Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-12

closer together and return 70 their re.
spectlve homes TO preach the doctrine
Of national fraternity. We are O pa
triotlc order and with MS Il is not an
inferential but n positive principle. II
is declared In our rituals and manifest
In our lodge work. In this respect we
stand almost Isolated among the great
civic organizations We have taken
the flag of the republic and draped II
lovingly over our altar. In over 500
lodges there rises upon meeting nights
the inspiring strains OF the Star Spang-
led Banner. Before 1t all must keep
ever In mind the sublime mement0es of
over century's patriotism. 1t sug-
gests the lessons OF the past, keeps
fresh our heroic annals, lnyokes gratl-
tude for benefits not forgotten, stimu-
lates a Just appreciation for all our
glorious achievements. II nourishes In
the hearts of all that reverence for
what it represents and the memory
Of those who fought beneath It, that Is
the noblest trait Of grateful people.
CEMENTED BY FRATERNITY
These, my fellow citizens, are a few
Of the paramount principles of our or
der the great foundation stones upon
which our superstructure rests. They
are cemented together by many sent-
ments OF fellowship and fraternity to
which 1t Is not my purpose to allude.
| have endeavored TO present TO you
upon this annual occasion but pass
ing view OF the real heart and soul and
mind OF elkdon, TO point out Its higher
and broader mission to show wherein
We are striving for better things,
wherein we are in touch and harmony
with those who are seeking to attain a
truer and better civilization, and with
you, my fellow citizens, into whose
hands has been committed the sacred
care Of our nations future.
There has never been a time when
the opportunities for such an order
were as great as today. In
every avenue Of civilization. IN
every channel OF progress, IN all
the varied phases of modern thought
and culture the human mind and heart
are striving for a higher life, reaching
out for grander possibilities, endeayor-
ing to create the ideal In fact. Who
can estimate the influence exerted by
hundred and twenty-five thousand stall
wart, erect and progressive men, bound
by honorable ties and by the fealty OF
honest obligation, to maintain and 10
promote the principles of such an or
der? Out into the channels OF life they
are daily going. Into our marts OF bus
mess, into the political forum, upon
the public platform, In our halls OF ed
ucation, in our social circles, In all the
various departments OF our life, both
national and private, a great army Tor
the purpose OF promulgating and exem-
pllfying these splendid principles and
exalting purposes.
MUST AIM HIGH.
Founded upon these broad and eter-
nal principles, animated by these no.
BILE and exalted purposes. Elkdom has
experienced growth that is a marvel
In the history of fraternal or9aniza-
lions.
feel II my duty. however. today IN
the presence Of this vast audience. az
fording an opportunity to reach more
members than at any other time, 10
refer TO some OF the more serious as
poets Of our order and TO suggest some
OF the dangers that may possibly beset
our pathway. II is fundamental piln-
ciple that no great organization can
run by Itself II must have govern
ment and that government should aim
high. IL should not only hold forth
high ideals for its members and lodges
but should provide procedure for the
enforcement thereof. II constantly
needs the danger signal. It requires
the fearless. who stand erect and battle
for the right, looking far into the fu-
ture. We live not for the day alone,
nor COR the morrow. Each day must be
a preparation for the morrow end each
morrow but a step to the great future.
Elkdom can hope TO live only through
the exempllfcation OF its serious princl-
pies. its earnest purposes. IL 1t fol-
lows simply the gaudy sunbeams Of the