The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-05


psrpetuate the memory Of the fathers Of republic
Every creed has had Its temples and every divinity
mainly, and burn incense on its sltarsi The world
has long had ts republic Of letters and ts republic OF
liberty II !: time Il had Its republic Of humanity We
building our temple and, with grateful and Joy:
GUS hearts, We have dedicated It to-day. Odd
add star to the waning constellation Of nob
y not to deal with fictitious interests practise fan
eui experiments It was formed to deal with substan
tial life to minister to real wants more practical
was wanted In the world to seek out dis
tres bind up wounds sssuage grie feed the hungry,
protect the widow, comfort the dying, and bury the
dead Man needed closer acquaintance with man, the
world over For these hallowed purposes our order
sprang into life and Its has been eheered by the
sunny smiles Of gratitude, by the consciousness of
duty and by the blessing Of God Let me- in passing,
correct false impression, not uncommon:-Odd Fell
lowship never and be, hostile to Chris
tianity, for 1t Is founded its great law of love-
IL sssaled the church. for cIergymen and good
men Of all denominations, swell eur numbers But
10 has been assailed. either because 1t not
derstood, or from still worse motive We lay claim to
none Of the rights or privileges Of divine institution
assume If the prerogatiyes of the PRIESTHOOD
invade Of the ordinances of religon cele-
creed ON thcconscence; do not claim to be
institution Of charity only attempt to do duty
TO one another. True, we admit no one to order
Who does not believe In an Almighty and Beneicent
Father Of the univeree-who does not recognise the
law Of the Saviour Whatsoever ye would that mon
only true or safe guide Of life True. when we come
together We sing anthems OF eongratulation, and
invoke the benedctiop Of Heaven, that all do may
No conformed to the law OF love- Buwho will say that
the glad and joyous heart may not pour forth It's full
in music; or that in world on which the
o. the Son Of Man have fallen the erring misguided
suffering child Of earth may not turn his eye
up 70 the blue heavens, and supplicate the bless
i9g Of hi, f ,s We only aim aim to do to each
ed and robbed wayfarer whom the Levite apd
the Priest passed by on the other side. Our A,-
ties are plainly prescribed -" To meet together
brothers, and in Of action distress to re-
eve the wants Of each other, and administer all the
consolation to the afflicted. We keep
nothing hidden, except what 10 necessary to give eff
caey and permsnency TO our order by preserving its
unity, and guarding Il against imposition. Tho
to the thirsty watching by the sick bed comforting
the afflicted, cherifhing the stranger visiting the i'm
tender duties neglected by large portion OF the hui
rsee!n How far these duties performed by
odd Fellowship How far are these offsets effected!
So perfectly, answer In word that II is nearly i'm
possible for Odd Fellow to be overwhelmed with
lsmity without finding succor II SANDERS mcrcilssa
breath strikes him, there Is an honest man near
by TO defend his reputation, for In this asso-
citation men are taught not only to reverence
truth, but TO scorn the liar, and dcspise the
robbsr Of the good name Of fellow man He
Il the foulest Of burglars the meanest Of highwaymeu
The odd Fellow cannot suffer honest poverty without
ssviation IL his hand Of labor Is paralyzed at his
toll he is maintained till his muscles grow strong aud
this comes not In grudgng shsry-it Is his right His
charity While he Is sick-the dgsity Of his manhood is
spared this deep humiliation In his old age he Is not
driven TO the Aims House FOR home. lie Ii a man to
the lsst-he never becomes paupcr-that squalid,
losthsome, intoerable wreck Of man. The Odd Fell
low csnnol die alone; brothers stand by him in the
in the thought that brothers will follow him to tho
his widow will be cared for and his orphans
covert on the heath Of time This argument is not
limited TO the poor man-for no man has so much gold
he may not some tims lack bread; none Of rs has so
many friends he may not day be deserted and
children day 10 be orphans 1t is no mean
praise say that 1t multiplies mans
friends and In wsrd IKE this who had too many,
The whole fabric Of society H. strengthened by the
sustainng influence % this Order IL Ia benefited by
II In higher and better sense than by hospitals and
aims houses for ~ administers relief 10 In their
homes they not dragged from the sacred en-
closure Of the family and pssded In fever wards and
watched over by hrengs or armed out In the county
poor house Let the ocean, (for Odd Fellow
ship follows everyshsre) sud look into the work
pots where men and women are slowed away till
deaths freight train comes for them Husbands and
wives In want aud separated from their children
the poor In England when II stsres him In the
face he boldly perpetrstee crime, and by going TO
foul dungeon escapes the humiliation Of n workhouse
The British government which discourages all secret
societies has been compelled TO remove her restrictions
from odd fellcwship-for poverty and want have filled
her green Islands With dying and dead men, She has
made the order her almoner 10 expend her relief
fund since her money would thus 20 farther and se.
fsosship stand. between million Of men and death
Heaven send peace and plenty TO those Euerads Islands
powerful In their empire-feeble In their famine!
what II coss New York TO feed her hungry and bury
her dead. and they will tell you what Odd Fell
denly withdraw its sustaining hand and every city in
this country would feel the shockthe entire body Of
society would stagger under the tremendous burden.
IL should be Of complaint II We limited our
bensheence TO the circle Of own order; for we
cannot alone bear the Atean world Of human suffer-
Ing; aud " do not for Odd Fellows, who viii
A. an organiratios our imperious duties
ward another but We regard man, everywhere, ~
/ sssred-whsrever meet him, he ID Gods child and
ksl. him G.,f nr
our means allow, open wide our hands. Pittsburgh
| 10 laid waste BY desolsting Ore. The lodges send
on their offerings with all the humane who can,
mi more is received than has been lost and portion
Of the Offering L. sent back 10 the Odd Fellows Of New
iorkit In coon required for another Afflicted city
Panama IL crowded with Thousands waiting to embark
for the gtt.ng coast aud pe.tleuee r. hlling every
house with the dead That Of dying adventures
odd Fellows there A magical signal brings them to-
| gctber Lodge IL organized the work of helping one
another begins ON system The needy are aided the
sick healed the dying somored and the dead buried
No dstipc tons made, man IL suffering and man IL
| escred secure and beautiful burial ground, ever
looking the ocean A. purchased and before the great
gces its way appeal s sent back 70 the
Lodges which IL at once responded to- and while am
speaking the iron fence n on It's Way for the enclosure
81 the Strangers Cemetery, founded by the Odd Eel
lows at Panama Heaven send that our treasure may
day ~ large the hearts q the Founders Of
,ify me in words q sratei suosy but il s far bet
ter the euoay be bresthed a. y has been silently,
into the ear Of Heaven vita the las, prayer d tne
by the young orphan, the grave Of his fatber
And Throughout thee thirty hercslssn republics by
efforts this good work 10 going cesseess
ly ON. IL follows the sun I'm his circuit snd every
twenty -four hours Il has made the good samaritan
journey o. the globe Association il the chief instru
ment Of power In modern times In fact men have
eeased acting alone they nov move 70 the achieve
msnt a. everything In nsss~s-vhether u be 90 bridge
the Atlantic With steamers upreot the dynaty Of the
Bourbousto make railway 10 the Pacific, OF 10 recon
struct the republic of Rome In Fellowship bead
the energies of aysst multitude of men We converge
he A las q lieh And IA
light We bind the stsrry spange into central sun
Why should the advantage. q concentration b. mo
nopolised by government and commerce. When this
government strikes the strength Of tsentythree mill
lions ~ In the blow whsn she couhrms treaty u IL
senled with the faith 81 twenty three million
The power the wisdom the wealth % the-e millions
every negotiation the government conducts, ia
every effort she puts forth These forces la all her
acis: they ride with her navics they march In her
babnersd ranks they attend on her legisa,on; they
en- force bci G.cftes. be East India company a
aseocation a merchants Her navy has ave thousand
vessels her clerks ~ notleman; she draws tn
butte from one hundred and my miloss IN the Fast
Indies alone bar body guard 10 On hundred thousand