New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1915, Page 10

NEW BRIT AIN DAILY HERALD, ual Mémorai ‘Exercises ew Britain Lodge of Elks ssive Services Carried Out in Lodge Room—Prin- cipal Speaker Is Attorney Edward B. O’Brien of Lynn, Mass. faults of our brothers we to know our own weaknesses and for- the sands, their virtues upon | g(;:. tvflnqose of eui) hrother.( For t_hofe bt 10 o | who have passed away to live is to § 2 nadmonoy, | know that the sins which are forgot- the largest gatherings in the | ten here are forgiven over there. pf the New Britain Lodge, | ‘Life is infinite. Governments, in- . ¥., assembled in the lodge | SHtutions and fraternities are finite. i mEER The great nations of Europe are in a L ast eve- | ctate of disorder and decay. Millions en the annual memorial ser- | of human beings are being offered up ]Péace Ship deen With Famous ?ersons; : departed brothers was held. services have been held since nation of the lodge, but more xercises has never been wit- 0of hope and comfort to the poor and py the members of the lodge. minutes prior to 8 o’clock Ex- uler James H. Curtin called mbers together in the jand in a file of two abreast, rched to the lodge room with jheads, and 'there stood in sol- ditation for several minutes, fhe chimes struck off the 11 which to the hearts of EXk-i rs so much significance. i h this period of sorrow had jhe Blks orchestrd under the ip of Charles E. Dunn played reh, ‘“Pontificale.” The open- emony was by Exalted Ruler and Secretary D. T. Holmes, ng of calling the names of the brothers. lell K. Davis, a member of the | lendered. ““Jesu, Jesu Miserere.” next part of the program was [ out by the officers of the and was beautifully rendered. gathering then sang the Elks | ode followed by prayer by n Henry Martin. The orches- ndered a selection, “Melody | ‘of the most interesting eulo- [ ver delivered at a was given by Judge B. F. Gaff- | 'rank S. Penfleld sang “God ffadest Heaven and Earth” with ng effect. Atty. O’Brien’s Address. ney Edward B. O’Brien Mass., gave the memorial i He spoke as follows: | er year has passed into his- | Once again we are assembled mon with nearly half a million érs of this fraternity, to pay our es of love and respect, to the memory of those who are at Another year has added its to the list of otir honored dead. more have reached the end of | journey. In this transition, we @ have no cause to mourn, for it | d to believe that when this great drapes the mantel of charity @ a brother, that a Supreme can do no less. In this hour ollection and sacred memory we lthe warm hand-clasps and pleas- imiles of those who in life were ber among our nearest and dear- riends. Thelr memories however resh and fragrant with good | and tender affections. They left behind them oceans of bd memories for our edification lemulation. We shall never look their faces in this life again, and ould take courage in the thought I meet again some day.’ i In all Elk history there is no day worthy of observance than thisi te to our dead. We pay homage | bend the knee, yet lift up the t. Tears may come, who can without sorrow, who can revere memory of those who are gone out pain? Yet we' do not haunt memory or play on the heart. is an hour to make one'’s peace, e to be reconciled to the ebb and of -life. The passing of ‘the ers during the year is. our in- atlon. This is a service of peace | love, and time for gathering to- | er of family and friends, the| bting of kindred hearts. On this | sion we forget the cares, pleas- | and sorrows of the world that te to break the tles of sweet mdship. Our loving kindness and pathies are aroused. Life was | jated to die. There is no dread of } ler death to him who is true and @l to our imperishable principles charity, justice, brotherly love and elity. “There is pathos in the thought of parent at the grave of a child; there grandeuy in - the concept of an der bending over the sepulchre of dead. Bvery good deed brings its n reward. When we assemble to y tribute to our honored dead we orb thoughts and conceive ideas of fivantage ~to ourselves. It is in oments of quiet meditation that ose thoughts throng, that have no nce to come in the hurry of our ily lives. But once impressed they ave their imprint on our minds and fluence our daily acts. “§¢ i= good to live in such a way each day adds to ties of cher- thed friendships. It is good to live such a manner that material bless- | pgs surround us. It is good to live, hd labor and strive for those who are a and dearest. It is good to live, [nd be a part of this great brother- , which each day blots from its Inemory every, trace of sin and mis- lalce, ana cherlshes only the memory p ‘%fl:'whlch is good. ~ fern and fragrant flower PRt To th eve, but summer's ot—blasts cut them to earth. We ew with admiration the tall poplar nd the stately sycamore, which by gracc of. nature's favored spots, are gnabled to, attain their highest de- welopment in a few seasons. ‘We bow the head In reverence before pturdy oak on the rolling hillside, the Yocky ridge and the arid plain, pearred though it be by countless Whims of wind and weather, “In the great universal plan, it was intended that man be perfect. been made easy. To do right the reverse. To live is to Jabor against the evils which con- ont us on every sid: o temptation’s wiles. the | in sacrifice on the altar of greed and selfishness. Peace is Teigning in ou country and our flag is a beacon ligh | oppressed of every race. i ‘““How soon your work will be com pleted, how soon your order will have club #&iven to future generations a motto With every final roll call a tablet is added to the monument of upright manhood | which time can never efface, and the sand is scattered at its base. As this monument rears itself on high so does it raise the standard human life, “Today th bright genius of Elkdom clad in habiliments of sorrow stands | like Niobe, all in tears, voiceless in | over the loss of her chil- her woe, dren. “From the tragic parent pair bent day that there for the first time that death by transgression was abroad in the dead: and this hallowed our noble order of fixing an annual day for paying loving tributes to the memory of our loved ones who have gone from us, meets with the proval of our consciousness, and in- memorial | gpires better resolves in the hearts of those of us who remain. “Every instinct of our nature per- sistently protests against the thought of passing the memory of our fellow mortals and being consigned to dumb forgetfulness; hence the monumental shaft, the storied urn, the stately mausoleym. While these in some degree, with cold formality perpetu- ate the memories of those of whom we have been bereft, how much sweeter the thought of being em- balmed in the tears of affection, and having our abode in that incompar- able sanctuary, the living heart of a loving friendship. “It is in harmony with this senti- ment that we are here to give espe- cial thought to our ' beloved ones, who have gone to their eternal re- ward, and let the mind reverent in mood, wander back to the recent or remote past, and with the eye and ear of memory, hear the tender voices and see once again the loved forms of those, dear to us in life and dearer | still in death, recall the happy hours spent with them, their loyalty to friendship, their noble impulses, their smiles, their deeds of good and rea- lize as a truth that When a good man dies, For years beyond our ken The light he leaves behind him Rest upon the path of men. “They are dead and vet they live. Over the bridge which spans the abyss between time and eternity, and which rest upon the magic chain of memory they come back to us, not in grave clothes or mantles marred with blemi Purged of imperfec- tions, they return to us in all the grandeur of perfected manhood. All that was noble, all that was beautiful, and all that was inspiring in their lives, comes with them to exert an uplifting influence and point up to higher ideals of life and living. They. have come to await our coming; We do not believe them dead, | And the answer to all our summing Is, they’re just gone on ahead. “They fought a good fight; they kept the faith; they ran the course, and my unalterable conviction is that when the sun of this existence set for them forever, their eves were gladdened by ‘The golden dawning of the grander day.’ “We are told to be meek; to carry our cross without murmur, without complaint, when the loved ones leave us. Btu oh, how the heart cries out, for in all our language the most tear- ing, rendering words are: ‘Earth to Earth—Ashes to Ashes—Dust to Dust’; but the praises of those who sleep in earth, the pleasant memory of their worth, the hope to meet when life is past, shall heal the tortured mind at last. “Believing that our loved ones are safe with Him who does all things well, I am moved to ask ‘How fares it with you, my brothers living?’ “A brilliant philosophic writes has truly said: ‘No lips touched with the fire of genius can so solemnize us | to a sense of duty, so plead for the right, so admonish us of the vanity of human existence, as the dumb cold lips of the dead.” “Therefore aside from the poetic sentimental beauty of this memorial custom of ours, there should of neces- sity arise from its observance prac- tical benefit to those of us who still remain, for in an hour like this, when sympathetic the heart is stirred by emotions, and tender thoughts occupy our minds, when elevating ennobling sentiments are spoken and beautiful semi-sacred musi souls to purer heights, brought to a startling | the instability of life, we become in- | trospective in thought, and | such hallowed influences search | hearts and consciences to | ourselves whether or not we , been true to our fraternal obligations. | “Week, frail creatures that we are, and we jsuch an examination will reveal to all of us that we have in some de- To live is to gree been remiss and there should of our in bitter anguish over the lifeless form of their beloved second born, and realizing then and in- fant world, there has been in all sub- | sequent ages, and among all races of men, an instinctive reverence for the custom of ap- transports our very are realization of under our satisfy have r t Before the hour of the departure of Henry Ford’s peace ship, Oscar II. from Hoboken for Europe, with the ’Detrui'b man’s party which hoped to find a way of ending the war, it was announced that William Jennings ! Bryan expected to join the party soon, p‘robably when the pilgrimage reaches The Hague. This information was given out by Mr. Bryan himself, who came from Miami, Fia., to bid Mr. Ford and his companions godspeed on the journey and to assure them of his unqualified indorsement of their pro- ject. Mr. Bryan went to Hoboken to shake every pilgrim by the hand. The number of voyagers was given out as 140, including fifty-four newspaper correspondents and three moving V. T. SLOPER PAYS Bryan Will Join Ford Party Later Tchurch, in preaching the morning ser- | i letter | “To the First Baptist Church, 55,000 CHURCH DEBT Generous Gift Is Announced to Baptists From Pulpit Ph., D., Baptist | Rev. T. Edwin former pastor Brown, at the First mon there yesterday took occasion to | announce that William T. Sloper, one of the most prominent young men of New Britain and a staunch member of | this church, had presented the church with a gift of $5,000, thus entirely wip- ing out the standing debt of the church. Dr. Cross’ Acceptance. Brown also read the following of acceptance from Rev. Dr. Earle B. Cross, who has accepted a call to the local church Dr. “New Britain, Conn. “Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: “Trusting in the guidance of our Father, God, whose wisdom dire:ts the affairs of His people, I accept the | call of the First Baptist church in | New Britain, Connecticut, to becoine | your minister. The relations which | I am now to sever are such that I| cannot and would not break them too | abruptly. I, therefore, by virtue of | the privilege granted to me in your | call would name the first day of Jan- | uary, nineteen hundred and sixteen, as | the date upon which my work with | you shall begin. “May our mutual choice be ratified by a fraternal and happy relationship | in the work of Jesus Christ. Earle B. Cross. Dr Brown called attention to the fact that he has been an active cler man for fifty-three years and b retirement would become a membe: of the First Baptist churct ere SO that Dr. Cross would be “hi pastor | too, the first time he has had a y in over a half century. $5,000 Gift Announced. In announcing Mr. Sloper’'s gift Dr. Brown spoke in part as follows: bicture photographers. among the travelers were lilholland Boissevain, the famous b uffragist; Governor L. B. Hanna of { North Dakota and the Rev. Charles F., AKked, the born who was formerly pastor of the Fifth avenue Baptist church of New York and who now officiates in San Fran- Prominent Mrs. Inez truer Elks, and consequently truer fathers, husbands, sons and brothers “It is a noble thing, my Brothe to remember the dead, to their virtues, to sing their praises, and to forget their faults. It is a noble thing to give your living tri- butes of friendship, respect and praise. “Too often the tributes to the dead ; the timely payment of the debts which should be paid, while living. | No life is flawless, no life is with- | out some virtue. Humanity is prone to error. It still bows to the charms of the flesh. “Your good work must never die, the golden chain of charity which binds us to the fatherless, the home- ! less must never be broken, charity must never be your guiding star. Un- | charitableness saddens many lives. The cruel blow, the harsh word, the | | unkindly thought goes forth from one, and the queen of virtues, charity, suffers. Your order to be strong | must be based on kindness and real fraternity. Esteem your companions while they are living, and show them | proper regard. When tribute is due | e prompt to pav tribute. Be gener- | ous In your pxaises, slow to speak of your companions’ faults and be ready to forgive and forget trans- gressions. “I deem it pertinent at this time to briefly refer to our order, its his- tory, its aims, its principles and teach- ings. “The Order of Elks is one of the splendid fraternal organizations of this country. It was conceived many vears ago by many good and lovable characters who were actuated by a desire of laying within the confines of our country an order, which might take as its golden motto: ‘Do unto others as you would they should do unto you.'! It has succeeded and | prospered because at all times it has appealed to the hearts and consciences | and intellectual capabilities of man- kind. recount is to do all unstained in and our power to unsullied the preserve consti- | tution and institutions of our belovea country influence truction. “Our order is a matchless propa- ganda for the diffusion of manly ex- alted ideas and its history is star- gemmed with noble glorious deed bus past is secur fe agains re and tooth ime, and that unfaltering faith that > in it is the prophecy that the future will brighten and endure as long as nobility of purpose and the desire to make the world better and brighter, find lodgment in the hearts of men.” “alvary” was played by chestra, followed by vocal “The Plains of Peace,” by Hewitt. The closing exercises by the officers of the lodge were by FExalted Ruler Curtin; Esteemed Leading Knight W. against that the thr ttacks of tened their every des- o the or- selection, MY C. Foster, Esteemed Loyal Knight T. | Lecturing | W. O’Brien, Esteemed Knight O. O. Butler, Esquire J. Woods, Secretary D. T. Holmes Chaplain Henry Martin. The audience rose and sang the ode of the lodge, “Nearer My God To Thee.” Benediction was given by Chaplain Henry Martin and the orchestra played ‘“Priest’s March,” as the as- semblage slowly wended its way out from the hall. At the close re- freshments were served. 3. and PRATT-GEDD ‘Wedding at Christ Church, New York, Saturday, of Interest to Local People. A wedding of much interest to New Britain society people occurred at Christ church, Seventy-first street and Broadway, New Yo at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon when Miss Vir- ginia Geddes, daughter of Mrs. Charles Paul Geddes of 23 West Sev- “The Order is purely an American institution. No person not an Ameri- ! can citizen can become a member of ' it and no subordinate lodge of Elks can be legally organized without ter- | ritorial jurisdiction of the United ! States of America. The American | flag enwraps its altars, is the idolized | svmbol of its national allegiance, and | American manhood and principles, the source of its origin and hope for | the future. The almost phenomenal | growth of the order, and the splendid | rersonnel of its membership, is con- ! clusive evidence of its inherent merit, | and most eloquently proclaims to all | the desirability of being numbered | among its members. We have proven by our splendid work the realism of the beautiful words of the poet: ‘We live for those who love us, For those we know are true, For the Heaven that smiles above us, And for the good that we can do.” “We have watched over the in- terests of the widows and orphans of our deceased brethren and we have played our part to make the burdens, | duties and responsibilities of life | kzppy and pleasant. Our boundless charity has flowed into every part of our country. We have brought yeace, comfort and assistance and have spent hundreds of thousands of | dollars in relieving the unfortunate. Our Order has among its member- ship all races and creeds which con- tribute to the splendid citizen- ship of our country, and it is our enty th street and a sister of Mrs. Charl B. Parsons of this cits married to Stephen Wilcox Pratt, son of Mrs. Nathaniel Pratt of Brooklyn. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. George Thompson of Green- wich assisted by Rev. Edward Van Et- ten of €hrist church. The bride walked up the nave with her mother and Charles B. Parsons, her brother-in-law, and was given in marriage by Mrs. Geddes. The bride was beautifully gowned in a short ; skirted frock of cloth of silver with lace silver petticoat, the whole draped with tulle Her corsage was made of pearl passementerie, sleeveless, but with wide bands of pearls over the shoulders and arms. The court train of striped cloth of silver was veiled by a heavy tulle veil held by a sprig of orange blossoms. She wore a diamond brooch and a string of pearls and carried a bouquet of white orchids and lilies of the valley. The matron of honor was Mrs. A. B. Chittenden of Burlington, Towa, and the other attendants, who down the nave from the chapel to meet the bridal party, were the Misses Virginia Keys, Eleanor Youngman, Eleanor Davies, Jeanette Torrey, Ruth Fisk, Virginia Rees Scully, Margaret Case and Mrs. Carter Phelps, nee Miss TEleanor Bartlett, a recent bride. They wore pink taffeta embroidered in sil- ver over short petticoats of silver lace flounces. Their large hats with silver lace crowns and tulle brims over velvet had touches of mignon To live is follow, a firm resolve to be better, | duty as Elks and American citizens' roses and all carried oldtime nose-l - came | gays of violets with rose centers in white frills and showers mignon roses and ribbons tron of larly but her frock was entirely August G. Pratt, brother of bridegroom, was best man and ushers were: Carter Phelps, B. Chittenden, Arthur Pratt, Clinton B. Smith, Donald Hart, Lloyd Sou- ville, Junior Salmon, Arthur Phelps and Reginald Cauchois. A reception followed the ceremony at the Gotham ballroom. Following their honey- moon, the couple will live at 230 West Seventy-first street. ENGLAND PREFERRED TOD SLOAN’S ROOM TO HIS COMPANY set tiny The ma attired, violet of hon was sim a the Abram | o . e TOD SLOA. Great Britain found Tod Sloan, the famous former jockey, an undesir- able alien and told him tc take him- self off. and protested on his arrival in New York that he had been deported without just cause. of maintaining a gambling house. It was also said that he was sent to | America because he had recently been in Germany. FIREM TO MEET. The firemen who are on the various committees in charge of their New Year’s eve ball will hold an important meeting at 8 o’clock tomorrow even- ing at the Central station. Reports of progress will be made and one or two new matters taken up for considera- tion. Indications are that this year's | firemen’s ball will be the biggest event English clergyman | the | So Tod returned to America | e was accused | You have heard of the man who ‘went away to supply the pulpit and 80 it would make him feel better. Then with the amount of money 1 have had |in my pocket I ought to preached the greatest sermon in my | life, as I never had so much in my possession in my life.” He recalled ‘ how when the new church was built they didn’t have enough money to fix | it as they wanted to. More money | had to be raised, and they secured ihe first money by putting a mortgage of | $5.000 on the parsonage. Then by putting second and third mortgazes on the church they raised $10,000 more. One-half of that $10,000 was | Does Coffee better look to coffee drinki there’s one sure, easy way —quit coffee—and Use A level teaspoonful in of Instant Postum. much li Old Dutch Gov't plantation wanted $10 he could put in his pocket, | have | B o e e paid off by the generous gift of & friend of the ehurch two years ago. We know how happy were were to re- ceive the gift of $5,000. In October Dr. Brown added, he was sitting by the fireside at his sister'’s home in Virginia, and when the late mail can.e in it brought him a letter, and as soon as he opened it he told the members of the family he had something to tell them and to get ready to throw up their hats in the air. The letter read: Pastor, you baptized me, and this church was built during your pastorate. I want you to have a hand in what I purpose to do. I purpose 10 pay off the mortgage on this church 1 don’t want anything said about it now, and when you come home (o preach some Sunday you may you may announce the cancellation of the mortgage. But leave my name out. Dr Brown said that after con- siderable persuasion he had finally obtained the giver's consent to leave his name in. He shrunk from it but his modesty was finally overcome, so that you will have both joy of the gift and what I wanted to have you have, the added joy of knowing the name of the generous giver. It is inspiring that a young business mar of this congregation starting out on successful career should remember his church in such a handsome man- ner. Dr. Brown said he expected to have the mortgage on hand to be able of the city. The pastor read off a to destroy it, but the holder lived out check for $5,000 drawn on the New select, | Britain National Bank by William T. Sloper. Just before pronouncing theye benediction, Dr. Brown paused to say that while they rejoiced to receive Mr. Sloper’s $5,000, they didn’t want to have him have a monopoly of the generous giving. There was a mort- gage of $5,000 on the parsonage and it would be a fine thing to welcome the new pastor to a house they owned. Mr. Sloper’s generous gift is deeply appreciated by the congregation and, it is hoped that the members of the church will now get together and dc nate enough money to pay off the $5,000 mortgage on the parsonage, s0 that when Dr. Cross takes charge he will have a free church with which to work. 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