The Portland daily press., 1869-10-25
0ad Fei,ewship In m. IT,.

Judge Kingsbury having returned from his
mission as Representative to the ANNUAL sss-
sion Of the United States' Grand Lodge Of Odd
Fellows, held at San Francisco, made his re-
port to the Ancient Brothers Lodpe on
Thursday evening. 1t was not presented in
manuscript, but delivered extempore, and in a
chatty style, tina: made it quite taking. II or.
cupied an hour or more, and contained LARGE
amount of interesting news. Mr.. Kingsburv
was enthusiastic in his administration of the
zeal and extent Of Odd Fellowship in the
West. This anomaly among the benevolent
institutions of the day is fast coming to over
shadow the rest. Its proportions are wonder
ful,and extending beyond example. All along
his route the Order was found to be active and
growing rapidly. In San Francisco it has
many Lodges, asplendid Hall, and a system
of relief which is so complete as to furnish all
its destitute beneAciaries with food, lodging
and employment as soon as possible.
After the Grand Lodge adjourned, party
of thirty-four delegates concluded to visit Salt
Lake City. The Judge was one of them,
How common it is for men to want to see
other men who live with good many wives.
Not that they covet it themselves-but have
hankering to see others of the male gender
who are thus unfortunate. So away posted
thirty-four of these "grave and reverend
seignors" to the land of polygamy: this huge
blot, (now that anti-slavery iswiped out) upon
the American escutcheon. They were received
by the Gentiles of San Francisco, with most
extravagant pleasure. The music played, the
procession marched with solemn tread, and
the numerous juveniles of this much married
land, threw up their jockey caps with delight.
The Mormon city has 10000 inhabitants,
within its bounds, yet they maintain an ac-
tive Odd Fellows Lodge, and defy the Nor
mons to hinder them. The Mormon leaders
issued ball of accommodation against any
of the sect who should join the Odd Fellows.
The Lodge, in return (spunky felows,) voted
that no Mormon should be allowed to- Join
them, until he pursed himself Of polygameous
habits, and CONFIRMED to the laws of the
country. Three hundred against 10000, and
victors at that!
The Judge interviewed" some of Brigham
Young's wives. 1t was in this wise He visited
by invitation, the Mormon Theatre-an i'm
mense building Of brick and stone, holding an
audience of 250O to 5000. The actors must b.
Mormons, or they cannot "strut their brief
hour upon that stage. The acting was feeble,
and the scene uniuviting- that in a
seat of honor were six of YouDg's wives.
Stately and sedate, they were the picture Of
primness and reserve. II observed them
closely during the evening, tsaid the Judge
and we do not doubt it, and from first to last
they did not exchange word or sign with
each other" How thoroughly six women
hate each other, to sit three or four dreary
hours in company, and not speak! In another
seat ofhonor were about twenty-five of thi!
burly old sinners children. Curly pated fellow!
of many mothers, growing up in this accurset
hot bed of sin, to fall perchance into the sam,
pit. s ..,., .,''., H1 - p 80.
The city, in its outward appearance, is mos
beautiful. Streets 100 to $50 feet wide-clea1
and neat in all respects-the buildings as wei
as their adornings. Each house has large lo
of land attached, and all bears the appearance,
of sharp governing. Awhited sepulchre, fai
without. but within full of dead mems bones
Mr.. Z. left this city better pleased will
New England, and her staid and wholesome
ways than even when he entered this Sodon
of the New World. ~ s5ts ass 81
BE spoke highly,-and we were very glat
to hear it, of the State OF the temperan nc,
cause in the vast territory over which h
passed. To all the banquets the generou
sons of San Francisco invited the Crane
Lodge or elsewhere, in no case was drop o
| spirituous liquor on the table. In none o
the hotels did he see it, on or off the festiv,
board. Wherever the serpent might hav,
been, his hideous head was not forced upo,
their notice. He did not see six drunken
men on his whole tour out and back. In
deed, he thought the advance of the goot
cause would compare fayorably with its posi-
ton hereabouts., ss. ss. e-z. ~-~ n eRfs
And so, after seven weeks tour, and a pas
sage on the Pacific Railroad. (of which he
speaks in very high terms as to its buildin:
and comforD Mr.. Kingsbury returned to hi.
home with enlarged views of the extent ant
resources of his countryside grandeur ant
power of the Odd Fellows organization-the
progress of temperance in the new States and
Territories. Ready now, with increased health
and strength, to put the law to the wretched
men and women who fall into sin, and there
by reach the Municipal Court, but always
tincturins the bitter cup with mercy, where
mercy will be of any avail. ...r...sg