St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-08

New England city, he imbhed from
earliest childhood those charming char
| acteristics of mind and heart that en-
| deared him 10 every one who met him,
and caused him 10 be at once a
| brother. With laudab!e ambition he
worked faithfully from early youth to
prepare himself for the profession for
which he was so well fitted by nature
and to which he was sin
gularly devoted, in which he
was specially successful. The
plan of his education led him to Dart
mouth college. where he studied from
1870 TO 1874, and those same qualities
that have made him SO dear to us placed
him at the tOpmost point of collegiate
popularity. 1t was here, doubtless, that
he first learned the mysteries of secret
fraternity and found that in them his
social qualities were best fostered and
developed, for here, with twelve others
OF his class, he joined the great Greek
letter college society known as Psi
Epsilon. He is the third of the Fsi Us
OF his class at Dartmouth 10 give UP
LIES struggle. What memories he
cherished of those boyhood's days,
What friendships were cemented in
those four years of fraternal Intercourse
at that formative period OF his lifeI He
has often mentioned them, tor it was as
Psi u that first met and knew him:
and we may justly aScribe to that fra
terity much of the education and prep
aration that so fitted him to shine re-
Splendent i'll our own.
''He was student of medicine from
1874 to 1878 and in the latter year re-
ceived his degree Of doctor of medicine
at the National Medical college, at
Washington, where he was attached to
Dc,
staff until he came to Minnesota eleven
years ago. Nine years ago he came to
Minneapolis and Termed partnership
with brother Psi Epsilon, thus demon.
strating, if new demonstration were
needed, the strong attachments he
; formed III fraternity life.
The brotherhood of Man.
"He believed 10 the brotherhood of
man. He saw better opportunities i'll
those fraternities than elsewhere for
social development, and for that genial
assistance to his fellow men which the
promptings of generous heart urged
him to give. And for this reason we
have here today, mourning with US the
loss OF brother, Minneapolis Lodge
No. 10, of Ancient Free and Accepted
MasonS; Nicollet Lodge No. 4G, of the
Knights Of Pythias; Minneapolis indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows; the An
cient Order of Foresters, and the An
cient Order of United Workmen.
About seven years ago new fra
ternity sought to gain foothold here.
1t was young in years, small in MEM
bership, as compared with others, and
smaller still in the number of its lodges.
| Charity, justice, brotherly love and fidel-
ity were the watchwords blaZOned on
Its escutcheon, and its principles ap-
! pealed to none with greater force than
| to DR.. Freeman. Knowing him as we
| do, we do not wonder that he was
| chosen and consented to be one Of the
| charter members of Minneapolis Lodge
| No. "A of&the Benevolent Order of Pro-
| tective ElkS, an order whose lodges are
now numbered by hundreds and its
| members by thousands. To this orde
he was specially devoted. His brethren
i quickly discerned his cordial bearing
| and executive ability and he was soon,
and thrice, elected exalted ruler, the
highest office in the gift of the lodge.
He was early appointed and served as
district deputy for Minnesota. the most
exalted Office in the state, and had re-
Gently become an influential aid
honored member of the grand lodge of
the United States.
sit must be said these honors came
to him unsought; he was modest and
retiring in the extreme. and it was only
by persuasion born by the outspoken
confidence of his friends in him that he
! could be prevailed upon to go a step
higher in his fraternity work. He was
ever thoughtful of others, seeking
rather the advancement of brother
than to leap in before another. a nd
shall we not say that this unSelfshment
and unpretentiOus magnanimity was a
characteristic of him, too, in his daily
life, In his profession and in his bust
ness. 1t has been we'll said that few
men in Minneapolis possessed so many
warm personal friends as DR.. Freeman,
and certainly none had fewer enemies.
He was absolutely believed by all that
knew him. He had the faculty of max
ing and retaining friendship to a re-
markable degree. His geniality. gener-
oslty, coupled with his bright intelli-
gence. made his companionship sought
by many. while his manly traits of
character commanded universal re-
spect.'
"These qualities. too, combined with
his sunny disposition, his imperturbabil-
ity, firmness and quick discernment made
him peculiarly fit for his profession, in
which he was regarded as one of the
best in our city.
ut Is true that eulogies too often deal
In fulsome fattery, and the stranger
might ask, had he no faults? Possibly,
probably, he had. But it was one
beauty of his life that his friends did
not discover them; one thing is sure