The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-10-09

! For all my doings like myself were vile;
| Then, Master to Thyself flew; plead
Thy righteousness who conquered DER the dead,
Placed all my hopes aud trust within thy hand,
And now obedient, wait Thy full command.
| This, Oh Lord did for Thee
| Thou hast done so much for me,
And oh Sir Knights may the answer be !:
Sir Knights well done; the high award is given,
| His open word assures us OF His praise;
| 1t is not far from faithful heart to Heaven
Almost them by faiths earnest gaze;
| Sir knights well donei tbs written bold and free,
| " Ye did it unto them and unto Mel"
1t is but little any can do.
| So brief, so trifing human power;
| But as, on earthly pilgrimage We go,
| There are occasions every day and hour
Wherein His hand is seen. and be our care,
| To act as Jesus would were Jesus there.
| The Widows tears His" for Jesus wepti"
/ The imperiled knight in his-leap forth ye blade,
| The broken heart is his-while others slept
He Left this sin struck world Sir knights, to us,
| To teach its comforts and remove its curse.
Leap FORTH good swords stand warriors. your feet
| In serted ranks bear one another up,
! By this sign conquer, 1t Is full complete
| Ye need no other sign other hope;
And when from neryeess hand the sword shall fall,
| The master will reward and comfort ALL
| And now Sir Knights in closing, | would
| say it pleases me to see that we have with us
on this occasion our household gods-Wo-
man-God's best gift to man, and on behalf
of the Sir Knights of st. Elmo Commandery
and of the Grand Commandery of the State of
New Jersey, thank the ladies for their pres
enee with us. The very name OF woman is
sacred to me. never pronounce it but with
feelings of profound respect l cannot use it
| lightly although others may. With me it
would be simply impossible. | have too live
ly and tender a recollection of sainted
mother, of her kind aud watchful care, and
of kind and loving wife's sympathy, to
ever use the name of woman but with feel
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the bliss of home. The sun of that delight
full world beams upon us with light SO pure
and strong that if any intelligent, honest
man, should say to me you are half blinded
to the faults of the gentler sex, should not
deny it. Some might ask what woman does
| for man. | will tell you some OF the things she
does. She spends his money. You need not
laugh Sir Knights, because if she did not you
would have to do it yourselvesl, but ah, she
does more she soothes his heart, sweetens
his temper, supports the courage and infames
the zeal of the man, whose life-burdens would
otherwise crush him to the earth
When body, mind and heart are over-taxed
with exhausting labor; when the heavens are
overcast and the angry clouds portend the
| fearful storm when business schemes are an
tagonized, thwarted by stubborn matter or ca
PRECIOUS man, or the dispensations of provi-
dences; when GOODNESS, Jealousy or SANDER
| chills his heart, msfepresents his motives or
| attaoks his reputation when he looks with
aooee . A''s 81, no saos and sbr;nks from
suspicion upon wi no eees "hc o"ls ~
| the frauds and corruptlons Oh men Win in-
stinctiya dread--there is one place of calm
and sunshine amid the lowering STORM, one
world-a little lovely world OF Smiles TO
| greet him when he comes one heart which
s'oo'-"' a..:a:o. ,.,l,o.a
| is true-ot whicn ne mas no susPioion-"nve
love is pure and deep and changeless as the
| Cd ,,ho oaya IL With what fond lonppgs
does he turn toward that paradise-his home
with what refreshing gladness does be re-
| .;ra fro,, tho noise and strife and selfisbness
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of the world into that s0nctw1 sdhctornm OF
the world s vast temple and as ne settles INTO
ms easy cusn anu ft Of otfsctons hand
mon his feyered brow, and loves charming
kisses upon his lips, and receives the endear-
ing caress Of her who cans MN L husband pan, VIVA.
oecio" q, noy ',;a he Ta,t ,v;tbir how
his burdened heart lifts up itself and feels its
burdens gone how changed the colors of this
great world Tue hsn. Vi 1as no'o S ns
out upon the surrounding oarkness anu NC
lances i,b ht ~ .st has heant;es for the shirt
yves and cbides himself for the premature
beginnings of a heartless misanthropy. This,
Sir Knights is what woman ooes ior man.
Thou woman g, ths reatbs are thine
The youthful heart 1, beats warm n and and high
Thou shinest DER the flowery path
rSou y .oo,bss sn man aa when ser he hath
! - An eysof gloom a brow of care
To youth thou art the early morn,
To cid his path, each scene adorn,
u boon 6oW G% Teg ha@ u SFgh seeS
To him the light Of w0mans love.