Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-01-23
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HN GEsSTo OR IA Na.
At a regular communication Of Sllib:,
bo!-th Lodge, No. %, A., ,F...M..,, held on,
the evening of December Sd, 1872. the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted.
as under the hands of human archi-
tccts, some buildings are erected for
passing OCCASION and when they have
fifty the purpose of their builders,
are allowed speedily to decay, while
others of more enduring material and
massive structure, stand for ages, de
monuments of strength and grand
eur, so it is with man. I lie G.. a. @. r.
U. mouhls from our mother Garth, tene-
mcnts for the abode of our immortal
spirits, allotting 10 some OF His creatures
abriefresidenccup this terrestial sphere,
while upon others lie secs fit to confer n,
long life ofexercisc and probation, ere y
translation to that spiritual temple, "lllnt
house, not made with hands, eternal in.
the heavens"
On the Sth day of June last, our aged
brother PETER Row., having accom-
plishesl as the, measure Of h:s days..
OYER . century Of human lie, ana leaving
behind him memory, dear to his friends,
and especially cherished by lis surviv-
ing brethren Of thc mystic t:c, departed
:ro:a thc scea,ea Of lis carilly l:ii5o.s, to
,,i,paar before The Gr,..,l Master on HIGH,
to receive his wages. Willie VIC tr,rs;
ti:at 80 lung II life cmbc.l;<hcd with spod
deeds and sanc'ifcd III FITS closing hours
ny rious reliance upon tic .ncrci,s o..
that God who is 50 ready 10 forgive The
Shortcomings OF Ills repcn.ant creatures,
has been But The precursor OF Il future Ct
immortal Happiness to The soul d our de-
ceased brother, it is with feeling Of be-
rcavement that we contemplate sour loss,
though it tc his et,rnat gain. i.
B.:oTIIEE PETER ROVE was born on
the - day Of May, Anro Luc:s, 577o,
and was made,a ,Master Mason, and be-
came member of Orangeburg Lodge,
No. u. about the year $500, as welltas
can be asccrtained since the destruction
of tho archives, which were in the custody
of Orangeburg L'dgc, 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 Eame appearing on d
masonic subscription list, bearing that
date, and Of incontc9iablp gonuinenesss.
BROTHER PETER Rowe was therefore
for over sixty years q Master Mason, and
was always identified with the fraternity.
and active in,advancinlgits interests. Iii
his death, Masonry has lost an argent
supporter, and our Lodge, nm eminent
member. Standing among us like an
ancient landmark, the example of his life
taught us to revere the virtues of our
masonic fraternity Of former days, in
cited us to emulate their good deeds, and
encouraged ur to maintain the principles
and traditions of our. order in their .pris-
tine purity. 1t is meet and proper that
we as Masons should record our apprc-
ciation of his numerous merits and cur
reverence for his memory, Therefore, :
BE IT RESOLVED, That in the death
Of BROTHER PETER Row, our State has
lost,a good citizen; 'our Order, an eff
ciene ands worthy craitsmansi and our
Lolge,a venerableand beloved smember.
sREsoI.vEps That q copy. Of this, memo.
rial and these resolutions, be forwarded
to the ncarestr relative Of the deceased,
and that they published in the 0rangc,t
/ burg papers, and IN the Masonic aaliscel-
flany NNashingbonn ID s1s j. zaa ,,sa IL,
.sENtraet from the minutes. -. :.
r. .. PROFESSIONALLY, Secretarv.
J 0rononburor G n Tor. 81 1873