The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-07
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HONOR DEPARTED
rev. E. Leroy steffey Addresses the
members Of Lodge at Memorial
Service Held Yesterday
Afternoon.
MEMORIALS IN DEEDS
speaker Points Out Numerous, In
stances Where Memorials Are
Made by the Persons
Themselves.
MEMORIALS IN DEEDS


EovaI Neighbors Of America, were
urged to build their memorials in
deeds. by Rev. p. Leroy Steffey in his
.ddress Yesterday afternoon on the
occasion of the memorial services OF
the order, which we're held in Wood
men hall. There we're eleven vacant
chairs which were draped In mourn
Ing for the eleven members VINO
have passed away in the -ast year.
The services were impressive and
Htting to the occasion. The program
opened with an instrumental number
nv Miss Rollosson, and a song by
Miss Beatrice Buss. This was follow
cd by the memorial hymn of the lodge.
Mrs. Oiler and Mrs. Butcher led in the
anthem. Following the address, men,
orial ceremonies were performed by
Oracle Mrs. Smith, and the following
Graces:
Faith, Mrs. Montana: Modesty. MIS-.
Jindstrom; Courage, Mrs. Mehler; I'm
selfishness, Mrs. Bevering; Endur-
ance, Mrs. Peterson.
Doxclogy and benediction completed
the services.
Rev. steffey is Speaker.
In his address Rev. Steffey said
that the world was full of memorials.
4 In America there are many monuments
to the great men, of the nation, Wash
ington Lincoln, Grant, Mckinley and
others. History is replete with meDl-
orials of the nation. Speak of Valley
Forge and the school boys will tell
you something of Washington. Science
gives its memorials. In the steam
engine one thinks of James Watt;
mention the steamboat and Robert
+ Fulton is recalled; McCormick's name
is connected with the harvester, and
the incandescent light recalls the
name of Edison. In literature and mt
and mucic the hymnology the same is
true These memorials have been
created by the men themselves.
The speaker emphasized the fact
that we make memorials for ourselves.
Some men are physical giants and
they wish to Ie- known as such. AS
examples the speaker suggested James
]. Jeffries, Corbett and Jack Johnson.
However. we know these men only
from their physical prqwess and their
pugilistic records. That is all they
7have left us. If mans ideal is no
higher than that of physical develop.
ment he is in fair way to evolve In
to pugilist, he said
Character is Wanted.
Intellectual attainments alone were
suggested by the speaker as not being
all that is to be desired. He spoke OF
social culture and some of the things
WITCH it imposes, and the danger OF
Its leading to the divorce court. God
made woman, while society made the
5 lady, Rev. Steffey said While not dis.
paraging the strong physique and intel.
iectual attainments he said there was
something higher to be desired, and
mat was character.
He urged the members of the order
to put into life something worth while.
The members of the order, who real.
ly believe the tenets of the order,
place just and true estimate on life.
Value Of Character.
The value of Character is the stand
ard of human progress. Any COM
munity or nation is judged by the
estimate of character. The standard
OF heokuk is judged by the estimate
aoi Its character The speaker cited
me illustration of the woman who an
aointed Jesus feet When the dis
cries sought to rebuke her, Christ
auleted them by saying that what she
was doing would be told as memoir
ial to her. While the box and spices
mere were worth much. nothing stood
out SO clearly as did the motive of
this woman.
The speaker spoke of the examples
oi history on nations which have fall
len because the citizens lacked virtue,
ne did not fear any such fate for