The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-04

degree changed TO thorough exams
nation under charges against Masonic
Law and Duty, before the Order of the
Five Brethren. with what judg-
ment We judge, ye shall be Judged
with what measure ye meet, 1t shall
be measured 10 YOU again. Judge not
according to the appearance, but
Judge righteous judgment"
Master Of the Royal Secret, az
None but earnest and sincere men,
whose philanthropy is not a mere
name, but practical reality. a lover
OF wisdom, and an apostle of Liberty,
Equality and Fraternity should enter
here.
To confer all the degrees of the
Rite at the annual convocation would
be an impossibility even in the Tenn
pie with all its parsphenalia and
scenery which is provided,
Cumtom however gives latitude to
the workers, and the Guthrie bodies
selected and worked in full form the
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, ninth, Four
teenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Eigh-
teenth, Twenty. first, Thirtieth, Thirty
first and Thirty-second degrees.
A greater number than is usually
worked in the larger cities and they
were worked in full, not in part, the
entire beautys of the Ritual were
brought out by efficient and pains
taking officers. Probably never has
the exact work set out by the Ritual
been so closely adhered to by any bod
les of the Scottish Jurisdiction.
Properly mounted with the sceDry
lighst, decorations, robing and music,
the work of the past wrek in okla
homa will long be remembered by
those in attendance, either as asfur.
ants or visitor.
Extract frem address of Mr.. Charles
G. Kneisley at the close of conferring
fourteenth degree Tuesday, May 90,
1900:
~ know that to these brethren is
due the credit for the beautiful temple
today set aside for the exemplifcation
OF Scottish Rite work and the teaching
of the grand lessons of that rite. These
brethren have borne the burden and
the heat of the day and are now en-
titled to wages. Like the good work.
men they have proven themselves to
be, believe the reward to them will
be the knowledge of work we'll done
and, IL you approve the results of their
labors, the thought that they have not
labored in vain. In future years theirs
will be the pride in telling how it was
done. 1t has been beautifully
said that we pass this way but once.
and that an opportunity to make some
one happier or better for our living,
lost, cannot be regained. Your efforts
here show that the opportunity, when
it came, was not lost. Our life is but
pilgrimage and we but pilgrims trav-
cling from afar to join with those long
l hat IN, hof aik =.
said, there are many mansions not
made with hands, eternal in the heav-
ems.
''In the ancient myth of Pandora
and her box of blessings, given her by
the Gods, we are told how she opened
this gift and allowed the b b'essings to
fly away, until frightened she hastily
closed the lid and found that all was
gone but Hope. Is it not possible
that so it may be with us? Our box of
Gods mercies may all have been
squandered, but Hope is left. Faith
we lose. Courage flies away. Am
bition falters. Truth escapes us
Love deserts, and sometimes our re-
ligion turns from us, but ever and al
ways in the bottom of the empty box
of our lives we find Hope left to US
cheerful and happy child of the vir-
tues. Through her inspiring aid we
look into the bright eyes of our loved
and see there sunny future. We can
think of those angel faces. loved long
since and lost awhile, without heart
break
For some of us the days of pilgrim
age may soon be over, TO others many
years may come before life's pilgrim
age is erded, buryipg days to be passed
in dark shadows and under cloudy
skies. Be the days few or many, the
journey long or short, in darkness or
sunlight, let us ever hope, not forget
ting life's pilgrimage ends with home"
For When we, weary. travelling, gain
The height OF some commanding hill,
Our heart revives, if on the plain
We see our home though distant still"
Echoes of the Reunion.
The music was made under the di-
rection of Mrs. Cora Grisshll to whose
untiring work in dri ling the choir,
too much praise cannot be given.
Mr.. Carl Havighorst, 32o was the
lege IT was to look OF the work His
constant attention in having the
music come on at the proper time as
sisted the workers on the floor
Miss King for her kindness in sing
ing in the IA degree will long be re-
memb9red by those upon whom it fell
the success credited to that degree
was becouse OF her invaluable assis-
tance.
In the 2lst degree the coronet solo
''Schubert's Serenade." by Prof. Schu.