The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-21
BeatI CT enc CT the Old Citizens OF
Vim Parish.

NATHANIEL BOLTON, one Of the car \
~ pioneers of North Louisiana died or
the First day of December, 1870. The
members of Eastern Star Lodge No.
i51. OF which he had been member
for eleven years, buried him in ancient I
form, after the erdcr Of ancient York J
Masons, and at the grave the following
culogy was pronounced by ID. ID. G. NJ.
James r. Bevile:
Brethren How good and how pleas i
ant it is for brethren to dwell together /
in unity. We have been called from )
the bands of workmen to assist in bu f
rying another Of our dead ones of the
early settlers Of North Iouisiana.--l 5
| Brother Nathaniel Bolton is dead! and :,
we have been Summoned to this new
made grave and we have answered, to
the memory of our departed brother.
There is beauty and gratefulness in
this testimony of ours.
Brethren, if had the education of a
Webster, or the eloquence of a Demos
thenese, or the feelings of the sacred
preacher, could not do justice to my
feelings. To him, eulogy is vain; it
can only be useful to the living, and |
we may mourn aud only pay just tri-
butte to virtue and integrity.
Brethren, well do you recolleet the
many services which Eastern Star
, Lodge has rendered to her departed
members, and every ceremony Of ours
/. is q powerful argument against inf
] deity.
f. Brethren, this reminds us of the Bro
ken Column, the Urn, Sprig CT Acacia,
Ii tie Weeping Virgin, the Opn Books,
h and Time playing with us. The recol-
lection of I; wonderful event which hap
i pened centuries ago on a hill adjacent
:. TO Mount MoIiall are fresh within Us,
: aud although the Temple at Jerusalem
i. was destroyed, it still seems that we
= can hear thc thrilling strains waiting III
every apartment of the hnildinS. The
:, house was destroyed, but to be rebuilt
. again and the third degree of Masonry
teaches lis that it is lawful for our bo-
:, dies to lie covered in dusty sheets, for
:, this degree teaches. that they ~iIl riSt
-. again in the latter day as incorruptihe
,a as they are now corruptiblc. liele ioi
=, Il time the remains of our brother must
re lodge; his soul had password whe'
20 it left his body. hut the body cannot h'
-. raised until the coming of mishtie
-. Master than King Solomon. This grave
-. is situated due East and West-hi
.,.,. head reclincs in the West and his fee
~. llcpose in the East, i'll great secrcsy ant
/ = silence.
CO. Alas! my brother, we mourn to leav
as YOU. Many doors have been shut i
tal this ncighborhood to-day the sound c
lad the grinding is low; the daughters
~ music have been brought low the n
:. -, mond tree has bloomed, and the stron
,,o man has bowed: then the dust has IL
-. turned to the earth as it WAS and Il
an, spirit unto God who gave it,
,,,l The w. NJ. then appoint, d brothe
S. VI. Brian, j. P. Cook and r. c. jon
committee to draft letters Of co d.
man lencc, who reported the fo'lowin
+ho which We're adopted by the Lodge:
an1 Whereas, 1t has pleased the Gre
- ArchitccH OF the Universe, our Gia,
Master or High, to remove from O
midst ouresteemed ard worthy Bf
:, ther. Nathaniel Bolton, who dled
his residence mt 3 O'clock on the CIV
80 ming of the LIST inst, therefore, be
resolved by Eastern Star Lodge No. il
/. That in Tue death of our esteem
t that and worthy Bpther, Nathaniel Boltf
,,,,s the Masonic fraternity has to mol
,v..re the loss of one of its brightest orr
;,oo, ments. the Churh one of its nob
SOW pillars, the community quiet and II
,,oo,. FIJI citizen, and hi family a kind a
wit ,ffectionate father.
2. That while we bow in hum
49,. submission to the DEGREES of W
,,, Providence and s0rItw at our loss,
inning oeepiy - n'l''','''~o we. '''S :, -
,oco- family of the deceased in their los
. he an indulgent and doti,g parent.
-1De- 3. That in token Of respect and |
for the deceased, we vii wear the L
,.,-,,,-, al badge of mourning TO, thirty Oh
- and the furniture of the lodge room
draped in mourning for tie same len
11, of time.
- ~ d. That copy of this peamhle
, 10 w. these resolutions he handedto the +
81" ily of the deceased Brother, Natha
Bolton, and second copy Ne emit
Scion on the minutes of the Lodge, and
OF this IL third copy be sent to the louis
'oie III Democrat for publications.
;. she S. M. BNA
DEEPEN r. C. JONE
charac- j. p. COOK
bless
y. 20 va" as ALEXANDRIA INSTIfl