The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-25
SCOTTISH RITE
OBSERVE MAUNDAY
SERVICES AT THE
MASONIC TEMPLE BY ROSE
cRoIx CHAPTER OF THE scoT.
TIsH RlTE-WIsE MASTER j. n.
WORST IN CHARGE.

The Maundy Thursday service OF
Rose Croix Chapter of the Scottish
Rite took place at the Masonic temple
last evening. and began with the Gus
tomary banquet at $3.50 as lis ordered
by the ritual lamb being the meat
served in different styles by the cater
ers of the Prize company. The BANQUET
was well appointed one and nicely
served Maundy Thursday with the
Scottish Rite serves two purposes. one
to celebrate the Last Supper and the
other to celebrate the martyrdom of
Christ.
The meeting was in charge of wise
Master J. HI. Worst. and according to
the usual custom the ladies were in
vited.
After dinner Mr. worst called on
William A. Scott to speak on the good
of the order and he gave brief ad-
dress on Masonry in general, his sub
ject being The Rite. His talk was
principally an explanation of Masonry
and of how the Scottish Rite branch
was originated. He said that the or
ganization had for It's doctrine. tolera-
ton. and he said that 1t had done and
was doing great work all over the
world. He said that Masonry was
building up society, for we tear moth
ing down. Breakers of images and
pessimists have no business in it.
H. c. Plumiey was called on to speak
on Our Dead. He began his remarks
by stating that in a distant city where
a Persian was being taken into the
l1o
had been made in his home and he at
once began reading the prayers that
had been woven into that rug, this |
showing the far reaching power of |
Masonry. He said that eighty-one !
members of the Scottish Rite had pass |
ed away and that it was fitting that I
their names be called at this time. Mr.. |
Plumley then read over the list of the
dead and made mention of some char
acteristic of each. In speaking of
Frank ]. Thompson who died only a
few days ago he said two years ago
he could have been secretary general
of the supreme council and have gone
to Washtngton,s and he was urged to
take the Office but. he said that down
there he would / be 7"Mr, Thompson
while here with his friends he was
Frank" He had lived here for thirty
years. He loved North Dakota, loved
Its winds and its people and here he
would stay. In the list of the dead
we're six honorary and one active mem
bers of the Thirty third degree In
closing he called on Peter Picton to
recite a poem, which Mr.. Picton did In
> most fitting and beautiful manner.
Wise Master Worst then delivered
an address on Life and Death that was
one of the finest of the many splendid
addresses of this distinguished speaker.
He said that one of the great lessons
taught every. Mason was the immortal
lty of the soul, and every man who
becomes a Mason must believe in this
doctrine. fgtge# sst 4ss.e,c
after death there is life" said he.
we see it in the setting sun, symbol
Of death and the rising sun typical Of
life. We see 1t in the changes of the
seasons" He spoke of the worm that
iwells in the trees, and of how it
veaves from it's own body the cocoon
n which 1t lies for the winter and
hen bursts forth with the warm sun
If the coming summer into a magni-
icent butterfly, the birth of a new
life. The existence of Maundy Thurs
lay represents the anniversary of the
LAST Supper and it is obligatory that
he Scottish Rite observe it. and it is
Llso specified the. kind. of meat. to be