Arizona republican., 1914-04-27

His'illit ol CIidiltA.
 Again, when we look upon the va l cant chairs in the lodge room and think of the vacant places at the firesides of our brothers that have gone to their eternal home, our ! thoughts are turned to those loved ones that are left behind and thus We again remind ourselves of our l Pythian duty towards them. In so doing We have recalled to and i'm pressed upon us the fact that when death comes to the home Of q friend | our duty is there to comfort and to bless and if possible to point out through the sorrow and gloom the pathway that leads to the haven where no sorrow comes.
 ! "l am glad that provision has been made in our order for at least once in each year halting in our busy. | hurrying. worldly life to give thought to things eternal and to take d 1 glance at the past and not only re- member those of our number that 1 have reached the end of their life's journey before us but as well to re- trospectly view our own lives, and in so doing. perhaps be better enabled | to press forward and avoid some of the errors of our past Let us not look back with sadness. sorrow and ltliscoura cement, but rather let us look to the future and endeavor to profit by any mistakes We haVa made in the past. and in the spirit of true Pythians endeavor to put into active practice the many noble lessons which We are taught by the ritual and ceremonies of our order. tand which we enedavor to teach and impress upon others
 1 The teachings of this. as well as of all other fraternities. are in- tended to be practical and of prac- tical benefit. As an order we do not seek members merely for the adding of members to our roster of membership, nor do We welcome those into our order that come and remain through mere curiosity ol with a desire to be ent@tained or pleased, or for purposes of self ag grandisement. But we desire that they come to us for the good that
 
 to live better lives and to be of more benefit to themselves their families and to socity in general. that We may inspire in them greater desire to live less for self and more their fellow man.
 | The lessons that our ritual teach are not intended to be alone reCited and commented on in the lodge room land there forgotten from one meet
 ing to another, but it is intended that these lessons may be so inn
 pressed that they may become a part of our lives and make us better fath- CTS, better. brothers, better husbands and better citizens.
 "In this age of commercialism there are those in great numbers to
 teach us how to make living and much of, our time is consumed in
 making a living But how different is it when it comes to teaching us how to live. so few We find to guide the way either by teaching or by precept in how to live. The church
 of today is filling it's office in teach ing lessons of better lives and higher
 ideals, and the many fraternal or ders and societies have their place
 to fill and each is making for the luplift and bettcrment of mankind.
 As members of our beloved Pythian order. we have q place in the world to fill and work to perform in teaching and eXemplifying the prin ciples of friendship charity and ben evolence. Let Us strive to make
 them practical and of practical bene- : fit
 ) 'Temptation is near LIS at all times. constantly are we called upon , to decide when We come to the place ! in our lifc's highway where the
 roads divide. between the good and ICVil and unless We have been taught
 to believe in the good. how much lmore difficult will 1t be to choose be-
 tween the good and the evil Think of the many times that you hay, been cautioned not to take a wrong
 step by the remembrance of the obli- eation YOU have assumed. or lessor
 you have been taught in becoming q
 member of this order. Victory over
 temptation rests with the individua
 to q very large. degree and the bes'
 influences are but sign posts along
 the way of life to point the way ant
 to guide us on.
 someone has likened our lives te ja soundinsboard in that what we
 send forth comes back to us Ii VIC : are cold, indifferent and selfish. W,
 will find the world the same towaro
 us If we could but realize that this l life of ours is very largely, if no
 entirely. a matter of mutual eX-
 change and that the man that gives lnothing gets nothing in return anC
 receives all that he deserves. w
 would better understand that the at tempt to get something for nothing in this world is as futile in business : and in society as it is in friendship Legitimate trade is merely an eX- ichange for mutual benefit Society
 demands social service before il grants recognition and one canno leXpect to make friends until he ha: been q friend to others.
 E "'It is the admiration for and con.