The Meeker herald., 1913-08-23

the condition of mankind. When
the ties of Free Masonry begin to en-
twine themselves around condition
that Is not desirable, the time is not
far distant when that problem, no
matter how large, is solved. 1t is
the worlds leavening power, and
justly so, for, after all, In its greatest
sense, 1t is the practical doing Of the
teachings OF the Lord himself"
Under the caption, "Templardom,"
the Denver Times says:
knights Templar! What MEM
ories are awakened by the name and
what would have been lost to litera-
ture and life itself without the
knight and the stirring deeds asso-
ciated with his name!
Take away from modern civiliza-
tion such societies and there would
be an untold loss. Orders such as
the Knights Templar are the unseen
chains which bind society to-
gether. They are the main springs
of our social order; they mould
humanity. They must have
powerful influence upon progress;
they are to be counted by
the millions and they are united;
they are the leaven which
leavens the whole mass. In our day,
as in days gone by, they are working
toward freedom and better condi-
tions. In other years they made
history. They dethoned kings and
made republics; they fought tyr
amy. The knight of old had to win
his spurs; he was required to do good
deeds, to renounce pleasure and cul-
ltivate charity. Templardom was
religion, as were all great move-
ments. 1t fought against the Mos
lem as the Serb of today is fighting
against the crescent in Europe. To-
day the Knight Templnr uphoids the
virtues which were inculcated up
on the founders Of the great or
der. And the age Of chlvalry Is not
dead"
Rev. David Fouse, in the Denver
Republican. says:
I'VE have just Witnessed the eX-
lternsl trappings of a Knight Templar
eonclave. Cross and Crown and that
ancient battle cry, In hoe signo
Yjnces, were emblazoned every
kvhsrs, II may have seemed strangs
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81 m order which many chdrcfifnxli
have been taught to think II anti
Christian. Yet probably no religious
gathering, national or international,
has more lavishly displayed the
tokens of the religion of Christ. To
have this done SO splendidly by those
who have no official recognition by
the church must have excited some
wonderment In the minds OF many.
More, the tens of thousands OF mem
bers Of the order, on pleasure bent,
took their good times after manner
that excited the comment of every
one. The carousels and Incorporate
conduct, usually INDUCED In by boon
companions when away from home
and in a recreation center, were en-
tireiy absent. Twenty thousand Pres
byterians in general assembly or
thirty thousand Methodist in general
conference would not have behaved
better. The Templars were as
Christian In their conduct as they
were In banner and bunting"
The spectacle of 1900 Knights
Templar in parade in Denver Tues
day was All awe inspiring sight, no
doubt, but 1t is overshadowed by
the fact that this great society has
for its object the uplift and better
ment Of humanity the world over
Morgan County (Colo) Republican.
Meeker Commandery X g h s
Templar, U. D., was represented in
the great parade at Denver by Sir
Knights A. C. MoultOn, commander;