The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-05
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

In the realization of a brotherhood
created by the act of divine fatherhood,
the work of Odd Fellowship is a noble
monument to unselfishness and sym
patty. The doctrine of universal
brotherhood, preached from thousands
of pulpits, printed in tens of thousands
of books, and published in millions of
newspapers, is further from practical
realization today than it was in the
dawn of history. For, although thought
has widened its domain, and the en-
lightened races have accepted this
great truth, and acknowledged frater-
nifty, the actual condition of the masses
has not kept pace with the thought;
the dream of a universal brotherhood
seems less attainable than ever be-
fore.
Today civilized society seems to be
divided into two hostile camps-one,
that of the army of labor, an array
vast in numbers, but poorly equipped
and broken in resources, armed with
the most effective of weapons (the bal
lot), but ignoring it and fighting with
bare hands, sometimes unreasoning,
but always slowly advancing; rising,
like the flow of the incoming tide. In
the other camp lies aggressive wealth,
entrenched behind Notifications of
J laws that it has been building for CEN
turtles, armed with every weapon of in
/ tellect and education that can be pur-
chased; INSCRIPTIONS, cruel, granting
no quarter to the defeated, no mercy
to the captured. All men of wealth are
not enemies of labor; only those who,
| in the unrelenting spirit of gain, ignore
| the brotherhood of man and the rights
of humanity, are the foes of labor.
| Let US ciothe ourselves with good
manners, which are the garments of
the mind, so that the terms odd Eel
lows" and gentlemen" shall become
| synonymous. AS children of COM
mon family, we stand upon common
footing and learn mutual respect. AS
| Odd Fellows, we recognize no titles to
| greatness but those which the Creator
/ has bestowed in special qualities of
mind or soul; that inspire works of Wis
I dom or goodness; and in the lodges this
principle of equality is practiced more
! consistently than anywhere else. To
relieve the suffering, to aid the unfor-
I tunate, to succor the helpless, are the
! commands of our laws and the i'm
perative duties of Odd Fellows. The
spirit fingers of these years have knit
| ted bands of mutual affection and re-
spect which shall endure while thought
remains in the lodgeroom, love has her
temple and truth her ALTAR. A. LIE
Huntte.
Local.-All the city lodges have had
more than usually Interesting sessions
the past week. Many are getting in
new members, and degree work is the
regular thing almost every night in the
week. Salt Lake lodge, No. 2, held an
election, which resulted as follows: F
D. r. Gray, noble grand; L. NJ. Tyler
vice grand; w. II. ingalls,, treasurer
The following were reelected: William
McGillivTay, secretary; S. w. Darke
trustee; s. ]. Paul, literary committee
The lodge had a fine attendance OF
members, as well as visitors from
Colorado. Montana and Pennsylvania
The initiatory degree was conferred or
four candidates by the union degree
staff of Nos. and II.
q . o
Rebekahs.-Miriam lodge, No. 5, met
Saturday night, with many present
and several features of interest occu-
pied the time to late hour.
Ester lodge. No. 6. meets tomorrow
(Tuesday) night, and every member is
urged to attend, on account of semi
annual election of officers. The lodge
is growing IN a most satisfactory man
ner, and members who keep away mis-.
delightful evenings.