The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-19
4. @. %. r. MEMORIAL SERVICES
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Known d memorial service. ~S---&@x-
day afternoon in Yonge's Hall There
were some fifty persons present, mem
bers, their wives and friends, ami
beautiful and interesting program vas
carried out Piano solo by Miss Marv
Erwin. song by Mr.. Frank Gates. sing
ing by the audience and prayer By the
Rev. w. II. CbDman. The chair was
taken by NE>1 c. Ghiger, vice grand
of the lodEe and Mr.. h. NJ. Little male
a few rebnaLSs on fhe Observance Of
the day. Znong AZ things ne said
was thaythis vi the 25th annual
memorial servlI/3d by Tulula Lodge
since III waS~fHstFuted, that the op-
servance e-~a4%bni atory on the part
OF the lodge memiers, az it was or
dered and the time set for the same BY
the grand lodge Of the state. DurinE
all the years since the lodge has been
constituted they have been called on
TO mourn the loss BY death Of only
eleven members, the first being Mr.
ID. VI. Redding and the last Mr.. {. l..
Bittinger. Among others well known
to OcaIans Of today were G. \. Colby,
photogra pher and leader Of the band,
w. T. Cole, T. ]. owen and DR.. ". II
Powers. Mr.. Little paid tribute t. the
memory and virtues Of each of these
departed brothers, but Of G. l.. Bitting-
er he could scarcely find words 10 de
scribe the brilliant mind, the lovaDle
character and the esteem in which mis-
memory is cherished not only by every
member Of the lodge. but by the whole
community; the champion Of every
moral cause that tends to the uplift
nf nf .In q
wonderful ability for sharing that
knowledge with his fellow man.
Mr.. Little gave a beautiful illustra-
tion OF the mans humility; that while
he had held the highest offices in the
gift OF the lodge and had repeate ily
been elected to represent that body in
the grand lodge, yet when ne IA ! ac-
cumulated all the hOnOrs ne die not
consider that he had graduated, and
given up the work as many had done,
but at the time OF his death he was
holding the lowest office, and the lea I
important of any office in the lodge.
The speaker urged upon az present
not only to cherish his memory but TO
follow in his footsteps, that when the
summons should come to part from all
that we hold dear in this life. they
might be found like their deceased
brother fully equipped and ready for
the supreme lodge above.
DR.. w RI. Dodge spoke on life's re-
lationship and responsibilities. He
called the three links Of Odd Fellow
ship, Friendship, Love and Truth. a
holy alliance and held that possibly
the third link was the most sacred OF
the three, not as truth is opposed to
falsehood, but truth in concrete it
Is taught by most orders All orders
recognize tnat man is mortal, that the
meeting then being held was an evil
dence that everyone present knew that
death was not the end, that man was
not OF the brute creation, where death
is the end of all.
DR.. Dodge spoke Of the fact that all
races OF which we have any record.
even the most barbarian have an in
stinct of immortality, that when they
die yet shall they live again" Phil
osophers, poets and artists have al
ways taught and believed that same
truth, and the doctor read extract
from the writings Of Plato whose firm
convictions were based on the theory
of Immortality. also a beautiful poem
written by the Quaker poet Whittier,
along the same line.
The speaker in the beautiful chaste
language and splendid imagery for
which he is noted, urged on all pres
ent to so in their lives eXemplify the
teachings of the order that when the
last summons comes they will be ready
to throw off this mortality and take
their place in that immortal sphere to
which their late brother has found his
reward.
The service was closed by the con
gregation singing. God be with you
tin we meet again. and the benedic-
tion by the Rev. w. II. Coleman.