The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-04-30
The 77TH ANNIVERSARY.
Odd Fellows Listen to Sermon by
Rev. r. G. Grose at the
N. e. Church.
The Minister is Pointed in His Re-
marks to the Wearers
of Three Links.

versary OF ODD
~ M~ Fellowism in the
OD United States
was appropriately observed by the Odd
Fellows of this city and surrounding
country ny exercises at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday morning, Rev.
R. G. Grose, a member of the fra
ternity and pastor of the church de-
ivering a sermon on the three links
of Odd Fellowism.
About 81 members of the craft and
II members of the Rebekah Degree
Order assembled at the hall shortly
before 1Oa o'clock and at the first tap
of the church bell marched from the
hall to the Methodist church where
they occupied seats reserved for them
and where large number of mem
bers of the Lodge had already secured
seats. The procession was headed by
E. B. Hale as marshal.
A single vase of flowers, standing
on the communion board, was the on
ly floral ornament of the church and
it seemed to give the occasion the
proper solemnity. The choir consist
ed of Misses Nettie Houck and Daisy
Clayson and Messrs. E. R. Houck and
NJ. D. Martin. Aside from the pulpit
being occupied by Mr.. Grose, Rev.
w. S. Cochrane of Tracy was also
present, he having came over to con-
duct quarterly services in the evening.
Mr.. Cochrane offered prayer and read
the lesson.
Mr.. Grose was sharp in some of his
remarks to the members of the craft.
He stated that the face and form of
an Odd Fellow ought to be familiar
in the house of God. "There isn't
much Odd Fellowism in a member if
it isn't" he caustically remarked.
"The assertion that the Odd Fellows
lodge is enough for him or them is un-
worthy of the man and disgrace to
the order, and the man that says this
doesn't know what he is talking
about"
The minister then touched up the
three links of Odd Fellowism-Friend-
ship, Love and Truth. He said that
they represented the three pillars and
formed the three base stones of Odd
Fellowism. Then he read a trio of
texts for the occasion. One text was
from Proverbs and the other two we're
from John. The texts touched upon
the three cardinal points OF Odd Fell
lowism and Mr.. Grose stated that so
long as they formed the basis of the
order and we're lived up TO SO far
would the ends of the order be ac-
complished. When slighted or re-
moved from the order the object
would be defeated. 81 often think"
he remarked in sharp tone, "that it
has dwindled very far from those
principles already"
eff you don't understand the spirit
of Odd Fellowism you are feeding on
the husks outside of the first door," !"
was another pointer he gave the Odd
Fellows present and elsewhere as food
for digestion.
'There is nothing so good as friend
ship when properly lived up to ac-
cording to the true meaning of the
texts laid down and Of the Odd Fell
lows order; nor is there anything so
weak, SO ignoble, so degrading, so de-
basing, as weak friendship. Life's
highways are full of needy people
this morning and they want your help
and assistance and want you to get
down off your high horse,' put them
where you have been, take their place
for awhile just to see how it seems.
He that is my friend must show that
he is my friend-a friend such as Je-
sus, my Redeemer, and the Odd Eel