The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-09
knights of Pytlhias.

The question was asked the writer
during the past week, with all OF our
churches and societies, is there any
permanent Roadway being made for
the elevation and uplifting Of human
ityo"
The struggle for existence and SUBJ
sistence is as hard today as in the
childhood of our race; honest men
plead for work, mothers pray for re-
lief and children cry for bread, but
frequently the answer IS the ecno Oh
their wailing cry"
/ know that the assertion is too true.
I realize that this is an age of low
animal selfishness. We are now pass
ing through the dark ages, with the
banner s.loft, Everybody for himself"
The employer nowadays is a king, the
workman gre Yelling slave. The mas
ter stands erect, clothed in a mantle
of egotism and vanity, while the SER
want bows low, very low, and wears
continually a mantle of fear and hy-
pocrisy AS to what fraternal societies
are doing, [ will say they are struggling
on from week to week and month
to month, relieving as much as posi-
BILE the SufferingS of the unfortunate.
The workers keep on teaching the prip-
ciples which would, if adhered to, bring
happiness and contentment, but the
same low selfishness casts it's influence
and darkens the fraternal horizon as
we'll as the world at large. Fraternal
societies teach men to stand erect
in truth and honor, they teach
use, use them for the good of
all They teach that all humanity are
Gods children and that intellectual
happiness is better than low animal
self qualification. They teach that the
tongue of SANDER is filthy reptile and
that to besmirch the character or mem
DRY of man or woman is the crime of
all crimes. Pythianism teaches that
our charity must be as 'boundless as
the desires and wishes of humanity; it
must be as broad as the seas and as
generous as the sun. 1t teaches that
we must stand upon an elevated plane
and look with pity and sympathy upon
the doWn-trodden, the poor and unfor-
tunate everywhere, remembering al
ways, I'VE rise by raising others" 1t
teaches us that it is our duty to give
warmth and cheer to all of Gods chill
dren as far as in our power, irrespec-
tive of creed or nationality. 1t teaches
us that our motto is and must be hui
mainly. If all men do not practice
these principles, it is no fault of the
society or the honest hard workers.
reach the hearts of law makers, they
will then make laws for the good and
welfare of all, and they will then
march under the banner of humanity.
If space would permit, l would say
more, but let me ask, shall we give up
the fight or is it not better to follow
the admonition of the poet LongfelloW
when he says
Let us then be up and doing,
L. for fof
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait"
J. P. M.
Lodge Work-The various lodges
met during the week and Walter. 2.
Syms and w. C. Coleman were initiat-
ed into the rank of page, in Calanthe
No. 8.
Myrtle No 1, received a visit from
the grand lodge officers Tuesday even
ing. Good talks were made by a num-
Der of the brothers, and delightful
music was rendered by a string quar-
tette composed of Professors Weihe,
Wftzel, Bendixen and Youndale. Pro-
fessor Weihe also rendered two solos
and he thrilled the souls of all pres
ent. Refreshments were served and
the evening will long be remembered
by the Pythians as one of the pleas
ATTEST in the history of the order in
Utah.
The officers of Rocky Mountain No.
8 were elected as follows. C. c., H. G..
McCullum; V. c., ]. B. McAney; P, Sig.
Simon; M. of w, William Irvine; K.
R. S., w. w. Phillips; M. of F., Rob
ert Harrison; M. of E., Richard
Baker; NJ at A, P. w. Burckhardt; l..
G., A. j. Lowry; o. G., ]. c. Davis;
trustees William Kirkham, T M. Pat
ton, Sig. Simon.
J. NJ Breeze was initiated into the
rank of page.
The Uniform Rank had a well at
tended meeting Saturday evening.
When the Pythian band gets into the
ranks Salt Lake division will startle
the citizens by music and appearance.
j. H Sinister, K. r. S., of Rath-
bone lodge No. 9, of Scof1eld, was in
town Saturday and had a pleasant
time with Grand Chancellor Meakin