Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-06-08
ODD FELLOWS HEAR
AN ELOQUENT
ADDRESS
Dr. C, {, LukenS Delivers An
nuaI Memorial Address Be-
fore Large Audience in the
Presbyterian Church.


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ADDRESS py bf' I. +. Luhens' III,
LuKehs sald:
Brothers oil the Independent order OF
Ood fello"s ana SISTERS OF the
Renekah Lodge;
we are mere today as guests OF the
Presbyterian chureh TO hold our an
nual service OF memorial Tor the dead
or our DeloNed ORDER TO snow our TEL
lowship and dependence upon the
church ior fehglons. comfort ana
splntual erection, ana 10 voice our
acknoWIed8emeht OF the linltenrss OF
human HE ana our recognition or
COO as the glVer OF all good in life
and the souis nope OF immortality.
reverend Joseph COOK the great
apologist of the nineteenth century
for Christianity has given us the cpl
tome OF human life in single sem
fence Tender teens, teachable TWEEN
ties, tircless thries, fiery tortieS,
foreible tilues, serious sixties, sorrow
Iul seventies, aching eighties death,
the sod and God.
In the many parallels which Jesus
lie was often pleased to begin His
saying this sentence: The kingdom
of heaven is likened unto"
And l have always enjoyed analyz-
ing the substance of the kingdom of
heaven by studying its character in
the story of the prodigal son and the
perseverance OF the tathef love, IN
the story of Jesus and the sinful wom-
AIstTt of Ia Ia la M H., n
Of that life from sin by the forbear-
ing spirit of the Master, who recog-
nizing the evil of her past yet also
saw glowing down amidst the ashes
of her dead past the embers of dt-
vine desire, and the spark of right
eous purpose, which his touch of pity
and forgiveness famed into rich
contlagration of religious love and
purpose.
Ana because do not believe That
orthodox revelations Of what the king
dom of heaven is like, have been
closed, but that in the actions ana mo-
tiVes of men Of today who nave II
III their hearts to be good ana 40
tight, We may have great inspiration
ana encouragement ana example Oh
what constitutes the pest impulses
motives ana acls Of the human ne
mat am gong TO speak 10 you looay
OF the tehetS or the order "hlch ne
represent as Odd feIl"WS'
me l. ~ ~ r. Is not reIlSiouS
ofS"hIZauoh' pul secular oTsahlza-
uol win feIlsIous purpose me
Iodse makes cIalhl 10 SprlluaI
pfefoSauNeS; II does not cIalm To nave
the pass Nofu 10 hedFeh' uoeS NOT
cI"lm 10 De apl' 10 save a man $ SOUL
only 10 rIeah ana f'I'N' ms DouE ana
educate ms NINA 10 none lnlllSs' IL
docs not cIalm TO make pau man
good pui good man pej'ef.
ANA so WINE II Is not feUslous
organization II Is dlstlhctlNeS not an
IfeHgIouS one oud hell""ShIp mas
the most ifotound respect tof feII-
gIon' Ihe order Is founded on ul'
bIDIe' not aI'p OF us degree "oIN
That Is not rounded on ana cope"
from the DIVINE BOOK Aou VIII heN-
en- near true odo triIoW SPEAK ols-
respectfully OF the HlpI"' we are
not All as Sood as inc principles OF
our order, put an oud telIoW mas
come that much snort OF the spirit
OF ms order VINO pIaspheneS tE'
name OF COD ior we know mat ihe
AH-SeeihS Eye is over US ana our
times are in His hands. us religious
spirit Is shown DS the incident OF the
lirst session OF lhe Grand Lodge on
the Paciiic coast at san Francisco
IN 1863 Inc INVITATION came at llfSt
II seemed impossible 10 accept the
great west at that DAY seemed so tar
rom the center 81 things, IN Such
contrast to our cosmopolitan spirit OF