From Nelson
As we contemplate the glorious condition of our honored Order, and be- hold it illuminated by the bright rays of prosperity without an element of discord to disturb the harmony of its organization, let us recognize and ac- knowledge our obligation to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the manifold blessings bestowed upon us. Brethren, when we look upon the magnificent proportions of Pythian Knighthood, and remember that in our own State scarcely eight years have elapsed since its establishment upon the bleak shore of experiment, is it strange that every chord of our hearts should
vibrate with ecstatic pleasure at the grand transformation from the weakness
of infancy to the strength of manhood, from the anticipation of novelty to the realization of fame ? To the question, What has produced these vast and
wonderful changes, we hear the answer, in tones as true as angels use : The
practice of our lofty principles and the energy and the effort of our members.
Read Morevibrate with ecstatic pleasure at the grand transformation from the weakness
of infancy to the strength of manhood, from the anticipation of novelty to the realization of fame ? To the question, What has produced these vast and
wonderful changes, we hear the answer, in tones as true as angels use : The
practice of our lofty principles and the energy and the effort of our members.
