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Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897 BENEVOLENCE
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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPIST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 70561 VOLUME 62 -- NO. 16 Wednesday, April 24, 1974
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Too often in the past our people IHE NEW MEMBERS LAMENT: were prone to overlook the contribu I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND tons of the truly intelligent in the midst. Ideas came a dime a dozen, I see you at the meetings, but you never say "Hello!" they reasoned; and one idea was as You're busy all the time, with those good as another. But now? Now you already know. that the people are stumped for ideas and have had a chance to I sit among the others, and yet I'm a lonely gal. appraise the difference between The new members ate as strange as something of overnight value and I; something destined to last forever, they are giving due heed to merit They're looking for a pal! (worth) It's good to know that a But, sisters, you gals asks us in and colleague's efforts are being recogyou talk of fellowship n;zed long before someone is pain- You could just step across the room, fully reminded to think about them but you've never made the trip. as material for an obituary. Why don't you nod and say hello, or • * stop and shake my hand — Morale is a delicate plant that grows in an atmosphere of mutual Then go and sit among your friends, now that I'd understand. respect. It can be severely stunted * * by one false action. When a single I'll be at the next meeting, perhaps perscnality is disregarded, the feela nice time to spend. ing of security and confidence with Do you think you could introduce in the total group breaks down, as yourself? each member feels, with justifI want to be your friend! ication, that if one person has not received fair treatment, it may be his turn next. The morale of a and more young people attending Fraternal Life Insurance Society, coilleget now than ever ibefore. too, is of high importance! Once What does that signify? It means damaged or destroyed, it is diffic- increMed compeitition for the young man or woman who must ult to replace. start out in life without the beneWill your child have an opportun fit of a college education. According to statistics, college ity to go to college? Educational cer tificates are a vital necessity in graduates average from $50,000 to to day and age. There are more $135,000 more in earnings over their
lifetime than do graduates from high school. Taking this into consideration, you'll agree that it is certainly a fine dividend-paying record on the few dollars of premium deposit it takes to keep the certificate in force. * There is a way of life suggested in the contrast of the sponge and the spring. A sponge swells up several times its normal size in order to hold on to all it can absorb. The only way to get anything out of it is to squeeze it. But the spring is always giving out. It does not keep anything back but spills out across the meadow with abandonment. The sponge is a corpse, but the spring is alive. Men die when they keep, the light goes out when they no longer enjoy their giving. There is a simple universal law: USE or LOSE. The musician loses his ability when he does not practice the art. The scene the painter beholds is lost forever if he does not use his art to portray it. We were made for stewardship. We must use or lose! Over a century ago, a war-weary Lincoln stood at the dedication of the Gettsysburg cemetery and gave a brief oration, which has inspired and thrilled Americans until this