The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-06

The following is the address made to the
grand lodge by Rev. Floyd E. West, Of
town:
My Brothers for as such 1 think 1 may
address you, though 1 am not a member Of
your order. IT has been my experience
chat formal addresses of welcome on such
occasions as this are apt to fall pretty fat
so / shall not follow the conventional way
Of telling you how extremely glad we are
TO have you with US in Shenandoah to-
night, and how grateful we are TO you for
coming, and how sorry we shall be to have
you go, and a lot of such rot as that for if
the members Of Shenandoah Lodge have
not told you that in a way no words of
mine could toll you, then it would be a
hopeless task for me TO attempt to convince
you Of the fact. Let me only say then,
that l am sure that the greetings of the
prea.ions of what were really in their
hearts. l am glad TO have the privilege Of
speaking to the members Of an organiza-
ton, banded together as yours is, in re-
cognizqtion Of the great truth Of the
brotherhood idea. My brothers, if we are
really to do any very great or telling work
in this world, either as an organization or
as individuals, we must come TO recognize
men everywhere as bound to us by ties Of
kinship, we must be willing to reach out a
hand to help our brother man wherever he
may be found. In my intercourse with
E.-1s,I.,o- i I,vr, nxvow fntVpd than, oe a
rule, men who were ready 10 help their
brothers everywhere, asking not if they
we're Englishmen, but only if they were
men. l ask you to listen for q moment to
the words of two old friends who are with
us tonight, though we may not, indeed, see
them as they look into our faces. They are
memory and hope. Memory speaks to us,
and what does she say, as putting her hand
in ours she speaks the FAREWELL Her first
word of caution is this, Don't forget the
small beginnings, from which have come
the present grand successes" OF course, l
cannot hope to tell you anything which
you do not know relative to the history OF
your organization, but let us not forget that
though organized no longer ago than 1863
or 10 in a little back room at Scranton it
now spreads abroad over the whole of this
great land, and l think, has branches in
the mother country as well. Secondly,
Memory bids US mot forget the principles
on which success has been attained" Let
US continue to work upon the old lines and
for the old purpose Of doing good to our
fellow-men. And Memory also bids us
mot forget our comrades" Some have
fallen and their faces are missed tonight
Let us remember those who shall be with
us no more and profit by the examples
they have left. And, thirdly, Memory bids
Us ITO gain strength and courage for the
future by recalling the good accomplished
in the past.' She calls up the cheering re-
membranes of sutferings that have been
lightened and of SORROWS that have been
cheered. But we must not listen too long
TO Memory. The past is gone and we
haven't much TO do with it. Memory
! cliugs to us, but Hope interfores, and tells Us
TO look TO the future, that there sis a grand
work yet to do.' All has not yet been &C
c,mplished because the membership Ia;
reached large proportions, and she tells US
to believe in the possibilities, look to The
future and improve tho opportunities as
they are presented to you. Let me say
merely this one word more, it has given me.
personally, a great deal of pleasure to have
had the opportunity of meeting you anc
talking to you tonight, and that I am SURF
you have indeed been welcome to our min
ing town of Shenandoah.