The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-05-26
.My CREED IS, u AccEpT.,n

One of the finest, of the impressive one
of the most inspiring things have read in long
is dictated while hospital bed and from
which he destined good health by
Franklin X. Lane friend. The vaient spirit
great is reflected in this etter,the last he
wroteand which being referred to today by the
papers of America, classic. We readers
see what Franklin X. Lane wrote his friend The
ter follows:
Washington, May 1s-Former Secretary of the Inter
tion performed him in Rochester, Mnn May 9Th at
was bet the high card with chance win, and 1
hospital to friend The message was given out to-
day. following receipt of word of Mr. Lanes death. 1t
1T is Wednesday afternoon and am sitting up in
did clearly visualize any thing this
did not know that it had window that there
yellow oak door that stared at me with its big square
all day la "a. and L all night. o, :,
took the step that should have taken months
ate st mouhfu solid food But four days
managed to- shave myself and am regarded pretty
81 have death to in various ways,
rather novel and western once saw man hanged And
out that myself two three times, but always the
other fellow aimed poorly was being shot at because
There must be public concern in what is printed well
should get know After the earthquake in San Fran
cisco walls topple out upon man. And have had
prosac ways by which men come to their taking off.
before have been called upon to deliber
you will, it is great act have said during the past
months of endless examination that a with little
curiosity and little humor and little money who not
great pain could enjoy himself studying the ways
doctors and he ourneyed the nvaids path
1t has, indeed made fowery path for much
any path could be in which suffered more humla
on and distress and thwarting and frustration the
whole, than he did pain.
But here path to the end of which could not
advised against it. could live time without
taking it 1t bet on the high card with chance to
win, and took it."
At this point details regarding the prepara
tons for the operation with of the fact that
anaesthetic could be applied of the
patients heart, which had been cutting didoes
The statement continues
For two days had knowledge that this operation
to take place at this time and my had not
been just good they should have BEEN Those
who sleep for twelve hours perfectly before being electro
or have less concern to the future Ah now to
know the great secre For forty years have been
derng, wondering. Often had said to myself that
should summon to my mind when this moment came,
words that would be somewhat synthess of my
philosophy Socrates said those who stood by after he
had drunk the hemlock: No evil befall good
whether he be alive dead don't know how from
that we have gone in these 2,40O years.
'The apothegm, however, not opposite to me, be-
it involved declaration that good man. and
don't know anyone who has the right to appreciate
the best of my creed could be fitted into the
words, accept, which meant that, if, in the law
of nature my individual spirit to back into the
great ocean of spirits my duty to conform.
Lead, Kindly Light, all the gospel / had.
cepted.'"