Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
NINETY-SEyEN NEW MECHANICS
The Jr. O. U. A. M. Have Made
Big Gains During The Year

M. January 29th, 1914, in I. o. o. F
| Hall, Wilmington, Del.
This is the third class to be held il
the State during the past Council year
making total of three hundred and ter
candidates.
The National officers we're present a
Wilmington and made some fine re
marks.
Some people don't seem to understan
the meaning of Jr. o. U. A. M. They
too often take them for band OF
Mechanics, and some take them for &
branch of the A. P. A. This is not so.
We sprang from the old U. A. M. who,
for years made no progress by allowing
/ no young bffOUd IN ttIeir rams. iluS
they died. But on the 18th day Of May,
1853, in Concord schoolhouse, German
town, there was born a new Order.
Seven school boys ranging in years
from 16 to 10, formed into society OF
band of brothers for the purpose OF
upholding the public school system of
the United States of America. That
society has spread from seven members
until now there are over three thousand
Councils with more than quarter of a
million members.
We are an American institution. No
foreign born can enter our walls, and
he must believe in the Supreme Being.
We believe in seeing a flag floating
over every school house. We don't see
so much of this in this part of the
country, but there is parts where this
practise is not carried out except by our
"Order.
l have heard men say that they
would like to join the order but there
is so many boys in it. will say to them
if they had joined when they were boys
they might have been better men today
and understand lodge work better.
have never seen a boy yet that was in
itiated into this order and live up to its
teachings but what he made a lodge
man when he was old enough to join
one of the old mems lodges.
Jr. Order, means opportunity; the
opportunity is yours if you care to use
it.
United, means that we are joined to-
gether. to help each other; united we
stand divided we fall.
American means we are in favor of
upholding the government of the United
States.
Mechanics means that we are ready
to work and see to it that flag is in
every school house.
We demand the reading of the Holy
Bible in the schools not to teach Sec
tarianism, but because it contains the
purest code of morals the world has
ever known, and we are opposed to
man, men or society seekingto exclude
it from the schools.
We have them in our midst trying to
exclude the bible from the school be-
cause they claim the the public school
is no place for the bible to be taught.
The Sunday school is the place for that.
Now this is useless excuse and lost
argument, for l know some of these
men personally, and they don't even be-
long to lodge where the bible is read
during its sessions, therefore, can they
put up reasonable argument on this
point? If they went to the Sunday
school to learn the Bible, it failed to
make its impression. If they had been
in public school where the bible was
read each morning before the regular
exercises were open for the day, they
would have known more about it.
We are opposed to Union of Church
and State. Study English history and
you will be convinced.
We also promote and maintain an
Orphans Home. This home is situated
at Tiff1n Ohio.
The children of deceased brothers are
put in this home, educated and sent out
into the world, men and women.
This home is superior to other homes
of this kind they have the latest equip
ped public school system, with as highly
paid teachers and professors as we pay
with our school tax.
The home looks like little town each
cottage contains from IL to 20 children.
They have all the home comforts that
could be given them.
We have our own farm, light and
water plant and hospital. of which is
the best in the city of Tiffin, and does a
great deal of work for the town, and
there is no stone wall around the build
ings or farm.
Now my gentle reader, if the boys
can carry on an institution like this,
what would it be if you men (that are
continually kicking about the boys)
were members of the Order" just like
those that do help support it.
Now can you see where there is any
use talking in this manner any longer.
You can'tfind thing out until you get
acquainted with it. Therefore get
acquainted and know, and think you
viii find men in the order with heads
level enough to keep the boys straight,
and at the same time teach you
things that you don't know.
i Nay the Order prosper during the
/ coming year, and convince the people
that there is some good in it after all.
Here's to 500 for 1914.
w. T. PIERCE, JR., d. S. c.
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