Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
Mr.. Mills spoke as follows;

Of the Committees OF your lodge. wis
have labor ed so faithfully and wee
that this building, this home nigh
be,-not only is the thanks of tn
membrs OF your LODGE due, but al
so the hearty thanks OF the mem
bership throughout the country 70
in truth it becomes the home o
each and every member of the Or
der, and with that thot in mind
let me admonish you who are res
pOnsible now and who must be res
ponsible in the days to come, thai
you permit no action or conduct il
this home of all Ekdom that you
would not permit in your own per
sonal home-for while you are sole
owner in full and undisputed con
I troll in your individual home and
as such entitled to manage it as
to you seems fit, on the other hand
in this home you are the represen-
| tatiyes of hundreds of thousands of
men who have a Lawful right to ex-
act at your hands management and
| control of the home in accordance
with the rules and laws which they
have laid down for your guidance
Therefore, keep ever in mind in
your personal conduct in this home
and in the conducting of this home
and club that you are not the sole
sole owner but that you are only
tenant at will-that the other bro
ther has his rights and that the law
does and will protect him in them
We come not alone to dedicate this
building of ours, this edifice of
stone, iron and wood, but we. come to
dedicate anew the grand structure of
our Order, dedicated to the father
hood of God and the brotherhood of
man, dedicated to the purpose of
bringing sunshine and joy into
places of darkness and sorrow, dedi-
Gated TO the teaching that Il am my
brothers keeper" dedicated to the
uplifting of our felloWmen, deicat-
ed to that sweet charity which yaun-
teth mot itself, to that justice
Winch balances. the scales with the
loving hand of mercy, that brother
ly love which constitutes. oar neigh
Dor as the brother, that fidelity
which inculcateS honor i'm the keep
ing of every trust whether imposed
oT not
The foundation of this great
house was laid many years ago-eY-
en- wthen the morning stars Sang to-
gether. resting securely.on the word
of God, laid in the cement of the
hest impulse of the human heart,
placed by the hands of love ii has
been builded in the f1es1, Is of lneil,
a shrine wherein the soul is SUI
pTeme. These material evidences of
our faith will mean little to us
and less to the world if there shall
not flow fram them a grand, sweet
harmony of good and for good, if the
home and the state shall not be ben
efitIed, if the individual in and
out of the lodge shall not in his
heart of hearts give us God speed
Let us then in these solemn ser
vices dedicate ourselves again to
the faithful obseryances of the
Golden Rule, to charity without os-
tentation, to justice towards.all men,
10 brotherly love that means some
thing, to fidelity in all our rela-
tions of life. Let not pIeausre re
sound thru these halls when pain or
poverty shall look in at the win
dow. Let this home stand ON the hill
top a beacon light to the weary and
worn of a struggling world. Let the
Angel of Welcome await at these por
tails and let peace and goodwill main
tain within these walls Keeping ev-
er in mind the principles for which
OF; Order stands, aspiring to the
commendation of all right-thinking
people. ambitious toward the goal of
social and fraternaI success.
The Hand that rounded Peters
dome
And groined the aisles of ancient
Rome. ....
Wrought in a sad sincerity;
Himself from God he could not
free,
He builded better than he knew,
The conscious stone to beauty
grew.
So let it be with our work and
our play to the end that the COM
munity shall be better and the lives
of our associates more beautiful.
Judge conway's Speech.
In response to the toast 1.-The
Occasion" Judge Conway said
lpart as follows:
This is indeed a proud moment
for the city of Grand Rapids. 1t is
prouder moment for Grand Rapids
Lodge The fall of the gayel call
ling this splendid assemblage to or
der expressed the elimination OF a
hope long cherished by our mem
beas
| It is a highly esteemed privilege
Iaccorded to me as District Deputy
IGrand Exalted Ruler to offdciate on
lthis occasion and extend DO our Wis
lifting brethegen a most cordial
greeting. Only he who has stood be
fore that altar and assumed th'
sacred obligations which bind hin