The Odd-fellows' text-book

University of Pennsylvania digitized edition

12, 286 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates : portrait, illustrations, ; 20 cm; Edition statement at head of title.; Kaplan Collection copy collectify accession no. 2006.12.26.00782; Kaplan Collection copy has chromolithograph membership certificate.; Kaplan Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2012 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan.; Plate [3] is a chromolithograph.; Recommendations and publisher's advertisements: First fourteen pages, and last [2] p. These include a biographical sketch and portrait of Schuyler Colfax, by Illman & Sons. T.p. is p. [3], second count.; Table of contents: Contents: The Odd Fellows' textbook : the history and tendency of Odd Fellowship - The organization of Odd Fellowship - A word to the neophyte - The subordinate lodge - The officers of a lodge - Attendance at the lodge - Behavior in the lodge - Behavior out of the lodge - Duty of one member toward another - Charity should distinguish Odd Fellows - The proposal of candidates - Discipline of Odd Fellowship - Principles of Odd Fellowship - Opening and closing a lodge - Degrees and degree lodges - Subordinate encampments - State Grand Lodges and Grand Encampments - The Grand Lodge of the United States - Organization of lodges, etc., and installation of officers - An Odd Fellows' counselin nine chapters - Secrecy - General regulations of the order. The Degree of Rebekeh - Addressed to the ladies To the uninitiated - Odd Fellowship and patriotism - Odd Fellowship and religion - An address for the use of Odd-Fellows - Condition of the order in 1850 - Odes for several important occasions -A manual of practice for the guidance of presiding officers, members of lodges, etc. - Officers and members of the Grand Lodge of the United States