The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-11
Exalted Rule F. T. Zeater PRESIDING
Officer
sROF. LUEHR; D1s,vERS AN ADDRESS
SinguIarIy Beautiful In It's Thought and
Diction Tribute TO the order and It's
Workings


ial services on Sunday morning in re-
spect of those who died during the pre-.
vious twelve months. This is an arm
ual observance and the ritual WAS i'm
pressive. beautiful and touching and
those who joined in the exercises speak of
it as exalting and tender. The service
was presided over by Exalted Ruler
f. T. Zentner, who after the ritual ser
vice introduced the orator of the occa
sion, Prof, Luehr. who in we'll chosen
language delivered memorial address.
Among the things the orator said were
the following:
''SinguIarly favored by Providence
has been our lodge, in that since its
ips tallation from its roster not one name
hiss been stricken by the hand of Death
| Not single member has followed the
nod and beck of the Silent Messenger.
From the door of our temple crepe has
not hung, nor within the voice of mourn
ing been heard. Not one of our brother
hoodof whom with Tennyson we are
called upon to say, But o for the touch
cs vanished hand, and the sound of a
voice that il still y In the glad chorus
of good fellowship, of cheerfulness and
congeniality, not voice Is this day
missing ng-unbroken still our fraternal
circle.
But while as lodge we have been
happily exempt from the visitation of
the grim reaper, not so happy have been
the homes of all our brothers Upon
the love-light of a few hearths has
fallen the shadow of the great mystery
that shroads the lives of ala few
whose roof tree has been sadly bereaved.
To them our hearts have gone out. To
them has been extended full measure
Of our sympathy in their hour of be.
reavement and sorrow, and in kind
words we endeavored to assuage it's
bitterness. And to them in particular
are dedicated the simple services OF
this, our memorial day.
~
Isis, weeping for her lost Osiris
wanders disconsolate. Wherever she
goes, there she finds some house in
mourning. everywhere some Rachel
for her children weeping, who will not
be comforted." In this all prevailing
sorrow for the departed Isis at last
1
little mounds in the quiet city of the
: dead are places of perfect iest and
, peace, and your pilgrimages thitheI
, attest love that did not end with
etc, nity-a love that to the living made
; their life path lighter and brighter, and
(; jeweled their every hour with joy and
happiness. The recollection of sucl
love is consolation in the darkest hour
of grief
The four cardinal virtues which form
the cornerstone of our glorious temple
reaching up into the unclouded sun
shine, are creed al broad and compre
hensive AZ humanity itself. and exalted
as any ever born of the faith and hope
. and love of man. Charity--that virtue
which guided the hand of Lincoln
!. when, after the bitterness Of foul
years civil war, he still could write
With malice toward none, with charity
for all 1t lies at the foundation Of oul
motto, The faults Of men we write
upon the sand, their virtues upon the
tablets of love and memory
~
n Mr.. Luehr closed singularly beauti
) full address in these words:
D To practice justice, to do the right tc
! love mercy, to pity the suffering and
, assist the distressed-to forget wrongs
) and remember benefits to love the
! truth, to be sincere, to love wife and
child and friend. to make happy home
! to love the beautiful In art ard nature
} to cultivate courage and cheerfulnes'
! and good fellowship. to make Others
! happy, to fill with the splendor Of gener
ous. disinterested deed and the warmth
} of loving words. TO cultivate hopeful
ness. to see the calm and sunshine be
] yond the thunder clouds of storm, the
J golden dawn beyond the darkness of the
} night-this, this IL the grand creed o
Elkdom. Let us live up to 1t, my
} brothers. Let us not permit the com
pass OF our conduct to swerye from the
fixed worth Of these virtues, and th'
name Elk will ever remain, ~ 1t IL to
day, synonym Of cordial goodfellow
ship, title of honor, a certificate of a