Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-10-21
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Tribute of Respect 10 the Me"ors "i
y.ieut. Col. Eibert Bland.

Tribute of Respect 10 the Memors "i
Lieut.. Col. Eibert Bland.
Aran.x,ta con.municat;on ef C:,lool dis LoGg",
NJ. 80, A F NJ, held Saturday, the 26,h
Se.teuhur, convened for tho PrPose Of pny'rg
the lust sail rites to tLe remains OF our "of''
aud bel.yel Brother Past Mss'sr kLB.Sts
BLAND. Committees. consisting os B;oIlefs u.
R. DuRIsov, A. RAMSAY aad JAS 81. iiARHiSoS'
vas appointed 20 dr. # ~ table pro"tnbls and
resolutions, com a.endatory Of tie uiany nud rare
virtues of cur deoeased Brother, and expressive
of the high regard eutert.ired for him ey 'h!a
lodge, and repor. ri the regular communicative
in October. At that communication, held On
Saturday, The 18Th iast., the CoSmitt"e, through
their Chairmau, submitted tae folioTil. Z roit,
which was unanimously n'"ptod:
Tus m,isrchry de..ih oi ou. estcrined ;';cnd
aud sro:h,t. r-s. Master FLEEkr BLAND, On
the battlefield of CiichanauSu, whilst sa;lanily
,ssd;ns his dcvutci Essir.cnt, (,he ftb s. CD 10
vic..ry ami undying aouor, "ff"rss US w.fi fcci-
iprs of ~creat sorrow, aud We contemplate his
early fall wi:b deep sadness.
In the desth ef Col. BLAND the Consedcrscy
has !tstn Gallant, Conscientious. energetic and
so:rited Officer; L:s State and District n useful
aad " o uel citizen society one Of its "shia.ng
unrks"-s nan Lotud fer his warm anI generous
irn yrises, mental cn0owmeits. AID courteous and
hi IN tta od tcpvrtnisrt.; anl this LudSc has hoen
deprive; uf the PTsseoce Of one we iovea to 81
a; nur monthly re- -uuions-nnc, who as Maton,
was an ornament 10 tho 0fdcr,--" prudent, tempe
rat disc. oet,-an, viii tsnuer cdro, will W. pre-
serve Ssuvugs, our dearest reurnlbrances of the
pasf, the rccoll-rtuns Of HE Pheasant and ipstrue
| tive iaterco2rsc witu us.
| Bot to his sprrow-s,richcn family, his loss is
rreparatl.-an ansctiora,e Susband ard fonc
fntlcr has been suddenly taken from them to re-
| turn no m,,re. ".fhe golden bowl is LrokcE-the
| silver cur,i Is looscd"-aud the dearest o.e on
earth to tbom has gone fro'n thcm forever AZ
the cloud is consumed and yauisheth away, Sd te
tia. gocth down u the grave shall cenc up no
more" :ruthfully said the sorrdwing man Of Uz !;
But beyond the "river Of death, ,'-b-yond the
" dark vsAcy,"-we entertain q hope that the
loved and lost ID at rest in that :. Temple not
made with hand. eternal il Inc Hc.:vens.' May
this nse1, and ~ consolation ;hat tie aoceascd
f4i:hfu!ly discharged his every duty ii life, aud
6aaly hcroically offered hisnsolfs sserif,e on the
altar Of his c.uu'ry, tall sai;iy as he " dew Of
Hermon" on the troubled souls of the asgrievet,
and serve t, sostbc their aEoniziug. grief.
! pAst Mast-r-Ebpsar- p1ASD, z--truc- =nd bt eve
as the brav.st the soul Of honor, love and kind
ness, has too carly fallen victim 10 tsis cruel
war, f,r he had not. reached the zenith Of his
g!.ry-snd future hunors awaited hi'u. He was
a Inan Of rare quaiiter, fuch &c d,hNndcl thc
respect and admiration OF all who ihem Him. Iu
civil life, rs in lhc camp and on tho field Of bat
tle he w.s eyer QUE and tss s.ne,-ao .o1ahlo
| brave. calm. consccncious, determined. He know
lis hnty-and discharged it. AS IN Officer he
VS. peculiarly succsssful--a 'ti Jet discipln>ria!,
he govorusd with equity aai justice aud kind
nes:, AMI had won ths unborndcd l"Yo and couf-
dcncs of his gallant band of followers. Eut alas |!
this heroic, generous, guod now sloop; in
death Green DO The grass above MS quic, rest
ing place ia tho Village Church yard; lightly
press his.nativo oloIs upon that manly bosom
| oaco tbs prison bOuse OF q noble soul.
Therefore, to p@rrsiuatO ais memory, be it
upanimcu.ly
Rrsolrea, That 10 tho death of Past Mastzr
ELBEkT BLAND this lodge has lost an able
| ahd esteemed inelpbcr, whose loss no deeply de-
plore.
Rc.olrcd, That our most heartfelt syinpa,bics
be tenaered to the bereaved family of The de-
ceased.
Re.oired, That blank page in our Minute
Book Le dodicnted 10 his mem"ry, sua that these
proceedings bo inscribed thereon.
Resoived, That copy "f these Resolutions,
wish the seal Of the Lodge, BIZ sent to the family
of the deceased. and thnl iLoy bc published III
the Edseiicli 4dye'tiser.
w. w. ADAMS, W. NJ.
D. R. DunIsoR, See'ry.