The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-29
SCOTTISH RITE MAsoNs.
Their Work Closed Last Night With Grand
Banquet.

The reunion OF the A. G. A Scottish
! Rite Masons was closed last night after a
session of three days and nights. Twenty
| three candidates out of the thirty-eight OF
| the class were advanced TO the thirty
! second degree, as follows: Julius Francis
Behrend. Thomas Cristy Myers, John
| Alexander Sterling, Arkansas City; John
Stewart Wilkin, Maple City: Fred
Ballein, William Henry Grow, James
Basil Nipp, Winfield; Samuel Anderson
! Brooks, Ulysses Clinton Brooks, Will
lam Henry Manser. Burden, Kan;
i Thomas Greenly Ayres, Coffeyville, Kan.
George Iolus Girty. Emporia, Kan, James
/ c. o. Morse, Wellington; George Wash
! ington Brown, Augusta; Warren Edgar
| Brown, Augusta: Charles Washington
Carey, Charles Phellls Fullington, Charles
! Gustayus Cohn, Henry Harrison Dewey,
Levi s. Naftzger, Edward Vail, William
Robert Wilson, Lyman Delos Westgate,
OF Wichita
] The elaborate work in the several de
grees was rendered in a most impressive
manner The court OF King Cyrus OF
/ Persia was represented in the gorgeous
style OF Persian monarch. Persian elo-
I quepce had no effect on the strong mind of
Zerubbabel; but his journey was not one
/ of quiet as in modern travels. YET, withal,
+ victory perched- upon his banner, and
crowned his arduous task with success.
/ The Nemgericht was simply immense.
/ Richard of EugIand, Philip of France.
/ Count Reinfred and Adolph the Saxon, all
participated The count felt very conf
dent and secure in his chicanery, but
! he could not withstand the arguments
and o,erpowering evidence of Adolph the
! Saxon. who convinced the court of the
| boldness of guilt and the justice of his
cause. Judgment was rendered in his
! favor. Those who wished to proceed did
I SO, Notwithstanding the journey was
/ perious, and the scenery aud surroundings
were not such as might be anticipated on
/ a Journey through Alpine scenery, or the
magnificent Rock mountain gorges of Col
orado; but rather such as might be found
among the pyramids of Egypt. and the
Mausoleums of theOrient; and a view of the
tomb OF Mausolus, king of Caria, as cree
ted by his widow Artemisia. On their
journey, after passing the sacrifices,
frankly judged before the Areapagus, in a
most impressive manner, satisfactory to
all, the caravan proceeded to the goal
of their high ambition which
was finally reached and their efforts
crowned with success. The ceremonies
were rendered in manner that would be
credit to any kadosh of Scottish rite of
a Masonic body. The pilgrimage TO the
Holy Land during the crusades was a
perilous journey and fraught with many
dangers by sea and land, and in that early
history of the world seemed like a useless
undertaking, but the lapse of few centu-
ries has demonstrated to the world, that
while many of their plans were thwarted
and considered as having been Wis
ionary, vet the seeds of civil and
religious liberty were sown in the
hearts of those noble knights and their
descendants that are yielding an abundant
harvest. Scottish Rite Masonry is the
friend and advocate of civil and religious
/ liberty, and the foe OF injustice. oppres
sion and tyranny. The lessons inculcated
in the several degrees are founded on the
fundamental principles of the highest
code of morality, for Masonry is not a
religion, butta high and true standard Of
morals to which no unprejudiced mind
could reasonably and truthfuliy object or
refuse. The age of ignorance. bigotry and
superstition is relic Of the past, and rele-
gated to the museum OF the antiquarian
philosophy of the dark ages.
Wichita consistory and its coordinate
bodies is ons of the most active and flour
ishing in Kansas, and the only bodies of
the Rite that work the several degrees in
Fill 'Ia al; ie
ly and elaborate. This reunion was one
of the most satisfactory and successful
that has been held, and the total member
ship numbers ls2. with number of appli-
cants for the next reunion. The cere-
monies closed with grand banquet
specially prepared for occasion. Some
elegant speeches were on the program and
were proceeded with until an interruption
came in the line of presentation OF two
fine solid gold embematlc badges of
Thirty-third degree Mason, one to J. Giles
Smith, commander iu-chief. aud one TO J.
s Cole, inspector general OF the A. a.
Scottish Rite Nasons. The badges were
costly and elegant, and were the gift of
Wichita consistory. The presentation
speeches were made by Charlie Jones aud
Thomas G. Fitch.
good program of music added materi-
ally to the interest," and beauty of the work
in the various degrees. The music was
under the management of John L. Powell,
and he was ably supported by fine chorus
o. talented home singers, composed of the
following persons: Mrs. J. F. Dunn, So
prano: Miss Gail Caldwell, contralto; Mr..
H. C. McCiung, baritone; Mr.. o. A. Reach,
tenor: Miss Anna Zeininger, organist.