The Covenant: A Quarterly Periodical Devoted to the Cause of Odd-Fellowship1844 |
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... BENEVOLENCE- IN being called to the honor of addressing you on the present oc- casion , it will not be expected of me that I shall enter upon a detailed history of the rise of Odd - Fellowship , which at this day is unnecessary , nor ...
... BENEVOLENCE- IN being called to the honor of addressing you on the present oc- casion , it will not be expected of me that I shall enter upon a detailed history of the rise of Odd - Fellowship , which at this day is unnecessary , nor ...
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... benevolence , hailed by every true Odd - Fellow as the shrine of his devotion , the rule of his faith and practice , and the prominent characteristic of his beloved Order . With the entertainment of views like these , upon the standard ...
... benevolence , hailed by every true Odd - Fellow as the shrine of his devotion , the rule of his faith and practice , and the prominent characteristic of his beloved Order . With the entertainment of views like these , upon the standard ...
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... is destitute of this requisite , the necessary qualification of every true Odd - Fellow . A warm and active benevolence is , therefore , the most prominent fea- ture of our Order , as well as the noblest 1844 . An Address .
... is destitute of this requisite , the necessary qualification of every true Odd - Fellow . A warm and active benevolence is , therefore , the most prominent fea- ture of our Order , as well as the noblest 1844 . An Address .
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... benevolence , and Truth's undaunted champions . Go on in your labor of love . Still succour the distressed , and snatch from despair the widowed heart . At the bedside of death let your presence be found ; at the Odd - Fellow's grave ...
... benevolence , and Truth's undaunted champions . Go on in your labor of love . Still succour the distressed , and snatch from despair the widowed heart . At the bedside of death let your presence be found ; at the Odd - Fellow's grave ...
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... Benevolence . How have they maintained the pledge , how have they fought the good fight ? Let the great national army which is now enrolled under the broad banner of Friendship , Love and Truth , respond to this interrogatory . Let the ...
... Benevolence . How have they maintained the pledge , how have they fought the good fight ? Let the great national army which is now enrolled under the broad banner of Friendship , Love and Truth , respond to this interrogatory . Let the ...
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Page 204 - Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour...
Page 362 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Page 114 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Page 19 - For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Page 186 - As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Page 57 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 494 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Page 204 - I had laid down my hat and staff. The children were half out of their wits with joy. So I pushed aside their scissors, and said, 'Do you not see, children, that it is harder to bear a great joy with composure than a great evil? I have often admired your cheerfulness when we were in the greatest want, and knew not where we were to find food for the next day. But now the first smile of fortune puts you beside yourselves. To punish you, I shall not open the letter nor the packet of money until after...
Page 511 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Page 219 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.