The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-30
ODD FELLOWS DAY.
Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of
the Three Link Order.
THE MYSTERY OF TROUBLE.
Rev. DIR. CARROTS Seruoa ON the ..Ifis
of II umaaisysF-Notes Of
the Churches.

ae sevensy-hf.h anniversary OF the
independent Order Of Old Fellows vas
deserved ~ the FRS; Presbyterian church
yesterday morning. aud xas attended oy
over so members of the mystic links n
uniform and regslis. embracing ali the
eantons. encampments and subordinate
lodges Of Seattle, With many visiting mem
bers from ether cites Tae members
assembled IS Gerrnaaia hall on Front
street, and few minutes before IL o'clock
marched IN = body 20 the church IN the
foiIo~ing order: Canton Seattle. No. /, Z.
VI. in full Uniform: FATTY Encampneas,
No. 2: Seattle Encam pment. No. II IN re-
gala and members OF the seven sabordi-
nate lodges OF Seattle. including No. i5s Of
Dusamish. in Il sciid body. all wearing re-
gala Military discipline and precision
gnlded ali their movements, and after
marching into the chareh ali waited until
slgnsised 10 take seats. Their entrance
was made while the organis. played q
voluntary triumphal from Lemons.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Alison made q short
prayer. which closed with the Lords
prayer ehan,ed by the choir and congre-
CATION. Psalm lxxx:v. was read respon-
sively. and thence followed q set pro-
gramrne OF hymns and reading OF the
Scripture. Miss Compton sang = 500
during the offertory. and c. e. Roland.
past grand Seattle Lodge, So. :. also sang
a solo, From Jerusalem 10 Jericho" The
sermon was preached by Rev. Alexander
Alison. who made many happy illusions
70 the order, and after welcoming the men,
bers he gave the following interesting
statistics. showing how the order had
grown from 1880 to December 81, iss2,
quoting from figures covering eli countries
where the order exists:
iaitIations Is-2ssa
MemCer. relieved ......... .-.-.-. I-tS 94s
widowed families renewed. -.. a3.ga
Meuseers deceased .-..-..-...-.... Is7 nj
Te.ai amount paid relief ,-..-...s g, s2I.s7 e5
Members i. order Dee 81, lssl. -. sss'7s3
Total recsip pts year 1850 .....-.... $s,soaisU 3
Total paid Tor relief ,..-.--.-.-...- $780, s's ~
The parable of the Good Samaritan,
Luke 1851, Was the text DR.. Alison was
asked to preach on. that being the ore on
which the order of Odd Fellows vas found-
ell. And behold certain lawyer, etc" The
person referred to in the text as q Lawyer,
DR.. Alison said, approached more nearly
the idea of . minister. for be was an ex-
FOUNDER of the Law of Moses and answered
Christ's question in scriptural manner.
His question. What shall do 10 inherit,
eternal !ife7' implies his belief In life TO
come. DR.. Alison then explained the real
meaning OF Christ's answer TO the lawyer
This do. and thou shalt live"
The speaker gave pictorial representa-
ton of the scene described in the parable:
the distance between Jerusalem and Jer.
ieho was twenty-five miles, and the local
lily was infested with robbers. and men
were robbed and killed every day. The
victim in the parable was a Jew, whose
race desp,sed and derided the Samaritans.
which made the act of the Good Samaritan
the nobler and purer for its disin,erested-
ness. DIR. Alison then explained the les.
sons taught by the subject. Among other
things he said:
1--WE should be careful whom We de.pise
The parable has done much to bring men
into closer and more tender relations.
Your noble order - conducive to this end
and your great underlying idea Is that of
the parable OF the Good Samaritan. L, is
said that there has been a rivalry between
Tacoma and Seattle. | trust it is thing
OF the past. We should not In anv sense
seek to perpetuate the spirit of the Jews
aud the Samariians. Ii is only, however.
IN the early days of towns and cities that
such rivalries lead to unkind remarks
can obtain AS the cities of Tacoma and
Seattle. for example. grow old together
many acts oil Kindness will pass betye
them that will make hard feelings impos-
slbIe. Do you think that Seattle will ever
forget the kindness of Tacoma as shown
by Its promptness and generosity in sup
plying food. clothing. etc. " hen the great
IRE vel nigh destroyed this city five years
ago7 Fifty years hence IL will b. sposeo
OF IN tender tones that, Good Samaritan
ike, she came to our rescue at time
when we were. ike the poor Jew, wounded
and in distress
At the close Of the services the Odd Fell
lows were marched back to the hail and
dismissed.