Year: 1875

the occasion of visit by the Dele
gates Of other Lodges who have met In
Los Angeles as members of the Grand
Temple for the transaction of business
of great importance to the order, it
was arranged after the usual nature of
Lodge bn siness, that several gentle
men belonging to the order should
deliver short extempore addresses in
honor of the occasion, and SO eloquent
and impressionable was the language
used by some of the speakers that a
brief outline of the tenor of their re-
marks will but give point of their
intellectual worth, and soul stirring
oratory. The following gentlemen ad-
dressed the Lodge:


Bro. J. j. Ayers, was selected
to deliver an opening address, which
was inspirational, solemn and i'm
pressive. Commenting OH the necessi-
ty OF all conditions of men being ce-
mented in one fraternal band, to ad-
minister to each others wants and i'm
prove each others weaknesses. Setting
forth the many advantages of the or
der and its benevolent objects in car
ing for the young, the old and the in
firm, giving to each other in life every
practical assistance, so that they
ought not only ensure band of social
love, but one allied to every benefit
which the untutored condition of our
requires. Concluding with all earnest
hope that as the order had become a
power in Los Angeles, it would short
ly spread over the State, and from
State to State throng the nation and
finally embody the intellectual and
progressive of all other nations,
creedsand languages until its influence
as u progressive and intellectual order
should restore by its vigor and united
will the golden age of man, not only
to a nation but the world. An essay
on popular science was next delivered
by Bro. w. S. Manning, who treated
of nature III all its various branches,
showing the wonderful work of devel-
opment, in all things animate,
their beautiful and wonderful designs,
minute and perfect in all things, save
perfection, which is the work of etern-
ity only. The stars which cover the
canopy of heaven and twinkle over
the whole human race, never falter in
the performance of their interminabl le
duties, but invinclble as truth itself,
remain as marks and signs for ages
past and to come, and with wonderful
accuracy, by the aid ofscience, foretell
wonderful changes in our destiny.
Even grains of sand and microscopic
matter conveying to the thoughtful
mind, an untiring and never ending
nature, whose end Is infinity, forever
producing and reproducing all that
the universe contains, the smallest
atom having a duty to perform, and
SO it was the Janissaries of Light, who
owed their existence to the genius and
master mind of Bro. Gray, who,
with wonderful perception of the va
rious conditions of the human race,
their prejudices and virtues, had
formed an order on principles of
love, and benefit to the human race,
and left its blessings and its object in
the hands of ALL and that all who Ia
bor with hand or brain, nigh claim a
share in the glorious temple of the
work.


Bro. Il. Nuttall was afterWard called
upon and briefly stated that as his eX-
perience of the order did not extend
beyond two evenings, he could only
speak of the pleasure it had afforded
him in that time, not only in contem-
plating the numerous advantages to
be derived from the Order, but from
the defence of human weakness given
utterance to by its esteemed founder,
Bro. Gray, who, in judging human
nature in most self-sacrificing and
laudable manner, had judged it from
his own. There was one thing, how
ever, which had not been touched
upon, and that was organization and
its benefits. Every intellectual order
or body had enunciated most perfect
principles. Every faith was supposed
to be the correct faith, and no doubt
in intention according to sincere con-
viction many were right, but far more
were wrong, as had been beautifully
illustrated by Bro. Manning. Moth
ing was perfected from without. Each
action and thing must work out its
own destiny; so must every Janissary
of Light. No obligation, no matter
how binding, will make a man good
by force. He must cultivate the de-
sire, and to encourage the desire is
half the completion of the work. No
regalia or paltry insignia of distinction
makes either man or Janissary OF
Light. Each member of this noble
Order should be known by his bearing
and conduct to be different from all
other men, not only in his dealings
with brother, but as all example to
the world. No title or other emblem
of honor, no matter by whom con-
ferred, could ever raise us to higher
and nobler position than that of man;
and as this organization had received
its first impetus from the father, Bro.
Gray, who no doubt had been inspired
to initiate the noble work by power
whom we all serve and owe our exist
ence to, it was desirable that the ben
efits and objects of the fraternity
should be widely distributed among
the tOiling sons of men, that unity
and harmony might achieve even
more than was dreamed of by its in
spired genius and founder.


u. l..
lines Defiance merited the plaudits
that unanimously followed its deliv-
cry.


T. E. Smith followed with few elo-
quent and appropriate remarks and
the classic reading of Il beautiful poem.


The eloquent orations of L. B. Wade
and VIM. Smith were in every respect
worthy of the OCCASION and enthusias-
tically received,


Invitations being extended to all
brother Delegates to participate, ont
and all took their part and made the
Temple resound with words OF elo.
quence and brotherly love, like meteors
flashing through the sky. And tC


wind up, the organ was played IN g


mastery style to the tune of "Olc


Hundredn and to verses dedicated t6


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