Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-25
Anniversary. Of :,
Odd Fellowship.

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The 9lst anniversary. of Odd yellow
slip was observed Sunday, with. spe-
cial morning service at the pleasant
Street Methodist church and attended by
Samaritan Lodge, No. SO, Canton Hall
fax. No "a. Patriarchs Militant. acted
as escort, under the command of Capt.
George Stone. Dorcas Rebekah Ledge
also attended.
A special service had been arranged
With sermon by Rev. J. NJ. Frost Rev.
Mr. Frost took for his sermon the sub
ject. Christian Manhood" from Ephes-
ians iv:13. Till we all come in the
unity of the faith and of the knowledge
of the Son of God. unto perfect man.
unit the measure of the stature of
the fitness of Christ" He said in parts
IF we should make Christian man
hood the goal of existence then it would
be impossible for us to live the mean,
inspid. lazy. auarrelsome or duped lives
through which so many pass There is
more in Jesus Christ than manhood, as
there is more IN summer than one
swallow, or more to an angel than
wings. We come, how ever. to our man
hood.
I'VE miss great blessing if we dodge
the idea of attaining a perfect manhood
The perfect manhood OF Christ consist
ed not in the language lie spoke, the
customs He observed or amy external
relationship. but only in His inrer, pure,
loving being. Looking simply at the
heart of the Christ we notice that ev-
eryihing that is there is in u.s. latent or
dormant il may be; but we lack abso-
lutcly no elements of His manhood. The
difference lies in the symmetrical ar
rangement of all materials in Him,
while ours need adjustment and CO.
ordination merely.
1.-The quality of the ingre dents of His
manhood is superior to ours. but only
q filtration and cleansing process is
necessary to improve us. The power
and manifestation of His manhood may
be our despair until we consider that
being given saltpetcr. sulphur and
charcoal, proportionately arranged and
of excellent quality, then its explosive
and mighty forces as gunpowder follow
as simple and natural result. When
our lives are adjusted to two worlds.
and we do not live merely for this nor
merely for the world to come, but like
a good rifleman draw the far Sight down
into the near one, then manhood is de-
velopod. AS q farmer attains the best
results ~itl machinery, so that, part OF
Gods mechanism, WHICH we call the
church. is absolutely, necessary 10 at
toining manhood. Ity is not ,debatable
whether manhood is better acquired out
side or inside of the CHURCH.
."Our world with all its battles. pas
sions and irquity is used Of God to give
polish, purpose and power to men, as
well as the church. We must be asham-
ed at those who whine about the hard
ships of the world, for both the church
AMI the world are requisite for the he-
velopment of manhood. Some are uh-
certain whether the largest liberty u
developed outside of Christ or inside
We have settled 1t, that liberty IS I'M
der the law. and that culture comes
through the schools; these are IN"
agencies that awake all the highest pos
sibiIities in tie mental and social ne
Of the world; and men have not but
the faintest idea what material, sym
netry, quality and power are possible
to them until they come to the man
hood Of Jesus Christ for inspiration.
'srhe steamer at sea, driven of MS
course and forced to burn It's %odhworK
for fuel in order to reach port. y saVeu'
and the whole question OF mahhooh re-
solves itself into whether we are VIII
ing to subordinate wealth, cniture' our
blue blood and every other Limitation
for the acquisition of Christian man
hood. This Is no childs play. Man
hood is armor, not ornament; but it's at
tainmcnt is becoming to such q creature
as the one whom the Lord Christ died
to redeem.
STANDING. as Odd Fellowship. does
for Friendship. Love and Truth, togeth-
er with all other elements OLA 'chivat-
rous. noble character. we most cordial
~ welcome your presence and bespeak