Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-02
DR.. CR0WTHER
MADE SPEECH
|. 0. O. F. Corner Stone
Laying in jerseJ City.

Post Grand Master DR.. Frank
|Crowther, of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows Of the state of New
Jersey, made the principal address at
the laying of the cornerstone of the
new temple of Odd Fellows in Jersey
City Heights Sunday afternoon.
There was over 1000 members of
the order representing thirteen SUBJ
ordinate lodges and two district en-
campments located in Hudson u
ty.
DR.. Crowther, who was frequently
interrupted by spontaneous saloos of
applause and received another en-
thusiastic ovation when he conclud-
ed, said that Odd Fellowship was es-
tablished in New Jersey in 1929, and
tracing the rapid progress the fra
ternity made in the state and
throughout the nation, declaring that
the organization had proved to be
the most practical of such societies,
Mr.. Crowther spoke in part as sub
Joined:
"Odd Fellowship has a pure de-
mocracy among fraternities, with no
limitations as to educational require
ments, no placing of a barrier as to
pI ~ vi u 1 cPNl45 10
doors at a medium cost to men in all
walks of life, SO long as they are re-
spectacle and self-respecting. On
the principles of friendship and truth
the Odd Fellows have builded a tenn
pie on these pillars.
ut is fitting that the cornerstone
should be laid on the birthday of the
order, which is this past week, when
oil nrar thu rr0rII OId EoI1ouye na1o-
brated the ninety-second anniversary
of the founding of their order. From
time immemorable it has been Gus
tomary to lay the cornerstone Of pub
lie buildings with some suitable Ger
emory, and Odd Fellows, feeling that
they are an integral part of every
community and having an influence
in the conditions that make-for civic
pride righteousness, bow to the es-
tablished custom and have herewith
called their fellows together that
they might lay this stone and partici-
pate in this service.
Non-Sectarian Order.
Religious, yes, but non-sectarian
Is the order. Allowing no creed to
be taught or preferred. Carving the
path from earth to Heavenly vaults
to be pointed out by spiritual adyis-
ers and the choice must be made by
the individual conscience and en-
blazoned OF the walls sparkle of IT.
.redescent Jewels the Golden Rule.
That simple, yet safe guide post to q
practical Christianity.
THE fair women of the state de-
serve more than honorable mention
for their ardent labors in behalf Of
49, 1--Ia, nTiIJuo, a~J 49, n1xoI,
tiers of Rebekah of this county have
been first In this splendid work. Our
principle is not who is my neighbor?
but it is whom are we neighbors Off
We look with pardonable pride upon
our accomplishments. We count in
millions the funds for relief and dis
tress which have been applied where
needed.
Good fellowship with all It's
broad beneicaries looks serenely at
the past with its joyful fruition, to
the future with its boundless pros
poets and unlimited prosperity. 1t
wraps itself in the integrity of its
own mantle, and gathering its thou
sands Of widows and orphans and ten
thousand orphans, says to the world,
These are my trophies; these are
my Jewels"
The exercises were terminated
with a benediction pronounced by
Rev. s.. Trevena Jackson, who con-
Quoted during the evening special
services held In the Westminster
Presbyterian church, at Magnolia
and Summit avenue, Jersey City
Heights, and attended by an unus-
ually large congregation, including
many of those who were present at
the cornerstone LAYING exercises.