The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-31
The Rites and Ceremonies of the Magii
Of Egypt in the Temple Of
Isis and Osiris
Outdone BY the Grand Lodge Of Sorrow,
Ancient and Accepted Rite Of
Free Masonry.

ihS' luO uuuIloIluu WAS WcIl ullcu,
nearly every prominent Free Mason In
the city being present The lodge held
funeral services in memory of members
ranging from the fourteenth to the thirty
third degree OF Masonry, who have died
within the last six years. The ceremony
may not inappropriately be termed a
grand Masonic requiem mass for the
repose Of the souls Of Sidney p. Nichols,
II. Gardner, Charles Blackie, George w.
Roome, James M. Martin, Gustavus A.
Fuller and sixty-two other lamented cit-
gems who have died rich in Masonic honors.
The services opened with full lodge
In session on the stage. It's members
wore rich regalla. In set Masonic terms,
the Lodge OF Sorrow was opened, the
venerable Master saying that they had
met to honor the dead and sympathize
with friends and relatives In their afllic-
ton. A candlestick, with seven burning
candles, stood near the Prompter's box.
1t was ianked by tall candelabra and Ma
sonic bannerets and gonfalons. These
emblems remained in the foreground dur
the curtain was lowered
The second part of the pageant was de-
voted TO the funeral services in honor of
the dead. A cataialque, surmounted by
bier and Colin, all covered with
black pail, stood in the center of the
stage, pedestal, topped with blazing
pan Of fire, stood in each corner of tie
funeral pile. The stage was set TO
scene from "Aida," which gave the rite
an Egyptian coloring. The scenery rep
resented the interior Of temple on the
Nile. The solemn strains Of Men
delsshon's
"SoNG WITHOUT WORDS"
arose from the orchestra as an army of
neophytes in black gowns with triangular
aprons OF violet hue, and cabalistc
caps issued from the wings of the stage.
They marched and countermarched around
the cstafalque, and were finally ranged in
solid columns on the right and on the
left. A chorus Of forty voices, with an
organ accompaniment, then intoned the
ISTEGER WIFE
and nineteen tiny girls dressed in white
with silvered sashes and bearing baskets
OF flowers, moved around the bier scat
,ering roses at its base. A faxen-haired
little one, as beautiful as an angel, took
her place in front OF the catafalque, while
her sisters ranged themselves at its side.
When the baskets were emptied, the little
ones melted within the wings, and the
orchestra played Bethoven's funeral
march. A tile Of acolytes, clothed in
hooded white gowns, entered from the
left Of the stage, and another file, arrayed
IN hooded black gowns, came in from the
right. Both files wore triangular aprons,
rcd in color. Their brows were crowned
with tlllets of silver They marched and
countermarched around the catafalQue,
keeping step 10 the mournful strains Of
dirge, and drew up In front of the neo-
phytes, the white gowns on the left and
black ones on the right.
Then General j. Ii. Hobart Ward, re-
splendant in the robes of Jewish high
priest, descended from platform at the
back OF the stage. Walter NJ. Fleming
and John +. Collins, the assistant priests,
accompanied him. Jennings arms were
bare. Both he and Collins wore rich
robes, and might have been easily mis-
taken, in view of their surroundings, for
priests of Isis and Osiris.
The three priests mounted dais over
looking the catafalque, Seven men clad
in black gowns with white surplices,
bearing broad red crosses on the breast
and back, then stepped TO the front and
halted near the seyen.cornered candle
stick. The first uttered an aphorlsm on
lie and death, and said in solemn tone
OF voice:
"To the memory of Chas. S. Arthur,
Charles Blackie, Gustavus A. Fuller,
Gregory Satteflee, Sidney =. Nichols,
Hugh Gardner, Isaac ii. Brown, aud
Lewis +. Hoppel."
He then stepped to the brazen candle
stick, and turned out one of the seven
lights. Then one of his companions ut
tered another aphorism, named seven
more Of the dead, and turned out another
Of the seven lights
This was continued until similar honor
had been paid 10 all of the dead, and the
lights OF the brazen seven armed candle
sticks had been totally extinguished. The
Seven knights Of the Cross then retired
70 the back Of the stage, and Miss Jennie
Fish, Frederick Harvey and Carl Bergs
passed around the catafalque and sang
Rossin's
PRAYER FROM MOSES"
The high priest then delivered short
invocation, and the acolytes raised their
torches and again marched round the
funeral pile. After another chorus the
marching and countcr-marching was re-
sumed. A black-robed figure alternated
with white-robed figure, and In this
order the file stood on the right and left
OF the catafalque. Miss Christine Ross
wog sang the solo:
81 WILL ExToL THEE"
In pure tone OF voice; after which
Priest Collins, Priest Fleming and High
Priest Ward delivered short funeral ora
tons.
Tho pans of fire at tho corners of the
catafalQuc burned out during the funeral
addresses.
OF the three speeches, Mr.. Fleming's
was much tho best. In the language Of
an Intelligent Mason, Fleming twas
THE MARC ANTONY or THE OCCASION"
After the addresses and appropriate
music, the curtain fell.
In the third part of the funeral cerc.
monies the scenery had been changed, II
apparently represented crypt under
some old Egyptian temple. The stage
WAS darkeued, aud the black. and white
figures reappeared with dimmed torches,
which threw lured light on their silver