The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-18
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from the living canvas. the eloquent marble. the
noble drama, and IRON the songs and imagin-
ingB of poetry. But when, less tnan three oe-
cades ago, q fraternity was founded 10 exempily
and perpetuate the teachings OF that friendship,
more was done to render that story famous ina"
ali that the art OF man had devised before.
Within 90 short q time has this organization
been commercial that in now well known
and who.e jurisdiction extends over all OF the
North American continent and the aoJacen'
islands OF the seas, counts within its lines neas
q half million souls. /. is today surpassed IA
numbers of membership by one order--the MA.
sonic-and Is only equaled by snotner-the odo
Felows-but in the ratio OF progress IL ID nos
surpassed by any.
The aims and purposes OF our order are broad
and catholic and no creed of religion or politics
erects barrier at the door OF this soce'y 10 any
applicant and once within its portals no men,
Der surrenders his religious belief or changes
his political faith.
In our fraternity this kind of thing Is dis
couraged. We annihilate arbitrary social ois-
tinctionA We eliminate caste. Men are ao-
United upon the broad principle OF good morais
aud right living.
We ure taught the lesson that the son OF toll
10 the peer of the son of fortune, and that man
hood alone 10 supreme. No one is so powerful
aud no one so high in position, no one so weak
and no one SO low!y but that he may learn Wis
cruelty OF tyrants and the friendship OF freemen
in the fair Sicilian isle
We have our ideals. We are mortals. Mortals
in practice frequently fall far short OF accomp-
fishing their ideals: but the principles-the
ideals-which we are taught are beautltuiiy
epitomized as follows: 'tProtect the weak ana
defend the right: watch with the sick and bury
the dead; care for the widow and educate the
orphan: practice the ennobing virtues OF friend.
ship, charity and benevolencc towards all
To ME one of the great benefits OF our fraternal
societies arises from the fact that they are great
educators and training schools Tor citizens OF
free country. Man is continually being trained
ard his mind directed. From the cradle to the
grave our opinions and actions are nodded ana
controlled by thousand subtle agencies; they
are Influenced by the words and acts OF our
companions in childhood, by the mountains
that eucircle our homes, by the rivers upon
whose shaded banks We held our childish sports
and by the storms of summer and SHOWS OF
winter. Tradition, training and education form
the habits. customs and beliefs Of every people.
They make the Briton venerate his government
and the Irishman hate it; they direct the Mo-
hammedan in his pilgrimage toward Mecca;
bring the Jew to wOrshsp in the synagogue OF
HE fathers: move the Buddhist to chant his
sacred songs in the gilded temples OF the East,
and control the Christian in his worship OF
God. Industrious and intelligent education in
innate in the character ana constitution OF man.
kind, has lifted humanity from the cave and the
war club up to the wealth aud enlightenment OF
today.
This great nation, for example, was not born
Of chance. The principles of free government
were not discoveries OF q single generation. The
love OF liberty was the result of long continued
process of bringing the human mind up to q cor
rect appreciation of its delights and benefits.
In order that orr government may retain its es-
sential purity aud democratic character, in sub
stance as we'll az in form: in order that the peo-
pie may justly appreciate and jealousy guard
the rights and equality demanded in the Decla-
ration OF Independence, ana guaranteed in our
constitution, they must ever be taught the just
value OF these things AMI trained in the true ex.
ercise OF these rights. In the lofty teachings OF
our order the highest traits OF citizenship are
held up for our admiration and emulation. 10y
ally to every good cause ana denunciation OF ev-
cry bad one Is the rule. recognition OF the
rights of others we'll a. our own is ever en-
Joined. The system OF self-government is al
ways practiced.
do not believe that there IL any one who
has ever belonged to our order but ieels q new
sense of responsibility concerning and pride in
our government as he turns his face toward her
grand future. For, while the people of other
countries drink in their inspiration from the
rast, we drink from the future The passion OF
patriotism still stirs the Swiss as they remem-
Der the legend Of William Tell and his chapel
by the blue waters of Luccrne. The warlike
genius of France, fighting with the Maid of
Orleans and under the Gag ies OF Napoleon, is her
pride today. Tender memories of the father.
land and the river Rhine of story and song fol.
low every son of Germany. The heathered hills
OF Scotland rejoice in the bright tradition of
the sword of Wallace and the leadership of the
peerless Bruce.
England reverences the sculptured images OF
her Hampdens and Nelson's, and all her truly
great, from Alfred to Gladstone. from Chaucer
to Tennyson, from the GAVIN of modern civili-
cation to the close OF the nineteenth century.
But our faces are turned towards the dawn OF
q glorious day, whose sun will not set upon you,
or me. or our children. We shall SOW: and We,
and they, shall reap full fruitiOn from our
hopes and efforts.
believe this republic will keep on in the
steady path that has made 1t the worlds won
der. The wnite-wiuged ships Of commerce will
continue to find their way across the painless
.eas to our shores. Young men and madens
Will plight their faith aud go forth to build up
the homes Of tais land that already has more
bright and happy homes than any other nation.
Children will laugh, and fathers and mothers
viii be laid away with fearful care and tender
hands to their final rest The serene stars will
shine down upon the grass and flowers of SOL
der graves where peace has laid her gentle,
loving hands upon the scars of war: and over
those graves the hearts of friend and foe will
warm into u fraternal sympathy that is . pledge
that the united nation shall endure.
short and informal reception to the
members followed and lunch was served
in the dining room.
At 2 O'Clock those of the members who
felt so disposed attended the matinee per-
Torrance of 1.-The Mountebank" gwen at
Cordray's theater as benefit rendered by
the manager of that popular resort to the
knights bureau of relief. The boxes were
filled with the leading knights and their
guests. Box A was occupied by Hon. ].
T. Ronald, Rev. John +. Damon, Col. A.
&. Bowman and W. T. Chalk. Of the ex-
ecutive committee. Box ID contained
Judge Graves. Grand Chancellor Agate, A.
Beamer, grand keeper Of records and seal;
Mitchell Harris. grand master OF ex-
cheouer; G. f. Tew. of the executive COM
mittee on celebrations: Col. Edsen and
William kierski. Another box was occu-
pied by Col. Metcalfe. Mrs. Metcalfe. Mas