Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-19

Frs.
The annual memorial services of the
knights of Pythias of this city were
conducted yesterday morning at ST.
Mathews P. E. church. The usual
Episcopalian service, with the addition
of the Pythian memorial service, was
read by Rev. N. S. Thomas, the rector.
After the seats reserved for the Knights
had been occupied, the remainder of
the large auditorium was filled with
the congregation and spectators. The
full boy choir. under the direction OF
Paris r. Meyers, sang exceptionally
well-in fact, they never sang more
satisfactorily than at yesterdays SER
vice.
The knights, headed by Meister's K.
of p. band, marched to the church at
1920 O'Clock. There were the three
uniformed rank companies, and the
following order: Cour de Leon COM
pany No. 1, Capt. R. E. Shafer in COM
mand; Stanley company, No. q, Capt.
Frank B. Lisby in command; MCGEE
company No. 20, Capt. George w.
Weisgerber in command; Ohio Valley
Lodge, No. 81; Black Prince Lodge,
No. 10; Baltimore Lodge, No. 6; Wheel
ing Lodge, No. ia. Colonel Geiger
and staff was at the head of the
Knights. Stanley company, in their
white trousers, made an excellent APP
pearance. All the lodges were fairly
represented, there being about three
hundred in line.
The services were very impressive.
After the collects of the church SER
vice, the Introit, or beginning of the
Pythian service was taken up. 1t was
Kipling's famed Recessional:
God of our fathers, known of old.
Lord of our far-hung battle line
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine
Lord God of Hosts, be with US yet,
Lest we fOrget-lest we forget
The tumult and the shouting dies
The Captains and the Kings depart
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with US yet,
Lest we forget-leSt we forget.
Far-called our navies melt away
On dune and headland sinks the fire
LO, all our pOmp OF yesterday
Is one with Nineveh - Tyre!
Lord God of Hosts, be with us YET,
Lest we forget, lest We forget.
If drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,
Such boasting as the Gentiles use
Or lesser breeds without the law
Lord God of Hosts, be with US yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget.
For heathen-heart that puts her trust
In yif1C IN he and
All valiant dust that builds on dnst.
And guarding, calls not Thee to guard
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord-Amen!
Then followed the Ten Command
ments and a hymn, and then Rev.
Thomas delivered his sermon. On ac-
count of the long services the sermon
was very short one, appropriate to
the occasion. He spoke of the signif-
cation of the Knights in unity,
friendship charity and benevolence.
In these four precepts, he said, lay the
strength, beauty and usefulness of the
order. 1t was the sacred duty of each
Knight of the order to daily enquire of
himself if he carried out these three
precepts. 1t was the sworn duty of
every member of the order to carry
out these rules of the order, and if
they did, nothing but good would come
of it, otherwise the order would be. of
no use whatever Rev. Thomas con-
cluded by saying that from bis own OBJ
servation and from all Pythian statis-
tics, he was convinced that these pre-
cepts were carried out.
The offertory anthem and the
Knights closing ode closed the men,
orial service. The mornings services
were closed with the benediction and
the church occasional hymn.
Following is the list of the deceased
members of the four lodges:
OHIO VALLEY NO. 81
Past Grand Chancellor - Bernard
Stanley
Past hancellors-Charles B. Crym-
Bile, James P. Kuhn, E. Woodruff.
Knights-R. H. Phillips. j. David
Kurncr, J. R. Lockwood. W. A. Jen-
kins, Harry Goodwin, Edward Sharps,
Ralph Marsh, T. ]. Schumann, Jacob
Hamm, James Johnson, Albert Schafer
Joseph Waterhouse, ]. W. Wells, Hoge
Shively, r. B. Carter. John Ninniss,
Stephen Crawford.
BALTIMORE NO. 6.
Past hancellors-Thomas Mellaney,
John l.. Mills Robert H Sweeney