The New York herald., 1874-09-21
|. o. o. F.

Late Grand Master OF the Odd Fell
lOws-The Grand Chaplain's Address
Impressive Services-Over Eight Thou
sand in Line.
Charles Vandervoort, Past Grand and Most
Worthy Grand Master OF the Odd Fellows Of this
STATE was buried with the honors and rites OF his
fraternity yesterday.
All saturday and from an early hour yesterday
q continuous stream of the brethren poured up
and down the staircase of Odd Fellows Hail, cor.
ner OF Grand and Centre streets. The services in
the COrinthian Hall were OF the most impressive
character. Enormous crowds filed the adjacent
streets, and over eight thousand members OF the
Order were marshalled in the following order 10
await the conclusion OF the religious ceremony
and the comag forth OF the coffin.
The lodges were formed by districts, as follows:-
Nos. 4, 3, and !, OF Kings county, were arrayed
on the south side oil Grand street. right resting
Baxter street.
Nos. IA, 10, IL II, 10 and O. OF New York. were on
the north side OF Grand street. lett resting on Gen.
tire Market place.
Nos. and were ranged on the northwest cor
ner OF Grand and Mulberry streets.
Nos. Q and on the northeast corner OF the
same.
No. 43 ON the northwest of Grand and Mott.
No. 2 on the northeast Of Grand and the same.
Richmond county and Westchester lodges on
the right OF District ana on the northeast corner
OF centre and Grand
The route was through Grand street and Broad
way to South Jerry
The Grand Chaplain Of the United States Rev.
William II. Goodwin, Regent OF the New York
University, conducted the services. HIS discourse
was very eloquent, ana Was listened TO with the
deepest attention.
THE PALLBEARgRs.
From the Grand Lodge-Myer Stern. Past Grand
Master G. v. Clark, +. G. NJ and Grand secretary;
From the Grans ca ae Gehraith.
Grand Patriarch and p. G. NJ; Royal G. Millard, +.
G. A.; and Past Grand Representative; George
Smith, +. G. M. and Grand Treasurer.
From Mamre Encampment-Tneodore Froment
Past Cniel Patriarch; John Y. Savage, p. c. p;
From Ocean Lodge-Silas Batzdelu, Past
Grand; Charles Hoffman, p. G.. Robert Watch, p.
The Grand Marshal was Peter H. Jobes, with
special aids George Il. Brlckwell and Henry Il.
Starr, assisted by the District Deputies.
The arrangements were admirable. At least
hall an hour before the services ended the mead OF
the column was put IN motion, and each district
abreast The police Of the Four leentn precinct,
with section OF ten men from the Sixth, all
Upad Gy @ were p way
stopped on either side OF the moving mass.
THE LATE GRAND MASTER,
arrayed In the regana OF his high station, repOsed
In handsome casket, covered with horai en-
blems. Ocean Lodge had sent a broken column of
tuberoses, District Deputy Ashe wreath TOmp-
kins Lodge 4 crown and there We're numbers OF
other similar tributes. number OF ladies were
present and a remarkable veteran. Brother Patter-
son, eighty-seven years OF age, the Oldest member
OF the order In The country.
The family entered shortly before one O'Clock.
They are unused TO grief, as this Is said to have
been the first sickness even IN the family since the
deceased gentlemans marriage.
SOLEMN DIRGE
preluded the prayers gwen most effectively by the
German Odd Fellows Saengerbund, President ].
Schneider, under the leadership Of Z. H. Pnckert.
Junior Past Grand Master ST. John then stated
that owing to the immense assemblage, and
IL being impossible for all to perform the last cere
mony Of throwing sprlg into the grave Of the
departed brother, the duty would be deputed
to the Grand officers ana the Lodge and Encamp.
ment Mamre and Ocean, to which the deceased
more Immediately belonged.
The guard OF honor from Ocean Lodge consisted
OF Jasper Keen, William b. Doneley William More,
j. CarmOdy and r. TWldy.
TIE GRAND cHAPLAINs ADDRESS.
Rev. Regent Goodwin said We are assembled
brother Man, in the innocence OF infancy or in
the pride OF middle life Is no more exempt than in
aecre2is age from the fnai iate OF al. In every
Nature the hand OF the Creator attests the uncer-
tainty OF lie and the certainty OF death. Day
after day We are called from the house OF Joy to
the house OF mourning. He who gives vigor OF
body olttlmes recalls that body with little warn
ing. The living OF to-day are the dead OF tomor-
row. We appear and disappear as spray meet
spray and fades away IN troubled waters. Let us
improve TINS hour and be prepared for the great
change that comes most surely to all.
LET US PRAY.
The venerable preacher prayed fervently that
tile Almighty would not turn from the supplica-
tiOns OF tile stricken brethren then present. He
prayed that they might be so imbued with u sense
OF their hepessness, unwortnlness and uttes de-
pendence on The Great Father that they sAOuld
me dltate on the inevitabeness OF death and the
uncertainty OF lie. Gathered to the sepulture of
the greatest man among them, called suddenly to
comparatively early grave. tMr. Vandevoort was
only ffty-four, and had been but few weeks
Grand mastery He implored the Divine blessing
upon the stricken family and the order; that tue
former might be comtorted and the latter built up
III wisdom and love.
On the platform, supporting the Grand Chaplain,
were Past Grand Masters Wilson Small, George
Smith, Ed. S. Ralphs, ST. John; Grand Secretary,
Charles V. Clarke; Grand Marshal, Peter JODes !;
Past Grand District Deputy, Ashe; Grand Warden.
John Van Mort; G. p q. Patriarch, Pruden.
THE SPRIG OF MAMRE
was then deposited in solemn silence by the
Grand officers, circling slowly round the conin,
and after them by the brothers OF Ocean Lodge
and Mamre Encampment, as representatives of
the masses outside. The Grand Chaplain mean
while uttered q solemn sentence or two, as Is the
custom in Episcopal churches, during the collec-
tOn OF the OfertOry. Tne family bade their last
farewell, the rooms cleared, the CONN was closed,
the pabearers closed round 1t and 1t was moved
down stairs to the hearse. This, drawn by four
white horses, stood at the door, guarded by the
Grand officers and the guard OF honor, while still
streamed the long procession OF Odd Fellows, in
black with white gloves, toward Broadway
Despite the unprOpitious weather, 1t was one
of the largest funerals ever seen IN New York, and
aroused the keene st attention as il passed down
Broadway.