Proceedings of ... Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America

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Page 69 - There is no flock, however watched and tended But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying.
Page 242 - Thy day has come, not gone; Thy sun has risen, not set; Thy life is now beyond The reach of death or change, Not ended — but begun. O noble soul! O gentle heart! Hail, and farewell.
Page 163 - ... quarter of an inch wide ; the Templar's Cross of gold, with the initials of the office, respectively, to be embroidered [old English characters'} in silver on the lower end of the strap. For Past Grand Commanders : The same as above, except that the color of the shoulder-strap shall be royal purple, and the lettering omitted.
Page 167 - Councils of Royal and Select Masters of the several States and Territories of the United States, and the...
Page 237 - Such was our friend. Formed on the good old plan, A true and brave and downright honest man...
Page 167 - A consistory, chapter, council or lodge duly chartered by and instituted according to the general rules and regulations of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern jurisdiction of the United States; 6.
Page 165 - The General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the United States...
Page 243 - Out yonder in the moonlight, wherein God's acre lies, Go angels walking to and fro, singing their lullabies; Their radiant wings are folded, and their eyes are bended low, As they sing among the beds...
Page 38 - May 30, is clearly in violation of title 12, section 31, of the code of statutes and digest of templar law of the Grand Encampment...
Page 243 - God's acre see that fair and wondrous sight, And hear the angels singing to the sleepers through the night ; And, lo! throughout the hours of day those gentle flowers prolong The music of the angels in that tender slumber song, — "Sleep, oh, sleep ! The Shepherd loveth his sheep.

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