The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
SECRET
SOCIETIES.

A Rowe was the recipient of many COM
pliments on the work of his degree
staff, which ne has drilled I'D to a
state of efficiency highly creditable to
him.
Tonight, at the regular session, Pro-
fessor Cummings will deliver a lecture
on Athens" illustrated by stereop
ticon views. This will prove of unusual
and the order generally, will be well
coined. At $3.50 the doors will be
thrown open for the wives and lady
friends of the members.
On Wednesday Enterprise No. Is and
Ridgely No. held good meetings at
which much business was transacted.
No. in particular, listened to adj
vantageous remarks by some OF the
older members that were good indeed.
The other city lodges transacted rou-
tine business as usual.
On Tuesday tomorrow evening,
Ester Rebekah lodge holds forth at its
regular meeting place, and though It
is election night, we trust Il VIII not
keep the members away, as matters Of
Importance will come up that will
claim the attention of the members.
This lodge has had a phenomenal
career since it's inception, and though
many predicted it's downfall it has
grown to be one of the strongest Re-
bekah lodges in the jurisdiction. This
satisfactory state of affairs is due to
the earnest laborS of some of the char
ter members who are ever untiring in
the work. The membership is growing
rapidly, and it's first anniversary, a
few months hence, will show a splen-
did record for its first year of exis-
tence. The first meeting night in De-
cember will witness the election of
new officers in each of the Rebekah
lodges.
1t is an accredited fact Odd Fellow
ship is in the ascendency where Re-
bekah lodges exist the husband ma
turally taking more interest in a cause
which fosters an interest for his wife
and daughter. 1t is the blending of
the two influences, the cooperation of
brothers and sisters which makes Odd
Fellowship noble, and which magnifies
and strengthens the Rebekah work
the softening, evelating influence of
the one commingling with the care
and protection of the other. The
brethren are the "watchmen upon the
walls for the Rebekahs' sake, interest
and welfare, but within our own selves
lies much of our success, and to our
own united efforts belong the safe and
virtuous career of Rebekah. Now the
question naturally arises to those not
in the fold: What advantage is de-
rived from membership in a Rebekah
lOdge?" We can say, many-morally,
socially, intellectually and even pc
cuniarily. Its lessons If wisdom i'm
prove the mind, cultivate the intellect,
train the virtues and qualifications of
the true woman, schooling the finer
attributes of her nature, teaching her
to love with aspirations akin to the
superior; teaching us our duty to each
other as well as to our fellowmen,
obliging us to sacrifice or self-denial,
but recompensing us in the conscious
ness of a faithful performance of duty,
in making others happy; and especially
it is valuable when the dark clouds of
sorrow gather around us, misfortune
and trouble crushing our proud spirits
then comes the faithful sister like a
ministering angel and wipes from sor-
rows binding eye the bitter tear of
woe.
We, as Rebekahs. are here on a mis-
sion of humanity, not out of mere idle
curiosity, but in order that we may
each assist in devising the best means
of alternating human distress
I'VE are Rebekahs. The noble order
of which we are a branch is one whose
deeds of benevolence and charity,
though not blazoned upon the snowy
monuments of the world nor sounded
on the streets by the clamor of trum-
pets, are yet known and read by all
men. They are known by the fruits
they have borne in the great human
garden wherever the sunbeams of Odd
Fellowship have fallen; they are road
in the smile of chastened hope stealing
through the sadness of the widO~- :
lonely lot, and light beaming from the
tear-filled eyes of the orphan.
while the outside world is surging
with earthquake shocks Of political eX
element and teeming with passion,
within the charmed circle embraced by
the triple links all is peaceful, calm
and serene. Friendship stills the throes
of excitement. Love smooths the tor
rent of passion and truth Gains the
pillows of turlult. Human sympathy
is the only thing that makes Iife en-
durable; Danish love, and it becomes a
wilderness fit only for heather.
Our order is not alone an organiza-
ton to relieve necessities and alleviate
suffering, but its mission is to cement
humanity in the bonds of friendship,
love and truth" Extract from a speech
by Mrs. Hattie B. Borland.