The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-05-17

dEu SoOIl l(lulHSi IiOLA liz OosNiN
with the giants head. When the
youth appeared before the king, Saul
sid to him I" whose son art thou, thou
young man ?" And says the sacred /
narrative I" When David had made an
end of speaking unto Saul that the |
soul of Jonathan was knit with the |
soul of David and Jonathan loved him
as his own soul. And Saul took him that
day and would let him go no more
home to his fathers house. Then
Jonathan and David made covenant,
| because he loved him as his own soul"
But because of envy and jealousy, by
reason of the greater praise accorded
David by the women of Israel, the
king sought the life of David, al
though more than once the youthful
warrior was restored to the family and
household of Saul, yet it was only to
be driven away to save his life from
the hands of the king And although
Jonathan is instructed to slay David,
his heart is moved to warn the son OF
! Jesse of his danger and to guard him
from it. At last such was the hatred
Of Saul and the bitterness of his anger
that David could no more return to
his house. The last moment came for
parting between these devoted
friends and as they fell one on the
neck Of the other and wept they swore
eternal friendship, the Lord be be
tween me and these and between my
seed and thy seed forever" More
: than once Jonathan had risked his life
i for his friend, and now after the death
of Jonathan and David had become
I king over Israel, he showed kindness
f to the house of Jonathan by taking bis
son to be member of the kings house
, hold and gives him royal inheritance.
, So let David be true to Jonathan and
: let Jonathan he true to David.
t ain union there is strength" Take
e a bundle of sticks and separate them
c and the strength of a child may break
t them, but while united giants power
e might be exerted in vain to break them.
d Separated, we should be speedy
s. broken and destroyed by the
If accommodating tide of worldiness selfish
h ness. but united as brothers we bid
If defiance to all opposition and TRIUMPH
SIS over all difficulties.
Of The fear has been expressed by somt
e who are anxious over-much, as we be
u lieve, that such combination l.
IS dangerous and is liable to be used tt
,e nernicious ends. And that under th'
r guise of our order many have aidef
4. and abetted evil doers. That Odt
id Fellowship has been imposed upol
es by some who have proved themselves un
!! worthy of its noble endeavors we do no
ne denv, for what society or organizatlo
as for good in this world is there that ha
We not been made to suffer from its un
he worthy members But sirs, we den
ty that there is anything in the principle
IF of our order that encourages or WINK
m at fraud or deception in any shape c
>e, form. or tends thereto. Nor IS thel
bs anything in Odd Fellowship vhlc
,le initiates in the least degree agaln'
81 any mans loyalty to his religion
I'M state. On the contrary 1t lnculcat'
he veneraton orreligion and subordIn'
eg- ton to civil government and Its law
an vet studiously avoids all affinity WI
ch systems of faith or seCtS, whether r
l a ligious or political. No man can b
Id. come an Odd Fellow in spirit an
he truth unless he is grateful to his Gre
al tor. faithful to his county and tratern
ar. TO his felowman.
nly Within the walls of Lodge roo
art we meet for mutual counsel, the 7
ot lief of the distressed and the elevate
be Of human character. With pure heal
les. and clean hands must I'll come
the such Offices. We war against vice
ate all its forms. " Friendship towar
low man prompts this contest, the gen
our influence of Love supplies the weapo
th'' and Truth consecrates the effort a
lich leads to victory.
The second link in our chain OF UNI
t of is therefore Lo0e. Without this frlen
5 US ship would be but an empty nan
anv ..The beauty Of our order is seen
" \ this. that it teaches and impresses
.her law of universal brotherhood, our d.
wise 70 love one another. An Odd Fell
this never said in his heart as the murde
the Cain Am my brothers keeper?
-een could not say it and retain his ch
han acter. for the very moment he SAID
wen he would cease to be true Odd +
the low. The principles OF ODD Feilt
yely ship carry help to the needy and
hle- tressed of every cline and c'rcu
to stance. 1t is sad record we b
han concerning the distress of the yo
dor, who left his fathers house and lo
for neyed into a far country and tn
nies. wasted his goods in riotoas llvi
| in After spending his all on his prohlg
1er's co,npanions there arose famine IN
now land and he began to be in want )
.gest because of his want he dishonored b
after self. his family and his race IN hlr
, his himself to become keeper OF sw
the This were degradation enough-but
the driven by hunger and poverty be
III of deavorcd to satisfy hiscraving for
this with the husks that the swine did
rned ..hnd no man .gape unto him" v
n, he l picture OF this sinful and ungTa'