The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-07
"ouR ABSENT BROTHERS.
Memorial Service Of Houston Lodge
OF flhs.
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
Faults of Our brothers We should
write tisan the sand. Their Vtr-
tues Enshrinc I'm Our Hearts.

a beautiful and impressive ceremony.
The Houston lodge has lost but one inem
Der during the year, Colonel Roher; Brew
ster. who died July 26. 1896, nenoc the ser
vices were conducted as a tribute TO hi.
memory.
In addition TO the members AMI In, ttt
male guests present, a GUNNER ci Ltd,c.
graced the occasion, many { whom were
thus for the ilrst time given IN op, ortIn!t,
10 inspect the beautiful lodge room Of tho
Ellis. occupying the sixth ; .Jry OF the ring
building. and supplied with all the con-
veniences Of u thoroughly we'll EQUIPPED
club room.
The rooms were made additionally at
tractivo yesterday by being decorated with
flowers and pot plants, AMI enough en-
! plems OF mourning 10 Indicate IN object
/ OF the service without inaking the sur
roundings too somper
The altar In the center bore un open
| Bible on one side and a pillow Of white
chrySanthemums and tuberoses on the 9TH
or, IN the center OF which rested n picture
/ OF Colonel brewster. encircled with black
crepe IN bed Of bridal wreath ferns
The exercises were opened with an organ
voluntary by Mr.. Jaca Sto,t, organist OF
Shearn church
d
ritual for the dead, conducted by L:N.,l ed
Ruler Reichardt, after when when he
itour Comes Tor Sleep wns b.autif, nv
sung as 9uartette by Mrs. y. c. Munger.
Miss bessie Hughes. MIR Joe stott apd
Mr. y. C. Munger. who constitute the
quartotte choir OF Shearn church
Thc following ode was then rendered tv
me choir and the audience TO the tune Of
Aud Lang Syne"
Grand Ruler OF the Universe,
All seeing and benign.
LOOK down upon and bless our work
And be all glory Thine.
And let this be our sign, oh. clks.
And let this be our sign;
ne golden rule cur motto true,
For DAYS of Old Lang Syne.
An eloquent invocation was offered by
Kew NJ. NJ, Michau. following which Miss
quislte voice
Judge W. y. Shaw then recited one of
Thomas buchanan Reads poems entitlel
me Reaper,s Dream" the first stanza Of
which runs thus:
The road was lone. the grass was dank
Mith night dews on the briery bank,
Wheroou weary reaper sank
HIS garh was old, his visage tanned
The rusty sickle in his hand
Could find no work In all the land
Judge Shaw read the poem with bcauti-
iul eject aud the rendition was listened TO
win marked attention
-, ne quartette then sang IT'S a Good
hihF TO Give Thanks" after which Colo
mel j. w. Jones delivered the Grafton.
IL was an eXtemporized address, hut was
ol'arly to the point and spoken with much
cHcct lie referred to the fact that We Of
ne present generation live faster lives
a'a' ull our tor"fathers, but in this life of
SUI ana oustle 1t was meet and proper that
We should stop occasionally In our hurry
TO pay tribute and culogize the deeds OF tho
deserving dead. Why these habiliments Of
mourning this doleful music. thes, M
thetlc poems Because we are hut human
ana nave sympathy with all mankind II
IS christian Ike humanity to believe that
beyond this lie Is a blessed immO-taIltv
une year ago our departed brother whose
o'ath we mourn today was with us in this
nan participating in a similar ceremony TO
Inc departed dead Who supposed thai
Nllhih Twelve months he would be removed
from our midst? Bnt such liz the uncer-
'"iu'y or ne No one expects to be the
next TO be called away, We sorrow for but
one departed member this year. and are
blessed I'm this respect, however much we
mourn his loss. But his faults. IL he had
any. we VIII write upon the shifting sand.
Whhe MS virtues we lnscrihe upon the tab
i''s on our memory. II is one of the tenrts
~ "ur orutT TO cherish the good deeds of
DINERS Deeds Of valor. OF heroism. from
time immemorial have been cher shed far
the reason that the good that men do lives
after them. II YOU obltcratc this doctrine
You had as well obiteratc the history of
inc world Tor IL teaches our children to
hsplro 10 higher, to nohler deeds These
whose names have been made immortal
wen their immortal fame not by slumher-
ing, but by hard and earnest work our
leiartpI hrOt her 10
ne did not achieve his reputation as good |
citizen by life OF inactivity.
ne worked and laborcd md left his inn |
PRINT " an honest upright life behind |
NM lie was always al his post OF duty |
ana his presence in this lodge room was
IKE n ray OF sunshine. IL any man can |
say auGht against the honesty. the intoe- |
fity of Robert Brewster that man has not
. me at least ever made himself mani !
Test Ms friend he was sincere. as a man
lpright aud honorable In all his dealings
With his fellowmcn. As a citizen, "A crcd..
o the community in which he lived hence
t Is fitting that we should pay ,hIs tribute
o his memory, write HIS faults upon the
and aud take his virtues to our hearts
we can not bring him back to life thon let
Ia endenvor TO initiate and emulate his
virtues
At tho conclusion Of Colonel Jones' adj
ircss, Mrs. Nelson Munger sang with much
ceiling a beautiful hymn entitled with
Broken Contrte Spirit after which ths
'er'monv concluded with a doxolcgy and
Tho officers Of the lodge conducting tho
ceremony were
>, \. Reicnardt ........ Exalted Ruler
leo. ID. Hunter Esteemed Lending Knight
\ BRAN Cfons ...., Esteemed LOYAL Knight !
!. f. Patrick. Esteemed Lccturing Knight
leo g. Ilmmins .,...............E Secretary
aUtfn blakR IrnlN1irp' !