Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
MEETING OF THE ELKS.
First Memorial Service Of That Order
Held In salt Lake.

The flrst annual memorial day SER
Vices ever held by the Elks took place
Ia their commodious lodge rooms In
odd Fellows building yesterday. The
program was opened by the orchestra
playing Hearts and Flowers" Rev. W.
Daunt Scott gave the general culogy.
ana the euloRy proper was given by T..
ID. II. Thompson. IN.
Mr.. scott In opening said he regretted
the absence OF Rev. Ellis Bishop. tho
chaplain. lie then said:
In tho closing OF the century
We read OF the dryncsa OF crseds
ana tho uscicSsncsa Of dogn,sc. but
there IN one creed to which all VIII
subscribe. viz: the cultivation of the
spirit OF brotherly love. the cuiiiva-
ton OF "a Jovial, buoyant and optimistic
spirit. We know o. dod In three ways:
through natural theoloxy-through tho
operations OF nature In the world: from
the conscience. the inner soul the rplr-
itual force. ana from the Bible. the
revelation In history of Gods will.
All this tells Us that lie Wills us to b,
happy and exercise the spirit OF broth
orly love. We have not separate
facultloa to judge OF the seen. and
second set to Judge Of the unseen, but
one faculty Ia judge u all" The
speaker contrasted the animal with
the human conception OF happiness.
The former Involves only the unthlnk-
Ink emotions, while the human nature
IL stirred tn Ito depths. The only way
to love our fellow man II 20 look about
FOR things to love. Don't speak against
n name motive unless you are well
acquainted with his nature, look rather
for good characteristics. Let US be
generous. look up. and not look down.
The order OF Elks stands for an op-
timlstic view OF life. and may Divine
Providence give 90 the order prosperity.
success and growth, with the richest OF
blosslngs.'
MIR. n. u. II. Thompson said In part;
Our first memorial should be
solemn and yet joyful service. Solemn.
because |; must bring to the mind NJ
every Elk the gravcr duties OF life. and
Joyous because II can not but tune our
hearts to n closer harmony with the
pleasures of life. Man Ia essentially, by
nature and Instinct. "A social creature.
and the more this natural characteristic
IN developed by fratcrnni and social or
Ranization, 80 much the more 10 he
broadcned and bcttercd by this closer
communion with hts fellow men. Those
cardinal attributes ~ charity. brother
~ love, Justice ana fidelity were never
attained In the fullest Hover. save by
one man, and lie was the perfect one,
hut the rules OF our beloved order. II
faithfully obcyod, viii lead US very far
up the heights. Membership In the
Protective order Of r.lks can not but
make one better and truer man, In
this buiwurk there Ia no loocholc for
aelhshncss. dishonesty or unciennllncss,
and TO he good member OF the order
OF Elks " to range high In that great
organization. the brotherhood OF man.
Within these sacred precincts. no sec
tarlanlsm. politics. no particular occu-
patton can breed discussion or malice.
The vicious, the dlshonorablc Will not
be tolerated. The golden rule OF our
order II The faults OF our brother we
write upon the sands, his virtues ON
the tablets Of love and memory.
While we live, let US pluck the flowers
OF fruitful purpose. throwing aside the
blasted leaves OF nm aimicss life. So
ahAll we have added to us charity,
justice, brothorly love, Adellty."
Tho exercises closed with the dox-
ology. There was number Of specta-
tors present. also the following visit
ing Elks;
Col. John Poole Of Portland. Dodge
Jaooway Of Denver Richard Guenther
OF Wisconsin. Henry Baxter of Phoenix.
j. A. West 81 Detroit. Mich. and Penn
Ia,