Odd Fellowship and its aims in American society
The speaker extols Odd Fellowship as a venerable yet actively benevolent secret society. He defends secrecy as a tool for good, argues for female exclusion from membership while inviting women to assist in virtue, and lauds the order as a tree planted by rivers of water spreading across America.
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Lam
David
Jonathan
Atlantic
Poland
Bench of Justice
Our Order
New Orleans
Grand Lodge
Order
Cott
Spring Poem of Sunlit Skies and Blossoms
A lyrical reflections on spring's arrival, nature awakening, and the cycle of life. The poem celebrates sunlit skies, blooming gardens, fragrant scents, and the return of warmth after winter, with imagery of flowers, birds, and springtime renewal. It pairs nature’s beauty with hopeful verses on vitality and renewal.
Tests of love by a fortune seeking heiress
Jane Manvers weighs two suitors, Frederick English and William Stanton, as she contemplates testing her lovers by revealing a lost cousin alive. English’s visits fade while Stanton vows respectability and love if she accepts him as a husband despite poverty.
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Masian Leks
Witliam Stanton
Peet
Ory
Ieliher
Fagma
Pheymas
Jane
Frederick English
Angel
William Stanton
Miss Manvers
William
Not so dearest the plot to wed for fortune unraveled
The dialogue reveals a plan to marry for money. William and Frederick English accompany Jane and Eliza as they discover Jane is still mistress and heiress. The scene warns women to learn if love or fortune motivates a marriage before the knot is tied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Frederick English
Jane
Eliza
Improvement and benevolence in 19th century faith
An address delivered to the Independent Grocer Odd Fellows Monroe Lodge by Rev. Ben W. Johnston extols progress in arts sciences and moral culture. It argues against the idea of static human wisdom, praising inventions and benevolent societies and noting Bible based duty to uplift humanity and spread across nations including Ethiopia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben W. Johnston
Solomon
Temperance
Christendom
Ethiopia
Odd-Fellows’ Moral Enterprise Aiding Sick and Orphans
A Baltimore address extols the Order's contributions to relief for destitute brethren in Maryland and beyond. It cites raised funds, aid to widows and orphans, burial costs, and hospital care, noting specific lodge spends and the broader social impact of Odd-Fellowship alongside religious duties and temperance. The speaker defends the Order as a moral, benevolent force aligned with Christian charity and public service.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Cincinnati
Odd-Fellowship
St. Paul
Israel
God
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Earth
Jalivered
Groer Odd Fellows
Monroe Lodge
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