The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-22
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Address Y AN Powell 81 the op-
sn session 4 Devils lake Lodge Mo-
x: I. I. WsAdarch 1,1917.
Brethren alinid Friends: s9sS #
Like pne5nnlTnnilalstiec. tires, tie church, the
poliitticalaspi,GifrlttSy, The lodge needs q IS
'.p,nmpedup special efforts from
time to ttfn hence W. have REVEALS,
cannpaigl,nr4SAllies and these special get
together sessions. If
The great destroyer, Death, may be
likened 70 submarine that steals.
swiftly through the dark waters. Of
the night andaasruthlessly kills our
bodies. 1tesisIs no respector Of personss
and Is an en,aeim1ayslssto old and young, rich
and poor. It has no regard for creed,
station or nationality. Otter it gives
warning and its periscope- sick
ness, ID not even visible. OIL are be-
lligerents TO II, and it recognizes no
rights or claims Of neutrals. No flag
of truce will thwart it. The sturdy
life-boat, insurance, comes to ave and
protect the sorrowing survivors.
The "A. o y. W., is the oldest and
one of the largest and most benefi-
cial Of all fraternal insurance societies
in the world. The order in North Da-
kota, Montana and Idaho was organ
izea in 1895, and has paid out on its
policies tosbene3iciaries 1yS42,O00;3b but
no words can express the Joy and
blessing which these figures repre-
sent. There isrin this Order q some
thing that is not perceptible at a cur
sorry glance.
In the mighty Atlantic there is a
warm stream which finds it's course
way down N the warm regions Of the
south; and comes up toward the fro
zen north and stops there, until it
takes this world in its embrace and
makes flowers grow where there would
otherwise be nothing. It gives the
Bermuda Islands a semi-tropical eli
mate and materially modifies the tenn
p~erature Of Great Britain and the
Scandinavian Peninsula. In COM
merce, the vessels borne on it's rapid
currents make greatly accelerated
time. /.
And * above and below all our
business or social meetings, all our
ritual and symbols, however beautiful
and inspiring from ans ethical stand
point, there is Or certainly ought to
be, the great under-culrrrrelnt Of frater-
nal Hove and ifsllQwship which melts
uifxkcatlhierwisil and selfish hearts
and, causes tile warm blood. to course
asa life-giving stream to cheer and
bless our personal world.
At these meetings and in our asso.
citation with our brothers we find the
hearty. h%andshake, the fellowship, the
fraternity and the spirit Of true
friendliness. Brothers, never let us
check for a single moment in our A.
o. u. w, life, this warm stream OF
Brotherhood Of man in the wilderness
of water, that takes the chill out OF
the world; this, warm stream Of fell
lowship in men that is the best thing
we have to live for.
In our work and our life as the years
go SO swiftly by, and these heads gel
silvered, let US make the very most Of
our opportunities to be Of service to
each and every brother. Let us be.
lieve in friendship as the best thing
this world canssgive, for when we take
the gulf stream: 81. Fellowship away
from this Order we have lost the
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