The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-30

!. THE FRATEPNM SOCIETIES


The ritual of the 1. Q. o. F. is enc
of the most beautiful in the world vet
simple and easily understood. and the
degrees, properly conferred. are sub
lime and interesting. Each degree is
great moral lessen from the Bible.
Its motto is Friendship. Love and
Truth. and its great mission is to
visit the sick. relieve the distressed.
bury the dead. protect the widow and
educate the orphan The order seeks.
by every force al It's command. to ele-
waite The character of man-fnake him
better. Libraries and reading rooms
have been opened by many lodges in
1urtherance Of this object BY the aid
OF q visiting card a BROTHER may visit
lodges anywhere on the globe where
they exist, and be a welcome guest in
large cities. and an object of tender
care if sick or in distress in foreign
lands.
The order is enjoying unusual pros
perity at the present time in all lands
where it is est2 blshed. In view Of its
glorious record. the good it has done
and is doing, all good men should unite
with ii and help the noble cause
The two lodges at Park City are still
holding their own in spite of the de-
preston which exists in that well
known camp. and though many of the
members have left in search Of work
elsewhere. those who remain are faith
ful in their attendance and prompt in
performing their duties. OF all the fra
terual orders working at the Park the
Odd Fellows feel the depression least
of all, and will be the last to give in to
the inevitable. A man once becoming
a member of the order, hesitates a long
time before he VIII allow himself to
be discouraged and drop out through
adverse circumstances.
Nercur.-The pastI week the writer
spent at this famous gold camp and
found evidences of prosperity on every
hand. The order has had remarkable
growth the past six months Mercur
lodge No. % having now 40 members.
The lodge has organized q degree staff
with H. Huff as captain, and they have
drills eVerV weak Last Wednesday
one candidate was initiated and at the
meeting this week the second and
third win BE conferred on two brothers.
The Rebef1ah lodge is exceptionally
prosperous. with efficient offices and
members who strive 10 excel in ali they
undertake. Sister NOBLE Grand Della
Clays is a frst-class presiding officer
and has the good win of all who attend.
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Among tAe many sources, CT charity
and benevolence with which the world
at present abounde, there is none mere
eleEating, nCne more ehnobling, or pc
culiar3y adapted TO the nature and tenn
permanent of women, calling into eEer-
else and DEVELOPING the amer and nooler
qualities Of her nature. than the Re
1aal- n f1T hi
she stands side by side with husband
father, brother in the great. duties Of
man to fellow man, ciinsing and de-
pendent, yet hopeful, ana eyer adapt
ing herself to the peculiarly loving and
syrapa thetic nature OF its mission,
which cannot fail to arrest a rejecting
mind
It IS pure and exalted in Ss-2 -i:l,ent
sacred in its obligations, elevating in
its Instructions. liberal and generous
in its principles, founded upon the
nolslest and Durest characters -: that
adiCrn the pages of sacred history. II
port~ays courage. goodness and
fidelity Of true Womanhood. mcdesty
worth. excellence. and all those virtues
which combine to make d woman pure
noble and coed. blending the, beneyolenf
and charitable duties Of life with hel
own domestic and social relations. Thi:
degree of Rebekah is typical of the
mothers of the Bible, brave and illus
trious women of oiden times, the no
bic hearted wives and daughters of the
ancient patriarchs. whose remarkable
careers stamped them the truest type.
Of sterling merit. and gives us an am
pie field to labor in the works of love
and honor. And who. more than wo
man, consecrating all her faculties t.
good and useful purposes, responds
more nobly and cheerfully to the call
even though eensure and Teproach bi
her ungrateful reward? Her innate
nature prompts her ofttimes 10 deed:
unseen and unknown only to God and
herself.
This beautiful degree illustrates al
the virtues that adorn the female char
acter, and the characters portrayed ar
all typical OF some trait or virtue Whicl
is commendable or admirable in woman
They are brought before the mind fol
instruction and imitation and. bein:
significant in their representations
present q spectacle worthy of study By
the most cultivated intellect. The EN-
blenns employed in this degree are APP
propriate and illustrative in their ap
plication TO everyday life and its duties
The bee hive representing industry ant
untiring diligence in the labor Of love
the moon and stars representing sys
tenn, order and regularity in all ou
duties, the dove representing purity
innocence, ueekness and gentleness, 50
betting to pure-minGed. noble woman
Like Rebekah of old, it is still priv
ilege of woman to minister in works O
kindness and love to the weary trav
eIer and stranger within our midst
There are many in life thirsting for TIL
simplest acts Of love, strangers to kind
ness, tC charity, to happiness; man,
whose lives are as barren Of refreshing
memories as the trackless desert; man,
whose toilsone journeys are neve
chcered or frightened by a single oars
Even as the well was a welcome sigh
to the traveller, and the unaffected hos
pitality as refreshing and grateful. s.
the great well of human benevolenc
IS free and spacious enough for al
mankind; its waters, cool, clear AM
abundant. Let Us freely dispense il
refreshing draughts to the needy; lie
US drop our Kindness by the wayside o
life.
There was a very good ATTENDANCE
at the convention of Zion lodge, No. l.
X. OF p. last Friday evening. when
the warm weather and there being II,
work in the ranks are taken into con
sideration. But Zion lodge always ha
an interesting time at all meetings. ant
visiting brothers remark that they al
ways feel at home when they attend.
An interesting time is expected mex
Friday evening, when several candi
dates will present themselves for initia
ton into the mysteries OF the page
rank
All knights are invited to be present
lie who prefers self to his brothe
and who is not truly fraternal to hi
fellow man, should never seek entranc
to the castle walls Of a lodge of Knight
Of Pythias.