Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-30

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stood while Grand Chaplain Hill
offered a short prayer. and the fol-
lowing readings and responses en- =
sued:
Grand Master-I was glad when
they said unto me, Let us go in to
the house of the Lord.
Response, by the Members-Our
feet shall stand within thy gates, o
Jerusalem!
Grard Master-Jerusalem Is built
as a city that is compact together
lat unity in itself).
Responsibilities the tribes go
up, the tribes of the Lord unto the
testimony of Israel, to give thanks
unto the name of the Lord.
Grand Master-Fer there are set
thrones of the house of David.
Response for the peace Of
Jerusalem; they shall prosper that
love Thee.
Grand Master-Peace be within
Thy walls, and prosperity within
Thy palaces.
Response-For my brethren and
companions sakes, will now say;
| BcaCO DC 1hoo
Grand Master-Because of the
house of the Lord our God, / will
seek Thy good.
Responsible be it.
Grand Master-Hear, hear, hear,
all men: By authority, and in the
name of the Grand Lodge of the
Indspenednt Order Of Odd Fellows
of the State of California, L dedi-
cate this hall to the business and
purposes of Odd Fellowship, to dis
seminate friendship, love and
truth, and to diffuse benevolence
and charity in their fullest extent,
to all its worthy members, and by
this solemn act / hereby declare it
duly dedicated.
Grand Master-The Grand Mar.
shall will please cause this dedca-
ton to be appropriately pro-
claimed.
Grand Marshal-Brothers Grand
Heralds of the North, of the South,
of the East, and of the West: By
the solemn act of the M. w. Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of the
State of California, this Hall is
duly dedicated to the business and
purposes of Odd Fellowship. to
disseminate friendship, love and
truth, faith, hope and charity, in
their fullest extent to all its worthy
members. tits his will and pleas.
ure that the same be proclaimed,
which duty you will perform.
Herald of the North, A. w. Hut
ton, preceded by bugle. call Hear
all men: BY command of the NJ
w. Grand Master, and in the name
of friendship, as pure, refreshing
and life.giving as this water
[sprinkling water] 1 dedicate this
hall to the practice of that ennob.
ling virtue, which, uniting men as
brethren, teaches them to sustain
that relation at all times, each in
his turn helping and helped, bless
ing and blessed.
Response-Behold how good and
how pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity, for these
the Lord commanded the blessing,
even life forvermore.
Herald of the South. A. Warten.
berg, preceded by bugle- call)-
Hear all men: BY command of our
NJ. w. Grand Master, 1 proclaim
this hall dedicated to Love, world
wide and ever.enduring, lighting q
fire on the altar, and may the fire
that is this day kindlsd upon the
altar of our hearts be as perpetual
as that which burned upon the
altar in the secret tabernacle of the
Most High, Of which this Is but a
feeble EN- blem.
Response-Though | speak W it'll
the tongues of men and of angels
and have not charity, l am become
as sounding brass or tinkling
cymbal; charity never faileth.
Herald of the East-A. Franck
| preceded by bugle-calD-Hear all
men: BY command OF our Most
Worthy Grand Master, | proclaim
this hall dedicated to the inculca.
ton and cultivation of truth,
scattering wheat,I and may the
good seed here sown, of which this
is the emblem, like the grain sown
broadcast on the earth, spring up
again an hundred fold, for future
use and blessing, and may that ell
nobling virtue, which lies at the
foundation of all other virtues, and
which, devoid Of guile and hypoc.
risy, teach us sincerity and plain
dealing IN all our communications,
and earnestness in the incubation
of whatever is good and true.
Responsible that walketh up
rightly, and worketh righteous
ness, and speaketh the truth in his
heart, o Lord, shall abide in Thy
Tabernacle and shall dwell in Thy
Holy Hill.
Herald Of the West, w. A. Spald-
ing, (prsceded by bugIe- call )-Hea
all men: By command of our M.
w. Grand Master, l proclaim this
Hall dedicated to Faith, Hope and
Charity. Those graces, like these
flowers, [strewipg flowers, ] fill the
common air with fragrance, beauty,
and adorn all on whom they fall.
The practice of these highest vir-
tues is in itself the fulfilling of that
law which commands us to visit
the sick, relieve the distressed,
bury the dead and educate the or
phan.
Response.-A good man sheweth
favor and lendeth he will guide
his affairs with discretion; he hath
dispersed; he hath given to the
poor ; his righteousness endureth
forever his horn shall be exalted
with honor.
Grand Marshal.-M. w. Grand
Master: Proclamation has been
sent forth to the four quarters of the
globe that all men may hear and
know that the principles of Odd
Fellowship have here a dwelling
place.
The audience was again called
up and the Grand Chaplain ad-
dressed the Throne of Grace as fol-
lows:
We humbly beseech Thee, o God,
to bless the work in which we have