Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-27
THE ODD FELLOWS, HOME.
Address by Judge CoWell OF WAFER
bury


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The dedieatory address was delivered by |
Judge George b: Cowell of Waterbury,
who said:
NV Brothers-Ne have met on this glad ami
versary to witness the fruitton OF our hopes "
the realization Of this project for waf1 nse
Of our noble hearted grand secretary, made Yeas
ago, has been answered. We have gaSnese ths ~
sacred and venerated word implies to each OF ns
il sad disaster comes and the tide OF LIES oat'ie
turns against us. -, +b;s
suspicious occasion. We are fortunate in It's 10
cation. It is on the banks OF this placid river IN
to these aged residents type and symbol of the
shoreless ocean they soon must cross, In signI OIL
devotion to human freedom, near the goooly caJ
Of New LondoD,a stronghold of our brotnerno3oa,
BILE grand master, whose fostering care WILL no'
falter though his office cease ...
We are fortunate in the unanlm1ty una end' wal
lingford were anxious that we should taae I rs'
buildings and orchards which that strange re- re-
planted Bridgeport, Hartford, and score %, OF
towns were Jealous to secure 1t. nao iUnuiy
Rs heshts
the beautiful valley Of the Naugatuck, On n,,ad
acres which my ancestors and myseio nae session
hsra aster fi,, view and free discussion, we
voted tremendously that this was the proper
place, and ID no no.. one no seems TO lave a0''
AZ the old time israelites wayworn and weary
| with the long. sad journey in the Wiaerneess,
sS had hi not built and ate Of orchards and
| wards they had not planted, 40 we partaKe OF
o onr p,a . Thess buildings were erected
| these gardens planted and these lawns adorned
with no thought Of our occupancy You 1n .S
/
rich southern planter who sought q hone for the
wife he loved that he might rear, in the free un
that she bore him safe from the prejudice
against them in his own cline because, forsootn
there might be come drops OF career Diooa t now
Claim no prophets ken. 1t is not safe t.
prophesy Of any human life or human enter
prise. We have the present in our keeping. In
| finite wisdom holds and hides the future W.
Sot feoR what lies iidden the unfolding
| the days that are to come. ..,.-
of the nas student Of history che wrecks Of
and empires and systems Of philosophy 60 Gilt
But, doubtful and sad-hearted as experience
| may have made US, yet, as we read the br1gh
Of our orders 1ee
be optimistic Of this project We often say 0
| the 1--WE poor hard working men who, seventy
tentious Baltimore tavern, that ..they buildet
| better than they knew They little dreamet
| that they were foun ling an order that Mithn IN
lifetime of men now living would cross the ocean
| and the continents and grow to be the greates
and the grandest fraternal organization, outslo
the Christian church, that has ever blessed Tn
| world
As we study this record and look over the nv!
| wears it has b. en- active in our state ana nno
true that in this period no Odd Fellow mas oie,
in the almshouse or been buried In pauper
grave we feel confident that our home Will De n
| transient experiment Purchased by no enforce
taxation but by the free will offerings OF warn
hearts and honest hands it Will Dc enoo"eo AL
| maintained by the same source
| And brothers, although no prophet, dare I
| confidently say that it will grow apace. Otne
| wards will be added. A hospital for the care o
acute as well as cases that are chrome ana nopt
| less, will surely come. And our Re0ekan SISTER
! will never rest till orphanage ID added, fc
| with their kindly hearts they know now SAD
| the child that is fatherless, how doubly pereave
| is the lutte one whose aching head ana sopDln
| heart is never pillowed on mothers breast,ove
| whose cradle no mothers lullaby ID ever sum
| and they will give you no peace till infancy
| we'll as old age Is guarded.
| Brothers, amid the joy of these hours cou
| sci that there be no counting or What ine
| things may cost The Grand Master said: 1t
| more blessed to give than to receive, and
| preached a true philosophy. AS we each OF
hope for ourselves serene and prosperous Q
| age let us do what we can to cheer our Col
| rades who have been less fortunate. and the
| will come to us the consciousness that unworti
| as we we have each done something TO ma
| this SUMMER and better world.
God bless our glorious order and our Connec
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