The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-31

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ened as II is by its past glories, encour-
aged by its present good works, ill1m-
ines the future with the golden promise
or more progression in the battle
against vice. All men, whether con-
nected with the order or not, know OF
the good that is done yearly, monthly
weekly, daily, hourly, by our brother
hood. The books of the recording ange
of heaven are teeming with entries on
the credit side of our account, wherein
the story of sickness relieved, death
robbed of its greatest terror-the
| thought of dependent ones left behind
is written side by side with the date of
the tears of widows and orphans
stayed, their hearts given cheer and
their lives made hopeful, all by the
beneficent acts of this order
/ In the matter of aiding the distressed
u
ing for the orphan and widow, it has
progressed year by year until the sum
total of labor and its benefactions as
surnes proportion so gigantic as to
challenge belief, while compelling ad-
miration even from the scoffer
The independent Order of Odd Eel
lows does a great word in the ramifi-
cations of the life of the people, and
that its work is ever for good and is
ever progressing in quantity and extent
Mutual relief is not the single pur-
pose of the order. 1t is a mere incident.
The primary object of those who, rs
years ago, launched upon the sea of
life the frail bark of Odd Fellowship,
was fraternity-the making of its mem
bers better friends with each other,
and the improvement of themselves ano
their fellow men.
The order makes war upon vice in
every form, concrete and aggregate, in
dividual and national; and in its war
it finds strength by aiding its members.
Its teachings are intended to reach the
heart and influence the good in every
member, to store his inner self with
pure thoughts and holy aspirations to
elevate his moral tone and prepare him
for mental battle with precious stores
or good instruction. Upon this rests
the power and the life of the. order
The central thought of the fathers of
the order, as eXemplified in the teach
ing of the ritual, was to elevate man.
To that end the order was formed;
for that purpose it has labored; and
we, as individuals, are solemnly obli-
gated to achieve that purpose and Sc
cure that end.
To make this order successful, then,
in its highest sense, requires of each
individual member that he should make
successful war upon his own iInper-
fections, should cultivate his own vir-
tues, should make himself 4 true ex-
emplar of the beautiful tenets of the
order. 1t. requires that each member
should prove by his daily walk among
men that Odd Fellowship has given
him the kernel, not the husk-the
spirit. not the word only; the power to
do. to be openly and clearly steadfast
as man to friendship. love and truth.
Local Lodges-Mystic No %. on Mon.
day last, conferred the iniatory degree
On three candidates. The work of the
lodge was promptly disposed of and
every man being in his proper place
and orchestra in good form, the work
was given with that precision always
found in No. 90 Viewed from any
standpoint, one cannot fail to be proud
of the lodge and its achievements. Be
ginning with crude ideas of fraternity.
there has been evolved from its ex-
perience thorough plan of achieving
progress and doing duties and perform
ing acts that has raised it to the pima
Gle of successful lodge work. We look
TO its future with confidence as it has
attained the ideal of Utah Odd Fellow
ship.
Ridgely No. .. on Wednesday, had
the most important meeting for several
months. The bylaws underwent a
radical change, which, in the estima-
ton of those present, will result in
great good to the lodge in the future.
Axes were used in place of pruning
hooks in chipping off dead and worth
less timber, and benefits and dues re-
ceived a shaking up that would make
dry bones rattle. Progress is the watch
word of No. 9. She ever leads the van
in measures that will build up the
structure of Odd Fellowship.
Enterprise No. Is held its usual week /
~ meeting on Wednesday night with
matter before the lodge. All
took an active part in discussing what /
was up before them, and the lodge adj /
journed a a late hour.
Utah lodge No. l and Jordan No. 3
held joint meeting. as soon as routine /
matters were settled. and entertained t
No 81. which visited them I
in a body. A delightful evening was
spent both by hosts and guests for /
lation to fraternity in its true field of .
labor. Such meetings as these knit /
closer the ties of brotherhood among
the members. May they be continued 1
until every lodge mas experienced the ]
Joys of reciprocal visits.
Salt Lake No. 2 met Friday with a
fair average attendance. Under good
Of the order" several spoke on different
subjects, which made the meeting
rather more interesting than usual.
Sovereign Guardian Hoge addressed
he audience on fraternal business, and
lad the attention of the lodge.
Fidelity No. II, with their accustomed
vigor, gathered together at the regular
Friday meeting and made the evening.
yery pleasant for all those who were
present. Two candidates were given the
mysteries of the initiate degree of Odd
Some visiting brother made
rood remarks and related incidents
hat proved of interest.
Official Visit.-The grand lodge of
Jtah went down to Bingham on Satur-
lay, and paid fraternal visit to Bing-
Iam No. 10 and Highland No. q. The
odge members and visitors had very
pleasant time. The best address was
hat made by Sovereign Guardian
Ioge, who gave an interesting talk on
What Odd Fellowship is, and what it
las ACCOMPLISHED.
Provo lodge No. II will give an excur-
ion to Castillo Springs on June II.
1--WE know of a lodge in our iuriS-
fiction, where under the minimum ben
fit law. there are not less than ten ;
pensioners on the resources of the
Odge. 1t may be good for the brothers.
ut it is a terrible strain on the lodge"