Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-26
ODD FELLOWS LAY CORNERSTONE
WITH IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY

prise. fail not In carrying II forward
to success, which am confident you
will achieve. I trust you will here
erect a Temple worthy OF being dedl-
Gated to the great cause OF Humanity,
and which will reflect honor upon your
zeal in its behalf"
Delivering the days address Hon. w.
70. Smith expressed the orders deep
sympathy for Brother NJ. NJ. Estee in
his Illness, asking that prayer be of.
fered that his life be spared. Mr..
Smiths address was as follows:
Among the events OF life the day of
home-making stands out conspicuously
as one Of great interest.
In the process Of development and
growth comes the time when the build.
ing of home marks an epoch-a point
OF departure.
All systems of government and or.
ganization Of a permanent character,
in civilized communities, follow in a
large measure the family idea. The
home, with its protection, privacy and
associations Is so dear that X becomes
a most important part OF our lives.
A home implies an association of in.
.dividuals with common interests and
aspirations: a spot shielded from the
public gaze, where the interests of the
family maY be fostered-the castle into
which the stranger cannot come unbid.
den.
Many things which contribute to in.
dividual comfort and growth are ephe.
neral in their nature, lasting but a
brief period and are used up with the
using; others are Of more permanent
character. or the more abiding things
to which much thought and attention
are given is the place OF abode.
In the making OF such a Structure
the wise builder gives no greater at.
tention to any part than to the founda.
tons, upon which the whole is to rest.
And the cornerstone. its bed, the mate.
rial of which It is formed, its proper.
lions and its settings, are of moment.
From the earliest times reference to
the cornerstone has been made as a
matter OF significance. In the sacred
record 1t is related that the Creator
the great Architect and Master.builder
in rebuking Job referred to the foun.
dalton OF the earth, and asked him
"Who laid the cornerstone thereof"
The Interest which centers about the
laying OF cornerstone is due partly to
the permanent nature of the work
Lives will pass, generations may come
and go, and even nations disappear
while 1t remains faithful at its post.
In a sense the fidelity of inanimate
objects appeals to us. Much of human
happiness and comfort depends upor
faith and confidence in the trustworth
mess OF such materials. From the
cradle to the grave We trust in thing,
about us. Who knows. in the fna
reckoning, the account which will b.
made Of the part which wood, iron ant
stone have taken?
We are here today in obedience to {
call which touches chords and awake
responses which may not be fully ex
pressed in words. So much is fieetinl
and evanescent, that which carries into
the future and survives when our indl
yiduality will not remain even as {
memory, savors Of immortality.
There is special significance In this
fevent to those who are OF the grea
brotherhood in whose name and Il
whose service this structure Is dedicat
ed.
The chief cornerstone OF the orde,
Is firmly laid in fratcrnal hearts. AM
rests on the foundation Of faith in thu
!Fatherhood OF God and Brotherhood o
Man.
The motto Friendship, Love ant
Truth-twin-b brother to the great prin
ciple OF Justice. Judgment and Mere!
lows together.
Odd Fellowship is founded upon thu
eternal principle which recognizes maj
as a constituent OF one universal broth
erhood; teaches him that as he cam
from the hands OF a common parent
, he is bound to cherish and protect hi
fellow man. II thus presents a broa,
platform, upon which mankind ma.
unite in offices OF human benefactlon
Under its comprehensive influence al
the nations OF the earth may conceI
trate their energies for the good of tn
, common race. Based upon certai
truths, which are aXloms, its sacre
, tolerance presents a nucleus which, b
: It's gentle influence, gathers within 1t
{ orbit antagonistic natures, controls tn
elements Of dscord, stills the storr
, and soothes the spirit Of passion.
, The first great principle OF Odd Fe
lowshlp Is fraternity-a universal fri
, ternity in the family OF men.
[ From this principle We learn to n
= gard the great Author Of our existenc
, as our Father; to recognize each othe
-, as alike the offspring Of the same pa
: ent-as the masterpiece Of his hand
work. We are, therefore, brothers.
e With the divisions and classified
I lions of human society the order hold
r no fellowship. While 1t inculcates
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