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Excerpt from History of the Order of the Eastern Star: With an Authentic Biography of the Founder, Rob. Morris, LL. D
Keeping this purpose always in mind, the effort has been to prepare a brief, simple, and vivid account of the origin, the development, the mission, the ideals, and the teachings of the Order, so written as to incite a deeper interest in and a more earnest study of its story and of its service to mankind.
To this end, the various sources of the Order of the Eastern Star records have been liberally explored and the highest authorities have been consulted; and cited when necessary to substantiate the statements made, and also to guide the reader into further and more detailed research. The author is richly indebted to the many Grand Secretaries who have so generously aided in this work; also to many women and men prominent in the development Of the Order, whose achievements are re called by an humble student who would gladly pay the honor belonging to those whose earnest labors and great results have wrought the glorious fruition which the Order has attained at the present day.
To every Eastern Star student, in fact to every Eastern Star member, a knowledge of its purposes and achievements is an absolute essential in the attainment of that perfection upon which depends the full realization of its usefulness and beauties and toward which we should ever strive with unceasing effort.
When we comprehend our position in this earthly career its pathos and its wonderful extent, and our duty in retaining and beautifying the inheritance of the race, a deep sense of the fraternal tie that binds us to our co-workers, especially those to whom must soon be en trusted these sacred legends, duties, Obligations, and principles, at once comes a feeling Of awe and we stop to consider. Shall we not then do our part to have the younger members of the Order earnestly strive to pre serve and more fully realize the faith, the spirit, and the character, of the beautiful lessons our Order teaches; at the same time presenting to those who will follow, the latent powers for the advancement of womanhood through this the greatest fraternal Order for women. Each can do her part faithfully and well, and by so doing we shall impress this great truth, that our Order has helped to make its members, and through them the world, more prompt in obedience, more firm in constancy, more devoted to kindred and friends, richer in faith and wiser in love and pity.
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