The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-11

their friendship repeated by generations yet I'm
born, even to the end OF time.
Not only among the sncents do we find the
records of devoted friendship but our own
young order shows the fruits OF its teachings as
exempliied by one of our brother knights. al
lude to the case of Brother samuel Holder
Hines, member of Old Dominion Lodge, OF
Richmond VA who bv his heroic efforts 10 save
the life of a brother knight, lost his own.
samuel Holder Hines merits all that can be
said of the moral hero, the brave knight, the
Pythian friend
When the fated spotswood hotel in Richmond
was wrapped In the winding sheet OF lurid flame
In December, lo5o and It's passages, rooms ana nc
eating smoke, Captain Hines made his way
through all 10 point where he was safe ana
might have escaped with his lie unharned-
But personal escape from danger was not his OBJ
iect; he was seeking aid TO enable him to rescue
his friend, who was high up in the burning
building.
STRANGE. he rushed back with the heroic purpose
to save his friend or perish IN the attempt IBIS
WAS the last OF this noble man, He and MS
friend Erastmus Ross, brother knight, pcrished
together.
In this noble deed we have embodied and IL
Illustrated in living examples, a Friendship unsur-
passed by anything descrioed by the pen OF ne
ton or depicted in draHstic art This was no
fiction. No poetic fancy. No sentimental erea-
ton. samuel Holden Hines did not merely
hazard hfe, but really died 10 save mis- friend.
IL is not enough Tor the universal brotherhood
OF Knights 10 appropriate such distinction for
one OF It's members. Let humanity share this
exalted privilege Let the world know that
Pythias himself did not sarpsss in his devotion
TO Damon. one who lived III our own day and
who bowed al our OWE altar. II Is not all ca
lamity, not all disaster, not all cause OF sor-
row, not an irreparabie loss, when we remember
that one OF our own race. OF our own flesh and
blood, of our own common humanity can dis
play-nay more, did display-such heroic ex-
ample as that which was made imperishable
amid the charred and blackened ruins of the
Spotswood hotel. Ii is well to have lived such
lie. 1t is nobler to have died such a death.
BY that act he became the Pythian OF our age,
and though now dead he still lives though hay
ing passed off the stage OF action bis fame will
forever Iipger within our memories. His name
has been famed BIZ the breath of immortality,
aud as day star of time he shines full-orbed in
the zenith OF our pythian armament risen
glory 70 guide aspiring knighthood TO honor and
success
These, with many more that might be spoken
of, are noble examples OF friendship Tor US to
emu late, and In order to establish pure and
lasting friendship there must be esteem, and it
is impossible for us to have the esteem OF our
associates unless our lives are pure aud upright.
We want friendship noble and yirtuous,
which, springlng from pure source, inspiring
high respect Tor worth aud amiable qualities in
others, W hich is ready at all times to defend
brothers honor and good tame and 10 protect
him from wrong and misfortune.
he busy word is signing Tor a truer friend
ship and a better charity. The prosperous and
fortunate have friends, out when reyerses come,
when misfortune which makes the heart sick
and withers and blasts hope itself; when pow
erty, disease and famine drive them like beg
g;srs from door 10 door, where. then, are their
friends? They are gone, or were never known.
No family circle to bid them welcome, no
friends to gflher around to cheer and console
ana strengthen them, but they are lett, deserted,
abandoned TO despair. somehow catching the
baser sentiments OF men, the very dogs growl
and BARK at them as they drag their aching
limbs along The exhibition OF true friendship
to such as these is like sunshine TO the parched
and withered leaves OF the forest.
We want friendship which, Tor the sake OF
others, can prefer poverty TO wealth, which can
hang for many sleep ess nights over the bed of
contagion, which can enter the dungeon vol
untary prisoner or fling itself before the dagger
which would pierce another's breast and rejoice
in receiving the stroke. friendship ike that
exhibited by those to whom have referred.
We want broad and comprehensive friend
ship that contains within Itself all the nobler
instincts of man having for its object the up
roofing OF the innate selfshness from the heart
OF man and planting in its stead the holy princi-
pies of charity and beneyolence; not only the
giving OF slms-for this man can do without
any spirit of charity-but flied with that spirit
st. Paul spoke OF in his Letter written to the
Corinthians, "Charity sufereth long and is
kind. Charity envieth not Charity vaunteth
not is not pulled up, doth not behave itself I'M
seenly, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil,
rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the
truth"
Linked with the majesty of heaven and
crowned with the approval of the Most High,
true charity is the noblest OF all human virtues.
With the world for its temple and to do good its
creed, Ii goes on silently, but nobly, touching
where sorrow falls and causing gladness TO
dwell where want hides its haggard face Its
agents are everywhere and among all classes, in
the silence of the night and the light OF day. 1t
moves in q mysterious way Its wonders to per-
form.
To carry out the principles of true charity we
find great field of labor before us; not, how
ever, before crowned heads and great array of