Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
KILLED NEAR EDGE MOOR.
An OLD BRAREMAN ON THE
THRUUGH FRFIGHT.
The Rev n. II. sreamer breaches 10
an AssembIaGc of Odd Fellows in
CotnInemnrafion Of the Sixty -Fiffh
Anniversary of the order.

AhblNeEhary OF tine Gruer.
The O1j Fellows OF this city celebrated
the sixty fifth anniversary of their order
by attending divine service at Scott NJ. K.
Church Sunday morning. The church
was tastefully decorated with flowers,
| roses, geraniums, fuschias and other
plants In bloom, filling the room with
delightful odor. Members OF the order to
the number OF $50 or more attended,
wearing the regalia Of their rank. Hattie
Calkins was the orgapist, and played
beautiful solo while the order marched
into the church and ok seats which had
been reserved for them. The church Was
filled in svery part, and some were un-
able to obtain seats.
The Rev. T. R. Cresmer, the pastor is
member of the order and WAS requested
by the order to preach the sermon. After
hymn had been sung in an earnest and
beautiful manner by the choir the Rsv.D.
Dodd made the opening pray yer, the pastor
read an appropriate scripture lesson, the
choir sang another hymn and Mr..
Cresmer announced his text, Acts x, 38,
"Who went about doing good" and
Hebrews XIII, l6, "But to do good and
to communicate, forget not. for with such
sacrifices God is well pleased"
de began by saying Brethren, in the
name of Friendship, Love aud Truth,
those three bright Links in the symbolic
chain of our order, | bid you welcome to
our churob and worship. He congratu-
lated the order upon the large attendance
and remarked that he was not surprised
that Odd Fellows should love the house
of God aud respect Gods ministers, as all
the principles aud the work OF the order
are founded upon the Holy Bible. He
felt the responsibility OF the hour. When
he looked around and saw venerable Odd
Fellows who had been teaching and
prsctioing the principles of the order
since before he was born, he felt
like coming down from his pulpit and
sitting at their feet and learning wisdom
OF them. He said that the difficulty of
q sermon special to the oooa-
sion could be appreciated by the members
though the uninitiated might suppose 1t
easy. The Bible had been diligently
searched and the best lessons calculated
to teach our duty to God and duty to one
another had been oulled out and made .
part of every degree of the order.
History had been searched and
the best character5 held up
for our emulation. Science had
been made to contribute, philosophy had
been pressed into service. The earth,
the sun, moon and stars had been given
language and been made to teach useful
lessons. Lessons had been drawn from
business and pleasure, war and peAoe,
honorable men, and thieves and robbers;
from priest, Levite and Samaritan, and
even from the dead had come admonition.
Where then, he asked, shall 60 for new
facts or illustrations There yet re-
mains to me something that has not been
xhausted-something that always affords
new facts and interesting illustrations
The life and character Of our Saviour,
Jesus Christ. He then proceeded to
aDslyzs that life and drew many lessons
which he urged the members to re-
member and initiate. The ceaseless
activity of Jesus was dwelt upon, and
the speaker said We try to initiate this
by organizing to do the most good
possible. He held that the object could
be reached only by organization and
systematic contributions and economical
strong point in favor of
and mutual relief organiza-
lions was made in the fact that
while we receive some help for
in time of need, we also help
others all the time that we are saving for
ourselves. We might save our money,
but We would help nobody else. Then,
too, We would only save the dollars, but
Toula receive no friends or create no
The monetary value of the
1000 done by such an order as this is not
.he paramount good. He said he would
know when overtsken by misfortune that
ne would not only have temporal relief
out sympathy and love. He would know
vixen gone that his wife and children
were not only provided with
bread, but that there still lived
nsn who loved him while
iviug and would love them for his sake;
=, uld defend their honor as they would
nave defended his. Tears were drawn
rom many eyes as he dwelt upon this
,art of his theme. He next took the
MOTTO of the eorder-Friendship, Love and
ru,h-sud d~elt upon each. Declaring
hat jesus WAS the living embodiment Of
hem all. His remarks were teuder and
oroible, at times almost overcoming him
elf, as lie struggled to keep down his
lmotious.
He closed with an earnest appeal to the
members to live and practice these princi-
oles and with the prayer that in the end
VI might make part of the grand brother
lood Of the blood washed in the great
odee room above, where God is the
Master and Jesus Christ the great nigh
PRIEST.
The Rev. G, S.sCOllins closed with an
arreat prayer. At the close the mem
,Ara marched ont to the music Of the
'rgsn.