Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-01-21
G. H. MILLER,
Rev. VIM. GRAY.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
itself and about well most
pleasures which privileged earth either
heightened by the mere force Of contrast That health example,
exquisite charm pnng
ooe nS % @ time ea sources Of % ye The E p a raw a,a
@ ] musician r @ T uen %T M his @ dcr % s nd a nn1 nn
of adjacent rstofh harmony
Whether the who arranged the exercises of this day
aVaing themselves this same law nature and by aeng
may have to say on the subject of Otd Fellowship are thus by contrast
So s 9ss m the the pleasures @ this audience & will not stop &
not be successfully resisted before for the occupying
direction prepared
many perhaps quite unine ny improper before entering fully
on % the subject & which @ has ] Ofen selected @ & for my & present u advert briefly
which they love mucl the members of Order appear
event. naturally supposed result from an un-
@ % % as @ @ Supposed to be- en e Ge de an m'1sas % an o 50 t m
be well off conjecture and declare the object
Wehav assembled to celebrate the annual day
] m ce @ d" G PuIc I g the g5ge9a rega Of our Order that its
con-but we have assembled here in this corte n with motives and
feelings that have hoier that from nob foundation
One year has rolled the Fort Penn Lodge laid
one since the portals of temple opened this place within which
feowctn have together which carry with the
deeply blessings which they enoy beat most warm
Iy with gratitude to Him from whom they d0~an with love those who
they know their duty towards God and
As they would show that they know what they enjoy,
principles christians that they know to
%o all honor and praise DUE and when and where, and should
This object asscbage OF the men,
bers of Fort Penn appealing purpose doing
ecs and principles the order will be
OF the and which makes
uleIr claims to popular encouragement and support
The independent Order Of Odd Fellows which before
organized body existing almost and parish
United States England the Continent lodge
governed by bylaws independent Of each lodges
State and Nation
Lodges therein by past chief officers and representatives.
the subordinate lodges The first object the
mutual relief" all struggles
excellent this
OUT e reaoh OF the 90 not
connection between subordinate lodges the
the Grand lodges
50 particularly painful female friends
Tedate clearly
cations with similar objects have existed form other
"BrOugM death the Dorld and all rcoe"
and consequences
Our back English History,
WELL generally known.
The truth something like
the very hSt community that founded EARTH had for Objects po
the good which this order
i've aone-that perfect independence his fellow
man. not pO that Homtle
until the last farewell of all TAKEN in daily
hourly OF the and OF his fellow facts which all do
perfectly organized
the world could
Thee and consequently the earliest
these first include
this subordinate all
original Government was in
tended provide but which could perfectly accomplish
organization the all
based on purely man had fallen from
had again attained that life which would enable him
with all his heart and has nehbr himself and his
golden rule II SIN and attendant banHh from the earth
with the CASTLE or uen with the howell If afuence did golden
na
often better by practice forced the bitter poverty If
Eden was our nome M bright day mlennl glory and social equality had
rived n indeed would all such
and the world unp
ued sol, it has been found to need them