The union Democrat., 1869-05-29
NUMBER 81.

principle for personal sggrandizemeat or po-
litical prefe-ment.
Srd lie should be sober. A drunken Old
Fellow is disgrace to the order, a., indeed,
he would be to any society claiming respecta-
bility.
lth He should be houest-chaste. In him
the innocent, the virtuous, should ever hnd
a friend and protector.
5th. He should at least cherish decent
respect for religion. lie should ponder the
sentiments of the immortal Washington, ex-
pressed in these words: 1.-THE idea must he
entertained with caution, that morality can
hs successfully maintained without religion
There is no antagonsm between Religion
and Old Fellowship, and the man calling
himself brother, who sneers ut religion. or
turns his back upon brother, because OF h'a
religion, that man, l saw, lacks the essential
elements of true odd-Fellow.
9th. He should he charitable IN his judy
ment of others, allowing every one to oh"v
the dictates Of his own conscience in matters
not detrimental to the interests of others, nor
should he in aIy way seek to turn aside
from the path Of duty, those who may think
differently from himself In short an Odd
Fellow should be the highest style Of man.
With these views let US heed the call to duty.
and feel the sentiment of the following lines,
whose author is to me unknown:
t'Rrethrrn Of the ed band.
Heart TO heart, and hand to hand,
Proudly we the champions stand
or the cause OF truth.
Freely at her sltars shrine,
Guided by love divine
We our nohlest pnwers combine.
Manhood, age and youth.
Where the tear of woe is shed,
Where the orphan cries for hresd.
Whore the shaf of death has sped
To some brothers heart.
Fastening at n summons brief,
Still to socth the mouruers grief,
Still for want 10 bring relief,
We must bear our part.
stiIl at night with trcless eye
Where the sons of anguish lie
Watching till the stars high,
Flee the morning light;
Searching out with burning love,
Where tho frail and errng rove,
We tho wrong with rcprove,
Aad sustain the right.
Never from OUT duty stern
With unwilling hearts turn.
For swelling bosoms yearn.
Ger the Of man.
Al our orders high bcnest.
Forth We speed. nor pause for rest
Pain to- fling halo blest
Round lites Gee,ing span.
Brethren 1.-THE sacred band
Let us labor hand in hand;
Frieuds to aid and foes withstand,
With unws-ering trust
For Of truth, and iovo,
Have hecn registered above,
And unchanged their bonds will prove,
Till we part in DEATH"
And, now deriving q fresh inspiration
from "a view of the past, md renewed faith
in her capabilities for fuNre trumphs sr-
couraged by the prayers Of the widows and
orphans whose hearts have been made m
sing for joy by her friendly ministration.
and, relying upon the business ot our cause
and the blessings Ola kind Providence. let
move steadily onward in our work aud
labor Of love. hastening forward the coming
oi that glorious time. when "swords shall he
beaten in ploughshares, and the spears into.
pruning hooks when nation shall NOT lift m
sword against nation. neither shall thev
learn war anv more. when cruelty and
oppression shall cease-when selfshness shalt
be forever dethroned, and men shall love
each other az brothcrs. And as one nv nne.
we shall pass away from this scene of toil,
and he carried to the silent tomb, may each
brother leave behind him an honorable REQ
ord. and the 'mforting assurance To aurviv-
ing frenda. that when we meet again it will
he in the Grand Lodge above, in the harpy
realms Of everlasting day. where ''there shall
be no more death, neither sorrow. nor crv-
ing; neither shall there he any more pain :"
hut where we shall dwell in the presence of
COL and rejoice in the possession and de-
lights of eternal felicity.