The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-12-18
all az taught by our beloved Order.

, By needing these grand teachings,
we will not only ennoble ourselves IN
the eyes Of God and man., but we will
bequeath to posterity a name which
will prove a richer legacy than any
which can be measured in dollars and
cents. On the contrary, If we live a
selfish life we must die as the selfish
die. 1t is for us to choose. If we
choose wisely we will fear a monu.
ment to our memory more lasting than
granite or marble-a monument en-
shrined in the hearts of loving friends.
In this busy, bustling world in which
we daily encounter mad rush for
gold we are apt to overlook that which
is more precious to us at the end of
life's journey than all the wealth that
gold can purchase-an honored place
in the hearts of our friends which will
endure beyond the grave. a@' H.f
When we stand on the brink Of the
grave and see the remains of our de.
parted loved ones lowered into moth.
er earth, we feel a mystic touch and
hear the words, that sometime, some.
where, and by some hand these things
which now seem beyond our grasp and
understanding will all be made right.
If we live the life we should live, and
are ever mindful that time wasted is
existence-used is life," we perhaps
may, at the end of life's journey,
leave something worthy of imitation
and a kindly remembrance in the
hearts of our fellowmen. !
To promote and inciucate the grand
principles for which the Order was
founded and has its existence, should
be the earnest endeavor of every 10y
al Elk. Standing for such principles
and teachings the Order needs no
apology for it's birth or its mission.
Every true Elk is, and justly should
be, proud of his membership in such
an Order. ''s@'.' a.''s- !
Shakespeare said, "All the worlds
stage, and all the men and women
merely players" This is, indeed, a
wise and true saying. In playing our
role, therefore, in the great drama OF
life, it should be the earnest effort Of
each to play we'll his part, to do which
we should endeavor to cultivate and
develop our best talents. We owe a
duty to society to render service to 1t
in proportion to our talents and abili-
ty, in return for what society has
rendered us, and to the extent that We
shirk this duty we are not good citi-
zens. 1870 ''''''' i"
One of the most important, and yet
one Of the least observed duties which
we owe to our fellowmen is that Of
Forgiveness, and can do no better
than to quote on this subject the
words Of Samuel Johnson, one Of the
greatest, If not the greatest figure I'M
the literature Of the eighteenth CEN
tury. Among other things, he said:
"A wise man will make haste to
forgive, because he knows the true
value Of time, and will not suffer 1t to
pass away in unnecessary pain. He
that willingly suffers the corrosions
of inveterate hatred. and gives up his
days and nights to the gloom of NAL.
ice sys - cannot surely be said to
consult his ease. Resentment Is a
union of sorrow with malignity, a
combination of a passion which all
endeavor to. avoid with a passion
which all concur to detest. The man
who retires to mediate mischief, and
to exasperate his own rage; whose
thoughts are employed only on means
Of distress and contrivances Of ruin;
whose mind never pauses from the
membranes of his own sufferings,
but to indulge some hope of enjoying
the calamities of another, may justly
be numbered among the most miser-
able of human beings, among those
who are guilty without reward, who
have neither the gladness of prosper.
ity nor the calm Of innocence. 'a
Whoever considers the weakness
both of himself and others, will not
long want persuasives to forgiveness.
We know not to what degree of
malignity any injury is to be imputed:
or how much It's guilt, il we were to
inspect the mind of him that commit
ted it, would be extenuated by mis-
take, precipitance, or negligence; we
can not be certain how much more
we feel than was intended to be in.
1icted, or how much we increase the
mischief to ourselves by voluntary ag.
gravations. We may charge to de.
sign the effects of accident; we may
think the blow violent only because
we have made ourselves delicate and
tender; we are on every, side in dan.
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