The Red Cloud chief., 1894-05-04
Gone 10 News rjclds.

".o tho congregational church. He
was g very pleasant gentleman and his
SOCIAL qualities, along with his Christian
integrity, soon made him many friends
In nls church and in the city. He
,aDGIeu assiduously for his master and
puilt up ms church and congregation
~ many. ABOUT SIX weeks ago a new
.o.I openea 70 MIN in Omaha, and he
rendered his resignation ma poetor NJ
this church for the purpo of locot;na
In Omaha. The resignation fell l;iIa :
~thunderbolt from a clear eky unon b;s
church people, and they pleaded in vain
Tor him to remain, as their relations had
been 30 very pleasant during the Years
Tor the ministry in this CITY. Finale
n church council met and rive him
permission TO leave. but suggested that
ne had better reconsider his resignation.
put having accepted Of the missionary
P0sition IN Omaha, he found il limos.
slDle 10 DO 30, and finally preached his
Iarewei sermon on last Sunday and left
on tuesday Tor his new home, not with.
OUT receiving some very high tokens ri
esteem from his brethren in the A. n II
w. lodge, Of which he was nm active
member, and also from the church On
MONDAY evening about forty members
or the lodge met in their hall md nt q
gwen hour marched TO the residence nj
:. D. Pope, and there Bro. j. s. Gillian
10 n or his eloquent speeches. for
winch he is noted, presented Brother
Ely, with q fine Past Master Workman
badge, using the following language:
BROTHER ELY: In all our %acauaint.
anc O have been a stalwart champion
OF the church. There is another organi.
nd.ion' OF IKE venerable antiquity, OF
which you are not q member. In the
suDlimity OF their teachings and the
reverence due their age, Masonry and
tne church Tar surpass all human insti.
.utlone. Yet those outside, and even
tnose inside those venerable and august
socleties, have some times thought their
MONIES were too much in the clouds' and |
too little on the earth.
.nere ID announcer organization, born
since your birth, which seeks 20 reIvca
the sublime idcalism OF masonry and tbe
church to actual practice. II starts
with both feet on the ground, ywbiIc ;ts
glance is often heavenward. yct
its eyes are not 80 tixed ' on
mansions in the skies" but that
they chiefly note the mansions
on the earth, the dwellings on the hills
the cottages in the bottoms. Its bene.
alctlon rests upon the widow and tho
iatherless, and it's throne ia erected in
inc homes OF It's membership.
vi mat organization you have been
q are a Fellow member with us your
friends and brothers. You have been /
with the highest offices in The {
power OF our lodge to bestow. AS mem. {
per and officer you have discharged vomr {
duties loyalty and well. You Are now [
entltled tositin the Past Masters sta tion |
we trust, that Notwithstanding your
departure, you will retain your member. !.
snip IN The Red Cloud lodge. 'Tbougb
you may be absent in the body, we wish
present. in the spirit. We wish Won ,
ne our permanent Past Master.
n you may be reminded of tho tio {
snat binds us together we have thought ,
NJ TO give you a token Of our relation
~ Is a Fast Masters badge. 1t is Of slight =,
value, but our hearts GO :
with the gift, and the cngrayen letters ! !
VIII speak to your heart the watch words = )
Of our order. g
The protection it %insures. We trust \
WI not DO invoked for many years 10 y
'ohe. sui when Providence shall do. T.
rec its need, you need not my assur. -
nee ihat your loved ones shall not be \
70 nor shall they want for friends.
ne charlty ltemblems, you have already -,
700 well FOR words Of mine to en-. d
'nas.Ie. us nope Is partly taught in the q
language Of that poet. whose "
,ords have been adopted by our frater. b
ity' But poets words are powerlcss 10 n
tier oil its force. For, indeed, our hone V
!, at the last, the radiant angel that te
andsb beside the sepulchre of ali human r.
equity OF all earthly energy, and rolls =,
way the stone, that life and love NAV tn
low their triumph over death. or
Here Mr.. Galusha fastened the badgo. .
M. Elyls breast, and the speaker u
On most occasions old fashioned words :,
unmanly, but we have loved Won ~
resent absent we shall regret YOU. and tn
9 now wish to take your hand IN broth. We
ly affection" "
Brother Ely was completely taken nv 10y
rprise, but in a few we'll timed words gu
elingly responded, thanking the breth In
n Tor their gifts and promised that he in
'uld never forget the lodge at Red X
0ud. The members then adjourned -,
q one cent a lay society," of the y:
urch, held their moLNhly meeting IN LII
onday evening at MI. Pope's and had to
to give Rev. Ely and his estim. ia,
family another surprise and at an an
FORTUNE moment, Mrs. Dixon, in most h",
'per language, presented to the lato WI
stor and his wife a fine silver tea sct ter
behalf OF tho church, then Mr.. Gillian car
scented them, OF behalf of Mrs, M. r. sar
ntley, a beautiful hand painted picture rio
two little chicks, inclosed in a hand Wv,
gilt frame, and a souvenir spoon cue
The little girls by Mr.. Thos. Penman mu
! wife. At this juncture Mr.. Ely and am
Q were too overcome with emotion to ME,
~, and felt more than ever how diff ri,
: it was to sever the sites that bind" H
Ter in the evening a nice supper was san
'ed and all partook. When soon y O
n the meeting adjourned, it was with a {,
sorrowful handshakings and FOOD stri
hes FOR the pastors success in his INNS
are work. The following resolutions % mus
9 presented to Rev. Ely by the Inc
'hren OF Red Cloud lodge, No GO, A. .
RESOLUTIONS. IL. l
EsoLvEp, That in tho departure of the
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