The Covenant: A Quarterly Periodical Devoted to the Cause of Odd-Fellowship1843 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 65
Page 10
... thou art not alone , And thy dove when weary of wandering grown Will nestle within thy breast . 17 . We'll seek him together , " he said , and smil'd , So leaving their joyless cot , They stroll'd far and near for the truant child- By ...
... thou art not alone , And thy dove when weary of wandering grown Will nestle within thy breast . 17 . We'll seek him together , " he said , and smil'd , So leaving their joyless cot , They stroll'd far and near for the truant child- By ...
Page 38
... thou art and unto dust thou shalt return . " How many receive the summons far , far from home or kindred ! where there is none to sympathize or minister to their comfort . Discord , strife and contention , with their attendant spirits ...
... thou art and unto dust thou shalt return . " How many receive the summons far , far from home or kindred ! where there is none to sympathize or minister to their comfort . Discord , strife and contention , with their attendant spirits ...
Page 66
... thou traverse the far - stretching plain , No hand shall lay grasp on thy silvery mane ; Still , still , shalt thou range , unincumbered and free , No bondage , white steed of the prairie , for thee ! ASSOCIATION . THE necessities and ...
... thou traverse the far - stretching plain , No hand shall lay grasp on thy silvery mane ; Still , still , shalt thou range , unincumbered and free , No bondage , white steed of the prairie , for thee ! ASSOCIATION . THE necessities and ...
Page 73
... are free with the intention for the best . The love of truth brings us to this understanding of our duty - this is what calls to us : Thou shalt , and we feel 10 1843. ] 73 Principles , End and Aim of Odd Fellowship .
... are free with the intention for the best . The love of truth brings us to this understanding of our duty - this is what calls to us : Thou shalt , and we feel 10 1843. ] 73 Principles , End and Aim of Odd Fellowship .
Page 74
... Thou shalt , and we feel that we are able . We submit to our moral nature , bound to be moral minded , and to act by this sentiment thus , that our determining reason may be the determining reason to all actions of moral beings . If we ...
... Thou shalt , and we feel that we are able . We submit to our moral nature , bound to be moral minded , and to act by this sentiment thus , that our determining reason may be the determining reason to all actions of moral beings . If we ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
association Baltimore beautiful benevolence blessings bosom brethren brother brotherhood character charity Charleston charter cheer cherished Chevalier constituted Covenant Dispensation Duke of Sussex duties earth England existence eyes father feeling friends friendship Grand Encampment Grand Lodge Grand Master Hall hand happiness heart heaven Henri holy honor hope Hugenots human influence institution interest jurisdiction las Vermejas light live Lodge of Maryland look Love and Truth Manchester Unity Maria marriage meet ment mind Miss Sowerby moral mother mystery nature never object Odd-Fel Odd-Fellowship Order of Odd-Fellows orphan Palmetto present principles prosperity R. W. Grand received religion rendered respect Rochford Savannah scene secret session smile society soul South Carolina spirit Stanfield sweet thee thing thou thought tion true United Vermejas virtue voice Westford widow Wildey worthy York York Lodge
Popular passages
Page 552 - I AM monarch of all I survey; My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 108 - But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Page 560 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
Page 77 - On halcyon wings our moments pass, Life's cruel cares beguiling ; Old Time lays down his scythe and glass, In gay...
Page 424 - Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
Page 161 - Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness ; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Page 424 - And he came and touched the bier : and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
Page 545 - Sweet roses grace the thorny way Along this vale of sorrow ; The flowers that shed their leaves to-day Shall bloom again to-morrow : How grand in age, how fair in youth, Are holy " FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, and TRUTH...
Page 560 - My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother. Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Page 372 - Frenchman to twine himself almost as closely round his hcnn as he had around the more yielding soul of his darling child. Though exceedingly indolent by nature, Florimond de Ranee had acquired skill in many graceful arts, which excited the wonder of the savages. He fenced well enough to foil the most expert antagonist; and in hunting, his rifle was sure to carry death to the game. These accomplishments, and the facility with which his pliant nation conform to the usages of savage life, made him a...