The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-26
is A. 0. U. W. DAY.
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eral fund instead of being collected
from the applicant. This occurs to me
as a suggestion as to way to avoid
the difficulty OF course the grand lodge
premium could be reduced to 81, but if
it were done we would no longer Sc
cure the services of the deputies nor
would there be as much work done by
The members of subordinate lodges to
secure new members where the reward
S."
He thinks THE grand lodge should
make up its mind what it wants to do
in this direction, and then whatever eX-
penses are provided for in the plan
which is adopted must be met by
provision for the collection of sufficient
revenue. to meet such expense. 1t is
not right that any portion of the eX-
penses of the work of theN order for
one year should be borne by the order
the subsequent year, and where an in
sufficient revenue is provided to meet
the expenses which are incurred, there Is
always the result that the order in the
subsequent year must carry the burden
of the preceding year Therefore, with
wise provisions with reference to the
means and methods of extending the
, limits of the order for the ensuing year,
and with equally wise provision for
revenue to meet those expenses, there
is no reason why the order should not
prosper in the years to come as in the
past year. Let there be wise delibera-
ton in this direction, and there need be
no fears for the future"
Concluding Mr. Forde says: The
grand old ship of the A. o. u. w IL
again anchored at the docks of topeka
for her annual inspection by the repre-
sentatives of the various lodges in this
jurisdiction. How different in her con-
dition as compared with that of one
year ago at Pittsburg- Then she had
returned from a yearly voyage with eV-
s. licences on every hand of having en-
countered severe storms and suffered
rough usage. Today everything lndl-
Gates that her voyage has been pleas
ant and prosperous one. The OVerhaui-
ing She received last year preparing her
for the coming voyage was done with
skill and care. Instead of presenting to
the order as the result of her trip net
loss in membership of 2,630 for the year,
she comes laden with the information
that she brings to the grand lodge a
net gain of 5.055. What is more, she
brings information that the various
lodges of this jurisdiction are no longer
suffering from the embarrassment of
an Inadequate understanding of the
practical operation of the classified plan
but on the contrary, have been inform
ed, and their members are working in
harmony for the still further progress
of the order for the ensuing year.
Her sails are in trim, her decks are
clean, every man of the crew at his
post, their hearts buoyant, their faces
SIlllAuSs anu the BIdAlu OiQ DdhuGi - al
the mast head, floating proudly in the
breeze She has carried to 5,O55 homes
the protection of our great order She
has brought to 25S homes. which have
been bereft of the breadwinner durine
the past year, -$5OS, 900. Who can meas
ure the misery this money has prevent
ed, or the comforts and joys it has
brought to the widows and orphan chill
dren of our deceased brethren.
THAT the inspection you give her vii
result in hearty approvaI by the grand
lodge of the work done during the pas
year there is not a question. 1t is moi
only the duty of the grand lodge to give
the vessel the inspection which is ex-
pected by the constituency which is rep
resented at this session. but it is the du-
ty of the grand lodge to reman the yes
sci and provide her with the necessary
equipment to go forth on another an
nual voyage for the benefit of human
ity. The trip is not altogether one o.
pleasure. Those having her in charge
will have enormous work. responsible
ties and duties. Because these dutie
and responsibilities are great, therefor
Is there all the more need of exercising
the best thought and judgment in no
only selecting the men who will MAJ
the vessel. but also in selecting tn
equipments with which she is to be fur
uished.
The financial interests which sh
represents call for the exercise of tn
greatest care that no mistakes be made
This grand lodge VIII fully appreciat
its responsibility and adequately NEE
the task set before it if each membe
Fvill be governed in his actions solely b,
the one thought, the good of the or
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