Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-05-31

war no more, 1t Will come through
friendship, love and truth. War has
stalked over this earth, brandishing
the torch of the incendiary, marching
to the work Of destruction, creating
the riot Of death and the carnival of
the grave. Go to the field of battle
and amid the shrek of the dying, the
clash of weapons and the roar of ar
tillery, learn the nature of cruel war.
1t has annihilated the agriculture and
commerce Of the richest nations ever
represented to us on the map of the
globe. 1t has killed more beings
than now inhabit this earth. In fifty
battles fought by julius Caesar he
trampled upon the corpses of 1, $4,000
men. The Rebellion cost the North
and South 100000 precious lives,
but friendship, love and truth are
softening the hearts and enlighten-
ing the minds of all mankind and the
universe will yet be a temple of
amity and concord on which the in
scription, Behold how good and pleas
ant it is for brethren to dwell togeth-
er in unity The temple of Janus
shall be closed. The swords and
shears of the nations will become
plowshares and pruning hooks. The
olive branch Of peace shall wave over
the nations, and friendship, love and
truth in voices of melodious thunder
shall proclaim to the distracted ma
lions of the earth, peace, forever
more.' h r'-'
Through the rapid growth of the
churches, Odd Fellowship and other
Societies like it, we see the dawn of
that day. In the early part of the
present century in the City of Bal
timore "a few poor men of less than or
binary education and refinement or
gained Lodge of Odd Fellows and
gave to the world their motto, Friend
ship, Love and Trnth.' From such
an obscure Seeding as that planted
in the metropolis Of Maryland in 1919
the tree of Odd Fellowship has grown
until it overshadows the land. Seven
stars shone upon it's cradle for there
was that number on the sign-board at
the entrance to the lodge room. It is
now under the light of all the stars of
the sky. One million men and women
are in it's ranks and fraternaI halls.
Such growth as that is unprecedent-
ed. 1t is because of the spirit of the
age that demands. it and the accept
ability of its truths to thinking men
and women Odd Fellowship exem-
plities its principles in the Lodge
room, in the private walks of life and
on the battle field. At Gettysburg,
Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, An
tetem, Charlottesville, Stone River
Corinth, Vicksburg and kShilo the
members of this Order died, that
friendship might prevail in the ma
ton, that love might unite North and
South and that truth might actuate
every American citizen.
If the growth of Odd Fellowship in
the centuries to come shall keep pace
with that of the century about to close,
if it shall teach and practice friend
ship, love and truth, God, loyalty and
fraternity and go about doing good as
did the Savior of mankind, then in
deed those halcyon days will come
when war, the greatest curse of the
worldwill cease and thercwillbe no need
of peace SOCIETIES or national arbitra-
tons for all men will be in spirit, il
not in name, Odd Fellows and all wo-
men will be true daughters of Rcbeh-
ali.
We shall soou go to the top of yon-
der hill to put flowers on the graves
Of members OF orr Order, heroes Of
peace no less renowned than those of
war We shall return. The tramp
Of marching feet will be followed by