The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-07-18

dlnanceS ana signs oil rcc0gnltlGn. NatuIc
has law OF attraction and rcpulsion-she
is select-everythiDg is drawn to its own,
and the freer they are to flow and ebb, the
surer they are TO become rightly united.
Now, my friends, as Odd Fellowship
comes under the head of secret societies,
propose here to examine the question :
Does a necessity exist for such an assoeia-
ton ? And as | advance to this important
duty, | do SO not only as a member of the
independent Order of Odd Fellows I; not
only as member Of that venerable frater
nity which we delight to call mother. /
need not name her, she is known and hon
ored by most of you do 50 not only as
a member of the. Order ofDruids; as mem.
Der OF the Order of Rechabites | do so,
moreover, as an Orangeman, one who on
more than one occasion has come SO near
losing his life in defence of the religion of
Christ, as to have the bullet from the as
sassin pass through the rim of his hat in
close proximity TO his head do so more
over, as one who, in war, has seen the adj
vantages of these fratcrnal signs and rec
ognitions | do so as one who for twenty
three months visited daily the bed of the
SICK the dying and the wounded heroes,
some two hundred out OF niue hundred of
whom sealed their devotion to the cause
which they espoused by the sacrifice of
their lives, and whose bodies l committed
to the dust; Notwithstanding their con-
nection with these monstrous, these secret
societies, with good hope of glorious
resurrection Iapproach the threshold of
tis.a- Investigation moreover as an dInDas-
sador OF the meek anu iouiy-J0sra and
therefore may reasonably be expe6ted TO
be impartial in the investigation. This,
my dear friends, is the acme OF my ambi-
ton. l shall do so fear less OF the frowns,
or without counting the smiles OF any be.
lieving fully that truth is mighty and will
prevail.
1t must be admitted by every rejecting
mind, that this world in which we live,
move and have our being, has been made
and fitted up by mans creator, in the most
splendid style, for our convenience and
comfort. No man, in the possession OF his
reasoning faculties, can look abroad on
this fair earth, and deny that God has made
everything beautiful for the enjoyment OF
His sentient creatures. The universe and
all its fullness are everlasting monuments
of the inexhaustible goodness and benevo-
lence of the Most High yet with all the
glory and beauty that sparkle in the azure
armament, and all the splendor and grand
eur of the earth, freshly painted by the
pencil Of heaven notwithstanding all this,
we are often surrounded by clouds and
darkness. by trials and troubles, and sore
temptations and although health and
vigor of life, and busy activity continually
surround us, yet sickness and despair stalk
abroad in the earth hurrying on their vic
Tins to the vale of graves. Moreover,
this world is one of constant change and
,vicissitude.
The brightest and fondest hopes of man
are suddenly blasted by the inroad of cold
adversely, bleak poverty and worldly
cares. The rude hand of misfortune fire
ouently lays its palsied spell upon the
most gifted sons of this world.
The man of untold wealth otto day who
has servants to come and go at his bidding,
may 20 morrow be beggar. The bright
est sun of worldly grandness that ever shed
its mild and cheering beams on mans
abode, may in brief hour be shrouded In
dark clouds, wild attempts and horrid tenn
pests. The man who depends on his
brawny arm and stout heart, to gain an
honest support for himself and family, may
when least expected be robbed OF his &C.
customed health and strength, and thus be
deprived from earning the necessaries OF
life, The young man, just stepping for
ward on the great and ever changing stage
of human life--his hopes bright with warm
and glowing ant cipations of the unknown
future-his vivid imagination pointing
him onward to the dizzy summit of human
greatness and glory, he little thinks his sun
will ever be clouded he does not realize
that his wild dreams of future greatness
his complete success in all his undertake
ings, may at any time be frustrated that
his arm, nerved with giants strength ;
his eye, flashing with the beam OF intellect
and genius, may at any time become pow
erless and sightless And death, too, is in
the world He cuts down the young and
the old, the weak and the strong, the evil
and the good, and lays the most favored
and gifted sons of earth, with all their glo-
ry and acquirennents. IT. the na,So
dssssoU1 GRANTS FAST HoH' Sssn.
hso ssnal. the opposition are k kesp,
AS us sSa;, talk about Grant pe Ra
ing up . .n.horse,' man. John. IL a nS
con- n o. Of iowa, thinks they ha ;oses on.
man ,,O Cd To- 10 base their horse seae' and
grouna =, recently in Wa hing.onR' resi.
He was here he visited the III IIt th,
J Sent's stables and e ,bs celebrated
horses. He found a .ns of pai1
oorr;age horses to cohs erses that h
ea s,arge. aged bays, horses ,h ta wa,
OF larg sh,,ough and during inc saeI;s,
and and S would not bring ,; ssIe drivir
; horse ss i a three year.elaar ;u n d
s no o,s common action, ana n afav 81
re y So ,n and buggy would d. n With ie {
'e, e seno' These, together s M all
n, ss W. Of ordinary value, Are sarm err
at peeps. There are many Arrive be-
On gn k Kewa who own and c as,s'
as t tesms than President eran.'
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lin I8aEa found guilt
YES An Ohio Teuton, ,oI to law,
selling lin liquor contrary ;tmnlyis % ed il
s sauatV Jail for thirty days. 9a p Po 6