St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-23
EMINENT LIST OF THE DEAD
FOR WHOM SCOTTISH RIT-
ERS MOURN.
THEIR MEMORY HON0RED.
APPROPRIATE SERVICES, IN
GLIDING EULOGIES OF DE-
PARTED BRETHREN.
THIEVES FILL THEIR PIPES
TObaccOnist RObbed-Three Ar
rests FOlIOw-General Min
neapOlis News.

Yesterday afternoon at the Masonic
Temple the beautiful Masonic lodge
of sorrow services were held by the
members of the Scottish Rite bodies of
Free Masonry in memory of the dead
brethren who have been called across
the dark river during the past four
years. A large number of Masons
and their families were present to pay
the last tributes of love, admiration
and respect to the memories of those
of their fellows whose deaths have
bereaved the order so sadly. No SER
vices can be more beautiful than
those which the Masons observe at
their lodge of sorrow" Dignity
reverence and love are most manifest
in every word uttered, and in every
song sung.
The music was especially prepared
for the occasion, and throughout the
afternoon the Masonic and Eastern
Star quartettes rendered grand an
thems and simple, loving hymns be-
tween the Scriptural readings and
placed upon the lessons of truth, vir-
tue and honor which were to be
CLEANED from the lives, circle of love
and friendship in the earthly form.
The officers who spoke mentioned
that it was the high function and in
tention of Freemasonry to teach all
the principles of love, liberation, viz
tue, kindness, truth and brotherhood.
j. L. Dobbin was called upon and
read the biographies of the departed
brethren. He spoke, in beginning, of
those who had gone into the un-
known country beyond the dark river
TO receive the rewards of duty" He
told of the lessons that might be
learned from the lives of the dead
comrades, and said that it was a
great thing to be able to say that not
one of them lived so that it could not
be said at his death that the world
was better for his having lived in it.
THE HONoRED LIST.
The biographies were brief, most OF
them, the data of birth and death be-
ing mentioned, and a few words of
tribute being spoken for each member.
Sixteen of the Scottish Rite brethren
have died since the last lodge of sor-
row. Every one of these, whose
names are given here, were spoken
lovingly Of. Bishop David Buell.
Knickerbacker, of Indiana who died
Dec. 81, 1894; Frsd c. Pillsbury, who
died May 10, 1892; Robert B. Langdon,
July "a, 1895; Nathaniel G. Leighton,
June %, 1894; Edwin B. Mundy, Sept.
%, 1890; John A. BiXby, 1892; George
Henry Summers, May 6, 1891; William
F. Burleigh, Jan. IA, 1892; John W.
Waldron, March 10, 1894; Charles E.
Stevenson, Aug I, 1892; Walter C. Le-
witt, March IA, 1898; Moses w. Gatchell,
Dec. 6, 1892: Everett McDermott, June
II, 1892; c. D. Hammond, Jan. q, 1892,
were the dead whose biographies were
read. The speaker said a good and
kind word for Every one, all of whom
had lived good, true lives, making their
fellow men better by their conduct
and their daily lives.
The grafton of the afternoon was de-
livered by the eloquent lawyer, Frank
F. Davis, and his effort was a most
notable one, and worthy of the oc-
casion. He spoke at some length, be-
ginning by showing how man is re-
lated to events and to the circum-
stances which surround him. and con-
tinuing the line of thought, he be-
lieved that all men WELD a greater
influence than they are aware of, and
that even when they seem to be utterly
defeated, it may still be ture that
their lives have been successful. His
effort was a masterpiece of eloquent
oratory.
The services were brought to close
with music and prayer.