The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-17

Ogden PythianS Listen to EIo-
quent Discourse by Rev.
John Edward Carver.

At the First Presbyterian church yes
terday forenoon the local lodge of the
knights of Pythias held their annual
memorial service. The entire member
ship attended In body and listened to
a special musical program and an address
delivered by Rev. John Edward Carver,
pastor of the church. Those who took
part in the musical program were Miss
Lou Mitchell, Mrs. John CulIey, Mr.. Day.
export and Miss Myrtle Ballinger. The
fundamental principles of the order are
benevOlence, charity and friendship, and
upon these Rev. Mr.. Carver based his
discourse, choosing his text from Mat
thew, XIV, 40.
Mr.. Carver said in part:
There is two-fold reward for service.
Not only is the one whom we help bene-
fitted, but our own lives are enriched as
well. As we study the commercial world
today, we are aStOunded at the value of
the by-products. In securing one COM
modify many others are developed. This
rule holds true in our life as men with
men, We seek to help another and in 50
doing there is developed in us a trend of
life SO rich and pure that we are aided
more than the one whom we desired to
assist. Our text reads: 'Inasmuch as
ye have done it unto one of the least of
these, my brethren, We have done il
unto me- These are the words of Christ.
In them our theme finds a still wider
meaning AS we live helpful lives among
our friends and in our community we are
not only enTiching their lives and our
own in temporal Way, but we are also
aiding in the advancement of the cause
of Christ. And in so doing we become
partakerS of the promises which he eX-
tends unto his servants. How can we
help those around about US. The funda-
mental step in the life of service if it he
real service is that of benevolence. This
word really means to think well of an
other, and in this meaning we see not
only how it is often misused. but how
greatly it Is needed in every life as well.
Right wishes to lie at the foundation of
right deeds. The first step in helping
another is to sincerely wish fer that 9TH
er the best that he can possibly attain
unto. This was the original meaning of
the expressions, good day, good bye
And yet how often We use them when
really our heart wishes them not well at
all Next to good wishes comes the fruit
of the wish which is the deed. That we
call charity. 1t is the true outward man
Hesitation of the good thought within.
The gift given out of the fullneSs of the
hearts best wishes is the gift which is
the highest prize. Charity applies to Wis
ible gifts. Friendship is the gift of the
heart and as charity is higher than be-
nevolence, friendship is higher than char
ity He who gives his friendship gives
the highest that he has to give.
Friendship, like benevOlence, is off,
times misnamed. Much that the world
calls friendship is not friendship at all,
but policy. Your order is founded upon
one of the greatest examples of friendship
that the world knows. In it you have 4
high ideal set before you. We are prone
today to count riches and success by
worldly things, and yet there is no one
so rich a the one who is rich in true
friends, and no one so successful as the
one whose life has been so lived that
about him he has gathered a circle of
firm friends The finest furniture polish
is applied by the rubbing of the human
hand then the dull grains of the wood
glow with rich beauty. Just so the besc
in human life is brought out and beauti-
fled by the touch of the human hand and
by the contact with human life. Here is
the high purpose of a true order Not
nor to render assistance to its members
in want. but to strengthen. enrich and
develop to the highest degree the quality
and characters of its members. This IS
it's greatest work
The world has known one supreme eN-
ample of a friend in need and friend in
deed 1t is found in that one who said
concerning his own life. Greater love
hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends, Christ is
still our truest friend He still wishes
for us better than our nearest and dear
est dare dream of and as we by service,
by friendship, by whatever means We
NAV enrich. assist and develop those
whom we know and lead them to a high
er and truer life, We do in them the work
which he would do. And inasmuch as we
do it unto them we do it unto him.