The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
K. (. E. MEMORIAL DAY.
ORDER REMEMBERS ITS DE
 PARTED BROTHERS.

Graves Decorated in Afternoon--Nfe-
 moriaI Service at St. PauIs Church
 in Evenipg-Rev. Dr. Perry's Excel-
 lent Address on the EmbIems of the
 order--socicts's Special Hymns Sung.
 By official declaration of Grand Chief George T. Hewlett, of this city, yester-, day was set apart for the annual ob-
 seryance of the memorial day for the
 Knights of the Golden Eagle. Details from the four local castles visited Ev- ergreen, Grove street, Westville and Fair Haven cemeteries, where the graves of departed brothers were re- memberedl with bouquets of flowers.
 In the eSening the annual memorial service at St. Paurs church was held. The delegation Of the Knights. conn
 manded by Grand Chief Hewlett, as
 sembled at Winthrop Castle, hall, 400
 State street, and marched to church in a body, wearing the caps and badges of the order. -
 In honor of the society the special
 hymns of the order, Nearer, My God, to Thee,' Onward, Christian Soldiers,
 "Blest be the Tie That Binds and
 Rock of Ages" were included in the service list. The musical portion of
 the service was rendered by the choir of St. Paul's, under the leadership of
 the director, Frederick s. Weld.
 Rev. James DeWolf Perry, jr., rector of St. Paul's, preached a splendidly ap- propriate sermon to the members of the society. After a brief preface of well come he took up the main theme of his address. He said in resumes:
 H''It seems to me that an organization such as yours has a distinctly religious character The emblems which you wear show the Christian character of your organization. It is,o these erl- blems wish to speak to you this even ing. -sf&ts% r. "
 First, there is your weapon, the sword, by which you bear the name of knights. This is a weapon inherited from the distant past. As weapon of
 warfare 1t has strangely passed out of use. But it is not probable that the time will ever come when the sword
 will lose it's meaning. The sword stands
 for that power, whatever it may be, that God puts into the hand of every man to use for the cause of right. It stands for the opportunity that God
 puts into the hand of every one, no
 matter how weak, to strike for the
 right. It matters not how small our
 powers may be; as long as they are consecrated to God our swords are not in vain.
 "The second emblem is the eagle.
 First and always the eagle stands for citizenship. Every order that bears that emblem upon it's shield is natural ly consecrated to citizenship. Its sword | is consecrated to citizenship, Unfortu- nately, to many it often means only superiority and conceit. All true pa triotism is high Iidealism."
 Rev. MT. Perry alluded to the exam pie of the Japs as an example of true patriotism. K "The third emblem is one of still Edeeper, more sacred meaning in Chris tian religion. It. is the cross. Wher- ever it is raised on earth it stands for cost of sacrifice, the price We have to pay for sacrifice, truth, peace. The
 men We want to-day are the men of that habit of life who will sacrifice themselves. Consecrate your emblems l and yourselves to God" Following the address the roll of the dead was read by Grand Master of Records John Dixon. Only one name was on the peornlop1y y.oII for tho vaor that of Charles w. Ross, of Winthrop ieastle No. 10, who died on February 16 last. .@' a' .'''' ''''