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FAMILY MEDICINES.
JAYNE'S 11AIR TONIC.
Thi Hair Tonic has produced beautiful New
Hair in the heads of hundreds who had been bald
for years It also purifies the head from Uundruft
Cure dibcascs of tho scalp Preserves the hair
Ironi tailing oil or bscomiug permanently gray
JAVNE'S CARMINATIVE BAL
SAM. IS a certain, safo and effectual remedy for Z)ys
cntery, Diarrhoea or looseness, cholera morbus.sum
mei complaint, colic; griping pains; sour stomach;
tick and nervous headnch, heartburn, waterbrash;
pain or sickners of the stomach; vomiting; spitting
up of food after eating and also where it pusses
through 'til liody unchanged ; want of appetite;
rcstlessnes and inability to sleep; wimd in the sto
mach and bowels; cramp; uervous tremors and
twitching', seasickness; fainting, melancholy and
lowncss of spirits, fretting and crying of infants
and fur oil bowel alleclionsaud nervous diseases.
Dr. JAVNFS TONIC VERMIFUGE
chffiMft Zt'ZCo TaVcTf -Vl-aie-cVally'
destroys worms: neutralizes acidity or sourness ol
the stomach increases appetite and acts as a gene
n.,m,ni Tni.ic and is therefore cxceeil-
iiv-lv beneficial in in'erinittentandUemittent fevers
and 'indigestion; c and is a certain and permanent
cure for the tcverww ague.
DR. JAYNE'S SANATIVE PILLS.
pi ... ti i-Aen at all limes and in
In Inflammatory, intermit
ian. Kemiucnt, Bilious, and every other
form of Fever Jaundice and Liver lom
For Dvsnensia they are really an
invaluable article, gradually changing the
Atliated secretions ol the slomacn aim nvei
.,.i nrniUiina healthy action in those im
nnrtant nnrans. They aie very valuable
or diseases of the Skin, and for what is
commonly called 'Impurity 01 wie u.ouu,
also for Female Complaints, Cosiivcncs!
&c, and in fact every disease where an
Aparient, Alterative, or Purgative Medicine
may be requited.
JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT.
It nl wava cures Asthma two or three
large doses will cure the Ctoup or Hives i
Children, in from fifteen minutes to an
hours lime II immediately subdues the
violence of Hoonnm Cough, and ellecls
cnrpilv pure. Hundreds who have beco
given up by their physicians as incurrable
with 'Consumption,' have been restored
perfect health, by it.
In lac, as a remedy in Pulmonary Dis
cases, no medicine lias ever obtained a
tiiohpr.nr more deserved regulation.
ir7The above Medicine are all for sale
at the store of JOHN K. MOYEK.
IJIoomsburg. 30
mystoriout 1 foe, lingers around the sick bed
watches bj' day and night the slow but un
erring strokt of death, and pours the oil ol
consolation i n the desolate heart of thi
widow, and I Veely mingles his teari will
(hose of the vt eeping orphans! The kin?
of terrors has no fears for him, as he quielh
roBti)9 through our denerted city, an i
the abode of thft' sick, or the solitary cham
ber of death. Ye t hit faith and good work
do not shield him fmrn the attacks of dis
case, and he is hnne line under Us dead
ning influence, II i shop is closed, hi
gathered store.the fruit s of his daily toil, van
ishes & cold,chilling poverty greets him &
his suffering house hold All his wonlx
are promptly supplio J by weekly ippropriii
lions of his Lodge, and brethren of tho
'mystectio' are app oinled to attend his lone
ly couch. But ilu i rose here which glowed
upon his manly cl.ieck has fadod, his gen
erous heart that I mined with the celestial
fires of Friendsh ip, Love, and Truth, has
ceased to beat, those bright eyes that beam
ed with lustre at e closed in death, and hit'
mmortal spirit hath fled to the bosom ol
his Creator. Tho ngh among strangers.
far from kindred, h is 'brothers' follow hi
remains, with ma' ltmg hearts to the cold
and silent tomb.
Thoro shall the mor n, her earliest stears .bestow,
Thero tho firat roas of the year shall bovr;
While angels with t leir wings o'ershado
The ground now n im-d by they relics mado'
A link may be bra ken, and our connexion
dissolved with the dead, yet we have higl.
and responsible dti ti es to peiform towards
the living. The brireaved widow receives
assistance from hii Lodge, while the fath
erless children ur e clothed, and educated bj
the fostering han d nf Odd Fellowship. . U
tices, and the in imortality that lurks wiihm
her inner tempi es? The principles of Odd
Fellowship mj be traced for ages beyonc
SATURDAY, JUJVE 28, 1815.
Nuifihcr 10J
ADDRESS,
Delivered in the Presbvterian Church
-------
before the members of Reaver Meadow,
Munch Chunk and Ilazlcton Lodges in
the 10th of April, 1814.
By Andrew I). Cool,
Brethren and Friends ;
Odd-FePow
ship is the fruitful theme of my address
and the occasion; the anniversary of the in
iroduction of the Order in B. Meadows .We
come not to celebrate the triumphs of party,
ot the brilliant victories of the proud war
riour, but to portray the more ennobling
achievements of an Order whose members
are united in the bonds of Friendsh'mLovt
and Truth, whoso altars aro reared upon
'atth, Hope and Charitv, and whose
benevolent principles sprung into existence
when the breatli of life breathed into the
dostrits of man. It inculcates tho nurest
morality, and in God we Trust. In the
ay of prospoiily, when flushed with health
and joyous hopes.it iilcnlly and impressive
ly admonishes us of the uncertainly of life,
in the dark hours of adversity, it nourishes
us, and soothes our depressed spirits, and
in every siluationwhMher in the gay .social
iicle, or the house of mourning, bids us in
solemn tones, 'Remember your CreatorV
improves ihe,moral8, expands and softens
the heart, enkindles the sparks of social
leelings, checks ihe vain assumption of
pride, and imposes no obligation inconsis
tent with our duty to our fiiends, our coun
try, or our God. It teaches honesty, tem
perance, industry, and, as a guardian spirit,
hovers around us and protects us fom the
snares and vicissitudes of this life. With
to cold, eelfiah and avaricious, although
virtues of Odd-Fellowship are dark, myster
ious and inexplicable! Their love is self,
il.fiir charitv begins and ends at home.their
KanAM i -Rut a name a charm that lulls the flood, but it., purest organ.zil.on is ol
""'- .. ... VI .. ,,.,,. .1,1., p.
u & sliaili that follows wealth or recent uaio. ..crK mv ,tu,v..
"-"-J' . .. i . ..!.... :i.u, ..,;,t, oiru
fame and leaves the wretch to reap.' Ttiey iriarcu u ' w -b-;
have no tear for the widow and orphan, no yet we bow n i to ttio uru.-r as a rc.tK u
r,. a, .i:.,,..,i nn .vinnathv for anliauily. U us the benevolent ami exanu.
surruw ioi uv uiouvojvu) j j j
Al I 11 n . t
u u-, ewowsh,? sssume, and enjotns; and ,on. We ask the question. 'Doe, tl,.(of corrupting associations, inures, impef
:erla n V tho enfnrnemfinl nflhoB and iho. ni-..i i ., .. . ' ' ' ' " r '
cu.mmon oi ine worm require such ceptibility, we admit, to the power of her
ikulred
virtues, ana me easy terms on an institution a tho ln,!na,inni n.,i. r ...i u. .....i' . ' , ...
, I HW iijw BMiuuut luajl "ilv 1-UIUIII 1119
a 1111 T?M. i t . I. '
non-U mo Jiivncges oi me uruer are oner ,uua-Ke ows in 1,1 in .!.,; t.m..
i to all repectable men, cannot be present charity?' In order to answer this aueninn
A in sny light as good causes of detraction.
f?ut the objection most frequently and and see the present condition of our
understandingly.lej us cast our eyes abroad
the friendless and destitute stranger, and principles, rvl.idt have characterized it n
to their hearts is closed to the nmcteeiu crntt.ry, tuat cxr..,e our u.y..
avorv avnnno
. .... I... ..Il.nil.t.,! 'I'..rili-ttira i-A!ira (iiir'f
.u- l..:-t.i .., ..f honevn ence. T ie DOI-l"8 uiuiiiiu"'i; . -
..If- . -.. ..I I. ...I .nun nmn ai II, tllfl m
..u r ho, irmnleH are oocn to the vii- iw"""" '"-
laia ui I ..... I ,
..,,1 .,i,M .,f everv nation, of " orW. Itui uuu-r cuowMi.p (.a,
ii.: ' i om.I r.lifinim need, and bs into ev-jry slale and territory, her Rig
j I .. , .,r,or, ,n Iuiin1riit Icmnlpt
IIUUUl' ,T d V UL'UII III ' ......--,
r.,;i,r iimu minirln nrnimd her common
altars, joined by the lendcrest tics ol broth- nu oo..u u ...... - -6- b
erly love. The demon of pirly spirit thai band .)f one hundred thousand brcil.ren.On.
..... ... .lliWIr nassion-onJ oreseculeslWMUJ is its raptu marcn. it is
i ' . ... ...i....! ;i;..:
for omnion sake, never desecrates her al- uesoumng career oi . n.u. ...u.
.... , I i : r, : ...il mnrll lv ruin
-I, --.I ...tril rt ClllCliaill. nilU3B I'UUI 19 Nioinui ,
. me wuu anu uiiguvtiiiojio cjnii. w.i--- . ...
' .... I . .,.! I,. ,,,,,11 lint thn tiRiirhi 111 liei
c.no.ini.n, that annlins the torch, and re- misery aim u.oum
... I...,. n.o. Iianil't'lif! iiive orauchi and proclaims 'pear
inirpa in 1:10 ueaiil 01 iia ii;iiih, - -. .
J . 1 I i., !1 .,.,!'
k.o.,.i,o. u,i.tin hir m cmn tcmo es. ini- U""'- ,u d"
mated by the noblest impulses, and guided tory may be wafted upon tho breezn. but ii
, r .1,0 ;u i i in triiinin i ol ciiartiv; us no
by ine wingeu messenger ui i - i
,i.f . ji.o I. nor cir fa r.r nar v: vet progress m n ""
for the afllicted, the fatherless and helplesn slowly meanders tf.tot.gi. green
she hath a tear for pity, and a hand open as increasing in size,
,!, fnrmPir.ntr r.haritv.' When initiated tributaries, until it
.... . ..... ... Ull uralpre. and lulls AS the .TlOUIllaillS tor
into her lodges we give no pieuge uui uu,
Inn, -Anna hv the tent into llie cuiiiuni.i m.c.,11.
t. T ,n nniii pra n II IP VJii cr weru inn t.
ii if ,,v
Spectacles
& Glasses.
fBTHK subBcrilier hn jnst teeeivod a luri;o as
1 mtn.ontol SPECTACLES and M'BC
TACI.E GLASSES, of the best .quality, ul bulb
wivtH and green, from No. unwards.
..--.nr,. nflli.'.i.'d with sore evin, will find it
to their advantage to call and gel rIksscs from him;
a they may feel assured of deriving a great bcnclit
from their use.
G.I.
Bloomsliurg, May I7j 16404
8HULTZ.
THEauhscrihe. retpcrtfull) inform the pub
lic that he has tak n the shop lately occupied
i... r s Helmut, at the lower end of Maikel-
,U Dloonwburg; where he intends carrying on
the anove bu.ine in all il branches, and aohcita a
.v, .,. nf the natronaee of the public.
fn connection with the above business, he offer
rui service aa an
UNDERTAKER.
.... .i. -1.. iPadvto make COFFINS for
"0 n-,..nfi., harcedin BloomsburR
T. M .-end with it at the Funeral without any
'"''" BITTERS
honour,
..::,!. ,f unlnn(:i:u nasni'iution
... ' .::!. ,i. ci,,l,!in lu hB. onuloul, levelling m ee and luxury, nor
1 1 .i i .i ..liM.M.m n i iAifiv ii roif
:n..- in ovorv mnrtPr nf thfl ii obf lh6 UlOUeniieSB, giiHeiing B '
K IHllUClll-O III V'Vi T VI M u . . . w. . - ,
,n,l enables the zealom missionary to scat ol laanion.oui V ........
w ei. ,11. mil, a i
... .... ,,f Unwledcfi.and di.ieminaU humble walks ol lite, wno iui.u .u.
i., mo l,,t nf .Urkntu JiiW bread, and whose generous bosons
..,.,i.inn. .he nnre doctrines of ou. Uiobbed with sympathy for the eunerings
dllU . . . w.. , j- I
. r. .... i. :. .;..i.,t. ,1,,. .,f Immaiiiiv. 1 hey are
: r..i .hn jB.nPi.i i.frivil uu Order, the pillar oi us iim.Km, -..
I I . ii I i.l., I. .tli nuraimil
zation. in the amelioration of the conditio, their nanus nave rci .D ,
. . . . r I i W'iiV, j. l..,t (oniiirn di)Li I It
r ...on in, am rirairg t he in emnerate evti )i our biui) ; r
til uiaiiiiitiv.. ' o I l - t
krinL nf ruin. ..hilantluopibt contemplate us .uiun, f1"
Such is the theory of OJrl-Fellowahip peels in the land ot it axnmgion
i ti. n..nii l..ni!,l m in arnwtb and nrusoentv! It snail
but now oeauuiui anu iiiauui.ic 'i.,.ii ...w.u. ... s-- . . .
... ..;nj ThB n.nr. but honest, am' extend from cur extreme nonueru .
..W....-..- r - Will Un,t .nV bt
laborer arrives at our nosntiaDii , ne uunui r41ulC.M, o..- ,
IIUU9IUUUS - I ... , . . I I .1..
..til...- n.t ,lmirinr the benevolent char htudded with us Lodges sinning ur.g.my .
..... .r .1.. nr,lr. enrolls his name amontUlars to the tirmanent, the waters
ui n -w. -" I , . , . a t .
us members He is now buoyant in spirits, lakes ami rivers uasn aa..i uuu.. ...
n pi. and million noist ner fi-jikuius,
oroeperous in ins vuranu.., 6. ....... t ,.,,, i
r I .... r. i I i- .., knr. ,.f Puih Ilnnnnnil
.k. fr.olmsBa nf ipa lh. Uoes tie near uiBpiay iik c u....v....
nf j;.,rpM. he flies to its relie!! Charily! U.t who in her ripid etude
.1,. n,.r,len.ial blaze sweep over our to grandeur, can estimate the bless
" " . : ..I... I.... f..r.! il...',.L .UIij Tf
j. ,i ; tnp. am ihe vounu. ine Kay. iuk" " -
k.OUitu ,,..B, , . .. . ...
.. . . , l .i. i... n.. .mimi. iaii . ii.R Hiirrmv n ,e lias uistieiiea. u
ihe beautilul, wui.er ueneam ... . , , i
. .i.,i, firat born blossom ol vice she has crushed in Us bud, and in
.prine nipped with the lagging rear of win '.earl, she has filled w ill, joy and gr.titml.-.
I b . . : i s.l, i, . t,.;..f r.iiilinn ,,f llie i iiUP.S which
ter's frost? ila braves me ueeuucuvo miuui . a u..w - -
earnestly urged against our institution is
that it is a secret society. That any as
relation should in this enlightened age be
thought worthy of utter condemnation, mere
ly because it professes to have secrets which
ire not imparled to the world at large, only
shows that communities are like indivi
duals in this, that they do not outgrow the
childikh superstitions of the nursery, and at
the mature man will sometimes Mania at !iik
shadow, so a civilized community will
bristle with honor a the mention of a
catch word which recalls the memory of
some imaginary chimera that brooded over
is infancy. The instances so often so tead
ily adduced from history, of secret ssso
:ialions whose influences were inimical
to liberty and knowledge, are of ihoso whose
purposes were not only unhallowed, bu
which mingled ihe bane ofexclusivcr.es? in
heir very origin and aims, and it was fui
this reason rather than because they were
secret, that they were formidable lo socieM
On the other hand, all history is full oi
msiances of secret associations, open lo al:
kindred spirits, whose aim has been tlw
idvancement and liberation of marikimhaml
whose sucess has been equal to their noblt
purposes. By far the greatest portion oi
die past ages of he world have been those of
darkness and oppression. In such ages the
individual man can do nothing, and even
multitude of men united in a good purpose
lotild accomplish nothing against the powei
hc. .. i ,
a ...r ..... uo i,rv CAialciicu in
jirocla(mv.wt;. . ... . .. ...
es,or expire with ihem on the scaffold. lr
uch associations have originated the mo
lorious social impulses which are nou
J vancitinr ihc (c3limes of mankind, am
4ui h has beon the birth of moral force,
whose increasing momentum willcontir.ue t.
ush onward, pioducing accumulating result
f good as lasting as eternity. Of sucl
instances the moial, religious, and political
iiistoiy of the word is so fu II .that'll wouli bt
dmost invidious to select illustrations ftom
my particular age or nation. We have 0111
secrels too. but they are such as concern
uirselvcs only. They have no poesibl
:onnexion wiih ihe interests of any othci
issociaiioii than our own. Their primar)
object is to shield us from imposition. Tin
objects of our Institution, and the principle
by which those objects are lo be altained.art
no mystery We are from the very na
inra nf our nursuils. rcjiriiis and self
. ... i .ii: : :.L
cnwrappeif.i tve seeK not collision w.w
the woiid.our objects are few, and theii
pursuit is necessarily quiet and secret, m!
we have.as Odd-l'ellowy naught in common
with the rnasj of mankind. We aim at naught
in politicks, r.or at the acquisition of gain
nor the extension of a creed by prosclytism
We seek only lo promote brotherly love
ind true social virtue among ourselves, lo
iienefil each oilier, ind indirectly to bentfi,
the world by our improvement. Why then
ihonld we expose 0111 proceedings lo the
.Faa of an inoiiis'uive prrintr world? Ii
V -
has been customary on occasions like this
to apologize to the other sect for their ex
elusion from our Older, Though excluded
from our Lodges, every Odd-Fellow covet
the annrobatiou and enlivio Off smiles oi
- .
woman. She participates in all our joys
sooths and sustains us in our adversity, and
what were lame without tho wreath en
twined by beauty's hand? Her gentleness
her meekness, and sympathy require no
combination or artificial means lo practice
deeds of Love and Charily.
It is not our put pose to present anas
race
anu it m altera not what nnim u. ,i;.o,
. -- .- . i'viiii .. V UllbUI
our view: or how often we may change the
uunzon, ine same meiancnoiy picture ui
human wretchedness presents itself, either
in mild or aggravated forms.
Fraud still ravages under the masks
of friendshipduplicity and deceit as
suiiies ihe gatb of frankness and honor
iuoidinate selfishness starts up on every
hand, while truth andjustice seem by agree.
ments lo have been banished from the
haunts of men. The whisperings of ihe
slanderer, diffusing moral leprosy, are
heard by his victim, robbing of fair fame;
and dooming lo misery and despair. Who
has not suffered from his assassin blows?
With hyena spirit, ho has invaded tin
sanctuary of the dead like the snail ,hu
path may be traced by the disgusting slime
thai he leaves behind him. But I sum
hedisgiisiingpifiture! the wurld in its acts,
thoughts and affections is false its truth
es, its honors mockery, its promises dscep
ion.' I3ut let us turn from its moral depravi
y. and looks to its physical ills, They rise
ip on every hand like Ihe duaih lights of
he church -yard, pointing out tho homes of
the dead. Squalled noverlv.unrelicved bun
Ireds and thousands surTuring with wants
that the crumbs of the rich man's tabic
would relieve, and yet they starve unpiticd
sickness, with no watchers by its couch
te smooth its pillow, or wipe the damp
trom its fevered brow, the grave, and no
fiiend to do the rites of sepulchre, the poo.
it .... .......
hebi, the water spent, and the feeble moaiu
of a famishing dying child lugging at he.
heartstrings, no friend near, he turns liei
(ace from tho objoct of her solicitude, and
in the accents of a broken heart, while the
tears of a mother's lovo bedew her cheek
he cries 'let ine not tee the death of tin
hil J the orphan reared in ignorance, and
lie noble faculties of the soul laying dor
nant, while passions are all alive to the
tall of vice.
Little do we think of the sufferings d
mankind, and limited our knowledge v-
human affairs, if such scenes have not of
ten risen up beforo us lo urge lo moral ac
lion. There are a varity of events in life,
to occasion many an honest man lo leave
his lamilv and his home in quest of employ
nent, and after having travelled one oi
two hundred miles, without success, wet.
.old, and hungry, stung with the most
piercing sensation for the fate of those wlie
ire most near and dear to him how ofieii
has it proved the case that the miserablt
man has perished.
S-jine have exposed themselves lo the
iron hand of justice by fraudulent attacks.
others contrary lo their inclinations, have
enlisted for soldiers or seamen; olhers havt
been obliged to part with their apparel to
support the cravings of nature, and loosme
throu"h a continued reverse ol lortune a
D
hopes, have put an end lo thei existence
Should any ol this descripuon be Odu l ei
ows, ihey aie relieved from ihe severity ol
such trials, and are enabled, by the benev
,.l.ni assistance of others to nuisue thei:
way both peactably and comfortably to an
other town, where they may again be re
plenished, should necessity require. Le
no one however, imagine that by painting
the fair form of charily in her liveliest col
ors, by arousing the feelings and awaken
ing the sympahies of our nature, that oui
moral susceptibilities are not sharpened
and kept in tune. Virtue always gain
in beholding her own loveliness and never
semblageof imaginary -duties, or a detail loses in the confemplaions and warmed
nf retirements loo exalted for (he attain a.lmirarmn oi nere... ivery ..oo.e- ....
Lent of fallen humanity, or to surround puUe haf she couns, every generous pr.n
. . t . . ; i .;.h t,nnu.'in le hat she patronizes, derive ne
(lie leiltllinga ui a uirjic mum v. , ..j.. ,
ami fwurvi, to allure and deceive. Lul s m strength from the remembrance of
I tit a i
tdy to endeavor to preseut the characler ofgooii rney snoruea
Odd Fellowship as a moral institution,
th
She throws into th
mind such liniferina associitions of mora
hamiv mwl liivp.inea. flint mav fave
audio show thai the present disordered from lhe glornM)f paiigion and lead t back
condition of the world icquires such an l0 tne paths of peace and joy. A pause m
inbirunicnt lo tflict a change in human at the career of lolly,' link broken in a train
book, be unable to epecify anv particular
advantage he has gained, or progress made;
nevertheess the mind has been strengthen
ed bythe exercise of is facuties: i haj
caught the spirit of the writer, and been
imbued with the septimenfs of the author;
I..IU...l..r.4 B, ,l, . , .. ..
ment as il counted the pearls that glittered
along the pages.
But the manner, arising from its poculiar
organization, in which our order diffuses its
charity, commends it, on account of its
superiority oyer the usual mode of indis
criminate benevolence, respecting, as it dos
ind noruishing those gentle, tender and
finer feelings of the soul, which are tho
guards and tho very towers of strength of
virtue itself. There is in our nature a spirit
of manly independence that rebels at tho
idea of soliciting aid or accepting a f.ivor,
hat prides itself on the employment of its
own energies, and this is often and the
more keenly felt by those, whoso hearts
ave been deeply scarred by tho blast of
adversitt. and over whose hopes, misfor
nines dark lido has rolled its bitter waters
'o such tho needy and keenly sensirive
what agony of heart and despair of mind,
what crushing of hopes and bitterness of
feeling, when lean jawed fmnine driven
tern shivering lo (he rich ninn's gate.
And then, perhaps;, to feel the glance
f suspicion bent upon them, to hear
tho lone of despair, the tremulous Ian
guage of want, and tho tears of agony
derided, as mere acting, to wor! upon the
sympathies of the donor. Tell me if such
a condition that will subsist as long a
.there are. inirjosters who deceive . m.e.(uAn Jf
down the harries of virtue itself? For, can
t donation; under these circumstances ro
lieve the sufferings of the applicant pour
balm into the wounded spirit, or warm the
heart of the giver? Does it leavo the mind)
iny association of joy and pleasure, which
always lingers around the remembrance of
ood deeds performed! There is a charity
ind it is noble on whoso ear, the accent
if misery strikes, and it wide opens the
store house and the granary,, but theie is 3
harity, and it is the nobler on whose ear
the note of despair falls, nd il opens wide
he door of the soul.breaks up the'deprlis'of
'eclino-, and thrillstbo heart with the ro fin
111? ploaSllie Of feeling fol another wo.
I'his is sympathy which is always attended
by gratitude, tho noblest virtues thai bloom
ind entwine around the human bcait,
xhaling delicious odcrr, that lull tho
wave of passion, hate and prejudice, and
nduce a calm and gcntlo 'twilight over
the soul. The contiicls of mind, emits;
i scintblla that warms and lends a glow to
the intellect, thatspaiklcs in the eye anil
tlushcs from the contenance. So theso
virtues, nourished in and by their own
fragrance, warms, enlarges and adorns our
moral nature, as the dew drop that trembles
ou the leaf yields to the warmth of him
that U-aiuirles and gilds it. All of those
eiiefils, both lo the giver and recciver.nnd.
nany otheis besides, How from our mode
f distribution without any of the bitter
niseries to which 1 have referred, as re?
lulling ftom indiscriminate charily, lie- .
ause, every member, or brother, who ro
eives the weekly sum paid to him during
'lis sickness, as well as the surra which
nay be applied in defraying the .funeral
'xpenses of himself or wife, or in educat
mg his desii'ute orphans, knows that they
ire taken from a fund which he himself
has augmented, that they are but tli vi
lends upon capital raised, to some extent..
by his own sgency,' he feels lhat ,he is
no begging, and that the personal attend
ince, which he may receive in hia last hour
is no more than what he has given to oli
ers, and what, under other circumstances.;
he would cheerfully have accorded to thosp
who await around his own bod-sidc. Thet
specific duties which each Odd fellow in
proves upon himself, have as we have seei
the most happy influence upon all conccr n
td.They offen &-harmonizeour nafu re.i
infuse new elemeuts in .the .farinaAiaj! v(
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