The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-29
.TUEOSOpllIST CEREMONIES
AMELIA BORATE EEGYPTIiNFUrih"A -
IN THE MASONIC TEMPLE

rhs Ob.euuies Of the Baron s,an oe oracr
80. tommandrr Of the So'er. ,,ss
s,.,. -epulcbre- Ofo'' W "s"
. ,,.c,,ins the Tbecsophic ht"fa''
,,y,,,, dop,t they open the doorsF was
zen, exclamation OF many gentie-
an '"o VINO stood In front OF the Masonic
,rs,,nIs Yesterday, josted and pusheu oy
ie"p mon. and waiting to be admitted to
a.. .no,, I'm which the pagan" funeral ceremo-
mia. over the body Of the late Baron de lin
were to be performed In truly ancient style
Tine multitude began to collect az early rs
o,lock. and half an hour later the sidewalk was
crowded, and everybody was anathemauzing
the linitor for keeping the doors shut TIE de-
lay, however, served to heighten the expect
tions Of the bearers OF the black three cornered
Il .kets Of invitation on which was engraved the
nystic symbol OF the rheosOphical Society, con-
sistInC OF n serpent. representing the Astrn
light, or Ether, surrounding two interlocked
trisngles, one black, representing matter, and
another white. representing spirit, and cross
symbolIcaI of the Phallic worship. Under this
symbol, In silver letters was the following;
Funeral os,equi,s Of
JosKPu HENRY LOUIS CHARLES BARON DR PALM,
Grand co Of tine sSyS.ssT % 9Eae e fp Of the
of Malta; Prlce Of ttne roman Empire. late
sSysTisi Fellow q iss iSsSscsh'
cal Sociey nd Member L
Celebrated by the Thso oghca scclcy Masonic TEN.
snos S,s' ssm ssi. iSna caro- SS' ss The III door
AT about twenty Eve minutes of four, the hour
nxed for tho beginning Of the obsequies, the
doors we're opened at the Twenty-third street
entrance, and n rush was begun up the steps.
Several stout doorkeepers were barely able to
keep the throns Of men and women each bear
ing aioft a black ticket ind pushing forward re-
gardless of consequences, from rushing pell meii
into the hall. No person without aucket was
admitted, aud within twenty minutes the Grand
Lodge room was filled, and the hallway back OF
It WAS throneed with people.
The rosewood CONN containing the Baron's
remains was placed on black catafalque at the
edge the platform. At its head stood brazen
cross, around which twiEed a green-spotted ser
pent with distended red jaws md fearful eyes
This was symbocal Of the Phallic worship oil
the creative principle. The upright beam OF the
cross rel rescnts the masculine, and the hori-
zontai the feminine principle In nature. The
coiling serpent is symbolcal Of evolution and OF
the I'm m mortaliy of the soul, because the serpent
sloughs Its skin and gets new one at stated pc
riods, just Ms a man throws on his old body and
receives new shape by the change OF death.
At tho foot OF the conn brazen censer,
IN which incense was burned with leapine red
name sending clouds OF dark smoke to the cell
ing and niing the room with pleasing odor.
On the cofln stood seven red. blue, green, ana
whi. candles burning. The flames OF these and
OF the burning incense were symbolica OF the
ancient sun worship. flame eing with the Rosi
cruciaDs an outward manifestation Of the spirit
ual lisht, and bearing the same relation to It
that mans body does to his spirit.
On the foot OF the coflin stood an hour glass
with the sands run out. indicative OF death.
Over the upper end was thrown the parchment
patent OF one OF the Baron's orders of nobility
with the great seal dangling from 1t. On this
lay jswelled sword Hanging from the CONN
against the black cloth Of the catafalque were
the ehtterlns white star OF the Knights Of st
John, the silver decoration OF the German Ritter
Order, the red cross of the Holy Sepuchfe, anu
the star OF the Grand Gross OF the King II Ba-
varia.
For twenty minutes before the beginn ing Of
the obseauies doleful and monotouous tune
wasplayed on the organ. suddenly the door 1t
the right OF the platform opened, and seven
men, dressed In long black robes, and bearing
each green palm branch in his hand, advanced
and ranged themselves behind the CONN. The
palm branches were carried In imitation OF the
aDcients. who bore then nj funerals because
they were believed to attract the dettles Of tn,
woods, who. being friendly TO man, clear the AIR
Of the dangerous elemental spliits that might
otherwise surround the mOurners.
Col Olcott, VINO was HIN pnest, then ad
vanccd ana asked the suectdtors to maintain or
der ahd to conduct themselves a. they would dc
st any funeral. Then the priests sat down and
the choir of ioE voices sang the Orphic hymn,
compiled from various trInsators Of the ancIen,
~iiter- The wOras He hs follows;
on ,nGu la, Ga. syt.i isa o5 r9G high
Fin, sea that ieed's, niAJ-sIc suns.
Lei hun immortal b.
Yeradisnt wind, with pinions swift
Be- fcnte ell 10 MN Low s ne;
Let hin immJrtA be-
Bear him. AEON. upon thy waves,
uptO tne throne OF HIM
VINO made the heavens, In number siIi
Let hun immortal be-
The music was thst OF an Italian mass, 800
years old, and as 1t sweled and then died soitiy
away In the half gloom Of the crowded put
aud the ancient knightly dec rations flashing on
the coflin, the effect Wa very impressive.
As soon as the singing ceased one Of the
priests advanced ard prayed us follows:
o, spirit Of Light nnd Wisdom sou OF the World
whose hre III g.yes snd NnhdraNs tle form Of eysiy
Iaol before whom the light Of being shAa5w Snicn
fo @ he endless 's p ce are ep e Gu TSo
bean AM All that went flrtn ifum the returns asan
thee Win awe snd reverence We prise and pes
ew. ot fs' ns aad d i'A1a asa ' e 'hsa "a.
inS 'saa,{ aspire ~. loTa,d thy mmoyabe snd
na s % % Stc1as St @ ss Se TnS sdo. % s wer
smrii', 10 oocy ny MI neip y. Eiernai I.,rd oi
q Lie . Aoutn ta4l nyc't .nd t-kesi away tletI
irtehcr OK az beings ia tue now anu Tenuw Of thj
eternal wnrd which The Divine Ocean ~ MOyem' NJ
aud Iluh. make our efforts to d. good efi'ctual
lei e lsi Of thy DIVINE truth sine IN the souls Of
al m-nHlAI. AueAl Amen! Apien! Amrn!
l0wmonndy on the orsan lasting only min
Ute followed the PRAYER, hnd then the nigh priest
advance, the Others ransing themselves on
blth sides If HIM as he repeated the T1eOsophic
liturgy, tused on tue ancent faiths, as follows
H. Irvine Light, that OutslninR OF supreme reason,
o. Nof1 - tue Deity, wAlch lign.eth every
tomrh htO the worl hau MT Oecn anOge her Maut.
hk 10 lh urNOui of any creed. lhr pe anent 'rl4-
Ion, onr AA1 universal, 10 NrttrL IA visible uAlurc,
sxpaIrl ~ rrasOn, anu coupled Dy HAe ana oscs Of
Iaith, Nhht We cal dcati Is Change. The supreme
Ecas h"g u4chaugta DE. IA IA y fore il ersn4Dr.
Ihuushf- nurr uttered 4 q imln iria!.
01eNuuu %, thr Hlgh P.iCst-ln what condition is the
in,i bir wurif
A .~el d, another Priesi-There - no inyislbl.
SOtl. lNrT" o.i, different degrees OF rice Ion
tilhe o'Fas me 0oly Is t.e LrOss rcpr, achtat!1n.
49, II, it trc, TIE temporary Ycoic OF the
iuu--B, What pr.cchs docs thr soul p.rccivtP
NNnN' lur uui ga IrlccNt ~ ltre and ~lthuut
we hi i' a. "a OF &c oosY organ ny means Ol ts