Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-20
THEY ALL DO GOOD
REASONS FOR HIS DEVOTION
ALasEs samssr u tAs osass prsssas.
a ceiisetsoa Taken sos uafsruass
Msnssss DazA

Abont thfee-f0ufths Of .hs seating
capacity II - MARKS cnarcn wa os-
esp.ed at nl<nt ~ msmDsEs 81 fra
tsFa2l AID bsnshessry organ zallons.
Mo bad gathered ~ inslistioa u the
Rev. IL. CzApoelI FAIR on the o>cA-
slon of his Anaasl s<raaoa delivered
especially Tor the n-mbsfs Of those So
ceucs The following organ xsnoas
v-rs fsprsssnte1s Anusnt ofdsr 81
Lalied woFkmen. Royal Arcanunl, In
dependents order OK forssters. knigcn
of Tie A<ccahsss. 0raer o. Caosen
friends. knixnts Of Ihs Golden Eagle.
Saton2l ason. aised friends. Equl.-
anio Al toioa, koyzl lemplars, Ma
tonsl Dut2rs. ~s4enDlsl League, lode
psn1sct 0f1er ~ Odd fel.0ss. knights
Of PytaAs kn1 lie Independents order
OF ke1 Nea.
Spec.zi n.nsic for tho occasion Was
seiec'ts1 aud s.eetiv rendered BY tie
choir. Inc vested choir sang -Oavzrd
tnristlkn >ol1lsr. ard NY Country.
OF fnes 1 sing. Francs Campbell
A0d Mrs.. h. -. DAVIS sang duet,
''Cons Unto HIM. ADD tie anthem.
Emanuel, VA rendered ~ fGl.
Chorus.
fna sermon xss not founded Oh =
Hcr1ptnsi text. ouE 81 tie eonciuslon
Mr.. Fair read tue elShin verse OF ios
nfsn chapter Of 81 faai's nrst epsstie
10 limCtny "Lsery mAn VINO provad-
etn nos f0f rs own - worse taan an
lnfidei.'
The lev. Or. Far in introducing his
address sad ne had nye ressons fur b .
admrauon and love Tor beneficiary
orders and 40 gave them N clear and
forccsaI ssnaer. lis trs. reason giyen
wss toss tho orders Of ;nst character
provide q msn WIKI money when he
needs . most The benefits de-
rived from . pscuniary stand
poIa. hare grea. influence
N tier favor.
Mora. christian saa Efevnttnx
These orders support . man when
be Is pfostrstrd with sciences. but
tAls sssistsucs - not gwen en-
tns principle OF panpcr.sm or charity,
Il Genes BY contract. They help =
msn 10 seizs an opportunity for enter
ing INTO business by givsng hiFn money
- invs-f. Iney help nlan in h.s Old
age eod make the death bed easy by
supplying tie wants OF his family.
lis second reason MAS that these
socictles provide real friends and bege.
true friendship. They permit no
Strangers WITHIN their lodges, create q
oc a. ,is tbs : extends 10 families and
scl a. a -oc.ai cement. They are fun
o. devot,oc aud Attention 10 widows
and orpat1s.
The tbrd reason for his affection
Wa tnst lless scc.siies provld- sound
and pure morsl.y. They have a
mora aud eieys.inS influence and no
immoral person can gain admittsncs
10 the crders Tnc lodge 10 graad
teschsr Of morshiy IN community.
Inc fourth reason was these organ
izs4ioos eve tier members the truest
aid u.dest SCOPE Tor charity. A per-
sons l!l-inoersnlp puts D.m 10 \ posi-
ton 10 give ms with the conndence
that they w.i 70 wortaiiy bestowed i.
Lodges know no east. vs., north or
so1ta in giving assistance 10 their
bre.Area = l.mes OF disaster.
The h.tn and Ia: rcasou was that
lodges o. beneficiary character pro-
viis = fOun4af on Tor the Christ "a
religion. An after = placed IN the cen.
ter Of each lodge room IN pain sigh.
of every nlemter and the obi cation
FOR msmtcrsn!p . taken with one
hand on the open bible. Every lodge
bss Is psrlste. chaplain or leader "
devotional exercises
A. the close of tue sermon q collec-
ton vas tskeu sor Mr.. Falr's sund
for keeping up dues OF psrsons who
Ar unable - pay them during tne
yea. Last year ~ pad tae dues of
eixnt oer-oas VINO ~ misfortune were
- danger - losing their membersh D
al sonls osne nc.Ary order.