Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-13
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BOSCOBEL.
DE Moiai commandery-East Obseryances-..I
Hoe Signo yinees.

Hoe Signo yinees.
| This highest masonic institution. O
which our city proudly boasts, anC
which can lay claim to SO patent a MOTE
as the one quoted above, conducte,
their services in commemoration of thu
Resurrection on Easter Sunday in tn,
Methodist church. The exercises. tc
those who We're sufficiently fortunate te
be present, were impressive and CRAFTY
ing in the extreme. The church build
ing, so freely offered for occupation by
this society for this Easter occasion
has been very finely and tastefully re
paired, the work at this time just having
reached completion. The presence o
flowers at any time and upon any occa.
sion appears to be in perfect accord
with an elevated sentiments but open.
ing buds. fragrant blossoms, living
foliage of century plant and ivy vine
and particularly a large cross of ever
green and white flowers, which are EN-.
blems none can fail to understand, to.
gether seemed eminen:ly appropriate as
surroundings for service and sermon on
the Resurrection of Christ
II. w. Favor. who has held so worth
lily for so many years, the royal scep-
ter" musical manager on all church
and state occasions, proved that he
can manage double Congrega-
tional and without lack of
musical harmony, or the presence of
discordant words or feeling. The
'Sceptre' by Biglow and Main afforded
some fine selections, not very new but
tried and true for this and similar
occasions. The ''chapel choir contri-
buted its portion by one piece, promi-
nent part of which is duet for two
tenor voices, the fine rendering of which,
by Messrs. Burchard and Delap deserves
special mention.
The services by this order are in form
the Episcopal, or largely so. and possess
a special interest to each member by
the frequency of response in prayer or
any other part of The exercises. The
sermon by Mr.. I. Nj. Evans, pastor of
the Methodist church, himself an hon
ored member of the fraternity, was a
very able effort and we'll received; not
sufficiently prolix to weary but still long
enough to state, fully, several promi-
nent points that may be remembered as
important truths Among these we
notice the following: That ancient or
modern disbelcvers do not assail Christ,
however bitterly they may denounce his
followers; that Divinity is but humanity
in an infinite degree; that the Resurrec-
ton of Christ proves the Immortality of
the soul; for what is true of divinity as
the greater is also true of the lesser or
humanity as a fragmentary portion of
divinity; that the veracity of God in his
promises is demonstrated by the fulfill
ment of this one as well as by all the
others to which time has as yet brought
fuliilment; that the great thought of
Christ's mission is reconciling man to
God, and consummated by his resurrec-
ton stands pre-eminent over all other
great thoughts of mans highest in
telligence. The marked attention of the
hearers during the discourse is proof of
its efficacy.
| The enemies of the Order of Masonry
| (and these persons are of of class that
really know nothing about the grand
principles that underlie this long estab-
/ lished institution have frequently and
pointedly offered the objection; that,
even were they to admit moral bene-
| fit to be derived therefrom, that as an or
ganization for the good Of mankind it
must still be lacking, because, they say,
| 1.-The Order neither teaches nor adyo-
Gates any tenet having reference to
! Christ as the Son of God or doctrine Of
his MISSION" that, "all religious refer
ence, if any, is to acknowledge Deity
and a Mosaic morality, and as result
it serves, only, to build up a class of
moralists, &c. such persons may
learn by this public observance, which
has direct reference to risen Christ
throughout all the exercises, how entire
ly unfounded are such utterances. The
cross as an emblem forms part of re-
gala, and responses by word and song
express the power and mercy of God
and the divinity of Christ.
This special Commandery of knights
Templars is a society possessing enter
prise and activity in their chosen ar
rangement of laudable duty and recrea-
ton, and the efforts to utilize their tall
ents in this direction certainly ought to
meet with no disapprobation from think
ing minds.
The people and society of the Metho-
dist church are entitled to congratula-
tons in regard to the general fixing
up of the interior of church building
Much effort and work also considerable
expense certainly has been requisite
The beauty of design and the neatness
of the workmanship IN planning and
perfecting so pleasing an arrangement
of borderings and harmonizing of colors
/ i'll wall-panneling is commentators of
| the skill of some one. However, there
seldom occurs any great amount of new
and expensive work without the pres
ence of some feature that might have
been otherwise and the change be coun-
ted as an Improvement, and the flea
ture'' in this case we think is in the lack
of tinting the now perfectly white por-
ton of the ceiling within the deep and
heavily colored bordering, which want
of harmony by contrast, particularly
with tinted walls. is much more notice
able than if some mellow tintiDg had
been used, nevertheless, upou the whole,
the general appearance is very pretty
and inviting. RETLAw.