The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11
ODD FELLOWS
HONOR DEAD
PATRIOTISM MINGLES WITH FRA.
! TERNITY IN PRETTY AN
NUAl SERVICE
Or. J. E Bird in Memorial Sermon
Holds Un FraternaI and Patriotic
Duty TO Men Of Great Order

9 Wh""linS odg" so. =. /. O. q. FL
held it, annual memorial service last
evening ut the Thomson NJ. +. church
or he Island. Members Of Concord
lodge No. ~ and Excelsior lodge 30.
An attended the service. DR.. j. T..
! Bird. pastor of Thomson church.
preached tho memorial sermon. The
: Thomson vested choir rendered a very
pretty program Of music.
! The odd Pillows assembled at the
. |. q. q. F.. hall at Twelfth and Chap.
line streets Al ,'o'clnck. Headed By
! The Narwu0d band and an escort Of
. Canton members in uniform. they
matched 10 tn" church. \ brisk shower
did not present them from performing
their annual du:y 10 their departed
members.
Dr. Birds sermon topic WAS "A Debt
to ray" Patriotism shared lis place
IN the address As we'll rs in thc min
listers prayer. tn" singing and me mu,
! sic 20 which The Odd-Fcl!OwS marched
iru the church.
Since III" hr.innin. OF the History
of man. Dr Bird told his hearers. 1t
has been customary In honor the meln-
cory ui The departed. sentiment Is
yer; good thing. and il is appropriate
that man. as We odd Fellows do, turn
a>idr from III" realistic things and
give way 10 this beautiful sentiment.
h0nnrIn% the IN Inn!y OF our departed
brothers.
"lIut il Is no. enough mat wn stand
beside their graves and dream the
sweet dreams 1T days gUn" hy 'Oln"r
men laburrd and W have entered into
their laburS' lhr $crmun m:Ati ap-
plies 10 us. II is uni? enough whrn
We catch all of The grandeur of til"
spirit Of our departed thar makes IL
TAX" what they parr IL. nS' L. "'iiSrii
and pass it. ON |" future general "rS.
Il noUlrr. Il better order.
DR.. Bird paid Il pretty tribute - me
founders VINO Hcarly century 40
conceived The teachings OF III" lnGr'
pcnl Order nj Odd Fellows and emu,
imrrarrd few of them Among The
"urblS" i" pointed uilt Is ;hai which
brought about the building OF the ODD
Fellows home. where men who have
passed their day ut Usefulness may
20 and live, n0l IN ChHrlty. but tmrnH
their own in homes That are thrir
own. and TN" nrphanae"S where chill
drcn Of departed ODD Fellows may Dr.
reared and rdurhlrd amid delightful!
SURROUNDINGS wifhou! TN" sting oI HE
thought that The! arc subjects ui
charity.
Tn" minister himself al odd Eel.
low. drew Il i'r''iii ririu"" of religion
H. +, must have h,rA Thought ui b.
III" founders uf Nh uidrr-nlan ami
right Rotation with hi~ betty. and man
in al aItiiud" nj Hurl lrt il his fellow
m"U Far all Of ih,'s,' and other hHnr'
hts which uli Fellows rnlu! hr plead
eel for Devoted service in order thar
IN, debt may b" paid tn those who's"
id"al> and service made them pos
Sihl".
DEPARTING from fraternity in MS
closing remarks, Dr lilrd stirred n"
patriotic SrIi1 ut every nearer when
he enumerated some III The ideals and
struggles uf III" lnrrfaihrr$ which
have made possible 'hr civilization and
grandeur % TN" tinted States, and
pl"Hd"d Ihat in ihr trying days thar
ar" ahead eyer! man uf the order
! whlriI pIar,$ tn" Emrriran flag AZ thr
head Of it, professions shall pay the
debt hat shall prrs"rvr our liberty
and rnniIT~! all men 10 Realize thai no
man ran live 10 himself
AZ III" conclusion Of n" scrmnn the
a~~"mhlaG" stood ami sang "Am"rIra.
., and III" carnr-InrSS If pr. Birds plea
, Wa we'll reflected IN th" -plri' Of tn"
song.
'rh" Thomson vested choir sang
. three. special selections and l"d in
!, ing,A@ he hAWns and til" odd Fol
lows opening ode. Mrs. f.lSi" Fischer
kinrhrl0c and Mr.. Emil Aucrrmann
sans, Il delightful duct