The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-05-29
no. .VHI


moral from that seamless vesimeht that en-
eloped his sacred person, would enciFcle the
entire human family with the triple chain of
:. ..gTencship, Love and truth, and submerge
the violence of party strife and secisrian die.
cord beneath the healing tide Of universal
philanthropy. Such is their elevated and
heaven. bnrn conceptions Of the duties that
subslst between man and man, and wuging
a constant war against the sordld selfshness,
and base dstrust almost daily exhibited in
the intercourse and transaction Of society,"
that feuers ihe finer feelings of the human
eart-quenclNes the nobler impulses Of our
nature any th,sarts those generous action
tina, flow from tle moral precept 'slove thy
1 lneighbor as thy sslf"-perverts the human
/ iuclinalions Of their ,setier feelings into more
| lhan strict indifIerence'--arrests the milk Of
human kndness-chiIls the fountain OF sym.
pathy- deiaces from the heaft of man the
moral image Of His maker and offers TO
pleading penny the repulsiye consolation Of
be ye fed and be ye clothed; and BY It's phs.
risaIcul insensbility plunges dependency M
to despair, paralyzes the last pulsalng fbre
Of agonjzng man, overwhelmed with sense
Of neglect he sinks without one conselatary
ray OF friendly sympathy. Perhaps stfsns
ger in strange land, stung with the fecol.
lection Of home and all that is near and dear
without solace in this his last extremity, he
sigbs for the kind mnstratons OF q fathers
consoling encouragement, mothers yigiIant
care, wi(e's tender and aIfeclionate regard,
a;brolher'so or sisters traternal sympathy. The
daily occurrence ofsuch instances throughout
; our highly famed country, has afforded ample
scope for the exercise Of the benevolent de-.
, signs OF our affiliation, and thousand who
have been made the happy recipients Of their
3 kindness and benefits, especially during tha
. progress of the late epidemic, that has with
such tearial ravages spread over the land, by
. their responsive gratitude proclaim the utility,
and establish The necessity for The organizs-
> ton ofthe Order Of Odd Fellows in The pre-.
r sent structure Of society, as an efficient
means Of alternating the distress and promo,
= ling the happiness Of mankind, and therefore
cCInmends self to the favorable considern
n litn Of every lover Of our fallen race. And
A yet laudabIe as are is prncipies-dictaied
!. by humanity and founded on The precepts Of
If holy writ, the order has been objected 10 as a
secret association, and stigmatized with the
O. odium Of suspicion, by these devoted sealois
!, whose ecircumscribed notions Of christian be-.
nevoIence is confined in the narrow limits Of
, the dictnm of some partisan or religious ass
h pirant, and who would sacrifice holy religion;
;. ha, nobest gift to man, in the couf.ess con
]. test-'o misguided party zeal-forgeiting
N that they who are not against US are for u.s..
q But, lei us examine this allegation OF se-
e ctecy and see the force Of the change. Now,
a if the objection refer to those who nre mem,
10 bers, The time and place of holding their
Y meetings, we deny the charge as base mis-
Is representation; and il is well known that the
l. proceedings of the annual meetings, together
,d with The statistics, exhibiting the state of
their finances, &c, are as fully published MS
the deliberaton of ahy other associated body
in the country, and we are anxious and in
vne the public to examine them, and for
that express purpose so much Of them as ia
SD deemed Interesting 10 the public are publish
ed in the different newspapers Of The day
al But, say these sticklers ''you have secret
At. meetings" True, we have meetihgssthat
%. none but members are admitted to, Does this
nv constitute valid objection 10 Odd Fellow.
n. shp? II so II should bs urged with equal
=. force against the different branches Of the
is christian church, all Of which hold their pri-
tIt
- pertaining 10 the interest Of the church.
ls- some of which nre composed Of the oficary
n alone, whilst Others admit The officiaFy and
m. members; and who ever dreampi Of ofurging-lhi,
Or as an objection against the m, or thought Of
N. FlmpUgning their motives or al ribuing 10 lIien
"a, sinister designs. Has not the v cry precau-
he ton of the different religious den ominallsns
nd been sanctioned by observation and experi
20 encc, aud held TO be an essential reqnisilt
10 their well being, and is mol the exercis,
m Of sectesy more or less inseparably connecies
ion with The prosperity, hnp2ness and comfort o
Of human socioly throughout all lis department.
ar. and varinus rnm6calions, and indeliblS
e,v stamped on the works Of the vast and bound
- less books of na.uref And is not the con
ose cess on universal that those topics apperlain
orEiag 10 our own immediate welfare, not. oRll
ro. afford little or no interest beyond the sphsr
III. Of certain limited circle, but that their ds
nj tail often becomes scource Of absolute an
: =, noyance 10 others2
anil Where is the heart SO callous-lhe fee
lies inas SO blunied2 II would require Iaore ths
.er. iherepulsive i1sensibility Of misanthfopy II
! 10 self, 10 rdrtify man and secure his hosoI
,inc from being occasionally the insiolale az
noF sacred repository Of certain facts, thai
n;,y would be treacherous and worse than sacr
en- lege to expose to public giz,--the ptoperl
, onr Of him aud him alone, who had contidenlin
hen entrusted to your custody, And | here al
4 10 peal 10 every REASONABLE mind 70 deciC
,mes whether secrecy under such circums,anc
cat. becomes virtue or d yiceS
and And il virtue 10 tho individual OF ASA
then ciated capacity Of other, organizations; VIII
Iym. right has the prejudiciaI bigol to stamp wi
aler nfamy and criminalityl This essential feature
the Old Fellowship, thatin all other insliintio
lren, and society OF large Is regarded as On exu
II il led virtue? On the same slendeE prete
rs Of Why not object 10 the meeting Of he Pre-
and dent Of The United Slnles wiih his cabinet
se-l their secret conferences in references 10 1
Fell welfare Of the nsiiong Why MOI erase its
that The constitution Of The Uuited Slate lh
orm clause that guaranleeslo 10 the associated wi
IN as domof lhe nation, The right 10 clear th.
ref galleries and with closed doors, 10 hold I
n 20, ere sessions, and expuage from ihe eonst
OF aIioll The same privilege conferred on The II
thailislalure of Ohio whenegerin aheE iudams
, and liz Is deemed expedent lol dslbera,a
per- secrell And onthe same ground why, a
Eel lchangeihal saIulary regulation adopted \
lei e,ldiiTere0i tribnnalsIof Justice throughout
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