Washington telegraph., 1853-10-12
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tie manuscript IT l0infe recently delif,
efad 10 ihc ludeIenleni 0fl,r of 0id.fel
laas BY prominent memhur Of th. nuble
brotherhood. aud bsing aeiI pleased with Il.
Rlbum bis KNOWLEDGE. tate taken the lib.
efty If publishing a feR admirable extracts
inn il rrrr,.ling tint W. have not room
ier # in fall. We are IN duty bound how
ever tathe author 10 saY that our clippings
iiau III produe,ion hlye ice. .lrily aud un.
zfliaal'y uarrd lie gsusml bcau.y aud
connection Of tn lecture Tie lecturer
al
Tho Grt laly Of all Who have united
fhaHzaiN with the fraternity is to study
IL ara.k oi lie 0nlas a, taught in it.
ah'Isaliaa Under vhaitygr garb. stature
ofesieriur he who Iossescs a good true
h#aTi eithin will uasaf he unmiudiul ai
Ii duly dgyUlEius ufan him to carefully
szamil DIS mInfa. hIs dn!. and III, le.li.
n iaihc mind u5 efsTt iuluifiug Old.
fsl'aa ihe.e sna ever present In truth
naaa en- lc regular IN their attendance ut
lsalee meetings WilIuai having tbs con.
#iaa.'g Impressed upag lheir mind. for
ffaA .3u0al sign ID talen Of work. AMI
Il ever recurring lau ii rehabilitation.
aeaHs,ni moHIia= which appeal TO tie
fsH.Ha' aul the nteIleei. uhsibor ii h. IN
Il ItHg ,.lrg al The l.alga mUm in the
luaa'IH.ss where miui eammuugs With iis
Haail and hale formed imtui, mihai
lHHe where cluster IL uulle.i iacliua. a
izafllliuss.. of in lie liivaio study. where
tIlH l#4H iu riesane=s #nls H. uuuueiel
fia'iHu. Go tlr,lHaae of iis Croaiur In
Al allie ar heard usni and ili though
uasrHlu aud uHaIiHsn. ihe admouiiiun.
Naa know lb!sllf. Il, daIs aud ,hy de-.
IN
zKhanag turned liz uiul 10 the study
.. lie Work o. tn uairf that di uai
discover some raa haHHIf. .omc sublime
HIal lhaulai sume sHHahIne human anti=
msHl calculated Ia Gu dau,rs oi gluluels
Il tiasz,in by iha szil# Of iii, aud ha
over mrrl hi- attention IN retrospective
ieesl, ai.p o. ihr aefel naiarr ct tAo ob.
hm'iau ly Which De 4. bound to cur fra.
lsm.'y llli wac M thcrcby made wiser
rnd te'ysri
We caa t ,me Oja.F,ilpv. only while
wg al' a, honest mcn. This :. thc corner
s.ue rrun which 3, haiIt ,ho foundation Of
ull..e.,onsh'p Nomaiier hoo rough tie
e2lu'aE haH uup1li.had lbe diamond, how
varied lbr cp.i ~ hHuHgc upuu iii.
corner Stone Oll.Ir'.uw.iip ran triumph
over ODE efforts d iIa..iiou ani the uiutg.
lions of tImg. aud each re,olying sun will
la moro lightly INDICTED hy ih' bfilliaugc
ai tie monument rari lium H. base
OilfrlIoa.l.p aunomucr. 10 the world
Tint gratitude 10 our traiur. fifth To our
country, end fraternity with our fellow
man, ore requirements Of the Order Il
Is progressive iu H.. character Once hay.
Jug clo,s d tha threshold Of the Lodge
room the initiate !, instantly reminded by
the mu'c symbol. that lhs place Is holy
aul cru~cm,l to frionl,hip Love. and
Truth, aud as hc ud,aucc, to a further
lupaleleo ot the Order thc true Odd.
Fellow tacma' more enriched in hi al-
i,d,uu- lowall tie human family, more
attached TO tle laws aud principles of the
fraternity aud more loyal to hls Great
Altcr abl King Of hiHg. as lovc Is the
iGHl1in Of all good works 20 !. it lho
grand remedy oi a.l social evils
Odl.lc.,uWbip tacbcs that when the
mmrc of cur obligations bgcomos generally
uulcnioal ari embodied ia practice, every
uap viii begin ,o lsgl linn I'D, and be a
mu. Aud laliue and being lhus-hdw.
ever hisi uI however luv hs mgy be- ia
worldly point oI yicw--he will regard BIZ
tiu8 mcn as equals, as brethren, all I.''-
.a...- l,8..yU Bt0cipus get each bearing
ou li, brow ths visible .Ienct of Jehovah.
Rbioa confirms ihc mobility u gol.l,Ae na-
mHc-cach invested with mission to biz
race for ihs ililnl d charge o. which be
g. a5souu. 'a uall future genorIious.-
When ID. spirit c1me. 10 bc d,iu.cd, the
firh win cpa.c 90 lsaro@ut-tht poor will
cfaae 10 be- ur,ig for zach will equally
feel himself a man. Aud whore upon the
face ul tht wide earth can be found a high
cl dignity!
As the pioneer Of human cleyaling pro-
grc~ OldFcIlow,hip advances with in
increased rnpid.iy in proportion as il be-
c1mes Understood. From a small begin
ming within the ngo OF most Of tLolc pre-.
.ant. il has become prodigy Of .ircngih-
a colossus of relief Elastic in its character
Il /. suited 10 all climcs, and cln elevate the
most loulv or humaniz, the most highly
favored I, makes good iriguds ot ,ho most
distant. aud binds 10 triple bonds Of strength
the brotherhood Of man. Upon this cont.
ncut one single plant has gcrmiuated, and
d.e Order claims her numbers, o. the trees
Of the forest. Its relief is administered
it. beautiful symbolic language spoken. and
its influence felt throughout the lcngth aud
breadth oi the land. From the fur North.
whcrc the serried iriclcs are reflected in the
dazzling Whiioness of almost perpetual snow.
to tic distant perlum'd gr Of the orange
groves Of the South, in perpetual yerduro,
and ltom the boItpr5us bl'luU. ct the rough
Atlantic 30 thc goat waves ul tine iaeibc.