, 1921-12-22
ADDRESS TO RO7ARlANS
ROTARlANS ATTEND CHURCH in A BODY. REV, 0,
l. King DELIVERS EXCELLENT ADDRESS ON
TOPIC, THE GOLDEN rule"

world converted to Rotary
pnliosophy would be a better and
"aPpier world in which to live"
oul members are selected, from
al ak or life. large and small
earned and u%nlearned, and we seek
: u So inspire them that they NAV in
turn inspire the world.
IN 1act our aim is, to help the in
uiVluuai member; improve his busi-
loss better his craft or profession.
Nv Detter our homes, Town, state.
nation mi the world.
We stand for Fellowship frio,d
ship, confidence, and service and ~
me practice OF these we will fnd
The way to peace is throueb nndar
standing, and the way to happiness
is through service"
PRESIDENT Harding said, "Serv,ce
IS the supreme commitment of life"
Rotarian Sheldon, of Chicago
says III We are to come into orr
own iully. and realize all our mighty
losslbllltles we must have a basic
philosophy for which to stand, and
know what we mean when we use
the term"
RMS must be a practical philos-
ophy II 1t is to be universally accented
DS all: A philosophy Of service if
you will. One We use daily in orr
homes and as public citizens"
IL must he based on sound econom-
les. and not Bolshevism or the like
Service not self, among all men.
Ihe principles Of service for which
we stand, are inherent in nature. II
we can get the world to hear and
Practice our messages of service we
Will indeed to serving our fellow
men.
In order to insure the future Sc
curlty n progress Of our civiliza-
ton we must teach that human re-
ia~tionships, as between nations, as
individuals must be regulated in
between capital and labor, as be-
tween individuals must be regulated
IN accordance with the true principles
OF service n the Golden Rule.
In Rotary We do not spend our
time with problems OF race, sect or
nation. but only with human ideals
and human actions.
We teach individual responsibility
no mass responsibility. The life OF
Rotary is expressed in human actions,
individually expressed.
One of the ways Rotary interprets
the Golden Rule is by Service.
Service above Self" l like this
definition OF Rotary.
Rotary is the transmission wheel
through which by the cogs OF contact
m cooperation, latent in every
community. are made effective aids TO
every purpose"
Christ said, THE Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to
minister"
Il came that they might have life,
n have it more abundantly."
This is service"
Service is not a sentiment. 1t is a
law. The Master said, Except a
grain OF wheat fall into the ground
and die. 1t abideth alone: but II It
die, 1t bringeth torch much fruit"
In sacrificing it's life. 1t serves.
AS we study the laws of nature
we see that the lower. dies that the
higher might live.
A we live, move and have our
being" we 9 in what manner the
laws Of sacrifice and service operate;
and IL we live consciously or uncon-
sciously out OF harmony with the laws
OF nature we fail to attain our re-
ward.
Excellent service rendered is
bound to receive its reward.
We are told Of a man who served
and blessed humanity by drifting
down a great stream in a virgin
country in a boat filled with apple
seeds. His plan was to go in ad-
vance of the settlers planting
orchards in the wilderness. When
he found an pen glade in the forest,
he dug up the soil. planted several
thousand a~pple-seeds. wove a brush
fence to keep the deer away, then
drifted down the river to repeat his
work in another open glade. When
the early settlers came to these open
glades they found the fruit trees that
to them seemed to have been let down
from God out of Heaven.
Rotarians. II We cannot plant a
tree we can plant a flower.
- Everything beautiful Is like a bless
ing let down by God from Heaven.
The more beautiful and fruitful we
make the earth the more we shall
see Of God.
Service above self. Exemplifying
the Golden Rule. do unto others
as ye would that they should do unto
you"
How shall we do this?
Take the line Of least resistance;
drift; Go with the crowd; forget
Ln0r6 10 SuCn lnl08S 10 luehAos
NEVER! A Rotarian cannot drift
with the crowd. He must serve He
will serve.
"There are two kinds of people in
the world today
Just two kinds Of people. no more
say. Nh
The two kinds OF people in the world
/ mean,
tAre the people who lift and the peo-
pie who lean.
"whersver you 20, you will find the
0arth'e masses,
Are always divided In Just two
classes,
And oddly snoush. you will and. too.
I woen,
There 10 only one litter TO twenty