Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-12
PYTH|AN MEMORIAL
'ine Address To knights of Pythias
of Wauseon By Rev. P. D. Dempst-
er of Urbana-Words of Truth
Eloquently Delivered-Knights and
Pythian Sisters Honor the Memory
of Deceased Members Of Their Or
ders.

In spite of the extremely warm
weather of last Sunday a goodly
number of Knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters assembled to do hon
or to the memory of the deceased
members of these two orders. The
ladies of the Temple gathered at
Castle Hall Sunday forenoon and ar
ranged the flowers with which to de-
corate the graves, and at 2 o'clock p.
m. headed by the Wauseon Band the
Knights marched to the. cemetery
ladies of the Temple following in
automobiles. The graves were decor
ated /, short services consisting of
song by a ladies quartette and pray
er by Rev. A. A. Barker were follow
ed by an address from Rev. P. D.
Dempster pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Urbana, Ohio. The address
was so full of wholesome practical
truth that we are glad to publish it,
herewith; while the printed words
cannot present the personality and
eloquence of the speaker they are
nevertheless worthy the perusal and
consideration of all our readers.
] wish to congratulate you in the
efforts you are putting forth for the
betterment of humanity. | shall only
be too glad if a good word or a
friendly effort on my part can serve
to aid you in your great work for God
and man. One condition is necessary
in order that a sermon may be profit
able and that condition is the dis
course must be frank, honest and
free. He who speaks must speak
what he feels and thinks. What maxi
es all sermons unprofitable is this
dread of giving offense. Our speech
has no force unless there is convic-
ton behind it. My first duty then
tonight is to truth, to express in
strong utterance what / believe and
think / am we'll aware that many
good people do not believe in secret
societies. / was not long ago talk
ing with minister whose denomina-
tion did not believe in them. I ask
ed him this question. What are the
principal objections your church has
to offer against secret societies
Among the objections offered | note
the following. First-They have a
bad influence on the home. | want to
say to you that that wife will soon
lose her influence over her husband
who looks upon all evening absence
ASA breech of marriage vows. How
are you going to reform society, ele-
vate humanity, advance the public
veal if every mans world is to be
bound up by the four walls of his
home. That wife is breaking the
sceptre of conjugal power who be-
comes jealous of her husbands at
tention to works of charity and ben
evidence in the lodge room. / do moi
mean that man should sacrifice
home life for secret society life as
sad to say many do. If the husband
spends his evenings away from
home of choice and not of necessity
he is not the head of the household
He is simply the cashier. If the wife
throws the burden of care on the ser.
want and spends her evenings in at.
tending every show that comes along
/ care not how we'll she may cloths
her children they are orphans. Tht
great trouble with many men is thai
they pay more attention to other peo
pies wives than they do to their own
They can let their wives carry the
wood and the coal but what a splurg'
they make to pick up some other lad
les handkerchief from the parlol
floor. They are very generous a
wine suppers but very stingy fabou
their wife's dress or their children
shoes. AS pious as pie in the lodge
room as ugly as sin in the home. Tha
man has used the society not as /
healthful influence but as usurpe
of his affection for wife and home.