Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-28

will sweeten the bliss of a reverend
ing eternity.
1t also teaches us to love each 9th
er. The Savior said, ga new com
mandment give unto you. that YOU
love one another. and your neighbor as
Yourself" Love is the cement that
unites the world in one universal
brotherhood. 1t is the corner stone
of our holy religion. and Is the kew
stone to the arch that spans the vanlt
of heaven. Through love from God
we "live and move and have our be-
ing By it wars have been averted.
and nations are kept in peace; bv it
societies live in harmony, and pros
peritv Yields lis harvests /; hy it the
world was redeemed to God, and bv
it We are made brothers. "a temple
of living stones, among whom no con
tention shoul exist, but the noble
contention, or. rather emulation, of
who can best work or best agree"
1t teaches truth also. Truth is the
basis Of virtue. and underlies as well
both miud-an1 charrcter; lis the no
biz feature of justice and honesty
which enables us to speak and act
without hypocrisy and disguise 1t
comprehends both wisdom and good
ness, and is the essence of the golden
rule that requires Us "to ,lo unto 9th
ers as we would have them do unto
us" 1t is the foun lation of all conf
dence, without which the world would
be as chaos. 1t gives a silver lining
to Friendship and Lo>e, and is their
counterpart in the links that compose
,,ur time honored Order Without
Truth, society would be as midnight
dark, desolate and gloomy. Its
absence would render us as a sunless
world. But We know that Truth ex-
lists, and is an attribute of Deity that
shines forth as the orb of day and
scatters falsehood and error as chaff
before the wind. Truth is loved of
God, and though crushed to earth
will rise again and live forever. Like
the mountain upon the plain whose
lofty summit towers as it were, in per-
petual sunlight, will Truth stand tri-
while falsehood and decep
ton lie crushed and ruined at its base.
These are the tenets of our Order,
but it comprehends broader field
than is here laid down. 1t inculcates
Charity also. We are taught that
"Faith ends in sight, Hope in trui-
ton, but Charity extends beyond the
grave into the boundless realms Of
eternity" Charity for the world prop
erly dispensed, would render the hum
blest of us immortal.
Odd Fellowship next to the church
is the most charitable institution on
the globe. 1t teaches Love in is pu
rity and applies it by relieving the
distressed. Benevolcnce is especial
" encouraged and practiced by our
fraternity. Sel6shness, you all know,
is common to Humanity everywhere
ana-in every age. We are required,
as Old Fellows, to lay by fund for
bentvolence and charitable purposes,
which of itself cultivates a desire 10
relieve the distressed. Benevolence
consists of acts, not words, deeds not
well wishes. 1t has thrown a halo of
love and light over many heart and
home and has made many useful
man out of the orphan boy who had
the ambition, but was too poor to
help himself. In deeds of charity
and benevolence Odd Fellowship dis
tributes annually in the U. 5 not
less than one million of dollars -
One half Of which amount goes to
relieve distressed brothers, one-fourth
to widows and orpha rs and one-fourth
10 bury the dead. This is an enors
nous showing, and challenges the ad-
miration of the good and true OF
every land Help the widows and
the orphans is ringing along our no.
bic lines that tonight encircle the
globe, and we tru and believe that
it will ring on forever
We have shown whit ne of the
principles of our Order are. Shall
we then presume to discuss its use
fulness? "Is there any use for Odd
Fellowship, as a. beneficiary socie-
ty is a question often asked: The
best answer to such question, is a
reference to the millions of dollars
that it has discussed among the dis
tressed and helpless. When we are
healthy aud vigorous, we can lay
aside snail sum, without taxing
ourselves perceptibIy. in the shape OF
Lodge dues. to be Distributed among
distressed brothers, the widows and
orphans. We have tut to cast our
eyes about us to see the results OF its
wor<ing. Many are the homes in
Huntington, that have been gladden.
ed by means of their membership in
this noble Order. We are all born
to suffer and to die. The wealthy
and sorong of to-day may be the leg
gar aud invalid Of tomorrow The
sun may rise upon us in health and
set upon our graves. We cannot
Judge Of the future except by the
pat, and judging by the past we are
warned of the sutferings OF the future.
Misfortunes may come to all. The
marble shafts that lit their sepulch-
ral forms upon the hillsides aiong
the beautiful valley OF the Ohio, warn
us Of orrdestiny. rI'he green grow
ing grass above the graves of our
ancestors" and the garret ana cellar
couches all speak TO us IN LANGUAGE
that cannot be unheeded. We must
provide for these emergencies. Old
Fellowship teaches lis to he moral
and relig Gus, that we may meet tn