llllt lTltH THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL 2G, 18G9. lOrmtinwd from lh Firit ratf,1 r1tho..MI.I addlfloi.sl weight, their special chiir. Ot almi.uriil.g charities, so honorable und so .exalting to ( ,-,. n.cnt and civilisation of men of ho present "..cation. vr nmntHlir-nt city numbers a moat l.np.w Tn. ViTnv Eii'litv-lonr ot those associate niiiiml'!rliiK mor. r?rVto"ll'llio.lNot v.l.1.1. h an tl.-h U hoir, sro organ ised wit in Its limits, be-lde. il.e splendid cha, ltl,-s sn tsincrt l' ' the State and city. Mid he vast organization of Trtd Ecilovvs nd other kindred l n..vol, lit Orders. My rfl.tinsn "hod brotli. r, one ..I the noblest ol Pennsylvania's s, v lie 11 mS W d ' '"" cheriKhi-d persona Friend P M. Stokes, in liif oloMiK-ut tid moKt loaiitir.il l?pM f wVlc .ii,o to the Grand Sire andoll.ee " of tho fl .nd f I nih-d Slates, has well eai.1 that 'tho e Is no W that man is heir to which dwi not find in tl a cfty 0 Broth.-, l.v Lovo an asj I "in for it. cure or an . -I r. ion." To thi- tact, so honorable and so boat t I, Mine add (hat there is t ban this no bi lable. je v. I t hat spa. ales iu the cluster tv bii h adoi us thu csoiitohuon of tho Brethren of the great. Commonwealth of rn";vanla, Jnt lYio sav to vovi, that grand huI (iiIiIiiiic b i tlio hmtoilc WXir StatA bo. .. a. it wan of an ances ry whose lineage challenges comparison ; Invoked into hie hv the I all" wed ieni.i. of i hilanthropy, founded upon princlp cs Su.t""ctlvSof divinity it.cll; consecrated In and tradition, by tho moral heroism of '' ""," '."j riaiintliwi. spirit u.iall.d not under trial or persecution, ana vTiow iTTtrhiHic exoVllcncc and V" to bia access tho palace, the cabinet Mid ' ' , tho most eminent and silted of is co 1 itryi nt 11 . com I., audi. i a i. thi. prestige of yo r l-oliti. al " lill more splendid and pre-eminent In a II tlio vblob the . worthy ft- ''and'co'loi tiaye superadded ' lV vn, 11U it baa lweo.no the f" '".""i'l-?!X o "a "federal Union as imperishable t; ii"u,in.prT.oomidi..g In every resource, m.te f. !?. if and intellectual, which adorns and enriches IVmolTboi" (eou. aiid inexhaustible a. I. Ita agricultural fl mlnnra wealth; illii.iitablo a. ita commerce, manu I ."r turn ? ai"d thS varied product, of It. indu.try ; Immeu-C .t l. la geographical domain, atrotchlng away from tho Atlantic to the tireat Uakeaj hallowed aa la the memory ft Ita Hevolulionary lame, and the long line of ita pro e.ni S lot .lalemcu and patriot.: grand and aubliine J'enu vlvauia ia in all tliefe cardinal y eiuent. to alio ia yet Heator in tho moral oinlueuco which abc 1 baa attained, t Inch no tongue, nor pou, nor pencil of tho most gifted -iiiiicanadoiiatoly portray; thnt eminence ovorloolci III olae and upon ita apex a mouumont loo.na up more en. 5 riiig'lhan braiw, eternal and firm aa the iron of her n ountain;the mouunient of ber Humanity, State, muuici. nal and co-operative, tlie redeemed pledge of borhdcl.ty to tlie god-liko example and heroimn of tiie immort.il I'enn. In tho broad and generom development of the pat, to whioh wc have referred, will be fouud tho germ of Odd l'ellonahip, deaeeuding from the Saxon lluild, and fn.h ioued after like b a bita and frailti.es. Wo are now to pcakol It a. our lathers inaugurated it fifty yeara ago aa we received it from their baud. and to aee what, under American a.i.piccfi, has been made out of it. This field of Inquiry 1 would gladly owape. lor reaeons personal to my acll but especially lieeaice the discission involve, detail. and1 elalwration wanting in general interest on an occasion like tilt's and which tlierclore renders the subject not loss uninviting to tlie audieuco tliau to the speak. t. Hut, mv fricndaaiid brethren, the very distinguished committee of the Uraud Lodge, who have honored me with tho position which 1 to-day occupy, have overruled my wish, and I proeocd accordingly. Fifty voara ago, in, at that time, a comparatively small I .wn of sonic sixty thousand inhabitants (llaltiniore, Maryland), in an unlreqiieiited street near thedocks, there atood a building, tiuuttruclivo in its appeui'unee, the haunt Of men of toil and of the humbler waika ol lite. The rude aign of rlevun Stars, which swung upon its primitive Iramo, informed the paaeer that it was a tavern, lu tlie ac ceptation of the term so well understood at that day. iu au upper tloor of this house, anil in a scantily furnished rnnm. 'I'limnaa YVTldcv. John Welch. John Duncan. John Jheathcin, and Kiehurd Kushworth, assembled on the Jtith day of April, 1S1H, pursuant to previous accord, to or ganize the first Odd Fellows' Lodge on this Continent, at Teast, tho Lodgo which we recognize and accept a. the original. This Lodge they called, as au earnest of their rooct for their adopted country being all foreigners Washington Lodge, No. 1. . Tho nuiuoot tho public houso at which the Lodgo was formed, its locality, and the character of its business com liine to determine the nature of the association and of its predominant idea. Not unlike most enterprises which have outgrown the humility of their early years. Odd F'ellow. ship was destined to survive tho obscurity ol its birth. J ho growth and development of systems, as, of nations, tiro always slow and hindered by general distrust; the foundation is laid iu rude simplicity, w ithout any. per haps the most remote conception of the reach to which, bv (ho aid of timo and other essential elements of lite, they may attain the circunistaucea of position, the sphere of tho authors, and olteu the apparent obscurity of the Bcuomo, the inadequacy ol the menus to the end, and ten thousand other obstacles present themselves iu tho way ot Sublic favor or confidence. 'I he genius which couceives tics not always render effective results; the process of de velopment is obscure, and not unfre.iucutlv tlie vague first idea is greatly amplified, sometimes wholly diverted, and iu tho cud tho original becomes the secondary, and it may tie the mere introductory path to the excellence beyond, 'i his, in a good degree, has been the experience of Ameri can Odd Fellowship. The scheme was laid under disad vantageous circumstances, yet the genius of ita author was utirtuied, amid its inauspicious surroundings, by an aliment which sustained him through great trial, and infused a tenacity of life worthy so noble a cause. lt.iil.ling with the slender materials at his commaud, Vildey s progress at first wus slow, dillicult and V Killing in adequate results. At the end ol ten years, the Ordor bad boon planted in Maryland, Pennsylvania, hvw York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and District of Columbia, but w herever instituted w as comparatively leehlc. About the year 1830 light at length broke iu upon its horizon, and our hearts were cheered with au aus picious prom i o. T he institution, if it had not progressed duriug the first decade, had at least fought a gallant battle with adversity , and had survived the ordeal. Co-laborers were now gathered ; the rough and unhewn foundation w as reconstructed, solidified, enlarged, and the super structure, coulormed to tho standard of a pure moral, fashioned by the light of experience, and adorned by the aid of gcuius and intellect, began to rise in public favor. T he initial salient point, to which its after prosperous life is relerril.le, may be truthfully ttxed at this period, (1830.) 1 shall speak ot it accordingly, audwith that candor and freedom which is due alike to the cause ot truth aud to the intriusic merit of the subject itself. Four Lodges bad existed in the city of Baltimore an terior to 1830, each so feeble that for the most part the aaiuo faces wcro recognized at each Lodgo meeting. One room was occupied by all of them, and at a public bouse. About this time some of the more con siderate of the nieiubc rchip interchanged opinions upon the subject of the proper steps to be takeu to ad vance tlie cause, the prospect of which was ,by no means prouiiciug; the building of an Odd Fellows' Hull w as projected, wliich at unco enlisted friends and arraved eneuiiea. The tclien.e fouud favor .villi the better muter ml of the Ordor. aud alter the usual strucgle incident to con flicts ol opinion, where radical reforms are iuvolved, it at length had success; a stck tubscription was authorized liy the Oi and Lodgo of Maryland, which, in the lace of eat nest opposition on the part ol some, of apathy and iu tliHorcncc tioiu others, aud of a g noral want of pecuniary ability on the part of all, iiltiiuated, by the aid of the most strenuous exertions, in the obteutlou of a few thousand dollars. The building was commenced, aud, although iiuinble and unpretentious in dinieusions, yet, from tlie moment that ground was brokcu tho actuality of its suc cess wa. assured ; the Lodge room was soon crowded with iii'iieauousior iiieiuoersnip, ana to meet tlio emergency it became necessary to bold special meetings, day after day, as tho building progressed. On the 2oth day of April, 111, the much wished for day of dedieation arrived, and long before its advent the Order iu Maryland, forgetting its ditieronccs ol opinion upon the subject of the now ball, Breathed as it were froiuacouimonluug, and rejoiced with single heart. On that memorable day. Odd Fellowship, iu its formal separation from a public house, was born uuew, Bix hundred members, alter a geueral preparation, in W hich their pride, energy aud zeal, inspired by the con sciousness ol success, aud eucouraged by the auspicious promise of the future, was taxed to ita utmost tension, appeared iu the line, and moved iu order along a prescribed route to the place appointed for the exercises ot the day. a housauds thronged the place of assemblage. The Order, seated in the body of the church, with their new and Spluudid regalia aud glittering banners, aud the galleries crowded to overflowing with the youth aud beauty aud fashion of the city, presented a sceue to the eye of the be holder which I have no language adequately to docribc. It ia uow uearly forty years ago, and the spectacle then proseutcd appears as fresh iu thu memory of the speaker (iu that occasion as if it was but of yesterday. This was the lirst public procession attempted iu the Luited Status, and, as may bo supposed, took the citizeus of iiultiuioic Jjy surprisse. Iu couuectiou v ith this point, I paiue to re mark that such was the prejudice in the public miud tigaiust the Order, even uuder its improving condition, that the Oomuiittoo of Arrangements charged with thu Celebration, fouud it impossible to procure a church edi lice in which to conduct the exercises, except ouo much dilapidated, iu an out of tho way place, and aluio t en tiiely disused. It is due to truth hero to stitte, that elTorts liad lioen made several years previously to 130 to abolish conviviality iroin tho body of the Lodge room, aud the dis tiuguiahed brother. Augustus .Mntthiot, 1'ast Oraud Mus ter, upon whoseiiiiotiuu the order w us passed, 'still .urvives an active aud Zealous member of Washington Lodge, No' 1; but this movement, however well intended, served only to wvtch the oerpeiit ; it changed oulv bia loeiM in iiuu from tlio body ol the Lodge room to au adjacent place be neath the same root. 1 he demonstration on the streets of the city ol Haltimore, in 1MI, the public disclosure, for the limt time, ol the real piiuciples ot the Order under its new lurth, tho character aud respectability ol its membership, composed, ior the most part, of the elite of the sous of toil, tho new material which tho occasion had incorporated aud which bad leavened the old, ail combined to assuro to the Older a newness and vigor of.life which dilliised itself from Baltimore throughout the goneral jurisdiction. Visiting nroilueu bud been present from Philadelphia and yvashiugtou; theto hud curried homo with them the in telligence ot tho iliiliiinore success, uud its iullueuee and ellect was everywhere uppureut. Odd Fellowship, now foot-loose, bounded awav. rnluvc- nattd aud vitalized. Among its first fruits, and tlie most ellective auxiliary iu Maryland, was the acquisition, of a cumber of the most iuuiieutiai members ol tho Masonic uraor. -mere nao Ixeu bitter prejudice iu that quarter ; this proiudioo the intrinsic ... tin, ir,fr run. tillered upou contact; a reciprocity of membership was the j .."..ra iiiuiermny 10 strengthen both institu tions. 1 be OI'KalllC law a uitltumiMu ,l..u.,..(..l .i Coustruoted to meet the necessities and demands of a fireaii.v cuiargeu area 10 wnieii it was now to applv ; every . vlittrfl Ilia institution advanra,fi hii.I ti... ........ ....,...'. rilions were cumulative in every quarter, iiro. Wilder w as still at the helm as Grand biro, and uobly did he meet the uw responsibilities ol the position. He bad crossed tlie Atlantic, aud bad made a voluntary circuit of the Whole home jurisdiction, to add unity aud health uud har mony to the work, and he wan yet au active laborer iu tho Held. From this period the Order progressed with unparalleled rapidity. Iu 1834 ft w as introduced to Missouri ; lu IsM to Mississippi aud Illinois; iu 1-37 to Alabama aud Texas, then all iudepcudout Kcpuhlic: in lt;9i in Arkn.uai Connecticut ; iu 1840 to Tennessee and (South Carolina; iu ItMl to North Carolina aud Florida ; in IMJ to Ouoria ; iu ld 10 manic, new xaanipBiure sua irillsn iNol'tll Ame rica : iu 1H44 to Vermont, boi.th Wales Cr.r Hrli-i,, UI..I. ...... 1..U- ... IHAA tr. tt... 1 .1. .1 1 . . 1.. 1WI to Minnesota and (Julitoruia, where it followed the lido 01 emigration, men iu us iuu now from the Atlantic, and its standard was fust set UD iu the then eoniimi ativelv obscure village of Kan i raucisco, by a piouour brother i James Hmiloy) from your own city, and where uow Odd I'tflluwMliin. keenlna pace with its aruat tread to emi nence, civil, political, commercial and moral, bids fair to Cover the whole State, anu to a.uusu inereiroui its ueu.gii influence to the remotest clinics, lu lxbl it was eitab li)nd in New Mexico; in letti in Oregon; in 1x53 lu No. iiruaka and Washington Territory ; in 1867 iu Kuus.is and Nevada; iu 18n4 iu Colorado; iu 1x65 iu l tu.il : iu 18.17 ill Montana; iu I808 in the Coutiueut of Australia. Thew snieudid achievements were tlie work of tlie (iraud ' l.odguof tlie Culled btates, the supreme head of the Order, Whose reoonati net inn and reaniiuatiou and revised legis- ou iu coufuiuiity to tbw exactions of the uevr order of filings, ha. perhaps I won the most effective Instr.man 1 t n lit v in pushing lnrwnld so advantageously the career of I Odd Fellowship. In 1K4. for the Hrst time, the sublectof a thorn.ighlr revised and improved hitualw as agitated, and with on.) . voice tnc hiipienm lowiy icqwnuea 10 mi" iuu apjei the advanced intelligence and discernment of tho in...i-iH-rslilp. At the ressl.m of IK'JV the report of the 00.11 niiUrn which had been mada at thu previous aos-dou was ci.nlli-.ert mHIi great riel.be.a.lon and adopted. Tho chairman of the committee, ll.othel Hopkins, the then representative of IViinsvlvaiiia. altiwward. M. W. Orand Kiie, w as the principal author of tun revision, and by that w ork audii.aiiv other equally eminent intellectual lab.irs during his jaliml.le life, lias miiile Odd Fell. iwshin hit lasting debtor. )ne of the brightest ornunieuts of tho Intl tution iu his day and gonciatiuii, his lame, and tho hal lowed memories 1vhi. l1 cluster around it, remains among the cherished treasures of our archleves, and is no more precious to tlie s.est Jurisdiction which so long honored him w ith Its confidence than it I. illustrious in the annals of the Order at large. 'J his revision was thorouxh; it reached not only tho form, but tlio siilwtnnee, rc. nn. structed the style and language, and, without disturbing the generic feature, laid the foundation for that great and distinguishing idea which, at a labu period, elevated Odd Fellowship to its proper level among the lamevolnut efforts of the sue. The (irsnd Lodge of tlie 1,'nited Htatcs, as the heart of an institution which w as rapidly outgrowing it in interest and iutelligenee in every quarter of ita ox tended and continuously extending domain, was now In voked to internal reform by a correspondingly quickoned sense of Its advanced responsibilities. Bince ita formation, Iroin paucity of membership aud rosouroes, it had been constructed mainly of a proxy moinlxTshlp, resident iu Hultiinoie; Its record, were exceedingly meagre and de tached. New men having appeared in the body, now life w as inspired into its counsels. The Journal was nt oneo ordered to be collated, and the foundation was thus laid for tlie valuable record which wo now possess. This was the work of 1". (t. fiire Kennedy, who collected all tho early minutes from tho archives of the Orand Lodgo ot Maryland, and revised and arranged thn.n. 1 he Oi der continued its onward march, attracting espe cially within Its fold the educated, the intelligent, the moral and upright, of every class and calling; merchauts' mechanics, prolersiomil men, mingled in her Lodfo roo.us in full communi.sa and upon a common level, lu process of time, thi. new and ever improving element succeeded to tho direction ol the Stato Jurisdictions; the revision of constitutions and laws followed, and the subsequent gen eral eiiligbteuinc.it of administration as characteristic of the new counsels and energy which prevailed. As a consequence and natural fruit, representatives to the Orand Lodge ol the Luited States of the highest order of intellect appeared upon the floor of that body; the proxy system at once disappeared from before this presence ; and such was tho rebound ot life which tho change infused that it is difficult to suy w hcther the splendid future of tho Order .mcd more to the w ise deliberations aud legislation of the Supreme Lodge, or to the active energy iu the State administrations, w l.ioh its example and iullueuee had universally Inspired. I need not pause to consider or to portray before this intelligent audience the ellect upon the general interest of the presence once a year, of representa tives from every quarter of a common llrutherhood. organi zed by State Governments, in the body of a Federal Uun gre.s of the whole, it has proved to be tho wisest step of leg islation, end the most effective, which has over been enacted by that distinguished body, as tho ohservaut reader of the progressive history of tlio Order will not fail to perceive. As an important etleet of this salutary measure, there wus infused a spirit of rivalry and generous competition iu tlie State grand bodies among the brethren fur tho position of Orand Itepreseiitativcs, and at the very first session under the new organic law the choicest aud best material was re turned. The inline, of the licpiescututives of that session are as familiar to tho brotherhood as household words. Two of thejn were Fast Orand Sires, (Wildey and Ken. ncdv,) one of the theu Orand Sire, (Hopkins,) two were subsequently chosen to that distinguished otlice. (Kneass and Moore,) and all of them have becu eminently distin guished as active and zealous members. There came with this memorable body to llaltiniore a demand strong, ear nest, irresistible, for an improved work ; for a more com manding moral and lor a higher and more distinctive sen timent : for a purer and truer tone ; tor a more chaste and refined literature, and lor a nobler embodiment of princi ple. This was geueral, but especially poteutial nud force ful from Massachusetts. That jurisdiction had sent on this missiou two of her most gifted sons (llilliard aud Cliapiu), one of whom early in the session, moved "that a com mittee of five hi (IVetViI bu bullut, n ith full power to revise all thi1 left art 1 unit flmnifn uj the Ontfi." Tho resolu tion was supported by the other with that marvellous rower of oratory lor which he has been so distinguished for the last thirty yeors, uud witli a learning and beautv of language uud clearness of reasoning which held the Lodge spell-hound, and led the siillragc ol the' body cap tive. Oulv three votes appeared iu the ueealivo, uud such was the interest aud excitement oil the subject that a most active canvuss was immediately entered upon to secure a committee of corresponding earnestness nud capacitv for the work. The committee, cempos. d of C'hnpln, of Massachusetts, Kennedy, of New York, Moore, of the District of Colum bia, MeOube, of Virginia, and the Corresponding Secre tary, was chosen, and, having pcrtoruied its work, re ported the result to a special session of the Orand Lodg.) of the I nited States iu September, ls-15, called by proclama tion ol the Most Worthy Orand Sire, under authority of law. After much deliberation, tiie repoit was adopted almost 111 butt in tt I1I1 rutim. This revision wn. elaborate ; in fact. the result was not less in consonance with the judgment of the committee than re sponsive to tlie resolution directing the work. Hitherto tho horizon ol the Ordor had been measurably described by its " Ouild" origin ; true, the lelorm of lKCi had inculcated su improved moral, but it by no means grasped that ide.t iu the breadth which the spirit of 18I& had been educated to demand. The new work also left undisturbed the geueric principle, whilst it supplied a graft, w bich greatly liu proved its fruit, by the enlargement of tho urea of the Order, and by an application of its otlices to a higher sphere in the interest of humanity. Tlie predominant ob ject now was to enlist clcvutiou of character; to inspire a just deference to public sentiment: to systematize and connect the progress of the initiate from the tliresbliold of the Order through all its gradations ; to describe its grout elements and platform ; to adorn uud embellish its litera ture; to dramutizo its theories and precepts; and, above all, to strip it of much inappropriate apparel. Uow far this labor was successful it becomes me not to speak. No human work can be perfect, yet tho value of what was done, w ith all its defects, may be, in souic'gdegree, esti mated by results. Twenty-live years bavo nearly elapsed since its substitution for the old work, during all of whicli the Order lias enjoyed unparalleled prosperity. From about six hundred, we have increased to over three thoiisund Lodges ; from sixty-one thousand contributing members we have reached a quarter of a million ; from an aggregate revenue of about half a million of dollars, we have col lected two and a half millions ; from a relief atlorded of one hundred uud twenty-eight thousand dollars per annum, we were enabled in lx3 to bestow nearly a mil lion. Odd Fellowship thenceforth stood iu no need of guar dianship; it was now fully fledged aud matured, aud has tened with elastic energy to a lame as grand uud universal as it was meritorious and just, its career was onward nud upward aud dirl.uive, seeking in everv quarter of the world new acquisition, uud new fields of labor.' Its history and constantly cumulative rewards since that memor able criod is written so distinctly in its annuls, and is scattered through so many multiplied channels, State and national, that "he who runneth may read" the oneu vo lume ol its splendid mission. Hence I may here properly leave the narrative to its own instructive lights, act up itioi.K jip i-iiwi c 1 ttuiw y ; mub record is mil, uua 110 Ultll culty w ill be fouud in readily comprehending its text. 1 he anterior history wus not so explicit: much of interesting detuil did not appear upon its surface by reason of the gcncrniiucs 01 111c context: tin: oinissiou it has been the design ol this detail iu some degree to supply: and, how ever, iiui erfectly the task inuy have been otherwise per- loriucu, certain 11 is i.tat .no true momentum which 1m- elled Odd Fellowship iu its collier lilo to active progress 111s been faithfully eliminated. It ini.v be proper, before lenvlns this snl.inrr. rn oWi-vn that siuee 1845 many agencies have continued to accelerate uie prosperous career 01 tiie urucr; among tho most strik- 11. 01 iiit'tv lus.riiiiicuiuiiiies hub uecu the splendid na- . V" , "J'.""" -I'Ouko ui uiu l unea states. 1 his body, by rcasou of its thorough reconstruction in 1813, aud bv the great truits which that reeoi.stri.eii,,n i.,,,, tttcly produced, had endeared itself to tlie lliutlierhood iu every jurisdiction, and the fraternal rivalry audeniulatiou in the Slate Orand llod.es for tile otlice ot Orand Uepre scntative was an earnest of the high approciuttiou with r, in, 11 iui iiisuuciiou was regarueu. superadded to which the new material that now crowded the lodge rooms soon assembled upon the lloorof the Orund Lodge of the ........ .i,im.,.iTOim,lmi, ivuuso private wurtli, in tellectual endowments, high order of education, parli 1. luci.tury uud prolessiunal skill, uud eminent rank iu so ciety, compared favorably iu every essential respect with any deliberative assemblage of tlie country. Nobly did tiie bii.reine llody respond to the generous confidence reposed in it; well and wisely did it act its responsible part as the common parent, us a faithlul sentinel, us a progressive vet discreet legislator, as a true representative ot a general welfare. Its example was approved aud appreciated by its subordinate jurisdictions, which, in their respective splints, imitated and incorporated it into tiieir iidniinis. tration, and. superadding vuliiublo adjuncts acd auxiliary improvements, contributed lurg.-lv to the general develop, inent. Thus wus dilliised a sympathetic enlightenment, ef. feelivenass, and hurmonv ill all the departments of the Or der.sothut the healthful liie ol the heart impurted a cones, ponding vigor throughout the system, its special care has always bctu dim: ted to the general prosperity, by con forming its legislation to the experience and wisdom nud iicacssiiics ol au enlightened and devoted constituency, and by the prompt recognition ol this element as tho main pillar upon w hu h the superstructure securely reposed lu whatever quarter, lion ever remote from it metro politan scut, its presence might servo to encourage find strengthen the drooping spirit of the llrotherhuod, wherever uputhy or decline iu any form hud set iu, with a devotion ever characteristic, it moved to the Place of need, uud, by its just claim tu public confidence, has aln ays reaped a harvest, worthy as well of thu causu as ol the noble effort iu its behalf. 1 ho abundant fruits resulting from this parental interest was witnessed iu New York, in Cincinnati, iu i'iiiladelphia, in Nashville, 111 lioston and in llaltiniore, at intervals during tlie last twenty years, on the special occasions which assembled the Orand Lodgo of tho United States lu tlu se respective citie.. 'J hero were then such imposing displays of the Order as at once commended it to tlie highest popular favor, aud served largely to sm ell the ranks of thu mem bership. F.spcciully may we refer w ith pride to the expe rience which Massachusetts supplies in this c oniiectiou 1 he Order in that Statu had become so feeble that tho Most orthy Oraud Sire, iu 1813, in reporting upon its then improving condition, speaks of it us having waked up from a sound sleep If death of upwards of leu years." hncli was the chn racter of the resurrection, that its inllueueo spread throughout U New l.uglaud ; ami in 1H46 there assembled in the city ot lioston to commemorate the aiiaiversary of this, marvelous revival, twenty thousand Odd Fellows v.l.ose.i4e..didappeiuce lu the lino ol proeessiou at once took the populace by surprise, aud awakened iu the lirotlieihood itsell a couseies.iess of interest Si! uii." strength ol which they bad Previously " Ti ed no ad", 1. do idea. From comparative death, the Order i 11 the S aia had increased to seventy-eighl lodges, and t" member shipof over eight thousand. raiis.ii,g the lurisrtictloii it thai time as No. a in the sem-ral r.dlruiio... 1 1 g," "f cnel.i" h' WaV'.Zd.' k 8ureu" it. to'tKc'aJte the mailt e of the illustrious Wildey had .'.M Slff tt me refer tor tt moment to the manner iu which it has.,, fully and honorably acquitted itself in appreeiation 1 his eminent services to tlio Order au appreciation which it testified no less substantially during hu life than alter his death. You all remember Its proceedings upou tho lirst moment of its assemblage alter his death ; you heard its voice of sincere sorrow , its expressions of profound urief its Plans lor the appropriate coiuuioiiioratioii of bis life and character us a great publio benefac tor. This voice did not tail to awaken a shord of responsive sympathv throughout tho whole Ordor and when, iu the lapse ot time, tlie day had arrived for tho uu veiling at Itiiltimorn of the statue of Charity, whicli aur mouuted the splendid column tin-re elected to his memory by Jour pious gratitude, among the thousands and tons of thuuraudn ot assembled spectators, who that was pruwut will rver forget (he InH.innm which the scone awaknned In all w ho licheld it. grandeur I hn civil war had en led ih station and rieatu had panned iroin their havnn- nor !'.".'.,'C'"1,i "M,.,r," TPiraf d for yearn: and in the South Odd rclh..hlp bad everywhere, tb-eliiied. In tho Nori I. l;...st and West iu active lite was iii.lntorrupte, hi.,1 .1 I hough it- resources, material as well as moral. ,i"J' v.iv taxed, it nolav met ih rri.lt. At length tli, t rm reused ; the ordeal passed ; bl. sai.l p.aee dmeon " fr , ! it halcyon heights with auspicious promise; o.ir iVroth.'s bond reasei..hled in council fvj a every State aiid . lery of an undivided country. To Orand Hir" r . TC '," litwe proclamation to the South v. as happy and am If... we owe tho ir.cn.ti of iu roi.ro . .iiSr1 u' that occasion. I.onnite.l. thoy now P.ng in f,." tenia! communion around tlu coin.njii altar .. V clasped hands at tho loot of the ni.ie,... ,'. uJ s 1.1 column. How sublime I hovi , !V,VtY, ."" .allowed by every tender and sy . pathetic ini ."ise of h, I. .unity was such an occasion, iut prnsnam 1....1 1 ! and suggestive idea; how apt the time amVciiT,, , iltlT. or their effective application: how beiuin, illustration of tho nohlo prlnolul, of ijjj 1 ', .," "",,V' what golden opinions did its lesson weave f ? the Order f,.! cv cry quarter of the land, and how earnestly w, nmplo commended by the proas, from thn n.itiili f....... , forum, and by the benevolent and humane a 'cVa, V, '.'.f the people. Who shall measure tho liiduonce of ihT In the great drama of Odd Fellowship Tills r, "r. if0' and its aesocintions Is a subject more suit iblc for ih l cil than for the pen, and there exists but fe'y if M1?vPhi toric reminiscences, however sublime, which r.i .,.. to the genius ol the artist a more beautiful and 1 thr .7! . subject, or a more not and eloquent moral "inning Twenty Grand Sires htvo occupied tho chair of rl. It. W. Of Lodge ot tlio Inifed States, and lave auld-rt its administration by their wisdom, 'th r . 3 perfectly disinterested labors, of what has baen 1 of the high claim which that dlatii,gu".lrd Ho. J has earned to our gratitude for its large contriuiith.iitV, the general prosperity, much I. duo'to its pros dins olhcers.caeh of whom has acted nobly his part reached the exalted position only tu virtue of lai'.J faithlul, and meritorious service; each has coum-onto. i.ii w ork by a record which will live in the heart of his hreth leu, hallowed by tho vivid aud refreshing asHoclati iiVf thu past, w hilst virtue and humanity survive, of thesV. eight have been called from the seniles of earth tour f ill of years and honors; two lu tho meridian, and two In t'l innming of lite. The memory of theso illustrious 111 '11 i. endeared to tho entire brotherhood, and iu the death ,,? each, humanity has been callod to mouru tho loss nf I friend and benefactor, whose unfaltering onersv o. snd body was laid moBt gruteiully a. nil olf.'?iii at lieJ shrine: they liavo passed away at tho very iiioniuiit of tiieir greatest usctiiliiess to our sacred cause, removed from labor to repose, where their presence ha. been Vrcnn H with the blessed welcome, "Well dime, good and lh?.t,,i servants'- Twelve Fast Oraud Sires yoi Tre, ''to '',' still at active service iu the moral vineyard ; live of whom to-day gliiddou our hearts with their presence o iddlul er. est nud pleasuro to the occasion, nail to partake with in the great victory which their litc-long labors Thuya .0 larg.ny contributed to secure. May Ood Tn hi. wi.do li and mcrcv continue to us for vonrs tocouio the Iwuelit of their wi-e counsel, and of their eminent example and liiHuo nee' 1 here is yet 0110 other poteut auu iuvuluubio iuxil ry arm of the genera prosimritv, whose iustru iientuh y ir. that behalf cutim.t be too highly prized. 1 refer to the press ol tho Order, which has uow attained to ucl v-il e and pow er us to be justly regarded as one of its most ef fective branches of service, it has. after quite a .evere ordeal, reached a success w Inch Jnstilies tlio belief that u theliiture.it will receive a reasonable equivalent 1 'or ' its saer.hce. heretoloro incurred in the dekiise u d prop"? representation of our principles. Its importance to our welfare, language is inadequate to describe, since as a vehicle ot know ledge, us a lever of moral uud material agency, and as a great pul.l.o utility, it it wi ho t a ra il, k-1 among the multiplied creations of the gen " of man. Ihe character ol tlie institution, uu.f Its cardinal principles, have been .0 ..ften uu.l .0 cloquem ly p o innlged on occnsioii. like the present, uud through ts press, now diffused iu every direct on, ti nt 1 shall not pause to-.lnv to dLcuss them. ',, "J"!' .'""s J n'"': Urotherlmoil ir m.ui and the J-uthi i hiMi or ro( rcr it," are the golden words wh Ich siieciuctly describe the whole scope of Odd Fellowship, Its a pha and omega; its 1 Inst, la-t, and .entire comuass, its plan of bene, action addresses itself as well to the Phvslcul as to the moral nature, and, reaching out from its imme diate subjects, permeates by natural alliiiity every sphere 111 Inch active sympathy may be invoked. Its mission mid its results uro not only active and substantial, but olteu so utlcctivc, by its coiirequentisl or indirect influ ence, as to penetrate entire communities, lu this cunuec .h01.1. .? .! ,","!!? V'-0" J" hrethren the important ti nth (.if thlil l-elln-hii ih not it niiuiuiix n ifii'tu Let no 111 intake tie lnatle uiiamibjfct o ,itiinieiit,iiitiiiln tri siis, iiivi,Uuiti,a, it limn, the Iti-hint inteiextmtr' the mnl. Our labors concern this world ; tho relations of man toman iu it; the education and training of the heart to practical beneiiceuce. Whilst we regard our own scheme with special favor, and well adapted to the end, wo arc not uriay.-d against other and noble forms of effort in tho s n uie direction, nor is our work and its fruits vaunted be fore the public ga.e; yet the lootjuiut of odd Fellowship has to indelibly nieiked its rath during fifty years that its god-like virtue can Bo 111010 be ooBcurcd than may truth itself be stricken from tho moral firmament. In a single Lodge existed on this continent, cstabli-died, as we have seen, by humble men, without influence, and under the most inau spicious circumstances; moving forward from this stand point, ill a hull century tho Order has cuiolled under its broad banueran urniv of six hundred thonsaiul ,.t to,, tr ... nu n of the licpublio Ood's noblest handiwork the stal wart nun, the men eft he brawny arm, and of the stout and heroic nerve ; tlie men of toil uu.l of genius, of com inert e uud 01 trade, of tho professions, and of every con ceiiublo calling and industry, i o the single Lodge of live members it has added three thousand two Hundred; to the live inrmliers, it lias udded mole than lint I a million. This mighty host has pursued a single idea, unremittingly, aud w ith inviolable fidelity, turning neither tu the right nol le the left, ignoring all else, and consecrating its massive ciieigh s iu aid of iiuiuaiiity. For the accomplishment of its high purpose it bus been armed as well with material us with moral power, aud blending the two in pertect accord, it has dispensed for tlio relict of the sick, the burial ot the dead and tho education of the orphan, nearly twelve millions, wbiiBt its aggregate revenue iu forty veurs has exceeded thirty-one millions of dollars. This relief has be n, like the gentle dues of heaven, diffused over a large surface, and has gladdened tho hearts of lifty-seveu thou sand live hundred widowed families, nnd brought to the homes and hearths of tivo hundred thousand brothers ni.l und comfort. Who shall attempt to estimate the iullueuee uud value of such a ministration '! And what, my brethren of I'onsylvanla. has been your eontributiou tu the geuerul prosperity your olloriug up on the common altar? Vast us we have seen tiie acq lisi tions of the Federal Jurisdiction to be, birga us its iu-cien-e of numbers and resources, and immense as the field iu which its humanity has been exerted, yet when its relative position aud extent aud that of your single State is considered, your achievement iu the same field is comparatively the greater, in looking hack upou the past the eye rests upon your initial point at the year 1811. when l'riinsylvuma Lodge, No. 1, which had previously been organized by eell-iustitution, was formerly chartered and received into the Order. Siuee this period Odd Fellowship within your jurisdiction has had a career as marvellous and grand as has been the colossal trend of the State iu the path of nations. From a simile Lodge, with a hsiuit.il of members, yon uow count neatly six hundred Lodges, with an aggregate member ship of seventy thousand; from a single city, you have dilliised our benign principles over your whole State erecting its altars in every considerable town aud village, so that w herever religion and civilization have built tlio church nud tho school house you also have placed along side aud iu companionship an Odd Fellows' Lodge. And these Lodges, thus established, and their seventy thousand members, what have been their fruits!1 During the ball century, whose close we to-day celebrate, they have sedu lously toiled nud have carried to desolate hearths aud widowed homes not alone the cousolatioiH of moral sup port, birr the material aliment of lite. - Since 1842 seventeen thousand w idowed families and one hundred aud lortv throe thousand sick brethren have been relieved. lor which object over three millions of dollars have been applied, and during the single year just passed, you have raised more than a half million, all of which hat been dis") used for the relief ot the sick, of tlie widow, and tiio orphan, or has been providently invested lor future application to tiiese objects. Your aggregate tiecuni'ilntioiu siucc li'17 exceed six millions of dollars. What an ottering this upon thealtarol humanity. Could all tho participants in its ministrations lay their testimonials at the toot of this altar, what a pyramid of glory would lilt its hallowed head to the throne of Ood ; yet this column, pure and sub lime, would but svinbolizu "the reality, would bit teeblv 1 oi tiuy the tears of sorrow which have benu assuage 1, or describe the extntie joy which leaped lrom thousands of tu tted hearts In tlie hour of dsliveruno-e. Not less valuable has been the contribution of Pennsyl vania to the renown and high pusiou of thu Sup.c.ne Orand llody. Along line of flie most eminent ot your lietluen have year alter veur mingled as Orund Kepre teututives in the deliberations of that general council, who have placed the impress of their wisdom upon its legisla te u, and have adorned its literatim) and matured its judgments by their genius and learning; in hign apprecia tion o t whicli lour of your distinguished suns hve been during tlie last thirty years called to its highe-t l Aecutive chair, each ol whom has left to us us a cheri-lied heritage the exiiniplo of bis great administrative ability nud the rich li nils of his unwearied labor. My brethren of l'cnusvlvaniu, your record shiuts iu our annuls like a precious brilliant, anil ren ders your fame ns imperishable as the eternal piinciiles of our Order. Already has your Com monwealth, by universal consent, been rocogui.ed us "the Key stone of the Federal arch;" to this proud title you justly add the prestige of "the Luipire Mate iu odd Fellowship." J Iut pageaut ol to-day covers you w ith honor ; its siil.liuio display, its memories ol the past, its u-sociatioiis of the present, and i'.s augury oi tlie Inline, utter u voice more comprehensive tliau volumes could elaborate, more instructive than philosophy with tlie genius of art combined could portray, more potential and irresistible than the inspiration of faith, because laith hud hern dissolved into fruition: tlie ideal has culmi nated into the real, and truth itself, embodied uud per sonified, crow ns the scene. Among the many beautiful incidents which illustrate your fraternal co.irtesy uud discen ut, 111 the programmu for tho day, is especially coiiiiiniuding the spectacle within this magnificent temple, and which in interest and sublimity defies riescriptiou; and yet bow vacant and lifclesf, nud w anting, but tor the presence of our mothers, our wives, our sisters, our daughters, and last of all, though not least, ol our sweethearts. I thank tliem lor the honor of tiieir presence to-day ; if there be one incentive more Inspiriug than another, to nerve the uriu and press the energy ot 11 nn to vvoiks of humanity, that incentive is supplied iu tho he 1 01c example of woman. There is nil innate and iu stiiictivo sympathy iu her heart w itli sull'ering, and the tear that moistens her cheek at the couch of disease nud death, nnd iu the presence ol trial und ultiirtiou, is as pure uiaoi.uj. inai sips 1 110 iragrnuco 01 the morniug liower. "Not nil the sweets Arabia's gales convey, nun flowery meads, can w ith that sight compare; Not dew drops flittering in the morning ray, teems bull so beauteous as that lulling tear." II. r presence, her co-operation, her smile, hor encou ragement is worth to our cuuee more than gold aud silver and pit cious stones, nud will win for us, if we but ap prove ourselves vvorthy of her confidence, greater trophies ll.au nil other of our elements of strength combined. And yet, with everything around us to awaken plea sure, vv o are not free lrom that ullov which outers into und qualities every experience of human life. Tho genius of the artist, however brilliant, would be at fault but for the aid which nature supplies 111 the splendor and variety id the tints whicli she displays. There is uo light without ts shadow, no sunshine that iu the midst of its gorgeo is beauty uu.l giuudeur is not olteu ubscmed bv the passing el. ud. Ihiif, amid theso plcusaut scenes, and tunning memories, we look around in vuiu for tlie many lellow-laborer nnd companion of our youth w liosturifd out w ith us loug time ago upon this great and good work; the willing tear suttuses tho eve aud eoiirsjs uo. u the manly chock, and tho full heart swells w ith emotion und earnest sorrow as we miss their accustomed presence. They have I.. lieu lu the midst of labor, and liuvobcin gathered home, vet their works survive. Hut (wo- -John Itod ,,,) Augustus Muthlot -remain ol Wash lugtuu ldge. No. 1, aud but ono -lkiijaiuiu DttlliU -of T ...... ..- f Va t . . U 1. . I. - t t .V. A ... , ,iinr, 1 . n 1 1 1 ww i.ii..,', nvi a, r. mv,,,,,, tun limn'-" selves preserve nil the vigor nud energy of youth, and In nor our festival with tiieir presence to-day. 1.1 1.0 1 sit of our wide-spread Held has death reaped a richer harvest than lu this hit irdirtion. The names f II, ip- K I us pi.u nil, -aw ni-u ,..,. ni.u ino ii.iiinca iiviuo- 1 its which cluster nroiiud tliem. nrs euibslmod in tho i iinernxist beait nf the Itrothcrl.ood, and while IV11.1 svlvnnia mourn. , a responsive grief- mingles In unissui v ith Its sorrow 1.1 eveiy lodge room, and at every altar 01 our Order lbr.-iiglio.il the world. Whilst Wo bow to the Inscrutable wisdom w bich orders and governs, vvc lilt oir hcnits gratefully to the I htone, and rejoice that though '-Ood thus .mites, lie doth not destrov ." These eminent nnd beloved brethren iuive lollow cd in tho footsteps ol our lathers, and we too will soon join tlioni whore humanity vv ccps 110 more, w here endless day nnd Joy and u l.i olef in ptcd bliss reward the just. Yet Odd Fellowship will sur vive. Long rears lrom now, w hen nil the actors of this tnemoi'nble day shall have ceased to live, it will survive nnd assemble as usual its lodgn meetings, enact its ollio.w of bciicluction, and con inue ita mission ot love and mercy, Man and his works will pass away, but principles are eternal, lu nlty years hence, w hen our descendants shall as.en blo to commemorate the One hundredth anniversary of the Older, this great eltv will count its population by the million, and Odd Fellowship ita votaries tn corres ponding iiumlscrn. F.nch will then have but compara tively entered upon lite, with yet a future of endless year before them. Our moral I'emple, built upon a rock so firm as to challenge tho elements, w ill still stand, tow ering heaven, ward iu grandeur, rescued from the conflicts of time and trial bv tin. iutrinsic excellence of principle, and by the tavor of Him Itcneath w hoso outstretched arm it has over found a refuge aud a shelter. Thn exercises were theu brought to a close by the Hinging of the .Inbller Hymn to I.mlior's immortal air of "old Hundred." Tho hymn, which wan gpeclnlly coniioHol for the occa hIoii by Urothcx Kdwarri 1'. Nowell, the editor of the Avxeriran (tdit Fellow, and was Hunjr by the irrnni chorus, with full orchestral accomiiunluientM,rca. aa follows: On this gront day of jubilee The hosts fraternal congregate, With joyful pagans, full and tree, Our Orders birth to celebrato. Through good nnd ill report, onr ouuae Has to the world a blessing been, . And won Its rapturous applaune, With peace on earth, good-will to men. .Majestic lot the chorus swell, From sea to sea, in evory clime, Of h r.endsh.p, love, and Truth, to toll 1 heir teachings perfect, pure, sublime. O Ood of Lovo! show us Thy way. Our Order proapor, guide, sustain ; Teach us our faith in Thoe to stay. And make our path of duty plain. The immense concourse of people were then .lis. missel with the benediction, pronounced by the Rev. .1. W. Vrnul.lt', the (iriuiil cimpluln, and slowly made their way from the buihlinf to Join in the jrreitt out door demonstration, either as participants or spec tators. THE JCVF.MMJ JEXKKCI!:. The exercises to tak,e place nt the Aeadciiy of Music in the eveuiiijr will lie almost equally itnppres sive with those which occurred this morumir. Tliev will commence at eijrlit o'clock with the singing 01 an Invocation 1 1 11111, the words of which were written l.v P. (I. .1. Martin M.-Kaiiaiul, of Wushinirtoii, L). C. and the music composed by Professor L. Knjrelke. It will be suiur tiy tne pranit ciiorus, witn 11111 orchestral accompaui- iiicni, auu rca'is us louuvvs: Anthorof faith and charity, liefore whom angels bow, Thy children humbly come to thee, And took a blessiuir now. O deign to hear our humble prayer. And turn not Thou away, Il.it bless tlie creatures of Thy cure. And cheer our hearts to-day. I 'or many mercies in the past, Accept our grateful praise ; .'lav no dark shadow overcast ine joy of future days: But may we over trust in Thee, And faithful subjects prove, Aud Thou wilt bless our unity, And ported us in love. Prof set the widovva in our care Ftch tender orphan bless! And may our eiforts everywhere he crowned with great success! And when on earth we fail to meet In Friendship, Truth, and laive, O grant us all an huu.bie seat In that Orand Lodge above! Tins will lie followed in order bv a prayer: the ier. fonnance by the orchestra of the overture to Von Weber 9 op.;ra of Oberon ; an address: She sinuinc of v.iai)Usi's duet of l'enfatm-i, by Messrs. Jacoo Oraf and Aaron a. layior; au nut ires; and then a song vviuieui.y a. 1. -iiiiiuucr. ciiiiiieu "Our Flujr," the mvwic lu lnir by G. A. Venule. It will be executed l.y Mr. Aaron if. Taylor and the chorus, ami reads as follows: Fling wide our Banner! Land nor sen boasts prouder gonfalon than ours: It point, to higher destiny . Than crowns tho strife of mortal powers. Its Held of white, its border bright, Its links denoting Union's might, It waves, un angel's wing, above, Proclaiming Friendship, Truth, and Love. ( 'la. '.- Its field ot white, its border bright, etc. Wave, banner of the triple tie. In trnmiuil glory o er tho land; No dis'imil or ensanguined dye Shall mar the folds that here expand. It e'er shall share the brother's prayer, Tho orphan's rescue from despair; A benison each wuve shall lling. And many a widowed heart shall sing. '.. Its held ol white, its border bright, etc. May blessings ever on it rest, W hile heralding our Order's fume ; In every motion manifest The principles of good we claim Waose beaming ruy shall round it play 'Till merges in tho nitfht our day, And other generations prize The flag that greets our failing eves, tV.or Its held of white, its border bl ight, etc. The second part of the proirrumme will open with an orchestral selection from Verdi's opera oUi T10- catuir, to tie followed by an address; after which .M srs. J. tii'ar, .j. dacoti, an.i A. it. Taylor, with chorus ami orchestral accompaniment, will sing "FrieiitUhiii, Love, mid Truth," to .Vitrnon's air, the words, which read as follows, being written by Brother It. II. Mayes, of Mississippi: In Friendship tried is found a precious treasure ; In trusting live, a fount of purest pleasure; In Truth, a lamp alike for ate and youth : May earth be rilled with Friendship, Love, and Truth. With Friendship filled, with Lovo, with Truth May earth be tilled with Friendship, Love, aud Truth. Unshaken F'aith must Friendship ever nourish! r-weet Hope and Love, like twins, together flourish : Tiuth points tlie way tor Charity and Ituth; And Heaven smiles on Friendship, Ijive, and Truth. On Fi icndship smiles, on Love, on Truth ; And Heaven smiles on Friendship, Love, and Truth. Hail! Friendship pure! O may it be earth'a leaven! Hail! sacred Love! the atmosphere of huuven! Hail! Truth divine! that blooms in fadeless youth : ;! speed the cause of Friendship, Love, and Truth! Hail! Fr.eudslm. pure! bail Love! hail Truth! Cod speed tiie cause of Friendship, Love, und Truth. The eoncludiiiK exercises will consist of another i,l:r''ss, uiul tlie usual Closing Ode ol the Ort'er, as follows: Brothers, wo thank you h'.I For this, your friendly call. Our hearts to cheer ; Jday peace hor influence shed. And Ilea veil its wing outspread. To guard each brother's heud From pain and fear. 1. ood night : and, as you go, bear hence, and fully show, Stamped on your breasts, Tiie Seal of Friendship pure, And Love through life t' endure, ' And Truth which still secure . With honor rests. f.V.0'isl in Srr.nn! h'llithni, oil Eitfhth ll'. I CLOTHS, OASSIMERES, ETC. gPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. W.T.SiXODGJiASS&CO., Ko. 34 South SECOND Street, Have jufet received a fresh importation of Genuine Scotch Cheviots, Elegant French Coatings LATEST STYLES OF Fancy Cassimeres and Vestings, F0K TUEIK 4 3 2mry R ETAI L DE P ARTME NT. ILFNKR O. CATTELL fc CO. y PKOjjLI'K COMMISSION M F.Kt 'HANTS. AND No. 2 NORTH WATER RTUEKT. FHlLAUKLi'llIA. Aixxaiu G. O'stiiiiu Elijah Garten. NSURANOE. DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY IN3UR ANCK COMPANY. Uoorporated bf tna Legis lature ot I'eansrlTania, K. , OfBoe, 8. K. corner of TUIRD and WALNUT Streets, , . riiiladolphia. , ' MAR1NK. INSUKANOKS On Vessels, Cargo, and Froight to all parts of the world. J . INLAND 1N8UKANOK.S On got da by river, oanal, lake and uvad carriage to all . s.n.ui iut, union. r. , J FlltK INBURANOK8 On Merohaudiae geaeralbi on Stores, Dwellings, House, Kla. afUVKTfl OF THK VOMfKtTt, . . ....... November 1. 18. 'J00,0tl0 Uultod Btates Five Per Cent. Loan, HMOs MM-BOOIM 130,000 United States Six Per Cent. Loan, 1HMI ' IMrUO-00 80,000 United States Six Per Cent. Loan (foi i'acitio Kailroad) K.UOO'OO kVOsOOU State of Pennsylvania Bix Per Cent. Loan llljrTVdtJ 126,000 City of Philadelphia Sia Per OenU Isoan (exempt from tax)... 12sL5?f00 60,000 State of New Jersey Six For Gent. Jsoan tl.tOO'OO 111,000 Penn. Kail. First Mortgage Bix Pec Cent. Honda SO.MOIM 86,000 Penn. Rail. Second Mortgage 8ix Per .Cent, bonds M.0OOW a&sOOO Western Penn. Rail. Mortgage Six Per Omit, bonds (Penn. KaUxoad iruarajiteo) SO.fQitX) 80,000 State of Tennessee Five Per Cent, Loso H.000-00 7,000 SUte of Tennessee Bix Per Cent. Loan M311 16,000 Uermantown Oas Company, prin cipal and Intornst guaranteed by City of Philadelphia, 300 shares Stock . U.OOOUO 10,008 Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 900 share (Stock 11,300'00 6,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 100 shares Stock 8,500 '00 aoOO Philadelphia and Southern Mad Mmll Steamship Co., 80 Shares Stock 16,000 TO Ov.cOO Los ns on Bond and Mortgage, first Liens on City Properties aW.WWOO Cl,100o0 Par. Market value. $1,130,324 28 UOSl, V1,UU,0U so. Real Kstate JW.OOOflo Itilla receivable for insurance made &l,saJ"tsl Balances due at ajrencies, premiums on marine policies., seemed interest, and other debts due tbs company j0,178f8 Block and scrip of sundry corporations, $3 lot). Kst.mated value 1.813W Cash in bank $U(i,lfm Oaau in drawer 413 65 116,&tS3'73 Cl,647,3nTMI BIKEcTons. Edmund A. Sou der, Samuel K. Stokes, Henry Sloan, W illiam O. Ludwig, (ioorne O. 1eiper, Henry O. Dalletl, Jr., John D. Taylor, !Onorite W. Kornadou, iWillmia U. Houltou, Jacob UioKol, Thomas O. Bsnd. John O. Davis, James O. Hand, Tboophilus Paulding, Joseph 11. Seal, Hugh OraiK, Jolm K. Fonrose, Jacob P. Jones, James Traqnair, Fdwurd lui ln.Kton, H. Jones Hrooke.1 James li. McFarland Fdward Lafourcade, Joslma F. Kyre, hpenoer Moilvaine, II T Mnroan ithnr& uunu 11. nomuie. I A. H. Horgor, M Tltnvt la n itAAjii T :.. r.-T,I.0.HN' - iAVIS. Vice-Freaident HKNRY LTI.I5UKN, Secretary. HENKY BALL, Assistant Secretary. 10 6 1829 sC 11 A R T E 11 p E 1 KPETU AL Franklin Fire Insurance Company OF PUIIAIIELPIIIA. Office, Nos. 435 and 437 CHESNTJT St, Assets 1 Jan. 1,1869, $2,677,37213 CAPITAL ACXJRUED SURPLUS. . . PREMIUMS.. UNSF.TTI.EI CLAIMS. , 9'I00,030'00 l,s.J,5JS-0 l,lJ.bl;i-43 1NCOMK FOR 1S09, Losses paiisincel829,0Ter$5,500J000 Pernetnal and Temnorarv Policies on T.lhrl Torma Tbe Company also issues Policies on Rents of Buildings 01 au aiuus, uruuou xvents, ana iuortszaKes. DIRECTORS. Alfred O. Baker, Aiireu r uier, Thomas Sparks, William S. Orant. Thomas S. Ellis, 1 1,,. w i rjamuol urant, Oeoive W. Kiubards, beorKe i aleS; ALFRED O. 1IAKKK, Pres.d .ut. . , ."r-.V"""" Aisi'., vice-rreaidoot. JAS. W. MCALLISTER, SecreUry. VN M. 0REF;N, Assistant Jieoretary. 3 9 A 8 BUR Y ' ":" LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 201 BROADWAY Cor. READE St.. New York. Cns.li iiiiliil sjl 1.10,(100 Hi 120,000 lieposited with the State of New York as Security for Policy Holders. LEMUEL BANOS, President. GEORGE ELLIOTT, Vice President and Secretary. EMOHY MtCLlNTOCK Actuary. A. E. M. PURDY, M. U Medical Examiner. KKFEHENI'ES BY I'KJiMlShlON. Thomas T. Taoker, John M. Mans, J. B. Lippincott, Charles Spencer, William llivine. . JamoaLon, John A. Writtht, S. Morris Wain, James Hunter, Arthur G. Corhn, John B.McCreary, E. H. Worne. in the character of ita Directors, economy of manage ment, reasonableness of rates. PARTNERSHIP PLAN OF DF.CLAE1NU DIVIDENDS, no restriction in female lives, and absolute non-forfeiture of all policies, and no re striction of travel after tbe first year, the ASUURY pre sents a combination of advantages offered by no other company. Policies issued in every form, and a loan of one tiiird mude when desired. Sfkoial Advantaoes Offered to Clergymen. For all further information, adress JAA1ES M. LONGACRE, Manager for Pennsylvania and Delaware. Office. No. 3ua W ALNUT Street, Philadelphia. KOKMAN P. HOLLlNKHFADSpeoial Agent. 416 3 T R I C T L Y M U T U A L. Provident Life and Trust Co. OF I'IIILADELPHIA. OFFICE, No. lit 8. FOURTH ST11EET. Organized to promot LIFE INSURANCE among Dit'iiibern of the Society of FriendH. 0..l ritks of any tluas acct-iited. Policies waited on approved plans, at tho lowest rat b. Frebident, SAMUEL R. SITIPLEY, Vice-1'rtBidt.llt, WILLIAM C. LONUSTKETIT, Actuary, ROWLAND I'AltKY. Thr advantages o tiered by thin Company are nn ex..ellid. 8127 S U 11 E AT HOME, IN TIIE Penn Mutual Life insurance COMPANY. No. SJ1U CIIESXUT STltEET, PHILADELPHIA. ASSETS, $'2,04)0,000. lC'll.IlTEJtEI Y UIt OWN STATE. MANAGED II Y OUU OWN CITIZENS. LOSSES PllO.MI'TbY I'Ain. I'OI.ICIES ISSUED ON VAKIOUS PLANS. Appllciitioim may be made at the Homo Office, and at the Agencies throughout the State, 2 18 JA.1I EN TJtAOUAIK PRESIDENT SA.lU DIi K. STOKES VICE-PRESIDENT JOHN W. llOUNOK A. V. P. and ACTUARY HOKATIO S. STEPHENS SECRETARY I)i(ENIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF A PHILADELPHIA. INCOHl'OUATFD 1W4 CHARTER PERPETUAL. No. ii'st I WALNUT Street, opposite the Kachvuite, This Company insures from loss ur UuinaiEe by FIRE, on liberal terms, on buildinxs, merchandise, furniture, etc., for limited periods, and permanently on buildings by deposit of premiums. The Company has been in active operation for more than SIXTY VKAltS, dun. ik which all losses have been promptly adjusted snd paid. DIRECTORS. John L. Hodge, David Lewis, ill. I-.. niauony, John T. liwis, V l Ilium S. Grant, Robert W. Leaminff, I, CI...1.U'......nn Iteujainin t.ttmg, Thomas 11. Powers. A. R. Alciieorv, Edmund Castiilon. Samuel Wilcox, i'. . . Wl , I 1.111 lIll. Lawrence Lewis, Jr., Lewis t-J. iNorria. JOHN R. W I.'CHKRKK. President. SaiiI'EIs Vf IiCOX, Secretary. o 38 T AIiE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incomorftted 1m2o Charter Pernetual. No. 310 WALNUT Streot, opposite Independence Square. This Company, favorably known to tho ootumuuity for over forty veara, oontinues to insure against loss or datuafrs l.y lire on Public or Private liuildiups, either permanently or for a limited time. Alao on Furniture, Stocks of Goods, snd Merchandise generally, on liberal terms. Their Capitol, toKether with a large Surplus Fund, is in vetted in the most careful manner, which enables tueui to offer to ths insured an undoubted security ia Uis) cose of loss. DIKECTOB". Psnicl Smith, Jr.. John Devorenz, Thomas Smith, Henry Lowia, Alexander itouson, Isoao llay.loiiu.-tit, J. Oilliuguaui Fell, i nomas tuiLiina. iSsnlel Haddoek.Jr. 11ANIKL SMITH. Jb.. rroside.it. WM. G. CKOWELL, becrotaiy. ao FOR THE SEA SHORE, QAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAILUOAD. FOR TUS SEA OH ORE. STRANGERS Atton.lirit tho Odd Follows' Col ;lralmn slioul l svall thuuiMilvca of the opportunity while iu town to make A Flying Trip to the City by the Sea. " ITotcls at the ceh'brated summer resort, ATLANTIC CITY, ARE NOW OPEN. .TmltiH leave V1NK STREET FKRKY at 8D0 K. M.' nnd 8-4C I. M. Ix-ave Atliintlc City nt 6H A. M. and 4-00 P. M. " Excursion ticket down lu the morning suid up ia the aftoruooo, 3o. SIX UOl'ltS ON TIIE BEACH. 4 23 St D. JI. MXrNr, Afrrnf, SHIPPING. l-i" LOUILLARD'S STEAMSIIIf "(tf IT"! LINK FOR NEW YORK. Balling Tuesdays, Thursday, and Saturdays. . REDUCTION OF RATES. 8prlnR ratos, commoncltin March 15. Sailing Tuesdays, Thtirsdays, and Haturdaya. On and after loth of March freight by this lino will be taken at 18 cents per loo pounds, 4 conta por foot, or 1 cent per riUIoii, ship's optiotu Advatico chariresi cHnhe.1 at otlice on i'icr. Freight rcooived at ail times on covered wharf. JOHN 7. OHL, S 28 Pier 19 North Wharvco. N. B. Extra rates on small packages Iron, motals, etc ri-ft Ntri'lfK TO HAVANA AND t'JiNKW OKLKANS 8HIPPKKH. .ILf . Owins to the doDreaand (umdit.tnn nf thn EcSrV?r!TfrciKhtins! business, the Stoamaliip AAMJ will ! withdrawn from the Havana aad New Or leans Lino until there is an improvement in trade with those ports. The Stoamaliip JUNIATA will continue to make reirnlar trips monthly, and freight will be received for Now Or leans, via Savannah, weekly. WM. L. JAM KM, General Aaont Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship Uo. Philadelphia, April 20, 1H6U 4 jo 6t FOR LIVERPOOL AMI T-OUKKNSTOWN. Innun T.in. M.il i: f.Steamors are aoDointatl la uil f.,. ti lows : city ol Antwerp, Saturday, April 24, at 1 P. M. City of Paris, Saturday, May 1, at 1(1 X, M. City of Cork, via Ilalilax, Tuesday, Mliy 4, at 13 noon. And each succeeding- Saturday and alternaU Tuesday, from Pier 4o, North ltiver. KATKS OF PASSAGK. Bl THK MAIL RTEAMKB SsUUNlt EVKKT SATtTltOAT. .. i a'",,'le'njold. Payable in Currency. FIRST CA BIN $100 STEKHAGK ' S5 To lxindon 16 To London 40 To Paris U6 To Paris. 47 PAB1SAOE BY THK TVESDAY 8TKAMF.II, VIA RAMl'AX. KI11ST CABIN. STKKUAUK. Payable in Gold. Payable in Currency. Liverpool 8W ' Liverpool S0 Hulilax UO-Halifax . IS bt. John's, N. F., I aclSt, John's, N. F.. j " by Branch Steamer....? by Branch Steamer..... f 89 Passensters also forwarded to Havre, Hamburg-. Bremen, etc., at reduced rates. Tickets can be bouRht here at moderate rates by persona Wishing to send for their friends. For further information apply at the Company's Offices.' JOHN ii. DALE, ARent, No. 13, KKOA I WAY. N T crto OTlOiVNKLL 4 FAULK. Agents, 4 6 No. 411CHKSNUT Street, Philadelphia. iCHARLESTON. S. C. THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FAST FlfcEIGrllX EVERY THURSDAY. The Steamships ntOSI ETHEUS, Captain Gray. J. W. KViiltilAN, Captain Vance, WILL FORM A KliliULAU WEEKLY LINE. Thesteamshlp PROMETHEUS wUlsall on THURS DAY, April 29. at 4 P. M. Through bills of lading given In connection with S. C. R. I(. to points iu tho South untl Southwest. Insurance at lowest rates. Kates of freight as low as by any other route. For freight, apply to E. A. HOUDEH A CO., 2 22 tf DOCH STREET WHARF. p: ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE THK GENERAL TRANSATT.ANTTn ItaE.-stieSiWCOMPANY'S MAIL STKAMSHIP8 1.1.1 W KLN jNliW YOKK AND HAVRE, CALLING AT BHF.ST. The splendid new vessels on this favorite route for ths) Continent will boil from Pier No. SO North river, as fol lows PKHF.IRE ...Duchesne Saturday, May 1 . ..Kousaeau Saturday, May It . .Lemarie Saturday, May 2d . . .Surmount Saturday, June U LAFAYKTTE ST. LAUKI NT V ILLE DK PARIS.. PRICE OF PASSAGE in Bold (including wine), TO BREST OR HAVRE. First Cabin 14o Second Cabin $8S TO PARIS, (Including railway tickets, furnished on board.) First Cabin $1-16, Second Cabin QfiS These steamers do not carry steeratfo passeng ess. Medical attendance free of charge. American travellers going to or returning from the Con tinent of Europe, by taking the steamers ot this line avoid unnecessary risks from transit by English railways and crossing the channel, besides saving time, trouble, and expense. GEOitUK MACKENZIE. Agent, No. 5.S BROADWAY, New York. For passage in Philadelphia, apply at Adams' Kinross) Company, to H. L. LEAF, 1 jr,i No. 3',t0 CHKSNUT Streot. PHILADELPHIA. RICHMOND. rAKD NORFOLK STEAMSHIP LINK. JfTi KOUGH EKEKiHT AIK LINK TO jrii. noe in a.o wr.si. 1,-lL'LlV U TI. Il Ik 1 V At noon, from FIRST WHARF above MARKET Street. THROUGH RATES and THROUGH RECEIPTS to all points in North and South Caroiiua. Via Seaboard Air ' Line Railroad, conuecling at Portsmouth und to Lynoh burg, Va., Tennessee, anil the West, via Virginia and Ten nessee Air Line and Richmond and Danvillo Railroad. Freight HANDLED BUT ONCE, and taken at LOWER RATES THAN ANY OTHER LINE. The regularity, safety, and cheapness of this route com mend it to the publio as the most desirable medium for carrying every description of froight. , No charge for commission, drayuge, or any expense of transfer. Steamships insured at ths lowest rates. Freight received daily. WILLIAM -P. CLYDE A CO., No. 14 North and South WHARVES. W. P. PORTER. Agent at Richmond and Cit Point. T. P. CROWELL A CO., Agents at Norfolk. tt 1 ---f fc NEW EXPRESS LINE TO T -Alexandria, Georgetown, and Washington, D. BSBSBssEarea C, via Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, with connections at Alexandria from the moat direct route for lnchburg, Bristol, Kuoxville, Nashville, Dalton, and the) Southwest. Steamers leave regularly every Saturday at noon from the) first wharf above Market street. Freight received daily. WILLIAM P. CLYDE A CO., No. i t North and South Wharves). J. B. DAVIDSON. Agent at Geo.gutowu. HYDE A TYLER, Agents, at Georgetown; M. ELDRIDGE A CO.. Agents at Alexandria. 61 T9 NOTICE FOR NEW YORK, VIA LHT'T DELAWARE AND KAR1TAN CANAL, sflsssi'si iiiirlll EXPRESS STEAMBOAT COMPANY. iuu CHEAPEST uud QUICKEST water communica tion between Philsiiolphia aud New York. Steamers leave duny lrom brut wharf below Market street, Philadelphia, and foot of Wall street, New York. Goods forwurded t-y all the lines running out ot New York, North, East, und West, free of commission. Freight received und forwarded on accommodating terms. WILLIAM P. CLYDE A CO., Agent. No. 12 S. DELAWARE Avenuo. Philadelphia, JAMES HAND. Agent, 90 J No. 11 WALL Street, New York. NOTICE. FOR NEW YORK. '' r v Delaware and Kuritun Canal, 8WIET- ..SPATCH AND BWIl'TSURK LINK. ' The business by there lines will be resumed on and after the eth of -iluicu. for Ere.ghts, whiuh will be taken oa scconunodating terms, apply U, 8 25 ' No. 1 3'i South Wharves. MEDALS. o DD FELLOWS' PARADE MEDAL. THE underaignea nave puuitnueu a BEAUTIFUL MEDAL to be worn on the day nf ths comlng'anuiversary ; obversa the bead of Thomas Wildey, the founder of the Order' and appropriate loitering uud devices oa the reverse. ' Siugle Medal, So cents ; by the quantity bib nor hundred. Agents wanted everywhere. Lilmral discount to agents and dealers. Address WILLIAM 11. WAKNER A BRO., 4 1 lol s&c isdcar. tj 1 btroet, PhiU-.telohi. jMPJRK SLATE MANTEL WORKS IU blMES, No. '41'siii CHESJIUT Street, t J. B. lawfiui 1 US'- SSimhis .11 mi a in, s in. i.nii.in
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