Daily Republican., 1879-06-21
(Ysstsrday's Nsws.)
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A Copy Of the Holy Scriptures Pre-
nented to kenkuK Tribe No. 3,
Imp. .. IL. N.
Last evening the members OF K=ukuk
Tribe No. 3, Imp. OR. NJ. met at their
Wigwam at the N. ". corner OF 9TH and
Shipley Sts., for the purpose CT ieceiv-
ing a bible from Geo. W. Childs, pro-
prletor of Philadelphia Ledger and
to be presented to the order by Thomas
NJ. Coleman, Esq, city editor Of the
same paper. The exercises consisted
OF speeches, solos by quintette club
FROM st. Paul's NJ. 4. church, Joseph
Cooley, leader, and Miss Eva Crouch
atty presiding at the organ.
Samuel Marshal was chairman Of the
Committee of arrangements The ex.
ercises opened by the quintette sing
ing, "Open ye the gates" Rev. F. b.
Duval, OF the First Presbyterian Church
delivered an earnest prayer.
The chairman OF the meeting said
that the iilst business i'll order was the
presentation OF Biole as donated to
keokuk Tribe No. 3, Imp. 0. Red Men,
by George W. Chllds, Esq, of the Phil
adelphla "Ledger." Thomas NJ. Cole
man being called upon to make the
presentation speech, said that he was
present unexpectedly and had written to
the gentleman in charge, that the Bible
would come but he did not think he
would come with 1t.
He said that at five o'clock in the
afternoon he had made up his mind to
bs present. He said that il was a we'll
known fact that secret societies should
receive Bible, and the fact is that the
Bible is one of the best evidences that
secret societies are not calculated to do
anybody an injury, as many people
suppose. The speaker, in his remarks,
said that it was saying great deal for
these societies for they never ask for
money but instead for the Bible and
the more we read it the better it is for
us. lie expressed desire that they
would not only read the Bible but
would live up to all its precepts.
Rev. +. B. Duval was called upon to
receive the Bible on behalf of the keo-
kuk Tribe. Mr.. d. felt very happy to
have been called upon to receive this
very beautiful copy of the Holy scrip
lures, presented to the Order by one
who is so widely known for his noble
deeds that lie needs no introduction to a
Wilmington audience. The speaker
aid the Bible carries with it great
deal of weight and the reception of it
by the Order also carried great deal
of weight, as they have planted their
feet on the word of God and laid their
foundation stones on the Bible.
The Quintette favored the audience
with fine selection, after which Thos.
NJ. Coleman, ESD, was called upon to
make a speech. The speaker advised
all young men that were starting out
in life to be- prepared to make speech,
as by doing Sc you make an impression
on the audience. He knew i'll Penn
sylvania of many speakers who first
wrote their speeches and afterwards
commit them to memory. Tie speaker
said when he was boy some ten or
twelve years ago the order was then in
its infancy. When he Joined the order
he was afraid he would not escape with
his scalp but he afterwards found the
order to be very agreeable one.
When he received the letter from keo-
kuk Tribe it spoke Of the moon the sun
and of certain run and a certain
sleep, and though he was a Past Sach-
en- he said that he did not remember
all the signs, ect He was glad that
he was present at the meeting of keo-
kuk Tribe as nothing gave him greater
pleasure than that ofmeeting his broth
ers. The time having arrived for Mr..
Coleman to take the train he was oblig-
ed to leave.
James Hargis of Lenape Tribe being
called upon delivered short address,
after which Mr. II. W. Zebley, gave
the comic solo, "Saurkraut."
Past Grand Sachen K. B. Heisler was
called upon to make speech. and
he delivered few practical remarks in
relation to the Improved Order of Red
Men.
! Two young ladies sung in a fine man
ner "Beautitul Night"
Joseph Pyle, Great Keeper of VAN
pun of the Great Council of the United
States having entered the room was all
nounced as the next speaker.
He asked the question, "Why am | a
Red Man % He thought he could an
swer it better than a bachelor could
answer, "Why am a bachelor" The
speaker spoke of the vast amount OF
good that the order was doing through
out the lane, ''and it matters not he
said, " ''where he went, he was always
well received.
The exerc ses oi the evening closed
by the Quintette Singing "Good Night. "
The reporter Of the REPUBLICAN returns
thanks to the chairman Of the commit
: tee of arrangements for handsome
bouquet.