The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-02
CHURCHES WELL ATTENDED
Rev. Lsyson breaches on "Beheading Of
John the Baptist" and Rev. Rydquist
on Angels and chiIdren"-Union Ser
vices At Baptist Church.


"The day Of chiyaIry not passed
The First Congregational church was
crowded to listen to the sermon of the
Pastor, Luther D. Malone. on -Some
Of the Saints Of the Knights OF
Pythias." lie said in part:
"Secret societies we're old and es-
tabIished when the soldiers Of Julius
ceaser landed on the shores Of Brit
ain; old when Alexander carried the
civilization Of Asia into Europe; old
when the pyramids were constructed on
the banks OF the Nile; old when Nine
veh and Babalyon were piled upon the
banks OF the Tigris and the Eupara-
tes; they antedate Rome and Athens,
Confucius, David, Saul or Soloman;
and no one can deny that the secret
societies did not lay the foundation
stones Of the pyramids Of Egypt.
in our country, back to the landing
of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth,
and the Cavaliers at jamestown, they
trace their beginning; and they have
been gaining headway ever since. II
I mistake not they will go on to great
er things in the generations to come.
The people-the common people-de-
mand them, and they therefore cannot
be suppressed.
standing here in this presence Of
the first generation Of the twelfth cen.
tury, looking out over the Pacific to
the lands OF the east, with the mo-
mentuous question Of state upon us,
both domestic and foreign, and with
the nations Of the world in ferment
for better things some may ask what
place win ths@wzrecietiez take ior tine
solution Of these problems and what
title have they to the future support
Of the peoples
Il answer, in the ages when the
world: when idols were set up in the
temples for worship;; when the advo-
Gates Of religions rites were subjected
to cruel tortars spd nasy were-c com.
PEELED to bow the knee Of Baal, taen
il was that thoughtful men assembled
in secret counsel and resolved to be
free and TO thing Tor themselves. and
they decided to worship God accord.
ing to the dictates of their own con.
science. All along the centuries soci.
ties like the Knights Of Pythias have
stood out hfroieally and bravely for re-
ligious federation. ana openly and pub.
licly proclaimed the doctrine of the
fatherhcod Of God and the brotherhood
of man. And by such action they have
made the world cleaner and sweeter
and kinder and happier.
Mighty things have been worked
out in this infant republic. but we are
entering upon the new era of advance
ment, in which the Nineteenth century
was but the preparation for the Twen-
tieth. What We behold today is but u
presage OF that which is to follow to-
morrow. Progress is the law of the
land. A point that was invisible a few
generations ago. i the goal of today,
an, will he the starting point for to-
morrow. We look into tile future AMI
hail the coming Of the morn. radiant
and eirulgent, when this beautiful
world that We inhabit will be ablaze
with the radiant splrndsrs of new dis.
eoveries which would blind the eyes of
those now lining, we're they in their
fullness to break upon us now. II seems
TO me, il have read the history of the
world Alright, that theresrs more agen.
cies and instrumentalities for the bet.