Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-27

life What ha.owed rsnerdbrances are conrectA,
with this day. The noble men who established
this order could not have had On adequat
conception Of the magnitude Of tho work they wer,
planning SO well; they could not have prediote'
| such great results as we can record this day TIT
seed which they planted has terminated from ont
end OF our country to another, and when tn
stranger passes In the evening the smallest villag
the melodious sounds Of friendship, love and trutl
are heard. Let us fully recognize this noble worl
and attribute this unparalleled success Of grea
brotherhood first Of all to its universal character
The founders of our order had the true conception
OF what must constitute humanity In its broad ant
liberal application. They were convinced that there
Is 40 mat h n common in man upon which all mal
unite that there is no cause to separats
In consequence Of minor differences. Every yeal
SINGS cur order has been established records there
fore. an happy to say, an increase In membership
and general prosperity. During these sixiy-thres
perceptible, but Coward and upward" has evel
teen its motto In our order the principle has pre-
vailed that actual deeds of charity and benevolence
and Willingness to help and assist our fellow msr
must be the only test point Of the sincerity of oui
profession If there are present at the reach Of my
voice soma who have not been Initiated into the
mysteries of our order and Others who will doubt the
great benevolent works which our order Ia accom-.
pllehiEg, then it would be we'll for them % examine
| the records OF the different lodges and the
reports Of the many grand lodges and
what large amount of money Is yearly expended
for the relief of the distressed. Vel am free to
assert that the nobest deeds Of genuine CHARITY the
| the most humane acts Of benevolence and the
greatest devotion evinced at the many trying hours
| OF life have never been revealed and will never be
| known Odd Fellowship claims not to parade Its
good deeds before the world. To the true hsarted
| the consciousness OF having performed q good act
aud having been the means to relieve brother CT
sister In distress ia the only reward desired. 1t
would tska volumes to count the tears that have
been dried, the PAIN which has been soothed, the
sorrow and distress which have been alleviated and
the tender, sincere sympathy expressed and when
| the last mortal remains CT brother or Bis
ter were borne to their last resting place;
and all this through the noble teachings Of Odd Eel
lowshp What is more the order has never been e1.
cnsivs in Its charity 1t is true. 1t is the duty of
the father and husband to care for hi own family
first, the same rule has been obysd IN their own
lodges. But wherever and whenever the cry of
affection aud distress was heard, and true Odd Eel
lows resided there came wiling response to help
and administer to the wants OF the unfortunate at
the time Of the great condagraon at Chicago, and
the epidemic In toe South, The Odd Fellows vera
among the first to appropriate large sums # money
to sid the distressed. Widows and orphans are ca.
Fellows. and there Is fear that this great duty will
ever be neglected. Another secret Of our success
has been its progressive tendency. We were
all times very fortunate that we had at the
changes, but principles are eternal. Whatever tine
ana circumstances suggested during these many
years Of the establishment OF our order has been
introduced into our order, and have no donbt this
will be 30 in future years. As the great principle
Of Odd Fellowship requires Of US that we should
never be Selfish we have long since concluded not
havs long since established the beautiful degree of
Rebecca, and our good ladies can share In our
work, In our prosperity and its blessings. Better
and more capable co-laborers In this pecul.
Where these Rebecca lodges are Or
ganized the results are highly gratifying as
find in oEr good sisters, faithful allies who with
a kind heart and ready sympathy watch at the bed
nf the Sick and with wOmanIike devotion has bean
wiling 20 make every sacrifice, II only distress and
suffering can be alleviated In our own state these
lodges are. not as yet generally established, but
have not the least doubt that 1t will not be many
years when our good sisters will respond everywhere
to the song of friendship love and truth, and thus
advance their own welfare, that If dark clouds
sh ould cover up their horizon they may see the
genial sun breaking forth from the clouds to
smoother their pathway.
Let me Say in conclusion, that I hope and trust
you will not have attended this celebration In vain.
May il be the harbnger of a renewed union, and
may it inspire every true Odd Fellow to o more
faithful disharge of duties in all vcissitudes Of life,
for the world will ever Judge US by our actions, by
cur interest, which are manifest for every good
work. Oh, that it may be privilege to excsim,
now and forever: "Behold, how pleasant and do
Hghtful it is for brethren to dwell together in unity"
REV. DR.. R. FORBES.
Rev. r, Forbes, of Mnnea polls, was the
next speaker. He said that he admitted the
pluck, endurance and stamina of the American
people; their grit and power of endurance was
wonderful. The speaker alluded to the
long march undergone and illustrated
his remarks with several laughable anecdotes.
Personally, he continued: am opposed to all
secret societies, but the order of Odd Fellows
was not secret society any more than q
family or business concern were secret So
cities. a secret society was something that
met by stealth in out of the way places. This
order had habitation and its members wore
badges. It was an easy matter to talk about
friendship, but it was another thing to have
that friendship in the strife, trouble and
turmoil of the world that would stick. The
speakers remarks were interspersed with
ladghable illusions which kept the audience
in roar,
Getting down to more serious current
of thought he dwelt upon the beauties of Odd
Fellowships as compared with the enmity and
strife of those who had no community of senti-
ment and friendships. He spoke of the beni-
fcent influences of the order and predicted
the time when all men would be closer knit
and the ties of good feeling, fellowship and
love.
REV. J. MARVIN
then delivered the closing address. He alluded
to the celebration of the sixty third anniver-
sary of the order and to the magnificent
demonstration of the day. After alluding to
tHC SApCHeCc liz
said that the services should so touch all
hearts and lncite all members to grander
efforts, so that in the near future ripper fruits
than had been plucked would grow out of
Odd Fellowship. The order is a progressive
institution, and the great future before us
should find us all, leaving the things that are
behind, pressing on to those more glorious.
would not remind you of the teachings of
our order. They are known to us all. But of
what avail are all our forms and ceremonies,
unless our lives are made less stormy and
our hearts led to beat quicker at the sight of
the woes of common humanity. We should
illustrate by our lives the beautiful and
touching prayer uttered SO long ago by Abon
Ben Adbens:
Abon Ben Adhens, may his tribe increase, awoke
one night from deep dream of peace and saw
within the moonlight IN IL room an nigel writing
in book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben
Aohen bold, and to the presence in the
room he said: "What might hast thou?n
The vision raised its head and with
lock made of all sweet accord answered s.ths
one, c,ied Abon? Nay, not SO, replied the angel.
"Abon spake more low, but CHEEKY still and said,
pray thee then write me as who loves his fel.
low men -
1.-The angel wrote vanished. The next night IL
came with great making light and showed the
names whom love of God had blessed and 10! Ben
Adhen'e name led all the rest. -
Ben Adhen was an Odd Fellow. Who shall
say when the Christian standeth before the
glory of the cross that the faithful Odd Eel.
low will not be recognized as CO. worker for
the good of the race and have his brow en-
twined with chaplet from the bowers of