Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-11


Alta large meeting Of the Masonic fraternity Of
the city o. Nashville and town Of Edsefeld.
held at Masonic TEN PIE on Tuesday evening. Oh
inst. P. D. G. NJ. JONATHAN HUNTINGTON. was
called 70 the Chair and goHE w. barry was an
pointed Secretary.
On motion ofP. @. II. JNo. McCLEILAxD. breth-
ren ANsoS NELSON, Rev. A. J. BAIRD and Rev.
J. HUxrMsr0N we're appointed a committee to
prepare suitable resolutions 81 respect to the
memory Of our deceased brother, Rev. Dr. BALD
WIZ. who subsequently pres snted the following
paper. which was unanimously adopted, so-xit:
WaEnEAs;. We are called ups1 70 mourn the loss
Of bright light in Masonry, me removal Of ono
Of our noblest pilats. We shed the tear Of affee-
Tomato grief over the mortal remains Of our dis
tiuguished brother, The Rev. DT. SAHUEL A. BALD
WY, whose lamp Of life ceased 70 burn al y Qaer
ter past o'clock, on the night of the 8th OF Sep
tember, A. L. 500. A good man has gone TO his
long home. and his mourning friends go about the
streets sorrowing for his absence A bright intel
lect has ceased 20 exercise its funcfiOns on earth
and gone 10 unfold and develope its vast capaei-
ties IN the world on hii.h. Christian minister
wonderfully endowed by the great Creator has
been transferred to the elysian fields Of immortal
bliss. where hefnay serve the Lord Of Holiness
more perfectly than he could among men. We
lament the loss Of q genuine paianthrOphist q
gifted orator. an industrious and concise writer.
n o more shall we meet with Brother BALDWIN in
the mystic temple; no more shall we grasp the
elasped in afeeti0nate sympathy dis freed spirit
has assembled the mountain Ct myrrh and the hill
Of frankincense, and We shall no more behold
him until the day break and the shadows fee
away" He has gone to enjoy that glory inehable
which COD has prepared for all his faithful fol-
lowers; gone from the walls Of Zion; gone from
the novels Of the poor and the afflicted; gone from
pulpit il which be so faithfully proclaimed the
.unsearchable riches Of CHRIST the Lord; gone
from the children he 50 dearly loved and earessed;
gone from the Lodge below 70 the celestial Lodge
above; gone to continue his Masonic labors in the
presence Of the Supreme Architect in Heaven.
Bro. BALDWIN was greatly beloved by the en-
tire community. and no man was more esteemed
for his integrity, uprightness and benevolenee.
Every manly virtue was his. Free from avarice
and all feelings Of illwil or hatred TO his fellow
men. the greatness Of his mind was a perpetual
source Of pleasure to his friends and intimate as
sOciates. He was great in being good, and graEd
in al the details Of life.
As a true Mason, as q true man. as Christian
gentleman. Bro. BALDWIN had few equals. His
devotion to The cause and principles of Masonry
was constant and undated 20
Res0tpcd, That we tender to the six orphan
children and relatives of our departed brother.
the Warmest sympathis of the Masonic fraternity
of Nashville and Edgefed and sincerely cendole
with them IN the loss Of kind and indulgent
Resolusd, That we tender cur earnest and IN
aligned thanks to Prof. GEORGE j. BUTLRR and
bro, DR.. GEORGE S. BLAcKIE, of the Shelby Fe-
Of the children ofour departed brother and like
wise our thanks to Prof. II. p. EARHARr, of the
Nashville Business College, for his kindness to
educate one OF the children.
ResotUed, That the the thanks Of the fraternity
are hereby rendered to the brethren of Edgefeld
Lodge No. "a. and the brethren Of Claiborne
Lodge No. 23, for the proposition to educate
each. one child Of our lamented brother.
Res OtDed, That we attend the funeral of Brother
BALDWIN in body, and that Brother JOHN Nc
CLELLAED be requested to perform the usual ser
vices az the grave, and that Brother II. L. CLAI-
BORNE be requested TO act as Marshal of the day.
kesotDed That copy Of these proceedings be |
spread upon the minute book Of Cumberland |
Lodge No. s, (Of which the deceased was a mem |
l3l.
Resolged That copy be furnished the family |
of Brother BALDWIN, and that the city papers be |
respectfully requested TO publish the same.