Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
MEMBER OF INDIANAPOLIS LODGE, No. II.
10. O. NJ

crs rot half-brothers. or step-brothcrs
but fun brothers. children OF the self
same God, and therefore, members of
the same human family. applause
And the interest which l took when I
had some right to say that l was doing
things was in the interest OF human
ity. and when l was invited 10 come to
Moosehcart Ind dedicate it, first
shook my head. l said it is just an
other of the orphan asylums that are
being established throughout America
had made study of the orpha n
asyiums when l was Governor of In
diana. That was a real job. What
have now is often joke. | found
that the orphan asylum was no place
for Child OF normal mind Neither
the State nor any Institution ought
TO establish purely orphan asylum
for the little children. When / found
asylum but was 20 be an educational
institution. with family connections
and small homes for the children. I
said: God speed the day whom it will
be a n accomplished success. (Aprlause.)
Value OF Home.
So I believe in the doctrine Of en-
vironmcnt. 7 believe that very many
of the problems of the future would be
solved in the ordinary home if the
charge OF the rearing and training Of
the children. There arc five hundred
thousand of YOU in the world Go
back home and establish the old-fash-
Toned home, where truth and justice
and mercy and Righteousness honor
and frugaiity are instillcd into the
minds of the boys and girls Of TODAY
tApplause) That is the way you are
going TO make leadership OF the flu
turc. and that is why Mooseheart is
leading in the work of the future
tApplause) Most of us fathers would
make chum out OF his boy; would
talk to him: would tell him what is
going on; would have him take part
in his pleasures and take part in his
work. The home is the place to begin
the training of the children. The most
TO be feared and dreaded as the thing
of the future is that the home will
be broken up and the State will be
compelled to take, not men of wealth
and power and standing. who could
pour large sums of money into this
magnificent school! You and are
just putting u dollar a year into it,
hut we arc putting something that is
worthy many dollars into II, my
brethren OF this Loyal Order of Moose:
we are putting into il our prayers and
hope for the safety and the peace of
the world. tADplauseD And we are
finding out strange things, strange
law of life, that what we have is not
what we seemingly have. Upon the
contrary, the only things that we
really do possess are the things that
we have given away, 1t is a startling
thing, but you cannot give anything
for the betterment OF your child or
for the bcttcrment OF your brothers
child. or for the betterment of this
institution; but. 10, you have n treas
ure that you cannot get rid of. Your
stocks and bonds and mort cages may
disappear In the cataclysm Of this
war; your lands may be taken from
yon on defective title. but let me
tell you this. you have never wiped
an orphans tear away nor given
solacc to weary soul nor whispered
words OF advice and cheer to Il fallen
brother, or lifted up n lonely soul but,
10. that blessing has come back to
abide with you through the countless
years and through the timeless and
eternal years Of eternity to come.
(Applausc.) II
oh, yes; you have made good there!
wish l had the power Of some
magi: that ! might unroll space and
distance and let every man and wo-