d,
Oppressed with grief and care?
How is't that some of this world's goods,
Have such a scanty share?
Why should the orphan's piercing cry,
Assail so oft our ear,
And thousands find the world to be
All desolate and drear?

"We do not solve the mystery
Of woes, the lot of man,
But in the lodge we all unite
To do the good we can.
'Tis there we learn the pleasing task
To soothe the troubled breast,
To educate the orphan child,
And succor the distressed.

"Our motto--Friendship, Love and Truth--
These e'er shall be our guide,
Our aim shall be, of misery
To stop the running tide."

We ask not what's a brother's faith,
What country gave him birth;
But open the door to every creed
And nation of the earth.

Hail, Charity! Odd-Fellows all
Bow down before thy shrine;
They raise no altar, make no vow,
That is not wholly thine.

LOVE SUPREME.

Love is the key to the human heart. If we want to have power with God
and man, we must cultivate love. It is love that burns truth into the
hearts of people. A man may be a good lawyer without love. There may
be a good surgeon without love. A man may be a good merchant without
love. But a man can not be a good Odd-Fellow or Christian without
love. I would rather have my heart full of love than be even a
prophet. If a man is full of love, Paul says, "he is greater than a
prophet." A wife would rather live in a cabin with the love of her
husband, than to live in a palace without it. If I love a man I will
not cheat him or slander him or envy him. I pity people who are
constantly looking out for slights. It is better to look on the bright
side rather than the dark side of life. Love will lead us to look on
the bright side. Some persons are always magnifying the faults of
others. They use a magnifying glass in this business. If you want
power with persons, speak as well as you can of them. Self-control is
a great thing. This comes and stays through love. How many dwarfs
there are in God's church now. They have not grown one inch
spiritually in twenty years. If our hearts are full of love, we are
bound to grow. Many other graces pass away, but love is eternal. The
most selfish man is the most miserable man. A man may be miserly with
his money, but no man can be miserly with love. Love creates love.
The more we love, the more we will be loved. Love must show itself.