The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-15

headed by Mt1NteT y NNnu, IIllECUtu
~, ,,,h,,,,,.,,, NJ T. church an tb-a Is-
ths tH"uISO" ~ ,''-,1,
land, to listen 10 the annual I'e''.u' i''
address by Rev. +, d. T. Buckley, ID. d,
Tho second sabbath I'm June Is set aside
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and all over the worIu lhe htF"ocrS VI
the order observe the day. In some cit
los tn, knights also decorate the graves
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OF 'ut'I u'N't'Seu D''''
The sermon delivered oS NeN' Dr'
Buckley was OF n most interesting char
or,er Tho members OF Ohio Valley
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L'opse' fai.'li'o'e i''uS So, -
Stanley division OF the unii"rrleu h4hh
assembled in their castle hall on Mar
ket street and proceeded 20 the Py-
THAN castle, corner OF Twenty-seventh
and Chapl!nc streets, where Black
Prince Lodge No. - md Occur de Lion
at,.is,,, Irr,Forr,ed Rank were in wait
so '''iN' -. - ,,,.,, an,
ms lue main ''t' 40 No.
marched up Chapline to IWenueth,
thence to Market street % Iehth ana
over the suspension bridge 10 the IS
land and to the chuFch
The church was neauhiully decorator
with plants and flowers LOT the oSS1-
sion. and presented hahdSoHe up
pearance. The alter ana chair lott were
a mass OF pOttrd plants and IN front "t
the alter was arranged pahk nt HOW
ers. containing tE@ motto OF inc
knights OF Pythils: II, =. u.
a special choir rendered a programme
OF sacred music ana the baha' NUM-
Der OF sacred selections.
In the opening and closing oats' me
knights and the CONSERVATION Iolneu
with the choir, aAu the erect was ''''''
beautiful
DR.. Buckley, in his sermon was Slo-
quent and created LASTING impression
on all who heard him.
NJ R,cLI,v took as his theme. '"rhe
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RoE1l NihsuoHi' i'1' az
dress the knights. lie sald lha' "hiie
they were entering in such large num-
hers that N, had wondered What ba-
mon and Pvthils would have thought
could they have realized how many no.
Ma fellows were standing with them
and mad b,s.n Inspired By the story OF
their faithful friendship.
He even drew a picture OF the times
whap Pythagoras was teaching his 500
students the higher principles Of
FsrIsndshIp Charity and Benevoleuce In
his direction 10 them to love one an
Other" and that Damon and Pythlas
Wgr, the first 70 Illustrate - those
times the inspiration OF III, Pythagor-
enn phllospphv. Their sublime example
Of heroic LOYALTY between man and man
won even the tyranaical heart Of Diony-
sins who had condemned them. After
Inc lapse OF centuries and thousands
~ miles away we gather to-day assured
tI,nt brnthsrly love is no fiction. but a
living truth.
The doctor took the words OF the
Master from John 1913. as his text:
..1;rsatrr lay. hath no man than this
thai 4 man lay down his life FOR his
f,scr,Js .
Continuing. Or. Blck!ey said: The
,..,,,.,, rtrnn which This order IL founded
,ystiI 80 h. frrsh in the hgart Of man.
i,sr.ns. ~ its wpnirnus sympathy and
frI.nd4lip In time " need. Il N!ll be
nrespry-i by tradition and translation.
ftteroturo and drama. poetry and his
tory and IN. knights will preserve IL
~. fhsir r.,lIc work.. and after twenty
,Srsc g.nT.Iries more have rolled away
an. Iovsliy OF these knights will siiIl
hold rnyal plnce IN the hearts al men.
Tbs Doctor saiJ mai he found IL din
,,,it ,yb,I ~ sav and what 10 leave I'M
saui al ,hIs time Of TN, many things nc
,'.,,,t,i III. 10 ,.n.nt HlIf ne would
..,nerat,iI,,, ,b.f, IN their noble order.
~" nbcnnTn.n9I growth and splendid
Is-t,,sirlss Tn motto % "Frleadshlp.
Sharjiv pensv,iarrr Is what the
49,, ~ bu,n,n,ty Graves NJ All times.
- al, fra|od IN. Inspiratjan Of the
- =, INC ,Iiar.cnyIronnent OF
a. Sa,,ndsr v,b, in tho midst of stran-
80, ~, ~. Tr.i ~ tbrge practical
..T,,,irtos "a ria ,,y,n ne
In iSfl when society was disrupt
Cd, friendship had lost it, s1crcdnss7.
charity was forgotten, ben%volenGr sac sac
r.bcsa 70 S StI,g, ,' To ~" mood ~ Iarrer
e.Y.rSIsr ~ thts. nrincIpIrs was r,It.
Pathhona the founder. &as attending
1,,e,,nJaI ,rd s,Tk soldiers in the United
s.totss h1snIf1I In Germantown, Pa.
,S,t,cn he th5ucbt Of In, order. SO II had
~ birth in tho midst Of suffering and
,,.as nrg,nizcJ and christencd with the
bantisn ~ talrg at n time rIpc for the
S',tnonstrrtt,n mat fricndship. charity
Va I,arc,.,fS,,,c stiii ,,tst,6 and cpuih
Ii,,c and rizs ah5y. III. din and CON
f,,.J,,, a, .trgCa
,'h,t ,b., Eptshta ~ pythias should
-, S,rr,sII,, o-s,,y,izrd In the capitaI city
~ i,,d d, ura.anIraniIy prnyf.
y,i"i ~ merle, "a ~, direct
.,,it a, ,,rsy11n,thtIr and unchnrIt-
atJS tyr,pny, which drove our brother
a. - re- gt,,rrs 10 establish A firm
hro,t.,br,.J ~ man urrr tho
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~, ,,5 -. abupdant no, whore
!,.,ha-bo.,I ,rf,.n,isbin charity and
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