The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1915-08-07

principles Of the society will, We
trust, prove an effective means in
assisting the church in drawing all
men to Christ.
The improved Industrial Older of
Wise Men maintains its principal
Office in the city of Muskogee, Okla
homa. 1t expects to go hand in
hand with the others among our
people i'm SO far as those others
contribute their part towards the
uplift of the unfortunate and the
maintenance and the well-being of
the members Of the rece. We pro-
pose to place our people upon high
er ground by instilling in them
thrift, frugality, intelligence and a
reverence of God and His institu-
tions.
We cannot rise above the stand
ard placed upon us by the critical
eve Of our neighbors. If we would
be respected, we must first respect
ourselves. No nation can rise in the
estimation the civilized world over
disregard of the principles Of
morality and honesty. As with ma
tions. so with their constituent
parts. If we, as race, wouid be
a race in deed and In truth. we
must stand up for truth, morality.
virtue and Christianity.
The mission Of the Improved In
dustrial Order OF Wise Men Is 10
furnish medium through which
the members of our race NAV md
those essentials that go to make up
a worthy and respected citizen
ship.
No race Of people can amount to
anything that does not practice iru-
gality, and which does not build up
something from material and in
tclligent point of view. II is SO
sad that so many of our people dis
iegard the substance for the shad-
ow. We must fasten ourselves Sc
"nrely to the real and quit the
image Of thing before we can he of
any great weight in this common-
wealth. We must seize every OPP
portunity for development and
growth that We possibly can.
The Wise Men is fraternai Or
der extending such opportunities as
have never before been proffered
the gallant sons and daughters of
our race. We have banded ourselves
together for fraternal assistance OF
each other. A plan has been form
ulated oassist members wher their
needs press sorely upon them DUR
ING THEIR LIVES. When the
rlnch of poverty comes into the
home; when the very soul OF the
head OF that family Is In pawn for
the things that the fam.ly must
have; when dire disaste" like "A
devil unbidden stalks into the home;
1.,hn Ia
tie home Is about to be taken 10
satisfy the mortgage that depressed
financial conditions forced upon T.,
Il is during these hours Of heart
aches that beggar description. it is
during these weary nights ana for
lorn days that the order cares
that II comes to your relief. 1t
brings the influence Of united mon
ey and organized effort to you while
you are yet alive. 1t comes with
bread for the hungry, with clothes
for the naked and with fuel or
those that be cold Like the Sa-
vior, it tries at least to temper the
winds to the shorn lamb.
This society has four Improved
features namely: the endowment that
issues policies upon the lives Of is
members from one hundred to one
thousand dollars, and which brings
returns to the member IN life as
well as after death; the relief de-
partment which comes to the aid
and assistance of the member when
ever and wherever his condition
warrants it; the Industrial, or sup
ply department, which will engage
in manufacturing and numerous
commercial enterprises, thus giving
employment to numerous men and
women, and boys and girls of the
race.
The world moves forward to new
ideals: establishes new enterprises
in new way; new things Of every
sort and kind result from new