The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-12-11

beautiful Spanish music, and his in- terest would be aroused by the quaint customs of a picturesque peo-. pie. He would find that the major portion of the business is still con. ducted in a language he probably could not understand. And the only. thing that would keep him from feeling himself in the territory of foreign nation would be the pres ence of the Elks club and the stars and stripes proudly waving over the federal building. Returning to the mainland he would visit every state in the Union. Upon arriving in Sam Francisco he would pass through the Golden Gate out into the Pacific Ocean sailing for the sunkissed shores of Hawaii, and from thence across the trackless waste of the| billOwy Pacific 10 the Philippine Is lands on the other side of the globe Returning from the eastern hemi- sphere the grand exalted rulers itin- erary would not he complete until he had visited Alaska: because here in this far away land of the golden north are to be found the spread ing antlers of protection9 while the star of fidelity" illumines the way for mushers' along life's trail and enables them to discover the mug gets of brotherly love.
 Elks are NOn-Seetarian | One reason why the Elks Lodge has succeeded So well in it's mission is because it is non-political and non-sectarian. am proud of the Tact that saying a man is an Elk does not give any clue whatever as to his religious faith.
 He may be a Catholic a man who was nursed in the arms of a saintlv Catholic mother, christened in his infancy, confirmed in his youth and educated in Catholic college where he also received religious training which deyeloptd his heart as well as his mind, and made him the strong l Christian character he is today. Or brother Elk may be of the Jew ish faith, man who learned his first serious lessons of life from the 1 lips of an affectionate Jewish moth CT. A man who observes the Feast 1 of the Passover, and trusts in the l God of Jacob, and who for spiritual 1 counsel goes into the synagog to hear the Mosaic law expounded by l the good and wise rabbi A man who is living example of the fact that the Hebrews, holding to the faith of their fathers, are, above all the people on the face of the earth, true to the traditions of their race.
 Religion Lived
 Or brother may be a loyal mem Der of the Christian Science Church which believes in divine healing, and emphasizes that God is love. and makes song of the prayer of i their Leader, Shepherd, show me how to go" Or a brother may at tend one of the Eyangelistic church es, and join in singing What A Friend We Have In Jesus", and hear from the pulpit over and over again the gospel story, For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, Jesus Christ, that whosoeyer belieYeth on Him might not perish, but have everlasting life."
 As a benevolent organization, I believe the Elks are right in being not so much concerned about what religion their members profess as what religion they live.
 These memorial services. friends, press home to us very forcibly the fact that much may happen within one short year. Since last we met in Hodge of sorrow" three of )ur brothers have gone down
 Beneath the low green tent
 Whose curtain never outward
 swings"
 Flowers for the Living
 So ends the story of Elkd0m's To- cal losses for another year. Let us resolve while yet our minds and souls are softened and tempered to