Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-07


superbly rendered selection.
Mr., I, w. Malcolm was introduced by Mr..
J.P Leitner, and preceded his lecture by the re-
cital of q beautiful poem, which, in addition
to having beautiful relevancy to the order,
is remarkable for its antiquity and the distin-
gushed character of its author.
1t was written in the first century by Marcus
Amacus Lucarus Lucan, a Roman poet, born
in Cordova, Spain, abont A. II. 80. His father
was brother of the philosopher Seneca, and
at an early age carried his son to Rome, where
his talents were nurtured by the best masters
He was at enmity with Nero and engaged in
the conspiracy of Piso, in which he was be-
trayed Upon being condemned to die he
opened his veins and expired while repeating
some of his own verses. ~
The poem which was given in part is as fol
lows: -.-..~to 81. .r.,.-..-. 4. - -...-. Co.,. .
The Druids now, while arms are heard no more
Old mysteries and barbarous rites restore;
A tribe who singular religion love,
| And haunt the lonely coverts Of the grove.
| To these, and these of all mankind alone,
| The gods are sure revealed, or sure unknown
| If dying mortals' dooms they sing Alright,
| No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful night
No parting souls to guilty Pluto 60,
| Nor seek the dreary, silent shades below;
| But forth they fly, immortal in their kind,
| And other bodies in new worlds they find.
| This life forever runs it's endless race,
| And like line death but divides the space;
stop which can but for moment last;
point between the future and the past.
Thrice happy they beneath their Northern
skies
Who that worst fear-the fear of death-de
spise;
Hence they no cares for this frail being feel
But rush undaunted on the pointed steel.
| The lecture was deeply interesting and the
| fascinating subject was treated in a most in
| teligent and skilfu manner. 1t embodied a
collection of valuable facts and evinced great
care and industry in its preparation.
In commencing, the speaker alluded to the
meagre historical data handed down by the
| ancients, concerning the order, and to the
| writings on the subject by Plivy and Julius
| Caesar.
The subject was divided into the following
branches: First, origin of the Druids; sec.
cend, ancient groves, temples of the Druids,
and location of the same; third, religion;
| fourth, degrees of the order; fifth, teachings
and civil judges of the order, and sixth the
massacre on the island of Mona.
The speaker thought that the most flourish.
| ing period of the order was two centuries be-
| tore Christ. The Druids came on the Celtic
| way which spread over Europe from Western
Asia. Their religion was hierarchy:
Reference was made to the beautiful groves
and temples of the order, the ruins of which
are still to be seen in France, Wales, ireland
and Grert Britain.
An interesting account was then given OF
the worship and religious belief of the ancient
Druids While the Druids worshiped Appolo,
Mercury and other of the gods, they main.
tanned belief in the idea of supreme being.
They were proficient in astronomy; believed
in the transmigration of the soul, and kept
accurate accounts of the movements OF the
planets.
The rites were described as performed by the
priesthood and minute account was given
Of their ultimate knowledge of politics, phi
losophy, geometry, history, poetry and music.
They had their judges, priests, bards, states
men, judges and philosophers. Their chief
festival took place in May, the beginning OF
the year. The speaker gave very pleasing
account of their campaigns and wars. He
concluded as follows:
Such in brief, is the ancient history Of our
| order; looking into it clearly and taking into
consideration the superstition of the times at
that early stage of the worlds history, we
especially of the order form an intimate knowl-
edge of its secret history; find in it much
that is beautiful, grand and ennoboling, and
one satisfied to accept it as foundation on
which to build the superstructure of modern
Druidism.
In beginning this paper, directed your at
tention back to ancient history; let me now,
at its close, ask you to retrace your steps from
the historic island of Anglesea and 60 with
me to the old city of London, where in 1881,
in the Kings Arms tavern, the corner stone of
mo fern Druidism may be said to have been
laid, and where I now leave you in unity,
peace and concord.
After music by the band, DR.. Chas. Griswold
was introduced and delivered an interesting ad-
dress on modern Druidism.
The Speaker alluded to the importance of the
subject about the Unsuccessful grove in the
United States was organized in 1878, there are
now $4,000 members in the order. Pure
Druidism had peculiar claim on the moral
ity of society.
Ittaught mortality of the soul and the be-
lief in God; the body of man was the symbo-
lism of Druidism. The speaker adverted to
the propeiety of secret societies; he said there
was q necessity for secret organizations, they
were portion OF the divine plan; there have
been secret coucaves in all times, among all
nations and in all places. Man was SO consti-
tuted that he could not exist as hermit.
tions is the best proof of their divine origin.
secret societies.
bracing ball and elegant supper.
A Woman in It.
Frank Lloyd and Chas. Wood, two hack
drivers, were before Judge Burr yesterday and