ctded friends, who hask in the suasalue ot
p1'1ora2e, md refuse tear or s'Gh oser tne
cslADiues Of humanity. OF sca.htrg retuke upon
the s'ante1ers o. your good name
The kntgh.s OF P11hIas culriEate the ch!valry OF
nathoed, the moral EH1nes which separate the
frit nd, tue uniou OF beaT1a and hat1s ~h:c1 tE-
faees reE and better life into the whole SOCIAL
s5s:em, IneT 9: NJ. vut lner armor on TO
ttt slos- e'Eors Of pEr1aasce ard tradition which
son ahtlth q iarsc portion OF the social
ennsof;s aua genuine friendships thas bened-
ceat Cta'nr ictetdtd should be tnetsp, aud
ND en-, "ntn enjoyeds would nate the earth
GElen q ltxE1ans n,we1s Instead Of q 9tl1:1-
ard yts!as eG1ris = tQbl. s:snn1e r. osar.oa na
Ire. tIni7 ar 4 srGc a.urtls.
He sa1not eEen attain tbs perfection
o. such sn example We ca1 At leats stltte for IL
with those trat are hsprv. VIC can reet thc
wssts ,. a. snoo: he re ~. Of the dying and
eau llt up thote who tsl', AID s'rergtheuE4he
weak s1d *asertbg. We ca, huza the vnice ri
ea sSs srss'a praoe to d.1lsssd
hood. divided family And esftauoel rrleodt
Thia be nisson of the k.lehta ri I,ytn1as, azd
*lil be as rspl1 sud cure IS ,aoee Kach rc1ence
has tcaltsed and IL iaty achieving over The ele-
Dents ct Lie LataEal GRID.
nf fa5u
P,th'a. Il The Cltad 5 a'es ii the pteseus t,rne
Of NE1! Is 20: less tran srG
TIE stats Of illinois mss eix lotges whl.h
TH.o|a. fsne hfs socs ~ ,s.:i;9ts1 MAJ 1sss:
o. Trade LFdea No :. Sorcrtet 80, 1855: UccI.
,'ersal Lo"Ee M. :, November IS, 1857; ua1eni1r
LcdRr No !. Is9uaEr u, 1870.
The e1cep'tcn Ct Occidental L,dse Nd s. Elv1n.
Ill AeroEttog to tse regulations o! the sapIc ue
Locfe. h,9a Of P,tnia" tbs Safe Of IHlao's is
Eet1uniE 4. 1sse, VAS nssi 11ed IL Baufd Of rrAie
Ilhi, at c:oek 4 ". S. Z. RESIDE, Of tne So- |
p!eEe Lore. 'c:'a,le1 the Grand odncsra Of the
colAscn n4t E:vtn % :he otDcers of the S1nreme
Ldce y .he GEnnt Lodge. q: the Ds'rgs u :uar,
Eeceiye tnen1. This conmc.cea toe pao,ic sc1.ou
ol the Graod Lodge ii Illinois We hops the!s
saee.s. ~ ne sl:riors, their path pleasant, and
nan al lne votld over snall be recognized n he
!or:'uE 70 re utfversal hro'hetnooo whose motto
Fr:eEcsl:p. Lore. aEd Tsgth.
10 ,ee pafio1s asd marched 70 The dung hxli ii
lie foiloEtIg order OF pro >essou.
sS {! r :ss e:::t e'bsE Il 1fts1 fass.
f''s oh'oeen't' s'fRs,ss f;sas. the aF.aa Lodge Of
Va; Va Il & |. In1,tss t. ;;ae''' g. iWHT-s