The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06
1NOLD WfsONfC APRON.
Tragic Death Of Young Mason-Illinois
Grand Lodge.

Tragic Death Of Young Mason-IlIinois
Grand Lodge.
At the Bedford County horticultural
Fair held in Bedford City lat week was a
strangely wrought Masonic apron own
ed over 200 years ago by Sir William How
ard.
Paul Flesher. who was killed by falling
from Pinnacle Rock, near Elknorn, W.
Va. a few DAYS since, was a highly es-
tcemed frater. He was 20 rave BEEN
married next month 10 young lady Nv
ing in Roanoke county.
The Intellectual capitalization OF the
5iO0 Masons Of Illinois took form ana
shape yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock.
AT that hour the Most Worshpful Grad
Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Ma
sons began its annual communication IN
Central Music Hall. Besides the grand
officers, fully 1000 delegates represent
ing the SO subordinate lodges through
out the State. participated In the opening
ceremonies. Among them were leading
representatives i'm all lines Of endeavor,
from very portion Of the state.
Following the invocation by Grand
Chaplain Thomas. Grand Master Leroy
Goddard delivered his annual address lie
touched upon a diversity Of topics, all
bearing directly upon the progress, pros
perity, and the internal and external rela-
tons of Masonry. The portion OF his ad-
dress most interesting 10 the public al
large was his recommendation that fra
ternal relations with the grand lodge OF
Cuba be established. The grand lodge Of
Illinois will be the pioneer one In the
United States 10 advise recognition OF
Masonry as practced IA Cuba. Appropri-
ate reference was made In the address
to those brethren who died during the
year I'm this and foreign Jurisdictions, and
incidents I'm the official works of the grand
master and Of the grand lodge were
sketched. Five schools for instruction in
Masonry, with an average attendance OF
800 IN each, have been held during the
year Charters have been granted to six
lodges and dspensations 10 five. Nine
new halls have been dedicated and the
corner-stOnes Of five new structures laid.
In 1861. G. W. Sovereign. of Oroville,
Cal. was initiated as a Mason ON ace
count Of his wife's opposition ne for
bore to advance. Many years rgssed and
his wife died Lately. he read something
that caused him 10 apply 10 his lodge for
advancement. and July .. 1885, he went TO
Cherokee. and was raised TO the sublime
degree of Master Mason Thus there vas
an interval Of thirty-f0ur years between
his Masonic making and raising.
Sir Walter Scott was a Fraemason, and
was initiated I'm ST. David's Lodge, No
g. at Edinburgh. Scotland, in lSpl This
lodge is still IN existence and its records
show the facts stated above
The grand chapter Of quebec is COM
f.ftu kxsif "a m 10
of Az Royal Arch Alasons.
Almost unanimously the Masonic pa
pers and magazines oppose all use Of
keys and ciphers. Their use is un-Ma-
sonic
The sixth annual picnic FOR the benefit
Of the Illinois Masonic Home netted about
5000.
"The ancient and honorable fraternity
Of Freemasons is an association OF men,
united by voluntary agreement, sclf-gOv-
erning. non-proselyting. and free from en-
tangiing alliances and those animosities
which are too often incident to human
institutions. IL is founded upon belief
an God. 10 is the embodiment OF order
and its vital spirit is obedience 10 au-
thority. Without these II cannot exist. o.
Michael Arnold
The order Of knights Templar IS now
among the most powerful In America,
though its strength rests less upon its
numerical force great as that may be,
than upon the high social standing Of its
members. remarks the Chicago inter
Ocean. 4 commandery OF Knights lem
plar is emphatically gentlemen assoc
citation not meaning thereby an aggre-
CATION OF rich men, but an assembly OF
men OF honor and Of culture. The order
Of knights Templar is the elimination or
Masonry. and Masonry in all its degrees
is rigid in demands for the exercise or So
cial and civic virtues by its members. II
is impossible 10 Oyerestimate the benen-
cial effects of this order Ia these days
of professional. political. and commercial
rivalrles il is much that men OF an re-
ligious creeds Of all political parties, or
all business callngs, meet In q spirit or
brotherhood, pledged 10 such mutual help
as the now beleaguring Knights OF the
Temple gave 10 each other IN the wars
OF the Crusades. II is much that the oes1
sentiment OF the middle ages 5 Kept alive
in this prosaic age.
The Grand Lodge Of Delaware, A. +. A.
NJ. which was in session. adjourned
Thursday after electing the following Of
ncers for the ensuing year. Grand Master
Joseph l.. Cahall OF Georgetown; Depu-
~ Grand Master. Harry Galbraith. OF
Wilmington. Senior Grand Warden. Har-
yev L. smith. of smyrna Junior Grand
Warden, George Mcintyre, of Du Points
Banks: Grand Secretary benjamin +.
Bartram. of Wilmington; Grand Treasur-
or. Arthur H. q. Garrett. OF Wilmington:
Grand Chaplain. Rev. l.. II. Jackson, or
Yardley Pa
lie was up in all the mysteries Of forty
different orders.
And could place man correctly BY
single sign or grip,
Knew the various fraternitles within the
countrys borders.
And could give the saiutations OF them
all without a skip.
At the passwords and the countersigns
he never hesitated,
He could pass examinations OF the hard
est kind with ease,
And in all the special function OF lodge
participated.
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