Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-06-25
The. RobekAhs.

to the toast sThe Rebekans" at the
I. o. o. F. banquet Tuesday night:
"Tho brave, good. true-hearted,
kind, charitable Rebekahs; God bless
them in their good work.
NEARLY fifty years have passed
since Odd Fellows launched our lit
tie bark. with 80 many doubts and
misgivings upon the broad sea Ut
0 i'd Fellowship. The waves of pre-
JUDGE have swept over us and, def.
ing adverse winds, have roughly
tossed our frail bark. but we now
come sailing into smoother waters.
@Havmg accepted the honor con-
ferred upon ur by our kind brothers,
we have done all in our powlr for the
advancement of the great cause and
endeavored to do what would prepare
US for better work in the future.
We hope there has not been too
much expected Of us, 80 when the
reckoning comes we shall not be
found wanting. .. .
I'VE fully realize that it requires
something more than mele temininity
to make woman to the standard of
this degree. We know there must be
life and character and these adorned
beautiied and hallowed by
Friendship Love and Truth
radiate to the whole world convinc-
ing them of the greatness and noble.
nese Of our Order.
"The efforts that are the crowniDg
beauty of this age are all the
thoughts and expressions of love and
there is no more beautiful type Of the
thoughtful love for others than in the
care of the aged and orphans. In
the fostering Of these forms of benev-
olence the womanly heart finds OPP
portunity for its fullest activ .ty and
usefulness. Look at your statistics
and find who is devoting this care,
and working for the great cause of
charity and benevoIence.
&The Rebekahs are united to sub
due all that is unholy and selfseek-
ing. Our mission is to cheer, to COM
fort, to relieve, to pour upon the
wounded heart the milk of human
kindness, to throw around sweet or
phan children the mantle Of love and
protection, to gently guide the totter-
ing footsteps Of old age down the
dark valley towards home. to show to
the whole world by precept and ex-
ample that the truest living is to live
for others. Is it any wonder then
that our ranks are 80 rapidly filling
with enthusiastic recruits trying to
solve the wonderful Something of
Odd Fellowship? Are women det-
riment to thu OrderP Are they abus.
ing the privileges so kindly bestowed
upon them by our generous brothers?
I do not think 30. If your Order
would be injured. by women, good
women, have little fSith in its hon.
esty and purity. No one who will
disrobe himself Of seltishness be-
lieves that true woman is an injury
anywhere in Gods creation, much
less in a society whose Boosting feh
tnres are charity and benevolence,
and whose motto Is: 'As ye would
that others should do unto you, do
you even 80 unto them.'
am an ardent admirer Of Odd
Fellowship. admire it's impressive
ceremonies and respect it's mysteries
Il venerRte Its vows and obligations
Pud consider each Of it's nnaxims .
COLDER rule, and / should be sorry
yes, very, Uery sorry, TO think that
the degree Of Rebekah would ever be
erased from the white tablet of Odd
Fellowship.
SThe first duty We Owo TO ourselves
as Rebekahs is to 500 that We have
lodges in every town In the State
wherever tho trials and cares Of LII,
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