Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-10


which springs from the heart. A noble
heart and true, which prevents all rudeness,
which avoid giving pain, neither boorish
in bearing nor short and curt in speech"
But by air and word and manner would say,
'.Whatsoeyer I would that men should do
% men, must do to them" No man can
dispense with courtesy and be gentleman.
Much less can he be true Knight who pos
sesses it not Moral courage is no more
necessary than affability, mldness, tender
ness, good nature Indeed, courage of
high order is not called into daily exercise,
nor is it in hourly demand. But knightly
courage must be kept to the highest polish
by constant exercise. Courage may be the
blade, strong and flexible; courtesy the
| bright polish. Courage may be the gaunt-
let of steel; courtesy the soft hand within
Aud lastly, permit me to present for your
consideration true charity.
Courage, court 9sy, charity, but the chief
est, the crowning glory of a Templar, is
charity. Without this, courage is of little
worth and courtesy is but an empty sound.
Charity, which is another name for love,
+ which itself is another name for Christ
ChriGt of the Cross and the Sepulchre.
Charity must soeoen the speech and make
gentle the glance; charity must I'LL the heart
as with hidden warmth, giving vitality to
sympathy and tenderne IS. 1t suffers long
aud is kind; is not qr'ck to take offense
th; nketh no evil when possible to think good;
easily and readily forgives; often prays:
"Teach me to feel another's woe,
And hide the fault [ see
That mercy to others show,
That mercy show to me-"
Take away charity, and for gallant
Knights Templer we have simply Lance
Knights or rude Cocslcks. Remove charity,
and we have statue; beaut':r1 indeed it
may be, bat devoid of Fe Take charity
out of the Christian religion, and you rob it
OF Christ
Now, men and frat RS, let US strive to
possess in all yhe FITNESS of their glory and
i exce]lency this thirty Of knightly virtues.
Let US be soldiers Of the Cfocs, erFst un-
der the banner of King Emanue1. Let us
follow where He leads. Let no doubt or
fear or dstrust of Him or His Word ever
weaken our arms. Trust in God. Be true
to thyselves. Love the fraters. And,
when we assemble at the Masters banquet,
it shall then be seen what shall be done for
the Templar, whom the King delighted to
honor.
GRAND COMMANDER OF OHIO.
| Maj. G.. G. Conner, of Chattanooga, Past
| Grand Commander, &C., at this juncture
| introduced to the commandery Grand Com
mander j. K. O'Neal, of Ohio, to whom
was extended warm greeting and the right
/ hand of fellowship.
! Mr.. O'Neal responded in modest a~d ft-
ting terms, accepting and returning the
greeting and expressing his qualification al d
satisfaction on meeting in fraternal
relations with his Tennessee fra, rs
and enjoy the knightly cor~te-
sies and hospitalities. He had heard
often, he said of Knoxville's hospitality
and ljberality, but had not expected such a
realization and # what he has already seen
/ since his brief stay, is fair sample said he
| the true merits OF the beautf fri city and If
people in that Inc can never be told
The doxology was rendered by the choir,
the bered;ction pronounced by Rev. Sir
Sneed, and the communicates reformed and
marched to the Asylum of Cpur de Lion
Commandery to open the Grand Com
mandery.
BUSINESS SESSION.
The Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar held a session for business after
the public services The annual reports of
the grand commander, grand recorder and
other officers were presented and referred tc
appropriate committees. A short business
session was also held in the afternoon, at
which the last of reports was furnished.
Among them is that of a committee of
which Sir James ID. Richardson, of. Muir
ffeesboro, is chairman. The duty
preparing a brief biography of every
Knight Templar who has ever belonged
to the order in Tennessee It is expected
that during this year the greater portion OF
the work will be ready for publication, and
it will furnish valuable material for some
future historian of the State.
The main business of the Grand Conclave
will be transacted this morning
ORDER OF MALTA
At o'clock last night in the Asylum, the
Order of Malta was exemplified by Right
Emminent Sir George c. Conhor, pas;
grand commander, assisted by Lookout
!, commandery. This is an exercise of secret
work. ......-
CoNCLAvE NOTES.
General headquarters for the visiting
Knights Templar were arranged in advance
of their coming, in the first story of the
Masonic Temple, in rear of the store OF
! Ross Brothers. Here a writing table was
arranged, with writing material and al
necessary facilities for correspondence and
the transaction of business A corps OF
walters, bootblacks, &C., are on hand, who.
in addition to other attentions, keep a sup
ply of ice water. A committee of resident
Knights is always ON hand at this point to
attend to the wants and perform the.wishes
of their visitors. They are doing all in then
power to make their guests comfortable and
their stay pleasant If they fail, it will not
be for the want of disposition to do so,
but for the lack of facilities.
Yesterday afternoon Knoxville's honored
fellow-c citizen, with the princely hospitality
for which he is universally noted, furnished
conveyance for all who wished, and scores
of ;ol,+ la