Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-24
THEY LEFT THE HALL
.,oyaNs plsPLEAss0 WITH RE-
".eKs SUPREME CHANCELLOR.
.. orciaI Explains That His Words
were spoke" In the fotefeso OF
AmericsnisInE the order.

,,osiion came up in the Grand Lodge,
,-'..,t.s II Pvthias yesterday which caused
o., ,,olcasaptncss al the banquet given
20. Masonic Temple on Tuesday night
,,'a,iyo 20 the recent action OF the
.,,ne Lodge limiting The publication OF
,tul az the order 90 the English
,... Suprcme.Chancellor W. W.
r.,lvrl Of Henderson, Ky, IN re-
hug o. the sentiment the supreme
...ot the World touched upon tins
.-,r Ilc referred 20 the fact that N
t..I..t thc German loogos hsd useu
,r a.. German language, whiio the
1..eciar. Italian. and other lodges
..l.ar for rituals IN thor tongues.
~~.rrems Lodge at iis meeting last
decided upon ne~ ritual
,rt,re! the same 20 be printed. Then,
... ~rrremo Chancellor continued IN bis
......t .t.ech. came great and momen.
.u.-tio0. /. vns as 10 the language
v.,,. TIC ritual should be printed. IL
.t.-miucd, after a great dea. OF dis
..n and dehborauon. that this new
l.... should only he ISSUED IN EnghSh. "a
..,..i.r was purely American, ana was
,-..I.i uplu tho same iundam sntal prln-
e.u a Whlch thia government stands.
t.hlEAi Ihfl AbE hall.
r.. C.trrmo Chancellor IN his remarks
..u.rI upou toe course OF the Su-
.. I..lrD IN q manner which caused y
got German pythians 20 become
...I anal leave tie banquet hall.
,.- BLACKWELL emphasized that Pvtmanism
,..... Aurrlcsu order and could not in
r..rr beautiful way manifest hOr loY-
lttt thI- land than hy having only the
i....l tongue spoken ~ rs lodge castles
H.. language az the Supreme Chancellor
r.fa.r grating 90 many Of tho German
f..rs. and IN the session of the Grand
.. yesterday the question was further
....-..1 Among those taking upon IT
e-.t supreme Chancellor, Pgst-Grand-
t.r.r. 2 lo,Ar. and Others.
IH.- hre "a Richmond two German
l1f.- 10 Pytliaus. aud II Is SAID That
-.p.. Of thpir members are very dlssatis-
o.. u.fb tne action oi the supreme Lodge
% 'a.I.s their former ritual from them.
.aY s,rGENE cHANcEiIoBs SIDE.
Tt Supreme Chancellor was seen at
Y-.. Hotel after supper last evening. lie
f...i 80 once Huv Intentional unfuendii-
up ia.k ~ fratcrnal love and feeling
t.f.e German members Of the order.
Gill. stated that II his words were mlscOD-
.t-l.i lc was very sorry. IN making
.. explanation Of the whole sltua.
.t.- determined 30 cultivate and
i-l. i.lfr AmeucRnsm II adopted
.rN .rtl America the English ritual. The
G,-rlu lodges in this country were using
actual Do thor own language. but Il was
ia ..fr,-y extended to them. N all efforts
Dos. fu.ei o. hni any authority for such
U.s. ru.n the records Of the supreme
t... it We had ordered the pew ritual
tIrt.j 900 German also our lodges ot the
sos r.i other t.ngues would have wanted
ft..r rituals 10 their languages. Therefore.
i, DO .re The plan Of the order 70 promote
ana increase the love among ITS members
ir tAi- country and ihsiili IN them the
r.s principles OF Pythlanlsm. the Supreme
i-o determined that the work IN the
l.e.ruoms should be IN the American
f..c.e. OF course If there should Toe need
fl fle order IN other countries the Su-
1-,-o Lodge would allow the use Of d
T'u,l M tie language OF those nations
GLAD TO HAVE IHE oIRMAEs
Continuing, Mr.. Blackwell explained
ft4. tuls new ritual went into effect on
february 18th and that all the chancellor
commanders would have 20 Use IT. H'
..,l ;bat tho Supreme Lodge was glad te
f4ye ITS German aud other brethren an'
:. that action dId not mean 20 appear les'
tu,udly t. them.
lu concluding his statement 20 the re
porter Supreme-Chauccllor Blackwell
stated that tho chancellor commander %
rae ~ the German lodges Of TINS city has
called upou hm and expressed bis appre
cation Of the exhaustive remarks OF thu
supreme Chancellor upon tins question
10th 40 the banquet and IN tho Grand
Lodge room. and that be ttho hichm"h'
chancellor commander would not onl'
use tho English ritual. but would gladly d'
lt..ff q -, lao M lice
Of tie order for all the lodges 70 do so.
rHr crHMANs Why INDIGNANT.
Nj Morit2 Rlchtor. member Of Ger
mal Lodge and editor of the SGGfs Ga
.f,. d. ari tlr speech. lie Is In touch
with the German p1pu alton OF Richmond
generally. and saws n has created intense
Indignation among the German fythlans
Ann abstract proposition the resolution
..t4e supreme Lodge relative 10 prlntln!
tIe ritual IN English only would. II
pressed. prove, he thought. disastrous 10
o.. RIDER Probably 10000 lytmans were
working under the German ritual, ant
N4r, u them would ho unable to under
tIll the nature of their obligations d
t.ef were taken III English and the locg.
R.it We're done In hat language.
.WcVor' continued Mr. Richter
"'t. Indignation Of tho Germans Wa
caused by the fact that tho Supreme Chan
t.r bruuchod ont aud presented SOME
i.4. That wors strongly tainted with
.N.thlnSlsm and which had nothlnf
81 ID. with the principles OF the order
I.... remarks were not ONLY entirely. on
r.Iar.nui irrelevant o. the toast t. wnicl
'.a supreme Chancellor was responding
't' Utir considered bv some a gratultou'
} i,.rYu upon oil forelgn-born citizens
I.,y appeared most pointed IN their re-
uuon the Germans because thel
l..rlr' was the only foreign language Il
V...- tle ritual was printed