The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-12
PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE
OF DAMASCUS CONINlANDERY IS AN
EVENT IN LOCAL MASONIO
ANNALS.
DRs. WRIGHT AND HTNGELEY
And Commander SUanstrOm Speak
EloquentIy of the Virtues of
Dead Pioneers in Masonry.

held in local Masonic circles was given
at Masonic hall in this city yesterday
afternoon, by Damascus COmmandery
No. 1, Knights Templars. The hall,
which was filled to overlooking in re-
Spouse to the invitations that had been
sent out was decorated with Masonic
emblems and potted plants and palms.
The seats were arranged in the form Of
a hollow square in the center of which
stood the shrine representing the rest
ing place of the departed members Of
the order. The roStrum was occupied
by the full vested choir of st. Paurs
church. At the head of the shrine sat
Eminent Commander Andrew P. Swan
strom, surrounded by the chief officers
of the commandery, and directly OPP
posite them were the color bearer, war
dens and guards. All were in full re-
gala, and the scene presented was i'm
pressive in the extreme.
The services began with the process
SIGNAL, For all the Saints, who from
their labors rest by the choir as they
marched up the square on either side
of the shrine and took their places
on the rostrum.
Then came the usual memorial cere-
mony of the Masonic order. which was
conducted under the direction Of Com
mander Swanstrom. The ceremony was
very short and consisted of the read
ing of short passages from the ritual
by the various members of the order.
I Following this came a song by the
Aeolian QadissD quartette and the sing
ing of the hymn, Rock of Ages" by
all with the choir leading.
The first address was delivered by
Rev. John Wright, Of st. Paurs church.
His subject was Immortality" He
said that the memorial instinct was
common to all humanity. 1t extended
back almost as far as did history.
Memorial services were closely related
to religion, as was proved even in the
day when Egypt was the most enlight-
ened nation on earth and the most
religious. The Egyptians lived but to
die, knowing that their good deeds
would live after them and be mOnu-
ment to their memory. He said that
these same ideas were incorporated in
the empire of China, for one of the chief
teachings in that country was the wor-
ship of ancestry, which in itself is a
form of memorial The Christian ma
tons of today are even more emphatic
in their memorial ideas than were the
people of olden times. The idea of
memorial was more especially centered
around Jesus Christ, for he gave up
his own life that others might live.
The right of the Knights Templars to
hold memorial services was emphasized
from the fact that the order was Of
distinctly Christian character. This
was apparent from the emblems Of
the order, such as the crown and the
cross. DR.. Wright finished by saying
that the memorial service Of yester-
day was one that all Masons could
join in, owing to the teachings of the
order
DIR. Wright was followed by Rev. J.
E. Hingeley, of Minneapolis, and Rev.
W. w. Lewis, of the Atlantic Ccngre-
gationaI church. Of st. Paul Both
paid touching tributes to the memory
of the departed knights Templars. Dr.
Hingeley referred in glowing terms to
the Christian character OF the Masonic
order He referred to Christ us the
model man. and said that all life CEN
tered in Him, and so far as men pat
will be in store for them in ,the life to
come. He said that Masonic principles
were based on the prospects of Christ
and for this reason memorial services
held by the order We're more than lit
ting.
After an anthem by the choir and a
solo by Mrs. G. Fl. Grouse, Commander
Swanstrom delivered a short address,
in which he said that he had no doubt
that all had listened to the remarks OF
those who had preceded him with low
ing regret. and yet the speakers did
not know the men about whom they
had been talking as did their comrades
whom they had left behind. He said
that the world at large knew little or
nothing Of what tranSpired in Masonic
circles, and so could not appreciate the
ties that bind the members together
He referred to many Of the departed
comrades and spoke particularly of
Henry G. Ives and Father Pierscn n,
who, he said. had devoted so much OF
their time to Masonic work. He fin
ished by saying that the services
showed only too plainly the uncertain
ty of life, and that after all death was
but the turning Of a page in the history
of man, and that it only remained for
those that Were left behind to carry
to successful close the work that had
been left undone.
strom's remarks the ceremony of me-
mortal was completed by the forming
Of the triangle" about the shrine AS
each man advanced to take his position
he placed some token on the shrine In
memory Of the departed Knights At
the close of the ceremony the Knights
resumed their seats at either end Of
the hall. and the services were con-
cluded with the singing of the hymn
Jesus, Lover Of My Soul and the re-
cessional by the choir.
In addition to the many friends and
relatives of the Knights Of Damascus
commandery there were present at the
services members Of the grand COM
mandery, Zion No. 2, Darius No. Z,
Red Wing No. s, Bayard No. IL, Du-
luth No. IS, Paladin No. q, and Min
neapoliS Mounted No. %.
The following is a list Of the departed
knights, in whose commen1oration the
services were held:
Sir Knights AZariah T. G. Person Will
lam Paist J. w. Linde, Alfred E. Ames Ed
lowering, William H. Mower, Edwin Cole,
George o. Bunting, Norman w. Kittson,
Ahira Richardson, John A. Peckham, Thomas
N. Saunders. Cyrus G. Wykof, S. Y. Nc
Charles P. Adams, James Napier, J. Ridge
way jerks, Charles A. Warner Henry l..
Carver, Grove B. Cooley. G. P. Fuller, John
L. Merriam, Samuel Wiley, n. c. Draper,
E. G. Wells, John Piller, Edwin Fitch, Dwight
Woodbury., Frank Fl. Pratt, Jacob H. Stew
art, y. F. Nebb, John H. Murphy. w. w.
Phelps, E. H. Kennedy. S. X. Put
nam. John F. Lincoln. George A.
Robinson, Eugene NJ. Showers, Oliver p.
Hawkins, Harry Birmingham, T. j. Con-
Benedict, z. W. Grosvenor, John G. Becht.
John H. Reany, Charles Shandrew, George
& ri No