The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-11

.-ifti 3.rtrN Nl. El.HN
We pass through the journey of life; and as
brothers enter, in frsiernal embrace, the dark
valley OF the shadow Of death.
| THIRD Herad-ADd may brotherly love con.
unue beyond the tomb. When he who sent rs
shall have called us home to receive our wages,
may We all meet as brothers in that home not
made with Lands, in that celestial lodge whose
numbers no tongue can tell, and the master of
which is the Father Of the spirits Of eli flesh.
Response by al tte Heydlds-So may it be.
the Universe. unto whom ell hearts belong. and
| whose allseeing eye watches our every action,
| we dedicate this hall to the purposes of benevo.
| lence and charity. May we be enabled to prsc-
tice these virtues, bound in the golden chain Of
| friendship, which makes rs brothers in the pos.
session OF that love which sufiereth long and IL
kind, and which never faileth speaking the truth
in our hearts. As brothers may We live. as bro.
rber. die, and as brothers cultivate those virtues
which are calculated to adorn and grace humanity.
| Response by also may it be.
The Grand Chaplain. Mr.. r. G. Dunlap then Of
fered prayer, after which some more music.
The Grand MGster-Be attentive to our Right
Worshipful Chaplain.
Grand Chdptdin-In the name Of the eternal
Creator Of the Universe, unto whom all hearts be.
long, and before whom We shall be finally called
to answer for all deeds done u The body. Ss most
charity.
The Grand Master then took in his hand chain
Of three links and bound 1t around q small marble
pillar before him. with the words:
With this chain, emblematic of our beloved or.
der, ! dedicate this building to the purposes OF
Friendship, Love and Truth-and exhort you,
brethren so TO use it that the fraternal friendship
tns chs,;tsh,a Love ~h;ch i. t.sohe ha =,
rn;n;shsa nor ths nrra nnsrosssS .,,h ~h;cS 4.
learned from its principles and practice be
tarnished. So long as is maintained within
trnth connected nv charitabIe love so ions AZ i
n,sss,ved nnd;mi1;shed Love snnno,s.S Is a. A.,
friendsbin and nnre trnth an LONE a. un,sro;shad
,rS,h l. conrscfsd Nth sonnS sr;andshin Ia
pure love. SO long will II exhibit the awsine Of.
odd Fellovship. -e y
TIe CS.ond Marshal Tn tbe mama of tho c,.na
Lodge of The 4. o. q. r. of tbe state of ion;sisns
proclaim this ball dedicated 10 the grand nur.
poses of Odd Fellowship. To disseminate Friend
ship. Love and Truth, and to dfuse the pripcipleS
of Benevo and Charity. Let Il be known to
sn1 GUY Gons,oeIeo '1s' oy aqtn1rty OF me
baI, i. Ssd;cs,ed n smn,e form VI 'o0s''n'' '"''
tn G,.orS M,sssr Tha c-o,,.u..,,n -.
ro,,a so,,h ~, AZ hs,i :. ;an.rd ns9
sone ay,an ne' sn'S nsn "1eeosoo )" uniseIsai
~ oeIe ~ 've"eo e"u SHe'3' oneois eno p'o'neis'
80 az
Tt .0oo o1 ~.
UlssS Mas,ei men uensetea re- asnor. aaaress
cet;na nhsSianosP VI 'ne o'uer ano in'u
easns oDe''enoo W 'ne
Inc ceremonies concluded; tue Grand Master
inrocuced 10 tne audience T. y. M; A. Wallace
nunter, VINO was 10 oeliver tne nrst ADDRESS. Mr.
hunter pegan oy staung tnat IL was not until
Monday evening that be had been informed that
ne was nrst on tne Inst OF speakers, and was
neieiore unaoie 10 90 sucn Jusuce 10 tne occasion
as II oemanoeo. ms remsrks couid therefore
prove no more tnan preface 10 wnat was TO
Iolow. Mr. hulter tben proceeded 10 discuss
the great CARDINAL features OF Odd Fellowship
Frenosnlp, Love ana Irutn; ne showed that II
Is 10 practce these virtues that the order exists
mat wnen tpey die from out us mids. the order
VIII perish. 10 the members oil the order all men
are brethren-Christian, Pagan, Moslem, Is
faete-sn are tnelr brotners ana tneir equals, for
ell are men, and Odd Fellowship knows no dis
tnction. nationality or religion. II Knows no dis
npcnon OF cssle. me IIlsnosnlp @ Vi DAvla WIN
yonssnsn o. Loy Sss
na'u 10 .ne anu ona.usn, .ne mug son.
,ne Iove o, ine prince anu 'he pessan', was 'ne
type OF ,1e oIoer. 'onatnsn ana DaSid nave
Deen long Durlea anu tnen ous' s noM ,noisun.
fusnanie. PAY IN, Inc vsIy place " sae 0a,,si ~,
eu. IN ~. :, ~, s dd them
NJ Unrter then took nm fhs crest v;ssI;,v os ths
order II had heen crpshed bv The war for its
memhers were then imnoverisbeS bnt to.Sav ;tis
more stable Than ever. The vidows' fnnd alone
which was ,ounded but short time since il now
sIO 000
Psone ore fa;n ,o sneat eoainat secrat aociat;as
of all kinds. How differently would thew hold If
,hey vould but learn the sublime principes in.
rnlcated nv Odd EelloWshi In the lod1e room
IVES nsver heard the nrofape word or the vnIgsr
lest. Sobrietv chastity and charity are What is
yyhere talked shont
If the Young man would but trouble himself to
learn of the prpciples of the order. he would for
his own salvation take refuge in the. lodge room
as sanctuary of puri,y and truth.
These and many other things did Mr.. Hunter
saw. We regret that our Door pen can make bat
a meacer abstract and hone from what we have
repeated the sum Of what he said may be Cleaned.
Hon. j. E. Rengstorf, p. G., came next. Mr..
ReDgstorf spoke in German, and, as far as we
could gather, in bis remarks urged upon the
brethren present the importance of the work
they bad undertaken. and the necessity of at once
taking 1t in hand. He was listened to with pro.
found attention and frequently applauded.
Mr.. Louis Bush. ID. n. G.. NJ. was then .intro.
dnced bv the Grand Master. He commenced by
giving short history of the order. IL was
founded in 1891. in baltimore thence il spread
into Penusylyapia. New York and Massac husetts. \
AT first. the different States were entirely indie.
pendent of each Other. but on February 2Ist.
fs24. the subiect was mooted of having s Grand
Lodge which should control all the sub,Iodges in
the United States. On Apri Is. 1874 this was