The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-01-11
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% sorrow.
To all Free Mds0As ~ ne AHflUf a.I Al
cepted Scottish Rte rfthh Ue Afas IN
sissifPL
MY DEAR BnErnREN Our duu N /.
dead again summons us by al our Nm
obligations. to assemble ln funepa. lsr
Of sorrow
You an know. Brethren, tEat during
last year our beloved Rite has btea IA
previously afflicted hy the death of m
trious Brethren, whose memories ara II.
precious 90 as. Death IL e. saiu, Iofa
shining mark. lie mas lately chosen N,
unerring aim some Of the hHghte.t o..
ments Of our masonic temple, ana ~
columns lie PROSTATE beneath Dis bl0w
Since the last session of thp SUM.
Council, three Of It's high dignImHn NJ I
past Lieutenant Grand Commando .r
passed through the portals OF the Rraur.|
entered. as we fOndly hope, upon thefe-
nal rest and Joy. Among the number n
whose hand held the gavel Of dircgo. \
the east, when We gathered last Jaur
about the coffin which represented IA.
wherein the bodies Of our dearly loved n
lustrious Brothers, French, Penn and lar.
kin rsposf, y hich in its turn has cfumH.
into dust. and the voice which uttered 3
closing words OF our ritual upon chat 81
rowml occasion Is stllied forever ln drn
Few OF us who Were.present can ever nlg
the impressiveness With which lllus.H
Brother iiillycr pronounced the words
@My Brethren, the duty We owed tbe al
IL performed. 10 remains that we who n
alive should SOLVE, and by our act.0ni D.
tend the coming OF the Day of Fate, a
we neither be surprised nor leave our da.
imperfect nor our Gins uncnncclrd nor a
persons unreconciled, nor God uuappeIH
but that when our bodies iu their iuu }
scend To their graves, our souls may ila..
To the regions OF eternal light, wherein
the House Of the Heavenly Temple Of t
Lord"
Nor can those who stood near 10 hIm M
get the ieryent "Amcn," with wh.rh h
spectacle Brother Chadwick RESPONDED
alas, he too has passed on before us, thmf
the valley OF the shadow of death.
The seat Of a dignitnrY of the supra
Council was we'll likened by our late Ca.
Minister Of state, but lev months ben
his death, TO the great stone chair On Whit
the Scottish kings were crowned, for lnTo
truth they seem but the stone portal of b
great vault beyond llfc. French. Penn Il
IIillycr were quickly followed by illusuo
Brother Worsham, Treasurer General Va
may those who succeed % their hnuUml
posts In Masonry pause and reflect beo
seats, for, alas, Il would seem ha M1a.
death stands beside them and quickly Hfl
their occupants with his scythennd gath'
them asripened sheaYes.
Amid the Wallings Of "a whole sltY UU
men, women and children, who were n
CARED In single night, while our her
were wrung by the pitiiul appeal Oi I'd
brethren of Chicago for food aud ID
ment for themselves and their liu.c 0u
there reached our ears acty Of anguish Ir
our brethren la Louisiana, who mourn q
Illustrious COmmauder-in-t hici of ug
Grand Consistory - illustri0U. liUu.
ScRUGGs, 32d degree.
While this crushing weight Of great
row Is yet fresh upon az, Wc summon y0
dear brethren, 10 lay aside, Tor % brief b.
son, the cares and duties Of ne, aud tU a
semble with us In solemn Lodge OF s01U
at Holly Springs, on the 18th day Of d
Hebrew month Schebet, A.. NJ. JG34 w
responding with the 23d day Of Jauur
". f.. 1872, on which occasion our lla
trious Brother William w. Lord. ID. prl
degree, will deliver the culogium.
We lay our fingers upon our pulses. on
know that at every stroke some lmmol
soul passes 10 HIS Maker some fellow hgIn
wonder that IL should be- SO long before oI
time comes. Come then with ua, breihr
and while we pay the honors which p.e.
and affection dictate % our flIl,u brf'hm
learn anew the lessons which death cont.
ually repeats 10 as.
Given this 18th day Of the llrbfrs mons
Tebrth, A.. NJ. 1892 corresponding W.t
the 2th day Of December. ". H. la
being the Festival oi Saint John thc EW
gelist
WILLIAM COTuHAS, 3Jl dlR-
Soy. c.. lu-'. Grurlu.
FREDERIC SPEED, 32l drg
-. r.. r.. s.. Deputy lbs Gen.
Deputies Of the Supreme Council tiI dfNIn