The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-18
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Chancellor Commander and Brother
Knights: You call on me for a speech
Ike | was an orator. / am not an
orator. / am plain farmer. Years
ago when was boy, an orator came
down to the level of the intelligence
of his audience, but at the present
time and age he rises to the situation,
yet it Is doubtful about my rising to
the situation. But for the "good of
the order" / will talk little while on
experiences, weaknesses, travelling IN
high and low. / was some time in
framing this talk. I picked up the
bones along the way and have tried to
place each bone in its proper place.
In other words, / gathered the say
ings of other men-a boy. Douglas
Fairbanks and the president. Also
some of my original thoughts, as well
as some thoughts of some other high
class men, the names of which / will
not take time to mention now. Also
some of the sayings of the negro.
First. I will tell you what the boy
said. He said that the head was
packing case for the brains. and the
brains a machine, thinking machine
for the manufacture of thoughts, and
we must learn to run the machine and
to keep It cleaned and well oiled. Ac-
cording to what the boy said we have
the machine, a mental machine that
runs during our waking hours and
there are only two roads that the ma
chine runs over. One road is elevated;
it builds character and on that road
the machine runs in high. The other
road is difficult to travel; it promises
much but gives nothing but misery
and disappointment. On this road the
machine runs in low. The boy said
that we must learn to, run the machine
and keep it clean and well oiled. What
he really meant to say, is that we use
TO smutty oil that would feed any us
clean desires, but use refined oil. the
oil of brotherly helpfulness, the oil of
brotherly kindness, confidence, friend
ship, patience, charity and sympathy.
While / believe that all of us have
an abundant supply of sympathy
stored up we fail to give sympathy to
those who need it. Somehow we hold
it back. Which reminds me of an old
glay-haired negro that had saved up
some money, and he married young
wife. Awhile after he was married he
was telling white man how extrava-
CANT his wife was.
"Boss, she comes to me today for a
dollar and tomorrow for a half and
the next day for quarter. Then she
comes back the next day for dollar
the next for q half, the next for a
quarter, and it is that way every day.
"What does she do with so much
money, uncle?"
81 dunno, sab; / amt gin her none
yit."
When anyone is sick in your neigh
borhood they need your sympathy. II
is not possible ordinarily to change the
hard condition of those who are ir
LIES stresses, but it is possible to give
them brotherly sympathy. The cur
was not taken from Jesus, but al
angel from heaven appeared and
, strengthened him. There is no othel
ministry so angel-like as that of hin
who gives brotherlys sympathy. Thos,
who learn this lesson are ministerinf
spirits sent forth to do service for th,
. Lord. If all Knights of Pythia:
would store up loves oil and win.
and on bruised human hearts woule
pour it, if yours and mine would ono,
combine the world would be mad,
better by it. No knight should evel
become weak, irritable. unnerved ans
) despondent; no knight should ever vi
or stand idle and allow opportunitie'
for doing good to slip by him. Ever!
knight should do his best to make /,
good and favorable impression on tn
minds of his associates and all peopl,
with whom he comes in contact. Ever,
knight should read and study faith
frlly to get into the class of six
cylinder mentality which would Civ
him sufficient power to move alonl
, through life in high.
D Solomon said that wisdom was tn
0 principal thing, therefore get wisdom
and with all thy getting get under
standing" Exalt her and she shall
4 promote thee and shall bring thee +
honor. Therein lies opportunity a
: well as encouragement for each Ply
!, THAN to do his share in adding to use
full knowledge in making the world
good place to live in. In making you
: town a nice town to live in, in MAXIM
. our homes happy places to be in. A
q old English poet said this fretfu
0 world is full Of chances which b
habits power it's easier to bear tina
= to shun.
q There is good logic in what an oil