The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-16


endure GOODNESS and indifference, feel
alone. your scrip empty, your bottle dry:
If YOU are clothed IN the pilgrims garb
| aud eau use the pilgrims word, you will
have cheer aud help aud directions for
| your way. Wander far. listen to the I'M
| Ineligible sounds of u strange tongue.
You eau look into an eye with friendship.
and speak words which will bring re-
spouse, making you feel safe in the friend
! ship OF n brother. Let the world Judge
ofour order by it. inherent worth aud its
manifested power, and We are content.
Let success be the test of it, good and it
| will bear the trial
There are lessons taught ut the first
step which make any man better, and who
eau kneel at the base of the symbol of
the trinity and sacrament his
obligation and not know the
clcvating, Strengthening power of our or
der. Advancement is conditioned an
excellence, and preferment Is therefore a
proof Of worth. The highest excellence
in any thing Is that 1t perform it, allotted
work. When we look ut sun and planet,
starry world and frey comet. and blaz.
ing meteor and Kissing fragment. cross
ing aud recrossing each Others path and
the track Of the orderly world and not
ray disturbed. we see the beauty of har-
| llbllN anu i'it IWlIttllDn Oh law.
Fraternity of tcmplar.m bears this IL
lu.traiion. In all times and under all
circumstances our work i. the same.
: The old man with silycred hair will
talk TO you, the last dubbed Knight. in n
: language learned half Il century ago. the
same YOU have learned under the arch of
steel. The order given in the frosty air
Of the North i the -amc a, meets ready
: obedience in the sunny South. An order
r working with all the beauty of harmoni-
Gus uniformity in all the world. IN every
e age. We claim To be succr-s. This
/. i what it has done in the past
{ this success i an earnest Of
: its future. We have full faith in our fra
tcrnity and can wait in hope and will
I endure with patience. We see beauty and
/ rest in our TEMPLE growing more and
T. more beautiful and showing more and
t more of it, perfection ~ time roll- on.
Sir knights. We do not sufficiently ap-
prcciatc the good, aDd rest confidently
, in our fraternity, / he reason i we do not
I accept what j. around and what may be
T. within us.
, Walking in the twilight, hearing voices,
/ seeing not the forms. il il wei, Tor NJ 20
+ pause and hcarken.
The more Tcmplari.m j. studied the
I more clearly will it be seen not 10 have
I been designed for ordinary minds.
|, IT. founders hddi IN mind "A brotherhood
of great hearts. minds and souls. Bring
, such a man INTO contact with it, p"inci-
pies aud lac finds hi. home. aud where
4, such a man finds a home, harmony will
: dwell and success will come. That il
!, draws and holds such minds. i. il. glory.
: i it, proud success and the giiaran-
p tee of it, prosperity. some may
II.
: equal to the place they will not be i'm
: pressed with H. subluiity. .tilled with it,
, -acredncs, or liitcd with it, glory. They
4. may lind agreeable thing. see some
+, beauty and feel pride in such an alliance,
: but the breadth Of beauty, the reach Of
i wisdom, the elevation OF noblcnc.s aud
:, the power of proifrrcd help 10 perfect a
:. human character they do not find say
this with no -paragcmcut. tor | know
, what you are. would draw you nearer
Il the sublime mysteries, which. under.
!, stood. make "a. better and irucr men.
% would have you with clear eye aud trust.
= ing heart do your part in lifc's work Let
/, it be your pride to be Icmplars, showing
;, the world how successful knight cai
:, be, aud so compelling AN acknowledge
!. ment Of excellence and power and -uc
cess.
q No Tempar need shrink from an cx
- animation Of his principles or a test o
y his armour. BE faithful and remission o
=, toll will be your reward. BE valiant an,
success Will soon crown your efforts. q,
-, towards the throne and the higbes
:, human honor will De conferred.
a. am looking into faces to-day. which
|, ! have watched with cagerness a. the in
II tcnsity OF emotions kindlcd by our cere
il monies wa, bringing to the eye an,
N brow and bosom the earnestncss which
makes you 80 true. and know the stui
n OF which you are made. This hand la
?. been willingly given you. and my, flitl
! placed In you IN that hour and this conf
= dencc was not misplaced, and this hant
need not be- withdrawn. ! know wha
- you have donc-what YOU can do. You
- Sir knights, can win success.
q, But this look aud faith. so iull of com
y ing hope, of present thought and pas
memories, Is dimmcd with one shadow
The hand which placed the sword on III,
y head clubbing and creating me knigh
u among you, no longer grasp. the .w0r,
: of steel. The voice which said: Arise. Si
: Knight. and receive Il hearty WELDON,
v into society which will ever protect
e and defend you" words which have beer
= found to be 80 real and so true. 4, hu,hcd
:. The chl'alrous, courtly greeting d
which we were all so proud /,
y missed, and cannot be made good
J. The manly presence. unequalled any
, where, Is in the grave. The cheer sC
: gladcning which made Sir Knight Jor
: gcnsen peerless in his place, no one can
!. forget. no one can ,urpas-. His success.
!, ful work is done-hi. memory we have
IN immortal green. His knightly exam.
: pie, 80 bright, We will follow. You
!. watched by his bedside and laid him In
u his grave while was far away. Let me
: drop tear with you to-day 10 hi, mem
: Dry, and thus De made stronger in our
e iratcrnal band