The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-27

.o,jors n, cers and Members of the
Grand I.odge KNIGHTS of pythias of
North America. South America, Eu.
rome Asia Africa AMI Australia, Juris
diction of Tennessee. Gree ing;
Today brings rs to the clos O an
otber PyrLian Year. and we are again
assembled together for the purpose
of raviewino the wears work so as
in re'oica over our success and
nroft by our failures.
N,a are indeed blessed and favored
NV Divine Providence in being per
mitted TO live to again assemble and
look into each others faces, and to
legislate and transact business for
those who have entrusted to our care
and deliberation their best interests
MANY of those who met with us and
lived as we now live one year ago to-
dav are cold and silent in the narrow
limits of the grave, and their souls
are in the Great Beyond. This should
remind us that we. too, are soiOurn-
ers and on our swift march to the
grave. Let us then renew our deter
mination to dedicate ourselves anew
to the great service of God and to
the service of our fellow-man, so that
when our summons comes to go, it
NAV be said of us, well done, tho
GOOD and faithful servant; enter thou
into the low of thy Lord"
1t was a question with many of IL
as to whether it was wise and eXpedi-
ont to hold a session of the Grand
lodge this year or not, owing to the
ael.,1al condition of the country fl
nancially and economically. Many OF
those who stand high III the councils
OF the Order whote suggesting post
Lonement of the Grand Lodge, call
ms attention to the general conditions
and the high cost of living
Your Grand Chancellor took these
suggestions under careful considera.
lion: submitted them to the Supreme
hancellor and upon his advice, it was
.eemed wise to keep up the regular
meeting of the Grand Lodge, even
though ONLY a short session was held
as this would prevent decentralization
of our organization and be in harmony
With the Constitution. Besides there
are matters of vast Importance to be
finally acted upon at this session.
To reduce the cost OF TINS session
20 the minimum and make IL purely
business one 1t was DECIDED TO eilil'l
nate all outside issues ana holu
4 strictly business session. Nl(h I'M
i'll view the proclamation calls Iof all
officers having reports to make before
this body to have them short ana TIC
the point
want to appeal TO all OF You WhS
are here representing the Varlou
lodges to be prompt to business rH
memDering the great sacrl'lce ina
your lodges nave maze 10 SEM yo'
here, Let us work tose'her IN inc
splrit OF lrlCndshlr ana harmohN' q"
llheraun% un0n al matters pertain
inc to the future Wel1are OF the II
der prayerfullv and carefully, keepl'!
in mind at all times the pest inter
ests OF those Whou we nave nee'
sent to represent, " we VIII 40 TINS
forgetting sell ana selifSh enoS' WI
can expedite our business ana %
home having done our con't't'ehtS
our Order and ourselves great goo
by coming here.
Obituary.
Life is a vapor lost in death
An echo between two worlds"
One can have very little sympath
with the poet who uttered hes
words. Life cannot be lost, becaus
it eminates from God and therefor
cannot be Quenched. There is II
death for the human soul because
is the very breath of God himself
He cannot in vindication OF his ow
existence permit any part of his If
to perish. What We know as deaf
is simply change of the soul fror
one plane of existence to another.
A blessing has been pronounce
upon those WHO die in the Lord; an
say to you that those who die tru
Pythians cannot he far from the kline
dom of Heaven, because we are toll
that the foundation of that kingdom
love.
The spirit of the true Pythian trar
sends all consideration of earthl
benefits and reaches into the yer
heart of the universe, the unity an
harmony of souls. 1t Is this spiri
that must in the final consummatio
of the ages prove the healing of tn
nation.
These departed knights are on
sacred and permanent possessions
Their association with us will fol
ever prove a potential force in shat
ing the character of our Order IA
long as IL snail iast'
ao a.tnS t th;s "i Iira living tbn vea
uopa,,ou h .niS I'D ,amontnd brotI
was W. pe e.. p En;nrsn, q,
o., ~ .,' nn n En;onson ~.
l. Ia 1anu 80 i,,ow,, of nc 81, To wo
= ouio' 90 tho f fnMndar. of Tho Cran
e T T5ao ~ VI" Tonnossoo ond wos ~ a
d t ;Uueo an ardnut doSendor Of I'll