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

anu NaTieu tne map o. earth and its
constantly recurring lessons; how has
it accommodated itself to the a,nli-
ton and lusts of kings, princes and
ethPcrorS; how have nations and
people. Ike chessilen. changed places!
lhe once strong and potential, the
now feeble and declining, the once
tottcrlng and dccrepit and humble.
now erect. stalwart, and looming up
to colossal power; the once dis,,,cn-
bercd and broken into petty fragments.
now reunited, consolidated and ad.
vanced upon the way of greatness.
How has our own beloved land, i'm fiji
ty-fivc years. kept pace with the most
forward march of the world? From
twcnty-one States, the Republic has
expanded to thirty-cight; and from
less than ten millions to nearly forty
millions of population. What its
present prestige and rank in the
family OF nations; what its present
greatness i'm all the essential elements
OF empire. contrlSted with It's station
fitty-tivc Years ago! How haze the
Kingdoms of the old world, one or,
perhaps. two excepted. been Outstrip-
ped by the infant giant of the West ;
and, in the race, how. hopeless tlat
those left behind should ever regain
position. How has the world been
startled with the rapid succession of
great events of every character. Relig-
ion. morals, philosophy. literature
how cherished and advanced. and diff
fused broadcast among the people;
| how Sednlouslv fOrStered by the civil
power: steam and all its sdcvclopments,
electricity and its applications. me-
o';'!>" al!>' science. co,i'"lcrce' havl-
..niv,,,lo Mill y hoe, b.vn thav hoo,
happiness OF the race; how have they
f,'.;. ,i' LIZ ',i', y" .".' '.a'
is A shadow which sheds it's leadeu
tinre mon this ncture. In tffv.tiye
wears. with its ADVANCE i'm all these clio.
u,nntS of wealth. w,r I,s NOT ,o,sod
tn dnc;m,tn rho ,,cn and dnS,l,tn tho
earth. .trif, Individual and civil ,n,l
| iptcrr,tioual il tho ruln rather than
tbn nxran,io,1. tho sword and rho ,,n.
| No, ,rn l,iII tho ,rh;,er, of bnrnr .nl
ch,r,rtor and tho ,,r,dox of I.,rl. moss
in thn ,n;ISt of ,ha Ir;,,,toSt Ii. .,h, .,,d
hu,uani,v in an NOE Of thn snllinnst
,.ivil;z,tinn otI;nJS rho moral srnS. nf
thn Christian and nhil,ntbronist
| II b,s now hn.n ,;tty-tyo ya,r. .;,oo
IN ,l,;- cnntipnnt thn;nst it,;t;nu lnn,,
rs thn InInoo,,Innt Orlnr nf Ola Fol.
! low. ,,,. nr,,,,;zod ,t Tho ,.;t, nf n,i-
t;n,nrn ,,y ,ri,nn,,, V.;l,lly ,nd his
fnnr co.,.,i,orars
THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF ODD Eel
! Low>lIlr.
II may not eI,uinterestinr. and pcr
:. :; ~ ,,.,+ ,, .I,,,,,
|
pect, at tins time, that l would briefly
trace the origin and history of odd
EoI,,u.,,;n tb. natal d,v of yb;c,, v.o
nave a>>e''ieie" 10 commemorate
The origin of odd Fellowship has been
referred to the reign of Nero, and to
the Roman Camp, \. ID. %; thence, it
is alleged, it was introduced into Spain.
France and England. To locate the
source of great moral organization
! in the Roman Camp. whose SOdiery
| i'll the reign of the monster Nero, was,
| Tor the most part. OF the lowest ofuer
of paganS and slaves. addicted to de-
baucherv and liccntiou>neSS, would
be, even II well supported. Il fact which
1t were better TO conceal than 10 pro-
mu Ire. PhllalthropN, or fraternity.
as instructive OF Il common nature
among men, may ne sought Tor IN Nain
in the pagan age of the world. Whilst
respect the opinion OF those who
seek to lay the foundation OF odd Eel
lOwShip amid the rocks OF antiquity,
and am not prepared to deny thclr cor
rcctnes>, yet, claim nothing Tor oud
Fellowship upon he ground OF its an
cient institution. We are for principles.
rather than dates, and more disposed
to inquire what the order Is. than when
it originated. There is disposition III
many minds to view with Kind OF
>acredneS> that which bears the stamp
of antiquity. Forgetting that 1.-THE old
Yields always to the new,' they often
honor and revere systems and ln>tltu-
tons simply because they are ancient.
odd Fellowship would be no better. rs
a fraternity simply, if ii We're as old a>
the bow of heaven, or the everlasting
hills. contend that the principles on
which it is founded, the object it has IN
view. and the good influences that it
eNertS among men. are matters much
more important than its venerable age.
Why should we glorify the past? Let
us for Il moment consider the matter.
What has man accomplished i'll mo-