The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-07
Election, Of nmcsrs.

Election of Officers.
WILMINGTON, DEL. Dec. 8, 1891. .-Ris-
ing Sun Lodge, No. 2, A. f. and A..
Masons, met In their hall on Twelfth
street between Market and Orange in
annual session on Thursday, Decem-
ber 8, and elected the following OIL
GERS to serve for the ensuing year: w.
NJ, reelected, Albert II. Bradley; s. w,
Isaac j. Henry;J. W.. Benjamin Land
ing; secretary, Samuel v. Loper; treas.
urer, Thomas L. Postles. The other
offices were properly filled after
which the W. NJ, Albert ii. Bradley,
read his annual address which was
as follows:
Dear Brethren of Rising Sun Lodge.
No. 2, OF A. +. A. NJ, of the State OF
due course of revolutions has again
brought us to the East. to our forty
second annual communication.
We are here, dear brethren, to thank
the Almighty Architect Of the universe
for his kind protection and blessings
during the year past, and to invoke
him for his guidance and mercy for
the future. We have much of which
to be thankful, for many who were
with US at our last communication,
have obeyed that sad summons which
sooner or later must come to all, and
have gone from labor to reward in
the fraternal grasp. To confer as to
who can best agree and who can best
work for the perpetuation and upbuild.
| ing OF our most noble, ancient order.
Dear brethren on the end of Dec.
1890, l, Albert Bradley, was elected
your worshipful master of the ensu-
ing year, which has just past. l have
l Nt,, y.nl,t ,trN
ful master OF this lodge, and have
striven through weakness and the lack
| of skill to do my duty for the up
building and harmony of our lodge.
| But brother the Lord has blessed us
with his choicest blessings for he
has not caused The all devouring scythe
OF time, to cut the brittle thread of life
and launch us into eternity. Noithe,
have we been gathered into the land
where ourforefathers have gone before
US. And again, bretheren, five have
gotany animosity against any brother
of this or any other department oi
our fraternity, let us asked God and
not ourselves to withdraw 1t, and
assert in its stead friendship, moral
W, and brotherly love.
Let us remember that justics vii
sooner or later overtake us. and al.
though our thoughts, words Nand ac
tions, may be hiden from the eyes ol
men, vet that all-seeing eye whom the
Sun, Moon, Stars, and even winds obey
And under whose watchful care ever
comets perform their stupendous rev
olutions, peryades the recesess Of tbs
| human heart and will reward US Rc
curding TO our merits and our merits
alone.
May God graciously bestow upon us
wisdom in all Of our doings, strength
of mind in all our difficulties, and the
beauty OF harmony and holiness in oil
OF our communications and work.
| Let Faith be the foundation OF oul
| Hope, and Charity the fruit Of oul
obedience to his revealed will.
May all who might be lawfully aD
pointed to rule therein according tC
our constitution be under speela
guidance and protection and faithful.
observe and fulfill all of their obliga
tlons to Thee and TO the Lodge.
May every diseord and passion b'
banished from our bosom. May W.
here meet as band of brothers VIII,
we're created by the same Almight.
| Parent, and are travelling the sam,
road to the gates OF Death. May WI
here have that great Holy Word in ou
mind and religion and love, virtue
harmony and peaceful joy, reigninl
triumphant in our hearts,
And finally, may God graciously bt
| pleased to bless the craft where eve
dispersed around the globe an,
make us true and faithful to God t
our neiGhhors and to ourselves. ant
when time of our labor is drawing neai
to an end and the pillar of OF
strength is declining to the ground
may the supreme Archttact OF to-
universe graeiously enable us to p6E
through the valley of the shadow Y
delth, supporting his rod and staff [,
those mansions beyond the skies
where love and peace and joy foreVe
reign before the throne. GLORY
be to God on high, on earth peace
good will towards men.
And for your kindness 70 me during
my administration, | do take greai
pleasure to offer YOU my sincere con
gratulations and hearty good wishes
do hope from my very inmost hear
that each and every year OF your fiji
ture lives may find you happy ant
wiser than the past. May God biesi
you with his choicest blessings, and n
iast receive you into that grand Lodgl
above, where congregations neyel
nreak up and Sabbath has no end
brethren look well 10 the East. / haYi
no more to say.