The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-17

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The annual memorial Gay services Of
the a. o. U. w, which took place yes
iterday afternoon at the orders hall, cor
ner OF Twelfth and Market streets, under
the auspices OF the Welcome No. 8 and
Wheeling No. % lodges, were largely at
tended. In addition to tho members OF
!. the two lodges there were many present
from other lodges, as well as a repre-
scntatlon ofthe general public y
The opening remarks were made BY Mr.
W. o. cCluskey. Of Welcome. who said:
i'stThe silent mutations OF time have
again brought, us together, and We meet
those who have passed down! the valley
OF the shadows, to commune with the
voices OF the past. and learn anew the
lessons Of the hour. II would Ill bcflt
SO solemn an occasion were I to make
propaganda for this plain but noble
brotherhood Such is not my inten-
ton; but 1t Is eminentlys meet and
proper that an organization that asks
the people OF this communicate join In
these memorial services; that asks the
people of this community for rccogni-
ton; that asks the honorable men and
women OF this state and nation, ire
spcctivc OF creed. for announcement
and sympathy and help. should place Its
platform OF principles and the records
OF Its work before the people that would
allow them to determine whether the
organization Is worthy of recognition
worthy of sympathy and encourage
.ment. is & ~ sftijs ~ q ~, :, 7
With this idea invicw, the, supreme
lodge OF our order has suggested that In
connection with our memorial services.
the aims and objects OF this BROTHER
hood and the character Of Its work
should be clearly set forth. In connec-
ton with an disqualification OF the
grand principles upon which 1t rests,
charity. hope and protection aud tho
true brotherhood that Is the natural re-
suit OF teaching these noble principles,
to tell this people the aims and objects
or our order would be but telling fa-
miiiar story to almost every home OF
our city. To tell OF Its work would be
but repetition OF an old x but sweet
story; for every page of5its hlstorylis
but record OF kind acts and noble
deeds; acts of love and friendships
deeds of pure benevolence; words OF
sympathy: wlplng tears. from weeping
eyes and binding up the bleeding, gap
Ing wounds that death has made In the
household. = : IS nd
"Sending rays OF sunshine into DESC
late homes and doing all that human
means can do to soften the blow; To-
tighten the burdens when death covers
the household as with pail" and
claims the father as his own. And as
We listen to-day to those who will speak
to US OF the true principles OF our order,
and listen to what shall be said to the
memory Of the 10000 OF our brethren
who have been called. shall we not hope
to renew our faith, 10 renew our cour-,
age. and in future to do our part in this
noble work. as those In whose memory
,we'meet to-day have done theirs, and
when our time shall come to Join the
silent army that has crossed the river
others will step in, and take our places,
and continue the noble work, on and on,
until the mighty temple of humanity
shall stand complete In all Its splendor
and glory. So ;E5s
I'm harmony with the spirit and
teachings OF our order, the supreme
lodge has ordained that one day, in each
year shall be given in remembrance OF
the dead. We meet to-day and grasp
SoSh olhCt " tliSt uuu desdlIl
the golden chain Of our union. Think
of the links missing! There are vacant
places! and memory carries us to the
silent cities of the dead! They sleep
there! Their last sleep! And to-day
we come to drop a tear--to place flower
upon their graves; to forget their faults:
to remember their virtues: their records
and their MEMORIES are alone left us as
treasures binding them to the present.
In all ages the living have paid homage
to the virtues OF the dead, for immor-
tally Is the dream OF life
earthly tribute can be Of no
service to the dead. the firm. lasting rec
ord OF deeds held honorable among men
are strong incentives to noble acts in
the present. and aid US in making prog
ress towards that better condition that
is the ultimate. destiny OF the human
race. In our journey through life we
are travelling onward and nearer to that
unknown realm. We know not what Is