mournfully into the past, but will look eagerly into the mighty future
just opening before you.

And as your life goes out amidst the rustling of an angel's wings--like
a summer sea asleep upon a sandy shore--you will not regret that you
practiced the principles laid down by our noble order,

FRIENDSHIP, LOVE AND TRUTH.




THE HIGHER LIFE

Manhood, fully developed and symmetrically formed, through the various
stages of the world's history, has been the great conservative element
of society, and has been in high request. Some ages, however, have
seemed to make a larger demand for this element than others, and this
age of ours is one which yields to none of its predecessors in its call
for manliness of character--for men of the right stamp. The perils of
the times are imminent, and the demand for a high grade of intelligence
and great strength of moral principle never was stronger. New
developments of human genius and activity, are constantly arising, and
new dangers to the dearest interests of society are calling for
vigilance. This is neither a stagnant nor a tame and quiet age. It is
an age of activity, of enterprise, of speculation, of adventure, of
philosophizing and of both real and pseudo reforms. The age eminently
demands vigorous and mature manhood. Therefore, study, think,
investigate, learn. Remember, however, that it is not knowledge stored
up as intellectual fat which is of value, but that which is turned into