Middletown transcript., 1895-08-17

| " u the OeaCn OF u InOmaS bu0Os
The following resolutions were reported
by the committee appointed by Unio1
Lodge, No. 5, A. F. and A. NJ, on the deatl
of their brother, Past-Mastsr, J. Thomas
Budd:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Grand
Archetect of the Universe to summon oru
brother, Past Master John Thomas Budd
from this imperfect to that all perfect
glorious Celestial Lodge above where the
Supreme Grand Master of the faithful
craftsmen presides, and where at last, after
the toilsome ascent of Life's winding stairs,
he has, we trust, been admitted within the
inner door, and is now permitted to gaze
upon that hieroglyphic bright which none
but craftsmen ever saw; and
WHEREAS. We are again reminded of the
unsubstantial nature of all things earthly;
| that man born of woman is of few days,
and full of trouble. He cometh forth like
flower and is cut down, and continueth
not. And we are also reminded that,
though we may escape the numerous evils
incident to childhood and 20 nth, and with
health and vigor arrive at the age Of man.
hood, yet withal we must soon be cut down
by the all devouring scythe of Time, and
gathered into the land where our fathers
have gone before US.
1.-THE mile-stones into head-stones change,
Meath every one a friend"
Therefore, be it Resolved, When God sends
his messenger to US with the final summon
we will look upon it as an act of mercy,
to prevent many calamities of a longer life,
and lay down our heads softly, and pass
into the sleep that knows no waking. For
this at least man gets by death, that his
calamities are not immortal. To bear
grief honorably, temporarily, and to die
nobly, are the duties of a good man and
true Mason. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of brother,
Past Master Budd, Union Lodge, No. 5, has
lost one of it oldest and most valued men,
bers, wise and judicial councillor, a true
and faithful brother, and one possessing in
an eminent degree thorough knowledge of
Masonry, as relates to its history, its
ritual and its Jurisprudence. And be lit
Resolved, That while of necessity we are
compelled to commit our brothers body to |
the dust from whence it came, we COM
mend his spirit to the God who gave it; and |
will ever cherish his memory in our hearts.
And be it
Resolved, That, as mark of esteem and
appreciation of our brother departed, the
lodge room be draped with appropriate
of mourning for the space of
sixty days, and that memorial page be set
apart in the journal of the lodge, with suit
able inscriptions to his memory. And be 1t
Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathies
Of this lodge be extended to the family Of
our deceased brother. and that we COM
mend them to Him who is the resurrection
and the life, and who will not only enable
Them to bear this great loss with composure
and christian fortitude, but will also
their faith and enable them to
ook forward to blessed Immortality and
loubt not but in the glorious morn of the
the body of their loved one
will be raised and become as incorruptabe
Is his soul. And be it
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
ions, properly engrossed. be sent to the
'amily Of the deceased, and that the same
De printed in the TRANSCRIPT and the Neao
Era, newspapers of this town.
His work was to build; on the walls we be-
held him,
Swiftly and truly they rose meath his hands;
Gnvious death with his gavil has felled him, |
Plumb-line and Trowel lie strewn OR the
land.
His WORK thus unfinished to us is entrusted;
MASTER OF MAsoNs give strength we en-
treat,
3ravely to work with these implements ]
rusted, 8
Wisely to build till the Temples complete"
W. W. BLACK, JR.,
L. DARLINGTON,
THos. E. HURN,
Committee.
Attest:-ALFRED G. Cox, Secretary.
MIDDLETowN, DEL, August 14th, 1895.