The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-22
THE PYTHIAN PRESS.

South Carolina Pythian.
This is the age of impatience and
hurry-the age of the automobile
and airship. The tendency of the
times is to rush, to exercise impa-
tience in all things. It is seen every
where from the restless school-boy,
shifting around in his seat, to the
business man who works, eats and
sleeps with his troubles always pre-
sent. g.:
1t is just the time for the Pythian
press to make plea for patience in
the affairs of life, the taking Of more
time and the doing Of things in a
better way. It may be said truthfully
that many: of the shortcomings in
fraternity, both in the lodge room
and in daily practice are due to the
ever-running, and ever-busy spirit
that has swept over the American
people like a contagion.
Men do not take time to cultivate
the finer things of life. Money-mak-
ing mania or social-climbing, clamor
has BECOME so deep-rooted in the
average mind, that culture, kingli-
ness of living and practice Of true
fraternity are rare. This opens q
door of opportunity to the Pythian
press Of this country that is replete
with big prospects. - .a1z,
Brethren Of the Order, the daily
and nightly toll Of the editor Of your
Domain organ is truly work of love.
That publication that you grab for a
half-hour's reading after dinner be-
fore you 60 out for an evenings en-
tertainment was produced in the
most painstaking manner and after
many hours Of deep thinking, and is
born of sincere desire to bring you
a message that will cause the blood
red corpuscles to move a bit faster
to overcome that mania inspired by
the modern method 6f living.
Editing journal is big task. If
there is a joke, don't accuse the edi-
tor of being rattle-brained-and if
there are no jokes, don't say that he
is a fossil. If there is much contri-
buted matter don't accuse the editor
of being too lazy to write, and If
there is much original copy don't
charge that there is too little selec.
ton. -.
The Domain publication is your
paper. It is as much of your Pythian
duty to support it as it is to recog.
nize any other Pythian obligation
BY support is not meant simply a
payment of the annual subscription
price-if there be any. The lodge.
man who only pays his dues is not
the best member. Wlen you are ready
to register a kick because there is
little news, just ask yourself if you
ever in your whole life gave one
news item.
Pythian publications are truly CO.
operative. The work of the whole,
each doing his part, makes the per-
feet production. You cannot con-
sistently find fault with the editor
two hundred miles away when he
does not print the story of your big
initiation, or successful social session.
He is not a mind reader, and none
of the Offices are equipped with peri
scopes, wireless or dictographs.
Read your Domain paper, and when
through with it give it to your neigh
Dor, who perhaps is not member of
the Order because you have failed in
your duty. If the edition is good
one, don't be a crouch, spend two
cents and five minutes of your time
to tell the editor about it. If it is
not up to the expectations, sit down
and write an article and help to
make the next issue better.-The In
surance Department News.