Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-11
SERMON To K. OF P.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF ADDRESS DE-
LIvERED TO KING Arthur CHAP
TER KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs,
WOODSTOCK, VA, JAN. 2S,
1898, BY REV. O. II.
RoCKEY, OF sHEP-
HERDsTowN,

W. NAs
The subject OF the speakers ad
dress was "ludnlineSs Of character.
as dereloped By Pythidnism." After
brief words of greeting thespeaker
said: "The order OF Knights OF
2, thias is no longer an expert
ment. 1t has come to stay. Its
star has arisen later than some,
but the heavens are brighter Ivy lts
rising. Though young yet 1T has
attained marvellous vigor, ana
everywhere hailed asa most Denef
icent moral force in the develop
ment OF those elements which COL
situte manilness. Sel6shness was
shown to be the foe of self and OF
society. The story Of Damon and
Pythils was recOunted and made
the basis of the address as the
model unselfnishness and con-
taIniug the elements which devel'
ope true genuine manliness.
The need of The age is mani,
men There is a deticienc' OF the
manly in the arls and much OF the
literature of the day. La politics
and 10 the commercial world
manly men are wanted. The Gree
c,an csnturians are hOnOred not 80
much for the fact that from them
came poems. statues. temples an
surpassed in the world. festive
81, ctaces which We cannot rival,
philosophic and histories which
sIil stand before as like the Par
thenOn stood amid Its surroundings
of splendid grace. But we hono'
that age more for the fact that uu-
der the Influences prevalent in 1t,
such men like the great Aristides
aud Socrates. Plato and Perlcles
were possible:-We honor the glory
of the Roman civilization, not that
II won vast military victories on
sea and land, aud celebrated those
victories with such magnificent
ceremonial; but that 1t produced
the manly virgil and Horace,
Seneca and Marcus Aurellus men
who stand out to all history az
examples Of sovereign manliness.
1t requires more than flesh aud
blood to make man. a man III
the truest brOadest sense involves
grsnduer apd completeness OF
character, dignity of soul, lottlness
of aim and strength OF purpose
Fawdry tinsel, and superficial
flourish dou't count ln the long
run.
Pythianism helps to deyelopt
such manlness in that the story
upon which the order stands an,
the principles it magnides make
prominent the elements which hell
to develop manllness.
These elements were first
Courdqe, aud cOnscl 'ntlous
r-aard for convictions Of right a
exhlMted by Damon aud PythIas
N,t that courage which oft n dis
plays itself on the battle fed 10
person Al glory, or in the hrat 6
personal c0ntest, or in pasSl0nat
championship Of favorIle opinions
or i'm the cOarstr displays OF loo
hardness. But a courage whlc
stands tor right even at C st q
s.-lfsacri6ce. Such C ,urage is a
natural TO mauliues. ~ the care
to the song birds, or the interp' 4
of coIOrs to the lowering tnliI
Illustrations of the speakers mea'
Ing we're gwen. The Strength
such courage 10 lite was portray"
and Us reward shown. The secon
element of manIiness WAS tue Il
o. the triple cord OF P> thlaniSu
Friendship. The speaker poiutr
out the movements ia his orv no.
The time of m Assing men as hero
nnder ty ranicaI sway-On down
the rise and sway OF indlyldua
Ism. then the union OF the mo
viduaIs into fraternal organic
tions. The purpose and phllosol
of secret societies were shown. Sf
is strengthened by union WI
others. We have social strenKll
-co.operation advances socie
, sud broadens self.
The third element OF Friendsn
was Charity the second cord OF I
thianlsm. A we'll built characl
must have alarge degree OF sy
. patby IN it, and affection. We a
} dependent on one another. We |
long to one another. We are
chain, not separate links. L
speaker showed how Love deV
opes and brosdens mans char
, ter.
The fourth element OF osaract
is Benerolence, the third BOND