Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-07-20
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AT meeting of Cape Fear Lodge No. 2
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. held on
Friday afternoon at o'clock, for the nurnosa
OF paying their last tribute OF respect to our
deceased brother. Alfred Bryant, the FOLLOWING
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
passed:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God t.
remove from our midst our worthy and he.
loved brother, Alfred Bryant, therefor be If
ResolUed, That this dispensation of an in
scrutable Providence has deprived us of a
valuable member of our Order; one who was
endeared TO us by his great benevolence, anna
BILE department., and active charity, and that
we in common with the community (amono
whom he ranked as one of its most useful and
enterprising citizens) deeply deplore his death.
Resolved, That we do sincerely sympathise
with the family of the deceased in their be-
reavement, and do offer them our heartfelt
coincidence.
Resolved, That as mark of respect TO the
memory of our departed brother, we will wear
badge of mourning for thirty days.
! RESOLVED, That the Secretary forward a co..
| py of these resolutions TO the family of the
deceased. A. P. REPITON, Sec,
After the passage of the foregoing resolu-
! tons, the following remarks were made by P.
G. VIM. E. ANDERSON, and by resolution were
requested for publication
NOBLE GRAND: After having committed 10
his last resting place our departed brother,
feel that we should not separate 10 return
again 10 our usual avocations without offer
| ing one last tribute 10 the memory of him whom
we no longer see among US, and hoped that
some one better fitted than myself to perform
the mournful but pleasing task, had underta-
! ken it. 1t has pleased a kind and good Pro-
violence, during the eight years we have exis-
ted as an association, TO remove from 1t, | be-
lieve, but three or four of our brothers but
never before, one who in all the rela ions Of
life drew around him more closely the strong
cords of friendly feeling. AS an associate of
our order he was one of its brightest orna-
ments and most useful members. Ever alive
TO the sweetest charities of our nature, and &C
tive in all the practical duties of prompt be-
nevolence, his heart and his hand were alike
open 10 every demand of want; none more
forward TO watch the sick, none more ready
to relieve the distressed, none who listened
more kindly to the appeals Of the widow and
the orphan. AS friend and Ta'ron OF our
excellent School he was ever Jealous for its
; success and watchful over its prosperity, and
|
hoods tears, from those little beings whose hap
piness and pleasure it was ever his delight to
crafty. As member of the community in
which he lived, he was ever esteemed as an
honorable and highmindeJ man. As llber-
al and enterprlsIng merchant, few were
; more useful and none whose loss in his pecu-
J. liar vocation will be more universally regret
ted. AS citizen without large means, his
active and enterprisiDg mind accomplished
j more than many with much ampler resources.
Without talents of brilliant character his
sound and discriminating judgment effected
more good than many with higher intellectual
J. pretensions. But it was in his private friend
ships that he most valued by those who
t knew him well. Whatever may have been
II his faults of character, the broad mantle OF
{ his many kind hearted and unselfsh virtues
: will soon bury them in forgetfulness with
/. those who knew and regarded him as we have
Il done. But he is gone and yet feel assured
: that among the many who now listen to this
, last painful expression of our grief, there j:
: not one who did not esteem the character q
our departed brother, and will long remember
e with sadIened feelings, the valued friend wtC
! now sleeps his last sleep, unconscious alike 0
our sympathy and our sorrow.
II California Proffs.-Our readers will re
e member that statement was made, severa
:, weeks since, in reference TO the sale ofthe shi
9 Edwin, of this port, at Valparaiso, by which
Is appeared that she bro't $50 900, and her car
al 90 $4,000. This was great profit; but i
J. is said, on The authority of letter from Val
$ paraiso that she has since been resold, at Sar
Francisco, at profit from the last purchase
10 of over 800, 000.-Salem Register