The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-01
and dies. The whole doctrine of SER
vice is the attempt of the human soul
to hear and to step in tune with the
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and dies. The whole doctrine of SER
vice is the attempt of the human soul
to hear and to step in tune with the
worlds deeper harmonies.
Rotary is living force. because 1t
not only holds an ideal which Is true to
seeks to practice 1t. Character has
physical as well as a moral basis. We
know the ideals of man as they are
sea in IRE ana IS s
can be few greater living forces than
those that succeed In making toll ele-
vate rather than crush the manhood of
Rotary is not unmindful Of the larg-
er social duties. Through the instru-
mentality Of the individual clubs it has
faced almost every type of service which
the need and welfare of the community
make good men, but good social atmos-
phere for good men and women to
breathe. 1t has recognized that worthy
society.
During these war years Rotary re-
cognzes that in the face OF cruel and
aside until brutality is put beyond the
Rotary is living force, first. be-
cause it holds a doctrine Of human re-
fact. and second, because it does not
hold it's doctrine passively but proves its
existence by its expression for human
ity's uplift.
in the present but in the future. Only
men who are sincere lovers Of their fell
lows, devoted to truth and righteousness,
are worthy Of the task. If Rotary is
men who are freed from the tyranny
Of the present; men who can feel the
pull of the future: men from whose eyes
the larger world is not obscured by some
Cn1fc oh oh ma SIhn
the clarion call warning to the. selfish
and small. The present call is for men
who discern the greatness and brevity
of human opportunity, and who are de-
best.
Life is sheet Of paper white.
Whereon each one Of us may write,
One word or two and then comes night;
Though thou have time
But for line-be that sublime,
Not failure, but low aim is crime"
Each day Of the Convention was char
acterized by some expression of the
Living Force Idea.
in the year 1917-191S on which day
statements from chairmen Of various
committees and district governors were
made by each in brief crisp talks as
to what had been done.
In the afternoon there were special
assemblies held at various places, on
9sh opHs S c an6 a
Commerce" 'Subdividing Classifica-
TONS" "The Employee and the Rotary
all, and I was in quandry as to which
should attend. and finally concluded
to attend the Association Of Commerce
meeting. The principal ideas brought
out at this meeting were, that the scope
of the Association Of Commerce work is
that of civic and industrial, expressed in
another way as City Building while Ro-
tary is distinctly that Of education and
public affairs and to back up and CO.
operate with the Associations in this d.
rection. That Rotary produces vision
and trains men to be leaders.
Speakers gave instances Of where Ro-
tary had shown itself to be builder
of men and transformed their ideals.
In one case Rotarians through advice
and support of man who was running
a cigar stand in an office building,
caught the vision and built up sys-
tenn of chain stores from this humble
beginning and now does a million dollar
a year business.
Wednesday was Rotary a Builder Of
Patriotism. On this date Frank Null
holland, u S. Inspector of the Red Cross,
just returned from an inspection OF some
months of the trenches Of France and
Italy, made a great patriotic address
which was received with great enthusi-