Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29
ARE YOU PREPARED!
Il. N. White at the A. d. U. W.
Open Sessi0H.

iiSiicu " ISiuSSt'
am not going 10 preach you a
sermon although what | would like
to say could be made the subject
matter of such a discourse. n iun-
eral is taking place IN Mexico al
most every day. We have II city OF
about 5000 people. We have had
a death 4 day and sometimes two
for nearly a month. How many OF
US are prepared for death? Have
you noticed that quite II number OF
these deaths were unexpected and
sudden? say, how many OF US are
prepared? And here is where what
| will try to say differs from a ser
mon. | am not asking about the
future of your soul but about your
temporal affairs. No benevolent or
der or organization of any kind can
take the place of the church. L
don't want to be misunderstood on
this point. Orders like the A.O.U.W.,
true, do wonders in the way of build
ing up the character of individuals
and they vastly improve the morals
of a community, but they do not
save souls. Benevolent orders may
aid the church but cannot take its
place. We need more of the prac-
tice of brotherly love, relief and
truth; we need more larger organi-
| cations like the one which is here as
sembled; we need more active and
earnest membership in such bodies.
Let us practice charity, hope and
protection in our lives as well as in
our lodge rooms. Some of our be-
nevolent organizations are like some
of our churches, and some of our
lodge men are like some Of our
church members, cold in faith.
repeat, are you ready for death? Are
your temporal affairs arranged SO
that you can leave them forever? |
speak now to those who are not
members of any benevolent organi'
cation and carry 30 insurance and
perhaps have nc personal friends tt
| look after their bereaved families.
Some Of us live such selfish lives.
There is so much greed, so much
politics, so much that is called bust
ness, that we do not think of such {
thing as death. Some of us live such
selfish lives that we never even visit
our sick neighbors, never help the
poor, never ask or care to hear O.
anyone's distress; never attend {
funeral, never help to bury the dead
We have all got to die. VIII oul
wives have to hire pail bearers, will
our wives have to hire mourners, viii
our wives have anything to hire with:
We have no insurance; We belong tc
no benevolent society. We never
do anyt hing to alleviate suffering
or aid our fellow man. What did we
live for and what will become of oul
families. The world will not care
about what has become Of US. 1t il
bad enough to live without friends,
sympathizers or brothers but the
death of a friendless, sordid, selfish
man is something to make one shud'
der. | have attended such a funeral
1t prompted the uncanny thoughts
that now give utteFn A.
not thint ,Sa,1sfo-
o.4tf LIN d man should be a Jolnel
try to belong to all the churches
or try to run all the lodges, but i
should be the pleasure of every man
especially those who have families, tt
belong to some sound benevolent so
ciety.-If possible, to oneswhich ha'
an insurance feature like the A. 0
Z. w. You will have q chance t.
help others through life and will b.
the better yourself. In sickness
and distress you will be sur
rounded by tried and true friends, ant
will not only leave your widow ant
orphans some coin of the realm, Blu
the members of your order will b
as brothers and fathers to them il
time of need. The cost of sucl
membership is nominal. The socia
, feature is worth ten times the cost Q
the insurance. Aman makes a bette
citizen, a better father, a better hus
I band it he belongs to an order Of thi
character and does his duty. Wive
who object to their husbands bein'
out ''late to LODGE should bear thi
in mind and not roast the old mai
when he comes home. Those Wit
are out late TO the lodge are doinI
good work in a noble cause. Tn
wives and little ones are lntereste,
and should encourage them alon,
this line of duty. Those who ar
out late and say they were at tn
, lodge and were not-well, that's
different story.
Result OF Bad Looks.
1t cannot he denied that bad book
make had men. When they ar
, read by boys they undermine tn
principles and morals of these youn
readers, and make it all the easie
for them to yield TO temptation
The busy parents Of the present da.