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a leader Of men. He had four dis
tinct characteristics which entitled
him to leadership, namely, honesty
wisdom, sincerity, and religion. He
filed without equivocAtion Shakes
peare idea that an honest man in
| the noblest work Of God He was
| pot honest because it was the best
tpolicy but because It is right. He
tneVer dealt in subterfuges. He said
what he meant, and meant what he
1said. Inspired confidence in his far
preaching schemes, because. the peo-
pie knew that if by any chance he
mtght oyer. estimate the possibilities
/ of@suocess, he would be hst,honest as
the days are. long with, them. He
never gave his hand unless his
! heart went %th''it: He despised
shaHs, and would give, no ceunte-
nance to any schemes however in
wiling financial outlook it present
ed the depended for it's success,
upon fieecing the people. Who is
thefe:, among us that without Dues
ton would not have trusted to him
his life, his money, and his sacred
honor. Such unsullied honesty in
sp1red confidence and confidence is
the vital breath Of leadership.
He was not only honest but wise.
We believed in hts wisdom, unques-
tionably a cardinal virtue Of leader
ship" He was wise without AFRO
gancG; knowing without the Dreten-
tlons Of Wisdom. This absence Of
ostentation grew Oft of his simple
nature in itself certain mark of
greatness! He was slow to give his
opinion, seeming rather most too diff
1ident and retiring, wishing always
to hear others first When he did
! speak, what he said went as straight
as arrow to the mark He vast
ed no words In trimming and bur
nishlng his thoughts, for truth to
him was most adorned when least
adorned. Those who heard him
forgot the speaker, but. remembered
the words which he uttered.
| From his lips thoughts sprang like
Minerva from the head Of Olympiar
| Jove full panopied for action. Wise
tWords had weight to him only when
they led to wise actions; hence the
Leadership was only coveted because
through it he might help his race.
| Wisdom may be obtained from the
world Of books or from the world
Of experience. Supreme Chancellor
IStarks gained 1t from both. He
knew men better than he knew
books. Like Abraham Lincoln and
Booker T. Washington from what
ever. source knowledge came it was
4 stmplitied, though bearing the marks
OF originality after passing through
the prism Of his clarifying mind
It, was by patient constructive leader
ship subtended by wisdom that he
became the idol of his followers.
/ he was sincere mantle wore
sincere means without wax Wher
the ancients we're testing honeySe ii
when they held it between their
eyes and the sun, they could see nj
specks in it; if the light unchecked
passed through 1t, and it were per
f9ctly translucent, they exc1aimeG
I With joy, it IS sincere. A man who
fWflen tried by every rule proved true
was said by them to be sincere. Our
/ beloved Supreme Chancellor tried
by every test, measured by every
rule known, scrutinized inside ant
outside, his life was sincere. View.
4 ing his character from every possible
standpoint, it is commendab1e. A!
a son he was dutiful and obedient
as husband he was affectionate, as
a brother he was thoughtful anC
helpful, as a friend he was as true
as, the needle to the pole. No mar
can lead who is not true to hi,
friends. Friendship that weakens II
the hour Of need is no FRIENDSHIP
at all. He thought seldom Of his
enemies, but often Of his friends, fo1
no man ever drank deeper at the
fountain Of pure friendship than he
He often repeated the words Of the
Master, For greater love than this
hath no man, than that he lay dowr
his life for his friends He was
deeply interested in the Friendl,
society Movement, and looked for
ward toward the day when the fra.
ternal hosts Of his race would unite
Upon common lines for the benefit
&nd Uplift Of the oppressed.
| 1t is easy to smile In prosperity, tc
dance on the green arm and arm il
Cunshine when the heart is young
ARD time passes away like a dream
| but when adversely dogs lis and
black clouds lower over us threaten.
ingly, and the eye grows dim and
steps slow, it is then that we long
for sympathy, and lift our eyes to the
leaden heavens for succor. The friend
who fails to answer here and ready
In our hour of need is poor and
| worthless.
Mr.. Starks was deeply religious
man, He had profound belief IN
God, and mistaken faith in the Holy
/ Co in,H,