The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-08-16

SUI hSp tue uOClFlue winch
we dare to believe. He has made
of one blood all nations of men.
to dwell on the face Of the earth.
That is, men are indeed of one
heart and one mind. and might
enjoy all things. if they would.
in common. This is the promise
aud the growth of our order is
the assured discovery that this
good news is true. 1t is an ac-
acknowledgement of how joyful
and pleasant thing it is for
brethren TO dwell together in
unity.
Friendship, Love. Truth. Faith.
Hope and Charity.
The earliest Of the three epochs
suggests at once the fundamental
principle of our association, the
fraternity which the Father of
the Order designated, the found.
alton stone of our institution.
Upon It's solid basis the super
structure was 20 rise, destined
safely to repose, as long as time
itself should endure. Upon this
broad platform men of diverse
positions in religious, social and
political life might be brought to
cooperate without regard to birth
or worldly circumstances. An
associate of love, the central
link and forming the first in the
chain, is the covenant of friend
ship. The fundamental qualities
of true friendship are constancy
and fidelity. Where constancy
is wanting there can be no fideli-
ty which is the other basis of
friendship. The first of the ord
ers three links. Therefore pre-
.sumed entire confidence. Its
practice was to be the antithesis
of the world motives, where so
many recognized no personality
but their own, and deprecated
the seltishness which enforced
the assertion that all things ex
ist for pleasure or convenience.
Odd Fellows were taught to be
unselfsh and to consider every
where in the order and in their
lives, to the extent of their abili.
ty the claims upon their sympa.
thy and charity of dependent
beings like themselves.
By the untiring energy of that
great and good man Schuyler
Colfax, the degree OF Rebekah in
1851 was added to the complete
ment of degrees. This result
might have been foreseen, Odd
Fellowship compromising all
that had been claimed, and aim.
ing to establish a universal do
minion over the minds and hearts
of its members seeking to redeem
man from selfshness and raise
humanity above the subtle inan-
ence that debase it to a plane,
where. with united front the
great hand to hand battle with
evil must be fought, found that
it's ranks should include all those
who in any way stood in need of
it's offices. The family. NO less
than the Fraternity, destined to
endure suffering and misery,
sickness and death is also entitl-
ed to human sympathy
The foregoing is merely an
extract from Mr.. Harmer's ora
ton. The entire speech would
fill more than this whole page
and could not have been printed
at one time, He gave a very
clear and we'll arranged history
of the Odd Fellows organization
of which he is a distinguished.
enthusiastic and thoroughly well
informed member. We have
heard his effort loudly praised
and feel sure that not only mem-
bers of the order but others were
highly entertained,-EED.
For the gentlemen. w. 7. Mer.
riman has added to his great
stock of Shoes and Hats com.
plete stock of Furnishing goods.
The very latest shapes in Neck
wear, Collars and Cuffs, Gloves
and Suspenders. All kinds of