Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-27
ODD-FELLOWs' ANNIVERSARY.
The FHfy-SeeoRd Since lts F0gBaailsH n
the Jailed ststss-A Happpy Re.
unl0H IN ThslF HAIL
Last Night.
eloquent Dlso0aFss BY Or. F0Fd-Tributs
Of Respect 10 "Nan," as distinguished
from & Clothes Psg-Ths Origin Of
Bdd-FslI0Hship, With Much
Other Interesting Beading.

/ foundation Of the Odd Fellows Associa-
ton in the United States was celebrated
in their hall last night, In g happy and
impressive manne The hall was filled
with members and their wines. The
opening prayer was offered by DR.. Pat
terson, alter which DR.. Ford, the gentle
man selected to deliver the address. spoke
Ia a familiar and pleasant manner to the
/ brotherhood for about an hour. The
address was full of wit, anecdOts and fun.
Dr.. Ford commenced in q humorous
style, by asking if the brotherhood and
the audience hsd come there to hear an
I Grafton, an address or anything in that
line. Some Of you, said the speaker,
/ know me too well to suspect me of any
| such cruelty. You expect nothing of that
/ kind. and blessed is he who expects moth
ing tonight, for be will not be disap-
/ pointed, whatever the others may be
1 am addressing Odd-FellOWs, an odd
thing for me to do, but your request was
| so kind and pressing that / COntd not re-
fuse you. I will try to be even with you
| dd-FelloWs before I am through; but I
see some Of you are eUeH-gems Of beauty
CLEAN beside you. I wonder often how
such homely men have managed to get
such handsome wives. Blu WOmsn's
heart is full Of pity. II it were other
wise, I pity the chance Of some
of you, and including myself.
49A 4A0 aAeAA "a eAUaG
hard-dsted, brosd-shOuldered, bearded
men. Msn-What is he2 He has been de-
hned-an animal that COOKS his ~victuals,
and consequently there is reason in
wasting eggs" he has been distinguish
ed By the term biped-two legged-bUt so
is the roOster-by the way, resembling
man in many things, especially in his
fighting qualities. Mar is an animal"
saws one, " who wears clothes" and ap-
parel, s Y a poet, makes the man and
even Shakespeare tells US " apparel Oft
prOclaims the man" If this is so, man is
a kind Of olOthes-peg on which you hang
garments. And those wooden men deck
ed in the latest style in front Of the fur
nishinE stores OF Main street ars the very
flowers of manhood. And the perfumed
handles the next Grade below them. 4
man is difficult to define and also difficult
to find; but whenever you ind him and
define him-wherever you behold q real
o. not a clOthes-peg, you upon
Gods nOblest work. the combination
Of all that is WOndrOus In mechanical skill,
and all that is touching in generous sym
psthy, and all that is glorious in mortal
endOWment-in rags, in ruin, in the battle
ofife, boWsdsn bruised blythe burdensu o.
the struggle. "a mans a man tor a. that"
says the pesssnt-poet Burns, who lowered
inregal splendOr, with the crown of genius
on his furrOWed brow, and looked down
from his sublime ObscuritY on the titled
and ~bespsngled puppets who were called
kings and lords, and wealthy; looked on
those wooden men hung around with
drapery as clothes pegs. Rank, position,
riches, influence, pOWeE-these are but the
" guines's stamp; " they often stamp the
nickel, or b counterfeit, a mans q
man for g. that"
A man, dim image of his Maker; the
heir Of 8 glorious destiny; a msn, with
his clear. gianclng eye, out Of which peers
an honest, valiant heart; a man with a
loving, benevolent soul I honor and I
respect q q and though sorrow and
woe be his lot, though misfortune has
written gloom and defeat on all his plans
and hopes, though his crown is Of iron,
his canopy darkness, his ufs-path the
storm, lit by the Observation-Disclosures
sickness and penury his attendsnts-yet 4
1 honor and respect him; he is a man and
q "msn's q man for a'thss."
There is in every man, though often
perverted, what commands respect,
it is discerned. 1 mean that
sense Of duty and o. justioe which all men
have more or less; a consciousness Of re-
spOnsibility. A strong feeling Ofduty to
God and u fsIOW-mRn is the tie that
binds man to his fellow; It is the fountain
Of sympathy ;it is the prOmptsr O~fcharity;
It Is the great besting heart Of what we
Oh humanity nCAAAlk NA6 uLG@DLOOO ]
through all its e~Xtremities. Whatever
develops and directs this principle
manhood with its brightest dia-
lem.
The speaker then described in a felici-
,ous style man in his savage state, with
MS great, t~hrObbing heart, his wild, wan
iering eye-nO walking clothes peg then,
iaid the speaker; anything else but that.
And there he stood, grauder than Atlas.
T1Fh its nfnmnW fnnH mora UrnnaHnua Eham I
he sublime cathedral, with all its sm-
Oodied symmetry. But man while alone
pOwerlsss; he lOnged for association.
DE needed it, physically, morally and
ipiritually, He must, 20 attain TO happi-
less, Is well as security, combine with his
H ORIGIN OF ODD-FELLOwsHIP
'ose from this regard Of man for man; this
Inherent sense Of duty, and this felt need
II mutual guidance and support. Fifty
years ago to-day the I~ndspendent Or
Ter Of Otd Fellows was formed in these
United States, It grew up from the foun-
.atiOn principles Of human nsture. Its
or membership we're C5mentsd .
" ire outflow of b-suCyOlancs. 1t has
isen q spacious, commanding temple. 1t Z
.~rOtesses to snshrine no Het0 Git nor an
ique knowledge; it is neither bOarY with /
&c nor inspired with new revelations. It Z
- EAolLA W 10 "a LbllAN0Aa DEAdE. i 4
nd has no more to DO with what we 2
all the Church than has a literary
oclety, trades union, or an insurance
ompany, only that its binding principles
pprOXimats those of revelations, and the 1
GIT that illumin6s it CLEANS from the /
yOrd Of God. All Church foundations r
{ It are simply infsllible proof of human t
lhbiLty. It is now twenty-eight years n
nee the first Odd Fellows Lodge was n
fnhlfahaA in Fha 0frgr That arrarF toll I
lace in the remote ages of Memphisn v
STORY in what still stands as a land il
ark, Bro. Burr's carriage shop, opposite a
le First Baptist church. Calvary church a
'ganizati0n met below, the Odd Fellows n
odge above. Among those who met in
at first gathering there is not, ] under v
and, one living to-day, One name OF 81
10 few constituent members of Memphis q
odge, which l heard read st the recital a
its history, deserves q passing mention. q,
was i
JOHN Y. BAYLIss.
g was a man, noble in soul as he was y
.perb In physical form and proportion. "
kindly, generous heart was his. whose cC
light beamed and played Upon his
assive features. The repOse of strength Il
ID courage was seen in his kindly, beam cl
& eye. He hOnOred and loved man. and I.
was hOnOred and loved by men. j
many others for whom a j,
ar Of sympethy might be shed as D
Q vision of their presence comes Nj
lore you to night in this plaza, where il
voices have been heard, we may be
rmitted to single out another whose d
me wullOng be remembered, and whose W
ample and inhuedce still live in this ".
mmunity-the honored be
WILLIAM K, PosTON.
What q man was he'll Fesrless. vet gen.
Firm as q rock in his principlesl %
fly as the mountain in his exalted vir-
81 yet flowing as the stream through
lowly valley in his ~brOtherly beneV0- 81
lce and sympathy. To these, sleeping q
their lonely beds, the melody Of life IN
all It's rich tones has ceased, and the ga
are failing Ia the valley, but be- ~
nd the bills they give out a higher mel -
y IN harmony with the grandeur Of I'd
Dir being. r
There are others whose names are IA tie
liar, whose memories are green, whose
-battle is ended, If not in victory, vet y
manly and noble endurance TO the last. -.
honor this institution because honor
70, and the elevation Of man Is its oh VA
t. 1 honor this order because it is ,
PRACTICAL. "a
t is marked by work, by action. Or,
Oh one Is called upon 10 put Ior
shoulder under the burden of as
brother, not as 8 charity, not AZ Op.
act Of pity-this goes 70 humble and Ms
iome measure to degrade the recipient. Ca
practical -beneVolence is received as raj
q, as a matter Of right, without any thi
Isning Of self-respect in the bene- Re
airy.