Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-29
FRIENDSHIP. LOVE AND TRUTH"
The Anniversary sermon az the opera
House,
sermon ut the opera House
Excursion 20 MaryviIle, &c, &c.

Anniversary sermon Mt the opera House
Excursion 90 MaryViIle, &c, dc,
The anniversary of the establishment of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in
this country, occurring on Sunday, afford
ed the Brotherhood in this city an oppor-
tunity of celebrating the day by an ami
versary sermon-a most appropriate man.
ner, yet at the same time different from
the manner in which such occasions are
generally celebrated.
At o'clock, p. NJ, Sunday, the MEM
bers of the various Odd Fellow Lodges in
the city assembled at Golden Rule Lodge,
No. Ia, on Broad street, where they were
formed in procession, after the beautiful
mode prescribed in the Ritual, by the
Marshals of the day, Messrs. Allison and
Shepherd. After the procession had been
formed, the column moved in splendid
order along Broad street to Asylum; up
Asylum to Crooked; down Crooked to
Clinch up Clinch to Gay, and down Gay
to the Opera House, the large auditorium
of which was soon filled with ladies and
gentlemen, drawn thither to learn some
| thing of the workings of an Order whose
| reputation is worldwide.
After the members of the Order had been
| seated, the exercises were opened with
singing and prayer, when the anniversa-
| rian of the occasion Rev. r. d. Black, of
Greeneville, was escorted to the stand by
the Committee of Arrangements and in
troduced to the audience, by Capt. Alex.
Allison, Chief Marshal.
| Mr.. Black is a fluent speaker and being
| familiar with the workings of the Order,
| the theme was not a new one, and ut his
hands the beautiful tenets of the Brother
hood were held up to the admiration of all
| who heard him. But words of praise in
this case would he a work of supereroga-
ton, while to attempt synopsis would
| only mar the beauty of the whole, and we
therefore are forced to content ourselves
with fegretting that all our readers did not
| hear this able effort themselves.
THE EXCURSION.
Monday the sun rose in unclouded
brilliaucy, as though anxious to dtfuse his
rays with greater cheerfulness after being
so long yelled by the curtain of the rain
bow, and yielding TO the influence of his
beams, all nature smiled and wore hel
brightest garb in honor of the first festive
day of spring time.
At o'clock, the members commenced
assembling at the lodge room on Gay street
and at Q o'clock, the procession was form
ed by the Marshals, Messrs. Alex. Allison
and g. II. Bomar, and preceded by tn,
Cleveland Cornet Band, marched to thu
depot, presenting a fine appearance il
their rich regalia, where a special trair
had been provided for the excursionists
EXERCISES AT MARYvILLE.
Arriving at the depot at Maryville, tn
procession was again formed, and marchet
up Main street to the Presbyterian church
= which was crowded with ladies and gen
tlemen, where the exercises were opene
with singing and prayer.
Il Rev. II. d. Black was then Introduce
by Assistant Marshal G. III. Bomar, VIII
eloquently portrayed the cardinal virtue
of the Order. He was followed by Rev
Mr. Goldman, who made few remarks
; S. ID. ]. Lewis, Grand Lecturer, then in
! ! troduced A. s. Prosser, Esq, Chief Patr
arch of Knoxville Encampment, who CAV
few statistics which were as surprising
no doubt, to the uninitiated as they WEI
! | gratifying to the members of the fraternity
q MARYyILLE
y Is a pleasant village and can boast of man
s clever people, together with institutions
learning of which many a town of large
growth might well be proud.
Maryville College, Rev. p. NJ. Bartlett
Principal, had 148 pupils in attendant
early in the session, only seven of whol
: ale colored, though this is what is know
II as "mixed school. The buildings a
1t three in number, consisting of the COLES
s. proper large brick structure, and tv
II dormitories recently furnished WhlC
q present an imposing appearance.
n The Masonic Institute, Prof S. u. Shar
e1 Principal, has about $50 scholars, male AZ
% female, This has been of late run in col
IL junction with the free schools.
The colored Normal School, Prof. w.
Hastings, numbers nearly hundred ST
dents, and will be in time grand educ
/. tional success. 1t is a fine building, al
l. cost between twenty and thirty thousaI
r. dollars. This fund was raised by an e
t. thusiastic Quaker, Yardley Warner, VIII
b feeling the needs of the lately enfranchis
a. slave, erected this magnificent institute
of of learning to qualify their own race
ID the work of teachers and educators of
" ture generations.
~ JUDGE MILLICAN.