The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-04

address to-day, 10 avoid either error and 4
c0nhne myself 10 Odd Fellowship, Ia history
Ia comparative capabilities In tho past and
present, is unbounded resources for good ~
the future,
Tho speaker thon passed o. reyiew The
hislory Of tho "plebs' In the uldfh time un'
dai compulsory military duty, etc., and then
showed how the popular uprising by degrees
forced n recognition Of the peoples rights,
thus accounting for the origin OF oomblna.
lions, covenants, orders, ole, Those he said
wefo 10 DO applauded,how much more though
wore 10 DO praised those orders whose
purposes wero those Of beneyolence and social
and humane duties. lie thon went on 10
alIude 10 tho origin and early history Of Odd
Fellowship, discussed the yarlons statements
Ia regard 10 II, and after crltlcslng the
spooryphal aceounts OF many wrllera said !
Bot that II originated during tho days OF the
holy war, when Saracen and Crusader met
hand 10 hand and fought and blod and died
for their country's good,
But II Ia useless 10 attempt 10 follow the
particular theories advocated by particular
writer's. While admire their ability and
A reverence their zeal, | must humbly ask
permission 10 differ from their views
One OF tho results of tho formation OF pros
tectiye societies By tho oppressed Of .Merrle
ENGLAND" was tho organization, during the
latter portion of the seventeenth century,
OF "Tho Loyal Ancient Odd Fellows" and
the Union Odd Fellows" Of London.
From this latter source emanated the Man
chester Unity" 10 which we can directly
trace tho parentage Of the Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows, NJ II now exlats In tho
Americas, throughout Continental Europe,
IN tho Sandwich Islands, and, IN short, nearly
all over the civilized globe,
The organization Of Wahlngton lodge No.
] IN the city Of Baltimore on tho 10Th day of
April, 1919, by Thomas Widely and bis four
Conductors, John Wclch, John Duncan, John
Cheathem and Richard Rushworlh, IA pago
In tho history Of Odd Fellowship, with which
the membership Is too thoroughly familiar to
require, or even justify a review oft at my
hands,
With the organization Of this lodge, un-
Questonably the first In America commenced
the incubation of tho virtues, the dessemlna-
ton OF the principles, and the dispensing OF
those open.han ded charities of which we, m
Odd Fellows, are Mt this day so justly and
honestly proud Of
A short time only had elapsed after the
Successful institution of Washington
lodge before the light Of bcnevolcncc and
brothorly love hnd ushercd into being "Co-
lumba lodge" the second in America, and
their JOINT influence, extending fur beyond
the limits of the State IN VIII ch these lodges
were located, kindled into u lame the feeling
of fraternity, as love bcgets love-" md one
State succeeded after another, until there are
now lodges and encampments established in
every State of the Union. "Odd Fellow
Ship is an institution formed for
the advancement Of the principles
of benevolcnce and truth, The foun-
dation of the superstructurc is the
nc acknowledgement Of universal frater-
nifty. We recgnize no party, sect or
CLIQUE. We know no heresies or
schisms. As an organization, Odd Fellow
ship holds no fellowship with the dstinc-
tons and classitlcations of human society.
The grent end of our institution is to dis
semlnate the three cardinal yirtues--"Friend-
ship. Love and TRUTH TO fraterni2e the
world; ito visit the sick,roliove the distressed;
educate the orphan and bury the dend'
Such is the command Of our law. Have we
attained in any measure the objects sought to
onr record ,.sneoE in tones of thunder" TO
tSa adonbt;,g Thomosn No better oyem-
.I I W Tho resmlt of onr frotornization
pa,, ha nal,ad thon this ossemhlagr o.dav af.
fords.
an OdS Followshin renresentatives of many
nn,;on, and tho fnrowers of many creeds
uoro q Frenchmon. there, an Italian. to INV
r;aht m Englishmnn. IN NV left n Hebrew.
+Sero on Iris6man. here. ,an EneIisbman. an
an,o,;non and a German Apsin. I find
arnnnr th;s assombloge A Unitarian. a Meth
a 'a;.t proShvtarisn a Rani;st. n Christian
o ouSS nn;rors9,;st " p
''' ~ Iii. an ;rref,tsble ev;dence Of frater.
n;,at,onS Have wa relieved the distressed.
,i Il."ataa ,hn or,,hon and bnrad tho deod
9 Wv. ono aIpnoi, for ;tself
Aee V e, l'Io'u sa"onoa 20 ,hn ronort of tho
Inv" S;, ~ ,o tho Sovoro;an Grand Iodge
uinnu Sdo - Sato,,,hor 1870 that there sre
s ss ~ AZ, a,,ht hnnd,od and s;xtn.
=. my uia oa ,~, s;x thonsand nina HIM
J tn,J1 an5 savoutv.Ava snhordinstc lodcos
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iotr n.''' ;not,,lono n,on'hors With
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n"To JuS' . Ia 49, W. 20 nv, adont;or has heor
;m"o,, .u factor IN tRe agoreuete Of orr
al llipo''IIu. , i"e v.ar 1898 Tsras was Re-
suG h,; "a :" va a. m,ucb fore;nn nation as
puV,u '.;o anu % %au IN Tho 95th d,v Of Iuiw
rs ,hnt voor Observation-Disclosures
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g Ug.'Ia ~ , s,an ToaSo No I Of uons
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