Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-16
OF the ODD Fellows
Festival at BFOWnVIlle, NebraS-
ka. AOriI 16th. 1867,

Pod, Reading OF The Proclau'ation OF
the G. S. of the United States.
8rd. Prayer by Rev. B C, GoIliday.
4th. Address by Past Grand Master
A. d Jones.
5lh. Music.
9Th. Address by Past Grand A. S.
Holladay. as fellows
Most Worthy Grand Master and Broth
ers:-Our Most Worthy PastGrand Mass
ter. A. D. Jones. having entertained you
with an able aud Interesting address OH
the rise, progress, and future Of the Or
der, shall endeavor to call your alien
uon. briefly. TO the consideration of oEier
matters. ain not, however, insensible
of the necessity of that charity which is
one of the chief atIrlbnses of all 0ddfel.
! lows.
Oddfellowship originating in the neces-
sitIes of the human race, has, in the
course of many years been organized and
made amenH bic 10 obligations and rules
which have been instrumenlal IN carry
out lis beneyolent nIiepuOns. q
Il has for It's foundation principles as
ancient as creation itself, and which are
as pure as the first ray of light that
from the lhr one of God flashed over the
Earth @
Seasons come and 60, all things
around US ch ange, man dies and goes TO
his long bom e, The flower and The grass
spring up, a. our feet. fade and are no
more; he Babylonian spires sink.
Achaia, Rome, and Egypt mouIder down.
Time shakes the stable tyranny of
thrones, and lottering empires crush
by their own weight" but the principles
of our order are immutable, and I'M
perIshable, and will remain untouched
and unharmed, growing bri ghter and
brighter throughout all time.
Oddfellowshlp as you have been
taught battles against evil passions aud
practices, vice IN every form, and every
wrong. Il tends TO elevate and improve
the heart and nature of man, making
hun wha! the Almighty designed him to
be: the nUblest W ork of creation.
There are many wees against which
OddfeGGTs are required TO wage unCeas-
Iug warefare among (which none are more
destruclige of our peace and welfare than
Evil speaking. 1t perverts the atmos-
phefe around our Lodges, and leads the
members thereof into troubles untold.
The spirit of Oddfellowship is no less
anlagonisic 10. and ineompaubIes With,
fault finding than evii-sPeskIng Like
the Uras il poisons the atmosphere all
around il, diaraeis every mQgenehl and
clogs lhe progress of the Order. lie "a
huence is evil. and shat continaasly
To the faultsfinder. allow me kipdiy
10 suggest lbe expediency ct resslving
from this time to abandon the hablt for-
ever ever remember that il is not 0do-
fellowship! / therefore ask'yoar earnest
consideration of this mportant subject,
and if you have not yet seriously thought
of it beg of you to do so al once.
Think of how much vexaJion Of mind
you will avoid, aud how much pain will
be escaped by the Lodge and others
around you! Think of the feeling Of deg'
redauon that comes over you while CIV.
ing y0ar tongue TO the vile practice pf
evIl-speaklug.
If you cannot speak well Of brolher,
speak not at all ! The world al large,
and still better the Lodge. will com.
mend such conduct, but far greater viii
'be The consolation of cons Aence void
of offence and, instead OF wranghng
ano oi>Quielude, oil around yo1 viii BE
harmony, peace and JOY.
But, an oddfellow is judged ts ac-
lions, as well as his words. Nefds1 az
he soft and gentle.as the whispering OF
angels; tull Of compassion, ksncness od
love dissipaiiBg the oyerha pgng cloId
Of sorrow binding up the ldrn aud lac
erattd heart aud lighting up he abode
of gloon with the golden TN 81 ray Of
Hope but how powe rless are mere WORDS
TO bring relief to the needy al I'D hrlpless?
Truly IL has been said: "lf \ brother or
siSterbe naked and destitute d saay
food, and one Of you say unto them, De
par. in peace, be ys warmed and hslud;
notwithstanding ye give them nqt those
lhlngs which are needful 70 The body,
WHdt OOtf u pItp1l
OdcfeHowshlp. like the christian, !,
faith, wlth0uI works, is dead. The, lrui
motto is :. talk less and IUork more! I'll,
say am an Oddfellow With at anls
Love, friendship and truth wosld b.
gully of a violation of the ast knk 1l
The chau,aud should not be cite TUi !.
eT and if permitted a seat wabH lhe
walls of any Lodge my cfeek shoul
crimson with gull: and shame. ard gh,
finger Of scorn of evry true Od4ello,'
sc pointed a. me. We shoidd as
well as profess, Oddfellow shlP o. :
1 TRANSACTIONS with one anothe : /,
!. well as inside. he Lodge. hg&heEl :
Love should be ss strong int Ie eae plag4
las. the other When the n, 9 4elare !
The Ledge closed our woEk nrt
finished. Il has only coInmeRga Ua-
conduct towa rds one another 81 hpsr
outside world viii show how ~
thavea been impr ressed with The sekiDgs
tuf 'she Order. If we engage f pfat /.
uce Of Iimmoraliiy and vice, { elll - (.
fmOst proof positive lhas the SC seaob
4 ngs have fallen o on or es
sounding brass or unkilng ;;
that The seeds Of Truth Aase a 81
thoruy and stony. pisces. tehss.
lqusRtly bring fOrsb RO fTqil fisse
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