The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-26

and the province 81 the living to lay their oneE
| ings upon the graves Of the departed. Purity OF
character fidelity Of seIvc esnso 20 Tat
| lt is an instinct which nature has provided iof
her children; which the rude superstition q the
savage observes .as sacredi which tne Mgnest
| order OF refinement eIscts at sovereign courts
| which The most elaborate system OF education
have sanctioned aud confirmed, and which the
church admits as pait and parcel OF her molly or
dlnance. And, sir, II such be tne cas- IN com.
munities both temporal and spiritual, how can II
be otherwise with us-llnked together as We are
in deeds OF charity and for purposes Of metcyS
We'll, sir, may the Lodge OF Union Knwtnnipg
assume the garb Of mourning @ aaa solfoT ior sns
| loss We have sustained, ana wen may masonry
deplore this bereavement.
our examtl lie in private and social life, This was
eminently 30. In his active business occupaiions
indelible; for he was the trns representative OF
manhood, His principles Of inteerlty never com.
promised; his mind seized upon its object and ne
for It's ne me never ;rI.S eaeS s
was another name for God; his word was equal to
his bond and his bond, II life lasted, was better
| than his estate In all bis dealings proolty was
his guiding star; no comme,cisl @ hsetesSs @ ever d
him astray. II It be that an honest man Is the
MOBILES. work or God, Pofchers place In the calel.
dar will be high among rne highest
Benevolence held her court 10 his heart ana
| elOQueQCS WAS uO btIduSOA " Mo ApS WhSA
appeals were made for the poor aud needy. HIS
arm would have been lifted against oppression,
but his hand was never raised against tne weak
| and heavy laden. Our brotner was an orlglnai
man, with an individual organization OF his own.
He favored other men, but It cannot be said he
receive patronage from any, for kindness done
him was sure to be returned, and II not 70 Inc
very person who conferred 1t, to some other OF
the human family; and this Sir we are told, is
cardinal pint In The teachings OF our ancient
brotherhood, whose lessons pervade every quarter
OF the globe, and whose antiquity measures with
time itself. Therefore,
RESOLVED, That our afflicted and Impoverished
and down.tredden State has cause for weeping
over the loss OF brave and generous and devoted
son, who, In the community where he lived and
died, had earned reputation for the ioblest sen.
timents which invariably adorn the most elevated
Resoiued, That in our Kiwlnning Lodge there
is this day vacuum. which We cannot nope TO
see readily or easily lled; and that the most val.
liable institutions In our country have reason 10
sympalhize with us In lamenting this oalamlty.
ResOIued, That page In our "Mlnutea" Dc
dedicated to the memory OF Francis J. Porcner;
that record OF his death be preserved as
mournful event in our history, that these pro-
ceedings be recorded on that page as an evidence
OF hts worth, and as an expression Of our enec-
tionate remembrance OF hls Virtuous ana nonor'
able LIE. -
Resolvei, That q copy OF this preamble and
resolutions be forwarded by the secretary OF tnis
Lodge to the family Of our deceased brother, and
that they be published In the morning papers 0
our city.
Extract from the Minutes.