The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-02
Advertiser Bureau,
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 Mobile, Jan. 1. Today was an era in Pythianism in Mobile. The cornerstone of the new Pythian Castle was laid with all the ceremony of the order by the members of the four lodges of this city. in the presence of an immense concourse. The new castle is located on the north side of St. Francis Street. opposite Bien- vile Square and a few hundred feet from the magnificent Masonic Temple. A stand had been erected in proxim- ity to the corner of the building, where the stone was to be placed and from this the leading features of the cere- | mony were conducted.
 On the stand were some of the most prominent members of the order in the city and State. including grand chan l cellors. chancellors and other members of the grand and subordinate lodges of the State, most prominent among these being Past Grand Chancellor c. R. | Bricken of Luverne. Ala. who was one of the orators of the day. At 3 o'clock, promptly. the procession of the members of the four lodges Of the city formed in front of the castle, southeast corner of Dauphin and St. Emanuel Streets. Headed by a band Of music the march was taken up to tho place where the ceremony was to take place. There was a splendid represen- tation of all the walks and callings of | life sn personnel of the membership of the body .I5on. Lag Schwarz was grand marshal and his aides were H. simon. John W. Phillips. A. c. Levy and D. B. Cobbs.
 | Hon. B. Boykin Boone was master of ceremonies. The Grand Ledge officers for the event were as follows:s l Grand Chancellor. Jacob D. Bloch. | Grand Vice-Chancellor, T. D. McMil- Ian.
 Grand PreIate, Ben B. Cox.
 Grand Keeper of Records and Seals, John W. Scheible.
 Grand Master of Exchequer, George w. Smith.
 Grand Inner Guard, George W. Tut wiler. t9
 Grand Master-at-Arms. Moreland M.
 Grand Outer Guard William Mar shall
 Alter the preliminary services of the order Hon. B. Boykin Boone, after a brief introductory. outlining the ob- iects of the assemblage. introduced Hon. C. R. Bricken of Luverne. Ala, Past Grand Chancellor of Alabama.
 Hon. Edward M. Robinson was in- troduced and said:
 On this suspicious day, when bells of hope and joy are rinsing in new chapter in the vast volume of time, when the cheerful chimes of. Christ mastide are stiIl echoing in the corri- dors of the year that has gone into the grave of history. it Is eminently fitting that these historic ceremonies should be held. And. at the outset, keenly alive to the distinguished honor which the joint committee of the local lodges has conferred upon me. I cannot re- ofssla tx,a ha Dxyfh Ion of Mobile and the City of Mobile it. self upon the prospect which this oe- casion promises. But let me pause a moment to speak of. the spirit. the es- sence of Pythianism.
 No note of purer melody has ever sounded in the great cathedral of the centuries than that which has filled and thrilled a countless multitude of human hearts with the mystic min- strelsy of brotherhood and love.
 Love is the Alpha and Omega of hu- man destiny.
 1t steadies the pilgrims faIterlng feet, and guides him up the slopes of the DeIectable Mountains to the golden throne of God. It leads us through the pleasing places of the earth. walks with us beside elysian streams that of joy, lifts our souls above the dross of daily vicissitude, and ultimately ushers us into the imperial palace of the skies.
 It EiIds the horizon of advancing age with the golden glory of llfe's radiant dawn. It dimples the cheeks of child hood with an adults appreciative glow. It Eliminates the humble hut with the dazzling splendor of a kings abode. It lights the eye of eager motherhood as she bends above the cradle of her newborn child, while her soul responds, with yearning ecstasy, to the same ineffable impulse that mantled the Madonna's heart at Beth lehem.
 It elevates the fathers proud resolve, as he contemplatss the clustered charms of childhood. and conjures for his progeny all the garnered benefac- tions of the gods.
 Following the geographic propor- tions of the earth, love makes the three-fourths of land vast symposium of sympathy, and, of the other one fourth a liquid blending of tenderness and hope. Every wave of ocean spar kIes with the sunshine of it's affection ate embrace; every desert Is sudden with loves oases; and every continent and hemisphere that throbs and thrives beneath the bending bowk of heaven has felt the stirring resurrection of its magic touch. It meIts the glaciers and frozen streams of human selfish ness and greed, and. with the genial glow of spring time. it's laughing wa ters sing a vernal anthem of universal charity.
 And now abideth faith. hope. love. these three; but the greatest of these is love-" And Pythianism Is an or ganIzed embodiment of love. Running through it's ritual. like goldenthread. is a literal insistence upon the lofty in- function of the Great Galilean. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;" and this love of ones neighbor the scriptural scribe declares to be more than burnt offerings and sacrifices" PythianIsm is indeed a royal knight hood, beause it teaches that kingliest of all attributes. an infinite humanity. srt,,,n IL Ia thai The srlAf rra afand