Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-12-09
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DEPARTED EiIjI' ELKS.
Judge ]. H. Hill Gives Excellent
Address At Memorial Service of
the Order


the Elks' hall. Members Of the lodge
and friends attended to the number
of about 100.
The program opened by the regu-
lar memorial services Of the officers
with Elk. r. V. r. Harding in charge;
selected song, Melzl quartette; Chap
lain's prayer, r. c. Fogle; solo Miss
Olgo Reinking.
Judge J. H. Hill, the speaker for
the occasion, gave an excellent re-
view of the policy Of Elkdom and
held the keen attention Of the aud
ience for the duration Of his talk.
He spoke as follows: This Is our
Memorial Day. In every corner Of
this land the members of this order
are gathered together in their lodge
of sorrow. 1t is the law of this order
that this day be observed. Our
beautiful ritual has provided for such
a service. Baraboo lodge No. S8S
mourns her departed brothers. Here
in the presence Of the Exalted Rulel
of the Universe, we thank Thee for
this hour and for this service. As
we come together this day:
1.-THE faults of our brothers
We write upon the sands;
Their virutes on the tablets
OF love and memory"
Not alone to our departed ones do
we dedicate this hour and it's mean
ing. Father, in our hearts we hold
their loved ones, and in Thee maJ
they find such sustaining sympathy
as the world cannot give nor take
away.
If the voiceless lips Of our depart
ed dead could speak to us across the
sea of silence that separates us
now, we know they would voice no
note of sadness-nor ask one here
Rather, would they wish us in this
hour to re-dedicate ourselves to the
principles of this order. For we say
to you the teachings of this order are
obediept to God, loyal to country
and stand guard over the sanctity
of home. Here in this temple Chris
tian may find his God, a patriot may
renew his zeal and a woman, stand
unafraid.
In Life garden Of virtues grows
another flower. Let me. not name it
for a poet has written of it:
"Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe
increaseD
Awoke one night from deep dream
of peace,
And saw within the moonlight of his
room,
Making it rich and like a lily in
bloom,
An angel writing in book of gold
Exceeding peace had made Ben Ad-
hem bold,
And to the presence in the room he
said:
What writest thou?' The vision rails
ed it's head,
And, with a look made of all sweet
accord.
Answered The names of those who,
love the Lord
'And is mine one?' said Abou. Nay,
not so,'
Replied the angel,-Abou spoke more
low,
But cheerily still; and said, pray
thee, then,
Write me as one that loves his fell
lowmen'
The angel wrote and vanished. The
next night
1t came again, with a great wakening
light,
And showed the names whom love of
God had blessed
And 10! Ben Adhem's name led all
the rest!"
Every Elk that loves the order,
that lives true to it's spirit, has ta-
ken into his heart something of the
breath, and warmth, and life of that
Divine Attribute, Brotherly Love,
For
eff a man say, I love God, and
hateth his brother, he is a liar: for
he that loveth not his brother whom
he hath seen, how can he love God
whom he hath not seen. And this
commandment have we from Him
That he who loveth God, love his
brother ALSO
rs it worth while that we jostle
a brother,
Bearing his load on the rough road o.
life?
Is it worth while that we jeer at eaef
other
In blackness of heart. that we war t.
the knife?
God pity US all in our pitiless strife.
God PITY us all as we jostle each othe
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