The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-03

1900 ". Janus. = ieStllly INC assem-.
bly, Will be completed, and dedicated
/, before the assembled universe. once
again the cry will be heard: .It is nm
ished," not in til death struggle, but
IN the, abundance OF life, with siioutfngs
OF grace and glory. Happy will we lie.
If, as living stones in that living temple,
we. shall shine 'hs the stars, forever
| and ever. e. i,i5 ~ !,
This Masonry IS a symbol Of charac-
ter. 1t Is not-and neither claims to
ben religion, but 1t In religious hand
maid. It's beautiful lessons suggest
thoughts great and significant to the
Christian builder. whose only hope is in
the Lion Of the Tribe OF Judah." There
came time when the seffortsof man to
build his character on Christ were
threatened and shaken by the winds OF
Eskepticlsln and inlldelity, and Masonry
acknowledgment against these winds.
Masouly Is a defense or christianity.
1t Is but natural that an Institution
whose principles are living. should be-
ir sympathy with Christianity. Ad-
vanced Masonry in the form of Knight
hood IS of great antiquity, dating. back
to the First Crusade and the Holy Land,
when the military order Of the temple
was called into existence 10 check the
power OF infldels and protect sacred
places In Palestine, and especially the
Holy Sepulchre, where our Lord lay,
and from which He rose again, thus
with power declaring himself TO be the
Son OF God, and bringing to man the
hope OF immortal life, the reward Of
all Christian Knighthood.
Knight Templarism Is Masonry Chris
tlaniZcd-an acknowledgment of the
| Divine mission OF the Risen Monarch.
!, While the seeker OF light In Blue Lodge
Masonry must profess belief In God
that his obligation be binding, he who
/ would enroll himself with Chivalrfc
| Masonry must profess belief in the d.
vinity Of Christ, whose cross in the Cruz
SADIE period was In n conflict with the
infldel Crescent and Cross, though for
a time laid In the dust, was again, un-.
der the power OF God, raised to be sep
| uicifte Of the world, from which the
innumerable host who deal In sin might
rise to the new life in Christ. 70.
The order Of Knights Templar was
Instituted In Ills A. D.. with nine,
knights. The first grand master was
Hugh de Payeus. Uniting devotion and
Falor they soon gained wide reputa-
tion. AT first they had no abode, but
In, Ills A. D., nineteen years after the
conquest Of Jerusaem by the Crusaders,
were rewarded for their services to the
Christians with place granted within
the sacred enclosure Of the temple, on
Mount Moriah. Before this they had
called themselves the poor fellow sol-
dlers of Jesus Christ" Now they be-
came known as the "Knighthood OF the
| Temple OF Solomon" From the temple
granted to their use by Baldwin. king
OF Jerusalem, they derived the name
knights Templar." Their history
| has been O remarkable one. from the
time OF the Crusaders to the present.
| Though the active work OF the military
and religious order terminated by losses
and prosecutions, the order has never
ceased to exist. and an unbroken line
Of Grand Masters from 1l13 A. D. to
the present Is presented. In the United
States alone are over 1000 Commanders
les. and over 10000 Sir knights.
] The badge Is the Cross and Crown,
with the letters: in hoe signo Vinces."
meaning In this sign you conquer"
How significant this badge! The
| cross. that object of Incompatible
brightness. Is TO spread a glory around
It to all the nations Of the earth, all
corners Of the universe. all generations
OF time and all ages OF eternity! No
wonder Paul said: God forbid that
should glory, save in the cross OF our
Lord Jesus Christ"
SuCH 10, Ill pTlelp the tllSt VI
Knight Templarism. Its beautiful GER
emonies, It's inspired faith, its regener-
ated hope, its suggestive embiems. Its
labors in defense OF the cross OF Jesus.
Its work OF building character like unto
the ideal man, Jesus himself, all con-
vince US 1t always has been q support
er Of the Christian religion, and a
mighty .defende. of the brotherhood of
Christianity itself. TO Christians we
say: There Is your friend"
But ali these high aims will be vain
unless Christianity Itself is 4 reality,
and that reality depends upon the res
raised your faith Is vain" But now
is Christ risen, and become the first
fruits OF them that slept" How fit
ting. then, that We. as knights and
Christians, meet and celebrate the rls-
| Ing OF our Lord.
The Resurrection OF Jesus. Our; Saw
Tor was crucifiei Friday. The body
was laid in Joseph's tomb. All the
friends OF Jesus spent Saturday reflect
ing sadly upon the death OF their lead
er. All was dark. All was hopeless.
On the morning of the first day of the
| week the devoted women came to bets
ter anoint his body, and as they ap>
proach are saying 10 themselves: Who
shall roll away the stone from the sep
ulchre?" They look. and behold. the
stone Is rolled away. A mysterious
messenger from Heaven sits upon II,
and says: Fear not, for I know that
ye seek Jesus, who was cruclhed. He
Is not here. He Is risen. as He said.
Come, and see the place where the
Lord lay" The empty tomb, the APP
pearanca OF Jesus before many, coupled
with this announcement from Heaven,
\ fINt,
Christ Is risen." The cry goes up,
whose echoes float in cadences down the
centuries of the Christian lfe.y
Christ is riscn." sings religion. over
whelmed with the fulness OF 1t.
| "Christ Is riSen!u tosses back moral
Ity, In an antiphone of joy, Us new
| virtues elevate the bodies Of our humil-
iatiol Into the likeness of His glorious
body.
Christ Is risen." sings Art, shaking
her plumes for higher flight.
Christ Ia rlscn." answers Poetry,
alive with new Impressions.
Christ Is rlsen." Cries the mourner
out OF his tears, and the pentent out
OF his captivity.
Christ is rIsen!" exclaims the
knight, as on the wings Of inspiration
he travels back In thought to the land
i OF Judea, the birthplace of all the moral
and religious thought and that noble
knighthood whence sprang. under the
shadow of the cross. so many noble I'M
pulses and daring deeds OF chlvalry
which have blessed the world. AMI
standing OIL the holy ground of the city
OF Jerusalem. he bcholds the time-hon-
oretl temple, around which cluster sa-
cred traditions and beautiful symbols
of Free Masonry. and looking southwark
on an eminence, FIVE niles distant. he
bchoIds Jerusalem. where Jesus was
born: turning eastward he sees. on the
slope OF Olivet, about 200 yards from