The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-24


and unbemshed Italian MARBLE IL has been sculptured
X dSl ds TSSSmsn .S The delicate carving almost rivals
ments OF Gods mercy and care for man 49,,
cemetery BY he tears Of whs have
as 1% asr: s. % S .S ts % sS ons
dust and the grass waves in the summers breeze and
fS ss soSr from the busy
SCENES Of life to take part in these solemn services
minded that too meral, and that all these
the fears and the Joys Of life WIN "' HOpes
II cir morning hours shone bright in the beams Of pro
mise they passed as the leaves Of the forest before
The summers storm or the autgmn's blast and like unto
dust from whence they sprang.
1Ihe infidei would stand here without hope
These this silence OF the dead would tell him
nothing, the dread story of decay and of eternal
The sublime principles of faith teach that
says the Goa aa to u US @ S Eye
changed in moment, in the twinking of eye at the
and th @OS shall Ssye put op on
taty then shall be brought to pass the saying that is
Death is swallowed up in victory"
Death, where is ty stngy grave, where is thy VIC
We stand here between the past and the FUTURE the
oceans the one IS marked for few Thousand miles from
useless the other is abyss whose waters no mortal
Masonry teaches us the doctrine of blessed immor-
taity We have deposited in the of lamented
Immortality Of the soul We are reminded by it that we
have immortal part within which shall never
We have come here TO faith the grave
each other as to the purity and the aithfunes Of his
his official duties, and by his honesty and manness Of
character the esteem and love of all his brethren
summons to several Lodges and Chapters he is
gone and we are left to his virtues that
he may become an example for his children and chdrens
His brethren Masonry have erected this monument
that all men who pass by may know OF him as knew
Brother Schnider born in this city on the 2th day
Of MARCH, 1917, and died the 18th day of December,
Grand Tyler Of the Right WorsRip1 GTsnd GdgS Of
and continued in the laborous discharge OF
the duties of that Office until his death
was man Of q9Gk % and of clear and
ordinary beyond those of any other
community These emnenty fitted him
eayesdropper or co0an could gain admittance while he
His genial smile welcomed the fraternity when they
went up to the & temple Young and old alike sought for
him they would not ask of in The stranger
Tyler and our Brother sehnder, first finding the COM
plant to be just responded with aacry and tender
open for the relief Of worthy but distressed brotner
responvey to our Joys and sorrows Home was the hap
pest place earth for him. there he met aectionate
his constant care We remember to-day with raterna
chastened by time still discovers the seat in
the family circle ,,, -
in grear affairs and it can be truly said that during
single trust conded to him He lived and died an honest
man.
euogy This has been erected by his brethren
from no spirit of display or worldb show
"Cau storied urn animated bust
Back to its menson call the fleeting breath?
Gan Honor's voice provoke the silent aust,
On Elattery soothe the dull cold of death?"
Perhaps the happy spirit of brother present
with us, rejoicing at affectonate sympathy.
This polished marble, these emblems, that Cornthian
but to the yns The granite and marble ' will perish
with the lapse OF but to and to those who shall
after these emblems will mark the honest and
faithful abors of brother who lived Justly towards all
men and reverently and piousy the presence of the
Sovereign Master of the Unverse that pointing
to the SKIES will remind of that house made with
hands, eternal in the heavens.
Before any man take part in the mysteries of
Order he must not only acknowledge the existence of
God but he must put his tlust in Him. To trust in God
is muoh than mere belief in God 1t is to rely upon
hdence in His promises and to have faith in Him II we
hope and charity and BY faith only can we be made ac
faith and in the abiding trust that his dsem
bedied spirit delights in the glores of
world.
The ancen> Israelites consecrated the Temple upon
Mount MoriaA and they covered it with marble and
cious Jewels; it symbol of their faith and worship
The body of beloved brother rests beneath this
monument, dedicated by lawful authority that may
show his and faith and abiding trust in Almighty
God the grand Architect and Master of the Universe
Upon the conclusion of this address the brethren
were dismissed.