The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-20

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dark groups in the great ilifc pic.
: tnre, show Us the evils which be-
. set cur socisl-stale and thsheed bi
toll and exertioh, on the part Of all
atrao aud loving souls, to remove,
g or asfar as possible, to lessen them
p Surely thon t6cfefs so much TO
be done If any mxh or society will
enter ibto the work Of help and
relief, by.whats0evor -namo called
clothed ia whatever garb--if they
enter into itwith hearts quick with
human sympathy, tuIiof earnest
ness and truth, I win not for one
hinder their efforts With idle dues
tiohs, Iwill not waste time efn7 ob.
jeeting TO the way OF method of
1theif work, bit they shall have a
warm grasp Of m y hand and il Coo
speed uprising from mo lowest
depths of my soul, This is pre-
acisely ythe position 0df Fellowship
has taken. II seeks as Tar as pos
s'blc 70 alleviate thestffetfhgs, and
to pathway Tho evils of Society II
does notpretend, Or attempt? 10 do
everything, to- remove all suffering
and wroag. Thissw6uld be impos
Sible9 ahdithox xttcnapt In the pres
scntc0ndirion fthihgs, would only
leadsto entire Failure 1t selects
therefore, a part Of the great work
of mercy ara deIiverance and
-beeEs'lo do ASt we'll. IN q way
(which il regaeass as lthS most So
uresand effectdaL, atfs idIierly' 40 !
ing what tits abfe "a do 10 lishteb
the burthen otswaI tand suffering
70 o-remoSc th& dafkbesss from tfSs
soyfowfnI spiffS0 10 1et the cheeifnI
sunshinetinto. The abodcs of aflic
ton, and TO med a6fbad into the
heart, and life ofthu world The, sa.
credland beaGtiIul influences Of a
common brotHerhoDd, 4 universal.
sympathy and loy6.! Nov Il seems
to mo that the true. phfanthtoplstI
and tho ebristiap oughfto.be ready
togive, nay, Will give his hearty
hehedictlon 1904 Fellowship or
any other organization engaged ii
This noble WORK of humanity II is
not easy tosee hoSR dntY have OH.
.er than the Eindest fccfibEs for II
II is not eas$'e9 zee low he cao beln
joining handg gWitfl It in It's la6ors
OF ftoye! BT'wBen9hO offyrsP al an
excuse that he docs not like lis
way Of doing, g0od,s. 9thdr It's name
and forms, ahtrcgaifa arc 'triaiEG
and not in Iaeedrdante' wfthS kis
views, tho stringouuss Of bls course
Is not lessenSd But incfeuscd
. What do | caro- dbout nanmIcs,
AVID iorm., regatta, or ANYTHING
OF this sort. SO long as tks work III
humanity goes forward az wclrI
with them and obettcr than WIN.
out thom-w whichsis Certainly trosS
az present. pSoHong as the tears
of!tbe weepef are dried, and thc
nnourner comforted- long as the
i"st hours Of tic dying are made
pleasant BY the ministries N
Friendship. Eoye md 'Tfaths;9 and
ahertbis tho widow and tic faith
cifess are protected and watched.
over, go long as all this and more
isdohe, we'll done, kindly and del
ieately' donc, my heart shall dictate,
my1ips shall utter no rude ques,'
tions, but according to tho rule
laid down by him "who went a.
bout doing good" Judging The
,reo byits fruit, ! willgivo 70 Odd
Fellowship, or any society doing
sseh work, ny hand my heart, and
There are Others who oppose
Odd Fellowship because it L, i SO
retsocioty. ',''' 'o' '''''''
II secrcsy Is q crirno then few |
indeed will escape tho charge of
being criminals, for every man has |
his secrets. Thcre are secrets ali
around and beneath and above us;
secrets Ia nature, secrets in science, !
and secrets with the Almighty that
finite man cannot fathor1,
Every family gathered around
the 6rcsidc within the sacred pre-. !
oihcts Of home, is q secret society, /
into which q stranger cannot on,
ter withouta proper passport ar a
we'll understood token. Why then
is itwrong for an association, OF,
ganfzed as ours Is on the pripciple' !
of tho family relation, to. avail'it
self OF Tho same means AMI modes |
of recognizing tho mcmbcrs Of It's
household ? u" y
lfthis objection is seriously en-.
tcrtaincd BY any against Odd Eel, |
lowship, then thcy ought to op. |
pose the government under which
they live, for IL has Important
State and Diplomatic secrets in tho
possession OF It's Cabinet, aud the
highest branch Of tho legislative
department Of the country often
transacts business in secret session,
from which all persons are oxelud
cd except tho Senators, u, Ella
They should also object to tho
administration of Justice, because |
our grand juries have secrets and |
sit with closed doors, and With
equal propriety and consistency
denouncc tho Church because &C
closiastical courts often transact
their business in secret session, |
Nay mere they should abolish the I
family relation, reject the laws of
nature, the, deductions Of phiioso, !
ply the discoveries Of science, and |
deny tho existence OF God, himseIf |
We arc constrained TO think that
this class ofobjectors arc Influenced /
by : downright prejudice, which
is wholly sprcposlerous, frivolous