The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-05-29

.enee among the peup e, and ihs prrIt' q a
christian niuis,ty was 'egrded a. 90 essen
tia tulhr peipe uity Of onr free and happy
ms uuuons, by ihOse sAges aud plIriois who
laid the foundation Of this mighty Iepcbl'e-
IS nor every sssociation thai tends I"sthe i'm
pruyemsuI uf the moral condiIion Of cnnmu-
nhy, Vhe herit be tue echurchinslituted at the
c ,mmand Of God, or the Sabbath School, the
Bible Society, the Order Of Odd Fellows OF
any other benevolent society although instl-
iuied without any express injanelion tounded
on the word Of God-are they not entitled
to the admiration and hearty cooperation OF
every christian and patriot, since they are all
yauible a alxiliafes 10 'hs church IN tie great
work oS moral reformation, more especially
under a republican form OF government
Rhere the moral recitude Of the people con
ilu,es tie only safe gund 10 our continued
prosperity as free aud b hppy nation. And
10 ulay the groundess apprehension OF those
who from their constitutional Temperament
are constantly haunted with The gloomy fuTe
bodings of approaching evil, let me say that
The Oder Of Odd Fellowship, can no more
endanpsr the liberties Of the county by uni
ting with either of the great political parties
OF religious denominations of the day, from
the very nature Of its material, composed os j
is Of individuals # m all political partie'
or religious denomination, whose relations It
society and the State undergo no change il
assuming the character Of Old Fellows, hu
on the c. ntrary they can only be good Od(
Fellows so long as they are good citizens
whose object is mutual benefit and the pro
motion of the happiness Of mankind, and a
philaphropisis they nre deeply interested il
Ire peace, good order and prosperity OF so
ciely Aud did not the different politics
aud religions views of its members forbid tht
very idea Of their union with any other organ
izalion in n body, we would then offer th,
virtuo and moral integrity Of its members a
a guarantee, and the only security that cal
lie given or ought to be required ui any hu
man institution.
We then present to you the Ordsr OF Ojt
Fellowship as purely benevolen, institution
unDbtrusive in its pteteAslons, claiming M
other object than the cultivation Of virtue ant
The practice Of lhnse exalted duties that groV
out Of the relation that exists between mai
and man, aud which we conceive are equal
binSIng on every one who is imbued will
proper conceptions Of the responsibilities h
\ is under to his fellow men, or whose action
arc controlled ~ precepls of holy writ, un
like the selfish Lcvite whom the pathetic mp
peal Of suffering humanity could not restrai
from passing on the other side, thus leaVin
the victim Of misfortune to become the sab
Samaritan whose heart prompted by th
nobIer impulse Of generous sympathy an
feeling an ample recompehse in the consciou
discharge Of his duty, heightened OF possbl
by the Joy he imparls TO a fellow being, nc
knnwIGed perh Ups only by the silent yet re
spoasive tear Of gratitude eIIcited from th
happy recipient Of such dlsn, e re sted kind
ness in his perions condition. FaIlowing Oh
Prototype Iur duty stops not here, like tn
good Slmaritan after ministerine to his Doc
lily suffering we are to calm the perlu!balin
OF his mind and quiet every anx'uus appre
hens on, by our sympathy and pocuniar
provision Inr lhe fu'ure, uniT The hapless vic
lin pf misfortune is restored To healln, whic
we Tejuice 10 s7y soon becomes the instluc,
,iva ptndIpe OF every Odl Fellow from dur
and prrc'Ice whist pecuniary aid Isamply fur
hiShed by our system of finances and in per
feel accordance with the spirit of the age /
which every groal enterprise il prosecute
by united effort. Observing the success a
tend.ng union Of action in other great prt
jecrs, aud believing The Iaudible risk of hu
MN benetaction could be more rfficientl
carried ou, We have united ourselves in on
grent BroIhe ihnod known as The lndependel
Order Of Odd Fellows, whose nnlto nrd ull
Of action is Friendship, Love and Truth
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