The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-22
\, Forty-tiird Annual conclave--"In Hoe signo
F" Vinces.'
.ns ERoM ALL PARTS OF THE STATE
. Hosoas spa'ty..rhsr Maan ssn Street Parade
"'' sspon Tonight by Ruthven Commandery.

| Beil NO. 4, austin; l.. Smith, San Felipe
No. Galveston: r. II. Morey, Bolton No.
| 2S Bolton; 5. X. Means Ruthven No. @
| Houston; Fred Marcomb, San Antonio No.
| Z, La Grange; j. Il. Miller. Gonzales No.
| IL, Gonzales; ii. C. Mylcs, El Paso No. Is.
| El Paso: Milton Morris. Colorado No. a.
Austin; A. c. Murray, Caldwell No 10.
Brenham; j. w. Murray, Colorado No. 4,
Caldwell; j. NJ McMillin, Palestine No. 3,
| Palestine; j. Il. Morrill,. Bolton No 49,
Bolton: J. NJ. Murch. San Felipe No. /,
Galveston; John Mcdonald. Colorado No.
! 4, Austin; John Mcconnell, Palestine No. 8.
| Crockett; John McClanahan, san Felipe
| No. l, Houston, C. f. McWharter. Pales-
| tine No. B. Palestine; j. NJ. Mcdonald.
/ San Felipe No. /. Galveston; Z. r. Norton,
San Antonio No. Z. San antonio; l.. Nj
| Oppenhe,mer, Ivenhoe No. s, Austin,
| Thomas G. ogilvy, Palestine No. g. Pales-
| tine; l.. II. Parish, lvenboe No. s. Calvert;
L. G. Puckett, Waco No. 10, Waco: f.
| G. Proctor, Fannin No. II, Victoria; V. V.
Proctor. d. c. Proctor. Fannin No. II.
| Cuero; T. n. Phillip, Bolton No. %,
| Temple; Tom Murrow, Colorado No. 4
Austin: s. p. B. pnmmons, Dallas No. 6.
Mckinney; w. Il. Patrick san Antonio
No. Z; T. Il. Clarke, II. o. Raunsavell,
! Waco No. 10, Waco; J. W. Peck. Dallas
No. G. Dallas; W. Il. Race, FL Paso Nc.
| is, El Paso; j. r. Rucker, Austin No. 4,
Temple; D. IL. Randolph Malta No 80,
mandery. Houston; A. NJ Rhodes. Ivenhoc
No. s, Bryan, j. 7. Began, Dc Moay No
| 20, Greenvile; George Starnfeltz, Fannin
! No. II. Goliad +. Il. Sexton. Gray No 16.
| iSl Paso; William Scrimgeour. San Feline
No. ], Galveston; FrlrEch Simpson, Con
zalos No. Z. Hallctsviile; j. Il. Sawtelle.
Waco No. 10, Waco; w. W. Short, Brown
wood No. 20. Brownwood; II. c. Sorghum,
S. a. Sparks y. B. Saunders, Bolton No.
20. Bolton; William Thomal. Fannin No.
| II, Gollad; W. f. Torray, Demascas No.
s, Pine Bluff, Ark; j. @. Tabor Ivenhoe
No. S, Bryan; Levi Folten. lndivisible
Friends No. IS. Sherman; w. L. Tarvett,
Bolton No. %, Bolton; H. C. Talbot, Ber-
tram No IA, Corsicana; A. Thasian, Malta
No. 81, Laredo; f. o. Vaughan. Big
Springs No. 81, Big Springs; Abe Williams,
Colorado No. A. AUSTIN j. l.. Wilson.
Bolton No. 23, Bolton; D. A. T. Walton,
Fannin No II, Beeyille; f. NJ. Walker. IL.
Watson, George Wilson, san Felipe No. /,
| Galveston; c. C. Walker. Malta No. 10,
Gainesville: Jake i. Zum, Worth No. ~,
Fort Worth.
X. 7. SERVICE AT CHRIST CHURCH.
Christ church held a number of interest
cd visitors at tho services held for the
1890 o'clock. The chancel VS. handsome
" decorated with palms and lilies and
| the full vested choir led the professional
ment.
The hymn, "The Son of God Goes Forth
to War" was sung as the knight Templars
entered the church and We're seated in the
nave, the visitors occupying The rear seats
and the Transcripts.
Tho order of service. conducted by the
rector of the church, assisted by Rev. j.
Brown and the Rev. Carpenter Of Sher-
man eminent grand prelate, was as fol-
lows: EXhortation, general confession.
prayer, Gloria in EXctlsls. Confitemini
Domino, Gloria Patri, scriptural lesson,
Jubildte Dec. Apostles Greed with drawn
swords uplifted), Collect for Easter Week,
For Peace, For Grace. For Charity, For
Our Country, For the Grand Commandery,
For All the Conditions of Men. A General
Thanksgiving, a Prayer of st. Chryostom,
Cor, Kill. H. Hymn. Coronation.
The emineIc grand prelate then deliver
ed his address, which was as follows:
AS | look over this audience and recog-
nize so many familiar faces, not only Sir
Knights, but friends OF our order, who have
for so many years in the past cbeered lis by
their presence, the sentiment OF my heart
is to hail you happy on this auspicous day.
Sir knights, we can scarcely realize the
flight OF time. How long does il seem to
you since We last met in grand conclaye
and around our common altar lifted up
our hearts and voices in devout thanksgiv-
ing and praise to the All Father whose
mercful providence had spared us 10 meet
on that occasion? Hardly has the sweet
incense of praise then offered passed away.
and another year. with all its joys and
sorrows. its sweet and bitter experiences,
has sunk into the eternity of the past,
and the rapidly rolling months have, under
the protection of that same Providence,
brought us together on this the forty
third annual conclaye of our beloved CIR
der
Once again, this day, we have kuolt at
the same altar and offered grateful praise
TO Him with whom are the issues OF life
and DEATH for sraring us 10 the present
| happy hour; thanking Him for the mcr-
cies that have crowned the year. confessed
. our sins and sought forgiveness through
The blood of the Lamb. and renewed our
pledges Of devotion TO Him under whose
banner we have enlisted. as well as our
devotion and fidelity TO each other.
| II is service well pleasing in Dis
sight, If rendered from the heart. AMI His
iinnutablc promise Of blessing will surely
| rest upon us. God grant that this blessing
| may be realized personally in every Tenn
plars heart here today. The most of YOU
Know that the great Bible doctrine. a.
| regard II, OF divine overruiing P"o>i-
uehce mas been a favorite theme with me.
review of the history of our Do,ovod
| order IN this jurisdiction furnishes to my
MIND most convincing proof of the truth
vi the doctrine. ! may be pardoned "
| hurriedly make a few historical refate'Wes
10 our great State. though familiar to you.
only few miles from whore we now
stand on the I'd of March, 1896. in little
iog cabin in the small town of Washington
on the Brazos. few of the brave and noble
defenders of our liberties met. and in the
name OF the God of battles. openly and de-
hahtiy declared Texas an independent Re-
puplic' Inc same month they met again at
harrisburg and organized the government.
| WIN David G. Burnett as president but
vac dangers surrounding them in Santa
anna overwhelming forces pursuing them,
they He'd to what was then termed the bleak
ana barren isle of Galveston. Soon after
slo renowned battle of San Jacinto was
", ,ought' OF which reed not speak. for what
ieAah is not familiar with that sanguinary
SWDh,lllct' me government moved again to
..lasco, when by proclamation they as
sehhpled on the Sd of October at Columbia,
WIEN inc iirst congress of the Republic
wa, Was held' aud the immortal Sam Houston
n nas inaneurated as the successor of Mr.
hnrno'. Having no abiding place. soon an
osner move was made. this time TO small