The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-15
Address of Sir Sidney Hayden.
FROM THE iSTATE.

The knights Templsrs' Demons stration at
Harrisburg.
Special Des patch to The Evening Telegraph.
HARRISBURG, June 15.-This morning dawned
bright. There were large arrivals of Comman-
deries of Knights Templar in the early trains.
The escorts and music of the bands drew forth
the people by dawn. The streets are crowded.
R. H. Lamberton, Grand Master of Pennsylva-
mia, was serenaded by Cyrene Commandery of
Columbia.
The Grand Parade
commenced to form at half-past nine on Second
street. right resting on State, and about ten
o'clock proceeded in the following order:-
Grand Marshal and Aids on Horses.
Standard Brass Band.
Pilgrim Commandery, Harrisourg-1OO Men.
st. Johns Commandery, Carlsle-1O0 Men.
Ringgold Band-27 pieces.
DeMolay COmmandery, Reading-1O3 Men.
Columbia Commandery-1Oo Men.
Band-21 pieces.
York COMMANDMENTS Men.
Band -21 peces.
Hermit Commandery, Lebanon-l25 Men.
Band-2l pieces.
Hutchinson Commandery, Norristown-lOo Men.
cyrene cammands.y, Columoia-s4 Men
Frick Commandery, Ashland-76 Men.
Constantine Commandery, Pottsvalle-lOo Men.
The visiting Sir Knights numbered several
hundred, with small delegations from nearly all
the communicates in the State. With the visiting
Sir Knights, bands of music, and officers there
were about eleven hundred men in line and the
rich equipments and eaparisons present one of
the
Most Magnificent Displays
ever seen in Harrisburg.
The line countermarched on Second street,
and was reviewed by the Grand Commander and
Grand Officers of the Grand Commaudery in
the square, where the spectacle was particularly
brilliant, every available space being occupied
by ladies and gentlemen. The route of parade
was over two miles long, and at about IL o'clock
it reached Locust Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, which was already crowded to excess,
principally by ladies, many not being able to
get in.
Tickets of invitation had been issued, and ad-
missions were confined to these, but not half
those entitled to admission could be accommo-
dated.
The new officers elected yesterday, whose
names were telegraphed you, were installed
with the usual beautiful ceremonies of Christian
Knighthood, and the address of Sir Sidney Hay
den, OF Athens, Bradford county, was listened
to with marked attention.
Annual Address by SIR Sidney Hayden.
Right Eminent Grand bel being your
Body OF knights Templar, 1t becomes my duty to
comply, for it is yours TO command and mine to
From the intelligent Sir knights who surround
| me- must beg the indulgence OF so far departing
occasions like this, to leave the early character
and history OF TeInpar Knighthood to your own in
Vestigations through our most reliable hsto-
ries. 1t is not the Temparsm OF other climes and
feudal ages that i would discuss, but some OF Its
tem Of American Freemasonry. u In this sVstes il
has become the Masonic sequel OF the three ancient
degrees OF the York Rite, including the Royal Arch.
| In the modern manipulatiOns OF the Ancient York
Rite, many of the teachings OF its three primary
| fundamental degrees have been discovered from
them 70 form our present capltular, cryptic, and
| chtvalric organizations.
| 40 not pretend to decide how wisely or unwisely
this has been done, TO determine in our various
amplifed rtualisms, consequent on these modern
| subdivisions OF Ancient Masonry, where the true
line is between fancfu legends and historic verities
| TO the novice In Masonry any comminglng OF
my thica legends with yeritable historic truths may
seem incongruous and a blemish upon our rituals
the soul, nor the unity of Masonry consists OF its
| rituals alone. These are but husks that surround
| the golden grain-the caskets that contain the
Masonry is an allegory OF human lfe-not the life
OF individual, or nation, or generation Of men,
but of the whole human race from its birth in Eden
| down to the slime when Time shall be no more" 1t
| contemplates man as he came from the hand OF his
Creator, as bearing upon him, however family, some
impress OF uncreated goodness, uncreated ntellec-
tual knowledge, and divine spiritual light; Tor we
But being subject to temptation, man transgressed
| Divine command, and clouds have since so over
shadoWed his pathway In life that he can regain the
Eden he has lost only by passing through the dark
gates OF the tomb H1
| s'Some flowrets of Eden left by the fall,
| But the trail of the serpent is over them all"
Thus l read the sublime alegory OF Masonry that
peTyades IL in all It's rites, and has in all ages and
In every cline. 1t is the basis upon which all Ma
sonic science is founded. IL is as ancient as ouI
race as universal as our brotherhood and as IN,
cnangeable as the laws OF our being, -.
From 1t we see the ancient and universal division
of Freemasonry into three primary degrees. The
first that OF an Entered Apprentice, treats man as
moral being Its lessons are all those OF morality
given In our mystic forms under veil OF secrecy
inculcates every moral duty which man owes, eyel
has owed, or ever can owe 10 his fellow-man. This
degree has a monitor In every Masons breast anc
to attain its prmeva perfection is the wish OF ever,
true Mas0n'e heart.
The second degree, that OF Fellow Craft, treats
man as Intellectual being and inculcates the eul
tiVatiOn OF science In all It's various branches
points 70 Natures laws, and instfucts US 10 "look
through Nature up TO Natures Cod.
The third degree, that OF Master Mason, treats
man as an Immortal being. It tells us Dy the mos
impressive mystic rites that man mas hereafter