The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-19

no man is lived IN vain. l do not be
Neve that God would permit to live
without some purpose in life.
our departed Pythian brothers have
left his impress, not alone on the lives
Of pythian brothers with whom he as
sociated. but upon the community IN
which he lived. While many are II"
IonScr with US IN the flesh. yet their
memory lives. and they arc with us to-
dav. II not In the body, IN spirit at
least
The longest lfe - of but short dura-
ton We fain would peer into the
great space beyond l!fe. But il is only
a short journey from the cradle to
the grave We are ignorant Of many
things. but no, man IS ignorant OF his
mortality. | say--And Ply h a n | : IN
;eaches-down with the doctrine that
teaches that the grave ends all and
death Is the victor.
God moves In mysterious ways HIS
Wonders 10 perform. We can't under
stand why. perhaps that young man
IN tho prime OF life and IN tn" full
bloom OF manhood Is taken while the
aged. no matter how infirm or how
wracked Is the body with pain. is allow
ed 10 llnger and suffer. Nor can We
understand why some one who has given
MS OF neT all 10 UidhIUS Tue NtIlu
better Is called away and another. rcek-
ing in SIN and with no apparent pur-
pose In life. IS permitted 20 remain.
But, thanks he to God, while death
comes sooner or later 10 all. death is
not tho victor
Let II be our thought today that
we VIII so live that when the great
summons comes 10 US. we will he pre-
pared 10 meet our Maker. Away with
ihe belief that the grave ends al, and
that death Is the victor.
What consolation Is there IN n be-
lief that We can never look beyond the
grave?
"Pythians. believers as we are. "a We
must be. in 4 Supreme Being-we can
not tolerate such a doctrine. He who
hreathed into us the breath Of life
out into each OF us an immortal soul
to live on forever. Death Is but Il br!ct
separation.
Brethren. I SO trust that we each
may live that when our brothers are
gathered about our tombs they may say
OF US. He lived to bless mankind That
can and Will be said OF us IL we only
make tho world 4 lIttle better as We go"
Mr.. Moore closed his address with
the beautiful poem, Make the World a
Little Better As You Co"
The Pythtan Tribute
Their memory SIN lives" the Pyth-
Ian tribute IN three scenes. was one OF
the most touching memorials ever seen
in this part OF tho Ohio valley, and
there were few dry eyes in The audience
when this part of the service was held
This part OF the memorial began
with the creation Of Pythian knight
and as the scenes followed In rapid sue
ress!on. they pictured Friendship. Char
lily and Benevolence. the three cardinal
principals Of the order. walking always
with the Pythan Kn!ght-in young
ma nhood. IN middle ltfe and old age.
In tho first scene. James MGHenry.
chancellor commander OF Baltimore
Lodge No 6, was seen at a Pyth.an
altar. upon which lay An open Bible,
creating Curtis Butler OF Mystic Lodge
No. "a n Pythian Knight. A the prn-
clple Of each rank was pronounced
three young ladies, Miss Dorothy Gold
berg "a Friendship. Miss Virginia Bis
sett as Charity and Mise Gold Plant2
az Benevolence. each bearing flowers
symbolic OF the color o. tho Pylhian
rank she represented, marched onto the
stage 10 the soft strains OF stately
march music played by the PytniAn
Select orchestra and took her place
with lne UldHt " pIIN ing tno H"" ~ w.
s,ed knight. In three succeeding pro-
cess!ons across the stage. marching II
music appropriate TO the age tvp!n"d n
tho scene. these young ladies. a.
Friendship. Charity and RcnevoleNr".
marched with Curtis Butler as the
young man. Louis Bart"ns "a the man
oc middle age, and "uncle" Philip
Youngman as old ace Mr. Youngman
marched with Friendship leading the
way for Old Age. supported by Charity
and Benevolence.
Death Bed Scene
Next. there was shown a death bed