The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-08-28
THE WHIG.
Friday, August Is, 1916.
FOR THE WING.
Defence of the Independent order of odd
Fellows:

ANY thlhg winch has for its object the |
advancement Of human happiness, or human
intclect-any thing that tends to the ame>
liorHtion Of the condition of mankind, or TO
lessen the ills and miseries incident on hu>
man life-any thing that draws closer the
ties of human sympathies, and strengthens
the bonds Of brotherhood between man and
man, is not only worthy Of appreciation but
Ofthe Warmest support and admiration. That
such are the objects Of Odd Fellowship none
who have taken the trouble to investigate
its principles, and Operations, and results,
will, or has ever attempted TO deny.
When the Almighty of tht universe spake,
and this sphere which We inhabit burst into
light and loneliness, every fundamental prin-
cipal on which our Order is based, was
stamped with the signet of Omnpotence
upon her young and unstained being, there
to remain in legible and endearng charact.
ers as constituent elements Of her perpetuity
and existence. Friendship then wove her
silken bonds LOUe breathed forth her strains
of mental sympathy and cOnfding tenders
ness; while Iruth-above-a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
shed forth her blaze of living light as
pure and unsulied as the rays that eminate
from the throne Of the eternal God.
Upon these three pillars rests the struc>
ture of our Order-around which cluster
our highest hopes and fondest anticipations.
Here the venerated patrarchs of our an.
cient and honorable institution in by.gone
days have worshiped, and with unstained
hands have transmitted down, through the
lapse of time, 1.-The sublime truths and mystic.
ries-the sacred ights-the solemn and eter-
nal truths unfolded TO those who enter within
j.. the areana of our Temple, and bow as sim
cere suppliants to the inner wells of our al.
tars,
We shall endeavor TO prove that Odd
Fellowship is calculated for the most exteD.
sive moral goods
y II is evident ihat III -oTdeF 70 correct an
assemblage of persons and continue and in
crease them as a body, there must be two
powerful motives of action; first, curiosity
to collect; secondly, pleasure and some use
full end in view to continue them. Tht
r singularity of the title of ''Odd Fellows
n is better adapted to excite curiosity than an,
r Other: it Glls the mind with a desire Il
> know what is meant by it, and such desir
r is seldom appeased until the mystery is IN
r, raveled by becoming a brother.
F., L. and T. all combine to fill the min
= of every new member with satisfaction an
'r surprise, Ear exceeding his most sanguin
=. Expectations.
SOME USEFUL END IN VIEW TO CoNTIN
r. - THEN;
'' The principles of Odd Fellowship al
or. those of humanity and religion; its Objec
''' is to promote the general good of mankin
!. and spread abroad the lights Of morality ar
b,r knowledge; it not only benefits the commC
b'r cause Of philanthropy, but ensures to
Ct members ia the hour of adversely sour
Ct, of safety which none save the omnipOte
S pr one can destroy. A parents affection m
b'r change: the friendship Of the world m
OT turn to hate, and even love mag be trar
SsPp formed TO disgust, but the ties that bind
Sep together are never sundeted. Our claims
g'st brotherhood are only dissolved by death
gst no,not eV IN death can rend them-they d
abr cend down to the widow and orphan. I
Sep language bf our Order is moro potent Il
oS,r any strain Of eloquence that ever fell VI
nb'r the human ear. A stranger, penyless 1
mb,r fTiendless in foreign land breathes its tor
Sep and his necessities are relieved.
Sickness comes upon him and thol
" no friends or relative is near, brother
the "mystic tie" administers to his W;
and soothes his distress.
M, The sick among our own town bretl
par. are not left to the cold hand Of charity; /
par par are visited and their wants are provided
par. out Of what they have themselves contr
par ted to raise, and which in times Of :
they can honorabIy claim without the
d., initiation Of sueing for paroch;ai or
do. vidual relief and perhaps by their stu
do DO. charity, from which the free born mind
do. coils with disdain, until Overwhelmed in
- 20 suRerable want and misery. We are
$500 gated il need be, to perform the last sol
500 offices TO the remains of departed bro
500 and see them consigned With respectful
2,oo cency 10 the bosom Of our mother earth
100 the living our fraternal sOIicitude is no
S ssS exercised Il is.og1 eBiOined duty to '