The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-02
In MEMORIAM.
Jersey City Elks Hold Services
for Their Dead Brethren
Mr.. Roblee's Eulogy. /,

MEMBERS OF Jersey City Lodge NO. I'll,
Order of Elks, occupied seats in the
Tabernacle yesterday afternoon for the
annual memorial services. Prior to the
commencement of the exercises the mem
hers met at Elks' Hall and marched to
the church.
At three o'clock Brother w. s.. Weed,
who presided, asked the Rev. John Il.
Scudder to open the proceedings with
prayer. Assemblyman w. H. Friday of
Brooklyn made an eloquent address after
the Elks' Quartette sang Newman's beau
tffnl hymn, Lead Kindly Light" Mr..
Friday made a touching allusion to the
death of Matthew Higgins, a former
member of Jersey City Lodge. Then Mr..
Milton Roblee. manag of Taylor's Hotel,
delivered the eulogy. He said
Man is not alone in the world. nor
was 1t ever intend that he should live
alone; there are certain duties that he
must perform, certain ideas that he must
live up to. He is supposed to be a good
CITIZEN. to be an element in the forma-
must form certain lance with 9TH
ers. In these alliances, friendship or
brotherly love must exist; in no way
can this be lone SO well as in the forma-
ton of fraternal organizations which
have for their object the betterment of
the conditions in life of their members.
1uleSe ORGANIZATIONS, WneIn6F religious OF
non-religious, are and must necessarily
be, the mainstay of civilization and of
any country in which they exist. They
are an integral part of the prosperity
ed. OF these the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks is one not the
least by any means numerically or in the
good 1t does. 1t is a part of the ~civiliza-
ton of our great country, essentially
and solely an American institution
OBJECTS OF THE ELKS.
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virtues. to tell of the good that we have
done or expect to do. One who devotes
himself to charitable works in a proper
sense does not wish to announce to the
world his good deeds. We shall inform
you in a general way of the reason for
our existence and leave you to form your
own opinions of the ~worthiness Of our
objects, how we endeavor to uphold the
dignity of man and the chastity of wom-
an. Those who have gone through the
ceremony of initiation know how impress
Sively these principles are instilled into
them, both during the initiation and in
every function thereafter.
1.-THE station which I have the honor
and privilege to occupy is symbolized by
the words, Brotherly love- / appreciate
to its fullest Interpretation the meaning
of the term lbrotherly love-a heaven
his fellow men. What nobler relation
ship can be imagined than that of broth
erhood, when this feeling exists? Its
most important constituent part is friend
mp r. oiAA IA -
can hardly control its ramifications If
we would. 1t knows no selfishness, no
deceit. A true friend hears with glad
ness ant with joy his brothers friend's)
success, feels proud when he hears him
praised, ~rejoices when he sees him hon
ored. Our friend o~vershadows us in our
him a helping hand when others frown
upon him, when he is in distress we
build up an ideal in our minds which
amounts almost to a religious reverence,
nothing that this world offers can make
US deviate in our ideas or our behavior
towards our friend or brother when that
feeling is firmly established. The love
of our brother is a religion itself, it pos
sesses in charity an element which can
not exist except in an organization like
that to which we belong. Thus can we
give succor in distress, aid in misfortune,
care, sympathy, consolation in sickness
or death without impressing at the same
time any feeling of embarrassment or
offence to personal Independence.
TIES OF BROTEIERLY LOVE.
g The rose is not without it's power,
When churlishness with nge throws
But oh, how doubly sweet the flower,
When kindness with a smile bestows it.
9Th relationship, his brotherly love,
should exist amongst the members of our
order, and such a feeling | can safely
say does exist in the lodge which meets
here n 59aagi we to na pay m oer to tpib mf@e Of love
to those who nave passed to the great
beyond
'IndI great mOQ6rn philosopher, Inc
immortal Emerson, says that certain ele-
ments are necessary to make up the
composition of friendship. One of these
he says is truth. He says "A friend Is
a person with whom / may be sincere.
before whom / may think aloud
Another element. he says. is tenderness,
in all that that term applies, a true
friendship of brotherly love knows nc
difference in circumstances, it is the
same under summer skies, or in stormy
weather, in poverty as well as in pros
perfty, in life it Is strong, it is still
stronger and grander in death.
For this reason are We here today:
for this reason, while any of us remain
together, shall we meet year after year
to with each other, and with
the spirits of those who have been sum-
moned into the presence of the Great
Exalted Ruler of all, to whom we bow in
reverence and generation, and for whose
signal we are all waiting. May that sig
nal be advanced to US each and every
one when we are most ready to respond,
and when we are called may we hear
from Him the words: Well done, thou
good and faithful servant"
Mr.. Roblee's admirable address, given
with intense pathos and in the highest
Evolutionary style, was listened to with
profound attention. AT it's close Mr..
William Broderick sang Faure's
palms in a very artistic manner and
Mr.. ]. Leslie Gossin contributed a poem
written for the day. Prayer closed the
interesting services.