Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
It Il Properly Observed BY Elko
Lodge No. rs, I. o. 3. r.

oTyOu 10 Emu yobtOEuhy', - Nc Ohy
was pertent; and the people turned
out in large numbers to $listen to the
exercises of the day, cond uctedl by
Blko Lodge No. 10, kO.%O. F.
The members of the Order formed
on,the outside of the Hail at 1:3o p.
N. aud marched in TO the inspiring
music of an L: O. o. F. march played
on the organ by Miss Cora Harris.
The President OF the day.. G. E. May
eli, N. g.; the orator, Edgar Reinhart,
p. G.; and Rev, Bro. :Witter, of Vir
ginia Lodge No. 8, Virginia, who Of
dictated as Chaplain aud poet, occu-
Spying the seats OF the Noble Grand
ana his supporters. At the conclu
sion of the march, the Noble Grand
called the audience to order and the
exercises opened by the choir singing
"@od Bless Our Land" Rev. Bro.
Wftter then addressed the throne If
Grace in an eloquen. prayer, taftes
which the choir sang "Dream of Bat
tle-Fields No More" The President
of the Day then made few appro-
pirate remarks, stating the object OF
the exercises, and concluded by intro
duoing the orator OF the occasion,
Edgar Reinhart. Es ~.
Bro. Reinhart began by speaking Of
the ceaseless flight OF time that
brought the people together after the
lapse OF another yeas to pay tribute
Of love and deyotion TO those who had
laid down the burden OF life.
;He then discussed the uncertainty
OF human life and the certainty OF
death, the great mystery that the
human mind has failed to solve.
Then followed terse, statement of
the views Of heaven held by the
(Budhiets, tho followers Of Zoroaster,
the Ga6alists and the wild, weird
8 pbaptasy Of Poe. Time and space
prevent Us from publishing Bro.
Reinhart's remarks ia full, but we
cannot forbesr pu blishihg the follow
ing extracts from his splendid ad.
d1ess: .... $40.
"But let US not take this gloomy
visw Of the inevitable. Let US hope
that there is a brighter, a grander
future in store for US. Let us hope
that this life is but a chapter in the
history of mo-; that all the pains ana
trials of this life will some day be, tc
us az passing shadow. as a dream
that aome day all Of us may reach that
seventh heaven go rererently wor
shipped by the Cabalists, that some
day all OF Us may meet again 10 an.
other sphere, brighter, purer, holisI
than this. Would that could paint
to you the ideal heaven, that have
in my mindl Would that l oohlc
draw pen picture that would but
faintly reflect the inags of that last
haven Of refugei I would have tbt
paths OF that heaven strewn with
flowers more beautiful, more fragrant
were that posi- lie, than those Gre
atoms OF nature upon this esrth.
would have the dwellers OF Thu
heaven, though the images Of men
with thoughts purified. With heart,
snnobled, with minds perfected, with
love immatable.. unbonndsd, unset
fish! ] would have the fondest hopeI
otman realized, and universal broth
erhood at last, no more to be chased
ss an unattninable chimera, but
realty, o certainty.
1t 10 to attain this end upon, eartt
that Odd Fellowship exists. By tn,
precepts that ara taught within oul
Order, Friendship, Love and Truth,
We try to Undue into. the hearts o
DOR brethren the cardinal principles
by which this end is to be attained
We say, help thy brother man ia dis
dress; IL he 10 down, lift him up; /
misfortuno oVertaKes him, tighten BIZ
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