The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-15
REV.. STRIDER SPEAKS
| To A.0.U.W. MEMBERS
STRONG ADDRESS Is DELIVERED TO
LODGES AT ST. MATTHEW'S.
More Than a Hundre "workmen" wers
In Attendance-Devo-ed Part OF
Sermon 10 "Mothers' Day"

Taking a. his text And there was mot;
2 man 70 ttll tho Gun Genesis . 30.
Rcv. r. Ell. StrId.r .ddre-~.d NOR. th.,
a hundrcd members 81 the 4. ~
lodge Of this city. iu - Matthew'S T..
T.. church last 'isht In addition 60 ia,
c~'pI"nallN large cpnArcEatiou
The choir boys carried out their
usual program of music. and the con-
~Er"Eaional singing consisted OF familiar
They had gathered at th,h temple ,l
thapliuD street 90 = so. ana marched ian
hudh Co M" church For some ttmr
BACK Rev. SftIdnI has been inviting dir
feront organizations Co. his church. and
cess.
Re-. s,r'dcr spoke generally Of he
work of a., church.. ana DIV cit upon the
Cr'atlou ~ the world and its Inhabitants
BY the Almighty Ia addressing tn.
lodge directly. the minister said In ms
tslk ct th' world and It's work -rh, or
der ca % I. w which D. her, Tonight
can aid 10 this great work very mater
l'lIy The order was founded about 80
years dEn nv a man With a vision who
desired 20 see the human rae. prouuc,
something that WAS really worth WhtI-
duriuE u- Sujyuru her. ON earth. and
with t view fp enabling men Co do SEQ
was INSTRUMENTAL ia %uuuding this order
You have boon greatly blessed. Your
,i..' "Gmb,r- many thousands. You
nave helped thousands who were needy.
You haN, brought mon together as
friends and bruthsrS. You may. dis
u'u~'d millions Co and thu-, who hut fsr
u'c'ssiti's cot urs YOU have DON, ID
good work You ht,, Justified your a.
l~t'uy'.
Need of Brotherhood.
Iut What ut tu.. futut God has
placed YOU here iu IT, midst OF Dat. as
ti" has placed me. that ~, may create
ana labor along with Him. Your exist
enc" and min, viii not b. Justified un-
less Boo th' years that DIE ahead Nc mrh,
som, contribution Geo th, sum OF human
good unless cont Dt tn, wealth. which
cod has given u~ We Great, Something
that ought Co exist. NoW. what shall II
De WHAT shall We stand tor.
First. brotherhood. oh. how the
world needs %. Most OF Tho Ills that
tav' plss need tnkln hly, grown out
"l ' "''h Of True brotherhood Brother
l'"d l~ That wonderful fhiuE which
draws mauLlu into ou, great fam.I,
N.'t' W.u stand shoulder to shoulder.
where they ~symrothiz. and cooperate
t short step from tho brotherhood OF
humanity Geo The tath'r."uI OF God Nou
,,'n l'.r n,f'. nl your own members
O." "S'" "it'I and @" iu'ir f'I-
low men ~',.ryWl'r'. that "a, may
Nurh pot "- individuals aud scattered
units uui as uu' war under q Common
Father %! whose goodness v. have, been
elevated tu iI. dignity .f fellow worker
and ,'-er''Jnfs with himself
ni"ih,rn""d ih.r, -tu.ld Boz, uu J.-
~Iauin- ones i 90, W"il. Nc who
unt"f'uutt, know that We are with them
and are willing fn helm them. so man
SHOULD despair when hs falls Are There
rot 400 ahHudtr,' uf -fr"u- arms tp Iift
Iiw uI Why -huH.u tu. poor ei,, 49,
,|N,ftUu., D. .|nfrftuuat, rHn-.. vbo.
enc NOT cam stI fhu~, vru are, Yet huN
utN'u u"U'I'--u'~~ Del Zoo fu' world Yes.
r'oeu~. !uI AND D taIl to di-p.l o.. Ne
i@r"ia'n. and The aufurtunat.. -". uf
ecu. ~'. IN'! despair h.'. t.. Jet l~.