The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-05-30

dency lifts the whole man to a clearer
vision of life's duty and privilege
Then too it is BETTING that we
pause and turn our thought in honor
10 the magic hands that wrought III
other DAYS and amid Pythian temples.
"And Castle halls grown old in story,
Search out and extol the men-those
geniuses of fraternalism, those eX-
emplars of Pythianism, those expo
nents of friendship those interpreters
of charity, and those living examples
of benevolence, who laid for us the
foundation principles Of our order,
through practice of which darkness IS
dispelled from many sad home, smell
ter refuge and defense are provided
for the widow, tears of the fatherless
are wiped away, the bleeding OF lacer-
ated hearts is checked, the sufferlngs
of brother assuaged, the dead are
buried. and the home saved from
mortgage and the invasion OF gratters,
Then again too much praise cannot
be given those loyal Knights ana
Calanthe who make uD the rank and
file of the order While those OF us
in Office discharge our duties TO the
best of our abilities, yet our efforts
would have fallen far short OF what
has been accomplished without the
valuable assistance rendered by the
membership at large. Like success
full armies, those in charge can Oh
rect and plan, but the battles are
fought and won by the men who marcn
elbow to elbow in the ranks, and tC
these valiant fighters and soldiers tc
whom we are indebted for present
state of existence, full credit is due.
Once upon a time the life of the
Negro people was completely wrapped
I'D in secret societies. During TINS
period they were numerically preyet
upon by INSCRIPTIONS sharks wht
went about promising the earth ant
the fitness thereof" duping the igno
rant and wary and disgracing tn
Negro race. BY and by there came
reaction. The pendulum swung terri
fically the other way and secret or
ders became for a moment a Missing
and by-word among men.
Leading and influential individual
took up the sword against them, bat
= Ting manfully but often unWlselN
They destroyed nothing of course bu
, rather they served a useful end i
that they drove out before them Tn
vicious and the mean, the dishoneS
and INSCRIPTIONS in large measure
, at least from the leadership of thes
societies and made way for men
intelligence and Of courage to tax
their place far in front, there to esta'
lish the efficiency of secret organic
I tions and to demonstrate that the
have place in the life of the Negr
people. a place that is high and d
serving of respect and regard.
The service rendered by tho'
valiant leaders who have in recei
1 years ventured forth, grasped II
gavel and occupied the station
I the various secret orders is beyor
It computation. Fifty years hence wht
0 the fruit of the tree will be espiab
: we may begin to compute al
IS measure; tits then that we will S
y what manner of service and the e
It tent of it these men have dome al
+ how valiantly they have striven n
s, only to build with symmetry and pl
n portion the castles and the temple
e but to reassure those for whom tn
II have builded. Then will be demo
strated that the leaders in Pythianis
- had faith all the while and beliey
# that when the patriotism and the Il
a. vor of the aims and strivings or
a cret order became known, it must
70 recognized that yonder comes a NJ
n. and grander body, having in its rig
4. hand the flaming torch OF Friendsh
70 in its left hand the flower OF Fl
\ ternity, and upon its forehead g
&c land wreath of Myrtle entwined abe
n. with immortelles.
is The growth of Pythianism has be
ID steady and uniform, and looking ba
" upon the roofing of this growth we
ID not wonder that now and then, ne
n. and there, have there come forth
\ Nov. concentrations FOR the most Di