The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-27
KNIGHTS OF MALTA.
Mt. Sinai COmmandery Guests of Bea.
con COmmandery.


A Grand Coed Time-visft to First Baptist
Church-Some Idea of the Order.
fraternal visit under tine auspices of
Mount Sinai Commandery, No. 1865, of
Medford, Mass, accompanied by officers,
Sir knights and invited supreme and
grand officers was made to Beacon Com
msndery, No. 9S, K. of ID. of this city
Saturday evening. The visitors were
en- Entertained at their hall No. 80 Exchange
street.
The visiting Sir Knights left Boston by
special train Saturday afternoon at $50
o'clock and reached Portland at 8. So
They were met at Union station by the
reception committee and taken by cleo
trio cars to the Freble house, where they
were CHARTERED during their stay
in the city.
At 7.45 the line of march WAS formed
and proceeded to Beacon Commandery' g
hall, where the work of the Malta and
| Black degrees were conferred by the Off
ers of Mount Sinai Commandery in a
| very efficient manner, after which an
exenplifoation Of the various degrees
was made, all Of which will materially
aid Beacon Commandery in their future
work and ceremony. At the close of the
convocation fice spread WAS prepared
in the banquet hall by Caterer Robinson
TO which ample Justice was done, after
which remarks were in order as follows
Toastmaster-Captain General W. M.
| Macomber.
Massao Generalissimo Geo.
L. Delano.
Response for Supreme Commandery-
Right Eminent Supreme Recorder Drank
Gray, of Philadelphia.
Response for Mount Sinai Command
ery-Sir Knight Commander George f.
Merrill.
Response for Boston Commandery
Grand Prelate Vim. H. Rankin.
Response for Cross and Crown Com
mandery-Past Commander John N.
Shattuck.
Response for Beacon Commandery-
Sir Knight Commander Augustus B..
Brown.
Response for Bay State Commandery
Grand Recorder Geo. S. Jones'
Response for Red Gross Commandery-
Captain General VIM. f. Batchelder
Response for Palestine Colnmandery-
Sir Knight A. II. Silloy.
Response for the State oI MaIne-Depu-
ty Supreme Commander Charles E. Carr
of Portland, followed by other Sir
knights.
True Knishthood Defended.
Yesterday morning the members OF the
order Of knights of Malta of this city did
escort duty to the supreme and grand
officers of the order, the Sir knights OF
Mount Sinai Commandery. Of Medford,
Mass, and other visiting Sir Knights.
The march through the streets from the
hall of Beacon Commandery to the First
Baptist church was witnessed by many
who could but admire the military bear
ing of the members OF the knightly order
| At the church the front centre was re-
served forEthe Sir Knights. who packed
large audience present. The pastor, Rev.
W. S. Ayers, conducted the service and
took for the subject Of his sermon, 'True
Knighthood.
| The greatness of man does not con-
sist SO much in opportunity as in service
| Every man knows that he has received a
| call to something higher and better than
| he finds in his business or professional
life. Some men live as if they thought
they were created only to do business,
while the true man, the true knight of
God knows that it is his highest duty to
do the will of God.
| The service may be rendered on a sick
l had I,o hu n wi
land to land, and from port to port. You
4 profess co belong to an order of knight
hood, and the true knight is one who Is
ready to do the will of his Master, and
the question for every man to answer is
"Who is my MASTER" The world too Of
ten takes up all the time man has, and
then the world is his master. In effect
the Sultan has said, eff choose to kiil
a portion of my subjects that is no con-
oern of the people of other nations, for
my people are my personal property. -
We are to consider ourselves as belong
ing to Christ. 1t is sad thing when a
man has gone on resisting this call to
do higher things. until the greater part
of his life is over, andwhen he has only
a few years or months, or perhaps days
in which to be knight of God. 1t ia
in effect pledgng life to God when
there is no life to pledge.
After all the great test is this, "Are we
ready to yield our interests to Gods in
terests?" A man may believe himself to
be true knight of God, and then may
suddenly find himself face to face with
some deal of business nature tn at may
be greatly to his advantage, while not in
accord with the things Of righteousness.
Shall he go on. or shall he stop. is the
question that confronts him. and the re-
suit will show whether he is or is not a
true and knightly soul.
The order Of Knights Of st. John OF
Jerusalem. from which the order of
Knights of Malta claim descent, was or.