The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-08-24
Odd Fellows Parade.


Before VIC proceed to detail the doings At
the Odd Fellows parade at Fremont, on
Saturday last. Il may benefit those over
whose minds the "spidsr Of the mind" has
woven the web Of prejudice 10 taksa single
glance at what true Odd Fellowship is.
"0dd Fellowship is q miniature repre-.
sentation, among a chosen few, Of that fra
terniiy which God has Instituted among
men. On the broad platform Of brother.
hood, all nations, parties, and sects can
meet and freely minglc in offices of needed
kindness and mutual well.doing. Frater-
nifty, therefore, is the cornerstone on which
our forefathers based our Order. As all
men have God for their Father, all are
brethren; and We would illustrate. this
great fact In all eur Offices Of mutual aid.
relief, sympathy, and beneyolence." .
"RecoRnizing the Fatherhood OF God
ODD Fellows bring not into o Lodge the
classi6caiions OF human society without, no
high, no low, no poor, no milton, party or
sect do We know among us. All are one,
all fellow men, all brothers. As one family
we meet together, to counsel and aid In
measures for the relief Of distress, for mu-
tual instruction, watch-care and fellowship.
and for the discipline and improvement Of
character. An altar dedicated to such
Offices must be served with clean hands and
surrounded with pure hearts. All discord
and strife, all alienation Of heart must be
kept away from our meetings Aud yet
while we exclude all party and sectarian
distinctions from our Lodges, we require no
sacrifice Of opinions, no loosening Of oblga-
tions to Church or State, no swerving from
principles, no lessening Of devotion 10 God
On the contrary, we teach that no man can
be n good Odd Fellow who neglects any
duty he owes TO his Creator, his family, his
country, or his fellow.man."
FREMONT
is a neat, cleanly little village at the base
OF Shade mountain about six mil cs south of
Middleburg The houses are new and gen
orally painted white presenting a neat ap.
pearance-its inhabitants are energetic.
industrious, benevolent, progressive, hon.
est and intclligent-it is human bee hive
and there are no droncs in the hive. The
houses were decorated with beautiful, and
mtistically arraycd wreaihs, arches, Sc.
s""hhb bAesLth,
whose energy and perseverance always
insur's success, acting in the capacity Of
Chief Marshal took charge of the forces
comprising members OF Port Treverton,
Richheld, Freeburg, Selinsgrove and Bea =
vertovn Lodges, formed themselves into a
procession, and led the way TO stand in
Boyer's grove, when
JOHN SELL,
Of Womelsdorf, Berks county, addressed the
audience in a neat, elegant, and well de.
liyered speech.
PRoF. DANIEL =. BOYER
followed with German speech in his usual
happy style.
PROP. W. n. Dill
concluded the cpcechifying in short but
brilliant speech. 1t is useless TO remark
anything further as our readers generally
know Prof Dill as very fine orator and a
sound scholar.
THE fREEBURd BAND
diGcourscd excellent music, and added very
materially to the success of the occasion.
This band comprises men Of rare musical
talent.
rrnnER,
the scientific musician, or musical compo
ser led the band and attracted the lions
share Of attention. lie not only under.
stands the combination and arran cement of
sounds, but has powerful! execution, and
makes music as loud, various aud sweet az
the music of the spheres. lie blows horn
as easily as a blacksmith blows the bellows
and has few suporiors as q teacher.