The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-02

bridging over tho chaSm in their lives, gOes
far toward softening the hard lines upon
which they are cast and Frightening many
dark spots for them.
Quietly, on the principle that the right
hand should not know what the left is
doing, do Odd Fellows move on ner-
cy's errands among the gathered children
OF misfortune, mnistering TO and shield
ing the needy from suffering and want,
helping the unfortunate, cheering the
widow and the orphan, and moving hand
in hand with religion to carry out the
cardinal principles OF the order-Friend-
ship, Love and Truth.
The career OF the order has been upward
ami onward straigh, along, and is sun of
prosperity has never shOne more brightly
under benefcient Providence than dur.
ing the past year. In 1864, when the rod
clouds oil war hung over our great land,
the Sovereign Grand Lodge held its ses-
sion IN Boston, Mass, and fraternal
feeling manifested itself by daily roll
call OF dozen unreprcsentcd Southern
States local newspaper viciously de-
nounced in most violent language this
part OF the proceedings and sid il was
carrying joke little too far. The roll
was called next day, despite this vitupera-
ton, and our Ruling Grandsire, Jno. @.
Underwood, then a prisoner at Fort War
rem, Boston harbor, peruscd the daily pro.
ceedlngs, said there must certainly be
some good In an order that thus maniiests
It's brothcrly love toward those warning
against them. lie Joined the order at his
first opportunity, and he now stands as lis
Supreme Ruler or sovereign Grand Master
while G. NJ. Busbee, Of North Carolina. Is
next in rank, and tho Rev. J. W. Venable,
Of Hopkinsville, Ky, is Grand Chaplain.
At the time alluded to-twenty-four
years ago-there were but 10000 Odd Eel
lows in all New England and Lower Cam
ada, and they paid only so, 900 that year
Tor relief. Now there are over IS, 600 Odd
Fellows IN that region and more than
S25O,OOO is annually paid for relief Then
the gross receipts were SO, 900; now they
are nearly S75O,000 per annum. In 1854
there were in all the world but l37, 623
Odd Fellows. Then there were thirty-nine
Grand Lodges, twenty-nine Grand En-.
campncnis, =, lis Subordinate Lodges. 400
Subordinate EnCampmcnts and the total
revenue was 81, l6l .S2S, and today we have
iiity-iOur Grand Lodges, forty.fye Gesad
Encampments, $50 subordinate Lodges.
l,I0s Lodges Of the Daughters OF Rebekah
and ga, l0l affiliate as brothers, while the
annual revenue IL SG,O6j, 0D2, and last year
1888, 700 was paid for relief. Twenty
four years ago the order existed only In
this country aud in the Sandwich Islands.
Now il ilourishes in the grand jurisdiction
Of Australia with over l2j lodges and
1880 members; in the German Empire
with ffty Iodgas anil s.,g mcmhe,s +,
is also strong In Denmark Switzerland
Chill Peru. Mexico. Cuba Rri,ish CoInn,'
bI9. Manitoba Ontario. Onel,cc ana nth"r
conntri.. show am nrlsnt dcsir, An re-
the or,lrr Instituted anon, tbe,n
Besides The list named No have N ,oe
Daughters of RcbeknL In ,bis cn,,n,,,. w
TIc ioupJer of ,ho n,lc, in a,,o,i,,
Thos. Wiljey. who was Grand sirc MN,
wears. from Is9j 10 iSgg ami wb, ,ilnb
0c,ob,r mo-. IsGl. bas a monument d", iu
Gated TO his memory, and il il a yery
handsome ornament 20 the eastern section
Of the city of Baltimore, unique structure
surmountcd bya Grccian- Doric column
iiity-two feet Ia hight and erected or un-
yelled April 20, 1855, iorty-six years after
lac had founded Washington Lodge, No.
!, IN the city Of Baltimore.
In the Manchester Unity or ,bo
English Branch of odd Fellows there
IL GlSOOO members n total Of / igl ON
with the American Odd FcIiovs apd i0g
600 moro than tbo neyt nnmern,,s ri cor,
maternal orrnniz,tions and iho mn,.nitnJc
and imporianre of our order h n,, anne.
ciatcd by MANY of us. wbilc Tho nrns,,rritv
h kccpinr pace with h bencfic.ncc Tbe
increase OF members last yc,r WINS
.trs 49,. 49,
the history OF Inc order agent issg' Sh,n
over 30 90 additions Were reported. Dnr.
inc the seventeen y,ars enI{ny viii tssz
the total limitations into the order was
l.5ls,OOO; members relieved. ggs. 9O1.
widowed families relieved. 100 500. Nom.
hers deceased. 1870. 9G5 Total REGENTS
Sl2l. 2g8. 900. total extended for rciieI
so 02g 600. or Al nor cent Of the agyrc'
gate receipts.
Tho snl,,,J,,aio ,o..,..,i 90, l.. ..
~ .I'O'v'l'' -, - s.'as yeaf
ions during The noe, ,,,n ,o,,, H.
revenue Of IN Iodgcs Ia, v,s, ~ men.
TONED W,s n O65 0oi a, inc,c,s, 49,,
tbc ycs, bcforc oi IA, qio pai,,, ~
nen1cJ ,s no.cd srn,,ncJ 80, e. sSa -oa
AN increase of ,i9d IiI' Bro,bers relieved
numbrrcJ ~ oOg and al 81 1891 t,,,,i'
lies received during The yca, sil7 ~
The order has 10, greatest strength In
the Northern safes Of America. pcnnsyi.
yania heads The list wi,b \, on r,c,nb.r,
n yain ol A 400 in Ave vca,. Ohio b,s
5i.O11 a pain Of 4 600 In doe vc,r.. Nsw
York has 1000 members n gr'in n IN oGo
in twenty wears. Massacht,sDtis bns 4, ,,OO
a gain of s.O1j In lIy. ye,rs. Iili,,is be,
81 200. ami has morn than donbied In
twenty wears: Indiana has % ono Iowa
In. 95. 600. a rain of 10 OOo ,,itbin ,wcnIy
wears. California hns 2b D1O ,ain II
Z OD1 In five vcnrs. NeW j.,.cy b,s On oOo
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