Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-03-31
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LODGE NEWS

I the WOflQ 10 De entering upon JA'
, greatest period OF reconstruction anC
r expansion ever witnessed by the stu
/ dents Of civilization. Not only ply
r sical expansion, but moral ant
: mental advancement that brooks nc
= opposition. Not only will Europe's
| battlefields be completely rehabili-
tated, but the very immensity of the
task will imbue her people with an
indOmitable courage that will last
long beyond the reconstruction per-
iOd, and will carry them froward for
generations with a determination and
spirit that will conquer with broad
er, stronger and more virile civiliza-
tion than this hoary old world has
ever dreamed of before. The major
portion of the European world has
been visited with devastation, pesti-
! lence, famine and horrors far beyond
/ the comprehension of the mind of
man, in fact the unfortunate people
of those lands were stupefied with
] Inc ouuuCIbCSo anu q NlullCoo VI lllt
| cateclysm. The wanton visitation
was not desired, but, being helpless
to prevent it, modern civilization is
pulling itself together, grasping
every agency at hand, and every
agency possible to create, in a laud-
able, noble effort to bring order out
J % nr1l nhnnC
of the Earth to nobler civilization
and a higher type of world life.
To carry food to the starving mil
| lions, build homes for the homeless
thousands, educate the ignorant null
| titudes, to Christianize, elevate and
civilize the flotsam and jetsam, the
derelicts, human junk and semi-sav-
age debris, cast up by the waves of
war, is a task which the Churches of
the World are joining hands with
kindred agencies in trying to accom-
plish.
Never, in the history of mankind,
was there a more apportune time for
demonstrating the "Fatherhood of
God and the Brotherhood of Man,
than the present. That greatest fra
terr1l society of the world whose
motto is Friendship, Love and
Truth" is responding to this call of
humanity in greater numbers, with
greater strength, and greater skill,
than ever before since its organiza-
ton. Founded upon the immutable
principles of Universal Brotherhood,
opening wide its doors of relief and
sympathy, imparting the beautiful
and sacred sentiments of Friendship
and Love, Oddfellowship grasps this
great opportunity with firmness and
determination. To impart these les
sons, teach these principals, the
sweetest that ever nestled in the hu-
man heart, is the sacred duty of this
great order. If you are in need of
Friendship, are susceptible to the
gentle influences of Love, and de-
sire that your efforts shall be conse-
Grated by Truth, join this vast bro
therhood which extends to many
lands, within whose portals men of
honor and integrity are ever well
come. Remember this, you cannot
be an Oddfellow in spirit and in
truth unless you are gTatiful to your
Creator, loyal to your country and
fraternal to your fellow man.
The member who finds that he
has nothing in common with the
teachings of this great Order, soon
drifts away and is lost to its member
ship.
On March 23rd the Degree of
Truth was fittingly and impressive
ly illustrated, in all its simplicity and
beauty, to brothers Walker and Win
die who thus become Scarlet Degree
members.
Immediately following the confer
ring of the Degree a delightful repast
was served in the lodge dining room,
to all brothers fortunate enough to
be present.
On March 25th a score of the camp
members attended the "doings' at
Caldwell, at which time the Royal
Purple Degree was conferred upon
number of candidates. Those Cald-
well Patriarchs are a wide awake
| band, and it is useless to add that
there was not a stale or idle minute
during the whole evening" The Pay
cite Staff are fast getting into shape
and it will not be long before they
will be able to show the Caldwell
Patriarchs new and interesting beau
ties in these delightful degrees.
That merchants lunch served in
the hall Friday the 25th by the sis
| ters of the Rebekah degree, was an
agreeable and pleasant surprise to
all fortunate enough to partake of it.