The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-27

better nature, that goes out in sympa-
thy to a fellow being in distress, rises in
involuntary admiration at an exhibition
of true greatness and drops a tear for
the fall Of the deserving unfortunate,
What do you know about friendship
Have you ever been a Damon and found
Pythias to become hostage for you
Have you ever been assaulted and
wounded, and robbed and left to perish
by the wayside of life and had the good
Samaritan to minister to all your needs :?
| Have you been sick and destitute, not of
the neces sites only, but of comfort, of
sympathy, Of those things which selfish
greed cannot give and the wealth of
Croesus cannot buy? Have you felt
that the whole world had gone out of
| your life and at such a time had brother
! to come into. it and to you? Have you
! in anguish exclaimed
What is friendship but a name?
a charm that lulls to sleep,
shade that follows wealth and fame
And leaves the wretch to weep?
!
! -Ireary had brother to come like ray
! If the MONDAY sun? If you have not or
! If you have never experienced how it is
more blessed thus to give than to receive,
friendship is as Odd Fellowship teaches
it.
Some speakers are fond of assuriD g
the public that Odd Fellowship is not a
rrigious society! That depends a good
zeal on the standard of religion main
aimed. If holding membership in a
church to be known Of men, contending
tOr some dogma doctrine or creed, big
rtry, denying to other people any share
IN the kingdom of heaven who do not
| believe as you do, claiming an exclusive
ri bit to construe the scriptures, having all
| your GOdliness in your best suit of clothes
Kept to be worn exclusively on Sunday
he religion, the ODD Fellowship has no
part or parcel therein But if INIT ating
the good Samaritan, visiting the sick
relieving the widow and orphan, giving
|
Doth by precept and example peace on
earth and good will towards men" is re.
igiOn, pure and undetled. Odd.fellow
ship isnot a Sunday, but an every day
religious society. 1t wars against vic,
n every fo.m In the divisions among
men, it has no part. Sectarian and po
lItical discussions are banished from itS
councils. All the churches are We be
lieve doing their work in their especia
,phCres and each doing a work the
others could not do without it-all
working for the one great end. We bic
hem all God speed Zone star ditferetl
rom another star in glory" One star
lIffereth from another star in glory, hu
each adds its light and contributes its
part to the beauty of the heavens
Friendship leads to brotherly love
which is the bond Of unity. But. .fratern
ity unless embodied in acts of humanity
is but an empty name. Joining lodge
is nothing, taking an obligation is moth
ing, proclaiming our principles is less
pie enter into our being-we become
part Of them and they a part of us-w
have brotherly love VII :ch is the bond o.
unity.
T Truth follows after love and has al
intimate connection with it. The mar
> oe truth is honored by all His soul like
spIing Of clear water reflects the light
of heaven and is full of life.
All have heard of the unruly goa
which candidates must ride, of th'
CREASED pole candidates must climb anC
the absurd versions given by the unini
tiated of the degree work in the secre
fraternities. Men have actually pro
fessed to write exposures of these mat
tiers, and one very intelligent lawyer told
, me he did not believe there was any Sc
: cret in any Of the secret fraternities, bu
; there was so much fOOliShness in the
ceremonies that after passing through
them men were ashamed TO tell it. Many
of the very best men of the world have
taken these degrees and not blushed tc
own it.
! Degree teams are much talked about
and il you will not tell | will expose
- piece of team work the result of taking
the degrees Last summer farmer no
thousand miles from Durham was takeI
sick. He was a church member and alsC
member of a country lodge of ODD
Fellows. His family were also sick or all
ing. The crop was badly in the grass. The
good people of the neighborhood and th'
/ Odd Fellows both visited him. At tn,
next meeting of the lodge his condition
| was reported and his sick benefits paid
, What else did rhe lodge do: Pass reso
, lutions? No, That would not kill the