Richmond planet., 1894-03-03
REV. coles DEATH LAMENTED IN
AFRICA.
Widows Son Lodge or MasOns Sends
Resolutions or Coincidence.
Widows Son Lodge, No. z,
Robertsport, Cape Mt.
LIBERIA, Jan. 10, 1894.

Mrs.
Our Dear Sister:-The Lodge had been
ad Used of your sad loss in the death OF /
your dear husband and our beloved |
brother j. j. Coles. We greatly sympa- |
thize with you in such great bereave-
ment, and you will ever have our sympa~
thy and prayers
Our brother was a good and true Ma
son, hence his death is keenly felt by all
the brethren; yet we bow with submissive
ness to the WISE providence who has
seen fit to call bim to rest, where we all
soon shall follow. We commend you
and the orphans into the hand of the
DISPENSER of that wise prov
idence, who is the FATHER of the father
less and GoD of the widows to care Tor
you and comfort you. Enclosed please
find the copies of the resolution passed
and eulogy read in the lodge on behalf OF
our esteemed brother, the Rev ]. J.
Coles. o. e. ii. SHANNON,
Sec. w. S, l.. No. z.
| At the regular stated communication
of the Widows Son Lodge, No. z, Rob
ertsport, Republic of Liberia, held in Ma
minutes were adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased ALMIGHTY GoD
TO take from our midst our worthy
brother, j. J. Coles, from his earthly la
bours, therefore be it
Resolved. That the condolences of this
d, Lodge be extended to the widow, with
the hope that He who has seen fit to al
fiict her will protect her from all trouble,
and conduct her safely to her worthy
husband.
EULoGIsTIC REMARKS.
"The vale of DEATH that hush'd Gimme
rian vale
Where darkness broodihg DER unfinished
With raven wings incumbent waits the
day
DREAD day. that interdicts all future
change"
al Our brother has fallen-he has gone tC
. his rewardl After nine years OF faithful
D labor for CHRIST among the Veys, during
which time Bro Coles connected himself
with the Masonic order in Liberia, b,
= joining the Widows Son Lodge, No. z
4 of Robertsport-
. As a missionary, Brother Coles did hi
O part as faithful steward, although as
q sailed by enemies who would have mad
a short work of his reputation and life
n vet being faithful in his work, he wa
+ enabled to explode their nachination
q and to prove himself the gentleman an
n Christian minister he was.
o As a Mason, he was unique. He KEEP
n sacred and inviolable the mysteries {
I the order; he loved the study of the libe
l. al arts; q faithful and affectionate hui
m band aud loving father.
he Leaves have their time to fall
n And flowers to wither at the north wind
y breath.
u Thou hast all seasons for thine own, {
u DEATH"
Bro Coles left these shores for the U.
s.rva~srsti-- If esy5ous seaith. Dy Con
,s I Will be was permitted to secure a hon
n for his family and had just settled dow
~ to work in earnest when the summon
4 came: and after 10 days illness, be W,
~. called before the G. A. o. Il. U.
as Yes, we are all born to die: we folio
OF our friends to the brink of the grave aT
m. standing on the shore of a vast oceo
nd we gaze with exquisite anxiety until Il
last struggle is over, and we see the
ne sink into the fathomless abyss. We f.
ne our own feet sliding from the precario
brink on which we stand; and few mo
of suns and we too will be whelmed nea
,o. deaths awful wave, to rest in the still
St shades and darkness and silence "
tc reign around our melancholy abode.
nj Now, brethren, see to it, and so reg
he late your lives that when the G. w.
so heaven may call for us, we may like o
,en departed brother be found ready to {
,fh ter that house not made with hanC
eternal in the heavens"
sly 'Iet us each in times commotion
rst Heavenly light and truth implore,
ect Thus we'll pass life's stormy ocean,
9TH Landing on happier shore.
oc- Robertsport, r. u. b. JONES
Jan. 8, '94. J.W., w. s. l.. No