Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-03

foundation principle that underlles nur or
der 10 the acknowledgment Of Gid 40 shs
creator of 10 oil. the Iashsr At oil man,
kind. and We The mesnhers 1t 0ne universal
family. and ~ such. bound not only tn cher.
tsh, love and protrc, the members If tina,
family, bu, also In our na,urrs and In nns
every relation II rrd-cl the image nf Him
AFTER whoss likeness man IL made. Whrrr
will you find principles mnro lheral!
Where teachings more ennabline? Where,
] cay, will you find teachings more IN uni.
o with the spirit of thts proxressive age.
and tending In their everv pa,tNcular to the
Improvement W bo'h the mind aud mora,so 1T
''Eietv A. large, and II harmony with the
tnsiitu't0ns 0ia free republic and the govern
ment 0f an enlightened and advanced pe,,.
ole? Nowhere. I must admit. could our cr
der have mst with such nnnsrslleled anccDas
ain the glorious United States and under the
banner If the free. Though the order has
b en- introduced today in many foreign
countries, though our banner iahata to-day
npon every continent ofths gldbe, and
.uccrss has attended it wheresoever
introduced and the chain of F. L. ant T.
encircling tho whole civilized world vet h.re
upon this it, native soil has it achieved the
most enviable SUCCESS. There are hut few
lets without 4 lodge. and Odd Fellows
can bs fund wherever you may turn
and every shere are We mads aware
Of the fact, that We are
truly . hand Of brothers. There il one OBJ
lection. however, against the order, that I
desire to refert,. 1t il that We are q 40
called secret socie y. We are, however, not
what can strictly be called such. The pro
c~eedings Of our grand lodge are printed, pub.
li-hed and given to the world verbati a ct
literatim. The proceedings Of the subordi-
nate ! dges are to q great extent co"taiAed
in those pnblicat n By a careful perusal
Of the same by any unbiased mind. the f.l-
lacy Of our aecrecv must at once fall to the
ground. The mode Of admission into our
ranks il simply the representat.n Of great
moral truth. which by that m,de ia intend.
ed to be iudelih'y impressed upon the mind,
40 that the brother may never lose eight of
tto.e divine truths, which all Of US Old
Fellows and Others are we'll acquainted with
hut are too prone to lose ont Of sight and
lead va by that forgetfnlnes to do those
things, which 6. cd men ought not to do.
md which are di.plea-iog to the Grand
Master on high, and are the cause of emf
less suffering, strife and contention among
men. Our symbols simply teach
MS friendship, love and truth,
coupled with the mott" If faith. hope and
coari'y. Through faith we relv upon the aid
IT I'll" Almighty, With tn. h"re # q glnri
ous immortality If soul. extending hat
char'ts. which lives even tey md the grave,
TO the h"und'rss realms If eternity Our
siens aimp'v serve ~. fnr tn. dnnble rnr.
pose IT recognizing The members Of the
"rder AMI to shield ia from III. dc'ri,n-n,al
srts If the imposser. The e"cr"cy Of the
order is al, contained in ,his. There i, ends
Within the walle nf the lndpe ronm we
meet fnr mntua, COUNCIL; for The improve
ment If our minds and fnr 'he enlargement
nf social intercourse. We meet there tn
devise the means whereby We ran mrst IF
fcctnsl'v alleviate the snff,rirgs ~ our fr'-
low crestnres and thci lila which human an
"'etv is heir tn. Thes- are the true objects
If onr orgas;z t"nn, and tn attain these
objects. we desire :" devo,eth the work Of the
order, and the psst must speak for the fu-
tire We have c"'t'inlv attained power.
and thai power is 2 power for good. Yet,
vith al ,his eelf assurance and knowledge
"f nnr power. We nerd and crave the sym
p,thv AID moral support If society Al
large. Too much ia still left undonc Ard
while we NAV divi :e ppon me,ters Of church
and state. let ua unite in Offices IT human
'.enefac,inn. These p~hilan,hrnpic du,ies
are MT confined IN church or state, hut
trey, as we'll a. the secular arm. should and
do move in harmony in this crest and Clio
rinns work Each acting from the p-omrt-
irra ofa common heart strengthens the arm
If the other, and hence to-day Thousands
and tens nj ,honaands emulate each other
n the prscti CTS Of charity and %benevolence.
In arrealinv IN Won aid and svmnsthv We
have an object in view The appeal is d..
-e,t,d 10 thcse who ca. excel IN every
hing and will exec, IL thew will
aevcte hut a small rnro'cr of
their time and energy 10 mrtherine
those otj'c's Tor which Odd Fellowship was
founded. I appeal 10 'hose in particular
who are { rtnnate in he possession of a hns.
hand WIN il an Odd Fellow. Let them nr-
organize a lodge ofthe "naughters If Rebec.
ca" But little ef;,rt on the part If each
would he necessary TO accomplish much in
works If l. We and charity. How MANY q
poor snfering heart cnnldh h. glad 'ened. how
much distress could h. relieved, and hov
many blessing. would b. shoxered npor
Them bv the poor, the needy. and the suffer.
ing. The field ia aill broad, while the la
bors are yet too T. ". I Il ut this feeble an
peal may find = ready echo in the hearts q
those To whom tits directed and that the real
ization of these wishes lies in the near flu
ture.
After the address the members Of tn.
lodge, their families and invited friends re
paired to Bader's bnts', where a snpper va
served and a few hours If dancing was in
| du1ood In The Anttro sFaSr ~ss MN n
thorough enjoyment and the participant
ere enthusiastic in voting II one Of tn.
pleasantest OCCASIONS within their expe
rience.
Embroidery Exhibition.