Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-29
IN MEM0RlAM.
VI. Mooas DELIVERS THs ANNUAL
ogD FELLOWS MEMORIAL
r,,.a, Discourse PortFayirg The S'AaliA4
% Pasagl', Of ia' Ordsr-IA' De-
egaaons Present.

anal memorial service OF the IN
,a r, order of Odd Fellows was
.srlsv. The memorial sermon
-.' bed by Rev. Mr.. Moore, pas
N- .r. Zane street Methodist church.
q. those who composed the
era ,5scc that nearly filed the
large -... representatives. In regalla
,r- lodges in the city the mem mem
O.. ...lg so headquarters on Oh@P-
s- and marching 10 the caurch
r Before commencing his ser
t- .-',.>tsr read the list OF brothers
leparted this life during the
~.,r From NirginiUS Lodge
N Hess. DIR. George
2,,bs-d o. Gary and Frank Wal
rom Franklin Lodge, Is. Dii'on'
Excelsior Lodge, john "SllerS,
~. Roberts and Charles l'ouSu'
William Tell Lodge, John BurSy'
- Nrnre. Lorcrz llahn' fhN'
..t.-- and Jacob SchlmpI. 800,
-~.. ros-or took for his text the ISth
.-.. # the 18th chapter OF OorinthlahS'
.... ..',,c abideth faith, hope, charity
., -rr,e. bur the greatest OF THESE Is
..rt.v" The Apostle Paal In the l5th
l..,.-r of Corinthians gives enc OF the
.. -raohtc descriptions OF certain
.... which 90 him were the great
,..ne-, of Christianity. thinH 10 eau
la ,ats -harthe graceS when ne 'auUeu
.-. .rHl potent forces I'm our life. VIZ
-~e. w,.ca he loved are virtues TO De
,,ye8 hy MS. Among all the changeaole
.bt,gs of earth. from all the tckleneSS
.I.- prevailed, the Apostle could nnd
.Crerffuc about him that was enduring,
-....tltur that awakened admiration.
rt.f..ye these virtues are still living.
wsrr 90 talk 10 you this morning
.h..- .rdving virtues. Men die; their
.-..,l frames soon give way 70 the
If time. But in every true man
. i'm every true woman can be found
--ues that never die. IT, this chang
inc. vaciilating world. it is comforting
-l know chat there are things we can
urn 10 that are stable and eternal. 1t
F.. only the eternal and invisible that Is
,.ortbv our praise. There is good
deal In this world that Is false, deceit
.ul, pretentiOuS; but there are virtues
I'd be found in humanity which rise
HIGH above these things.
TO some, death may be the severing
70 the fondest love, but 10 others OF US
vino cherish the life eternal, the final
summons is but the opening sentence Of
DOT. second of our life, the beauties OF
WATCH the half has never yet been told.
o. the pure and good death has no ter
-,rs. but becomes the HeSper OF the SINK
.. flesh, aud the beacon of reawaken-
.1 soul. II is virtue that gives life its
aring. The virtues which the ApoS-
te Paul mentions ia the thirteenth
chapter of Corinthians apply very APP
.-uo-iatc.y o. this organization. For
t,here is Biblical organization out
-I.. of the church. &C. would seem TO be
A, t.e order of the Otd Fellows. There
., to secret order which attempts the
uors oi tle church. Tho church has
-. distinctive work, Dut any Org1niZa-
ravufcu has for its aim the moral adj
t...uu1 of man is certainly cOmpli-
r.t.ry I'd the church. OF course IL Is
s-a.t % live STRICTLY 20 the letter Of
'r principles cm bodied in this order,
no, should such come TO pass we would
living very near the Kingdom OF
Heaven. Being an Odd Fellow does not
save meas souls However, any order
',Jo'ng c0mmendable work when IL be-
comes Instrumental in turning mems
souls atleaSt In the direction OF truth and
light IL we are filled with Christian
virtues while we live, the grave can have
POD claim upon our treasures when we
G'o.
The order is represented by three
Inks When / see this insignia of the
order on the lapel of q brothers coat, il
means vastly more to me than all the
-..d and tinSel OF the regalia. IL means
a uudyiug friendship, link that binds
heart % heart I'm the great brotherhood
0. Wan.
Love forms the second link in this
chain. Ir means a love which shines as
Clue brightest star in the midnight sky;
gentle. modifying force which secret
.ycutwineS itself around our own hearts
and the hearts of others. Love die?
Never.
The third link In the chain is truth
au imperial virtue, and wins for him
who loves 10 the greatest blessings earth
.u yield. do not say that an Odd
'low because he is an Odd Fellow will
,.celyc the crown of everlasting light,
ta- DO say that the Odd Fellow who
et> thc light will be better prepared
q receive the standard OF divine love
,la, shall take him safely to that other
and glorious cline.
The pastor described at some length
-te three virtues represented by the
Inks, and elegantly portrayed their full
significance iu lie. The members of
She order who wcre present listened to
tbc discourse attentively throughout,
and were much pleased with the gener-
al arrangement of the address. At the
conclusion Of the services the members
marched back 20 the hall in body
where the rega.ias were dotted. AL re-
.ruiug Co their respective homes.