Daily Republican., 1884-01-14

was faithful and when no was tried
aud condemned. he remained faithful
As Bunyan continued 10 dream he
saw him when he was fastened to tn,
stake aud the fires lighted around him
hut even In the flames he still remained
faithful, although his body was being
consumed. But Bupyan dreamed OF
ard saw still more he saw the rougl
crowd, who were putting him to dealt
on the one hand, but on the other b,
saw the angels waiting 10 receive hi
spirit ard AIRY IL holue 10 Heaven h'
was faithful in life and faithful IL
death.
Oh, pilgrims of the Golden Eagle
illustrate he first word Of your mottt
by being faithful to your order, faithfu
10 your fellow man and faithful to you
God.
The second degree OF the order Is thai
o Knight, and the speaker gave brie
history Of the origin Of knighthood
Preceding with his discourse he said
the true Knight will always be
read y 70 put down wrong and Op
rrtssioi, and rise in the defence o
right.
| The man who rises to help the pool
against the oEpressOr. or the weakest
against those vi no would crush Them :,
the earth IL knight, no matter whaI
age he may live in. A knight musI
become one by his own choosing M
| man is compelled to become one, neither
is any man Obliged to join this order
| He must assume the vows and become
"a h.,r ltl . Il
with the soldier of Christ, he must come
OF his own volition and his own ire.
choice
Az this degree Ia conferred in th,
order by one higher than the one re
cieving II, no H. /. with the ChristiAr
Knight hs comes to Christ AMI sayi
I'm poor, and weak, and STEPPED in sin
hut be is ceansed IN Christ's blood, Il
knighted and sent Oh his journey.
Bur all Knights must be- armed. and
Paul says their loins shall be- encircled
with the girdle of truth. On, Knights
of :he Golden Eagle, put on tn" girdlt
OF truth, place the helmet Of salvation
on your heads, put tn. breasplate OF
righteousness over the breast, heart and
conscience.
sword of the spirit--ths word of God.
No doubt You have il In your Castle,
and there is no doubt but you shldy /,
and are guided by its admonitions.
Take this sword In your hand, X knights,
and use 1t You must also have the
shield of faith to repel the darts VI the
enemy.
When you are thus armed, you will
be able 10 ssy IN one Of Old did, now
let the enemy come on and throw his
darts, for they can have uo effect. II
is stated that "a chieftan orc" told his
warriors that when the enemy came
upon them to tall upon their knees,
and hold up their shields to repcl them,
Hw word
So it is with the Christian knight,
When the enemy comes upon h,m he
falls on his knees, holds up his shield,
and cares not for the frey darts, then,
rising from his knees, be grasps the
sword of the spirit, and gains the vie
tory.
II Is said that u warrior once made
his shield Of pasieboard, and when the
enemy had rent it he even tried to sew
II together So 1t is with some In the
present day. Their armor is made Of
pasteboard, and when they become en-
gagged in combat, they find they have
no protection. Take the shieid of faith,
Knights Of the Eagle, and 20 forth on
your journey fully equipped.
A knight shows his valOr by defend
| ing the poor and feeble, and from what
the speaker could learn of this order he
believed that this, coupled with rhe vir.
tue Of assisting each o., her in sickncsS
and death, were among its cardinal
principles. He had he. .rd how, during
the prevalence of the smallpox inBalti
more year or No ago, the knights Of
the golden Eagle had provided a hospi-
tai for their members, where they could
receive every care an attention.
That act alone was sufficient 70 spread
the order, and had spread IL, for it
showed that az rus Knights their oh
cct was to dogood and alleviate the
wants and suil"ringa Of their fellow
man. The knights of Oldcn lime were
crowned. and we read Of many precious
crowns in this world, hut there il n
crown that eC.ipses them all, that is Of
more value than all these earthly
crowns combined. We are told that
that this IL u crown of light, n crown Of
glory, that will be awarded the faithful
Knight. On b. faithful and receive
This crown.
But among those who went up with
Cyrus were some Crusaders, and to-day
among the people of Wilmington, Phil
adelphia, New York, all over this land
and even in Europe and the whole
world, there is a people coming togeth-
erby proclamation of our Cyrus, the
Lord Jesus Christ, to march TO the
Eternal Ci y.
They are marching, as did the cruss-
ders of old, under tho symbol of the
CROSS There was holy crusade in
Ohio ten years ago when the women,
seeing u cir husbands, sons and broth
ers destroyed hy the demon alcohol,
went TO the bar,rooms and saloons,
and knelt down and prayed for their
rescue.
He closed by saying that he was glad
to see the order present, nd hoped they
would always be found in the house of
God. He trusted that they would prove
valiant knights, and never rest until
they were clad in the Christian armOr.
While they are crusaders bearing the
symhol of the cross, they should not
he afraid OF the cross OF the Lord Jesus
Christ.
The sermon, which was an able and
effort, was listened to by the
vast congregation with almost breath
less attention.
After II prayer by the Rev. William
Galloway, IN which the blessings of
God were asked tor the order, the con-
gregation joined In singing the hymn,
= Take up thy Cross,the Savior Said,
and were dismissed with the benedic-
ton by the Rev. William T. Tull.
After the order returned to their Cas-
tie a unanimous vote of thanks WAS
rendered the Rev. Mr.. Murray for his |
excellent sermon.
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