Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-09
ing themselves tossther in a common
cauxs IN ORGANIZATIONS under names

ing themselves tOeother in a common
cause. 10 Organisations under names
and titles variously known, but with
the avowed object and aim of extend
ing, by organized force and effort, re-
| lief In time Of sickness and distress.
| The blending Of sympathetic hearts
of the many into one, form an ever
open fountain OF ready and grateful
relief: hence 1t is, in the cOncentra-
ton of Individual, mental and financial
efforts and forces. under the generic
name OF fraternity, that accomplishes
an aggregated volume OF relief along
many lines that is incalculable;
not n the ostentatious midday glare,
| but In the retirement Of the wigwam,
Or the lodge room, and more frequent
| ly in tn home OF the aflicted brother,
| which is In strict accord with the di-
| vine injunction. to let not thy left
hand know what thy right hand
doeth;" and, Therefore, must bear the
zeal OF divine approval.
Sickness, distress and death com
bine to form an ever present heritage
OF mankind; none is exempt, thereby
furnishing an unceasing appeal to
universal sympathy for needed relief;
and. TO the pure motive. prompting a
willing hand and generous response,
there comes the words OF inspiration:
"Inasmuch as We did 1t unto one of
the least Of those, my brethren, ye did
it unto me"
The interdependence OF our common
humanity emphasizes the fact that
every life, from moral and physical
standpoint, should be help to other
lives with which ii is in constant con-
tact; hence It is the clearly defined
duty of every life 10 be ennobling,
helpful and elevating TO every other
life within the scope OF its influence.
1t is the logical conclusion that the
elevation Of any community to hlgn
standard of social and moral excel
lence, is the result of strictly con
scientious individual conduct.
In the line of organized effort in
this direction, impressive lessons of
genuine friendship. moral conduct and
brotherly helpfulness are instilled in
To the minds of those who are regular
in attendance at the councils of the
Improved Order Of Red Men; whose
teachings inculcate fraternal love and
eoodfellowship, and the divine idea
OF the brotherhood of man: and at
once produce refining and eunobling
effect upon the characters and lives
of all who come within her domain
the resulting tendency of sucn intlu-
ence being only the development of
the highest and best. morally, mental
ly and socially, in the membership.
II, therefore. the brother would as
pire unto the lofty ideals OF privilege
and influence in the Order, and be
come a dependable and well-equipped
and useful factor in mis- tribe and in
the Order AT large. he must draw his
inspiration from study of the princi
: pies Of the Order as embodied in It's
laws, rituals and literature
knowledge Of the principles and
work Of the Order begets enthusiasm
and enthusiasm prOgressiveness. The
brother thus imbued and equipped
will soon distance all others in the
race for honors, and is sure to become
a vital force in the upbuilding and
sustentation of every fraternal and
tribal interest; these are they who
form the warp and woof of the Order
? and are the great arteries through
, which flow the warm and invigoratinl
, lifeblood Of aggressive Redmanship
The social and fraternal features
which distinctively characterize the
Improved Order OF Red Men are no
exclusive; they are as broad as the
domain dominated by the American
nag Wherever tine national emblem
unfOlds itself to the breeze, there th'
official banner of the Improved Ordel
of Red Men floats, indicating tina
5 there the Order has been planted
: and true to its national impulses
born OF its patriotic conception ant
a birth upon American soil, seeks onl,
, to follow the lead OF the America,
| flag, and IL is wita pardonable prid'
that We note that, even in the soil o
our antipodal insular possessions an,
IN that OF ice-ciad Alaska, fiourishin,
tribes Of the Improved Order OF Ret
Men are deeply rooted, from whose
. regularly kindled council fires ther'
: radiatss the genuine warmth and the
= ennobling wealth of Freedom, Friend
, | ship and Charity.-G, c. NJ. in the In
| gignia