The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-18

pOo4As, " ts..se sI4nuafu u lueaIs
A-..1 save sos.ely l4.s Algner type oI
citizenship SO Indispensable in this
age OF modern CIVILIZATION.
The state meeting was instituted
for the purpose OF drawing into clos
er unity the diversited and different
Courts OF our state, in order that by
friction Of mind we might cultivate
more harmony and perpetuate by
timely councils and instructive les
sons and thus mould the future des-
tiny Of the organization.
In the year 1864, with an aggregate
membership of so members, we have
grown to something over two hundred
thousand at the present time. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are
paid annually in sick and death ben
efts to its members and their fami-
lies and in this connection can
truthfully say without fear Of con-
tradiction that Forestry stands pre-
eminently a towering strength above
all other fraternal societies. know
not Of a single exception where bet
ter or safer investment is offered to
its members than is offered by our or
ganization. It's funds are carefully,
Systematically and zealously guarded,
economy being one of the prime OBJ
jects of it's officers, and for this rea-
son I assure you that Forestry offers
the best inducements in the way of
protection and investment.
To quote eminent authority will
emphasize the fact that Forestry is
stately edifice towering up in ma1es-
tic proportions, the wonder and adj
Of the world, built upon en-
during foundations, builtN upon the
pillars of liberty, unity, benevolence
and concord, and cemented together
by sympathy as a keystone to the
arch and the center of the fabric.
A true Forester is, a man in the
broadcast sense that the word implies,
honest, upright and conscientious
No person could be true Forester
unless he was endowed with all these
liyine attributes, and above all,
should be willing and ready to relieve
he less fortunate and distressed; 10y.
Il to his country and its laws, acting
With scrupulous fidelity under any
Ind all circumstances.
I also desire to- call your attention
o the fact that no organization can
be expected to become pro
gressive unless its internal forces IRE
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always active; for this reason / want
10 impress upon the delegates of this
meeting the Importance of cultiyat-
ng in their several local Courts the
Importance of being represented at all
our state meetings. Efforts should be
made to impress the individual mem
oers with the fact that the humblest
among them are important factors in
the destiny Of the organiza-
ton. Superhuman efforts should be
put forth also to arouse more inter
est in the members of our local
Courts, in order to overcome that
apathy and Indifference that univers-
ally permeates all our fraternal So
cieties.
The phenomenal growth of Fores-
try in this country has been on solid
and enduring lines. It's permanency
Is established beyond doubt. Its
growth has never been spontaneous
but gradual and steady, and will
continue in it's triumphal march when
our names are unknown in history.
Forestry feeds the hungry, buries the
dead, succors the distressed and pro-
vides for the orphan, thus making life
and hope brighter. All For
esters when their life work is ended,
Il they have been true to their prin-
ciples, can be assured Of the fact that,
they leave to their immediate friends
and families and to posterity, the
proudest legacy, that of having lived
a life of usefulness and having done
all the good that mortal man could
have done, thus leaving behind him
an unsullied character that will light
en- the paths of others that may FOL
low.
In offering these disconnected re-
marks, trust you will appreciate the
fact that have been under somewhat
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