The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-17


| Those things are buried in the grave
! forever We remember these brothers
at their best. Our obligations do not
cease. We are pledged to protect the
widows and educate the orphans, drive
back the angry clouds OF widowhood
and let through the sunshine of hope
Not Born of Greco.
Men are as they represent great
truths and great thoughts. The idea
of fraternity which rules our actions is
one of the greatest ideas of the present
time Fraternity is not born of any
creed. 1t is born of instinct. Whence
came this idea of fraternalism which
means brotherhood, and hence father
hood The idea expresses itself as the
fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man. 1t came from Him, the
prosecuted one, VINO walked the sea of
Galilee From him who taught us a
new prayer, Our Father. the prayer
which lifted downtrodden men and
made equal privileges for all.
Just as the street cars and other
great inventions were complete in the
minds of men before they were realized
so all government embodieS eternal
ideas. Out of this our government
grew and stands as it does today.
Equal rights do not cease the upward
march till all men come and stand on
common level. The idea of frater-
nifty teaches US many things with vary
ing ideas of success. 1t is wrong TO
instill into the minds of the young
wrong ideas of success. They should
not all times expect to be president of
the United States. or senator or con-
gressmen to be great. They should be
taught TO fill their individual inches in
life and fill them we'll They should
fill it and stay in it. A man who does
this is a success. There necessarily
must be all kinds of vocations. Any
man who fills his, IS a success. The
man who does SO, uplifts the world
Whatever man does, that does not
tend to destroy the rights of other
men, is a success.
Home Is Not Weakened.
TT has been said that the lodge is
tending to weaken the home life.
do not believe it. The lodge. it is true,
has a place. 1t teaches this grand
spirit of fraternity. When brothers
listen to sacred teachings eloquently
told, men are all the better for the lis
tening. Man is therefore better for
the lodges and believes in the home.
No man is good lodge man unless he
believes in the home. Home and the
lodge can uplift man and the commu-
nifty. Home is mans living castle.
Home is one of the pillars of the union.
No power that touches it will be toler-
ated by the American people. Lodges
surround and protect the home and
will therefore last till the end
IF there was ever a time to practice
fraternalism it is now. We hear much
about anti-graft and anti-concentration
of wealth. No nation is built around
a negative. There must be combined
wealth if the nation is to continue.
But fraternity teaches us that the
wealthy. however strong. cannot over
ride the humble man. Out of all this
great shaking which is rapidly spread
ing over the country. there will come
purer state and a higher public We
have to have fair treatment. however,
in bringing about these things. The
word graft has brought about revolu-
tion and also injustice to fellowmen.
Fraternity teaches us to view the 9th
er fellows side of the question 1t
teaches us to be forgiving and magnan-
imous, and give every other brother
credit for being just as square and fair
as we are. That's the principle of
American Union and when this is de-
stroyed the country will be dragged
down to ruin. After all the clouds
have been parted, mans rights will be
more universally recognized.