The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-01-19
PROF. j. N. POWERS
Able, Eloquent and Learned Address,
beivered at the Installation of Officers of |. O. q. F.
Lodge No. 6, OF Grenada.

RFDI, u .
E,hlic installation OF the officers o
I..,ada Lodge No. 9, |. o. O.. F., a
Raptjst church on the night Of Jan
.,v 10. 1901. 1t is able, eloquent ant
[,sres,ing aud is we'll worth perusal
n ooly by Odd Fellows but by thu
rblic generally. At the close Of the
I.s,iug at which the address was de
yered the Lodge unanimously passed
.olutions thanking Mr.. Powers and
A asking that the address be publish
In both the city papers. The ad'
rsss is as follows:
toAers, Ladies and Gentlemen:
n would be inappropriate to weigh
nrn this occasion with labored argu-
AMI on the traditional history of the
rder | have the honor to represent
4, eyeuing. 1t would be presuming
your good nature to dwell at length
snv one feature of our fraternity.
hhail, therefore, as briefly as possible
ace the history Of our Order and
eak on its object and benefits, thus
King Liberal subject for the occasion.
Ally unfolds its petals to the MOI n
u sun; at eventide its lovely head has
Cooped TO be raised no more A dew
Iop sparkles for a few moments, and
~dissipated into the mist from whence
came A towering structure OF mar
Il rears its graceful outlines heaven
grd, but it TOO must one day crumble
no dust. Man-it may be of Apollo.
Ike form. and giant intellect-appears
bon the scene, but lie soon laid to rest,
ID there remains only the memory OF
Is former greatness and power. A
lively maiden, with sparkling eye and
PEACEFUL form, buds into w0manhood,
harms with brilliant intellect. and
lakes life sweeter by having lived
noag her fellow beings; but when the
krlh claims its own, there is left only
Be aroma Of her beautiful life. Alas.
cw soon are all of these things for
bitten. q
Not upon the short life Of blooming
BID fading flowers; not upon the age OF
barble structures; not upon the few
bars allotted TO man, nor upon the
bemOry of his aree in life is our
rider founded.
Among the attributes with which the
treat Architect endowed man was
bat Of Charity; Il silverthread gleam-
fg aud radialing from his heart since
F%eatiol. To improve and cultivate
bis God-given attribute, to throw its
road mantle over the erring, to make
b distinction between rich and boo
flween palace and howell, is and has
Fer been the object OF our beloved
prder, and is its foundation stone.
When the great conflagration swept
Esr the city OF Chicago many years
30, thousands Of Odd Fellows we're
Ut destitute, and many were suffering
be pangs OF hunger, but this conditions
affairs did not last long. AS soon us
e appeal went forth succor came TO
fose destitute as dew falleth upon the
Prth. Those in my presence this.
fening who we're here 10 1878, need
p expouudipg OF the principles OF Odd
fellowship at my hands. Many Of you
pve loved ones sleening beneath the
Pd on Cemetery Hill who fell a prey
\ the dreaded scourge. You will
|ever forget how hearts trembled then,
mich had never before known fear.
lxteen members Of Grenada Lodge,
|mong whom was our past Grand
faster, the Mayor OF our town at that
|me, Dr.. Milton. are now sleeping
eneath the roses, having died at their
OF duty You will never forget
low when the heart was dispairing,
distance from brother Odd Fellows
anne at a time when II was so sorely
eeded That it WIS like an angels benz
Fiction.
Only a few months ago a terrible
FORM ravaged our gulf coast and
lmost swept from the face of the earth
beautiful southern city. Ifyou would
now what Odd Fellowship mean go
sR our brother Of Galveston who LOST
lls all. Go Inquire Of the widows and
rphans there to-day. From every
Par. OF our nation, and from foreign
hnas assistance vas sent to our strick-
y brothers and their families. Could
Iou go with me this night into the
IUnes oil those who suffered Ia that
a'astrophe, | ween you would hear
Sessings ascend to the Great White
Ihip. ~ ~
HISTORY.
from the earlist ages man has been
by the mysterious. This is
|U " u an ages, nations and classes.
moo Its practice In the Eulesinian
'tss1erles, We e 1t manifested 10
lae roman Nobility, even amonp their
'iSses; We ind the germ 10 the wor-
Inip OF Isis and Osiris. Even in this
aggressive utilitariau age momentous
euessons sink into insiguificance. when
ISe, news Is flashed over the continent
tOus y mysterious murder has been
TLu n |, In some Of our cities.
ine farlsian, from the dainty ex.
EEI.ss;,1e' who sets the fashions. to the
RSs"'ao VINO drives the coupe, is alike
eu oy a mysterious crime, and
so saloons and cafes are filed. with
tIosH ' II crowds who desire more informa.
|mys, W horrible details, yet hoping the
SsIery will last. No sooner do the
H. iand yard detectives ferret GU,
ths, ptrpelrator of a heiuous crime,
semi Ine assassin or robber becomes a
In u yellow-ba back novel
ANA woven with hair breadth escapes,
ths huaring deeds, thus encouragira
|sams sase hearts OF others to court the
|tbs wactoriety. This morbid love fol
iu,,his '.rlous on the part OF 20 many
|plored enlightened age is to be de
|lrater0ii,wno are not members OF secre'