The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-01
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE Gath
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDER
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founded is practiced and promulgate
more or less in every lodge Of TIL
order, according to the knowledg
which the various lodges have {
these principles. You will find
large number far in advance Of OIL
ers in the practice Of these virtues
The same conditions exist in lodge
as in school rooms. You will fin
school rooms more efficient in thu
branches taught than others, due t.
the interest which permeates the
teachers and pupils, and In lodges OF
this order the higher the knowledge
of the principles the greater will be
the development and growth OF your
lodge. Your growth does not consist
merely of increase in membership,
it Is the understanding, the develop.
ment, and the practice of these prin.
ciples which adds strength to your
organization. Ten men working half
hearted in any cause will not accom-.
plish as much as five men whose
souls are in the work.
Processing these principles is far
from sufficient, you must go farther
and put into practice your profession.
Attending lodge is not enough, that
in and OF itself Is only b habit. Prac-
tice includes profession. but profes.
sion does not include practice. II
were to designate this lodge tonight
as one OF the best lodges of this
organization you would question the
truth OF the statement severely and
II were to designate you as the
most selfish and self serving lodge
OF this order, you would not believe
me. Then the truth must be that
you are between those two classes,
and in condition to improve your
spiritual growth Of friendship, love.
and truth. Such being the case Let
us be up and doing, striving harder
than ever before for greater soul
development of these attributes.
The question often arises in our
why we are not more perfect
IN the practice of these princicle5.
Dut the reasons are not difficult to
explain. Our own Individual selfiga.
ness is regarding our spiritual growth
and hence retarding the growth OF
this order, and oneness of purpose
as Is contemplated by practice of
these principles, is not developed
within us as It should be. We have
mere the principles TO develop a one
ness of purpose but like the ordip.
airy school boy we are not very nj.
tentive to our lessons and are count.
ing our marbles in similar manner
10 the boy who fails in his studies
we can excuse the school boy on ac.
count OF his age, but what valid OK.
cuse mas the grownup member of this
order TO offer for the deyeIopmant
of MS selfishness, to the prejudice Of
me principles which sustain our or.
ier' We are SO busy with the sci.
hsh pursuits Of life that we scarcely
lake notice of those principles that
We have sworn to develop in our
souls. We even go farther and
bring those selfish interests into orr
order and instead of learning the
principles Of friendship, love and
ruth, we want to play the game OF
marbles and when the test comes we
cannot pass the examination whic,
has been placed before us.
Some of us seem to think that
We can indulge in selfish pursuits
and acquire the temporal things Of
lie and also life OF friendship, love
and truth; in my opinion you cannot
10 so; the selfish pursuits crush ont
Lhese principles and are opposed 20
Them This selfshness develops the
habit OF getting for ourselves, and
Lhe development OF these principles
d our order results in the giving in.
stead OF the acquiring and receiving.
We act as If we can take our ac.
CURED selfish products ana wares
with us after death, but the indul.
sence OF this Illusion Is folly. The
laws OF nature are firmly and Well
established, and she always requires
a ieveling and distributing of these
wares, If not to us, then TO those
VINO come after us. The good you
do while here below Eliminates the
path love has paved for the feet OF
the philanthropist, while on his Jour.
ney towards perfection. Why tarry
here wasting time gathering together
those things of a temporal nature,
IN excess Of what we need for legi.
innate use, when we know the truth
written in Holy Writ, What doth
II prott man If he gain the whole
world and lose his own soul" You
may say that you are receiving a
sermon tonight which more properly
belongs to the pulpit. In that you