Telegram-herald., 1888-03-05
BENEVOLENT ORDERS
THslR ADVANTAGES PORTRAYED.
A Foreibls ssrraon BY Rev. Doetsr Camp
bell Pair st ~. AsFks Shoreh.
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Ar ball past seven o'clock last eveaing
s.. Msfks Church was 6iiec to the ooors.
by sn sudienos gathered 10 hear what the
rector, Rev. DR.. Fair. A-a 10 say ia regard
h benevolent ofdsrs The body Of the
church Was nearly filed with members Of
the various orders. many Of them IN regaiiz,
who had been specially invited 10 be present.
Among the orders present we're tLs Assons,
knights OF Pythias. Heptssophs, Odd Eel
lows, knights OF the Golden Isgls Knights
Of the Msccabess Red Men. United Work
men. Daughters Of Rebeocs, Grand Army.
Knights Of Honor and Royal Are4num.
DR.. Fair took a. his text /. Timothy. v. 8:
"If any provide not for his own. and
especially for those OF bis own house. be
hath denied the faith and Is worse than an
indiel' IL Was impossible, the speaker
said. 10 bear these words without seeing
that they teach two things. first that II Is
our duty 10 WORK 10 the present and provide
for the future. and. second, that 10 us men
Is given the grand privilege OF providing Tor
The family. IL j. . privilege 10 work Tor
women and for children. u oespise - said
the doctor, that man who gTumbles 81
hard labor, when as he sometimes gays. the
women have ali easy time of IT.
How can We men best provide for our
families? First. by honest. constant. in-
dustrious labor; second. Dy careful economy,
third, by prndent investments. and. fourth,
by membership in beneficial organizations,
and this was the subject for the evening.
The Doctor said that he would not speak
exclusively Of Masonry, TemplzTism and
the Scottish Rite although he was a mem
Der Of each of these. He mentioned the
following among other we'll known s0ci-
cites and orders. To which he belonged
The Masonic Mutual Benefit Association.
Northwestern Masonic Aid Association.
Improved Order OF Red Men, Knights Of
Pythss, Legion of Honor. Chosen
Friends knights of the Golden Eagie
Knights of the Golden Chsiu, Order of the
Iron Hall, Royal Adelphi, Protestant Epis-
copal Brotherhood, Ciergymen's Insurance
League. Clergymen's Benefit Association.
What is the object of all these2 Mainly
that men may live up TO the text and pro-
vide for bis own. Their methods OF msin-
tenance are, first. by dues. which are gener
ally from 81 TO $40 a year, and. second. by
assessments. amounting from so 70 $40 a
year, for insurance to the amount of $1,000.
OF the value and advantages of these
orders it was shown, first, that
social intercourse. Have you ever been q
stranger in q strange city? Any member Of
one of these orders can never be in that
condition in q place where there Is lodge
OF bis order. Secondly. they afford earnest
and valuable friendships. Many OF the
men present could testify 10 this. Thirdly,
they impsrt educational advantages in pg.-
liamentsry law. in financial management
in detective work in ferreting out char
acter Fourthly, they prevent dissipation.
The accusation that they promote dissips-
tion is base SANDER. Win twenty years
Of experience IN different orders. the speaker
had never seen p man come into q
lodge room drunk. The moral man
rises in the orders. but the immoral msn
goes down and drops out or Is suspended or
expelled. Agsin these orders foster economy.
TIE members learn the value of money aud
must practice economy. But. by and by
comes time when We can not work. and
no one knows when that time will come.
Salaries DO not always continue. Expenses
increase in sickness. There would be many
cases of suffering where there is none now
W re il no, for the beneficial organizations.
nere is wise method of provision for the
dey OF misfortune. The benefits of
two or three memberships in these
orders will. perhaps equal mans wages
many q time mad the speaker seen
furniture moTtgaeed and sod to provide
for medicine. whereas had there been a
membership in these orders there would
nave Deen no such necessity. A msD can
make provision for So "A week each in three
orders which pay weekly benefits for very
small payment. IL prevents you from be-
ing charge on the city. What kind Of a
man is be who viii not provide for himself
instead Of becoming a panper? The bene-
, fetal organizations prevent men from bav-
iug 10 call upon the church. The speaker
preferred 10 co on one meal day aud keep
up his mem bership in these organizations
than have to call on the church or the
city. Another advantage is that il provides
Us with friends who will sit by us and
nurse US when we are SICK and when. il
may be, no other friends have the strength
to do il. There is true philanthropy
IN these orders. There is Christianity in
them.
In conclusion. the members present were
appealed 10 not 20 dishonor the orders TO
which they belonged, but TO live consist
emily and honor them. But this was not
ali. The orders were moral. bat there
should be higher aim. IL remained for
the church to teach religion. Be religious
snG from the lodge room on earth strive 10
enter the temple on high. ana then crown