National Republican., 1880-04-19
IN MEIIORIAlI.
The Colored knights Tcmplar Honor Their
Departed Comrades.

Departed Comrades.
The members of the Gethsemano Command.
cry, No 3, X. T., assembled at Asbury NJ. L.
church, yesterday afternoon, TO pay their last
respects to the memory of Lambert Stewart
aud John Battle, deceased comrades.
The church was completely packed with a
sympathizing audience. The church choir,
under Professor Z. Bell, and number Of ad'
ditional voices, rendered music especially So
lccted for the occasion. The members Of the
commandeiy attended in uniform. Sir Knight
Nathan Addison performed the duties of mas
ter OF ceremonies, which were commenced
with an organ dirgc, followed by the hymn
why Should We Start and Fear to Die" Rev.
T.. w. ). Peck delivered prayer, and after the
anthem, AT Deaths Call" the master OF cere-
monies said that in the absence Of Professor
Il. i. Greencr, who had been called suddenly
to New York, lie would ask Past Deputy
Grand Commander of the Grand COmmaudcry,
h. T., of Pennsylvania, and Secretary.Gen-
eial of the Supreme Grand Council of tho
Ancient aud Accepted Order of Scottish Rite
for the southern aud western jurisdiction of
the United States, Sir +. c. Rcvells, to pro-
nouncc the culogy on their late comrade, Lam
bert Stewart. Mr.. Rcvcls, after referring to
the customary ccrcclOny OF oil nations of
paying homage aud respect to the IL
lustrious dead "a custom which had
come down to us-dwet specially upon the
custom of the ancient Knights Tcmplar in
paying respect to their dead; referring par
ticulury to the character of Jacques De Molay
as Knight Tcmplnr, aud of the connections
between symbolic and capitular Masonry, and
the orders Of the temple aud their origin in the
Temple of Solomon; the different titles by
which they have been known, and the pcrsccu.
tions the Knights Templar have endured. the
Crusados and the many sanguinary battles
which have been fought victoriousy by the
same. He then spoke of the order as being
strictly religious institution, aud of the
subject of this romark, Lambert Stewart, as be-
ing "a consistent member of that department
of Masonry. lie went on to speak of his ex
cclleut quail ities as O citizen and of his faith
ful discharge of his duties as such. He then
made fOrcblc appeal to tho Commandory
to emulate the example of deceased. In con-
clusiOn he spoke of the sOlcmnity of the occa-
sion and Of its not being one of vain glory and
outside show, The choir then rendered q
chant Beloved, 1t is Wei" and Past Eminent
Grand Commander and Present Grand Master
of COlorcd Masons, Leonard G.. Bailey, was
called on to pronounce the eulogy on John
Battle. Mr.. Bailey spoke of the energy. char.
actcr, aud the great good work of deceased
during his long relations with the
commandcry, which ho entered when he
became twenly-ono years Of age, and worked
as all good men work up to the time Of his
death. The ceremonies closed with an anthem
"As for Man." doxOlogy and boncdiction. Thi:
was the first time in the history of the order
of colorcd Knights Tompllrs IN the District
that eulosies have been pronounced. There
were present G. Il. Commander Perry II. Car
son, Z. G. D. Commander Carter 4. Stewart, T.
NJ. Commander Nathan Addison, G.. G. General
Primer Simmons p l.. Commanders ]. II
Clark and Thornton Jackson. The following
communicates were also represented |: Hender-
son, Simon and Mt. Calvary.