Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-22
THE SECRET ORDERS.
MASONRY.

MASONRY.
None OF the Masonic Lodges met
during the past week and consequently
but little news could be gathered for
the Fraternal column, during the
week. and had 1t not been for the
Knight Templar's funeral services
held over Sir Knight Brown, at the
Mcclure House on Friday evening, the
Lodge room would have remained
closed for a full week, especially had
it not have been necessary for the Sir
Knights TO go there to don and don
their uniforms.
OF the above funeral services, we
can report, there was large attend
ance of the Sir knights Of both Wheel
ing and Cyreue Communicates present,
and the ceremonies were very impress
sively rendered, and were listened to
by very lage number of our citizens.
who had gathered there to condole
with the family Of our deceased
frater. The body was conveyed to
Butler, Pa, on Friday morning, escort
ed by number Of the knights OF
Wheeling and Cyrene, and will be
buried there by Lancard Commandefy,
of Pittsburg, of which he was mem
Der.
Only two bodies will meet this week,
Wheeling Commandery No. 1, on Mon
day evening, when, after the transac-
ton Of routine business, rehearsal
of the orders will be had, to which
every officer is expected TO be present
to take his part.
On Thursday evening, Nelson Lodge,
No. 80. will hold semi-monthly meet
ing, and to which it is expected that
every member, and also brethren of
sister Lodges. will be present TO assist
in the work that may be on hand at
chat time.
We are sorry to note the illness OF
Bro. Geo. NJ. Ford Senior Warden of
Nelson Lodge, and Past Master ]. d.
McFadden. of Wheeling Lodge, No. 3,
but hope they may be all right again
in a few days.
During the past week We received
the notice Of the meeting of the General
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons, which will meet in the
city of Baltimore on October the 18th
next. and Of which body every Past
Grand High Priest of this jurisdiction
is a member. We have not had oppor-
tunity of enquiry. to know yet how
many Of them will attend at that time
In the Christmas number OF the
Ladies' Home Journal appeared an
article written by the eminent painter,
Rosa Bonheur. whose pointing of the
Horse Fair is a masterpiece, which the
neople of France rave about. The
article was story Of her life, in
which she speaks Of her father in the
following manner: an 1895 my poor,
dear mother died, and I can say that
her death has been the greatest sor-
row OF nv life. After that an aunt
took charge NE e:s. Z. - me 1sr.i To-
Nine. Pelelin, who lived in the Alec
DIES Veuyes, near the Champs Elysees,
But 1 could not endure the separation
from my people, and father had TO take
me with him, then living on the
uuai de C'Ecole, only few steps from
the Cafe du Parnasse, kept by old
Charpentier whose daughter has mar
ried the famous DantOn. At that cafe
my father made the acquaintance Of
Fabre-P alaprat. Grand Master OF the
Knights Templar. Palaprat had at his
home the sword. the helmet and the
breastplate Of Jacques de Molay, the
martyr Of his faith, who had been
burned for his creed in 1914 in front
of the Notre Dame Cathedral. Need
I say what enthusiasm my father had
for the order? I was baptized by the
Knights Tenplar. They had a Gothic
chanel situated on the very spot Of
the Cour des Miricles-now crossed by
the Rue Daniette. Midst the remnants
Of a pristine splendor they had their
altar. their pulpit and the bapdsmal
founts. And it was in that chapel that
I was baptized anew under an arch OF
steel formed by the sworts held aloof
bv the Knights dressed in full regalia.
This impressive ceremony suited my
Temperament and chivalrous instincts
so well that for awhile l believed my
self a true Knight.
What a glorious work could be done
by the Templars of our own land, IL
they were baptized anew to the work
they vowed to perform. We trust the
dav is not far distant when the Knights
Templar Of enlightened America may
learn from such countries as France,
that a man cannot be only Knight
Templar in name, but one in truth,
whose daily works will alone prove his
fellowship with Prince Emanuel.-God
with Us.
be with us.