Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Report of Committee on Correspondence, Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 1898
Coming under the observation of the present generation, a most remarkable enlargement has been witnessed, justifying a reference to the ancient prophecy: There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountain; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they Of the city shall ?ourish like grass of the earth.
Throughout the whole land this same forward movement may be traced, so that today we may as Knights Templars congratulate ourselves upon being identified with a strong and resourceful organization, which has nobly gained the vantage ground it now occupies, from which it is privileged to survey the broader field of usefulness now most invitingly stretching itself before the vision.
To do a reviewer's work at such a propitious time in the history of the Order is a pleasant task, and yet, in some respects, there is not so much of prompting for the service as in the former days, when there was less of harmony and good fellowship prevailing - when there were more burning questions presented for discussion - and more matters of historic interest to be passed upon and made clear. The year covered by this review has not been an eventful one in the expression of Templary. As a rule everything has been done according to well considered rules and precedents, but there has been no special enthusiasm manifested, such as sometimes has attracted attention. Grand Commanderies and their subordinates have been getting ready for the Pittsburg Triennial, but the preparations seem to have been made in rather a quiet sort of way, at least they have not been attended with so much of outward demonstration as have characterized similar arrangements in former years.
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