Excerpt from The Odd-Fellows' Text-Book, an Elucidation of the Theory of Odd-Fellowship: Embracing a Detail of the System, in All Its Branches; With Forms, Ceremonies, and Odes With Music, for Important Occasions, and a Manual of Practice for the Guidance of Officers and Lodges The approbation the odd-fellows' Text - Book has received from the great fraternity for whom it was prepared, has been proved by the rapid and large sale of the previous editions of the work, as well as by the commendation of many distinguished members of the Order. The numerous rendered necessary by the legislation of the Grand Lodge of the United States have been carefully made in the present volume, and the Publishers have the satisfaction of believing that they again offer to the Order the most perfect work on Odd Fellowship to be found at the present time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.