The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04
GRAND COURT OF CALAETHE JURIS-
DITION TEENESREE.
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ANAN-HNSN AAOAA Ra6N 0sy
source in a good wife, or good
mother or good daughter, and l have
found it. The making of true char
acter in done in the home. It is the
mother who presses the seal on the
wax and makes the impression of
strong religious belief, and enables
us to rise to the grandeur of our be-
ing. There is a great demand for
intelligent, Christian characters. Who
must make them but our mothers?
The Bible says a great deal about
man and very little about woman,
but in every chapter, sometimes in
every page, it speaks of angels. In
one place, it says that God made man
but little lower than the angels.
Women ar the angels; they are Gods
angels, but for these angels the world
would be confessedly COMPOUNDED.
My love and devotion for our women
is stronger than ever because of my
association with you in this work.
Go We into all the world and preach
my gospel, are the words of the mas
ter that should appeal to the mem
bers of this Order more than to any
other people. This gospel, so potent
in it's influences and elevating in it's
effect, is not gospel of words, Of
songs of praise. It is a gospel of
brains and of the arms; a gospel of
thought and of action; a gospel Of
charity, integrity, industry and econ
omy A gospel whose pulpit is the
lodge room and the fireside and
whose expounders are the honest
hearts and willing hands that edo
unto others as they would be done
by" 1t is a gospel that exemplifies
the fatherhood of God and the broth
erhood of man.
Then brothers and sisters, renew
the fight for the amelioration OF our
race. From every home and fire
side comes up the cry, Flight
on, fight on. Above your heads
through the rifted clouds is
heard the same voice. Let
us heed it. The hope and glory of
the race is in us and those who fol-
low Let us be happy, hopeful, bouy-
ant, kind, considerate, thoughtful,
broad-minded, liberal, sincere, can
did, faithful in every detail. Live
exemplary lives and create an infu-
ence for good to those around you
and those who are to come after you.
hope each and every one of you
have come here imbued with the
spirit of Fidelity. This session of
our Calanthe is of the utmost impor-
lance to us and demands wise, con-
sentative and patriotic action upon
the part of every delegate. I want
you to prove yourselves worthy and
faithful to every trust and attend
strictly to the business which caused
you to come from every nook and
corner of this State as representa-.
tives of your Courts Give your
best thought and Judgment on the
problems of the Order While we
are particularly interested in the
care and protection of the sick,
helpless, needy, widows and orphans,
| wish you to remember that ours is
a great business concern as well. We
guard we'll and properly manage the
thousands of dollars that are entrust
ed to our care and keeping The
eyes of the world are upon us. The
all seeing eye of God is upon us. Ours
is a tremendous responsibility, We
cannot shun it. The officers of thi;
Court have a public and fraterna
trust of honor. We are the pioneers
that are blazing the way for the
coming generations. If we are hon
est and faithful in our work here
we will give tone and credit, not only
to our Order, but to the entire race