Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-23
IN mEMORIAM.
A Grand Lodge of Sorrow over the
Death of the Late Rev. W.
VI. Dunawny.
Eloquent Tribute BY GeneraI AN.
Campbell.

,lOQuenI Tribute bI NseAeEat - w.
Campbell.
4 Grand Lodge of sorrow Of the
Iasons of Tennessee convened at
he Masonic Hall IN Nashville, on
he evening Of the 18th inst, TO pay
he last sad tribute of respect TO the
memory of the late Rev. w. Nj. Dun
.wav. The exercises were public
md the hall was crowded to its ut
most capacity, a great many ladies
being present. The proceedings Of
he OCCASION were as follows;
John FrizzeIl, W. NJ. G.. W; Gov.
Iohn 4. Brown, ;. w; John BaX-
Ter. J. w; Rev. G.. Ringgold, G. Y;
g. l.. Anderson, 5. D.; NJ. III. WEBB,
! d: A. II. Rhodes and John Muir
ply, Stewards.
The ceremonies were very impos-
inc. all of the solemn rites OF the
Order being performed with great
ceremony and seriousness.
The casket rested in the center OF
the b II, under an elaborate cata-
falque, which was decorated Win
Masonic symbols, and surmounted
with large black plumes on either
corner, still larger plume rising
up from the middle. Upon the COZ
fin rested a silver urn, and beauutuI
symbols of the Order adorned the
last house of abode of what was
mortal OF the deceased. Tapers
burning adjacent, shedding soft,
subdued light, and the mournful CT
feet of the whole was truly typical
of the sense of the afflicted brother
hood. On the walls of the hall were
Dortraits of hOnored MasOns who
are now no more, and lifelike like
ness of him whose memory they
were honoring, hung consplcuousiy
in front over the rOstrum where the
presiding officers were seated.
When the formal rites had con-
cIuded. w. NJ. Frizzell introduced
General a, w. Campbell, OF Jack
son. who spoke as follows:
threH:-Tiding of the mourn
ful event which we this day con-
me orate. have months ago been
heralded to every Lodge IN ouI
! broad Commonwealth. and the gen
erous hearts of brothers Of otheI
States have mingled their regrets
with our own, that q wise, and VIZ
tuous, and devoted hasOn has beer
| stricken from the number OF th'
brotherhood. Tears have ceased Z
flow, and hearts the most deeply
penetrated by the afilicting vista
ton Of Providence, have learned Il
contemplate it with that spirit o
resignation, which time ever sup
/ plies, as a medicine tor the sorrow
of earth.
But in conformity with a solemI
and i'm rrCssiye usage, this Lodge
/ over whose deliberations he presld
ed with such marked ability, pause
from its labor to consecrate a brle
hour TO the memory OF William
I Munroe Dunaway,
lie was born on the 24th day O
January, 1871, in Lacaster county
Virginia, and while yet quite youn
moved with his father To Davidso
! county, Tennessee. In 1885 he mo-
ed to Madison county, IN West lei
nessee, where he continued to reslu
= nntil his death, which occurred 8
! ! ter q painful and prOtracted lines
IH early life he attached hinlse
to the Cumberland PTesbyterla
2 Church. In 1S43 he Joined the Ma
= ison PreTbytery as candidate I'
! the ministry, was licensed TO preaS
. in IS44. and was regularly Ordaint
in 1913. He was frequently callt
= to preside over the Presbytery Al
] SYNOD Of his Church-duties 4
= which he was cminenuy fitted, Al
:, which ne always discharged WI
signal ability.
/ In lS45 he was made Mason
= Clinton Lodge, No. 81, at BOliva
G and in Is49 assisted in the formati'
+, of Denmark Lodge, No. l54, oy
which he presided as Master for
d number OF wears. lie was made
is ROyal Arch Mason in Clinton Cha
n Ter. No. 9, at Jackson, in 1852 a
- was made Knight Templar IN \ or
Vile Commandery, No. 2, In JgI
1865. He served one year as W.
le shipful Master OF st. Johns Lodi
No. 332, at Jackson.
In 1869 he was elected sem
e Grand Warden Of the Grand Loo
at of Tennessee. Was appointed Gra
a. Chaplain in 1870, and in 1871 v
elected Grand Master OF Masons
~ Tennessee, which position he h
O. at the time of his death; and we
lg met, for the first time III the histC
n. ( of Masonry in Tennessee, 10 moi
- the death of a Grand Master "
% died while IN Office.
as There Is An ancient maxim, ioul
nd ed at once in justice and rlght Il
IN iny. which bids Us ''say nothing
:. what is good OF the dead" Thi
80 can observe in reference 10 our
IN Grand Master without violating
10 most scrupulous dictates OF sIuc
a5 ". | can say nothing but wha
=, GOOD OF him, for l have seen
Gil heard nothing but good OF him {
inc the twenty years l have knC
ler him personally and by reputat
all If he had vices they were unkno
-; he had faults they were only 81
not blemishes upon his f2lr "a
on II is a happy thing for the trate
Nv when the lives Of lts emil
at mon NAV be thrown freely Opel
-. the world, and challenge It's clio
s0' scrutiny. with q cons sciousnes;
the mart of the friendly critic
ton there i no blot 10 be concealed,
.sp - !, no no glaring fault which the 10y
~ trufh forbids him TO deny, and
be- -, sn1sc of right scarcely a
ness him to palliate. Here, at least
hen man in whose me tLleLe -. az ,.1,; UT Il
ION no instance instance - - of a deDa1
wed fro from the self-imposed restrain
de- a retiued and lofty sense OF h'
and none in which either the fe