Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-10-21
For the Advertiser.
Tribute of Respect To the Me"or' al
Lieut.. Col. Ebert Bland.

a7ansx;,a cou.uunicaF;on e Cni.ooldis Lotg",
NJ. %, A +. NJ, held In Saturday, the 26.h
s,,lembcr, convened for tho pIrpose of pnyiig
tie lust SAL rites 10 TIE remair' ct our "or''S
aud behaved Brother Past ,Mss'er kLBer.e
BLAND. "A COMMITTEES. consisting q B:oIl'efs u
r. pupIsoy. A.. RAMSAY and JAS. al. 1lARulxoS,
was appointed 20 dr. ftn ~ table preaiAals asa
resolutions, comnendatsry of tia siarJ and rare
virtue, of car deceased Brother, and expressive
of tho high regard cutert"ired for him oy 'his
Lodge, aud repor. at the regular c"~inuu'cat'n
in October. At that communication, held en-
Saturday,, ,Le 18Th iast. the COMMITTEE through
their Chlirman. subni.ted tao following. L roi.,
which was unaniinur.l. %n',"ptod:
Tus n,ixrchnly deaih Of on. estcemed ;:'rnd
aud aro.b,t. r,.s. Master FLEEkr bland, un
the battlefield OF CT icharnausa, ~ailst ga;lanily
lsud;.. his drvutei Ees;r:cnt. Che 7tb 5. CD TO
vie...ry ami undying uou"r, '"f.rts us with 'eo'-
iurs of <sreat sorrow, aud We contemplate MS
early sll With deep sadness.
IN The death ef Col. BLAND the ConFederscy
has !,..n Gallant, Conscientious, energetic ard
sp:rited Officer; It's State and District a Useful
aad va usJ citizen society one Of its "Siiia.ng
marks,"-s r,an hotod fer his warm and generous
i'm paists, mental cn6owmeLts. AID courteous and
high :taod Experiment; AL this Loigc has hsen
deprive; uf the pTssence OF one we lovea to gee.
a: OUR monthly re-uuions-une, who rs a Macon,
was IN ornament to tho Ordcr,-"prudent, tem1e-
rato, disc. Gel, "-nnG, viii tshaer caFo, wall We pre-
serve, ysluuugst our dearest r.uirnIbrances OF the
past, the rccollertiuns vf his pleasant and inssrae
tive iatercoarsc WITH us.
But to his surrow-strickcn family, his loss is
irreparsGe-nn alectiorats i:u.band ard fort
fatl,cr has been suiiOnly.taken FROM them to re-
turn no m"re. 'rhe gnldcn Iowl is Lrokcr-the
silver cord Is looscd'-aud the dearest o,e on
earth to them has gone from thcIn forever! "As
the cloui is consumed and yanisheth away, Sd ne
that gocth down 10 the grave shall come UP no
more" .rnthfully said the sorrdwing man Of Uz;
But beyond the "river of dcath,"-bryond the
loved and lest is at rest in that Temple not
made with hands eternal in the Hc:Yens.' May
this lser, und tAs consolation .hat tie deceased
~f4i.hfu!ly discharged his every duty il life, Mud
finally hcroically uTcrc! Himself sserif,e en- tie
altar Of his cyuu,ry, tall softly rs Ie " dew Of
Hcrmon" on the troubled souls of the asgrieved,
and serve t. sos,hc their agoniziug. grief.
p.st A~sss.r-Epprrr REAND, ~ true =nd bt rave
as the bravcst, the soul Of honor, love and kind
uess, has too carly fallen a victim 10 this cruel
war, f,r hu had not. reached the zenith Of his
g..ry,-srd future hnnor awaited hiiu. lie was
a man Of rare quaiitier, frch &c demanded ths
respect and admiration Of all who ineu him. In
civil Lille, rs in TIC CANT aud on tho field Of bat
tie, ho w:s eyer one aud ths s"me,-Aoiorahlc'
brave. calm. Considerations, determined. He knew
nA Gnty-and discharged it. AS an Officer he
VAS peculiarly succs.sful--a strict iisciplinsrin!,
be govorusd with equity aad Justice aud kind
aes., AMI had Won ths unsourdod l"ve and couf-
dcnc, of his gallant hand of followers. But alas!
this heroic, gouer. :, guod man now sloop: IN
death Green DO tne. grass above mss quio, rest
ing place ia tho Village Church yard lightly
press his.nativo ololS upon that manly bosom
oacc Tbs pri,on huuse OF Il noble soul.
Therefore, 10 perrsip.to his memory, be it
urauimausly
!%s.solr-d, Tha. in tho death of Past Master
GILBERT BLAND this lodge has lost an nb!e
ahd esteemed membor, whose loss We deeply de-
plore.
Re.olrcd, That our most heartfelt sympa,hics
be rendered TO the borrowed fami!y of the DO
| ceased.
Re.oired, That a blank page in our Minute
Bool; he dedicated 10 his memory, aud that these
proceedings DO inscribed thereon.
Realized, Tha; a copy af these Reso;u:ionr,
with the seal Of the Lodge, DO sent ia the family
of the deceased. and thnt ;Eoy be published i'll
the Edseieli Ad0e'tiser.
D. R. DuRIsss, Scc'ry.