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THE REGISTER BBItDlHO,
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wtolch we are required to pay on each paper
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To the KnorsTF.R in the localities menttoneu
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FRIDAY
..MAY 11, IS77.
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
AM ADDRESS,
PKUVKRED BY IIOX. W. G. PIPER,
2GTH, 1S77,-.AT JUNCTION CITY,
OOCXTV, OREGON.
APRIL
LANK
0OKH ESPOX OKNCK.
Mcscnos City, April 30, 1877.
W. G. Piper, Esq t Dear Sir and Uro.
Below you will find a copy ot a resolu
tion adopted by Oasis Lodge Jfo. 41, I.O
.. O.F., on Saturday night at our regular
meeting.
JResotred, That it is the desire of Oasis
Lodge No. 41, I.O.O.F., that Bro. V. G.
Piper furnish a copy of the address deliv
ered by him at Junction City, April 26tb,
1877, to the Albany papers for publication.
Yours in t . 1.. and 1 .
Geo. Cunningham, R. Sec.
' 1IarriBUEG, Or., April 47, 1877.
HON. W. G. Piper : De-tr Sir and Bro
At a reeular meeting of Covenant Lodge,
held this evening. I was instructed to ask
too to have the address you delivered on
the 20 tli Just, published iu tiie Albany l wi
pe m. believing it will be tor the good ot
the brotherhood at large. Fraternally
yours, J. M. Shelley, K. bee
THE ADDRESS.
2Tvble Grand, JtretAren, Ladies
and Gentlemen : With the salutations
t ibis eventtnl day, I feel highly hon
ered bj the Order of Odd Fellows in
feeing permitted to address an assem-
- blage composed, as this one is, of so
many intelligent Odd Fellows, as weU
as non-members ; and in my endeavor
to discharge this duty acceptably to you,
and creditably to myself, appropriate
words may fail me, but I feel duly to
appreciate the honor conferred so soon
after my arrival in and location on the
tanks of your beautiful Willamette, in
yonr growing and prosperous young
' State, and trust I am not insensible of
the obligation imposed.
In many parts of the world the pres
ent may be regarded as an era of rejoic
ing, especially iu the United States.
We speak not (grateful though the
theme be) of the priceless blessings of
liberty, nor recount its triumphs ; but
we come to celebrate the triumphs ot
peace. Xo wail of vanquished foes
man oar festal joys ; no bloodstained
gifts, with haughty pride, seek to ap
pease an angry deity ; but our triumph
is the luxury ot doing good, our votive
offering the smile ot the widow and the
Orphan whom our charities have relieved
and oar sympathies consoled. The col
umns of our temple are not emblazoned
with fabled stories of mighty deeds but
they stand forth in the simple majesty
of those indissoluble links, friendship,
lare and truth. We celebrate the day
of practical benevolence and mighty
trntb, this, the 58th anniversary cf
American Odd Fellowship.
The world is drawing together in
much closer nnity and fellowship in all
' those intellectual and elevating relations
that make people free, wise and happy.
'Grand jubilees and festal days are of
common occurrence, in our beloved
land, "the home ot the free," the Cen
tennial year of "American Independ
eooe" has dawned upon us. Many of
those stirring historic events that tried
' men's soals, and are embalmed in the
glorious recollections of onr national ex
istence, have already carved their cen
tsnnary niche npon the tablets of time,
and from time to time are being celebrat
ed in grateful remembrance, with befit
ting honors and glory.
- The objects atid aim of our institution
is, at this day, so generally understood
tad appreciated, that tbey have, in a
- great measare, ceased to attract atten.
- lion by their novelty, or to excite preju
dice by their forms and mystery. We
claim now to be judged by our fruits,
- yet, as onr public celebrations are rare,
. I deem it cot amiss to invite attention
to come of oar claims to popular favor
sad sympathy. .
-; The ingenuity of some members ot
our Order has found pleaeaut exercise
. in tracing out for as an illustrious de
, Kent,- which has resulted in developing
ts any points of resemblance between oar
own and several ot those mystio associa
tions which have in some form or other
; distinguished, most of the nations of au
; tiqvityv ' But these inquiries, though
' pleasing and interesting to the antiq.ua
' jiD, find bat slight favor with no. An
' Illustrious lineage alone is lastly disre
fjsrdad alike by society and individuals.
Ia-our ountry and in bar Order es
pecially, do my- of hereditary glory is
ss Sdiiut ; to reanimate a degenerate
. stock. Merit, at this day,, is judged by
- . trainees, and this test is inexorably
. rrIiai to all candidates for pablie favor,
w whether they be individuals or assccia
"arfc Ir is-by this test that we are
wiUla to-be judged, and after an hon
est tad patient examination of oar prin
ciples, we fear not the judgment of can
did and virtuous men. We enter into
no disquisition upon virtne and hap
piness, such as hae enlisted the pro
found genius of Plato and Aristotle, and
a hoKt of others. We deal practically
with recognized principles of humanity.
These principles which it is the object
of our Order to inculcate and practice,
have nothing of uovelty to cmmend
them, for they have always, at least iu
theory, commanded universal approba
tion. All good men have ever proiessea
to be actuated by them, and it may
doubtless seem strange to some and un
necessary to unite for the promotion of
mere abstract pnnctp'es. lint associa
tions are types of the age. They have
been found all powerful in promoting
all causes, religious, moral and political.
Nature herself, throughout lier ; works,
illustrates the amaz'.ng effect of combined
exertion; The labors ot the toilsome
an i industrious ant would probably have
fai!ed to admonish the sluggard to print
so many morals and ad.irn so many
talus, it they had leen so separately per
formed ; and the little oral ii.sect de
positing without apparent method its
mite beneath the blue wave, would have
failed without the assistance of its kind,
to form the mountains in the deep, upon
which the great ships of the sea have
struck and been broken into fragments.
Behold the great commercral progress
of the. age. Our ships plowing the
waters of every sea from the equator to
the poles. Our railroads traversing the
city and the plain, the forest and the
desert, tunneling the mountains and
spanning the streams from ocean to
ocean. Our immense manufacturing in
terests, with iron arras and lingers of
steel, (of which Oregon furnishes her
share), clothing and feeding and labor
ing for the million: the electric tele
graph with lightning wings, outstripping
the winds, annihilating time and space,
all these and similar enterprises, the
glory ot our age and race, would doubt
less have withered and died, in the very
conception if left unaided to individual
achievement. Our towering church ed
ifices or humbler places of worship, our
hospitals fr the sick and asylums for
the insane ; our Colleges and schools
for the children of the people, our public
libraries and similar institutions, which
illustrate the public spirit and the be
nevolence of the age, would many of
them have remained visionary dreams
but for the encouragement and sym
pathy with which their founders were
greeted.
1 ho lJivn e behest, "bo preach my
cospel to every creature,'' remained in a
great measure necessarily disobeyed, un
til srood and pi- us men united in the
printing and distribution ot bibles and
tracts, in the equipping and sending
forth to the nations of those soldiers ot
the cross, before whom even now the
walls of paganism seem crumbling, and
whose ministrations the scripture seems
to approach fullillinent in our day, in
"the heathen lecomii!r His inheritance
and the uttermermost parts of the earth
His possessions. Turn yonr attention
but f r a moment and witness the marsh
aling ot the hosts of the Russian empire
against the followers of Mohammed,
and then cast vour eyes back over the.
enunciations of the prophets of o'd, and
then ponder well if those prophecies are
not near fulfillment. I hese are only a
few suggestions, taken from observation
and study, and may be of little moment
as touching upon this impending strug
gle in Europe and the prophecies point
ing thereto, but worthy the deepest con
sideration by the student ot history
To what means do the wily dema
gogue as well as the pure patriot resort,
in wielding tho strong arm of govern
ment, but to the political associations
called parties? And so throughout the
whole mazy plan of society, associations
are formed to effect every purpose, good,
bad, and indifferent, to build up and to
tear down in one word, to command
sucoass. Appreciating the necessity aud
value of combined exertion, our Institu
tion has been organized npon its present
basis, and pursues with system its
avowed objects. Pureharted and phil
anthropic individuals had beforo felt,
that ' j
'The secret nleasure of a srenerous act.
Is the great iniud'a great bx-ibe," j
but that selfishness which one school ot
philosophy holds to be tho ruling moral
princip'e, had so far sufficed to chill
"The noblest impulse generous minds can feel,"
that but one Howard was found to illus
trate and ennoble an age. While a
thousand modes presented themselves to
"waste the superfluous wealth," inclina
tion or opportunity, or both, were want
ing to devise such a plan of practical be
nevo'ence as might prove aiike effectual
and acceptable. This want we have
endeavored to supply. Our weekly
contributions, so small that they are not
missed by those of the humblest means,
amount in the aggregate to a large sum,
and form a common fund, to which all
are alike entitled.
No ostentatious parade accompanies
oar relief ; no published documents cer
tify to our generosity. But secret and
unexposed to vulgar view in the hour
ot disease, suffering and death, in the
city aud on the mountain, in the palace
and in the hovel, when all nature is
smiling her approval or the lowering
clouds weep big tears of sympathy, our
brothers discharge their joyful or mourn
ful duty. No wounded or insulted
pride disdains the proffered aid ; no one
Of US, ' ,- . . '
"With stem patience scominsr weak complaint,
Hardens his heart against assailing want. "
We "court no favors from the bands
we scorn," for the relief extended is "not
ot grace,' bat of right. It is confined
to no class nor condition of life, but the
same measure is fll'od to each. The
tenderest ties which break with every
breeze, under our system, meet with no
rode jars. Nor is oar errand theif done,
bat "soothing words appease the raging
pain aud lessen the disease." And when
relief and sympathy have done their
office, when kitd words and kind deeds
have failed to restore the weary suffer
er; when we are onco more reminded
that
"loaves have their time to fall.
And flowers to wither at the north wind's
breath.
And stars to set bnt all,
Thou lmt all seasons for thine own, O,
death !"
we draw the drapery ot his couch around
him, and lay him down to pleasant
dreams. -
Nor is our errand even then done.
For while the busy, meddling memorv
of the lone mourner, in barbarous suc
cession muster up the past endearments
ot their softer hours, tenacious ot the
theme, we j
"Seek agnin thoo chords to biml.
Which human woe lialh rent apart,
xo in'ui littin toe wonnued minu,
To heal again the broken heart."
"Heaven bom chanty bears its er
rands to earth on the beams of the sun.
The cold it warms, the blind it en
lightens, the lost it discovers and re
claims, the desponding it inspires with
hope, and the timid with confidence aud
joy." I
Hut while Odd Fellowship is most
generally known and commended for
its charities, it is not merely as a benev
olent institution that it is chiefly endeared
to its memlers. There are other prin
ciples which it inculpates, far more pre
cious than even its charities, not least of
which are the Friendship and Love of
the brethren. I '
Friendship with us is something more
than a name. It is a living, substantial
reality. Perfect equality is not merely
a theory but a fact. We recognize no
artificial distinction, riches and poverty,
the pride of place and power, and the
fanciful humility of toil are alike ignor
ed. We value no title but thatot mer
it. Liberty, eqnaliiy, Fraternity, those
specious words which have deceived an
entire nation, are thoroughly appreciat
ed bj us at least.
However others may deem that the
interests of society subserved by dis
tinctions of classes and conditions, and
however we may strive by lives of vir
tue and usefulness to leave an unsullied
reputation as the richest legacy to our
children, the doors of the' Lodge-room
close upon a band of brothers. Our
highest and our lowest offices are filled
indifferently by men ot all ranks of lite,
the only question being, "Is he worthy?"
"Is he ot good report?" Among us in
deed is the theory of our Republican In
stitution rea ized. Pride,1 vanity aud
self-sufficiency hide their diminished
heads ; modesty and humility are beck
oned to a seat a little higher All the
appliances or hottest art and ingenuity
are exercised to develop sentiments of
fraternal affection, which may ripen un
til the souls of the brethren are knit to
gether, even as Jonathan's with David,
' for Jonathan loved him as his own
soul.'' Aud these efforts have in a
great measure leen successful. Many
are the dearly prized friendships which
may readily trace their origin and cul
tivation to the Lodge-room ; many the
prejudices whvh have been there re
moved by asi-ociation and converse; and
great, we believe, have been the bless
ing" occurring to society from the clasp
ed hands of true Odd Fellows
Those ot us who honestly hearken
unto the instruction we received are for
cibly reminded how nature in all her
works responds to the revealed truth
that God is love. By the brightness ot
sunshine and the rich enamel of flow
ers, by the waving forests and the gush
ing fountains, by the ebbing and flow
ing of the tide up into your own Colum
bia and Willamette, are we appealed to
for the truth of beneficence, and taught
that, with all its cares and toils, man
may yet fill this life, with kindness and . for us the public approbation. And we
joy. Vet, the keystone of our arch, tho j think we have in. a great measure at
cap ot our column, is tnitk. If our j tained this result. It is no longer i lee
charity be niggardly bestowed, "r to ! essary to deprecate the xpular preju
win the plaudits of men, if our profes- dices which oitee ifxi.-ted. The objec-
sions ot friendship no nonow, ana oi
love be fale, then is our system a fail-
ure, and the lessons we strive to teach
are all lost. Truth in its majesty, in its
.... . n l . " f
simplicity, is the very foundation of cur
rites and ceremonies, our precepts and
our charges. We strive by every mode
to impress our members with the knowl
edge that the duties of life are ''more
than life," that however,
"Possessions vanish and opinions change,
And passion holds a nnctnatimc seat,
Yet subject neither to eclipse nor wane,
Duty remains."
And these lessons, we fondly hope,
are not forgotten without the walls of
the Lodge-room, but are borne beyond
to the arena of action, and nerve the
arm ana eaeel tne neart. ror me great
"battle of life." Their admonitions and
illustrations, are not intended to soothe
the ear, and charm the eye, but to be
come deeply graven in the character.
The votary of trnth is taught to shun
the crooked ways of vice and error, and
strike with higher aim for nobler ends.
He only is a free man whom truth
makes free. No sordid gain nor ill-gotten
wealth, no meanly won place nor
basely earned honor, shall serve to
tempt her follower from the straight
path ; but erect, with conscious digni'y,
the snares ot" temptation are avoided,
and the man stands forth in the image
of his Maker. The low devices of the
demagogue, pandering .tor office and
plying him with fair wtrds airdtra:tor
ous arts, pass unheeded by, and the ar
rows of detraction drop harmless at his
feet. Armed in her glorious panoply,
he feels
' "A pence above all earthly dignities,
A stiUaud auiet conscience."
The honest statesman, guided by the
pure light of truth, disregarding tho
ephemeral popularity of the day, and
mistaking not the huzzas of the mob tor
the truniet of fame, firm in the con
scious reel itnde of his intentions, leaves
his foot-prints indellibly impressed upon
the sands ot time. The hero, panting
after glory, scorns to win his niche in
the temple of tamo by treading npon the
ruins of liberty, and 'consigns to the
truth of history the inscribing of his
name upon the roll oe patriots. The
humbler citizen, preferring the more re
tired walks of life,; true to lis country
and true to himself, discharges with
fidelity his duty in every relation ot life,
and transmits to his posterity the valua
ble reputation of having deserved well
in his day and generation. These are
thy triumphs, O Truth ! and these tlie
rewards with which thou repaye&t thy
.votaries! ; .' ; "
Such are the principles by which wo
profess to be actuated, and such the goal
which our organization seeks to attain.
The standard is a high one, we admit.
How near have we as Ocd Fellows at
tained unto it ? Alas I I Fay tor the
dignity of human nature, no organiza
tion short ot Divine institution is capa
ble of fulfilling all these requisitions in
their broad scope. The Divine influ
ence of religion is alone sufficient for
these ends. We aspire not to be her
substitute. We claim to be among the
humblest of her handmaids. But short
ot this, we do claim to have approached
as near the realization ot. the sublime
ionnngs and high aspirations as any
other social institution. We do not as
sert here to-day, nor do we pretend to
claim, that every Odd Fellow continu
ally discharges these duties, and pro
fesses and exhibits those affections which
our Order constantly inclucates, or that
any Odd Fellow, viewed as such, can
be said to be "without guile." The
growth of the moral nature is not the
work ot a day. It does not attain in
fection with a bound, like Minerva
springing full armed from the head of
Jove, nor Venus Aphrodite from the
Sea ; but it is the tendency of our asso
ciation to approximate these results
whidk should commend it to the sym
pathy of the community, and entitles it
to the respect of all good men. No
Odd Fellow can be true to the obliga
tions which he voluntarily assumed,
without becoming a better citizen and a
better man. Aud if: envy or malice
points the finger at some unworthy
or degraded brother around whom onr
mantle of fellowship may have onco
beeik -thrown, we remember with sorrow
that when the sons of God of yore went
up to worehip,- even, tnere was found
Satan iu the m dst of them. With all
the care and caution which we are en
joined to exercise in admission to mem
bership, we are like other similar bod
ies, subject to imposition, and that so
ciety is false to its own interests and
false to the Order, which hesitates from
motives of delicacy or other causes, to
eiect the viper which has ventured to
nestle iu its bosom, or to condemn an
Achan in any camp of Isreal. The ig
norant admission ot an unworthy mem
ber is no well founded objection to any
association, ' It even the Altar is not
sacred from the rottenness and pollnti n
ot the hyptnsrisy, we cannot venture to
lay claim to a superior exemption.
Nor is this all a specious and cun-
nindy devised fable. . We appeal con
fidenily for the proof ot the rectitude of
our intentions, and the purity of our mo
tives, to our deeds. Let these be ex
amined and siK?ak for us. Where lias
the Odd Fellow ever lieen seen hungry
that he has not been ted ; thirsty, that
he has not been given drink ; sick and
in prison that we visited him not?
Where and when, sii.ee we first attract
ed attention, has it been heard, or whis
pered even, that a worthy Odd rellow
sought aid and man refused ? Never,
to our well earned glory. Never,
thronsh all the trials iu England and
the United States, to which the labor
ing classes have been occasionally nib
jected. when even the stoutest hearts
quailed and trembled at the rude touch
of grim poverty and haggard want,
when their workhouses groaned with re
p'etion, never once during anv eriod
ot such eventful history, lias the Odd
Fellow, his wife or litt'e ones, ever
knocked at the parrisl. gate or chewed
the hard crust of" public charity. These
instances illustrate the reality of our
professions, aud should we think, secure
lion inai ours is a secret socuny nas oeen
j so often exposed and
I now rarelv argued.
refuted, that it is
We are not able
' to supply the wants of the whole human
! y -i. ll .......
family.- and we naturally turn first
therefore, to those of our own hotise
htild. While our precepts encourage
ami invite to acts of general charily, our
associated fund is first devoted to our
own wants and those of the widows and
oiphaus under our -charge. Without
some mode of recognition, we would lie
subject to daily and hourly imposition.
It is in this respect, therefore, a meas
ure of seltdefeuse. As we feel bound
to aid every brother who may need our
assistance whencesoever he may come,
it is important that we should be able
to guard against deception. If the re
striction of secrecy were placed also up
on the exposure of our principles, in
stead of being confined to our ceremo
nies, there might be more room for the
existence of prejudice. But to our
principles we invite public attention ; of
them we desire the fullest examination;
ad it is with this view we appear be
fore you to-day. The proceedings of
the Grand Lodge ot the United States,
and ot the State Grand Lodges, are pub
lished periodically, and no restraint is
placed upon their circulation or inspec
tion by any, one, whether Odd Fellow
or not. But if we do resort to the aid
ot the mysterious to render meetings at
tractive, or as a stimulant to applicants
tor membership, surely, this results in
no injury to society or individuals. No
oath, as was once supposed, is adminis
tered to the candidate; he is beguiled
into no ob.igations, but their character
is explained it advance, and full liberty
given to withdraw at any stage of the
ceremony which . we do tiot choose to
expose to the public. Nature has not
cast her gems upon the seashore, nor
exposed her precious ores upon the pub
lic highway, either iu Oregon, the
Queen of the west, or in the historic
California, with her mil lions of treasure.
Natme's bubbling fountains, refreshing
man and beast, and reviving the vege
table kingdom, causing the flowers of
the field to smile with gratitude, lie
sometime? buried deep in the bowe's ot
the earth, while their streams flow forth
to the surface. So while our deeds may
be seen of all men, our modes , of con
ducting business aud ot mutual recogni
tion a re" reserved for the initiated.
What else have wc accomplished ? We
annually expend liberally in the relief of
members, widowed families burying the
dead and educating the orphans and many,
we trust, have been the teal's thereby fried
aud ttiu hearts mada to rejoice... Nor has
the fund been exliaustcd iu the expendi
ture. The children to whom our country
confers the blessings of education, take their
places year by year upon the stage of life,
giving place to those who succeed them.
This Is that seed falling upon good ground
of which we, their laiuiilcs and the fctalc,
shall yet reap an abundant harvest. Ko ;
stately pile or marble tablet attests our la
bors in this behalf, bnt we trust that the
intelligence which we as an Order have
idcd to develop, will survive when the
marble Would have moulded away.
Let me call your attention to a few facts
and figures as taken from the Grand Secre
tary's report of the Grand Lodge of the
united btates. held at Philadelphia, Penn.,
for years, ending Sept. 18th, 1876, to-wit:
Grand Lodges 48
sMinowiuate Lodges 6,3i
Rebekah Degree Lodges 879
Grand Encampment... 30
htiboniinnte Encampments.. 1.7o
Lodge Members 434.689
Encampment Members.... .. 87.450
Keiietbv Ixxlges . . .'. .... 1,510.851 21
Relief by Encampments lS0.9f39 43
Relief by Rebekah Lodges 7.045 23
Revenue of Lodges 4,193.665 45
Revenue of Kiieammiients 438.421 55
Revenue of Rebekah Lodge.. 32,154 70
From 1330 to December 31,
1875. initiations 930.7HO
Members relieved .... 71.l
Widowed families relieved ... 97.077
Menibes deceased 65.431
Total relief.... 22.273.380 63
Total receipts 00,035.923 6
Present membership.. aoo.!
The Grand Secretary continues, to-wit:
'I rejoice, my brethren, to offer you sincere
congratulation on the general prosperity
which rewards our labors everywhere.
Whether at home or abroad. Odd Fellow
ship continues its onward progress as an
unfaltering minister to the ills ot life, and
as a sympathizing friend of humanity. It
exerts the same zeal and persistent toil in
the moral and material aid of the needy
and suffering, as has lieen its paramount
office for more than halt a century. Its
field of labor is where men are struggling
in the battle of life. There it strives to up
lift the fallen, to champion humanity, to
be the true friend of man, to be his guide
and hope, his refuge, shelter and defense.
There U ever lias and will stand, inviting
the co-oier.-itioii of kindred allies until the
divine spirit of fraternity which it pro
claim, shall generally prevail."
I might continue the quotation trom the
pen of thi honored and distinguished Odd
Fellow. James L. Ridgely. bin let this suf
fice. It is a volume within itelf, and
speaks for itself.
The very fundamental principles of our
organization renders our Order eminently
conservative. Everything savoring of pol
itics aud sectarianism is rigidly excluded,
in theory and in practice. Parties aud
factious disturb us not. They may knock
at our door, but they cannot, gain admit
tance. Surrounded in times of high politi
cal excitement by all the elements which
infl itnii the passions, and possessing as in
dividuaK all lh.:e varying opinions as to
public affairs which have led to so much ot
bitterness and recrimination in the halls of
legislation of the country, as an apjieal to
arms, we have ever, in all our assemblages
avoided the utterance ot a single harsh sen
tence growing out 'it nch relations. There
i3. tlien, no ground for apprehension that
such an association, however honestly in
stituted, may be corrupted so as to become
dangerous to the welfare of the State.
Apart from the confidence to be placed in
our own possessions in this respect, the
commuuitv mav rind a sufficient euarranty
for their security, in the-clrcumsiance that
our Order embraces in it membership ev
ery religions denomination aud creed, every
shade ot nolitieal onini.m. every class and
condition of life. Professional men and
merchants, laboring men and men of ease,
rich and poor, alike subscribe to our rolls.
and nresent as a whole a body of men of
whom our country may well feel proud.
The principle upon whkh our associa
tiou is based, assimilate in most respect so
closely to those of our Republican institu
tions, that it irorres has been rapid and
steady. On this day 53 years since, and
within the memorv of some person still
living, the first Lodge in the United States
was oriramzed in the ntv of lialtimore.
That venerable man. the pioneer in this
labor of love, passed away in the evening
of life, in the full etiiovnic-ut. of that noblest
of blessings, the virtuous emotions of a well
spent life.
Wc who participate this day in tho fruit
of his exertions in this cause, and coiitem-
ulate the teemtiiff harvest, the seeds of
which he sowed, can hi some measure ap-
nreciate the sootluntr influence ot the
emotions Mt such an hour as this. Hi is
not the fame of the might" warrior whose
name i inscribed on the record oftime in
letters of blood ; his i not the fame of the
gilted orator, wining the plaudits of senates
and assemblies, but hi is the fame of hav
ing laid deep the foundation in Ihese latter
tlavsottlie noblest- or monument tome
cause ot humanity and truth: and when
hero and orator shall have alike lapsed into
oblivion, the irratetul prayer of the stricken
widow and innocent lisp of prattling child
hood will embalm, iu undying remem
braiH-e. the honored name of TllOMAS
Wll.DEY.
From such unpretending origin in this
country, onr order his spread, like the
branching: limb ot tho vigorous oak, until
now on this, the 53th anniversary. Lodges
may be found in every State and Territory
of the American Union, and in almost
every county, and iu them representations
of the pulpit 'the bench, the. bar. the tnedi-.
eal profession, the commercial community,
the press the plow, the loom and the anvil.
What portion of this gteat Americm Na
tion is more fitting to meet in. on this oc
casion, than right here in the very heart of
Oregon, the valley of the beautiful Willam
ette untold in resources and productions
and not excelled in intellectual and moral
worth? Who dreamed, a century ago. not
only that the nation would survive a hun
dred years, but that, at the end thereof it
would embrace territory's on the shores of
the Pad tic. and passengers in less than four
days would be transported from ocean to
ocean, and through a grand country all our
own? The enthusiastic American, stand
ins on the lofty summit ot your own Mt.
Hood, and saztns toward the Orient, be
holds the great valleys and plains that in
tervene between his mountain stand and
the Atlantic State, becoming filled with
emigrants from the already too thickly set
tled seaboard, and he knows the day is not
far distant when thre will be no more va
cant territorys, in that, direction, and State
after State is added to this Union, each
State another link in the lengthened chain
of nnr,cherihed Union. -
Ot the charter members ol the first Lodge
not one remains. But all have been borne
to their silent resting place by a grab-fill
and sorrowing brotherhood. - Over their
graves the prayers of the monriurs have
been said, and their tieinbling voices have
chanted their heartfelt requiem.
Year by year the works of these departed
shine brighter and through coming centu
ries will be felt the happy effects of their
wisdom and their worth : and as patriot
and philosophers deserve the plaudits of
future generations and leave to our poster
ity a country made better by our existence,
forgetful of past misfortunes void of jeal
ousy and sectarian strife, whose every child
to the latest recorded syllable of time, may
heartily join in this our present prayer,
Great God, we thank thee for this home,
His bounteous birthland of the free.
Where wanderers from afar may come
And breathe the air of liberty.
BitU may her flowers untTiameled spring,
And yet till time shall fold his wing,
Kem-vin earth's loveliest paradise."
Finally, we commend our cause In the
influence ot woman. Yet this can scarcely
be necessary, as ber sympathies respond
naturalljp to the cry of distress, and we
construe her presence on this pleasant oc
casion as an earnest of her approbation.
Woman's' Influence, as generally nnder
stood, appears to b the influence which
woman, as the secondary being, exerts over
rter narvefis wave, nor ei i.-s hoc,
man as tlo primary like the satellite of
some dark, planet, orignc, neaiuuui anu
shining by reflected light, which the aforc-
said planet, in defiance of astronomy, de
clares to be derived from itself. Their in
fluence is very far from being proportioned!
to the value of their labor. They, bear
much ot the heat and burden of the day.
but too seldom share either its pronr or
glory. The influence- of woman U being
teit, and that seufcioiy, too, m remuog
social barriers ; ami the day may not be far
distant when it may have power to remove
political barriers.
Our country has great reason to be proud
of so bright a constellation of feminine
genius, hi the literary department. Lovely
young girls and gray haired women,
maiden ladies and matrons, find a place
within this charmed circle as exists in no
ot her country on the face of the globe.
Their influence i felt ill the log cabins of
the clearing, in tlie pleasant farm houses of
tlie settled state, a no in me palatial homes
of merchant princes. Who can estimate
the value of their writings? Who can tell
how much of cheer aud grace and strength
aud refinement they have scattered broad
cast over the land. Odd Fellowship teels,
aud acknowledges with gratitude its obliga
tions to female influence, and strives to re
pavihedehtby confirming and strength
ening that influence. Woman is to be
found in the grace of tier loveliness aud the
beauty of her charms, in softening the
rough asperities of man's stern nature, and
sweetening the hours of lite by the endear
ments ol social enjoyments. Purifying her
little commonwealth, the domestic circle,
its undulations are perceived throughout
me Dotiy pontic.
Our public men necessarily become more
enlightened, virtuous and patriotic: our
citizens more industrious and elevated iu
their views aud our children inspired with
noiy thoughts alter home and Immortality
In conclusion, we say, welcome to you.
ladies, who have come hither from the battle-field
ot humanity where you have
achieved victories whose trophies hang out
with unfading lustre. We say welcome
one and all, on this pleasant occasion.
Welcome in the name of Friendship. Love
nii'l Truth, aud with heart aud hand, and
seakhig lip and beaming eye, we ex
claim with the flneerest fraternal regard,
thrice welcome one and all.
How a Spanish StxTox Imperson
ated the Devil. A strange 6tory
cmes from the north ot bpain. A
moribund landed proprietor, notwith
standing the entreaties of his family and
friends refused to receive the consola
tions of religion. His family, thinking
they had overcome his scruples, sent tr
the parish priest ; but upon his arrival
the sick man declined to receive him,
and the priest withdrew, declaring that
the devil would come in person to carry
off so darkened a sinner as soon as he
was dead. -
A few hours afterward the sick man
died, aud while the family were watch.
ing over the body the door of the room
was opened with a great noise, and
there appeared upon the scene a person
age arrayed in rea, brandishing a pitch
fork, dragging a long tail after him, and
smelling very strongly of sulphur.
His appearance created so much terror
that the woman present fainted and the
men rushed out of the room by another
door. A man servant, hearing the
screams, and thinking that thieves had
broken into the house, armed himself
witka revolver, and made his way to
the room trom whence they proceeded
For a moment he, too, was terrified
by the appearance of ''the devil," who
by this time had got the body in his
arms ; but, mastering his fears he fired
f three barre's of his revolver at him, and
the supposed devil, who fed to the
ground, proved to be the parish sexton
who, by the orders of tho parish priest,
had disguised himself, as he conceived
as Satan. He was quite dead when
picked up, and four priests, who are sus
pected of complicity in this attempt to
work upon the superstitious tee.ings of
the deceased, have been taken into
custody. Pall Mall Gazette
A Canadian schoolmistress gave the
mitten to one of her oldest scholars.
He retaliated by being a mean aud mis
chievous as possible in school, and she
gave him a sound flogging. His par
ents sued for damages and got a verdict
of S3. 50. The next day the teacher
called her school to order and made a
little speech. She said, "I jiave whipp
ed a boTiby sound 'y, which pleasure cost
only three dollars and a half. Now, if
any others of my scholars are inclined to
TTliitato him they will have the kindness
to step forward, receive the money and
the flogging, aud then we will go on
with our studies. I am here to instruct
yon, not to be courted." This was
some time ago. "he lady is teaching
that school yet, aud is the most popular
person iu the township, as she deserves
to be. We have no doubt she was from
this side of the Canada line, but that
fact for some reason isn't mentioned.
Warjjixo to This Women. A
good anecdote is related of a lady at a
party whose dress and form were fault
less. Just before dinner an admirer of
fered lier a flower from his button hole.
The dress being fastened behind the
flower had to be adjusted with a pin.
Just then they went down to dinner,
and the gentleman thought he heard a
noisQ as though' wind were escaping
from a bellows. The lady had soon
lost her fair proportions, and the tightly
fitting dress was most baggy. It ap
pears that the latest fashion tor thin la
dies' dresses is an air-tight lining blown
out to the proper size. The pin put to
keep the flower iu had penetrated the
air-tight liuing aud caused a grand col
lapse. The sitting of tho Supreme onrt is
a matter of etiquette Justice Clifford,
as senior associate, sits on tho .right ot
the Chief Justice; Justice Swaync, next
in seniority, sits at his left. Justice
Davis's resignation' left a seat vacant,
into hich J istioo Bradley, being next
iu order, has moved, and Justice Hunt,
tie junior ot the bench, being promoted
one tile, has left his old seat on the ex
treme left and taken Justice Bradley'
old seat at tho extreme right.
The silk industry of France has been
prostrate tor some time, aud 15,000
looms at Lyons have been stopped all
winter. - Bnt the French women were
canal to the emersrencv. They have
suddeuly changed the fashion from
woolen stuffs back to snk, which is now
all the rage, and the poor operatives are
as busy as ever.
Bill Watkins, he of political famo,
got away with a sugar-cared ham at
Prof. Taylor's show in Salem, the other
evening. :
Mra. Mayea PrtJqr. "
The policv ot Mrs. President Jllaye.
like that of her husband, meets wjth
some opposition. It is to maintain, wun.
out ostentation, aChriatian household ia
the White House, and to preserve ia
dress and manners a genuine Republican
simplicity. To this, 6hoddy and society
women ohiect. But whatever may w
thought concerning the outcome of -ber
husband's policy, that ot Mrs. tiayes is
sure to win. The times are bard. The
only way to make thtm better i forth
people to produce more than . they es
pend, and this they will hardly be
brought to do voluntarily, nntil simplic
ity of dress becomes fashionable among
women. Mrs. Hayes is in a position to
have an important influence in this di
rection. Her exam pie will be comment
ed on. Women will learn from her that
high position can be successfully filled
by a genial aud loyal woman, without
the putting on of gold and diamond.
At Andrew Jackson's first reception at
the White House, tor ought we know,
at all of them, the ladies ot his house- -hold
appeared clad in plain calico, and
the fact did more to enshrine Old Hick
ory in the hearts of the people than most
of his own administrative performances.
Mrs. Hayes has an admirable precedent
and encouragement. 'J he maxim, "Pat
a beggar cu horseback, and he will ride
to the old Nick," has been thoroughly
illustrated in this country of sudden
financial .and social mutations. What
we want is a "change." The wife of the
President has always been a lady of in
fluence and prominence. She has prov
ed that she cas dress plainly and with
modesty, worship as her conscience dic
tates, aud wear her hair as she pleases.
It is therefore assured that she will con
tinue as she has begun, and. thereby
earn the gratitude and insure the good
will ot every sensible woman iu the
Union. Husbands aud fathers will rise
up and call her blessed. Millinent and
dress-makeis, jewelers and hair-dressersf.
may join with Miss Flora McFlimsey in
organizing an opposition ; women who
have carpel-bagged into "good society"
on the strength of large solitaires on
prodigious hands, aud dresses cut deco
lette t'ii the necks of gladiators, may
threaten to go over to the enemy, but
the genuine women of the country will
applaud, and all the sous of men will
sing for joy.
Calling; A Bojr In Tha Moralngv
The Connecticut editor who wiote the "".
following, evidently knew what he was
talking about :
Calling a boy up in the morning cant
hardly be classed under the head of
"pastimes," especially it the boy is fond
of exercise the day before. Alia it is
little singular that the next hardest
thing to getting a boy out of bed is get
ting him into it. There is rarely a moth
er who is a success at rousing a boy. AH
mothers know this ; so do their boys.
Aud yet the mother seems to go at ititi
the right way. -She opens the stair-door
and insinuatingly observesr4,Johnny."
There is no resp use. "Johnny." Still
no response. Then there is a f hort,
sharp, "John," followed a moment later
by a long and emphatic "John Henry."
A grunt from the upper regions signifies
that an impression lias been made ; and
the mother is encouraged to add, 'You
better be getting down here to your -breakfast,
J'o n.g man, before 1 come up
there and give you something you'll
feel." This so startles the young man
that he immediately goes to sleep again.
And the operation has to be repeated -several
limes. A father knows Mrthing
about the trouble. He merely opens
his mouth as a soda-bottle ejects its
cork, and the "John Henry" that cleaves
the air of that stairway goes into that
boy like electricity, ami pierces the
deeiiesl lecjsses of his nature. Ard ho
pops out ot that bed, and into his clothes
and down the stairs, with a promptness
that is commendable. It is rarely a boy
allows himself to disregard the internal
summons. About once a year isbe eir
ed to lie ' as often as is consistent with
the rules of health. He saves his father
a great many steps by his thongbtfn!-
lie?,?. . . .'; ,-' .
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The Record hints at an elopement
from Salem, the parties being a married
man and a heretofore highly respected
married woman of that place.
In Clackamas county the number ot
school children is 3,22(3. The number
of teachers employed in the publia
schools last year was 85 j average sal.
aries of teachers $35 a month.
Glad there will be an ocean between
us ana war, anyway. We va bad
'nough. - : . :
Mortgage on a church is satao in tho
front row ot peyvf. Detroit Free Press
The aged songstress, Jenny Lind.has
hair as while as the fihgree work of
silver. . '-. '
The Burlington Uavckeye man, who .
occasionlly puts his mind to commercial
and financial themes, sajs: "There is
nothing like having 4a sufficiency of cur
rency,' 'equal to the demands ot trade
you know. Down in Bneros Ay res the
lithographic press is well oiled,, runs
easily, and board and lodging coteU 930
per month.'' ; c -.; -
A letter from Forest Grove to th
Independent says: "Capt. Tyler and
Levi Walker will finish the survey of
township 5 N., R..3 W.; they start to
morrow. Tyler has the contract for
surveying two moie, which he will d
next fall. He gets $16 for every Fqu&r
inile, or $576 tor each township. 8ev.
eral families will locate on these lands
as soon as the rnrvey is made. Tho soil
is of good quality and tolerably easily
cleared."
San FRANCisco.May 3.- A final set
tlement was to day effected: 'between
Isaac Fried lander and his creditor.
The Bank of California, j.nd Nevada
bank accept the security they held tor Vh
amount which Mr. Fr'iodlauder cvrtx
them, and unsecured creditors tako
per cent cash and give free rtk s.
This makes shout 200,000 which ,
be paid oyer on Saturday, and Mr.I'i,.i.
lander will then resume . buniiiObS . cu s,
new basis,