The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-25
pass away Is but TO suffer the lot OF all

"Al flesh IL Rrass. and all its riory fades
Like The fair flower dishevelled In the winds
Riches have ~i.Fs, and grandeur i' a dIeam.
The only amaranthiue flower on earth
Is yriue; The only lasting treasure. Truth
But, sir Knights, the presence OF these
your fair ladies', who have undertaken tC
share with you the hsrdships OF your pill
grmage, is another and an unerrin- proof
of your orthodoxy In the knightly spirit
that found expression 10 the lives Of those
for whom you are named. Woman was toe
grand central luminary OF the system oil
knightly orders from IT. commencement Ia
IT. close. From woman chivalry drew its
light and life, and 1t was her smile that
preserved is beng; and she, on the other
hand, true 10 ber distinguishing traits
reverence for religion and admiration for
the brave-accompanied her true knight
over the seas and desert wastes into the very
field OF battle. IL was hers 10 buckle on his
armor for .he fight. and 10 weave the chap
let for bis victorious brow. IL was hers 10
while away bis leisure bours with song and
story and all the arts OF love; and "wben
feveriSb pain wruDg the bot drops OF an-
guisD from bis brow" " II was hers 10 sOothe
his soul aud 10 cool his burning brain. To
think Of TempIar on pilgrimage without
his Iadv i 10 think OF an odoress rose, a
starless night, or a home without love. She
I, the Templar's crown and ioy: but whe-
ther crOlcn or cross, she reigns and rules
supreme, and sooner or later every knight
must be her slave.
80. woman. lovely woman nature made thee
To temper man: We had been bruiss without
| thee
You are greatly bonored, Sir Knights. 10
having this fair CONVOY 10 our gates. They
h.v bx baf fr
presence. and. more than all. they have not
only secured for Won a heartier welcome,
but without them / cannot say but that YOU
would have almost forfeited your reception.
/ bid you welcome, then, gallant Sir
Knights and fair ladies-all. Thrice wei
come TO you, cur old friends Of the past,
and We trust orr fast friends forever.
\ voice from Heaven has proclaimed,
4" Peace on earth and goodwill amongst
men" Lay aside, then, the helmet and the
shield. the sword and lance, and all the i'm
pigments Il warfare, aud come into our
asylum and enjoy with us the innocent
pleasures Of that blessed peace.
FROM De NOLAY COMMANDERY.
Rev. sir knight John W. Dadmun, Pre-
l1le of De Molly Comma1dery, was next
introduced, and made an able and at the
ping to the middle Of the stage, he said
Dear Brethren aud Sir knights Of Rich
mond.-Early impressions are said 10 be- the
most lasting. twenty-five years ago, when
only child IN Masonry. was invited one
beautiful Nay day 10 20 out 10 ROXbury,
then in the suburbs Of Boston. and greet
the sir KNIGHTS Of De Molay C0mmsndery
on their return from Richmond. / did 20,
with many others. and FELT il was ike greet
/ ing pilgrim, from The Holy Land; and a. |
/ listened 10 their recital OF the events OF
their journey. the princely reception they
met with az the bands and hearts OF their
/ frsiers Of Virginia, thought the land did
indeed " fow with milk and honey" Like
/ Caleb and Joshua Of old. they seemed 10
| bave pluckeG he grapes, and came march
/ ing tome With the TIc1 clusters upon their
shoulders.
/ F1om that time 10 the present hat pill
erimage h9. been alluded 10 in speech and
song a. the grestest event in the history of
our Comm andery. To show you that mv
early impressions are not exaggerated,
will state what some OF the old veterans
I said 20 me Just before starting: ." You cam
not have such good time a. we had when
We went 10 Richmond" but we were eager
10 take our chances.
4 happier p; Of fellows you never saw
than were the De Molays when We greeted
you AZ the Hub Of the old Bay State. We
( had long iOHged for a chance at YOU Oh our
own soil. and we did the best We could to
pav YOU of. Now we have come, on your
invitation, 10 perpetuate the friendship and
rIyet the golden chain Of knightiy affection
that we may bencetorh be Zone and in.
separable. now and forever"
nj mi az in
TIE UNION BETWEEN MASSACHUSETTS, AND vIR-
GINA.
We have literally descended from the same
stock. partake OF the same nature, and
share the same bopes. Both colonies were
originally estabI shed under one charter
| l606)-the London Company 10 be called
the First Colony of Virginia. the Ply
mouth Company to be called the " Second
Colony Of Virginia" Therefore We are
| Virginians. aod have come 10 visit our sis
ter, bound by the ties Of consanguinity if
not by the divine right Of kings.
II i true that some people do rub New
/ England once in a while about the - blue
laws and >ay that under them mothers
were forbidden 10 kiss their babies on sun
day.: but that cannot be found upon record.
/ Tbev were rather strict, however; and. 20
far as the records show, there was but little
difference in this respect between the two
colonies. Even in good old Virginia alb
sence from pubic worship cot the absentee
fine OF a pound OF tobacco, and thirty
pound for an absence Of thirty days. 4
ministers salary was 10 be paid out Of the
tir-t and be>i Of tobacco and corn. and DO
crop could be sold until the church dues
we're paid; and besides this. be was TO have
the twentieth calf. pig, and Kid. He was
/ forbidden 10 drink TO excess or play at
cards, dice, or other unlawful games.
But dropping this pleasantly, there !
another reason for this union. We were
united in the grand struggle for national
independence. Old Virginia was
TIE FIRST TO OCCUPY TIE SOIL,
and hr>t to move. in the Continental Con-
! gre>>. the resolution of INDEPENDENCE. but
I the second Nirginia" was the first 10
she'd her blood IN the American Revolution.
/ You gave u for commander tbe immortal
/ Washington, and we fought side by side
until the final blow Of victory was struck at
your own Yorktown. Bunker Hill and
I Yorktown Washin gtOn and Warren and
! these two immortal patriots were distin-
gui.hed Ma,Ons-Hhy shouldn't we love
each other:
/ More than that the mystic tie OF a fra
/ ternity founded upon the Christian religion
aud the practice Of the Christian virtues
MAKES this union beautifully appropriate
II knows no North. no South, no East, no
West. II i a. broad as the universe. Your
own distinguished orator, Patrick Henry,
once said, =" We are not Virginians We are
Americans" And We say. We are not Bos-
toniaDs or New-Englanders We are knights
! Templar, with hearts as broad as the reli-
gion on which our order is founded. and
which points unerringly TO a glorious i'm