The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-24
Ohio VALLEY PYTHIANS
WELCOME HON. W. B. RICHIE

tue. the rarest OF. the time-snd friend
snip sits upon the throne. wearing a
srosn that ne'er encumbsrs nor can be
"a Is a SondrOus scene. and would
turn again and again 10 that Grecian
scene. until II. with all It's fullness. all
,.s tenderness. all itr grandeur. might
Little wonder that this Order. with
lesson so human. 90 forceful. 80 full
grow and develop. and beeom. .ssss'
Little Wonder nat a. py,hi..
Of his wife and child. that we should Al
ne very outset OF our ceremonies. tell
nose who would be OF us that they
with their duty to home and loved ones.
ana that they can best honor US by
their care OF those who by the ties OF
nome nave claims upon them!
Home. with its love-nght. burning 30
prfshtiy that the true Pythian can not
Ia pxseh 80 Far that he can not see that
.- Flsdgsd 20 Protect Home.
me effect 'of that lesson pledged
OF the home Of every Knight thrcnsS.
Home. with all that the word i'm
ness. IT'S strength. its power FOR sood--
an. all II walled about, sheltered and
Nprotected in the Pythisn Lesson OF
phasize the high regard we hold for
nome, we are pledged to guard our
home y,ni, xh portals as. az we would susrd the
True. that on the road leading
through the lesson OF Friendship to
me summit OF Pythian Knighthood.
Man loves mysteries He loves then,
IN the unit and the concrete. Man
loves woman-some men love women
Woman Is n mystery-an active Nv
ing. loving and loved mystery III we.
,ne average men. could be honest with
" admit that the fact that after years
OF intimate association with Us n
woman could In some cases endure. IN
love the brute. proves her the Queen OF
mysteries. and as time goes on the
mystery deepens-the Tyrant cannot
But. the mysteries. the grips. the
signs, the passwords and the alarms OF
our our Oraef. are or the shadow and not OF
the substance. They are but the Keys
mat unlock the doors that we may 20
within. and upon the altar OF our allie
and again w the T ssSrx an nS s.Sn again
Pythias. teach and learn again and
again the Lessons OF Friendship that
is kindly. unselfish. and ever FOR The
OF mankind
Each member is our brother. and his
good name is In our keeping TO be by
us maintained so long as the rules OF
rlkht nNlng and the laws OF the land are
observed. And FOR the human weakness
OF others we are pledged 20 the same
charity We would ask for our own
Unkfnd word Not Asset
We are taught that the unkind word
- not AN asset IN any nfe-that IL Is a
liability-and. when once spoken. can
never. never be redeemed. II brings
naught of good 20 the speaker and car
ries. through all the years. poison. with
the trademark OF his baseness. and
Identified with his personality.
The wicked. the malicious. the jeal-
Gus. the thoughtless-spoken. unkind
word. has brought more anguish more
sorrow. more heartacheS more worry
and more tears to this world OF ours.
than all other agencies and forces com
bined
1T IL worse than murder.
1T has killed more than have died by
More have persisted by it than by
1t is more cruel than war. for its
wounded can never recover.
II IL worse than pestilence. for there
IL no quarantine against ~.
IL - more deadly than famine. the
while II feeds and fattens upon its own
ia e worse thap poison. for there Is,
no nntfdote.
III brings gloom to homes and de-
Spair 10 lives.
eVerywhere-too often n welcome guest
On and on IL travels. never stopping
DESTROYING character. good name. and.
concealment IL possible. the vile heart
and foul lips that start ~ on its jour
ney 81 misery and wrong
We would not do physical violence.
We would not strike a blow. We would
not stab. but. on how often. ] fear. we
DO worse then thPt by speaking the IN
Kind word-and we speak Il in the face
or the ritual OF our order. I fear we
speak u sometimes in the very face Of
our obligation TO protect the good name