The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
MAUNDY THURSDAY OBSERVED
BY ROSE cR0Ix CHAPTER NO. IS,
SCOTTISH RITE MAs0Ns.
The Significance of the Day ~ APP
Piled to SInsonry--The Ham
quet and Toasts.

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Yesterday was Maundy Thursday. OF
all the feast days celebrated by the An
Client and Accepted Scottish Rite OF Free
Mosanry, that held on the Thursday be-
fore Easter, or Maundy Thursday. ia re-
garded as the most solemn. While the
preparations for its celebration are some-
what similar TO those made by the He
brews for their Passover. yet the cere-
mony attending II is the nearest approach
the Scottish Rite makes In teaching the
doctrine OF Christianity. It's tenets being
in strict accord with the mandate OF Jesus
to His disciples when, after ais last sup
per, lie washed their ieet in token OF HIS
affection toward them, saying: "a new
commandment l give unto you, that YOU
love one another as have loved you And
as the ceremonies OF this rite In its va
rious degrees shadow forth the sacred
doctrines OF all the ancient mysteries as
the peculiar form in which truth has been
demonstrated in different ages to the
world. so In this ceremony 1t combines
that OF the Monammedan, the jewish and
the Christian religions, leaving each OF It's
mem ers free TO interpret them according
to his own particular faith and creed.
Scottish Masonry breaches one God, one
first great and eternal cause. and thus ex-
presses the heartfelt creed OF all men OF
all races and religions and enjoins its
members TO follow the law OF love and
liberation, permitting the disciples of each
sect or religion the free practice OF their
own forms OF worship.
The title OF "Maundy." applied TO the
Thursday before Easter, according to the
latest and most approved etymoiogy. 10
merely corruption OF Mandate Thursday,
.l,N A. a.tn D Is
called; that u.s. command day. Conse-
qusntly for the Christian Mason 1t refers
TO the commandment which Jesus gave TO
His disciples to commemorate his last sup
per, which He this day instituted after the
celebration OF the Passover. and for the
Jewish Mason IL symbollzes the Passover
or thanksgiving feast OF unleavened bread,
which Is statutory ordinance based on a
positive divine command.
The ceremonies incident to the celebra-
tion of the Maundy Thursday banquet are
performed only In chapter. and all pres
ent must be eighteenth degree Masons, ex-
cept that OF extinguishing the seven lights.
Those not members may be permitted to
witness this part of the interesting cere-
mony after which the knights, with such
guests as may have been invited, repair
to room where is served a formal ban
quet. The statutes of the order require
that Rose CroX chapter shall hold meet
ipgs on Maundy Thursday and Easter
Sunday, sickness alone excusing knight
from non attendance. Even IL knight
Rose Crolx be alone In place. he must
In spirit at least, feast on Maundy Thurs
day with his brethren. young lamb OF
kid, or part of one, roasted, is to be eaten
at this feast. If a brother be travelling
and meet another brother on the road. they
are Obliged to go to some convenient place
and perform this duty. II two knights
live within twenty miles of each Other
they must meet each other and celebrate
the mystic banquet.
Rose Croix chapter No. 8. Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Masons. had their
annual observance last night of Maundy
Thursday at their hall on Congress avenue,
opposite the court house, when all Scot
tish Rite Masons in good standing not un-
der the eighteenth degree. were present,
unless prevented by sickness. as no other
excuse win be aces pied for non attendance
upon this ceremony.
me ioiioMlng were present:
J. ). WATSON, SOD degree G.. w. Kidd
3ad degree, IL. o. G. A.; Max Taup, S2I de-
gree. X, Q. @. II.
or the 32d degree: T. A. Fowler. A. r
SLUG. &. A. Gibbons, w. II. MeElroy
]. Keller, L. Lechenger, w. S. Wall, "
l.. Dawson, w. Il. Humphreviiie. W.
l.. Lane, ]. N. Blair. j. C. Kidd. l.. I
Noyes, n. II, Stewart,
OF the S0th degree: j. A. McCane, J
McClanahan. ID. Il. SturgiS. NJ. l.. Lewis
f Waterman, w. w. Thomas, ]. S
Stewart
Mr., j. S. Stewart was the only mem
her present of the Goth degree. ana tai
following were among those of tho 1871
degree:
i S. NJ. Williams, e. l.. Fox. II. c. Nose
+ hart Peter Chalmers, J. II. Rothwell. G
ID. Brown. F. h. Rue. J. L. Mcmahon,
The following visitors were present: J
G. Arbogast, j. E. Craddock, c. II. Kol
ter, j. w. Parker and j. Saunders. al
S2d degree Masons from Orange; @. G
barrett, SD degree, OF Huntsville; F, |
Booth. 32d degree, of Richmond, and Il
Westall, S0th degree of Angleton.
The following toasts were drunk:
l. To the Government of Our Country
Drunk in silence.
4 .. To the Supreme Council and tn
: Grand Commander. Thomas Hubbard Cas-
Well; response, DR.. J. s. Wilson, SO
degree.
} 8, To the Sovereign Grand Inspecto
, General In Texas, A. B. Chamberlin; re
Spouse. Hax Tauh, s2d degree, x. C. G. II
l. Grand Encampnient of Knights TEN
plar OF United States, j. @. Kidd, S2n
degree.
8. To the Grand Commandery OF Texas
l.. T. Moves, 32d degree.
6. To the Scottish Rite Masons OF Texas
J. H. Rothwell. 18th degree.
7. To the Memory OF the Brethren o
the Degree, Whose Labors Here Belo,
Have Ceased During the Present Masoni
Year Drunk in silence.
s. To All Masons and Masonic Bodie
OF All Rites and Degrees over the surfac
OF the EARTH Houors and Laurels 10 tn
Worthy; Health To the Sick: Comfort y
the Needy. and Succor 10 the oppresse
Everywhere. Drunk In silence.
; Several impromntn toasts were drunk b
Messrs. 7 A. Saunders. J. S. Stewar,
w W. Thomas and others
TRASsHssrssIPPI CONGRESS.
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