The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-02

Sunday was a great day in Dallas
for the Colored Knights of Pythias
and the Courts of Calanthes with
the several Juveniles. II was an
lnounced that the Rev. r. S. jenkins
Grand Prelate, would deliver the
Annual Thanksgiving sermon, this
A was enough said for the people and
! the members of the Order gathered
from afar and near to hear this
great and skilled logician deliver
the Pythtan oracles and pure word
of God.
Long before the hour announced
the people began gathering, and when
the six lodges of Sir Knights, headed
with the brass band and the beauti-
full companies of the Uniform Rank
Juveniles and the Courts of Calanthes
filed into the Auditorium there was
not much room for the visitors
Many were compelled to stand in
fact, standing room was at prem
ium.
At the exact hour, Sir A. W. Briggs,
( Chairman of the General Committee,
sounded the gavel for the opening
of the service. The great choir of
Bethel A. NJ. Il. Church arose at the
sounding of the musical instrument
! touched with the deft fingers of the
skillful and superb Musician, Mrs.
+. e. Gibson. Thousands of voices
joined In with the sweet melody
singing BLESS be the Tie" Prayer
by Rev. w. NJ. McIlveen; Music,
Bethel Choir. Chairman A. W. Briggs
s,,N.
of Ceremonies. The Proclamation of
the Supreme and Grand Chancellors
read by Sir S. w. Coleman, secre-
tary of the General Committee. Mus
ic by Bethel A. NJ. e. Choir; Procla-
nation of the Supreme and Grand
Worthy Councillors, Miss Eva Weems.
Solo, Mrs. Vetta Shannon, Mother
McCree" being encored, returned and
rendered "Corythima' to the delight
of the great audience. Sermon
After the introduction of the speaker
| the great choir of Bethel A. NJ +.
Church sang as Thy heart right
with God" This hymn was in per-
| feet harmony with the text.
The speaker delineated upon the
growth and progress of the Order
giving facts and figures of the finan-
cial and numerical condition of the
Lodges and Courts and in the most
graphic terms gave the birthplace
and cause of the Order in Sicily.
A triangle in shape, country, its
greatest length 1870 miles by 100
miles wide, and that each brave man
made the shape Of this country az
he entered the Lodge room, giving
the history of Damon, the dignified
philosopher and statesman; Pythias
the soldier and captain. Dionysius,
the tyrant King. The preacher said
my Brethren, Friendship has lad
der whose steps leads up to the
| the bridge of Providencef.nD
throne of God Did you ever make
the three steps and then leap 90
the Ordeal" Did you ever cross the
bridge of Providence? Did you ever
go to the feast of Zebulon? Have
you been cleansed? Did you ever
drink from the beautiful banquet
chalice of consolation? Oh my
thoughts of a most delightful, feast
All dressed in Natures beautiful gar
mental going to the feast-pass
on.
Il III. lilNh saw q uioNi ~
ton of the brains and blood, declar-
ing that they were the refineries
of the human system, said he, every
animal is distinguished by its blood.
The blood of a dog differs from that
of a rabbit and the blood of a pig
from that of squirrel, and the blood
| of an OK, from that of a man. This
1 has the reclamation of science for
1921 without microscope and the
| agency of the laboratory St. Paul
proclaimed from Mars Hill, that God
hath made of one blood all nations
of men to dwell on the face of the
earth"
The sermon was replete with sci
entific analysis of the human heart
closing with peroration of the re-
quirements of right heart.
Many were the amens and re-
sponses given during the delivery OF
!. this sermon, which was said by many
to be the greatest sermon ever de-
Ifvered on the alike occasion. Many
persons, men and women, gave the
preacher their hand as a pledge and
token to join the church and live a
Christian life
No public collection was taken.
Many visitors were turned away who
could not gain entrance to the Audi
forum, which was filled. Even the
corridor we're packed with the great
masses OF humanity that witnessed
this 41st celebration. The service
and program were impressive on the
account of its brevity, and the Cen
eral Committee is to be congratulated
for the most inspiring arrangement
and carrying out to letter the pro-