The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-20
40. U. W. MEMORIAL
Services Held by the Local Lodges
Yesterday Afternoon.
WELCOME AND LABElLE BOTH
Observe the Sad Anulversary- solca,n E'A-
erei,s, at the a, o. U. w. Hall and, at
Wesley NJ. E Church in the Eighth
wara-sermon by Rev. Ia. W. Roberts,
andPhres Addreescsat Welcome Lodges
Meeting by MemberA

Yesterday Luuclle mud Welcome
lodges A. o. U. W. observed thclr an
nual memorial day. when services were
held In honor OF the members who have
died. The members OF La Belle lodge
met at their han and marched in body
to the Wesley NJ. e. church. where APP
proprlate services were held thr puStor,
Rev. L. w. Roberts, preaching SER
mon appropriate to the occasion. He
took for his text Galatians 6, 2:
Bear ye one another's burdens, and
50 fulfll the law Of Christ"
MIR. Roberts referred 10 this as an
age OF organizations, and said the
truth had been demonstrated OF the OLD
adage, I'm union there Is strength
Practical philanthropy and fratcrnal
sympathy have kept pace with social
changes. Each existing organization
has one great central purpose. without
this, any organization would be fall
ure. nor can any one organization sue
ceSsfully carry out many purposes. Ihe
central Idea OF the a. o. u. W. Is bro
thcrly help and protection There are
people who criticize the church because
II does not do the work which the
lodge does. and others who criticize
work of the church; both IDEAS, Mr..
Roberts held. were erroneous. The
work OF the church is to ovangellzc the
world: It's mission Is spiritual. moral
educational. The order was doing Il
grand work for the home. and for be-
reaved, suffering humanity. He thought
no other order ever did such mlnEnlil-
cent work In this line. The a. Q. U. w.
pays out on the average OF $4,000 per
day, $1,000 per hour. Therefore. the
Ancient Order OF United Workmen has
its place and It's work. Let the good
work so on.
Therefore the church prepares the
way for the lodge by preceding ana
teaching the principles OF brotheriy
love and OF charity, and Of bearing one
nnothers burdens Indeed, where the
gospel OF Jesus Is unknown, 1t is well
known fact that your lodge does not
exist. There Is no true frnternal spirit,
no brothcrly love in the true sense. no
real charity where there Is no open
Bible. II was the great apostle OF Je-
sus, Paul, who said, THE greatest OF
these Is charity" quote from u prom
lnent member OF your lodge when ! say
there never was, there never Will be.
there never can be, a lodge OF the An
Client Order OF United Workmen with
out an open Bible" And praise God
for this fact.
This open Bible plainly teaches that
man has two dutIes-the one TO man.
the other TO God. Now, the work OF
the church is TO teach. TO make known
what these two duties embrace. In
other words. to make known Gods VIII
10 man.
Your lodge has taken up the teaching
OF mans duty to man and through its
grand system OF benehcence II has
practiced that duty as no other organ
lzatIon has. In n speech recently deliv-
cred in our opera house by Mr.. Kcpner.
he said. 'In this idea Of the brotherhood
OF man, We have the grnndcst sentiment
TINT was ever breathed by human lips
or that ever animated the human
heart. II Llawned upon the world when
the Star OF Bethlehem arose. II was
taught by the lowly SaZnrene. 1t has
been taught by the Christian church OF
all ages, II is practiced to-day by tine
Ancient order OF United Workmen.'
Therefore your grand mission as n
lodge Is to aid and syInpnthlze with
your brothers In sickness and distress:
TO care for his fntherless children after
his death. and by mutual selt-sacritice
to place the widow in homo of her
own. The speaker paid high tribute
TO such orders and wound up with a
fevent plea for all to join the church
- Hhrief