The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-08

refuge either In silence or submission.
We simply turn from this perplexing
question OF the Old Testament 70 And
Il answered In the New by Him who
came fifteen centuries after Job. and
said: BE thou faithful unto death.
and | will give thee a crown OF life"
In this moment OF melancholy our
hearts are filled with brief and our eyes
are dimmed with tears. thought OF the
last bitter hour come like blight over
our spirits. but even now. when earthly
help and sympathy seem vain. we look
beyond the cloud that hangs above us
like pail and there. through faith. we
see the star OF hope still shining ON. Ia
the lustrous light Of that constant star.
We read the assuring promise OF the
saviour Of the world. Il am the rcsur-
rection and the life. whatsoever beileVeth
he live; and whatsoever hyeth and be-
hcveth in me shall never die" In this
promise. the members Of our order put
their trust. In spite Of perishing dogmas
and Crumbling creeds. In spite Of the alb
surdities OF atheism and the fallacies OF
tnfidelity. we shall continue 20 lean upon
the everlasting arm. believing that the
/ twilight here Is hut the dawn OF n
Erander day upon some other shore. be-
lievinE that the feeble flame that flick
ers here for little while. will at last
lear into n bright and shining light
when the spirit Of man has winged ifs
flight back to Him that gave II birth.
ence Of another life In another land:
Who hopeless lays his dead away.
Nor looks to see the breaking day
b Across the mournful marbles play.
Who hath not learned In hours OF faith
The truth. to flesh and senes unknown,
That life is ever lord Of Death.
Z And love can never lose its own"
Fortunately for US an unbeliever such
AZ this. II such there be. f. precluded 10y
the terms OF our obligation from ever
entering into n lodge Of Elk-.
Man is Born to Die.
From this memorial exercise. the Nv
ing should learn anew lesson that IL
as old as sacred history. The Lesson fa
this; II f. better 20 40 90 the house 81
mourning, than TO 60 20 the house OF
feasting. FOR that n the end OF all men:
and the living VIII lay ~ TO his heart. .
sactuary Of sorrow Is a crucible I'm
which to purify the soul. Nav our com
ing TO this csryice not have been In
vain. May the fate Of our departed be "A
constant reminder TO us OF the serious
meaning OF that irrevocable decree.
/ Man is born TO die"
( While We are busiiv engaged in wesv-
l Ing our names into the tapestry Of prt-
Nate fortune and public fame. and while
! We are eagerly endeavoring 20 lay up for
ourselves treasures upon earth. let NJ
| also make timely preparation for the
coming Of the Inevitable hour in which
every man must surrender his own soul
l May We not be unmindful Of the fact
/ that death comes nearer 20 every one
4 with every fleeing breath. that IL
! comes inditterently a 81 thief IN the
dead Of night or as n royal guest at the
blaze OF noon. Let US bear this well in
I mind. not that our lives may be shroud-
ed In gloom, or our hours consumed with
/ impotcnt grief. but rather that we may
be alive TO the inspiration OF the univer-
/ sal prayer:
/ God give US men.
I The time demands strong minds. great
. hearts. true faith. and willing hands.
Men whom the lust OF office does not
Men whom the spoils Of office canno,
buy.
Tall men. sun crowned. who live above
In public duty and in private thinking
For while the rabble with their thumb
- worn creeds.
Their large professions and their little
Mingle in selfish strife; 10, freedom
weeps.
Wrong rules the land and waiting JUS
/ say again. again. God give Us menl.'
BE Better Citizens
Let our order heed this prayer. and let
I u strive 20 make its every member "A
/ better citizen. "a better man and a bet-
ter Chris tian. and thus contribute 10 the
welfare OF the world that which il
more valuable than tho choicest silver
ana more desirable than the finest gold
Win an abiding faith that everything
( IN thls universe was designed by an UNI
erring Architect FOR some ultimate good
I with an abiding faith that all who Sc
riously strive shall eventually wear rer
fection's crown. let us 20 forth Yin
hope IN our hearts and courage in our
breasts TO night the good hght, TO fni@h
our course and ungualhedly TO keep
And when earth's last picture is
painted
And the tubes are twisted and dried
And the Oldest colors have faded
And the youngest critic has died
We shall rest. and faith We shall mead 4,
Lie down FOR an aeon or two
Until the Master OF all good pRfrtcrs
shall set rs 20 wo-r anew:
Ana those who were good shall be
happy.
They shall sit IN a golden chair,
They shall splash at a ten league can
vasa
with brushes OF cameI's hair:
They shall have real saints TO draw
from
Magdnlen. Peter and Paul.
ting
And never get tirrd az all
And only the Master EhaU urafse -
And only the Master shall blame
And no one shall work for money
And no one shall work for fame.
but each for the ioy of the doing
and each in his separate star
shall paint the thing as he sees L.
For the God of things as they are"