The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-09

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or will and the baser powers and
motives out of his life, and in their
place generosity to his brethren and
all mankind.
Sovereigns, may we all live unto
the true spirit of our craft, and not
be content simply to be members of
a noble fraternity with high aims
and lofty ambitions, but let each Of
us resolve to do his full part and
work for greater prosperity and hap
piness and for the decrease Of every
form of misfortune and misery. May
we ever work SO that the loved ones
of departed sovereigns may feel that
the loving handof Woodcraft is ever
open to their needs.
Once we were all strangers to one
another and the noble principles
that should actuate all true Wood :
men, until by a vote Of the brethren
signifying confidence in our discre-
: ton, judgment and integrity, we
were admitted to the rights and the
benefits Of WOodcraft. We were di .
rected to throw aside the vexatious
cares and troubles of life and con :
centrate our thoughts upon Danish
ing avarice, selishness and hatred
from our own lives. A part of our
obligation Is to defend the weak and
helpless, to remember the poor and
needy and to honor the memory of
the good and true. We believe all
good Woodmen at heart are good
and true men and citizens.
Woodmen, this order of yours is
but another expression and NANTES
tation Of that finally complete
brotherhood Of man. which we are
all looking forward to with such
confident hope. The great and far E
reaching benefits which have come
through the brotherhood, some few Of
which have mentioned in general
way. should cause your hearts to
beat faster and pulsate with glad
ness, your eyes to swell with loving
tears when you consider the good
that is being accomplished by the
membership. Great and helpful as
are your beneficiaries, and the ma g.
terial aid given by, or resulting
here, or resulting from the order, is
attained only by and through its
fraternal and brotherly features.
For instance, the fraternal certifi =.
cate, the insurance feature, is but a
piece of paper, yet strong enough to
carry yourself and loved ones safely
and happily down the river Of nfe.
It is more valuable than bank notes,
or gold and silver, these represent
ing merely money, natural wealth
While the insurance certificate
means money plus peace, money plus
love. and sure though sad content .
ment, money plus tenderness,
thong htfulness and everything in
! life that a departing sovereign can
leave behind.
! iFraternal insurance enables the
men Of moderate means to protect
their families at the actual cost OF
protection. Insures that your boys
and girls shall not become objects
Of charity in the event Of your
death. 1t binds you and your fam
lily in the boundsof fraternal friend
ship to thousands of other families
1t drives away the anxious though
of the morrow which would rob you
life Of many pleasures and mucl
peace. Fraternal insurance indi
, Gates q spontaneous desire to
higher plane financially, socially
| morally and otherwise. It will no
shorten your life day but may ad
: to it the days anxiety would cut of
The fraternal insurance companie
. are dropping into the laps of widow
and into the bread baskets of or
phans $1O0,000,000 each year
e $4,000 each hour, 5000 each min
; lutte. Every dollar expended throug
this medium has been a star in tn
a midnight Of some widows distres.
' and some orphans despair. Think q
y the people that have been turne
q from pauperism. wreck and sham
J. through this institution. I woul
! rather be an active Woodman an
y take to the throne of God one wild
t owls prayer than to be Napoleon az
e companied to Judgment by the thun
ders Of Austerlitz and wagram.
Il Man cannot stand alone; he mus
t have the protection Of friendship
: love and truth to even be a goo
e citizen in the community where h
e lives. As the sun gives light to tn
9 universe and warns the huma
s heart, likewise the principles G
Wloodcraft gives light, sunshine an
happiness with all its stands for t
united brotherhood, consisting q
d a membership of nearly one millio
IS strong. Upon examination we fin
that there were nearly twenty thou
It sand Woodmen in good standin
s within the confines of the fair stat
of Florida on December 81. 1914
e This shows net gain of about thre
e thousand members within tho nas