Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-09-27
BI II VA RX.

AT meeting Of Stanton Lodge, No. L. held az the
Masons Hall, on "Wednesday the Goth day Of Srpt.-
per- a. d. 1913, a. L., 5SlS il was communicated TO
the Lodge, that Brother w. f. Foster, of Norfolk
had arrived in Staunton the nth inst on his way
nome from the Virginia Springs in exceedingly
DC state oil hcat entire stranger the
tins Lodge, and indeed TO the citizens tho Town gen
orally Wewcrc unapprised ohs presence and
illness until few hours preceding his death and
fore prccudcd from the exercise of one of our
privileges and cheerful duties, that of 10
.nerng brothers wants, and Of supplying to the sran
ger as lar as 1t can DC done, the kind Offices and soo
ing attentions at the bedside peculiar home and kind
friends hut on yesterday evening (thc I9th) when
,'S waning iish, was hickerlng low in The socket,
when he FELT that the hand Of death upon him-an,
that lie had attained the send OF earth" when In, .p,r
must return 10 his God, and its tenement of cay'' be
consigned TO the tomb in strange place. and by strange
hanos-in that solemn hour of solemn thought, WHOM
memory calls up the Of life time a thought of
thc mystic tie passed across his mind, and suggested
mat he might be among those con whose friendship nc
could with confidence rely" He Immediately incurred
OF his travelling companion also stranger TO us who
solitary and alone, had previously watched by his bed
SIDE whether there was Masonic Lodge in the vicin
y AS soon as the inquiry reached the the fra
tIrnty, the dying stranger was surrounded by those
who desired to exchange with him the token which
each possessed the hieroglyphc brisht'but alas too
late Tor satisfactory rccogaitionor in short hour
two at after we had reached his bedside b, left
the scenes OF time for hat undiscovered country from
whose bourne no traveller returns" a brother who
had just heard of the strangers inquiry, went to the
room, and recognised i'll the corpse before him. the life
less remains of brother w. J. Foster, with whom he
has oft associated in the Order and Chapter Norfolk
made Tor ms funeral by the
officers OF the Lodge, the following preamble and Icso-
lu,ions were adopted:
Whereas for His good purposes, it has pleased
The Supreme Grand Master of the Celestial Lodge TO
call from "labor to refreshments brother w. j..
Foster late the Masonic jurisdiction o: Norfolk Lodge
No. /, who although personally unknown TO us has
been voucled for by one, whose word is sufficient
umoniai, that he was man, who while living, cXcm-
nod IN his coed works the excellent Of pro-
tcSsion therefore be il
tteSoced, That bow in submission 10 this affective
dIS cNsaton Oh Him ''wlosc ways inscrutablc :"
ana past finding OUT in the firm belief that the CALI
seeing Eye has disccrncd some good grow out this
sad event.
, hCsoiUed. 3 That we deeply sympathisc with our
brethren OF Norfolk Lodge, No and the relations of
the deceased, in the great loss they have sustained
feSolred, j. That will, in Masonic procession &C.
company TO the grave the corpse Of deceased broth
or, and inter IT with ancient Masonic honors.
heSotced, A. That additional mark of rcspcct VIC
Will wear the usual badge OF mourning for thirty DAYS
fesolred, .. That NJ. 4. L. l.. Stevenson, Grand Lee.
turcr OF the O. L. o! Virginia, NJ. Il. John b. Watts H.
r. OF Union Royal Arch Chapter, No. ,, Bro James +.
PATTERSON and Wor John ID. Inbodcn Master of Staun
ton Lodge, No l3 be and hereby appointed a com
mitcc to communicate copy of the foregoing remarks
preamble and resolutions to Norfolk Lodge No l. and
that they also publish the in the newspapers
Stauhtoh' An extract from the Minutes.
lcstc, JAMES f. PATTERSON, Sec