The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-21


Cesslon AZ u body.
On motion, u committee of five, consist
Ing OF Colonel j. G. Mccoy, T. L. Coombs,
w. ", Cabcll, J. NJ, Stcmmous and w. l..
Crawford, were appointed 10 draft resou-
tons OF respect aud report at an adjourned
meeting, ON Saturday next at o'clock
u. M,
Colonel Mccoy moved that two members
OF the association be appointed pail. bear
ers, TO act in concert with members of other
organizations appointed for the same pur-
pose, ana the chair appointed Judges West
and Field.
The meeting then adjourned until Satur-
day morning at 0 O'clock
In,
THE GRAND CoMuANDERY
OF the Knights Templar the services were
opened in ample form by Deputy Senior
Commander Elgin, with the following ad.
dress:
Sir knights of the Grand Commaudcry, r. ., of
Texas:
Upon being informed of the death Of our
beloved Commander, | deemed il butsmall
service to one who had devoted so much of
ms life to your cause, that an escort from
DALLAS Commandery he appointed to meet
the remains, and that this Il. T.. Grand
Commaudcry assembled for the PURPOSE of
paying the last sad and sacred duties to the
earthly remains Of its K. l.. Grand Com.
mander to commit to its mother earth the
mortal tenement of that immortal spirit
which has taken its flight to the realms of
light to be numbered with those of the
true and faithful followers of the cross who
have gone before, At such time it mirht
he meet for me to utter some words OF
culogy in honor of one whose virtues made
hlm beloved by many and honorcd by all
who knew him. Were my lips like lsaih's,
touched with hallowed fire from the affairs
OF purity | might attempt to pay such
homage to one, Il Mason at heart, and by
nature. Templar, But, believing that
each of YOU here assembled recalls swceter
memories OF the deceased than any might
awaken, | prefer leaving YOU with mute
lips and sad hearts to contemplate the yir.
tues OF him who dedicated the best of his
years TO the practice and incubation of our
uoblcst tenets, and to draw the charitable
ven OF iorgctlnlneSs over the faults, which
were but parts of his humanity. Such in.
srparablG parts OF humanity as he wore
and we must wear, until like hjm, We shall
ho summoned 10 the ASYLUM of the Grand
Nouolave of Saints redeemed.
! cannot, however, deSist from present.
INK the following offering by q friend aud
admlrcT
Here lies he now, in blank humiliation.
Gone down before the iuSUtiatc Achcr's hand.
Whose p0r0ly2ing touch has done It's work:
Passed from the role of Grand Commander
here
To higher office Of the upuer Temple
And when the fen Disease tina. brought him
thus,
Iaid Siogc u year ago upon his frame,
ASd In It's slow hut surc consuming course,
Did mark him, shining light for It's own list
1t struck the very form OF rcctliudc
Aud social worth In all Of lilc's relations.
And IN whose icncmout Of breathing clay,
God.likc spirit found is residence.
lliSmodtl life
Was like a Gospel " Humanity,
That far aud wide proclaimed It's sterling power
Ry charities 70 all alike dispensed
with diamond pureucss sctiu Golden grace.
IN AL the walks or life, So true his course.
81 generously endured through all their scene,
ofshlitIng surfaces or s,rrcd.up depths.
AI virtues thoughts aud feelings came To lin
Like instincts unawarcs, not woocd but won.
Aud now his Autumu's sky yet scarcely due
High Noon Jus, reached, meridian Of his years
The last mile stone by him So early found
lilo lays the burden down with hear, resigned
For thoroughly equipped to rightly die.
His Souuinc kuighthood needed no delay.
say, then, Of one So grand so good MS he,
That madc the world the better Tor Nis being,
Not that he Is no more to us forever,
hu'' h@ Gods Finger touched him and h,
sleeps"
| riuG true the tnddier cheeks " former DAYS
/ And lips 50 null " plcasautncss OF speech,
. Now wear the Oshon liyctics Of the tree
| That bends In solemn ri ual oi sound
To winds that stripped them " their whispetln,
leaves,
hut Yet To W. who knew him IN his spring
They geOm with all their pristine. vcrnal FORE,
For after ALL
What is this lie hut amer datclcss bargain.
A unilotcral contrOc, that lie who gave
May break at Any moment that lie Choos,
When natur's laws might make 1t nice, ant
wcn'
And what means the cradle but the coffin
The pillow bu' the mound where all must lilo.
Tue summer means the winter spring, III
fall
Farewell. Sir Knight
A knighllcr Sir ner bucklcd belt nor sword
About hislcins' nor shcayed puter spear.
beneath banner where bu, true men march,
The silsen glory of thy radiant past
In all Its warp and woof Of Circumstance,
Shall live In palace chambers Of the heart.
That know thee In thy shining wcr,hlness
Aud longer too than ,ombstcncs lines shall las,
FAREWELL. oh genial hand, ge'g .n.Ssc .ns.,