The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-02

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houD d vhieA b = aad - hi flm-
~. Pythias volustsessd y su1es II
his stecd II case Damoo did not ~
tura. On Damsn's ret1Sn the tySaat
~ - overcome By this marx q
ftieodship thas - Gsvs the0 both
their freedom and asked that - 100
might become . nse0bes Il their SECT.
This heroic example Of friendship.
sueh - b seldom witnessed in the
annals ef history. has givsa rise 70
the foundatioa Of IN order which h
ast becoming one q The principal 90
ciesio Of the world. During The inst
ten years Of the existeace Al our order
it, growth was necessarily Glow; but
since the hrst decade ID numbess
have 20 largely isereased that the
membership Is nov nearly loo. oh.
Having frst eseablished itself in the
land Of in birth. it - recently crossed
the Atlantic aud planted Itself on the
soil Of our mother county By insti-
tuting . ledge there, and ere long we
hope to have . representation In every
civilized country On the globe.
1shall attempt to lay before you
some sf the principles which unite
" IN one common brotherhood:
4.
/ It i. one OF the essential REQUESTS
! in becoming member Of the order
! Of the Knights Of Pythias that the
applicant believes in the existence Of
. Supreme Being and that his char
F; scter among his neiyhbors il that Of
; IN upright AMI honest man. In
every instance his reputation must
BE- that .: . god citizen in the CON-
munity where he resides. all OF which
! prerequisites are carefully inquired
| into BY . committee Q: three uub,.
asei brothers sad IL ater di'ligent
| enquiry he IL found to be . worthy
man they report favorAt!y on his ap-
pl;ca:ion. he il then baliosed for in
open lodge ard il elected he i en-
! titled to be initiated into or order.
| 80 you pe.rieve every caution il
used to Dreven: ;he admission Of inn
proper persons.
There Is to-day over one thousand
different religions o. forms 0! wor.
ship. and what d, ve behold. instead
Of mankind being At peace with each
other We have seen :!.e most in
teliiseni and polished nations
upon the fave Of the earth .. war
among themselves ani daily siaush-
ter;nS each o:herin . mos; brutal and
6enji.h manner. WAC few years
ago would have though. tha; on,
own beloved country could have
b<ea the evene .: civil war and
bloodshed: And why this constant
"a. and jiscord: Il it no: because
Of mans :nhumani;y to man. because
that in hi. relations with his fellow
man be for;e:= the ,rle :ra:ernia!
spirit which Vas designed b. the
:rea. authc. .: ~. being:
Blu: sou may ask ho* are We t.
remedy this. 1t is BY the orsaa:za.
t;o3. Establishment: and encourage
men. o: jus, slch institutions a. tee
Knights Of Pythia=. Odd Fellow.
and Free Masonry.
May l dare 70 say ths: hal all WAYS
which have deluged the world with
blood within the last twenty year.
been left to these fraternities ;Lere
would have been No war. This may
seem doub;:u! to You bu: think NY
worthy brothers viii bear NE o.: in
the assertion FOR they all know ..ia:
in the practice o:Fr:end:hir. Chart!
and Benevo,sncs a:e 60 be found the
-ure>t safeguards o: peace All hap
pins>e.
NJ prejudices Ola .sc:iona: .: par
,isan character exists aMonS tie
members Of the fra:ern:i;es.
The three erea: principles Of NOR
rsli,y. F friendship. Charity AMI Beuev-
olenceAoa which our order is found
ed make it, suecess:u! perpesua,ioa
sure. SO Ions As these principles con-
tinue 10 an an erhe il the heart. q
men.
The historic iccideu: to which our
order OWES its name I have already
related. and sill Of u We hope have
friends ~, whose sake and in Whose
behalf they would act the part Of
Py;h:a> with READINGS of heart. It
i. the duty 0: each Individual KuiSh:
20 Foster anu encourage such semi.
lAen;s in bosom. where ,key are
found and 70 awaken them in hearts
tina: k:o~ them aud by ~ doing We
give these virtues ,he;. due r.ac:i,a
e:!e,:.
Although. my brethren. We may
never Re called rp,n 10 draw cur
= p
o: on: order. yet in the higher domain
o: moral warfare We are expected to
s::.ow daily ;ha; quality - impressed
upon Us in the work Of the third rank.
aai Is our olio:,uai::e. for the ex.
s.,;.e y: ous rrc:es=sj virtues are ~
:r~lu.n: IS II ycre. and the OBLIGATION
= ae,,?: lie duty readily ard man.
:.:.y = urxenr upon u in the small: