, 1874-11-19

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show tho following:
Lodges per last report
Instituted d4inco........... .,................ II
..n,r. |9s ~ ,9s
Nnnoer o. n noaoesa sa,nee ea.o 5af %
nesains nesonTses u y ,ras si
or1lan fund Of lodges. 2l789o00
paid Tor relief, 3as2o.aa
Mestar NV S co, nwnr n,csor,cti u the T,ot,ro =
H"eIot' w. omeA Mes~ .'','. ~ ~. 80.
gayei mado OF oliVo WOOL brought from Jelusa-
lem BY tho lato David Dnlo Oven, brother Of Tho
G1aud Mastor.
fn ;a.p th;a l'.I a1'o,,,oon @ tho roron,anoa ~
dedication woro neld in the now Grand Lodge
ball. Thoy woro public, and attracted worry
largo AUDIENCE. After an ode, md prayer by
,na Grcna 1Ifoi, pricat tio nav. ". y. n5onroc
tao 1,, st.',s 49,, .,.oa.aas ,.,t,'
OF Maa'bon' ulano Ma6l'f o"e'4 ptocoFue" Wlsn
tAo ritual OF Tho Order. alter which the Lien.
SCHUYLER Colfa1 WAS 'nsro5nced to ueltver tue
dcdlcatory address. Hlrs Coifax IL rust uranu
Representative tor seven years IN h1s ear!er ilie
Ind reptcsentod this State III tho Grand Lodge
Of the United statef, has peea 1or moro thnn
quarter Of century an active member Of tho
ritual, which conferred on tho wives and widows
Of its meluberB What III known Us the DcgEce OF
1lobekah
NJ. Colfax eala teot the ceremonies whleh tue
HutAea'to LUG J"sk hNueonSa H1Ae NV AntAoAu40G
forms. but wore intended, like the whole lisnai
Of the Order, to i1npt ess vital and benotcent
truths on tho hcnrts and minds Of our member
ship Beneath tnls root they gre to encourage,
ono another IL tho dusies OF bcnevolopco aud
charity: Before tbis altar The good works OF
friendship. love. and truth are eyer to 20 pre-
scented na the only acceptable sacrifice: Naught
TINT could dlshonor tue tongue o. man, naught
tint could suffuso tho cheoh Or tho contest
madcn 's suffered to DO prcathed hero: These
hn1tB WILL echo no G0unQ f&iAE We Will &lFlHk
from having ascooa ~sth ns 20 the Judgement
bar. Those halls will be polluted by no wicked
1mprccationa. by 20 bacchanallan orEios, by no
snfnl rltes Io Io the best Of our on
deavors, all tho influences that 11w
hence are to 10 good. and Tor good,
now aud fo,oyer, "b4io t9o 9fder ex-
ISIS. Mr. Goiax tnen aliuuad 70 dedlcalnns
genc1a'ly: ITO saio that tile sot1og. Apark OF
nitleanco to those Immediately interested; Tue
house bnilt from the savings Of years of industry,
mo wllch tno iamhy enter, aha "hero liom
ioo1-tIee 10 oeattl-htohe, couJasai haa u!i'll
sweet ana sacred uses aud purpoaes OF q homo
Iho little Dand oi rehgloua a. aS1eoe'seeh, u11 wAo
growing III nulnbot. arc ut last aolo to erect q
ehnFch IN Which to "ofsulp dod hccornhe 10
tneir conVlctlons: leel, mIeh Jug soIemn uealca-
tlon IL comp'etea. that le u 70 be Tor Them
srWl1gAh An1DiSd-rLAcE AND HOME.
ana nov, to'aas, on tno saMo spot Wuere, 1%an1y
Scnfh ago, ~ OUT WeaRneas, wo deo4catca the
original Udd Fellows. Nall, daring "a = thon
seemed when Its cost was continsted with our
members. we set apart for The dissenina-
Ton OF inc phlIan'Afopio pllhc,pie OF our
oroer this improved and beautiful edidce
Alinslon was tlea MADE 20 tlo psomsnoht ana
nspsod e liz On
Chapman, l!aekeIman, Silcox. hobaon, Woolsey,
Aeindon. Adams, IayloI, and many others !;
aud said that, though wo bury our master work
men, happsiy tlelf WORK goes on: bat me pres
e, ent popuiaiity o. tho ofaos IL largely que TO
their ehofRetlo ianofa.
THE EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF oDp-fELLowsH1r
IN this country during its hasl century or exist
ance ne attributed TO lsh p1actica, adaptation IN
mlnlsterp4 70 tho rellcl or tao 1lsa 70 "AIcn hl-
nanity IL loir, IN lhe elevation Of humag chaf-
actor, anl tho aasuagin6 Of human woe. touna"
ed ny i've poor auu humo!e men. r1cuer in
philant1ro,1lc zoal 4nd nnselAsh cndcavor thap
y Y baakot ana IN store, y nnnpors i!s momDor-
snip new by the hnlt million, and ats royenno
ana relief III Ny tue ml1aQn. With 20 OBJ
legation ip any Of its degrees stfouGor
than pledge Of honor, aud Will tue k9ypoto Of
ils ritual "to visit The elck, 10 rehove the DIS
orphan" Il sta .ds to-day in tho forofront amoue
tue Humanitarian ORGANIZATIONS OF our times.
Another reason for tho
| UaExAhLED p4ospg9ITY or TIE osDE1,
growing now more rapidly thaa eyer ~ beioIe ~ ~
history, waa tho high character OF its literature
Ita papo1b anu magazines tcon6rcuons among
| Which were the 1afasMdn, at indianapolis &c
atiy i editeu ~ uranu secretary roster, spd lAe
odg fct,oms Cs5ananlot, or Columbus, .: AnaYe
the objections urged against 1t bY the proiudiced
eud III urging On our n'on'hofB to nobler and
better wotk: An4 lug insisted that where
our Putne PsS H. enIatasua 'aast .he nanss n.ae:
~, "s entoSed thn highest an4 most assnree
prosperity. On our banners arc inscribed
ERltn1ul 20 our eonntfy anu tfatotnel to onl
fellow man." And IN thnt slga %e EBAY 60 or