Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

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The parade at Philadelphia during the
session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. I.
O. o. F., is regarded as the best one in Odd
Fellow history. About $1,000 witnessed
the pageant, which covered about four
miles. The Philadelphia papers called it
brilliant spectacle and said 1t ranked high
among the many military and civil parades
that have occurred during recent years in
Philadelphia. To the great majority of the
visiting Odd Fellows the parade was the
big feature of the eighty first annual COM
munication OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
and to participate in and view it at least
1900 people came to the city. 1t was dis
tinguished from the parades of many of
the other secret orders by the presence of
the Patriarchs Militant. The Inquirer
said: "Multi-colored plumes, dashng uni
forms, almost hidden in some cases by
yards of gold braid and lace; flashing
swords and their glistening scabbards all
aided to make an effect that called forth
the applause of the thousands who for sew
eral hours patiently waited the appearance
Of the head OF the procession. Then there
were the officers, mounted on prancing
steeds and who were continually busy
dofTing their caps in response to the way
ing handkerchiefs of their friends in the
crowd. Not all the credit was gained by
the Patriarchs Militant, who had the ad-
of hnir n IN JUio
the applause, for the subordinate lodges
represented much of the strength of the
parade. Many of them were accompanied
by handsomely decorated floats, illustrat-
ing various phases of Odd Fellowship"
Members of the Rebekah degree held
their flfty-fourth anniversary exercises in
the auditorium of the Odd Fellows Tenn
pie, delegates from every organization rep
resented at the convention being In atten-
dance There was also an informal gath
ering of the various cantons held on the
first floor of the temple. The whole week
was q busy one for the many Rebekah WIS.,
itors, but with the later days came their
greatest social enjoyments. Among other
things $50 of the visiting women were
given a tally-ho ride about the city. their
hostesses being the members of the Re-
bekah lodges Of philadelphia,
The judges of the prize drill In which
Canton Washington won second place were
John NJ Duvall U. 8. A, of st. Joseph's
College, and Cen James Rush Lincoln,
u. s. A. (retfred).
some interesting QueStioHS VI the re-
ligious faith necessary to qualification
for membership in the order of Odd Fell
lows were discussed at the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. They arose in the debate
over motions to strike all mention of
Jesus Christ from the form of funeral
ceremony for subordinate lodges 'as be-
ing incompatible with the religious views
and beliefs of very large number Of the
members. Such resolutions were intro
duced by Representatives Wren of Texas
and Baker and Linscott of Illinois. The
Wren resolution recited as follows:
Resolved, That the form of funeral
ceremony which was adopted by the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge at its session held at
Baltimore in September. 1903, be amended
by striking out the words to be found in
lines IS to 35, both inclusive, on page 300
of the journal of said session, and which
words are as follows: I am the Ressur-
rection and the Life saith the Lord Jesus
Christ; he that believeth In me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live: and who
soever liveth and believeth in me shall
never die.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye
believe in God, believe also in me. In my
Fathers home are many mansions: IL It
were not so l would have told you. ! go
to prepare a place for you. And If go to
prepare a place for you viii come again
and receive you unto myself; that where
I am, there ye may be Also"
The Grand Lodge of California had in
structed its representatives to urge the
striking out of these clauses from the
funeral ritual on the ground that the or
der only requires belief in a Supreme.
Intelligent Being, the Creator and Pre-
server of the Universe" as qualification
for membership, las no affinity with any
religious system % fai.h and anculcateo