The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-25
About Odd Fellowship.


dependent Order of Odd Fellows
and their friends. recently;
The doctrine of Odd Fellowship
is exemplified in the practice of
Friendship, Love and Truth.
Truth is an imperial virtue and
is the chief corner stone Of almost
every secret society in the land.
Truth implies something more than
the mere utterance, by the vocal
organs, of a correct statement of
things.
Life is a grand drama and truth
is the star actor IN the play, while
the opposite of truth is fault, or
failing, that should be dismissed
from our sacred precinct, falsehood
personifed, may be seen dressed IN
the height of fashion, clothed with
costly apparel, sporting hand
some gold chain, bedecked with
dazzling diamonds, for which, per-
haps. there yet remains an unpaid
bill. He is also usually possessed
with an oily tongue, for the pur-
nose of obscuring or, making doubt
full the truth.
Truth is indestructible as mind
itself. 1t may be suppressed or
obscured for a time, by the dazzl-
ing splendors of falsehOod, which
never shows its wretched defOrml-
ty. But the triumph of truth is
the eliminating end of all sincere
research and mental exercise. 1t
is destined to survive every Oppon'
ent.
"Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again,
The eternal years of God are hers,
While falsehood wounded, writhes
in pain,
And dies amid its worshippers."
Truth, like love, seeks not her
own, is not easily provoked, is
not puffed up, vaunteth not it's
self Truth constitutes in man,
the element of bravery. 1t Is a
safeguard to our homes. Do you
know that Odd Fellowship stands
pledged and in truth bound to pro
tect the virtues of our homes! In
this fast age, this age of llbertlne-
ism | gladly foster and encourage
every institution or organization
that is bound by this chain OF
friendship, love and truth to pro
tect my wife and daughters from
the ruthless despoiler of virtuOus
homes. We have seen too much
sadness enthroned upon the pater-
nal chair; we have seen falsehooc
enter aud leave the impress Of his
vile passion. He enters a home
and with oily tongue accompllsheS
his diabolical purpose like the
Shiny serpent charms the birc
within its deadly folds. False
hood is impudent, after he has des
poiled the virtue of an innocent
girl and left a CHASTITY form to dra&
out a miserable existence with {
life of ostracism before her, the
graceless libertine that is the
author of her ruin is herOiZed anC
turns the heads of half the young
ladies in town, Truth says tina
he who destroys the virtue of
life and sends it down into dis
grace ought to go down with he
branded mo resurrection. "
1.-THE doctrine of Odd Fellowship
is to teach US better things thai
those of falsehood. Again, tn
doctrine of Odd Fellowship teache
us to regard the widows and tn
fatherless; should we not stop AM
long enough to heed the wants o
those bereft of husband and father
1t appreciates the worth Of chill
and takes the little urchin fror
the street in rags and tatters an
molds and shapes that child for
noble destiny. 1t does not deS
pise the day of small things
Why should the child OF povert
be neglected because it is poor
He may be made great. He ma
have the natural endowment,