The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-17

angle. Ii was customary in the
third century to use a triangle with
the letters "Abracadabra" as a
charm for healing the sick, over
throwing evil spirits and other
maladies.
The true Cross may be described
by four triangIes, the FIRST triangle
consisting of three points, God, Law
and Nature; the second, consisting
Of three points. Wisdom. Strength
and Beauty; third, also three points.
Friendship, Love and Truth, and the
fourth, three points, Light, Life and
Immortality. The blending of these
four triangles will constitute a NAL
tese cross.
THE foundation Of good govern
ment Is laid in the first triangle.
when the Master Builder of the
Universe, called Creation into ex-
istence, established it by law. and
created all nature. inanimate, to exist
in accordance with natural law. AS
a security for the upbuilding of peo-
pies and nations, the Creator erected
this world of ours upon the three
pillars Of Wisdom. Strength and
Beauty. The wisdom to- direct;
adorn, the Life of the home and of
the nation. The blending forces
ccmpacted in their energy for the up
lift Of mankind in general was based
upon Friendship. Love Of Good gov
eminent and the exercise of truth
fulness between the people of the
earth.
Obedience Brings Life.
obedience to the Master Build
er's law, brings light and life and
immortality to people who follow
the laws of nature as written by the
Master Builder OF the Universe. In
1926, st. Helena, mother Of Constan-
tine, the Great, made a journey to
Jerusalem to find the true Cross. She
found three Crosses. The then bish-
op advised that a sick woman be
laid on the first Cross, but no virtue
followed. 1t was tried with the sec
ond Cross without effect, but when
she was laid on the third Cross, she
recovered her health.
THE Cross of st. George, which is
first noted in the year 225 OF the
Christian era, is similar to the Cross
of Malta, and has been used as the
emblem to be borne upon the battle
fields of the world, in hospital tents
and on ambulances and in dwellings
set apart for the wounded as an APP
peal to all good citizenship to con-
tribute of their abundance for the
relief of a war-stricken people. The
Red Cross had its origin at the Trea-
ty of Geneva, Switzerland, August %,
1854. The American Red Cross So
ciety had its headquarters in Wash
ington and for a local society there In
January. 275.0O0 members were en-
rolled. The membership up to this
time has increased to over three mil
lions of devoted citizens who love
their country, who rejoice in life,
liberty and independence as enjoyed
by them under "The Star Spangled
Banner" of the United States, and
whose exclamation while performing
willing service and giving generous
aid in money to their country is ex-
pressed in the language Of Bayard
Taylor, a former ambassador Of the
United States to England, who, when
ha spoke of this country, said:
81 love thee, love none but thee,
With love that will not die,
Till the sun grow cold and the stars
are old,
And the leaves of the Judgment Book
unfold"
Carry Cross In Our Hearts.
$50 from this altar there goes forth
this message to all who are present
and outside of this church it is the
voice of Him who said, whatsoever
shall give a cup of cold water In the
name of a disciple humanity verify
say unto you they shall not lose
their reward Let us carry the Red
Cross in our hearts. Let us give OF
our substance to rehabilitate the de-
stroyed places of Europe. Let us not
withhold our hands from delivering
woman, mother, daughter or child,
from the thraldom, the ruins, the deg
relation to which sne has been COM
led to submit in the nations of Europe
up to and through the war, so that
the world shall have lasting peace,
q peace which brings prosperity, plen-
ty. humanity and morality leading
mankind upward to the great Mas
ter Builder of the Universe, whose
name is ever good.
Let us nurse humanity back to
health under the sign Of the Red
Cross"