The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
4 aIdisONIC c EULOGY
o Na1IfE
IlIa and Character u GEORGE WEIGH,
M n SYRTTrEN rBY

WRITTEN by
z. y. S.AdNI,Y1Ll,'; ", NJ. Landmark
lodge, X. NJ.
Brethren ofthosCryt and Friends:
Thrice, since the establishment &c
our Masonic Iodgpin this county has
tho end Of eartii$camo to mombers Of
the Craft. The 1iIat invasion Of onr
ranks wason the%20tl Of May 1888,
when brother Isaac Long was calloi
from the labors Sof earth to tho re.
frcshments ofheavsn. The NEXT wns
on tho third day oflast mo nth whon
the Grand Architect OF tho Universe
looking over Els plans upon lie
trestlc-board found it necessary to
nave tho tpresenceNof brother Albert
Gillian to tocomplcte5tho work there do.
signed, and therefore ordered him. q
perfect ashlaI to DO put in tho proper
place IN IL that building not made with
hands. tiSsi3
Thcthird invasion followed tho Sec
ond, SO closely, that ws can hardly
recognize them as separate attacks.
Tho body Of the$sccond victim had
scarcely cot cold .5 beforo ,hot 20 ~ ~
third wns SinS thaa throe. ne me :. ~, .ne
Indeed, | inaginosthat the angel that
served the, Summers OH brother Gil.
lam, accompaniellNh through the
valley and shadoY ofdeath; an1 then
said to him yonaer arc the iasper per
! walls and Oaarl vsSfsf no Vs. l,,.
need my com paayAanv rS ! furtHor He uon ~
to tho East quito @;lnd oiye thn man" @
word, and you MIL 5be admitted as
you have been properly yol,chcd far
already, i I3must feturn 70 earth to
inform yourgoQd 8friena and hrot,er
George Welch, stiatitho Mostcr hnth
need ofhim; and Conduct Him olona
the road that Ihaye bronoht yon. % fnr
although, it appeared bripht and
cheerful to you, it'issn, fact dnrl ,onah
and rugged, asdfaiY Que cnn travel &
without u guido. s,alns sayinp T f,ncy
lie mounted the Esy,mss of tie lie wind
md arriving atsbrother We]oh,a lote
in tho afternoons found him s;tt;nr ~ om
tho bed readina. After doliycr; r;n,. m
the message, he naae1 80 'i, non ha's ',s
been faithful over sn few tbines tia
Lord, now proposes to mako von ,nlor
over many. Brotiiar$aYelch dronped
the book il raptGtDoIiis {lsliaht M the
good tidings, andaiSme tliatolv hnoo !, -, :
nnoonscience OF Sjl q earthly ithinray
even the presonGts = flS his flasV,oto,l and
latteetio,,atas soye 8 o,s.
the BED. in answer L, i, yeYV av II, 81 &
tl,etic expression Of his tlenr ,yifo. In
gasped "Only TAR min IN the s;do" ~
and never uttered another word
Thus within the brief period of twantv-
four hours, two Of our briphtest M.
sonic lights were cxtinpuishcd. hnt
only to shine more brilliantly Il tha
Grand Lodge above Lone. Gillian
Welch What glorious trio What
q magnificent representation near thc
Grand East in the lodge above But
| propose in this Lodge Of sorrow 10
cnll your attention csneciallv to the
life and character of brother Georpe
Welch, as you have on provions occn.
sions heard culosics on brethren T,ono
and Gillian. Q
Brother George Welch wos horn
March 10Th 1Y45 and died June an
1889. He was therefore forty fonr
years two months and eighteen dovs
old at tho time Of his death. Il wos
his misfortune not onlv to hc horn
n slave, but to be born and reared IN
the poorest part Of the county, known
as the Sand Hills. Pcrhaps somo Of
you knew his master Cant. John
Welch, did not, but he was a sand.
hill Captain, who owned "pigaers"
and this fact alone convinced me e' that
the youthful days Of brother Welch
we're not spent upon flowery beds Of
casc. He was deprived of the relir-
lous training given to the town scr.
wants in those days, as we'll as the
polite manners which they acnllired