Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-28
OF only gave them The name Of odd Fellows

not only gave them the name of Odd Fellows
but at the same time as a pledge of friendsbin
presented them with dispensation encray.
ed In plate ofgold having the following EN-
olemS VIZ; the Royal Arch of Titus Caesar
the Ark ofthe Covenant, the Golden Candle.
sticks, the Golden Table (weighing one great
talent the sun for N. g.. the moon and stars
Tor Y. g., lamb for Secretary, the lion for
guardian, the dove for Warden. and the
emblem2 OF notability for the G. NJ. 1t ii
very probable that the first Odd Fellows
made their appearance in North Wales. about
that time as an invasion was made bv one
Of Titus Ceasar's generals, Agrieola, North
Wales, and shortly afterward on the island
Of Mona, now called Anglesea.
The first account we have Of the order
spreading in other countries, is in the fifth
century when it was established in the Span
lsh dominions under the Roman Dispensa-
ton, and in the sixth century by King Hen
ry IN Portugal and in the twelfth century it
was established in France, and afterwards in
England by John De Neville, attended bv
five knights from France, who formed n
Loyal Grand Lodge of Honor in London.
which order remained till the eighteenth CEN
tury Gin the reign of George III) when a
part OF them begun to form themselves into
an union and portion of them remain to
this day"
But these several claims as set I'm the Man
chester brethren, have been utterly Discarded
as prooHess and absurd by the Grand LODGE
OF the United States. But however difficult
1t may be to trace the first institution of the
order, as secret active organization. il is
10y no means so difficult to trace back the
origin OF its principles | have already aJ-
verted to two OF them as practiced three
thousand three hundred years ago by the
ancient order of the Eleusinians- ami
hllation of the fear of death, and the immor.
talty OF the soul. And, with your permis-
sion, will now proceed to demonstrate the
| origin OF the most important of the three
pillars upon which the noble fabric, as we
now behold it, has been erected. | refer to
the practice OF charity to the unfortunate.
If you will 90 back with me some eighteen
hundred and twenty-five years, and follow
me into one of the subdued provinces of the
Roman Empire, will direct your attention
to one incident in the life of the most re-
markable being that ever trod upon the sur
face OF the globe. Let it be remembered
that the Empire of Rome at this very
| period had attained the acme of its power
and dominion. 1t domineered equally over
the born thralls of the Cells and Saxons. the
eifeminate descendants CT Leonidas. and
MiItiades, and the hypocrtical successors of
Moses, Samuel and Solomon. Its proconsuls
had found their way into the Businesses of AL
bion, and the mountuins of Judeah. Its civ
llizstIon, too was at its full height. Virgil
had just ceased 10 sing, Cicero to plead, and
Caesar to fight and philosophize. Augustus.
OF whom it was said, chat it would have
been well for Rome had he never lived, or
had he never died" had just before vacated
the throne, and had left the whole of his
vast Empire, compact, enlightened and glori.
GUS
1t was just at this period that an obscure
carpenters son commenced to traverse the
province of Judca on foot and with a small
band of twelve no less obscure and nameless
individuals, who claimed to lee his disciples,
mot one of whom perhaps at that time could
write his own name) began to throw ont
crowd Of new ideas on God, man. life. and
Immortality, so completely at variance with
every known principle of pagan or Jewish
morality and worship, that what at first was
regarded as madness began to be considered
as sedition, and consequently attracted to-
ward himself the startled attention of Scribes
and Pharisees, Roman Governors, and High
Priests soldiers, citizens and strangers
This singular parsonage was standing as
usual. one day. on the porch of the temple at
Jerusalem, surrounded by miscellaneous
crowd CT almost every grade and profession,
IN the city. The Saducee was there, with
his dark and earthly visage, his eve resting
on the dry dust. and his lips quiverng with
a fresh denial of the souls Immortality. The
cunning Pharisee was there also, ewing aslaut
the Roman magistrate, who had Just come up,
and breathing vengeance against the bold
inrovator, who few hours before had ad-
ministered to him and his whole sect, that
scathing rebuke which is destined TO make
the hypOcrites of every creed tremGle so long
as the world shall last. There, too was the
willy scril.e-the lawyer Of that era-he who
passed his whole time in studying the laws
Of Moses, which be Eever practiced, who fed
upon the tIthes of the Taxpayers, which be
never earned and whose charities bounded
10y his narrow sect, We're never extended to
the stranger, the leper, or the samaritan.
These were all present, for Jesus had Just
silenced the Sadducee, by proving from Scrip
tGre that j Jehovah was God of the living and
not of the dead, and that Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob were still alive, although they had been
buried twenty centuries. 1t is equally cer-
/ tain that the Pharisee and the Roman magis
trate were there for they had Just been
lhwarted in a cunning trick they devised "to
entangle him in his talk" by showing him
a Roman coin and asking him IF it was
lawful to pay tribute to Cesar" or not?
Having foled these formidable cp-
ponents SO easily, the scribe, or as St Luke
calls him. ga certain lawyer stood, and temp
ted him, saying: Master, what shall | do to
! inherit eternal life? 2" lie said unto him,
"What is written in the law? How readest
thou" And he answering, said "Thou
shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy
| heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
strength, and with all thy mind and thy
nelghbor as thyselG And he said unto him,
| thou hast answered right; this do and thou
shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself
said unto Jesus aud who is my neighbor?
/ And Jesus answering, said A certain man
went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell
among thieves, who stripped him OF his raj
ment, and wounded him. and departed. leav-
| ing him half dead And by chance there
came down certain priest that way and
when he saw him. he passed by on the other
| side and likewise a Levite, when he was at
| the place, came and looked on him, and
passed by on the other side. But a certain
Samaritan, as he lourneyed, came where he
was; and when he saw him. he had compass
sion on him, and went to him. and bound up
his wounds pouring in oil and wine, and set
him on his own beast and brought him to an
inn, and took care of him. And on the NOR
row, when he departed, he took out two
pence and gave them to the most, and said
unto him, take care of him and whatsoever
thou spendest more, when | come again |
will repay thee. Which now of these three,
thinkest thou was neighbor unto him that
fell among thieves? And he said he that
showed mercy on him. Then, said Jesus