The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-07

PLY formulated In the language Of
joaquin Miller when he said
he who serves self alone
Serves neither God nor man.
lie who serves self alone.
serves the meanest mortal known.'
mission OF Elkdom Il to con-
slider ways and means OF betterment OF
the children OF parents who have not
been able 70 provide a place to lay their
fall asleep. ElkdOm believes with Em-
erson that-to be rich In friends Is to
o. poor IN nothing Elkdom believes
with James Russell Lowell, that
New conditions teach new duties.
Time makes ancient good uncouth.
Ihey must upward stili and onward
Who would keep abreast the truth
Eikdom recognizes that such inven-
lions as the steam engine. the electric
raiiw ay, the wireless telegraph and the
aeroIlane are not the only new things
new under the sun and comes into your
midst inspired with the nope OF Tenny-
son when he said
II doubt not through the ages. one
increasing purpose runs.
And the thoughts Of men are widen
ed with process OF the sums
Let the Christian sing I Love Jesus.
Let the Jew sing I Love Moses Let
the Republican sing 4 Love Lincoln.
Let the Democrat sing = Low Jener-
humanity and those who love humani-
" can reduce their religion TO tirht
words and cut short the modern dis
~ rem TOM
mandments. The essence OF all religion
mas been well summed up in three
words. Service Not self The problem
or the stole and the Epicure and ali the
other schools Of philosophy and ali he
great teachers OF religion has been 10
mo some certain road 20 happiness.
some have thought that the only happi-
ness TO be considered was thai 81 =
future life, some have thought n would
De Just a. well 20 have that happiness.
whether 81 the young and haipiess ~
cause 81 their tender years. or the aeod
hrmities. ,"
-Eikdom recognizes the truth OF the
doctrine that u II more blessed to give
man 70 receive. Elkdom r-ecornfzes ina
the more OF friendship aud cordiaIitv
70. give 20 the world the more you have
leit Elkdom may sum us its religion
a. tsated before. ~ eight words.
Happiness how Heipfulness now
Happiness whom Forever then.
hlkdom u something new under the
sun. ~ a. an Institution as necessary In
inis aFe ~ steam or electricity. such
sn Institution a. Eikdom was ~ INTEL
l,, tial ana spiritual impossihtlity to the
clNilization or china India. Persia. Atm
en- Rome and Medlaevei Europe
tlkdom is the teacher Or the doctrine
nI tne ia~thcrhood ~ God and the Hrofh-
rihood o. Man Etkdom g. John the
BAPTIST in the wilderness. prsrnrfrr ~.
way Tor Peace which viii come vben
the ha~ttleahius 81 all the uaffnua ~ fbe
NpFld nave been cast upon the Junk hean
sworda and srcarH shall he beaten INF.
rinWehareH and pruning hookas .vf
nrn our Memorial Uav shall ~ oh
hF millions Of men rommrmorst-
w the virtues ~ our departed hrofhers
70 naFc - lived ard uracticed CHARITY.
ilrtlee hrotherlT Love and rfdeffft
L-@t caCh ~ them haa Expressed So
rscnlpiihed thc fnrdeef hore and nfre-.
.nnfe Or orr immortal Lincoln. vino
m ne last DAYS rnfd ~ hone when Z 49,,
.rad and gone ~ wiu DO said N me ~
no know me best that q afeava
lcked q thistle ard planted n noee 81
Whfre 7 thought n flower would go
nin thus may W. 900 hone 10 raas rre,,
ehte ehnmber into the banquet hail
ie,nity, and there Join TIE choir