The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1867-02-03

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brighies lIsln VI Vur Command
| cry have bccu e&thl, uished forever.
Notwiths a .lns Aese sad events
are known 10. a'i are still fresh In
the m.n6 oran, ! : becomes my dn-
~ to OiIiC a announce the deaths
o. ur III =. E.. Grand Com
m.nder, WIN. r.. Stevens, and Of
nv prcdc 'essor, Past R. E. Grand
Commander, B. s. Tappan. Our
-Others died n this city, and their
mortal remains, we're COnsigned to
tn tomb, with the solemn and i'm
prcssive burial service of the Ma
sonic Paternity, By Lodge NO.26.
Bul year ago, at our annual eOuS
C,~y, Tmet them for the first and
OILY time. But memory delights to
recall the impression then made Of
Ae Obligihg friehdS, the trne gen
tlemon, and thecOurteous and ZEAL
GUS Templars. We remember them
IT. scenes TO which tho world was
not witness, and where the better
feelings Of humanity were exhibited
without disguise. That they had
faults and Foibles, is but to repeat
what their mortality demonstrated
that they had a human nature,
not divine. Over those errors,
whatever they may have been, We
cast, while living; tha mantle Of
charity /; L should, with much more
reason, epshrond them in death.7-
The memory Of their virtues lin
gers,in. our remembrance,. and re.
fleets its shiniug lpstre beyond the
portals Of inc tomb, The e6rthen
vase which has OontAined. .nrncIoas
odor. viii lose none fsa.
GRANGE though the clay Be- broken
aud slatcfed. So be it win our
bgothc} nSmoryi @Brotliers Sir
KIM. farewell Light be the
ashe. Gpon you; and may the sun
shi.e of Heaven beam bright on
your waking It j, ot my puf-
pose, nor am sufficiently acquaint-
ed with their priya'n md Masonic
F.. life to pronounce al culogy upon
your departed brothcr7, but shall
leave II for a more aOIe pen than
mine, as 1 doubt not this Grand
Commandery win do themselves
the honor of appropriately noticing
their deaths.
In April last, 1 received official
notice of the death of Past N. E
Grand Master, VIM. B. Hubbard
lie was wise aud accomplished
Mason y and the fact Of his having
held the exalted station of Most
Eminent Grand Master Of Knightl
Z Templar of the United States fOl
twelve years, is ample evidence o.
the esteem and regard in which h
was held by the Sir Knights of th'
Union. / would here call the atten
tiOnof the Grand Oommaadery d
the fact that during the war, II
which we ceased to meet, many trul
and courteous Templars were sum
Inoned hence! No official motto
could be taken OF their death.
would recommend that . recorI
monument for each C0manandery
containing Che nameAo Of its deceAseI
Sir Knights, be published With @
Proceedings Of the CopcIaxg. FrCr
TIE feturls ] ind tlIai AfiAsis5ipr
No. has lost iaspoll No, j.
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Nc Isoealie, Nos - Arpan
the names dfaped l0 thp bshiIlneAl
&c n,6tIl.liaa AMY owa ComliAsli
cry ittiIal Of Sir G. h. Mott Que
Nisssslppl's noble andgnIiaht son
who gave his life in her defence.
cai,llot fofbear recording here n
feeble testimony to his worth as
Man and Mason. A complete Of
logS might be pronouD ted by sayil
qHs was most loved W those WI
knew him BEST He was kin
generous, warIn-hearted friend, tn
brother, faithful companion, a
with what truthfalncSs can we,
the language Of our Ritual, say
him, aHe was . true and couFteo
Knight, and has fallen IN life's Stru
gle, full knightly, with his arm
On, prepared forknightly deeds"
You viii be called upon at II
Canclafe to consider the resol
iohs offered at:the last, touchi
oar future connection with !
Grand Encampment. Il isa gul
tlOn of great importance, Npd 9
bat aemanas yOnr earnsstthoue
and eonsidoralion. Having der
q our existence from that boz
and ndhasingpIsagpd Obedionec to
] cannOtbeiieys that tho right exi
fDs us TO sever that cOnnecsioi
bas ssIae fseH Us ghsstioh Of IL
Idoabs TIE pg6pflely Ofsush Z It
Ho who studigs ths historF 81 I
n-aS'- -yiii = q. ~,
with tho necessity q : stpreI
governing hsaa. ~ own cpirI
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