HERALD Official Organ Of The Sla vonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas. Founded 1897. BENEVOLENCE
VOLUME 53 — NO. 49
HUMANITY
BROTHERHOOD
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEXAS
DECEMBER 8, 1965
FROM THE DITOR S DESK A NEW RECORD This has been a good year for the SPJST, indeed, a banner year. Our gain in new insurance and in new members has been progressing at an increasing rate — so much so that we have set a NEW RECORD during 1964! Up to November 1st we acquired more than 5 million in new insurance and 2,263 new members! That is something no one would have ever dreamed of a few years back, when three million dollars of new insurance was considered a fantastic figure. • • This new record shows that our organizers have been busier than ever, and that ALL of us have cooperated better to achieve this new production record. Vice President Hejny has high hopes that we may even cross the sixmillion mark by the first of the new year. Wouldn't that really be something .) , Who would have thought it 10, 20, or 30 years ago? •
Of the total production, the organizers of District V have sold over onehalf so far this 'year. They have set a fine example. If the figure of six million is to be reached, everyone must put forth that last ounce of effort toward that end, in every district, in every lodge. More power to them, and good luck! • • The nation, on the whole, is enjoying Very prosperous and steady economic
THOUGHTS One must be poor to know the luxury of giving. • • A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives the rose. • • Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no ambition corrupt thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shall thou always live jollily, for a good conscience is a continual Christmas. —Benjamin Franklin gains, creating a general healthy economic climate for all businesses, including life insurance. All these factors contribute to the growth. of the SPJST. It goes without saying that the SPJST offers a wide selection of insurance policies, with coverage to fit every purpose and situation. All are fully covered by properly invested reserves and legal requirements. The SPJST is an institution that is "bigger" than any individual; it will outlive us all, and its future is secure. In a sense, it is as permanent as the Rock of Gibraltar (pardon me!) and like the government of this great nation itself. Presidents of the nation have passed on, but the machinery of government has continued uninterrupted, without chaos and anarchy. No other life insurance company can offer you sounder, better life insurance coverage at the cheapest possible rates, than the
SPJST. See that your friends know about us. Ask them to join. Acquaint them with the facts about the SPJST, who and what we are. • Human nature being what it is, people sometimes dislike each other, either mutually, or from only the one side. Oftentimes such dislike is based on suspicion, lack of confidence, mistrust, and jealousy, none of it justifiable. There is little brotherhood and fraternalism in such an association. Instead of going to the heart of the matter, personalities are involved. Instead of harmony and harmonious achievement, there is divisive action and stalemate. Such people get a thrill at seeing the other fellow's projects fall through. Instead of hands laid heavy on the wheel of progress, hands are stuck in pockets with an air of indifference. Jealousy is certainly one of man's worst vices; it is the brake applied to the wheels of progress. Those peoples' motto seems to be, "I wasn't able to do it and neither can you! And heaven help you if you happen to succeed where I failed!" Let us therefore resolve, as the new year approaches, to cast aside these human weaknesses and bad traits. Let us recall the difficult and trying times of our forefathers who had to band together in face of extreme adversities, who planted the deep roots of brotherhood and benevolence. We must deal with one another on that basis, lest the