Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-08

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olorify The battles Of her warriors, bold and sue
! cessful-Marlboruugh Nelson, Haveiock. drink
deep draughts OF soul food of the creations OF her
poets, grand, inspiring, puriying-mhton, "T,us
! worth Tennvson | reverence her philanthroplsts,
lboi ing for the good OF all mankind-howard, VIII
! berforce Nightingale. l delve with neyer.endlng
pleasure through the pages OF her historansL9lo
! bon, Hume, Macaulay 1ly soul goes out with JOY
( GUS praise to her novests- Dickens, Sterne Thack.
! cray. bow in homage to her patriots-Hampden,
! Chatham, Sydney, who, by their sefaonegatine
| devotion to principle set an example that our own
| loved countrymen have followed yield unceasing
respect to her statesmen, far.seeing and learned.
! Burleigh. Fox, PalmerstoD, whose efforts, noDly
following the precedents set oy Lore rsote.st. go.
Cromwell and the patriots have named and hosts
Of others, have made England at all times Duiwark
for freedom Of thought ano speech an abiding place
for liberty of man, refuge for the oppressed Oh All
| nations, a sanctuary for those fleeing from tne
| tyranny of continental despotism. All han, tnou
England. OF those grand souls AL hail, thou Eng
land OF the past greet thee as the worthy pro-
1 gentor Of our own free America
speak not of the England Of to-day. care not
what errors have been committed in the late pres
ent, or may be committed to-day by the rulers or
ruled Of that grand empire; am speaking OF her
as nation reveng in the glories OF her past,
and Of her wondrous yield OF men OF marx, hoping
for a better day than the present for all the
recognize as their ruler that good woman that pure
Queen-Vctoria.
This society, thus OF English birth, has followed
the OF st George from continent to continent,
over England Scotland and Wales, 1t set sail Win
the ships that carried news OF Its institutions to ths
land conquered by Wolfe and Abercombie, and
planted the Courts Of the Ancient Order OF Foresters
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. through Canada
| East and Canada West, through Manitoba's grain
fields and British Coumhias gold mines. The prison.
house Of Napoleon answers to the roll.cali OF the
Courts of the Order the banner of Forestry floats
to the breeze from the rock of ST. Helena. The Bud
dhist temples of Innia reverberate TO the we'll
known sounds Of the hunters horn, sounded
nraPi nf
cieut Order of Foresters. where once the bugie OF
Give and Of Hastings summoned the red-coats OF
England to the triumphs OF Jassey and Seringape-
tam. Australia, New Zealand, and even the savage
coasts OF Africa, given to the convict ana
his chain, the hon and his hunter the elephant and
his eaptor now present their places OF refuge Tor
the sick and wounded Forester, while from Peru
and Chile, devastated they are by foolish war,
that saps the life Of one and sows the seeds OF
trouble la the other, the answering cry OF welcome
to e brother is heard The West Indies, the land OF
never-fadIng verdure, the home of the orange and
the lime, the spot where Columbus first trod the
land of the new continent his genius had discoy-
ered Join with our United States Of America in
waving the banner of the Order in triumph to the
breeze that its broad folds may send the music OF
our odes in gadness ringing from homes made
happy by our deeds, to the cliffs OF Dover and the
oaks OF England. Following the aiventurous foot
steps Of the navigator 1t has grded the earth with
its courts planting them wherever the foot OF civ
ilized man has rested long enough to make habi-
tation. 1t has increased from feeble beginning in
little city OF England till IL numbers, according TO
the last available statsti Chose Of 1S6 4,5Sj
courts, with total beneficial membership Of 556, ,062,
and assets to the enormous amount Of fourteen
millions Of dollars.
Go where YOU may, you will meet a Forester
Let steps lead you the trackless forest to
the cities OF the globe, wherever English-speak-
ing man has troddeu; let your cry for relief be
sounded upon the horn of the Order, calling upon
the broth srhood, In the of unity beneyolence
a1d concord for help, and 1t will be answered, fully
promptly and fraternally It is fitting that on May
day that day first associated with outdoor festivi
| ties by the English people, that day when nature
throws off the chains OF winter and seems to invite
mankind to partaks of the beauties and pleasures OF
the forest-it is fitting that we, the descendants OF
that people who thus first taught the hopes and
\ the sweets Of forestry and Foresters whether In
| real or mimic lilo, should appropriately celebrate
1 by our picnic joys, this Order, born Of Englands.
and thus at once pledge our fealty TO the
Ancient Order of Foresters our appreciation OF It's
! good works and realization OF the advances
made in the forest OF life since first our fraternity
was established
/ We can say OF this Order that, though springing
from and having its fountain Of life and It's high
/ Court of judiciary situated in monarchical coun
try, protected by the laws of kingdom, 10 is the
most democratic OF all secret societies existing in
the world. 1t has no set or number Of degrees II
has no scale, arithmetisal or Otherwise CT progress
sion 1t has no arcinum into which the high priests
OF the society may withdraw fr I'M the gaze Of the
neophy te. Here, in the A. o. f., all meet on COM
mon level all have the same rank In the Order
squires Of low degree" but all belted
knights Its ritual Is simple. yet impressive, rely
! .ss apcH nothing sAs dless peessassiisa OF the
principles and designs OF the Order In plain English
easy to be understood aud obsyed. Its teachings
pure, holy manly, tending inevitably TO impress
upon each member his obligation TO the order, while
Stamping indelibly upon his mind the duty that he
to himself OF elsvating his own character, and
| thus benefting the Order.
! Its Effects are good alike upon the membership
/ and the world Under its workings, for the scarce
/ fifty years OF life OF which have reliable records
it has expended for the relief Of sick and distressed
members and the care Of wild Jws and orphans near
/ forty millions Of dollars-expendturcs confined not
to one cality or nation, but to every part OF the
feature different from that OF any other
Order, In furnishing phs scian TO Its members and
paying for him out OF the common fund. Inthis can
4 be seen direct blow for emancipation from the
thraldom OF caste and cost, under which the work.
men Of England had suffered for many years prior
i to the institution Of this Order, and, may add
many far too many, OF them vet suffer.
This impresses upon my mind more forcibly than
any hing else connected with the Order the fact that
IL is intended tc be common beneficial society
that Is, society in which the earnings, the labor,
the sympathy Of all are directly daily called upon
TO assist in caring for every member and that is In
tended 70 help In all the walks Of life, whether In
sickness or In health In the Court outside Of IL
4 that ii was designed to aid one another TO make Of
many little mickle :" TO teach republicanism
Of action and democracy OF thought amongst tbasr
accustomed hitherto TO look to others for cidance
4 Its workings, therefore, are peculiarly adapted 10
promote sociabiiiiy amongst It's members; to
strengthen personal ir,end-hips: tsteach Individual
\ responsibility and united action; TO inbue each
with lofter ideas Of his manhood, while plainly
showing the necessity Of concordance G. deed by all
/ TO secure happiness. In a word, freedom, liberty
/ emancip ,tion from feudal laws the sure yes
/ the necessary results OF the A. o.. r..
/ In addition TO the good work performed on land,
the A. o. F. has engaged in that Of rescuing thoee
that go down to the sea in ships" from the storms
and angers Of the ocean. England two life. boats
are maintained permanently by the Order, and sup
ported by the voluntary contributions Of the broth
/ erhood. II WIS hopeful and beautiful augury Of
the success and pleasure Of the e-boat enterprise
that the first man saved by the Foresters lifeboat
proved TO be a member OF the Order.
Our record, such as have named, Is one to gladen
all lovers Of humanity but there are triumphs
| greater, grander, more enduring, yet 10 come.
With a concord Of motives and designs; with be.
nevolence farreaching self sacrificing with unity
Of purpOse, making haIf million one, the A. o.
+. will move forward, sweeping from this world the
! brothers sorrow, the widows tear, the orphans
| mo.n. doing good work by day and night, teaching
and exemplifying the great principle that must
! have sympathy for his fellow.
The increase Of the order 10 the United staxs has
I been steady and permanent, each year sii the
organization Of the first Court showing gain. Tho
last report, for the quarter ending March 81, 1892
shows $50 Courts, with 1882 members, increase
I In nine months Of fifteen Courts and 90i members
When we take into account the large number a.
societies In this nation, and the that the
headquarters OF the Ancient Order Cf Foresters
are In a foreign land, tn increase Is won
deriu, and speaks volumes in favor Of the good and
perpetuity of Order Its ranks are open for re.
cruts It's Courts are ready TO receive good men (;
the Order silently invites by It's daily good works.
all mankind 70 unite with it. The results OF fifty
years Of lifetime have beneficial 10 its
members, 81 eleYating to the world that all those
1 who are seeking societies wherein they can beet
carry out their desire to help themselves ana their
/ Deighbors, should examine carefully the preccpts,
workings and record Of Forestry ere uniting with
any other organization. We invite all TO scan the
objects and actions Of the Order confident that the
better hey arc known the better it will be liked
+! the larger viii become its member ship.
Our own sacramento Court bears proudly the
name Capitol Of California" IL is worthy OF the
city wherein It h5urishes-a city renowned through
ali the nation for the enterprise Of its people their
courage under disaster, their resolution In facing
trouble, and their success la maintaining their city
and increasing its wealth and power. Il Is worthy
Of the true-hear.ed members that formed Il, who
started the little boat, Court Capitol u Califor-
MIA" few In number, poor In purse who have
watched II with jealous care, equaling that which
| the mother bestows upon her first born and ike
that mother, can now be proud Of the child grown
to manhood, able 10 protect alike itself and them
/ and TO prove source Of comfort and happiness TO
those VINO gave II TO the great Forest OF Life. IL
I is worthy OF the Order, order CT which man has
been and ever Will be proud for It's deeds are
I 1t is worthy of rich and beautiful State which
stands midway between the civilization Of tho East
and OF the West, guarding the and purifying the
other rejoicing IN the grandeur Of ITS scenery in
the msgnicence Of its mountains the fertility OF
its Valleys in the energy Of its inhabitants and IN
the glorious future that awaits it. Long may Court
Capitol Of California No 7f2 continue exist with
its doors, as now, osen 10 the deserving its
treasury, as now, ever flowing TO relieve the dis
tressed, the widow and the orphan, its members
ever, as now, striving 70 maintain unsulied It's
ord Of Joy and Of good its ain its objects in
mon with those Of other Courts Of the Order, the
bringing together Of all mankind In the laws OF
cord, that, with unity of thought and action they