The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-06

Mr.. Hubbard has this to say IN
part:
The Monastery LIE Trap at
Charlestown, Mass, is a Branch of
the ancient and honorable Reli-
gious Order of the Grey Brothers.
The Prior Of the place is near
and dear friend of mine. When I
lectured in Boston none Of the
Brothers came to hear me, being
unavoidably detained at home, as
courteously EXPRESSED to me in a
little note from the Prior. And so
I made a Little Journey over to
see them. They were 80 glad to
greet me that, I noticed, immedi-
ately afterI was inside, they looked
the big iron gate SO I could not
hasten away.
I have many friends belonging
to the Order of the Grey Brothers
lin Saltwater, jackson, Joliet and
Auburn. In fact, St. Hamiltonius
of Saltwater once proposed my
name for Honorary Membership,
but [ was black balled by rene
gade Presbyterian Preacher who
was doing penance in the place; he
said my morality was all right, but
my belief was faulty which surely
is better than the reverse. How
ever, many others there be, in
Guiding Finn of Atlanta, who de-
clare I am fully qualified for a
sojourn among these Brothers who
not only keep good company and
good hours, but occasionally other
things as we'll. All Of which is
really consoling to my sense Of
appreciation, for altho it is hu-
initiating fact that five per cent Of
the Grey Brothers are degenerates,
yet Max Muller once said that this
was also true Of the members Of
the three Learned Professions.
A few of the Order who have
been expelled from their several
Institutions are with me here in
the Roycroft Shop, and I find
them cheerful, willing and oolig-
ing. In fact, two. of these men
belonging to the Arch Varlots
worked all night last week fixing a
printing press that had broken, so
to have it ready to run in the
morning. A joker near said,
"That is nothing they are used
to night work." and we fined him
three pans of salt fish for being
too fresh
After all is there anything bet
ter than willingness to HELP
a cheerful, active, intelligent,
earnest wish to be useful? Why,
I'd fall all over myself any time to
help these boys, just because they
are doing their best to help me.
You see, they are doing the work
for me which [ would do for, my
self if [ only had enough hands
and feet.
They do my work.
Therefore, I try to treat them as
[ would like to be treated.
They are I, and [ am they.
Then, here's to you. Grey
Brothers! Some Of you dress in
plain grey others wear stripes
showing honorable distinction
never mind, I love you all! The
austerities of your cult may at
times seem oppressive, but many
things you have to be thankful
for. Most of the time you are
free from intrusion-you have
your evenings to yourself-you
have time to mediate and COM
mune with the Great Silence.
Many Of the greatest men earth
has known have belonged to your
Order st. Paul, Erasmus, Will
liam Tyndale, Martin Luther, Sir
Walter Raleigh, Napoleon, and SO
many others that if I should print
their names this booklet would
look like a copy of the City
Directory. Much of the worlds
best literature has been written
behind the bars-parts of the
Bible, Pilgrims Progress. Robin
son Crusoe; Luther translated all
of the Bible, there, into German;
Horace Greeley did big stunt
under the same cheerful condi-
tons, and Prince Kropotkin the
same. So here's a hand-grasp
through the gratings, and over
the walls l send you thoughts of
brotherhood and stout words of
comradeship. We are Brothers