Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02

large or small degree. they shine fortl
with an exceedingly dazzling light. N,
man is wholly good. nor is any mar
wholly bad, and so in all men there
must be and there is some measure o.
God-like quality. which, when a pic
ture OF the Individual is properly ta
ken, must shine forth as u bright and
shining light.
As stars differ from each other in
the amount OF luminosity. they give
forth, so do men and women differ
from each other, In their capacity to
determine right from wrong, and to
that extent must differ In their esti-
mate OF what ID right and what is
wrong.
Christ Himself hath said. And that
servant which knew his lords will,
and prepared not himself. neither did,
according to his will, shall be beaten
with many stripes"
But he that knew not, and did com.
init things worthy Of stripes, shall be
beaten with few stripes. For unto
whomsoever much Is given. of him
shall be much required; and to whom
men have committed much. OF him,
they will ash the more.
st. Paul, whose learning and intel.
ligence none can gainsay. says Of him
self:
"Who was before a blasphemer, and
a prosecutor and injurious; but OBJ
tanned mercy, because l did 1t ignor.
antly in unbelief."
The ideal picture Of Christ should
teach us, that we should SO live that
when dead. our pictures should give
forth to the living light OF Its own,
by which all that was good in US shall
appear. with the bad that was In us
making the shadow of a cross, for
truly all the evil In the man is the
cross on which the good is crucified.
Our brothers and sisters were taught
in our order Not to believe each sing
ing bird that whispered rumors In
their ears Of their brothers mistakes,
but to spread the mantle OF charity
over their indiscretions."
These sleeping brothers and sisters
are not here tonight to tell you
why they made mistakes, for mistakes
they did make else they We're not hu-
man. Who can say that they have not,
like St Paul, obtained mercy, because
their mistakes were made ignorantly
in unbelief? Let the picture we draw
of their several lives tonight give forth
silvery radiance of the good that was
In them. and let us emulate the good
and spread the mantle of charity over
their mistakes.
Time will not permit speaking OF
each OF our brothers and sisters who
are sleeping the sleep that knows no
waking, 30 far as may be apprehended
by the human senses.
The brother whose name comes first
upon the roll OF the sleeping must
answer as q type of character for ALL
The primitive Red Man was taught
from earliest infancy that courage and
endurance was sine qua non Of the
Ecce homo.
The young man began his career as
a hunter, and his greatest ambition
then was to enlist az a warrior; but
no member OF the tribe could enlist as
q warrior, until by deeds Of bravery
and endurance he had proven his cour-
age.
By precept and example ne was
made to know that. that his life was
of but small consideration, when ii
was to be ransomed by a failure to dis,
charge his duty. The Imp. o. r. M.
have adopted into their teachings this
Godlike principle. and can point with
pride to the action OF Brother w. Ii.
Young, the first name on the list OF
their sleeping ones, who In his passing
over the river that flows at the foot
of the hill of life exemplifed the prin-
ciple the order teaches. do your duty
to your fellow man, though 1t leAds to
death" Brother w. H. Young was
the first member Of Sitting Bull tribe
who obeyed the summons OF the dread
messenger death.
He was locomotive engineer In
charge OF the engine drawing the train
between Durango and Silverton, then
as now known as the mixed train.
On the 4th day OF January. 1897,
while at his post OF duty, while the
train was passing through Animas
canon, he met his death as q brave
man-as a true member OF our order
should. AS his engine rounded a curve,
his fireman discovered monster rock
on the track ahead, which had rolled
from the mountainside.
The fireman shouted to him To jump
and himself jumped to safety. Instead
OF jumping. Brother Young, like
man, stood to his post OF duty; put on
the air brakes. reversed the engine
and had his hand on the lever when
the engine struck the rock. Brother
Young realized that by jumping be