Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-29

fulncss of its glory and helpfulness, and
its course must continue upward and on
ward in fellowship and harmony with
the age and the lofty principles of Him
whom we all acknowledge as our Lord
and Master, Immanuel-God with us.
| This is our watchword.
Again, Sir Knights, l welcome you
| to this triennial convention | congratu-
| late you upon the esteemed privilege of
| assembling in this historic city Let us
| be profoundly thankful for the past.
| hopeful for the future If the past has
| done its best for US, then we are prepared
| to receive the good things in store for us
The golden age of Templarism is not In
the past but in the future. Let all the
ends you aim at be your country's, your
Gods and Truth S.
And now, my fraters standing as
now do for the last time in this relation
in your presence, about to surrender for
ever the exalted position which for years
it was my high ambition to occupy, if
you have found anything in me personal.
mercenary, selfish, unworthy the noble
Templar ideal, forgive It, forget 1t. If
in me you have found devotion to lofty
purpose initiate it, better it. With pro
found gratitude to Almighty God for His
tender mercies, with God bless you for
each and every one of my loyal associates
for their faithful service, and God speed
you for him who shall succeed me, l re-
tire.
81 say good by with patriotic, a pri-
vate and individual Joy, with conscious.
ness compared with which all human
words of praise are but as the light dust
OF the balance. In the words of Lowell:
The sunset of life casts radiant light
upon the past and makes the western
windows Of those homes of fancy we bave
left forever tremblc with the reflected
glow of sacred regret.
" But this one thing we do, forgetting
those things which are behind and reach
ing forth into those things which are be.
fore, We press toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling of God In Him
who is our Divine model-our I'm
manuel"
Grand Recorder W. b. Isaacs' report
showed 96l subordinate communicates
under the grand commandery, AN in
crease OF 81 since the last triennial report
OF 1892. The subordinate Communicates
under the grand encampment have in
creased from 80 to s. Those knights In
the grand communicates number 2l,53l,
while the total membership of knights Is
100, no
The grand recorders financial report
showed the receipts from grand com
manderies to be s512s; from subordinate
communicates, 1928. Since the last tri-
ennial conclave SIT, S4S has been received
from all sources.
The report of Grand Treasurer II. W.
Lines showed the net cash resources, on
August /, 1895, to be $50, 3O2 This sum
is mostly deposited in Connecticut banks
A committee on tho doiDgs of the grand |
officers reported. Three Templars from
Canada appeared at this point of the pro.
ceedings were welcomed and made re-
sponses They were w. H. White Of
Montreal, e. 7. Malone of Toronto. and
W. G. Bell of Winnipeg
An animated discussion on the ritual |
followed and the subject was referred to
a special comIAittee. The session ad- |
Journed at -12-30 to meet again at 2.
There were S75 grand Sir knights
present. = ~
The craok dill corps of the visiting
nights Templar gave some fine exhibit
ton drills on the Boston base ball
grounds, today, which were witnessed
and enthusiastically spplauded by thous-
ands Of spectators.
The competing Communicates were
Columbia, No. 2, of Washington, d G.
Apollo Of Troy, N Y. ST. Bernard Com
No. IS, of Chicago; Minneapolis
ot minneapolis. MINI, and Detroit, No
|, OF Detroit. The boys of the Masonic
nome at Louisville, Ky also gave very
Inc exhibition drill
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