Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-11-06
= GALLIPoLIs. oHIo. NOVEMBER s. 1851

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. late" in Odd Fellowship. He would
: not only sink himself to ruin, and hi:
, character in disgraee, but he would
tarnish the fair escutcheon Of our
Orders glorious fame, and sow the
J seeds Of widespread Disgrace
Watch, brothers Of the goodly flock,
for the smell of the ''godt," and close
the door upon him.
Is the next man we meet is a gam
bier. we are to tell him, that ganb-
ling is land piracy, guerrilla warfare.
j That man is a coward-a moral
coward. He wants courage. He is
afraid TO battle fairly for compe-
tence in life. He is afraid of compe-
tition,, afraid competitors will out
strip him. He is afraid that an hon
orable business will not afford him a
fair living. He is too timid to enter
the battle field oil life, and do honor
able battle with his fellow men for a
livelihood. and so he resorts TO this
piratical way of sneakingly getting
his hand into some poor fools pocket,
by some trick Of legerdemain, or de-
ceitful game. Inspire him with more
courage, Make him believe that
victory crowns every courageous
man; that the honest man, in the
humblest business, is sure OF success.
And when we have done this, we
have got him on the right road.
Ii ne next man we meet, accosts
US with profanity, we are TO tell him
that profanity is an evidence Of a
shallow being. He lacks good sense.
His profane words have no meaning
when he uses them. He attaches no
meaning TO them. He puts them in
to fill up for a want Of sense. They
stand in the place Of ideas, but rep
resent nothing. Let him see this
and he will be ashamed Of his pro-
family, and will put in words Of sense
instead of his prolane ones. Then
you have cured him. He will short
ly see the heinous wickedness, as
well as the shallowness Of this miser-
able burlesGue upon language.
IL the next is n beggar, tell him
that labor is mans bright crown OF
life. II he cannot labor and is really
an object Of charity, be generous,
be kind, be noble to him.
II the next is widow, visit her
in charity. Remember she has bles-
sed brother. She is a sister and
you can bless her.
II the next is an orphan, educate
him; teach him truth, love, duty,
hope and courage; and put him on
the road to honor.
In this way, Odd Fellowship teach
eS US to perform our great family
duty, to perform it through gener-
Gus, noble love for all. II teaches US
TO meet every man in his wants,
every man in his poverty, whether it
be OF money or soul, and make him
rich as we can. Every man has his
wants which a good brother might
supply. The orphan wants educa-
ton; the widow comfort; the sick
man, medicine; the beggar bread; the
prolane man, more sense; the gam-
bier, courage; the disconsolate, hope;
and so on to the end of the chapter.
AS Odd Fellows, we are TO be wise
and find wants, and supply them
with brothers. generosity. This
is the nature of our duty TO the
world, as taught by Odd Fellowship.
But Odd Fellowship has home-du-
1ties TO perf1rm. One Of these is
TO assist brother in distress, in time
Aof need. No obligation is more bind
ling by the force OF our laws. No
lbrother can be true to our order and
|, fail in this duty. ga brother in need,
is a brother indeed" is an old adage.
YOdd Fellowship has sought to embody
the spirit OF this maxim in her laws.
Whatever be the need OF a brother,
it is our duty TO assist him in every
proper manner.
But because Of this feature in our
institution some have sought to bring
an objection against il, by urging
that it teaches US TO sustain brother
in ,DrOng, to uphold him in evil.
Never was a greater mistake
Our institution affords not the slight
est possible countenance 10 such a
cause Of procedure. On the con-
trary il Tebukes it and makes it one
of the prominent duties Of an Odd
Fellow TO correct wandering BROTH
err, to call him home to virtue. 1t
says to every Odd Fellow, $50 to
thy erring brother, and in the Ian
guage Of true Friendship, warn him
Of danger. Of the path OF the vicious,
Of the evil to which he is exposed.
Counsel with him as brother; urge
him 10 duty, to virtue, and to honor"
1. claims right 10 hold wathchiuI
eye over the moral conduct OF its
members. A brother in vice, it re-
CARDS as brother in need, the most
draadf,,l hind of naed and visits him