Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-10-26
masonic Address and Resolu-
lions on the Assassination OF
PRESIDENT LinCeIn--EIection of
Grand Masonic Omcers.

lions ON the Assassination or
PRESIDENT LtnCeIn--EIectiOn of
Grand Masonic Omcers.
AT the recent session of the Grand Lodge
o. Free Masons held at Columbus, Ohio,
Grand Master Sparrow, in his Annual Ad-
dress to the Grand Lpdge Of Masobs, allu.
oed tn inc assassination Of President Lin.
coIh Va the ioiinwng eloquent anil paiiioic
remarks; On the u h of April last the
pubic mind Was asI"nished by the announce.
lnfn that the constitutional ruler Of this
great nation had b,'r basely murdered:
that l,r. who so lht,l. wis in every month
the ,'i,,nr VI rrai., az auc, had gone he.
You'd the reach oI l.. h, No man was ever
called to gr, ster trius in political life: no
man ever bore thrsn trials with greater pa-
tience. lb the very midst Of them, in the
very last exposition of his principles and
purposes, he paused to give utterance to
the noble sentiment which trust will gov
ern US on this and every other occa .ion. =.
with malice toward none, with charity to
all, and frmness in the right, as God gives
US to see the right, let us press forward TO
finish the work we are in" Praise. to the
man who could utter such sentiment -
de was stricken down at The very moment
when the minds of men OF all parties, and OF
every diversity of views, had acquired con.
fdence in his moderation and wisdom,
and were turned toward him as the only
one capable of adjusting the complicated
questlens arising out of the state of the
country, and the bitter animosity generated
by four years of civil strife. Praise to the
mani A nation stood beside his coffin with
wet eyes--her brave, her beautiful her
good-as when loved one dies. In the
universal grief of the nation | thought il
proper that the fraternity, as such, should
express not only their utter adherence Of
the deep damnatioD of his taking off,
but also pay tribute of respect to his virtue
as man, and his integrity as public
servsnt. Accordingly, at the request of the
brethren of Cleveland, issued dispcnsa q.
ton, authorizing them to appear in public
on the reception of his remains in that city
and on their arrival here. opened the
Grand Lodge, and in conjunction with the
right worthy Deputy Grand Master and .
large cencourse of brethrea from all parts
OF the State, participated in his funeral OBJ
sequies.
That portion of the address having been
referred to committee for report to tht
Grand Lodge, the following resolutions wei,
reported and unanimously adopted. to wit
Resolred, That the Free Masons Of Obi,
yield to no class of citizens IN their devotion
to the Government and Union established
by our patriotic fathers. AMI have attesteC
their loyalty thereto in every possible man
ner, the record of which is found not onl,
at home but on many crimsoned field
Resolved, That while we sympathize will
the country ut large, in the bereavement
which it sustained in the death of its Pres
ident, we regret with unmngled abhorrenc
and detestation, the 6endish act which de
prived the nation Of its constitutional head
;. at = perilous junGture in its history.
The following Grand officers were dul
elected for the ensuing year: Thoma
Sparrow, Grand Master; Howard Matthews
Deputy Grand Master; Octavius Water.
Grand Senior Warden; Thomas j. Larsh
: Grand Junior Warden; Flavius j. Phillips
; Grand Treasurer; John ID. Caldwell, Gran
Secretary.
After the installation of the grand officer
elect, the Grand, Master made the iollowiu
appointments; John d. O'Conner, Gran
Orator; Rev. Henry 3 Waltbridge, Gram
Chaplain; Joseph b. Covert. Grand MAJ
r shal; Milton L-yder, Grand Senior Deacon
Joseph NJ. Stuart, Grand Junior Deacon
Jacob Randall, Grand Tyler All OF whoi
were duly installed. .....
The next session of the Grand Lodge wi
be held at Toledo, Ohio, on the third Tue.
day of October, 1866. ...