The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-14

ton streets, was dedicated on Saturday evening by
the Suffolk Lodge No. g. o. of o. +. of the ORDER
by an address OF John Putnam, Esq, Past Grand, Rev.
f. ID. Huntingdon, Chaplain of the Lodge, offered
two touching and appropriate prayers, and odes
were sungby the choir
After an apologize exordium the orator proceed
ed to state that the grand object Of Odd Fellowship
was the elevation Of the moral and social condition
Of man. That in the present state OF society there
were two obstacles to his advancement, the love Of
wealth and power, and party spirit-that though to
certain extent, both beneficial and necessary
they had become disease preyng upon all that IS
high and noble in natures and that it is the end
and aim of the order TO eradicate these evils.
Odd Fellowship is not strictly religious insttu-
tlon but It IS founded on the great principles OF
Christianity, and no man can be a good and worthy
Odd Fellow unless he is religiously disposed
Charity is one of the objects of the order If a
member is sick he receives weekly sum Of from
four to six dollars from the funds Of the Association,
and II necessary, a physician is supplied by the
Lodge. IL member dies and circumstances re-
quire it, he is buried by the Lodge, and his widow
| amply provided for, and his children educated. IL
brother comes from abroad, no questions asked
as to his creed or naton--he has only pronounce
| the watch-word, and every Lodge door is thrown
| open to him, and he finds himself among brothers
and friends; if he is needy his are supplied
| and he is sent on his way rejoicing
Another feature of the society is Morality, which
is frequently incucated in charges and lectures. On
joining the Lodge every Odd Fellow Is solemnly
i
never 10 use his holy name in yain--to remember
that all men equal in his sight, and to do unto
others he would that they should do unto him.
| In regard TO the origin of Odd Fellowship, some
have supposed its establishment TO be very ancient,
while Others have assigned to it more modern
date but the most probable account is found in a
communication from Of the English Lodges to
the Grand Lodge Of the U. States, by which it APP
pears that band of brothers was established stea
t-.-----~S sruLens, and That in the year 70 Titus
CGsar gave them Tie name Of "Odd Fellows "
Lodges were introduced into Spain in the fifth CEN
tnry-into Portugal in the sixth century-into
france and England In the twelfth century and
INTO The United States in April, 1920, and at which
time Lodge was founded in Baltimore consisting
81 hVe members. There are now in the United
states three hundred Lodges and over forty thousand
Odd Fellows.
During the year IS4l, thirty-six Lodges were
established, and seven thousand eight hundred and
hity-six members installed the revenue for the wear
amounting TO hfty-eght thousand seven hundred and
hity-six dollars, and il is supposed that the present
year will show large increase.
The Suffolk Lodge instituted in February last
and now contains about one hundred members
Each Lodge IS subservent TO the Grand Lodge of
each State, and each State Lodge is TO be subser-
went to the Grand Lodge of the United States
The Grand Lodge of the United States is composed
OF representatives from the different State Lodges
and each State Lodge Of representatives, from each
Lodge.
Mr. Putnam, in the name of the Suffolk Lodge
dedicated Covenant Hall TO Friendship and Covenant
Love, to the Benevolence, Charity and Truth. Let
II be the Temple Of Friendship and the Court of
Honor-B sion paper.