The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-27
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE
NlNETY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
LOCAL MEMBERS
OBSERVE DAY
SPECIAL SERVICE HELD LAST
EVENING IN ZANE STREET
M. {. CHURCH.
anniversary Address Was Delivered BY
rev. W. e. Sehuitz-Daushters
Of Rebo&ah Attend.

rev. W. z. Sehuitz-Oaushters
OF Rebc&ah Attend.
The ninety-hfth anniversary Of the
founding OF the Independent order OF
Odd Fellows In the United States.
April 20. 1913. was observed ycstpr-
day evening N the Zane street Nj. T.
church by members Ct Wheeling lodge
No. and Excelsior No 30. Quite n
number OF members OF the order from
nearby towns took part In the exer-
clscs. over $50 Odd Fellows OF the
various lodges were present as well as
members OF the LEGAL lodge Daughters
OF Rebekah.
The members Of the order met at
me corner of Twelfth and Chaplina
streets at : o'clock and from there
they marched up Chapiinc to Eleventh
down Eleventh 10 Market and down
Market to Sixteenth. out Sixteenth q
jacob and down Jacob 10 the church
headed by Meister's band. Great
credit Is due 20 the committee on ar
rangements for the way the splendid
exercises of the evening wre carried
out The committee was composed
OF Wheeling lodge. Harry Rennard. r.
Y. Lough and Adam Kelly. and from
Excelsior lodge. Raymond Bowers,
Joseph II. Percell and George Davis
The exercises OF the evening began
promptly at s o'clock and the first
number on the program was the sing
ing OF America by the choir OF Zane
street VI. r. church. after which the
invocation was pronounced by Rev. W.
+. Shultz, pastor OF the church, who
delivered the anniversary address. \
splendid feature In connection with
the event was the excellent music,
which was rendered by the members
of the Zane street choir.
The address as delivered by Rev
w. +. ShultZ In observance OF the
ninety-fifth anniversary was delivered
before an audience that pacNnd the
church TO its full capacity. Rev.
Shultz took for his text the twelfth
verse Of the fourth chapter Of Eccle,
siastes. "a ThreeFold Chord is Not
Quickly Broken He spoke. in part.
as follows:
Il want to thank you for this sp!en-
did representation OF men, and | hope
that this sermon may mean some
thing To you. The order has been It's
own advertisement in what Il has ac.
complished in the past come 10
speak Of the three separate strands
OF three-fold cord as u represents
Odd Fellowship - Friendship. Love
and Truth.
Friendship.
Our friends might not be all that
we desire them 10 be. but friendship
helps In the time OF need Friend
ship Is better than gold. There comes
time In life when a friend is
friend IN need yea. friendship g. bet
ter than fine gold. No man can speak
disrespectfully OF friends when they
aru bound together. Friendship Is
most sacred. We long for friendship
as brought out In the story OF the
Good Samaritan. That Is the friend
ship that this old world Is looking for
What the world needs h. a friendship
that will lift IL back where % belongs
We cannot buy friendship that is true
and that will stand the test. friend
ship Is easily broken. and those who
are our friends to-day may be our
enemies tomorrow.
Love
The second strand uffr.s cord IL
love There Is nothing % strong or
binding as the word Of love What
Is love? Love has been delned as the
shibbOleth OF humanity. because II &C.
knowledges humanity and the world
az our brothers. Humanity o. a uni
versal brotherhood that must be reck.
oncd with. There Is no one but who
loves some one or creed The coach-
man loves his team. 10 IS n natural
thing for humanity 20 love some being
or thing The world is turning 10.
words an empire OF universal love
Love does not reveal itself in words
out deeds Christ demonstrated His
love for humanity and lie proved fills
love for the world IN giving His life
that we might te saved
Truth.
% have woven the second strand az
the cord friendship and love. but I
want 10 weave another strand called
truth. The Independent Order OF odd
Fellows iF founded ON the word ol
truth that there ls God. which iF
The third cord Thc principles for
which We stand are the words az
truth The Independent order of
odd Fellows is founded on the word
~ truth that Christ was the Son of
Cod. A. We are bound by this gplrn
DID cord lof ua not disgrace tho spIon.
ODD brotherhood 90 which We belong
nr address Hs delivered by Row
-huIE was very interesting On vol as
instructive and was very much 1pqro-
ciatnd hy ON who we're present
40 The conclusion % Inc service tho
Odd Fellows filed out of the church
and marched back over tho Same
route which they came 20 tho corner
oi Twelfth and ChaplInr streets.
headed BY MeiFtor's band. where thoy
were dishnudod