Daily Republican., 1883-05-07
FIT TIL EDITION
kePmOn 70 the Odd FelSovs

Members of the different order. of
Odd Fellows, TO the number Of one hun.
drai and fifty, or more, attended s,o.,
N. +. church yesterday. Az the,
marched into the church they war.
greeted by hearty ode Of welcome II,
the choir. This was followed with on.
Of the hymns ~ the chhrch, after
which the Rev +. !. Gardner l~t il
prayer The choir sang "Gloris
Parri". the Pastor read the scriptur,
lessons and tho Sunday School, which
occupied the gallery, sang q beautiful
selection In good hearty style. Rev. T
X. Creamer announced as his te1, Iva.
iah XII. g.. "They helped ever,
one Of his neighbors,, aud every one said
IA his brother BE- Of good courage.
So the carpenter encouraged Gold
smith and he that smootheth with the
hammer him that smiteth the anvil, etc"
The preacher began by saying" What
ever may be the primary meaning Of
these words We all agree they reprseDt
a condition of society devoutly TO b
| wished.
He urged the union of trades and
professions, and the banishment of jcal
ousies, and said he had before his mind
u picture of the future, when every
one should help his neighbor, md every
one should say u his brother be of good
courage
Such an order could do much to bring
about such u condition of society and
for such purpose he WAS ready " give
it his hand and bid il God speed.
He further stated "a recognition Of
God" is the first requirement Of every
organization of Christianity, u recog-
milton OF God not onl ly az "a creator, but
as the father Of our spirits, 1.-THE father
| OF the spirit of all men," This idea u
God would inevitably produce in the
mind two thoughts: First, The Father
hood of God. Second, The Brotherhood u
man. With these two thoughts In the
mind, man looks out over suffering hu-
manity and says, :" all we are brethren"
aud goes 10 the relief VI his brothrx
wherever fOInd.
He next stated "All Benevolent
Org anizations have their origin in the
necessities Of humanity" and vet iorth
mans dependent condition clearI, and
forcibly under five leading heads. Int,
Physically, 2nd Intellectually, 3ri
Commercially, 4th Socially, 9TH, spirit
ually, and closed by saying: My task
is well nigh done-we have met, you
have listened; | have tried to preach;
we may meet II" more NIL We meet ut
the Judgment. have approached this
hour win Il profound sense Of the re-
sponsiblIlty resting upon melville /
may have succeeded by setting forth
the necessiti-s OF humanity. to arouse
you to greater diligence in your pre-
scrb btsl untlrs, ! would do more, sutitr
therefore few words Of kindly chris
tian COUNSEL
The speaker earnestly urged the
members ut the order 10 seek il higher
brotherhood, advance "A degree higher,
"Enter the door Of repentance and
through the password Jesus h admit
ted INTO the fellowship p OF the saint, and
of the household of God. He urged
them "as pAtliarchs he worthy an
Priests, be- holy and assume not upon
your peril "A character Of which y"G
are unworthy" he assured them OF
his congratulations upon the work u
the past and OF his prayers for their
future succens.
The sermon occupied about fifty
milures and was listened to through
out with almost breathless attention.
The church WAS densely packed, extra
seats being placed in the aisle.
1t was an occasion that will long live
in the memories of those present. Many
of the mem bers of the Order expressed
desire to have the sermon published,
that they might preserve it.