The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-05-14


To the Brotherhood and to the race, we
owe manifold duties. We must relieve his
wants, soothe him in distress, and sympa-
thize with him in his misfortunes. Our
heart and our hand must be forever joined
in promoting mutual prosperity, rejoicing
at each others veal, and weeping at each
others woe. At the touch of adversely
heart should open to heart, like the touch
Of the magic spear, with which the genius
Of Milton in Paradise Lost, armed the An
gel Itliurel BE to a brothers virtues
ever kind, and to his f;.ilings ever blind
We should ever be near and ready to sue
cor each other in time Of need; near and
ready to RAISE and save falling brother
warn him OF approaching peril-whisper
in his ear good and wholesome counsel
aid IN has reformation, never forgetting
that we must judge him with candor-ad-
monish him Of his errors with friendship,
and reprchend him with justice. II in
prison, we should visit him, and if we can
do no more, let us a: least act like the he
rome i'll the Corsair did to the captive.
..She pressed his fettered ffger her heart
And bowed h r head and turned her to depart,
And lovely noiS-Iess dream GONE
And WAS she here, and is he now iioner
What &c hath dropped and spar.irs on his chain :
Tie tear mos, sacred shed for Others paia,
That starts at once bright pure from Pity's mine,
Already polished by the ii aud DlyluG.'
When a brother is sick. we must watch
over him, and dispense with liberal iIand
the corn of notIrisiment the wine Of re
freshment, and the oil OF JOY. When a
brother dies, we throw our last green gifts
into his grave, 10 remind us that we have
an immortal part within Us which slall
survive the tomb, and which shall never
never-neyer die, and as we give earth to
Il 70. Il, ! IL. H..
We cover over his fo.bles and his memory,
"itia the broad mantle o. our Odd Fellow :
Charity. Bat loves dutie> extend beyond
the brothers tomb We must educate the
orphan, and with Il gentle hand temper
the wind to the shCrn lamb Samaritan
like, we must bind Mp the wounded spin,
81 tEe widow and not suffer. the winls OF
Heaven even to visit her tnD roughly
10 himself, II his wife and to his child.
rem, the true oIl Fellow owes obligations
which he must also discharge. lie must
learn 1" ~ubdu" ms passions and 70 toe tenn
peratc IN AL tuing>-in h,s de-i-cs as well
a. IN ms affection H must limit hin de-
sire, in every station in Ito and in tue >c-
we're school Of discipline, learn % b. con
trut at every turn of tile wheel Of fortune,
rising u cmincuGt. bv merit. 50 that h.
may live respected and die rcgret;e,i-
Remember the moral oi the tabir. where
BaCc:U-. DESTROYS Of Fc'rarling Niiss
King O.; Phry-i1, 'or some service hc had
rendered HIM, promised - Grant N.dl-
"Aat yer power Le most wished. The
KIM Of phrygi., II Li- folly. desired that
whatsoever b. touched should turn iutu
gold The wish was granted. but the eft
gva- i.,t4l and proved H. ruin T. tempe
rance We must adj ipr,i,ule. iu-tic. and
prudence. AMI u prudence W. must neyer
forget - add Patience, and when thus
blended Ike tn EUv- Of .ise rainbow. they
form the pure whit. li.nt. which : a sym
rpi Of tie glory AROUND the aDpct!yutic
throne. Lea 10 difficulty discourage the
,rEe Odd Fellow, tGt lot each Successive
failure only stimulate him - renewed -
-"rt Lie, II best, i but an Olympic zane
and eternal fame .tI,..-. l-lr.ug in her
trembling hand, the d.Aivln. ready u
crown the victor. The first SNOW .iskr
which falls on the naked rock ncrr tn"
summit "f the A!p+, ulis in "a moment
q thousand others mo.t as tacy fall Pro-.
emily one solitary flake obtains = fpot-IolI
"a million others Close around :. and b.
i..tlc snow pill dr.ttei ia t4e ROCKY cl.fj.
warmed u the ~l;u. si.irs gently from
where It t,!!-rr.l> gathering ever down
the height -.hr cnauo.s bounds willy
from tie 1!1c.-g nj IL approach. and iu a
moment, thc p.a~aHtry II tie valley are
buried beneath the mighty ayal4uch,-
AID the pat-rAer OF the first -noy-ii lze
has accomplished q mighty wonder I.u
have heard how Cuba. lis. = vast coral
gem sit, on the bosom @: the Gult bloom
M Ike AZ Iial on the wave Iou hove
heard how beautiful : the islaEd--.ty -
Havana, tui hpg /: loom, TX floats,
OASIS on th- d---Tt and ~l,rln-rock,d wa
tc.s; g. i Gree J. ~~e}-. ~ IL. ;IIv-t.,.
charm Of ar enchanted wand had tlitt-r
wpa''! aud Won 81. the iaII beau-is-s %. sea
and ky. in on! ? = e1nbo.,y - or actual
eve and t.g.,hy real.s- tb- Wild dream o.
Plato, Whom in pl.lo-DpA;r vision. and
through II" dim VISTA of centuries h. saw
arise toward tie sunset sea his fair ATTAIN
t.c-i-.r. whore humanity had reached thu,
bright ultimate 81 Perfection Ifthc rel
iEet.ou w2s GORGEOUS, more gorgeoU, and
mysterious sin was; the coagept.uu and
progress o: the work. X leads tn spell
bound fancy through the charmed mas
o. my-tcrr. away back 10 the @colo.ical
ages. long enough h.-for. the birth Of hu-
man history O: even of human thought;
Then on" solitary coral insect moved hy
the divine impulse. " hich iau,iit him 10
ID hi- duty and de filIst lad in the silence
Of the fati.omless depths. the. conversion
Of this coral lie Fun well he knew that
his destined home was not in In. dark
ness of The deep for he icit an aspiration
for the iat.l ot light add PROMPTED by the
still small voice OF God. which ever wills
percd 70 him Higher, higher, he built
and built eycrmore, higher AMI even hiyll-
or Il the sur'actn 81 the scs, where the
floods of light sit t!ronc,l on the ocean
wave, and blush o crthe dome ofthc island
temple of the sure Full wen lie knew
that are would roll into age-lhat the -
lent centuries and the voiceless cycles
would come and 90, and still his toll re-
main undonc. a,!d still his work be i!.coyI-
p!ete. Full well he knew, that these 81
lent ages, millions Of his co-workegs were
doomed to die amidst their labor 50 they
did. but Is these yoiccless MARTYRS to Pa
tience-ticsc mute apostle, OF fidelity
preached ever, Be faithful and patient
to the end, the ranks were filed aud the
handicratt was Piled busy and buster still
Tor they believed that the day would come
when the light would be reached, and that
some coralbrother III the din and uncel-
tam future. would sit above TIE wave and
work iii light and JOY upon the summit OF
that coral home. whose base was laid in
darkness. Yes, longsulicring Patience.
Ike Harmony. Is divine Friendship, Love
and truth are the principal tenets Of our
profession. Friendship is the cornerstone
upon which our mystic edifice is erected
Love crowns the archway where our good
genius enters and preSides, and Truth.
spread over our magic Temple, Like q can
opy, envelopes it IN purity forever. This
triple chain links human heart to human
heart, and binds US all to the throne OF
God
odd Fellowship repudiates with high
disdain that sentiment OF Goldsmith S
hermit:
'What is friendship but name,
charm that lulIs 10 sleep
shade that follows wealth and fame
And leaves the wretch to weep"
and turns N triumph, ana points to the
past which IS full Of illustrious examples.
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