The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-02-06
51,PRnCLAMATIoN,' !
&di6e 1f Supreme ChanceIlar sOf the
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$iags, Of N. A., g. A., a., A.
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Charlaston; : w. Va, Jan. 5,,1s08
I To all Knights Of Pythias, Courts ol
/ Caianthe. Grand and lSubordinate
LODGES oftcers and Members OF
T the Order, Greeting: r. f-,..,r; ~ Z;
~ The following is the Law. or the
: Supreme Lodge relative to the annual
NJ; Thankagiving Day: y, ..r5sji. ~: +
J, -: - Section Il. The twenty-sixth day
Eof March being the anniversary OF
the 0rgani2ation Of the =, Supreme
l&Lodge, the nearest Sunday thereto
,shnH be observed by all lodges under
the Jurisdiction Of the, Supreme
Lodge, Of N. A., s. A., g., a, A. and
A., asE-an annual Thanksgiving Day.
On which day each Lodge and Court
shan arrange to have a sermon
preached or hold religious services
and render thanks to God for the
blessings received from His bountiful
Hands. r ~ -, = XXX
i Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty ofttffe
Snnteme Chancellc' to issue pro.
lclanatioon at feast sixtv1(60) days
prior to, the, day on which; the ser
Vice Is to be held, commanding all
Hodges To observe the same: which
proSlamatfon shall be- sent to ,:ali
lodges under the immediate jurisdlc-
ltien Of the Supreme I4edge. by the
,SupFeme Chancellor, and th the
Grand Chancellors Of each state, who
Iaha1l send 1t to each lodge under his
jurisdiction. =: NLMSs ! 4
| SEC: a. 1t, shall be unlawful for
4 any Grand or S ubordinate Lodge
to hold such, services on ,$any s8day
other than that sfixed blythe proclaim
atlon Of the Supreme Chancellor, ex.
cept> a 5dtapensation is first Obtained
% e 10 Tso froIn the Supreme Cham
6ellor. ~ - IL Il ~ : }st5t|
see: -: shopld as 3 drasn6s 81. Lodge TO,
saestre i9sd disps Ion so Ss6foi& its saas
vices eial hqt
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boTda tp1 & daesir irA Ssuah en- i
isaHasA the 1fee for same shaii> be two
I ($2) dollars. ::.% : : .t,. s * !.
I Sec. 5,s The Supreme Chancellor
! shall In nznqS8ase grant a dispensation
for, "a change, In the date for Thanks.
| giving services unless the reasons afe
fully stated and In his jud dgnent 'Yul-
lyx Justify the same. - - -. VI
Pursuant to the above act, I, S. w.
Starks, Supreme Chancellor of the
Order Of knights OF PytFiias Of North
America, South America, EuroDe,
Asia, Africa and; Australia, do desig-
nate Sunday, March 29th, 1908, as
the day for ..s.' l.
| ANNUAL THANKSGIVING. =; IT,.
|. All lodges are hereby commanded
to have appropriate religious services
on that day. :, -
We have. much for which to be
| grateful. In the work Of FRIENDSHIP.
| Charity and Benevolence; Fidelity,
Harmony and Love; Honor, Justice
1 and Loyalty we have been Permitted
10 do much. Our growth has been
! rapid and steady, our membership In
Lodge and Court having passed the
one hundred and fifty thousand mar k
During The past two years we have
p, paid to our widows and orphans and
! SICK members more than a million
4 OuA LihCSE1hl advancement
| mas also been marked, our resources
IN real estate and funds being one
million dollars. We are more thor
oughly united today than ever. before
Harmony - prevails everywhere, and
we are working together as one man.
Zach department is In. the best con
ditfon. Our success has commanded
the admiration Of the, world, and
we are a. powerful factor in the up
building work OF our struggling race.
! For this prosperity1and the many
blessings which we have received let
us give thanks and praise to our
Heavenly Father, Who is the giyer
OF all good and perfect, gifts. At the
same time let us earnestly beseech
Hin to give us wisdom to continue
and enlarge the good work in which
4 we are engaged. ~.
| Given under my hand and the seal
Of the Supreme Lodge at Charleston
this the 18th day Of January, 1908,
Pythian Period the Xiv
S. w. STARKS.l
Spreme Chancellor
Attest:
G. X. ROBINSON,
/ s. K. Of r, and s.!
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