The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-24
IN MEMORIAM.

1T ls appointed unto MI men once to die"
IN obedience to this inexorable law, it has
pleased the Supreme Architect OF the Uni.
verse to to take from our midst our beloved bro
ther WILLIAM T. WALTER, and place him,
perfect ashlar," in that temple not made
with hands eternal in the Heavens.
Having entered upon bis Masonic career at
mature years, he gave to it that devotion of q
mind and heart trained to deeds Of loue and
charity, and became for ne leader in the
learning and work Of Masonry-exemplifyinp
all the charaot eristics of the order 80 beauti-
fully and perfectly as to win for his memory q
place In our hearts far more endearing than
the image OF him which yet rem aims to adorn
the inner chamber OF our Lodge.
BY his moral attainments, his unyielding
Integrity, and elevated devotion to our prin.
ciples, happily blended with those high quail
ties OF personal purity which dignfied and
adorned bis character, he has erected in the
hearts OF his brothers q monument which will
long be cherished rs one Of our greatest troa-
sures, ,f
When such g Drotheg Macon dies. the com.
mon-place phrases which mark the accue.
toned page in our record book are feeble and
inexpensive. They are. nevertheless. due,
and arc awarded to him as to the humblest
member OF the crait-but with the profound
conviction that words, OF themselves, are in.
adequate TO express the noble virtues and the
1nbiemtshed character OF our Worshipful
Bnt while We tereope the loss Of such An
exenpplai'. while we mourn, the loss of one who
was a brother, friend and 8 benefaotor, and
express our prof Iund sorrow DER his aehes,
there Is smother, o narrower and q holier
circle, within which this affective etroke will
| fall With peculiar heaviness; where those
gentle and en- dearing traits OF private virtue,
which so eminently adorned his character,
shone with unusual lustre.
We would not intrude too soon upon the
! sanctity OF ofdomessic grief to mingle our tears
with theirs, yet we cannot fail to remember
that their griefs, though more poignant than
ours, Is jet common to us all. Like them,
We, too, will cherish his memory with all that
warm affection which his life inspired.
While we In humble submission bow to the
Divine will, and murmur not at the wise de.
crees OF Providence, it is fitting that we his
fellow-laborers on the unfinished temple Of
life, should chow our just appreciation Of the
many exemplary virtues that adorned the
| tressel. board OF his transitory career as q
workman thereon.
His many eminent qualities give us the as
surance that he has at length reached the
! topmost round of that ladder which leads
him to eternal life.
| It Is. on motion,
ResolUed, l. That page Ct our record book
be set apart to tho memory of our deceased
brother. William T. Walter, with such lifting
words Of tribute Is the Horshipful Master
may prescribe. ap
2. That copy OF these resolutions, toge-
| ther with the memorial, be engrossed upon
parchment! and presented, with the most ear.
nest sympathy and coincidence OF the lodge,
| to his widow.
trait Of our deceased brother be draped In
mourning, and that the brothers wear the
usual badge for thirty days.
4. Thata copy OF these resolutions be pub
lished in the daily papers Of this city.
! B. I. BOONE, Secretary pro tenn.