New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-02-21
GOLDEN JUBILEE AND BANQUET
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shamble, and ideals Of manhood
and ethics of morality sank tc
the level Of those of an unregu
lated slaughter-house.
"These thirty-five men, faceG
by unpromising conditions, un
dertook the task to relight tht
sacred vestal fire of friendship
and distribute, in brotherl,
way, the gifts Of fraternity, the
love Of heart, and the respect OF
free speech and thought.
with preparations for the de
fense Of individual rights by ev-
cry man. in this town, with courts
dispensing justice in conformity
with political expediency, with
disrespect for laws and contempt
for authority, with disorganiza
tion Of society, with disentegra-
tion of civic bodies, with riot of
chaos and ominous suspense, the
restraining hand of Pythianism
the guiding spirit of brotherhood
is discerned in the absence Of
murder and assassination and the
peaceful solution Of social prob
lens. Without noise and herald
ed declaration of high sounding
principles, with srapressed SCUM
and voice, it linked the hand Of
brother to brother in permanent
friendship and respect. New
Iberia, after all it's turbulent po-
lltical history and its local trou-
bles, has acquired a fame for dig
nifty, respectability and intelli-
gence, second to none of any
community in the State. If we
are commended for our Unborn
hospitality, geniality and good
Fellowship. the acquisition anil
the exercise of those attributes
can be conscientiously traced to
the silent influence Of the Pythian
Order. But, friends, it is in
times Of complete Peace. that
Pythianism gained its laurels.
recorded its triumphs and wears
Its crown of royal dominion. 1t
is still and will forever remain
the ministry that upholds Justice.
truth, equity. 1t is an emissarv
OF Peace, missionary of Faith in
men. In this age of industry and
commerce, with its complex re1a-
ton of man to surrounding con-
dftions, no institution, civil or
social, can exercise its power fer.
betterment of the man or the
mass better than the Knight of
Pythias.
The ideal Pythian is natural
unaffected sociologist. He is
familiar with the environment Of
his brother, with his failures and
successes, with is responsibdlitie,
and his duties. Life is merely a
battle field on the canvas of civ
ilization. Within the frame YOU
lind from the stand Of review Of
your conception a continuous
procession Of victor and captives.
OF masters. and slaves, Of joys and
sorrows, Of cheers and tears.
lin the melee Of the great re-
treat or reformation of new lines,
the observer perceives the ruth
less disregard Of the rights Of
man, the intimidating Hector of
Power and cunning sover con-
science and honesty, the selfish
ness and greed strangling char.
ity and philanthropy. The foun.
dation Of character and manhood
is honeycombed with the virus
threatening the annihilation Of
the whole stature Of human ma |
ttre. Pythianism is the preserva-
tive, the shield. the anchor, the
hope Of these attributes. By its
ethics and counsels it offers itself
as q barrier against the immola-
tion Of soul and ideal.
It encourages justice, gene
rates charity and arrest by be-
the rude exploitation
of selfishness. In its logic is
terminating the spirit Of human
brotherhood, the high ideals Of
thought and belief that perceive
n the lustre Of the star, the bril-
liancy of the sun, the immensity
# space and eternity of time the
1andywork Of God.
Its charity reaches the home, { |.
he man. the life Of the family.
It's contributions Of advice,
courage and sane rational deport-
nent to the communal society is
'eh in every movement Of civic {
1irtue and development.
Il isan instrument for i quick. &
4 ana more efficient social uplift