The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-15

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THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Members of Oahu Lodge No. 1, Mys-
tic Lodge No. 2. and William Mckinley
Lodge No. 8. all Knights of Pythias, met
with their friends and relatives in Pro
gress Hall shortly after three o'clock
Following the ritualistic exercises al
the opening the Tuxedo Quartette, J
D. Doutherty, Arthur Wall, Stanley
Livingston and F. w. Beardslee sang
1.-The Vacant Chair.
The scripture lesson was read by
Prelate r. c. Harriet and Mrs. Charles
S. Crane sang THE Rosary.
THE MEMORIAL ADDRESS.
Mr.. H. T. Moore made the memorial
address. He said that it was not his
purpose to bury the absent Brothers
under a weary waste of words. but
to simply refresh the memory as to
duty and obligations.
We cannot forget them" he said.
| Men they were. Men, as We are.
Without fault? No. they were men,
and within our Castle world we learn
ed to know them as never before. There
away from the hustle of life, we I'M
locked the door of their hearts and saw
them as they were. Within our halls,
we look for the good, the bright, the
| better side of men. Within our halls
we find the good, the bright, the better
side of men. This habit is capable of
great development and it's general OBJ
servance would bring this world of ours
in close accord with Him who doeth
all things WELL 4"
The man who is selfish, the speaker
suggested, loses the best of life, and
travels road that finally narrows and
leaves him alone at the end. THE man
who studies human nature" said Mr..
Moore "has not only his own strength,
but all that comes by absorption. The
world is full of sunshine, it does not
solely radiate from any one of us. Love
reigns but not singly and alone. TIE
good of life, the flowers of life, the hap
piness of lise, come to those who feast
upon the rebound of kind acts gracious
ly bestowed"
True friendship. the speaker said,
as the first motto of Pythian Knight
hood and added: There can be no
friendship without confidence, no con-
fidence without NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. we
must exercise caution, care and pru-
dence in our association with others"
Remember, in this exercise
of friendship. it is not at all required
that you give your confidence reckless
ly. foolishly to everyone. That would
be folly. But be not ready 20 condemn
too rashly. If appearances are against
one whom you have trusted, do not
til you have cautiously investigated
the matter, and found that your conf
dence has really been abused before
you condemn. Your friends need your
confidence more at this time than when
everything is fair. And even when you
are assured that you have been impos-
ed upon. do not lose all faith in the
goodness of mankind
Mr. Moore pleaded with the MEM
bers of the order to live the friendship
that the Pythian brotherhood teaches
and said that the greatest victories are
not won in battle, but are triumphs
over ourselves.
Indeed" said he in conclusion, the
greatest victory we can win are those
of the mind over the passions; we
should be brave in the defence of viz
tue and right.
Friendship, Charity and Benevolence
should be our shield armed with these
we should win greater victories than
those of war. We are enlisted in a
the upbuilding of the human race, and
while it is our duty. as well as it should
be our pleasure to study our laws and
perfect ourselves in all ritualistic work,
we must at the same time remember
that those are at least only secondary
considerations with US. the main being
the good we can accomplish.
Let us so live that when We come
to the river that marks the unknown
shore, our hands will be filed with
deeds Of charity. the golden keys that
open the Palace of Eternity. And let
us hope that when our memorial day
shall come. and we are the absent
knights. memory may find somewhere
in our lives the recollection of loving
deeds done. and kina words spoken to
those who needed them
HISTORICAL SKETCH.
Ed. Towse P. c.. read a brief his