The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-20

the hours of this day beside the bier of
our lamented President to celebrate the
hfueth anniversary of the institution of
the degree of Rebekah in our order
The bullet of the ASA ssin, the miser-
able conscience and disregard OF the :. an
who fired the fatal shot that removed from
TINS land the President whom we all loved,
irrespective of party, faction, place or
condition has caused the people of this
country to-day to devote themselves to a
day of mourning. The dark, miserable
brought upon this Nation the gloom
through which We have passed deserves
the severest censure and condemnation of
every man, woman and child throughout.
the length and breadth of the land. lCireat
applause.l
out of this sin that has cast over this Ma
ton a shadow greater than any I'm its his
tory, will learn the lesson that we will
stand by our flag, we will protect our in
situations, We will protect the men in power
and will drive from out our borders
every man. woman and child who believes
I'M anarchy or has any sympathy with ii.
And not the least of the men who will
undertake to see that this thing is done
that will undertake to see that the conu-
try is purified, that will undertake to see
that right and God shall prevail through
out the length and breadth of the land /
say nor the least of these is the organiza-
ton of Odd Fellows that is now meeting
in this community. GApplause.l They
stand for law the order stands for decent
sobriety and orderly conduct of It's men. Ii
believes in the enforcement RI TIE high
est principles of civilization and the high
est principles of national organization. No
man within it's border has ever breathed
the breath that would prompt him to do
the dastardly thing that has been COM
mitted within the last two weeks lap
plausel. not one There is not a solitary
man throughout the length and breadth Of
the order i'm this country or abroad that
would do the cowardly. miserable act Ter
which you have this day given yourselves
to mourning.
HIGHER THINGS.
"Ah, my friends, we stand for higher
things. we stand for better things. and this
morning I'm the session the work and power
of the order has been pledged and will be
given 10 the driving out of our common
country every man who believes in wrong
doing and who believes in the anarchistic
principles that prompted the dirty assassin
TO take the life of our beloved President"
IGreat applause.l
Turning to the theme which occasioned
the assemblage of the evening. Mr.. Cock
rum said:
The Rebekah degree was established by
the Sovereign Grand Lodge fifty years ago.
It's great work throughout the length and
breadth OF the order and throughout the
length and breadth of our land and of our
sister lands associated with US in carrying
forward the great principles OF friendship
ioNt ana truth, nave Ceen seen and wit
messed by the world universal
The degree OF Rebekah has done more
ahG Il doing more now 10 spread abroad
the true principles OF benevolence and kind
ness throughout the confines OF the world
wherever Odd Fellowship is known than
any other degree in the order. TApplause
| say that To these loyal. lOvable women
who have devoted and who are devoting
their lives 10 carrying forward the prin-
ciples of this degree. and the name of
schuyler COlfaX Will live i'm the history of
this order and in the history OF the world
as one OF the greatest men of his time be-
cause he was the father OF and founder OF
this degree Applause
All the speakers OF the evening seemed to
vie with each other to do honor and rev
erence 10 the memory of Mr. Colfax Fol-