Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-30


piness, and that is Love, not merely
promulgated by word of mouth, but en-
braced and practiced as principle and
from feeling it's adaptability and suita-
bleness to the wants and necessities of
our very nature, as we'll as its power to
elevate and even sanctify our sorrow.
''You take from the world Love and
nothing remains worth living for.
''Love begets kindness and charity.
1--WE recognize this that our fellow
beings are imbued with the same spirit,
the same feelings, wishes and desires
that we are. Ws teach the value of
the greatest and grandest of all human
virtues, Charity. We are taught to
exercise the same Charity for the frail-
ties of others that we would ask for
)ur own loved ones, being ever mindful
of the happiness and peace of others,
ever ready to correct a fault and to
commend virtue, pointing out to 9th
ers their errors for their own good.
"They who have passed through the
ordeals of our orders and attained the
summit of 0. F. have learned how easy
it is to err, how noble it is to forgive,
to throw the divine cloak of Charity
around the errors of others.
Charity consists not always in mere
ly giving aims, but in kindly words of
advice, in gentle admonitions, in loving
sympathy, in doing whatever may re
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fellow beings.
eve teach no nobler virtue than that
of Charity. That Charity is willing to
extend a helping hand to those who
perchance may have fallen by the way
side. The reformation of a brother
once worthy, but afterwards unfortun-
ate enough to fall by the wayside, is
one of the greatest victories over evil
that is in the power of man to gain.
"The real object and end of life is
happiness. Hope is the mother of hap
piness. Hope spring eternal, ETC.
eff man is ever blessed in this world
it is when he is alleviating the suffer-
ings of others.
eve are taught that it is the omni-
present duty of every man to ascertain
his own powers and special gifts for
good, and to improve and strengthen
them for the benefit of humanity.
"All virtue is a subordination of the
passions to the intellect. 1t is to act in
accordance with our higher conceptions
and does not consist in believing, but
in doing. So we are taught by o. F. to
do noble things, not dream them all day
long, and so make life, death and the
great forever one grand sweet song.
From Love also springs Truth. He
that is loving and charitable in his
heart and thoughts, will be true in his
actions, will be quick in his ministra-
tions of mercy, ever ready to fly to the
relief of the distressed, to the defense
of virtue, to the protection of the weak,
to the maintainance of right, and at all
times doing justice to all men. The
true o. F. does no man wrong, but
with Friendship for all, Love and Char
ity for the weak and erring, with Truth
in his heart and Love for his brethren,
he is in the pride of better manhood,
an exemplar of our teachings, doing
honor to our order and to himself
Our benevolence should be extended
not merely to the household of faith,
but to the stranger without regard to
his country, his creed, or the cause of
his misfortune.
"The encouragement of moral worth
is one of the principles of our order.
"The moral and mental elevation of
man is work worthy of the gods.
"Many trouble has been soothed by