, 1881-12-24

how mnch slAeeinR tnis orllH hn relisysd.
how. much sorrow il has assuagsd, hov missy
hare risen rp to caIl il blood during in g
years Of lifetime. Speaking ont frum your
ritual, seeo On your embleuas, taught in yoas
services, re.i over your dead, are the lessons
of morality which means the outflow Of al
that is pure and true and good toward our
fellow men; and also is the soul led out in
reverentiai feelings toward its God on whom
it leans for greatest aid For these James L.
Ridgely toiIed on through half Of ceu-
tury and gave the energies Of long life.
They are worthy of perpetuatiou to coming
posterity, and We may emulate bis virtues,
take our lessons from his fidelity. and as he
lived SO may we live the life Of the right
eous
The ceremonies wound up by reading the
report of the committee on resolutions:
The committee on resolutions beg leave to
report the following:
BROTHERS The silver cord il loosed, the
golden bowl is broken. The frsternal world Is
in tears to-day, and the hearts of half mil
lion Odd Fellows pulsa.e with grief and ssd-
ness, because the father of our order the archi
tect OF its temple. the well spring of its princi
pies, the noble and venerated leader Of ia hosts,
james l.. Ridgely, is no more. When legions
mourn what words can be written that will
even shadow forth the deep emotions attend
ant upon this great bereavements. The genius
of Odd Fellowship weeps at the tomb Of her
attendant guardians: friendship, love, and
truth. are covered with Grape, for the sad
words hav- been whispered AROUND the world.
'.Ridgely has gone.' Therefore be it
Resolrea, That in the death Of james l..
Ridgely no ordinary man has passed away,
but suffering humanity at large has lost rare
energies were devoted TO the improvement and
elevation Of his fellow-men.
Reso's.d That TO nim moie than any other
man, Odd Fellowship owes the proud position
il now occupies as the first and foremost bene-
fetal order Of the age. 1t was his eve that
watched the first develorement Of the seed
sown by Widely: il was his hand that nur-
tured, prlIned and cherished the tender and
feeble plant. and through the storms and trials
of more than half n century encouraged, pru.
tected and defended its onward progress until
strong and sturdy, with roots broad and deep,
it has taken firm hold in fiaternal soil, never
70 be uprOoted until the fat is proclaimed,
--Hancefurth the time shall be no murei''
R,soired. That To his power of intellect we
owe the value Of our system, the 1wisdom of
our laws, the beauty of our rituals His cul-
ture and ability sparkle on every page of our
orders history, and although his tongue is
silent and the pen has fallen from his notion
less hand, We, the Odd Fellows of Walla Walla,
do pledge unto his memory and unto each other
that his precpt shall be cherished, and to the
extent of our ability. that the mission Of our
order, which he so loved and labored for, shall
be carried on with Zeal and devotion
ReSOlred, That rs a token of our unfeigned
sorrow, We reeonmend that our lodge room be
draped in mourning, and that the members Of
the order wear the usual badge Of monrnins
for thirty DAYS.
And now our father, brother, friend,
Farewell on earth We bid to thee,
Above the heavens that DER US bend.
God has blest thy fidelity;
Relieved from TOW, care and pain,
Thy ransoned soul smiles from on high;
We feel our loss TO you It's gain,
Such men rs those can never die.
Respectfully submitted,
H. +. HOLMES,
w. G. ALBAS,
ID. J. COLEMAN,
JOIN N. HILL,
p. p. JOHNSON,
A. REEVES AYREs,
Committee.
After the doNology mas sung the assemblage
departed.