Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-07

oHTC. PINE BLUFF, ARKA
important questions affecting the well
fare Of the order arose during his
term of office and all were decided
by him fearlessly and justly.
I'm every walk of masonic life,
from Entered Apprentice 10 Grand
Master. it may be said OF him:
Gle found his work and bravely did
it well;
And people blessed him as he went
along;
And fewer tears, because he labored,
fell,
And much was righted that before
was wrong;
He gave. not for the thanks that We're
returned,
But for the joy that, doing well, he
earned"
Brother Grace, Pine Bluff Lodge
is proud of the fact that it can claim
you as one of its members; it is
proud of your record as mason and
of the service you have rendered to
the order. count il a rare privilege
to be permitted to deliver to you, in
behalf of the Grand Lodge of Arkan
sas. this jewel | know that you will
wear it with honor to the fraternity,
and I trust that you will wear it with
equal pleasure to yourself for many
years to come.
Judge traces Response.
"Worshipful Master, Wardens and
Brethren, and Ladies and Gentle
mem
II would fall far below the stand
characterize a Mason. if 7 should as
sumo on this occasion an air of false
modesty and fail to confess that it is
one of the proudest moments of my
life. At the same time, | am equally
candid when I say that | feel highly
embarrassed by the largely personal
character of these ceremonies. 1t is
difficult to express, in fitting terms,
my appreciation of the honor which
has been conferred upon Pine Bluff
Lodge and the Masonic fraternity of
this city, in part through my humble
person. nor can | find words to ex-
press my gratitude for the kind and
complimentary terms in which your
representatives have been pleased to
address me. That man would be lack
ing in some of the noblest and best
traits OF human character whose
heart did not fill with emotion and
bosom swell with just and laudable
pride when singled out for honors
and distinctions by his fellow men,
1.-THE love Of appreciation, BY
friends and brethren, is one Of the
strongest attributes of human nature;
one OF the greatest mainsprings of hu-
man energy and one of the most DOW
erful forces of civilization and pro-
gress. In all ages known to history
men have labored and struggled.
fought, bled and died, not so much for
the sake of any material benefit to
themselves, but for the purpose of
exploring unknown fields OF know
ledge. advancing the arts and sciences. |
increasing the sum of human COM
forts. promoting human liberty. bene-
fitting mankind and finally earning
for themselves the applause of their
contemporaries and a place in his.
tory
"Seflishness, as manifested in the |
sordid desire for personal gain-the
effort to accumulate money and prop
srty for personal use-has done but !
little in lettering the condition of |
ili.thhiHu anu increasing the sum OF |
human happiness. 1t is the strong
instructive desire to win the approval
or their fellows while living and to be |
remembered after death that has
reused mankind to action. The his
tory of the world is nothing but
record of the deeds of those men and
women who We're not contented to
simply exist like the beasts of the
field and be content when their ami
NAL wants and instincts We're salts
fled. but devoted their intellects and
their energies to some task that
would distinguish them from the COM
mon herd and win the commentator
OF their fellow men. For
Cheops built a great pyra-
In an effort to preserve
his name and deeds in history. HON.
err wrote his immortal epic-not for