The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-16
A NOTABLE ADDRESS.
Grand Chancellor A. G. Rembert, of
Spartanburg, Delights Newber-
~ Audience.

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Spartanburg, Delights Newber-
ry Audience.
Prof. A. G.. Rember+, of Spartan
burg, Grand Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge Knights Of Pythias Of South
Carolina, delivered in Central Meth
odist church on Sunday morning one
Of the most notable addresses heard
in Newberry in recent years. Prof.
Rembert is of the faculty Of Woford
college, at Spartanburg. He was chos-
en- Grand Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge Knights Of Pythias at the re-
cent convention of the Grand Lodge
held in Charleston. Some time ago
he was invited by Newberry Lodge,
No. rs, Knights of Pythias, to- ad-
dress them in NeWberry. He found
! that it would be impossible. to be in
Newberry except on Sunday: and DR..
Wolling, pastor. of Central Methodist
church, and the congregation of Cen
tral church invited Prof: Rembert to
deliver his address in the church. The
various lodges of the, county and all
visiting Pythians and the public gen
orally were invited to; hear Prof.
Rembert, and there was large atten-
dance of the members Of Newbrry
Lodge, No. rs, and of O'Neall Lodge,
No. 154, and Of Pythians who are
members Of other lodges. In addi-
| ton to the Pythians present there
was an audience which completely
filed the church auitorium.
Grand Chancellor Rembert chose
as his subject the worlds need Of
today, and the part which the fra
ternal organization Of the proper
character is doing and can be made
! to do in meeting this need. His ad-
dress was eloquent, strong, clear and
incisive. He spoke for neary an hour
and not once did he lose the undivid-
ed attention of his large audience.
He scored the conventional barriers
| of society and showed where the fra
ternal organization meets pressing
demand by bringing mel together in
to closer relations on the common
level of manhood and merit. The
speaker did not mince words, but
spoke the truth as be felt it, and IN
a manner which convinced his hear
erS.
After a few Introductory remarks,
Prof. Rembert said that he wanted to
point out some few ways by which
the fraternal organization could be
made a force for good-was a, force
for good, and could become an ally,
not peer, Of the church, but one OF
| its instrumentalities for touching hu-
man hearts and uplifting human souls.
He would grant, he said, that fire.
quently lodges did not measure up to
the standards of the order of which
they were a part, and members did
not live up to ther obligations, but
that did not detraet one iota from
the utility and possible usefulness CT
the organization. :33s,..;<*
In passing, Grand Chancellor Rem
bert told the ladies that there were
no secrets of any consequence con-
| nected with the order. 49,.
In beginning his discourse, Grand
Chancellor .Rembert said that it was
a significant fact, believing in the
inspiration of the Bible as we do,
that when we look to the first act in
the drama Of man IS. life after he was
put on his own responsibility, after
being driven out Of Eden, the first
significant fact or act was the slay-
ing Of Abel by his brother. Cain.
Turn, then, said the speaker, to an
other crisis in the progress Of the hu-
man race, when the Savior may be
said to have assumed his mission as
teacher, Savior, Messiah. He called
attention TO the first act in that great
drama of the world moving on to its
redemption, as recorded in the first
chapter of John. In the first drama
as recorded in Genesis tie predoml-
nant note was selfishnes. Cain was
dominated by selfishness, from which
grew envy, shading off into Jealousy,
and finding its climax in hatred and
murder. Turn to the other act, and
what was the predominant note?
Andrew, when he found the Savior,
went to find Peter. The Savior found
Philip, and the first thing Philip dld
was to 60 and look for somebody else.
And in each instance where they
sought some one else, said the speak
er, the one seeking found larger and