The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-11
A PYTHIAN ADDRESS.
Lecture by Fred Page Tustin Before
Queen City Lodge.

Following Is the lecture delibered by the PAST
chancellor, Fred Page Tustn, before Queen City
Lodge, No. 10, Knights of Pythias at tie public
installation of officers last Monday night:
haightft Sirs end Brothers. As gaze nj the
upturneu faces before me this evening, beaming
with intelligence and refinement, + cannot help
baI feel That the privilege OF addressing you
shouid have been assigned 10 some brother older
ana pernaps better informed in the principles Of
our order But desire 10 say TO You that
hetnipg Is greater pleasure 70 me than in any
way advance the interests of the order of
knights Of Pythlas, ana what ] say will be
earnestly for the good OF the order And if |
iail TO interest you promise not To weary you.
with knightly courtesy l extend a cordial
many ladies present. There is nothing so en-
loyable TO knight on all occasions as the
society and presence OF our loved ones, and our
order is largely indebted to the ladies for their
KIND and sympathetic assistance in enabling US
10 properly exercise our missions OF charity.
The founders of our ehiyaric order in choos-
ing tne beautiful story OF Damon and Pythias
as the foundation, made friendship i'll its broad.
est sense the cornerstone upon which to build
grand moral ediiice capable of admitting the
whole family OF man within its wells.
Friendship such as has existed for ages as far
back as history has preserved any record, and
which has been cherished by persons in very
opposite spheres OF life-true virtue and merit
being the test before which it has been pro-
mulgateu.
Between Jonathan, a prince distinguished in
arms, and the heir OF SAUL the Hebrew king,
friendship worthy of the uoblest natures The
Jealous and bitter enemy of David was Jona-
thans own father, whom in all else his noble
son reyerenced and obeyed. And notwithstand-
lug their wide difference in rank, Jonathan
honored and com forted his prosecuted shepherd
friend, and defended his chara' ter against the
suspicious OF his vindietiye sovereign. And
when the kingly wrath could no longer be
restrained he entered into the most solemn in
innate covenant with David BY which they
vowed TO sustain and aid each other even unto
death. Jonathan loved David even as his own
soul" And when Jonathan fell on the field Of
battle, David not only poured out TO his memory
one of the sweetest, tenderest bursts of poety
ever devoted by the living to the dead, but he
extended his attachment to u MANNED son Of his
friend, giving him u home III his own house,
and bestowing on him the large inheritance OF
saul
Another noble example OF friendship was that
Of Luciiius and Brutus after the second battle of
Philippi, between Antony and Octavius on
the one side and Bfutus ana Cassius on the
other. Lueilius, an intimate friend OF Brutus,
observing body OF soldiers making directly for
Brutus, resolved TO stop them ana save the lie
OF his general at the hazard OF his own. Accord
mgly, without AGO Iainting Brutus of his inten-
ton, he halted until the soldiers came up and
surrounded him, when he cried out, 81 am Bru-
tus," and desired TO be taken 10 ANTONY.
Lucilius was taken before Antony and, the
deception being discovered, he said: "Be as
sured, Antony, that no enemy has or ever shall
take Brutus alive. Forbid it, We gods, that for
tune should ever prevail so much above virtue.
But, let him be discovered dead or alive, he will
certainly be found in such state as is worthy
OF him. As for me- have delivered myself up
10 save him, and am now ready TO suffer what
ever torment you think proper to inhict upon
me- without demanding or expecting any quar-
ter
Damon and Pythias felt such affection for
each other that when Dionysius, the tyrant, had
appointed day Tor the execution OF one of them,
and he who had been condemned to die had en-
treated few days for himself for the purpose of
commencing his family to the care of his
friends, the other became surety to have him
forthcoming. so that III he had not returned il
won d have been necessary for himself to die in
bis place. When he returned upon the day the
tyrant, having admired their faith, entreated
that they would admit him as third to their
friendship.
In thus blending their love and friendship Da-
mon ana Pythias little thought that they were
writing their names high on the scroll OF fame;
that they would be venerated and the story of