The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-12-01
SECRET
ORGANIZATIONS
A Brief Insight Of What
They Are Doing.

MANY tnsft are VINO drt aHii
lodges" and for various reasons, the
chief % which the DIRECTORS give that
''thc members depend upon their
lodge TO take them to Heaven, rather
than placing their membership IN a
church" This il an erroneous idea,
and entertained only by those who
are wholly ignorant Of the teaching
~ fratcrnal societies.
IN the frs, place. every lodge. OF
NJ least everyone 81 which We have
any knowledge is founded upon IL,
teachings Of the bible. the bible
graces every altar and their every
meeting is opened and closed with
prayer \ man canno, belong to a
ffaternal organization unless he i a
believer IN a supreme being. and
the better Christian he h. the better
lodgemau h. makes. None Of them
are taught. or j. there any intimation
that his lodge will take him to
Heaven" upon IN. contrary the
church Is invariably placed before
the lodge. every member is encour-
aged 10 identify himself with the
church. and at least 7j per cent Of
the membership are church members.
That fraternal organizations are
doing untold good. no one who will
take the trouble 20 observe that part
- their work which Is apparent 90
the world at large. can deny.
Take the two leading organiza.
tons. the Masons and the Odd Eel.
lows: The Masons maintain an
Orphans Home IN Louisville and the
Odd Fellows one IN Lexington: IN
these two institutions are more than
six hundred children. left by deceas-
ed members Of the two orders.
These children are clothed and fed
comfortably. a. comfortably as the
average child, are educated and pre-
pared 20 battle successfully with the
world when they are thrown upon
their own resources. Nor j. their
religious training neglected. they
have the very best opportunities
along this line.
The promoters Of these institu-
,ions are striving all the time to i'm
prove them IN every possible way,
and TO this end in order To provide
funds for this purpose. the Masons
have just about completed the rails
ing Of an endowment fund Of ST.
900. 900. and the Odd Fellows a SINH.
lar fund Of $500. 900. all Of which
vas, sums are 20 be devoted TO the
building Of more commodious quar-.
tiers and providing for the better care
Of their ever increasing number Of
wards.
In addition TO this the Masons own
and maintain an Old Peoples Home
nj Shelbyville. Ky. and the Odd
Fellows n like institution at Emin.
enee, Ny. where INDECENT and infirm
members Of the orders may have good
homes and tender care in their old
and infirm days
Nor is this good work confined 20
these Institutions. they were simpl.
taken Is an example: the Knights OF
Pythias. the Els. Eagles and many
Others are pursuing splendid worn
along the same line. all to the END
that the orphan may be cared fol
and the old people may have good
homes and good care in the evening
81 their lives
Can you conceive ~ better work
work imbued by more Christian
spiri, than this?
Then before you criticise or speal
harshly Of these people or their do
ings IN the future. take the troubl,
to inform yourself accurately as t.
just what they are doing. and you
will no doub, be less severe on your
criticism.