The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-09

highest word. and the synonym of God.
The influence OF brotherly love goes out for the bet
of the world 1t invites and encourages mutual
confidence. Eestrains mans selfish ncina-
extends broadens his social horizon,
his mind for the higher and serious duties of lfe
educating him. time for his final degree in the
brotherhood of man.
THE crest crowning of all good,
Lifes final star, is brotherhood
it will bring again to earth
win send light every face.
kindly power upon the race,
And till it comes we men are slaves
And travel downward to the dus, of graves
Blind creeds and kings have had their day
Break the dead branches from the path
Our hope is in heroic
Startled, to build the world again;
To this event the ages ram.
Make way brotherhood-make way for
We believe in fidelity, for charity, justice and broth
not hdeity-haelity binder that holds together
one shea these glorious virtues closetwisted with the
fbres of the heart making our loyalty to our brothers
Through the dissemination of its fundamental prnci-
pies welded a mighty influence
the elevation of humanity to higher standard of citizen
edge of patriotic duty and while its span of life is still
less than four decades takes Its place. with
ing modesty as the foremost Order Orr , Of the day
tanned when know that its foundation and groundwork
is the Golden Rule: DO unto others would they
The numberess deeds of generosity which have
performed by members of this organization In
to the precepts of this ancient commandment could be
OF secrecy silences the voice
Nevertheless, each day brings practical demon
onstration that this brotherhood to is thoroughly
imbued with the principles of this Order out
CHASING all kindred fraernes in the breadth and scope
charity, justice and brothery love. not alone to its
members but toward all mankind.
Last year the Order expended in relief work three
hundred and ftytwo thousand dollars Add to this the
lion dollars would be conservative estimate the
nua contribution by Elks to this high and holy
less of San Francisco that peerless city the rang
through the land, in few hours Eks had raised
Ruler of the Order speeding to this dsmantled CITY,
to personally administer relief and suffering The
practical and impartial disbursement of this
resulted in untold good and added to Elk history
which will ever glow with sublime lustre.
Another enduring monument to ahe benevolence
me Order Is It's beautiful and spacious home Bedford
happiness aged INDECENT is provided with
free and lavish hand and where the intellectual and arts
tic tastes of the brothers are catered to in
known to modern civilization.
In fact its benefactons liberal. general
so ar-reaching that we are not claiming too much when
we assert that the Order of Elks stands in
Of raternalism clear and district Venus queen
the skies, glstens in the great galaxy of
1t reaches hand to stricken humanity and holds
children and has tender respect and veneraton for old
age 1t brings to the sick chamber the sunshine
from the garden of love- 1 the widow and the
orphan 1t smooths the rough paths life, plants
the bright star of hope in it's darkest by-ways.
1t is altrustic, optimistic and philosophical
0wsp hip asr Sc the pale Of touch
mosphere of existence Its field of operation
stretching their up BY the purpetned
clouds in heavens dome.
Nearly five hundred years before Christ one of the
decisive battles OF history fought plains
Marthon, when eleven thousand Greeks vanqushed
than hundred thousand Persians After battle a
Greek soldier eighteen miles Marathon road
to bear the joyful tidngs to the waiting popuace at At
and he entered the dead gaspng the
word Victory" ~
Elks do not claim to live perfect lives. Like other hui
man beings they wont to err but sometimes re-
aures the acid of sin to cleanse the clouded windows
the soul SO that pity may shine through them
Realizing that life is often an uneven battle thew
struggle to meet and in spirit Of
quiet and dgnied determination endeavorng to
that when the final they may die whisper
ing the word Victory"
While the spectacular deed of Athenian patriot
lives today adding touch pages of his
tory, his name has long since faded from memory.
How different with Living or dead an Elk is
never forgotten, never forsaken When our be.
the scroll of the remain impervious to the
ravages OF time. down through the vista of years
His faults oberate frommind hspood deeds are
craven the tablets of love memory to be handed
from generation generation halo of eternal recol
tection enduring and mperishabe memeno of his life