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<H)Y. iilKASt S SPLENDID El'LOUY '1 Am .Hy Brother's Keeper"?Mo Man Can Live to H/iuself Alone. i?e.iuty of Fellowship. We pay tribute to the virtues and v:ort.. of those members of our order who have ceased from labor and now icou 13 it iiltc meet aiiu pi mat we should do this act of justice to them; ti. is act of honor to ourselves? They were of us; they shared our labor and toil; they encouraged us by their example; they inspired us by : eir faita; they quickened us by their ?eal and energy; they elped us by their ideals and aspirations; they a;e passed hen-c-e and are now numbered among our ancestors. In a double sense their memory is dear to us, and a two-fold sense of duty calls :or this tribute at our cands. A great writer has said, "People will not look forward to posterity who neevr look baowkard to their ancestors." We look backward today; we bring to mind the generous deeds; the self-sacrificing spirit of our "brethren and ancestors; w? commune with them and catoh inspiration for nobler efforts and grander deeds and look forward with' Cope acui confidence. Why should we thus honor men? Is not man tfce greatest and best work of God? A divine product of a divine rk A O /3 % rv* /"*" /\ A o V A ? n T** 1 C? uauu. jLfixi uui vuu uiaivc uiw mo ?wn image and impress his likeness upon him? Did he not endow him with brain and impart to him immortal gifts? Created in the image and likeness of God and endowed witn gifts which distinguish 'fcim from and make him superior to all created creatures, was he not by divine decree given dominion over the earth and all created things? Is he not a ruler by! creation; a prince by appointment,! and a son of God by adoption? All of tfois and more for "it doth not yet appear what we shall;" "Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard." neither i&tL" it entered into the mind o: man wfcat God hath prepared for these, his oreaied, redeemed and adopted sons. Honor, distinction and glory,.-?the j honor, distinction and glory of son- j ship?God ath provided for his sons i oft earth, but there are held in store | for them in addition to all that honors j so great and glory so transcendent j iSist human raind cannot perceive, much les compass them. Let no one, therefore, think that we i are guilty ctf idolatrous worship. The ! life and destiny of man are linked with the glory of God and tthe mission of our order affects both. That mission had its inception in creation; it was expressed in the declaration of Abraham to Lot ('et there be no strife between us, fcr we are brethren); illustrated in the kindness o the Good ?amaruan 10 t ? unioriunaie man wuo fell among thieves and emphasized in the teachings of our Redeemer. The mission a our order, our mission, therefore, is a God given one. That mission is, to make real tie brotherhood established by God among men. God has made us dependent one upon another and all upon him. Xo man is in fact an independent man; no man liveth to himself, neither doth any ma.i die unto himself, whet er we will it so or not in life and death, we touch the living cords that make humanity one. Dependence and inter-dependence are great principles in fcuman life, fixed conditions which run through human experience like the warp and woof of a strong, symmetrical and beau tifully woven fabric. In all the physical. moral, intellectual and spiritua' activities of -human experience, we are each and all factors, but factors whose capacity is conditioned, and wCosc zeal, energy, usefulness and life are either stimulated, enlarged anQ mu)*:plied by touch and contact with othtrs ?r impaired. EVI'aterial interests and commercial enterprises will bring men together, and from numbers thus brought together great and power* ul communities are built up. To these communities, energy and enterprise may bring prosperity and success; but, there :s something else essential to the better life of these communities, something better than material prosperity snd success; something essential to indivi^no! Vi rx nnmoce onr? tVi a lii cr" iiiui ? iuua> iiuyj/iuvco UJUU i-uv success of men; something no energy and enterprise can supply; something without which the most enterprising and successful community would often be reminded of tfr.e animal nature of man that -something it is the mission of our order to supply. That something is the element, force, power and spirit that makes the world a great brotherhood and every community a component part thereof. : One moved to murder by a spirit of Sreed and lust, replied to t!be question, "Where is thy brother?'?"Am I ttty brothers keeper? That.sprit of rn-j tease selfishness, concentrated in or-J ganized form, is sweeping like an infuriated force through tihe land today, growing greater, stronker and more powerful by reason of the destruction off the things upon which is preys, and there ? -bet one spirit and one body that can and will meet that powerful I r ^ i Uneeda Biscuit Nourishment?fine flavor?purity?crispness ?wholesomeness. All for 5 cents, in the moisture-proof package. Graham Crackers I A food for every day. Crisp, delicious and ?fMncrfhf?niner. Freih baked and fresh delivered 10 cents. [SNAPAftOONS] A delightful new bis* cuit, with a rich and j delicious cocoanut flavor. Crisp and always fresh. _ 10 cents. I NATIONAL BISCUIT | Jfk A \f?/ wuramm J Always took for that Name V * spirit of greed and stay its progress. To the soulless, merciless cry of selfishness and greed, our order answers by c e declaration of a divine principle and t'.at principle is our battle cry: 'I am my brother's keeper." God works through men in reaching j men in the various conditions of life; ill.man i' strurnenta'iiies are employed i>/ h' 1:1 to scf ur.iplish his ,> i-posc- .*?]:(* are the most efficient .-a hio command. He serves ; m maker b. st who serves humanity most," not only expresses 'rnilh h;:t riir:np truth In rprsdpriner i this service to men we. become coworkers with God in the physical moral and intellectual regeneration and redemption of the world. It was inspiration, born of this spirit, which moved the poet to sing, "Help me another's woes to feel. Another's burden bear." Upon this principle, greed will be banished and happiness brought to men, peace to communities and heaven to earth. By divine decree man shall eat bread in the sweat of his brow; by the same divine authority it ::as been decreed that.man shall not live by bread alone. T-> 3 11 _C 1 :,en v.-*. v, _ ? ? < meau is me suiu in me, uui uieau alone'does not and cannot produce the hi?< -est type of rounded manhood; it cannot bring to man tCe highest joy, perfect peace. The soul of man needs fooi and exercise as well as the body. Every faculty of the spirit of man must be fed and nourished on its own peruliar food; the food that will sustain it; develop its powers; make it expand; enlarge and grow until it attains the fullness and perfection of its nature. Whatever enlarges tf-'e soul builds up character and stimulates the higher virtues. In devotion to truth, in the performance of duty, we cultivate the soul, we dPv*'op its powers, we strengthen its faculties and bring it to that stat? i perfection wtiios assures tne greatest degree of useTulnes and, therefore, peace and real joy. I have said that we are dependent one upon another; out of this condition springs tfltie personal, relations of life; wthich are essential to our social existence. These personal relations develop fellowship and that fellowship presents the opportunity for that duty which gives strength to the soul and joy to life. Hence, in tibe performance of thiB duty to tine dead, we shall gather profit; the tribute we pay to their memory today is food to our own | souls; the tfl<>wers we lay upon their ' graves form green oases in our own lives; tfce service we render tthem I strengthens our own character, and the subjective effect of this service today will go with us into subsequent life, imparting a broader inspirati n and arousing aspirations?aspirations and inspirations which will the more thoroughly equip and qualify us or the performance of the stern duties of liie and broadening possibilities. / in niMVTi i'V'k rivp inrturcc j \ \f lit 17 11.1 .1 * 1 l-l .11/1' lliL'JJJ Speaks of the Vr/nc/ples of the Order. Heauty and Duty of Help/nir a Brother in D/stress. Brother Exaled Ruler. Ladies ana Brother Elks: Today throughout this broad land \v erever t'..ere are lodges of the Or! der of Elks, there are assembled ai this hour and around these altars our brothers with their friend and loved ones. Assembled for tJ':.e purpose of paying tribute to the memory of our ripnartprl brothers! for thp nurnosp of memorializing the dead and speaking words of encouragement, cheer and goodwill for the living; for the purpose of concentrating our hearts and minds upon the great principles of c! arity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity in order that we might make this life re*l?a befitting cornerstone for the life eternal. lit is, indeed, a beautiful custom of the Elks, and a custom which I trust will grow in importance as our great order grows of thus annually assembling ourselves together at this solemn hour sacred to Elkdom?living and spending this hour, as it were, in communion with departed friends and brothers?away from the trials and troubles that bhreaten us?'away from t'-e cares and anxieties that oppress u-s?away from the contaminating in?fluences of a corrupt world, breathing in an atmosphere laden with the perfume of good deeds and Godfearing live3, gathering inspiration nrwa those ideals of ttoe real and truly great life and thus catching a glimpse of the spirit world thai: teaches the ijnmortality of tie human soul. When mariner has been for a time tossed by the waves and billows of a rough and turbulent sea, he caste about to anchor that ?te may take his bearings; lie ascertains his longitude and latitude and thus fixes his post/ tion upon tl.e bound leas sea in order that be may know to wiiat port he is sailing or upon wt:at shoals he may be drifting. So it is with us when we strive to live by the teachings and principles of our great order. We should, upon these occasions, take thought of the morrow for each of us is sailing or drifting, as it were, upon the great ocean of life, let us occasionally take our bearings, see what latitude and longitude our life-boat occupies upon the sea of time, and ascertain to what port we may be sailing, cr whither we may be drifting. We are living in a rapid age and j I am constrained sometimes to 'believe I that we are living in too thoughtless ! an age. 1: oughtless?in so far as the great j principles of our order te ^h: Thoughtless?when charity speaks | ! to us of man's humanity to man: Thoughtless?when justice calls to j the strong not to oppress the weak: I Thoughtless?when brotl.'.erly love* is forgotten in our mad rush (for wealth and ambition: Thoughtless?when fidelity to th* great teachings of immortality are overshodowed by tihings mortal. Too often we find in the business walks of life?in ti':e rush and prog ress of this hurried age?tfoat we :orget the weaker brother who has fallen by the wayside, whom misfortune has overcome, and we do not slacken oar pace to speak a kind word, give to the necessities of (his wants or exj tend r helping hand and loving smile l that might lift him s'rom despair to T.'.ope, recovery and happiness again. W;hen we fail to do these things my! brethren our life-boat is drifting near the shoals of neglected charities and we are then losing one of the sweetest sifts of God to man?tJlie spirit of charity. The E?k that is true to his order and obligations never passes a brother in misfortune or distress, but contributes to his wants. A small contribution may save a fallen brotfter from ruin; a few words may bring cheer and hope to a hopeless heart. Who can estimate the value of a loving word and look? Who can guess the power of a warm hand clasp and a sympathetic smile? Wlbo can tell to what depths these may penetrate the human heart, or to wihat heights they | may lift a human soul? _ In this age of progress and in the rush 'for wealth and power, we sometimes forget the rigthts of others and gain wealtih by oppressing the weaker brother, and gain ambition by tearing down the character of others? when tftis spirit predominates the ha man heart, vt is time we snouia again take our bearing and ascertain our exact position upon the sea of time for our life-boat is drifting near tide shcals of injustice and "we are losing sight of tftat other light-house upon the sea of life?justice of itnan to man. Be just to your brother, deal fairly f I . YOU AC If T /M 1 f? K\OM J ]?e xi y uu opcuu icc ! ings work for y Y?u Can Sc I if you will rnak not get rich sud sition to make < HAVING when opportur If Yon Would Kaow th The "Rainy I is prepared for This Bank i AAitKAvnm i Lumruuriv i Tie New . with him, his ambitions, his property, tis character is as dear to him aaU fcis loved ones as yours are to you. In this age of progress and greed, we sometimes act as if we live upon the theory of the "aurv?ral of the fittest;" we &eem to live for ourselves alone; we &eem to forget that God made us to live eajcfo for the other. When we forget the Itindship for man; when we forge* the fiatherhood of God; wuen we forget tfce brotherhood man, ire are again drifting aad our life-boat is approaching dangerously near the shoais where fihe lighthouse of brotherly love has become extinct. In this wonderful country of intelfti-onirth ni Bntanh'ftlO HlC-PrvV ICVl/Udl OCX LU) V/' OV1VU VtitV v??wvw * eries, we sometimes grow careless of our fidelity to theiSupreme Ruler of the Universe. These occasions bring vividly to our minds and hearts tne teachings of the immortality of the human soul. When we stand r.ere at this service, as it were, by the graves of our departed brothers?when we lose a dear friend, relative or brother we can but feel the longing for a place where death does not sever those who loved eac': other. I believe in the supreme being; I believe in immortality; 1 believe that there is a life beyond. Man's nature cries out for life immortal; there is a craving in the Ciu man heart to meet loved ones in the hereafter. God has placed this longing in man's fceart and nature. Everything about us teaches a life beyond? the sun, the moon, the stars, t'?e flowers, the vegetation. When we contemplate the mar'velousness of nature's growth ; when we see the small seed, refreshed by Mother Earth, bursting from its cell forming the fruit upon whfd-! man lives; when we contemplate all t'.:ese things, we muat know there is a God, who would dare say there is no God. T:e whole world speaks of immortality; every race, ev- I ery tribe, worships some God. The j Pagan bows to this Idol; some worship . the sun and oon; the Indian prays o | the Great Spirit that, after deatfi, i he may enter upon h'appy Hunting Grounds. Man's nature in ail ag?s ana all climes, be he Pagan of Christian cries out and recognizes the ureal fac er, a supreme xvuiei, sumc- i v\ here and somehow. And now in conclusion I trust that j you will pardon the liberty I take in digressing for a moment to say Ob at I desire to thank this splendid audience for its cheering and encouraging presence?1 desire to say to those who rendered the delightful music that every note was an inspiration that charmed and enchanted. I desire further to congratulate the lodge upon its splendid membership composed of young men in the various walks of lie, touching this community. therefore, in its varying phases. | You can, if you are true to the principles of this great order, exert an influence that will tend to higher and nobler living. I trust hat those exercises throughout Elkdom shall enkindle afresh in the hearts of every Elk renewed efforts ifor emulating, in tfieir dealings with men, the great principles of charity, ?UBtice, brotherly love and fidelity,?Ifor then these exercises shall not have been in vain for we will have j^rfoTtffed "a'sdlemh and. sacred duty to the dead and, also, a service to the living. IE GETTIN is than vou earn, an ou in a bank, ive More Than1 e up your mind to d Idenly, but will put quick and profitable READY MONEY ( lity for a good inv< ie Value of Money, Go and 1 )av" never comes t it welcomes small dep INTEREST IN OUR SAYINGS 1 terry Savin Newberry, S. C. ARMIES PBEPABING FOB IU?rGEB BATTLES Germans Forming New Line m Bis. 8i*m Poland To Hold Bnss/ans Back. London, Doc. 5.?Tfter* bare been no material changee in the positions of the belligerents on either the e#?t? em or western fronts during the last 24 hours. Figfotin&.has continued, but it irould seem as though on. both fronts the vast armies have been engaged largely-in making preparations for new battles. Here and there heavy cannonades or infantry attacks have occurred, all of which, fcowever, were more in the nature of feelers than a serious design in tJ-e way a. an offensive or for the DurDose of an advance. In Poland the Germans, whose daring stroke to penetrate the Russian centre apparently has failed w'th heavy losses, according to Petrogard i reports, are forming a new line, extending roughly from Kutno '* the Dorth to Cracow in the south. The rigLt or southern wing, of tliis army, which risls on Cracow is commended by Gen. Danki. Ho is supported on the north by Gen. Hetzendorf, wfiiose army is based on Ozenstochowa, while the 1 i new army sent from the west fills the j gap between this force and Gen. Mack - j ensen's army, which, alter extricauns i itself from the Russian meshes, now is in a new position extending from Kutno southward. The 8-th East Prussian army presumably h2s taken up tLe northern part of the line. To Keep Them Out "Ti.'us it will De seen that an entirely new battle is about to be fought,' for the Germans are determined at all j costs to keep the Russians out of their territory. The 'English correspondents are con ining themselves to reports of the previous battle around Lodz, described as the most sanguinary of the war. "On the western front interest shifts from Flanders to Lorraine and upper aIcupo Thprp has been little fight ing in that part of Belgium still beld by the allies, and the French have taken some old German trenches, which has given rise to a belief that the Germans will fall back to new positions. "Operations of more serious importance are taking place on the borders of Alsace-Lorraine. In upper Alsace the French apparently have made considerable progress and they also are making desperate efforts to sever communication of the German force holding St. Mihiel on tf:e Meuse. Everywhere however, siege warfare prevails and for tfce most part gains extended hardly more than a hundred yards. "In the near east similar conditions J prevail and nothing has occurred which might be termed a battle. 'Waral warfare, so far as northern waters are concerned, has been postponed by reason of the weath-er, which fcas been severe." iR?MED?FORMEN.J I^^ATYOURDflUGCIS^^^fi ~ G RICH | d let your sav You Think, I lo it. You will | yourself in po- J investment by 1 3N CALL I sstment comes. ' ry to Borrow Some. t o the man who wits. J DEPARTMENT 1 iac Rank I I/IUU1^ REDUCTION OF SALARIES 1 A. C. L? Mei Eeeeiriag 0tot |2W per ? o?tk to Get Um. 3 Wilmington, N. C., I>ec. 5.?Reduc- V tioss in tbe salaries of all ewployeee tad officials of the Atlantic Coast line 4k railway $200 or more per monlft ir?r% * announced here today from the office 1 at President Kenley. General deprea- ' sion of business was t^e reason siren. Th-e. ted^ictions include' en&ry 6f?. from the president doirn. Employee* > and officials receiving $200 per month were reduced 6 per cent; those receiving $300 and over 8 per cent, and those over $400, 10 per cent. EtfPLOTMEST FOR MANY 1 Southern Railway Lets Expensive IS Contract |jj Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 5.??The first contract for work north of Gainsville, Ga., J|J|| in connection with the plan for re- Hi ? ? -s a 1.:? J.u . ?_ tjirag DUiiaing ana aoupie-irairiuug tue^uai- m lotte-Atlanta line, has just been let Kj by the Southern Railway company. 1 The work to be done consists of tJ'ce construction of six and one-half milfes A ,of entirely new line, lying in two ^ stretches, four miles near Mount Airy and two and one-half miles near White Sulphur. The construction will be very expensive and will give employment to a large force of men, as the country through which the new line will be built is very rough and heavy grading will be necessary. Great improvement in both grades and curva- f ture will be secured by ?':? construction of the new line. Stewart & Jones, of Rock Hill, S. C., 1 An/1 TlfiH Koffrn tt'rtrV IlcLVt? U-C L'Uii'll ai/t anu "ill uv^iu ft w? a immediately. In addition to providing better facilities for handling traffic in the future, the undertaking of this work will mean the immediate distribution of large sums for labor and i material. TOUB CORN WILL YAJTISH in a few days if you will use our cora care as directed. And goidg to the other extreme our scalp lotion will remote dandruff just as quickly and effectiYely. Those are only two at the ?ood things to be had at thta drug store. We'll tell you the ethers if yon ask. Mayes' Drug Store Fhcne lU. N XewTietry, & C. ' . -