8 NHJ' OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , MAY 10
The Daily Bee.
Friday Mornine , Mt\y 10
Weather Report-
( The following observations are taken >
the iam moment ot time at nil the ill
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RUer B fc t 0 Inches abore hlgk wattr mark
4 reel 6 lnch at Yankton ,
JUUUAL. BHbJVITIBb ,
Aihland brldgs U now open for traye
uixlGtw2t
The ale of noaU for frank Mayo
"Davy Crockett" iu thU city will open e
Monday.
A man named Cornlih wan injured 1
a runaway accident on Idaho street Wei
nesday.
Thu next entertainment in the opei
house will be the Hotspur performnncj fi
the bonoGt of St. Joioph'n hospital on Sa
nrday eveninc.
The Omaha Teamsters' Union hoi
their regular meeting at Tlvoli hall , Fi
day , May 19th , at 7:30 p. m. By order i
T. J. Quick , secretary.
It U reported that the bridge over
brook near the water works reservoir , o
military road , is in a bad condition on
that a team of government mule * fell i
W dneid y.
Cheap lote. BEHIS has juit laid out
new addition of t > 0 lotd , only 8200 to S-10
each. 5 percentdownnnd 5 percent.pe
month. Sea column.
Mr. J. Juhnuon will probably bo ap
pointed Scandinavian vice consul at th !
place , on the recommendation of the lat
yico coueul , Mr. Vindfiue t , and othe
prominent countrymen.
The Grand Army ( committed did no
meet Wednesday aa intended and as one o
tbo members ia nbscnt from the city thi
final arrangements will probably not hi
made before Saturday.
Andy Weir , formerly n Union 1'acifii
etnpl > je at Julesburg , but nuw of the 0
1' . , is in the city with a valuable inventioi
on automatic coupler.
A young Bohemian man waa run ovoi
by n sewing machine tart Wednesday. Ill
lie was taken to Schroter & BcchtVt nnt
doctored up. lie couldn't speak Kngliab ,
T. J. Magrane , the loading Knight ol
Honor man , was pleasantly surprised b >
members of tlio order on Tuesday evening
t at his residence on St. Mary's avenue.
They presented him with an Kogllalt ivory
dinner net.
On Tucidiy evening Mr. Ilenry
Mondfelt , of Tolt'a establishment , wai
married to Misa Emma Schoilck of ChicAgo -
cAge , at tbo residence of Mr. Toft , on 10th
treetnear St. Mary'd avenuef ty Kev.
Dr. Bulling , of the Lutheran church.
The directors' car of the U. P. railroad ,
attached to the regular It. & M. paueager
train from Omaha arrived yesterday after
noon. Mtsam. Olurk uud Kimliall , of the
TJ. r. , an J Dr. Miller , > d 'i ho Omaha Her-
aid , Heemed to bo the only pannentern ; tbut
allghUd. StatSfJournal.
Be itleacas uU wanted to handle
Hawthorn' * M&jphnnial Excelsior Reel
Taint in rikT wulh , Nebraska City ,
HanUngu l-'r.moiit , IJlulr , Seward , York ,
Sidney , nnd many other towns iu Nebrns1
ka. l'"or iuforuutiun , aildreui or call ot
Funk Jc Shockoy , ktoto ngentp , room 0 ,
Creigbton block , Omaha , Nebrafcka.
ml3t
Mrs. Mueaer , residing on Capitol nve
nae between 13th nnd 14th street * , wan thi
recipient of a pleanaut surprlso { tarty or.
Thursday evening. Among thoaa present
were Mowes BlnUemon , Decker , Madsen ,
Howard , Mock , Holt , M low Grace nut
Jennie Aiken , Miiseu May t"l Nettii
Gould , Messrs. Small , Kuraas , Willis ,
Bigger , W-hlt , Moore , Uart , Bunco , Wai
tera and Yates ,
John Woodruff , driver ol wel
known baggage wagon , had hii boui <
broken into en Tuesday night. A watct
and chain , .pocket-book nnd other ortlclei
were stolen. Certain papern iu the pocketbook
et-book were Jeft on tbo utove ia the room ,
and n sum of money lying on the buroai
h WM entirely overlooked. Mr. Woodnul
I
JIM purchased a tthot-Kun and two revel
Ten , and will iive ; a warm reception tt
the next vLntoro of the kind.
John I. lUdiok let the contract * Wed
nesday for a threw story brick on Farnam
just went of Barker' * bulldic ) , ' . It will be
J50 by 120 feot. The lower utory will be
divided into two ttorer , each 25 by Ji0 !
feet. The second and third btorlea are to
La divided into thirty-two cilices , sixteen
of which will be double , IT by 21 foot , with
folding dojN between. It will have a
handsome front And present a fine uppcar-
.once. The co = t ulll bo (39,000 , Theoon-
tract for tba plastering .unit brick work
WM let to Withnell Brotbere ; carpenter
work to V. Knock ; iron work to llichardu'
Omaha foundry ; tin work to Naat ; galvan
ized iron to Specht. TJio bulUUng into be
completed by tto 1st of September.
The marriage ceremony of ilr , John
Murphy and Miua Margaret I'u/yi niece of
Mr , James Bolan , of thU city , waa per
formed Tuesday tnoining at St. PliilouiDiia
Cathedral , llev. Father Kuglith rttK lat-
iog , und Mi * * Mag ; , ' u Bolan and Air , T. J.
Comvay action an bildcsiiiniil and Kroouiiv
tuan. After the cerVmony had beat ) per-
foiuiiyj tl.e hapi.y ouupld and their friend *
drov'u to 1310 Ci > liforni htreut whtro Mr.
Murphy has a Lcautiful cottage furnUhed
in the latuat stylo. When the bridal par
ty onIvod they found the table * bending
under the weight of the test o' cjlhlei und
all the Juxurlei of tha ueaaca , The [ > r < t-
cntt on th occasieia n io very coatly and
too numtroiM to mention. We join Mr ,
Murphy'/rlend * In wMilng him ondhl
chanalpg bride lusny happy years to&etler ,
CHRISTAIN SOLDIERS.
Celebration of Ascension Day b
the Knights Templar ,
Religious Services attho Oper
House Under Mt. Calvary's
Auspices.
List of the Vibltinff Knight
from the Cornmanderioa
Outside of Omaha.
Bnnqnot in Mnsonio Hall The I'll
Postponed-
Ascension Day opened with n bria
rain , nnd thus dispelled the hopes (
the Sir Knights of Mt. Calvary Con
mamlcry , who expected to ontortnin
largo number of the members ot tl
order from abroad. They expected I
have atjcaat two hundred uniformc
Knichta oa guosto , and make an ol
gaut and impaling appearance durin
the BOvoral marches and the pilgrin
ago. The weather , however , put
stop to nearly all street display , an
Mt. Oalvnry turned in nnd made tli
day as plonsant aa poasiblo otherwii
for the visiting Knights. The Denve
train yesterday brought in about
dozen from Fremont. Later a nun
her of Knights from Council Bluff * an
Hod Oak arrived , and just before 1L
delegation from the Lincoln Commai
dory arrived. Commander Franco , c
Mt. Calvary , and other officer * me
the guests at the depot and oscortc
them to Freemason's ilall. TJio Lin
coin Coinmandcry was accompaniei
by the Capital City band.
The delay in the arrival ot th
Knights postponed for an hour th
beginning of the aorvicon in the oper
houao. It was , therefore , about nooi
when the procession started from th
hall on route to the opera house. Th
U. P. band , 1C pieces , under A. it
Toozor , loader , hooded the procession
and enlivened the air with its usua
excellent music. Thou cnmo Mt
Cavalry , 35man , followed by the Cap
itnl City baud and the vieitiii
Knights.
On the stage nt the opera house wai
seated , the Presbyterian choir , just
reorganized by Mr. V. B. Smith
They accepted the invitalidi
to sing at the service
and by their excellent aid the servicei
were rendered very interesting. A
the members filed into the half , am
took scats in the parquotto directly
in front of the stai o , the choir san ;
the
rHOCK.S3J.ONAL HYMN.
The rising God ftrxnkcB DID tomb ,
Up to bin Fnthcr'a court ho ( lie * ;
Clicrubio legions guard him home ,
And about him welcome to tlio akieu
Break off your team , yo nanti ! , nnd tell
How high our great Deliv'er reigns ;
Sing how he apoil'i the ho tn of hell ,
And led the tyrant Death in chains.
The officiating prelates , Chaplain
England , of Fort Omaha , and Rev ,
P. . Webb , of Council Bluffs , came
upon the itogo at the aamo time.
All being seated , the choir render
ad the "Gloria Patria" in an effeo'ivc
manner. The Lord's.Prayer was tl.or
repeated , after which the XXIV ,
Psalm was read by the prelate anc
Jongregation , taking alternate verses
"Gloria Patria" followed , and thor
iho XLVII Psalm and the OlllPaoln
n like manner.
"Gloria in Excelsia" was then sunn
jy the choir.
Chaplain England then road the
Irat lesson , II. Kings II : 1-2. The
ii'oond K'HHim followed St. Luke
XXIV : Alh to end. The Doua
Mibortutur" was then read by the
[ > relate und congregation.
Swords wore men brought a "pre
sent , " and the knights repeated the
Apostle's creed.
The order to "return swords" was
then given , after which , all kneeling ,
the various collects were road and
prayers said.
At the conclusion of the prayers ,
the choir v ry beautifully sang the
Unighta' hymn , "Onward , Christian
Soldiers 1" and then llflv. F. T. Wobl
delivered the sermon .on "The
Witness of Tomplariam to the
Ascension. " It was a very able
discourse , and waa listened tc
with keen attention by the knighta ,
. I'UELATK WEIIU'S BDIUIOH.
With the fact which haa given the
name to this day , and ita character tc
this service , you , Sir Knighta , arc
peculiarly familiar. That ascension
Bcono described by the few graphic
versos read from the holy evangelists
by the Sir Knight , our most excel
lent prelate , should make before yout
minus , at least , a vivid picture. It
represents to you , as your imagination
dwells upon it , the splendid conclu
sion of that hallowed sacrifice made
by the redeemer of the world to propitiate -
pitiato the anger of uu offended
Deity. You arc informed by the
lloly Scriptures that our Saviour hav
ing Buffered the pains of death ,
triumphed over the grave , arose from
iho dead , and In duo tiiao ascended
with transcendent majesty t > heaven ,
whore ho now aita at the right hand
> f the heavenly father , a iiiodinlor
tnd intorcoaaor for all who have faith
u Him.
The theme , suggested alike by this
itory , and by tho" day and by the way
u which wo are hero to commemorate
t , is "Tho Witness of Tomplariam to
ho Ascension. " Look , first of all ,
it the philosophy of the fact ot the
i.Bconsion. See what ita value h.
There is a legend that oomcs from
Sgypt concerning the sphinx. This fab-
ilous monster is usually represented in
irt with the head and nook of a god
less , with the body and claws of a
ion , and with thu wings of a bird.
Che fable relates that she sat by the
raysido near the city of Thobca and
> rope od riddloa to the travelers who
ihanced to piss by. Thoao who tailed
o solve them uho sprang upon and
nurdcrcd , This much of the legend
is been taken to illustrate life. Lift )
0 such an aspect ; it proposes such
tuVinaa. If wo answer the riddle
mtalia to us , wo pats oil unmolested
> war > i the hundred gated city. If
o fall , or if wp think to disregard it ,
s Hoi'utiou will bo forced upon us ,
id wo will find it to be , indeed , &
ling of Jeeth and claws.
To thief enigma the asceimon of
hiist , rigltv'ly uuderstood , put an
answer upon our lips. In ono of th
most touching incident recorded b
the evangelist , our Savior is said t
liavu stooped down and wrttton upo
the ground. It may have been fn
shnino at the grncolcss act of bin ur
blushing countryman. It may hav
been for indignation at the dcepc
guilt of the hypocritical accusers. 1
may have been the indications the
tVo crime of the penitent should b
obliterated as tbo chnractern wrilte
with His finger in the dust. Furthc
than this wo may tnko it ai the svn
bo1 of Ilis work. Ho wrote upon th
earth. Thus , too , Ho was ready t
inscribe n now value upon thofrail he
inanity bcforo Him. And this is wha
Ho haa done for all humanity. Ir
deed his work was greater than thii
the relation ho assumed still nrarci
Issuing forth from the bright presonc
of the Almighty Father , Her robe
Himself around with human flosr
ITo traversed the length of mortal 01
pcrioncc. Ho sounded the depth c
human endurance. Ho measured tli
breadth of the grasp of their passion
upon men , Ho climbed the height
ot moral attainment. In infancy H
was helpless. In boyhood ho wn
subject to the will of his parents. I
manhood , having every form of evil
and the world's ' worst opposition to it
highest good , a cruel death and th
crave fulfilled His expcrienco of ai
that is common to the raco. And th
humanity in which Ho endured ai
this Ho has carried to the skies.
"Beyond the mountains , " says th
old proverb , "Thoro are people lit
ing. " And the ascension of Christ
showing man his true destiny , lift
up his eyes to look beyond the narrot
limits that the faithless night is won
to circumscribe around the life. Th
boundless future is opened to us. Ai
inspiration comes to us from beyom
the sky that is often bright and sunn }
above us. You remember the discus
sion between Leigh Hunt and Thotna
Carlyle upon the eternal future. Thi
latter then despaired of reaching certainty
tainty concorning'immortality. Evonlj
matched their controversy was pro
longed through the night , until nearlj
daybreak. Pointing up to the atari
shining brilliantly above them , Hum
exclaimed : "Look at that glorioui
glorious harmony that sings with in
finite voices an eternal- song of hopi
in the soul of man. " "Ah , rcplioe
Carlyle , with a sigh , ' 'it is a sac
sight. " Thus the full persuasion 01
the scepticism concerning this riser
lifo , which our presence hero denote :
our interest in. makes joyous or sue
the view you take of the world orounc
you ; makes darkness without mean
ing or luminous with a wise desigr
the experiences that are working upor
your life and character.
And in the dignity of this dcatinj
every action that is done in the
faith of it shares. Believing thai
what you do in the present will tel
in some way in the future , you cannoi
do what is wrong or ungenerous. Tlu
business man is greater , if not bettor
when ho looks from the little fluctua
tiona of the market up to the might )
law of trade which sweep the financial
current in ebb and flow like the force
that moves the tides. Ho rises to t
higher standpoint. Ho gamsawidei
view than the unsuccessful men below
him. Just such a grasp of lifo , of itt
present and its future , this faith in
the Ascension gives. Like the setting
sun , which throws its brilliant hucc
far back over the day that is past , thii
faith is something that lies beyond
the horizon , will giro a rich color tc
the lifo that now is , with the promise
always of a fairer day to-morrow.
There is a suggestive habit related
of the wives , of fishermen along the
Adriatic sea. ' Standing upon the sec
shore at evening , they sing a stanza ol
a hymn. The response comes back tc
them from the distance. Their hue-
bands out upon the sea sing a second
stanza , and it reaches them mellowed
by th turbulent waters across whicli
it swells.
Its strong'wiahca make that song ol
sternal hdrio ih the soul of man. Ir
the fact , it Announces that the Chrisl
lian risen bdforo us , wo loam to-dnj
that God has not left us without ro-
iponse. It rolls across the dark rivoi
that swoops between us and the othei
shore , it is strong , sweet and clear ,
Mid U is like an invitation that doet
not couso to remind us of the everlasting -
lasting habitations in the city which
hath foundations whoso builder and
maker is God.
If anything such in brief , Sit
Knights , is the moaning of the event
which this day , and thcso services
bring to our notice.
Lot us look now to BOO how the his
tory of Tpmplarism illustrates its loy
alty to this lesson , and how the sym
bols of the order perpetrate it.
Go back and examine the soil out
of which the institution grew. From
the beginning apprehensions have pro-
mailed concerning the speedy approach
if the end of the world , periodically
thu terror returns. There have boon
looms-day panics which have swept
aver continents. Many had arisen be
fore , but in the middle of the tenth
: entury , ono began that was general
md most pitublu. It wai an aqa of
jotirso liberalism , nnd superjtitions
without u parallel. In the great
nonastry of 1'aria , there is still extant
i fresco , which is a fit emblem
) f thu period. A monk with clasped
muds and an expression of tcrriblo
itfonyupou his countenance , stands
ipou thu abyss , where the sullerings
) t the lost are represented and stratus
iis vision across the lurid valley. The
iiBcriptiou above discloses his ono har
rowing thought : - Quia austinobit no
loscendum morions , who will BUS-
am inu less dyingl may descend there.
I'his everlasting burning lake war theme
mo dreadful thing from which the
nind could not bo averted. How to
i&oapo it , was the question at any coat
o bo answered , the end which men
> ont every energy to accomplish. At
uch u period , among such a people ,
ho impression began to prevail that
ho end of all things was at band. The
. .000 yowa of the Apocolypso was
, bout to turniinato. The excitement
nd terror that followed was inovit-
bio. Men began at once to prepare
o meet tlur | ( judge. Evoiy method
0 nppesaso their coneoioncii was oajerly
mbracod , No penance , however ,
overo waa slighted , A pilgrimage to
'erusalom was thought to bo the most
llectual , and us thu Holy City was
ho snot to which the Lord thould do
com ! and the ruco bo sum-
toned , the number that rushed
iere was incalculable. In thu year
! > ! > , the pilgrims journeyed eastward
1 ci.iwds like jurmios. The supreme
rent WSB imminent. On the alert
> r por.l nt , umy phenomena Of na
ture was magnified into n sign of tl
coming catastrophe.
"Hid when at ntEht , along the heaven
nrch ,
Some shooting orb would fla-ne * ouf ni
expire ,
LeatitiK behind an anery tr.islc of fire ,
Tlio host would co e its military nurch
Apart from the terror of the timii
and indeed the resolute might quail i
the woes foretold by the fanat
preachers , the physical BufTerir
which followed waa something appal
ing. The Turks , who held the ho ]
land , alarmed at seeing their counti
thus overrun , threw every poisib
obstacle in the way of the pilgrim
They insulted , they beat , they plui
dored them. Multitudes of thos
who had come from Europe had di
posed of all their possessions. Awai
ing hourly the parting of the clout
and the appearance of the Etcrni
Judge with his angels to terminate a
earthly government and opprcsaio
and need , they literally took n
thought tor the morrow. Iut as tli
days rolled by their beating hoarl
grew sick with hope deforree
L'hoy turned their faces homo ware
But it was not more than
handful of all that host , who lived <
tell in their own land to their ow
people of the sufferings they had or
dured on their journey , of the bn
barities they had encountered at th
hands of the Turk.
Moro than two centuries pasted be
fore the Christian world ga < o up il
expectation of the immediate advcr
of the last day. A secret fear sti
clung to men. And they continue
to discern sorao fore-token in ever
uncommon , appearance of the sky , ante
to look in apprehension upon ever
unusual occurrence that toukpljcour.
on the earth. Yet out of this pcrio
has como down to us ono of the lof ties
hymns of any language. It could hav
boon the offspring only of such circuit
stances , and of such a time. In it nr
crystallized both the faith and th
fears of the ago. It is worthy to b
called what it has boon named , "Thi
Marseillaise of the millenium. " I refer
for to the "Dies Irw. "
"Day of wrath ! That day of mourning ,
Seu fulfilled the propbol'u warning ,
Heaven and earth In ashet burning ;
Lti ! the trumpets wondrous Dwelling ,
I'eala thro * each ecpulchral dwelling ,
All before the tnrono compelling.
Day of sorrows , dav of wee , ing ,
When iu dust no 1 inger sleeping ,
Man awakes In Thy dro d keeping
To the rout Thou dids't prepare him.
By Thy cross , O Christ , up bear him ;
Spare , O , Cud , in mercy spare him.
It was he recital of the indujnitic
inflicto'd llpon the Christian pilgrims
which led afterward * to thu Crusades
And out of the Crusades grew the order
dor of the Temple. The connectioi
of Tomplarisra , or Masonry is ale j
either accidental. Mauonry is by fa
the older. There aro'many points o
contact , yet important differences between
twoen the two. Masonry is ono o
the attempts of which history tells , t
unite the race in a universal brother
hood. It is moral rather than relic
ous. Based upon those ideas whicl
has found expression in the thoolop ;
ot every people , upon those rssontii !
principles of right about which moi
never question , npon the recognitioi
uf those practical duties which Dove
vary , it takes into its membershij
men of many different creeds. Thi
ordora of knighthood , on the othe
hand , are distinctively Christian. The ;
were instituted early in the Crusades'
From the first ot these nineteei
ohristian centuries , these localitie
were counted'holy where the Savior1
foot had trod. That spot was deemed
od especially hallowed whor
the tragic sacrifice wa
oflorod , and whore the sacred bed ]
lay. Apart from the motive , wo hav
already mentioned , which througl
the highways of Europe , thcso throng
which could scarcely be numbered
it had boon always thought a meritc
rious thing to make a pilgrimage t
thcso holy places.
While the holy land remained ii
the poaacarion of the Arabs , int
whoao hands it had fallen in th
seventh century , thoao who crowdei
thither were unhindered in thoi
pilgrimage , svyo only that tribute wa
unacted before their devotions couli
bo offered upon the sacred soil. Bu
in the year 1005 Palestine was subju
rs'atod a now enemy. The city of th
rJreat King was taken , and it , wit !
the sopulohro , passed into the hatmi
hands of the bigoted and hostile
lurk. The fall of Jerusalem carriei
dismay throughout the Ohristiai
world. Men died of grief. It wa
unbearable that the infidel shoulc
Jrivo his horses across the tomb o
Ohrist. The insults offered to Chris
tian pilgrims stirred men's souls t *
; heir depths ; and the crusades to ro
: over the holy aopulcl re were under
ukon with an enthusiasm unparallolec
n any movement before or since
During this period , In the year 1118
; ho order of the Temple wai
bunded. It was apart of the
lame chivalrous undertaking. A
sliange in the fortune of war ha' :
nado Baldwin , the Christian king ol
Icrusalem. Yet the religious wan <
lorera , many of them ngod or un
trmod , or worn out by their lent
ournoyworo still insulted and robbed ,
tnd thousands of them cruelly rnur
lered. To protect these from the
lostilo hordes \yho still infested the
oads to thu capital , the nine knight *
0 whom wo trace our origin , made
heir bravo , solemn compact. As-
ignod to quarters iu the palace ol
Baldwin , near the consecrated locality
rhure once was the site of the torn-
tie , they derived from this circum-
tanco their name. And Templars the
ollowera of Hugh do Payens and
Jodfrey do St. Aldemar , with thoit
oven associates , have since been
ailed.
A dark picture rises before us of these
gea. They were full of superstitions ,
t was a period in which abject ignor-
uco prevailed , The intellect of the
ace was sloppiiiL' and men's con-
cionces were in other keeping than
heir own. Yet the Order represents
ho best side of the century in which
; was founded , and not the wprat ;
nd it is constructed upon principles
hat would make any lifo heroic , and
hich the orld in no nion
rogrcss cm outgrow. With
liat humility that is always
characteristic of genuine courage
lie first ninn knights of the temple
lyled themselves , "Tho Poor Fellow
Jdiora of Jesus Christ. " Military
1 nim and organization , they yet sub-
littud to bind themselves solemnly
y the usual monastic vows of
overly , chastity and obedience ,
heir rules enjoined the most rigid
abita of eelf-control ; severe and fro-
upnt devotional exerciioa , eelf-morti
fication and fasting and prayer. Thci
white robe was a symbol of purit
which their lives did not belie , an
the reel cross , a symbol of martyrdom
the significance and fitness of i > hic
the fate of thousands of them mad
clear. While charity and hotpitalit ;
were leading characteristics of tin
valiant and magnanimous order , no
less was their chivalrous revcronc
for women. Their love for feats
arms , which tested thuir strength am
endurance , aroro to a passion. Am
above all. and directing all and co.iso
crating all , were that personal love fo
their risen Lord and that zeal whicl
fired them for the Jofenso and propo
cation of the Christian faith , morall ;
and literally , and Sir Knights , imitati
them. Their swords they wielded ii
the defence of innocent maidens , destitute
tituto widows , helpless orphans ane
the Christian religion. The hoi ;
sepulchre , the path to whicl
thcso bravo champions of the cros
fought for two hundred years
to keep open , is to this day , n test !
inony to the fact wo are hare to com
moraorato. Twenty centuries adt
their entries of the best history tha
could bo written the history of deed
that move the heart to quick pulsa
tions with something of the same oh
enthusiasm , of fortitude , undaunted
of mercy , unrestrained , of charity , o
resolute adherence to duty , which ar
leas potent only than that niujccti
life , which all along was their inspira
tion and example.
Our work to-day is not that of thi
knighta of old. Wo have no hoi ;
sepulchre to guard , unless indeed , ii
those rocky hearts of ours , we how i
shrine.T
' 'Where in pure embalmed cell ,
None but Christ may ever dwell. "
But wo have a warfare before us
Our impressive ceremonies are no
play. Our symbols still have a mean
ing. Of n visit which ho paid to thi
knights in their retreat at the Temple
St. Bonard speaks with warmth ant
admiration. "Thoir arms. " ho says
"aro their only finery , and they usi
them with courage , without dreading
either the number or the strength o
the barbarians , All their confidence
is in the Lord of hosts ; nnd in fightinp
for His cause they seek a sure victor ;
or a Christian and honorable death. *
Our confidence still , Sir Knights , it
in the Lord of hosts. It is thin cause
that wo are still called to fight , but
the fee 'is a - more subtle ono than
wild boast or cruel Saracen , aud its
enmity is nioro deadly , We wrestle
not against flesh and , blood , but
against principalities , against pftwer ,
against the rulers of the darkness of
this woile ) , against special wickedness
in high places. What lees docs that
central symbol , the cross , mean ? It
ii a continual reminder of that crusade :
to which we have pledgee ! our live !
and ondoavora , that asks the highest
powers we possess , and puts a check
uooii the low , and crushes thu mean.
And every conquest wo have ovei
gained over the wrong that is in our
selves , or out in the world around us ,
has been under this sign , and in the
name of thru who has consecrated it.
So states the legend inscribed above
the red crsss upon evury grand stand
ard : In hoc signo vinti ? , but it IE
more than the announcement of a
fact , it is a prophecy , broad and
determinate of the final victory that
shall be ours.
Be loyal , Sir Knigh's , to the cross.
Bo loyal to the motto that floats above
it. Be loyal to the risen Christ , who
gives its efficacy to the ono ,
puts all its meaning into the other.
His is the winning aide in the great
conflict , there you march on with that
long unbroken .procession , a militant
host , windingits way up from the
dim , early dawn , while it is lost in the
skies , the great host triumphant
Attho conclusion of Mr. Webbs
remarks , the choir sang the hymn
beginning with "Soldiers of Christ ,
arise , and put your armor on , " etc.
The closing prayer and benediction
followed , and the Knights then formed
in line and inarched to Masonic hall ,
where the banquet was held.
A number of tables occupied the
whole space of the hall , and as fast
as possible the Knights wore foiled
lluv. Dr. Webb said grace and the
business of the hour began. The
menu was very comprehensive , and
the Knights did it full juatice. Dur
ing the progress of the foist the
U. P. band discoursed its excellent
airs from the platform.
THE GTJE.ST3.
As stated above , the bad weather
kept many Knights away , but a fair
sized number came. Those tkoru were
aa follows :
IVANHOH COMUANDKUT ,
No. 17 , of Council Bluflj , was in
charge of Sir T. B. Lacey , 13. C. ex-
officto. The members present were as
follows :
SirJ. Lyman , 0. G.
Sir J. B. Atkins.
Sit N. F. Story.
Sir T. S. Couch.
Sir K. T Lindsoy.
Sir H. F. Bryant.
Sir It. T. Elwell.
Sir B. F. Montgomery.
Sir F. T. Webb , prolatu.
Sir A. B.Walker.
SirE Mott.
Sir E U. 1'onda. '
Sir L. P. Judson.
Sir D. McWorkmaii.
Sir D. A. Williams.
All were mounted.
IlKUUi : COMMAN1JBUY ,
No. 31 , of Hod Oak , was merged
with Ivanhuo commandcry. There
trero proeent :
Sir M. Wadsworth ,
Sir U. H. Palmer.
Sir B. P. Griffith.
Sir Dan Roifol.
Sir J. II. Croak.
Big S , N. Mayne.
MT. MOUIA1I COMMANDEET
$0.4 , of Lincoln , turned out strong.
They brought the Capital City band ,
iwelvo pieces , Frank Wosiko , leader ,
vith thorn. They were as follows :
SirJ. K. Marlay , E. 0.
Sir S W. Sowell.
Sir Charles Carter.
Sir .1. J. Imhoff
Sir G. H. Fink.
Sir H. G. Wort.
Sir E S. Hood.
Sir Joseph Kopetzky ,
BirS. J , Saw ) or.
Sir P , A. Olino.
Sir A , 0. Oass ,
Sir 0. W , Pierce.
Sir E , A. Coolty.
Sir James Tyler.
Sir A , N. Davis.
Sir Seth Lindeiman ,
Sir E G. Moiier.
Sir P. S. Oonter.
SirJ. 1 { . PCI kins.
Sir Norris Humphrey.
Sir Elijah Fillcy.
Sir W G , Boston.
Sir John Linham.
Sir S J. Alexander.
Sir Geo. Hastings.
Sir Jacob Daw.
Sir J. S. McCrary.
Sir J , B. Liningur.
MT. TABOn COMMANDEHY ,
No. 9 , of Fremont , came in earlj
The dolctratfon consisted of :
Sir H. B. Nicodemus , E. 0.
Sir C. Driftcol ) .
Sir 0 D. Gardanier.
Sir J. W. Early.
Sir J. Rnsinussen.
Sir J. Driiislow.
Sir A. P. Hopkins.
Sir W. E Leo.
Sir A. 0. Hull.
Sir E Schurman.
Sir F. E. White , grand commando :
and Sir Daniel U. Wheeler , pai
grand commander , represented tli
Plattsmputh commandury.
The visiting Knights went homo lei
evening.
Mt. Calvary commandory , under Si
J. S. France , commander , tnrnod 01
35 knights.
The Presbyterian church choir ,
now organization , accepted the Invitr
tion to eiug at the services at th
opnra house. It is composed of Mn
F. P. Day , Miss Laura Day , soprane
Miss Fannie Wilson , Miss Lizzi
Sharp , alto ; Mr Dive Wells , Mr. I
S. Smith , tenor ; Mr. 0. K. Cralh
Mr. J. L. Smith , bass.
Mrs. Funk presided at the organ a
the opera houso.
THE niXJUIlIAOE ABANDONED.
Ii was the intention of the knighl
o make a pilgrimage to three station !
but the bad weather necessitated it
abandonment. The first station wa
to bo M. M. Marshall's residence
Sixteenth and Dwenport ; the socon
at W. J. ConneH's at ihe head of SI
Mary's avenue ; the third at G. W
Liningor's , Eighteenth and Daven
port.
A BRIGHT BRACE.
A Peculator of Pork and Irwin
the Irrepressible ,
& . Thrilling Drama in 1 Vf (
Acts.
A man by the name of C Abram
was Wednesday arrested by the polio
on a warrant sworn out by A. M
Wakotield , of Friendville , Neb.charg
ing him with the theft of 110 head o
hogs of the value of § 2,000 , and tha
he was a fugitive from justice. Thi
prisoner gave bonds in the sum o
1,000 for an appearance at 2 p. m
yesturduy , and was released.
According to Wakefipld's statement
lie and Abrams were in partnership
JT at least had transactions together n
the handling of horses , hogs and cat
tie. Abrams loft some days ago witl
: > nc hundred and nineteen head o
tipgs for Chicago , which ho sold or
Ilia airival there for the sums men
tiontd , and afterward failed to comi
back and report. Wakefield came tc
Dmatm and Wednesday met his forme
partner on the street and had him ar <
rested. Abrams will probably bo hr > lc
'
to await the arrival of'papera from Sa
line county , on which ho can be re
turned there for a hearing.
A man named William Irwin , wh <
was arrested some time atro on thi
: hargu of attempting to beat a board
bill at the Withnell house , was arrest.
3d 3 eat > r Jay as a suspicious > iaraoter ,
rim time it But-nia that ho baa buet :
joing about to Henry Bo In und othti
merchants and buying bills uf gone. !
tor uhipinent to C > lorado , us ho claim
id. Theii BUBpiciuns wtru nrrouseii
; hat all was not straight , and accorel
ingly they put their ofiiuttrd on hu
truck , and hu now liea in limbo.
From Nuvu , McOord & Brady , it h
learned that Irwin represented himself -
self as a civil engineer , and a partnei
jf E. P. Roj nolds , the railroad con
tractor. Ho went to nearly every retail -
tail grocer in the city , and asked him
to make a bid fur furnishing certain
lupplies of whicli ho furnished the
list. Among these who complied
A ore William Gentleman , J. O. Slat-
ter , T. 0. Brunnor , A. J. , Qvistgard ,
T. MoYittic , Henry Bolln and other ? .
Che fellow has bocn carrying on hie
; aino for about three weeks , and sev-
: ral of the merchants thus approached
wont to Nave , McCord & Brady to
tot figures on the goods desired ,
inch explained to them , and after
tearing the eatno stoiy three or four
lines the firm "took a tumble , " and
lotified the'dealers that they had bet-
or look out. This led to an investi
gation and the arrest.
Irwin is believed to bo the same
nan who , under the name of Wash-
ngton Irving , got away with some
nluablo papers from the chief ongi-
leer of some railroad some time ago
iUd was arrested therefor , as the
lames of the two are similar and the
opreaontatioiis much alike.
roLiac cotJKT.
Two cases of plain drunk resulted
u two additions to the working force
t the city jail.
Armm who got into a row Weelnct-
ay night , en 1 wai severely beateii up
/ B arrested for disturbing the pi ace ,
tit on examination was diBcharircu.
Three now complaints have been
led against the Nebraska National
Sank for obstructing Twelfth street
rith the old Brash building , which
aa boon transformed into temporary
uartera for the institution.
Richard Clark was arrested us a
agrant and was tried at 4 o'clock.
Social Seamstresses.
Last evening the Union Sewing
irelo gave a musical and elocutionary
ntertainmcnt at Standard Hall. The
btondance was both largo und appro-
iativo.
Among the mnny excellent perfoim-
ncea were uomn gleca by the With-
ell House Jubiluu club , a elurnp
Jcech by Mr. John Williams , "Mrs.
Uudlo'nLecture * , " bvMuaMary Wil-
nmr , "Diana Dear , " by Ella and
linttio Folsom , and many others too
umerous to mention.
Tha programme was quite long ,
Ut gave evident satisfaction , and the
arty left at a seasonable hour in a
iph state of hilarity ,
Mr. Bell's efficient baud supplied
10 music. The floor managers wera
[ r. George S , Stuart and Mr. Uharles
I. Reed.
A MEANDERING MONK.
A Bulgarian Mark Twain and
His Travels ,
A Case in WLioh Appearances
Were Deceitful.
Considerable attention was attracted
yesterday on Farnam street by the
appearance during the rain of an odd
looking ponius. "What is il ? " waa
the query , as every man rushed to his
shop door to see him. "It" was a
bronzed and bearded man of medium
height , hts face nut brown , his hair
black and falling in curls down to his
shoulders. Ho were n rod Turkish
"fez" ' on his head , a long flowing gown
of black calico , which reached to
within six inches of the ground , a
coarse blanket across his shoulders ,
and a pair of boots on his feet. That
was absolutely all the man had on
and it may be imagined that his ap
uonranco excited more curiosity than
respect.
A BEE reporter follow cd him as ho
sauntered along bmoking a common
cloy pipe oiid peering about him
through a pair of glasses that sat
astride his nose. Having corralled
him and Introduced him into the
nanc'.um , the old adage that appear
ances are often deceitful was soitn ap
parent.
A. N. Expcridon is a Bulgarian
monk , from a monastery located at
Jerusalem , from which ho was sent
out at the expense of the Greek
church , with which his order is con
nected , to sop the world in general and
North America hi particular ; to study
our form of government , customs and
habits , and to learn the na
ture of the country in which wo
live. On his return ho will
write a book and resume his duties aa
a teacher in the monastery. Ho has
been in this country for three years
and has traveled throuch every state
in the Union except Nebraska and
Minnesota , which ho is now "doing. "
Ho has alee visited British America
and Alaska , the latter in company
with'tho special agent of the revenue
department , Hon. Wm. G. Morris. Ho
haa just completed a tour through
Iowa , and will take in the Nebraska-
towns thoroughly.
Experidon , in accordance with the
vows ot his order , never sleep * in a
house unless he is tick , but carries
about with him a small "dog tent , " a
kettle and frying pan , and is an exem
plification of the motto , "Every man his
ownboarding houso. " Althouehrather
thinly clad , wearing only the calico
gown described , winter and summer ,
he sleeps on the ground , docs his own
cooking , and enjoys life to its fullest
extent. His only companion is a fine
dot ; . Ho had seventeen , but on ac
count of the expense of transportation
for them , sent all but one to a friend
in Boston to keep until his return.
The monk is by no means a man of
low degree , but the son of a tine fam
ily , his father a banker in Joppa. He
is splendidly educated and can speak
thirteen diflerpnt languages. This
last statement the reporter verified by
examining < him in each
language 'before accepting his \
word for it. Ho is also a magnificent
shot , as the reporter learned from a
gentleman in Uiis city who met him
in the east sometime ago , and can
score 083 of l.DOO every time. It will
bo seen therefore that he had no cause
to fear being "landed high and dry"
in Americi.
He arrived in Omaha yesterday
and Ik-fc for BLur and other
country towns on thu line of the Sioux
City nnd I'acflic last night , lec
turing occasionally 34 ho goes , and re
turning to Ln.cum iu a few days. Ho
was at Glenwooel , Iowa , luesday ,
where a grand reception and ball was
ijiven the militia company which
had just returned after capturing the
prize at a competition drill at Des
Moines. Ho did not think much of
the precision of their movements , but
was more favorably impressed by the
training of the children ut the state
uylum for the insane at Glcnwood ,
whoso superintendent , Dr. A. W. Ar-
shibald , ho could not apeak too highly
3f. llev. Experidon explained the
difference between the Greek church
uid the Roman Catholics to bo as fol
lows , there being five cardinal points
in which they differ :
First. Infallibility of the Pope.
The Greeks dissent.
Second. Absolution of Sins. The
Greeks dissent.
Third. Celibacy of the priouthood.
[ n the Greek church priests marry be-
'oro ordination. If the wife dies bo
nay not marry a second time.
Fourth. Purgatory. The Greeks
: ako it heaven or hell straight , and
jolieve in no midway place , as they
ilaim that neither the old or now tea-
amont refer to anv such place.
Fifth. The Covenant of Christian- !
y. The Greek church believes In
L'riuno immersion , dipping three
lines.
The communicants of the Greek
ihurch also partake of the Lord's super -
) or as the Protestants do. They use
> oth bread nnd wine , and take it only
n remembrance of the broken body
ind shod blood of the Savior.
After a very pleasant and inatruo-
ive conversation of an hour or so with
his intelligent foreigner , who says ho
a like Mark Twain , "An Innocent
Abroad , " the "devil" of Tin ; BBB
rent out and bought the visitor ton
ents worth of meat for his dog and
ho venerable pilgrim departed.
A big picnic will be givn on July 4th
iy the land league , Wedceeday the follow-
ng picnic committed waa appointed : F.
V. Gr y , chairman ; J J. Nichols , John
tuflh , M. Douo\an , Jarues Haul/an , J.A.
Jrennan , G. M. O'J3rien , J. L. Donahoe ,
! baa. McDcmald , M , Leahy , Patrick
'ord , Thus. Swift , and Patrick McOjrdle ,
IpeciU luw Litest will tye secured on nil the
Drnngist's Testimony ,
II. F. MbUarthy , dru.RHt , Ottawa ,
[ nt. , stjton thatjm was ailliutel with
: ironlc bronchitu for some ye.ir.-i , anil wan
impletely curid by the n e of THOMA '
.CLLCTIUC OIL. ml3dlw
FLIKS AND BUGS.
Flies , roaches , ants , bedbug * , rat , wio < \
[ > i.heru , chipiuunkd. cleared out bf
lloush on KU . " 15o ,