The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-01-04
YOUNG MEN AND ODDFELLOw.
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Many young men between the
age Of q and 30 years, when they
are asked why they are not Odd.
fellows, frequently answer the
question by asking another
question towit: Why should |
Join the order. There are so
many good reasons why every
man should join our order, that
it would oe impossible to enum-
crate them and we shall not at
tempt to do so at this time.
But we desire to mention a few
good reasons, which are often
!. overlooked by members Of OR
order, who ale endeavoring to
explain to young men why they
should join and who invariably
hold up to the prospective can.
didates the features of the sick
benifits and funeral expenses as
the greatest advantage to be
gained by membership in the
Oddfellows lodge these are Pc
cunlary benifits to be derived
from oddfellowship. While they
are indeed great, they are the
the very least Of the real benifits
to be derived, and the sooner
every brother is made to realize
this fact the better it will be for
each individual member and the
odge in. general.
Very few healthy men will
care to join an order where the
greatest benifits go to the. sick
and the. dead. Not many such
young men would be particular
ly anxious to join an order
wherein they would be compel.
ed to get sick or die to realize
the greatest beneitthe order had
to give. Therefore we should
not urge the pecuniary benefits
OF orr order as an incentive to
secure increased membership.
We have inducements much bet
ter to offer and any man who
joins an order for the sick bene.
fits he can get out Of it he is not
worthy Of membership in any
faternal organization in existence.
We have the greatest faternal
organization on earth and 1t has
advantages for which
young men are seeking, advan-
tages for the young farmers,
young teachers, young laboring
men, young physicians, young
ministers, young lawyers, and
in fact young men of all honor
able trades, professions and
callings would be anxious to &C
cept il they we're informed as to
some OF the real advantages of
becoming an Oddfellow. Young
men between the ages OF 81 and
80 years are in the acquaintance
forming period OF their lives.
they are making friends and
wanting to moke more, much of
their future usefulness will de-
pend on the quality and charact.
er of the friends formed in this
period Of their lives, as q mans
friends are SO is he. Oddfellow.
ship will help young men TO forn
proper friendships and will
assist them to grow into q h Ugh.
or and nobler type Of manhood.
The highess aims OF oddfellew-
ship are to improve and elevate
the character Of man, TO Undue
him with proper conceptions Of
of his capabilities for good, and
TO enlighten his mind and en-
large the sphere Of his affsc
tions, hence, II q young man de.
sires 10 broaden his mind and
secure the very bes: men Of his
community and county A. his
counselers and friends he can
make no mistake In joining the |
faternity Of OddfelIows.
Wagner, / am satisfied has |
good timber for lodge OF the
order, / viii say again most
young men II they expect to
amount 10 anything In the world, |
have : desire and an inciination
IN dnr nnrnathinU fOr uthors thora /