The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-04-25

$500. In speaking Of the benefits of
the order and The uprightness aud
morality of its membcrs. he did not
wish Il 20 he uudetstood as the rival
or anspgonist Of the church, but only
az patallel co-workcr. He would
not affirm that all members we're OK =.
amples Of virtue and morality, but il
was to be admitted that some did not
live up to the code; that in the lodge
room there we're hypocrites as we'll as
in the church, yet their l,vesenco in
either place was not a sign for con
dembation for IL all men were up to
the perfect standard in those respects
the necessity for such an order would
not exist.
Col. Stevens made some good points
aud greatly interested the audience.
After dwelling some time on the
great benefit derived from firm
financial basis to the order and its
effectiveness and power from that
fact, he retired.
DR.. Entricau Of Findlay Ohio, wqs
the next speaker.
After some pleasant introductory
remarks he took as a ,hemo for his
speech the proposition given by the
lest speaker, "the yaIuallcncss Of
husbandlag, the incoming fiusnces. -
lie said that while il had been charg
cd sometimes that Odd Fellows we're
a sort Of picayunish set OF Fellows,
the fact was lost sight Of, that Il
was but a just aud beneficial discrimi-
nation exercised 10 the use Of money,
which told with interest where any
meritorious and extraordinary draft
was made upon the order. II. was
well to watch these matters Of money
closely. The interests of the widow
and the orphss demand il, end this
was not trust to be ligniiy trihed
with. The speaker referred to the
power for good that was being quiet
ly exercised by tho lodges of the
couutry--a power that could scarcely
be measured, or limited He might be
over estimating but ho believe that,
notwithstanding the power of the
press aud an enlightened pulpit aud
free schools and institu tions of learn
ing, if the order of Odd Fellows was
suddenly blotted out from its place
in human affairs, in less than fifty
years the world would have taken a
backward step.
DR.. Entrican delivered an affective
address, but our space is limited.
Gen. Gibson was next called upon
in the face ofall his strategems to get
clear.
In complying with the wishes OF
the audience he said that he consid.
cred himself as exempt from further
active duty in the campaign of the
day, but he could affirm that unlike
Bro. Stevens. he was not frightened.
The speaker drew parallel between
the order aud the church. Both or
gauizations had in view many similar
objects; and while both worked out,
each its own principles and truths in
its own way, there was neither jealousy
or conflict in any particular.
He described the disastrous ruin
which overcome the order in n e
southern States during the rebellion,
the sorvering Of fraternal ties and the
disregard, in some instances, of its
teachings aud embloms. As cxcep.
tions TO this, he related an incident
where was manifested n recognition n
of the obligations upon the field OF
battle. He was glad to know that on
this anniversary day, the breech wa $
healed and in the sunny south the
fraternal feeling restored. After al
luding to the pleasures and incidents
Of the day he. concluded his remarks
aud the audience was dismissed at
about 10 O'Clock. 94h