Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

tory of fraternal obligations, whose
ethical precepts you profess to hold In
high esteem, teaches clearly and explicit
ly the duties of friendship and virtue. OF
love to your fellow men, and of fidelity
TO truth in every relation of life. From
the same ineXhaustible fountain oil
knowledge you are admonished to prac'
tice faith. hope, and charity, these three
of which the greatest is charity; moi
merely to give aims to the needy. q cup
of cold water to the thirsty, rest and re-
freshment to the weary. all of which in
themselves are truly commendable, bal
TO practice that broader, higher, nobleI
charity, which thinketh no evil, is long
suffering and kind. doth not behave itself
unseemly, and which rejoiceth in the
truth. =" Great and inexpressibly rich is
the full fruition of that unwearied all
soul charity which bears the sorrow and
burdens of another, and which encourages
the weary aud way-worn along life's
pathway to keep step to the music of its
own inspiration. Every heart which has
tailed its account of life's vicissitudes
from youth to hoary age knows full well
the value and the inspiration of words
kindly spoken and the deeds of generous
1
of every worthy brotherhood feels and
knows from the records of his own ex-
perience; that magnanimity may be found
| beneath the coarsest vestments and
dwell in the humblest abode, while pride
and cruelty may be yelled by comely fea
lures and clothed in the costliest apparel.
And conversely it is equally true, the
contributors OF the wealthy may be "A
g tn r,,1 e
hearts, and the poor may be made trebly
poor by unwarrantcd Jealousy and sus-
picious envy of others good fortune.
The motives and dispositions of many of
our fellow beings, could they be por-
trayed in all their peculiarities, would
perhaps seem more incredible than the
visions of Dante's purgatory and excite
the most painful emotions of pity and in
dignation; and yet we are commanded to
do unto others as we would that they
should do unto us. If our hearts and
minds are deeply imbued and influenced
by the spirit of true charity, which is of
the essence of all true brotherhood, we
shall early learn, notwithstanding the
perversity Of human nature and the con-
trariety of human actions, that sublime
and lovely natures may be enshrined both
in wealth and poverty, and that the gol>
den immortal beauty of the soul depends
not on the outward mark. A brothers
duty, as the poet phrases it. is
Not to pause. when at my door
A suffering brother stands,
To ask the cause that made him poo,
Or why he aid demands.
First, give relief, then kindly say,
90, brother, sin nc :e.
Such, and of = sort, are the conse-
Grated teaching Id fraternal duties of |
human brott sod. And now. on be-
half of the city, and on behalf of all its |
citizens friendly to your fraternity, it is |
my privilege to extend to you an earnest |
and hearty welcome; we wish you sues
cess, fraternally and socially; we wish
you success and harmony in your pro-
ceedings; we trust you may have good
reason to cherish agreeable recollections
Of your reception in this city; and when
your convOcation has closed and you de-
part hence, may you bear with you the
proud consciousness that your labors and
have added new lustIe and
strength to the fraternal and perdurable
bonds of Friendship. Love and Truth"
ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIETIES
Presiding Elder p. A. Cool welcomed the
yisiting brethren for the trircity organi.
.atiOn. He said:
MIR. PRESIDENT; The Tri City Asso-
iation of Odd Fellows represents eight
hundred members. | speak for these to-
lay, for their entire families-brothers
athers. husbands, sons, bachelors and {
IL. With such a burden of welcome in
ny head and heart come to you but the q
earty welcome | am glad to extend is
luch better felt than told. While in col. 7
eye, young man was selected president
t our literary society, and according to O
he custom, was marched to the rostrum
nd speech demanded forthwith. He
cyan by thanking the society for the
onor conferred by electing him presi- a
ent, and says: Il feel"-then he
hoked, but he began again and choked,
lst at the same place, so he did the
bird tine ending with: well boys, |
eel anyhow" and he believed it, every b
ord. So it is that words seem feeble
lings some times, and are utterly made r,
uate to convey the feelings and emo-
ons of the soul.
Our order in these cities rcpres p
,nts beautiful and happy homes,
industry and enterprise, II
Use and venerable fathers, noble sons :,
nd fair daughters, of high standing and
pod influence in the social, civil and a
,ligious circles. We feel little
Ike the bald headed old gentleman o
the railway car. The conductor came o :,
ecause the old brothers head was so en- p
rely bald and finally said to him. "Sir,
lere must have been a scarcity of hair n
It'll IL |
id down his paper and then remarked VI
} his inquisitor. whose hair CHANGED to n
. very red, mo Sir, they had plenty of n
ID hair but wouldn't have it," Thus
G could have many things we are salts -,
ed to do without. II
We welcome you because of the prin- II
Piles you represent. Man is capable of 4
motherhood. The interests of one
'uches all Odd Fellowship bands men
'gether on the principles of friendship, a.
we and truth, and when she erected her Ell
rst temple and unfurled her ensign to 81
lie skies, this motto flashed from her h.
amer and gilded the ortals to her
ystic rites. before q man can be a wor-
" Odd Fellow: tc
Grateful TO his Creator. ST
Faithful to his country. ~
Fraternal to his brother IL
This you have sworn at our affairs to a
,. And such men we are glad to wel> Z,
,me. Today our order is wonderful
yer for good in these days of agitation
Id anarchy. The true member of our II
1ble order is reasonably aggressive and h
conservative in all public Il
alters. A chord of harmony runs :,
rough humanity wherever the Odd Eel II
w goes. a
At Rappahannock, during the war of 81
and '65, the federas were on our side