The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-13
Memory of Departed
Revered By the Living
From Mondays Daily.

Mankato assembly of the Equit-
able Fraternal union held memorial
services last evening at the Knights
of Columbus hall, in commemoration
of the departed members. Judge w.
l.. Comstock, who is a member OF
the lodge, gave an interesting and
impressive address, followed by
touching ceremony for the dead
members Eleven members of the
Mankato assembly have passed into
the Great Beyond, and as their
names were read, a candle was
snuffed out as symbol of a life
extinguished The ones who were
remembered by last evenings serv-
ices are Frank E. Bishop. Edward N.
Garner, Ella A. Norton, Wendell S.
Foster, John Lang, Emil Deike, Ole
o. Grue, Aaron Johnson, John w.
Sorenson, John Anderson and DR.. A.
o. Bjelland
The Brotherly Love.
Among other things Judge Com
stock said the purpose of all the
fraternities is to instill a feeling of
brotherly love among it's members,
and in this way to help them to help
each other He quoted from James
Whitcomb Riley, tie little poem,
when hand is on your shoulder
in friendly kind of way" and EN-.
phasized the fact that spirit of
this kind is what makes the many
brotherhoods successful in their
aims. He spoke optimistically about
the progress of the world, and de-
clared that this progress is not only
along lines of commerce and science
but also in moral and social way.
Millions Paid in Benefits.
"Over two billions of dollars" said
the Judge, "are paid out annually by
lodges and fraternal orders as bene
fits to relatives of their deceased
members. This money is a great
benefit, not only in buying clothing
and food, but it permits the mothers
of children to take better care OF
them, and look after their mora
welfare a great deal more than il
they had to struggle every day fol-
a living, and had no time to spend
with the girls and boys. / believe
that more people are being helped
by benevolent societies than by any
other agency.
Lodges Teach Fraternity.
"All lodges teach fraternity, broth
erliness, but ours teaches something
else, equality In other lodges priv
leges are given to members who
have been members for a number O
years, but in the Equitable Fraterna
union, all are equal all the time
Like other orders. this order make!
it possible for men to meet hand tt
hand and heart to heart, as they can
not do on the street, or even IL
churches. Because we have me
these departed members heart t,
heart, we remember them and re
we're them, and trust that the Grea
Power who planned the universe
and who takes care OF all has takel
care of them, and we know that al
is well with them"
The Candle Ceremony.
After the address followed the car
die ceremony, and the service close
with the singing of the e. F. u. clos
ing ode, and the benediction whicl
; was repeated by those present in un
son. In opening the program. tn
members joined in singing What
+. Friend We Have in Jesus" Mrs.
!. ! J. Nerboyig read passage from tn
Scriptures, and the Lords praye
was repeated Mrs. Arthur Crave
sang in soft sweet soprano. I'm
, Pilgrim" and the song touched tn
: hearts of those who came to homo
their dead brothers.