The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-02-27
. Fine Address deliv-
cred to Henderson
Vile Lodge X. of p. by
Rev. R. N. Wilcox
The knights attend
in a ~Body-Church
we'll Filled.

marched in a body to St. James Episco-
pal church.
Rev. Wilcox said, in part; taking his
text from 1O:14 st. Luke, Friend, go
up higher"
"All life spells one of Two words,
either progress or decay. Science and
the bible agree on this point. Man
must progress, slowly and by degrees,
and the founding of the Knights of
Pythias was one step In the progress of
life. Being founded ON the eternal
Y~erities of life it viii continue to in
crease, a. it has from its small begin
ming, A years ago, until it now num-
bers over 800, 900 members in the United
States.
THE Church is higher than any secret
order. An example of the higher teach
ings of the church is that as K. of P.
We r taught the lesson Of q friend
willing to sacrifice his life for another,
while the church teaches US that Jesus
Christ was willing to die for US, who
we're his enemies"
After showing the necessity Of definite
knowledge, Rev. Wilcox continued.
In K. OF P. we are taught a threefold
lesson by three steps or ranks. This
threefoldness seems also to be q part
Of the mystery of life as revealed by our
Lord. AS st. John says, "there are
three that bear record in heaven
and three that bear witness on earth.'
God Is trinity and man made in His
image Is triune. When we know that
man is body, soul and spirit then we
realize that we must care for and devel-
op our spiritual nature as well as our
body and soul. And again when we
know that the soul has three functions
called intellect, feeling and will-the
wayside, rocky ground and horns of
the parable of the SOVEREIGN we
realize that we have q heart to develop
by active sympathy, a will to strengthen
by active resistance to evil, as we'll as a
mind to educate by study and thinking.
1--WE learn that Jesus increased in
wisdom, stature and grace, that is in
body, soul and in spiritual nature. So,
too, must we. We must cara for our
body, keep it clean, and strive to under
stand the laws Of its health and wellbe-
ing and to obey them, just as much, no
more and no less, than the soul and the
spirit.
Life il Q school in which we progress
by ranks or degrees.
THAT We must struggle on aud up
and develop all the talents God has
given us is unquestionable. But the
practical and vital question is, How?
And the answer is by exercise, by using
and not abusing every part and faculty
Of our being.
"'Friend, go up higher BE We
perfect even as your Father which is in
Heaven is perfect Be ye CEristlike.
Develop characters like that of Jesus,
loving, sympathetic, unselfsh, beauti-
full, pure and noble. But character is
not built up in a day but is the product
of the habits of a life time. and habits
are the result of many and repeated
acts. Use the body as God NEAR it to
be used. Develop the intellect, feeling
and will by using them. Study, think,
especially about Christ and His doctrine
and so the mind will be prepared to
receive the Word and will bring forth
fruit TO perfection. Visit the sick, the
sorrowful, the distressed, and your SYM
patty and kindly feelings will grow.
pure religion and unde6led before
God and the Father is this, Il visit the
widow and the fatherless in their af1ct-
ion.' Use your win by saying no to
the evil and yes to the good.
'"Friend 60 up higher from the les
sons of K. of P. which we ought to
learn and relearn continuousiy-to the
lessons of Jesus Christine lesson of
life. Progress in body. soul. and spirit;
in intellect, feeling and will; in friend
ship, charity and b~enevolence; ever
struggle onward and upward through
youth, maturity, and old sge-through
the rauks of page, esquire and knight;
tell by your many good acts forming
good habits you have developed q char
acter that il Christlike, and SO reach
the heaven of perfection the harmony
and unity of all, the Father, the Son and
the Holy Ghost.