28 SENTIMENTS CONTINUED

14.

May

all

who

_fthrough ignoranceof^{itsprinciples},revile ordespise

Odd

Fellowship,be speedilyconvinced oft

and

amend,their error.

15.

May

thelifeofevery

Odd

Fellow be as smooth as glass,asclearas crystal, andas happyas the dove.

16.

May Odd

Fellows never forgettheir God, deserttheir country_,forsaketheirneighbours,nordisgrace

them-selves.

17.

May

thesuccessof

Odd

Fellowship astonish the world.

18.

May Odd

Fellows ever feel theholinessoftheirbonds

,

the sanctity of their ties, and the importance of theirduties.

19. The

way

tobehappy

—

TheHigh

Road

of

Odd

Fellows

,

may

itnever be renderedrugged bythe flinty hard-nessofstonyhearts.

20. TheOfficersof our Lodge, and

may

the faithful dis-charge of^theirduties bring with it therewardso dearto everygood

man —

^{an honestpride in}

well-doneduty.

21.

May we

never cancela

PAGE from

^ourLodgeBooks.

22.

May

F. L.andT.befelt, learned,andtaught.

23.

May

the suspended becomehigh intheestimationof brothers.

24. The

Board — may

itneverreceiveaFrenchpolish.

25. Open handsinopenlodges.

26.

May

the pleasuresof an

Odd

Fellow behis duties.

27.

May

everyN. G. bev. g.andevery V. G. N.G.

CONCLUSION.

29

MY work

isdone, Igivetheworld

my

lays, Idread not censure,and^Iask notpraise;

I

am

nohirelingsycophanttofawn

Upon

mankind,or feedon venom'sspawn.

My

bookiswritten,and1only ask

The

blessing of our

God

torestupon

my

task;

Ye who

wouldreaditthink

when

yebegin't

“

A

book's a book, althoughthere'snothingin't;"

And

ifa moralyoushouldfindtherein, Prayletitpleadfor

my

presumptuoussin, Ifyoushould

deem

itvanitytowrite In thehighcause ofallthat'sgood andright:

I

am

inheartandsoul,first, I'llconfess,

A

staunch

Odd

Fellow,nothingmorenorless

;

And how

that causeisgravenon

my

heart, Let

my

poorpen,andsimplewordsimpart Forit,inlanguage ofrespect, Isay

To

those

who

claimit fromtheirrankorsway;

Iwillbeplainandhonest

—

^{first,withyou}

—

Giving toCaesaralwaysCaesar’sdue, Yourisisastation raisedby God,to

show

That heo'er-rulesthewaysofallbelow;

Who

propsyourglory,and

who

givesyouhealth

To

liveinluxury,androllinwealth?

My

Ordertells

me God

inheaven gaveall,

The

free hisfreedom,andtheslave his thrall

;

Then,noble Peers,I'dhaveitunderstood,

We know

the value ofrightgentle blood,

We

feelinyou

we

haveaguarantee

Forallthat'sgood,forallthat'swiseandfree

;

And

thatthe mystictieof gentlebirth Shouldbe the guardian ofallmoralworth.

CONCLUSION.

30

Priests. PriestsofEngland, servants of the Lord, Captains ofChrist,

who

wieldhistwo-edged-assort.

Sonsof the

men who dew

histagunfurl'd, Higho’erthe crescentandthepagan worid;

You

haveaduty which

we know

isgreat, Butfarremoved fromworldly

pemp

andstate.

Known

only well towretchedmanners’lot,

Done

only well within thelowly

oat—

Go

seeksuchout, forsuchyour mastergreat, Thoughtnot too lowly dara Gad’sestate;

And we

have

known

a sainted

*

Bishoppray, Beside apoof

man

onthehard

worn

day.

Men. Men

ofBritain,

who

atease repose, Heedingaliketheworld

and

all itswoes

;

Think yeyourdutyyouto

God

fulfill,

By

shunningpovertyand

human

SB, No,Iwouldtellye thatgoodgiftsaregiven Fora wise purpose,byabounteousHeaven;

And

thatforeverytalentyepossess,

Good

must bedone,bethatgood

more

orless.

And

you,ye poorones,

who

life’scrooked

way

Isploddedon withtoilfrom dayto day,

Who

little

know

thegriefsthat riches shed,

And

eat,insweat,your hardearn’ddailybread

;

You owe

a duty toyour

God

and man,

* Theauthor has thefollowing anecdotefrom a cottager,and willvouchforitstruth. Thelate HonourableandRightReverend Dr.

RYDER,

Bishop ofLichfiei.d andCoventry, wentone day intoa cottagetopray withapoorman. Butjustas hewasaboutto kneel onthehard brickfloor,an inmate ranforapillow, which he gentlyandmildly refused,with aremark that deservesamore oon-spiciousplacethan this note. ^•*Jesus Christ,

my

Master, never kneltuponapillow,indeedhehadnotwhereto layhishead."

CONCLUSION.

SI

'Which most bedone,ifyon would shunthebin Thatisentailedon brokenlawsandthose

Who

buy withsinon.sinahell'seternalwoes*

Ifthen

my

wordsarewordsof sobertruth,

And

we,induty,must ugive toothfortooth,"

Let

me

askall iftheyareactingwell,

And

^lettheanswereachman'sconsciencetell

;

And

if'tisduty to extend toall

A

generalgood

—

^{thenloudlylet}

me

call

On

every

man who

hasahearttofeel,

A

^livelyinterest inthe public weal,

To

aidour Order,andtotestitwell,

By

everymeansthe wisewouldseektotell

;

Ifit isbasedonwhatitsprecepts prove, ^{- i}

First,Friendshipdear,andthen,on Truth and Love:

Who

can denyit? None,

who know

its ties.

Who

canrevileit ? Surelynotthe wise_;

Who

can subvertit? None,itiatoostrong.

Alreadythousandstoitscause belong

;

And

theywillgivewith

me

thisguarantee, Itisnopaltryschemeofcharity, But agreatmeanstosavethe

human

^race

From many

anevilthathasstampeddisgrace

On

man,the lord ofallthe thing^*ofearth,

The

noblest creature ofcreation'sbirth—

Then,those

who

findtheyfeelthey’vegrace,to

own

Theylivenot onlyforthemselves alone,

Let

them

assumethe dearandsilkenband, Thatbinds

Odd

Fellowsboth

m

heartand hand,

And show

the nations ofa mightysphere, They Uve andlove,protect,obey,tad/ear.

INDEX.

³²

Song, No.1.

Air

.. TheInvincibles.

2.

—

^.. Who’ll be king butCharlie, 3.

—

^.. Theking,

God

blesshim.

4. ^*

—

.. The Yorkshireman.

5.

—

^.. The Roast Beef of OldEngland.

6.

—

..

Duncan

Gray.

7.

—

..

Round

Albion¹8lovedshores.

8.

—

.. Ye Banksand Braes

.

9.

—

..

Auld

longsyne

.

10.

—

.. Poor

Mary

Ann.

11.

—

.. Hearts ofOak.

12.

—

.. JollyNose.

13.

14.

—

.. ThoseEveningBells.

15.

—

..

Tom

Bowline.

16.

—

..

A

^Templetofriendship.

17.

18.

—

.. Who’ll be king but Charlie.

19.

20.

X. BAILY. PRINIIR, CALMX;

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