The new North-west., 1888-10-05
LODGE OF SORROW.
Held to Honor tile Memory of Luclen w.
Voolfolk.

Voolfolk.
The most impressive of all public Masonic
ceremonies is the Lodge of Sorrow. It is of
rare occurrence, and when held usually oc-
curs to commemorate the dead Of the year.
The brethren of Deer Lodge No. IA, A. F. &
A. NJ, however, decided to hold the ceremo-
nial in memory of their deceased brother,
Lucien W. Voolfolk, and the ceremony took
place at Masonic Hall at 2 p. m. last Sunday.
The Hall had been beautifully and appro-
priately draped in black and decorated with
white flowers, and the catafalque, arranged
by Mrs. Geo. q. Douglas and Mrs. E. s.
Stackpole, was marvel of good taste.
White flowers adorned the drapery of the
stations and elsewhere, and in "the dim, re-
ligious light" of tapers and low turned lamps
the effect was highly impressive. The cere-
Douglas, S. W. 9. X. Hardenbrook, j. W,
Phil E. Evans, Chaplain A. B. Howard
Deacons VIM. NJ. Thompson and H. S. Reed
and Stewards Charles Rouleau and Frank
Mason, assisted by large number of the
brethren of the Lodge. The music by Messrs
Charles E. Bonner, E. Scharnikow, and the
Misses Mamie and Matte Humber was ex-
Quisitely rendered. The families of Master
Masons and few invited guests filled the
monial, including an address on the deceased
by the Chaplain, lasted an hour and half,
and we doubt if there is in any other mystic
order one so beautiful, exalted and grand.
We cannot cite the incidents of the ceremo-
NAL, but this, q portion of the Ritual sue
ceeding the address, will give some idea Of
the beauty and depth of its character.
Master-Brother Senior Warden, our re-
collection of a departed friend has been re-
freshed, and we may now ask ourselves, was
he a just and perfect Mason, an unwe AIRED
toiler in the vineyard, and possessed of so
shortcomings? Answer these questions as
Masons should answer.
Senior W0rden-Man judgeth not of man.
He whose infinite and tender mercy passeth
all comprehension, whose goodness endureth
forever, has called our brother hence. Let
gain admittance to the sacred asylum of the
tomb until he had passed under the most
solemn Judgment before a grave tribunal.
Princes and peasants came there to be
judged, escorted only by their virtues and
history @ Of their lives, and threw the pene. ne
trating light of truth on all their actions. If
it were adjudged that the dead man had led
an evil life his memory was condemned in
the presence of the nation, and his body was
denied the honors Of sepulture. But Masonry
has no such tribunal to sit in Judgment upon
her dead. With her the good that her sons
have done lives after them, and the evil is
inferred with their bones. She does require,
however, that whatever is said concerning
them shall be the truth, and should it happen
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be trutbfully said, she will mournful!y and
pityingly bury him out of her sight in 81
lence.
Master-Brethren, let US profit by the ad-
monition of this solemn occasion, lay to
heart the truths to which we have listened,
and resolve so to walk that when we lay US
down to the last sleep it may be the privilege
of the brethren to strew white flowers on our
graves and keep our memories as pleasant
remembrance.
1t was to Lucien Woolfolk's honor that on
his bier the immortelles and evergreens
were laid lavishly and words of choicest
praise fell from the lips of the Chaplain. It
was somewhat noticeable fact, even in the
convocation of representative men of this
community, there sat in this Lodge among
the brethren clothed in the white aprons of
the craft, Rev. D. J. Mcmillan, D. D., Rev.
r. E. Dunlap, Rev. John Moore and Rev. A.
B. Howard. 1t is no wonder our pastors
"dwell together in unity" and the docks are
at neace