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tion from a President of the United Time spent in rest is not time wasted; States was issued by George Washington but time spent in labor that ought to be in 1795. But this custom did not be- spent in rest is time worse than wasted. come an annual one until the dark days of the civil war.

A suspicious woman is an abominaDuring the revolution a day of na- tion. She should be driven from the face tional thanksgiving was annually recom- of the earth. Did it ever occur to you mended by Congress. Since 1864 the that we always accuse others of doing President has appointed a day of thanks- just what we would do ourselves under giving. The credit of suggesting this like circumstances? In trying to pull change belongs to Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, editress of Godey's Lady's Book, and the first President to adopt it was Abraham Lincoln.

New Lodge.

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We are glad to notice that State meetings or State reunions are on the increase. Peru, Ind., has issued invitations to all lodges in Indiana to a State meeting to be held in their city November 4th. I cannot speak too highly in favor of these reunions. Lodges whose members never visit any other lodge are liable to get mistaken views of the order, and think, perhaps, that no one else can do as well as themselves, but by meeting with others, they are stimulated and incited to better efforts for the good of their own lodge and the society at large.

the skeleton from your neighbor's closet, see to it that the door to your own is tightly closed and locked. Let us be a little kinder-just a little blinder to the faults of our friends. We are all like the Quaker who said to his wife, "Everybody is queer but 'thee' and 'me,' and sometimes thee is a little bit so."

Yes, and quite often "me" is so, too. Let coming our way. It adds to our comfort us close our eyes when we see things and peace of mind sometimes not to see the things we are looking at, nor to believe the things we hear.

Let us not don the cloak of grumblers and fault-finders. Steer clear of the pessimistic rut if you wish to enjoy happiness and make others happy as well. Success is a very delicate plant and requires much encouragement and sunshine. We should regard ourselves far superior to the evils which surround us. We should learn to dominate our environments and rise above depressing influences. Always look for the bright side of things, not the dark and gloomy side. The world itself likes sunny, hopeful, buoyant characters so does the family and lodge.

The time for the annual election of

officers is near at hand and members should give this important part of the lodge work careful consideration. That which should govern one's vote is whether or not the one whose name is on the ballot about to be cast will serve best in that especial place. Personal friendships should be set aside and only the good of the lodge considered. It is not in harmony with either the spirit or teachings of the Ladies' Society to solicit votes for one's self or one's especial friends and should not be countenanced. It is to be regretted that this is in some instances forgotten or overlooked and it is to be hoped that each member will bear this in mind. We are strictly a woman's lodge and are unlike many of the kindred societies to which so many The Editress greatly appreciates the of our members belong, and it is by far kindness of the sisters and brothers who the best and wisest thing to leave the send her news for publication, and trusts especial customs of a society to itself. they may not grow weary of well doing. Let recognition to an individual come

Dear sisters, you can never tell how much trouble you may save others by never sending any letter out that does not have your home town and State plainly given at the top. If you put the name and town and street address of the one you are writing to where your own address should be then please put yours on somewhere else.

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band with a growing family. Most families have too little of it."

This seems an undoubted truth. We are inclined to over-emphasize the importance of material comforts-of luxuries in the house-when these must be gained at the cost of the family peace and companionship and mutual enjoyment. A father strains every nerve to make ends meet. He is seldom at home except for meals, and not always then. He grows care-worn and irritable. He is too busy with business to take any real part in the training of his children or the material comforts for which he is slaving. There are many such homes as these.

The same may be and less often is the case with mothers and with older daughters who add to the family income. These drab little tragedies could be frequently avoided by a resolute denial of some of the really unessential things. Love and understanding and family joys in common should mean more than the latest style of furniture, the newest automobiles or less pretentious luxuries.

"First and foremost, an absolute fourteen-year old limit for all gainful occupations without exemptions must be fixed in all States. At the same time, in order to make the legal age limit an established fact, and a sufficient protection to the child, every State law needs to be amended in some point concerning work permits. It is of next importance to regulate the work of all minors by a limit of hours, a sixteen or eighteen-year limit for dangerous trades, and by medical inPersonal comradeship ought to be the spection of minors at work. The comfirst purpose of homes, or among the first. mittee says that no minor should be al- We can afford to commercialize almost lowed as a night messenger, and points anything else rather than the relations of out that only seven States have fixed a the family-the sentiments that lie at twenty-one year limit for this work. the bottom of our social organization. Reference is made to the need of discussing the opinion of educators and social workers that there is no gainful occupation which a child under sixteen years can enter without harm. And a special plea for more members of the National Child Labor Committee is based on the need for taking up with greater emphasis the matter of administration and enforcement of child labor laws and other subjects closely related to child labor, such as industrial education and the problem of the needy families whose children are forbidden to work.

A vital and significant need is indicated by a criticism made by Dr. Anna Shaw regarding the American home and one of its weaknesses. She says: "Sometimes I think that if our families had one-half of the material good things that it takes the strength and vitality of the husband to earn the family life would be much better. With the awful struggle to get a living and all the things that the modern family demands, the man has little left of his best self to give to his family. If the family had half of the things and twice as much of the father's association it would be better for the family. There is something splendid in the association of a good father and hus

"Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson, aged seventy-five years, died on Monday, the 8th of June." That is how the printed notices read, but thousands are writing an epitah for her with loving hands and tear-filled eyes, for the passing of Mrs. Dickinson is the passing of one of the foremost Christian workers of our times.

Mary Lowe Dickinson was well known
by people who have read her poems, her
articles, or the little magazine that she
edited, "The Silver Cross." She was the
general secretary of the order of the
King's Daughters from the time of its
organization (1886) until her death.
withal a loving helper of others.
A sweet poet, a true philosopher, and
Mrs.
Dickinson will not soon be forgotten.
The final verse from one of her own
hymns will perhaps most adequately il-
lustrate her life and death:

Drawn by Thy spirit now
Ourselves we bring:

On prayer, and song, and vow
Our souls take wing.
Forth from this blessed place
Lead us to show Thy grace;
Write on each lifted face:
"Child of the King."

Aunt Lindy had brought around her three grandchildren for her mistress to

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The author has endeavored to teach the great lesson of brotherly love, and to point out in verse a few of the many injustices to which firemen and other train service employes have been subjected by unreasonable officials, and at the same time to praise the spirit of generosity and fairness that characterizes the majority of the officials of our railroads.

Readers, who have children of their own, will appreciate the poems dealing with child-labor and trust evils. All are directly concerned and interested in the welfare of the thousands of little sufferers and slaves of capitalistic greed, whose lives are being blighted, whose bodies are being stunted, and whose spirits are being literally crushed out by men without hearts or feeling.

The gifted author of "Sparks and Cinders," J. Alex Killingsworth of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, is a Brotherhood man-a member of Charity Lodge No. 5. He has had ten years' experience as a fireman and engineer on the Michigan Central Railway-Canada Division-together with three years' experience as a journalist, giving him the needed qualifications to turn out a book of verses that will touch the heart of the average rail"I know of your hardroader. He says, ships for I have been through the mill !" His information has been gained by practical experience. His hopes, his ambi tions and his disappointments are understood. There are great spiritual crises; wonderful happiness told in rushing words, broken sentences quite often all leading up to the perfection of visions. Sentiment was never finer nor better than Killingsworth has a way of expressing it. The poems are pictures of railroad life by of what he dreams, but of what he has a master hand, by a man who writes not actually seen and felt.

A Charming Book.

To my L. S. sisters I would suggest when you want something extra fine to be given for prizes at card parties, birthday and Christmas gifts, etc., you would remember this little volume of poetry-it will not only make glad the heart of the recipient but will be of lasting value. Books are such good friends to have around they are naturally appreciated as gifts.

Brother Killingsworth is prepared to make a special offer to the members of the Ladies' Society for the purpose of introducing his book.

In making up your Christmas budget don't fail to write Brother Killingsworth for at least one copy of "Sparks and Cinders." The book sells for $1.25 per

copy.

Remit by postal or express money out of every 100 paralyze themselves by order to J. Alex Killingsworth,

Thomas, Ont., Can.

The Call of Fall.

St. worry. But what earthly good does the worry accomplish? Without the worry, by letting go all thought of the future and living in the present ten times more work could be accomplished in the same length of time. You could get a clear view of the situation and work intelligently and with an economy of force if you would quit worrying.

The crimson skies burn with the sunset,
And the brown leaves tremble and fly
On the breeze that is tingling and frosty,
Where the few lonely song birds drift
by.

There's a strange, solemn sound in the
forest,

And a sigh in the evergreen old, "Tis a wail for the woodland's dead children,

Lying lonely and lifeless and cold.

There's a strange, subtle, something in

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Futility of Fretting and Worrying.

"Much is being said and written nowadays about the foolishness of worry, and I hope the agitation will be kept up until every one is interested in dispelling this arch deceiver from the human consciousness," says William E. Towne, in the Nautilus.

The undeveloped, untrained mind finds it very hard to give up the habit of worrying under adverse conditions. Time and practice will accomplish it, however. Let go a thousand times a day of everything that has a tendency to worry you. Your worrying cannot possibly do any good, and it does accomplish much harm. -Stratford Daily Herald.

Pass It On.

I have just returned from spending a week in the beautiful City of Rochester, N. Y., and while there received an inspiration for the following:

We attended church on Sunday evening and the minister preached a sermon on "Passing on Kindness." Upon awakening Tuesday morning the three words "Pass It On" came into my mind. Immediately I said there is my subject for the next month's Magazine. I will pass it on.

I am not going to write anything the minister said, only this one little story which greatly impressed me. By this, I don't mean that the whole sermon didn't

impress me for it did. The story was as

follows:

Mother was putting Marjorie to bed when little Marjorie remarked, "Mother, I have been a peacemaker today."

"Why, how is that, my child," said the mother. "Oh," said she, "I knew something and I didn't tell it."

If only some of us older ones would know some things, but not tell them, what wonderful peacemakers we would make. If every lodge member would just pass on the good things and hold back the bad things, we would soon revolutionize lodge work. If some people would only hasten to tell the good things, like they do the bad things, how much good they would be doing, and surely every Christian wants to be doing good.

If I knew a party was a gossiper and Did you ever think of the utter use- exaggerator, I would make such sarcastic lessness of fretting and worry? We will remarks and personal replys, that they suppose that you are in severe financial would not enjoy relating their narrative straits, that you do not know where you to me. Be on your dignity, instead of are to get the money to meet large bills saying things to draw them out, say which will become due in one month's things that will close their mouths like time. Under these circumstances 99 men traps. (Please excuse the slang phrase,

It is by keeping alive and fostering in

I tried to think of something that would are variously bound to us, in due order. fit in just as well, but failed.) That is And the greater we are in ourselves, the the only way to deal with mischief mak- intenser our rightful self-love, so much ers and never "Pass It On" what they the farther shall we stretch out beyond say. Don't let people sit and say things ourselves with an all enfolding charity. that you don't believe; have the courage to say you don't believe them, instead our own hearts the fire of charity that of sanctioning them by your very silence, we shall most effectually diffuse its light or the three words, "Is that so?" There is and warmth to others. such a thing as righteous indignation, even our Lord exercised it once in a while.

"If you have a kindness shown, pass it on. "Twas not meant for you alone, pass it on. Let it travel through the years, let it wipe another's tears,

Till in Heaven the deed appears, pass it on."

Think of it, our good deeds appearing in heaven, isn't it worth a hard struggle? How about our bad deeds? It seems this way to me-follow the dictates of your own conscience if it is for good, and if it is for bad, your conscience will soon be following you.

I trust some one will obtain one good point out of this article and have stamina enough to "pass it on." Don't let us be weak, sisters, we must be strong for the right. Haven't you met people that depressed you, also people that electrified your whole being and inspired you to greater things? If you haven't had both these sensations, there Is something wrong-search out the dead wires, and keep only live ones that will vibrate. ""Tis not the deed we do, though the deed be ever so fair,

But the love the dear Lord looketh for, Hidden with holy care,

In the heart of the deed so fair."

If I have in my nature material that will assist man or womankind, through the means of pen and paper, I trust my gracious Master and my God will "assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad, the honor due His name."

Charity.

ANNA IDA LAUREN, Kingston, N. Y.

To seek the good of others is therefore the outcome, the fruit, the proof, the manifestation of charity, but it is not the substance.

Charity is a treasure of great price which each must seek long and diligently for himself, and finds when he heaps up more and more, that he may give to others of his abundance abundantly. HELEN F. LOUGEE, Lodge 260.

Entertain Visiting Sisters.

We have recently had visitors from North Dakota-Sisters Tordoff and came here (Douglas, Cleveland—who Ariz.), to visit Sister Marshall of their lodge, who is now located here.

The sisters stayed over Sunday and On Sunday we took them Tuesday. about our city in an automobile, showing them the chief points of interest.

Tuesday we held lodge an hour earlier than usual, devoting the remainder of Hand-painted the afternoon to cards. guest prizes were given the visiting members. We also served refreshments of cake and ice cream. The sisters bid us farewell with the assurance that they had had a most enjoyable time, but we vie with them as to the extent of enjoyment.

Our sewing club met at the home of Sister McCarteu the second week in July. The afternoon was pleasantly spent in sewing and chattering as only we women can. There were twelve sisters present. Sister McCarteu served delicious refreshments. On the second Tuesday in August the ladies met at my home. Cards were the order of the afternoon and refreshments were served.

As you see, we sisters of No. 30 are doing our best to promote the sociability of members.

We hear a great deal now-a-days about I think we of the mining districts are living for others, making others happy, feeling the present depression in business and we at once ask what is this happi- the worst of any. Some eight hundred ness which we are to secure for othersthe same kind as our own or a different kind? Surely the same kind for we are all of a like nature, more or less. We never learn what that happiness consists in.

True charity circles out from self, first to God, and then to His creatures, who

men are out of employment through the reduction of the mining force at Bisbee and the smelting force here. Business generally is very dull. However, we can but set our faces to the sun and pray for better days.

I wish all the sisters prosperity.
EMILY V. LINDAMAN.

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