The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-15

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held their annual memorial services
In the Zane Street NJ. T. church last
night. The memorial sermon was d..
iyered b. the pastor OF that church
Rev. william NJ. Schultz
The lodges met at the ]. o. O. r.
building. corner Twelfth and Chapline
streets. and. headed By Meister'
body. About as knights were An
line. and they occupied the center
block OF seats. which had been re.
served al the church The church was
especially decorated for the memorial
An impressive program was car.
RED out. A number OF hymns and an.
thems were rendered. and Mrs H
O. Beans and q u. PelIey sang a
duet. Beautiful City"
Rev. Schultz preached on the sub
Jet. The Golden Rule" His tex
was selected from James I 27-"Purp
religion and indebted before God and
the Father IL this. To visit the father.
less and widows IN their Affections
and 10 keep himself unpspotted from
the world" His scripture lesson VA
Job.
Rev. Schultz Speaks.
In part. Dr Schultz spoke as fol
lows:
Permit me first TO express 20 you
as best ! may In words, my apprecia.
ton OF this privilege. | regard II an
honor TO be privileged 10 preach this
memorial sermon. 10 pay tribute %
our honored dead. This honor came
10 mo a. surprise after dellverins
the Golden Jubilee sermon. | never
expected this privilege again
In that sermon I Tried TO pay trib
ute To our order. and 10 Damon. and
fythlas. ] now have another duty %
perform. that OF directing your
thoughts TO one Of the principal truths
which teach, namely, that man is a
mortal, that death does not end ali
My text IS Pythianism Is not "
hgion. II IL but one OF the fruits OF
religion.
What Is religion? Saws one. II
sis the sense OF the over-shadoWing
presence OF the infinite God or
Father Says another. Religion Is
rituaIsm,' says another 1t is a mere
code or religious laws SAYS another
IL Is to be shut up in a monastery. or
convent
In the face Of all these definitions
~ is with a feeling OF sense and relief
mat We turn TO Gods word. and find
this logical answer
Brother. has your religion led you
10 the garrett, or 10 the home OF the
poor Have you fed and clothed
them Have you administered TO the
sick
"Pythianism is one Of the rrandest
human Institutions on the earth. But
] place no order. secret or otherwise
9boVe or comparable TO the church OF
Jesus Christ. Pythianism touches
eternal life. but IL provides no Milan
for the salvation of the sinful man
licr alters are sacred. but do not
atone for our sins
Brotherhood Of Man.
i believe IN Pythianism. and what
she teaches, but with me all lodges
are second place. for there is no broth.
'rhood, no fraternalism like the broth.
.rhood or Christian men and women.
ne chuTch OF Jesus Christ or Chris
tlah brotherhood holds the only solu-
lion To the problems of our day. No
oihtI name given under heaven by
winch men may be saved The dra-
matte cry of the age has been. %. that
knew where ! might find him. Chris.
llanity Is the only solution OF these
"Pythianism seeks to grow an
equalized manhood. Here ain radical
diherenCCs, social political and intel.
ltcthal All fade. and we stand on one
common level Here the cystic chain
OF brotherhood OF the sons of Ham.
sham and Japeph all met beneath the
all-seoing eye OF God as one family.
brotherhood Is the bubbling spring
ny tho dusty Wayside of life al which
the weary brother may sit down and
refresh himself and quench his thirst
FNthianism does not seek 10 sub
tutute the principals OF the order for
any mans religion. except that 10
does require him 20 be a believer in
2 supreme being. ] would not he
long 10 any secret order that wouId
20 any manner interfere with a mans
religion. or the work OF church
but ] DO welcome every effort from
any source that proposes the better
m'nt OF mankind
Honor the Dead
But ! am asked 10 preach a mem
orial sermon. 10 honor our dead. and
] hope to benefit the living. for no
ire living ] am preaching The hu-
man family is universally subiecte cd
10 deaths silent sCpptre. only two
persons ever escaped its terrors-
Enoch and Elijah Tups. passed not
through the valley OF the shadow OF
death
Biblical expositors may differ con.
corning the Interpretation OF many
PASSAGE Of scripture. hut an agree
a. fp Tho meaning OF pauls words
W wac appointed unto man once O.,
die A rich man once said To- his
doctor. Why need I die. when can
have all that money can buyg Blu.
hC soon found that DO could nor hrirr
death. Some one has said. a human
body e.oerr today wherever flower
hlpssDr.-'
"rald said. and was right when
Do said. there bel bu' O. stem between
.u' and death Dc b.. solemn step
fatal step Death spares no ono
De- enters Oh" castle 0f Che duke. and
'Nr WIZvam of ffp Indian hp claims
fhr arstorr1t and the tramp
L.t mc admonish Won. Brother
knights ~ PffHIaa. be So Therefore