Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-06-20

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Odd Fellowship Is sometimes assailed BY
the Ladies with charge ofsel6shhess, be-
cause they are excluded from the deiiber-
a..ons Of he hodge room. But Of our fair
sssailants we would ask, is. the fact that
Ayonlan-isno. sdmitted TO the privileges Of
the baiios box: 10 the offices of the state,
and % the burdens and fatigues of the pro-
feSsions. an inpu:ation on her intellect or
integrity? Does not this prohibition spring
rather cut of respect TO her character, and
with view 20 pay the highest compliment
TO her native modesty, and to yenerste the
position in which God in his wisdom has pla-
ced hers In debarring then the female from
the parLicipstions of the Lodge room, we
are guided by the reasons that would not
allow US to place her in any other office of
stern duty, which Nature and the God OF
Nature designed for the frmer sex.
| Again-shouid the Ladies with all their
winning graces and subduing hlandish-
mentS, be admitted into our council cham
Der to Join in our deliberations and to be-
come co-laborers with US, who would be
surety for the result? That dexterous lit
tie archer, Cupid, with his quiver and his
bow, we fear, would be there to exert his
divinity-and in Lodge like this. where
is found such a faithful representation of the
bachelor fraternity, who are apparently as
eontented In their life of single blessedness
as was the old cynic in his tub, We fear We
would soon become fraternity of bleeding
hearts. But has woman no interest in This
institution We eonly give utterance to an
obvious truth, when We state that, were it
not for The molhers and wives, sisters and
ch!ltren. of Odd Fellows, cur Order would
lose half its power to exist. Amid all the
reverses of life woman is ever the greatest
sufferer. Who feels the smarts Of fdisgrace
more keenly? On whom falls The hing
bolt of adversely more certainly and who
drinks to- It's dregs the cup of woe mere pa
tien.ly, than uncomplaining woman? Find
woe where you will and its barbed shaft
pierces woman's heart And that ins,itu-
ton which alleyiates pain or sorrow. or a
vefts the point of threatening calamity, does
SO much 20 bless and elevate woman.
Let those who would know the full ex-
tent of our ninistralions as a brotherhood
to the wants and sufferings of humanity, go
and consult the records of our Fraternity.
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treasure is annually expended by our Or
der to alleviate the pangs of life. How
many thousand widowed hearts are cheered
/ and comforted--how many thousand or
phan children led to the altar of science
how many are now drawing instruction
from the fountains of learning, opened and
supplied by this Institution. These are no
fctions, but facts; glorious, iscontroperfi-
de facts.
Tell mo no. then, thou disafected one.
that Odd Fellowship is a farce, beautiful 10
theory, but barren in practice. Such an
assertion Is base calumny upon our Or
/ der. Let him who would thus calumnious-
" speak of institution, enter once more
the sacred portals of her temple view its
various apar ments; range Its ample halls;
contemplate the magniicence OF the struc-
ture Enter It's inner courts, and there
deck anew his brow with the flowers of
Tieniship; drink deeper draughts OF the
ever -bubbIing fountain of Love; gaze A.
gain upon the peerless sky of Truth !: and
then go for.h baptized anew upon his mis-
sion OF Love and Charity for the world.
Odd Fellowship a farce ! Aswell might
You call the blessed religion of Jesus
Chflst Dy that odIous name, because one of
the chosen twelve betrayed its author
Both have The same broad base, the hely
word; bo;h the same bi ,5h origin, heaven.
In conclusion, brethren, let us 90 on in
our glorious work, nothing fearing. Our
cause Is worthy of our greatest efforts
Let our intercourse with the world ever be
kind, social, circumspect. The eyes of
vigilant community are upon US. They
are contemplating our actions, and their
impressions of this Order will be shaped
much according to our characters. Let US
then find pleasure in relieving the wants
and hushing the cries of bleeding humanity
Finally, let us be untiring in our efforts
to hasten that day, when all nations and
people and tongues shall be bound togeth-
er by one. Law. and that the Law OF Us,-
lvERsAL BRoTHERHoop.