The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-15
ODD FELLOWS
HEAR GOSPEL.
Rev. A. e. Keigwin Talks
to Hope Lodge Of the
Gospel of Love and
Charity.

Hope Lodge No. 81, l. O. O. f.. entered
upon It's 5Osh anniversary last night by at
tending service ut West Presby terian
Church where Rev A. f. Keigwin Of Nil.
vile, New Jar:ey, preached on tho subject
| Ideal Odd Fellowship"
About seventy-fve members Of the or
der attended. They occupied ssats at the
| front Of the Church and were attentive
| listeners.
In the pulpit was the lodge banner and
an American flag
| Mr.. Keigwin announced his text from
the First Epistle of Paul TO Timothy, first
| chapter. eleventh verse:
the blessed God, yhich was committed to
|, Mr.. Keigwln sail Odd Fellowship was
! founded on the Christian religion aud he
did no5 know how an Old Fellow could
be anything but Christian.
lhe Gospel OF Old Fellowship" lie
said, ''is living gospel. There are Chris.
lians whose gospel has been laid OIL the
shelf These are back number Christians.
ln order to bs above criticism your gospel
must DO of love. which is the first principle
Of the foundation of the gospel OF Christ.
Love is the only thing God can share with
us Love begins in the heart. God asks
for uur hearts, not our pocket. books rs
some people think. Odd Fellowship had its
foundation in the heart, and the Old Fell
lowship, proclaim, is the gospel of love,
OF sympathy. Ii Odd Fellowship once gets
into the hetrt there is no trouble about the
hands. Whatever charity comes from tho
hands emanates from tho heart
MI. keigwin spoke of a man who was n
bout ,s worthless u man as could be found.
He could not read or write, g, theyefvre he
+ Rstitd not read the Bible. Tho Odd Fellows
fook him up and through the gospel, Us
seen by him in Odd Fellowship. made a
Christian of him and y man who has the
living Gosp5l Of Christ. "lhis," said Mr..
keigwin, 'is my ideal OF Odd Fellowship
There are some who say they don't neod
any religion but that Of Olt Fellowship
Some, do hot say all, do mot have much
of til ~
The preacher spoke Of man who was
sick, and suffering, who needed barber
and could not afford to have one. A
pl snoher called on him US an Odd Fellow.
In short time he loft aud soon came back
+ with safety rnzor and shaved tho man,
who, when the pl leacher finished shaving
him, said: Who would have thought it,
AMI you y minister
The minister had the privilege OF kncsl-
ing by tho mans bedside and witnessing
: the giving of this soul to God through tho
: spirit of Odd Fellowship. The void
needs TO lcai Ii ,he lesson Of being kind
of good cheer The speaker could not Un-
dcrs; and why some people think Christi
anity .huuld te long-faced. There is no
authority for such Christianity in the Bi.
BE. The Bible teaches IL glorious gospel
and there ctn DO no weeping and wall
ing ranything glorious. When Jesu'
WAS born the angels came forth in gloly
and proclaimed His birth IN &c .tacy
'Ch"ist came 10 save sinners and to
minister to us. he continued, rs there
anytLiugsAd about this? The gospel Of
God is II glorious gospel and the gosp,l OF
Odd Fellowship must be of good cheer
You Of all 'otler men have right t. Ge
happy
Mr. keigwin spoke of the gospel accord
Ing to William. William was u godlrs'
man who haa married goddess wife. Their
children were raised in sin. William said
there were plenty other Christians and the
children would get a.ong as we'll as hers.
T. William got into Odd Fellowship, He be-
gan to think about what he had gone /,
through on thu first night of his member
ship aud thought ho should praciice what
lie had said and believed. He went to the
house of Il I'd and found Jesus there
He wanted Mary. his wife, to go to
church and to rsi,d tho Bible but Mary
would not. Ho a,kei his wifc If she had
Any idea of what IL changed man no was.
She said she did not, but would walt aud
sec. Ons OF tho children died and tho
father gavo it Christian burial. Through
the loss of this child tho wife camo 70 .]s-
sus This family was brought to Christ
through Tho spirit Of Odd EsltoTssfst{Scs<| Z
& sshfFs kcigwln finished his serlnen BY say 9
'1ig:t'As love your order, as love your
souls, Us love tho gospel preach, l say
it Is gospel of love Committed to your
keeping and commend these three links to
you, Friendship, Love and Truth. ~