The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-09


Response, Hon. Thomas h Ball
The, State We Live ln-May the Lone
star that rose amid clouds of adversely
and Voluntarily took her place in tue Great
American Constellation continue as In the
past to grow Ia luster and magnidcence.'
Response, NJ. f Mott Past Grand Master
mozambique as the dew drop on the
greatest virtue in man" Response Rev.
William Hayne Leayell.
=, In response, Mr.; G. W Kidd, Thirty.
tion reached me of the position assigned
or responding TO the toast "A A Scottish
Rite Freemasonry' l was perturbed as
TO what line Of reply to pursue but will
plunge inter medals res, as the learned
folks say.
We have not assembled for mere speech
making hut for the special purpose of
doing honor to our distinguished guest
General II B, Stodd0rd, who, by vote of
the knights Templars Of the United States,
has been elected as the presiding officer
of that great organization that took its
rise In the days OF chiyary when Richard
Occur de Lion welded his redoubtable
battle ak against the sclmeJar of Saladln
Later on We ma him. ot the lion heart as
the famed black knight, mis- high black
piumes floating over the thrOng Ike
raven over the field Of the SIAM stiSm-
ing an English castle, mud kneeiiug upon
ths ifat9l thrnst-o NiaeoniT sion il rlyen
and the life Of the fallen spared! All is
ferfuI and initabl4 creation Of Inc Wizard
Of the North. In these latter days the
mission Of the sir knights Is one of peace
tressed Yet 'shonId tbe lseue Of bqtfle he
Joined with foreign foe they will be
found in The forefront with the same
cbfvnirou. darino as Of aid ,rbethor On
land or SON like Devey' M WanIIl or the
yictori0us hero Schley m Sgntlgroi
The Ancient ana Accented Scortish Rite
nj ISraar,asonr,. has its rIard mission ms
in mo ,.Ivs n Dant, so aiI humanity i'm
setting 4 $ foot upon despofism. and Tread
ing under foot snIritual tyranny and intOI.
crane - and 0uofiug furt6ar.
"And birotrv NAV swell
The sail he spreads for heav'n with blasts
from he'll
ii'NN N'''
Against All these wronrs does the Scot
fish Rite contend routrauce
% effenGS accomnonicd Inv M s Wi.
SON with REPRESENTATIVES. from all over
! the linton he bienniaI session Of the
| Mother supreme Council of the World,
So 4sHins snd coremonic. N"rrH not o6iy
| Gdp from Texas bur voyage across the
| ordan on entering its nrecincts ami pass
| INC broi@h lis various apartinents. SO ad.
| mirablv adanted TO The uses and purposes
! If M greot bodv vou instinctlyeiy recog,
| piga n, & ponst rUCt ion from dome to base
! tbn rnaster hand az The immortal Albert
| PIE ~ hin, il may happiIv be said as
t Thas oornnietion Of mar noble temple the
/ catbedrai 81 81 Pa1i Isl nlon,Inantis re.
! onirts rircUrosnico'' IL Won spek mis- mona
! 1nent Inok ,rouud Referring to his
riorois '" ana dogna thor ore Conned and
| stndic5 tbTougbout the Civilized world
! S,,nron,a Grond Naster Richardson wrote:
! w arc tnid that when the children of
Israel t,ore in sore distress in the wilder
! ~ ond U,sTe nerishing for that where
H Win Gu ~ ailev their Sonsuming thirst.
| Moses smofe the rock and Inc water of
! lie 70 he famishlng multitude aushcd
| eortb and +bev We're refreshed-addine the
Moses Of the Rite Albert Pike smote the
| f0rh Vi stsu1 ~ moraiiiv more nearly
perfect RE than was ever bullded by human
! hands. The modesty-so often allied 10
! gonius OF the greot man desired that his
Eestinr Mace s6ould be under the sod IN
! marked bv marble or granite and now
recoenized by a slmple hydrangea plant
Standing with bowed uncovered head With
members of the supreme council beneath