The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-05-14
the billow, and well might the illus,rious

Hooker eXclain, Her seat is in the bosom
OF God, and her voice is the harmony of
the world"
No wonder that the ancients gave the
harp to Apollo, as the symbol of His rule
in Heaven. No wonder that they tabled
that Orpheus, by the power of music,
tanned wild beasts, stayed the course of
rivers, aud caused whole woods to follow
him. Descending into hell, with no pro
lection but his taliSlnanic harp. he so
charmed Pluto himself, by the sweetness
OF his harmony, that he restored E,irvdice
to life, and permitted her to return with
her husband, Orpheus, to earth again. No
wonder that they fancied that the statue
OF Memnon issued strains Of melody when
touched by the rays of the rising sun. No
wonder that they feigned that Ampbiop
built the walls Of Thebes, the CITY of the
hundred Gates, each stone movin. to its
place IN order, at the sound of his lyre-
No wonder that they thought that Arion.
shipwrecl<ed at sea holding on to his harp,
was taken up by a dolphin, who was
charmed by his music, and carried him
safely on his back into Corinth Extrava-
CANT as these myths seem to be, they are
fully justified by the fact Yes "Bchold
how good and how pleasant it is for breth
rem to dwell together in unity. 1t j. Ike
the precious ointment upon the head. that
ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's
beard, that went down to the skirts OF his
garment: as the dew of lier.uos. and as
the dew that descended upon the noun
t;,ns of Zion, for there the Lord com
manded his blessing, even life forever
more.
The mission Of Odd Fellowship in the
world is no less than to elevate the intel
lectual, moral and social condition of the
whole human family, and DO brother
doubts but that the sublime tcncts of our
profession, ii practiced are fully competent
to the accomplishment of the noble task
! Thus, the aim of our order is high and
Euly.
Like AlceStes in Virgil. we set our target
7 in the Emp,Iein, and shoot at the very
stars, confident always. that thou.h the
arrow may defect, and fall below our ann.
yvt 1t vii. strike and make Is mark far
above the object at which the cold world
aims Man ! nl;cToco-n or Ettic world
. III himself, and although there i a divinity
which shapes our cnds, roug'. hcw them as
We Iaav, Vet to q great extent, MAJ! is the
artiicer of his own fortune and it i, for
him TO make himself q pantheon full Of
Gods. or n paui-inonium full of demons.
The Odd Fellows Lodge i, miniature
I,n;versr, and furnishes perfect ino,I,l OF
political a. well rs social -Jvrratn mt hn,I-
in1 out the isolated Patriarchal household
Is the most perfect mod ! 81 society. .u.-
costing that that government j the b,--t
III winch - IuiGra the hI,mbI.ss iuiiyil-
nal. were 10 insult the whole community.
Lon fellow youth, who bore upward eyer
a:niGs; the snow and glaciers OF Noun,
Blanc. that banner with the -cI;tu.. dc;,c..
Excelsior, i but an apt emblem Of the
Ill
higher and noblcr The ia,v Of Prone
sion and Improvement ! stamped mon IL
created thn"s Audible through long
centuries comes 70 this age lie I,H wai--
pereI prayer Of the first radl..tl for = high
er form 81 life Every fys-.l on the stone
page w..s prophet Of TIA. next better TYPE
which would succeed him, and every mean
ct atoiu.ct of matter mas been va .tinr
since the nebular e!a, win patience 10 bc
made into thought and mind by this al
chemical process of progression, md then
perish 10 bee translated stu higher
Each created thing holds ia -ylu:.ou al!
the types below il, still lroyg.n. Tie low
or, one by one. "a they become. useless and
thU~ man Possesses still many L..u.tic- and
qualities al inferior animals, wL.rh must
t- eral.lcated ". Prpclls -lou Is e law
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