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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
7
A Pittsburg district meeting urged councils to form strong entertainment committees and to value the work of officers and presenters. Members were encouraged to appreciate efforts, support new councils, and guard entrance to the council chamber while pursuing courteous diligent fraternal service.
John L. Nolan of Nashville Tennessee is the Order of Odd Fellows deputy grand sire and serves his seventeenth sovereign grand lodge session. Born 1852 he joined after age twenty one and has been grand master of Tennessee nine times and chairs the legislation committee. The Colorado grand lodge considers a constitutional amendment for subordinates.
Hon James H Higgins the new Rhode Island governor is the first Catholic to hold the post in state history. The Providence Visitor praises him as a man of integrity, merit, and reform dedication, blending faith with American values. He is described as prudent yet fearless, resisting demagoguery and office seeking for power or money.
The report notes that no lodge should pay more than half the yearly dues for a week's benefits. It cites Nebraska's ten largest lodges with 5 081 members and Maine encampments totaling 4 761 members with a 21 cent yearly net loss. It argues lodge strength is fidelity to principles, lists Australia’s grand lodge with over 800 000 invested and Kansas' 2 700 new members last year bringing total to about 37 000.
The association reports about 35,000 members and a near ten thousand dollar cash reserve. Philadelphia's Camp No. 485 tops with more than 1,000 members enrolled, marking its largest size to date.
The organization reports 16 500 in good standing. From November 1, 1905 to November 1, 1906 the group gained 4 836 members.
The state of New York recently enacted a law tightening penalties for fraudulent use of secret fraternity names and titles. The Independent Order of Old Fellows notes it has many homes for widows and orphans, reflecting broader fraternal gains nationwide in 1546. A life insurance certificate is hailed as a lasting memorial by prudent individuals.
Friends pressed and the urgent demand of the people pushed him to set aside personal wishes and accept the generalship in a campaign that would test the endurance of even the strongest man.
News from Dutch Guiana reports the death of Father Lemmens, a Redemptionist missionary and leprosy chaplain in Paramaribo. Born July 28 1850 at Maastricht, he left the army for religious life and served four years among lepers, isolating himself to care for the sick until his passing.
The message urges reconciliation in love and filial devotion as the Day of Atonement approaches. It calls fathers and mothers to turn hearts to children and urges faithful, reconciling affection to bring peace and forgiveness to every home.
A quoted Catholic Tiding excerpt reflects a man named Vet Ile Wonders narrating his resistance to subscribing to Catholic newspapers for his family. He notes his children grew up without Catholic reading and now faces daily struggles keeping them from legal troubles.
The Rev. Llonry C. Granger pastor of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Evanston IL has declared allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church. Granger previously served as a Presbyterian clergyman and joined the Episcopalian faith fifteen years ago.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote ponders what one would do if given a million dollars. The speaker speculates that wealth would spoil them, prompting isolation from friends and a lifelong pursuit of extracting more money from others.
The lesson frames the devil as the serpent who tempts Eve, contrasts this with Christ’s wilderness victory, and explains the first promises of redemption. It notes humanity’s fall, the covering with garments of light, and God’s gracious call to confession and salvation through blood sacrifice pointing to Golgotha.
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