Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-01-23
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a Il regular communication of Shib.
bo!-th Lodge, No. %, A., EN-, held on
the evening Of December Sd, 1872, the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted
As undcr the hands of human archi-
tcctS, some buildings are erected for a
passing occasion, and when they have
i'ly served the purpose of their builders,
are allowed speedily to decay, while
others of more enduring material and
massive structure stand for accs, as
monuments Of strength and grand
eur, so it is with man. 1hc G.. 4. Q. 7.
U. mouhls from our mother earth, tcne-
mcnts for the abode of our immortal
spirits, nllotting 10 some Of lis creatures
briet'rcsiiencc upon this .crrestiul sphere,
while upon others lie secs fit TO confer a
long life ofexerci.c and probation, ere =
translation to that spiritual temple, ''ihnt
house, not made with hands, eternal in
the hcayeus.''
On the S;h day of jane last, our aged
brother PETER Row, having accom-
plishel Is tho measure Of III; days,
ora. = century ct hum,a lie, IN / leaving
hehind him a iac,nurydear to his Friends.
aad especially cherished by lis surviv-
Ing brethren IF :ho mys-ic t:e, departed
sro"l tho cqKaa Of his EARTHLY lgt5.s, ;o
liip4u be.u:a lie Gr,.ad iI,.s,yron h:.:h,
ty receive li- wagc., Willie We tr,rs;
that $, long lio ,n,by:i,shcd with g,.nl
dcc.is and ;nc'i.icd iN IS cl,,sius hours
~ arioa: reliance upon the .ncryi,s o!
that God WHO is 20 ready 10 forgive ,hc
Shortcomings of lis rcpcn:ant creatures,
las been but thc precursor OF 81 future ci
Immortal Happiness 70 he soulo! our De,
ceased brother, it is with feeling ct be-
rcavement that we contemplate onr loss,
though it tc his eternal gain.
B:ioTlIEE PETER RowE was born on
The - day Of Nay, Auno Luc:s, 5770,
and WAS made Il Muster Mason and be-
came II member of Omngcburg Lodge,
No. u, about the year $500, as we'll rs
can be asccrtaiIled since the destruction
Of tho archives, which wcrein the custody
of Orangeburg l. slgc, No. 2S, 10 which
our Lodge succeeds, Among ANCIENT
masonic documents stillin our possession,
there is evidence Of his membership in
the year 5S11, his lame appearing on a
masonic subscription list, bearing that
date, AND Of incontcs!ablp gcn,,ineness.
BROTHER PETER ROVE was therefore
for over sixty years 4 Master Mason, and
was always identified with the fraternity,
and active in advancingits interests. In
his death, Masonry has lost an aruent
supporter, and our Lodge, an eminent
member. Standing among us like an
ancient landmark, the example of his life
taught lis to revere the virtues OF our
masonic fraternity Of former days, in
cited lis to emulate their good deeds, and
encouraged IL, to Naintain the principles
and traditions of cur order in their pris-
tine purity 1t is meet and proper that
VIC as Masons should record our apprc-
ciation of his numerous merits aud cur
reverence for his memory. Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That in the death
Of BRoruER PETuR ROVE, our State has
lcst.n good citizen, our Order, an ctti-
cient and worthy craftsman, an,f our
Lodge vcncrablean beloved member.
RESOLVED, That y copy Of this memo
rial, and these resolutions, be forwarded
to the nearest. relative Of the deceased,
and that they he published in the Orange,
burg papers, and in tho Masonic Aliscc-
Elany ut Washington. sc..:..A4
Extract srop, q ,as;,lEa.,as,
f. =. .ERED. S. DIBBLE. Secretary.