Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-14

CsNsNeNss)SNsNsNsS)eNs 1000
this new fellowship.
Sickness comes to the home And
the father, the prOvider, dies. The
fraternal brethren go 10 the home in
this hour of need and in a practical
way minister to the sorrowing ones.
They follow their brother to the grave.
and place upon the lowered casket
their emblems Of immortAity. But
this is not all They go to the widow,
IN her lonely sorrow, and say: Here
are two thOusond dollars, the benefit
your husband held in our order. This
money is not to pay you, and cannot
pay you, for the loss Of your husband
No amount Of money will recompense
you for this loss. But this money is
an added expression of his love and
thoughtfulness for you, and represents
the pure and undetied religion of The
Nazarene 3"
Battling with her own grief and
sense Of loneliness. the widowed mother
Is In no position to take up the strug-
gle for living. And if there are
young children left in the home, a.
often is true, then these need all the
care and attention of a mother. But.
if the father has left no provision. how
is the family to be provided for? Tow
are the sons and daughters 10 receive
Either the mother must leave her chiI-
dren for the hard labor Of the laun-
dry or the factory; or The children
must be taken from school To begin at
tender age the grim, relentless bat
tie against grinding poverty. lr the
whole family must depend upon chari-
ty. In any of these events, the pros
pect is not pleasing.
There are those who say that insur-
ance shows Il lack of fail b in God: and
these people are fond of repeating
'the Lord will provide. ~ / chalIeuse
the truth Of this statement, ualess YOU
condition it, = < The Lord ALWAYS
will provide when we have done the
best we can to provide tor ourselves.
But if by neglect or through prejudice
we have failed to make thoughtful pro-
vision for our loved ones against the
evil day OF accident or death, then the
responsibility is ours. The blame
rests upon our souls. And no man
may call it the dispensation of the Di-
vine; nor shall any tongue be guilty of
the blasphemous declaration, rs is the
providence OF God" No. no, a thous-
and times no! 1t is the providence of
your own neglect or prejudice.
Faith in God must be interpreted in
large human sense. With the gift
of faith there is also provided the in
stinct of common sense. These two
are not contradictory but complement
tary. They are both true statements,
and man and God in partnership o.
human and divine co operation do
make provision.
Here tn 20 is the value of the church
and the value of fraternites They
are not opposed to each other. They
are both The hand-maidens OF relioi-
o, lite; the one emphasizing the
spiritual. and the Godward side; the
other spe;tl<in g of human service. and
aecenting the manWard. They are
both need, d. and ought TO work to
eether without friction and in har-
mony. Concluding then | am certain
that it Is not blaspheiny to say: 600
bless those men who, banded together
into fraternaI or ganizations, are doins
real Christ service. May heavens
blessing rest upon those organizations
which are brotherly in spirit, and
which strive for noble ideals. with
their watchful eyes ever upon the
needs OF their fellow men. And above
all, may heavens richest benediction
abide upon the church and all her
forces. as they move forward in their
splendid work Of proclaiming the evan
gel of Christ to Il world of men, and OF
realizing he kingdom of God upon the
earth. :"
late Mr.. Jefferson. The supporting