The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-19
LANDRUM LODGES GODFATHER.
a Portrait of Rev. sylvanus Lam
drum. D. y.

drum, -. ~
At the regular communication of Ian
drum Lodge No 48, F. aad A NJ. held last
night, the lodge was presented with fine
crayon portrait of Past Master Sylyanus
Landrum, D. D.
The presentation was made by Mr. Frank
Weldon, who briefly pald an earnest tribute
to the godfather Of Savannah's maiden
masonic lodge. Dr. Landrum's life
richly merited the high compliment.
The speaker pointed to the beautiful illus
t alton which the doctors life and charac-
ter furnished of the harmony between the
Masons' speculative system of philosophy
and the religious C eads Of Protestant
christendom aud Hebraism. At the altar
of the middle chamber the ohasm dividing
fa tbs disappears and all profess one broad,
liberal creed. Or. Laalrum's was a dual
ministry. In that Of his divine calling ne
preached truths which were reiterated and
emphasized In the lodge room. From
the masters chair he enjoined upon him
self and others duties which were further
solemnized by his church's highest DEGREES.
Tho twin influences, one Of his re-
ligion and the OF err Of masonry, in their
effect upon his character and life were com
pared to the flowing water in two channels
OF the same sire IN, on the surface undis-
tinguishable to the eye but beneath distinct
cHITeut5 JuOuSu IuelF drops C04IinuAlly
commingled.
To exhaust the lessons which may be
drawn from such good life would ak, if
not transcend, the most brilliant genius
DIR. Landrum's character was filled with
beauties His devotion to duty, otten tried
by war and pestilence, won him the respect
and esteem OF all, regardless Of the dividing
lines of sscts His nature was marked by
an excess Of love. The consequences of
" vt hA m dc
thereof. He was not benefcent
for symbol of praise. He was not a
shrub but cedar in his generation. Rev
erenced walked he among his people and
such warm niche did he occupy in their
hearts and affections that his approach was
ever lied with words of affsctionate wei
come and children stopped in their play to
kiss the hand he extended to bless them.
W. NJ, A. II. MacDCnell, who received
the portrait on behalf of the lodge, said
In receiving this picture do we not believe
that the life of a good man never ends; that
kind words can never die that true hearts
keep ever throbbing onward with the hui
manity for which they glowed and suffered,
and that the eternity Of which he was part
Is not desert waste upon which hisIife was
poured out and lost, but a fresh expanse
for its ever beautiful and widening circles!
One Of the circles of his life was
In this fraternity. 1t was high honor
to the man that he should have been
accepted into the fraternity with whom the
wlsest and best of all ages have thought it
not derogatory to their dignity
TO level themselves. It was
high praise to the fraternity that it should
have attracted sGch a man. This lodge
hOnored the fraternity, honored the man
and honored itself in adopting his name for
its own. Let the lodge, as it views on It's
wall the picture of Rev. Sylvanus Ian
drum, emulate his virtues and catch ilspi-
ration from his character and pure and
stainless life.n
After the presentation and acceptance of
the portrait Past Master Il. L. Neidhnger,
who is well kn as the pdter fdmiiias Of
Landrlm lodge, stated US a matter of in
formation that he is the last man made a
Master Mason by Rev. Dr.. Lendrum as
Master OF Ancient Landmark lodge. 1t is
therefore not strange that ia selecting the
name Of the now lodge Past Master Neidlin-
ger should have thought of the name of the
man from whom he received his first les
sons in Masonry.