The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-08
The Daily Bulletin.
ELOQUENT Words.


lempler annual memorial service at Beech
Grove Cemetary last Sunday. The grafton
was delivered extemporaneously, but the
speaker, by request, furnished US, from
memory, with this very interesting and
accurate epitome:
Eminent Commander, Sir Knights, Ladies' and
Gentlemen:
AS listened to the solemn memorial
services for those Sir Knights who are
"falen asleep with the sign of faith" the
glowing words of ST. Paul rang in my ears,
and their echo still bids me make them
the legend for some thoughts to-day
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you
like men, be strong" How true a pro-
phecy are they of the history of Christian
Knigh;hoodl What true and faithful
picture so tersely yet beautifully descrip.
tive OF the ideal of the Orders of Knight
hood. Each word burns with the spirit of
brave Knight of the Cross. "Watch Ye,"
saidth St. Paul, and we can see the vision
OF plumed, tull.armed, noble warrior as
he beholds from some eminence the cloud
OF dust that tells of the enemy that march
es against the fortress. BE not deceived.
The battle must be fought; therefore,
watch Ye," ye know not just where the
attack will be made. Then he sees
the hosts advancing who can tell the
issuef-grln and threatening the solid
calumns march forward in the
plains, the moments of hush
and expectancy strain every nerve and
again the clear voice of the Commander
rings out stand fast'-nay more, stand
fast In the faith your ancient faith that lies
close to the heart of each Christian Knight;
the Apostolic Smybol, the Creed of the
Apostle, Twelve. But bark the noise and
shout OF the battle ring upon our ears-yet
amidst all the tumult the same clear voice
sounds the note Of valor "Quit you like
men." Yet once again, Sir Knights, we
hear the clarion note that calls US on to
victory as in the midst of the battle the
brave leader bears alolt our banner-upon
which glisten the golden letters of our
heayen-given motto, "In hoe signo vim
ces,' in this sign thou shalt conquer"
And his words are full of power and vigor
as we hear them full and clear, abe strong"
Aye crown all your battles for the defence.
less, the oppressed, for innocent womal-
hood and the christian religion with these
Knightly words of beauty and power. BE
strong" 1t was the beauty and
strength of the teaching of the
Blessed Lord that he took
the natural, daily circumstances of life and
raised them to the level Of His superna
tural and divine teaching. SO he con-
consecrated every power and faculty for
God and duty, not alone by living this hui
man life but by giving these powers and
faculties the power of rising to the glory
of divine service of the ever blessed Trim.
Son and Holy Spirit. And
thus He gave the principle of symbolism
the symbolism that marks all Masonry
by showing that the human things of vsi-
bic being are only shadows Of divine life
that upholds as well as gives them being
Hence the form of this Commandery as we
form in the triangle has its teaching. If
tue Blue Lodge and Chapter teach the
unity of the one God-as the old refrain is
ever fresh Behold, the Lord, Thy God is
one Lord"-the Commandery, founded on
the Christian religion, is the witness of a
higher revelation that of the eternal Truth
in the Christ, who is the Truth, and of the
Holy Spirit of God who, as the Third Per-
son of the Holy Trinity, is the spirit of
the Father and of the Son."
But look how true to nature are these
revelations Of truth divine. You cast your
eyes about you and fresh green leaf and
beauteous flower has each its voice of the
glory and the power of him whose tender
thoughts they are, written on the fair face
of nature. You may say they are moving
by the force of natures own power. tell
you their graceful motion and exquisite
form and beauty speak rather of Him who,
as the spirit of God, first brooded upon the
waters. How true to all that is best and
deepest in the heart are these services of
remembrance, Sir Knights, for thus we weave
fair crowns of loving memories to grace
the resting place Of all our faithful brethren
who are now safe in the everlasting arms
that will not let them go. What more
fitting temple than this arched roof, of
Gods own working, wherein to offer up oLr
devotlons" Well might the gentle-heart,
ed poet sing.
'The groves were Gods first temples, ere man
had learned
To hew the shaft and lay the architiave
And spread the roof above them ere He framed