The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-21

ana indeed later, would have subjected
the user to sentence 10 death for sor-
| Gerry. The day of light and liberty
SHINES and instead Of Masons meeting in
secret as they were once wont 10 do 10
escape punishment from the decree of
religious tyranny and intolerance, they
can boldly proclaim their identity and
battle the same power and wage the
hight as of old against ignorance, intol-
erance and fanaticism. The grasp of
creed upon the minds of children OF a
free country has been paralyzed, and
! liberty, fraternity and equality, instead
% being watchword of blood and ter
rorism, has become the synonym of lib
| cry with peace and national concord.
Tom Fitch, the ever ready the mimi
table, the oratorical, the genial great
| hearted Tom, was introduced by the
| postmaster to deliver the address of well
come. He was received by the most
| hearty acclaim of cheers" ever accord
ed an orator in Wichita. Not even Ben
Tillman and his pitchfork received sucn
| an ovation, and his address was repleto
with pleasing metaphor and kindly well
| come. His allus.on to a new temple
was received by rounds of applause The
pulse OF the Scottish Rite Masons OF
| Wichita accentuates when the new tenn
pie IS spoken of.
Ira E. Lloyd, 80, Of Ellsworth, re-
sponded for the class in a most happy
manner. He expressed himself a.
most highly impressed with the beauty
and impressiveness Of the degrees of the
Rite; that nc one could take the degrees
Without becoming a more thorough gen
tlemar, a more earnest Christian and a
more loyal and patriotic citizen. That in
ali the walks of life the feet of the tray
eler are kept straight in the path OF
right. truth and justice, and that it en-
braced religion upon whose plane the
Hebrew. the Parsee, the Buddhist and
the Christian could meet and worship
the same God in the same manner
Judge Henry C. Sluss, 80, K. c. c. H,
followed. and il happy illusions to vari-
Gus incidents, connected with the reun-
ion and with secret events which have
filed the papers, brought his hearers to
frame of mind to become receptive of
the truths contained in one of the most
profound Masonic addresses ever deliv-
cred to Masonic gathering. An earnest
thorough Mason student, ne is capable
OF imparting views thereon in a manner
polished and convincing.
Major Albert E. Woodson, United
States army, OF the class, said to the as
sembly that he had listened to the ut
vines, but never had he been so i'm
pressed with life's duties and charges,
and with the duty devolving upon every
man, upon everyone. to God and 10 his
brothers, as he had been since the OPEN
ing of the session.
Colonel Sam Amidon stated that the
price of liberty, or rather a preservation |
of II, depended upon an eternal watch, |
watch. watch and that although !
time" in its mutations might become |
like the broken bone and the paralyzed |
pitcher" he would never again become |
surety for anything, even if upon the |
face of the heavens were blazened the |
golden letters, mo tick here
Judge Harper S. Cunningham, SO. Of |
Guthrie, deputy inspector general of Ok |
iatoma, followed in an eloquent testi- |
mony Of of the beauties of the Rite, in |
is comprehensiyeness and religious |
teaching. Ed w. Wellington, followed |
by Fred Bentley, P. B. Pulsifer, Concor-
dia; Cans, of Oklahoma: Senator o. H. |
Bentley and Rev, hamilton of Chick
asha. 1. T.
j. f. Enterkine of the class. the 'fbon- |
ME Scotsman" from Galena, in his /
broadest Gaelic. greeted the assembly as
follows: 'Weel we ar a here thegither,
and deer freens an brethren awfu' glad |
L,
we can a greet each the timer. and clasp
the britherly hand. 1 am glad thet a
came fra ma hame TO jine We, an be a
worthy one o We. L am only bert sair
tibet 1 didna da the same mony a day
sin was yin an twanty, fer il is grawn
TO be mon tibet STAINS up fer RIGHT an
iloerta- When we were wanes at ur
names the aud folks ted US about tina
srawn Buke. but now wer men an a. |
can stan up Ia God an frenS an tell o. |
the grawn lessons we a learn o. the
brethren out at the city o. Wichita, an
the fine name thet a they Masons ma biit
out on they land that they once cad a
desert, fra a the aud brithers an wem-
min and BARNS We a feel prood o. il,
an L feel prood 10 be among We this
nlcht an TO sereet ye as Mason o the
Scottish Rite, which was SO helpful TO
Dur Scottish king, Sir Robert. the Bruce,
an to ina dead knight, Sir William Wal
ace, in tina ficnt fer our grawn independ-
nee, the mary o which better fits the
rue Scotsman TO be loyal 20 his adopted
country, an IA adore its grown stars
IN stripes. The Scot may also be pair
Toned fer a grawn feelnk thet the an
testers Of our chief magistrate cam fra |
ha hills an among the heather OF the
and 0t me thistle, ard that he IS from
ny clans clan neighbor. the clan Nc
linley."
The meeting was marked by the pres
nceo W. NJ. Shaver, grand master OF
hec raft degree. and by Past Granl
Masters J. II. Mccall OF Wichita and
}. 3. Fullerof Eureka. For the first
ime since his membership IN the Rite.
Colonel H. c. LOOMS, 80, OF Winfield, .
vas absent.
This closed the nineteenth semi-annuaI
'anquet OF the Scottish Rite OF Wichita
ALLEY. One OF the most pleasant and
gorgeous in the history OF the great
'ody.
DE-. f. c. FLOWER OF BOSTON