Washington telegraph., 1856-08-20
Tribute of ReSpect,

AT a called meeting OF MOUNT dOreD
Lodge, No. 4, of Free and accepted Masons
at their Hall In the town of Washington,
on Wednesday the 18th inst, the following
proceedings were had
Present, Brother b. =. Jett, W. NJ. pro.
TEN. presiding, who In short and feeling
manner announced to the Lodge, the death
of Brother John Field, who departed this
| life at his residence in this town on yester-
day, after short illness, in the thirty
eighth year of his age,
Whereupon, a committee consisting of
Brothers r. p. Williams, John d. Trim
Bile, James K. Young, and A. b. Williams.
were appointed to prepare and publish
suitable preamble and resolutions express
sive of the sense of this Lodge upon the
death OF our esteemed brother and fellow
citizen they reported the following,
which the Lodge unanimously adopted
Whereas, it has pleased the great Ar
chitect of the Universe, in the dispensa-
ton of his Divine Providence to take from
our midst our beloved brother, John Field,
in the death of whom, we are called to
mourn the loss of one of the brightest in
tellects that ever shed its lustre upon the
sessions of our institution; the scintilla-
tions of whose genius gave brilliancy to
whatever it approached To society he
was an ornament, and to whatever sphere
he was called he adorned it. In his pro-
fessional character, he was all that eminent
abilities could make him, and long years
will roll away ere the force of his eloauence
and the fire of his rapturous oratory will be
forgotten. As an advocate, he had few
equals, and the legal profession could not
have had a brighter star torn from its gal
laxy- As a citizen, he was proverbial for
his loyalty and patriotic devotion to the in
stItuti0ns of his country, and his manly
voice was eloquent always, and his strong
arm ready to strike in defence Of its rights.
But it was in those private walks of life
IN the warm embrace Of friendship and
love, and sympathy, that he was most con-
splcuOus- In his social relations, pre-eni-
nent for his urbane and courteous deport-
ment, and the magic of his conversational
elequence threw = charm about every sub
Ject which made it glow and sparkle with
the brightest radiance AS a friend, he
was firm, steadfast and unwavering, and
the bosom heaves with emotion at the re-
menbrance of the many tokens of his
warm and generous devotion to his friends.
With him, friendship was no idle name.
but living reality. His charity was truly
masonic, extending to every object of pity
or distress, and his ear was never deaf to
the calls of suffering humanity, but with
bountiful profusiOn he poured forth his
IcE, e. - I L
was devoted-as parent, affection of the
deepest kind manifested itself in love for
his children But he is gone, and we are
left to mourn; but in the midst of our
grief we have the consolation, unfading in
its nature of rejecting upon those exalted
virtues which clustered in thick profusion
about his character To say that he had
not his errors would be to say that he was
not human Who upon earth is perfect?
but when we claim that he had mind
which no force or faction could trammel-
that he was manly, bold, and fearless in
defence of right and justice-;hat he had
a warm, patriotic, devoted affection for his
friends, his country, and his family, we
but utter a great truth, and language fails
to express just need OF praise to his
countless worth Therefore
BE 1t resoired. That in the death of
our dear brother cut down in the midst of
his usefulness our Lodge and Fraternity
has lost one of its brightest lights-socie-
ty 4 shining orament. our country patri-
OF, and his bereaved family kind hus-
band and devoted father That his loss
has created void, which never can DE
filled
Rcsokccd. That we extend t., his weep
ing and disconsolate family, our most heart
felt sympathy and coincidence, with ass,l-
rance of the warm affection with which
We cherish the memory of their friend
and our Brother
ReSolced That our Lodge be clothed
in mourning and that our members wear
the usual badge of mourning for the term
of thirty days
Resofced. That the Secretary furnish
the family of our late brother with certif-
ed copy of these proceedings signed by the
officers of the Lodge.
Resoired- That copy of these proceed
ings be furnished the Hampstead Demo-
erat, and Washington Telegraph for pub
licatiOn