The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-22

oAduus ROOiCSdi5 Ddhlg plOCCCuCu
to deliver the dedication address.
which was one of great beauty and
ability, eyincing his devotion to aud
his familiarity with the great princi
pies of the Order, to the advancement
of which he has devoted somany years
of his life, and dedicating the Hall to
Almighty God and to-the principles
OF Friendship and Love, Of Truth and
Virtue. We have seldom seen an
address more, attentively listened to-,
and that seemed to inspire greater
interest, the spacious Hall being
crowded to its utmost capacity and
numbers being obliged to stand dur
ing the entire address, fully an hour
in length. AZ A1.Ia
During the address Brother Barry
paid beautiful tribute to the memo-
ry and to the many enobling virtues of
John Caldwell, who originated the
enterprise Of building the splendid
Hall, and to whose enegry and liberal
ity the Odd-Fellows of Vincennes are
largely indebted fort success of the
enterprise.
At the close of the Dedicatory ora
ton, the peroration of which was
peculiarly sublime and beautiful,
the Brotherhood formed in process
sion. and led by the Vincennes Band,
marched through two OF. three of the
principal streets to the Methodist
Church, where the address of Brother
Geo. B. Joclyn was delivered.
The procession as it marched
through the streets made very fine
appearance, being large in numbers
and elegantly attired in their beauti-
full regalia. 80
The church was densely crowded,
the side rows of pews being filed
with ladies, and the middle block with
members of the Order, while many of
the latter, and a large crowd of citi-
zens, crowded the aisles and vestibule,
and still others were turned away un-
able to find room in the church,
After the opening ode and fervent
invocation of the Divine presence
and blessing by Rev. Geo. Parrat,
Acting Grand Chaplain, followed by
another beautiful ode, admirably
sung, Rev. Geo. b. Jocelyn was in
troduced to the audience, and pro-
ceeded to deliver an able and elo-
quent address, setting forth the right
OF Odd Fellows to build halls. the
achievements of Odd Fellowship and
the claims the Order has. upon socie-
ty, enunciating now and then with
thrilling emphasis, great and some
times startling truths, and vindicat-
ing them with foreible arguments and
sound logic sal Is So " "a
In answer to the question, What is
Odd Fellowship? he answered mega
lively. 1t is not a moral reform So
ciety-that is the mission of the
Church, which receives none but sim
ners to its ymem bershipy While Odd
Fellowship required its members TO
possess a good moral character to be-
gin with, 1T is not al social club, nor
is it a religious society, and does not
| take the place of the Church; and
the Odd Fellow who says the
Lodge is as good ag5Churchs as he
needs, does not know what Odd Fel-
lowship is or what. is the mission
of the Church. 1t. is not an infidel
association. 1t admits the Jew and
the Christian; the Unitarian and the
Trinitarian- 1t admits all who te-
lieve in God-but the ATHEIST, or the
irreligious libertine it does not admit.
EIfany such are found among its mem
bership, they have found their way
thither by moral perjury. Nor. can a
man be an Odd Fellow and traitor,
any more than he can be a Christian
and traitor One of its fundamental
principles is that it's members support
tths Government and obey the, laws.
1t is not a scientific, or literary asso-
citation, although it improves the
minds and intellect Of its members as
it warns aud harmonizes their hearts.
y But afhrmatively. it is an association
originating in the wants of our COM
mon humanity, and is pledged to mo-
ralitys oimutual relief and charity.
This principle he elaborated as COM
/ .nriSi no. the eraaf moral cnnfimontS &c