The Portland daily press., 1899-12-04
By Knights Of Pythias Of City and
Neighboring Places.
Services Were of a Most
Interesting Kind.
Clergy of Portland Take Promi-
nent Part.

For tho fourth In the history of tte fra
ernity, Pythian Sunday was Observed yes
terdsy at City Hall BY the various lodges
Of the. X Knights Of Py thias Of Portland
and nsighboring places.
The services we're held under the most
favorable auspices, fer the day. from the
view point Of the weather. was an ideal
one and with the sun shining from an
almost cloudlsss sky q good sized regi-
ment Of the knights marched In body
each member wearing the emblematic
white pink Ito the designated place Of
worship, and took seats at the command
Of Marshal Arthur Sawyer, who headed
the ocess!on,i In the center Of the audito-
rum.
In ths assembled body were to be seen
the seven LODGES Of the city and besides
those were Roodiy delegations from Bay
Ard lodge of South Portland, Dirigo Of
Gorham, Nonesuch OF Scarboro, Oriental
Of South Wirdham, Pisoataqua, Pre-
sum psoot Valley, Cum terlapd Mills and
westbrook lodges; also the wescustogo Of
Yarmouth.
me st tf tie seats not reserved had been
taken by crowds of interested listeners
and on the platform were the chancellor
commanders Of the various lodges, the In.
yited clergy, presiding grand lodge off,
GERS and members of the coInmlttee made
up ef one mem ter from each lodge.
Past Grand Char cellor Edwin q. Rey-
nolds presided and after the singing of ths
doxology there was invocation BY Rsv.
DIR. blanchard. A quartstte made up Of
Dr. II. N. Nicksrson, ABB. Hall. Millsrd
Bowdoin and Howard Mcdonald next
sang Remember Now Thy Creator" by
Rhodes, which was followed by soriptural
reading by Rev. John Atwood. who select
ed the 10th chapter Of St John. TIE
q quartette then rendered "Ons Sw setIy
Solemn Thought" by Ambrose. Rev.
Smith Baker, ID. ID offered prayer, fol-
lowed by s:StiIl, Still With Thee" by
the choir.
Brief remark were made by. Past Grand
Chanoslior Reynolds " no extended to all
present Pythian Sunday greeting and
expressed qualification at the presence Of sc
many outs de OF the fraternity. lie said
that Pythian Sunday was one Of the unique
things pertaining to the order and re-
fsrred to It's rapid spread throughout
New I'm gland.
He paid tribute to the principles OF
the ordsr and thought that Pythianism
had struck the right chord. 1t was a
strong conservative force and an adyano-
ing one with its face looking TO the star
Of hope. He thanked the clergy of the
city for their uniform kindness to the Or
der and then introduced Rev. II. K. Dun
mack, pa ssor Of the Wesi End Congrega-
tionai church who made the address Of
the occG sion.
The speaker was listened to throughout
his eloquent remarks with tho closest at
tention. His subject was, The Ideal Py-
thian," and he said that the frs princi-
Piles OF the ideal Pythian viii be patriot
ism. He defended patriotism as unseldsh
devotion to ones country. Patriotism Ia
not enthusiasm, flag or territory. To
shout ones self hoarss on some anniver-
sary occasion may be only excite.
msnt, to display Tag may be only q fad
or commercial dodge, Increased territory
may be only greed or robbery. Patriotism
demands the surrender of self, the sell
which means the best man is capable
of In work and character.
The speaker paid tributs to the loyal
ty Of Pythianism and spoke Of the soldiers
and charities which were everywhere up
holding our country in the Spa nish
American war.
The second principle Of the ideal Pyth-
ian will be philanthropy and the speak.
er said that Victor Hugo's old bishop IL
Les hiserablss Is the classic example Of
the true philanthrcpist, ana dwelling a
some length on the work of the philan
throph list in preventing. disease. poverty
etc., he mentioned as the third principl'
of the ideal Pythian Of the future re
ligion.
These three principles, patriotism. phil
anthrophy ard religion will make the or
d sr one of the might factors In the re.
dem ption of the world Patriotism mus
tie qua dsd BY religion. or the campaign
talker, the flag raising ard the brass
bard will have more Influence than right
ard justice Philanthropy must b.
guided by reliei IN or the frierdly visitor
will ask questions ard talk about tn Ing
that the needy ones speak about only 10
hushCd voices.
The speaker close d his able sddrsrs b,
exhorting Pytbisns to be patriots. phil
anthropists, but above all TO be Christ.
ians, followers of the Christ who Is let d
ing tbs raos on to Intellectual, religious,
political ard social emancipation.
America was sung by the congregation
star ding ard hsv. DIR. Blanchard pro
nounc.d the bentdlction.
TIE SPECIALITY CLUB.
The Speciality club was entertaine'