Daily Republican., 1884-04-28

quired, aud second, unworthy perst III
are prevented receiving what they dc
not deserve, and often do not need. b!
Organization 1t was made certain tina
help will be afforded and this has liftet
a weight of anxiety from many q maj
when Overtaken by disease or accident
and the avenue of his support closet
mp.
To know that his wife and childrel
shall still have bread, and that tn
rent will still be paid. How many {
dying bed has been robbed Of mucl
that would have made it terrible, by
the fact OF certain sympathy and needed
help to those that are left behind
Every man who loves his family mus
have an anxiety for their future good
II is but blind faith that says | will
leave them in the hands of God; such
faith isnot justified by the word OF
God, and a man who Is able TO work,
might as well sit down and fold hi
hands and say that as he loved the
Lord, He would provide
BY organization the greatest good
can be accomplished, a. in helping
Others, men also help themselves. A
person might lay away the money paid
into q society, and if Overtaken by ad.
versity, might have something to assist
them in the hour of need but 1t
would not bring with it the sympathy
and help afforded by organization, as
men make friends in these Orders.
He wanted, ifovertaken by sickness,
to have his brethren around him, and
If he knew he had 10 die, he would
want to know that they would look
after and care for his family, supply
their wants, and If need be protect the
honor of his daughter. This was some.
thing beyond value, something beyond
he power of money to buy. Help af.
forded by these organizations does not
humble a man, as 1t Is a business trans-
action, and he wished that all belonged
to beneficial Orders, as he thought it
would have the effect of causing u de-
crease In pauperism. He spoke OF the
motto Of the Order, as an emblematic
chain that Joined them together, and
which no good Odd Fellow has ever
broken.
Friendship is magnet of unselfsh
devotion, and is one OF the mystic
links. He explained its meaning, and
said that with Odd Fellows 1t had q
deep significance. In the old testament
an illustration Of II is found In David
and Jonathan: in history, lin Damon
and Pythias, and in the new Testament
IN the Lord Jesus Christ. While some
few persons in the world have died for
their friends, Christ died for his enc
mics.
The central link is Love, guarded on
the one hand by Friendship and on the
other by Truth Love il u sancttied
friendship and teaches us to do to others
As q wonld they should do to us. He
drew picture Of love, rs displayed in
the arabl@ of the wounded Jew and
the Good Samaritan, and gave a heauti.
tul and touching illustration of how
love conquered the prejudicrs Of the
man hated by the Jews. That was a
lesson taught by the great teacher, to
show that love breaks down all prcju-
dic"s. He dwelt eloquently on the love
Of Christ as shown on Calvary, and
said that man must pattern after it !;
but while we cannot love as he has
done, stil each one can do something
to alleviate the miserics of mankind.
The third link in the chain is Truth,
brill ant, radiant truth, and it is under
stood in thrpe-rold sense by Odd
Fellows. He also spoke of the great
work done by the Order, ann quoted
figures to show what had been accom-
plished dnring the past year, and the
great increase in its membership He
closed by exlorting all to be faithful to
their principles, 80 that they could
walk this earth as living embodiment
of truth, and trusted that at last when
they were done with earthly organi-
cations they should become part of
the gre lodge above, where God is the
Great Commander and Jesus Christ the
High Priest.
This very eloquent and forcible
sermon was listened to with the strictest
attention, and after the service Il promi-
nent member OF the Order said 1t was
one of the best discOurses that had ever
been delivered before them.