The Forrest City times., 1892-03-18

words represent the sweet perfumes. :. In the night time of trouble
 and care, And brings back the features which joy
 used to wear
 It teaches Us to lay strong hold on the future and to remember our mis- sion on earth is not for self alone, but for others. It destroys in great meas ure that seltishness that of itself is poisonous to the growth Of our order, as we'll as our manhood and if yielded to too much would lead us backward and destroy our soeaii fabric. Itwarns the erring, cheers the faint, leads the blind. heals the sick and lovingly fulliils it's mission. Be 1t word or be IL deed, it teaches us
 " To take the orphan by the hand, And point them to better land.n To go to the bedside of the sick and contribute to his relief, and last, but not least, to remember that kind words and actions frequently go further than money in aiding each other. Money IS only one factor. but kindness and promptness coupled with Il makes 1t a great bulwark to our brotherhood. | There are times when we are dlscour' aged and feel like the battle of life is
 not worth fighting Then to have d
 brother present the future with all of
 its possibilities and speak encouraingly
 to us and help us by good counsel, We begin new life's work, and ill after
 years we will look back to those little
 acts of kindness and good counsel as
 the brightest spots along our pathway
 through life. We must. remember that
 the only way to be happy is to make
 others so.o
 Then from today let us cultivate [ speak kindly to the erring ones, help
 the widow and the orphan, cheer and aid the disconSolate, and, in the
 language of another, let us live with
 malice towards none, with charity to | for all. /"
 J cannot refrain from saying word l in behalf of our worthy brother, 0. B. | Rollwage. whom the grand lodge honor | ed by electing him one of it's trustees, and in honoring him has honored itself | in selecting one so eminenty qualified to discharge it's duties and one who has
 at all times and under all clrcum- stances shown himself worthy of the confidence and esteem placed i'll him by | his brethren, and whom 1 desire to see elevated to the office Of grand dictator 1 at our bienniel session; for if devotion, zeal, and untiring energy and love or | the principles of our noble order de- serve recognition, he is entitled to that l honor.
 Now, honorable dictator and breth- ren, desire to thank you for the honor of having thrice been elected to repre- 1 sent you in the grand lodge. After the
 last election meeting and when l re-
 tire to the quiet of my home where l
 coul1 reflect upon your action, l was
 deeply impressed with the thought
 that, whether your expressions of good will were deserved by myself or not, as
 member of this order 1 was truly among friends and brethren and their
 action awakened the tendereSt feelings
 within me, and 1 promised myself to give more of my time and attention to ! the lodge than had been my custom for some time. And ,brethred, permit me | to say that had not been idle, but have devoted much time to other fraternal
 orders, that have for their object the
 same grand principles.
 Again, brethren, thank you, and as
 the years go by, trust that the recol- 1 lections of your action will be an in- 1 spiration to me for greater work and
 usefulness among you. and when We have paid our last assessment and dis
 charged our last charitable act, may
 each and all of us meet in the grand | lodge above, where the supreme dicta- i tor of the universe presides.