New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-20
SINGS PRAISE
Of LEFT-HANDED MEN
"SouthpaW' Supplies the Genius
and Progressive Ideas,
Says DR.. Frye.
NO MENTION OF MARQUARD
Ehud, Son of Gera, Was First of
the Brotherhood, and He
Slew King with His
Left Hand.
NO MENTION OF MARQUARD

orange. n. j.. May 10 (SpeciaD With
sermon for left handed people, the Ex-
celent Order OF the Knights and Ladies
Of Ehud was established here this even
ing through the efforts of the Pew. DR..
William \. Frye, pastor of the Orange
Methods: Church. Certificates of MEM
bership were given by the minister. who
had assembled the "southpaWs" at his
church with the special object Of raising
them out of their slough of despond and
making them believe that TO be left-hand-
ed was to be distinguished rather than
blighted
hymn composed by Or. Frye as his
prayer that the fatherhood Of God and
the brotherhood Of man may come swiftly
TO the world" was a feature of the SER
vice. The church was filled, and there Is
no question that never before in the his
tory of this community were so many
left-handed people brought together. DR..
Frye, of course is left-handed.
His text was: But when the children
Of Israel cried unto the Lord the Lord
raised them up a deliverer. Ehud, the son
Of Gera, BenJamite a man left-handed.'
Right on the go-off, the minister pointed
out Ehud showed his originality and re-
sourcefuness by making his left-handed-
ness useful in delivering the people from
bondage. He was sent to bear tribute to
the king, Eglon. Being left-handed, he
had his sword on the right side, where 1t
failed to excite suspicion. While he was
giving Eglon the glad hand'-using his
right hand as others were accustomed to
do he got busy" with his left hand and
plunged the blade into the king. Then his
following we're free.
"Of course the left-handed man departs
from the usual methods" said DR.. Frye.
80 has every reformer, inventor, discov-
eler or champion of any progressive steps
In society, government or church.
The left-handed man is constant argu-
nent for advancement and lawful departure
fiom ruts and commonplace things. This
man Ehud dared to be himself lie had no
precedent. He is a shining example of
what can I've done by methods not used By
others"
The left-handed congregation sat up at
this point, In expectation that Dr. Frye
WOULD make some mention OF their heroes,
Marquard, the "southpaw" pitcher, and
"PaCkey" Mcfarland, the cleverest boxer in
the world. But the preacher disappointed
them I'm this detail. He did not even mem
ton the fact that the high bowling score in
tho state OF New Jersey last year was
nade by lcft-handed man.
There was even a note OF apology in the
sermon. which caused some bown-in-the-
bottle "southpaws" to wonder If the preach
,r himself did not sometimes eat pie and
soup with his right hand.
Taking up the theme OF the hardships
OF the left-handed man, Or. Frye said A
eft-handed man was no more responsible
for being left-handod than he was for be-
ing red -headed Both were respectable
He passed over without comment recently
published statistics which indicate that a
large percentage of the persons IN prisons
were left-handed The "southpaw" congre-
CATION probably remembered that this
also was true Of blondes
The left-handcd man is under han
dicap OF custom and definition" he con-
tinued Custom embarrasses him and
puts him In the limbo OF severe discipline.
Tho dictionary makes him out a worth
less clumsy. unskilful type. The drama
takes q fall out OF him.
"Uisto asked: What kind Of man.
"Pslo answered That thou mayest
know him perfectly, he is one OF a left
handed making. n lank. lean thing
These allegations are as false as they
are malicious II can be clearly shown
that some OF the finest work Of brush or
pen has issued from the left hand. The
world has made the left handed man
stand for the opposition
At this point the congregation arose
and chanted tho hymn of the left-handed
man. II runs
We worship God. our King.
To Him We otter prayers
And unto Him or praises sing,
Who knows our tears and cares
shake hand. and be at peace.
. brotherhood OF man,
While pain ana care shall md release
IN God s great human plan.
our willing hand We give.
The needy 10 uphold.
Ana IN this fellowship 20 I've
~ sVeeter FAR than gold
Now while We march this way
Along the path OF life,
let brother with his brother pray
God us from all strife.
Then the preacher continued:
Then the Ten commandments must be
listed with him, for they are on the left
Many people have looked upon the left
hand az a deformity rather than as the eI-
preston Of genius. I have a recent letter
from prominent woman who says that
when she was "A child her left arm was
strapped TO her side up to her shoulder, to
cure her We are horrihed at Chinese foot
binding, but show the savage in us by pun
ishing. both mentally and physically, the
left handed child"