Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-01-09

10 crush il out enlirely. But il is
spread all over tho country, and
msRy OF our Lodges arc falling be-
fore it Would that these Onl y f. ],
but innocent wives are leil destitute,
and innaUent children are in many
eases worse than orphaned by il
All other vices Of tho human heart
are dWaris in comparison with this
more terrible demon than Nero,
IL is moro terrible because Nero
loved himself il he did slay his fcl,
low beings without mercy, and i'd
died by the light Of burning Rome;
while this domon slays without
mercy, deeoives without cOmpuno'
ton, violates every nerve, smiling
all the while, But you have seen
all the ruin il can wreak.-Set your
faces against IL with tho flrmness
of truth; pursue /, to destroy il with
the devotion Of Jona,han;and, when
ever yOu can, smile il as fatally us
David did Goliath. No Lodge Cun
exist but II short time with Il among
its members, aud sivkly, loprous
thing il then would bc. Shun IL
more hastily than you would the
yellow icver, for il Is moro fatal
Spurn IL more vehcmcnlly than
serpent, for il siings deeper. Run
from il more precipitatciy than from
the burning of your own house, for
il burns more wildly. 1t dcpravcs
and destroys the moral nature
opens the rapacious jaws ofa cease.
less greed for cvil-sows in the flesh
the seed of II torture bittercr than
dca;h-shrouds the intellect in star
less night-commits every hideous
crime, and transmits to our children
increased tendencies TO evil and
stabs their bodies with incradicahlc
disease.
In conclusion allow me TO say
that the present condition of our
Order is highly encouraging, Its
present membership is near 300, ,0O0
brothers. Its relief afforded last
year, in dollars, was over 100000,
and this is but n small part Of the
good it is accomplishing.
The alluSion made TO our Savior
MS Il man "if it be lawful to call him
n man" says Joscphus, the great
historian Of the Jews--the allusion
made to him was more for the pur-
pose Of showing his od,lness as con.
trastcd with the world and its mode
of doing good, and how unlike its
spirit is the spirit ofour Order, and
that Of every truly benevolent in
stitution whose principles are drawn
from the teaching of Him who
"spake us never man spnkc."
Let me earnestly and affection
ately entreat you to be regular in
your attendance at your weekly
meetings 1t is at these we learn
the wants of the widow and the or
phan. 1t is at these that brothers
from afar, though strangers person
ally, visit us, and are made welcome;
and it is at these meetings we be-
come better acquainted with each
other, and in the practice of Friend
ship, Love and Truth, love each
other more and more If it is then
Il pleasant thing for brothers to
dwell thus together in unity, and to
meet for the dissemination Of the
purcst principles and the practice
OF bencvolence, ace cannot meet to
often.
And the pittance of fifty cents
per month for your regular dues
forget not Think each individu-
al Of the entire membership of 300,-
coo contributes the same or less
amount for the purpose Of frelief and
no other. Is this not glorious or
ganization-a grandcr army than
was ever marshalled for increasing
the happiness Of mani You, broth
crs, each fyou, are soldiers in this
army. Do your part Be always
too proud to be behind Press
forward to be foremost in the great
fight, and never forget that
"Not forever on thy knees
Would Jehovah have thee found;
There are burdens thou cans't ease;
There are gritfS Jehovah
Look around"
''Work is prayer if done for God
Prayer which God delighted hears;
See, beside Won upturned sod
Ones how'd beneath aillictcns rod
Dry her tears"
Not long prayers, but earnest zeal
This Is what Is wanted more;
Put thy shoulder TO the wheel;
Bread unto the iami-heddea
From Thy store
"Not high-sonnding words Of praise
Wants our God meath some proud dome;
Du; that thou the fIl!cn raise;
Bring tic poor from l. e's highways
To thy home"
''worrhip God by doing good
Worts, aof 'rora'; kind acts. not creeds;
He who loves God ~ he should,
Makes his hearts love understood
BY kind deeds.
"Deeis are mighty mere words weak
Bitcrng at high Heavens door;
Let thy love by actions spe4k
M;pe the tear from sorrows cheek;
Clothe tie poor.
"Be IL thine life's cares 10 smother,
Aud to brighten now dim;
Kind deeds done To- one another.
God accepts daur. my brother,
into Him.
j. W. BRADFORD,
Grand Lecturer
European railroads are, in many
cases, trying the experiment OF run
ming their roads on the plan of low
fares, to give the system fair trial,
and the result is reported to be en-
tirely satisfactory. Their profits
have been largely increased in CON
sequence.