Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-18
nIa.nnfn "Reminiscences.

aen0ry Of departed bretkern p n Bifg ,aITa}
on 10 reply 70 this toast, ask Your induleencs am
ca ioa = sno't ime, While offer few fae;s e0n-
R r. 81 Hth the history OF this. Lodge aud make a
- rem sFss Viik r4spfct 10 thase Of our b,e,Sern
wac ,se ne 70 the eternal lodge on mis- iav
ie3sston !. seems srsnee u speak OF the dead !.
heNeihtie's, it caHuot mar eur pleasures 10 think
@ seiIsu y d u,inen' Ct tne past, and Of those who
In May, lF6l, several Masoiic breihern met A.
! ,6e kiting SUE Tavern aud we're instituted a. a
Lodge by warrant Of asthOrty frorc RI w. Geo
harrison, Provincial Grand Master Of New Tork:
who installtd Wm. Tuckey W NJ Brothers David
JamIsOn and James Bsnks were appointed and in.
stalled as WGrdens. Thas the work began Soon
Afterwards time Of meeting was fixed in orier
that the younger brethren might be well instructed
Ia the noble science and mysteries Of the royal art
and that the msterisl for IN Lsrd's NJ = o-k
| be not spoiled for want Of judgment In the same
year, on the Festival Of ST. Johs, the Evangelist
ihe principal gentry OF the town participated with
the fraternity at an elegant enieratimenJ at which
Z eYery,hiHg Wa conducted with great desoTum. At
smother time the bretbeTn went ia procession on St.
] Joens Day TO Ir,Ri'y Church, where service was
/ given by the Rev Nc. Brown. the choir having pee
ToUsly sung sIe DsEa LaadqmHs hospitssle
collection was made fOr The poor. Ateri services At
/ he church endedihey moved sgain ia procession
and sat Gown TO plentiful table where ssts and
| / yal heslihs we're drunk Oa Ire list + members
u the Lodge at Oh day We fad tbs familiar names
| = Og Zen. yohnscn, Piers0u Tuttle Meeker, He'd
den, beach, u esin, Clmfe!d and others yet where
are these brethrea? The neglected mounds Of sarlh
10 the heart CT our city cover their bic remains.
Tue good men aud iTue, who lived before the
hosOfution, practising the moral pTesepts Of our
Order, are known no RPon the earth. They have
9eeo admitted into the upper temple where the Su-
IRENE Arcbi eet Presides Afer the struggle foe
liberty ended, st Johns Lodge revived ii er labor,
ana many CT the h.st men Of Newark became en-
relied among the Craftsmen We nav meBfion with |
pride the names Of Gsu John Cumming Col !
Samuel Hay, Col James Iledden, VIM. Hslsey ESQ !
Isaac AEsruss, Esq. Doctor Uzal Johnson Johu |
GiHord, Alexander MeWhorier, Esq Wilism Burnett !
ana Ihomas Grithths. These, with many others,
are our departed brethren. The living who were |
contemporary with them are but few, and will soon
De summoned to journey the pathway Of deah
The early history of this Lodge is full of interest
Ihe times IN which these brethren lived were event
fal and well calculated 10 call forth the active eBer
gies Of the mind, and hence we coutemplNe With
the veliesi emotions the many incidents that have
been recorded for u.s.
On the 22i Of February, 1900, the fuanraI obse
quies Of cur brother, General George Washington,
we're celebrated by 81. JohR's Lodge, No l. Adrge,
composed by Bro. Matthias 3. Higgins was sung
by Twelve performers, which moved the whole aa-
dienee to tears. Au oralion pronounced by Brc.
Niulsm Halsey, aad the exercises we're closed BY !
singng funeral hymn full cf fervor aud beauty Of
language in honor Of the deceased Masonry may
well be proud Of her honored deal; she records the
immOrtalHames of Washington, Lafayette aud Frank
lin.
will notice another Of the great and good men
of the Order, Joseph Warren, who fell conieuding
for the liberties Of his country the battle of Bun
ker's Hill. Brother Webb Gays to his Monitor: s.Af-
Ter the evacuation of Boston by ths British army,
ihe brethren Influenced by pious regard 10 the
memory OF the late Grand Master were induced TO
search for his pody, which had been rudsly and in
discrimiuats-y buried in the field Of slaughter.
They accordingly repaiTe 10 the Place aaa By d.
rectIDn a N = ffiau At
OF his burial the spot found where The earth had
been recently turned up. Upon reno sibg the turf
and opening he grave which was oa the brow OF
hlli aud adjacent to small cluster Of sprsgs the
remains were diFe1vered in maogled condition.
and being deaeniy raised we're conveyed to the
state House IN Boston; from whence, by large and
spectacle number Of brethrea with the late Grand
Ohcefs attending in procession, they were carried
10 the stone chapel where animated euogium
as dIllvered by Brother Perez Merton The body
was then deposited in the silent vault, without
culPtuIed stone 10 mark the spot; bat as whole
'arth Is the sepuehre Of iliustrious meg his flme
rs glorious actions are engraved on the tablet Of
UNIVERSAL remembrance, and vii survive al hlFble
or local Inscriptions =
Among the distinguished men Of Europe who we're
Aasobs are Locke, NeWtOn, Milton, Burns, Schiller
md Sir Waiter SjOtt, and host of Others nov nun
'sted With abe dead The vsst chain Of brother
1000 has extended through all ages, and has linked
ne heathen, practising his rude dev0ions to the
Unknown God, with the more enli ghtened Christian
possessing higher and better views Of his Creator
M hrmer hopes OF lmmCTtahfy. The bodies Of h
billions Of men Of high aad loB degree, WAC have
ractlsed the rites OF init alton, mingled with
he dust They haze faieE asleep where tie kings i
Egypt lived, and in he days of ancient Greece asd
tome, They sTe resting in the British Isles, aud z
pon the continent Cf Europe, ia the seorebinR c
snds Of the Tropics. and in the ftoE regions Of p
he North. Our lost brother. Sir John Frank ia is
ar away in the Arctic snows no stone marks his :
uriRl place. q linz his NauCht I a
ut the wild wind performs eternal requiem. The
oblemiudel Kaae has discovered his friend and Il
rOther il happier cline ii
few words more and viii have ne. 10 Eu- I
ope, Sorrow Lodges are held for the purpose of c0-
lem0railug the virtues Of tie departed brethren.
he walls OF The entire hall are hung with black d
10th, the Masonic carpet is oOFered the three great
ghts are surrounded with row Of funeral tapeis n
nlulDg blue Hsme, the rays Of which illuminate
be surrounding OBJECTS the Bastos or cofiu is en-
lrouded with PalI on web are Represented the =
mhlems Of mortality; the holloS eyed, g ia-vissged
eat h-head szres you in the semi da knes-. tas
hOie tand Of brothers dressed in dark clo'hing q
and around with down-cqst eyes, while every hing y
l0dleative OF sorrow and mOHrniBg In fhe deep III
nd solemn silpess TIE closk strikes she hour of G
SelYe, the tokee Of the end Of Ime. Solemn mu~ y
10 now beglus filling the soul With ions Of sad 10
ess. Dirges are chaaed, funeral discOurses sud I.
1ogies Of The dead delivered BY he brethren. = =
To withdraw cur min Is from these subjects, will h
Iasonis poem Written By Schiller, 'elhs Hymn to
Oy:"
''Brightsst spark Of Heavens bestoziug :
Daughter Of Blysian race
Joy with ardent rapture gl0Wings Z
Tretd We thy holy place =
By thy spells again are plightel ,.
Bands ,isiOiHted BY toms sway, u
All in Br0tder- love uniteC 81
Where thy gentle pinons stay. %
Let our love embrace the million ~
Brothers all we know full we'll P'
That loving sire must dgell y
Highaboye tins wOrld-paYili,n." al
Soxs OF MALTA-THE1a FHAxcGAL CoxDITox -
rom the report of the Grand Treasurer Of the In> r
spendent Order Of ihe Sons Of Malta Of the United
iates made to the Supreme Grand Council Of the pa
nited States Mexico and Cuba. recently in sea- ~
on in New Orleans, We make the following ez> pr
act showing the vast fnsrcial influence Of this
yst erio0s Order: nc
balance in the hands of the treasurer Juyl u
report %
'tal receipts for the six months ending January 81
ls iS %, "a 50
be interest account aud profit Of the funds Of Grand
lodge Tor sax n0Lhs 24s.3f eO
'tll exIenses which consists Of printing, travelling
expenses, rents, &c for six months. % 74O 62 So
llanoe in the hands Of the Grand Treasurer, S5s4l 81
OF the receipts, ihe large amount Of SIS, ,l79 %,
from Cuba ;tand S33 784 ~ from New York city
lore The report shows the receipts from l29 tn
dges, bat no lodge is required contribute any ca
ling to the Grand Lod until il has been in ope 10
on six mon hs, it rs safe say that taere N
u