Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
PAY TRIBUTE To
DEPARTEDONES
ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE OF
THE ELkS HELD AT THE PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH.
STEVENSON AND SMITH SPEAKERS

The Presbyterian church was well
filled Sunday afternoon for tile an
nual memorial service of the Lewis
town Elks, the program being, as
usual, most interesting and impress
sivc. Music was made feature, as
has always been the custom, the or
chestra, composed of Mrs. emil Saxl
violin; Mrs. T. p. Haller, cello; Oar
win Johnson, flute, and Mrs Holzgraf
organ. giving number Of fine selec
tions. Erwin Holzgraf was heard in
a baritone solo and Mrs G. G. Apple
ton Sang exquisitely an appropriate
number
The invocation was offered by Rev
George Hirst and following the i'm
pressive ceremonies of the order.
with Exalted Ruler DR.. Francis Hag
strom presiding, w. n. Smith OF Har-
lowton gave the eulogy. This was
i'll the simple, direct, sincere style
characteristic of Mr.. Smith, who said
that they had assembled to show by
their presence and to express feebly
in words their love for the absent
brothers, respect for their characters
and high estimation OF their services
while living among us. Yet the de-
sire to honor their dead could find
no full expression here and they could
do the dead no good BY assembling.
Rather they We're the ones who would
be benefited because no one could take
part in or be present at such a sery-
ice without being made better for it,
who is it, asked the speaker.
who is dead when he is dead? Is 1t
the one who has lived a selfish, use
less, heartless. soulless life? You
may build a monument to the skies
inscribe upon his tombstone the most
beautiful words, cover his grave with
flowers and keep the grass forever
green and he will be remembered by
the sexton who earns a living by the
care OF the grave: little by those to
whom he left his wealth, and cursed
by others because he did not leave
more. He is dead
4 "On the other hand. man can so
! live that when he passes to the Great
i Beyond from whence no man ever
returns it matters not whether his
grave is marked with a tombstone or
| it's location known-he is never for
gotten His good works, his kind
acts. his unselfish life. his words OF
comfort, his good cheer and good fel
lowship will live forever in the hearts
of his fellOWmen. He can never die
what are the factors that helI
to make good men? The lodge, witt
its beautiful teachings. banding mer
into a common brotherhood; the
church with its great throng OF earn
est workers; the inspiration we ge
from the life OF Christ. who organized
the first great brotherhood and who's,
teachings are the foundation for boil
church and lodge. We often hear th'
expression that Christ died for ou
sins that he was crucified to save us
How did lie save us? BY living per
feet life. pattern, il you please. How
did he die for US? Because he taugh
, that it was the life one lived tina
counted and not the profession. No
an eye for an eye and tooth for
, tooth. but that all men are brother
, and that we should do good even t
those who despitefully use us.
I'VE cannot be perfect. but let Il:
, inspired by His perfect life, as we
as by the lives of our departed brotl
: ers and the beautiful teachings OF ou
, order, strive to be better men. S
:, that when our summons comes it ca
be said of us as of our departed brotl
S ers, he was a good man..
Or. Stevenson's Address.
The address of the occasion was d
: livered by DR.. w A. Stevenson, VIII
used for his text the parable of til
Good Samaritan, bringing out all I
j the power and beauty Of Christ
words. 1t was by following the i
junction Christ laid upon the teacht
Of the law who questioned Him tn;
we might inherit eternal life. 1t W;
well that the orders should find the
way into the churches occasional
6 because it was through Tie found,
of the church that the order receive
e its inspiration The parable of Il
q Good Samaritan made clear who
mans "neighbor" was and it answere
i the great question that men askt
: themselves, the question that the la
teacher asked Christ. Those wi
followed the injunction of Jesus d
q not have to die in order to enter in
eternal life. They needed to 'lo'
II the Lord their God with all their hea
e and with all their soul and wi
i all their strength and all their min'
II and thy neighbor as thyself.
d They could, of course, pass by Il
:. man who had fallen among thiev
J and was wounded. even as the prizes
,r and the Levite did. but it WAS mar
= duty when he saw another taking Il
- wrong direction, to set him right, al
e when he saw one stripped and woun
ed, to aid him. Pure religion, to h
mind, was feeding the hungry al
helping the unfortunate and Carl
for the widows and the orphans al
keeping yourself unspotted before t
J. world. The injunction of Jesus
the law teacher, after the relating
the parable go and do thou liz
n wise" was the lesson that applied
lc all of us.
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