The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-19

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| tWpFVNeu order OF Red Men Freedom
aI5,cuaSnip aud charity and VIII doubtless
s Sr',ys remain the motto He said that
tb p,rns ,hs late Spanish American war more
| eu1u onetonrth Of the entire membership
| " lhe order enlisted to fight for their coun.
| w lhat $4,000 was expended last year
~ rehei purposes. That the progress and
| increase ~ the order was most remarkable,
| me gain last year being over y, 600, and
! l"r lhe nrst four months Of tho present
| Sear showed that the order has every rca
Nil, !" celleFe mat the increase this year
VIII ne over 4oWo. Texas has l6o tribes,
| Win q membership exceeding 5000. The
| nIs. NIreat council of Texas was Instituted
10 1874 He told Of the plans Of the lm.
| proved order Of Red Men for tho care Of
tue orphans; how Il was different from that
OF any other care given the orphans. He
| complimented Houston and the Red Men OF
tnls city upon lis being the homo Of the
great 81 hem Of the state, fact Of which
any city might feel Justly proud, aud IS.
| peclally so whom that great sachcm fills the
position With the honor aud credit TO the
| order ana to himself as does George ".
Grggs Of Houston.
JrssA, Neepcr Of the Records Wilson
Brooks Of Chicago, upon being introduced,
| said in part.
We are profoundly grateful for the Sos-
| pltable treatment we have received from
| the Red Men Of Houston We have ever
| received the grasp OF friendship and as tue
| -FOUR Of departure approaches, II Is with
sadness that we prepare 10 saw farewell.
" G do 50. however, confident that you
| VIII continue In She future, as you have
! n the past, TO exemplify the sacred ten
cts of our order aud show in thlt com
munity that Redmanship is no Idle fancy.
ance.
! The order is growing In favor throughout
+ tne state OF Texas and is e der IN
The great fratcruIl movement which marks
the beginning Of the 1wentie century.
Beneath the troubled surface Of social AMI
business HE the gospel Of peace and 20 d
VIII Is working as never before sin the
brotherhood Of man was Lovingly taught ny
Him who breathed out His upselnsh lfe
upon tue tree, II Is In the thought, the
poetry. the music, the arr and the litera-
| ture Of our times. II has become more
than q sentiment Ii has passed beyond
the domain of the strictly intellectual and
touched the Invisible chords " tde human
soul; chords which thrill wherever human
I hearts beat and yihrate sweetest music 10
the touch of human sympathy aud love. lu
this great movement, better felt than IN
derstood, which is manifesting Itself In
good deeds and human actions, The Inn
proved Order Of Red Men is foremost.
We do not fully understand the real
source Of power It's not in the outward
snowy demonstration, the noisy acclama-
tion or the spectacular performance.
Real power in human nature Is as silent
as the morning lawn and as gentle as the
evening dew. We look ont upon the beau
tiful landscape IN the glorious season of
spring and behold the beauty OF foliage,
leaf and flower. The eye beholds this
omnipotent hand, but the eye can not see
nor can the ear hear the currents of life
which come up from the soil to feed this
wondrous growth Of foliage, grass and
flower.
he who reared the skies. who furrowed
the valleys and sent the rivers In their
courses 10 the sea. lie. kishe Mani on, the
Greet Spirit who moves unnaplbered
worlds Ia space, Is ever reminding us that
the real sources Of power are silent and
invisible
~
the storm but Ia the still small voice So
In human society. the sources of renl power
are almost wholly silent and unseen. Lit
tie acts in every day life, unknowlngly
committed, are mighty influences and WELD
unseen power.
The wiad blowetb where It llsteth and we
see 1t not, yet the m9ggurug Of the leaves
s6 Gn' song bey 'Pd o oEns Of to the
Great Spirit, are indSputahle evidences OF
II existence,
Spring comes and quickly goes; summer
follows. and soon disappears. We. see them
not. Yet the tassled corn rpenlug under
the suiry heat of the MONDAY sun Is
proof to all the world of the changes of
the Seasons and the ever watchful care of
These little acts Of kindness and chartv.
although unseen nv the outside world, aid
all mankind in common and contribute 10
the universal happiness of humanity.
The poet James Russell Lowell, In his
beautiful vision of Sir Launfn, the thought
Of universal brotherhood and tine true spirit
Of charity. II is portrayed IN Wisconsin
launfa young earl, proud, ambitions and
wealthy, starts In search of the Holy Grail,
the cup from which the Master Is supposed
to have drank AT the Last Supper. Leaving
bis palace, he sees a lothsome leper near the
gate and losses him coin In proud dis
dau.
lie goes forth and spends mis- ufe IN n
vain search for the coveted prize. He
comes back bowed and decrepid and meets
the same leper at a spring near the palace
he had left Having Huns II the bit.
ter experiences of the 90 cast the pangS
Of burger he worlds cold frown and all
OF lifes disappointments. be has il In his
heart at lasr to give The mis- 'rable leper
not money, but sympathy and love,
The poet says;
He broke the ice At the strcamlets brink
Aud gave the lener 20 eat and drink;
Twas q musty piece of coarse brown bread
Twas water out Of q wooden bowl
Yet with fine wheaton bread was the
leper fed,
And 'tw?s sweet red wine he drank with
bis thirsty soul
As Sir L9unfal unused with dnwncnst face,
A Hight shone round about the place;
But stood before him g.orlhed;
Shining and tall and fair and straight
Like the pillars that stood by the beau
Himself the gate whereby man can
Enter the temple Of God in man.
The voice that was colmer than silence
oI.o II is I. be not afraid
Though many q cline without avail
Thou has spent thy life for the Holy Grail;