The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06

stretches in it: otherwise men would not
do anything. If man does not meet
with difficulties if he does not put him
self in a way where he has to over
come them. he would not do anything
that is worthy of being done.
Masonry teaches and fosters more
than the qualities of self-resoect and
self-help-the qualities that make man
fit to stand by himself-and yet it must
foster in every one who appreciates as
it should be appreciated the beautiful
and solemn ritual; it must foster in him
genuine feeling for the rights of 9TH
ers and the feeling of others.
Masons' help for one another is free
from that curse of self communication.
Help given in spirit of arrogance does
not benefit any one. Help must be Civ
en- nationally, with feeling of cordial
good Will Now. in our life of today
in our great complex industrial centers.
what do we need most2 We need most
each to understand the others view
point; to understand that the other man
is al the bottom like himself. Each of
us should understand that and try to
approach the subject at issue or any
problem that arises with firm determ-
ination, not to be weak or foolish. That
is helpful to your neighbOr. Weak
ness and folly and timidity are not
helpful to your neighbor. Timid endur-
ance of wrong doing may often be to
commit one of the greatest evils that
one possibly can commit against one
1ElAOWSs Dul we VIII dChitOWiGQSt that
while insisting upon that, there must
be no yielding to wrong, and yet it is
ever necessary to remember that you
can not appreciate the rights of the
case until you are able to see and IN
derstand how your neighbor looks at it:
how he is affected by it. You take any
lodge where as is the case in our own
little lodge you see the capitalist and
wage worker, men of all classes. men of
every kind OF social position ana wealth
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sons in the fullest sense of the word,
with a feeling for one another that goes
with Masonry. When one sees a lodge
such as that: q meeting such as that.
one sees how a certain small fra gment
of our industrial problem is to be solv-
ed 1t is not possible to present the idea
that | would like to bring QUITO have
all the best of all classes, represented in
Masonry in every district, but it is pos
sible for each OF US to go out into the
world, irving 70 apply in his dealings
with bis fellows the lessons of Masonry
as they are taught in the lodges and as
they are applied in the brotherhood. And
so we can practically learn from Wash
ington how to deal with the problems of
todav."
RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE.
Washington Nov. 6.-President Roose-
welt returned last night from Philadelphia
where he stopped on his way from voting
at Oyster Bay. Accompanying him were
Mrs. Roosevelt and their two children,
Archibald and Quentin, Secretaries Cortel-
you and Loeb, DR.. Lung and number of
the servants from the Sycamore Hill
home The president and his family were
driven to the White House where their
apartments while still incomplete have adj
vanced to such an extent as to give ac-
commodations to meet the immediate de-
mands of the presidential household.
The presidents departure from Phila-
delphia for Washington was delayed by
the non-arrival there on schedule time of
/ Secretary Cortelyou and Mrs. Roosevelt,
who had remained in New York after the
j president left to await the coming of the
children and servants from Oyster Bay
to Philadelphia. At Philadelphia the two
special cars assigned to the use of the
presidents party were attached to the
regular train leaving that city at $3.50 in
the afternoon. 1t was a slow train and
reached Washington thirty-fve minutes
behind schedule time. 1t filed with
travellers, and they lined up along the
train shed as the presidents party walked
to their carriages and gave a cordial
greeting to Mr.. Roosevelt. With the de-
parture of the President and Mrs Roose-
welt and their children and servants from
oyster Bay the Sycamore TFsll home of
the president has been closed for the win
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