The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-28

.very new position, 10 which you placeI
.en individual, whether ia adveIslly or
prosperity, presens new phase oil
human as,urs,snd unfolt' other !es'ores
OF character whlch,by culture sod exer'
sise, acouire a hardaees, a 'oae and
consistency Hence, The secret OF Inc
success o.him, who isusuallg styled 'he
selr.msde man, over the mere banl'lng
Of lsh!cn and fortune. The continually
chsnslog scaass, which lhs former has
10 encounter, arouse his activity sud eo.
ergy, sod preieat an secanulaAon oi
motiyes, that project him far onward
.sloes the path Of life, with an impetus
which the other neverieels. Moreover
membership brings men OF all degrees
ia society, % well ss those OF d'usren'
faith, religious or political, together As
has been observed, nc,hing 40 mucn
,snds to eugender fana'ic'sm, olgo'ry
and asrrow hearted seli'hness, a''oc@-
ting only with these who sgres WIN US
in sent meut, until we mistake our pre-
Siudiees, usrrow snd disgusting see,er'an
zeal, for fyrsid piety; and The b'uer
political oppoasn,, for patriotic pr'ncl.
plies BY colision, we discoverer as
much vlrtue in one party as The Other
that Games are nothing, save 10 lhe|
ignorant, the self conce'ted and bigoted
and this mutual perception OF good IN
tenlioo in each, induces that soclahilily
and interchange ofcour.esy, and benefits
which are the cemen, and bands Of con-
cord, public and private.
These are the fundamental principles
OF OJd.FcHowship. Upon these princ''
piles we build our moral superslruc'ure,
TO teach them, we have instituted Ger
>emonia which would lose its impressive
ness for being made public, and fail to|
effect its object. To make our assocla.
ton independent Of human, dialects and
tongues, we have established an ex'
pressive language CT signs, by which
Odd.Fel!nws may converse without
understanding one word that might De
orally ul,ereo. That The insllution,oy
its adaptation 10 lhe condition and wants
of the world. has been affective In
mitigating their violence, thousand
tscis attest.
No one institution has done more in
she cause Of humanity than it has, we
are willing to test The matter by COM
parison- -oi statistics, I, has given more
money 70 the poor, relieved more dis
tressed widows, educated more orphan
children, and in shor, paid more alien
ton TO the sick, The suffering, and the
.J--vt s1y yyc Icu snz &c -Je'e'oa.vo'
but we give lhs food and raimenl Ho"
often has the grateful smile Of the sleep
less wife chssred Us in our vlglls at The
sick couch, and how have we caught
new q al al the noble constancy display
ed by womans love. aud the widow, as
she has ss, by ber descla,e hear'h.s'ooe,
has in her prayers sent up petition 10
God for Oid.Felowsip, the orphan
has rememb bered the Institution to vener.
ate and bless il ss an alma mater 10 his
tender years. Can tha, be other than
good, thai The weeping, watching vile
besses, for which the widows prayers
20 up on high, and in which Inc poor
orphan rejoicesl No my brethren. Oh
lei me be censured-le. me bear 'he
odium which such deeds may brins.--le
The eoId.hearted cynlc taunt such EN-
nations If burning charity-!et me bt
oslracsed with Arislidea, from A'hens-.
bu, the very sheet upon which is in
scrihed the vote Of banishment, shall
record the glory OF The exile, and the
band that signs the sealence, shalt un
Willingly record the triumph oI virtue,
and hs foundation OF defence, ant
erec, around the courts Of your temple
walls more durable than brass or m Sr
BILE; for their protection the arm o
Jehovah will be barren, and holy watch
ers will stand upon the ballemen, ,c
cheer The lsborer with the enlwnin,
cry, ali is well! And are not these de
,ieaces everywhere eTecled3 From I
thousand lowers ia our Own loved land
the banner Of Odd Fellowship is spread
ing ito brlsh, folds to The breeze, ant
The cry is onward still onwarG!snd ,hu'
shall ii coUtnue until human passions
ehal be 'ubdued BY the nobler prIncl
pies OF our nature, e,snd human crime ex
pire beneath the blbze Of universal love
NJ agRa est,reriies et prev0let.
AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.
The Petersburg W. Intsiiigencer e'a!e
thai a neyin woman IN ihsl town wac lakeI