The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-04

NaANt sNhSN'ANNa
The annual memorial services of
Wheeling Lodge No. 2S, b. P. o. E. took
place Yesterday afternoon at the Opera
House, aud were attended by large
audience including nearly all the. Elk'
Of the city and surrounding communal
tics.
The overture was by Prof. Herman
schockey and Alfred Spell, and then
followed the opening Of the lodge. The
prayer was by Rev. Or. r. Rush SwoPe,
OF 81. Matthews church.
TITO first musical number was the
song. 20 Paradise" by the quartette
composed OF bEs. Flora Williams aud
Miss Finnell, and Messrs. Will Day and
Charles Xulanl. As was inevitable from
the personel oil the quertette, the song
was beautiful one.
The culogy on the dead members oil
Wheeling lodge was to have been dc.
fiveted By Hon. John A. Howard, but
on account OF sickness he was not pres
emit
Tho solo, ave Maria" was the next
number on the programme, and was
sung by Mrs. Williams, who was in ex-
traordiaarily good voice. She was ac-
conaanied 6y Mr.. Spell on the violin.
The cuIogy, "Our:order." by Brother
W. ii. johnson, OF GAINESVILLE lodge No.
ia, was a very powerful one, and lis
tened 10 with great attention by the au'
disnce. MIR. Johnson sHld:
Ny brothers 81 Wheeling lodge No.
Is, our meetings arc usually Tor the pur-
pose Of enjoying the good things OF this
beautiful world; lii,in. the heavy yoke
Of care from tho neck 81 the weary, and
10 dispense charity without ostontatlon
10 the worthy poor
But We have met to-day to contem-
F.. plate and emulate true manhood in its
highest and pureae living type; and to
look beyond the scenes OF time with
bright hops; to an everlasting inmor-
taliiy.
Every true Ell; believes in the exist
anco oil God; it mag not bs the ortho-
dox God OF = particular creed, bu. it is
this God to whom he owes all hi4 happi.
ness and love, aud to whom alone he
holds himself accountable for his exist
ence, his being, and his hope OF immor-
tality.
To-day the meAbers Of our order
with their desr families and friends arc
gathered in our halls to render tribute
and praise to Him who holds tho earth
and the seas in tho hollow OF His hand.
We recognize in Him the suurcs OF all
light. all power. all love, all honor, all
s.l.z,, III ,b,t 4. ,,,nJ >, ~ ill that il
pure aAd noble in the purposes oil our
order, are hut the just attributes OF
Him, who knew no beginning and shall
see no end.
We hnvo taken the law and the
motto of Jesus OF Nazareth MS the
foundation and ground work OF our
order. TO do unto othcrI as we would
have them to do unto u.s.
The Benevolent and Protective Order
OF Elks is keeping step with the pro-
ersss OF tho age lts m4m5ers are not
slothful in business; they are not de-
pendant on tho charity Of the state or
County-tley are active, industrious
and progressive. In the battles Of life
they depend on their own brain and
Drawn. The members of our order are
III all lllt LGh dlAA1 USE
iul vocations of our country. We en-
courage education and cultivate refine
mont. We have written our own music
and originated literature peculiar to
our own customs and tastes. We re-
spect liberty OF thought and speech; We
respect tho rights OF our brothers and
the feelings OF all mankind; OF every
nation, kindred and tongue.
But let US turn for brief moment in
grateful culogy to the good deeds, lofty
purposes and blessed memory OF our
dear departed. All over this bright
land, they sleep their last, long, eternal
sleep. In tho winter the pure snow,
whittier than their marble shafts, is their
robe. In tic sprinG-timc the grass and
flowers, tho beautiful emblems oil that
un'een world, grow and blossom on
their graves, and all unhecdod in ashes
thcy slcep on; they hear not tho song
OF the birds; no moro are ther silent
lips kissed by Aurora's sun. or their
cheeks painted with his tinted hues.
To the suppressed sob OF dear ones
over the tomb, or the falling tear, they
are alike oblivious. The ships crowd
the busy rnArts OF trade and pillow tho
ocean with their ccmmerce: The rivers
sill run on TO tho sea-. The merry
laughter OF children rinGI on: in the
streets, and echoes over the smiling
fields. The curtains OF night fSIl upon
the earth and million stars shine out
from the empyrcal donna OF the skies.
Once they were wont TO gather in our
festal halls to listen to tho wit and