Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-02
CHARITY Is GREATEST
THEME OF SERMON AT MEMO
RIAL SERVICE.

The annual memorial service by Column
bia Lodge. No. SS.-I. q. P. o. E. W..
was held last night at the Metropolitan
A. NJ. e. Church. NJ street between 18th
and 18th streets northwest. The program
included an organ voluntary: selection.
Metropolitan choir: prayer. Rev. ]. H.
WEIGH; opening ode, Columbia Lodge.
and sermon by Rev. J. H. WEIGH. who
took for his text the 18th verse. 18th
chapter Of st. Paurs first epistle to the
hope. charity. these three; but the great
est OF these Is charity
Rev. Mr.. WEIGH said. in part: "The
three things which are fundamental to
Christianity and constitute the anchor
Faith implies the truth and the investi.
cation Of everything. It is as essential
In business. SCIENCE trades. professions
and every avocation OF life as It Is IN
religion: Hope is a desire united with
greatest Of all. It does not mean simply
to assist the INDECENT and aid the sick
ana suffering. but 1t means ir Its high
est and best sense love. It Is the basic
principle OF your organization, out OF
which now all Of the principles Of your
organization.
1.-THE apostle brought the highest ele.
ment OF the heart in compa,isoo with tn
two higher elements OF the mind-charty
in the heart, faith and hope In the mind
The man who has charity In his heart
IN the sense that this chapter teaches has
the essence OF religion. These three prin-
ciples are as lasting as life. WISDOM
prophecy. knowledge. power and thu
tongues Of men and angels shall fail, bu'
in contrast with these ai:ures Paul saw
something more permanent-charity.
Charity Begets Love.
"where there is charity, genuine and
divine love. then will follow Justice. broth
erly love. fidelity. benevo!ence and sym
pathy. God cannot exercise faith or
cherish hope, but does exhibit love. Char
ity never faileth. but prophecies. knowi-
edge and tongues fail and vanish away.
In conclusion I must congratulate this
excellent organization tfat has as its
basic principles charity. justice, brotherly
love and fidelity. While this is an organ
lzat!on that has signs, eublems. grips an
passwords, 1t Is one that helps the liv
ing. cares for Its sick and puts at rest 1t
dead.
Following the sermon the Lords Prayer
was chanted by the choir and the con-
gregation and Oscar D. -.orris past exalt-
ed ruler, was introduced as master Of
ceremonies by Mr.. A. J. Gaskins. chair
man Of the committee on memorial serv-
Mr.. W. II. Hackney, followed, and ''The
Principles of the Order" were discussed
by Dr. e. D. Williston, who gave a his
tory Of the Elks; Lead, Kindly Light,
was sung by the Elk Quartet and an ad-
dress. subject, Organization" was mad
by w. T. Vernon, register OF the Treas
ury. The speaker said:
I'm the early days there was no sys-
tenn or organization Of any kind; but in
later days the effort to organize has been
a progressive and successful one. In
order to organize. the first thing to do is
trained sensibility and changed will.
such as will Keep the baser passions in
subsection. The white race is organised
aud has done wonderful things. If they
organization, we can do the same. We
must not only organize in this way. but
in a business and commercial way.
have just returned from trip down south
and found that the southern states are
favorins prohibition. They are against
are in the main the causes Of the crimes
Of all our cities. We must stand for the
principles and sobriety II we expect to be
a race. In conclusion, throw your or
against the t. -ces Of wrong. for The men
of the future. at the head of the govern
ment. in business and the leaders Of the
country and the world will be men who
stand tor morality, uprightness, decency
and sobriety.''
=. The speaker paid glowing tribute to
the late Frederick Douglass"
Eulogy Pronounced.
The next on the program was a quartet
rendered by the Elks. abide With Ne"
and the delivery Of 'eulogy'' by B. L.
Gaskins of Columbia Lodge. The speaker
said I'VE are met in this lodge Of sorrow
to eulosize and to pay tribute Of re-
spect to the memory Of those Elks the
world over who have passed to the vale
beyond during the last twelve months.
When death. that comes to all, takes one
Of our beloved brothers and friends, 1t is
eminently fitting that we pause and give a
few moments to the expression OF our sor-
row at the loss
I'VE meet to give voice to the sense of
awe we feel toward that mysterious
things, and to express our inability to
pierce the gloom OF the grave. We know
not why nor for how long we re here:
is 1t not a dangerous thing to be alive,
seeing that we needs must die? We are
met, then, In formal. II perfunctory. rec
ognition Of the littleness Of life and the
vanity of human wishes. How Iowerless
is man The wedding feast is set for the
morrow. but will the bride ELECT be brought
to the altar? The physician goes to the
aid OF the patient. put will he live to
black robed judge hears the charge
against the prisoner. but will he be here
to pronounce the judgment?
'All that Is Of the earth IS deeting,
evapescent. insubstantial. Shall not the
king give up his crown. the soldier relin-