The Red Cloud chief., 1895-05-17

pleasant feature Of the order, and as il
blends nicely with the great work o.
charity which they espouse, il is ex
tremely proper that they should observe
the day in a solemn and appropriate
manner. The foundation OF the orde,
Is built upon the solid truthe enumerated
by the immortal writer's Of the bible
and as such is the case, the brethren
bind themselves in one common brother
hood, &c uphold the tenets of the order
viz: caring for the widows and orrhans
OF deceased brothers, visiting the sick
helping the distressed. and otherwise
fulfilling the divine precept Of "doinp
good to Others" II is a noble work that
this order is doing, and from a little
twig OF a few years ago, it has become a
giant oak in the world. with lodges in
every state and territory of this grand
country OF ours. Let the good work 20
forward until the brotherhood OF man
shall finally triumph in the last days
when there will be no more sorrow, no
more weeping, and no more death; and
when the triumphant march is taken up
and the redeemed hosts are travelling TO
the glory land. the A. o. U. w. boys will
not DO very far from the great white
throne and the angelic throngs in the
land beyond the blue.
AT 2:3o the lodge assembled at their
nall and marched to the church, fol.
lowed by the Ladies of Honor. At the
church the A. o. U. w. lodge opened
ranks and the Ladies of Honor passed
through and INTO the church. followed
by the members OF Red Cloud lodge,
and were comfortably seated. The or.
gan gave forth beautiful strains, the
choir sang sweet songs. Rev. II. O. Smell
man read tie scripture, and Rev. Bro. ],
a. Maxtield led in prayer, after which
Rev. f.. l.. Ely arose and delivered ono
OF the most excellent sermons on the &C.
casion that we have ever heard on the
subject OF fraternal societies. Below
we give a brief extract OF the Sermon.
II SERMON.
Text: 2'14-"Who gave Himself for ALL"
"The man Of whom these we're SPOKEN
was crucitied, and for a time even his
own disciples thought the hopes Of his
lie were never to be realized.
At his resurrection his influence be.
gan to grow, until today his name is
above every name" 1t has inspired
more hearts to noble deeds, has brought
more cheer to human hearts than all
other IL an inhabitant Of anoth.
er world should visit this and look for the
name OF it's greatest character, he would
find it was Jesus of Nazareth. II he
should then search to find out the secret
OF his greatness, he would find il was
because the gave himself for his fellow
men,"
On Calvary he yielded up his life az
an atonement for humanity's sin. While
living, he jus: as truly gave himself for
us by ministering to the sick, feeding
the hungry. and giving sight to the
blind.
Whatever were the motives that ac.
tuated him, the methods and uses OF his
life are the best possible for US. The
most perfect exemplar of Jesus in this
Is the mother in our houses giving her
life day by day for her little ones. One
might be placed where the best possible
use he could make Of his life would be
yield it up for his fellow men, but
such opportunities are rare. But on
side are opportunities Of using u
for others. No man has a right 10
live who sees in others only opportuni.
lies for self advantage, and thus profits
by their mis%fortunes. Whatever
myth, opportunity, influence, know
se we possess above our brother is
measure Of our debt to him.
This is the law OF Christ and the fun.
iamental principle OF our order. There.
Tore. insofar as we practice what we pro-
less, we are as christian as any o%rganiza.
ton, religious or otherwise, under whose
banner men have ever rallied. The A.
D. U. w. has been, during the last
year, in it's ministry to the unfortunate
md care Of the needy, the most notable
'xempIar Of this principle of Jesus"
After the sermon was over, a quartet
II four gentlemen, composed of G.. L.
Getting, Edgar Getting, Rev. Spelman
md Geo. Overing, sang an appropriate
'ong, the benediction was pronounced.
md the lodges returned to their hall,
where the meeting was again called to
rider and resolutions of thanks were
extended to Bro. Ely, to the church and
o the singers. Speeches were made by
Bros. Ely, Brewer, Jas. Gillian, Rev.
laxtield, Mrs, Kate Pond and others
after which the closing ode was sung
md Master Workman Blakeslee declared
he lodge closed. 1t was u pleasant and
profitable meeting and one that will be
ong remembered. {