The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-04-20
They Hold the Beautiful and Effective
Conclave of sorrow In the
Casino.

|
Houston.
Grand Generalisimo-N. w. Hunter, Pal
estine.
Grand Captain General-T U. Lubbock
Houston.
| Grand Senior Warden r.. Il. Douglass, Paris.
Grand Junior warden Charles s. Morse,
| Corscana.
Grand Treasurer--Heur Scherfiius, Houston.
Grand Recorder-Robert Brewster, Houston.
The following officers were also appointed:
Grand Standard Bcarer-L. NJ. Kuepfiy,
Dallas.
Grand Sword Bearer-C. o. Bingham, Gal
weston.
Grand warden-John Walsh, San Antonio.
Grand Guards. Conrad, Houston.
In the intervals between business the Knights
were socially engaged ut the headquarters or
IN visiting the sights of the city.
At 1880 there was Il dress parade on Alamo
plaza, and the officers of the Grand Com
mandery
REVIEWED THE KNIGHTS.
The Eighth Cavalry band were in attendance
and performed excellent selections of music.
At the close of the parade the Knights marched
back to the headquarters. During the review
a large number of people were present on the
plaza, and tho balconies and windows of the
San Antonio club, Menger hotel, Sunset ticket
| Office and other places were thronged with in
terested spectators.
In the evening public conclave of sorrow
was held in the Casino in memory of the late
Grand Commander j.. j. Goode, j. "A. Law
renee, Judge &. NJ. Winkler, George W. Cad-
| well, Robert Eager and other Knights who
had died since the last conclave, and large
audience was present. The stage was draped
| in mourning. In the centre was a black tri-
| angle, Is inches high, having its base towards
| the audience. ornamented with white cross,
ind tastefully adorned with evergreen and
| flowers. Among the latter were floral tributes
| TO Knights Caldwell and Eager, of the San An
| tonic commandery. On the triangle rested
| coffin, and upon ii were the
BIBLE, SQUARE, CoMPAssEs AND SWORDS.
At each corner was guard and the officers
were arranged around it. The officers OF the
| Grand Commandery occupied seats upon the
stage. the Knights being ranged In the front
| rows OF the hall chairs. All being ready the
| knights were ordered to present swords which
| they promptly did, salutng the Deputy Grand
| Commander j. Il. Elgin, who addressed them
| AS follows:
| "Sir Knights, in the solemn rights of our or
| der we are often reminded of the great truth
| that men were born to die. Mortality has been
| brought TO view that we might more earnestly
| seek an Immortality beyond this tieeting life
| where death can come no more forever. This
Fad and mOurnful scene batokens that the spir-
| its of many noble Templars have winged thor
| flight to Il new state of existence. The grim
messenger death has repeated his alarms at the
| doors OF our asylulnS anu none nave dared to
| challenge his approach. OF
THE PILGRIM WARRIORS
| whose manly forms filled our ranks one year
ago some have been summoned to warfare
from whence there is no discharge. The
| brightest burning taDers of our COmmauderies
have bs'n extinguished and none can relight
them, save the High and Holy One. All that
remained of our loved companions has been
committed to its mother earth. The light OF
their eyes and the breathing of their lips in the
language of fraternal greeting have ceased for
us forever on this side the grave. The swords
| vowed to be drawn only in the cause of truth,
Justice and rational liberty repose in their
scabbards, and our arms can no more shield
them from wrong and oppression"
Swords were returned, and the Grand Pre-
late, attred in full Episcopal robes, conducted
the service, which was intermiXed with music
by Professor Katzenberger's specially selected
choir. mystic procession was made around
the triangle, and then the Grand Captain
General laid an evergreen leaf wreath, saying
"'rhis wreath, without beginning aud without
end, like the eternal and everlasting God, of
whose existence the book of nature teaches
us, now deposit. 1t is emblematic of that
circle by whose boundaries they were AS Ma
sons first taught TO clrcumscribe their passions
and appetites. Its immortal color will remind
us of that ever green and ever living sprig of
acacia which taught them as Master Masous
that there was better part within the man
WHICH SHOULD SURVIVE THE GRAVE
aud never, never, never die, and that ere long.
amid the blazing glories of the second world,
their tapers shall be relit to shine for ever
more"
The procession was confined while funeral
march was played, and tue Grand Generallis-
simo laid atioral triangle upon the coffin, saying
'"rhis triangle, one figure of three equal parts
, like the triune nature OF the God head, whose
mysterious attributes we learn from that
great light in Masonry, our book of the Law
and RevelationsL now deposit. BY the as
sistance of this triangle they first learned the
true name as well as the nature of jehovah
It's scarlet blossoms will remind us of the fer
voncy Ola love which sheltered His chosen
children through the waters of the Red Sea
attended them amid the danger OF the wilder
ness, and finally TO atone for the manifold
transgrcssions of the world, gave the precious
, blood of His own son, and should inspire us
I with that zeal for His cause, which is but d
poor return for His infinite love"
STILL CONTINUING THE PROCESSION,
the Deputy Grand Commander took a white
flower cross and laying II on the coffin said
y This cross, which history and tradition inform
A us was the instrument upon which the sins OF
the world were atoncd, now deposit. From
l. IL they learned the lessons of humility and
faitb. Itss1nowy whiteness reminds us of thC
r. spotless character of Him who suffered there
on, stimulates us 10 initiate His virtues, anC
G cheers us with the hope that the spirits of oui
departed companions, when washed In tn,
cleansing blood of the blessed Emanuel, shall
q In matGhless purity enter the Grand Asylum
I of the re leemed and appear before the Crane
I Commander OF the Universe, clad In the shin
ing armor of the justified"
, Then, obedtent to orders, the Knights
!, drew their swords and, raising them TO The
guard position, rccted the Apostles creed, af
ter which they returned their swords 10 the
n scabbHrds. The service was then continued
{ Towards the close verbal tributes of respee
= were made 10 the late ] j. Gnode, j. A. Law
renee and Judge Winkler, The Deputy Crane