Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-10

Burial service OF Charles A. Fuller
Imposing display OF che Masonic
Fraternity.
According to previous announcement
The remains Of Charles A. Fuller were es.
eorted on Sunday last, at o'clock, from
the residence Of his son-in-law, Mr.. Il. B.
Plummer, by the Nashville Commanderv
No. knight Tempiars, on horseback, to
the west end Of the suspension bridge.
where they were met by the Masonic pro-
cession in the following order, and con-
ducted TO the First Presbyterian Church :
Edge6eld Lodge No. 254.
Germania Lodge No. 355.
Claiborne Lodge No. 293.
Phoenix Lodge No. I3I. r
Cumberland Lodge No. g..
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Tennes-
see -
Grand Council Of Royal and Select
Masters.
NJ W. Grand Lodge Of the State Of Ten
nesaee. ~
Nashville COmnandery No. l, in charge
Of the remains. =.
w. III. Morrow acted as aid, and the fol-
lowing Masons as assistants to Chief Mar.
shall VIM. Stocked:
NJ. b. Howell, Of Nashville Comnan-
derry No. l. LIZ
Terry Cahal, Of Cumberland Lodge.
III. A. Nelson, Of Phoenix Lodge. lI
}. M. Winstead, Of Edgefeld Lodge
Z. A, Pulliam, Of Claiborne Lodge.
Z. Z. Giers, Of Germania Lodge.
At the church an immense crowd had
gathered, and its oftentimes spacious walls
refused 10 accommodate them, and hun
dreds were compelled to turn away. A
beautiful and appropriate tribute to the
memory of the deceased was delivered bv
Rev. DIR. Skinner. After the sermon the |
procession reformed in the same order, ex- |
cept that the remains were in charge Of the |
M. w. Grand Lodge, Nashville Command |
cry as escort. Arrived at the Nashville |
Cemetery, the burial services were per !
formed BY the NJ. w Grand Lodge of Zen |
nessee, p. 9. NJ. John Frizzell reading the |
ritual. The solemn but beautiful and deep |
ly entertaining service was a favorite with /
thedeceased brother, he having been mem
Der of the committee that recommended It's /
insertion in the text book. No work of |
the human mind could have been more i'm
pressive. ~.l.l.r
In 1866, Mr.. Fuller entered into an agree
ment with Thos. McCulloch, p. @. NJ. and
John Frizzell, p. g. NJ, by which they
pledged one another that on the death of
either, the survivor or survivors should per
form the burial service over the deceased. |
10 September 1867, Mr.. McluIIoch died,
and according 10 agreement, Mr.. Frizzell |
performed the burial service Sunday he
lElhlled the sacred pledge at the grave of
has friend and brother, Chas A. Fuller.
MT. Fuller was for twenty years a faith
inl member Of the First Baptist Church of
Nashville. In all the transactions of life
he was true and honest man As hus-
band and father, friend or neighbor, he
discharged all his duties and met all his
responsibilities faithfully, always kind, az
fectionaie, and considerable. Thus he lived
and died-true to all who had claims upon
him, true TO his Christian faith, true to his
obligations as Mason, true 10 his race, and
true to the country which gave him birth. +
Tell my Masonic brethren" he said.
as death drew nigh, "that my last rsquest
is that they will give united and earnest
support TO the Masonic Orphans Home
that this enterprise has been the chief solicit
tude Of my life for years past-that an earn
est effort in its behalf will insure success
that its permanent establishment upon the
plan agreed upon by its projectors would
be the proudest monument which could be
erected to my memory, or which they could
erect for themselves; that it can, it must
succeed.
IBID them" he continued, "a long, last
farewell. Thank them for the many acts
OF kindness shown me3 tell them nothing
would afford me more pleasure shan TO meet
them again, but our Heavenly Father has
ordered il otherwise, and / cheerfully sub
init. Say TO them that, should my spirit
be permitted to revisit earth, there is no
place ! would sooner be than with the
brethren in the Grand Lodge"