Tvf v ncy 'y m " tw-t Vr " if. THE SCR ANTON T1UBUNE-M0NDAY, APRIL 30, 1900. 3 Never Before Have we enjoyed such a. good piano trade ns wc ore having now. Knabe, Briggs, and Vose 'Are nil Retting their share. Where can you And three such good pianos In one atordP KNABE pianos have been made for sixty-three years. The "BRIGCS has been made thirty years, while the VOSE & SON has been on the market forty-nine years. Call and seo our specialties, the Angclus 'Is almost a perfect piano player. Music Boxes, Phonographs, Graphophonas and Supplies. Piano tuning and repairs. PERRY BROTHERS 205' WYOMING AVENUE. Ice Cream. HES IN TOWN. J Per y Quart. LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO Telephone Orders Tromptly DellveroJ !3'37 Adams Avenus. Scranton Transfer Co. Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels and Private Residences. Office D., L. & W. Passenger Uation. Phone 525. C. S. SNYDER, The Only Dentist :i. Me City Wlio Inn Graduate In Medicine. 42C-422 SPRUCE STREET. TEETH If you have any work to be done call and takd- advantage of the following prices: Gold Crowns, Best $5.00. (Jold Fillings $1.00. Best Set of Teeth $5.00. Silver Filling 50c. Crown and bridge work a Bpcclalty. All the latest electric appliances used for the alleviation of pain. Call and have your teeth examined flee of charge. Ab solutely painless extraction. Dr. Edward Reyer 1 4 SPRUCE ST.OPP. COURT House. Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings. DR. H. B. WARE, SPECIALIST. Eye, liar. Nose aud Throat Office Hours4 a. m. to 12.30 p. trv : 5 to t. Williams Building, Opp. Postolllce. -- : CITY NOTES : ---- I'KXMON IM-MIAM". Iftiai- Ciuft, ot tliix illy, Ii.h jut li.-'l lii-. pomlnn incn.is.d to f-Jl a month. iii:ti;iris nr iiimm.h.i. s i.k.- Tin- Hun- mage salt inailo llfi for llio Vminc l.adieV ho clptj of the l'ut 1'itt.lijtiil.iii (hurrli. HAI'TImT MIMM-KI'4. tOXKnnr.Xn.-Tlie ll.iptlt lniter' Coiifnonci" will meet this 'iiiiiniiii; at lu.yo oYlmk in tin' IVnn Awmie 1 1 .1 1 1 i s t cliuuli. SI'KCI.M, .MIXTINt;.- 1'icsUKnt II. T. Jane. of Hit' linaul of loiituil, hit (Mllt'il a p.i 111 luccilns ol Hum lunly for luniirlit to take action on tlir ilc.il!i ol Coiiliollrr 1. I. Phillips. ( ( l Mil) HI" XON-.si:l1lUT. -.Meiiiun .Inlm T llowr. fatutda, liclJ in .fM hall, James: Cok. man. tolmnl, of 101 Now firccl, on tliu di.iriro of non-support ami iicrIciI, prrfirieil y his wlfi-. II N'KH.M. Ol' MH. IIIX'ilTOM). The fun.r.il of llic laic Mi. .Mm H.iMuM will W held tlili nftrrnonn at 2 o'llmk fium tho Mltllln auii'ii" l.utluran church. lnt rinrnt will be made in the lliiiiiimre cemetery. MAXn'ACniint.V CO.MMimX.-'JIir- nunu. failurrrs' iinimilttre o( tlin board of trade will meet tomorrow afternoon ut t.iiO o'clodc, for the purpose of taMns steps to clni up the stork siitncriptlous for the proposed tin plate industry. MOM: lASOIDVITS ItKfilsTKIi. -The follow in? randlilales icj;li.(criil with t'lialnnan Vim lur;r. of Hie IttpuMleun county -committee, on Satin days 1'or klurilT. John II. Fellows; for recorder of deeds, II. (.'. Ilatton; for Jury com missioner, i:an Walteri. WI'.I'.K'S CI.KA1tlXKii.-TlK Trader Natlo.ul bank reort clearings for tho Snanton Cleiiriiig House association, for nee); endi'iic April 2S, aa follows: Monday, 277.735.20; Tucvliv, ?2I0, '77.M; Wwlncfalay, 2Sn,onj.;0; 'I hiirmla y, $201,. W17.12; Friday, 1S'J,20.U'U Saturdiy, lll,27.10; total, l,nia,227.07. NOIIDICA r.Vi;T.-Tho diaKram for the Nor. dlia cranil opera conceit openj at a o'clock tlilf iiiornliiB at I'ourll'ii Muvic tore. A section of four liimdreil choice out hat been rescued for fcruntoii ami kir.lt). Tlcketi for tho tpccial titln on the Delaware and Hudson can tl.u be ecurrd at the unie time , CEKMAW H.ASS IIP. OltOAMZKU.-lhe mem lir of Prof-iifcir folby' Rcunan cla held u mertlnir l crnlne in Gueimry hall, toi tho purpose vf rcoriranliinc tho rUsa and continuing the study of German. A large number of I lie members wert present, and the following officer were elected' Dr. I). A. Webb, president; 'I In Ea M. Iletiel, l)r. Ilelmer and H. W, llryanl, vice presidents; V. I", filbhs, secretary and tresmrer. AM members are requested to meet nllh tho el j n next Tuesday evening at S o'clock, at No. KX fjekatranna atenue. emoko The Popular Tunch Cigar, 19c ELEVENTH COMMANDEHY. Columbus Lodge, Knights of Malta, Instituted. Columbus commander', No. 28S, Knights of Malta, was Instituted on Saturday night In Malta temple, North Washington avenue. This Is tho elev enth ruintnnndcry to bo Instituted In this city. The meeting began ut 8 o'clock In the evening mid was continued until C o'clock yesterday morning. At 12, o'clock, midnight, a recess was taken and lunch nerved In Mitchell's cafe. At this time George E. Huldermnn was presented with a past comman der's Jewel by Grand Clonerallsslmo Lolbensberger, In recognition of the work h haa accomplished In organiz ing the new commandcry. There were two degrees woikcd, tho black and the Malta, tho former by a team from Commander No. 177, In charge of Sir C. Herbert Hall, and the latter by tt team from Commandery No, 71. In charge of Kir W. S. Bartlett. Sir Grand Recorder Oeorge II. Pierce presided during the session. The members of tho now comman dery arc from Green nidge, and at a brief business meeting held after tho Institution it was decided that meet ings should bo held every Thursday evening In Nettleton's hall. The fol lowing officers were then Installed: Grand commander, Sir J. Lelbensbcr borger; grand generalissimo, Sir AV. S. liartlett: grand captain general, Sir Gwllym Junes; grand prelate. Sir C. Herbert Hall; grand recorder, Sir George II, Pierce; grand senior war der. Sir Thomas I.,. Sansenbaugh: grand Junior warden, Sir W. A. Lush; grnnd standard bearer, Sir J. V. Kneedler: grand sword bearer. Sir 1... W. Partridge: grand warder, Sir .1. H. Kvans; grand sentinel, Sir, 13 van tt. Jones; uri'.nd llrst guard. Sir V. C. Harta: grand second guard. Sir D. V. Johns. HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL FAIK. Arinngeinents Arc Being1 Made on an Elaborate Scale. Tho ladies interested In the Hahne mann hospltul are vcr.v bui during these days In planning for tho fair to be given Jlay 10 and 11. at the home of Colonel nnd Mrs. H. SI. Holes. Many cluborntp prcpaiatlons are being made and it is hoped that all who have conttlbutlons for this cause will send such articles to the home of Mts. Doles on Wednesday. Slay f. Th?re will be several innovations In connection with the fair. The billiard room will be open and will bo ar ranged for games of pool, billiards, etc. There will be a magnificent dec orated oriental room. The refreshment committee will be in charge of Sirs. Slllton Hlalr: flow eis Sirs. H. D. AVare: oriental tea room, Sirs. K. L. Fuller: domestic ar ticles. Sirs. C. 13. Dermau: fancy work. Sirs. G. B. Smith; doll booth, Sirs. ,T. W. ('oolldge; sofa cushion''. Sirs I I,. Peck: art and stationery, Sirs. George Sanderson: oriental booth, Sirs. T. H. Wntklns; Infants' outfit ting, Sirs. .1. H. To.rey; confectionery, Sirs. V. H. Brady; cake. Sirs. K. D. Jorinyn- table of ;. and 50-cent arti cles, SIlsj) Gearhart; press. Sirs. Henry Belln: tickets. Sirs. P. P. Christian. In the billiard room Sir. and Sirs. Arthur Tvvltehell. SIlss Boles, Slessrs. Walter Stevens and Slax Bessell will be In charge. On Thursday evening monologues by SIlss Louise Kttrr, or Hartford, will be heard.' Tickets are $1.00, md are on sale at Sanderson drug stoic, Pierc's market and other points. LOCOMOTIVES COLLIDE. But the Engineers Escaped Without Injury. There was a head-on collision of two small locomotives belonging to the Lackawanna Stee'l company at a point near the sand pit. about a hundred yards north of Slaple street, on Satur day evening, about C.30 o'clock, and by some freak of fortune neither of the englneeis were injured. The locomotives which collided were the "John Blackwood," in charge of Knglneer Slartln Langan. nnd the "Yankee," In charge of Knglneer Harry Davis. The latter engine was pulling a long train of Iron cars from the South mill, while the Blackwood was going south on the same track, pulling several sand cars. The trains were going at a good rate of speed and came onto one another around n curve at the above mentioned place, both engineers having evidently ne glected to give the customary pre cautionary whistle. Sir. Langan, seeing that a crash was Inevitable, jumped through the window of the cab, but Mr. Davis was so ex cited that he stuck to his post. The engines were badly damaged, but neither one of the engineers was in jured. Low Excursion Rates to Colorado and Utah, The general passenger agent of the Chicago, Hock Island and Pacific rail way has submitted to the Western Pas senger association a proposition pro viding for a series of low rate excur sions to Colorado and Utah this sum mer. While It Is hoped all lines in terested will participate in such nn ar rangement, regardnct!- of their action, the Hock Island on Juno 20th, July 9th and 17th nnd August 1st sell round trip tickets from Chicago to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colo., and Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah, at rate of one fair plus two dollars. Tickets will bear ilnal limit of Octo ber 31st and permit stopovers at points west of Denver. While these tickets will bo honored on all trains on dates mentioned, special trains will leave Chicago late In the afternoon, reaching Denver the following evening. Colorado Is rapidly Increasing In popularity as a summer resort, and In thus taking the initiative In meeting the wishes of tho traveling public the "Great Hock Island Houte" has added much to Its reputation for progressive ness. Special Train to Wilkes-Barre on Ac count of the Nordica Concert, May 7th, 1000. The Delaware and Hudson railroad will run a special train from Scranton and Carbondalo to Hazel street, Wllkes-narre, on account ot the Nor dica concert. Train will leave Scran ton at 7.00 p. m Carbondalo at 6.15 p. in. and will stop at Jermyn, Arch bald, Peckville, Olyphant, Providence and Green Hldge. Karo from Carbondale, Jermyn and Archbald, 73c; Peckville and Olyphant, C3o: Hcranton, 00c. Tickets on sale at Powell's music store Monday, April 30th, at 9 o'clock. Drowsiness Is dispelled by Bcecham's Plllr. . " Stnpke The Hotel Jermyn ti-ar, 10c. WOMAN WILL SING WHILE MAN SIGHS BEAUTIFUL TKIDUTE PAID BY BEV. DR. C. M. QIFFIN. Most of Us Must Confess That Women Have Been Our Inspira tion and Encourngemont The Church Would Havo Died Long Ago if It Were Not That There Were Women to Read the Better Thought of Ood Made Reference to Ecumenical Conference. Last evening at Kim Park church Rev. Dr. C. M. Glllln spoke to a Inrge congregation on the subnet lound In Judges 13-2S: "And his wife said unto him," referring to the wife of Slanoah when she cheered his faint heart In tho time of his fear and discouragement. The speaker paid a high tribute to women throughout his discourse. In the course of his remarks he said: "Slost of us must confess that It Is women who havo been our Inspiration and our encouragement. It has now come to pass that faithful women have Interested themselves In great works which are gotten out of their love to lessen sorrow nnd remove trouble. Wc may aa well make a public confession of our Indebtedness to women while our loved ones are nllvc to hear our words of praise. Tho woman will sing when a man sighs. She will be brave when he Is tremulous. She does not got weary and surrender as qub-Uly as does he. Occasionally there are Jobs, but more frequently It Is a wo man, bright-hearted and brlght-'-yeu who smiles when life seems darkest and who believes while man desuonds and crouches In the corner ill i-c.ur-aged. She Is not the wild set ea. .ling fanatic, crazy for what she calls wj man'a rights. She Is not a monstros: ty. In this case she was a good wo man llllod with grace and ingenuity, breathing out the loving hope of her courageous houl. FAITHFUL FICW NBVKR FAIL. There Is nothhi',' that God emi say or Uo but that some of us will fall to interpret it aright. H Is the woman usually who Is found rousing us like a trumpet, comforting us like an nngcl. It Is the women who are uuallv the confident sunportets to the church and the great help of the pastor. In this parish, as every other, are found many who are a source of Inspiration. Thank God for the faithful few who never fall. Like the daisies which will soon star the meadows, they lift always their faces toward heaven and not like the fusehla, hanging sorrowfully to earth. 1 verily believe the church would have died out long ago were It nut for these seers who could read the better thought of God concerning His kinrr- dom on earth. If 1 were to write a church history, 1 should put on every page a tribute to these women, with out whom there would have been no church to write about. If a record uf the men who keep on, and are sttonir, were made, the secret could be found In the faithful, hopeful encouragement of women. It Is woman's heart which Is forever uplifted. She hopes and she waits, while man looks Tor quick re turns, and Is easily dlscouiaged. We grow tired and go to sleep wi"i the sorrow and the burden of life. It Is woman who watches the cradle all the long night. The church has found Its friends in the darkness ot the past. I'suallv they have been the women. l do not agree with the one who said, when sin entered tho garden, "She hath done it," but when I look out and see the spreading good In humanity, I shall say, "She hath done It." STICKS TO HKIt Bi:i.HF. She believes In the church and she sticks to It. You cannot conceive any thing in which she has given her Intel -est which you can bury so deep that she will not be there vety early In the morning with her precious ointment. I do not mean to say that all men are weak-kneed, or that all women are faithful to the church. I know many of the former who are strong and brave, and many of the latter who have forgotten their allegiance to their religious vows. If you will take blog. raphy you will' see that the successful man In his discouraged hour was ral lied Into hope by his faithful compan ion. We believe women to lie richly en dowed In imagination, but consider that we ourselves have the greater reasoning power. We say sho cannot argue successfully. This woman of the text proves the contrary of the first statement. First, she said, "The Lord has been pleased to accept our sacri fice." The Lord lias unveiled to us facts he has concealed from others. The Lord does not Intend to destroy us. They were strong arguments. One thing 1 like about the woman of tho text. Sho argued from God's feelin.i toward her, Instead of her feeling to ward God. She took Into consideration the supernatural aid of God In the present life. In closing. Dr. Giflln spoke of his Im pressions of the Kcumenlcal conference and said that it was an inspiration to him. He believed no one need feel dis couraged for the church after heating the testimony of the heroes who haj come home from the foreign fields. WANT OF CONTENTMENT. Dr. Hughes Speaks on the Unrest of Human Life. At the Adams Avenue chapel yes terday morning, Row James Hughes, D. D.. preached an Interestlm? sermon on "The Feverish Unrest of Human Life," saying In part: "Slan Is so marvelous!' constituted that he connot find anything in this world that will afford him full satis faction and real tranquility. There appears to be something wlthi.i him for which he can find no counterpart In this universe, certain longings and cravings for which he can find no sat isfaction. There appears to be a won derful adaptation of all creatures, ex- Be Careful What You Eat We hindle but ono Kind of butter, and that the "ai'NUIKI IXC.IN CKEMilKnV," sic. a pound, direct (rem CI.OI.V. ILLINOIS. Is by far the moit Delicious, Sweetest Under made. Others adieithc It, but nine keep it. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. 411 LackaWanna avenue, 121 South Main avenue. 'Phone 732, Prompt delivery, JtJeappify 'other's Sratitudo LITTER TO M. rlNKRAM NO. j6,78j " I)EAn Mrs. I'inkiiam I have many, many thanks to giro you for what your Vegetable Compound has done for me. 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Slits, Emimk Sl'ltNEIUKR, 1214 IIklek Avk., Dethoit Mien. cept man, to their habitation and en vironments. "All the lower animals are at test here; they find all that Ih required to give them full satisfaction, but man looks In among the tleetlng shi'dows of life for a pillow on which to lay his head, or a place of repose for his heart. The Creator seems to haw en dowed man with a capacity for the Infinite, or in the phraseology of Solo mon, he has set eternity In the heavt. "Other creatures are happy while Immersed in time, but we huve an other nature in which we find u pre sentiment and a consciousness of the existence of an unseen order of things beyond this world from which nlono ' man can obtain the means of full sat isfaction and perfect tranquility. I suppose that all thinking men find themselves in this anomalous position, that they are surrounded by conditions which do not lit their whole nature. We eat and yet like tile prodigal. w are 'perishing with hunger.' We drink, but even while we are at the foun tain we hear the voice, which comes down through the ages with accumu lative force and Increased accentua tion, saying, 'whosoever shall drink of this water 'iiall thirst again.' "The leal secret of much of the rest lessness of people Is not without but within us. Not so much In our chang ing circumstances ns In our irregu lated desires. We are feverish, not because of our external temperatuie, but be.'iuse of the condition ot our blood. We Increase this unrest and restlessness by the leinedles to which we resort. We are too often found seeking peace and happiness in things outside of ourselves. This Is much like putting a plaster on the hat to hi.al a WLttnd lii tho scalp. Some re s.nt to n.treoths for to produce in ward tranquility, which Is much like engaging the assistance of Satan to cast out sin. "Many r.vem to believe that the sec ret of inward peace nnd rest Is to be found In worldly wealth and a luxu llous home, and they have thrown the reins on the neck of physical energy and Intellectual skill, end have gal loped off In quest of this panacea, but many have found to their great sur prise that outwaui prosperity has only increased their Inward perplexity and commotion, it has been like dry wood upon a raging fire. "Much of tic? unrest of life Is due to a morbid anxiety about the future. Some people aro always dreaming about th poor house and a paupi'a grave. They, In their anxiety, citato spectral visions which awe them and paralyse their onward movements. Such anxiety does not empty tomor row of Its soriow, but It empties to day of Us strength. It does not en rich tomorrow, but It impoverishes to day. Nothing of this ort will pro duce peace of mind and repose of heart. We must look beyond all this nnd grasp the great realities of nn un-S'.-en order of things of which visible things are but the outward garb and svmbols. "The person who can intelligently and earnestly say, 'Sly soul thlrsteth for God. for the living God;' that per son has found the true secret of tran quility and he will be ttbln to say with emphatic an! complacent experience, 'All my springs are in Thee.' The water that Is to give freshness and beauty and peace to ths life of man must spring up from within. 'The kingdom of God Is within you.' 'The water that I shall give you shall ba In you. spring up Into everlasting life.'" MISSION LIFE IN SYRIA. Rev. William Jessup nt Second Pres byterian Church. Hev. William Jessup, of JJahleh, Sit. Lebanon, Turkey, preached two ser mons at the Second Presbyterian church yesterday. Itev. Dr. Jessup Is In charge of tho mission at Kahleh, and Is one of the delegates to the Ecu menical council In New York city. Yesterday morning he spoke on "Our Shepherd Life In Syria," and In the evening chose his text from tho open ing verses of John, lie Illustrated his talk with verbal pictures of life In Syria, which proved most interesting and Instructive. RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES. ltev. Luther llrss Waring-, lu.lci' ot the Craie Kvamrellcal Lutheran ihureh, explained etrr djy mornlnR to his cnngrciMllon why he Is a Lutheran. HI ten-arks were loreeful and con vlneinK a aie all his junior.. Rev. S. 0. Heading, pastor (if tho North llaln Avenue lljplKt church, pieaoliwl an excellent sermon last t-iening on the r.wcediugly unique theme, "AiulliliurarlanUm or Does It Make Any DIArrrniu to W'hut C'hureh I neloiiR."' ltev. It. Wheeler, pastor of tho Howard Place African Methodist c'Icoial church, pieaehcd at lioth senlces to Hint t'onsiegatlcu jestrrchy. In the eienliif" theie was a special programme of taered mulo rendered, CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Slgnatun of C&&ffig&w, EIGHTY-ONE YEARS OF BENEVOLENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEDRATION OP ODD FELLOWS. Held In the Fenit Avenue Baptist Church and Attended by Members of the Order from All Farts of the County The Pastor, Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce, D. D., Who Is a Mem ber of the Organization, Gave an Address on the Purposes of the Order. The eighty-first anniversary of the founding of Odd Fellowship was ap propriately celebrated nt the. Penn Avenue ilapllst church last night, when the pastor, Ilev., Itobert P. Y. Pierce, I). I preached a sermon to represen tatives from the twenty-nine lodges, encampments and cantons of tho order in tills county. The church wus magnificently dec orated with the national colors and various emblems of the organization. All of tho Odd Fellows present were attired In civilian's dress except thu Patriarchs SUlltant, who appeared In full uniform. Seated uion the platform with ltev. Dr. Pierce was Slayor James Sloir, who Is the treasurer of Scran ton encampment, ot this city. The following subordinate lodges wore represented at the service; No. KS, Cambria, Carbondale; No. 157. Olive Leaf, Carbondale; No. SM, Archbald, Archbald; No. DID, Golden Chain, Prlce burg; No. 490, Mectlic Star, Clark's Green; No. SIC, Dunmoio, Dunmorc; No. 170, .In mes Connell, Scranton; No. 291, Lackawanna, Scranton; No. 491'. Lincoln, Scranton; No. 513, Residenz, Scranton; No. 540, Alliance, Scranton; No. 603, Green Hldge, Scranton; No. 7ti3, Silurian, Scranton; No. S33, Celes tial, Scranton; No. S59, Itobert ISurns, Scranton; No. 9,8, Globe, Scranton; No. 970, Slocum, Scranton. The following encampments were represented: No. 10, Lackawanna, Car bondale; No. 81, Scrantonla, Scranton; No. IL'4, Armin, Scranton; No. 221, V. S. Rogers, Clark's Green. Canton Scranton and Canton Carbondale of the Patriarchs Militant were also rep resented. A feature of the evening was the congregational singing of the ode to Odd Fellowship. Rev. Dr. Pierce, who Is a past grand of the organization, took as his text Psalms 133. 1 "Heboid how good and how pleasant It Is tor brethren to dwell together In unity!" and among other tilings said: SOCIETY'S OltGANIiKD FORCKS. "Companionship is the foundation of society, which may be said to have two gieat factors, the organized nnd the unorganized elements, and all the groat achievements In the world's his tory have been wrought by the organ ized eU-meiit. The organized forces of a nation are naturally divided Into two parts, the religious and the secular. On the one hand theie is the Christian chuich and its related agencies and on the other there are the mutual or ganizations whose aim Is the mutual encoutagement and mutual protection of their members. "From the very earliest times there have been secret organizations form ed for personal safety and the protec tion of the nation, and If we read his tory carefully wo will see that when ever a nation emerged triumphantly from deep peril there was ever In the torefront of Its progress some secret society. "There has been from the very earliest times much misguided opin ion about seciet societies, and even the church herself has misunderstood their Intent and purpose. Slost of the bitter things, however, thnt have been said about mutual organizations havo been suld by persons who have been Ignorant of their real purposes or who have purposely spoken derogatlvely about their Interests because they could not get within their borders. "Ani'mg the greatest of all humun benevolent organizations I have al most plaeed the Independent Order nf Odd Fellows llrst. The motto of 'your organizutlcn Is not one of a debasing character; it is one of the most sub lime that has been ever penned; It honors God, It elevates man, it re lieves! the suffering, and it wipes sor tow's tears nway. Is an organization with a motto like this wrong In its inception or unwise In Its existence? This motto, 'Friendship, Love and Truth, Is a golden chain that links human hearts with a tie so strong that they may well be called brethren. "There are those opposed to the or ganization who say that its members are dangerous men, thnt they are con spirators and traitors, and that the secrat Initials and signs are childish mummeries. Ah, friends, there wan once a time when the name of Christ and Christian wero scorned and im respeeted, but In spite of all the ob loquy that was heaped upon them, there are no names today ?o universal ly respected and honored. SIISDIRECTKD EFFORTS. "How misguided and misdirected are the efforts to annihilate this great fra ternity nnd how th.is who are trying to do It are being ground to atoms, while the organization continues Its course triumphantly. What a truly great power this fraternity is. It now has a membership In this country of 1,020,108 and since Its foundation In 1830 there has been paid out over $75, 00.000 In benefits. Last year $3,500,000 was paid out to the sick and dlstrefsed. In our own state of Pennsylvntia with a. membership of 106,000 there was ols trlbuted In 1899 some $058,000, and in this city in that one year, where ihe membership is 1,515, there was $11.31107 given out. "So long as tho human heart sympa thizes with suffering humanity just so long will this kind of Odd Fellow ship have a mission In the wo'i.t There is one thing I would especially impress upon you and that Is that iu must not thing that being an Odd Fel low Is enough religion for you. Odd Fellowship takes us no farther thin the grave, but Christianity takes us beyond It into a newer and more glor ious life. "One of the main objections against tho organisation Is that t'acro should be no secrecy about it. Se-j.'ecy U not necessarily a bar to goo 1. Wltat a world this would be If there was a statute compelling the revelation nf all our secret plans, The so-called secrecy of the order ts very sma'1. The pass-words, grips and signs ur? simply safeguards against fraud. "Having reached the elghty-tlrht mile stone of your history, what In spiration should you draw from to day's services? You (mould pledge your organization to support only tha noblest, highest, purest nnd best man hood and there Is no manhood higher or purer than that which Is linked with the eternal God, Link your man- iWVWW1fWiYW(WW.VVVWiVIWdWWrtVi' Our Aim Is to sell good goods no matlcr how low the price. 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