Excerpt from Talks on Pythianism It has been my aim and object in writing this little book, to lay before its readers the story of Damon and Pythias, and a few talks on the tenets of the Order in plain, simple language. In doing so I have had but two leading thoughts in my mind. In the first place, I have had the misfortune to Lose my sight and am totally blind. Both myself and wife are growing old, having already passed three score years. It has been our lot to accumulate but little of this world's goods, and yet in our declining years we must live. It is needless for me to say, therefore, that the thought of securing these necessities of life from the sale of the book first prompted me to make an effort at book-writing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from What Pythian Knighthood Means It had its conception in the friendship existing between Damon and Pythias, and the Order was founded on February 19th, 1864, in the Citv of Washington, D. C., by Justus Henry Rathbone. This was during the Rebel lion, when the country was in the throes of civil war, when the Southern States were arrayed against the Northern States, and the perpetuity of the Nation was in jeopardy. Family ties had been sundered, bloodshed and carnage involved the country in general gloom. It was during this dark period, that the star of Pythian ism rose in the East, shedding the light of friendship and brotherly love into the homes and across the battle fields, strewn with the bones of the valiant sons of the North and the South, who had lost their lives in deadly combat. The proclamation of such friendship at such a time was not unlike that of the heralding of Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men, over the plains of Judea, when the morning stars sang together. The friend ship between Damon and Pythias was of so high an order that it prompted one to offer his life as a ransom for the other, and thus fulfilled the divine idea of our Saviour, who said Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. It may be of interest to inquire into the causes of such friendship at a period, when a large part of the world was ruled by Heathen Nations, engaged in frequent wars and when human life was regarded as of little value. Damon and Pythias were Pythagoreans, who lived in the fourth century B. 0. They drank deeply at the wellsn of this philosophy.' They imbibed its prmciples and were transformed into living exponents of its teachings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Pythian Sketches, Vol. 1 Section 26. The Founder. 27. Its Origin. 28. Washington Lodge, No. 1. 29. First Grand Lodge. 30. Franklin Lodge, No. 2. 31. Reorganization of Grand Lodge. 32. Progress. 33. Proceedings of Grand Lodge, 1867. 34. Organization of the Supreme Lodge. 35.-second Ses sion, 1870. 36. The Conclaves. 37. Rathbone Resigns from Order. 38. Supreme Lodge, Session 1876. 39. Cry for Help. 40. Endowment Rank. 41. Progress. 42. Status of Order in 1902. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Pythian Knighthood: Its History and Literature; Being an Account of the Origin and Growth of the Order of Knights of Pythias, With a Statement of the Principles on Which It Is Founded It has been our aim to deal justly with all who have had a part in the making of the history of the Order, and with malice toward none. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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