The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-06

the day may bear burden greater
than we know His voice raised in
lodge room song may hide note OF
sorrow. His hand stretched forth in
generous helpfuiness to brother may
be heart bowed down He may go
down in the silent battles, bravery
complaining not, and giving no sign,
and yet borne to earth by misfortune
or injustice cruel as the grave.
Do not throw a poisoned arrow into
any heart. 1t is an act of baseness
to injure brother. Only the low OF
mind, the mean OF heart, find plea
sure in doing evil. It is law of ma
ture that every unkind act WORKS
more of injury to it's author than to
any other. While it is equally true
that an act OF kindness, of charity,
blesses alike the giver and the re-
ceiver. How unworthy the mind, how
ungenerous the heart, that finds plea
sure in malice, that revels in doing in
jury to others.
The surest way to rise is by uplift-
ing our rellowmen. The surest way
to fall is TO drag down our neighbors.
The practice Oh charity marks the
highway to all that is sweet and good
in human character. And yet, how Of
ten it is that those who themselves
need charity most are least generous
in giving it to others. Let us teach
mankind how unworthy it is to do
ignoble things. He who .ninks i'll OF
his neighbor bellttles himself. He
who speaks unkinaly and without
charity Of Brother dwarts his own
nature. He who does injustice to an
ether brings deformity and stain to
lis own soul. There is no higher law
it is the law of beneficence and OF
compensation. How it satisfies the
mind and fills the heart
Let us learn again the old, sweet
lesson of charlty-not the shallow
kind that finds expression in aims
but true charity-charity of heart,
charity of opinion, charity OF express
sion. The charity that does no act,
speaks no word, entertains no thought
that will make life more difficult for n
brother.
When Luther was summoned be-
fore the stately ecclesiastical court in
the city of Worms, to answer to
charges which had been made against
him, he was led past files of officials
and dignitaries, both OF church and
state, clad in the robes of their posi-
ton. 1t was stately ceremonial,
marked by the formality and color OF
the time. One of Jne knightly sol
diers of the empire, struck by the
plainness and simplicity of the sturdy
priest, and full of admiration for his
fortitude, touched him on the shoulder
and said: "father, you are going to
a greater test OF courage than any
that or my comrades have ever met
in battle. But it your cause is just.
go forward without Iear, for the God
OF courage and justice will protect
you and save you harmless So let
it be with us in advancing the cause
OF this order. We are willing that the
world should judge it by the great
| principles which underlie it, and
which have made it and are making
| it one of the beneficent forces Tor ad-
vancement and civilization.
| In his dream, the old HindOo seer
saw the races OF men led forth. First,
they came wearing the shackles OF
bondmen, with chains held by giant
iron hand. And next, he saw them led
by delicate threads from the brain
that went upward to a hand OF light.
The first was barbarism ruling by ig.
norance and force. The second was
civilization ruling by ideas and led by
a higher power.
+ Let us use this great order for the
breaking of chains, for the enlighten-
ment of men, for the uplifting Of hui
manity. Holding such course, our
absent brothers will look down upon
us with benediction, and we shall
have Gods well done" as the revolv-
ing years pass, one by one, into eter.
nifty.
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