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our order that it stands by the spirit of
charity between man and man, and while
in the world friendship is easily severed,
and In distress men are lett 10 hounder
amid the pillows alone here, before our
holy altar, character is upheld, reputation
is defended, and when brother staggefs
under the burdens of life there are tnou-
sand hands to lift his crushing load, steady
him i'm his strife. and help him on TO the
shining path of final success.
FINALLY we have here the law OF mutual
help This is the cement which binds as
with the law of gravitation the edllce OF
Odd Fellowship into imperishable strength.
Mutual help is a divine law. BY II the uni
verse is held together. Around us ana
below us and above us we meet with IL IN
ceaselss operation. The flowers I've Tor
the insect and the insect for the MOWERS
the hills live for the valley, and the clouds
live for the hills; the ocean lives Tor the
dry land and the dry land for the ocean.
EVERYTHING helps to bear up everything
else The heavens lean upon the earth, and
the earth reflects the splendOr or the heaN-
ems from its laughing valleys, Its snow
capped mountains and ever-changing seas.
And shall not man live for his felloW-man
Shall not experience instruct artlessness
and learning enlighten ignorance? Shall
not gladness diSpel sorrow, ana youthIul
might give its arm to totterins age, ana al
fiuence become the almoner of heaven 10
homes OF penury and victims OF bereaVe-
ment and disaster? Thus the poverty OF
my brother may make me rich in goodness
The feebleness of my neighbor may make
me strong in sympathy. The loneliness OF
ali the social affinities or affections of my
being.
''This is true Odd Fellowship:
Let sorrow wall we weep.
Let poverty ravage, we help.
LET sickness come, we perform sleepless
vigil.
ssLet success come. we congratulate.
Let laughter clap its hands with JOY,
we swell the glad acclaim with laughter
just as loud ,,--.,-
I'VE receive to give, aspire TO distrlb-
ute and go forth under the impeling con-
viction that we are debtors 10 every man
less happy, less cultured. less strong and
less hOnOred than ourselves. To this Work
we dedicate ourselves anew this day. Hav-
ing the fecundity of the acorn this order
shall wave like the cedars of Lebanon on
every hillock and mountain size. vested
with the achievements of wealth, II snail
whit en- all seas with the sails of Its hopeful
commerce. Possessed of the remedial en-
ergies of the hospital, it shall cure the dire
contagion of human misery, ana through
its nutriments shall make health and nap
pineSs cOnta giOus. Endowed with the en-
tightening power of the school. 1t shall
shine into every dark corner, driving all
Ignorance. superstitions and all COLLINS
from the face of the earth. As Vigilant as
the invisible police, our order shan expose
with the glare of its searchllght every Sc
ditious Anarchist and stealthy enemy or
our respective countries; and, as compact
as Well-organiZed army. IT snail marcn
with its conquest of love throughout every
known valley and plant the banner OF true
friendship on every summit, and kindle the
flame of truth in every heart and nome,
and crown this new century and countless
centuries to come with the Jewels OF SELF
sacrificing. uplifting. enlarging. enrichlng
love, with our white banner or peace float-
ing over the civilization of the whole