Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-29

'ic 'iii'eiS anu HiciiihefS oil his lOIrp,
II proper attendants furnished TO
watch by his sick bed and attend to
his wants; and in the event of his
death he Is dcccntiy buried ut the ex-
pcn>c of the order. Bat the duties Of
odd Fellowship do not end here. Tho
chain OF earthly fellowship NAV be
broken, but some of its severed links
clnaln in the persons of the stricken
widow and the helpless orphan. OaI
Fellowship repairs To- the dcsolatc
home, rcfillS the cruise of oil. and re-
plcnishcS the empty barrel; over the
night of deSolate widowhood it watches
with sympalhizing are, and comforts
the strickcn-hcartel mother with the
assurance that her fitherless children
will be protected and educated. Such
Is Il brief view of the pricic and prin-
ciple> and tendencies of odd Fellow
ship. That there will he opposition,
Is 10 be expected; for what that is
lovely or of good report has ever es-
capped the snccr and the Scewl of the
gloomy FhariScc, who. while he tit,ieS
anlSc. mint and cuniin, ncglcctS the
wcighticr matter of the law: making
IL void through his tradiiionS; but our
principles may lie tried by their fruits:
ami who can rise up and SAY these
fruits are evil. or tllit nsSDcjrfc{ u"ti0U.
such as odd Fellowship is, by which
all the Achievements of the age have
been wrought. i wrong? Like ''the
still, small voice y upon he ear + the
prophet, when the wind, and TIE fire.
and the earthquake had passed. odd
Fellowship, the noi>cleSS spirit OF be
ncvolenre and love, has trained it.
children to follow in the path OF deso-
lation and ailliction, whispering peace
and binding in the golden bonds of
Friendship. Love and Truth. the
shcaves left standing in the fields over
which Death and sorrow, the great
reapar>, have passed.
The tendency of odd Fellowship
upon the minds and character of it,
members, inlepclden: of the direc.
aid which it contcrs, is vel calculated
to develop those fine and social feel
ingS winch are the honor of our Ia
turc. 1t incHlcates morality by the
most iorcible. ani.I may SAY practical
bic. lessons; it teaches mcn the Swcc'-
ness of friendship and affection, and
renders every MAJ more fit to fulfill
his duties as the head of his own
household. and as a member of the
community. Its expressive mottoc>
anu uNlblIiN dIt lIl'Nt OtttIVstplt W the
moral. the benevolen; and the chari;a-
lie. BY them men are reminded OF
their duty toward their God. their fam
ilicS and their neighbors. odd Eel
lowship to Young men is. indeed. a
benefit. 1t may be called a powerful
c~On~ervator of their morals; ana
morality is the great safeguard o,
health. The minds of the pure>t and
we'll meaning will sometime, 20 astraN.
sometimes turn aside from the plain
avenue Of virtue to CLEAN the iltttcring
flower thai s:anls tenp,in-lv by the
wavside. siren like, to allure and de
>trov the infatuated NotarN. The
world presents too many seductive
PLEASURES for the minds of all TO with
stand. Let any review the course o!
his W observation, look around
the circle of his own a%cqu@int-
ancc, and behold how many
young men, full of promise
and hope. with splendid intellect and
capacity, have lost their fur fame by
Sonlc impctuouS act, and become OBJ
jects Of loathing and pity. How many,
in the u~nyuardcd hour of conviviality
have raised the flowing goblet to Their
lips by way of healthy salutation t"
their friends, meaning no evil, and lit
tie dreaming of the sad fate that ava +
cd them. See many of them noN,
Watch the eye that onc spanked with
healthy vision, ilickering with Il siclllN
and phaStly hue; ambition, that load
star Of youth, heaming no more for
them: all pride gone, all respect. all
energy, and the weak frame lettering
to the incDriatc'S premature crave! y
sad spectacle; vet >nch as all have Wit
messed. Fortune, TOO, has her votarir~;
and the gaming table displays its gilt
tpriliw heaps to those who would >tak"
fame, honor. soul, family anl IL!
against the yellow earth, and in tn"
essay to Win. lose all, and seal their
wrctciledrcSS for life.
odd Fellowship regards drunken
ness as the vile>t and most perniciou~
OF all evils, and gambling as Il vice
which merits the utmost condelnna-
ton. Wctllertiotc claim orr ur order
those qualities which tend to prevent
these vices; for each odd Fellow is
bound by the most sacred ohliGatlCn
to advise and counsel IL brother, to no
tirv him of danger. and to stand as Il
guardian of his morals, reputation and
health: and i'll so far is each member
lives in accordance with the principles
ol me OftcI. he illuSt love Nntit anu
hate Vice. But | must hasten on.
There is II prejudice existing AGAINST
odd fellowship, upon the ground tia:
it is Il .secret society," bul this obiec-
ton has no foundation III truth. Thc
order of odd Fellows is hot i >ecrct as
Sociation, in the real meaning OF Ike
term. The term secreHN denoteS Sntne-
thing hidden, or concealed from the
common cNe. So, as vice and MINOR
ali V instinc,ively shun the light AMI
shrink from its gaze into the darkest
rece>Ses, mankind is accustomed TO as
>ociatc evil with any private or secret
organizations: hence, the too general
condemnation of odd Fellowship AMI
other kindred benevolent societies.
Under the prompting Of this ordinary
preiudgmcnt, it is often asked, with an
air of conscious triumph. "whv hide
Your light under bu>lel?' This ar
gumcnt, if such il may he called, adj
dresses itself indiscriniinatcly against
the merit of everything which the vul-
! car eve cannot discern. Ii is Il gener-
al, or rather universal. Inuilena
against sccresy i'll the abstract.
| 10 follow where il conclusions lead.
would be to involve society in ineNtri-
emilia ,.,ufI.ipn since strrpSV or mNS-