La Junta tribune., 1911-12-09
he uses he makes OF them.

And 10 much bad In the beat OF us,
That 1t III becomes any Of US.
| To criticise the rest OF u.s.
The mission OF the Elk IL positive.
Where he goes he sca,ters sunshine
Charity. justice. bro,herly love and
fidelity are the corner stones upon
which We build four-square. Building
upon less not even state or nation
can grow great or abiding.
The Elk believes In making his
own living 50 long as health and abil-
ity are his friends We are not
shirkcrs. jrrsers. nor cutters We
do not dabble In politics. nor quIbble
on themes Of religion And yet We
arr believers. No atheist can sub
scribe TO our constitution. A can
dliate for our order must first Of all
say he believes In the Supreme Being
/ II man refuse TO cross that Rubicon
Of faith he cannot reach the hills
upon which Elks browse. We are
non-denominatioual without being lr-
religious We are non-political with
out being unpairiotic. The broad
{ principles Of political and religious
faith which the centuries have ham
IN red out upon the anvil OF human
experience under the imperious ap-
peals Of God are our political and the
ological platform. We idealize reli-
gicn but do not become a theological
/ forum. As religionists We believe In
the Grand Exalted Ruler Of the unit
verse. We believe in man who is the
/ creature-child We believe In the
Fatherhood OF God because he coined
the human race out OF his infinite
heart We believe the fathcrhood OF
God Involves the brotherhood of man.
and that the relationship of the
worldfamily was legisla,ed by the
angel choir when they sang. Glory
to God In the highest, peace on earth,
goodwill 10 men"
The positive mission OF the Elk Is
TO do something for a fellowman in
need In a big meeting a man was
converted. Next day his creditor said
Tom. ! hear you were converted II
that ls 80 you will prove IL by pay
ing your debts No said Tom.
God has pardoned all OF my sins
and that was one Of them" That
man was not an Elk No Elk ever
becomes a robber under the ru.se OF
our order We pay our debts We do
not contract obligations which We
are sure We cannot meet integrity
In business alone insurcs commercial
and economic progress. upon which In
turn depends the common veal
Furthermore. We claim 10 bg scrip
tural In the method OF ssryir- r.n.
dered. fer We do not le, the left
hand know what the risht doeih.
Some good things will out of course.
but We do not brass band from the
house top the relief We do not syn.
dicate our achievements 1, is not
AAAf Nh'Nf llNhif A'ah w NAAf upaA
PROV. but the unseen screw deep In
the water that insurcs the trip OF
the ocean greyhound o'er the cont
nent OF waves Succor Is the transao-
ton OF but two. OF him In want
and tn. herald of relief We do no,
add TO the burden of the poor by pub
n.hfnss HE A.. oh
shall one day appear before the great
assize and shall ourselves stand In
need OF the Great Advocate And
when broth.r.man Is IN need OF
our offices We humbly grant what We
hay. no right to withhold We be
lieye We are our brothers keeper We
do not specialize In good intentions
Good intentions ar. the obituary OF
uaper.ormcd service When We find
a need We suspend Other duties that
anguish may promptly cease. for w.
pass this way but once We know II
is more blessed TO give than receive
The help to happiness IL moral OBJ
legation each owes the other Happi-
ness indeed is perfume one cannot
pour upon others without getting u
few drops on himself The big thing
about happiness is: Get II. then
transmit H. SO II has come TO pass
that the world o'er We hear II said
Of the Elk.
He lives In the land OF ondeavor.
Where nothing Is counted In vain.
Where people ar. busy forever.
And no one has time TO complain. %
was slt'inr with a friend In a
lobby OF western hotel Something
caugh, my eye as II fen upon the
face cf man whose years were yet
on the eastern side OF forty. Was
viewing him In the crowd from an
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