The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-18

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oeaa3oa b. Hon. Harry =. Comfy
$40 Ae11m9 ogo4or Of AlpAo
Lodge of HsgSsotioa No.
LOT the 4. = 4. g.
Ritz of Free
m00o0ry.
The iirst lodge Of SORROW ever held
In this Territory convened at the mason
10 temple in Helena on the evening Of
the 18th inst.
The ceremonies were conducted by
the officers and members Of Alpha
Lodge of Perfection No. l of the A. 4
A. 8. rite Of Freemasonry and occupied
q period Of two hours.
The choir composed Of Henry C..
Yeager, Organist, E. Lowenberg, Esq.,,
Mesdames Walker, Jones and Sterling,
and the Misses Benda, under the direc-
ton Of w. N. Baldwin SO, furnished
excellent music and contributed much
to the solemn and impressive character
Of the ceremony.
The following officers and members of
the original number constituting Alpha
Lodge were present:
Cornelius Hedges 32', Venerable Mas
ter.
John G.. Major, 30. Senior Warden.
Richard Jockey 32', Junior War
den.
Harry r. Comfy 80, Deputy OF =.
Acting Orator.
William n. Baldwin 80, Almoner.
Henry H. Gurthie 40, Secretary.
A. J. Davidson 3:.0 Treasurer.
Jas. H. Moe 80, Master of Ceremo-
MES.
Henry Cowdcn Sc, Expert.
Michael Reinig 30 Capt. of Host.
The temple was drapetl in mourning.
In the center of the hall was q catafal-
que supporting very handsome caskct
trimmed with black velvet and ut each
corner y vase of natural flowers. On
the casket were the sword and Masonic
Jewels and clothing If the Deceased
brother, and his seat was drapetl and
decorated with the insignia of his rank
and an escutcheon quartered Of green,
white, blue and crimson bearing his
name 'George B. Tyler 3s'.''
The solemn and impressive ceremony
Of the Rite having hesn performed, the
Venerable Master rendered the floor to
Harry Il. Comfy, 30, Deputy Of
the Supreme Council and orator for the
occasion, who in the most solemn, inl-
pressivc and eloquent manner, delivered
The following :
GRAFTON.
Friday, the 3Nl, day OF May, 1881,
marked new era in the history Of Ma
sOnry in Montana. On that day was t's-
al'lisfetl the first tNNiy Of the Ancient
md Accepted Scottish Rite Of Frcenm-
'onry III this Territory. 1t was then
hat the Masonic highway was opened
eading to the temple where arr conti.l-
II to faithful breasts the inncrn,ost So
'rcts M Frcemasonry and where the
greatest moral doctrines ever revealed by !
or taught t" man, are inn
'ressively inculcated.
On that day Alpha Lodge Of P.rfec-
ion No. l, of the a. & A. :. Rite, was
"lc'nnly constituted and its officers i'll
tailed. Our number was twelve and
title did we think, when gazing upon
ach other, apparently in robust health,
hat scarcely five months would cl;.p-c |
~ We should he called upon to co,,>ign |
D its las: resting place the mortal v-
Mains Of one Of our mcmbcrs; but, the
lat has gene forth, our brother s!.c,s
he sleep that knows no awakening, our
nn'l'cr is reduced to eleven, land hi~
lace. has not vet been filled"
In obedience to :n ;slicien. custom Oc
he A. & a. = Rite, We have met in this,
ur Lodge Of Sorrow. to condole Will,
is friends and eacl, other !,y reason of
ur great loss, and to commemorate his
irtue-, that they may bc pcri~tuaiIy r.
or!ed in OUR archives an,! in the
'ss'''ns> % his family, his brethren ana
Is friends. Upon >;!ch Cla:,.iols oar
thoughts spontaneously turn to the nIy@-
'rin'.:; future an; We are :'s,Orin,:
! solemn n,..litat;Un.
Man Is hest KNOWN iy h~ WORKS.
were better the record Oi one good at
'"uId survive us, than that We should
ave Il thousand SERMONS clothed in
iat'l'css cl"!uencc, u,lac,umpanirG
one worthy work, tcstifying t" our
nth in our preached doctrines. II
Words and prayers are Of no avail
ON u scltisl, heart On,ni,Ote,,t BE-
evidence heels not empty invocati",,<;
'e heart and the hand with feeling.
it'll energy, must second the Wisi, ami
S.,v !