Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-13
THE II. OF r. SPLIT.
Ihs Local German Lodges viii Join The
new Branch.

Humboldt aud Germania Lodges, X.
OF p, Of this city, numbering nearly
one hundred members, will refuse TO
give up the Gsrman ritual, as was re-
CURED by the Grand Lodge, at the ses-
sion 10 Kansas City, two years ago, and
will cast their fortunes with the In
proved Order, organized at Buffalo De-
cember 18Th and lQtA Inst.
10 manifesto issued from Indianap-
oils December %, 1894, the Supreme
Commander OF the ImproVed Order,
George Seidenstricker, says:
Not quite thirty yesrs ago, the
City OF Washington, ID O., witnessed
the birth OF beneficial order based on
the principles OF friendship, charity
aud 6enevoence. Civil war mad devAs-
tatsd our fair land and haired and pas.
sion ran high between contsndlnE sec
lions OF this country. Extending the
olive branch OF page TO tAs North and
South, and bslug founded upoa the nal
versal brotherhood OF mankind, tho
new order appealed strongly Tor sup
port not only 10 tho recently beilGsrent
factions, out by reason OF lts libsraiitY
sud tolerance. attracted TO its ranks re-
cruits from all nGticnAlties. The In
fancy Of tho new order Of knights OF
Pyttias vas beset vita many hardthips
ana YiclssituGss, Snd In its adversely 10
new no truer and more steSdfGst
friends thsn those members who come
90 our hospital ,hores from other lads.
Intoxicated with the later success
oi this order, It's supreme officers at tbs
session held az Kansas City, Missouri,
two years ago, adopted measures which
ieRiSisted lod 2es using other thanan Ea.
Rlish ritual out OF existence, and sat the
zeal OF approval upon this action in its
recent session at Washington, D. c.,
this year. The protests OF Lodges
using rituals othsr than the English
were treated with silsnt contempt; sheir
appeals for the right OF existsncs were
deuiad exceu1upon the In oIcrable condi-
tlon;that the English ritual must be used.
AUu--s Oi vATIUu> kinds nave also creDt
lotto this once cherished order, actuateS
nv the same intolersnt spirit Of class
legislation. Being thus brought face 50
face with the alternatives OF dissolution
or rrnuncis'iOn, the German Lodges OF
the United States, choosing the latter
course, organized new order 10 the
city Of Buffalo, N. Y, on Decem Der
Is and 10, 1894, based on the principles
Of u6erality, frIsndshIp and benevo-
ence.
"Conscions OF the Justice Of our Cause,
and ENCOURAGED by Rusrsnteed mem ber
snip, We ask your sid and assistance in
building 40 the new order, or the lines
Indicated. Believing as we do that
avoHed principles must receive their
lust Interpretation bv the acts OF those
protesting them, We condemn the ex-
smpiirstou OF friendship by the old
order as hollow mockery and shan.
We 90 not believe that patriotism can
be- ils.llled into mem ers o. m order by
teaching them 10 disavev their mother
tongue, TO more than We can believe thai
a prayer directed 10 the Divine Being
can be less cffectual II offered in q Lam
zusge foreign TO this country Liberty
and tolerance have been watch words OF
our great country Since us birth have
attracted to our shores tbs ancestors OF
all those who are now American citi-
zens."
The next session OF the Grand Lodge
of the Improve Order is TO De held in
Detroit, July 0, 1895