The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-04-27

,s. PstAAN'p iSS do pure anu iISS
: these have existed in heorv in all t
ages They occupied the minds OF Socra-
les and other great ancients, but in
heory only. Justinian laid down three
great principles which have come down
tnroigh the ages. That ali men should
I've honestly. should hurt nobody and
should give to every man his dues. But
he did not live up to them. But to Odd
fellowship friendship is the seed, love the
lower and truth the ripened grain.
Without truth the great underlying prin-
ciples of oddfellowship would be under
mined and the great work of the order
,eput to no account. That these great
principles are practiced by our society |
let the records show. The society now
has fund in store for purposes of relief
ofover $50 900, 900. This is vast and
almost incomprehensibles sum but such is
the case. Over three-quarters of a mil |
lion dollars were expended for the relief
OF distress last year. This assistance
does not come to need as charity but as
lawful claim. Taking as a basis five
people for every male member over four
million souls have right to demand the
assistance of the brotherhood as law
full claim.
SIS love practiced by our order? Let
the records OF the yellow fever in Mem
phis answer. At that time the oddfel-
lows disbursed money, food and clothing
until told that they could use no more.
The Johnstown flood and the Chicago
fire also testify to this benefcence. These
examples prove that the order is not
teaching, but practicing with oPen hand
ed honesty the doctrines of love IT'S
strong point is performap teaches
by practice that the duty III 4szs Is to do
some good in the world, toad and en-
courage fellow men. 1t impresses with
practice. 1t if a great cooperative in
dustry. There is nothing more lasting
than the performance OF the promises OF
oddlellowship. We do not pretend that
all charity is wrapt up in us, but sys-
/ tematic action makes relief more timely
and our lodges all over the globe give
aid to an army of men. No argument
could prosper unless it had a record, and
it is to this record we point as sign o.
prosperity. Let me turn your attention
to other matters founded OH the plat
form of humanity. Our life is entwined
in others who are not beyond the bonnds
of sympathy and human aid. Our order
knows nothing OF creeds and doctrines
but is intensely practical, and meets al
men in advancement OF the principles o
sectarianism. do not mean by this tt
place Oddfellowship above Christianit,
and / have no patience with the mar
who claims that Oddfellowship is a goos
enough religion for him. OddfellowshiI
is not above Christianity and does no
: claim to make men Christians. But i
draws men together on the same level
The millionaire and the laboring man OF
the same plane of fellowship, and pre-
i vents distinctions of class. 1t will d.
i more to eradicate the differences betweel
) capital and labor than any other plan o
action. 1t is aconseryator ofpatriotism
Fl We believe in the doctrine of thankful
!. ness to God and Loyalty to our countr7
and fellow men. Oddfellowship demand
a belief in supreme being. reyeres re
: lligion and holds the Bible indispensable
J in the lodge room; still it holds no affili
alton with creeds and doctrines an,
= does not believe that oddfellowship
religion. The man who rests his welfar
: on the doctrines of the order may rest il
5 fancled security, but he will have a rud
: awakening. Oddfellowship is pro
gressive institution. 1t has taken frn
hold upon man as an order with pro
gressiye ideas. It was the first order t.
accord to women a share in its work
/ and the Rebekah lodge is the result
There was some opposition to this o.
, the strength of the idea that woman
conld not keep a secret, but as me-
: learned more their opposition cease
and women were prompt to join it
ranks, until now the Rebekah lodg
. numbers 10000 souls. Women ar
. doing the work OF the lodge, are bearinl
: its burdens of carrying joy to suffering
J and are proving ministers of helpfulness
Search the realm OF modern history an,
IcI.C sch
great without women's prayers an
: efforts. We cannot estimate the aid c
r the Rebekah lodge to oddfellowship il
( aiding it's standard of morality, purit
and benevolence. Oddfellowship is no
E critical of character, but by the associa
/ tons of the lodge room endeayors t.
bring out and develop it. 1t gives t
E men an enlarged view of life and canno
] help hut make better men and citizens
] / Let us then in all ways promote it
) welfare. Do net fear opposition. If til
. order dies it will not be from this caus
$ but because it will be stabbed to deaf
$ in the home OF its friends. Let ms con
liuuc III TIC pSIioiiudHSS VI Jul hiiui
Offices, anc not only give satisfaction t
individuals, but receive commendatio
IRON God. The future of the order rest
5 with its members. Let us continue t
: guard, protect and defend it, and grov
, purer, grander and nobler with the prir
ciples of the order we love"
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| Governor Nelson's economic polio
was never more apparent than in th
wholesale slaughter of appropriation
in the omnibus bill. A reduction {
: S237 900 is no small feature in the eS