The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-05-05

standards are clear and conclusive: swe have sometimes been ae-
ss ss ! sSei ye duties, operating ~ to to their diss.dsantase; placing our
Order, in fact, as the ali in al. even 10 the neglect and ABANDONING :g
church. : 0sd Feiovship has MOI, eanrof assume . hostile
fndi1sSu Z ANY ayons Us, enthusiastic in praise Of the Order, may have
incaosiou:lly eaims s for r. more than .n merits =. ot ars.sa sn .assss
found In Odd Fellowship q complete substitute tos any o. All other
| shown that they believe our Order to be but one among the many
agencies Of Divine pro oda nc for nv .hs smo y .ma 2 c snSman s9nsI Pn2.
haps this definite statement sufficiently defines your position and
p prisr as . . mnns P e 1esuiase n the "a Affairs Of society, and % in
serTere with the Church and the State in their divinsiy appointed
constitution and work and such, too, is the tendency IN the minds
somehow the chief good. the all Sufficient religion, and the centre Of
all their sympatlis;, that i can rs rem, ,S y%u o nS e ssssh' so s /
from being a sufficient religion, is just no religion at all. Intot the
of its constitution, including. as it does, meno Of all parties all crsels
business to teach theology, to propagate a faith, " to establish a
new religious sect or order, bui simply to bind together men OF OF
common humanity. 1t It's no part q your business to convert men ne
nlaf jew and Gentle. Papist and Protestant believer and I'M
believer. ailmay meet. Yours $ a bond Of Christian aaordIty ana
a common property to which no man can dispute another,s indt
v vsxr ca night Ss cn Msnsssn' 10 pa tire s aaa aaSentss, as i hss Ss those ' d.
vinely appointed institutions and ordinances which are the elements
Religion offers its moral principles, heaven-descendcd as they are
Sh %sn OF + nn. S . wnl t a s1nahiOss m sas."s' . :
Morality is religious free gin to all, even though they may not
which cluster around fhat scheme of grace which the Bible reveals
for fallen man .n;., The religion : o., Of q the =, s sDa,a has a q a DESERT s.rh Of sps sim neao Of
transgression and retribution of condemnation and OF pardon OF
Of everlasting life and eternal death of the deep seated malady,
a as " grand and snhiime IS solemn, Odd Fellowship gives forth no
uierancc; here your oracle is dumb.
nation for his many aggravated offences against Gods holy law,
come Of to to you with nth , ,ns n !, t. s : minus n !. is is not no V yonr pro-
vince to sooth these ~orrOwsof the soul. You have no balm with
Christians whsiave yourselves srappled with these questions Of
eairer a @e% shs w sS% Of Ii nf you B %ay a ; s@ ODD Fellows. a assoeiatsd for Or
1 nSy! p ! SissIes al % ger sn ie aa%it sh antt this i Is 10 i9 yo o. . Separ q
ment. Your system of ethics, good as II nnquestionab'y Is, being
so q N hsr the pe p a %es Of many ~ Of. Of your sn' duties ties to Your fellows,
secure !. n "a am MOI outward Z ssndf1 rssp o its Of life is but but it has not power
thoroughly to cleanse and to renew the heart, Il does not pre-,
accepts mach Of the sayisrs prseep,iys teachings hin but ignores
1t may lead you through life to the practice of many worthy
deeds-but if You trust to it alone, it must leave you at death IN
human goodness, may deceive some with the semblanee OF a faith
. Z M ! .s ss.s ODD. Z FELLOWSHIP 4 @seSi app @% q and and a ssais the moral.
applies p them to all. ad-FeIowsiip has appropriated an essen
tial part Of religion; but tina. part is no. equal a.. to ;a,o ne ;n snSrs.
Morality is temporal; religion is abiding and imperishable.
rsooratss revs Il en mo bieH ~ vi sa' i. ean never v sancify. Christian
morality i. the Bibles free gift to all who will accept C. ., it, whether = the,
But faith and godliness it reserves for those who ask, ana are
Bible morality the state may and ought to re-enact into laws;
Bible morality the courts ofjustiee may take a the PURGE o. W
creed, the church and the free faith it ia not the province Of the
State either to foster or to fstier; ..,,; w,;c,x . cherish.
and withos; which no State and no i institution nut ,,o Sa" pr ssp Of rs ri wisn
Ri Us ANcsSh pWe a. ~ 'V
s soGsp ss !, p ia11SId IN then Win IL appeal ppe SATISFY to ySu yo 10 : : :" m @si0f the
moon-shine, good and worthy as it is to relieve the darkness of
earth!s moral night' wli you say, this light Of the moon is
accepting and using. with thankfulness, the light Of Christian
to the higher department Of the Christian faith, and look with
longing for the 6righiness Of perfect a spiritual nar eaa Shys o, religion
tend to make You self righteous and to SATISFY you without
positive damage to you, 1 am free to say that l like your noble
seeass As s ssr nes sns" ,S senr yo omi nsee ssssdi N %ear a'sf ritual l. : '''
! do not say that il IS wrong for you !, . o., ;. I g"ST a. "a = y 'h in
the Lodge-room, or by the way-side; by the couch where a SICK
mo ori where the widow and the h. fatheriess look up to you for
that relief which the fidelity of the deceased, has iairiy earned a
jew could no longer be faithful TO tie God Of Ab.sha% y, when
duty OF both to stay out of that place where holiness oil a n
ercises or employments inimical to the Christian character; but
of promoting your spiritual growth or developing your Christian
i isTn. 81 tss p sssan,iaf. y os f,,, ssal gntose aeS1, STRIVING in n no "r Respect pei to
supplant the church in any mans affections, and throwing no BAR
creed that all ofevery class and every creed may find in your three
golden links, . Friendship, Love and Truth" a common bond
na. were your Order, on the other hand, to usu5p the place @f.he
tian system. to pretend to suppisnt by human continuance, institu-
could hold position both in the church aud the Lodge for a single
day, He C could mot profess atas two systems 1i At i ana sa snsn '' tn saw that
odd-Fsllowship is sufficient as a faith; is to be grossly gre y ne"nslst,
you tell them, even by implication, that their lr., 1e.igi1 ~ Is + not
II ever yon should hear it said by any one of your Fraternity.
or Of any kindred fraternity, odd-fellowship or Masonry, or
to live by. and religion enough for a man TO die by, rebuke him
as the worst enemy Of the cause he processes to adyocate-and
5 well as rebuke him-for he proves himself to be a narrow
and superficial thinker upon a theme that ontliyes the Interests
The Lodge is not the place for the culture of patriotism, OF for
m Of your :" ".soc i Il ea a pins Oh in %ps critics would
a6nssnui sro Sisa you L., let ,,t then, .sa sraP Fl thew with sa you .n np01 YOU s1a Do G "os
faithfully perform the duties which devolve upon you IN This arti-
that the things for which, you are associated are not
1e @,n ,sd, that the b ,E place , y1 ,,a are d ds. sig ea, to 20 al hi IS er no. Of GS Sisipsss.
or Indifferent to the wants Of your members o their ANTILLES; Q
manly bearing and the social virtues Of those who are bound to
you in this intimate fellowship. Let them attempt to show that
dence, to patronize vice, to foster crime or to shield the criminal,
i your own fault # Z You are not ready to stand trial:
Of 1ge DISCOURSE Ga.s, Tsey s i cana only 10 ye avp' briefly ~sa IS speak Of the
spirit and zeal with which you should prosecute your work, If you
would have a good reward for your labor. T.
worth, and for what it can do for no more and no less give it its
place among the other objects of your regard Make its
power and efficiency ever prominent above the mere
Of the Order, which RS the Re"a Means u.s. and the machinery, the
~ M ~" peri, " yo n o9ss 5 Possesses ssa ns' does is no rest upon the
of your titles, nor the antiquity Of your origin. II
devised about certain ancient Orders who wished to base
sense a good thing were not just as good in its youth and
as II had attained the decreptitude and iinbecility of old
This disposition to hitch every modern institution upon Solo
Adam is a vanity unworthy Of intelligent men who are engaged
n no deeds o. charity, and wh@ hav e NIUE 'GisSsas,tS%a a 10 main
or the Chinese antedate their history, and run back their tabled
peopIed-when an WAS formiess aud void; hut il is not for sensi
Die hus o belle history without any oiv III Auam ~
Odd Fellow, Le became even a y soon as he had a chance You have
no occasion to rank yours as one of the institutions OF Eden.
No yours is "A society which, like a score OF other kindred asso-
Citations for relieving want, for breaking down artificial social
in the he1 fact s'S sh%s shis world ri is nos .Ap paradise, ba. a world
INTO which sin has brought want and suffering and alienation
BY every consideration OF principle and of policy, you are
bound carefully TO guard not merely the reputation, but the moral
character of your membership. |
He, for instance, cannot be a good Odd Fellow, but is a very
bad fellow who. babtuaIly INDUCES in profanity. The middle
link of your threefod graces, love, is furnished every time one
your members curses his Maker or his fellow men. There can
be n true love in the heart where there is s. much gall upon the
Tongue. Should any man among yu by his nameiess and shame
less vices prove himself dishonorable to woman, by kindness and
fidelity turn him from the error of his ways, or turn him away
your company he Is a heatless corrupter Of men also.
The pleasure and the profit of such intimate association must de-
upon the character of your membership Such a society
may hide beneath the veil of secrecy virtues OF transcendant
loneliness, a. the yelled Persian beauty modesty conceals her