The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-26
THE BROTHERHOOD OF ODD FELLOWSHIP.

THE BROTHERHOOD OF ODD FELLOWSHIP.
A Discourse delivered on the Odd Eel
lows National Thanksgiving, by the
Rev. Daniel Washburn, at Trinity p.
E. Church.
In the Sou heast part of the city, the lodges
that meet at the halt in Third street, below Ger
Daniel Washburn, NJ. w. p. Grand Master, by
invitation, conducted the services very etfi-
cient choir sung, as an opening piece-
How vast must their advantage be.
Who i've like brethren. % and consent
The morning Service included the eighth selec-
tion from the Psalter and the Gloria IN Excelsis,
from the 22d to the 3lst verses of Acts xvii,
with the Jubilate, prayers and special thanks
The l24th Psalm (wiJhin) was then sung, and
part of ST. John viii was the Gospel followed
by the l53d hymn, " BE joyful in God,n sc.
The address by Past Grand Master Washburn
was an appropriate review of the occasion, the
origin, character and work Of the Order. TAX
ing for his text the following passage -
"SiTS, ye are bTethren'-ActS Uii, 26-he said:-
Brethren:-Our first thought on this great
cial thanksgiving to God, is of Him who hath
here recorded His name, and would have
know and love Him as our Father. Next, and
inseparably blended herewith, is the recogni-
tion of Him who as man, yet being truly God,
when teaching us to recognize Our Father"
bids us to pray to Him for that perfect coming
of His ruling presence among and within us
which secures to men the beatitudes of Heaven.
life, and love- who alone can enable men to say,
| Father" as did the returned prodlgal, with
due sense OF our own unwOrthiness, and of His
| loving compassion in extending to us n know
| ledge of His grace and goodness, and in pre-
| serving unbroken our organized Brotherhood
| throughout this broad Union. amid all the
! peris and horrors OF sharp, fierce, and bloody
| civil war.
| We are glad at the return of peace to repeat,
| with our NJ. W. Grand Sire Sanders that "War,
with its destructive Influences has not seyered
| r. w. Grand Secretary Ridgeley, "As an Order
we owe largely accumulated obligations to the
| Supreme Dispenser of human events, not only
for it's integral preservation, but for continued
| prosperity and splendid progress, for the unex.
| ampled strength OF its national finances, and
| especially for the herOism which has again up
| lifted and unfurlsd the banner OF Peace on
| earth goodwill towards men," Each of u.s. for
| these things giving thanks to God even the
Father" will feel 1t a blessed privilege to unite
| with our brethren on this favored occasion, at
| this Easter season, gathered like ourselves, in
| countless sanctuaries over all this lately dis
tracted country, in singing halelujah to Him
| who having risen from the sepulchre, breathes
His heaven.born peace upon previously scat
tered disciples.
despised as Nazareth, called our brotherhood
into existence, Knows how to provide His own
instrumentalities for making men to be of one
mind in one house. whom for time and in an
evil hour, things earthly, sensual, and devil
ish" had SO hopelessly divided. The God of
peace smiles on again through all these
United States. We join hands with brethren
in them all; And together, trigly, linked we
rise up in all these temples of God to cement
forever the bond of union which He has so
mercifully perpetuated through all the late
To whom, brethren, do we owe it that the
voice OF Joy and Thanksgiving is this day heard
through all our borders? Whose arm brought
us salvation? To whom do we owe 1t that we
are this day nation, free, reunited, attracting
to our resources the streaming myriads of oGheI
ianus, happy people, more powerful than ever
| before?
To Him, doubtless, from whom has emanaUed
10 us the uuth OF human brotherhood, That
. truth, however imperfectly realized by us
underlles and yitalizes all our institutions, Lei
" hrNtI tIonwg a NgfVN IA,
r anthem' children of the Highest!
= Father, to thee my soul lift,
Convinced tnee lfg tSga1 nope gaG, depends; ,,,c+
It From thee alone descends.
e Mercy and grace are thine alone,
. Without the Spirit of thy Son
We nothing good can do.
. Thou all our works in us hast wrought
d Our good is all divine;
,f The praise of every holy Thought
u And righteous deed is thine
From thee through Jesus we rece,va
d The power on thee TO call We ieoe'Fe
r, In whom we are, and move and live;
~ Our God is all In all.
1f (All having united with peculiar effect. ami,
- the discourse, IN the above hymn, the speake
,- Now, brethren, I suppose you have all hear
OF people who were ashamed of their relations
-, Perhaps IL is q weakness to which circum
lB stances may render all more or less liable I'm
le Ihere Is One who hath made of one blood al
te eaiIh"-who, when He took on Him ou
w nature did so that He mighJ show that He wa
hOI ashamed TO call us all His brethren.
A, WeL am not going to detain you on such
at | gay as this with long discussion. But 1 enuu
no ciaIe principle And true principles, like tina
40 Oh personal freedom in our Government, som
y, way way or olher, when organized, work them
G.. selves into power.
h. me d9S principle which we have specially organ
~ iaeu is one OF human brotherhood, the bearin
no SnSd az one another's burdens, without which b
We %H1ne HJ law OF Christianity remains unfulhllet
IT How I'm Ghe Lord may instruct mankind by whor
IL ~ ne VIII samaritan, indeed, may be mad
~ ~ ~ eIeSn I Ihe Jew, his neighbor and neither
ne Ine loseT so only the chosen people learn TO q
ar ahd 90 likewise; all shall Improve each othe
ro ana P[is9 yne Lord 1t is of the incentive
~ 70 Wel.uolhg' That unlooked.for pleasure
IN, cheer the way The special joy of this anniveI
ar sary was not anticipated by us or bv oI,r r
he IL was enough That the work of Snr orga ~ l5
ne ton needed 10 be done and ours y vas ~ tI
ess opportunity and ability to engage in w do @ W.
cute IT, The JOY OF serving the cause Of nS
TO- tional union comes in as incidental reIvar %
-, of encouragement. We knew t6at NJ levitt wal
IN uniting individuals in bonds of S
Id lowship and helpfulness, but were baTSiH Sis 40
ler scious how much the national felowahiIn SOi o
No unity would gain nom our humble laborlP I' ~
- as glance, for moment, then, at the unpreteT
oJ tlo0s origin and progress OF the Order whic
)n- stands mp so strong to-day, rejoicing in h
lis marvellous capabilities for good.
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