Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-15

teresting and instructive address by
the Rev. j. @. Pierce Of Dover, Grand |
Chapiain of the Grand Lodge of Della
ware. MIR. Pierce is a foicible talkcr
anu ne put his whole spirit into his
remarks, with magnificent effect.
Every organization, he said, must have
something upon which to build; must
nave some definite object, and the ].
U. Y. +. has this definite object in its
| grand motto. As we study mankind
We md an element in his nature which
must have society. He must have
some cne in whom he can confide;
friend. Herein lies friendship The
l.. y. o. I. is founded upon Book
which has stood the test of ayes, the
bih1e. 1t is characterized by the
friendship which eyists not only IN
time, OF prosperity. when everything is
bright, but also An time of adversely.
The next link is love. This would be
"a world of dai kpess without love. Love
cements the friendship Tie love in
our motto means all that can be put
into the word. Then comes the crown
ing element truth. Truth is tie abid-
ing principle OF the eternal God. An
organization founded on such motto
can never fail. 1t must 60 onward,
always doing good. To he true Odd
Fellow it is necessary to be as nearly
right as possible.
Grand Representative r.. W. Jestor
responded in a pleasing manner tn the
toast, THE LADIES' lie spoke of the
guiding influence of the mother tom
the time the child learns his first
prayer at mothers kneo until he is
able to take care Of himself. But
then, he said, the Odd Follow finds the
same helpful spirit in his wife.
Woman's worth can be seen every.
where. In Odd Fellowship it is seon
particularly in the Daughters of Re-
bekah. 1t is also seen in the Kings
Daughters and the Christian Endeavor
Society. According to the report of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge for 1893, in
that year there were 100000 members
of the Daughters of Rebekah and
$50, COO was paid during the year in
giving relief. In Indiana there we're
2O,00J members; in Ohio. 10000; Hi
nois, l5,0O0; Massachusetts,, $1,000;
Iowa, 13.0C0; California, 11,000: New
York, 13,O00. Delaware has less than
1000, as there is only one lodge, but it
equals in enthusiasm any other iuris-
diction, in proportion. Mr.. Jester said
he was proud to know that his father
was one of the charter members of
Asylum Lodge and hoped the lodge
would celebrate many more apniver-
saries,
The speechmaking was concluded by
John M. Whitford of Eden Lodge, who
made a most interesting address oc
1.-The Press. We are assembled here
tonight, he said, to celebrate rare
festival, the 50th anniversary Of
Asylum Lodge, decidedly a most de-
J l,ghtftl occasion. We, who are not
members of the lodge but are members
| of the great Order of Odd Follows in
general, have our hearts filled with
pride and satisfaction as we look back
upon the useful beneficial and note
1 worthy career of Asylum Lodge, regard
, ing it as one of the many thousands o.
/ similar organizations that compose
: our noble. etder and that are, working
: constantly and untiriugly for the gopt
\ of our fellow man throughout thu
] world. .,..
1t is not my province to say more
{. about our order tonight. | am here
0 especially as representative OF th'
: pen and pencil profcssion-and verl
8 honorable profession it is. While j
y may be true that some newspapers arr
!. run for greed and glory, yet | believ'
n that the vast majority of tho Eews
8 papers of the world are honestly con
d Quoted, always Keeping in view the vel
It fare of their respective communities
IS Sometimes the conduct of newspaper
+ is criticised for not being edited upol
a a higher moral plane, even to the ex
q tent of making them religious. VI
! nf
d Topeka, Kansas, where the Rev. Charlie
IS M, Sheldon undertook to conduct
10 raper for cne week on strict Christian
!, principles Mr. Sheldon is the autho
lr of 'sip His Steps; or, What Woul'
II Jesus Dor" and he proposes to run
4. pewspaper as Jesus would do it, or
m rather, as he thinks Jesus would do il
10 He would exclude all notices of crime
10 sporting news, &C., but he overlook
Y the fact that this very thing would on
NJ courage crime by hiding the evil door
., from the world. The very fact whic
a he condemns as detrimental to goo
in morals is the ground uEon which tn
re newspapers of today work In order
al create ai adherence of vice.
ID Taken as whole, tho newspapers
IN today are ali right. and it is suIlicier
es for for me to say that the newspaper
t. and should be. a reflection OF the wor!
1e as it is, mirror IN which the worl
re may daily see itself, and that as sue
Il. IL Is the foundation of all progress
1y every field OF human activity, secular
religious. The time was when thel
o. we're no newspapers, and they wei
(" times of bottomless corruption !
.. church and state. Ut is only since II
lie searchlight Of the press has begun
to shine that humanity has had an ope
20 way, or the world has felt untlaggi!r
"a hone. Mr.. Whitford closed by wishif
nd ASYLUM Lodge unlimited success
to At midnight the festivities came to
e close and the celebraticn was Voted
ed decided success. The committee OF q
X rangements comprised Past Grand he
Of resentative j. Ii. Appleby, Chairman
n Past Grand G. p. Maroney, Past Graz
4. q. Appieby, Past Grand j.. A. M
he Cracken, Fast Grand l. j. Collins
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