The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-04
ELKS HONOR THE DEAD
Hold Appropriate Memorial Services
at First Methodist Church
Large Audience Present.

Yesterday was memorial day for the
Elks in Ogden and the local lodge OF
B. p. o. e. observed it with fitting sery-
ices. The weather was beautiful and
the gathering was large. Some time prior
10 the time set for marching to the
First Methodist church. where the re-
hglOus services were held, the full mem
beTship of the local lodge gathered at
the club rooms and went through the
ritnalistic work adopted by the order for
that day.
Mayor-elect Or. Z. NJ Conroy delivered
the address at the club to mis- brother
Elks, and solos were rendered by Miss
Grace Hayman and ]. Smith. Miss Hay
man sang 20, Eyes That Are Weary,
and Mr.. Smith rendered Redemption.
At the conclusion of the ritualistic serv-
ice the members marched 10 the church
in body. The spacious edifice was
filled TO the doors with Elks and their
friends, The church was handsomely dec
GRATED for the occasion. The Elks' col
ors. purple and white, were much in evil
dence. The massive pipe organ was pref
lilly decorated with purple and white
streamers, as was also the chancel.
Palms, chrysanthemums, carnations, VlO-
lets and evergreens We're also used TO good
effect. On the end of each pew re-
served for the. members of the local lodge
a DOW OF purple and white ribbon was
attached. In each bow were entwined
violets and white carnations. The choir,
which was enlarged to twenty-five voices,
included some of the best vocal talent
OF the city. The hymns sung by the
choir were: Onward, Christian Soldiers"
Stand Up. Stand Up. for Jesus" and
II Love to Tell the Story" j. Smith
sang a tenor solo entitled. 'The Choir
Boys Message" and Miss Grace Hayman
sang zion"
Rev Samuel Blair pastor of the
church, delivered the discourse of the
day and throughout held his hearers
closest attention. At the conclusion or
the services at the church the Elks
formed in line and marched back TO
their hall. where the ritualistic work was
completed They then marched in a
body TO the Ogden General hospital.
where they inspected the Elks' ward
that had been recently engaged for the
use of the sick and injured members OF
| the fraternity. From the hospital they
returned again to the lodge room and
disbanded for the day.
Rev. Samuel Blair spoke IN part as
ia behalf of the members Of the First
! Methodist church of ogden, l extend TO
The Elks' lodge Of our city a most cor
dial welcome TO these divine services.
1t Is a privilege 70 join with you this
morning in your annual memorial serv-
ice. It is fitting that you should In this
beautiful way keep green the memory
of those who in former years mingled
/ with you in the lodge room. BY these
services you show your appreciation or
those who have been faithful in the per-
Torrance Of hfe'S duties, and you teacn
the Younger generation that the friend
ships Of life are not broken by death
and that the smallest service rendered 10
others is remembered long aILer LnOse
who rendered the service have gone 10
their reward.
'sYou beautiful motto: The faults or
our brothers we write on the sands; their
virtues uDOn tablets Of love and mem
ory,' would lead me to believe that the
trainers of your ritual must have mad IN
mind a scene enacted in Jerusalem many
centuries ago, when there stood before
the Sinless Christ a woman charged with
a serious Offense. Christ listened to the
accusation and then wrote with MS
finger upon the sands. i nave always
thought that that which He wrote was
a record of her sin, written where It
might speedily be Obliterated by the ele-
ments while the record Of her pardon
was written In the imperlshable wore
of God. where it would be read by ali
oOii'i.'s
Love is the great badge of Christi
anity. Christ makes love for Him and
love for our fellow man the sign OF true
Path hope and love are the three
principal graces which, like gems OF the
rarest beauty. adOrn the life Of the
Christian. They are pieces OF Immortal
glory flashing the splendor of that world
from which Christ came and into when
he has long since returned. They are
three heavenly sisters who go walking
with us through time. Paul declares they
are abiding and must continue unJlI
heavens splendor, Gods revealed glory
and the eternal perfect day shall forever
make faith and hope unnecessary 10 the
souls happiness. but love remains 70
brighten time and forever enrich eter~
nifty. -. -,
"iThese three graces are identified with
mans prOgress, woven and interviewer
into every successful effort for the bet
torment of the human race. Nownera
do these graces shine moro brightly than
i'm your memorial service. Here falth
shines forth in MONDAY splendor; by this
service YOU evidence your faith in your
fellow man and your belief in the soul
immortality for if death ends all. what
are the ties of human friendship and
brotherhood worth? I fancy that faith
draws aside the veil that seDarates this
world from the next and speaks assur-
ingiy of larger, purer, better life Here
hope sings her sweet songs and looks
forward to the coming Of the perfect
day.
paul teaches rs that love or charity
reaches beyond the walls of the church
with which We may he Identified; IL
reaches beyond the lodge TO which We
may belong; IL always flies 70 the re-
lief Of the afflicted wherever she sees
her signal of distress; IL knows OF no
walls OF distinction, no barriers of broth
erhood. no lines of religion or denOmina-
ton. All it hears is the cry Of distress,
and ID PUSHES toward the beloved object
with hands laden With the choicest Of
heavens blessings and with lips freight
cd with messages OF sympathy and as