The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11
Tribute CT Respect.

Inc Committee api,oinicd by Fillmore
Lodge, No Isl. to ,;rait Pi Gamble and Res.
"lutions expressive of the feeling OF this
Lodge, upon receiving til. sad Intelligence
OF The death at our worthy brother and late
W -. of This Lodge, lie. i.I,e to replrt
The G.ivel has sounded. th,, Graf, b,. Nc.
] EciIbed. a;.d 10 ! one Is insssiuv n i. npr
beloved brother, L ". Ei.lIDSOE. The
working tools have dropped from his merge.
les grasp. The badges If lis Office h,,n
been iaid upon the shelf. sad memorials of
All thai remains 10 rs OF upright man and
learned niasoI. Yer We klow he has not
left his WORK unfinished under his hand the
r"ngh ASHER hts been pollt he'd, the Gauge
mas rlicd TIE hours, rhe fpn;nb iu.,iE,,l,lis
It's npri:hti-es~andt the squire its correct
hess. Tie has gone 10 the grave, but we y,iI
rot de!'iore hIT. For q gr. Ter has PASSED
It's portals before hi.u.
Ii has pleased Almighty God in his in
scrntIbir Providence to remove from among
us nlr III :hly respected ana .eply beloved
accomplished.
In thus taking final leaFe of our beloved
brothrr II brhooves us, who knew him well,
~ gave to lis memory sOHlrth ~ more than
q 2 ting tear; "a q Iittn, he wa. trulyexCiI,
parry IA mis- IIaan''rS aud ciELuct Strictly
S':ntienanly in his br.lril. hoSpi;abir III his
family. andc ready TO end n L,.IuII,or
hanl 10 you;hiu talent OF II & firing zen. as;
rs a citizen. lac was hu.iprt,d aud respected:
as . neihbcr of his church, lBlpiistl he was
a ptDus and consistent hItIu Der and Was
presiding officer at the !. sociatiuns and
Stale Conventions, owing Ia lis familiarity
with parliamentary uSa;Ivs I'D customs: rs
q student and scholar, hc IL, hut few supe.
f-Iurs aS a ldthrr, we leaN. LhC tears and
4 la w xrl,,
;IIc; amt Zee. their loss Ia r..la o.. MS yig.-
TIE as a husband aud idtiiet. As a Ilt1sou
we nint x diTIlcuit To express III words the
extent of orr loss. a mrmb..r uf this lndre
al the dass If his isnsiic lie has ever been
an attentive incalDcr, presided often as
the Master nf the Lodge. always adhcriEg
strictly Ia the ANCIENT Raid aiarks Of the ur-
der. and giving wages with impartial iust.
ness 10 many "a Us he p3ts not ouly "A
teacher III iiIISoiIry. Int, rs IL were, a father
iiiartiII@ tn us. tTr AZ mis- liI a store al liIt
so:l!c knowledge. mach uf that which we
nave acquired; az AN o-Icer II tine Lodge he
stood, ,ieServcdl, high with &C CompicrS of
iiis order HE mortal having put on i'm
mortality. the coIrIIptablc iilrJrrupfiniiity;
NJ i ,ol.s fran the scenes ~ his earthly Ia
oars to work in thai celestial Lodge which
e eternal IN the heavens whore we pray that
ais wni'i. mag be touaa As ;l.crpIaD ole as il
vas hc!e on earth. 81 mote il De
In token whereof, we, the ". NJ Warylprs
and br"thers al FILLMORE l.UIIse M. ~, A.
T. Al q" hereby declare, iIt-It We deeply
sylnlIitiiize with the ts,IHly II our deceased
ifi'her ia th.:r sal UercI riueiif, ana re.
ole that the Ln.lg" room bc .luth-d IN
'n"ni,hins. AID that the tue Der, wear th.
iSi'a' i'i',gr oi mourning .ur thirty DAYS
L'cSotred. llltt in token Uf the respect of
tiiiS Lodge inr the memory "a, one deceased
brother, and orr appreciation uI lis services
N..N
Lodge be devoted to a record OF his death.
giving a bl lei SUMMARY of Ia. history
Resotced. hat this prramn.e anIt resuiu
'ious be published III The "Ei.s>irr Hammer"
ana a coPy of the iac be ina niSh,.i Ia each
IF W deceased brnthars sols ana "a copy
- iIIS widow, al of winch is respectfully
aId .rat- nlllv submitted
March 4TiI, IS
JAMES Form,
&. ". !fiKIsEII , Committee.